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By Cheng OrdoÑez Associate Editor and Gerry Gorit Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has urged victims of an Australian, who is wanted for numerous cases of rape and cybersex operation here and in Europe, to come out and lodge appropriate cases against the arrested suspect.

Joint operatives from the National Bureau of Investigation and the Criminal Investigation and Detention Group in swooped down Friday afternoon on a resident in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, and See VICTIMS, page A11

Four hurt in grenade blast in Bukidnon

By Ruel V. Pelone Managing Editor

BUKIDNON--Four persons were injured after an explosion occurred during the Search for Bikini Open on Friday night in purok 2, Barangay Bangahan in Pangantucan town.

Insp. Jiselle Ester Lou Maputi Longakit, spokesperson of the Bukidnon Provincial Police Office, identified those injured as Alfredo Aclan, and Jenifer Candila, all residents of Barangay Bangahan.

Also injured, said Longakit, were Ricric Palma, and Rolando Merto, See grenAde, page A11

CAUGHT AT LAST. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Atty. Angelito DLP Magno (left)

and Sr. Supt. Alexander Tagum, regional director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Region 10 (CIDG-10), present to reporters the 51-year-old Peter Gerald Scully, an Australian national, long wanted by authorities for multiple cases of rape and cybersex cases. Russel was arrested by authorities at his hideout in Malaybalay City in Bukidnon province Friday afternoon. Photo by Gerry Gorit of Mindanao Daily

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., has expressed dismay over reports blaming the army for the sad plight of the 44 fallen members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF).

Recent reports that came out from the Senate investigations into the fate of the 44 PNP-SAF troopers have tended to lay the blame for the high death casualties in the Mamasapano incident with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic See army, page A11

NPA denies firefight with Military launches govt troopers in Bukidnon offensives v. BIFF

By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The communist New People’s Army (NPA) has denied an armed engagement with government troopers while a group of foreigners was in Mt. Kitanglad in Bukidnon.

Alan Juanito, the spokes-

person of the NPA-North Central Mindanao Committee, said that the NPA rebels were constrained to issue the statement to the local media after the military has issued a press release that the its troopers have engaged the NPA in a firefight in Mt Kitanglad sometime in the morning

of Feb. 13, 2015.

Army Maj. Christian Uy, of the army’s 4th Infantry Division, said that one was wounded when a group of foreigners was caught in the crossfire between the government troopers and the NPA guerrillas in Mt. Kitanglad.

See denies, page A11

BUKIDNON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE (BUGEMCO) To all BUGEMCO Members; Notice is hereby made that the Membership Annual General Assembly of BUGEMCO will be held on February 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Kaamulan Open Theather, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

RUBY R. GALOPE Secretary Attested: RICHEL R. OKIT, CPA, MBA Chairperson

PIKIT, North Cotabato––The Army’s 6th Infantry Division and the 7th Infantry Battalion have launched Saturday ground offensives against lawless Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in the Maguindanao marshland.

Government forces scoured the village of Kalbugan in Pagalungan, Maguindanao to hunt down the group of Kagi Karialan, BIFF field commanders who figured in a clan war with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MMILF) for more than a week now.

See military, page A11

BIFF says it won’t return SAF weapons

By Ferdinandh B. Cabrera of MindaNews

COTABATO City––The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on Friday rejected calls by government to surrender all firearms taken from the police commandos who died in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25.

“We will never return the firearms we recovered…it’s

like in cockfighting that a winner will take home the loser’s cock,” Abu Misry Mama, speaking for the BIFF, said in jest.

He said the military or police would do the same thing had the situation been reversed.

Forty-four members See weapons, page A11

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Teachers call for salary increase on 2016 budget D AVAO CITY - Teachers renewed their demand to include salary increase in the 2016 national budget as they trooped to the central office of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Friday.

Leaders and members of Alliance of Concerned Teachers in the National Capital Region and the Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) joined the protest.

“The last increase in our salary was in 2012 and based on the provisions of Salary Standardization Law III, a periodic review every year of our salary level every three years to make

it responsive to our needs.

This provision mandates the government to adjust our salary for 2016,” said Benjie Valbuena, ACT-NCR Union president.

Salary Standardization Law (SSL) is the scheme where the monthly pay of all government employees is enumerated based on their salary grades. Entry Level pay for teachers is P18,549 and 9,000 as minimum pay for non-teaching personnel.

Teachers said their

monthly salaries are not sufficient for their daily needs. “ T h e v a lu e of ou r monthly pay has eroded too much over the past three years and is furthered by the skyrocketing increases in the prices of basic services and commodities. This situation deprived us to give our family a decent and just living which runs contrary to the Magna Carta of Public School Teachers,” Valbuena said. (davaotoday.com)

STREET CHILDREN - Street kids play and pose for the camera in Davao City. The Department of Social Welfare and Development has declared an Adoption Week in February. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

ComVal intensifies reading program, raises funds for BPSK COMPOSTELA VALLEY- To improve the English reading literacy and increase the achievement rates of pupils in the province, the provincial government of Compostela Valley hosted a Partners’ Forum to raise funds for the Bayanihan Para sa Karunungan (BPSK) Program which provides reading skills enhancement for pupils in ComVal. Participated by the Municipal Local Government Units (LGUs)

and different private entities in the province, the Partners’ Forum, held on February 18 at DepEd Division Office in Capitol Compound, Cabidianan, Nabunturan, ComVal, raised nearly PhP2.5 million good to facilitate a yearround reading development for around 50 schools.

“This Partners’ Forum is not just about money. It’s about sharing the responsibilities in making education reform a top priority,”

said Gov. Arturo T. Uy believing that the province’s investments in education would gain highest returns for it is investing for the most valuable resources of our province – the children.

Now on its second year, the provincial government targets to double last year’s 33 demonstration schools of BPSK and aims to strengthen the interventions through intensified remedial reading activities, distribution

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

of workbooks and other instructional materials, and continuous assessment of pupils’ performance.

Testifying for the program’s efficacy in their school, Rufino Galay, School Principal of Compostela Central Elementary School, said the 15-day Summer Big Brother Reading Camp of BPSK has improved their students’ reading performance such that they can now identify words and comprehend their reading

Publication Notice R.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

February 20, 2015

February 20,2015

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ROY T. TEMPORADO has filed with this Office , a petition for correction of entry in the child’s date of birth from “NOV. 18, 1965” to “NOVEMBER 09, 1965” in the certificate of Live Birth of ROY TAGALA TEMPORADO at Veruela, Agusan del Sur and whose parents are Trinidad Temporado and Anita Tagala.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 12, 2015.

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that GILBOURNE A. YAMOMO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of GILBOURNE AGABILIN YAMOMO at DSPH , Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Gilbert D. Yamomo and Melchora P. Agabilin.

Any person adversely affected by said petiton may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 12, 2015.

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City Civil Registrar

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On the other hand, Gerlie Alcaria, Parent-Teachers Association President of Matagdungan Elementary School in Nabunturan, testified that after the program’s intervention, their students are now more interested to go to school and added that part of this positive result is the parents’ motivation and upbringing on their children.

See PROGRAM, page A6

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EDITOR: RUEL V. PELONE • ruel_pelone2002@yahoo.com

Search for the next Comelec chair underway With the retirement of Commissioner Sixto S. Brilliantes Jr., chair of the Philippines seven-man Commissions on Elections (Comelec), talks about the next possible Comelec Chair have been circulating lately.

It is imperative to fill up the shoes of Brillantes as the national and the local elections in 2016 near.

However, there is always this presumption that the members, especially the Comelec Chair are lackeys of the administration.

While it is true that the Comelec is a constitutional body, the perception of its independence becomes obscure since it is the Executive Department that appoints its members, particularly the Comelec Chairman. Thus, how could the Comelec be a constitutional and independent body when it is the President who appoint the members of the Comelec?

In fairness to Brillantes, even his appointment as the Comelec Chair has been an object of dismay – right from the start. How could Brillantes, an acclaimed

lawyer of most of the candidates of the Liberal Party, be engrossed as Comelec Chair? Of course, for those who did not know that Brillantes was a Liberal Party lawyer of some of the LP candidates, his appointment to the Comelec then was a good choice.

There was this widespread gossip within the circle of election lawyers that Brillantes and Romulo Makalintal are the two opposing election lawyers.

When one of them would side the other, the other lawyer would have no option but to be the counsel on the other side. In other words, if Brillantes is the lawyer of the Aquino-led LP, Makalintal was the lawyer of the NP or Arroyo-led Lakas political party. This was the case during the 2010 elections when Brillantes was with the LP and Makalintal with the Arroyos.

Unfortunately, it was LP who won the 2010 Presidential elections. Perhaps, Makalintal, as an election lawyer, was greatly affected when Brillantes accepted the Comelec Chair position.

He let the cat out of the bag. In a public pronouncement which surprised even the closest advisers, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said, he is willing to run for President of the Philippines “if only to save the Republic”. Yes, I believe him. I also can imagine a federal system here such as in my home country the Federal Republic of Germany.

Yes, the good mayor is right and is just voicing out the opinion of many people: Filipinos, possible foreign investors and many more.

Of course, these are strong words of Rody Duterte: “If

1976. We all remember that time. Regular visits of mine followed since 1982 - especially visiting Mindanao.

Since that time, I tried to understand the situation in Mindanao. For a foreign journalist it wasn’t easy.

Let’s jump to the present situation of my second home, this wonderful country Philippines. Dozens of police officers were killed in an anti-terror raid that Klaus Doring has dented the popularity of Philippine President only to save this republic, I Benigno Aquino, rendercould run for President!” ing major reforms unlikely I stepped on Philippine during the rest of his term, soil for the first time in says analyst Alecia Quah.

Think a minute…

Did you know that the average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work? That means those who use 50% of their ability stand out from the rest. So the very few who actually give their full 100% of strength and smarts to their work become the most successful of all. Many people want the greener grass, but they don’t want to pay the higher water bill to get it!

“No person has ever slept his way to success, since he just sleeps through his best opportunities.” While

we’re sleeping, our talents and abilities sleep with us.

The only way to smell sweet success is to wake up, so you can work up the ladder to where you want to be.

Then after you’ve reached the level of success you want, work is the only way you can stay there to keep enjoying it. Remember, nothing just happens by itself; somebody has to do the work to make it happen.

The great music composers like Beethoven and Mozart did not sit around waiting to get inspired before they started working. They got

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Certainly, with Brillantes at the top of the electoral body, it would be very hard for Makalintal to win cases involving election protest.

In fact, since Brillantes becomes the Comelec Chair, the name of Makalintal could hardly be heard anymore.

While Makalintal was disappointed by Brillantes appointment as head of the electoral body, some were also happy. For instance, many suspected that the incumbent Mayor Oscar Moreno of Cagayan De Oro City has benefited with Brillantes appointment.

One, the election recall filed

by the opposition against Moreno which the Comelec did not grant under pretext of “lack of funds.” Two, Moreno is with the Liberal Party for which the Comelec Chair is indebted to.

However, apart from all the speculations, one important thing is not known to most of the Cagayanons – that Moreno and Brillantes are both Alumni of San Beda College of Law. Brillantes graduated Law in 1965 while Moreno in 1975.

To m a ke it app e ar ‘though that nothing personal in the denial of the recall election petition filed by the more than 75,000 voters against Moreno, the Comelec, in a Nov. 18, 2014 Resolution No. 9912 partially lifted the suspension of the recall proceedings in Cagayan De Oro City. Well, some said that Resolution 9912 is Brillantes’s graceful exit to make it appear that he was impartial to the Cagayan De Oro City Mayor – a fellow alumnus at San Beda College of Law. That is only a suspicion ‘though.– 0 – react: crisguardian@yahoo.com

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Terming it as a show of goodwill, the largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), returned firearms of the police commandos killed in an assault at the end of January. MILF military chief Von Al Haq was quoted by local media as saying that his group’s members got hold of the weapons after their encounter with the police, which left 44 officers dead.

The number of casualties government forces suffered was the biggest single-day combat loss in See doring, page A8

question we need to ask ourselves is what are we working for? We can’t just work hard, we also have to work smart. Don’t get ripped off by working your whole life for something that doesn’t give you real quality of life. We need to be smart and get the best deal we can for our life of work. Some people work hard all their lives and become rich, but inside they’re still very poor Jhan Tiafau hurst and unhappy. They’re uninspired because they were satisfied and empty because they didn’t work smart for already working at it.

But it’s not enough to the right things. work hard. An important See hurst, page A8

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Daily Inspiration Your Face “Keep your face to the sunshine and you can’t see a shadow.”

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darkness, fear, even dread. One expands our world; the other restricts our world. You were not designed for a dark existence. You were designed to reflect God’s light and love in a dark Sunshine brings warmth, hope, op- world. Why choose to face shadows portunity, adventure, even optimism. when the sunshine promises brighter Shadows bring doubt, skepticism, days?

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Dads give full support to Cadac THE 17th City Council during its regular session last Monday presided over

by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas pledged to support the newly- reactivated City Anti Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) under Executive Order No.00815 issued by City Mayor Oscar Moreno.

In his special report, Councilor Roger Abaday said he was appointed as chairman of said council with Atty. Vincent Cromwel Seriña, representing the private sector as his co-chairman and Teodoro

Sabugaa, OIC of the City Social Welfare Development Office, as the vice chairman.

Members of CADAC are Councilor Adrian Barba, chair of the committee on education, Councilor Dante Pajo, chair, committee on health and sanitation, Councilor Yan Lam Lim, president of the Liga ng mga Barangay, City Prosecutor Fidel Macauyag, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director Emerson Margati, City Police Director Sr. Supt. Faro Antonio Olaguera, City DILG Direc-

tor Engr. Jane Docallos, City Jail Warden Ferdinand Pontillo, City Administrator Atty Roy Raagas, City Schools Supt. Elena Bustillo, Acting City Health Officer Dr. Fe Bongcas, City Legal Officer Atty. Donald Delegencia, CHED Director Zenaida Gersana, Atty.

Casimero, Juarez Jr., director of Mindanao Philippine Association of Universities and Colleges, Ernesto B. Neri of the Oro Youth and Development Council, Engr. Burgos Macasero, CDO federation president

ISKOLAR KO NI BAMBI. Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano sits together with the province’s scholars while he asks each of them about their school whereabouts during the 8th IKNB General Assembly last February 14 at the Capitol grounds. The province has now 1, 810 scholars under the IKNB program. Photo courtesy of M isamis O riental P rovincial I nformation O ffice F acebook page .

Republic of thePhilippines Department of Agriculture National Dairy Authority Mindanao Field Office 2/F Nunez Bldg., cor Inabanga St. Zone 1, Bulua, Cagayan De Oro City Tel Fax: (088)855-1166; Phone:(088)8804320 • Email: nda_mio@yahoo.com

The NATIONAL DAIRY AUTHORITY-MINDANAO FIELD OFFICE (NDA-MFO), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites sealed written tenders for the: “BOARD & LODGING PROVISION FOR 625 IMPORTED DAIRY ANIMALS FOR QUARANTINE IN MINDANAO UNDER PUBLIC BIDDING” with an Approved Budget Contract (ABC) amounting to TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (PH 2,437,500.00) sourced from the Regular Funds.

All particulars relative to Eligibility Screening, Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Pre-Bidding Conferences, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and award of Contracts shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. The tenderers shall be required to submit until 10 March 2015, the following documents for pre-qualification: a. Certified list of related contracts ongoing and completed for the past five (5) years including quantity and specifications, name of client with telephone numbers, date of contract and project cost for every project listed and/or historical record of the bidder’s farm in the past five (5) years (minimum) b. Articles of Incorporation or Partnership or its equivalent c. Audited Financial Statement for the current and previous year d. Latest Income and Business Tax Returns duly stamped and received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and duly validated with the tax payments made (per EO 398 dated January 12, 2005) e. Tax clearance from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (per EO 398 dated January 12, 2005) f. Business license/registration g. Authority of the Local Representative, if any h. Company Profile i. The prospective bidder’s computation for its Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC); or a commitment from a licensed bank to extend a credit line if awarded the contract to be bid; or a cash deposit certificate, which shall be at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the approved budget for the contract (ABC) to be bid; j. Sworn statement of the Bidder that it is not related to the head of the NDA by consanguinity or affinity up to the third civil degree or any of the NDA’s officers or employees k. PhilGeps Registration/Accreditation Distribution of Tender Document for the “BOARD & LODGING PROVISION FOR 625 IMPORTED DAIRY ANIMALS FOR QUARANTINE IN MINDANAO UNDER PUBLIC BIDDING” may be obtained from the NDA-BAC Secretariat starting 18 February to 6 March 2015 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (PH 2,500.00) per copy. A Pre-Bid Conference shall be conducted on 24 February 2015 at 2:00PM while the Opening of Bids shall be held on 10 March 2015 at 2:00PM. Both activities shall be conducted at the NDA-MFO Office, 2F, Nuñez Bldg., Inabanga St., Zone 1, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City. The Bidder must present a bid bond during the bid opening in any of the following forms:

FORM OF BID BOND

1. Cash, Cashier’s or Manager’s Check, Bank Draft, Letter of Credit (L/C) issued by a commercial bank and Bank Guarantee 2. Surety Bond callable on demand and issued by an insurance company 3. Any combination of the above

MINIMUM AMOUNT IN % OF APPROVED BUDGET CONTRACT Two Percent (2%) Five Percent (5%) Proportionate to share of form with respect to total amount of security

The NDA reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts hereof, to waive any information therein, or to accept such bids or to award any part thereof to any bidder/s whose bid/s is/are considered most advantageous to the NDA. (Sgd.) MARLON C. FLORES BAC-Chairman 17 February 2015

of PTA, Imam Muhammad Gondarangin, representative of the religious sector, Fr.Saturnino Lumba,SSJV, Social Action Director, Alan Casiño Saab, executive director of Pathway to Recovery Rehabilitation and Dr.Benson Go, administrator of Treatment and Rehabilitation Center of Region 10.

“It is a very challenging task because we are working with a very formidable problem in the city, not only in the city but this is a universal problem about drugs and not only prevention but for treatment and rehabilitation,” Councilor Abaday cited.

“Per situationer brought to us by PDEA, almost all

of the 80 barangays are already affected by drug related cases. We have drug pushers, drug dens, drug users,” he said.

The reorganization of CADAC according to Councilor Abaday is based on Article 2, Section 13 of the 1997 Constitution, which cites that the state See CADAC, page A11

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DISPLAY AND COMPETITION. Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez with Vice Mayor Edgar S. Lignes of El Salvador City inspect the agricultural products displayed during the 58th Araw ng Bolisong Celebration at Barangay Bolisong, El Salvador City. Members of the staff of Vice Governor Pelaez, including Provincial Board Secretary Atty. Ernesto R. Sotto Jr., served as members of the judges during the competition. As a farmer himself, Vice Governor Pelaez also sees the future of the province of Misamis Oriental in agriculture, photo supplied

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‘Good Financial Housekeeping’

12 towns in Sibugay province pass

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PIL, Zamboanga Sibu g ay – For rel i giously implementing the “full disclosure policy” in their respective local government units (LGUs), 12 towns and the provincial government of Zamboanga Sibugay have passed the 2014 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH), a component of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).

From the list recently released by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the GFH has been conferred to the municipalities of Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, Ipil, Kabasalan, Mabuhay, Payao, Siay, Talusan, Titay and Tungawan.

Aside from complying with the full disclosure policy, these LGUs have not received “unqualified and qualified” opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA).

On the other hand, the four other towns of Malangas, Naga, Olutanga and

Roseller T. Lim did not make it due to “conditional compliance” with the full disclosure policy.

Acting Provincial Director Arnel F. Gudio of DILG-Sibugay also disclosed that the GFH certification would be the basis for accessing funds to the agency’s program windows such as Bottom Up Budgeting Program (BUB), Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig (SaLinTubig) and Payapa at Masaganang Pamyanan (PAMANA). He, however, clarified that said certification could neither be used to facilitate the approval of any loan nor eligibility for the Seal of Good Local Governance and Performance Challenge Fund.

Director Gudio has also encouraged the LGUs to comply with the department’s directives especially the full disclosure policy, which requires local officials to fully disclose the particular financial transactions of their re-

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“If the failure is due to FDP, LGUs have the opportunity to comply

with the FDP and avail of the ‘ After Assessment Compliance” pursuant to DILG memorandum No. 2014-13 dated February 6,2014 to secure a GFH Certification without waiting for the next assessment

period,” Gudio explained.

Based on the 2014 GFH assessment, a total of 1,307 LGUs or 78 percent passed the GFH out of the 1,676 provincial, city, and municipal governments. Some 369 local governments

failed to meet the GFH criteria - 77 fell short due to the 2013 COA opinion, 254 flunked due to noncompliance with the full disclosure policy and 38 failed in both criteria.

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Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco on Thursday leads the opening of the 8-day trade-fair that features the city's agri-fishery products and other goods that are considered innate and distinct to selected barangays under the “One Barangay One Product” (OBOP).

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ComVal Schools Division Superintendent Reynante Solitario, in response to the support given by the provincial government and private entities on education initiatives in the province, said the DepEd can pledge of the full support of its teachers in the implementation of the program.

Strengthened by E.O. 025, 2013, BPSK provides English Workbooks, conducts daily remedial reading classes, mentors parents, trains teachers, gathers youth volunteers, and involves various stakeholders in developing the reading and comprehension skills of Grade 3 and Grade 4 pupils in the province. (james labrigas/ids comval)

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Agusan del Norte • Agusan del Sur • Surigao del Norte • Surigao del Sur • Dinagat Islands

DA: Rice sufficient in Caraga

By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor-Caraga and RHEA ABAO Contributor

PHOTO EXHIBIT. A lumad of the Banwaon tribe from San Luis, Agusan del Sur

looks at a photo exhibit featuring alleged human rights violations in the Caraga Region displayed at the Libertad sports complex in Butuan City on Thursday (19 Feb 2015).

The exhibit, part of the week-long protest staged in the city, was mounted by the Kahugpungan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon (KASALO), Karapatan-Caraga and other human rights groups. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas

PhilHealth-Caraga reached 98% in population coverage

By Noel B. Najarro of the Philippine News Agency

BUTUAN City––The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Caraga Regional Vice-President Johnny Sychua said in a recent forum that population coverage rate in the region has reached 98 % which is higher than the national which is at 82 percent.

As of September 2014, based in mem-

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

bership category : in the formal economy category (private and government employed) has 462, 437. membership in the informal economy (OFWs and Individually paying) has listed 126, 537. Indigent members has 1,781, 423 and sponsored 98,557. The lifetime members listed 45,266 with the total of 2,514,220, Sychua said.

The PhilHealth members in Caraga region as of September 2014 has reached 931, 727 representing 1,582,493.

ANNEX “B”

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE Baungon, Bukidnon CCE-0024-2014 RA 10172

Date: February 13, 2015

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that MEG RYAN S. MAKINLAY has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in her sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MEG RYAN S. MAKINLAY at Lingating, Baungon, Bukidnon and whose parents are WILDON E. MAKINLAY and MARITESS E. SECRETARIA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file a written opposition with this Office not later than March 1, 2015.

(SGD.) EVANGELINE C. LIBAYNON

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Feb 16 & 23, 2015

BUTUAN City--Towards achieving food staples sufficiency, the rice and corn subsectors delivered a record 18.88 million metric tons (MTS) of palay and 7.77 million metric tons (MTs) of corn (white and yellow) through the concerted efforts of farmers and irrigators associations, local government units and the Department of Agriculture field offices and operating units.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala attributed the gains to the generally favorable weather condition and higher farmgate prices benefitting farmers, which encouraged them to adopt higher-yielding technologies resulting in the increase in yield at national scale by about 3 percent for rice and 3.41 percent for corn.

To put the contribution of Caraga in perspective, the region attained a total

at promoting responsible rice consumption for better health, less rice wastage and productive farming to inspire farmers to do better,” said DA-Caraga Assistant Regional Director Edgardo Dahino.

Regional Director Edna Mabeza said the success of rice sufficiency program in Caraga is due to various factors foremost of which is the budget support for the required infrastructures, pre- and post harvest interventions, farm mechanization, and buffer stocking for quick turn around after calamities.

“The partnership with the farmers associations, people’s organizations, irrigators associations, and local government units, especially the provincial and municipal agriculturists and technicians makes the story complete. Kayangkaya basta sama-sama!”, Mabeza said.

DEED OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses GERONIMO P. AMIGO and MAXIMA MALABAR AMIGO, who both died intestate at Maygatasan, Bayugan, Agusan del Sur on October 24, 2012 and July 11, 2014, respectively, consisting of: 1) A parcel of land (Lot No. 809, Pls-225) located at Maygatasan, Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, covered

by Tax Declaration No. 06-01-001901282, containing an area of 42,027 square meters; and 2) A parcel of land (Lot No. 1251, Pls-443) located at Anolingan, Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, covered by Tax Declaration No. 11-03-0004-00265, containing an area of 60,211 square meters, is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND CONFIRMATION OF THE DEED OF DONATION made and executed

by Geronimo P. Amigo and Maxima Malabar Amigo’s legitimate heirs, namely, Acsencio Amigo, and Delia Amigo, per Doc. No. 269; Page No. 27; Book No. CLX; Series of 2014 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Richard L. Lamigo, Notary Public.

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses Eulogio P. Martinez and Cecilia Ayaton Martinez, who died intestate in Butuan City, Philippines on April 5, 2011 and December 8, 1943, respectively, consisting of real property (Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan H-224494, S. 57-44’E., 1393.42 m. more or less from B.L.L.M. No. 8, Butuan Cad. No. 84) covered by Original Certificate of Title No. RP-142 (1722) now RP-281 (1722) registered in the name of Eulogio Martinez containing an area of 10.0926 hectares, is the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE made and entered into by herein decedents’ sole and only heirs, being the children of Eulogio P. Martinez to his first marriage with Cecilia Ayaton and to his second wife, Catalina Rabi, dividing and partitioning above-described estate among themselves in pro indiviso, and declaring and confirming Eulogio Martinez’ donation of a portion of 10,000 square meters of above-described property in favor of DEPED formerly (DECS)-Butuan City as proposed school site of Brgy.

Aupagan, Butuan City sometime on March 10, 1988, per Doc. No. 150; Page No. 10; Book No. III; Series of 2014 of the Notarial Registry of Atty.

Rema D. Erigbuagas-Burdeos, Notary Public for and in the City of Butuan with PTR OR No. 0723100 (1-7-14) B.C.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased JOSEPH M. ABAO, who died on November 2, 2012 in Gingoog City, without leaving any will, left no known debts or obligations that have remained unpaid neither has he left any other heirs who are entitled to succeed to his real estate except the herein MAE M. ABAO, who is his wife, leaving a parcel of land with improvement particularly described as follows: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 137-2014002363, Lot No. 12, Blk 6, Psd-10-058579, being a portion of Lot No. 1, Pcs-10-004054, Area: NINETY-FIVE (95) square meters more or less, Location: Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Land Use: Residential, Declared Owner: Joseph M. Abao, is the subject of DEED OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALE, made and executed namely; MAE M. ABAO, of legal age, Filipino, married to Joseph M. Abao, and resident of Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, is the only sole heir of my husband the Late Joseph M. Abao, hereinafter referred to as the Vendor and JENNIFER B. MORALDE, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to Noel O. Moralde, and resident of Blk. 3 Lot 14 Daniel Street, San Agustin Valley Home Subdivision, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referred to as the Vendee. That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE MILLION PESOS (P1,000,000.00) Philippine Currency the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Vendor from the Vendee, do hereby Adjudicate, Sell, Cede, Transfer and Convey unto the said Vendee that parcel of land described above. As per Doc. No. 343; Page No. 69; Book No. 70; Series of 2014; under Notary Public of ATTY. RENE ARTEMIO T. PACANA.

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NOTICE

Republic of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources OFFICE OF THE CENRO Talisay, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Notice is hereby given that the name GABRIEL ACUÑA listed Survey Claimant on LOT NO. 203, CAD-169 situated at POBLACION, NASIPIT, AGUSAN DEL NORTE has been recommended for DROPPING. An Order of Dropping will be issued 15 days after date of publication of this Notice and shall become final and executory 15 days thereafter.

Any person adversely affected by said Order may file his objection with this Office within 30 days from date when this Notice first appeared in this publication.

SO ORDERED. Recommended by: (SGD.) DPLI Jose F. Burnea Verified by: (SGD.) A.O.I. Marilou B. Gayona Noted by: (SGD.) LMO III Merlyna Y. Ocaya Approved by: NORMAN A. ASUGAN SFMS/OIC, CENR Officer MDN: Feb 23, 2015

production of 574.499 MTs of rice. Agusan del Sur, considered the region’s rice hub, has the highest contribution of 292,019 MTs, followed

by Agusan del Norte with 15,153 MTs, Surigao del Sur, 10,768 MTs, Surigao del Norte, 1,558 MTs and Dinagat Islands, 63 MTs. Based on the Caraga Rice Sufficiency Level and Utilization data from 2011 to 2016, the region, with a population of 1,429,244 and a growth rate of 1.5 percent, targeted 11.90 percent sufficiency level for the year 2014.

According to the Philippine Statistics AuthorityBureau of Agriculture and Statistics (PSA-BAS), the effort to attain rice selfsufficiency has paid off as the region exceeded the target by 113.56 percent.

In 2012, a Survey of Food Demand (SFD) per capita consumption per person in Caraga showed about 128 kilograms per person per year and 23,998 MTs were wasted due to irresponsible rice consumption. “ The f indings have prompted the DA to continue and pursue the Be RICEponsible campaign among consumers aimed NOTICE

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry office Province of Cotabato Municipality of Tulunan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that CHARY KRIS LABARGAN DADO has filed with this Office a petition for change of GENDER from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of live birth of CHARY KRIS LABARGAN DADO who was born on 02 FEBRUARY 1993 at DAMAWATO, TULUNAN, COTABATO and whose parents are MERLYN DARAQUIT LABARGAN and CRISANTO GEVA DADO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may his written opposition with this Office not later than ten days after the last publication.

(Sgd.) JERIC C. ARDINA

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Feb 23 & MAR 2, 2015

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Pimentel warns use of toxins to stop cocolisap Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III today cautioned the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) against advocating the use of a banned toxin to arrest a coconut infestation known as “cocolisap”.

Pimentel issued the

warning as Starkle, a supertoxin banned abroad, is being reportedly advocated again by a local syndicate to justify a P170 million anti-cocolisapproject.

He said scientific evidence should be presented to back up the claims of

the Starkle lobby that it is effective and safe for use to arrest the cocolisap infestation in the country.

The entry of Starkle was stopped last year due to widespread protests by coconut farmers who feared that the controversial toxin

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The police were killed by members of the MILF and its breakaway group - the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) - when they entered rebel-controlled territory in the country, while conducting an anti-terror operation seeking two suspects.

The incident has imperiled the government’s peace talks with the rebels. The attack has eroded political backing for President Aquino to continue to engage in negotiations aimed at bringing lasting peace to the country, 40 years after the outbreak of a Muslim separatist conflict in Mindanao, the country’s second biggest and southernmost major island.

Public opposition to the granting of further concessions

would endanger their livelihood instead of taming the pest.

Of the 54 hot spots or highly infested areas, the pilot use of Starkle proved to be a dud as the infestation was actually effectively neutralized by a non-toxic

and cheaper organic solution.

Pimentel said marginal farmers face the grim prospects of losing their livelihood because foreign coconut buyers are very critical against the use of banned chemicals in the

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

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Our Maker knows that the only way we can enjoy real success and satisfaction is by living His way everyday in a close, personal relationship with Him. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done. If you’ll ask Him and really mean it from your heart, Jesus Christ will forgive you and give you a new life today. Then everyday He’ll help you know how you can work hard and smart to have the life He created you to enjoy.

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product.

He said he favored the use of the non-toxic, organic solution to protect the multi-million pesos coconut industry that provides livelihood to thousands of rural workers, especially in Mindanao.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given to the general public that last January 30, 2015, at about 9:34 P.M., a fire broke out inside the Hall of Justice Building, located along Archbishop Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City. Pending investigate and considering the extent of the damage physically perceived, the losses on property, documents, records and physical evidence for and in all actions, proceedings and other cases pending in the herein below listed branches of the Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental, and to the Office of the Clerk of Court, holding offices thereat, are namely:

Branch 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 37 38 39

Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon. Hon.

Presiding Judge Florencia S. Abbu Dennis Z. Alcantar Evelyn Gamotin Nery Bonifacio M. Macabaya Gil G. Bollozos Richard D. Mordeno Vincent F.B. Rosales Henry B. Damasing Arthur L. Abundiente Jose L. Escobido Emmanuel P. Pasal Marites Filomena Rana-Bernales

Are considered TOTAL. This Notice is in compliance with Section 2 of Act No. 3110- entitled AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE PROCEDURE FOR THE RECONSTITUTION OF THE RECORDS OF PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AND BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, AND FILES OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, DESTROYED BY FIRE OR OTHER PUBLIC CALAMITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Further take notice of the following provision of the above-mentioned statute – Sec. 29. In case the parties interested in a destroyed record fail to petition for the reconstitution thereof within the six months next following the date on which they were notice in accordance with section two hereof, they shall be understood to have waived the reconstitution and may file respective actions a new without being entitled to claim the benefits of section thirty-one hereof.

Counsels and all interested parties are hereby directed to apply for reconstitution of the records of their proceeding within the periods prescribed under the law.

Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, February 09, 2015.

(Sgd) Atty. DICK CARLO J. CABANLAS

OIC-Clerk of Court V

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Oro’s Nobela crowned Red Horse Beer Muziklaban national champs

By MARK FRANCISCO Lifestyle Editor

I

T was a glorifying moment for four bagitos from Cagayan de Oro as Nobela was able to snatch the national spotlight and crowned the 2014 champions for the long-running Red Horse Beer Muziklaban 2014.

It was t he longe vity of the six-year-old band and the compactness of its founding (and still the same) members which thrilled and excited the judges, making Nobela the crème-de la-crème in this year’s competition.

Vocalist Jin de Guzman, guitarist Mark Chester Crisostomo, bassist Von Galdo and drummer Tatzl Labandia executed their winning pieces calmly and perfectly and were even able to jam with their mentors Juan dela Cruz and Kjwan.

Nobela performed two original compositions – Imulat Mo and Hawak Kamay – as well as a cover of Juan dela Cruz’s Beep Beep which they jammed with the legendary and original

rock star of the country.

Hawak Kamay was actually the good luck charm of the band – that number was the winner of a Christian rock original composition tilt held in 2013 in Cagayan de Oro which saw Nobela pitted against two dozen wannabes.

The road to Nobela’s fame is indeed an inspiring one. From being mere rock loving teens in 2010, these bagitos who came from Mogchs and Cagayan de Oro National High School decided to group together and form a band.

They agreed to name themselves Nobela. Their aim – to compose songs which tell stories, stories culled from their own and friends’ experiences.

Indeed they were successful in composing six originals. Pretty soon, they were appreciated within the local rock circuit. And they were able to tour all over Mindanao, fronting such established bands as Kamikazee, Sandwich and Itchyworms. They went to Malaybalay, Davao, Gingoog and Butuan.

Then their big break came in late 2013 through Dayeg, the Christian rock original composition tilt mentioned earlier. Nobela wowed the crowd with Hawak Kamay which exhorts listeners the essence of unity in overcoming a crisis together.

Boosted by their win, Nobela enlisted themselves into the Muziklaban CDO elminations last September.

They easily bested nine other bands to clinch a spot into the Mindanao finals that was held last December 6 in Davao City. In Davao, Nobela was able to beat three other bands from elsewhere in Mindanao, assuring their spot in the national finals and pitting them against three bands from Luzon and one from Visayas.

On Valentine’s Eve, February 13, the truth of the moment came. Nobela emerged triumphant.

They were able to rake in P500,000 in cash, P300,000 worth of recording label courtesy of MCA Records, P200,000 worth of gigs to be consumed throughout the year, P25,000 cash from

Dickies, another P10,000 worth of gift certificates from Dickies, P25,000 worth of items from Macbeth and that priceless trophy.

Red Horse Muziklaban is an annual rock band competition that has been held

in the country since 1999.

The competition is open to amateur bands.

Meanwhile, Nobela is now under the stable of Red Horse Beer. A new chapter of their sterling career begins.

family-owned businesses to strategize so they won’t go bankrupt. For instance, there must be no co-mingling of funds. The line between personal family money and money set aside for business must be clear.

There is a need for financial planning,” he said.

One of the concerns that Premier has identified in their advocacy campaign so far is the disinterest of the heirs and heiresses of these family-owned businesses in succeeding or inheriting their parents’ ventures.

“Some of the next generation in line tend to sell

their businesses and venture on new ones because either they don’t have the technical capacity or they’re not interested at all. I don’t think that’s a good idea. I think any successful business should be preserved by the heirs,” Ramos said.

It is in this mindset that

Oro Chamber, the biggest organization of SMEs in Northern Mindanao, invited Premier to assist the chamber members on how to optimize their respective family businesses. During the one-day seminar last February 18m, best practices and insights on how

Strengthening family businesses in NorMin Story and Photo by MARK FRANCISCO Lifestyle Editor

PREMIER Family Business Consulting is embarking on a new endeavor – to create a database for family businesses in Mindanao.

During a luncheon interview recently, Premier CEO Jonathan Ramos said the need for a database of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the island is high time now that the country is entering Asean economic integration.

Premier Family Business Consulting is a private outfit that was established in Cebu City in 2010 solely for assisting SMEs which are classified as family businesses.

According to Ramos, family businesses are the most successful form of business ownership in the SME category as far as the Philippine business climate nowadays is concerned.

“There is a need now for

to perpetuate the business venture across generations were discussed.

Ramos vowed that they will monitor the results of the family enterprise planning program that they had initiated and will be back here in the city to inject more inputs.

(From left) Prem�er Fam�ly Bus�ness Consult�ng COO Ne�l Montesclaros, CEO Jonathan Ramos, Oro Chamber trustee Cosme Pacana and Prem�er sen�or consultant Ma. Theresa Ramos

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I have never been a literature student but most often I just love connecting ideas and forming them into one coherent story.

Such as this one. What I’m writing right now as you’re reading this is raw impromptu. I mean I literally don’t have any idea yet what the next paragraph would be about. It’s 12:08 a.m. which means I’m sleepy.

That means it helps make this article conform to what real spontaneous writing is about.

It’s also called “stream of consciousness” method.

It means that the writer simply yaps and yaps seemingly nonsensical stuff until the whole paragraph itself

makes sense. This technique is also called free writing.

Free writing can be very useful in fiction. When you close your eyes, you form images in your mind.

They may be fantastic or they may be horrifying.

That’s exactly up to you.

Then you convert that into writing.

When I write a straightforward article or even a Lifestyle one, I am pretty nonchalant about it. I am void of emotions. I simply write what I saw or what I heard from the source.

But writing a column is different. That’s why it takes me longer to write a column than writing

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Daily Guide Reimagining a news story. Because I invest my emotions here.

I immerse myself in what I’m gonna write about.

If there’s such a thing as a performance artist, I’d like to call myself a performance writer. Sometimes it’s terribly exhausting. My officemate noticed that.

While I was writing about someone who recently died, my officemate noticed that I looked immensely sad for minutes.

Of course I really did. Had I written that particular column episode while we were bantering around in the office, the article might have been incoherent. Or inappropriate. Or God forbid insulting.

For the Chocolat episode, I was literally devouring a bar of Lindt at the time while writing.

For the Color of the Night episode, I really went to a titty bar and to a spa the evening before. For the episode where I praised Next Moves, I closed my eyes and envisioned Kring2x Abang waacking sexily in front of me at the beachside to the tune of Clean Bandit’s Rather Be. I don’t dance but I get wet at rave parties just to feel the moment so I can review ‘em vividly.

On the other hand while I was writing that Popcorn episode, I was really imagining Stella’s thighs rubbing each other while

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41. Network of nerves 42. Neck scarf DOWN 1. Foul 2. Urchin 3. Leave 4. Gauge 5. Plunder 6. Argon symbol 7. Kiss 8. Greek letter 9. Fairness 10. Round Table knight 14. Counts systematically 17. Belch 18. Coat part 19. Overact 21. Fashionable resort 22. Cerium symbol 23. Sliding receptacle 24. Musical tone

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both of us were watching the movie. Of course in reality, Stella doesn’t exist.

The one beside me in the cinema was Mary Rose Silvidad. And her thighs weren’t moving. But I had to envision that, otherwise that Popcorn edition wouldn’t read erotic at all.

Three hours was the longest time I’ve spent writing a Chameleon article. That was the Kiss from a Rose episode. For that, I had to close my eyes and listen to all these songs in no particular order: The Climb (Miley Cyrus), Everytime (Britney Spears), Cool (Gwen Stefani), Skyscraper (Selena Gomez), California King

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(Rihanna), Paradise (Coldplay) and Because of You (Kelly Clarkson). It’s only after listening to that playlist was I able to write that episode all 560 words of it uninterrupted.

It’s 1:12 a.m. in the morning. Now I’m fully awake. And coherent.

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Yesterday’s Answer

F resh G ospel of the day: (February23, 2015-Monday) Matthew 25:31-46””But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. “All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

“Then the King will say to those on His right, `Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. `For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, `Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? `And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? `When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “The King will answer and say to them, `Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

Biblical reflection

Bro. Edcel L. Closas “Then He will also say to those on His left, `Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me: The most fearful day for all us is the Day of Judgment. No one can escape from this final destiny. You will face it, whether you will like it or not: Printing paid by: Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhDTony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! #0928414949009279551247: Question – Prayer request: Please follow me “WORD ON FIRE” on CCTN channel 12-CDO @ 10 PM- Mondays, Tuesday @ 3:30 PM and 3:00 AM Mondays.

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before he will be allowed to face charges against him in from page A1 Australia and other parts arrested Peter Gerald of Europe.

Scully, 51 years old, an Australian wanted for multiple cases of rape , physical harm from page A1 and cybersex operations, all residents of Maramag victimizing children here, town, Bukidnon. and whose operation exShe said two of the victends to Europe. tims were rushed to the Armed with a warrant nearby Maramag Emergency of arrest issued by Judge Hospital while the two other Jose Escobido of the Re- victims went home after gional Trial Court, here, undergoing medical treatNBI operatives headed by ment.

NBI-10 regional director The victims were watchAtty. Angelito DLP Magno ing the search for Bikini and Atty. Czar Eric Nuque, Open around 9:35 p.m. on chief of the Anti-Human February 20 when the exploTrafficking Division in Ma- sion, believed to be a hand nila, assisted by CIDG-10 grenade, happened near the operatives led by PSSupt. barangay’s Covered Court.

Alexander Tagum, arrested The search for Bikini Scully, aka Peter Rusell and Open serves as one of the aka Peter Ridell, who is highlights of the Araw ng originally accused of “Rape Barangay Bangahan.

by Sexual Assault,” here.

Atty. Magno urges other victims of Scully to come out from page A1 and lodge their complaints of the police Special against the suspect, who Action Force (SAF) were has been doing “trafficking killed in the Jan. 25 enand cyberbusiness” since counter against Moro rebels he arrived the country in in Barangay Tukanalipao, 2011 and stayed in Makati. Mamasapano against terror NBI-10 presented Scully, suspect Zulkipli bin Hir who is facing numerous alias Marwan. counts of rape cases and The Moro Islamic Libviolation of qualified traf- eration Front said it lost 18 ficking law, to the media fighters in the clash which during a press conference it blamed on the lack of Friday evening. coordination between the Atty. Magno said the ar- rebel group and government rest of Scully was done with forces. At least four civilians international cooperation, also died in the clash. through the Interpol and Claiming the BIFF seized the Dutch and Australian at least a dozen assorted firepolice, who were following arms from the SAF, Mama up cases filed against Rusell said they will use the guns in Europe. to defend themselves against Atty. Nuque said aside government forces and the from the rape case filed rival MILF. against Rusell in Cagayan The BIFF broke away de Oro City, the suspect is from the MILF over difalso involved in cybersex ferences on the conduct of operations, involving mi- the peace talks with govnors between one to 14 years ernment. old by selling pornographic “We recovered the guns images and videos stream- in victorious battle, we did ing to his European clients. not borrow it that we are Scully went into hiding obliged to return,” he said. in Bukidnon after the court He claimed his group issued a warrant for his ar- seized two M-16 rifles with rest in November, last year, M-203 grenade launchers, following the filing of a rape four Armalite rifles, one case against him, here. long Bushmaster M-4 rifle It took the NBI three and a recoilless rifle. weeks to stage a stake out On Wednesday, the before Scully was arrested MILF returned 18 firearms at his hideout in Baran- its fighters recovered from gay Violeta, Malaybalay, the slain SAF commandos, Bukidnon. in a ceremony at the 6th Scully is currently under Infantry Division in Awang, the custody of NBI-10 here Maguindanao. in Cagayan de Oro City to face the rape case filed against him before he will be from page A1 turned-over to NBI Central Uy said that the military Office to face various cases was pursuing a group of in Manila. armed men believed to be Magno said they are not NPA members when the discounting the possibility firefight occurred in the that some of the parents of village of Dalwangan, part minors lured by Scully and of the Kitanglad mounsexually molested them -- tain range, where a group to the point of physically of seven foreign environharming his victims -- may mentalists were on a “bird be liable for giving their watching” trip in the area. consent.

Village officials have SSupt. Tagum is also a reported that Carlito Gayafugitive from law and faces mara, the foreigners’ guide, similar charges in Australia was wounded in the firefight and other parts of Europe, as the foreigners scampered and went into hiding here for safety. The foreigners in the county. were later safely evacuAtty. Nuque said most ated to the nearby city of of Scully’s victims are from Malaybalay.

Mindanao and, so, he will be Juanito said that the prosecuted in the country NPA has denounced the

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Rep.Rufus B. Rodriguez, 5th from left, formally turns-over a newly constructed Water, Sanitation Facility to Gusa National High School – Cugman Annex in Barangay Gusa, Cagayan De Oro City costs P 308,000. Together with Rodriguez are City Councilors Eric Salcedo, Roger Abaday and Zaldy Ocon; Barangay Chairman Marlo L. Tabac; DPWH District Engineer Anastacio G. Marundan; and faculty and staff of the school. KENDISCHAVES

military’s propensity of putting the blame on the communist guerillas by concocting a scenario of armed skirmishes that have never taken place.

“It was ridiculous that out of their (military) folly, they would blame the attack on the NPA. It was really slapped on the military’s taunted professionalism, much less, involving the elite force of the army rangers,” Juanito said in a statement to the local media.

It also lamented that the military has not taken care of Gayamara, the lone victim who suffered gunshot wounds during the military’s invented armed encounter, Juanito said.

He said that Gayamara, who is confined in a hospital in Valencia City in Bukidnon, has been made to pay his own medical bills without getting any assistance from the military.

Uy, however, said that the military has extended medical assistance, particularly in the medical operation of Gayamara.

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The clan war left more than 20,000 civilians fleeing to safer grounds.

An Army official said the offensive against the BIFF actually started Friday night with mortars fired toward the BIFF positions in the Liguasan marshland.

Early Saturday morning, the military used mortars and 105 howitzers in driving the BIFF deep into the marshland as two MG-520 attack helicopters providing air support to ground troops.

The MILF forces in Pagalungan and Pikit, Maguindanao stepped aside to allow the military operations.

Capt. Joanne Petinglay, speaking for the 6th Infantry Division, said elements of the 7th IB under Lt. Colonel Audie Edralin clashed with the group of BIFF leader Kagi Karialan in Barangay Bulol, Pagalungan, Maguindanao.

“Fighting is still on going, the Army offensive is against the BIFF,” Petinglay

said.

An official of the MILF said his group joined with the Army in hunting down the outlawed group.

“It is not actually a joint effort, its the government’s offensive against lawless elements, we only provided them the intelligence information,” the MILF field commander said in a phone interview, asking he remained unidentified for he was not authorized to speak for the group.

Petinglay said it was pure Army offensive and was not a “joint” Army-MILF operation against BIFF. “No casualty was reported from both sides but the fighting was on going and it was very far from civilian communities,” she said.

Kagi Karialan’s group occupied at least four villages abandoned by residents when his group clashed with the MILF that left Commander Falcon of the MILF dead and four of his men.

As the BIFF occupied ghost communities, they torched at least 15 houses of Moro civilians who fled to the town center since last Sunday.

Abu Misry Mama, speaking for the BIFF, said the MILF-BIFF clashes since last week has already resulted in the death of more than 20 MILF members. He said the BIFF suffered only five fatalities.

Von Al Haq, speaking for the MILF military, denied Mama’s casualty figure, describing it as mere propaganda.

Elements of the 7th IB backed by elements from 40th Infantry Battalion have been deployed in the towns of Pagalungan, Maguindanao and Pikit and Aleosan, in North Cotabato to prevent the BIFF from advancing.

Residents in these villages have claimed they heard loud explosions directed towards Barangay Kabasalan, a village both part of Maguindanao and North Cotabato since it was located in the boundary.

Capt. Petinglay said the Army offensive will continue until the BIFF are driven out of North Cotabato and Pagalungan.

The Pagalungan-Pikit skirmishes involving BIFF and MILF came days after the Mamasapano, Maguindanao encounter that left 44 police commandos, 18 Moro rebels, four civilians and Zulkifli bin Hir alias “Marwan” dead.

Meanwhile, a police officer said Saturday that aside from Marwan, another Indonesian jihadist was also killed along with the MILF in the Mamasapano carnage.

The police officer, who asked not to be named, said the Indonesian jihadist was identified as Amir Ibrahim who sneaked into the country and into Maguindanao allegedly to help Marwan get out of the province due to continues manhunt against him. (PNA)

Cadac... from page A2

recognizes the vital role of the youth in the nation building and to promote the physical, moral and social well being of the youth.

Abaday further stressed that one of the primary concerns of the chief executive under Section 16 of Republic Act 7160, known as the Local Government Code, is to maintain the peace and order of the locality.

“Drugs carry all forms of criminality,” Abaday opined even as he added that the reactivation of CADAC is supported by Section 2 of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

BUDGET, PROGRAMS In response to the special report, Councilor President D. Elipe, chair of the committee on finance, advised Councilor Abaday to submit a budget and his programs considering that CADAC was only reorganized after the 2015 budget was approved.

“This year, the city appropriated P3 million for PDEA in its campaign against drug abuse, even last year wala ma zero ang campaign against illegal drugs.

We appropriated P450,000 and from P450,000 last year we made it to P3 million for this year,” Elipe stressed.

For his part, Councilor

Alden Bacal added that under the 2015 approved budget, P440,000 is allotted for the anti-drug use program of the office of the executive.

“This is on top of the P3million for PDEA and on top of PDEA we also increased the budget for the Cagayan de Oro Police Office,” Bacal said.

Councilor Dante Pajo said he accepted the appointment and pledged to support CADAC. Councilor Candy Darimbang commended the reactivation of CADAC. The lady councilor is optimistic that CADAC can help solve drug-related problems of the city. (ELB)

Army... from page A1

Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on the failure of the army to come to the aid of the beleaguered police operatives.

In fact, even relieved PNP-SAF Chief Director Getulio Napeñas had claimed in his affidavit submitted to the Board of Inquiry (BOI) that the absence of artillery support has contributed to the high death toll. Catapang clarified that army ground troops came to the succor of PNP-SAF troopers on that ill-fated day.

He said the army troops snatched from sure death the lives of 11 SAF members who were injured after they engaged unfriendly forces during said encounter while 17 other SAF troopers were evacuated from the combat area and into safe grounds.

In all, he said the 28 SAF commandos are alive to tell their story of the gallant stand taken by the combined forces of army and police.

He, has, however downplayed the lack of proper appreciation and regard for their contribution in extricating the 28 SAF troopers from the field of conflict by saying that this is part of the risk of their profession.

In this regard, he exhorted his men to do their job in the best professional manner in the service of the people and the Republic. A report from Magtanggol C. Villar of PNA

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