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Roque says Duterte won’t have Bill of Rights amended By Carolyn O. Arguillas MindaNews

R E SI DE N T Rodrigo Duterte will not have the Bill of Rights amended, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Saturday.

Roque said the proposal from the Presidential Human Rights Committee Secretariat (PHRCS) to the House of Representatives to amend

the Bill of Rights, particularly Article III, Section 4 on the guarantee on freedom of speech, expression and press, is “not the position of the President.” “The Bill of Rights has remained unchanged from the 1935 Constitution, to the ’73 Constitution, to ’87 Constitution as far as free speech is concerned, the President sees no need to amend it. I repeat, that’s not the position of the President,” Roque told a press briefing in Kalibo, Aklan. He said the PHRCS “is not or does not have the

rank of a cabinet member. This means that when they spoke, they did not speak as alter-ego of the President. So that is a recommendation of the Secretariat. It is not in

any way the position of the President.” “Unless it comes from a member of the Cabinet who is an alter-ego of the President, their recommendations

cannot bind the President,” said Roque, who is concurrent Presidential Adviser on Human Rights. Article III, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution, states: “No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.” The proposal, presented at the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Tuesday, is to amend the provision to read: “No law shall be passed abridging

the responsible exercise of freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.” But House Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro told ANC’s Early Edition on Thursday the proposal did not come from his sub-commitee but “from an extrinsic source,” the PHRCS. Former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said it does not matter where the proposal came from. See Bill, page 11

Govt troops clash with armed men in Masiu town

WARNING. A tarpaulin warning punishment for ferrying of fictitious registrants hangs outside the Masiu town hall during the registration of voters in July 2012. mindanews file photo by froilan gallardo

CAGAYAN de Oro City-An Army combat patrol engaged a group of armed men on board two bancas who were trying to sneak into the town of Masiu in Lanao del Sur on Saturday dawn. Brig. Gen. Roseller Murillo, commander of the Army’s 1st Tabak Division, said the platoon of soldiers encountered more than ten Maute gunmen at the vicinity of Barangay Kalilangan, Masiu town at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. No one was reported killed or injured. Murillo said that despite

total darkness, the soldiers were able to sink the two bancas used by the gunmen in trying to sneak into Masiu town. He said the soldiers did not find any bodies from the two sunken bancas but recovered firearms and explosives. The recovered items included an M-203 grenade launcher, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, anti-personnel rockets, a binocular, ISIS black flag and assorted drug paraphernalia. The firefight came after the military went on full See clash, page 11

Massive decline of land crabs noted in country’s surfing capital GENERAL Luna, Siargao Island--Amid a fast changing landscape, the continued influx of tourists in this country’s surfing has taken its toll on the land crab population here.

Bernardo Alciso, 54, a local land crab hunter, said the decline poses a serious threat not just on him whose livelihood depends on it but the island’s delicate ecosystem.

Alciso lives in the world renowned village of Catangnan, where Cloud Nine, the surfing capital of the country is located. Also known as “Dayong,” Alciso is one of several

known hunters of land crabs, locally known as“kayabang.” Alciso, 54, has been hunting these edible land crabs in Catangnan as a livelihood since he was nine years old. See crabs, page 11

KAYABANG. Residents of General Luna, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte are worried over the massive decline of land crabs, locally known as “kayabang.” mindanews photo by roel n. catoto

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4 dead, 5 hurt in Army-NPA clash

IDAPAWAN City-Four persons were killed while five others were wounde d when government troops exchanged fires with suspected communist guerillas in a remote village in Makilala, North Cotabato, dawn Monday, a military official said. Lt. Col. Rhojun Rosales, newly installed commander of the Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion, said that one of the fatalities was a

member of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) operating in Makilala while the rest were members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). The Army said names of the slain and wounded CAFGU members would soon be available to the public once their families have been informed of the incident. According to Rosales, a still undetermined number of NPA guerillas attacked

a CAFGU detachment at Sitio Garing, Barangay Luayon in Makilala, and used the villagers as shields while government troops pursued them. Jose Caparida, supervisor of the Department of Education’s Makilala central district, told media here that residents saw helicopters hover the sky and heard shots from the ground around 3 a.m. Monday. Despite the disturbance,

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classes were not suspended at Barangay Luayon, according to Caparida. Rosales said there was no displacement of villagers. Meantime, the bodies recovered from the encounter site were already brought to funeral homes in Makilala while t he wou nd e d C A F G U members were brought to nearby hospitals for treatment. (Malu Cadelina Manar / MindaNews)

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TAMBAK TRAP. Local land crab hunter Bernardo Alciso breaks a coconut and puts it on top of the stone into his tambak traps in Catangnan, in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. mindanews photo by roel catoto

Teachers’ recruitment in Armm undergo strict vetting COTABATO City--The newly-designated secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEdARMM) said recruitment of teachers follow high standards and only those who are qualified would get the appointment. DepEd-ARMM Secretary Rasol Mitmug Jr, said Sunday his office filled out all vacant teaching positions of the ARMM prov i nc e s of Mag u i n danao, L anao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi

and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan in time for the scho ol op ening in June. “Only licensed applicants willing to work in far-flung areas shall be considered for employment,” Mitmug said in a statement. Mitmug, a lawyer, was appointed by ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman last week after his predecessor’s resignation last December. He was Hataman’s chief of staff prior to his DepEd assignment. Hataman has been ad-

dressing underdevelopment in imp overished areas through extensive educational interventions. Mitmug said teaching applicants must pass rigid examinations required to test their competencies and mental abilities. “Teachers play a key role in community-building, in nation-building, so we have to make sure that the teachers we are to hire are qualified and committed to helping address illiteracy in remote areas in the autonomous region,” Mitmug said.

Last January 4, Hataman appointed 192 teachers for Sulu and 75 more for Maguindanao in an effort to address the problem of lack of teachers while the number of enrollees continues to rise. Hataman also ordered an investigation on reports that some teacherapplicants in Sulu have previously received their deployment orders. He asked how can an applicant be deployed to public schools when he or she had no appointment yet. (PNA)

FILIPINOS around the world can help Katarina Rodriguez give the Philippines its first Miss Intercontinental title by voting for her online. The Philippines has so far continued to enjoy success in the international pageant scene in 2017, and Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental Katarina Rodriguez is hoping to give the country one more crown. Currently in Egypt for the Miss Intercontinental competition, Katarina is determined to give the country its first ever Miss Intercontinental title. And Filipinos around the world can help her get closer to that dream by voting for her in the pageant’s online poll prior to the coronation night on January 24 (January 25, Manila time). Netizens just have to go to http://www.missintercontinental.com/votingmiss-intercontinental-2017/ and select Katarina and two other contestants for their votes to count. Voting ends on January 23, 9 p.m. (Egypt time, around 3 a.m. of January 24 in Manila). The winner of the online poll will automatically ad-

vance to the final stage of the competition. This year’s Miss Intercontinental competition will be held at the Sunrise Resort in Hurghada. Sunrise Resort offers a scenic view of the sea and even has its own private beach and lagoon. The hotel is also a primary mover in Hurghada’s party scene. The blog The Great Pageant Community is also holding a separate online poll, with the winner being named the TGPC’s People’s Choice and advancing directly to the semifinals. Netizens can vote unlimited number of times, but the poll will close on the midnight of January 23 Indian Standard Time (PH Standard Time is 2.5 hours ahead of IST). The link for voting in TGPC’s People’s Choice is https:// thegreatpageantcommunity. com/2017/12/16/officialpoll-miss-intercontinental2017-vote-now/ Aside from being a successful ramp, commercial and print model—she finished second runner up in Asia’s Next Top Model in 2014—Katarina is also an advocate of peace and HIV-Aids awareness.

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Celebrating 10th year: Cinemagis Digital Short Film Festival unveils official entries By Angelo Lorenzo Contributor

HE Cinemagis Digital Short Film Festival released the official list of entries for its 10th installment on its Facebook page on Thursday, January 11. With a total of 16 competing entries, nine of which are listed under the student category and seven have been qualified to the senior category. These categories vary according to the backgrounds of their filmmakers wherein current college undergraduates compose the former, and professionals consist the latter. The selection was made in accordance with this year’s suggested themes which take their stance on pressing issues related to peace, cultural solidarity, human rights, gender and development, harmony with the environment, and cultural understanding and awareness. A dose of life’s funny and subtle contradictions also take the scene. But as much as the filmmakers were given the freedom to express their creativity, their films will be judged according to their qualities. This pertains to the style of their voices, the angles of their images, and the influence of their narratives that construct the value of cinematic storytelling. Student Category Simulacrum by Christian Alan Toring Lantern by Ryujie Abejuella Kita Nakita by Juan Miguel Fernandez Isig-katawo by Carl Hudson Mabanag Baslayan by Reyan Christian Amacna Pa Dyak by Leo Marie Fabre 7:30 by Bezalel Ian Philip Banaag Hiraya byJohn Roel Cabana Tuldok Kuwit by John Rey Laure, Venxel Geno, Anna Abregan, Angel Alquizar, and Syrine Duazo Senior Category Ay o - a y o b y R e e n a Dunque 5:12 by Adrian Rey Manapil, Rey Cadeliña, Edwin Delos Santos Jr., and Grace Salvador Sikad by July Ilagan Kabuang ug Kasakit by Angelo Dabbay Between the Lines by Kenneth Sabijon Good night by Tat Soriano Redempsyon by Edmund Telmo A decade of cinematic advocacies Now on its 10th year, Cinemagis continues the advocacy to support aspiring and recognized filmmakers in Northern Mindanao, while encouraging both to magnify uncommon issues

in their localities as well as honing their craft. “It’s always an honor for any filmmaker to be included in the festival,” remarked July Ilagan, one of the filmmakers whose film, Sikad, is among the entries in the senior category. Ilagan’s previous film, Balut, Penoy, Asin, bagged the 1st Place in the Best Picture Award of last year’s Cinemagis. “There are a lot of very talented filmmakers in Northern Mindanao who

are becoming active in the festival,” she added. “This makes Cinemagis [more of] a celebration rather than a competition.” Special features of Cinemagis X Non-competing films to be screened in Xavier Ateneo’s Little Theater and at SM City CDO Cinema 1 during the festival include a record of award-winning motion pictures. Among these are Bagane Fiola’s Baboy Halas / Wailings in the Forest (Network

For Promotion of Asian and Asia Pacific Cinema’s Jury Prize Winner), Sheron Dayoc’s The Crescent Rising (recipient to the Mecenat Award in the 21st Busan International Film Festival), and Arnel Barbarona’s Tu Pug Imatoy / The Right to Kill (Sinag Maynila 2017’s Best Film). Non-competing films in the special citation category include Glorypearl Dy’s Walay Nidanguynguy, Rhadem Camlian Morados’ Hugo, and short films featured

in Davao City’s Ngilngig Festival. *** Cinemagis X will take place from January 24 to 27, 2018. With screenings held in the Xavier Ateneo Little Theater and SM City CDO Cinema 1. Nominees for major and minor awards will be announced at the Xavier Ateneo Little Theater in the afternoon of January 24, while the awarding ceremony will conclude the festival at SM City CDO

Event Center on January 27. As a promotion to local art and culture in film, the festival is organized by the Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA) under Xavier Ateneo’s Mission and Ministry cluster. It is made possible by XCCA’s partnership with Xavier Science Foundation, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Film Development Council of the Philippines, and SM City CDO.

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‘Press freedom is for the brave’ “NO law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.”—Sec. 4, Art. III of the Philippine Constitution A revered Mindanaon, one of the country’s most vocal and eloquent political icons who keeps dreaming about peace and prosperity in Mindanao once shared his thoughts on press freedom. His advice to the Millennials of Cagayan de Oro media: press freedom is for the brave, but it must be enjoyed with full respect of the rule of law; where journalism ethics come into play in the exercise of the sacred duty as purveyors of truth and justice.

Responsible journalism means complying with the law. This leads to the legal troubles faced by online news site Rappler whose operations have remained free despite the SEC findings. The Securities and Exchange Commission ruled that Rappler violated constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership of media companies in the Philippines. The SEC finding is clear: that Rappler Inc., has indeed violated the law when it allowed the entry of foreign investors and also allowed, specifically, Omidyar Network Fund LLC, to have control of ‘corporate matters’ of Rappler based on its own submissions to the SEC. Rappler, however, contended that its funding

from Omidyar Network is through Philippine Depositary Receipts which does not give the owner voting rights in the board or a say in the management, or day-to-day operations of the company. But the SEC has pointed out that the PDRs give foreign shareholders control because of a provision that Rappler cannot change its corporate structure without their approval. As the SEC noted, Rappler breached this constitutional limit when it allowed Omidyar to exercise control over its corporate affairs as provided for in their internal agreement, in exchange for a fund infusion of $1 million. In the broader Philippine media industry, Rappler is just one among the thousands of media entities in the country and whose

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operations have remained free. To raise the fear of authoritarian rule is interpreting too much. The facts established do not support such fear of media clampdown. Therefore, the fate of one media entity found to have run afoul with the law translates to media repression in the country is stretching the argument a bit too much. Our system of justice is based on the rule of law, which is, in fact, enshrined in the 1987 Constitution. It means that the law See freedom, page 11

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Problems on Kuwait OFWs can’t be solved by dialogues

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… You will have sons and daughters but you will not keep them, because they will go into captivity…” (Deuteronomy 28:41, the Holy Bible). -ooo PROBLEMS ON KUWAIT OFWs CANNOT BE SOLVED BY DIALOGUES: I really don’t know if something beneficial is going to come out of the planned dialogue between President Duterte and top officials of Kuwait, as a means of solving the problems of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in that country and stopping the spate of killing of our countrymen in that place. My feeling is that, Kuwaiti officials will only deny that there is any official policy allowing or encourag-

ing the killing of Filipinos in their kingdom. I believe they will also deny even more rabidly insinuations that some kind of negligence on their part could have triggered or contributed to the deaths of the OFWs employed in Kuwait. What the President must instead strive to learn more urgently is the spiritual angle in the sending of our countrymen to Kuwait and to other countries to find gainful employment. If this is what he will focus on, he will not fail to realize that Filipinos going abroad to seek the proverbial greener pasture and suffering greatly in their host countries were all prophesied to happen earlier. -ooo OFWs SUFFERING

PREDICTED TO HAPPEN BY THE BIBLE: For starters, I wish to bring to President Duterte’s attention the exact and definite prophecies dealing precisely with this kind of misfortune befalling many of countrymen coming from the different verses of the Bible, particularly its Deuteronomy 28:15 and 32. What these verses are prognosticating to happen to our OFWs is truly shocking. This is what Deuteronomy 28:15 is saying: “However, if you no longer listen to the Lord your God and no longer obey His commands I am giving you today, all of these curses will come upon you and overtake you…” On the other hand, here is what Deuteronomy 28:32 is saying: “Your sons and

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daughters will be given to other nations, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, (but you will be) powerless to lift a hand (when trouble grips them)…” -ooo WE MUST BRING BACK FILIPINOS TO GOD: It is clear, from the foregoing prophecies from the Bible, that great suffering await many of our children. They will go to other nations where they will suffer terribly in the hands of their foreign masters. What would be more painful would be our inability to do anything to help them, in the exact manner that is happening See problems, page 10

Think A Minute

The waste of worry

THINK a minute. Do you remember as a child being afraid of the boogie man or monsters at night? But now that you’re an adult, you know better than to be afraid of things that don’t exist, right? It’s amazing how we adults still have fears and worries about things that are not real. Like the man who said: “Don’t tell me worrying doesn’t help. Almost all the things I worry about never happen to me!” The crazy thing is that worry and fear make you run from something that isn’t even chasing you. Besides, worry only gives you wrinkles, which is just something else to worry

about! E n g l a n d ’s f o r m e r Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, said that whenever he started to worry he’d remember the man on his deathbed who said, “I’ve had a lot of trouble in my life—and most of it never happened!” You see,it’s not work that kills people, it’s worry. When you fear the future, you’re wasting the present. Besides, today has enough trouble of its own. So “At night, give your worries to God. He’s up all night anyway!” Fear and worry are kind of like a rocking chair: it keeps you going, but you don’t get anywhere! And

if you can’t help worrying, remember that worrying, can’t help you either. Fear will often find proof in itself. If you’re fearful, you’ll find something to be fearful about. That’s why the American President, Franklin Roosevelt, said: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Many of us are afraid of what others think; but if we knew how seldom they actually think about us, we’d know not to worry. So whatever you’re afraid of or worrying about, ask yourself: Is it real? And if it is real, how will worrying about it help you? How long will it last? Is it something

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you can change? If not, how can you best accept and handle it? Then finally ask yourself: How important will this be a year from now? Will it be important to me at the end of my life? Today, why not give your life, and all its worries, to Jesus Christ? Ask Him to take charge. Then you’ll know that after you’ve done your best, He’ll always take care of the rest. Just Think a Minute.

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Turning point

William R. Adan, MindaNews

A Train that needs derailing NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental--Taxes are the lifeblood of government. Taxes have to be reformed or adjusted now and then to respond to the needs of the times. President Duterte should not b e condemne d in breaking one of his election promises, that is, not to raise new taxes: Only the gullible and stupid believe that it is possible. It was an attractive elections lure though that worked and helped catapult him to victory. The much touted benefits of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, particularly the increase, accordingly, of the worker’s take home pay resulting from a lowered personal tax, are tragically offset by the imposition

of excise tax on imported fossil fuel. This excise tax impoverishes the poor further down but skyrockets the wealth of big business or those who control the industry. How this would happen, let’s look at diesel fuel. The cost of crude oil is affected by world demand and the value of the dollar over our the peso. Whatever is the cost which incidentally is always often on the rise, will ultimately be passed from refineries to the gas stations and ultimately to the riding public. The acquisition cost, plus the cost of transport are likewise passed on to manufacturing plants, say, those that produce farm inputs, like fertilizers and pesticides, and feeds for

farmed animals (hogs and poultry). The farmer logically passes all the production cost of his produce to the comprador (bulk buyer) which ultimately transfers it, plus the cost of transport, to the market vendor. The vendor dumps everything to the distraught housewife who is at the end of the line. The same thing happens to manufactured goods. The cost of tin and other packaging and raw or component materials are added to the price of the finished product and always those at the end of the line suffer the brunt of the passing game. Those, however, who hold the capital and run the country’s industry are

hardly disturbed no matter the taxes imposed on them because of the expedient passing game. They will continue to rake profits and increase their wealth. Excise tax and its chain effects are a form of indirect taxation. It is regressive, taxing equally the low and the high income earners. This manifests when they purchase basic commodities. The prices of basic commodities are blind and do not discriminate the buyers. It’s constant for the family or individual regardless of incomes. For instance, when a jeepney driver who earns P800/day and a bank manager who gets P3,000/day, buy a tank of LPG, both

pay the same price and are therefore taxed equally despite the wide gap in their incomes. Worse, is that even those without income are also taxed. Students, for instance, pay for the same price paid by their professors for the food or snacks they eat in the school canteen. Indirect taxation oppresses the poor. The unintended consequences might have likely escaped the perception of the economic planners who built the TRAIN. The current public protests over it may intensify nationwide and may paralyze various economic activities hampering production and the people’s access to food supplies. These could result to

the proliferation of crimes to compensate for lost incomes, or to augment one’s purchasing power. The commerce of illegal drugs which is reported to have declined may yet make a strong comeback. Under these confusing circumstances, smuggling and corruption may take a free ride in the rampaging TRAIN. The Tax Reform law is likely to worsen the peace and order condition of the country and need immediate reforming. The TRAIN needs to stop or be derailed. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. William R. Adan, Ph.D., is retired professor and former chancellor of Mindanao State University at Naawan, Misamis Oriental)

Duterte welcomes surrender of NDF spokesperson, NPA medic wife PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte may not remember this but the spokesperson of the National Democratic Front (NDF) Far South Mindanao Region who surrendered Monday and was presented to him on Saturday at the Matina Enclaves here shared the

stage with him in Tulunan, North Cotabato on April 26, 2016, the last time the Davao City Mayor received from the New People’s Army (NPA) a soldier they held in captivity. The NPA often turned over their captive soldiers or policemen to Duterte,

mayor of Davao City for 22 years and long-time chair of the Regional Peace and Order Council. Duterte would then turn over the freed soldiers or police to their respective units. A day before receiving Pfc Edgardo Hilaga from the NDF regional spokesper-

son, he received five police captives from the NPA in Paquibato district in Davao City. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza noted that when Noel Legaspi aka Efren Aksasato, 58, and his wife Wendy were presented to the President, Duterte told Legaspi “that he should communicate the efforts of the government

now to his former comrades who are still there fighting for a ‘lost cause’ after being misled by the principles of Marxism and Maoism that are even abandoned by their proponents and sponsors in all parts of the world.” Lt. Col. Benjamin Leander, commander of the 27th IB, had earlier said Wendy was chief medic of the NPA while her husband

was NDF-FSMR spokesperson for the past 20 years and had been with the revolutionary movement for 26 years. The FSMR covers the provinces of Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, Sarangani and parts of Sultan Kudarat and Davao del Sur. Dureza said the President told Legaspi and his wife See welcomes, page 10

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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte welcomes Noel Legaspi alias Ka Efren Aksasato, spokesperson of the National Democratic Front’s Far South Mindanao Region, and his wife Wendy who surrendered on January 15 and were presented to the President at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City on January 20, 2018. ace morandante/presidential photo

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New wage adjustments for teachers, gov’t employees seen after completion of SSL4

ouse Appropriations Committee Chairman Davao City Congressman Karlo Nograles today said the salary increase for teachers as promised by President Duterte will be the next priority of his panel and expects that this can be implemented upon the full cycle of fourth tranche of the Salary Standardization Law. Nograles said that the 4th round of the salary adjustments granted for government employees including teachers will be completed next year and by then, the government should already have enough funds for a new round of wage increases. “Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno was just being candid about the present status of our financial situation but it doesn’t mean that it can’t be done. We still have the 4th round of the salary standardization law which also covers our teachers. After that, we should be ready for a new cycle of financial packages

not only for our teachers but for other government workers as well, “ Nograles said. “For 2018, we have also increased the monthly allowances of public school teachers - from P2,500 previously, they will now receive P3,500 per month. So we are always looking for ways to add to the benefits of our teachers,” Nograles added. He pointed out however that if and when a new cycle of salary adjustment is carried out after SSL4, this should also cover all other government workers except those belonging to

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the unveiling of the marker during the inauguration of the new Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Development Project at the Philippine Air Traffic Management Center (PATMC) in Pasay City on January 16, 2018. marcelino pascua/presidential photo

the uniformed service. “Kung bibigyan natin ng dagdag sweldo ang mga teachers, kailangan kasama na din ang ibang mga government workers. Tulad ng Salary Standardization

Law, which benefitted government workers, not only teachers, we would want to come up with another comprehensive law that will provide another round of salary increases beyond

Ayala restructures energy business By Leslie Gatpolintan

MANILA -- Conglomerate Ayala Corp. said Friday it is restructuring its energy business to create two wholly-owned platforms for renewable energy and thermal energy. Ayala told the local bourse it would retain AC Energy as its umbrella

brand for its energy group of companies, which would primarily consist of AC Renewables Inc. and ACE Thermal Inc. “AC Energy has scaled up rapidly over the last five years, and we believe that having these two exciting platforms will enable fo-

cused strategies and accelerate our growth,” said AC Energy Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala. AC Energy is Ayala Group’s business arm in the energy sector, with investments in renewable energy and conventional power plants. “We recognize that renewables and conventional

power are two distinct businesses that attract different types of investors. This move therefore provides AC Energy a sharper proposition and greater flexibility in the event that we broaden our investor base for our platforms,” added Eric Francia, AC Energy’s Chief Executive Officer. (PNA)

Putting up an afterschool care program in the PH By Ma. Cristina Arayata

MANILA – A Filipino who earned his postgraduate degree in Australia decided to give back to the Philippines by encouraging kids to stay in school. Roy Ponce, who got his Doctor of Education degree from the University of Melbourne, won in the Excellence in Innovation category of the Australian Alumni Excellence Award last year. Through this accomplishment, the Australian Embassy in Manila recognizes the contributions and achievements of Filipinos who studied in Australia. “One of my projects when I came home after my studies in Australia was the after-school care program for children,” Ponce told the

Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview. His first center for the program called “Happy Fish Kids” was established 10 years ago in Davao Oriental, aimed at motivating children to stay in school. “(The program) addresses the dropout problems of children in low-income and remote communities, particularly the underserved sectors, like the fisher folks, farmers and indigenous people,” he continued. Ponce said that before the first center was established, no kid in the fishing village has reached higher education, as some of the village children either marry or work at an early age. Ponce lamented that the kids there had no vision to

get into higher education. But now, the first kid in that center is already in college. To date, Ponce already has three program centers -- two in Davao Oriental and one in Davao City. He named his schools “Happy Fish Kids,” “Happy Farm Kids” and “Happy Forest Kids”. Thirteen of those who have been in these centers are now in college, while six have graduated last year. “So with the intervention, and if the kids would stay in school and realize their potentials, things would work,” he said. “Basically, the center provides motivational activities for kids to help them realize that there’s a big world out there. They have the skills and potentials, that they can

grow and be someone if they give priority to education,” said Ponce. Based on the Happy Fish Kids’ website, the program provides collaborative and communal support for the kids’ holistic needs, and engages them in different activities aimed at widening their perspective in life. At the centers, kids are provided with study materials including tables, chairs, school supplies, toys and other learning materials. The website also stated that children in these centers are provided with adult supervision in homework and other school projects. Volunteers in the centers also monitor the kids’ participation in formal schools, and also provide counseling for the out-of-school youth. See program, page 10

2019,” Nograles said. Nograles said his panel is already conducting its own technical study on the possible wage adjustments that can be implemented upon the completion of the

SSL4 “Hindi tayo titigil sa 4th tranche ng SSL. Pagkatapos ng 4th tranche itutuloy pa natin ang dagdag sweldo para tuluyan talaga nating ma-professionalize ang government services. With increased salary rates we will be attracting the best and the brightest into the government sector and we will help minimize the temptation for corruption. Kung maganda sweldo mo bakit ka pa mangungurakot?” Nograles noted. Nograles said that with the expected improvement on the country’s economy, he is optimistic that the government will already have enough money to support a wage hike not only for teachers but for all government employees right after the completion of SSL4. “The money that would be used for this salary increase will not just come like manna from heaven. It has to be sourced somewhere and the amount needed for See completion, page 10

K to 12 will not solve unemployment -solons ACT Teachers Representatives Antonio Tinio and France Castro reiterated that the K to 12 system does not solve the rising number of unemployment in our country. It will instead worsen the problem with having a pool of laborers with no jobs or opportunities available to hire them. “We are not surprised that the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) reported last week that the first batch of grade 12 graduates are still not ‘work ready’,” Tinio said. “We have said it before and we will say it again, the K to 12 program will not solve the rising unemployment rate in our country. It only pushes the youth to become skilled laborers working for cheap for foreign companies instead of educating them to become professionals that would help build national industries.” “Government foisted additional two years of schooling as the cureall for our country’s problems including unemployment but it does not address job scarcity. Today, even college graduates have a hard time looking for jobs with decent wages, how much more do we expect from Grade 12 graduates?” Castro said.

“Government has to put up a nationalist, scientific and mass-oriented curriculum and system of education, and at the same time, create more decent jobs with decent wages through national industrialization which would make available millions of jobs for Filipinos.” “We see the effects of having a pool of skilled laborers with a government that does not provide enough opportunities for its people for decent jobs with decent salaries. They are forced to risk their lives away from their families and serve in foreign countries as cheap laborers and are susceptible to discrimination,” Tinio added. “Those who choose to stay in the country are also still vulnerable to contractualization, work for depressed wages, and unemployment.” The solons also scored the PCCI’s proposal to increase the pupils’ training hours to give them enough time to train and improve their skills. The current curriculum only gives the pupils 80 hours of training. “This is a dangerous proposal. This will pave the way for companies using the labor of students for free or way below the minimum See kto12, page 9

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AVAO City — The business sector has called on the city government to push for the creation of economic zones to lure more investors, especially foreigners. Arturo M. Milan, incoming president of the Davao City Chamber of

Commerce and Industry, Inc., said that since last ye ar, foreig n business groups that have visited the city have been inquiring about economic zones. “If t he gover nment is serious in attracting investors, they should be the ones to look for the place and establish an

economic zone,” said Mr. Milan in a media forum on Jan. 17. He cited the business delegation from Taiwan that visited the city last week as making the same inquiry. During the Davao Investment Conference last year, a group of Indonesian investors that wanted to sell cement in the city also

proposed the setting up of an economic zone. M r. M i l a n s a i d investors prefer sites with complete amenities such as the economic zone of the Floirendo group in neighboring Panabo City, which has an international port. “So that they (investors) can evaluate the real terms, whether other countries

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Commemorating the Pillars of Education By: FELSA S. JAGONIA, SST III Ozamiz City National High School

In consonance with DepEd Memorandum No. 137 s. 2017, most commonly known as National/ World Teachers’ Day Celebrations, all public and private elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to follow the synchronized programs, projects, and activities. For this year, the event has the theme: “Gurong Pilipino: Kaakbay sa Progreso”. The main purpose of this annual commemoration is to honor and give appreciation to the teachers for keeping

their students sane and most especially for their patience in serving as the foundation of one’s future. With an average number of forty eight students in a room based on the recent Philippine Statistics Office’s survey, it is indeed meritorious for the teachers to still manage to get out of the four sided walls of erudition while keeping their wits. And that is the main reason why every teacher is inspirited to exalt these activities for them.

Moreover, the theme for this year indisputably mirrors the substantial role played by our preceptors regarding the concurrent issues that our society faces. The appropriate render of education is indeed a need in this present day. And our teachers serve as pillars in the utmost fulfillment of the bestowal of learning. Our teachers are indeed our heroes! To be able to strongly recognize the pillars of education, the following should be observed: First, the plans concerning the celebration should be well organized and strength-

ened. Second, everybody should take part in the celebration in accordance to the released memorandum. Third, it should be reiterated to everybody that this happens only once a year and should be made special. Beside the point, the Department of Education (DepEd) should implement actions that can even improve and bring the nation towards a great leap in national realization, knowing that our teachers are the foundations of learning, and education is the fundamental key towards success.

can offer this or are we more competitive… I’ve been saying, we can only p r o m o t e i nv e s t m e n t s i n D av a o R e g i on an d Mindanao, but our investment promotion has been ver y ‘biblical’, we don’t have a clear offering, para bang (its like) ‘seek and you shall find’,” Mr. Milan said. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito B. Plaza, in her visit to Davao City last year for the opening of a PEZA center, also called for the establishment of more economic zones in the country’s south, including those on islands around mainland Mindanao. Early this week, Ms. Pl a z a v i s ite d t h e c it y council to discuss with the local legislative members the possibilities for setting up economic zones. Howe ve r, t he m ai n challenge in setting up economic zones in Davao City is the availability of

big enough areas. Ass ist ant S e c re t ar y Romeo M. Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority deputy executive director, said in a separate inter view that most of the potential properties are privately owned and acquiring these would be very expensive due to “speculative prices.” “We are considering government-owned lands to b e conver ted i nt o e c on om i c z on e s , but this would entail a long process,” said Mr. Montenegro. “We w a nt t o m a ke available areas, specific locations along the areas of Mindanao Development Corridor, where we can find the viability of promoting agri-ecozones particularly directed at sp e c i f i c c om mo d it i e s , provided with support by necessary infrastructure, logistics. This is where the government and private sector have really work together,” he added.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a AIRCONDITIONEDTAXI service.

MANUEL T. TAN Petitioner.

DAVAO CARPLANNERS TRANSPORT SERVICE Case No. R11-EV-TX-2017-12-1880 COOPERATIVE., (2001-XI-01880)

Case No. R11-EV-TX-2018-1-169 (2013-XI-00169)

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Petition is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a AIRCONDITIONED TAXI service on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in region XI with the use of TWENTY SEVEN (27) units, which Certificate will expire on December 31, 2018. In the petition filed on January 18, 2018, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on FEBRUARY 5, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) Days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation. Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must filed their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. WITNESS Atty. TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ, Regional Director, this 19th day of JANUARY 2018 at Davao City.

Petition is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a AIRCONDITIONED TAXI service on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on December 31, 2017. In the petition filed on December 18, 2017, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on FEBRUARY 5, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) Days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation. Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must filed their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. WITNESS Atty. TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ, Regional Director, this 17th day of JANUARY 2018 at Davao City.

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Phivocs identifies, maps fault lines in Davao Or.

AVAO CITY – Geologists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) placed markers in several fault lines in Davao Oriental sighted in some portions of Mati City and Lupon town which reportedly sitting on top of the Philippine Faultline. The areas transected by faultlines included portion of barangays Marayag, Calapagan, and Don Marcelino in Lupon and portions of Barangays Taguibo, Sainz and Central in Mati. This was reported Sunday by Davao Oriental Provincial Information Officer Karen Lou Deloso based on the three-day activity “Walk the Fault” by Phivolcs geologists led by Jeffrey Perez. Based on the Phivolcs findings, Deloso said the fault in Davao Oriental approximately 30 kilometers long is connected to the Philippine Fault line – the longest fault in the Philippines that stretches up to 1,200 kilometers from Luzon down to Mindanao. Phivolcs noted that 320 kilometers of which is located in Eastern Mindanao stretching from Surigao area to Mati. At the end of the three-

day activity, Deloso said the Phivolcs team put markers which would guide local leaders especially in the barangays to inform residents on the need to take precautions and preparations. Phivolcs also reported no fault lines in heavily or densely populated areas in Mati. But residents are still encouraged to keep safe from the hazards of earthquake which includes groundshaking that usually results in injuries, fatalities and destruction of buildings; landslides, and tsunami. The three-day mapping of fault lines in earthquake hotspots in the provinces was aimed to save lives by making residents and local officials inculcate a culture of safety, telling them to be aware on the location and trace of the fault lines especially those underneath settlements that might drastically be affected by massive earthquakes. Deloso said the activity was requested by Governor Nelson Dayanghirang as part of the province’s mitigation and preparedness Dayanghirang had underlined the activity as something that does not intend to cause alarm, but

S/V KATERINA. The wreckage of S/V Katerina, the 18-meter long Camper & Nicholson abandoned by its Australian passengers at the height of Tropical Storm “Urduja” last December, is now in Sitio Banahaw in Surigao City, photographed last Sunday (21 January 2018). It was found beached in Loreto, Dinagat Island after its passengers, all accomplished sailors, were rescued by fishermen in the waters off Siargao Island. S/V Katerina was registered in Sydney and was on its way to its new owner in Subic, Zambales. One of its passengers – 73-year-old Anthony “Johnny” Mahoney – perished. mindanews photo by roel n. catoto

to promote awareness and safety to lessen damages and casualty when disaster strikes. Areas in fault lines are considered danger zones

and classified as no-build zone areas. Structures built in faults should be built five meters from the faultline on both sides. Experts said the Phil-

ippine Fault Zone divides the country from Luzon to Southern Mindanao with its tail end located in Mati, Davao Oriental. It is in the path of the Ring of Fire,

a 40,000-km horseshoeshaped continuous area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. PNA

Davao’s Oplan Bulabog nets 12 wanted persons 3 most wanted falls in Lumin Enoc for attempted murder; Atancio Inodioan Dogcotanon for violation of Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC). Patricio Lampadio Cullantes for physical injuries; Jerouslee Ensedencia Madulin for VAWC; Yvis Kim Hernane Amplayo; Roland Brix Rosales Eborde; Cedric Cabillan for rape; Christopher Baltazar Gesta for gambling; and, Chan Ponteras Anunciado for two counts of frustrated murder and attempted murder. Launched at 6 a. m. Friday, Oplan Bulabog operations also resulted in the profiling of 1,495 residents although 1,393 of them have identification cards. There were only 102 transients without ID. Oplan Bulabog, which employs the shock and awe tactic, is a weekly joint anticriminality and terrorism opA soldier relaxes after a long firefight against NPA rebels in Makilala, North erations of the Davao police Cotabato from midnight until dawn Monday (22 January 2018). Three NPAs to curb commission of crimes and a CAFGU member died in the clash. mindanews photo by ferdinandh cabrera and terrorism activities. PNA DAVAO CITY -- The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) scored anew in its joint anticriminality and terrorism operations or Oplan Bulabog, following the arrest of 12

individuals with standing warrants of arrest for various alleged crimes. Davao City chief of police, Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum, identified

the arrested persons as Liza Astrologo for violation of the anti-gambling law; Jennifer Merculita Alamis for gambling; Milagros Jardena Costan for gambling; Marlon

Davao’s anti-crime ops DAVAO CITY--Three wanted persons were arrested when joint government operatives swooped down on 10 villages here over the weekend, in line with the continuing anti-crime and terrorism operation or Oplan Bulabog. The three were identified as Jimmy Orcullo, who is wanted for theft; Saldy Ipanag for illegal drugs; and, Arnel Tenava for violation of the Anti-Smoking Ordinance. They were among the 3,459 individuals rounded up for profiling by the authorities from the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), Task Force Davao, Regional Public Safety Battalion, Philippine Coast Guard, Regional Mobile Unit, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, National Bureau of Investigation, CIDG, the Regional Intelligence Unit,

and the different police stations. The joint operations covered Barangays Tomas Monteverde, Islamic Center, Brgy 39-D, Datu Luho, Maa, Fatima Village, Waan, Blk 1-9, Muslim Village, Brgy Ilang, Brgy Marapangi, Brgy Sto Nino, Brgy Riverside, all of Davao City. DCPO spokesperson Sr Inspector Ma Theresa Gaspan said the simultaneous operations resulted in the profiling of 1,891 persons; 1,347 with ID; 209 with no ID; 12 evacuees from Marawi; six issuance of citation tickets, one impounded motorcycle and the arrest of Orcullo, Ipanag and Tenava. Oplan Bulabog is a continuing operation of DCPO since the government launch the campaign against Maute terror group in Marawi last July.

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Cimatu says comprehensive land tenure reforms underway

he Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is putting in place a comprehensive package of reforms that will fast track the processing and issuance of titles over alienable and disposable lands. During the first-ever National Land Summit held January 16-17, 2018 at the historic landmark Manila Hotel, DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said the government is more committed than ever to clear bottlenecks in land titling to ensure security of tenure for every Filipino landowner. “Achieving social justice in land titling and improved land administration and management are among the priority agenda of the DENR under the Duterte administration,” Cimatu told over 500 summit participants

from government agencies, business s ector, nongovernment organizations and civil society. The DENR, he said, will pursue full automation of its land records and establishment of a single control map over its survey and tenure instruments. “The Department will sustain the computerized approval of land surveys and processing of public land applications and implement an accelerated land titling project nationwide on residential lands beginning 2019,” he said. Cimatu also said the DENR is coming up with a 30-year road map for the country’s land sector. “ To a c h i e v e t h e s e breakthroughs efficiently, we need partnerships with other agencies and the local

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wage, which we observe as currently practiced in some establishments,” Castro stated. “We call on Congress to use its oversight function to investigate and conduct an inquiry on this matter.” “We must continue to oppose and to call for the junking of the neoliberal K to 12 system of education as it does not serve the interest of the Filipino youth and the people for decent jobs with decent wages and national industrialization,” Tinio ended. READ MINDANAO DAILY NEWS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Gaspan said Oplan Bulabog was a once-a-month operation but by mid-September it has become a weekly activity aimed at verifying identities of persons in the villages, if they are registered and what is their work. The residents who are not registered are turned over to the barangay for registration and issuance of IDs. The Oplan bulabog is also part of DCPO’s effort to prevent the entry of terrorists in the city and for the security of Davaoeños. PNA

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premises. It is a way of the government to help not just the victim but also the bullies itself. Anti-bullying Act is a way to promote a healthy, supportive, safe and motivating environment for the students to stay in, that they may be productive without things to think and worry about. It is an act to promote responsible citizens of the community. The school’s anti-bullying program is excellent in a way that it gives acknowledgement to the victims of bullying that they may recover fast and avoid depression. It is also good that it helped those bullies for them to become knowledgeable of what they are doing and prevent them from doing it again.

the country’s land laws, which can be traced back more than a century ago — from the Cadastral Act of 1913 to the Commonwealth Act No. 141 or the Public Land Act of 1936, Property Registration Decree of 1978, and the Handog Titulo Free Patent program for residential lands. He a l s o c it e d t h e Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in 1988 for landless tenant-farmers and the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 with its provisions on ancestral lands and ancestral domains. “The best intentions of these laws, however, were operationally bedeviled by numerous requirements, delays in the issuance and registration of patents and certificate of land ownership awards, overlapping claims, and double issuance of land titles,” Cimatu said. According to Cimatu, both the national and local governments have poor access to complete, consistent and updated land information. He also lamented how minimal the contributions

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STOP Bullying! Bullying is a common word yet few understand. Some even said that they are against bullying yet they are one of the bullies. Bullying is the act of hurting or being violent o others. Some bully to seek attention. Others do it because they are victims themselves. Other reasons why people bully because of frustration and it is their way of letting out their frustrations and other learn it from others. Anti-bullying Act of 2013 or Republic Act No. 10627 includes genderbased, which is any act that humiliate or exclude a person on the basis of perceived or actual sexual orientation and gender identity. This act is made to stop or prevent bullying in and out of school

governments,” he pointed out. “We also need the strong support of surveyors, the academe and the private sector to ensure sufficiency in the manpower and capability required, as well as in disseminating information to the people.” Cimatu’s views were shared by Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., who also reminded all government agencies involved in land titling of their duty to accord Filipinos of their right to property, which is one of the fundamental rights under the Constitution. Evasco, who keynoted the land summit, said it is incumbent upon these agencies to “ensure the protection of the fundamental rights of our people.” “To deprive our people of their right to property is not only depriving them of their constitutional rights but also depriving them of their dignity to live,” Evasco pointed out. During the summit, Cimatu underscored the need to plug loopholes in

of land management to Philippine economy in terms of land tax and transactions, as compared to neighboring countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. “These are mainly the reasons why President Duterte included land titling in his 10-point socioeconomic agenda as Agenda No. 6. Indeed, security of tenure is one of the pillars of a peaceful and progressive society,” he stressed. As an initial step towards promoting land tenurial security in the country, Cimatu said the DENR recently hired 159 lawyers, who were assigned in Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs), to ensure faster resolution of land cases. “Right there and there, at their levels, the CENROs can already solve land issues,” Cimatu said. DENR Undersecretary Ernesto Adobo Jr., who welcomed the delegates to the summit, said the department — through its Land Management Bureau (LMB) — is also working RA Form No. 8.1 (LCRO)

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towards full operation of the Land Administration and Management System (LAMS). LAMS is a computerized information system designed to provide effective management of land records and efficient delivery of land transactions and information services to the public. Once fully operational, it would improve access to information on cadastral maps, approved land survey plans, public land applications, and patents in all regional offices. The National L and Summit was an initiative of the DENR-LMB and three other major land titling agencies — the Department of Agrarian Reform, the Land Registration Administration and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. The summit was also supported by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Department of Trade and Industry, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, Bureau of Local Government Finance, and the Foundation for Economic Freedom.

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Love your enemies, bless them that curse you The Gospel of J es u s C hrist (January23, 2018Tuesday) Matthew 5:20-26” Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembers that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy

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that word should be sent to the rebels to “respect the decisions of their comrades who abandoned their ranks after realizing the futility of their cause.” He quoted the President as telling the Legaspis: “If they harm you, they have nowhere to go when I hunt them down.” He said the NDF spokesperson “was taken in Tulunan” through the efforts of South Cotabato Governor Daisy Fuentes. “Their 17-year old son

way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer,

and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shall by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing: Th i s “ g o s p e l i s all about loving our brothers and sisters” as what Jesus taught us. In Mat-

who dropped out of school due the kind of life they lived was so jubilant. The mother said she was aghast when she saw him so happy for the first time ever when he knew about the parents’ decision,” Dureza posted on his Facebook page. He said the President “provided them a new house through a certificate of award,” a DILG-sponsored ‘e-clip’ for returnees with additional cash from the President’s own fund to start a new life and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) gave additional cash assistance and other benefits. CLIP or the Comprehensive Local Integration Program is a livelihood assistance package for rebel returnees. The Presidential News Desk reported that the Legaspis were also given food packs and smartphones. Leander said the couple’s surrender came after

months of negotiations with the help of Governor Fuentes. Aksasato’s last statement e-mailed to media outlets was on December 22, 2017, titled “ The imposition of martial law challenges the Mindanao peoples’ resistance.” “The US-Duterte regime’s co ercive re-ex tension of martial law in Mindanao is a dangerous machination. Duterte is inexcusably accountable for its atrocious and treacherous imposition. He has proven once more his subser vience to his real bosses, the rapacious foreign monopoly capitalists,” Aksasato said. “With martial law, state terrorism is becoming even clearer in the extermination of social activists and bombardments of civilian communities to satisfy Duterte’s greed for power and facilitate imperialist encroachment,” he said. He said martial law challenges the Mindanao peoples’ resistance and “the people’s revolutionar y armed struggle becomes more necessary in defending democracy and national sovereignty.” Barely a month later, Aksasato was presented to President Duterte as Noel Legaspi, rebel returnee. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

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them that curse you, “do good to them that hate you,” and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Finally, Matthew 6:14-For if ye “forgive” men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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this is really staggering. For this alone, we really need to study and properly chart our projections on how we can implement this,” Nograles said. “The Department of Budget Management (DBM) chief ’s remarks was simply the prudent thing to say at the moment, given all the projects lined up by the Duterte administration this 2018. But make no mistake, finding funds for the teachers’ salary increase is one of our more important targets,” he added. As Appropriations panel head, Nograles will have a more direct hand than others in allocating budgets for certain policies or purposes. This function is consistent with the power of the purse possessed by the House of Representatives. Last Tuesday, Duterte ordered the DBM to work out a way to significantly increase the salary of teachers under the second package of the tax reform law. He made the request after the government successfully hiked by 100 percent the base pay of the lowest-ranked militar y and uniformed personnel (MUP) under Joint Resolution no.1. Those holding higher positions will also receive augmented pay.

Getting the idea The D e p ar t me nt of Education said it doesn’t know of any center that provides after-school care program in the country. Ponce said he got the idea of putting up such centers from the environment in Australia “ There are so many af ter-s cho ol c are programs in Australia, even if it’s a rich country,” he said. While earning his Masters in Australia, he studied Intervention Designs, a course which identifies programs needed to address social needs. “Pitching a project is c om mon i n Aust r a l i a . After I have initially designed the idea, I pitched the project to a group of students, and many of them showed support,” he recalled. Australians, Malaysians, and Indonesians donated funds for him to start his community project upon returning home. He was able to raise about PHP80,000. Half of the amount was used to put up the first school center using light materials. The other half was used for operational expenses during the first

Bro. Edcel L. Closas school year. He used Facebook to show updates and inform donors about what he’s doing in the program. Donation expenses were also posted on Facebook. By using this social media platform, the number of donors has increased. Some of them were overseas Filipino workers. “People are donating books, bookshelves, etc. We take photos of these to show them that their donations have reached the communities,” Ponce narrated, adding that his mai n f i nanc i a l s ou rc e c a m e f ro m d o n at i o n s from Facebook users who wanted to give back to the communities. There were also agencies, the academe, and organizations who expressed interest to help, he said. “Maybe that’s the reason why I was chosen as the Innovation awardee, because I used social media to implement a program like this,” he shared. Also, he pointed out that his project is communitybased, and the intervention is sustainable. Ponce said he is hopeful that he could expand the center in other communities. “I’m also looking at engaging the parents by creating social enterprises for them,” he said. (PNA)

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“Wherever it came from, I don’t think there is a need to amend the present Constitutional guarantee of the freedom of speech and of the press.” He said the proposed addition of the qualifier, ‘responsible’ to the existing right “provides government authorities wider leeway to challenge the exercise of that basic Liberty by our people.” “Existing laws on libel and oral defamation already provide deterrents to the abuse of such a right. Hence, no further need to expand the horizons of the curtailment of that basic liberty of our people, which may be open to abuse by unscrupulous individuals,” Pimentel added. Media and other groups are opposing the move to abridge the freedoms the provision guarantees. In a statement dated January 16, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) said the proposal would “in effect, enshrine prior restraint as part of the basic law of the land and spell the end of the INALIENABLE rights and freedoms this particular provision seeks to protect.” Vergel Santos, chair of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility told ANC’s Early Edition on Wednesday that inserting the word “responsible” in that provision is an abridgment of free speech. “That word constitutes an abridgment of that freedom. By simply inserting that word, it constitutes an abridgment of a supposedly unabridgeable freedom,” he said. (Carolyn O. Arguillas /MindaNews)

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alert in Marawi City with tanks and soldiers guarding its streets. Lanao del Sur Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said they received persistent reports that Daesh-inspired Maute gunmen and massing up again in the town of Piagapo in Lanao del Sur. He said they relayed the information to the military for them to check. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)

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“When I was teenager, one tambak trap can get as many as 50 land crabs or more,” Alciso said in Siargaonon, but now it’s hard to get that number as the landscape of the town has tremendously changed due to the influx of tourists. “It’s obvious that the town has changed so fast, from the town center to Catangnan there’s a lot of houses and resorts being built unlike before when that’s virtually full of trees and vegetation,” he lamented. Traps for crabs

On a Sunday morning, this writer joined Alciso and his son, Velman and his 9-year-old nephew, Gerard, to set up traps in the dense trees, more than a kilometer away from his house. With a machete and an empty plastic bucket, Alciso began seizing land crabs in the trap with his bare hands. “It’s inevitable that you get bitten by its claws but I am used to it,” he said with a smile. “One of the techniques is getting them with your bare hands as fast as you can because if you slowly catch them, you’ll get hurt,” he said. He earns at least 350 to 400 pesos for a half bucket yield. He said locals here like to eat kayabang because it comes from the wild and it is cheaper. Alciso sells three pieces of kayabang for 20 pesos. In a span of a week, Alciso goes to his “tambak” traps three times. He said there are four ways to get the kayabang: first through the use of a bamboo tube trap which is inserted into the mouths of occupied burrows where crabs are caught alive and unharmed as they emerge for nocturnal foraging. Second, catch them by hand when they forage at night, a few days before and after the full moon. Third, dig them at the occupied burrows. Lastly, use the “tambak” trap. “You dig a hole in the land about knee-deep and approximately 3 to 5 meters circumferential. Then you put stones then break a coconut and place on top of the dump the stones which serve as bait. Cover with coconut fronds and that’s a tambak trap,” he said. Alciso prepares the tambak trap because it’s a timesaving and efficient way of hunting the crab. With an hour spent in the forest, he goes home with his harvest. “Land crabs creep to get a piece of flesh of the coconut right into dig and once inside they could not escape anymore. This kind of trap could yield as many as 10 or more land crabs in one “tambak” trap,” he said. “After I get these crabs in a trap, I’ll arrange the pile of stones, put a bait which is a coconut that I split with the use of a machete, put on top of the stones and have it covered with coconut fronds. Then I get back here the day after tomorrow or after the lapse of 24 hours and get these crabs,” he added. Alciso recalls the days when he used to get a sack full of crabs. “That was in the 1970’s until early 2000’s,” he said. Though he will always increase his yield on wet months, the same could not match his catch on regular days back in the old days. Essential to Ecosystem A research synthesis published in Biological Reviews in 2009 shows land crabs as among the most important

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 creatures affecting tropical forest growth along coasts, on islands and in mangroves. Dr. Erin Lindquist, professor at Meredith College and co-author of the published synthesis said if land crabs were removed from these coastal ecosystems, soil nutrient levels may decrease due to the decreased rates of litter decomposition (land crabs move leaf litter into their burrows thereby increasing litter decomposition and increasing nutrient return to the soil) which in turn, may limit plant growth,” according to the published study. Land crab influence on local vegetation is now thought to be both direct and immediate, with measurable effects noticeable within a single season. “In addition, land crabs are an important source of food for many other animal species in near-ocean tropical forests,” according to the study. Dr. Lindquist recommends that in order to preserve tropical coastal forests, land crab populations must also be protected by encouraging the regeneration of disturbed forests, protecting those forests that are yet pristine, and implementing restrictions on the harvesting of land crabs. “Given their large ecological role in forested coastal ecosystems, the conservation of land crab populations is critical to the conservation of the forest,” she said. Development for tourists Alciso attributes the fast decline of land crab population to land development which converts thekayabangs’ territory to mostly tourism-related infrastructure. Add to that the unsustainable practice of harvesting. Alciso is saddened when he sees people harvesting kayabang during full moon. “During the full moon, we should not catch them because that’s the time of their reproduction. They need to be in the saltwater in order to hatch,” he said. “If beachfronts will be fully covered by houses and resorts, where will they hatch?” he asked. Juvey “Tads” Meras III, 29, a local surfer, echoes Alciso’s sentiment. “We are sad that this is happening. It’s one of the resources that we should protect and conserve for the next generation,” Meras

said, adding it’s unfortunate that the land crab population was getting severely depleted due to unregulated harvesting and significant increase of tourists and settlers in town. When he was a teenage, Meras hunted kayabang for subsistence. The surfer said it seems no one is concerned about their existence in the island. “You can see them almost every day on the road being run over by passing vehicles,” he said. Laid-back Jesson Morata, a traveler from Cebu who last visited in 2004 recalls how laid-back the island was. “At one time, I walked with a friend from Cloud Nine to General Luna. The road was not cemented then, it was around past six o’clock in the evening and full moon and upon reaching what is now Shaka, saw a myriad of land crabs lurking around and we were amazed,” he said. Morata is concerned about the diminishing population of land crabs. “What I’ve seen now is the number of structures has rapidly increased, sprouting like mushrooms,” he said. He wishes his teenage daughter could experience what he had seen on the island. Ricardo Bag-ao, municipal agriculture officer, echoed what land crab hunters said. “I arrived here in the town sometime in 1984. That was a year after supertyphoon Nitang hit Surigao province. Bag-ao said the kayabangs helped the locals survive as food was scarce after the town was devastated. Bag-ao noticed there were no protection and conservation efforts to save the land crabs in town. “You can virtually see them on the road run over by vehicles and it’s alarming that their population has greatly decreased in the town,” he said. Bag-ao said it is important to raise awareness among local residents to save this creatures from extinction. He said land crabs taste almost the same as mud crab. “It tastes so great when cooked with coconut and herbabuena (spearmint) leaves,” he said. General Luna Mayor Jaime Rusillon admitted the

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town has not yet done any measure for the protection and conservation of the land crabs. “There is no scientific study being conducted on that, no regulation and control on this land crabs and it’s a sad fact that this endemic creature is slowly diminishing,” he said. Development in the town is now fast changing, with tourism replacing agriculture as the main source of income for the community. Investments for this year alone town are targeted at least 3 billion pesos, almost triple in the previous year for the purchase of private lands which will eventually convert to tourist-related infrastructure. For his part, marine biologist Leebert Sanjorjo, who previously worked at the Surigao del Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, allayed fears that severe depletion of the population of land crabs in General Luna would mean a great threat to the ecosystem. “It’s high time to craft an ordinance for the preservation and conservation of these terrestrial creatures,” Sanjorjo suggested. Given the rise in tourismrelated investments in the area, Sanjorjo is recommending that there should be an area left for land crabs. (Roel N. Catoto / MindaNews)

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*** Cinemagis X will take place from January 24 to 27, 2018. With screenings held in the Xavier Ateneo Little Theater and SM City CDO Cinema 1. Nominees for major and minor awards will be announced at the Xavier Ateneo Little Theater in the afternoon of January 24, while the awarding ceremony will conclude the festival at SM City CDO Event Center on January 27. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late JERRYWENCES SALATAN CHIN who died on January 19, 2017 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte; that the late , left no debts nor any unpaid obligation, that during the life time of the deceased left one (1) motor vehicles which are more particularly described as: MOTOR VEHICLE 1; MAKE:TOYOTA, MODEL:2010, TYPE:SUV, SERIAL NO.:JTMHV09J094034090, MOTOR NO.:1VD0053222, PLATE NO.:JRY33, COLOR:BLACK; Is the subject of DEED OF SELF ADJUDICATION WITH DEED OF SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE, made and entered into by and between EVA U. CHIN, CHRISTINE JOYCE U. CHIN, CHRISTOPHER JON U. CHIN, CHARLES JOSEPH U. CHIN, CHASTINE JOY U. CHIN, CHARMAINE JANE U. CHIN, CHRISTER JOSHUA U. CHIN, of legal ages, Filipinos, and a residents of Iligan City, after having sworn an oath in accordance with law, hereby depose and say: That for and in consideration of ONE MILLION PESOS (P1,000,000.00) Pesos, and which value I received from herein VENDEE, JEFFREY L. DE VERA, likewise Filipino, of legal age, married, residence at Osmeña Ext. St., Cagayan de Oro City; Under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jorge B. Magdaong Jr.; as per Doc. No. 363; Page No. 73; Book No. XIX; Series of 2017. MDN: Jan. 16, 23 & 30

As a promotion to local art and culture in film, the festival is organized by the Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA) under Xavier Ateneo’s Mission and Ministry cluster. It is made possible by XCCA’s partnership with Xavier Science Foundation, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Film Development Council of the Philippines, and SM City CDO.

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today. What is the reason for these misfortunes? According to the Bible, this is because we are no longer listening to the Word of God, even as we are no longer obeying His commands. In other words,wehaveturnedawayfrom God, and this is occasioned by our refusal to read His Bible, and to comply with the things that are written therein. That being the case, the real solution appears to be this: bringing Filipinos back to God, through a conscientious daily reading of the Bible, meditating on whatever it is that we will be learning from its pages, and complying with each and every command that is found therein. If we do this, God will take away the curses in our lives, and He will even give us the collective success and prosperity of our nation. -ooo FOR 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! NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late AMBUAT MANGAY (BAGOBO), who died on 1951, married to OBOL MANGAY-deceased, who both died at Tambobong, Baguio District, Davao City, Philippines. That the said deceased left a certain parcel of land described as follows: LOT 2745, CAD. 281 under TAX DECLARATION 172-03-008-004-106; ARPN AF-03008-00277 containing an area of 30.19 has. LOT 2746, CAD 281 under TAX DECLARATION 172-03-008-004-104; ARPN AF-03008-00275 containing an area of 45.44 has. LOT 2522, of CAD Survey of Guianga Case N-3 LRC CAD Record N-15 Barrio of Malagos, Davao City, containing an area of 10.79 has; Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH SIMULTANEOUS DEED OF DONATION, made and entered into by; RAMON MANGAY, DOMINADOR MANGAY, ENIORITA CABAGUIO, SALVADOR MANGAY, DAVITA CABAGUIO, NELSON MANGGAY, AMORA CABAGUIO, all of legal age, Filipinos, married and residents at Tambobong, Baguio District, Davao City; It is to the best interest of the parties hereto to divide, adjudicate, and partition the above estate among themselves, particularly the real properties above-described extra judicially in the manner and from herein set forth; Under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Salvador M. Bijis; as per Doc. No. 369; Page No. 75; Book No. 135; Series of 2017. MDN: Jan. 23, 30, & Feb. 6, 2018

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IPC marks highest annual, monthly sales record in 2017 Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), has ended the year 2017 on a very high note as the company achieved its highest annual record sales to date. Based on the sales report from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association, Inc. (TMA), IPC recorded an impressive 30,086 units of sales in the full year of 2017, which reflected a 10-percent increase compared to the previous year’s 27,361 units. On a separate report, IPC achieved its highest monthly sales record when December sales reached 3,809 units—stamping a 7.4-percent difference over its November 2017 sales record. The strong sales figures were spearheaded by the stellar sales numbers brought in

by their well-loved models, the Isuzu mu-X, D-MAX and the outgoing vehicle, Crosswind. For the whole year, a total of 13,157 Isuzu mu-X SUVs were sold, increasing the vehicle’s sales by 4 percent versus the 12,657 units that rolled out in 2016. In December alone, some 1,997 mu-X units were delivered a staggering 27 percent rise from November 2017’s 1,572 sales tally. Meanwhile, the D-MAX pickup truck sold some 4,675 units from January to December 2017, showing a whopping 17.9 percent jump over the previous year when IPC recorded 3,966 D-MAX unit sales. December sales for the IPC’s pick-up truck went up a notch, selling 599 units, which showed a growth of 26.3 percent against 471 sold the month before. Further, the ever-reliable

AUV, Crosswind showed a slight 2.1 hike on sales figures, garnering a total of 4,755 units for the whole year, as opposed to 4,651 units for the same duration the previous year. The IPC’s truck sales record also skyrocketed, with the N-Series providing much of the firepower. 2017 sales went up by 23 percent; from 3,734 in 2016 to an awesome 4,599 units sold last year. The strength in sales especially during the latter part of 2017 was attributed to the strong economic performance of the country, introduction of Blue Power Technology across all models, as well as the consumers’ anticipation for the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. IPC president Hajime Koso expressed his utmost gratitude over the outstand-

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Vivo power-efficient smart phones enhance user experience

Ororama fetes winners of 2017 promo Story by MARK FRANCISCO Photo by ERCEL MAANDIG

ORORAMA awarded on Saturday the overall grand winner and quarterly winners of its Bonggang Papremyo Para sa Iyo Year 2. The winner of the Ororama passenger multicab was Helen Rose Dayata. The raffle draw winners of gift certificates worth P2,000 each were Rosanne Abao, Raquel Abejo, Geraldine Alaba, Irene Joy Ali, Ellen Avanzado, Kirk Jhon Baldon, Ma. Theresa Bustillo, Renilo Cagata, Karen Shiela cmyk

Marie Cajilla, Karen Vanisa Colis, Ma. Ana Condino, Edgardo Dalangin, Crysler Galorport, Teresita Galia, Gloria Garcia, Gabriel Janeo, Griscelda Joson, Ponticha Julito, Irene Labadan, Melinda Labadan, Rosa Lacanglacang, Alvin Lauron, Mary Ann Leduna, Griselda Libradila, Lorna Mabao, Marife Marata, Janabel Nestal, Derson Pacudan, Romeo Pagaran, Jerwin Palma, Donna Parel, Mark Jesson Pasamdan, Mariano Picot

Jr., Diana Quro, Marilyn Rañis, Jossiefil Rarano, Franie Ratilla, Evelyn Rivera, John Christian Sabellina, Fortunato Sajol, Geralgene Salvo, Clarissa Mae Suan, Gretchen Tamayo, Jay Anne Teatro, Leah Tulio, Gina Ubarco, Glaiza Villamor and Merla Zapatos. Ororama started 47 years ago in 1967 as the first ever self-service store in Cagayan de Oro at the corner of Osmeña-JR Borja. Ororama continues to serve Cagayanons by providing quality products

at competitive prices and excellent customer service. They offer a wide variety of grocery items from basic needs to various commodities and household items. Its department store also prides itself of an extensive selection which includes ladies and men’s fashion and accessories, children’s wear, shoes and bags, plastic and glassware, home furniture, furnishings, appliances, decors, toys, sporting goods and gift items, all of which assure high quality yet with value.

Smartphone users all over the world already consider their phone an attachment of their own personas, using their devices over 12 hours daily to enhance their business and personal lives. Vivo anticipated this strong need and ensures that all their models are equipped with premium specs for optimal experience. For instance, Vivo phones such as the V7+ and V7 are powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor which boasts of unbelievable speed and power efficiency allowing for fast charging, longer battery life, enhanced camera functionality, and superior connectivity. To secure its top position in the technology and mobile phone arena, Vivo established a technical partnership and patent sharing with leading telecommunications equipment company

Qualcomm. ‘Vivo cares about its users,’ Vivo Brand Director Annie Lim said in a statement. ‘We push our brand to constantly innovate and improve user experience by maintaining seven research and development centers and continuously improving our products. We will never do anything to compromise the experience Vivo users have so enjoyed when it comes to our products.” Vivo has maintained its momentum into the top tier of the mobile phone industry because of its accurate consumer insight, innovative solutions and offerings, and creative marketing strategy. For inquiries about Vivo, visit the Vivo website at www.vivo. com/ph or check out their Facebook (https:// www.facebook.com/ VivoPhil), Instagram (https://www.instagram. com/vivophil/), and Twitter (https://twitter. com/vivo_phil) accounts.