Mindanao Daily (February 23, 2018)

BUSINESS LOAN!!!

SUITES

100 thousand - 10 million

The Travellers’ Choice

‘No Collateral | No Co-Maker’

free wifi hot and cold showers spacious parking lot CAPISTRANO-CALAMBAGUHAN ST. CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TEL #: 881-2708 / 850-6537 CEL #: +639363007688 (TM)

+639092721115 (SMART) rsuitescdo@gmail.com

Existing Business Owners 5 Banking Days Processing

0906-671-2560 0936-206-4202

TEXT LOAN TO:

vertical home builders enterprises

MINDANAO DAILY

Patag Highway, Cagayan de Oro City

Tel. No. 858-5789 / Fax No. 850-5020; Cel. Nos. 0919-655-3754, 0923-304-2676 Email: verticalhomebuilders@yahoo.com

Dealer of hardware and construction materials: Product Lines: Angle Bars; Gl Pipes; C-Purlins; Holow Blocks; Coco Lumber; Carrying Channel; Double Furring Channel; Single Furring ; Acoustic Board; Polycarbonate; Power Tools; Good Lumber S4S; Panel Doors; PVC Laminated Panel; PVC Vertical Blinds; Roller Blinds ; Wooden Blinds; Armstrong Vinyl Tiles; Kent Vinyl Tiles; Parquet Tiles - Apo Vinyl Tiles.

“YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE IT.”

YOUR MINDANAO-WIDE DEVELOPMENTAL NEWSPAPER

Volume VII, No. 224

www.mindanaodailynews.com

Friday

February 23, 2018

P15.00

Distributor & Dealer of: Steel Bars; Holcim Cement; Davis Paint; Sand & Gravel; Plywood; INdustrial Supplies; Finishing Supplies; Electrical Supplies; Power Tools; Air Compressors

DILG to sue officials with inactive ‘Badac’ THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned it would suspend and sue before the Ombudsman barangay officials who have not activated their Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADAC) for “dereliction of duty” despite appeals by the agency last year to activate the body to address the drug problem.

DILG Assistant Secretary Ricojudge Janvier M. Echiverri said in an interview that they are just waiting for instruction from DILG officer-in-charge Eduardo Año, who is set to issue a memorandum this month against officials of barangays with non-functioning BADACs. The barangay officials are given 30 days to comply after receipt of the memorandum, he said.

Echiverri said that at least 30% of the country’s 42,029 barangays are classi-

fied as severely affected and some of the officials of the non-compliant barangays are in the list.

“The BADAC should be funded and implemented.

It’s not just about the law enforcement alone but the local government should see to it that BADAC is in place,” he added.

Catalino Cuy, chairperson of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), said BADAC is important to the anti-illegal drug campaign, in particular the monitoring and identification of

suspects and the conduct of community-based rehabilitation program for mild and moderate drug users.

A DILG head before he was appointed to DDB last month, Cuy said the number of compliant barangays with functioning BADACs has increased to 70 percent from less than 50 percent at the start of the Duterte administration.

He said the BADAC conducts awareness programs police officer examines pieces of aluminum foil and sachets of shabu while the susfor non-users to prevent A pect covers his face in the background at a police station in Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro them from going into City. Police said shabu or “poor man’s cocaine” is still the no. 1 drug for substance See INACTIVE, page 11

abusers in Cagayan de Oro. MindaNews file photo

A Manobo family share meal on a cemented floor of the stage of the community gym in Lanuza in Surigao del Sur, and some Manobo residents from the hinterland sub village of Ibuan, also in Lanuza town, seek temporary shelter for fear of the escalation of armed hostilities in their community. Photos courtesy of Stingers 402nd Army Brigade.

Lumad villagers flee homes amid NPA harassment

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

SAN Francisco, Agusan del Sur-About 100 lumad villagers in the hinterland village of Surigao del Sur fled their homes following gun attacks on Wednesday by New Peoples Army rebels to drive away Army soldiers doing community

services in their community.

Village chair Allan Juagpao said the Manobo residents decided to leave Purok 2 (sub village) in Sitio Ibuan of Mampi village in Lanuza town after their fears were already confirmed about the threats by the NPA rebels that they will attack their community if the government soldiers will not leave the area.

The displaced lumads are seeking refuge at the village gym in Mampi mostly hiking 14 kilometers hours before dusk to evade the emerging atrocities.

“We already received threats from the rebels a few days back for not supporting the communist movement. They even drive away nine families whose sons were

enlisted to become Army soldiers,” Juagpao said in local vernacular in a mobile phone interview with INQUIRER. Juagpao said the mass evacuation was triggered by the indiscriminate firing of NPA rebels in the higher ground to make good of their warning that they See flee, page 11

Remembering People Power ‘32’ years ago Thirty-two years ago, a unique kind of revolution called “People Power” erupted in the Philippines that toppled the 20-year regime of President Ferdinand E. Marcos without resistance - and stunned the whole world.

I was one of the reporters who covered the historic event when a group of rebel soldiers led by Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Lt. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, chief of the Philippine Constabulary and concurrent vice chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), declared their breakaway from the Marcos government during a hastily called press conference at the Social Hall of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) See people, page 11

mindanaodailynews@gmail.com mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776

MINDANAO DAILY lgu updates

Section Editor Editor:mark LYSTERfrancisco, GEST S. BERNADAS

Friday

February 23, 2018

2

DepEd Division of Zambales visits KNK program of Comval

By Rey Antibo

C omp o stela Valle y Province----A total of 25 officials and personnel from the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Zambales led by Dr. Zenia G. Mostoles the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) visited the “Bayanihan Para Sa Kalusugan, Kusina ng Kalinga” (BPSK-KNK) program of the provincial government of Compostela Valley on February 7 - 8, 2018.

The BPSK-KNK is the flagship program of the provincial government of Compostela Valley in partnership with the DepEd Comval and the Gawad Kalinga (GK).

They are warmly welcomed by the DepEd officials and teachers of ComVal DepEd Division headed by Dr. Reynante A. Solitario – OIC-SDS

and the officials of the provincial government under Governor Jayvee Tyron L. Uy though Mark Vincent B. Tenio, the KNK program coordinator.

“We are very proud and lucky of having our visitors coming from Zambales as the first team to visit and observe our KNK initiative on feeding

program,” Solitario said.

Solitario added that “we look into the welfare not just for our teachers and school principals who are burdened in terms of preparing the meals for the students but also we are looking for the welfare of the learners in a way that they are really provided with the needs

specially the nutritious food that they are going to eat. This is provided in DepEd order no. 39 series of 2017 indicating that the feeding program can be done in school.”

Tenio said that the visitor’s first visit is the Nuevo Iloco Elementary School in Mawab were the Central Kitchen is situated

to let the visitors observe about the preparation of the food as well as the cooking of the nutritious foods. The team then proceeded to Montevista Central Elementary School Central Kitchen to observe the packing of the food and the preparation for the delivery to the different schools. Lastly, they visited the Compostela Central Elementary School for the actual feeding of the student- beneficiaries.

After the actual site visits, a short program was held at Cocos Hotel in Compostela were the visitors had the chance to ask questions during the focus group discussion on KNK in Comval.

According to Mostoles, the reason for their visit is to see well performing schools of C omval Division most especially for the effective imple-

mentation of the different programs of DepEd. These are the effective implementation of Brigada Eskwela and the process of the implementation of the School Based Feeding Program (SBFP).

“Isa ito sa mga best practices na nakikita namin na talagang malaki ang contribution ng pagtutulungan at pagsasamahan ng ating local government officials, ating DepEd Officials at ng ating mga stakeholders sa kumunidad. Napakarami ang magagandang obser vations na baon baon namin sa aming pagbalik sa aming lugar dahil nakita naming kung gaano ka tatag at gaano ka lakas ang samahan at ang pagtutulungan ng mga kumunidad at stakeholders at ng ating mga paaralan dito sa ComVal,” Mostoles said.

(Rey Antibo, ID Comval)

But what kind of Bangsamoro Basic Law will be passed before March 23?

By Carolyn O. Arguillas MindaNews COTABATO City--The two houses of Congress have given assurances they will pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before they go on recess on March 24. But with eight versions being consolidated in Congress –four in the House and four in the Senate — what kind of Bangsamoro law will be passed?

At the entrance of the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Center at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) compound here on Thursday, most of the messages on cartolina and tarpaulin that greeted the 10 members of the joint committees on Local Government, Muslim Affairs, and Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, urged Congress to pass the “BBL-BTC version,” referring to the draft law crafted by the 21-member Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) composed of 11 members nominated by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and 10 nominated by the government.

The chairs of the three committees — Pedro Acharon of General Santos (Local Government), Mauyag Papandayan, Jr. of Lanao del Sur (Muslim Affairs) and Ruby Sahali of Tawi-tawi (Peace, Reconciliation and Unity) — led the 10-member delegation to the hearing that started at 2 p.m. and was over in two hours and 30 minutes.

Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria

Macapagal-Arroyo, author of one of four bills filed in the House, was also present.

Gh a z a l i Ja af ar, t he MILF’s 1st Vice Chair and concurrent BTC chair, told MindaNews after the public hearing that they expect a BBL that is “acceptable to the Bangsamoro people.”

The BBL is the legal expression of the political agreement — the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signed by the government and MILF on March 27, 2014 — to pave the way for the creation of the Bangsaoro, a new autonomous political entity that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“What kind of BBL will you not accept?” MindaNews asked. His reply: “If not acceptable to the Bangsamoro. Lower than ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao).

And watered down.”

The BTC version — one of four versions of the proposed law in the House and one of four in the Senate — is expected to be “watered down” when all these bills are consolidated and rid of provisions that will reportedly invite questions of constitutionality and provisions not to the liking of vested interest groups.

The draft BBL was submitted by the BTC to President Rodrigo Duterte on July 17 last year in ceremonial rites held in Malacanang and witnessed by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Jr., The

The ten-member delegation from the House of Representatives were met with these messages during the public hearing on the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Cotabato City on 15 February 2018. MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas

draft was expected to have been vetted by the Office of the President as it took a month before copies were transmitted to the offices of Pimentel and Alvarez.

Still, President Duterte and former President Arroyo had repeatedly said questions of constitutionality should be avoided.

It was under Arroyo’s administration when the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) was signed by the government and MILF in late July 2008 but its formal signing on August 5, 2008 was aborted because the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order a day earlier. The High Court later struck it down for being unconstitutional

but acknowledged that it is a “significant part of a series of agreements necessary to carry out the GRP-MILF Tripoli Agreement on Peace signed by the government and the MILF back in June 2001” and that “the present MOA-AD can be renegotiated or another one drawn up that could contain similar or significantly dissimilar provisions compared to the original.”

Supreme Court Former President Arroyo told the audience that the law that they will pass should be one that will bring lasting peace and “papasa sa Supreme Court” (will pass the Supreme Court) “Yung BTC version, hanggang kaya, pero yung version na papasa sa Su-

preme Court” (We’ll work on the BTC version as much as possible, but it should be a version that will pass the Supreme Court).

She recalled that when the Supreme Court shot down the MOA-AD, “ang sakit-sakit sa akin” (it was too painful for me).

Late last month, Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo, author of HB 6263, one of four Bangsamoro bills filed in the House, had earlier said provisions in the BTC draft that may face questions on constitutionality, had been identified in the subcommittee level while the “constitutionally-acceptable” language was embedded in Arroyo’s HB 6121 and in HB 092 of Maguindanao

Rep. and Deputy Speaker for Mindanao Bai Sandra Sema, which Dimaporo said is the “16th Congress version.”

“So more or less, at the top of my mind, we retained mga 50 percent of the BTC version. The remaining 50 percent, it’s either we adopt the GMA (Arroyo) version or the 16th Congress version,” Dimaporo said.

Jaafar declined to comment on the estimated 50% retention of the BTC draft but said he was not bothered by it “kasi yang mga lawmakers meron kanyakanyang opinion so that opinion will be discussed by the committees finally this will be taken (up) in the plenary.”

“Let the people decide” Even if the signs are pointing to the direction of a “watered down” BBL — having six other versions aside from the BTC draft compared to the previous administration when Congress tackled only the BTC draft before coming up with substitute bills — Jaafar remains optimistic the BTC draft will not be watered down.

“The government will not give us BBL which is not complaint to the CAB,” he said, adding the President and Congress know “that the Bangsamoro people will not accept watered down BBL. And so they will try their best to give the Bangsamoro people BBL which is not watered down because all these people now, especially our President gusto niya tahimik na itong See PASSED, page 11

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

3

Anti-human trafficking drive slated in C. de Oro in March Friday, February 23, 2018

By MARK FRANCISCO, Correspondent

THE paralegal group Balaod Mindanaw will hold a month-long anti-human trafficking drive this March in Cagayan de Oro City.

Kicking off the campaign will be a photo exhibit at Centrio Mall from March 6 to 7 and an advocacy concert at Limketkai Atrium the day after on March 8.

According to Balaod Mindanaw executive director Ritz Lee Santos III, the projects aim to assist in the prevention of human trafficking through the provision of legal awareness and education to high school

students, out-of-school youth, parents, teachers and other stakeholders on human rights and laws on human trafficking.

The organization is also planning to intensify and broaden its awareness campaign strategies through a video making contest, an extemporaneous speech contest and jingle contest.

The video making contest alone will be participated

by 52 schools.

“Human trafficking is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights that involves various acts of exploitation for profit.

This pressing social issue exists in Cagayan de Oro City and its nearby areas in Northern Mindanao and its victims regardless of age, gender and social status are forced to engage in the most inhumane and hideous acts that curtail their rights,” Santos said.

Balaod Mindanaw works with marginalized sectors and communities through mainstreaming alternative lawyering and paralegalism.

Police officers dismantle a shanty occupied by street kids under Ysalina bridge February 20 in an effort to flush out the street kids so they can be rescued by the City Social Welfare and Development Office. Photo by Mark Francisco

Gymnast barred from games for delayed submission of birth certificate

KIDAPAWAN Cit y--A rhythmic gymnast from Kidapawan City was disqualified to compete in the Soccsksargen Regional Athletic Association (SRAA) meet for failing to submit on time an original copy of her birth certificate to the SRAA Regional Screening Committee, an official from the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 12 said.

A nt h o ny M a g a nt o, spokesperson for DepEd-12, said Mary Juliet Raz, 14, a Grade 8 student from the Kidapawan City National High School (KCNHS), was given until 7:30 p.m. on February 18 to comply with the basic requirement.

“Yet, she failed to submit to the screening committee the document. So the committee issued a decision,” said Maganto in an interview over Catholic-run dxND here.

Although Raz was allowed to perform in her event on February 20, she was not given a score for her performance. It also happened to her team, the official said.

Kidapawan City government’s legal officer Atty.

Christopher Cabilen said Raz’s authenticated birth certificate was submitted to the screening committee on February 19, a day after the deadline.

“The mother [of Raz] is hoping against hope and rushed to General Santos City in the wee hours of February 19 to get the original.

True enough, she was able to get it. On the same day, we filed a letter of appeal

with notice of compliance before the office of DepEd regional director and the Regional Screening and Accreditation Committee… but all efforts were futile,” said Cabilen in a post on his Facebook account.

He said they anchored their appeal on the fact that, “all games for the secondary rhythmic gymnastics are yet to be formally started on February 20.”

He said Raz has been playing consistently since elementary and for five consecutive years in the regional meet, “so the DepEd should have a record of her already.”

“If only DepEd has this system of recovering data and profiling of athletes, Raz should not have been burdened to submit another original copy because she has been playing for five years in the regional meet,” he said. “… And after the athletes submitted their NSO [birth certificate] to DepEd, what will happen to those certificates? I presumed they are treated like garbage and conveniently thrown away,” he added.

Maganto explained that SRAA players “do come and go” so they oblige each athlete to submit requirements the basic of which is the original copy of birth certificate.

The guidelines, he added, were already given to coaches and athletes in each division.

“So how come they still failed to comply with the requirements? There was enough time to prepare,”

he said.

“The screening committee already has a resolution that all those who fail to comply are disqualified to participate in SRAA. The committee should not entertain such complaint because there’s already a resolution and the coaches are aware of it. They can no longer pursue [sic] the SRAa meet unless they have complied with this at the division office,” he said in Filipino.

Asked if a court injunction could affect the results of the games, Maganto said, “We will comply if that is a court decision. But that should not happen. The games have been scheduled.

A resolution has been approved. Everybody is aware of that.”

He said the rhythmic gymnastics event continued as scheduled.

As of 12 noon on Feb. 21, the Kidapawan City Schools Division landed on the 7th place with 21 gold, 29 silver and 39 bronze medals.

Leading the medal tally is General Santos City with 87 gold, 65 silver and 76 bronze medals.

Nine divisions in Region 12 competed in the SRAA meet – the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan, Tacurong, General Santos, and Koronadal; and the provinces of Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani.

Winners in the regional meet will compete in the Palarong Pambansa in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur on April 1520. (Malu Cadelina Manar/ MindaNews)

MDN: Feb 22-24, 28, Mar 1-3, 8-10, 13-17, 2018

4

Friday, February 23, 2018

Opinion

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Kakampi Mo Ang Batas TThe Mindanao Daily is pubished by MINDANAO DAILY NEWS PUBLISHING CORPORATION. Registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with Reg. No. CS201531735, Business Plate No. 201703518, under Business License Certificate No. 2017-02949, BIR-TIN No. 464-682-324-000.

ADMINISTRATION DANTE M. SUDARIA Publisher and President ALLAN mario MEDIANTE Vice President for Corporate Affairs RUFINO T. MAGBANUA Vice President for Business Development Joe felicilda Vice President for Administration JOHN AARON M. DEL BANDO Vice President for Events and Promotions joe palabao Vice President for Marketing

EDITORIAL ALLAN M. MEDIANTE Editor-in-Chief

ruel pelone Managing Editor

CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

MARK FRANCISCO joe palabao Lifestyle Editor Feature Editor GILBERT Y. CHAO Motoring Editor

gerry lee gorit Photo Journalist

PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Caraga

Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor

AL JACINTO Regional Editor-WestMin

RODRIGO B. SEVILLA Regional Editor-Davao

ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI ATTY. ANTONIO S. SORIANO NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE 2f, ics building CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 tel. no.: 881-0176 CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY tiano cor. montalvan sts.

Legal Counsel Legal Counsel

MAIN OFFICE Abellanosa St., Brgy. Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City.

Tel. Nos: (088) 856-3344, 0917-7121424, 0947-8935776, 0917-5183590, 0917-6701544.

E-mails: Advertising:mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com, Editorial: mindanaodailynews@gmail.com TERESA ZAFRA PELONE Comptroller felix santillan melanie rivera Creative Advertising Rolando sudaria Production manila marketing office 9th Flr, Unit 918, CityLand Herrera VA Rufino cor. Valero St. Salcedo Village, Makati City TEL. #: 5555392, Cell No.: 0917-1320164

lani vallido MIJIE JUAT Marketing and Sales MAY IGLECIAS Manager Account Executives DAVAO MARKETing OFFICE Door 223, Doña Segunda Bldg., CM Recto Ave., Davao City Telephone #: (082) 298-8815 regional Mktg manager-JOE PALABAO- 0926-8430152 Circulation-JOHN PAUL AQUINO, 0907-331-5640 Email: mindanaodailynewsdavao@gmail.com

ILIGAN OFFICE G/F IBJT North Terminal, Tambo, Hinaplanon, Iligan City Office in Charge: SONNY SUDARIA, 0916-349-7422 ---------------------------------------------------------------

bureau and mktg staff

candy macabale - 09161326483 RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0955-150-6602 VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 MARAMAG - roFINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 tangub city - bobby mag usara OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 ARMM - Sony Sudaria-0947-4810371 cotabato - ANALISA ESPAÑOLA-0916-9351714 COTABATO - myrna almoia datu-0955-9472539 KORONADAL CITY-FREDIE SOLINAP-0955-7161873 davao - tom a. caballero-0975-6023684 davao del norte - sarah castor - 0926-3988293 digos city - romeo d. sanchez -0907-1905204 PANABO, DAVAO - ARNOLD T. SAN AGUSTIN - 0955-3125405 butuan - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 san frans - CRIS PANGANIBAN-0927-7974193 San Francisco - deding PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 Pagadian City - GRACE FRANCISCO -0912-8484037 ZAMBOANGA - AL JACINTO - 0917-7103642 BUTUAN - Joel dumas portugal - 0910-9775349 comval - jovelyn alidon - 0935-744-5933 Member: ORO CHAMBER Philippine Press Institute

‘PDA,’ a cure against Dengvaxia?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

And Jesus said to them… `And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will… place their hands on sick people, and they will get well’…” (Mark 16:15, 17, the Holy Bible).

-ooo“ P D A”, A C U R E AGAINST DENGVAXIA? There is a liquid substance which allegedly has healed a Court of Appeals justice of his stage 4 prostate cancel, and of the stage 3 breast cancer of a woman merchant, that may yet provide the much-needed cure against the deadly effects of the Dengvaxia vaccine manufactured by Sanofi.

The substance is called “PDA”, and appears to be available only in Tarlac City.

The “discoverer” of the awesome benefits of drinking “PDA” was my brother, lawyer Leny L. Mauricio, a practicing lawyer like me.

He and his wife, lawyer Irene Fenix Mauricio, had a client named Ria Sanchez, a cancer survivor.

She shared with Leny and Irene the benefits of healing that drinking “PDA” did to her illness.

From then on, Leny and Irene learned to drink

“PDA” regularly. Not long after, Leny recommended the substance to a friend of his, a justice of the Court of Appeals who had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, as well as to a relative of Irene who had stage 3 breast cancer. Both the justice and the relative recovered from their supposedly terminal illnesses, living normal lives at present. Even their blood sugar count and cholesterol level have improved.

-oooPEOPLE WITH ADVANCED STAGES OF C A NC E R C U R E D B Y “PDA”: The other day, I saw in Facebook a post by one Lyn Agustin about “PDA”. Lyn’s post, which my other brother, Philip, shared in his own Facebook wall, mentioned this: “Dengvaxia antidote: PDA cleansing and cure are effective antidotes (a testimony from `Tatay Delfin’ from Mt. Banahaw…”

“Tatay Delfin”, according to the exchange of information in the Facebook wall of Philip, is a faith healer from the mountains of Banahaw who is using PDA. Lyn, on the other hand, is the daughter of the PDA mixer (PDA allegedly represents the initials of Lyns father).

Leny said: PDA can cure the ill effects from Dengvaxia, since it can even cure stage 4 cancer.

So children can be enticed to drink PDA (it apparently tastes awful), the substance must be mixed with buko juice and a little honey, Lyn explained. Leny, meantime, clarified that there is PDA available at RK Kitchenette near Malacanang and St. Jude Catholic School in Mendiola. This is not an endorsement by this column of PDA. What I am saying is, there is no harm in trying, especially in these desperate times!

-oooRECOVERY FROM ILLNESSES IS A GIFT FROM GOD: If we ponder on the illnesses allegedly manifested by Dengvaxia victims--inflamed and profuselybleeding internal organs---it cannot be denied that these are precisely among the cursed ailments that God promised to a nation whose people no longer listen to His Word and who no longer obey His commands.

That being the case, we should all endeavor to subject ourselves to the commands of God, and this particularly applies to those who say they believe

Batas Mauricio

in God. We should accept and receive, and believe and have faith on, Jesus as our God and Savior, as our God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, to enable ourselves to triumph over these kinds of sicknesses.

Too, if we only have faith, we shall have the power to heal those who are sick by our raising of our hands over them, anointing them with oil in the Name of God, and praying over them. The Bible says that the sick shall rise from their sickbed, if a righteous man or woman prays for, and over, them.

-oooFOR QUESTIONS, REACTIONS: If anyone would like to ask me any question about what the burning issues of the day mean, or what we have discussed here, or to consult on any problem, whatever it maybe, please call 0917 984 24 68, or email me at batasmauricio@ yahoo.com, or post your concerns at www.facebook. com/attybatas. Promise, I will answer right away.

Thank God in the Name of Jesus, Amen!

Peacetalk

Making the choice: A former Moro peace negotiator’s perspective

By Robert Maulana Marohombsar Alonto, MindaNews

First part CAGAYAN de Oro City-Federalism is not the panacea for all the ills of the Philippine State. To think so would be a fallacy. But neither has the existing unitary state system addressed the historical, social, political and economic ills that torment the country despite the hyperbolic claim of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide, who stands staunchly opposed to charter change and federalism, that the 1987 unitary state constitution of the Philippines is “the best in the world.”

That said, the shift to federalism is still the best option for a country stuck in a cul-de-sac and unable to forge ahead to a more progressive and developed state because it is mired in unitary statism genetically bred in the womb of colonialism.

A political science pundit has correctly pointed out that federalism requires political maturity. Without political maturity, he argues, it would be wellnigh impossible to erect the institutional structures necessary to establish a fed-

eral state edifice. We agree with this thesis. These institutional structures are not only physical edifices but psychological and cultural factors as well that naturally emerge from how diverse peoples in a given state perceive their histories, how these histories shape their respective identities, and, as a consequence thereof, give rise to their innate belief in self-determination, all of which, albeit paradoxical because of diversity, inspire and draw them together to found and establish a political UNION in the form of a federal state for purposes of cooperation, collective growth and development as well as unified defense against external and internal threats.

In relation to this, note how the United States of America and Great Britain both speak of a ‘Union’ – the US in its federal constitution (“perfect union”) and Great Britain with regard to its national flag, the ‘Union Jack’ – when referring to their federalized states. Great Britain, a parliamentary monarchy, does not, of course, define itself as a federal state unlike

the republican US; yet, for all intents and purposes, England’s political union with Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland operates as a federation under the rubric “United Kingdom.”

‘Union of Diversity’ Federalism, therefore, is appropriately a ‘union of diversity’ and not ‘unity (where unity is meant conformity) in diversity’.

The problem with the Philippine state is that its political development has never graduated from the colonial state established

by Spanish and American colonialisms. Thus, it remained rigidly unitary that imposed uniformity on the diverse ethno-linguistic peoples that comprise the Philippines for purposes of centralized control as in the time of colonialism. This imposed uniformity through the adoption and enforcement of the doctrine of ‘one state, one nation’ has effaced all and any trace of expression of nationhood on the part of the diverse peoples and restricted their identity expressions to ‘ethnicity’ and ‘cultural nuances’. The unitary state has tabooed any inkling of nationhood

because of its ‘one state, one nation’ diktat that fallaciously merges state and nation.

Having been conditioned by ‘one state, one nation’ since the time the Spaniards began calling the “indios” Filipinos near the end of their colonial rule and the Americans pursuing the same with their creation of the unitary state now called the Philippine Republic in 1946, the diverse peoples comprising the Philippine state have lost all sense of being nations and have come to accept the ‘one state, one nation’ diktat of unitary statism. Consequently, ‘Filipino’ has become both state and national identity all rolled into one.

Forced homogenization through a common language, Tagalog, which, through legislative fiat, had been officially proclaimed as the ‘Filipino national language’ has contributed to a large extent to the erosion of the national identities of the diverse peoples. Further in pursuit thereof, Philippine nation-state builders have placed a stigma on any manifestation of See PEACE, page 5

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Friday, February 23, 2018

5

valentines SALE

UP TO 50% DISCOUNT ON SELECTED ITEMS

R.E.R. Highway, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City Telefax. No. (088) 856-5763, Cel. No. 09268376542

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

TENZEN CERAMIC TILE IMPORTED CERAMIC TILE IMPORTED GRANITE TILE IMPORTED GRANITE SLAB EUROLUX LIGHTING OSRAM LIGHTING FIREFLY LIGHTING AKARI LIGHTING FOCUS LIGHTING TILE TRIM WASH BASIN PVC MOULDING

ROYALTERN WATERCLOSET HUIDA WATERCLOSET SUNLOT WATERCLOSET SOHO WATERCLOSET ROYU ELECTRICAL DEVICES ANAM ELECTRICAL DEVICES GLASS BLOCK PINLIGHT/CHANDELIER BATHROOM ACCESSORIES CONCRETE PAVERS SHOWER PANEL ABC ZEMCOAT

ROYALTERN BATH TUB AEROGAZ WATERHEATER ARISTON WATERHEATER FIRSTANK STAINLESS TANK RONDINA KITCHEN FAUCET RONDINA LAVATORY FAUCET STAINLESS KITCHEN SINK PRETTYDOOR PVC DOOR ABC TILE ADHESIVE ABC TILE GROUT PVC/BRASS STAIRNOSSING DOOR KNOB

“Let us always keep the advocacy of public service burning”

Eagle DONDON CABASA ALLORIN

TFOE Past Executive National Vice President, EY2015 TFOE Past NMR1 Governor, EY2014 & 2016

Peace... from page 4

self-determination as dangerous ‘divisiveness’, ‘anti-Philippine nationalism’ and even a ‘national security threat’, as if Philippine nationalism itself did not originate from Spanish ‘creoleism.’

(Note: The Spanish creoles or mestizos and fullblooded Spaniards born and residing in the Philippines during the colonial period were the ones called ‘filipinos’ with a small ‘f ’, not the natives who were referred to as ‘indios’.)

Hence, nowhere can even a tiny spark of organized assertion for self-determination be seen among the diverse peoples except perhaps for intermittent outbursts of ethnocentrism in particular circumstances such as Philippine elections or when feuds arise between and among ethnic groups inside the Bilibid National Penitentiary organized as ethnic gangs or in school campuses.

In a very real sense, ‘one state, one nation’ is essentially what underpins ‘Filipinism’. Over time, ‘Filipinism’ has inextricably embedded itself and permeated the psychological make-up of the diverse peoples of the Philippine state. This, as a result, has placed them under the dominance of the present political culture begotten by colonialism, which ex-

acts absolute loyalty to the unitary state in the name of Philippine nationalism and nation-state building.

And to put it in an analytical perspective, it is this political culture begotten by colonialism that has in fact perpetuated the unitary state ruled by Philippine elites, the veritable successors of foreign colonial rulers, whose monopoly of political and economic power has reduced the Philippine Republic into an oligarchic state, or, to use an old term, an impoverished Third World ‘Banana Republic’.

Bangsamoro as exception The Bangsamoro people are an exception. The Moros have never on their own volition accepted being part of the Philippine nationstate, and this is evident in their centuries-old armed resistance to assimilation and integration. With Islam, they have withstood acculturation by colonialism and the mishmash of ‘Filipino national culture’ that Filipino state builders cobbled together in pursuit of ‘one state, one nation’.

The Moros believe that the greatest injustice done to them, and this is incontrovertible, was their forced incorporation into the Philippine state at a time when they were defending their sovereignty and independence from US colonization. This unresolved problem in fact lies at the very heart of the present

conflict that has ramified into a mosaic of intricately intertwined issues we now call the ‘Bangsamoro Question’.

Reduced to a simple definition, thus, the ‘Bangsamoro Question’ is the longstanding clash between right to self-determination on one hand and the doctrine of ‘one state, one nation’ on the other. If Moros today even accept their being Filipinos as a compelling reality, it is in the context of citizenship in the Philippine state, but not as a nation.

Their unbroken and relentless assertion for the right to self-determination as a separate and distinct nation as they did in the 1924 Zamboanga Declaration is not echoed by other peoples in the Philippine state, except perhaps by some indigenous peoples in the Cordilleras who belatedly learned the wisdom of it from the Moros’ resistance experience.

And this is what makes the Bangsamoro people unique, a sui generis, in the fabric of Philippine statehood. This is also why they demand an asymmetrical relationship in any dealings and association with the Philippine state within which they find themselves a captive colonized nation since incorporation.

Today, the most that the Philippine unitary state can concede in the light of the emergence of the movement for federalism is to come to terms with the prospect

of federalism with some form of regional identity, which does not even connote nationhood identity but geography.

Not federalism This explains why even in its model of federalism, those who are ostensibly its most ardent supporters in the Philippine Congress, cannot imagine nations coming together to form a federation because they cannot go out of the box of ‘one state, one nation’. So, their model of federalism, which they cunningly call the “Filipino model”, is the same regionalization of the country divided into autonomous regions (akin to ARMM) with expanded delegated authority from the central unitary state government, thereby making such a form of ‘federalism’ only a notch higher than the current regional administrative set-up of the unitary state. Still, this is not federalism wherein there is shared sovereignty between the federal government (the Center) and the state governments of peoplescum-nations comprising the federation. This is not the federalism where the peoples themselves and their respective territories become component states of the federal set-up inherently equipped with inviolable state rights and share internal sovereign powers side-by-side with the federal government as should be defined in a

federal constitution that translates this UNION of peoples-cum-nations into a tangible state.

Significantly, in the middle of this raging controversy on whether to federalize or not-to-federalize is President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, whose tenacious advocacy of federalism leaves much to be desired because of his emphatic promotion of the French-type of government, which is peripheral to systemic change and which is not even federalism simply because France is a unitary state and not a federal state.

At any rate, he has recently and boldly announced that if the Filipinos fail to support federalism because they are not prepared to accept it, as he recently said in a speech, then Mindanao will go it alone. This prospect has admittedly titillated many Mindanawans, including the Bangsamoro, who have come to detest the monopoly of powers by the Philippine oligarchy to which they have given the obnoxious tag ‘Manila Imperialism’. Come to think of it, though, we are baffled by what the President means. For, it would be quite unthinkable to have a country that is arbitrarily half-unitary state and halffederal state. Regardless of whether or not this is just mere impulsive rhetoric, there is no such ‘mongrel’, no such ‘mestizo’, on the face of the earth.

The only possibility for

Mindanao to shift to federalism sans Luzon and the Visayas is if it becomes an independent entity. This means it has to secede from the Philippines and form a separate country. Then and only then can Mindanao go it alone and establish a separate federal state. But under the present unitary state constitution, no way can this happen. And if President Duterte persistently hammers away at this issue of a separate Mindanao, he is courting civil war similar to the American Civil War in 1860-1865 known as the ‘War between the States’ or ‘War between the North and the South’.

Judging by its implications, “Mindanao going it alone” as Duterte warns, is indeed a strange way for a sitting President to say – a president who occasionally performs the histrionic gesture of kissing the Philippine national flag in front of an audience to show his fervent love for this country.

In any case, though we may look askance at Duterte’s nebulous perspective on federalism, we should give him credit for bringing the long-dormant issue of decentralization into the national discourse that is creating tremors in the status quo. Moreover, whether he earnestly means it or not or whether this is just part of political gimmickry, he has refocused national attention to the historical injustices done

BUSINESS LOAN!!!

MINDANAO DAILY PCC okays 2 joint ventures 100 thousand - 10 mil ion ‘No Collateral | No Co-Maker’

BUSINESS | ARTS & CULTURE | HEALTH TRAVEL & TOURISM | PEOPLE | REALTY | EVENTS

Editor: ALLAN M. MEDIANTE

Friday

BUSINESS

February 23, 2018

6

Existing Business Owners 5 Banking Days Processing

0906-671-2560 TEXT LOAN TO: 0936-206-4202

By Kris Crismundo

MANILA -- The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved two joint ventures in sectors of real estate and power.

In a statement Thursday, PCC said it cleared the joint venture deals between Ayala Land, Inc. and Royal Asia Land, Inc. as well as the transaction between Markham Resources Corp. and Alternergy Mini Hydro Holdings Corp.

“In the Commission Decisions signed on February 20, the Mergers and Acquisitions Office (MAO) of the PCC found that both transactions do not result in substantial lessening of competition in their respective relevant markets,” the antitrust body stated.

The joint venture between Ayala Land and Royal Land would involve the development of a 936-hectare property into a mixed-use project with commercial and residential components in Silang and Carmona, Cavite.

Under their deal, both firms have 50-percent share on the outstanding stock of the joint venture company.

PRRD WITH OFFICIALS OF PH, JAPAN CONGLOMERATES. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte discusses matters with Marubeni Corporation Chair- On the other hand, man Teruo Asada who joined other top executives from various companies during the courtesy call of the Philippine-Japan Conglomerates on Markham Resources and the President at the Malacañan Palace on February 21, 2018. Also in the photo are Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda and Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. Valerie Escalera/Presidential Photo

See joint, page 10

Anti-trust body FTA to boost PH-US trade, may ease rules investment ties: Pernia

By Kris Crismundo

MANILA -- The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is eyeing to ease some of its rules, more particularly about the rules on forbearance.

During the Competition Forum of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and European Union-Philippines Business Network on Wednesday, PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan said the rules on forbearance is one of the critical components of the Philippine Competition Act (PCA) enforcement framework.

“Under this practice, the Commission may forbear from applying the provisions of the PCA, for a limited time, on an entity or group of entities, determined by the Commission to have met stringent and specific conditions,” Balisacan said.

Certain requirements that would allow the PCC not to enforce the provisions of the law if the en-

forcement is not necessary to attain the PCA’s policy objectives, not impeding competition in the market, and the forbearance is consistent with public interest and consumer welfare.

“Based on certain regulations, the regulator might want not to enforce the law because the recognition is, sometimes some sectors, some groups will suffer from overregulation,” PCC Legal Office Directo Gian Camacho said on the sidelines of the forum.

Camacho added that too much requirements could ruin the competition in the market.

“Sometimes the agency can decide, as part of its regulatory prerogative, to step back and let the natural market forces to work,” he said in Filipino.

Aside from forbearance, the Commission draft rules and guidelines under the PCA enforcement framework on leniency program and inspection order.

See body, page 10

By Leslie Gatpolintan

MANILA -- The country’s chief economist sees the need for the Philippines to explore more free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States (US) to boost trade and investment ties between the two countries.

“Even though we already have a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with the US, it is still important to establish an FTA to gain access for more exports from the Philippines to the US market,” National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said Wednesday.

Pernia highlighted the intention of the Philippines to keep its current trade with the US in positive territory and further improve trade between both countries following upbeat trade performance

in 2017.

“We have a positive trade balance with the US, and we want to keep it that way,” he said.

“Now is an opportune time to strengthen ties with our foreign partners,” Pernia added, emphasizing the recovery of global trade as an opportunity

for Philippine exports to grow.

Philippine exports to the US reached USD8.5 billion, while imports registered USD6.4 billion from January to November last year.

The NEDA chief further said discussing and exploring FTAs with the

US is also imperative in fostering investment opportunities.

He i d e nt i f i e d fo o d production, agriculture, renewable energ y, and services as sectors that can be further explored as trade and investment opportunities between the two countries.

Investment commitments of the US reached PHP5.5 billion in the first three quarters of 2017, focusing mainly on administrative and support activities and manufacturing.

Per ni a f ur t her s aid opening up more sectors to foreign investments and amending the Public Service Act to engender competition and improve information communications technolog y infrastructure, would open more trade opportunities in education, telecommunications, transportation and construction. (PNA)

MINDANAO DAILY BUSINESS | ARTS & CULTURE | HEALTH TRAVEL & TOURISM | PEOPLE | REALTY | EVENTS

Editor: MARK FRANCISCO

billboard

Friday

February 23, 2018

7

Solon questions Sandra Cam’s 8 bodyguards; tells complainants to show proofs behind allegations Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. is requesting Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) director Sandra Cam to provide certification that the Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) has indeed allocated her eight bodyguards.

“Nothing personal. Alam dito sa kongreso kung gaano maka-totoohanan si Arnie.

Kanina kasi sabi ninyo, walo ‘yung body guard n’yo, nagulat lang ako kasi meron akong application sa opisina ko para sa PSPG, lahat kami na Congressmen at kung sino man ang puwedeng mag-apply, dalawa lang ang puwede,” said Teves said during a hearing last week, addressing the chairman of

the House Committee on Government and Public Accountability.

The PSPG is mandated by law to provide security to government officials, foreign dignitaries, private individuals authorized to be given protection and key government installations.

Likewise, the PNP’s elite counterterrorist force Special Action Force is tasked with VIP protection.

However, the PNP has maintained its policy of allowing only up to two bodyguards for local officials and other VIPs. “Kung baga mas VIP pa kayo sa mga Congressmen.

Congressman nga dalawa lang. Hindi ko sinasabi na mas mababa ang PCSO kesa sa Congress, pero sana

SSS to levy, seize and garnish properties of delinquent employers The Social Security System (SSS) is set to impose additional modes of collection starting April thru Warrants of Distraint, Levy and Garnishment (WDLG) against about 60,000 delinquent employers nationwide causing the seizure and acquisition of personal and real properties and garnishment of bank accounts equivalent to the amount of unpaid contributions including interest and penalty.

The WDLG is provided for under Section 22 of Republic Act 8282 otherwise known as Social Security Act of 1997. These modes of collection are similar to the collection system of the Bureau of Internal

Revenue (BIR) against delinquent taxpayers. Also, SSS launched early last year the Run Against Contribution Evaders, a program parallel to BIR’s Run Against Tax Evaders Program.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said the new policy is to ensure that employers are unable to dispose their properties to evade their obligations in paying employees’ SSS monthly contributions.

“This is a warning against delinquent employers who continue to ignore their responsibility with the SSS. With this new policy, SSS can now seize their personal See seize, page 9

halos lahat dalawa lang,” said Teves.

Cam, on her part, explained that she was given such privilege of having six police bodyguards at the time she was having rift with former Sen. Leila De Lima. She was also instrumental in the arrest of Kerwin Espinosa, one of the big time drug lords in the Philippines, from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as she tipped Kerwin’s whereabouts to the Philippine National Police.

She claimed that the President knows that her life is at risk, including her kids, and for her, that’s only “fair” to be given six bodyguards.

But Teves was quick to cut off Cam, “Anim man o walo ang hinihingi kong certification… dahil kung hindi nag-certify ang PSPG na binigyan kayo ng anim, it means nag-si-sinungaling kayo ma’m, I’m sorry.”

Lower the PMRR Meanwhile, Teves refuted notorious gambling lord Charlie “Atong” Ang’s declaration that STL was designed to fail.

“It’s about the percentages given to PCSO. Totoo naman if you give 39 percent to the government, mahi-

hirapan na ‘yung naglalaro dahil masyado ng mataas ‘yung porsyento magbibigay ka pa sa kabo at marami ka pang incidental expenses,” said Teves.

Under the STL-IRR, operators are required to submit to the PCSO a PMRR, which is the “amount determined by the PCSO as the presumed minimum monthly sales of Authorized Agent Corporation (AAC), and shall be subject to monthly review.”

The minimum PMRR per province is 30 percent of the voting population of an area with a minimum bet of P2.50 times three draws per day times 30 days that is the minimum PMRR per province.

Teves believes that issues being brought about STL would be very helpful when revising the STLImplementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).

“I’d like to suggest to GM, instead of 39 percent to lower it to 15-20 percent.

Mabubuhay na ang lahat.

Magbibigay ka pa sa kabo.

It will already compete with the illegal numbers game,” said Teves.

Teves, a self-confessed former addict and gambler, said he previously submitted

a paper on how to eradicate illegal numbers game. If the government lowers the PMRRR percentage, it can somehow compete with the illegal numbers game that is only implementing 12 percent.

“You are legal, but you are more or less close to the illegal computations if you are not giving SOPs. Your risk ratio is more or less the same,” said Teves.

Teves also brought up contradictory statements of Ang during his visit at PCSO last year. Ang initially said he was with Cam, but later on, he said Cam called him to accompany him at PCSO. “We can extract it on record. You mentioned it, I even wrote it down sinabi mo, ‘Pinapunta ako dito ni [ma’m] Sandra’. So to me, it is already contradictory to say na pinapunta ka doon pero magkasama naman kayo. Those are contradictory statements, hindi na natin alam ang totoo,” said Teves.

Teves suggested if Ang is contradicting his statement, they can extract the record for clarity and accuracy purposes. “Again, I like to reiterate my previous statement. Here I am after here is sincerity, and the real intent of everybody.”

Show proof and evidences Teves challenged people accusing the PCSO leadership of shortchanging government revenues to present concrete documents on sales and evidences as proof.

“How can the government lose money? When you say nalulugi ‘yung gobyerno kung hindi naabot ‘yung PMRR na dati wala namang tinatanggap ‘yung

gobyerno? Hindi dapat nalulugi ang gobyerno dahil hindi naman nagbibigay ang Kongreso ng pera sa PCSO,” said Teves.

Teves also suggested to the committee to investigate not only the gambling lords, but the complainants as well to promote fairness.

“I’m not saying [si] ma’m Sandra or boss Atong, sa totoo lang, ‘wag na tayong mag-bolahan dito, andaming nag-re-reklamo na natamaan. Nawalan ng negosyo, nawalan ng kotong, nawalan ng payola.”

He cited Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo as an example. Allegedly, Degamo used to receive P200,000 weekly, but since STL operated legally, he lost that money.

“I know that very well. Eh ngayon nawala, so s’yempre nag-re-reklamo s’ya. Tumawag pa nga s’ya sa PCSO nag-re-reklamo tungkol sa STL. Sinisiraan n’ya ‘yung STL sa mga tao. S’yempre tumatanggap ka ng P200,000 bawat linggo, eh ngayon wala na. Eh magkano sweldo ng governor ngayon? Wala pa atang P100,000 isang buwan,” said Teves.

Again, Teves reminded everyone to check its sincerity, interests, and motives.

Instead of taking out PCSO, he suggested to fix the STL to increase its revenues.

“Minsan kasi vestedinterest and nakakainis na. Kung may iimbestigahan, imbestigahan natin lahat. Hindi ‘yun sino lang ang tinuturo,” he said.

“Kung mawawala ito [STL], maraming happy na illegal gamblers dahil babalik na naman sila sa dati nilang gawain. If we are really concerned, let us look at it holistically, ‘wag lang STL.”

LITSON MANOK BBQ LIEMPO “HYGIENICALLY PREPARED, DELICIOUSLY GOOD” RPN Radyo Ronda Stations Nationwide

CNN Philippines Stations Nationwide CNN Philippines TV-9 Manila CNN Philippines TV-12 Baguio CNN Philippines TV-12 Dagupan CNN Philippines TV-26 Tarlac CNN Philippines TV-10 Iriga CNN Philippines TV-4 Iloilo

CNN Philippines TV-8 Bacolod CNN Philippines TV-9 Cebu CNN Philippines TV-5 Cag. de Oro CNN Philippines TV-5 Zamboanga CNN Philippines TV-7 GenSan CNN Philippines TV-9 Davao

DZBS 1368 Baguio DZRL 639 Batac DZTG 621 Tuguegarao DZKI 1332 Iriga DYKW 936 Binalbagan DYKB 1404 Bacolod DYKC 675 Cebu DXKO 1368 Cagayan de Oro DXKS 1080 Surigao DXKD 1053 Dipolog DXKP 1377 Pagadian DXXX 1008 Zamboanga DXKT 1071 Davao DXDX 693 General Santos

/BOTOYSLITSONPH WWW.BOTOYSLECHON.COM

For Franchise Contact: Metro Manila Office: #22 MICHAEL RUA ST., BETTER LIVING SUBD., PARANAQUE CITY Tel. Nos.: (02) 506-6288/Mobile Bos.: 0917-718-9512; 0917-718-9513 Cagayan De Oro Office: ZONE 3, BULUA HIGHWAY, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Tel. Nos.: (088) 858-9191/Mobile Bos.: 09175746779

MINDANAO DAILY YOUR MINDANAO-WIDE NEWSPAPER

Editor: CRIS DIAZ

*

mindanaodailynewsdavao@gmail.com

Friday

DAVAO

February 23, 2018

8

Anti-graft court orders arrest of DavNor solon The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Davao del Norte (2nd District) Rep. Antonio Floirendo, Jr. in connection with the graft case filed against him by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for the alleged anomalous lease of land at the Davao Penal Colony.

The anti-graft court’s Sixth Division set a PHP30,000-bail bond for the temporary liberty of Floirendo.

Alvarez filed the graft case against Floirendo before the Office of the Ombudsman in March 2017 for his alleged financial

Davao del Norte (2nd District) Rep. Antonio Floirendo, Jr. File Photo

interest in the Consolidated Joint Venture Agreement (CJVA) between the Tagum Agricultural Development Authority (TADECO) and the Anflo Management and Investment Corporation (ANFLOCOR).

ANFLOCOR is a subsidiary of TADECO, whose major stockholder is the Floirendo family.

In his eight-page complaint-affidavit, Alvarez said that in 1969, the TADECO entered into an agreement with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to lease a portion of land in the Davao Penal Colony to be used See orders, page 9

PDEA to set up provincial offices to intensify anti-drugs drive

DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is set to establish provincial offices to intensify government campaign against illegal drugs in the country.

PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, who visited PDEA 11 office on Tuesday, said in a press briefing that the establishment of provincial offices means more deployment of personnel who would fight illegal drugs especially to the drug-affected provinces.

“Magdadagdag siguro ako ng isang team paraenhance ang aming (I will add another team to enhance

our) capabilities in terms of operations,” he said.

He said that there were less anti-illegal drugs operations in the provinces because they lack personnel for their operation.

Aquino cited the situation of Compostela Valley Provincial Drug Enforcement Office (CVPDEO) which has only five personnel but “illegal ‘drug use is very high” in the province.

“If you will see the list of drug-affected barangays, Compostela Valley province ranks the highest and yet the PDEA operatives there are only five,” he said.

He also bared that PDEA

will purchase around 120 Narcotics Detection Dogs that will be used in their operations.

“We will enhance our K9 units and we will provide maybe five or 10 narcotics dogs here in Region 11,” he said.

Aquino said this is part of their drug-free Philippines campaign before the term of President Rodrigo R. Duterte ends in 2022.

He vowed to clear all barangays in the country that are affected by illegal drugs.

On a national level, Aquino said there are still 24,000 See set up, page 11

SSS allows GSIS members to Gov’t UCT continue as paying members program to DAVAO CITY -- The state- tinue paying their contriroll mid-year run Social Security System butions.

(SSS) is paving the way Speaking before some this year for former members to 1,600 participants, May continue paying voluntary contributions even if they are already covered by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

This developed after an SSS official saw the long queue of government information officers, who used to pay voluntary contributions to SSS, at its booth during the threeday National Information Convention (NIC) at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City.

They were inquiring whether they could con-

Catherine Ciriaco, senior vice president of SSS and officer-in-charge of the Public Affairs Division, encouraged former SSS members but who are already covered by GSIS, to continue their voluntary contributions.

She said that by doing so, this entitles them to retirement benefits both from SSS and GSIS. It is something to look forward to in the future, Ciriaco added.

In her NIC presentation

See allows, page 11

DAVAO CITY – The Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program is set to be rolled out before President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the middle of the year 2018.

Carmela Duron, information officer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-XI office said the UCT will be a one time payment of P2,400 for a beneficiary which is equivalent to P200 per month.

See roll, page 11

Role of communicators cited in gov’t transition DAVAO CITY -- Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday cited the vital role of the communication and information officers in bridging traditional ways to the digital age of the government’s transition with the campaign of the Duterte administration to rid corruption, illegal drugs and criminality.

In his video message at the final day of the threeday National Information Convention (NIC) in Davao City, Cayetano pointed out the instrumental role of the government communicators in leading their agencies to adjust to the use of various

digital tools in government transactions and activities.

Cayetano stressed government communicators are essential in the digital age given the abundance of information nowadays -- may it be fake news, propaganda with some vested political, economic interest or distortions.

But he said it is important for communicators to look at the stream of information and make sure the people get the right information.

“But remember many agencies are still adjusting like teenagers, to the digital age transactions,” he added.

He said many people

are still carrying cash while others use cellular phones or cards for transactions.

“All these play in a digital economy where communication is fast and simultaneous,” he said.

Cayetano noted though that in digital age, communication has become a twoway or sometimes multiple ways whereby people can send feedbacks, suggestions, and express frustrations.

This is where government communicators can play to help one part of the government transition, he said.

He said it is also See cites, page 11

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: +63917-712-1424 • +63947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Buyers’ Day presents newest Go Lokal! collections 22 February 2018 – Go Lokal!, the leading retail concept store which showcases high quality and innovative Philippine products crafted, designed and manufactured by the country’s Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), will launch its newest collections for 2018 at a Buyers’ Day on March 08, 2018.

The Buyers’ Day is an opportunity for buyers to check out the new products of over a hundred MSMEs from the product development program of the Design Center of the Philippines, exclusively for Go Lokal!. The event will be highlighted with the awarding of Top Brand discoveries of 2017, startups that fulfilled their goal of creating value, supporting dramatic bottomline results and acting as a strategic asset to customers worldwide.

The Buyers’ Day will be held at the GoLokal!ConceptStore@DTI located at Building, 361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City. For more information the Ground Floor, Trade and Industry on Go Lokal!, please visit its website at golokal.dti.gov.ph.

Seize... from page 7

and real properties as well as credits and other properties in the hand of the third party as payments to the delinquency owed by them,” said Dooc.

Dooc added that with the WDLG, SSS is hoping to collect more than P5.3 billion worth of contributions from erring employers on its pilot year.

Based on the WDLG guidelines, the SSS will issue a Letter of Authority and Preliminary Assessment Notice (PAN) containing the amount of total delinquency to the employer. After 15 days, a Final Assessment Notice Before Seizure (FANS) will be sent to the employer with an instruction to pay the amount stated.

The employer must file a protest if it does not agree with the FANS issued by the SSS. Protest against the FANS must be made either in the form of Request for Reconsideration based on existing records within 15 days or a Request for Reconciliation based on newly discovered or additional evidence within 30 days from the date of receipt.

“The employers must file a protest within the prescribed period at the SSS office or Large Accounts Department (LAD) that issued the FANS. Failure to protest the FANS will result in the issuance of the WDLG by SSS authorized

signatories,” said Dooc.

Dooc added that after seizure of the personal and real properties and garnishment of bank accounts of the delinquent employer, the SSS will schedule a public sale in no less than 20 days.

However, the stateagency head clarified that if the employer pays its contributions delinquency including penalties, damages and expenses prior the public sale, the warrants issued will be lifted and the properties levied, distrained or garnished will be restored to the owner.

“The proceeds of the sale of property will be applied to the total amount of delinquency including other expenses. However, if the proceeds are not enough, the SSS can still collect the deficiency from the employer,” said Dooc.

Dooc emphasized that if the WDLG will be unsuccessful because the employer has no more properties or they cannot be located, the case will be referred to the Legal Enforcement Group of SSS for filing of a criminal charges.

The WDLG provision in the SS charter was implemented thru the efforts of the Social Security Commission composed of Dooc as Vice Chairman, Commissioners Gonzalo T. Duque, Michael G. Regino, Anita B. Quitain, Diana Pardo-Aguilar together with former Chairman Amado D. Valdez and Com-

R.A. Form No. 8.1 (LCRO)

used for the private company’s banana plantation.

The CJVA was executed in 1979, which extended the period of lease for 25 years and renewed in May 2003 for another 25 years.

At the time the contract was renewed, Floirendo was already a congressman of the Second District of Davao del Norte.

However, while he was serving as representative in 2003, Alvarez alleged that the lawmaker was also a stockholder of TADECO. Citing data from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Alvarez said Floirendo was also a board member of ANFLOCOR from 1997 to 2015.

On Feb. 9, 2018, the Ombudsman charged Floirendo before the Sandiganbayan for violation of Section 3(h) of Republic Act No. 3019, or the “Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act”.

The graft case was filed less than a month after the Ombudsman denied the motion of Floirendo to reopen the case for submission of documentary and testimonial evidence.

The anti-graft body said Floirendo’s connection with TADECO violated Article VI, Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution, which states that “no member of Congress is allowed to intervene in any government contracts before any agency for his pecuniary benefit during his term of office.”

(PNA)

READ MINDANAO DAILY NEWS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.mindanaodailynews.com

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES RUEL M. ANGCOT AND HEIDI A. SAHULGA-ANGCOT

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-015

RUEL M. ANGCOT AND HEIDI A. SAHULGA-ANGCOT, Petitioners. x---------------------------------/

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN MARK ANTHONY A. ONG AND JUNA MARIE C. JAPSON,

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on August 20, 1996 at Iligan City, both of them can be served with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Palao, Iligan City and B5L11 Lawaan Rd., Dona Maria Subd., Bara-as, Iligan City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than nine (9) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 20, 1996, so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 6th day of February, 2018.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

MDN: Feb 9, 16 & 23, 2018

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. Act. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that MAE LUNA T. PUGOY has filed with this Office a petition for CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR in the Child’s Date of Birth (PSA-OCRG File) from “AUGUST 17, 1981” to “SEPTEMBER 7, 1981” in the Birth Certificate of CRISTINA LARIOSA SISTOMA who was born at LINAMON, LANAO DEL NORTE whose parents are FORUNATO PABINGWIT SISTONA and ANGELITA C. LARIOSA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ___________________ .

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. Act. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that VILLE IDULOG AMOR has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF GENDER from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Birth Certificate of KYLA MAE IDULOG AMOR who was born on MARCH 24, 2002 at POBLACION, LINAMON, LANAO DEL NORTE whose parents are ARNEL PASCO AMOR and VILLE LOZANO IDULOG.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ___________________ .

MDN: Feb. 23 & Mar 2, 2018

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others.

That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 4, 1988 at Holy Child Cathedral, Philippine Independent Church, Iligan City, both with summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their residents at Barangay LBC, Waltermart Makiling, Calamba, Laguna and Cabili Avenue, Iligan City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than eight (8) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 4, 1988 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 6th day of February, 2018.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

MDN: Feb 9, 16 & 23, 2018

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

CIVIL CASE NO. 2018-016

MARK ANTHONY A. ONG and JUNA MARIE C. JAPSON-ONG x---------------------------------/

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: LANAO DEL NORTE City/Municipality: LINAMON

MDN: Feb. 23 & Mar 2, 2018

from page 8

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

R.A. Form No. 8.1 (LCRO)

(Sgd.) EDENITA V. DELA ROSA- MACAS Municipal Civil Registrar

Orders...

9

missioner Jose Gabriel M. La Viña. The Office of President Rodrigo Duterte approved the implementation of WDLG. Relatedly, Dooc reminds employers of their responsibility and commitment to report their employees and pay for their SSS contributions on time. He encourages them to help SSS in providing the benefits needed by members.

“Again, we would like to remind employers to report their employees for SSS coverage within 30 days from start of work and to remit their monthly contributions religiously. Let us work together in providing meaningful benefits to our workers,” Dooc said.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: LANAO DEL NORTE City/Municipality: LINAMON

Friday, February 23, 2018

(Sgd.) EDENITA R. MACAS Municipal Civil Registrar

ANNEX “B” Publication Notice R.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-008-2018 FEBRUARY 13, 2018 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 Archie Magallon Pallugna has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in sex from “Female” to “Male” in the certificate of live birth of ARCHIE MAGALLON PALLUGNA at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are RAUL BALUYOT PALLUGNA and NILFA CANATOY MAGALLON.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than February 26, 2018.

MDN: Feb. 16 & 23, 2018

(Sgd.) MARINA MAQUIDATO-AMONCIO Municipal Civil Registrar

10

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: 0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Friday, February 23, 2018

The child, the learner the heart of DepEd

By RITA V. SUMALPONG Bocator Elementary School Division of Tangub Tangub City

AS the agency tasked to oversee basic education in the country, DepEd protects the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based and complete basic education students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe and motivating environment. It provides for the establish-

Body... from page 6

“The leniency program will allow the Commission to grant to an entity immunity from suit or reduction of fine which would otherwise be imposed on a participant in anti-competitive agreements in exchange for the voluntary disclosure of information,” Balisacan said.

The PCC targets to finish the draft guidelines on leniency program by April to boost its capability in combating cartels.

The following month, the antitrust body aims to draft the rules and guidelines for inspection order that will be presented to the Supreme Court for consideration and

ment and maintenance of a complete, adequate and integrated system of basic education relevant to the goals of national development.

As such, it conducts researches and analyses that advance educational opportunity. They want to improve people’s lives and their ability to participate in society by understanding the social and economic factors that affect their chances in life.

With programs such as the Alternative Learning System, DepEd provides opportunities for individual students with disadvantaged backgrounds to develop their skills and confidence in quantitative and scientific methods. These skills are essential for people to participate fully in a digital knowledge economy.

DepEd wants to understand more about the skills and attributes that equip

children and young people for life and work in a rapidly changing world and to develop and evaluate interventions to improve them.

They also seek to improve the quality of teaching and learning across the education system and to understand more about young people’s choices, decisions and pathways at key points in their progression through education and traning.

adoption.

This enforcement rule will allow the PCC to undertake inspections of business premises and other offices where it reasonably suspects that relevant documents relating to investigation are kept, to prevent their removal, concealment, or destruction.

To further strengthen the PCA and ensure competition in the domestic market, the Commission partners with several government agencies.

Balisacan said the Commission would have forthcoming Memoranda of Agreement with the Office of Competition under the Department of Justice, Energy Regulatory Commission, Public-Private Partnership Center, Philippine Electricity

Market Corporation, Intellectual Property Office, Department of Trade and Industry, Office of the Ombudsman, Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board, Maritime Industry Authority, National Privacy Commission, Philippine Stock Exchange, National Bureau of Investigation, Integrate Bar of the Philippines, National Telecommunications Commission, and the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

(PNA)

or strengthen the ability or incentive of the merged firm to engage in withholding capacity,” the Commission’s decision read.

Under Republic Act 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act (PCA), business entities with merger and acquisition transactions meeting the PHP1-billion threshold shall notify the PCC of their deal.

On Wednesday, PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan said there is a move to adjust the PHP1-billion notification threshold in the PCC. Balisacan expected the proposal to be forwarded in the Commission in the first half of the year.

The PCA also gives power to the PCC to determine the threshold for mergers and acquisitions notifications.

The two-year old antitrust body has received a total of 151 notifications with transactions valuing at PHP2.25 trillion pesos. (PNA)

COMMERCIAL LOT FOR SALE Location: Osmeña St. Cagayan de Oro City, near SM downtown and Mesaverte Condo.

Ideal for Condominium/Commercial properties Lot area: 9,342 sqm Inquire: 0926-823-3766

Joint... from page 6

Alternergy aim to have joint venture investment in run-ofriver mini hydro projects in Ifugao province such as Kiangan Mini Hydro Corporation, Ibulao Mini Hydro Corporation, and Lamut-Asipulo Mini Hydro Corporation.

“The transaction also does not appear to create

Lot For Sale APARTELLE IN MACTAN CEBU, NEAR AIRPORT 1,541 SQM 12 ROOMS W/ INCOME, ASKING PRICE 28M NEG. •

• •

LOT FOR SALE AT PUEBLO HILLSBOROUGH POINTE, 395 SQM NO FLOOD @ 7K/SQM NEG. LOT FOR SALE LUMBIA KIAM-IS 18,903 SQM 500/SQM NEG. Residential warehouse 5.5M 200 sqm located at Serina St., Carmen. (near Madonna Hospital) • 7 hectares at 500 sqm located at Brgy. Kamara, Pagatpat, along the road.

• 300 sqm House & Lot at Canitoan, Manticao (1.8 M)

TEXT: 09178535958/850-13-24

Techniques in setting up kids

By SHALLIMAR PACUNIO AMORA Teacher II West City Central School

IN the setting up stage, I recommend that you let your students know the boundaries especially when giving out such fun stuff as scissors, paper, sticks, etc. Try to see this stage as part of behaviorial management, too so you can evaluate each student individually especially if there are many of them in a class such as 50.

Don’t forget that children need a clear reason and purpose to do something in class. Time needs to be taken to set up the context/task and to enthuse and engage them in that context. You need to spend some time setting

this up for them – fewer words, more enthusiasm and insist on quiet. It’s worth planning for setting up as a stage in your plan. An excellent task can’t stand alone without the kids knowing exactly what to do.

It is from these that I realize not only the importance but the intricacies of this skill and stage for both learners and teachers in the classroom. By planning how you will introduce the materials to the learners needed to carry out a task will help to engage them and can even be part of the activity itself.

Discrimination: Cause of Classroom Turmoil

By MONICA P. SASUMAN SAN ROQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUMILAO DISTRICT

In a typical classroom, we can evidently see groups of peers seating with each other. We can sometimes hear them conversing about what they did and planning things which they ought to do. But most of the time, we can hear them discriminating other students who are not part of their group.

Discrimination has somehow become not only a phenomenon but also a way to kill the time by students.

We can imagine groups with very influential members talking about students who they found ‘weird’ or simply ‘not like them.’ Due to discrimination students may tend to become socially not inclined, isolated and will become loners in some way within the classroom. We can truly say that in a typical classroom, Charles Darwin’s famous quote; “Survival of

the fittest,” is very applicable and is present. In fact, other theories such as adaptation and natural selection can also be connected with the normal classroom environment. This must be properly addressed especially that it is a rampant form of bullying which can degrade a student’s social skill. This can also develop a dynastic idealism within the classroom which may affect their way of thinking in the mere future. This may also result to turmoil within the classroom which could be easily described as an adviser’s worst nightmare.

This must never be underestimated by an educator because it will not only affect the student being discriminated nor will it only affect the discriminator but also those witnessing it.

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

KIMBERLITE PAWNSHOP MALAYBALAY BRANCH

Kimberlite Pawnshop will be having an AUCTION SALE on all items that expired on December 2017:

Kagay-an Festival 1st Oro Lechoneros Encuentro Champion

for Orders, Contact Yoyong:

AUCTION DATE: February 20, 2018

09354145759 09169249371

Fortich Street, Barangay 2 Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

(088) 324 0312/856 8189/0915 528 4674

FOR ADS PLACEMENT CALL OR TEXT: +63917-712-1424 • +63947-893-5776

mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Allows... from page 8

SSS campaign “Kontribusyong Mo, Sulit na Sulit”, Ciriaco highlighted the standards that SSS follows in the utilization of funds collected from contributions and investment incomes.

Ciriaco said that like social security institutions in the world, SSS follows standards both in funds collected from contributions plus interest and investment income from investments that are pooled to certain funds to pay benefits and the operating expenses of the agency.

“We closely monitor because there are Charter limits that we can spend the benefits defined by law,” she stressed.

Currently, SSS is still pushing for the increase in contributions to address clamor for an increase in benefits, such as sickness and maternity, disability pension, and retirement benefits.

If the increase is approved as part of the Reform Agenda, Ciriaco said the estimated monthly pension of a member with at least 30 paying years would increase to PHP20,300 from the current maximum pension of PHP10,900 by 2026, if the covered income increases to PHP30,000 in five years.

She said benefits such as maternity, sickness, and funeral, which are computed based on the monthly salary credit, would also increase.

Ciriaco also sought the help of the government communication and information officers to report delinquent employers.

“We are duty-bound to report,” she said, adding that there are employers who deduct SSS contribution of workers but do not remit this to SSS. “Bawal ito (This is prohibited). A case may be filed against delinquent employers for estafa and violations of the SSS law.

You could end up in jail,” she pointed out.

Ciriaco said people should not see SSS contributions as an expense but savings for the future.

(Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)

Roll... from page 8

“This is to augment the expenses for their needs because of the increase in prices brought about by TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion), ” Duron said.

The TRAIN law, which restructures the current income taxation of many taxpayers, will result to increase in prices of goods due to higher excise taxes on fuels.

Duron said they will start to validate the beneficiaries of the program which will include existing beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer program, social pensioners such as the disadvantaged senior citizens without pensions, and those still to be validated whoe

are people determined to be poor in the survey but did not qualify to become CCT beneficiaries.

She said that the DSWDXI would need 400 new validators for 2018.

In the region, about 124 households were given the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program regular conditional cash transfer grants while 29, 026 households were provided with modified CCTs as of February 2018.

The P200 per month UCT is part of the provisions of the TRAIN law. PIA

Set up... from page 8

Friday, February 23, 2018 lo Jr., Civil Military Operations Officer of the 36th IB, said some 30 soldiers have been conducting Community Support Program (CSP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the hinterland lumad communities in Lanuza.

Garello said the temporary encampment of the Army soldiers doing CSP in Sitio Ibuan is 300 meters away from the civilian populace that it will not endanger the lives of the residents in case of armed hostilities.

Juagpao said the rebels have been harassing residents in their village with armed threats since 2016 when soldiers from the 16th Infantry Battalion have been frequenting their communities to conduct community service. The Army unit however was pulled out after their twomonth stint when they were reassigned to Jolo province.

24,000 barangays to be cleared out of the 29,000 barangays affected.

“We need to clear that within four years so that before the President (Rodrigo Duterte) will step down in 2022 we can create a drugfree Philippines,” he said.

So far, PDEA has declared more than 5,000 drug-free barangays for the from page 1 past two years. (Armando illegal drug use.

Fenequito Jr/PNA) He said authorities are not only addressing the country’s drug problem from page 8 through supply reduction important for government but also demand reduction. communicators to ask if Demand reduction efthey could help President forts include rehabilitation Rodrigo Duterte fulfill his and reintegration programs commitment and promises for the drug dependents, to the people he said.

“I am confident that with Cuy cited that barangays your help and with more have refused to activate activities like this National BADACs until now because Information Convention, their officials are either with the many tools avail- involved in illegal drug able to us you can empower activities or are afraid to not only yourself and your identify constituents who agencies but also, you can are into drugs. empower the people to be Philippine Drug Enpart of the government, to forcement Agency director be part of governance and general Aaron Aquino said to be part of the real revolu- a barangay with a non-function, of power to the people tioning BADAC worsens the not to the few, not the elite drug problem and makes it but to law the respected by difficult for authorities to all,” Cayetano said. conduct clearing operations.

He lauded the PresiHe said most of the nondential Communications functioning barangays are Operations Office and the in the Autonomous Region Philippine Information in Muslim Mindanao.

Agency for coming up with He said authorities can the NIC because informa- obtain a more accurate intion is essential. formation about new drug Cayetano emphasized suspects once BADAC is that lack of information activated. Otherwise, he would lead to many fail- said, they would have difures. He said many people ficulty verifying. die or caught up in armed Citing a report from conflicts because of lack the World Health Organiof information. (Lilian C. zation and UN Office on Mellejor/PNA) Drugs and Crime, Health Undersecretary Roger T. Tong An pointed out the from page 1 BADAC must be strengthwill attack their com- ened because 95 percent of munity if the Army soldiers the admissions of drug users continue recruiting young happen in the communityvillages to avail of Indig- based centers. enous People Candidate as He said their nurses, Soldiers program. psychologists, and physi“We c on d e m n t h i s cians together with barangay treacherous attack on our health workers will screen soldiers facilitating devel- the patients to know if they opment programs in the are mild, moderate or severe community and the attacks users. are complete disregard to Mild and moderate users innocent civilians. This is will undergo communitya desperate attempt to force based programs while the support from the residents severe cases will be accomand impose fear on them,” modated at the rehabilitasaid Lt. Col. Xerxes Trinidad tion centers for six months, , commanding officer of he said. the 36th Infantry Battalion Cuy said drug depen(36th IB. dents should have alternaCaptain Francisco Garel- tive livelihoods at the end of

Inactive...

Cites...

Flee...

the program to make them productive citizens and prevent them from going back to using drugs. (Antono L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

People... from page 1

in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on the afternoon of February 22, 1986.

The Enrile-Ramos defiant outcry against Marcos was beamed live on television worldwide by the foreign-based Manila correspondents.

Marcos, who was in Malacanang, was shocked upon learning that his two former close allies had not only abandoned him totally, but virtually challenged his government.

There were intelligence reports that Marcos had issued an order to arrest Enrile after the Presidential Security Command (PSC) reportedly uncovered a coup plot by the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) closely identified with the defense minister.

This prompted Enrile to take action before it was too late. Ramos sided with Enrile in the fight against Marcos’ authoritarian regime.

“Enough is enough, Mr. President,” Enrile’s voice thundered during the press conference that was attended by dozens of media people, both local and foreign.

Enrile and Ramos told Marcos that he had lost moral authority to govern the 56 million Filipinos at that time.

Marcos tried to downplay the uprising by appearing on television, telling Enrile and Ramos to stop this foolishness.

But they have burned their bridges.

I monitored the event going on at Camp Aguinaldo. Here is my diary of that historic event: February 22 At about 3:30 p.m. of Saturday, Feb. 22, 1986, Col. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, Col. Eduardo Kapunan, and Maj. Wong arrived at the residence of Minister Enrile in Makati, Metro Manila.

They informed Enrile of the latter’s pending arrest.

After Enrile called up Ramos for support, the defense minister went straight from his Dasmarinas home to his office in Camp Aguinaldo.

Earlier that day, Finance Minister Roberto Ongpin had called to inform him that his security men were arrested the night before.

The government’s effort to cut down publicity gave rise to suspicions that a crackdown was in the offing. The arrest of Ongpin’s bodyguards was ominous.

At their house in Alabang, the Ramos’ family received news that Enrile was about to be arrested.

Soon after, Enrile himself was on the phone, saying “Eddie (Gen. Ramos’ nickname), the time has come.

Are you with me?” Ramos had earlier promised Enrile that the entire Constabulary

and Integrated National Police, now Philippine National Police, would support the defense minister.

Ramos stayed calm despite private thoughts that he too was in imminent danger of being arrested.

Two hours later, Ramos packed an overnight bag and kissed his wife, Ming, and their daughters goodbye.

Ramos’ security escort headed by M/Sgt. Abel Modequillo, armed themselves with assault rifles and a bandolier of bullets for any eventuality as they continued to monitor the critical situation.

Gen. Ramos told his security escorts to prepare to move to Camp Aguinaldo.

They took a circuitous route to avoid being detected by the PSG. At 6 p.m., Ramos arrived in Camp Aguinaldo and met Enrile.

At that moment, the die was cast as Minister Enrile and Gen. Ramos announced their breakaway from the Marcos regime.

They initially holed up at Camp Aguinaldo before they decided to move to Camp Crame, the PC/ INP headquarters across the Epifanio delos Santos Ave. (EDSA), to take their defensive position in case Marcos forces would launch an attack.

By this time, Jaime Cardinal Sin, the outspoken and popular archbishop of Manila, upon hearing of the breakaway, went on air over Radyo Bandido and called on the people to proceed to EDSA to protect the EnrileRamos breakaway group.

In just a matter of hours, tens of thousands of people from all walks of life, including priests and nuns, went to EDSA to respond to the call of Cardinal Sin. Butz Aquino, brother of slain opposition Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr., organized a group and also

11

went to EDSA. Thus, the People Power was born, as millions of people joined the four-day peaceful revolution at EDSA that forced Marcos to step down, and restored freedom and democracy in the country. (PNA)

Passed... from page 2

lugar natin” (wants our area to be peaceful).

“What if it’s a little bit more than ARMM but not in accordance with the CAB?” MindaNews asked.

Jaafar’s response: “Let the people decide,” but added, “I think they (Congress) will not give us BBL not compliant with the CAB.” “What is your non-negotiable?” MindaNews asked.

Jaafar replied: “We have submitted our BBL. Yun na ang position ng Moro.”

Under the roadmap of the Duterte administration, the BBL was supposed to have been passed by yearend of 2017. Without a Bangsamoro law, the normalization process under the CAB — which includes decommissioning of MILF combatants and weapons — will be delayed further, and without a new law, the ARMM elections will proceed as scheduled in May next year.

The filing of certificates of candidacy for the May 2019 polls is in October this year. The Commission on Elections had earlier said it needs six months to prepare for a plebiscite to ratify the BBL. According to the peace agreement, once the basic law is ratified, the ARMM is deemed abolished and the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) which the President will appoint, will take over, until the first set of officials of the Bangsamoro is elected. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

MINDANAO DAILY BUSINESS | ARTS & CULTURE | HEALTH TRAVEL & TOURISM | PEOPLE | REALTY | EVENTS

Editor: MARK FRANCISCO

lifestyle

Friday

February 23, 2018

Globe readies network for emerging IoT services with 700 MHz band

12

PH readiness for technological innovations vital in driving economic growth Globe Telecom is enabling its network to support emerging Internet of Things (IoT) services, making full use of all the 700-megahertz spectrum and other existing LTE spectrum assets the company is currently assigned with. Globe is now piloting Narrow Band- Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology due to its inherent advantage of long reach and range, while enhancing mobile data services.

NB-IoT is one of the three 3GPP standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services.

NB-IoT as a standard is more developed compared to other defined 3GPP standards and the device ecosystem is evolving at a much faster pace.

Out of the 3 standards endorsed by 3GPP, Globe has enabled NBIoT as this technology will have far reaching benefits for many people, industries, even communities and early adopters would be able to

enjoy its benefits. Huawei and Nokia, Globe existing technology partners, are collaborating in this journey, ensuring network readiness to support new services.

“Given new business requirements in a highly digital environment, Globe is gearing up to deploy emerging IoT services relevant to various enterprises including the public sector. This is all part of our commitment to enable enterprises take advantage of the latest technological innovations, which is vital in driving economic competitiveness and growth in the country,” Globe Telecom President & CEO Ernest Cu said.

The Philippines is a good use case for a number of emerging IoT services that include parking sensors, water meter reading, lighting control, garbage collection and flood control, among others.

“Fundamentally, IoT is about creating a digital ecosystem for services that are being used by various organizations. The use

of IoT-related services is growing significantly around the world and it is time that we adopt them in the Philippines so that local enterprises can take advantage of the business benefits derived from these new technologies,” Cu stressed.

Globe has also been aggressively deploying LTE sites nationwide. Globe has deployed to date around 1,750 LTE sites across the country using the 700 MHz band. More than 700 cell sites are located in Metro Manila, providing pervasive LTE mobile connectivity to its customers.

Globe has also deployed Massive MIMO (MM) as part of its technology roadmap. MM is the fundamental radio access technology for 5G. The 5G network targets to have higher speeds, lower latency and better capacity, enabling higher density of mobile broadband users and supports device-to-device connectivity and massive machine communications.

Newly-crowned Xavier University Senior High ambassadress Lila Loureen Alkuino wears her tiara proud after the XU SHS annual general assembly last February 21 at the Xavier University covered court. photo supplied

Cebu Pacific airlifts 396 repatriated OFWs from Leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) provided airlift support for 396 Overseas

Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from Kuwait. This is the largest group of OFWs flown on a

single flight from Kuwait by any airline.

Cebu Pacific flight 5J 021 departed the Kuwait Inter-

national Airport at 1228am (Manila time; 7:29pm in Kuwait, Tuesday, February 20); and landed at the Ninoy

Aquino International Airport in Manila past 9:00am today (Wednesday, February 21). In command of the hu-

manitarian flight was Capt Mark Semon, assisted by First Officer Mark Leoven Meliton. A ten-person cabin crew was deployed to assist the OFWs during the flight, led by Lead Cabin Crew Carmencita Pimentel.

Cebu Pacific mounted a special charter flight to airlift the OFWs back to the Philippines, deploying an Airbus A330 aircraft—the largest in its fleet—to allow Philippine embassy officials in Kuwait to accommodate more OFWs. The OFWs aboard Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 021 were also provided free baggage allowance, as well as hot meals for dinner and breakfast, bottled water and coffee, for the duration of the 9 ½ hour flight.

CEB has previously announced that it would shoulder the cost of the entire charter flight, offering the airlift for free, in response to the call for assistance by the government to repatriate Filipino workers in Kuwait.

Special arrangements were made with the Kuwaiti authorities since Cebu Pacific does not have regular commercial air service between Manila and Kuwait.