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Tuesday

June 27, 2017

‘Saddest’ Eid’l Fitr By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– This year lacked the joyous spirit usually associated with one of the most important Muslim religious celebrations––the Eid’l Fitr. Taking their cue from their fellow Muslims in other countries, Islam believers throughout the Philippines marked Eid’l Fitr or the end of the month-long Ramadan on Sunday, June 25. “This is the saddest Eid’l Celebration in recent memory,” said Assembly Zia Alonto Adiong, a member of the legislative body of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and spokesperson of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Crisis Management Committee, in a statement. Adiong said the presence of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group, whose members are currently engaged ‘Bakwit’ baby. Anisa Bongcarawan, 39, an evacuee from Marawi City, holds her infant daughter Asmira at in a series of firefights with the evacuation center in Barangay Maria Cristina, Iligan City on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Asmira, her 8th child, was See SADDEST, page 11

born on Independence Day, June 12, 2017. MindaNews photo by Manman Dejeto

Maute Group sets condition for priest’s release; frees 5 hostages By Carolyn O. Arguillas, MindaNews

Praying Policeman.

A police officer joins the prayer for Eid’l Fitr or end of Ramadan outside the mosque at the Lanao del Sur provincial capitol complex in Marawi City on Sunday (25 June 2017). MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno

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MARAWI City––The Maute Group on Sunday declined to release hostaged Catholic priest Fr. Teresito “Chito” Soganub but freed five hostages, including a two-year old girl during the 10-hour humanitarian ceasefire that government declared and was reciprocated by the Maute Group on Eid’l Fitr, the end of the month-long Ramadan. Freed by Maute Group leader Abdullah Maute to an eight-member team led by an emissary of the Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPH-MILF) Peace Corridor were Lando Albasite, 47; Moen Albasite, 27; Joana Albasite, 2; Jane

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110 bank branches open in PH in Q1 this year

ONE hundred ten bank offices of various types have been added to the existing bank offices in the Philippines in the first quarter of 2017. This figure was indicated in Circular Letter 2017-038 issued by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. on June 22, 2017. Of the total, 47 of them are branches are for universal and commercial banks (U/KBS), 37 are thrift bank (TBs) branches and 26 are branches of rural and cooperative banks. Central bank data show that as of end-December 2016, there are a total of 28,392 branches of financial institutions in the country. Of the total, there are 6,252 head offices and 22,140 branches and agencies. Total bank head offices and branches as of last year reached 11,178 while there are 17,214 non-bank financial institution offices in the country. Total head offices and branches of U/KBs as of last year reached 6,237 while TBs reached 2,176 and RBs, 2,765. Espenilla, who heads the central bank’s Supervision and Examination Sector (SES), said there are also 110 approved applications for new banking offices around the country in the first quarter of the year. philippine news agency

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Tuesday

June 27, 2017

Ro-Ro transport system in PH has positive impacts THE implementation of the rollon/roll-off (Ro-Ro) transport system in the country has yielded positive results, according to a study released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). Former PIDS Research Analyst Kris Francisco, in her paper “The Impacts of Roll-On/Roll-Off Transport System in the Philippines”, found that the Ro-Ro program of the government has increased “household income by about 7 percent in municipalities near the Ro-Ro ports.” Francisco said this was due to the “reduced cost of inter-island shipping and travel time”, which stimulated both agriculture and nonagriculture-related activities.

Citing a previous study of the Asian Development Bank, she said the Ro-Ro policy was “able to cut the travel time between Mindanao and Luzon by 12 hours” and has lowered the “cost of freight and passenger transport by about 30 percent and 40 percent, respectively”. It has also expanded the scope of regional markets by introducing new inter-island connections. Aside from improving their income, the study also showed that the Ro-Ro policy “was able to generate a relatively long-term impact” as opportunities gained by households from the Ro-Ro port operation were extended to their children “in the form of human capital investment.”

Francisco disclosed that about 83,2017 males and 74,637 females were able to study because of the Ro-Ro port operations. According to her, the increase in the financial capacity of households, especially those living near Ro-Ro ports, have enabled them to send their children to school. Implemented in 2003, Francisco noted that the Ro-Ro policy was able to integrate roads with water transportation by allowing vehicles to directly board the ship without unloading their cargoes and be easily transferred from one island to another, through the Ro-Ro ferry terminal system (RRTS). “The Ro-Ro policy was the government’s attempt to expand

the country’s transport system with minimal investment. Instead of investing in new port infrastructure, [it] allowed the conversion of existing ports into Ro-Ro ports and encouraged private sector participation”, Francisco explained. The RRTS is a network of Ro-Ro ferry terminals that link the country together through Ro-Ro ships. It is composed of three nautical highways, namely, Western, Central, and Eastern Nautical Highway, which started operating in 2003, 2008, and 2009, respectively. It also serves as an alternative option to the Load-on/Load-off (Lo-Lo) system that was the dominant mode of shipping before 2003. Compared to Ro-Ro, Lo-Lo was

too costly for small-scale shippers as its containerized method usually involves layers of fees for cargo handling and wharfage. Francisco said the ultimate objective of the Ro-Ro policy is “to establish a seamless inter-island connectivity between Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, which aims to enhance local trade and tourism.” “In general, our study highlights the central role of the transport system in an archipelagic country like the Philippines. It strengthens the argument that rural growth can be enhanced by providing urban-rural linkages through an efficient and affordable transport network,” the author concluded.

NPAs torch 10-wheeler truck in Agusan del Norte

Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte––Alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) torched a Hino primemover 10-wheeler trailer truck of Axelum Resources Corporation in Sitio Banga, Barangay Cuyago, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte at 3 p.m. on June 24, the military said in a press statement yesterday. Loaded with coconut fruits, the container van was traversing along the national highway from Surigao del Norte to Medina in Misamis Oriental when it was flagged down by 10 fully armed NPAs believed to be members of GFC16, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee. Troops from 29th Infantry “Matatag” Battalion under Lt. Col. Glenn Joy

U. Aynera immediately responded and conducted pursuit operations to intercept the fleeing rebels. “This terroristic attack by the NPAs is a clear evidence

of the rebel’s continued extortion activities. They impose their fake ‘revolutionary taxes’ to businesses in the area and threaten the lives of the people, said Aynera,

adding, “Failure to comply to the NPAs’ demands means destruction of facilities and properties. We will continue to conduct checkpoints and security operations to hunt

down the perpetrators of this atrocity.” “We also encourage the community to cooperate with us to have a peaceful society. We assure the Agu-

sanons that we will continue to maintain peace and security in our community,” said Aynera, the commanding officer of the 29th Infantry “Matatag” Battalion.

THE tide is definitely against the remaining Maute group terrorists in Marawi City as the military starts to bring more pressure against the lawless elements. With the focusing of its combat power, more and more defense positions of the Islamist group are being neutralized, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said Monday. The development is a welcome one as fighting in Marawi City reaches its sixth week.

“We also declared that the AFP is firm in its declaration that it is winning in this battle, as a matter of fact the victory is irreversible, it is just a matter of time before we will be able to complete our mission,” Arevalo added. “Right now the terrorist group is feeling the might of the Armed Forces and (the AFP) is closing in on their (remaining) positions,” he further said. With the shrinking of the Maute group’s defensive perimeter, Arevalo said that they have been receiving

reports that there is now conflict among the members and the leadership of the lawless elements due to issues of finances and waning logistical support. “(With these development) there were some members of the Maute group/ISIS group who (have made plans to surrender and desert) but according to reports, they were executed,” he added. The military official added that with the reduction of Maute group combatants some civilian hostages are being forced

to fight or carry ammunition and supplies for the terrorists with execution as an alternative for those who will refuse. Arevalo placed the number of civilians still at the clutches of the bandits to 150 to 200 with the remaining Maute group members at 100 to 120 pocketed at four barangays in Marawi City. As of this posting, there are 27 civilians executed by the terrorists and 70 troopers and police officers killed in the ongoing operations along with

Gov’t forces closing in on Maute group remnants — AFP

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

DPWH hastens P667m Jica-funded flood control project By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental-The Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH’s) Unified Project Management Office has instructed the full-scale fasttracking of its ongoing construction, here, the completion of which has already reached more than 44 percent. The Flood Risk Management Project (FRIMP) for Tagoloan River Basin Sub-project has adopted the integrated flood mitigation approach with the implementation of both structural and non-structural measures against flood hazards. The P667 million Tagoloan River Basin Sub-project, being implemented under the operational control of the Unified Project Management Office for Flood Control Management Cluster (UPMO-FCMC), is funded by the Official Development Assistance from the Government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Project field implementation team head, Engr. Alejandro A. Sosa, Project Manager and concurrent Regional Project Manager for DPWH-Region 10, said he and Engr. Roy R. Quilaton, project engineer III of UPMO-FCMC, DPWH-10, have been directed by Engr. Patrick B. Gatan, project director of UPMO-FCMC, upon instructions from Undersecretary for UPMO Operations Emil K. Sadain, to hasten the completion

FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT. Engr. Roy R. Quilaton (right), Project Engineer III of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ Unified Project Management Office for Flood Control Management Cluster (DPWH UPMO-FCMC) in Region 10, along with Alberto Adrias, Co-Team Leader, Felixberto Palma, Consultant CTII and Edgar Tuppil, Project Manager of CAVDEAL, contractor for Stage 1 of the Tagoloan River Basin Flood Control Project visited the project site, Thursday (June 22), at Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental. The project is headed by Engr. Alejandro A. Sosa (not in photo), also concurrent Regional Project Manager for DPWH in Region 10. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit for Mindanao Daily of the project, consisting of Stage 1 (Upstream Section) and Stage 2 (Downstream Section). During the 7th Meeting of Flood Mitigation Committee (FMC) for Tagoloan River Subproject, Thursday (June 22), Engr. Sosa, also acting chair of the FMC DPWH UPMO-FCMC, explained that the structural measures aim

to reduce the magnitude of flood hazards through the construction of flood protection dike, excavation of towhead area and one drainage sluiceway in Stage 1 in Barangay Sta. Cruz, as well as dike embankment with revetment and partition walls, excavation of river channel, drainage improvement and two drainage sluiceway

in Stage 2 in Barangay Sta. Cruz and a small section in Barangay Tambobong, Villanueva town. “With about 44.62 percent overall accomplishment, as of June 16, 2017, both projects are expected to be fully completed in March 2019,” Engr. Sosa said. The Project Consultants, headed by Mr. Shuji Kaku, represented

by Engr. Alberto Adrias, explained the non-structural measures during the FMC meeting, held at the SB Session Hall, Tagoloan Municipal Building that the measures are meant to complement the structural measures of the project by reducing the vulnerability of the residents from the impact of the hazards. Flood hazard mapping and updating, enhancement of flood monitoring and flood warning system, preparation of evacuation plan and conduct of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign initially in the pilot barangay of Barangay Sta. Cruz are some of the non-structural measures being implemented under the project, in coordination with the Tagoloan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO). The FMC is a coordinating body that assists in handling issues and other matters related to the project implementation in its pre-construction, construction and post-construction stages. It is envisioned to be primarily responsible with the sustainability of structural and non-structural measures of the project when it is turned over to the LGUs concerned. The FMC was formed not only in Tagoloan River Subproject, but also in Cagayan and Imus River Sub-projects under JICA Loan Agreement No. PHP253. While the civil works construction is being undertaken, See PROJECT, page 11

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

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I am the way

MANY times we compare our life with a path. We talk about “the way”. We describe a determined man as, “He’s on the right track”. We go about our tracks, but we are reproved if we take a shortcut and not the path across a rice-field. We learn that there are many ways of solving problems. We also don’t want to stand in other people’s way. Sometimes we prefer to keep putting off someone’s way and plan to avoid getting in their way. Often we try to find the golden middle course.... Many different ways have been offered to us during our whole life. How can we be able to choose the right and correct one? Which signs on our way can be trusted blindly? These are

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proud, when we have every need at our disposal. On the other hand, it only confuses our aims, goals, and objectives in life. “I am the way” is NOT ONLY a traffic sign - or a shepherd without responsibility - or a religious founder, who thinks, that “only he is the right way, if one follows him”... . HIS way is the only right way. Only His deeds colored our fates. Let’s keep our eyes open for the important signs at our way, such as: - Unselfish participation in the life of others; - Courage to uncover prejudice; - Ready to help the unprotected and defenseless; - Struggle for freedom and justice; - Commitment for peace.

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Only ‘Maute Group’ remains rebelling in Mindanao?

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, EDITORIAL in John 16:2, the Holy Bible). ALLAN M. MEDIANTE -oooEditor-in-Chief WHY IS THE MAUTE G R O U P T H E O N LY ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ ONE NOW BEING RE Managing Editor Executive Editor FERRED TO IN THE WAR MARK FRANCISCO IN MARAWI CITY? Will Lifestyle Editor somebody please explain GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit to the Filipino nation why Motoring Editor Photo Journalist reports about the on-going war in Mindanao as a result PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN of the Marawi City siege are Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Caraga now uniformly limiting the Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING terrorists who are rebelling Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor against the government, AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA and who are holding on Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant to the city up to now with the intention of placing it RODRIGO B. SEVILLA JOE PALABAO and the whole of Mindanao Regional Editor-Davao Feature Editor under the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS), to ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI only the “Maute Group”? NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE Right from the start, CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 the official line, even of CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY the Duterte government, Legal Counsel was that the terrorists who --------------------------------------------------------------placed Marawi City under siege, and who continue to bureau and mktg staff wage war up to now against candy macabale - 09161326483 government military and RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 police forces, belong to at GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 least four groups---the Abu North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0955-150-6602 Sayyaf Group (ASG), the VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 Bangsamoro Islamic FreeMARAMAG - roFINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 dom Fighters (BIFF), the 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 KORONADAL CITY-FREDIE SOLINAP-09557161873 davao - tom a. caballero-09756023684 davao del norte - sarah castor - 09263988293 digos city, - romeo d. sanchez -0907-1905204 davao city - rene s. arias (Photo Journalist) DAVAO del Norte- RUEL LIGONES COMVAL PROVINCE - Rhodel javier- 0975-2331259 butuan - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 san frans - CRIS PANGANIBAN-09277974193 San Francisco - deding PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 Pagadian City - GRACE FRANCISCO -0912-8484037 ZAMBOANGA - AL JACINTO - 09177103642

urgent and vital questions for all of us, and, especially during this time, very important like never before. In the past, traditions and customs were the paths, we took. Nowadays, we make decisions and long for the correct path - mostly on our own. The German atom-physician Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) described it very impressively. The man of today is like a ship’s captain. This ship is made out of iron. The compass needle is no longer able to show the Northern direction, as expected, because of the ship’s iron inflexible body. You have one choice only: look up to the stars and study their guiding support!” We’re all happy and

Ansarul Khilafa Philippines (AKP), and, of course, the Maute Group. As of the time (2:45 p.m.) this column was being composed on June 26, 2017, however, all official pronouncements from the government, and even media reports on the war, have been referring to only the Maute Group as the enemies in the South. Why are the ASG, the BIFF, and the AKP, no longer being mentioned as among the terrorists who invaded Marawi City? Any explanations, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana? -oooO N LY “M AU T E GROUP” REMAINS REBELLING IN MINDANAO? I find this omission of the ASG, the BIFF, and the AKP as among the terror groups in Mindanao without even any attempt to explain that omission, totally strange. It is strange because even the comment that the Office of the Solicitor General filed with the Supreme Court to answer petitions questioning the declaration of martial law there affirmed the active participation of the ASG, the BIFF and the AKP, in the Marawi siege. Specifically, under Paragraph 9 of that Comment

(signed by Solicitor General Jose Calida), confirmed that these four groups, not just Maute, conspired and stormed their way into Marawi City, to take away Mindanao from the Philippines to place it under the control of the ISIS. Then, under Paragraphs 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 of the same Comment, the specific acts that were committed by the four terror groups to sow terror---murder, bombings, kidnappings--were delineated by the OSG. In fine, there should be no doubt at all that it is not only Maute that is pursuing the dismemberment of Mindanao from start of the hostilities up to now, bu the four aforementioned groups. -oooRP MUST EXPLAIN TO THE WORLD: So, why is the Maute Group the only one that is being referred to now, when pronouncements and stories about the Marawi City siege are being dished out and being published? Has the Duterte government suddenly found evidence that the ASG, the AKP, and the BIFF are not part of the Marawi mayhem? Or, has the government already vanquished all the

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forces that overran Marawi, except the Maute? Whatever be the reason, the government owes it to Filipinos, and to international players who are waiting with bated breath about the outcome of the Marawi problem, to explain this clear turn-around in referring to, or reporting about, what is going on in that place. The people and the world should not be left hanging as to what really happened, is happening, and will still happen, in Marawi City. The people and the world have a right to know the truth, and the Duterte government can do no less than disclosing what is truly happening in Marawi City. -oooWATCH “ANG TANGING DAAN” AT FACEBOOK: Please watch “Ang Tanging Daan”, a Bible exposition and prayer session for everyone, in English and Filipino, at www.facebook. com/angtangingdaan. Reactions: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.

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‘Raise your standard of living’

Think a minute. You’ve heard of people who try to raise their standard of living at almost any cost. They’ll go without many things to get a higher education, hoping it will later get them a higherpaying job and career. Some even move their family to another country to raise

their standard of living. Still others will only let their children marry someone whose standard of living is the same or higher than theirs. Many of us spend much of our life working to raise our standard of living in terms of money and status. Then when we finally reach the standard

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Govt and Maute Group: Humanitarian ceasefire on Eid’l Fitr

Marawi City” on Eid’l Fitr to allow for the rescue of trapped civilians and the retrieval of cadavers inside the war zone, “and to allow the civilians to return to their respective houses.” Still addressing the Maute Group, the Ulama leaders said they are “willing to see you for a dialogue, to solve this problem.” The Ulama also appealed to political leaders “to use your utmost wisdom, and help each other and forget any political appellation or intrigues among you” and “let the people be your first priority” Traditional negotiation On June 15, Maranao traditional leaders in the Lanao provinces asked President Duterte to give them

By Carolyn O. Arguillas MindaNews

ILIGAN City––The Government and the Maute Group have responded to calls from various groups to declare a humanitarian ceasefire on Eid’l Fitr, the end of the month-long Ramadan on Sunday, the government declaring a unilateral “humanitarian pause” from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Maute Group reciprocating it. Various groups have appealed to both Government and the Maute Group for a ceasefire on Eid’l Fitr, to allow Muslims in the country’s lone Islamic City, to pray in peace on this holy event, allow residents still trapped here for a month now to walk to freedom, and possibly allow the retrieval of the dead for proper burial. Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez, chief of the Western Mindanao Command who is overseeing the operations against the Maute Group in Marawi told MindaNews Saturday night that the eight-hour unilateral “humanitarian pause” has been approved by Gen. Eduardo Ano, Armed Forces Chief of Staff, “to pay our respects” to Muslims celebrating Eid’l Fitr. Galvez told MindaNews Friday afternoon that he does not see any problem in allowing a humanitarian ceasefire but the Maute Group might have a problem. “Walang problema po sa akin. Baka sa Maute may problema tayo dahil hindi man sila tunay na Muslim” (I don’t have a problem with that. But the Maute might have a problem with that because they are not real Muslims), he said. The Maute Group, however, is also amenable to the humanitarian ceasefire, the emissary of the Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPHMILF’s) Peace Corridor told MindaNews Saturday. The emissary negotiated with the Maute Group to agree to a humanitarian ceasefire on June 4. “Okay sila kahit ilang oras” (They agreed to whatever time is needed), said the emissary, a prominent personality in Lanao del Sur, who helped pave the way for a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire that led to the rescue of, initially, 134 residents, and later 179

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BATTERED CITY. Dark smoke rise from buildings in

Marawi City after Philippine Air Force warplanes bombed suspected Maute Group positions on Saturday (24 June 2017). MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

No, this is not Aleppo. This is Marawi City, Sunday morning, 04 June 2017. A member of the Joint Coordinating, Monitoring, and Assistance Center of the GPH-MILF Peace Corridor assists an elderly woman leave the conflict zone, one of 134 trapped civilians rescued Sunday morning during a four-hour “humanitarian pause.” Photo courtesy of Bangsamoro News residents that day. The eight-hour humanitarian ceasefire on Sunday is twice the number of hours allotted for the humanitarian ceasefire on June 4, also a Sunday. Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong, spokesperson of the Provincial Crisis Management Committee told Mindanews Friday afternoon in Marawi that there are still “300 to 500” trapped residents in the conflict zone. He told MindaNews Saturday afternoon that the humanitarian ceasefire ERRETUM Should be correct CCE-0071 to CCE-0078-2016 name of petitioner JENNY BAGAAN and was publish Mindanao Daily News last October 6 and 13, 2016.

on Eid’l Fitr was already “agreed in principle” but mechanics had yet to be discussed. He said the GPH-MILF Peace Corridor also “wants

to take the opportunity to rescue other trapped civilians from the war zone and we in the province support their call.” “We are working on that,” Dickson Hermoso, Assistant Secretary at the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the GPH panel’s focal person for the Peace Corridor. For the sake of Eid’l Fitr The Ranao Ulama Leaders Conference on the Marawi Crisis, representing 23 Islamic organizations, convened on June 21 and 22 in Cagayan de Oro City, and urged President Rodrigo Duterte, whose grandmother was a Maranao, to “give us the opportunity and support in solving this issue.”

Republic of the Philippines City Civil Registrar’s Office City of Davao Notice of publication In compliance with section e5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MA. THERESA S. SARONA has filed with this office a petition for change of First name CFN-1716-2017 in the Child’s first name from “MARIA THERESA” to “MA. THERESA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARIA THERESA SERONA who was born OCTOBER 3, 1956 at Davao City and whose parents are ROSA BATARA and MARCELO SERONA. Adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than July 3, 2017. Issued on 19th day of June, 2017 at Davao City.

(Sgd.) ATTY. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROS City Civil Registrar

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan De Oro City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that ELIJAH JOSH M. RUZGAL has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ELIJAH JOSH MANGANAR RUZGAL who was born on APRIL 20, 1998 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are ROLLY PONGCO RUZGAL and NAIAFE MANGANAR.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that GEMMA D. JARAPLASAN has filed with this office a petition for the change of first name from ZENAIDA to GEMMA in the Certificate of Live Birth of ZENAIDA L. DAMIAO who was born on FEBRUARY 21, 1965 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are NOLI A. DAMIEO and REBECCA O. LINDOHAN.

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Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JUNE 29, 2017. MDN: June 20 & 27, 2017

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the deceased, VENANCIO DEMARAYE JR., who died intestate on April 13,2010, at Javelosa Clinic and Hospital, Surallah, South Cotabato, consisting of two (2) parcels of land of Lot No.1501, Ts-1019, situated in Malvar St., Surallah, South Cotabato with an area of (615) Square Meters, more or less, covered by TD.No.K0015580. property Index No.061006-011-2-003-with improvement and Lot No.1958-E situated in Barangay Naci, Surallah, South Cotabato, containing an area of (13,327) Square Meters, more or less, covered by OCT No. (V-6961) P-5482 was subject of Extrajudicial Settlement among the heirs under Doc. No.151; Page No.32; Book No. 60; Series of 2016, of the Notarial Registry of Notary Public Servillo S. Pantaleon dated on the 25th day of May, 2016. MDN: June 27 & July 4, 2017

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Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JUNE 29, 2017.

The leaders appealed to the President to declare “an immediate ceasefire and/or to stop the aerial bombing” to allow the civilians to return peacefully to their respective villages in Marawi, “help them rise again, and rehabilitate Marawi City from massive destruction.” “For the sake of Eid’l fitr, Mr. President, please show the Muslim community that you respect this forthcoming holy day,” the Ulama leaders said. The Conference also called on the the “Dawla Islamia / ISIS / Maute Group to give way by leaving

(SGD.) NORMA S. DIPUTADO City Civil Registrar

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the deceased, TEOFISTO TARROZA, who died intestate on April 28,2006, at Surallah, South Cotabato, consisting of one (1) parcel of land known as Lot No.216-D, Psd-11-056994, being a portion of Lot 216 (1889), Pls-214-D-4, situated in Barangay Centrala, Surallah, South Cotabato, with an area of SIX HUNDRED (600) SQUARE METERS, more or less, Covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4719 was subject of Extrajudicial Settlement among the heirs under Doc. No. 96; Page No.20; Book No. 60; Series of 2016, of the Notarial Registry of Notary Public Servillo S. Pantaleon dated on the 7th day of April, 2016. MDN: June 27 & July 4, 2017

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES NAPOLEON BENEMERITO CRISTITA VALDE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased NAPOLEON BENRMERITO and CRISTITA VALDE BENEMERITO, who died last June 10, 2003 at Quezon, Bukidnon and September 22, 1992 at P. Bernardo Health Center, Quezon City, Bukidnon, respectively leaving the following described parcels of land, to wit: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. P-9694 registered in the name of NAPOLEON BENEMERITO Lot No. 35, Ccs-578, situated at Barrio of Salwagan, Municipality of Quezon, province of Bukidnon; Island of Mindanao containing an area of FOUR HECTARES FIFTY NINE AREAS (45,900 SQ.M.); ORIGINALCERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. P-10333 registered in the name CRISTITA VALDE LOT NO. 38, Ccs-578 A parcel of land, Lot No. 38, Ccs-578, situated in the Barrio of Salawagan, Municipality of Quezon, Province of Bukidnon; containing an area of ONE HECTARE SEVENTY TWO AREA (17,200 SQ.M.); is the subject EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES NAPOLEON BENEMERITO CRISTITA VALDE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; made and entered by and among the heirs; ALFREDO V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; BRIGETTE B. BAYES, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; DANTE V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; EMMA B. BARUELA, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; FRANCIS V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; GIL V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City; IKE V. BENEMERITO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Salawagan, Quezon, Bukidnon; NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the aforesaid premises and more specifically of the total sum of ONE MILLION PESOS (PHP1,000,000.00) Philippine Currency, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged in full from the VENDEE to the entire satisfaction of the HEIRS-VENDORS, the said HEIRS-VENDORS hereby SELL, TRANSFER, CONVEY and DELIVER in a manner absolute and irrevocable, in favor of the VENDEE, her heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest, the property described aboved; Under Notary Public of FEBIE A. CUPIDA-LEGITA; as per Doc No. 10; Page No. 2; Book No. 1; Series of 2017. MDN: June 20, 27 & July 4, 2017

EDITOR : ALLAN M. MEDIANTE

Tuesday

BUSINESS June 27, 2017

BIR asked to probe MRT contractors for tax fraud

APART from overpricing, the Busan Universal Railway Inc. (BURI) has committed tax fraud thereby denying the government millions of potential revenues, Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Partylist Rep. Jericho Nograles said. “This is already beyond

greed. BURI wants us to pay them P3.8 Billion for very sloppy service and still wants to cheat us by misdeclaring in their tax filings. They have perjured in Congress before and it is not surprising that they have falsified documents through the years” Nograles said. In a letter to Bureau of Internal Revenue chief Commissioner Cesar Dulay, Nograles asked the BIR to look deeper into the tax filings of the BURI incorporators namely: Busan Universal Rail Inc with company tax information number (TIN) 009-197694; Elpidio Silvestre Uy ( Edison Development and Construction) with TIN 100-457-776-000; Tramat Mercantile Inc. with TIN 000-330-611-000; TMIcorp Inc. with TIN 007-352105; Castan Corporation with TIN 008-536-964-000 and Busan Transportation Corporation with TIN 457732-838-000. Nograles said that based on his investigation, at least four of BURI incorporators have misdeclared their taxable financial assets obviously to deny the government its much-needed tax revenues. “It came to my attention that the aforementioned companies have invested huge amounts of money but have not appropriately filed or declared the same,” Nograles said. Nograles cited the case of Edison Development and Construction which did not declare in their

supposed P124.8 Million shareholding with BURI as required by law. Tramat Mercantile Inc. on the other hand reported having only P27.7 Million in total assets but managed to invest P124.8 Million worth of BURI shares. This is the same case for TMICorp which declared that it has a paid up share of P102 Million for BURI but declared no such amount in its Audited Financial Statement. Castan Corporation on the other hand has a paid up P60.3 Million worth of shares on BURI but has declared only P5.3 Million worth of actual assets. Nograles suspects that either Tramat, TMICorp and Castan under-declared the actual value of their assets to decrease their tax obligations or were simply acting as dummy companies with no real capability to enter into any government project. “These irregularities if proven to be true, may be By Manman Dejeto violative of the National Internal Revenue Code, the ILIGAN CITY – Even Anti-Dummy Law and other during these hard times, it laws, rules and regulation,” is difficult to dampen the Nograles said in his letter Maranao entrepreneurial spirit. to Dulay. Take the case of Nora Nograles suspects that nia Cadalay-Bangon, a the highly anomalous MRT3 resident of Barangay Tuca maintenance contract was Marinaut in Marawi City rushed by the previous adwho left for Iligan in a ministration in their deshurry after the Maute peration to raise campaign attack last May 23. funds for the 2016 national She, along with her elections. family, has since sought He said that the Departrefuge at an evacuation ment of Transportation center inside the Iligan should immediately rescind City National School of the contract and should stop all payments for BURI so as not to drag the present administration into this controversy. “ This is a yellow contract and the DOTr should make sure that the Duterte administration will not be By MARK FRANCISCO dragged into this. The BURI ONLY one out of more than contract should be rescinded a dozen Internet cafes that ASAP,” Nograles said. were inspected randomly in urban Cagayan de Oro last Friday had no violation of three local ordinances. It was learned that the RCB or Regulatory and C omp l a i nt B o a rd f or Amusement Places under city accountant Beda Joy Elot conducted a surprise inspection in a few Internet cafes that day. To their dismay, the inspectors discovered that

The Maranao entrepreneur - still in business

Fisheries in Barangay Buruun. Norania, a 40-year-old housewife with eight kids, soon felt the pressure of supporting her family. But then something happened last Tuesday, June 20 – President Rodrigo Duterte visited the evacuation camp. At the end of his speech, he held a thick wad of thousand-peso bills, saying he would give it to the evacuees so they could party. Apparently, instead of holding a party, someone distributed the money.

Noranaia and her sister, who stays a few bunks away from her, got P1,000 each. It wasn’t clear if they got the money from the President or from the Department of Social Welfare and Development because Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, during a press briefing in Malacañang two days later, also announced they have given P1,000 to all the families that evacuated as assistance during the time of Ramadhan. Norania and her sister pooled in their money and bought goods in nearby

RCB intensifies crackdown on erring Internet cafes

almost all of the Internet cafés that they inspected except one were in violation of the ordinance mandating Internet cafes to install software blocking pornographic sites, the ordinance

prohibiting Internet cafes from installing closed cubicles and the ordinance prohibiting minors. RCB inspection team he a d Mi cha el Fab el l o warned Internet café op-

Linamon municipality, just across the river, and sell these for retail to their fellow evacuees. The sisters now have a small sari-sari store inside the evacuation camp selling basic food items like salt, sugar, eggs, cooking oil and spices to fellow evacuees. They also have dried fish and the favorite Maranao condiment, the palapa. Their store may not answer all their needs, but at least it now helps them make both ends meet. (MindaNews) erators that they would be fined up to P5,000 and even face closure if they continue to be in violation of any of the three laws. Along this line, the RCB has already coordinated with the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) headed by Councilor Yam Lam Lim to intensify the crackdown against wayward Internet cafes at the barangay level. “Our surprise inspection is just a warning. We will magnify this soon and this time, sa barangay na jud,” Fabello said. There are an estimated more than a hundred Internet cafes in Cagayan de Oro including the coin-operated ones.

EDITOR : MARK FRANCISCO

Tuesday

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June 27, 2017

P32M cash seized at Oro port By MARK FRANCISCO

MIXED COMMODITIES TURN-OVER IN INITAO – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ AND PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER JIGJAG G. PELAEZ brought to Initao National Comprehensive High School (INCHS) mixed commodities donated by Children International Philippines, Incorporated (CIPI) through the efforts of Vice Governor JOEY G. PELAEZ. The mixed commodities are intended to assist the Technical and Livelihood Education (TLE) program of the Department of Education. The supplies will be of great help to the students as they learn technical and entrepreneurial skills. Present during the turn-over were DepEd Division Supervisor Norberto E. Rosales, Head Teacher Designate Magdalina Galanida, Master Teacher II Engr. Sonia E. Abellanosa, GPTA President Israelito Codilla and Barangay Kagawad Leo A. Cabillan.

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A total of P32 million in cash was seized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last Sunday evening at the Port of Cagayan de Oro. Senior Supt. Rustom Duran, Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group 10 head, reported in a radio interview that the bearers of the cash were supposedly bound for Cebu City when they were interdicted. The PNP Maritime Group 10 is part of Task Force Oro of which PCG is also a member. Earlier, PCG received an intelligence report from Task Force Oro that an armoured van full of cash is en route to the port at Cagayan de Oro City located in barangay Macabalan on Monday. PCG then issued an advisory bulletin to all Task Force Oro personnel as-

signed at the port area, including the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) police, PNP Maritime Group 10, Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) Station 5 and PCG. At 8:00 p.m. Monday, a PPA police lookout noticed an unmarked green armoured van about to park at the port of premises. Three persons got out of the van – purportedly a bank employee and two guards – all of them not in uniform. The three asked for porters and unloaded four carton boxes. Now suspicious, the PPA police officer promptly informed his PCG counterparts for reinforcement. Together, the PCG personnel ordered that the boxes undergo X ray inspection. The PPA police manning the X ray machine discovered that the boxes

were full of cash, prompting the PCG to hold the cargo and put the three persons under custody. Duran refused to divulge the identities of the three persons, saying it’s a PCG operation. Duran was the one who was interviewed from Task Force Oro since no one at the PCG answered calls for this story. But according to Duran, the three persons claimed that they were from UCPB Velez branch hand-carrying cash to Cebu City. Duran said their method in transporting money was highly unusual even in common bank practices. “When you transfer this large amount of cash, it’s supposed to be a bank-tobank transaction. That’s why PCG is still interrogating the three persons to get to the bottom of the matter,” he said. See seized, page 11

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Republika ng Pilipinas LUNSOD NG ILIGAN Tanggapan ng Sangguniang Panlungsod REGULAR SESSION HELD ON MARCH 15, 2017 PRESENT: Hon. Jemar L. Vera Cruz,

City Vice Mayor Presiding Officer Hon. Samuel P. Huertas, Member Hon. Eric M. Capitan, Member Hon. Jesse Ray N. Balanay, Member Hon. Demosthenes R. Plando, Member Hon. Belinda C. Lim, * Member Hon. Sorilie Christine R. Bacsarpa, Member Hon. Rosevi Queenie C. Belmonte, Member Hon. Ian C. Uy, Member Hon. Rhandy Ryan Francis A. Ong, Member Hon. Bernard Y. Pacaña, * Member Hon. Petronilo G. Pardillo, Member Hon. Renato L. Ancis, Member Hon. Cesarve C. Siacor, * Member Hon. Datu Diamla Rolando D. So-ong, Member

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RESOLUTION NO. 17-199

WHEREAS, due to the impending closure of Integrated Bus and Jeep Terminal (IBJT)-Southbound at Camague, this body on February 8, 2017 adopted City Ordinance No. 17-6566, entitled; “An Ordinance Temporarily Transferring The Operation Of The Integrated Bus And Jeep Terminal-Southbound Camague To The Football Field Of The Defunct National Steel Corporation (NSC), Barangay Suarez, Iligan City And Provided Funds Thereof.’; WHEREAS, in order to fully prepare the IBJT-Southbound (NSC) of the arrival of dozens of displaced vehicles from the IBJT-Southbound (Camague), the Integrated Bus and Jeepney Terminal (IBJT) Board has prepared the traffic scheme inside the IBJT-Southbound (NSC); WHEREFORE, on motion of Member Eric M. Capitan, duly seconded by Member Rhandy Ryan Francis A. Ong; BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Iligan City, that the following City Ordinance be hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED:

CITY ORDINANCE NO. 17-6579

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ILIGAN CITY BUS AND JEEPNEY TERMINAL (IBJT)-SOUTHBOUND (NSC) TRAFFIC SCHEME AS IDENTIFIED BY THE ILIGAN CITY BUS AND JEEPNEY TERMINAL (IBJT) MANAGEMENT BOARD

Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Iligan in its session assembled, that: SECTION 1. There shall be ADOPTED, as the same is hereby ADOPTED the Iligan City Bus and Jeepney Terminal (IBJT)-Southbound (NSC) Traffic Scheme as identified by the Iligan City Bus and Jeepney Terminal (IBJT) Management Board. SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. All previous ordinance, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed and modified accordingly. SECTION 3. Separability Clause. If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of this ordinance shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and in effect. SECTION 4. Effectivity.-This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the publication of a local newspaper. (VOTING BY ROLL CALL: HUERTAS, “Yes”; CAPITAN, “Yes”; BALANAY, “Yes”; PLANDO, “Yes”; LIM, “Out”; UY, “Abstain”; ONG,” Yes”; PACAÑA, “Out”; PARDILLO, “Abstain”; ANCIS, “Yes”; SIACOR, “Out” and SO-ONG, “Yes”) CARRIED Unanimously.

------------------------------- The undersigned hereby attests to the adoption of the foregoing Ordinance as verified to by the Member-author.

(Sgd.)ATTY. ARTHUR LL. PADILLA Secretary to the Sanggunian VERIFIED: (Sgd.)ERIC M. CAPITAN Member-Author CERTIFIED: (Sgd.) JEMAR L. VERA CRUZ City Vice Mayor, Presiding Officer APPROVED: April 17, 2017 SGD. CELSO G. REGENCIA City Mayor Victor Ozarraga Teves

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Some of us are living in our individual dark room of life The Gospel of Jesus Christ (June26, 2017-Monday)John 20:1931” We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their

midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.” Therefore many other signs

Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples: Some of us are living in our individual dark room of life like: fears, anxieties, sufferings, trials, worries, depressions and frustrations. The worst of all this is, we are prisoners of our sins. The disciples became the prisoners of their fears. Imagine, how pitiful and painful to be a prisoner? Then why you allowed yourself to be free outside but not in inside?

Some of us are free physically but not internally. I am sure that some of you are prisoners in different problems in life. Some also are prisoners of your past. When Jesus appeared to them, they were encouraged to get out from their hiding place and not to be afraid from any one. Do not allow yourself to be coward because of the bad people around us. Take note: evil wins when you never fight by

showing what is right and just. The best weapon to defeat our enemies is to prove that you are right. Shine like a superstar and do not ruin your life because of any negative feeling and emotion. Do not allow yourself to be controlled by that within negativity but let your will controls it: Printing paid by: Edith Ranoa - Jordan and Crespina Ranoa Bobong Balino– Cagayan De Oro: # 09187148435:

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ILIGAN CITY/Mindanao Hour -- The Department of Health (DOH)-10 with its Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Task Force is looking at more stringent measures to address the increasing cases of infections and other common diseases in evacuation centers here. DOH has recorded respiratory infections, skin diseases, hypertension and diarrhea as the leading ailments in evacuation centers. Dr. Nimfa Torrizo, regional director of DOH-10 attributed the rising number of infections to the already congested temporary shelters in the city and those in three other municipalities of Lanao del Norte, namely: Baloi, Pantar and Pantao Ragat. “We are doing checkups everyday, however we are having difficulty in reaching some areas due to security concerns. But we are doing what we can,” said Torrizo in a press briefing. DOH also revealed that a total of 780 families or 3,717 IDPs are cramped inside five evacuation centers in the city. And thousands more are home-based, who were not yet profiled by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In Lanao del Norte, a total of 1,701 families or 7,420 individuals are duly accredited by the local government. However, the number of home-based IDPs has ballooned to 10,214 families consisting of 45,735

individuals as determined by DSWD. According to Torrizo, the congestion naturally caused a number of health issues, which include poor hygiene practices, solid waste management, open defecation, absence of drainage system, vector control and language and cultural barriers between health care providers and IDPs. DOH revealed that in the first four weeks of response activities, the inter-agency WASH teams provided Jerry Cans; hygiene kits and bottles of water disinfectant (hyposol) distributed to all evacuation centers in the city and Lanao del Norte. Water bladders for steady supply of potable water have also been installed at the evacuation centers. Also, a skyhydrant (water purification) has been rationing potable water in Lanao del Norte since June 9, this year. “Portable latrines, bathing facilities and water tanks have also been provided to the IDPs,” said Torrizo. Moreover, the Philippine Red Cross has distributed water for drinking and domestic use since the response started. The WASH Task Force has recently agreed to hold regular meetings with camp managers; put up information, education and communication (IEC) materials in Maranao dialect; and utilize Maranao speaking partners to talk on proper hygiene and sanitation in the evacuation centers. (EDT/ PIA9)

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As this developed, Idris said DA-BFAR remains committed to maintaining sound implementation of various activities providing immediate and appropriate actions in the preservation and conservation of marine and aquatic resources of the region. PNA

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healthy, secure and safe living condition. Against all odds, like a tree, a Governor has to stand up for the wellbeing of his people,” he said. Governor Dayanghirang urged the participants to do their fair share and pitch in for the province’s progress by supporting the leadership’s development programs while by being advocates of a sustainable environment. PIA

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Just last week, the Cocpo City Intelligence Unit headed by Chief Insp. Ariel Philip Pontillas seized 8,000 unregistered bullets coming from Cebu City. It was not known as of presstime on whether the two incidents are connected.

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others who wrong and hurt them. They’re in control of their physical desires for pleasure, so they always have great fun in life without hurting their own bodies or other people. They enjoy real happiness and closeness every day in their marriage and with their kids. You see, the kind of person we are inside is what gives us our real standard of living, not material things or status! So what kind of character and daily lifestyle do you have? What kind of marriage and family do you have? What kind of friends? There are many people who have heaps of money and status, but they have a low standard of living, because of the low level of their own personal character. They’re dishonest, greedy, competitive, and jealous of what other people have. They gossip and use people to get what they want. They don’t have much love and forgiveness in their heart for people who wrong and hurt them. There are heaps of rich people who do not possess real love, peace, and satisfaction in their marriage and family! This is why our Maker is the only One Who can give us the power, honesty, and love we need to raise our standard of living by raising the level of our character. It’s only when we ask Jesus Christ to start changing us that we can start enjoying a truly high standard of living. So why not ask Jesus to take complete charge of your heart and way of living? It’s only then you can start climbing the ladder of REAL

Meanwhile, the military success and satisfaction for has announced it has dethe rest of your life. clared an eight-hour “huJust Think a Minute. manitarian pause” in its offensive against the Maute from page 5 Group as a show of respect a hand in driving the to the observance of the Maute Group out of Mar- Eid’l Fitr last Sunday. The temporary cessawai so they can “return to our beloved city” before tion of hostilities began at 6 p.m. and ended at 2 p.m. Eid’l Fitr. During their meeting It was approved by General in Iligan, some 50 sultans, Eduardo Año, chief of staff datus and baes agreed on of the Armed Forces of the what they will do to resolve Philippines, upon the recthe Marawi crisis and save ommendation of Lieutenant the city from further de- General Carlito Galvez Jr., head of the military’s Weststruction. “Somehow, we could ern Mindanao Command have influenced (the ac- (WestMinCom). “We declare a lull in tions of) this radical people, however our voices were our current operations in never recognized by the the city on that day as a government to negotiate manifestation of our high with them,” read a three- respect to the Islamic faith,” page letter-manifesto signed the military said in a stateby the traditional leaders, ment. The humanitarian pause, most of whom sought refuge Año said, is “a testimony in Iligan. “If you must know, Mr. to the AFP’s solid commitPresident, conflicts between ment to provide our brother us can be resolved by us Muslims especially in the using traditional negotia- City of Marawi an opportution. These radical people nity to observe this festive in some way respect the event marking the end of elders of a clan,” the lead- the month-long period of ers’ letter-manifesto read. Ramadan.” The military, however, A MindaNews report on the June 15 Iligan meeting has clarified that the AFP’s quoted the oldest among offensive operations “will the tranditional leaders, only cover a halt in the em92-year old Sheikh Haron ployment of its capabilities Ali Tomawis, as saying a during the inclusive period.” temporary ceasefire should be the first step to begin the from page 1 resolution process. As early as May 26, on Maute Group to agree the eve of Ramadan, the to a humanitarian ceasefire multisectoral Ranaw Rescue on June 4. The four-hour Team appealed to President “humanitarian pause” then Duterte to declare a “half led to the rescue of at least day of no fighting” for a 134 residents. humanitarian corridor that The emissary told Mindwould allow the safe pas- aNews late Sunday night that sage of civilians out of the Maute had set a condition battlegrounds in Marawi. for the release of Fr. Chito The multisectoral Ranaw but agreed to free some Rescue Team on the eve hostages who were located of Ramadan called on the nearest to their meeting President to “open half day place. The five happened of no fighting for access to to be the nearest. recover civilians residing in The emissary said the battle areas.” The month- condition set by Maute for long fasting began May the release of Fr. Chito as 27. (Carolyn O. Arguillas well as the results of the / MindaNews) dialogue with the religious leaders have been relayed to Assistant Secretary Dickson from page 1 Hermoso of the Office of the military in Marawi, the Presidential Adviser has deprived the city’s Mus- on the Peace Process, the lim devotees to properly government’s focal person in the GPH-MILF Peace celebrate Eid’l Fitr. “ This local militant Corridor. Hermoso, a regroup robbed us the chance tired Army Colonel and a to observe Ramadhan peace- member of the government’s fully and stole from us the Peace Implementing Panel opportunity to celebrate for the GPH-MILF Peace Eid’l Fitr and be with our Accord, told MindaNews loved ones in this religious Monday morning that he occasion. For centuries, this had relayed the informaIslamic tradition has been tion to their chair, Irene observed uninterrupted Santiago. Santiago told Minduntil now,” he said. Adiong added: “It pains aNews Monday morning us to see families who can’t that these matters would even share meals together, be discussed with Secretary pray together and continue Jesus Dureza, Presidenobserving our current state tial Adviser on the Peace doesn’t permit such ‘family Process. President Rodrigo gathering’ to take place.” Most of the 264,000 resi- Duterte is hosting an Eid’l dents in Marawi are staying Fitr dinner on Tuesday, June in various evacuation cen- 27, in Malacanang, for the ters and in their relatives’ peace implementing panels homes in the provinces of of the MILF, MNLF and Lanao, Iligan City, Cagayan the Bangsamoro Transition de Oro and other parts of Commission. Hostages Mindanao.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017 MindaNews first learned about the release of hostages from Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez, chief of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom). When MindaNews clarified his use of “hostages” in his text message, Galvez replied they were, indeed, hostages “kasi kasama sila Maute and Maute rin nagturn over sa negotiators” (because they were held by the Maute and Maute turned them over to the negotiators). MindaNews verified with the emissary on the status of the five rescued and he confirmed they were hostages and that they were handed over to them because Maute had declined to release the Catholic priest. “Yung nakukuha namin yun ang trapped civilians” (What we have been getting are trapped civilians, Galvez said, adding ‘trapped civilians’ are those who were “nakapagtago at nakalabas at hindi naging under custody ng Maute” (able to hide and flee and were never under the custody of the Maute). He said 45 civilians were rescued on Saturday. Galvez said they actually extended the 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. “humanitarian pause” for four more hours or until 6 p.m. for those already inside the conflict zone but the emissary’s team “returned at 4 pm. with five hostages and a cadaver of an Imam, so we lifted the humanitarian pause at 4 p.m.” The Imam was identified as Hassan B. Ali. The emissary said the Imam passed away apparently due to illness several days ago. 8 hours, 90 minutes, 10 hours The government on Saturday night declared an eight-hour “humanitarian pause” from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, in deference to Eid’l Fitr, the end of the month-long Ramadan. But a series of delays hampered the mission that was expected to have rescued the remaining 300 to 500 residents trapped in the conflict zone since clashes started there on May 23. The rescue teams took off from the Provincial Capitol compound only at 12:34 noon, with only 90 minutes left of the ceasefire that was supposed to have ended at 2 p.m. Only Team 3, composed of the emissary and religious leaders, managed to enter the conflict zone. Teams 1 and 2, composed of ten volunteers from the MILF in the GPH-MILF’s Joint Coordinating, Monitoring and Assistance Center (JCMAC) waited at the processing area for rescued residents at Agus 1, along with journalists, for the go signal from Team 3 if they could already get inside the conflict zone. The emissary arrived at the processing area en route to the conflict zone at 12:57 p.m. or an hour before the supposed 2 p.m. deadline and finally moved to that

zone around 1:15 p.m. after asking for megaphones. Team 3’s mission was not to call out on trapped civilians but to go direct to Maute. It was the role of Teams 1 and 2 to use the megaphones and call on trapped residents and help them leave the area as they did on June 4. At 1:58 p.m. the sound of mortar fire could be heard, followed by occasional gunburst. T h e “ hu m an it ar i an pause” lapsed at 2 p.m. with Teams 1 and 2 still waiting for a go signal to enter. As Galvez said, it was extended until 6 p.m. but lifted at 4 p.m. when the emissary’s team returned. In the briefing earlier at the JCMAC office in the Provincial Capitol, compound, Hermoso told Teams 1 and 2 that their main priority is to get the trapped civilians out.

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the DPWH UPMO FCMC chairs the FMC for Tagoloan River Sub-project with Tagoloan Municipal Mayor Heckert Hernando Jude V. Emano as co-chair. Standing members are the MPDC, the Municipal Engineer and the MDRRMO of Tagoloan, as well as the representatives from the DPWH Misamis Oriental’s Second District Engineering Office and the DPWH Regional Office 10. The key staff of the Mindanao PAGASA Regional Service Division and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Office 10 regularly attend the FMC meetings. Upon completion of the project, the LGU will assume the chairmanship of the FMC. Mayor Emano, during a meeting with members of the FMC at his office, Thursday (June 22), expressed his gratitude to DPWH and project stakeholders for implementing and, much more, for fast-tracking the project. The FMC regularly meets every quarter to discuss the progress and status of the structural and nonstructural measures and to provide the needed support in the implementation of the project that will eventually protect lives and properties of more than 3,000 households from future flooding. The FMC also aims to protect the river area from illegal settlers and illegal structures in addition to sustaining the structural and non-structural measures initiated by the project. The FMC meeting also discussed the need to promote and educate the local government units, residents and stakeholders on mitigation not just on physical structures, which include upgrading of hazard map, identifying danger zones, promotion of evacuation measures. Stakeholders, including engineers and students, he said, need to develop skills, as d resolving

past issues and problems. Stage I has a length of 642 meters long while Stage 2 consists of 1,927 meters long. “The main flood mitigation works is to complete the dike system in the lower Tagoloan River Basin. With completed flood protection system, it is expected that the target areas will further be developed and urbanized. Due to damages caused by typhoon Senyang in 2014, the implementation of the project has been divided into two stages to be able to undertake the most vulnerable section (Stage I),” Engr. Quilaton said. Stage 1 project has been awarded to Cavite Ideal International Construction Development Corp. (CAVDEAL) headed by Edgar Tuppil, project manager, with a contract cost of P133 million while Stage 2 is being undertaken by Qingdao Municipal Construction Group Co. headed by Xia Dingding, project manager, with a contract cost of more than P534 million. On December 29, 2014, Typhoon Senyang passed Northern Mindanao and incurred heavy damages to Tagoloan and other towns, affecting 3,422 families with 161 houses totally damaged and 60 partially damaged. Crop damages reached 34.3 million, livestock - P346,850 and damages to infrastructure reached P10.53 million.

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268 Maute Group combatants neutralized since last May 23. With this development, the AFP official said they also received reports that Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, the ISIS “Emir” in Southeast Asia, has already abandoned his companions creating a massive morale problem for the latter. “We were told by those rescued that Isnilon Hapilon has abandoned his companion from the location, this is subject to validation process but we have received that information that (he) has already deserted his companions,” he added. “But if he has indeed left, the AFP will continue to track him and run after him,” Arevalo disclosed. (Priam F. Nepomuceno/ PNA)

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Governor’s Tree Park launched in DVO Or. DAVAO ORIENTAL – Armed with bolos and planting gears, hundreds of employees from the Provincial Capitol and national agencies flocked at the Governor’s Tree Park in Barangay Dahican in the City of Mati to participate in the annual Simultaneous Tree Planting Activity and Launching of the Governor’s Tree Park last June 22. Situated in the sprawling Government Center in Barangay Dahican in the City of Mati, the Governor’s Tree Park was launched to honor Davao Oriental’s past Governors and to symbolize the province’s hope for a future where economic progress intertwines with environmental sustainability. Part of the series of events slated for the celebration of Davao Oriental’s 50th Founding Anniversary and the province’s Million Trees Movement, the tree planting activity is a province-wide undertaking where all ten towns and one city and ancestral domains simultaneously planted trees. In the Governor’s Tree Park in the City of Mati alone, more than 1,000 narra seedlings have been planted during the activity, Officials here hope that most of the trees will survive, turning the currently empty Park into a picturesque mini forest in several years where people can stroll and enjoy nature within the rapidly progressing city.

Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang, who was represented by the Capitol’s Chief of Staff Ednar Dayanghirang, dedicated the Park to the past Governors of the province whose astounding performance contributed to the Davao Oriental’s development. He gave special credit to Former Governor, now Representative of the first district, Cong. Corazon N. Malanyaon, for her remarkable achievements that made Davao Oriental among the leading provinces in the region not only in terms of economic progress but also in the field of environment protection. “Why choose a tree to symbolize the governorship of the province? This is because, in today’s changing climate, trees represent hope and life. Standing trees strengthen the resilience of local people against the impacts of climate change as trees regulate temperature by cooling the environment, recharge watersheds, strengthen slopes against landslides, dissipate wind and wave energy,” said Dayanghirang, adding that trees also provide habitat for wildlife, food and medicine for the people and the list goes on. Like a tree, leaders provide for the needs of their constituents. “We know for a fact that in our official function, we provide basic services and inspire hope to the local people for a See park, page 10

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BFAR strengthens Bantay Laot to curb illegal fishing DAVAO CIT Y -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) XI continues to strengthen its Bantay Laot Program to curb illegal fishing in Davao Gulf by providing incentives to fisherfolk. On Sunday, some 578 registered fisherfolk from 23 barangays in Davao City under the Bantay-Laot Program received cash incentives amounting from PHP1,000 to PHP2,000 as sea watchers. They are from barangays 21C, 23C, 31D, 76A, Bago Aplaya, Bunawan, Centro,

Daliao, Dumoy, Duterte, Hizon, Ilang, Lapu-lapu, Lasang, Leon Garcia, Lizada, Matina Aplaya, Pampanga, Panacan, Sasa, Sirawan, Talomo, and Tibungco. BFAR Director Fatma Idris underscored the program’s successful implementation in Davao Region, which became the pilot area under the supervision of BFAR National Director Undersecretary Eduardo Gongona. Idris said the program is an initiative of the Department of Agriculture-BFAR that also protects threatened

marine and aquatic species aside from deterring illegal fishing in the municipal waters. The program includes capacitating subsistence fishers, particularly the Indigenous Peoples (IPs), as sea guardians or sea watchers during closed season in nationally-declared Fishery Management Areas (FMAs). Idris said the program is anchored on the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, An Act to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.

This provides support to local goverment units, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Councils and municipal fisherfolk to include assistance in the training of Bantay-Dagat Task Force. Idris said this is also a realization of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol’s commitment when he turned over 300 fiberglass boats to 600 registered fisherfolk in the Philippine Fisheries and Development Authority (PFDA) XI in Toril last year. See curb, page 11

DILG Regional Director Wilhelm Suyko, Regional Devt Council -XI Chair and Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario and Eastern Mindanao Command chief Lt. General Rey Leonardo Guerrero during last Monday’s ASEAN Forum held in Davao City. pia-11 photo

ASEAN Forum in Davao draws inspiration from national hero By Jeanevive Abangan of PIA-11

DAVAO CITY -- Local chief executives of Davao Region together with heads of national government agencies gathered last June 19 during the 156th birthday of national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. They did not lay wreath on his monument but instead discussed ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Martial Law updates, and development plans. It was a fitting occasion to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Jose Rizal whose century-old ideas “remained timeless and relevant to the way of life” of modern-day Filipinos as what the chairperson of the Regional Development Council (RDC), Anthony G. Del Rosario put it in his speech.

“Lessons we can adopt today as local chief executives (LCEs) and heads of national government agencies (NGAs),” he said in his welcome address to more than 100 participants; among whom were municipal and city mayors of LGUs in Davao Region and heads and representatives of NGAs. Del Rosario cited existing unstable situations that affected politics, policy directions of major economies while noting a breakdown of alliances among nations and occurrences of man-made and natural calamities in some areas of the world. Imbibing a sense of Filipino resiliency, Del Rosario saw hope amidst uncertainty but he called on all Davaoenos to be vigilant, to work hard and strengthen ties “among ourselves and with our neighbouring na-

tions”. He viewed as “very relevant” the mix of topics for the day’s Forum on ASEAN that Philippine Information Agency XI and the Regional Development Council (RDC) 11 had combined with Updates on the Declaration of Martial Law and the Overview of the Philippine Development Plan and Davao Regional Development Plan 20172022. Del Rosario first noted as a “great honor for the Philippines to be the Chair of ASEAN this year to mark the 50th founding anniversary bearing the theme, “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World”. “This reflects the Philippine Government’s advocacy to promote unity with and among ASEAN member states and its global partners,” he said.

Having taken note of the significance of the major topics, Del Rosario encouraged fellow leaders present to “put our minds and hearts in all peace and development endeavors”. “To quote our national hero, ‘On this battlefield, man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart’,” he said. After he put the forum on course to thoughts about peace and development, Eastern Mindanao Command commander, Lt. General Rey Leonardo Guerrero said his brief message and allowed his staff to present the update on Martial Law implementation in Mindanao particularly in his area of responsibility (AOR). Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro gave the overview

of ASEAN and the Connectivity of BIMP EAGA (Brunei Indonesia Malaysia and Philippines East Asian Growth Area). Political Stability and Security Community of ASEAN was discussed Assistant Regional Director Wilhelm Suyko of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 11 and then the Department of Education (DepEd) 11 discussed the Socio-Cultural Community of ASEAN. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 11 Regional Director and RDC 11 Vice Chairperson Maria Lourdes Lim presented the PDP and the RDP for Region 11. The forum was handled by Regional Director Efren Elbanbuena of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 11 which co-sponsored the event anchored on

ASEAN whose forefathers had long set the goal for “peace from the very start and prosperity to last”. Just like Jose P. Rizal who died “without seeing the dawn’s light shining on my country”, ASEAN’s founding fathers have long been gone before the unfolding of ASEAN’s peace and prosperity. Rizal’s challenge for us is to remember “those who fell during the nighttime”, those who fought for freedom. In same way, ASEAN’s forefathers are telling us to “move ahead; hand in hand as one”. The June 19 event of the LCEs and heads of NGAs in Davao Region was a coincidence to happen on Rizal’s birthday but timely to reflect the thoughts of peace, prosperity and togetherness that ASEAN also spouses. (Jeanevive D. Abangan)