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Solons eye Oro, Norcot as ‘mining-free zones’
THE members of the House Committee on Natural Resources is strongly backing the proposals to declare Cagayan de Oro City, including the province of North Cotabato, as miningfree zones. The committee, chaired by Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani T. Zarate, is also set to declare as closed to mining applications the two areas as among the country’s nomining zones. Zarate is author of House Bill 1618, seeking to declare as closed to mining application those areas declared by local government units (LGUs) as no-mining zones, amending for the purpose Republic Act 7942, also known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. Being an extractive industry, he said mining poses great threats to the fragile environment thus See MINING, page 7
SLAIN SOLDIERS. Above, the parents of slain soldier Pvt. Oshin Rosala look at their son’s coffin
at the Loyola Chapel inside Camp Edilberto Evangelista, the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division, in Cagayan de Oro City Friday. below, A soldier stands at attention as the widow and child of Cpl Marzon Morales look at his coffin. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit for Mindanao Daily News
Onset of 2017 rainy season likely normal By Catherine J. Teves of PNA
THERE will likely be no delay in the onset of the country’s 2017 rainy season despite international forecasts indicating the possible recurrence of the drought-driving El Niño phenomenon this year, a weather expert has said. See rainy, page 7
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Soldiers wounded in Sulu clash get medals By LINO DELA CRUZ Contributor and SONNY SUDARIA Armm News Bureau
ILIGAN City--President Rodrigo Duterte awarded with medals the 14 soldiers who were wounded in a recent clash with some 150 members of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group in Taglibi, Patikul, Sulu. Jo Ann Petinglay, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said President Duterte pinned the medals to the 14 wounded soldiers during his visit in Sulu the other day. Pe t i n g l ay s a i d t h e wounded soldiers who received medals were from the 2nd Scout Ranger Battalion under the Joint Task Force Sulu. They were Sargeant (Sgt.)Martin Oliveros, Sgt. Renato Geverola, Corporal (Cpl.). Robert Esperon, Cpl. Julius Dupagan, Cpl. Camilo Vertido, Cpl. David Mark Anthony Leyno, See wounded, page 7
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Duterte vows to fire more corrupt officials
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By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-More heads will roll in Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s cabinet as he vowed to rid his administration of officials who may be involved in corruption following the firing of one of his closest allies. In the wake of former National Irrigation Administration (NIA) administrator Peter Laviña’s stepping down due allegedly to wrongdoings, Duterte said more others in his cabinet will follow. Laviña handed in his resignation letter last week amid accusations that he was asking money from NIA contractors, an allegation that he vehemently denied. In interviews, he said he resigned from his post to save the Duterte government from embarrassment. Bedside chat. President Rodrigo Duterte gives wounded soldiers a pep talk in Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City “So in the coming days Friday night, 03 March 2017. The wounded soldiers figured in clashes with the New Peoples Army in Misamis Oriental and Northern Mindanao. I’m going to fire additional MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo people whom I have appointed in government,” the President told reporters shortly after his visit to the wake of two soldiers killed in action and six injured troopers at Phil. Army’s 4th Infantry Division headquarters at Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Barangay HAPPY pensioners Patag Friday afternoon. of the Social Security The wounded and the System (SSS) trooped dead soldiers were just the to various banks on latest casualties as the miliFriday and withdrew tary and New People’s Army from their respective fighters figured in a series accounts the P1,000 of encounters additional benefit for
‘Magstorya tag kinasingkasing’ Duterte to NDF:
See fire, page 7
By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS of MindaNews
Wounded. President Rodrigo Duterte checks on the leg wound of Private First Class
Vincent Nino Lopez at Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday night, March 3, 2017. Lopez was injured in a clash with the New People’s Army in Misamis Oriental on February 28. President Duterte said he was ready to resume peace talks and ceasefire with the NDF but set some conditions. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
Exactly a month after lifting the unilateral ceasefire he declared last year in relation to the peace process with the National Democratic Front (NDF), President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he was ready to resume peace talks and declare a ceasefire again but first “magstorya tag kinasingkasing” (we must have a heart-to-heart talk). He said he also wants the New People’s Army (NPA) to release all the soldiers and civilians they are holding captive, and to stop demanding revolutionary taxes. He pointed to reports that the NPA burned heavy equipment of companies that did not meet their demands. Duterte on February 3 lifted the unilateral ceasefire in response to the February 1 announcement of NPA spokesperson Jorge Madlos that they would lift their unilateral ceasefire effective 11:59 p.m. of February 10. Madlos explained they were terminating their unilateral ceasefire because government had “not complied with its obligation to amnesty and release all political prisoners” and that it had “treacherously taken advantage of the unilateral declaration of interim ceasefire to encroach on the territory of the people’s democratic government,” claiming the AFP had occupied at least 500 villages nationwide “which are within the authority of the revolutionary government.” Hours after Madlos’ announcement, however, three soldiers were killed by the NPA in Malaybalay City See duterte, page 7
Pensioners withdraw P1K add’l SSS benefit
the month of January 2017 following the approval of the authority to release the said amount by President Rodrigo Duterte last February 22. Pensioner Erlano Wenceslao was among those who queue and withdrew his additional benefit increase at the Philippine National Bank at the SSS head office along East Avenue, Quezon City. Mr. Wenceslao, 74, has been a pensioner since September 2004. The P1,000 additional benefit differential for the months of February and March, meanwhile, will be available for withdrawal on March 10 and 17, respectively. A report culled from the Philippine News Agency
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Gunmen seize Duterte couple in Zamboanga del Norte IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay--Government troops are tracking down the whereabouts of a farmercouple abducted by gunmen in the nearby province of Zamboanga del Norte. Sr. Supt. Edwin Buenaventura
Wagan, Zamboanga del Norte police director, said Saturday that joint police and Army special forces were immediately sent to locate and rescue the victims, identified as Jose Duterte, 62, and his wife, Jessica, 52, of Barangay
Santa Maria, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. Wagan said they were seized from their residence by seven gunmen at about 7:45 p.m. Friday. He said the victims were having conversation when suddenly the
gunmen, clad in bonnet masks and police uniforms, arrived and seized them. He said the victims were forced to board a waiting speedboat that sped off to the high seas. Wagan has ordered police
forces in towns near Zamboanga del Norte to help locate the whereabouts and to rescue the couple. He said no one has so far claimed responsibility for the incident. A report culled from the Philippine News Agency
Group calls for justice for slain barrio doctor THE Council for Heath and Development (CHD), the national secretariat of over 60 Community-Based Health Programs, is indignant of the recent killing of Dr. Dreyfuss Perlas who was shot and killed by unknown assailants last March 1, 2017 in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. “Kakaunti na nga lang ang doctor sa barrio, pinapatay pa! Hindi ito katanggaptanggap,” said Dr. Eleanor
A. Jara, executive director of CHD, in her reaction toward the senseless killing. Dr. Jara is referring to the lack of medical personnel in far-flung areas, wherein the Department of Health (DOH) supposedly provides contractual Doctors-to-theBarrios or DTTBs such as Dr. Perlas. However, the DOH said that the program could cover 398 doctors, but 116 of these See justice, page 6
Hontiveros condemns killing of barrio doctor
MORNING EXERCISE. Runners take their favorite route at the diversion highway as they track and sweat near the monumental Macapagal Bridge in Butuan City early morning on March 4, 2017. Photo courtesy of Jun Ayensa for Mindanao Daily News
DOH gives posthumous award to former doctor to the barrio THE Department of Health (DOH) said Friday it is giving a posthumous “Bayani ng Kalusugan” award to Dr. Dreyfuss Perlas, the 31-yearold former doctor to the barrios who was shot dead last March 1 in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. The DOH Bayani ng Kalusugan Award honors individuals and organiza-
Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros on Saturday condemned the killing of volunteer doctor Dreyfuss Perlas, calling his death a heartbreaking and infuriating loss to the medical profession and to the community of Lanao del Norte. “I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Dreyfuss Perlas. He was an idealistic young man who wanted to push for meaningful change,” Hontiveros said. See killing, page 6
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tions that have rendered time, effort and a part of their lives in meaningful contribution to move the country closer to Universal Health Care. According to the department, Perlas was born from a middle class family in Batan, Aklan and despite financial challenges, he was a “consistent achiever”, earn-
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Authority to import rice intensifies smuggling
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon…” (Isaih 55:6-7, the Holy Bible). -oooW H Y I S R P, T H E WORLD’S 8TH LARGEST RICE PRODUCER, IMPORTING RICE? The Duterte government must act with caution on the claims of groups claiming to represent Filipino farmers that the Philippines is facing rice shortage three months from now, if some eight million bags of rice from Thailand and Vietnam are not allowed to come in. Available data from the Food and Agriculture Office (FAO) of the United Nations contests these claims, particularly made by a group calling itself Philippine Farmers’ Advisory Board. One such FAO data says that even as of now, the Philippines is the eight largest rice producer in the whole world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. The question here is:
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almost P200 billion with rice leading the list of the most smuggled products with P94 billion in total value. “In 2012, records showed that 5 out of 10 sacks of rice that enter the country are smuggled. In 2013, an estimated amount of P8-10 billion in tariff collections was lost due to smuggling. Only last month, over a hundred containers of smuggled rice from Thailand amounting to P118 million were discovered…” -oooSTOP RICE IMPORTATIONS, STOP SMUGGLING: The more prudent thing to do, therefore, is to immediately stop the entry of imported rice into the Philippines, including that which is being sought at this point by the Philippine Farmers’ Advisory Board. The Duterte government must then conduct an inventory of available rice, so we know the true situation. Then, I adhere to what Bantay Bigas proposed in its March 2016 statement to media: “The government should prioritize the development of the local rice industry to eventually put an end to smuggling.
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It must first and foremost implement genuine agrarian reform through free land distribution; veer away from liberalization of agriculture by pulling the country out of World Trade Organization and other unfair trade agreements; provide subsidies, post-harvest and marketing support to farmers, provide free irrigation, and stop rampant land use conversion…” Perhaps, if we consider these proposals seriously, the anomaly of the Philippines being the eight largest world producer of rice but is heavily engaged in rice importation to feed its people could be minimized, if not totally eliminated, under the Duterte government. -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible Exposition and prayer session online, could now be heard 24/7 (24 hours a day), in the Philippines and the world at www.facebook.com/angtangingdaan. Phone: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
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if Filipinos are among the world’s biggest rice producers, how will we explain this projected rice shortage? Where did the rice we produced go? Were all of them exported to other countries so that we now do not have rice for our own people? This is truly anomalous, and borders on treason punishable with death! -oooAUTHORITY TO IMPORT RICE INTENSIFIES RICE SMUGGLING: The undeniable truth is that rice importations authorized by previous administrations only intensified rice smuggling in the country. Bantay Bigas, a non-governmental organization looking into the rice situation of the Philippines reported in media in March 2016 that rice import authorizations “create opportunities for illegally imported rice to enter the country using rice importation permits sold to private traders…” The group also claimed, in the same report to media, that “(A)ccording to latest UN statistics, the value of smuggled agricultural products increased during the first four years of Aquino’s administration by
Ben Emata Jr.
OUR country has so many problems that almost always cripple our desires to move forward. Aside from crimes against persons and properties, there is that age old barrier in the life of Filipinos that refuses to get off--unemployment. Millions of us are jobless for decades. To have an insight is to get into the inner image of families, many of whom just don’t get three meals a day. Many even claim, sometimes, it is no eating for a day. I once watched a TV interview of an elderly woman who said she and her family sometimes go to bed with an empty stomach. Certainly the matter shattered my heart and thanking God that the same thing never happened in my family. I know of a family who did not have breakfast everyday including the children. The latter thought it
The unemployment problem “While I like the drive against drugs, we must not forget the things that could make us hungry.” was normal that they eat just twice a day until they discovered their neighbors had three meals everyday of their lives. I know both parents were jobless and had no means to get help from relatives who were equally hard up too. This is facing a blank wall, thus seeing nothing that could possibly change the situation. The problem in the country is the government does not worry about its citizens having no work. It does not have a welfare problem anyway and to hell for the poor is just normal. It is far off different in other countries where the government had to feed its jobless people and, therefore, aspire to look for a job for them. Their leaders have hearts that bleed and understand the language of the poor. It is not the case of our country where the poor, al-
most always get no attention from the government. The gap is so wide that knows no bounds. President Digong Duterte has a different view of the unemployment problem in the country He went to neighboring countries like China, Japan and others to invite investors to come to our country and put up giant business corporations, the ultimate goal of which is to generate employment for our millions of citizens. Indeed, Duterte got some assurance from billionaire businessmen who pledged to put up business firms in our country instead of in other places. If these things happen, there certainly will be floods of, corporations in our land. The problem again is pledges, according to some naughty boys, are made to be broken. So meantime, we are waiting and still far from
the horizons are just mists and nothing solid. Still, we depend on our hopes that things could turn upside down the bad situation. My humble solution to deprivation is for the government to release public lands in the forested areas and have them worked with our landless farmers. Support the agricultural workers with short time loans in banks to enable them to procure seeds, fertilizers, chemicals and manpower. These farmers will have their yields within a year thus giving lots of foods in the country. Why I focus my attention to agriculture? In case of war and communications and travels are stopped, the country can stand like an island all by itself. Hunger can be avoided and life will go on with comfort. Food is the prime commodity we need badly every day. By simple reasoning, we cannot sustain life without food. Our government must not concentrate on the lifestyle that we had ever since. There must be alternatives that are available See problem, page 6
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Bishops last ditch appeal to lawmakers:
Oppose death penalty By Roy Lagarde cbcpnews
Catholic bishops are making a last-ditch appeal to lawmakers to oppose the revival of the death penalty as the proposed measure inched closer to approval on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. As the House leadership targets to pass the bill on third and final reading on March 7, church officials urged the legislators to also carry out nominal voting. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo lamented that the lawmakers approved on second reading the contentious measure to reimpose capital punishment on drug-related offenses by voice voting. “The lower House has chosen death and not life. They were even afraid to be identified. They refused nominal voting,” said Pabillo, chairman of the bishops’ Commission on the Laity. Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the bishops’ Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, said yesterday’s passage of the bill was largely expected. “They have chosen the path to death instead of standing for life in this season of Lent,” he said. “But what can we really expect from the House leaders whose ardent wish is to please a President who have given them favors?” Diamante said. According to him, the least the House leadership could do is to have nominal voting “and let the people know their reasons for restoring an instrument of death”. Lipa Archbishop Emeri-
tus Ramon Arguelles also said it’s ironic that the measure was approved on Ash Wednesday, “the first day of the season on conversion from evil ways”. “The legislators choose to go against the Word of God. They choose death in the name of the people,” said the prelate. He reiterated the Church position that in cases involving punishment, the poor seldom find equal justice. Even in the present criminal justice system, the former military prelate claimed the poor are far more likely to receive the death sentence than wealthy people accused of similar crimes. “Certainly death is only for the poor who will not be able to pay not even lawyers to defend them. Those who plunder and use people’s money for their evil deeds ‘legally’ elude death penalty,” Arguelles said. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila earlier said humans cannot pretend to be gods in calling on legislators to reject the death penalty. He said human life is God’s gift as people were created in His image, and every human being is saved by Jesus Christ. “Before God the source of life, we are humble. We cannot pretend to be gods,” said Tagle. “This is the reason why an ethic of life, a culture of life, is inconsistent with abortion, euthanasia, human trafficking, mutilation, and violence against innocent and vulnerable persons,” he said. CBCPNews
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Have My Say
If ifs and ands were pots and pans… ... there’d be no work for tinkers’ hands! An old proverb, which hits the nail on its head. Life doesn’t only consists of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. L ife has ups and downs and everyone tries to survive in his own clock-shell surrounded by a dangerous ocean. Life is stuffed with plenty of excuses, and we are sometimes unable to apologize and say a meaningful “sorry” at the right moment. Excuses don’t know the question of age. I still have two significant examples to share: The church was crowded. Confirmation. A woman came too late. Traffic jam. In need of help, the woman looked to the left and then
to the right. It looked like a young man liked to help her. He murmured. “Show up a bit, the LOLA likes to sit down”. The situation looked problem-free at that moment. But after taking first a deep breath, the LOLA realized the young man’s comment. She was just only 38 years “young”! With uneasiness she looked at the youngster, who started smiling at her. How old could he be? 14 or 15? A very big difference already to her age. Then suddenly, the young man realized his inappropriate remark and stuttered, “Sorry Madam, please excuse me! If I would have only know...!” Choked with emotions, I also listened the story of my former editor colleague
in Germany several years ago. Her mother had expelled her from life. Only while laying on her deathbed, her mother did offer a plea in extenuation because of her lifelong fault. Excuses because one is embarrassed or with a simple alibi can be found at every corner. Did you, my dear reader, count already, how many times you used the term “IF”? Just to mention this example, which I noticed several times from my students. “If I could pass my German language exam, my partner would be very proud of me!” Sure, not only he, also me, as your German language professor at the University of Southeastern Philippines, Institute of Languages,
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Davao City. “If there would be a God, there wouldn’t be so much misery, poverty, and war on earth!” Well, if that’s the way it’s got to be...? If there is no other way? Maybe, you still remember Elton John’s song from 1976: “Sorry (in the right moments!) seems to be the hardest word...” That depends! +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin or visit my www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogsp ot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.
Welcome the Post-EDSA Rallying Cry THE 31st EDSA commemoration alongside the proDuterte rally at the Quirino Grandstand speaks their intimations. The 9,000 who went to the People Power Monument obviously have mixed intensions, though: they want to say, “Here we are to remember the dethroning of a tyrant; but we also want to demolish a regime that does not suit us.” The message speaks loud, except that of the youth who faced off with Jim Paredes. At least their intimation— verbal or not—would reverberate like this, no wonder not a great crowd thronged for such an ostensible rally. On the other hand, the 200,000 at the Quirino Grandstand held their banner to contradict those who use EDSA as a panacea for all ills—those who support the oligarch’s rackets and use EDSA spirit as a wardrobe for mud spa. Such rallyists say, “We support the administration’s drug war and anti-crime and corruption drives. Stop your devious plans in that guise (speaking
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to the crowd at the People Power Monument). Many Filipinos know what they perceive. So, if writers say the Filipinos are divided now, they are right. It means that one’s noble act will not forever become a title to monopolize all virtues and discredit the rise of heroes in their own time. The time of Ninoy Aquino is over, though. His family members, who got their clout from Ninoy have already proven their worth. Afterwards, they wane. People no longer make sense of their contributions in this era of new battles. They possessed
some traits—yes; but not an entitlement to make people follow them all the time. Simple. Added to this is a glaring derailment of EDSA spirit by those who seem to celebrate it—the big pie for the well-heeled, fancy “human rights” chant to take back their lost clout, the “make it appear but not necessarily true” stratagem funded by a wealthy Filipino-American, gold-inspired testimonies (no matter how contradictory) to highlight killings. Use your wild imagination. Such tarnish repel many Filipinos which explains the weakening voice of propagandists during 31st EDSA. Not many back up a lie. They lie because they cannot gather a crowd if they reveal the real picture. They lie because they are among the fraudulent who get millions from tax exemptions enjoyed by company, of which former President PNoy is recently questioned about. And what about the overwhelming voices of the
200,000? They see Duterte as the man of the hour. They believe his no-sloganeering charismatic leadership rids them of many horrors with his penchant for results. They do not allow what threatens them and all Filipinos to be diminished by meaningless mantras. They do not allow real reforms that have genuinely begun by the Freedom on Information executive order and action-oriented leadership to get the slights from the real enemies. The changes in the senate’s shuffling of leadership initiated by senator Manny Pacquiao reflect this: dissent must have its proper place, but not where governance is put at the disloyal’s beck and call. Do not play with the seriousness of governance. Do not use democracy as a weapon to destroy society. Stop enthroning dissent where timely and responsive decisions are very crucial. Stop inviting foreign ideas to instigate an ouster. Do we have enough of a sick democracy?
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The department wrote on Facebook that due to financial constraints during his medical education, he entered the Bagong Doktor para sa Bayan of the First Gentleman Foundation, and joined the DOH’s Doctors to the Barrio program after passing the Physician Licensure Exam in 2012 to fulfill his return to service agreement for his medical education scholarship. It said Perlas had the option to stay in his hometown but chose to be deployed to the marginalized and underserved area of Sapad, Lanao del Norte for two years. He was active in vari-
ous medical missions and emergency response teams at Northern Mindanao’s regional health office and was one of the early responders to care for patients affected by Typhoon Pablo in Boston, Davao Oriental; the Nunungan Ambush in Nunungan, Lanao del Norte, and the MILF standoff in Zamboanga City. According to the department, while in Sapad, Perlas had successfully lobbied for the renovation of the old rural health unit (RHU), which was also granted equipment, supplies and medicine. He also facilitated its accreditation for primary care benefits and a tuberculosis package in 2013, and a maternity care package in
2014. Newborn screening was fully implemented in the RHU in 2015. Before his death, he was working for a laboratory and a new lying-in clinic for the RHU. He also lobbied for mandatory immunization for children five years old and below, leading to the passage of an ordinance in 2013. “We deeply mourn the loss of Dr. Dreyfuss Perlas, who was one of the few doctors who dared to work in difficult and underserved communities,” the department said on Facebook. ”The Philippines lost not only a doctor but a dedicated and exceptional true Doctor of the Barrio.” A report culled from the Philippine News Agency
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positions remain vacant. “Doctors such as Dr. Perlas, who have stayed despite the end of their contract, are rare and must be lauded. The attack was very saddening and unfortunate. His efforts to bring better health services and uplift the health condition of the residents should be given justice by continuous government support, not only for the residents, but for future communitybased health practitioners throughout the Philippines. This means job security, provision of needed medical equipment, and a safe working environment for them. The DOH should put much effort in seeking justice for Dr. Perlas, and beef-up its efforts in supporting communitybased health personnel,” she added. Despite perils of community medicine/health work, Dr. Jara still encouraged doctors to go to the most underserved areas where their services are needed most. “May Dr. Perlas’ and those who came before him inspire a new generation of doctors whose hearts beat for the people. May this turn our anguish and anger into a burning fervor to serve the people.”
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“The loss of Dr. Perlas is nothing short of tragic.
He is the latest victim of the culture of killing and impunity that has engulfed the country. We have few enough bright young doctors who are willing to serve in the provinces. I urge the authorities to identify his killers and bring them to justice,” she added. Perlas was a 31-year-old physician who had been working under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program, and was assigned in Lanao del Norte. Perlas was shot on Wednesday night, March 1, while riding his motorbike In Barangay Maranding Annex. He was rushed to Lanao del Norte Provincial Hospital but was declared dead upon arrival. One of his fellow batchmates said that Perlas had the opportunity to return to his home province of Aklan, but chose to stay in Lanao del Norte even after his contract expired three years ago. Hontiveros said that the culture of death has reached the health sector. “No one is safe anymore. Even those who are silently and selflessly working for the promotion of universal healthcare are not spared from an assassin’s bullet,” Hontiveros said. The senator urged the health community to express their strong indignation against the killing of Perlas. “The current climate of violence under the Duterte government poses a serious threat to the people’s access to public health, and a
mortal danger to the lives of health workers. We cannot allow this climate to continue unchanged,” Hontiveros said.
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in order to avoid panic and loss of self-confidence. The general public must cooperate with our system and agree or disagree on things that would benefit ourselves. I read in the newspapers that our country is needing thousands of soldiers in the marine corps as well as in the army. This will partly solve the unemployment problems One more thing is to encourage young Filipinos to be employed in foreign lands, especially in those places that are not hostile to our people. Another thing that is a good source of income is our wide oceans, rivers and creeks. These are filled with foods and everything that we usually sell in public markets. Like our support for the farmers, we must also push them forward for greater enthusiasm for our fishermen. Give them loans to buy sailboats, lighting facilities and everything they need to arrive at good yields. While I like the drive against drugs, we must not forget the things that could make us hungry. Getting things positive means we move in the right direction and avoid hitting the empty days. We should be progressive and survive the ordeals of hunger. Our minds are full of positive thinking, but empty in actions. (Bennex News Service) Mindanao Daily TARPS - STICKERS - NE WS
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the LGUs must be given the right to chart the destiny of their environment. “This bill seeks to do that by including among the areas closed for mining applications those places which have been declared by LGUs as no-mining zones,” Zarate said. He cited the LGUs in the provinces of Davao, Capiz, Marinduque, Palawan, Romblon, Negros Occidental, Eastern Samar, and South Cotabato have passed ordinances declaring a ban on mining operations or have issued a moratorium on mining applications. “By supporting our LGUs through a law that will uphold their power to regulate mining, just like what then Davao City Mayor now President Rodrigo Duterte and the city council did in declaring Davao City a mining-free zone, LGUs all over the country will be more empowered and responsible to their constituents,” said Zarate. Zarate stressed that the LGUs’ role should be recognized in the protection and preservation of the country’s environment and natural resources as a legacy for the present and future generations. “With this, the people will participate more in the decision-making processes of the State,” he said. Meanwhile, another proposal approved by the committee is HB 2852, authored by Rep. Jose “Pingping” I. Tejada (3rdDistrict, North Cotabato), which seeks to declare North Cotabato a mining-free zone and provides penalties for the violation of the Act. “Mi n i ng and ot he r extractive industries are among the most destructive activities on the planet, especially for indigenous and farming communities. The minerals, metals, fuel and timber that mining companies seek are very profitable and resisting them from the injurious utilization and degradation of the environment is a huge undertaking,” Tejada said. Tejada said North Cotabato is rich in natural resources, and has a highly diverse culture and strategic trading site in Central Mindanao. Moreover, the province’s economy relies on farm production activities and agribusiness that it substantially depends on the topography and geological features of the land. North Cotabato is also considered as Mindanao’s food basket because it is a major producer of cereals, tropical fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, coconut, coffee, freshwater fish and livestock. It is also one of the country’s leading producers of raw and semi-processed rubber and industrial trees, with markets in Asia and Europe. Tejada said North Cotabato’s major assets are Mt.Apo and the Pulangi River which is a major source
of Mindanao’s irrigation system and hydro-electric energy. Furthermore, the Liguasan Marsh is considered a possible source of natural gas and supplies a lot of freshwater fish and organic fertilizer. In July 2004, Tejada said the provincial government passed Ordinance 325 or the Environment Code of the Province of North Cotabato as an expression of the collective will of the people for the protection of the environment and natural resources for the benefit of the future generation of Cotabateños. Explicity stated in said ordinance is the prohibition of openpit mining as a means of extracting metallic and nonmetallic deposits from the earth. “An environment vulnerable to the effects of mining can no longer support and sustain life existing in it. The catastrophic effects of mining are the conditions that our children and future generations will have to endure – a deadly inheritance abridging the right to life, livelihood, health and security,” Tejada said. Meanwhile, the committee approved with an amendment HB 4799 which is authored by Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr. (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City). “Mining has adverse effects both to humans and the environment. Aside from adding toxic chemicals to the ore, it strips-off large areas of top soil of flora and fauna,” said Rodriguez. The amendment provides that gravel, sand and other non-metallic minerals will be excluded from the coverage of the proposed law. Rodriguez said Cagayan de Oro City has suffered from flash floods, and mining operations in Barangays Dansolihon, Mambuaya, Taglimao, Tapangi, Tuburan and Tumpago have been blamed for the calamity. He said flashfloods destroyed not just properties but also agricultural areas and farm-to-market roads. Citing the progress reports of the Region 10 Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), which is based in their city, he said for the month of January 2009, the flashfloods affected many persons and families. The flashfloods also damaged 141 houses and partially damaged 1,410 properties, costing about P1.9 million as of January 8, 2009 only. Meanwhile, a total of 37,086 persons or 7,410 families were affected with 94 houses totally damaged and 71 partially damaged on the January 11, 2009 floods that befell Cagayan de Oro City. “To prevent flashfloods from recurring, mining operations in Cagayan de Oro City must be totally prohibited. Hence, I urge for the passage of House Bill 4799 which seeks to declare the City of Cagayan de Oro a mining-free zone,” Rodriguez added.
Monday, March 6, 2017 The committee decided to continue its deliberations on bills about mineral processing: HB 2165, providing for the mandatory domestic processing of all mineral ores, amending for the purpose R.A.7942, authored by Rep. Erlpe John “Ping” M. Amante (2nd District, Agusan del Norte); HB 2915,promoting the development of minerals processing and in the process banning the export of iron, nickel, chromite, manganese, black sand and other strategic metallic ores, authored by Rep. Stephen S. Paduano (Party-list, ABANG LINGKOD); and HB 3229, promoting the development of minerals processing and in the process banning the export of unprocessed mineral ores, authored by Rep. Francisco Jose “Bingo” F. Matugas II (1st District, Surigao del Norte). / ICY JR
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Cpl. Erlie Gallebo, Private First Class (Pfc) William Reboya Jr., Pfc. Joselito Bignalen,Pfc. Mac Allen Balderama, aand Pfc. Antonio Aglian Jr. The military said five members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in the encounter and many were wounded as the Joint Task Force Sulu continued its offensive against the bandits to rescue the remaining hostages. Major Gen. Carlito Galvez, Westmincom commander, said: “The soldiers are more motivated now to fight the Abus and they will soon be back on the field for combat.”
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The rainy season will likely commence between late May and early June, said Analiza Solis, officer in charge of the climate monitoring and prediction section of the state weather bureau, PAGASA. “We expect the normal onset of the rainy season in areas with Type I climate,” she said, explaining that Type I climate has two pronounced seasons -- dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the year, with maximum rain period from June to September. Type I climate prevails in the western sections of Luzon and the west-lying areas of the Visayas’ Panay Island. “The southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ affects those areas first,” PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said, explaining why the agency uses meteorological conditions there as basis for determining the onset of the country’s rainy season. “Widespread” rainfall and a shift in wind direction from easterly to southwesterly can indicate the rainy season’s imminent onset, noted PAGASA. “Thunderstorm activities or a tropical cyclone (TC)
can trigger the onset of the rainy season,” Solis said. Citing PAGASA’s latest outlook, she said May and June could have one or two TCs each, while July could have two to three TCs and August, two to four TCs. “Communities must prepare accordingly,” she said, warning of possible flash floods and landslides during the period. PAGASA forecast generally near-normal rainfall in the country this March and April. Near-normal rainfall is possible this May in Northern Luzon and Mindanao while above-normal rainfall is likely in the rest of Luzon and the entire Visayas, PAGASA continued. For June, Solis said nearnormal rainfall is still possible in the country with some patches of abovenormal rainfall in the Bicol region. Western Luzon can expect above-normal rainfall this July while Soccsksargen and Caraga regions may experience below-normal rainfall in the same month, although near-normal rainfall is possible in the rest of the country, said PAGASA’s outlook. The outlook also shows more regions nationwide may experience belownormal rainfall this August. “That may be a possible impact of developments leading to El Niño,” said Solis. She said several international dynamical models indicate El Niño’s possible recurrence later this year. PAGASA will continue monitoring meteorological conditions in the Pacific and update the public on developments there that can affect the country, she further said. According to experts, the El Niño and La Niña phenomena are the warm and cool phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. They said ENSO is a naturally occurring phenomenon of the climate system resulting from ocean-atmosphere interaction in central and eastern equatorial Pacific. Solis said the 2016-2017 La Niña episode is over. “ENSO-neutral conditions are present in tropical Pacific and are favored to continue through at least the March-April-May 2017 season,” she added. With the transition to ENSO-neutral conditions, PAGASA announced the termination of its La Niña watch. PAGASA’s ENSO Alert System has already shifted to ‘inactive’ status. (PNA)
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in Misamis Oriental early this week. Although he did not give exact numbers or the names of those whom he will boot out from his cabinet, Duterte said “marami yan (there’s many of them).” He also gave out a warn-
ing to all public officials who may be suspected of committing unlawful acts or abusing their power. “This is my warning to those in the government: Whether you are a director or CESO or civil service eligible, I’m telling you stop it, at least for six years, while I’m still sitting in office,” he said referring to those who may be involved corrupt practices. During his campaign, Duterte promised to rid the government of corruption and now that he is the country’s chief executive, he plans on fulfilling it. “Corruption will stop and it will stop, I am telling you I will put a stop to it,” he added.
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while a junior officer was killed in Manay, Davao Oriental. On February 4, Duterte announced he was ending the peace talks and on February 5 told reporters in Cagayan de Oro City where he visited the wake for soldiers slain by the NPA that he was classifying his former professor Jose Ma. Sison, chief consultant of the NDF, as a “terrorist,” and the group he represents as a “terrorist organization.” Back in Cagayan de Oro on Friday, March 3, this time to visit yet another wake and the wounded as a result of clashes with the NPA in Misamis Oriental, Duterte said in Cebuano that he was ready to talk to the NDF “but not the killers” and was ready to end the war because it brings so much pain to Filipinos. “Andam ko basta sabot gani ug tinarong. Andam ko mag ceasefire usab. Pero tinarong nga istorya unya kanang tinuod” (I am ready but there must be sincerity in the talks. I am ready to resume the ceasefire again. But let us be sincere and true), Duterte said, adding that when there was still a ceasefire, “my soldiers were killed.” Duterte was referring to the February 1 killing of four soldiers by the NPA in Bukidnon and Compostela Valley, just hours after Madlos announced the ceasefire would be lifted February 10. “Andam ko mag ceasefire basta tungo sa kapayapaan” (I am ready for a ceasefire towards peace,” he said. The NDF had earlier announced that the NPA would release its captives but urged a suspension of military operations in the areas where the captives would be release. In a statement on February 23, Joaquin Jacinto, NDF Mindanao spokesperson said they will release the three soldiers, one policeman and two paramilitary personnel who were arrested and detained by the NPA in four regions in Mindanao. Jacinto said the release “shall be carried out as a
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gesture of goodwill for the resumption of the peace talks” and in response to the request of the families, loved ones and concerned sectors in society. To be released are PFC Edwin Salan, captured in Alegria, Surigao del Norte on January 29; Sgt. Solaiman Calucop and Pfc Samuel Garay, captured in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat on February 2; PO2 Jerome Natividad, captured in Talakag, Bukidnon on February 9; and paramilitary members Rene Doller and Carl Mark Nucos, who were captured in Lupon, Davao Oriental on February 14. But Jacinto said their actual release “can only be realized if and when the Armed Forces of the Phlippines, the Philippine National Police and the local government units give their full and undivided cooperation.” Jacinto called on Duterte, who as Davao City mayor had accepted from the NPA their captive soldiers and police as well as paramilitary personnel and local officials “to direct the AFP to implement a suspension of military operations, and the PNP a suspension of police operations in areas which the NDF in the region concerned will specify and announce soon.” The Regional Operations Command of the NPA in Far South Mindanao on February 14 released proof of life audio messages and photos of Calocop and Garay. In a press statement on February 23, the NDFNorth Central Mindanao Region said it was ready to begin talks with the Local Crisis Committee of Bukidnon on the release of Natividad. In a statement on March 1, the NDF – Far South Mindanao Region said until the military stops its operations, Calocop and Garay will remain in captivity. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)
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