Mindanao Daily (August 12-13, 2017)

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Comelec to recycle ballots

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By Ferdinand Patinio

ANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to recycle the official ballots that already been printed in the event Congress has decided to postpone the October polls to next year.

Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista noted that they have two options on how they will reuse the official ballots, which the poll body started printing on Wednesday.

“One is we pass a resolution saying the date indicated (in the ballots) is valid for future elections,” he said.

The poll chief added: “Another is we can also use snopake (correction fluid) the ballots to change the dates. The only problem there is

it will incur additional expenses.”

On August 9, t he Comelec began printing the over 77 million official ballots to be used in the barangay and SK elections at the National Printing Office (NPO).

They are hoping to complete the printing of ballots in just 35 days.

On the other hand, Bautista is open to the plan to conduct the village and youth polls on May 2018. “ We w i l l r e s p e c t See ballots, page 11

President Rodrigo Duterte reiterates that he will create a conducive environment for businesses to thrive in his speech during the Philippine Development Forum: Sulong Pilipinas 2017 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City on August 9, 2017. Also in the photo are National Economic and Development Authority Director General Ernesto Pernia, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, former President and incumbent Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Arroyo, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez II

AFP deploys equipment, personnel for Marawi City rehabilitation President Rodrigo Duterte chats with Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III during the Philippine Development Forum: Sulong Pilipinas 2017 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City on August 9, 2017

Free tuition to cost gov't P50-B initial expenses

By Joann Villanueva

MANILA, - Initial expenses from the newly signed law granting free tuition for students enrolled in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) will likely cost the government at least PHP50 billion in its first year of implementation, Budget and Management Secretary

Benjamin Diokno said.

“We have preliminary data. (It will cost us) minimum of PHP50 billion,” Diokno told journalists Thursday during the Dutertenomics forum at Fairmont Hotel in Makati City.

In the succeeding years, See expenses, page 11

AFP- Military engineering equipment and personnel are now being deployed to Marawi City to help in the rehabilitation of areas devastated by the ongoing conflict with Maute Group terrorists, said Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brig.

Gen. Restituto Padilla on Tuesday.

This deployment is based on an earlier order

by AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo Año, he added.

Military engineering units and personnel will help other government agencies in the proposed rehabilitation once the last Maute Group terrorists is neutralized or driven away.

“They are preparing (engineering units) already. In fact, there are already engineering per-

sonnel in the area... They are slowly building up (personnel and assets)...

They are readying for the rehab,” Padilla pointed out.

Ho w e v e r, t h e A F P spokesperson cannot give exact figures for engineering equipment and personnel already in Marawi City but added that the military is planning to deploy at least two engineering battalions.

In the fourth week of the conflict which started May 23, a total of 258 Maute Group terrorists have been killed along with 65 troops and police officers, and 26 civilians.

Also, Padilla said a total of 16 buildings, formally occupied by the lawless elements, have been captured in the past few days.

However, he declined to

comment on how many buildings are needed to be captured to ensure the total elimination of the lawless bandits in Marawi City.

“Enemy resistance continues to wane and the enemy held areas continue to diminish as government security forces press its advance... Troops continue to get deeper into once enemy held positions,” the

AFP spokesperson pointed out.

Fighting as of this posting are still confined in four barangays, adding that the use of snipers, improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades are slowing down the progress of military personnel engaged in clearing operations. (Priam F. Nepomuceno)

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Trader nabbed for storing live ammo inside his warehouse

BY GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Authorities are now looking into the possibility that the live and spent ammunition seized from a Chinese national inside a warehouse here on Thursday night could have a link to gunrunning activities of syndicates operating in Mindanao, a police official said Friday.

Chief Inspector Ariel Philip Pontillas, head of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office’s Intelligence Branch, said they arrested a certain Jay Tan, who was caught in possession of various live and used bullets.

Pontillas said they were able to enter the warehouse where the ammunition stash was located without resistance from Tan using a search warrant issued by a local Regional Trial Court judge.

Taken from the suspect’s possession were live rounds of 7.62mm, .50 caliber, 5.56mm, including two sacks containing spent .50 caliber and 40mm shells.

TRADER ARRESTED. Chief Insp. Ariel Philip Pontillas (right), head of the City Intelligence Branch, presents to the media the live rounds of ammunition seized from a businessman in a raid on Thursday night. Looking on is Senior Insp. Ian Datiles, Bulua police station commander.

Right photo, Pontillas (right), head of the City Intelligence Branch,talks to businessman Jay Tan (seated) who was allegedly in possession of ammunition without proper permit. Photos by Gerry Lee Gorit

He said the ammunition arrived from Iligan City about a month ago and were brought by men on board a black pick-up truck believed to be locals of Marawi City.

This matched the tip police received that those working in the warehouse are Marawi residents.

“Aside from the ammunition, we also received

information that firearms were brought here from Iligan and Marawi and were intended for Davao City and other areas in the Davao region,” Pontillas told reporters Friday.

Part of the their investigation, he said, is to determine if the suspect is connected to the persons responsible for transporting about 8,000 rounds

of live bullets that were intercepted by police here last June, and if a big-time gunrunning syndicate is conducting their illicit in Northern Mindanao.

“We are looking at that angle (gun dealing),” Pontillas said.

He said law enforcers are now visiting warehouses and other storage facilities which are sus-

pected of keeping illegal firearms and ammunition.

“There will be more raids in the coming days,” he added.

Pontillas said the suspect has denied any knowledge of the seized items but an informer has confirmed that Tan knew of the two sacks of ammunition that were stocked inside the warehouse.

The suspect is now detained at the city police office detention area and will be facing charges for violation of RA 10591 or for illegal possession of ammunition.

He said business owners are not allowed to buy or sell firearms and ammunition if they don’t have permits from the Philippine National Police.

withdrawn. ”May be the owner thought the ATM was offline or it did not dispense cash so he or she left,” Zorilla theorized. ”It never entered my mind I will take the money that is not mine, honesty was instilled in me by my parents,” he said in Filipino.

Zorilla decided to hand over the cash to the Land Bank cashier and did his own transaction. “May be the owner was a police, soldier, teacher or any government worker checking on his/her pay like me,” he said.

Zorilla has two siblings both in the military, one as member of the Philippine Army and the other at the Philippine Air Force.

Sindac was very elated he would confer commendation to Zorilla who is now back in Marawi City after his three-day break he spent with his family in Cotabato City.

Zorilla’s colleague have all but good words for him.

“Aside from the air of honesty and integrity, P01 Zorilla is another police officer leaving life within his means and making both ends meet for

his family,” his colleagues at PNP-Armm headquarters in Parang, Maguindanao said of his good act.

“Never will I keep it, I can earn such amount through hard labor,” said Zorilla whose parents are public servants.

His mother is a teacher and his father is a retired soldier.

Nurtured in a catholic school, Zorilla was thought to be God-fearing and enrooted in his system is the importance of doing good deeds.

He recalled that in 1995, his father assigned in 39th ID once saved the passengers of a bus from the hold-uppers.

“So helping others run in the blood,” Zorilla said.

Same thing with his reason of joining the Philippine National Police, he wanted to continue the legacy of his father of being a reputable public servant.

“His gesture makes a positive impact to the rightful owner of the money, this may also inspire his fellow police officers to do good to others.

Doing good deed no matter how small or insignificant they may seem; does make a difference,”

NPA admits mistake in detonating landmine that hurt 2 civilians

Rookie cop brings honor to Armm

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

COTABATO CITY-- A rookie police officer has given honors to police in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PNP-Armm) by returning P20,000 cash he found in a Land Bank automated teller machine booth, a police official Thursday said. ”The amount is immaterial, what is important is the honesty showed by PO1 Zorilla,” Chief Supt. Reuben Sindac, police regional director, said of PO1 Jose Angelo Zorilla.

Zorilla, assigned with the Armm Regional Public Safety Battalion, has been battling the Islamic terrorists in Marawi City since May 24 and was on vacation here when his honesty was tested.

Last week, Zorilla went to the Land Bank-Cotabato City branch to check on his salary when he found the money at the ATM cash dispenser window.

Nobody in the ATM booth and Zorilla did not notice anyone leaving before he arrived. In the ATM receipt outlet he found the transaction slip showing the amount

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—Two civilian motorist were seriously injured on Thursday night when communist guerillas blown up a landmine hitting the Elf truck the victims were riding along the national highway in Marihatag town in Surigao del Sur. The New Peoples Army Front 19 operating in parts of Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur admitted the IED they set up in Amontay village in Marihatag was mistakenly detonated at around 10 pm hitting the vehicle of the victims Philip Silva Medrano,47 of Tandag City and Joel Silyares, 47, of Butuan City.

Ka Amihan, spokesperson of NPA Front 19, in statement sent via SMS

to Inquirer said the real target of the landmine was the Army troopers and the patrolling police but the NPA rebels operating in that incident mistakenly blown up the IED when the ill-fated truck passed by.

Ka Amihan assured they will compensate the expenses of the victims who were rushed to Adela Sy Memorial Hospital in Tandag City. Judith Suarez, manager of DXBP SURE FM in Tandag City, reported the victims were already safe and recuperating from their wounds.

Many other vehicles were stranded for 30 minutes at the time of the incident, police report said.

The Army’s 36th Infantry Battalion based in nearby Tago town condemned the communist guerillas for the incident

saying the ambush was a clear violation of the United sanctioned Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law which their leaders signed.

“To the NPA Front 19, are you happy with what you did? Now you are asking sorry to the innocent civilian victims which you claimed were wrong targets?” said Lt. Col. Randolph Rojas, commanding officer of the 36th IB in a statement posted on their Facebook page.

"Civilans have the right to live peacefully but what the the rebels did was a clear evidence that they do not respect theior rights.

We condemn the NPA for targeting civilains and we are in pursuit to serve justice to the victims,” Rojas statement added.

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Barangay official in drug list killed in North Cotabato K

By MALU CADELINA-MANAR

IDAPAWAN CITY – A barangay official in Makilala, North Cotabato suspected of involvement in illegal drug trade was shot dead around 3:00 a.m. Friday by an unidentified gunman, the Makilala Police said.

Investigators identified the victim as Florante Cuas, 46, the number one kagawad of Barangay Sinkatulan, Makilala.

Cuas’ wife Heidi said her husband was sitting in their terrace when the gunman shot him with a caliber .45

pistol several times in his head. He sustained four gunshot wounds in the temple.

Scene of the crime operatives in North Cotabato recovered from the crime scene seven slugs from a pistol, police said.

4 NPA rebels bound for Davao City to attend rally nabbed, firearms found in their possession

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV

DAVAO CITY – Four suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including a minor, who the military claimed were bound for Davao City to attend a rally, were arrested at 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday in San Isidro town in Davao Oriental province, with various firearms found in their possession.

In a report issued by the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) on Thursday, it said that the 28th Infantry Battalion immediately deployed troops to arrest the rebels upon receiving report from the

community of the presence of the alleged NPA fighters.

Allegedly recovered from their possession were four M16 rifles, one grenade, one improvised explosive devise, 89 M16 ammunition, one M203 ammunition, three long steel magazines for M16, one long plastic magazine for M16, two short steel magazines for M16, two short plastic magazines for M16, 11 Motorola handheld radios, one digital camera, three mobile phones, three hammocks, four backpacks, two bandoliers, two combat boots, medical paraphernalia, medicines, document

with “high intel values,” and a cash worth P1,926.

The military identified the four as Jerome Jaquin Apyag, 25, resident of Maco, Compostela Valley; Jerman Andress, 22, of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur; Eking Artchie, 18, of Lupon, Davao Oriental; and 16-year-old B olantoy (not his real name), of Mati in Davao Oriental.

The military lambasted the NPA for their incessant recruitment of minors to join their force, and said it “shows that the CPP-NPANDF (Communist Party of the Philippines) does not respect the rights of minors,” which is a violation of

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It said the rebels were members of NPA-Southern Mindanao Region Committee 18 who were tasked to transport “weapons and explosives from Mati to Lupon” onboard a red Kia Bongo when intercepted by military troops along the highway in San Isidro town.

The military claimed the four suspected rebels admitted they were headed to Davao City to attend a rally.

The four were turned over to San Isidro Police Station for inquest and will See nabbed, page 11

Heidi said she doesn’t know why her husband was killed, but recalled that sometime this year, his name appeared in a list of persons allegedly involved in illegal drug trade in Makilala town.

The list was displayed in public in Sinkatulan.

She denied her husband was into selling drugs.

“In fact, he supported the campaign against drugs in our barangay.”

She said that when they saw the list, they immediately went to the Makilala police station to have it recorded. Her husband even submitted himself to the police for investigation.

She added the drug watch list could have been circulated by those opposed to her husband’s plan to run as barangay chair.

Meanwhile, another shooting incident happened in Kidapawan City, the third this month.

The victim was identified as Armand Dayaga, 44, construction worker from Barangay Manongol.

Michael, Dayaga’s son

who witnessed the shooting said that a man who wore bonnet and maong jacket on board a motorcycle without a license plate shot and wounded his father, around 7 a.m., Friday.

The victim was driving his bicycle on his way to the construction site in Barangay Manongol when the gunman shot his head twice.

Dayaga’s wife Normalita said he was still fighting for his life. Doctors at the Kidapawan Medical Specialist Center were hopeful the victim could survive through oxygen support.

In an interview over Catholic-run dxND, she denied reports her husband was connected to a drug syndicate.

“My husband doesn’t smoke. He doesn’t have any vice at all. So why would he engage in drugs,” she asked.

D a y a g a’s s h o o t i n g was the 26th incident in Kidapawan since January this year. Most of these incidents were drug-related, police said. (Malu Cadelina Manar/MindaNews)

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A very special department store

I am sure, my dear readers, you’re expecting now a writeup about a famous shopping mall in the Philippines. Far from it!

Once upon a time, I drifted back on my lifetime’s way.

That’s not bad. That’s sometimes really helpful. During my journey back, suddenly I saw a nameplate: Heavenly Department Store.

I came closer. The door opened itself wider and wider. A swarm of angels gathered together. One of them presented a shopping basket to me. “Enjoy your shopping, but do it carefully!” Everything what a Christian needs, could be bought in this department store. If one couldn’t carry everything home, one could be back next day, get the last bit and buy even more.

At first, I bought PATIENCE, the quality of en-

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My basket was already stuffed. I started looking for the cashier. One the way there, I found the PRAYER. I needed it to avoid running dead straight into a sin. An angel advised me also never to forget PEACE AND JOY, hymn of praise and chant.

Now it was really time to pay all those things. But the angel smiled and told me, “Take everything with you, where ever you may go.” I asked, “What do I owe you?”

The angel answered, “Nothing, somebody paid already your bills long time ago. His name was Jesus!”

I found this fabulous and wonderful fantastic story in my published documents from September 1988, during my time in Abra while writing a column for the mission oriented TINIG NG BAYAN - a magazine for Filipinos abroad.

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This here is a revised version, because in my opinion, no matter, where we are living on this globe, we should try to project this timeless legend on to our very personal daily life. You’ll find out, that it helps to survive in our life struggles especially in times right now.

It’s important to realize that we must be able to administer wise our valuable treasure of vital life energy, instead of fritter away with it such as knicks-knacks. +++ Email: doringklaus@gmail. com or follow me in Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.

US total eclipse a sign that nuclear war is coming

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On

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Managing Editor Executive Editor anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the MARK FRANCISCO sea. People will faint from Lifestyle Editor terror, apprehensive of what GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit is coming on the world, for

Motoring Editor Photo Journalist the heavenly bodies will be

PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN shaken’…” (Luke 21:25-26, Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Caraga the Holy Bible).

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during with calmness. LOVE, the human affection, was in the same shelve. A little bit deeper, I found SYMPATHY, the sharing of emotion, interest, and desire, and COMPREHENSION, the capacity of the mind to perceive and understand together with APPRECIATION, the setting of a valued one.

I added packages of WISDOM, the knowledge and the capacity to make use of it and additional bags of FAITH, the belief especially in a revealed religion. I relaxed a couple of minutes and then, I looked for STRENGTH, the important power or vigor and bravery and fearlessness. They should help me to continue my forward to future. I thought myself, that I shouldn’t forget MERCY, the leniency shown to a guilty person, and REDEMPTION, the deliverance from sin.

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is being written about this eclipse, where the moon will block the sun totally, seem to indicate that it is a sign that ominous and deadly events may hit not only the United States but even other countries as well.

Two prominent events being mentioned here are the happening of a big earthquake, and the rainfall of meteors on earth.

I did some looking into Google, and I got one particularly interesting article which says that the eclipse happening on August 21, 2017 belongs to a family of total eclipses that either preceded or followed events that impacted the world greatly every time they occur, including the dropping of two atomic bombs in

Japan in 1945.

-ooo US SUNDAY ECLIPSE MAYBE A SIGN THAT NUCLEAR WAR IS COMING: Please check https:// w w w. w e l l b e i n g . c o m . au/…/discover-eclipses2017-mean.… if you are interested. I am sure you will get goose bumps, as I did, while you are reading the article, because of its claim that many important world events happened shortly before, after, and during total eclipses, including also the election of Vladimir Putin prior to the 1999 total solar eclipse as the new Prime Minister of Russia.

Anyway, I am hoping and fervently praying that this total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 is not a

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sign that the much-feared nuclear warfare that could annihilate much of the world is about to happen, especially on account of the biting confrontation between the United States and North Korea.

North Korea of course is now reported as readying to fire one of its missiles containing a nuclear warhead at the Island of Guam, even while the US is furiously issuing warnings that any such move by the Koreans would be met with greater nuclear firepower.

This could trigger World War III, or the war that See war, page 11

Think a minute

Mayor of mercy

Think a minute…Mr. Fiorello LeGuardia was the mayor of New York City during the difficult years of the Depression and World War II. The people of New York loved and respected him. Mayor LaGuardia was a big-hearted, colorful character. He sometimes rode on the fire trucks in the big city, and took the children from the orphanage to a professional baseball game. When the newspapers went on strike, he would read the Sunday comics on the radio to

the kids.

One very cold night in January, 1935, Mayor LaGuardia went to the night court in the poorest area of New York City. He sent the judge home early that evening and LaGuardia himself took over as judge.

That night an old woman was brought to him. She was charged with the crime of stealing a loaf of bread.

The woman told LaGuardia that her 2 grandchildren were starving and she had no money to pay for the bread, so she stole it. But

the shopkeep er whose bread was stolen would not drop the charge. He said: “Your Honor, she must be punished to teach the other people here a lesson. Otherwise they’ll think stealing is OK.” Mayor LaGuardia turned to the old woman and said, “I know you did it for your grandchildren, but you cannot break the law and steal. Your punishment is $10.” As Mayor LaGuardia was telling the woman her penalty he reached into his pocket

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and said to her, “I’m paying your fine, because I know you can’t pay it. You’re now free to go.” You can imagine how thankful that poor lady was to receive such mercy, even though she still got her fair and just punishment.

Think a Minute…

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Ceremonial rice transplanting The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) spearheaded by Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) conducted the ceremonial rice transplanting activity using the mechanical transplanter on July 31,

2017 at Central Mindanao University (CMU), Musuan, Bukidnon.

The activity was conducted at the site where the 100 hectares hybrid rice production techno demo farm project of DA-RFO 10 in collaboration with CMU. Mechanical transplant-

ing will hasten the process of transplanting of rice seedlings from the seedbeds to the paddies thus, ensure uniform spacing and planting depth. It will also save time and cost and increase in yield and income that will also lead to attaining rice sufficiency in the region in support to

the national government’s thrust on food security and poverty alleviation. It will only require two to three people to work for three or four hectares in a day with a minimum cost of P 1,600 per hectare as compared to the conventional practice that needs 20 laborers to transplant a one-hectare

land in a day and with a minimum cost of P6,500 per hectare.

OIC-Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 10, Carlene C. Collado leads the trial of the machinery that will test its capacity and efficiency and the uniformity in spacing

DA-RFO 10 OIC-Regional Director Carlene C. Collado tried on the mechanical transplanter to test its capability.

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and planting depth of the seedlings. The tryout was followed by CMU VP for Research and Extension Dr. Luzviminda Simborio and farmer-participants.

The mechanical transplanter is part of the machinery package of the hybrid rice model farm project. ### SVAdecer

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Marawi crisis won’t stop ARMM investments- RBOI

Cotabato City- A Php129 million port related services project was recently approved for registration by the Regional Board of Investments, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM).

The Bangsamoro Terminal Services Inc. (BTSI) based at Polloc Freeport, Parang, Maguindanao invested in this project to provide efficient logistics support to the thriving businesses in the provinces of ARMM such as Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur, also the provinces of North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, both in Central Mindanao including Cotabato City.

Chairman and Managing Head of RBOI, lawyer Ishak Mastura said that with the addition of BTSI, the worth of investments registered with RBOI this 2017 is now totaled to Php3.2 billion. “This signifies an uninterrupted growth of investments in the region despite the Marawi crisis.

The company’s reliable services of delivering the goods to customers on time and in right condition have strengthen local businesses.

Cargo handling is very critical in the logistics and supply chain, problems in the cargo movement will cause delays and will cost a lot of money to enterprises”, Mastura further said.

Originally, the cargo handling company was owned by PTC Mindanao Port Services Inc. (MPSI) organized in Manila in 1979.

At that time, the company operated at Polloc Port, Parang, Maguindanao then expanded its operations in Zamboanga City. PTC-MPSI rendered arrastre, stevedoring, other port related services and eventually entered into trucking business. The first Chairman of its Board of Directors was former Philippine president, Fidel V. Ramos.

It was in 2014 that PTCMPSI offered to sale the company to Lamsan Holdings Corporation. In March 2015, Lamsan took over the management after acquiring 100 percent of its shares of stocks including the Cargo Handling Contract with the Regional Ports Authority (RPA). In February 2016, with the approval of the Securities of Exchange Commission (SEC), the new management changed its name from PTC-MPSI to now BTSI. According to BTSI Manager Luigi Piccolo V. Peña, the company is a holder of a 15-year Management Contract with the Regional Ports Management Authority (RPMA) for its operations at Polloc Freeport from May 2007 to April 2022.

Major shipping lines are

DOF, PCOO unveils Dutertenomics Pasay City --- The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), in cooperation with the Center for Strategy, Enterprise & Intelligence (CenSEI), unveiled recently the President’s economic and development blueprint for the Philippines, aptly called “DuterteNomics,” in a forum held at The Conrad Hotel. “(DuterteNomics) It started out with a simple yet pragmatic economic strategy: Rid the streets our country of criminals, free our people from the menace of drug abuse, bring lasting peace to our southern islands, and neutralize extremist and terrorist groups,” said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea who opened the forum adding that “the concept is easy to understand: restore peace and order and the rule of law, and everything else will follow, including economic and social development.”

Nine months since the Duterte administration being served by the company among these are the Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation formerly Sulpicio Lines and Lorenzo Shipping Corp., also Minrico Lumber Enterprises for domestic trade. As for foreign trade, the company services Lamsan Inc., Bonjourno Trading, Holcim Philippines, Inc. and Avigail Hardware.

BTSI also provides trucking services to shippers utilizing the Polloc Freeport. At present, the company employs 232 workers.

ARMM Regional Governor, Mujiv Hataman welcomed this new investment.

“The project will effectively impact the flow of goods and services. This will make the businesses strong within towns and cities in ARMM and Central Mindanao bringing more jobs into these areas”, Hataman said.

Firms that register their investment with RBOI are entitled to fiscal and nonfiscal incentives, such as Income Tax Holiday, duty free importation of capital equipment including genetic stock material, exemption from wharfage dues, use of custom-bonded warehouse and streamlined custom procedures and issuance of investor visa for foreign ers.

Communication Secretary Martin Andanar opens the Dutertenomics forum by highlighting the strong economic ties between the Philippines and United Kingdom. He noted the country’s economic growth momentum and the opportunities available to foreign investors

took the reins of national governance, the economy is on a roll with gross domestic product (GDP) growing by 7.1% in the third quarter of 2016. Business, investor and consumer confidence

are high. People feel safe and secure in the streets and at home.

To sustain the economic momentum, the President’s economic managers formulated DuterteNomics,

which is anchored on the Administration’s 10-Point Socio Economic Agenda.

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, who gave the keynote address of the event, said that “this is the time to

move decisively” as “it is time now for a breakout” with the Philippines having “a leader capable of much audacity” and that “all the favorable factors are present.” (PCOO)

FDC MISAMIS POWER CORPORATION AWARDED PLAQUE OF RECOGNITION

BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF VILLANUEVA Villanueva, Misamis Oriental – A Plaque of Appreciation was presented to FDC Misamis Power Corporation by the Municipality of Villanueva for being a top business and real property taxpayer that helped fund various programs and projects beneficial to their constituents.

The Plaque of Recognition was presented by Villanueva Municipal Mayor Jennie Rosalie T. Uy last June 16, 2017 during the 55th Kaadlawan ng Villanueva.

Receiving the award on behalf of FDC Misamis Power Corp. is FDC Utilities, Inc.’s Mr. Wilford L. Wong, Corporate Communications and External Affairs Manager.

The Asset’s best. Ador A. Abrogena, executive vice president and Trust and Investments Group head of BDO Unibank, receives the plaques of recognition conferred by the Hong Kong-based financial publication The Asset to BDO Trust and Investments Group.

The Bank was named the Impact Investor of the Year, Philippines, and Asset Management Company of the Year-Highly Commended, Philippines at the recently concluded Triple A Asset Servicing, Fund Management and Investors Awards 2017.

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DSWD hosts anti-drug abuse gab Davao City (DSWD XI) - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Jose Antonio R. Hernandez led the recent orientation and consultation meeting of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) at Ateneo de Davao University on Thursday.

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The meeting aimed at presenting the illegal drug problem situation in Region XI and orienting participants on Executive Order No. 15 s. 2017 signed

by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on March 7, 2017, that requires ICAD to form clusters on enforcement, justice, advocacy, and rehabilitation and reintegration

to handle specific tasks.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), which chairs ICAD, presented the guidelines on Drug-Cleared Barangays to heads and representatives of 20 member agencies and local government officials that participated.

Assist ant S e cret ar y He r n a n d e z d i s c u s s e d

the ICAD Yakap-Bayan Framework (Embrace the People Framework), a program that helps turn drug dependents into productive members of society through medical and psychosocial interventions, such as detoxification and counseling, in the first six months of their rehabilita- DSWD Assistant Secretary Jose Antonio R. Hernandez [rightmost] leads the anti-drug abuse consultation meeting. tion. (DSWD)

place in September which the Indonesian Consulate help in coordinating with the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII).

Initially, Napitupulu said the business consultations in the three cities indicated the strong interests of businessmen from both counties in trading their respective products.

He said four businessmen and their Indonesian partners are finalizing talks on their partnership.

Meanwhile, Napitupulu said there are business ventures being arranged as a result of the First Indonesian Manufactured Products Exposition held here last July.

He said cement products are being considered for distribution by a Davao trader even as the Semen Company, the

biggest cement producer in Indonesia, will venture into partnership to set up a processing facility here.

The organic plant booster that will also reduce the use of fertilizer is another Indonesian product that was matched with an agri biz partner here he said. The pre-cast fabrication for construction was the third product that was matched with a Davao partner.

Napitupulu said the company’s representative will meet this week with the National Housing Authority (NHA) to introduce the product to the housing agency for its socialized housing projects.

Napitupulu is also hopeful that the participation of the Indonesians to the First Budayaw Festival on September 20 to 24, 2017 in General Santos City and

Sarangani Province will open new avenues.

The Festival is a multidimensional and multidisciplinar y festival of arts and culture of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP Eaga) that aims to locate areas of convergence in expanding

people-to-people linkages and exchanges within the growth area.

He said understanding each other’s culture and communicating with each other will broaden interests and eventually lead to forging partnership in promoting trade, tourism, and others.

“Now is the right time to strengthen our bilateral relations because as neighbours we share borders between Sulu Sea in the southern part of Mindanao and the Sulawesi Sea in the northern part of Sulawesi in the central part of Indonesia,” Napitupulu added. PNA

DAVAO CITY-- A 17-yearold Dabawenyo got his first taste of victory as Philippines’ bet to the International Geography Olympiad held in Belgrade, Serbia on August 2 to 8.

Dann Lawrence Ilabore, Grade 12 student of Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao campus

bags the bronze medal for team Philippines. Ilabore ranked 67th out of 161 students who participated the yearly competition.

According to Ilabore’s coach, Jefferson Nuñeza, his student went through a hard time preparing for the competition and even had a joint review session in Philippine Science High School main campus.

“We had review sessions and they were somehow exposed to a field work,

we tried to follow the type of exam in the igeo (International Geography),” Nuñeza said in an interview Wednesday.

“The competition is very challenging for us, especially that in Phil Sci, our curriculum doesn’t include geography, and we, coaches aren’t geography major,” he added.

Ilabore, admitted that winning the Philippine Geography Olympiad was

DAVAO CITY – The 28th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division arrested four members of the New People’s Army (NPA) claiming to be joining a rally in Davao City.

Capt. Rhyan Batchar, spokesperson for the 10th ID, reported that the arrest of the NPA members under Section Committee 18 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Command was a result of the collaboration of the Army and community in Mati.

He said the concerned residents have alerted the 28th IB travel of armed men.

Batchar said the information

prompted the 28th IB to deploy troops to intercept the armed men, who turned out to be members of the NPA. The four armed men arrested were identified as Jerome Jaquin Apyag alias Santilmong Bakang, 25, single and resident of Masar Panurava, Maco, Compostela Valley Province; Jerman Andress alias Has, 22, single and resident of Sta Cruz, Davao Del Sur; Reymark Cabilan alias Bolantoy, 16, single and resident of So Licop, Barangay Sainz, Mati City; and, Eking Artchie alias Bunso, 18, single and resident of Barangay Langka,

Davao, Indonesian traders meet to boost sea linkage

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AVAO C I T Y – Davao and Indonesian traders are holding talks aimed at enhancing the DavaoGenSan-Bitung Roll-On Roll-Off route ser vice which kicked-off in April, this year.

In d on e s i an C ons u l General in Davao Berlian Napitupulu disclosed the ongoing talks of Davao businessmen with its Indonesian partners are follow up to several business meetings held this month in three cities of Indonesia.

Napitupulu said the traders are teaming up with IndoPhil Davao were four Davao businessmen joined the first set of business meetings by 25 Indonesian businessmen in Jakarta, 40 in Manado, and seven in Bitung.

Another business meeting in Indonesia will take

Dabawenyo wins bronze in Int’l Geography Olympiad

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Troops collared 4 NPA rebels bound for Davao

Combined elements of the Davao City Police Special Weapons and Tactics and Task Force Davao participate in a simulation exercise on Tuesday ( 8 August 2017) as part of the security preparation for the Kadayawan Festival. mindanews photo

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Filipino: Wikang Mapagbago By: Rose L. Porras , T-1 Kitaotao National High School

Buwan ng Agosto, ang Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.

Ating ipinagdiriwang ito bilang paggunita at pagalala na tayo ay mga Pilipino na dapat taas noong ipagmalaki ang paggamit ng Wikang Filipino at hindi natin ipagsawalang bahala ang ating kinagisnang kulturang Pilipino na pinuhunan ng pawis at dugo ng ating mga bayani makamit lamang ang ating inaasam na kalayaan.

F i l i p i n o : Wi k a n g mapagbago, ito ang tema n gating ipinagdiriwang ngayon. Sabi nga ,na ang ating ‘Wika ay Buhay.”ibig sabihin bukas tayo sa anumang pagbabago sa ating Wikang Pilipino. Anumang diyalektong maiintindihan ng nakararami ay pwedeng hiramin o gamitin sa wikang Pilipino dala ito ng modernisasyon at makabagong teknolohiya. Hudyat ito na an gating wika ay lumaganap

saan mang dako sa ating bansa katulad ng malaking pagbabago sa pamamahala ng ating bansa at sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng ating bansa dulot ng modernong teknolohiya.

Wala namang masama kung tatanggapin natin ang anumang pagbabago sa Wikang Pilipino upang hind tayo mahuhuli sa bagong henerasyon. Patunay lamang ito na ang ating wika ay buhay.Kailangan nating makisabay sa takbo ng panahon basta ito ay para sa ikabubuti ng lahat na wala naming masamang maidulot bagkus para sa ikauunlad n gating wika at sa ating bansa.

Makiisa at makibahagi sa paggamit ng Wikang Pilipino hindi lamang sa buwan ng Agosto kundi sa araw-araw na pakikipagtalastasan. At maging positibo at bukas ang isipan sa pagbabago.

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God delayed your rescue for a reason The Gospel of Jesus Christ (August11, 2017-Friday) Luke 17:1119” “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed. Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, and he fell on his face at His

feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine-where are they? “Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.

I don’t believe in accident because everything happens has a reason

behind. Proverbs 16:14”The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives. Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established. The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day

Biblical reflection

of evil. This means that the incident of miracles between Jesus and the lepers were already arranged ahead by God. God himself made a way to meet these 10 lepers.

God heard their cries.

God knows their agony in life. God knows their negative circumstances.

Probably; you are in the same situations with the lepers; do not worry because God knows your

real scores and standing right now. God knows your pains right now. God will do everything just to do something great in your life in his exact timing.

God is never late and advance but he is in timing.

Ecclesiastes 3:1”There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven. Sometimes God delayed your rescue for a reason because he wants

to develop your attitudes and characters in life.

She said Lamudi also educates buyers and gives them more liberty to make choices.

“Doing this hand in hand with the Davao government signals that the Davao property sector is certainly looking at very bright prospects in the years ahead,” she said Chathambeth said between 100 and 120 professional brokers have

so far been registered by Lamudi.

She said they are strengthening their presence in the city, owing to the fast-growing real estate industr y here broug ht about by the increasing demand from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

A Lamudi briefer said its 2016 onsite search data analysis found out that the page-views for Davao City properties averaged 48,000 per month, while the monthly average for the first half of 2017 registered 53,000.

It added that the real estate website predicts search traffic for Davao City properties to grow 2.41 percent per month over the next 12 months.

Chathambeth added that Lamudi employs its own vetting process before brokers can post their listings online.

“It is very important

to vet. What we know and what we are completely sure about is that if the property is of bad quality, they will never come back,” she said Lamudi subscribers can also report to the quality control team for any bogus listings, and they will immediately deny brokers access to the website.

D av a o C it y Inve s t ment Promotions Center (DCIPC) chief Lemuel Ortonio encouraged the brokers to go online because it widens their market reach not only domestically but also internationally.

“Ultimately, it can help the entire industry because they can reach a wider range of buyers,” he said.

He s aid it will als o be easy for investors to make an inquiry on the available spaces they can rent out or buy in the city.

(Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

Bro. Edcel L. Closas

Online real estate marketplace offers help to Davao brokers

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, Mindanews

DAVAO CITY – The Philippines’s largest real estate online marketplace, Lamudi, has offered help to Davao City-based licensed brokers by gearing them up for digitization and promote the promising real estate industry here.

Lamudi Group managing director Bhavna

Suresh Chathambeth told reporters Wednesday that she believes the online marketplace can provide the licensed brokers another way of reaching out to their target market in a more convenient manner.

“We constantly educate our brokers and partners by sending them information about how to get more

queries and the way to get more queries is to make sure your listings are the best. Only the very good quality listings can come out on the page,” she said.

Chathambeth said that Lamudi makes “history by gradually shifting the industry from its traditional practices towards easier, faster and more convenient real time transactions.”

“DRACONIAN MEASURES IMPLEMENTED: FSCATANICOELEMENTARYSCHOOL,BROUHAHA!” By: Wenifreda Llaban Mangornong, Teacher III

The Department of Education (DepEd) released a memorandum no. 143, s.2016 last September 2, 2016 which is “The Reiteration of the No Collection Policy from the Parents-Teachers Association and other related activities” in which the F.S.Catanico Elementary School humbly and strictly implementing.

The new School Head Mr. Vaicar G. Mayake said, “ All collections agreed upon by the PTA (Parent-Teacher Associations) during the school year are voluntary and teachers or any school officials should not be involved in the collection.

Srevices are free, certifications and any other important documents such as Form 138 should be released

and should not be held in exchange of any fees such as graduation fees.”

However, starting August until the end of the school year, the following are annually collected voluntary and not compulsory which are strongly supported by DepEd Memorandums/ DepEd Orders: Philippine National Red Cross (DM 66,s.2009), Boy Scouts of the Philippines (DM 513,s.2009), Girl Scouts of the Philippines (DM 235,s.2009), Anti TB Fund Drive (DO 31,s.2001), School Publication (DO 19,s.2008), Membership in Pupil/Student Organizations based on existing school policies (DO 48,s.2009), and Parents-Teachers Association reasonable amount to be determined by the PTA’s

General Assembly (DO 54,s.2009).

The school posted a tarpaulin beside the gate stating “Zero Collection Policy” as an educational information to everybody that the school does not tolerate any financial transactions that is unlawful and if any school officials / employees caught, they will be reprimanded or sanctioned accordingly based on DepEd policies, rules and regulations including draconian measures on the following which is not allowed in school such as child molesters, terrorists, blackmailers, extortionists and business profiteers.

Quality basic education services must be provided over conflict of interest “ Service to the people above self ”.

Sharing of Thoughts and Feelings By: Leonida P. Pahayahay Secondary School Teacher lll Kitaotao National High School

Life is like a game; sometimes we won and sometimes we lost. In the field of education promotion is most likely a game.

Many contenders participated aspiring to get the dreamed or desired position, yet, only few are granted due to some reasons that are difficult to enumerate.

Yes, I was one of those who aspire to be promoted believing that the sacrifice, the dedication, the love and the service I rendered as a teacher for many years could grant my wish. However, I found out that it is not easy as I was thinking because my thoughts were just thoughts not the reality. Frustration and

disappointment wanted to poison my mind and heart to stop doing my job religiously (teaching the young one).

Unexpectedly, a mysterious light flashed my head and reset my memory. A good reminiscence of a woman who met big blows of misfortune in her life came out clearly. She was a missionary who was sent home because of a lung disease that contacted her.

She accepted the decision of her head without farther complains. She worked in the farm to survive and at the midst of her work she met another extreme bad luck of her life. The threshing machine cut her right arm. It was terribly

painful in her part., not physically but emotionally.

But she did not blame anybody even the almighty God .Instead, she ask the Lord, “What do, “What do you want me to do Lord?

What Work?”

This memory awakened me up, felt the shame and guilty. It is our nature that every time failure or adverse circumstance came into our life, we immediately ask “Why Lord?” We wanted to question the Lord’s design and plan to all of us. It is really true that success is not just management and flexibility, nor manner and breeding of a person but it is our determination and faith in God.

As God say in Psalm 34:8”Examine and see how God the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts the Lord, fear Him! Those who fear Him will have ever ything they need.

Even lions may become weak and hungr y. But those people who go to the Lord for help will have every good thing.”

Thus for second time, I apply the position of Master Teacher l. Now, l am quite ready whatever the result because God Knows of what I have done to fulfill my responsibility, as a teacher towards my colleagues, to my young learners and to the community especially the 4P’s and the IP’s people.

Issues and Problems of Teachers in Filipino Subject By: Mary Jane S. Pandita Kitaotao National High School

In our education system, Filipino teachers encountered many challenges in teaching Filipino Subject.

The utmost concern of the Department of Education for National Capital Region , in particular, the performance of students in subject taught in Filipino for the past three years found to be alarming deteriorating. (DepEd Memo.150.s.2015). Teaching style of our teachers is very poor. There are teachers not updated in teaching trends especially modern strategies. The instructional materials used in curriculum and the listening problems usually met by teachers in teaching the language.

One of the teachers at Barangka National High School in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina said that” students have a low regard in Filipino.That’s the major reason for their awkwardness in that own tongue.”(Francisco) As we see, our students have difficulty in language,

how students critically on stories, poems, divergent questions and etc. The problem will return to the performance of teaching of our teachers. It is a sad truth of our Filipino teachers.

In classroom setting, teachers are the focal figure in education. They are entrusted so many responsibilities that range from the very simple to most complex and very challenging jobs. The big challenge of teachers inside the classroom is how to be motivating students to think critically.

It requires a variety of teaching styles or techniques just to capture student’s interest.”Effective learning in the classroom depends on the teacher’s ability to maintain the interest that brought students to the course in the first place (Erickson, 1978). It emphasize that students are motivated by the approval of others or by overcoming challenges.

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Chess... from page 12

Marie Magpily of Gen.Pio National High School, who ruled the junior division and took the female spot in the NCR stop of the circuit sponsored by Pilipinas Shell.

Meanwhile, Davao will host the next leg on Sept. 2-3 for the Southern Mindanao stage, also at SM City, before the regional elims winds up in Cebu for the Visayas qualifier on Sept.16-17 at SM City.

The circuit, sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, is held to discover fresh talents, especially in the countryside, and develop them to become members of future national teams. It has produced top grandmasters, the foremost of which is current world No. 2 super GM Wesley So. The event is backed by Shell V-Power, Shell Advance, Shell Rimula, Shell Helix, Shell Fuel Save, and Shell Card and held in partnership with SM Supermalls.

It is open to all Filipinos, non-titled players who are bonafide students certified by their respective schools and registrars. Previous grand final winners are allowed to compete again in their respective categories provided they are still within the age limit. PR

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whatever will be their decision regarding this matter. We have always been neutral. Our only appeal is for them not to make it too close to the next elections,” he said.

“For us, it should have an interval of at least one year. So this proposal of May 2018, we are okay with it since we have one year (interval),” the Comelec chief added.

He is reacting to the decision of the House of Representatives to move the village and youth polls to May 2018 instead of holding it on October 23.

(PNA)

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the annual expenses is seen to rise to PHP65 billion, he added.

He said it is an advantage for the government that the K-12 program of the government is on its transition period since only incoming college freshmen will be funded in academic year 2018-19.

Preliminar y studies based the number of beneficiaries to the number of students graduating from Grade 12 of the current school year.

He did not give possible number of graduates but said that around 85 percent of the graduates are expected to be enrolled in SUCs. He said the free tuition fee law will also cover expenses like cost of living allowance but stressed that only around 24 percent of the enrolees will be covered.

“This is only for those we assumed that they are poor or deemed poor,” he said.

Qualified students may be granted scholarships after they have passed a national examination or entrance tests, whichever will be determined, Diokno added.

Republic Act (RA) 10931, the law that paved the way for the free tuition fees in SUCs, materialized after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the measure on August 3, 2017.

Diokno said there are about PHP16 billion remaining funds for education-related expenses for 2017 but not all this amount can be tapped for free tuition fee in SUCs. Under the proposed PHP3.767 trillion national budget for 2018, the Department of Education will have PHP613.1 billion allocation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), PHP13.5 billion, and SUCs, PHP64.6 billion.(PNA)

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Sat-Sun, August 12-13, 2017 “Without doubt this is the time for God’s people to get right with God. To repent of our own sin. To share the Gospel with our neighbors.

And to pray that in the midst of His coming wrath, God would remember mercy…”

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already a sweet victory for him, especially that he lacks background in geography.

“Given the circumstances, and the lack of background and formal education in geography, being here is a success in itself, and wining bronze medal makes this success even sweeter,” he said.

Ilabore excelled in written, response test, field work, and multi-media test that made him bags the sole medal for the team Philippines. The Philippine team was composed of 4 students; however, each student was scored individually. They were Ilabore, Jon Edilpert Morano, Uriel Victor Escobido and Aldwin Adiong.

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be charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives.

The military said arrest was conducted without fires shot that “manifested the commitment of the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines)” to enforce our laws.

The military told the rallyists to be “wary in joining” protests because of the possible involvement of some NPA members. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews) from page 7 Lupon, Davao Oriental.

They were reportedly from page 4 transporting weapons and explosives from Mati to could end the world!

Lupon on board a Red Kia -ooo FILIPINOS MUST PRE- Bongo, when members of PARE VS. COMING CA- the scout platoon chance LAMITIES: Locally, the upon their vehicle. total solar eclipse on August Batchar said there was a 21, 2017 may be a sign for chase after the armed men Metro Manilans that the tried to elude the military much-dreaded magnitude until they were cornered 7 earthquake which Japa- along the Highway in San nese and Filipino officials Isidro Town at around 11:45 are saying will happen any p.m on Tuesday. The 10th minute now could indeed ID reported their arrest on be happening real soon. Thursday, August 10.

Fact is, even as I was writ- Batchar said the arrested ing this column, I had been persons claimed they were receiving reports that a going to attend a rally in magnitude 6 earthquake Davao City at the time of shook Metro Manila and the apprehension. nearby provinces at about 1:30 p.m., August 11, 2017.

Again, the inevitable question: what can ordinary mortals do about these signs and the events they portend?

First, we should be thankful that God is giving us these signs in the first place. The evident desire of God, in giving these signs, is to warn us that something grave is about to happen, so we could prepare for it and therefore avoid damage and destruction.

How then do we prepare against any natural calamity that are coming our way? I will simply repeat what evangelist Ann Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, said in her blog (http://www.annegrahamlotz.org/…/gods-judgment-coming-ameri…/):

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The troops also recovered from the arrested persons four M16; one grenade launcher; one improvised explosive device; eighty nine M16 ammunition; one M203 Ammo; three long magazine for M16 (steel); two short magazine for M16 (steel); one long magazine for M16 (plastic); two short magazine for M16 (plastic); 11 Motorola radio (handheld); one digital camera; three cellular phones; three hammocks; four backpacks; two bandoleers; two combat

boots; medical paraphernalia; assorted medicines; subversive documents with high intelligence value and cash amounting to P1926.

Batchar said the arrest of the four NPA members was made without a single fire shot. They were already in the custody of the San Isidro PNP for the inquest for a case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.

He said this is a manifestation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) commitment to en-

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force our laws.

According to Batchar, the people joining antigovernment rallies are clearly infiltrated by regular NPA members. Batchar said the rallyists should be wary of joining rallies because the NPA espouses violence and armed struggle.

Batchar also pointed out that the arrest of a 16-year-old rebel shows the communist movement to use minors that is a violation of the international humanitarian law. PNA

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Cagayan de Oro to host Shell chess elims

The Shell National Youth Active Chess Championships (SNYACC) swings to Mindanao this month with a huge turnout expected in the Northern Mindanao qualifying leg at SM City in Cagayan de Oro. Organizers of the country’s longest running talent search brace for another banner field in the third leg of the five-stage regional elims on Aug. 12-13, the region being one of the hotbeds of the sport in its more than two decades of

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staging.

A fierce battle looms in all three divisions with the top two from the kiddies, juniors and seniors divisions, plus the top female player gaining berths in the national finals slated in October.

Registration is on-going on a first-come, first-served basis with slots limited to 400. For details, contact tournament coordinator Alex Dinoy at 09228288510. Registration forms can also be downloaded

from https://www.shell. com.ph/shell_chess. Fee is pegged at P100.

Events on tap are the kiddies for players aged 7 to 12 (born between 2004 to 2009), juniors for 13 to 16 years old (born between 2000 to 2003) and seniors for 17 to 20 (born between 1996 and 1999) for boys and girls.

Twenty players have made it so far to the grand finals set Oct. 7-8 at SM Mall of Asia, including Francois See chess, page 11

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