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4 schools in Region 12 adopt double class shifts

By Allen Estabillo PNA

FOUR public high schools in Region 12 implemented double shifting of classes to address problem on lack of classrooms as the formal classes opened here Monday.

Dr. Arturo Bayocot, Department of Education (DepEd)-Region 12 director, said the concerned schools are forced to adopt the scheme as a temporary measure to accommodate their enrolled learners or students.

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Ombud hit for shelving fraud cases NORTHERN Kabuntalan, Maguindanao-- After being meted by the antigraft body with one month suspension for neglect of duty, two other graft cases which has been pending for four years were exposed against the mayor , a town councilor and four other respondents of this town.

Vice Mayor Mohidin Lauban has assailed the two cases of fraud against Mayor Datu Umbrah Dilangalen and five others have been kept with cobwebs in the Office of the Ombudsman for Mindanao even as it was a serious graft cases against Northern Labuntalan Maguindanao Ex Mayor Umbra DilanSee full story, page 8

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Caraga DENR chief: NGP should benefit small tree farmers

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Contributing Editor

BUTUAN City--The government’s environment chief in Caraga wants to revive the once robust wood industry which earned the moniker of the region as the “timber corridor of the country” but this time focusing on improving the lot of the lowly tree farmers.

Talking to reporters during the launch of environment month celebration on Thursday here, Charlie Fabre, regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), said there is an urgent need to

develop small-scale forestry management that will play active role in reforesting the remaining 300,000 denuded forest in the region.

The massive tree planting program was initiated during the Arroyo administration targetted close to 170,000 hectares in the region but the program involve more on industrial tree plantation while small tree farmers were just left in the sidelines.

He said under his proposal beneficiaries

‘Free-for-all’ power players in Oro mulled See schools, page 11

See farmers, page 11

By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor

THE City Council is exploring the possibility of declaring a “free-for-all” power distributors in Cagayan De Oro City to allow the entry of other power distributors in this trading hub of Northern Mindanao.

The proposal was discussed by the local august body last week after hearing various complaints about the alleged “arbitrary” power rate hike imposed by the President Rodrigo Duterte pins medal honor to each of the 63 injured soldiers in the Marawi siege, Saturday (June Cagayan De Oro Electric 3), at the Camp Evangelista Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City. Coming with each medal is P100,000, a .45 pistol and Power Light Company (CEmobile phone to contact his office for further assistance. Photos by Gerry Lee Gorit for Mindanao Daily

PALCO), a local power distributor here.

City Councilor Ian Nacaya, in a special report to the local august body, said that for the past two See power, page 11

Trapped civilians walk to safety; military to fast-track operations vs terrorists

By Darwin Wally T. Wee MindaNews

ZAMBOANGA City––At least 182 trapped civilians walked to safety Saturday as the military vowed to end the crisis in Marawi City soon.

Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez, commander of Western Mindanao

Command (WestMinCom), said in a press statement Saturday that soldiers, along with workers from local government units and non-government organizations, rescued a total of 182 civilians in two key areas at the conflict zone in the besieged city but a civilian who was about to be rescued “was shot dead by enemy snipers as he

was about to approach government troops.”

Out of the 182 cited by the military, 172 of them were led to safety by Norodin Lucman, who sheltered 71 Christian workers since the clashes between government forces and terrorists started on May 23. Lucman led the daring move to cross the bridge to safety

early Saturday morning.

Civilians trapped in buildings and homes who saw Lucman’s group moving to cross the bridge joined them, making the total number of Muslims and Christians that Lucman led to the safe zone at 172, according to Naguib Sinarimbo, a volunteer at the Provincial Crisis Management

Commitee.

Galvez said the troops are committed to “exert every effort to rescue all those trapped in Marawi as we clear the city street by street, building by building, room by room and inch by inch in order to neutralize all See terrorists, page 11

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Maranao leaders ask Duterte to stop airstrikes

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Beautiful Marawi. Downtown Marawi City one sunny afternoon circa 2004, before all the devastation due to the fires and the aerial bombings no thanks to the still ongoing skirmishes between government forces and the Maute Group that caused the evacuation of most of the city’s population.

MindaNews photo by Bobby Timonera

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent

Convention, the armed forces have been restricted to launch a full-on aerial bombardment not with hundreds of civilians still trapped in the city.

What the military can do instead is to inflict least maximum damage and collaterals, especially civilians.

During his visit, Duterte gave out medals, a .45 caliber handgun, P100,000

CAGAYAN de Oro City--Maranao leaders from various sectors on Sunday have appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the airstrikes in Marawi City aimed at eliminating the Maute Group who are still holed up in some sections of that city as the series of fighting stretches for almost two weeks.

Due to the series of aerial bombardments, properties were damaged and individuals were killed while thousands of residents have sought shelter in evacuation sites in neighboring towns and cities.

The insurgent, who are positioned in buildings in that city’s downtown area, are still putting up a fight as the deat toll rises each day.

“The poor people of Marawi cannot sustain a long stay at the different evacuation centers and friendly accommodations due to lack of personal effects and clothing, as they were caught by surprise when heavy firing and fighting broke out from every nook of Marawi City,” said statement from the multi-sectoral group Sautol Haqq (Voice of Truth) during the press conference held in a mall here Sunday morning.

“Today is not only the 12th day of the war,” said the group, “but, likewise, the 12th day of evacuees sleepless nights, physical and mental suffering, anxiety, wounded feelings, insufficiency if not lack of food, state of fear, uncomfortable living, and apprehension that they have no more homes and properties when they finally return to Marawi City. May women and children are sick and starving from hunger due to food inadequacy.

Lawyer Salic Dumarpa, Sautol Haqq president, said the aerial assault conducted by the military on Marawi has proven to be ineffective in eliminating the Maute Group and urged the government to take a different approach rather than continuing with the air-to-ground attacks.

For his part, lawyer Ganie Abubacar, former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Lanao del Sur chapter, said what the military must do is to tap the local Maranao leaders in pinpointing the location of the insurgents.

The Sautol Haqq has also urged the Duterte administration to create an independent commission whose task is to conduct a thorough and exhaustive

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Marawi Crisis. Army Scout rangers take cover behind a military truck after ISIS Maute gunmen fired shots at them in Marawi City on may 27, 2017. By Froilan Gallardo

If not for civilians, Duterte can end Marawi siege in 24 hours

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City--If not for the fear of killing innocent civilians, President Rodrigo Duterte has assured he can end the Marawi siege and eliminate the Maute Group threat in 24 hours.

Duterte was at the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division headquarters at Camp Edilberto Evangelista

in Barangay Patag, this city, to visit the soldiers wounded in action in the Marawi skirmishes between the local terror group and the armed forces on Saturday evening.

“All I have to do,” he said, “is bomb the whole place [Marawi] and level it to the ground.”

The injured soldiers were among those hit in the “friendly fire” in one

of the military’s airstrikes intended to decimate the insurgents holed up in Marawi’s downtown area.

The air-to-surface assault killed 11 soldiers in the process. The National Defense is still investigating what caused the botched bombing run.

But, Duterte said, since the Philippine is a member of the United Nations and signatory to the Geneva

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PIDS to govt: Review institutional setup of disaster management council

Given its high exposure to disaster risk, the Philippines cannot continue to have a lead agency on disaster management with coordinative functions only, said Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Senior Research Fellow Sonny N. Domingo and Research Assistant Ma. Divina C. Olaguera.

In their paper “Have we institutionalized DRRM in the Philippines?”, the authors from the state think thank urged government to review the existing structure and functions of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), a coordinating body authorized to craft policies as well as integrate, supervise, monitor, and evaluate DRRM operations in the country.

“The NDRRMC, given its structure and composition, perennially suffers from competition with other departmental missions,” said the authors, adding that the national government should “consider the creation of a unified disaster management agency” that will be responsible for all DRRM-related matters.

In particular, Domingo and Olaguera proposed for

the assessment of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), which serves as secretariat and executive arm of the NDRRMC. They said it is necessary to assess if OCD can function as a high-level institution that will lead, coordinate, and monitor the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 10121 or the Philippine DRRM Act of 2010, as well as the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP).

RA 10121 assigns the tasks of monitoring, evaluation, and coordination of DRRM programs, projects, and activities to OCD. But the authors opined that other government institutions are in a better position to assume these responsibilities.

An example of this, said Domingo and Olaguera, is the institutional arrangement between the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the OCD on the review and recommendation of appropriate plans for local government units when it comes to hazards. They pointed out that “while the OCD has the mandate under the law, the task requires

work and resources which the DILG has the capacity.”

The same realities, they explained, exist with other DRRM partners.

Another function that can be delegated to other partners and line agencies is the monitoring and evaluation of DRRM initiatives.

According to the authors, data and scientific knowhow should be processed and translated into appropriate behaviors on the ground.

“Advisories from science and service organizations, knowledge products from the academe, and other appropriate technological interventions and novel approaches can be disseminated through a multi-stakeholder approach involving the private sector, civil society, nongovernment organizations, and other community-based interest groups,” the authors proposed.

Specifically, the authors recommended the tapping of local partners like universities as a good option in augmenting OCD’s capacity in monitoring and evaluating DRRM efforts.

Also, Domingo and Olaguera explained that See COUNCIL, page 11

Bangsamoro Transition Commission chair Ghadzali Jaafar reiterates that a political problem requires a political solution as he pushed for the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) whose signing on March 27, 2014, was commemorated by the government and MILF panels on March 29, 2017 in Davao City. MindaNews photo

BTC chair says draft BBL ‘almost complete’ THE draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) crafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) is “almost complete” and will be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for review by mid-June, BTC chair Ghazali Jaafar said at the “Iftar for Peace” here on Saturday.

Launched in late February, the BTC is tasked to draft the BBL in accordance with the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), to pave the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro, a new autonomous political entity

ers his second State of the Nation Address on July 24.

Jaafar, concurrent first vice chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), said it will be up to the President when the draft BBL will be forwarded to Congress.

Jaafar said he believes the draft BBL will be passed in Congress because there are now more brains working on the draft, with lawyer commissioners to ensure it passes questions on constitutionality.

He said the

that would replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The ARMM comprises the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi and cities of Marawi and Lamitan.

During the celebration of the 3rd anniversary of the CAB in March 2017, Irene Santiago, chair of the GPH peace implementing panel, said the BTC was expected to submit the draft BBL to the President by May 18.

President Duterte is expected to certify the draft bill as urgent when he deliv-

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A few months ago, my article was about the trend of political atmosphere. But it was in different angle compared to this one. There are four stages: campaign, elected, the beginning administration, and nearing the end. Each of the periods has its typical atmosphere. Each period of the national government has its own temptation. Of course each temptation has its own strategy with the result of whether it is halfdone or fully accomplished.

During the campaign period, all the promises are the most common to be expressed to public.

This is done for making the people sure and then they trust their votes for the president candidate they trust. The second is the adaptation period, after being elected. It is like entering the blurring sky or the bushes with full of both high and big trees as well as the wild grasses. In this period, the president is like the eagle, trying to fly high to see and select who will be appointed to be his surrounding people.

The third is the starting point of administration and divide “the cake’ for the projects to be executed for the people welfare. Many projects are to be done and the government bodies hope that all will make the people live better. There are two

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possibilities in this period: either success or failure. He can be successful when the hurdles can be kicked out.

He can fail when the trouble makers are still becoming his nuisance all the time.

In this second possibility, the cabinet reshuffle is commonly to be done.

Otherwise, failure will be the end result.

The fourth is nearing the end of the administration.

Mostly, the president who still wants to be elected, he tends to prepare all things for the second succession.

In this period, most the programs and policies which have been established can also be either successful or unsuccessful. It depends on the situation with the trusted people surrounding him.

When the president has the trusted people or cabinet structure, he could delegate all the best projects to be executed. The president, in this period, is trying to move all the power for the

next succession process.

This mobility of power leads to the attention to be diverted from the best projects. But, he could trust on the trusted people he has delegated.

Howe ver, w hen the president does not have trusted people surrounding him, he will find failure for the projects for the people welfare. This is because the people surrounding him will leave the projects because there is no priority of attention. Finally, the people will try to criticize the administration because there is no indication whether the people are well managed. The policies will be in chaos because most of them are also busy looking at the blurring future of the administration: power syndrome.

In that case, only can the best people—who have been trusted and given a mandate— continue all the rest of the government administration. However, all the possibilities above can happen when the president still wants to be elected in the next campaign. If the president solely focuses on his administration period from the first, second, third, and the fourth, he can be successful in managing and leading the nation. The people will enjoy the national development and the effects of the government

policies that have been accomplished.

It is clear to see the periodical temptation in the presidential candidacy. In order that the president can succeed, he should be able to select the best people: the trusted and skillful ones. By doing so, he can mandate or delegate all the projects if he wants to continue his next candidacy.

The second strategy is by focusing on the administration and government period he has done in the present atmosphere. He should not continue his candidacy for the next succession. By focusing on his leadership and present duties, he can do the jobs well and the people will be living better than during the previous presidential administration.

He will be the best leader for his people. They people will remember him forever because of his high dedication. Dr. Djuwari Sarkawi is the managing editor of the journal and book division, STIE Perbanas Surabaya.

He is also the guest lecturer at Ottimmo International Master-gourmet Academy, Surabaya; The advisor of Indonesia Association of Press Practitioners/ Journalists in East Java province (HIPSI), Indonesia. He is also the president of the International Association of Scholarly Publishers, Editors, and Reviewers (IASPER).

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Govt itself encourages vices among Pinoys

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(God),’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person…” (1 John 2:4, the Holy Bible).

-oooVICES, LACK OF DISCIPLINE, WIDESPREAD AMONG FILIPINOS: Two tragic points stood out from the interview given to media by the father and mother of the man who went on a shooting rampage at the Resorts World Complex in the morning of June 02, 2017. The first was the fatal consequence of a man irretrievably falling into a vice such as gambling.

The second is the incapacity or, perhaps, unwillingness, of Filipinos to realize or accept that they failed to instill discipline on their loved ones, until tragedy occurs to, or strikes, them, precisely because, or as a consequence, of the behavior of a kin who abhorred, or strayed away from, and who therefore grew up without, discipline.

It is a sad commentary of our generation today that, indeed, many Filipinos have now fallen into vices, principal of which are gambling and illegal drugs addiction,

that often lead to their, and sometimes their family’s, death or destruction. It is doubly unfortunate that many of our countrymen no longer exhibit any discipline at all, almost in every area of their lives, causing untold difficulties and sufferings to many.

-oooGOV’ T ITSELF ENCOURAGES VICES AMONG PINOYS: Why do people engage in gambling?

There are many reasons, and the most important of these is greed, since gambling is viewed by many as an easy way to acquire lots of money.

This is, of course, gravely wrong. Many a time, people who gamble never win at all, and so end up being poorer all the more as they lose even the shirt that is on their backs. Some, like the Resorts World attacker, lose their mind, and then their lives!

The other reason is that, even government and other socio-political and even spiritual institutions actually encourage or are prime movers of gambling. Examples in point are the daily lotto and sweepstakes draws of the government, including other numbers games which are totally illegal were it not

for the fact that the government itself is operating them on a national scale.

Then, some religious groups which should be in the forefront of opposition to gambling in any form are reported to be regularly receiving, although in secret, hefty donations from government gambling agencies in the guise of support for their apostolic projects.

This arrangement effectively pre-empts any opposition that may come from them, which virtually encourages their flock to gamble.

-oooDISOBEDIENT AND REBELLIOUS PARENTS NOW WIDESPREAD IN RP: Why do many Filipinos now lack discipline? Similarly, there are many reasons.

Principal of these reasons is the fact that many parents grew up in an atmosphere of rebellion against their own parents who, in turn, were themselves rebels during their own time, and so forth and so on.

In other words, generations of Filipinos have been in the grip of lack of discipline, disabling them from imposing discipline on their own children and other descendants. Indeed, how will parents who lacked

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discipline in the first place be able to require their children to be obedient and possessed with good manners and right conduct when they themselves were disobedient and possessed with evil manners?

How did many of us grow to be so disobedient and devilish at present? This became so when Filipinos as a nation stopped listening to, and refused obeying, God’s commands as stated in the Bible. Because Filipinos grew up without the Word of God, it was easy for the devil to gain control of their minds and transform them without sweat as his evil disciples. This is bound to continue some more, unless we all go back urgently to God through His Bible!

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Regional Agri-achievers hailed

Cagayan de Oro City – Capping off the celebration of the Farmers and Fisherfoks Month, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) gave recognition to the exemplar y de dic ation an d p a s si on of i d en tif i e d indiv i du a l and associations who have contributed in boosting the agriculture sector in region 10.

The agency held its Regional Achievers Awarding Ceremony this year on May 29, 2017.

Representative from t he O f f ic e of t he Un dersecretary, Dir. Leo P. Cañeda, was present on the event. Cañeda commended t he collec tive efforts of the agri-stakeholders. He assured the awardees and attendees that DA will continue to pour assistances for the benefit of our farmers and fisherfolks.

“We can only hope in the Department of Agriculture that this magnificence that we are seeing today is a good augury and reflection of what’s happ ening now in the agriculture sector because after all, an enhanced agriculture development situation, that is characterized by food security,

increased income to our small farmers and fisherfolks, and increased resilience to climate change risks, is a primordial goal of t he D e p ar t me nt of Agriculture.”Cañeda said.

There were 4 major awards namely: the Good Ag r ic u ltura l Prac t ices (GAP) Certificate Recipients, Organic Agriculture Achievers’ Awards, Rice Achievers’ Awardees, and Gawad Saka Awardees.

Merit Awards were also given to active Local Government Units (LGUs).

The fol low ing are t he awardees for the said categories, who also received certificates and plaques of recognition, cash prizes, and project grants: GAP Certificates R e c i p i e n t s : Um a n i k a Eco-Cultural Farm, Del Monte Philippines, Inc, Nature Fresh Pineapples, Inc., and Alomah’s Place; Queensland (BUkidnon); Jika Farm, JPL Farm, IFarm, and SNF Farm (Lanao del Nor te); B a l ay sa Hardin and Cruzalloma (Iligan City); and Cer vantes Square Foot Gardening of Cagayan de Oro City.

Organic Agriculture A c h i e v e r s Aw a r d e e s : PLGU-Misamis Occidental (Provincial Category), MLGU-Plaridel, Misamis

DA-RFO 10 holds its annual Regional Achievers Awarding Ceremony on May 29, 2017, which gives credit to the invaluable contribution of agriculture’s key players – the farmers, fisherfolks and their respective LGUs.

Occidental (Municipal C ategor y ) , Ne ci f i n A .

Caga-anan ( Provincial Focal Person), Elizabeth A. Talam (Municipal Focal Person), Virginia C. Namocatcat (Agricultural Extension Worker) , Mr. & Mrs. Edgar G. Buhian (Farming Family); and Greenminds, Inc. (Farmers’ Group).

Rice Achievers Awardees: Gina C. Mondares of Salvador, Lanao del Norte(Local Farmer Technician); PLGU-Lanao del Norte (Provincial Category); MLGU-Lala, Lanao del Norte (Municipal

Category); Agricultural Extension Workers: Febelino M. Rebote, Lucell P. Carpentero, Remedios R. Sarzuelo, R achelle A. Organiza, Sherwin E. Blanco, Floredel F. Tinoy and Jenelyn C. Avergonzado (Malaybalay City); Beaulah Rafisura (Kit aot ao, Bu kidnon); Engr. Alson G. Quimba and Maria Lilith M.Turan (PLGU-Bukidnon); Pura A. Abadies, Juanita P. Saporno, Felina M. Cuaresma, Alice Caramba (Lala, Lanao del Norte); Virginia C. Namocatcat, Elizabeth Talam, Melisa B. Sinconiegue (Plaridel,

Misamis Occidental).

Gawad Saka Awardees: Rural Improvement Club (RIC) - Daisy RIC (Valencia City, Bukidnon); Agricultural Entrepreneur - KapeMaramag RIC-MPC (Maramag, Bukidnon); Small Farmer Organization Mant ibugao ARBMPC (Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon); Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC-Misamis Oriental); Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council (MAFC-Claveria); Coconut Farmer - Roger R. Lacida (Buruan, Iligan City); Organic Agriculture

Farmer - Wilma Teresa A. Piñero (Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon); Sugarcane Farmer - Thelma P. Aguilar (Quezon, Bukidnon); Barangay Food Terminal - Highland Fresh BFT (E l Sa lvador, Mis amis Oriental); Corn Farmer - R a lph Ju lius Y. Paj e (Lantapan, Bukidnon); Rice Farmer - James P. L ongcob (L a l a, L anao del Norte); Agricultural Researcher - Dr. Berly F. Tatoy (NMACLRC); and Agricultural Scientist Dr. Ag ust i n Me rc a d o, Jr. (FCRAP, MOSCAT, Claveria). # MTLugares (DA-RAFIS)

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Bill promotes safe and nonhazardous children’s products

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HE Congressional Committee on Welfare of Children, chaired by Rep. Divina Grace Yu (1st District, Zamboanga del Sur), has approved the bill seeking to regulate the importation, manufacture, distribution and sale of children’s products containing hazardous chemicals, and providing penalties for violations thereof.

The bill entitled “Safe and Non-Hazardous Children’s Products Act” integrated various bills authored by Reps. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas (6th District, Pangasinan), Anthony M. Bravo (Party-list, COOP NATCCO), Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2nd District, Pampanga), Harry L. Roque, Jr., (Party-list, Kabayan), and Orestes T. Salon (Party-list, AGRI).

Upon approval by the Committee on Welfare of Children, the bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations chaired

by Rep. Karlo Alexei B. Nograles (1st District, Davao City) for approval of the measure’s funding provisions.

Primicias-Agabas said the Department of Health (DOH) has continuously warned the public on the harmful effects of toys and colorful children stuff that are laden with toxic materials.

“The effect on children cannot be underrated.

These chemicals have longterm effects on child development and are at times fatal. Thus, the proliferation of these items in the market should be regulated and penal sanctions should be

imposed on the violators of the law,” said PrimiciasAgabas, chairperson of the committee on revision of laws.

Bravo said some toys and childcare articles contain toxic and hazardous chemicals which are detrimental to the health of children, like phthalates or phthalate esters, which are mainly used as plasticizers or substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility.

“They are chiefly used to turn polyvinyl chloride from a hard plastic into a flexible plastic. Exposure to phthalates has been linked to malformed sex organs in male lab animals. Alarmingly enough, a recent study revealed that there is a link between mothers exposed to phthalates and genital birth defects in male infants,” said Bravo.

The bill states it is the policy of the State to protect and promote children’s right to health, as enshrined in the Constitution, the Child Welfare Code, Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other conventions on hazardous substances to which the country is a signatory.

The bill aims to regulate the importation, manufacture, distribution, and sale in the country of children’s products containing hazardous chemicals. In line with this, importers, manufacturers, distributors and sellers of children’s products are required to comply with the relevant standards, rules and processes set by all the government agencies concerned.

The bill defines “children’s products” as any

Volunteers from Pane e Dolci whip up arroz caldo, serving police officers manning checkpoints in the province and city and evacuees after their sunset prayers at mosques in Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City and Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental. For three days in a row as of presstime, they have served a total of 4,000 food packs. The management of Pane e Dolci is calling on more volunteers to sustain their cause financially. photos by mark francisco

product or material, whether or not likely to be put inside the mouth by children, which are used for and by children. These include children’s toys, school supplies, educational kits, and childcare articles defined under Republic Act No. 9711 or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Act of 2009; nonconventional toys such as electronic gadgets, mobile phones, tablets, and pocket game consoles; mechanized or electronic toys such as hover board; furnishings and fixtures such as cribs, chairs, shelves, walkers, strollers, and decorative items for children’s use; indoor and outdoor playground equipment; children’s books and reference materials and children’s accessories.”

The FDA, in coordination with the Environmen-

tal Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMB-DENR), shall prepare a list of hazardous chemicals which are to be banned or prohibited from being used in the manufacture, production, and preparation of children’s products. The list shall be subject to review at least every two years, or as soon as new chemicals or substances are discovered to be injurious, dangerous or unsafe to children’s health.

According to the bill, hazardous chemicals that are commonly used in the manufacture of children’s products and are considered harmful to children include the following: Antimony; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Lead; Mercury; Nickel; as well as Phthalates, which include

Di (2-Ethlyhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP), Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Benzyl Butyl Phthalate (BBP), Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP), Diisodecyl Phthalate (DIDP), D i - N - O c t y l Pht ha l ate (DNOP) and BisphenolA (BPA).

The bill provides for the disposal of all recalled children’s products, in accordance with the submitted disposal plan of the manufacturer subject to FDA approval.

The DOH shall formulate guidelines for the issuance of licenses to operate, certificates of conformity, quality control orders, and compliance orders, and shall conduct the necessary research, inspection, testing, accreditation, and investigation of related injuries or deaths in order to fully enforce the provisions of the law.

The bill also provides for the creation of the Children’s Product Safety Council (CPSC), a multisectoral body attached to the DOH and chaired by the Health Secretary, which shall serve as the primary link and coordinator for its member institutions, such as the Business Processing and Licensing Office (BPLO) of local government units, the private sector, and other stakeholders.

Administrative sanctions imposable upon violators include suspension and revocation of license, and seizure of unregistered, non-compliant or falsely repres ente d pro duc ts.

Criminal offenders shall, upon conviction, suffer imprisonment ranging from one year to 10 years or a fine ranging from P50,000 to P500,000, or both, at the discretion of the court.

NGCP energizes line amidst Marawi gunfire

By Mae Curiano

ILIGAN CITY - At 12:33PM of 03 June 2017, NGCP successfully energized the transmission line providing power to the Mindanao State University (MSU), despite the gunfire which continues to be heard from the periphery.

The said transmission facility tripped

last 23 May when the security crisis in Marawi City started.

NGCP personnel began inspecting the line as soon as clearance was given by the AFP. The line crew continued with inspections and repairs while gunfire was heard coming from the peripheral areas of the compound.

“We decided to

go and proceed with the repair with three line crews, in order to give a ray of hope to the lone government university in Marawi City, the MSU,” stated the team leader of NGCP’s restoration group for Marawi.

Thankfully, the restoration activity was completed without incident.

By energizing the

line, directly-connected customer MSU was energized and now receives power from the Mindanao grid.

“We are very proud of our team.

The bravery demonstrated by the substation crew, who have not left their posts since the hostilities started, despite the risk to themselves, is truly

laudable. We also commend our line crew who conducted repairs amidst audible gunfire. Their extraordinary bravery and dedication to public service is something we all aspire to,” the company stressed.

NGCP expressed its appreciation to the AFP for providing security while line patrol and repair

were on-going, as well as for providing security for supplies being ferried to NGCP personnel on duty in hostile areas.

The company also assures the public that it is ready to conduct similar repair and restoration to ensure that power delivery service is continuous to its customers and household consumers.

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BDO Foundation completes rehab of birthing home and rural health unit in Negros Oriental BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of BDO Unibank, has completed the rehabilitation of the Oscar M. Lopez Birthing Home and Rural Health Unit in the town of Valencia in Negros Oriental.

The rural health unit, which serves patients 24/7, was affected by heavy flooding due to recent typhoons in the area. The newly improved facility is expected to enhance the delivery of maternal, child care and other outpatient services to a catchment population of close to 70,000 from 24 barangays.

Situated in the municipality of Valencia, the facility is about nine kilometers from Dumaguete. Similar to other projects of BDO Foundation, the renovation of the said health center was in line with its disaster response advocacy and rehabilitation program.

“Through the rehabilitation of Oscar M. Lopez Birthing Home and Rural Health Unit of Valencia, we are once again finding ways to serve our stakeholders.

We hope we are able to contribute to the health and well-being of the people by helping improve the healthcare services that are available in their community,” said BDO Foundation president Mario Deriquito.

The Oscar M. Lopez Birthing Home and Rural Health Unit is the sixth health center BDO Foundation has rehabilitated so far this year. Rehabilitation of more health centers are underway.

“We hope that through this initiative, BDO Foundation is making a modest contribution to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on promoting healthy lives especially through better maternal and child

healthcare, and the Philippine Health Agenda’s target to enhance the country’s health services delivery system,” Deriquito added.

Just recently, close to 100,000 residents of Escalante City in Negros Occidental were given the access to better health services following the rehabilitation of the Escalante City Health Office and Escalante City Maternity Clinic, which was exclusively funded by BDO Foundation.

Part of the improvements were the rehabilitation of the health center’s offices, clinics, consultation rooms, treatment rooms, breastfeeding station and various facilities. A play area for children complete with books and toys and an area for the comfortable use of senior citizens were also built. Further, the foundation rehabilitated the maternity clinic so that pregnant mothers can be given the best patient care possible.

Our Call on Gender and Development

By Jessa Mie P. Amdad, Teacher I Kidama Elementary School

Disparities remain in many areas. Many women are still denied access to basic services and essential assets such as land, and excluded from decision-making. In some countries and among some

groups, women still suffer from entrenched gender discrimination and exclusion that diminishes their life expectancy, education prospects, access to clean water, sanitation, and employment, and exposes them to gender-based violence.

Empowering women economically and socially and giving them `voice’ is crucial for achieving ADB’s goals of poverty reduction and inclusive development.

A new Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Operational Plan, 2013-2020 (Gender Plan) was approved

in 2013. The new plan provides the roadmap for guiding ADB operations and recognizes that more needs to be done to reduce gender gaps and disparities across the region.

The Plan calls for increased emphasis on improving implementation and monitoring for the delivery of better gender equality results. While gender mainstreaming across all operations will remain the priority approach, direct investments in women and girls will be pursued in areas such as: (i) girls secondary education and completion (ii) vocational and technical skills training for female youth; (iii) access to productive assets, labor

saving technology, employment, and income earning opportunities; (iv) business development services for women entrepreneurs; (v) financial services and access to credit; (vi) policy and legal reforms to tackle issues of gender-based violence and anti-trafficking, and; (vii) giving women voice in decision-making in formal and informal institutions.

Indeed it is important to have knowledge, be more acquainted with the privileges and empowerment and follow strict implementation with respect on terms of gender and development issues to maintain, develop and acquired equal rights and opportunities.

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late IRENEO ORTIZ who died on January 25, 2015 at Tamnag, Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat and ANGELES MARCELINO ORTIZ who died on May 12, 2013 at Tamnag, Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat ;“A parcel of land known as Lot No. 1024-B-2, of the subdivision plan Psd-12-059425, being a portion of Lot 1024-B, CSD-11-000668, situated in the Barangay Blingkong (now Tamnag), Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS AND COVERED BY Transfer Certificate of Title No.153-2015000488”, has been the subject of EXTRA- JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE BEFORE Notary Public JOSE R. BARROSO, entered into his Notarial file known as Doc No.88; Page No.18; Book No.XVI; Series of 2017.

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Assessment in the Education System

By Delma Ivy S. Ayco, Teacher I Old Damulog Elementary School

Assessments in the education system are designed to serve particular purposes. It justifiably provides a systematic way to inform students, teachers, parents, policy makers, and the public about learner’s performance. Most of the assessment experts warn that a test designed for one purpose is unlikely to be appropriate for

an entirely different purpose.

One major issue in concerned the inappropriate use of tests as evidence of the success or failure of schools and schooling (Linn and Herman, 1997; NRC, 1999b; American Educational Research Association, 2000).

Assessments designed or selected by teachers are critical components of the education system. Teachers use assessment to inform instructional decisions, motivate and reward pupils, assign grades, and report learner’s progress to families.

They assess what students know and how they have come to that understanding by, for example, reviewing homework, managing discussions, asking questions, listening to conversa-

tions, answering questions, and observing strategies on actual activities as they work in class.

Assessment and instruction interact when teachers collect evidence about student performance and use it to shape their teaching thus making judgment on the effectiveness of learning process that will help as the basis for assigning grades.

Over the years, however, the character of educational assessment has changed.

From the previous years in the eucational system the concerns about reading and computational literacy led many states to implement minimum competency programs as a requirement. The role of assessment continued to evolve, as policy makers turned to assessment as a way to improve education. Standards-based

reforms of the gave assessment increasing visibility, sending signals about the successes and failures of schools and school districts, as well as of individual students.

Assessments generate information and, depending on the nature and use of the information obtained while it play multiple roles in education. It involves using some of this information to generate incentives to validate or change the behaviours of students and educators. Various types of assessments— formative classroom assessment, classroom tests, state and local tests, entrance and placement practices, tests for teacher certification—all interact with other elements in the education system, sometimes in unanticipated ways.

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Ombud hit for shelving fraud cases NORTHERN Kabuntalan, Maguindanao-After being meted by the anti-graft body with one month suspension for neglect of duty, two other graft cases which has been pending for four years were exposed against the mayor , a town councilor and four other respondents of this town.

Vice Mayor Mohidin Lauban has assailed the two cases of fraud against Mayor Datu Umbrah Dilangalen and five others have been kept with cobwebs in the Office of the Ombudsman for Mindanao even as it was a serious graft cases against public officials and civil servants.

The graft cases

stemmed from the complaint he lodged against the respondent on January 10, 2013 including falsification of public officer and employee on notarial documents and grave misconduct and serious dishonesty.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the

suspension for one month of Dilangalen due to neglect of duty.

Ombudsman Conchita CarpioMorales, in a recent decision, suspend Dilangalen after the office found inconsistencies in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) for the year 2009 to 2010.

According to Lauban, Dilangalen and other respondents have allegedly conspired to manufacture a duly notarized document to make it appear that there was a special session held on March 27, 2011 if only to get the funding of a P5 million proposed Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) which could help improved the lives of lowly farmers of their town.

The municipal government has entered into a

Memorandum of Agreement authorizing Dilangalen with the Bureau of Soils and Water Management for the release of fund for the SWIP. “The alleged session that did not happen on that day were supposed to approve the Resolution No. 29 series of 2011 to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement for the project,”mauban said.

Lauban has submitted a new motion for early resolution of the pending graft cases against Dilangalen, town councilor Mary C. Bayam Alhadja, Mel L. Labio, Racken Dilangalen, Mocthar Kabagani and Zacharia Pasandalan.

Last year, Lauban also submitted the Joint Affidavit of Disavowal to reinforce and make additional

substantiation of the Joint Complaint Affidavit of Mel L. Labio, Rocken Dilangalen and Zacharia Pasandalan.

Lauban, who was still town councilor at that time, filed the graft cases along with two other town council colleagues.

He believed the new Mayor Mary Jabe BayamDilangalen could have influenced the snail pace of the two cases.

“She should be investigated being one of the respondents,”Lauban said.

“Justic delayed, justice denied .The Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao should have acted upon these cases a long time ago.

They should have promulgated a Resolution for the satisfaction of both parties,” Lauban concluded.

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Ordinance

Republika ng Pilipinas LUNSOD NG ILIGAN Tanggapan ng Sangguniang Panlungsod REGULAR SESSION HELD ON JANUARY 4, 2017

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Cabili Avenue, Barangay Poblacion, Iligan City”

Section 2. - Date of the Temporary Transfer of the Weekend Night Market and Café - The Weekend Night Market and Café shall be transferred starting January 6, 2017.

Section 3. - Section 7 of City Ordinance No. 15-6341, is AMENDED, as the same is hereby AMENDED to read as follows:

PRESENT: Hon. Jeymar L. Vera Cruz,

Hon. Samuel P. Huertas,

Hon. Eric M. Capitan,

Hon. Jesse Ray N. Balanay, Hon. Belinda C. Lim,

Hon. Sorilie Christine R. Bacsarpa, Hon. Rosevi Quennie G. Belmonte, Hon. Ian c. Uy,

Hon. Randy Ryan Francis A. Ong, Hon. Bernard Y. Pacaña, Hon. Petronilo G. Pardillo, Hon. Renato L. Ancis,

Hon. Cesarve C. Siacor, Hon. Datu Diamla Rolando D. So-ong,

City Vice Mayor Presiding Officer Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

“Temporary Closure of Portion of Cabili Avenue - During the duration of the temporary transfer of the Weekend Night Market and Café portion of Cabili Avenue which will be affected by its operation is hereby temporarily closed from vehicular traffic from 1:00 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight to accommodate the display of goods, merchandise, foodstuffs, commodities, or articles of commerce that may be sold and dispensed to the general public.

Section 4. - Section 13 of City Ordinance No. 15-6341, is AMENDED, as the same is hereby AMENDED to read as follows: ‘Designated Opening Time -The Weekend Night Market and Café opening shall start at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon.

Section 5. - Section 14 of City Ordinance No. 15-6341, is AMENDED, as the same is hereby AMENDED to read as follows:

ABSENT: Hon. Demosthenes R. Plando,

“Designated Closing Time - The designated closing time shall be at exactly 12:00 midnight”

Member, (On Leave)

RESOLUTION NO. 17-27 WHEREAS, presented to the body for deliberation was a letter dated January 3, 2017 from the Honorable City Mayor Celso G. Regencia, requesting the Sangguniang Panlunsod to revisit and amend the Night Market Ordinance ( City Ordinance No. 11-5693 otherwise known as “An Ordinance Providing The Policies And Guidelines In The Establishment And Regulation Of The Weekend Night Market And Café In The City Of Iligan)”;

WHEREAS, City Mayor Celso G. Regencia, intends to transfer the operation of the night market/cafe from the existing location at the Iligan City Freedom Park/Public Plaza to Cabili Avenue, Barangay Poblacion starting January 6, 2017 (Friday) due the concerns raised by the establishments surrounding the City Public Plaza, especially from the Iligan City Fire Station as the Night Market could impair the firemen’s response during fire calls; WHEREAS, moreover, City Mayor Celso G. Regencia also wanted that the activity from 5:00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M. be moved to 1:00 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight in view of the implementation of City Ordinance No. 16-6536 or “An Ordinance Prohibiting The Selling, Serving, Drinking Consumption Of Liquors And Alcoholic Beverages And Other Intoxicating Substances From 1:00 AM To 6:00 AM.; WHEREAS, it can be recalled that on September 14, 2016 this body has adopted City Ordinance No. 16-6506, entitled; ‘An Ordinance Temporarily Transferring The Venue Of The Weekend Night Market And Café Of Iligan City From September 16, 2016 Up To October 2, 2016 Amending In The Process Sections 3, 7, 13 And 14 Of City ordinance No 15-6341” which temporarily transferred the operation of the location of the Weekend Night Market and Cafe from the Iligan City Public Plaza to Cabili Avenue, Barangay Poblacion, Iligan City; WHEREFORE, on motion of Member Sorilie Christine R. Bacsarpa, duly seconded by Member Randy Ryan Francis A. Ong, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT HEREBY RESOLVED, By the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Iligan, that the following City Ordinance be, as it is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED: CITY ORDINANCE NO. 17-6548 AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY TRANSFERRING THE VENUE OF THE WEEKEND NIGHT MARKET AND CAFE OF ILIGAN CITY FROM THE ILIGAN CITY PUBLIC PLAZA/FREEDOM PARK TO CABILI AVENUE, BARANGAY POBLACION, ILIGAN CITY, STARTING JANUARY 6, 2017.

SECTION 6. - Use of Cabili Avenue - The use of Tomas Cabili Avenue by any group or person which run in conflict with the use of the area by the vendors and customers of the Weekend Night Market and Café is hereby suspended, in order to prioritize the use of the same area by the vendors and customers of the Weekend Night Market and Café SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. All previous ordinances, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed and modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. 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 9. Effectivity - This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

(VOTING BY ROLL CALL: HUERTAS, “Yes”; CAPITAN, “Yes”; BALANAY, “Yes”; PLANDO, “Yes”; LIM, “Yes”; BACSARPA, “Yes”; BELMONTE, “Yes”; UY, “Yes”; ONG, “Yes”; PACARA, “Yes”; PARDILLO, “Yes”; ANCIS, “Yes”; SIACOR, “Yes” and SO-ONG, “Yes”).

CARRIED unanimously.

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The undersigned hereby attest to the adoption of the foregoing Ordinance as Verified to by the Member-author.

ATTY. ARTHUR LL. PADILLA Secretary to the Sanggunian

VERIFIED:

SORILIE CHRISTINE R. BASCARPA

Member-Author CERTIFIED BY:

JEMAR L. VERA CRUZ

City Vice Mayor, Presiding Officer

APPROVED BY: January 16, 2017

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21-member BTC, composed of 11 members from the MILF and 10 from the GPH BTC adopted the old draft BBL as a “working document” and enhanced to make it more reflective of the interests of both the Bangsamoro and non-Bangsamoro communities.

“The draft BBL enshrines the legitimate aspirations and interests of the people of the Bangsamoro – be they Muslim Bangsamoros,

Christian settler communities as well as Moro and non-Moro Indigenous Peoples,” he said.

“The Bangsamoros’ aspiration to establish a government that is genuinely asymmetric in relationship with the central government, and consistent with their belief and historical experience, is reflected so well in several articles that clearly establish its powers over political and fiscal matters, including the control over the exploration, development and utilization of resources.”

“The Preamble and Articles 1 up to 8 essentially vest the Bangsamoro government with powers that make it far more autonomous than the present ARMM,” he said.

He explained Articles 12 to 13 will make the Bangsamoro government less dependent on the central government in the field of revenue generation and control over the use and disposition of the natural resources.

He said the new BBL’s Article 4 and Article 9 will ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of the

Christian settler communities, the non-Moro indigenous peoples, and the traditional leaders.

“Their participation in governance, as well as for the non-Moro IPs, are assured in the reserved seats they would occupy in the Bangsamoro Parliament,” he said.

Human rights and vested property rights are also guaranteed, he said.

Traditional leaders shall be represented in the Council of Leaders which shall be created once the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority MIXED COMMODITIES FOR TALISAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLVICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ personally turned-over mixed commodities to Talisayan National High School in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental through its School Principal, BEVERLY HAZEL B. SALIGUMBA. The materials will be used to supplement the Technical and Livelihood Education program of its Senior High School.

The mixed commodities were donated by the Children International Philippines, Incorporated (CIPI). Vice Governor Joey Pelaez has a vibrant partnership with CIPI for many years now which is significant in implementing his education-related advocacies.

Present during the turn-over were DepEd Division Supervisor NORBERTO E. ROSALES, TLE Coordinator STELLA PERVINA B. DOLORIEL, GPTA President RITO CAPUTOL and STVEP Coordinator MARITO B. DOLORIEL.

(BTA) is formed.

Under Article 9 on Basic Rights, Jaafar assured that “no fundamental and sacred right of any people in the Bangsamo, be he Muslim, Christian or Indigenous People, is diminished or violated under the BBL.” He said Sec. 12, Article 13 also guarantees that “right to life and property are protected. Other rights can be found in other articles, such as preferential rights over the exploration, development, and utilization of natural resources, including fossil fuels.”

Jaafar said the draft bill will laso help the Bangsamoro realize their legitimate aspiration to chart their political destiny and pursue economic, socio-cultural and even religious development.

“The draft BBL gives them the framework and space to establish a ministerial form of government that can provide them with the opportunity and powers to evolve not only a government but a system of life compatible with their cultural and historical experience,” he said.

He assured the new BBL will uphold democracy and the establishment of the Bangsamoro itself will “undergo a process of ratification wherein all affected residents of the core territories and contiguous areas shall be asked freely whether they shall join in the new political entity.”

A separate five-member GPH panel, headed by Presidential Adviser on Peace Process undersecretary Nabil Tan, was created to deal with another five-member panel, headed by Randolph Parcasio, of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chair Nur Misuari.

BTC member lawyer Jose I. Lorena said the President will merge the drafts and come out with a harmonized version that he will submit to Congress.

He said BTC has made sure to include the important consensus points of the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) the MNLF signed with the government in 1996 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

“Isa lang naman ang batas na ilalabas ng Presidente. Mas maganda kasi makuha ang magagandang picture dito at sa napaguusapan sa kanila (There’s only one document that the President will come out. It’s going to be better because it will capture all the better pictures of what we had talked from the what they had talked,” he said.

Should there be any “complications” in the harmonization of the drafts, Jaafar said, “We will cross the bridge when we get there.”

“It’s the privilege of the President, because he wants the problem of peace in Mindanao, to create another panel (for Misuari). It is part of his efforts to improve the peace talks and probably all he wants is to get everybody on-board,” he said.

“Kung sa ganyan paraan magiging maganda ang paglutas ng problema, siguro pasalamatan natin ang pangulo. Tungkol doon sa maaring complication nito titingnan muna natin kung ano ang maging resulta nito pagtutulungan natin, ayusin (If doing so will have a better solution to the problem, then we should thank the President. On the complication, let us fee first what the result will be and let’s help each other out to fix it),” he said.

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months, the local consumers have been complaining about the alleged exorbitant power hike reflected in the monthly billings. ““ T h o s e w h o h av e been billed in the previous months at PHP 7,000 have now been billed almost PHP 14,000. Some others, PHP 1,000 have been billed, a little over PHP 2,000.”

Nacaya said in his report.

He said that City Council should act on the complain because the new power hike has added burden to the consumers. “We [City Council] must do something to bail out the power consumers from this unfair power hike,” Nacaya said.

During a confrontation with the members of the City Council last week, Cepalco’s Senior Executive Jaime Rafael Paguio, admitted that the local power distributor has added a PHP 0.50 increase in the monthly billings of the consumers this year.

Paguio explained that the increase took effect because the National Power Corporation (NPC), the power source, has also increased the “generation charge” imposed on power distributors.

He said that the NPC derived its power generation from the hydropower plant and normally increased the generation charge during summer because of the low level of water.

The generation charge, which the NPC has imposed to the power distributors was subsequently “passed on” to the consumers as part of the component of the bill, Paguio said.

“The increase was not 100 percent, but only PHP 0.50,” he said.

Nacaya , however, called for a deeper probe into the issue and a review of the EPIRA law on independent power distributors.

He said told the City Council to tackle the possibility of allowing the MORESCO I , a power distributor in Misamis Oriental run by cooperative members, that has already supplied consumers in Cagayan De Oro City.

Under the EPIRA law, the electrical post owned by the Cepalco in Cagayan De Oro City could also be utilized by other independent power distributors, Nacaya said.

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He said the affected schools are the Koronadal National Comprehensive High School in Koronadal City; Kabacan National High School in Kabacan, North Cotabato; General Santos City National High School; and Cotabato City National High School.

The four public schools are among the biggest in Region 12 in terms of population or enrollment.

Based on the scheme approved by DepEd-12, the first shift is from 6:30 a.m.

to 12:15 p.m. and the second from 12:30 to 6:15 p.m.

“The double class shifts will be in effect until the ongoing construction of additional classrooms is completed,” Bayocot said.

Aside from the four high schools, he said a number of schools in the region are also facing problems due to the lack of available classrooms.

A report released by DepEd-12 said that a total of 5,554 additional classrooms were allotted for the entire region for school year 2017-2018.

Some 2,393 classrooms were already completed while 2,945 are under various stages of construction.

It said 42 of the projects are under the procurement stage while 162 have not yet started.

“Our biggest challenge right now is the completion of these buildings said many of these are still due for completion in December,” Bayocot said.

Once the classrooms are completed by then, he said the affected schools will return to single shifts

by January.

In terms of teachers, the official said the region has enough to cater all classes from elementary to senior high school levels.

For this school year, he said they hired a total of 1,870 additional teachers for the senior high school.

Also known as Soccsksargen, the region comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and North Cotabato, and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

Region 12, which has nine school divisions, has a total of 1,746 elementary and 499 secondary schools, including those offering senior high school programs.

For school year 20172018, DepEd-12 listed a project enrolment of 90,034 in kindergarten, 675,358 in elementary, 398,080 in secondary and 68,000 in senior high school. (PNA)

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armed threats so that peace will reign in Marawi again.”

“We hope for the early resolution of this conflict the soonest time possible so that our people in Marawi can go back to their homes and live a normal life again” Galvez added.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had earlier said it would be over by Friday but on Saturday, Lorenzana, wearing a military uniform, told a press conference in Marawi, that there are still 200 to 250 enemy forces in the city.

The clashes started May 23 when security forces raided an area believed to be harboring Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon and the Maute Group but were met with armed resistance.

As of Saturday, the mili-

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 tary reported 120 terrorists have been killed, including at least eight foreigners. Nine members of the Maute Group reportedly surrendered.

The government forces, on the other hand, lost 38 troopers.

Galvez said the total number of rescued civilians is now 1,236 while at least 20 civilians were executed by the Maute group.

Brig. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista, commander of Task Force Marawi, condemned the Maute Group for killing the trapped civilian while in the process of being rescued.

“This shows the blatant disregard of this group for the life of innocent people, the people of Marawi. They attacked the City and put the lives of everyone in Marawi in grave danger including women, children and the elderly. It is the people of Marawi who suffered because of their evil un-Islamic deeds,” he said.

“We call on our people to stand and unite against terrorism. The fight against terrorism is not the sole duty of the security sector but the responsibility of everyone,” he added. (Darwin Wally T. Wee / MindaNews)

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should now be those living from the actual site unlike before where some enterprising traders are closing the various contracts of the National Greening Program including seedling production.

NGP is a massive forest rehabilitation program of the government established by virtue of Executive Order No. 26 issued on Feb. 24, 2011 by President Benigno S. Aquino III. It seeks to grow 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares nationwide within a period of six years, from 2011 to 2016.

The program has been extended by the Duterte administration during the short stint of then DENR Secretary Gina Lopez with a new name : Enhanced NGP. Fabre said he already issued a clear instruction to the environment officers in the region that contractors of the various components of the NGP should be farmer beneficiaries not outsiders who mostly stroke a deal on voluminous tree seedlings supplies.

“I saw the big bulk of funds of NGP program is on seedling production which have been taken by private contractors instead of the actual beneficiaries, “ Fabre said adding that he would ask for a review of the contract to strike out the term “procurement” on the seedling production supply.

Fabre is pushing for a comprehensive package of the NGP where all economic activities from seedling production, maintenance and harvest will now solely go the farmer beneficiaries.

So far, NGP has already rehabilitated at least 104,000 hectares of denuded forest

lands in the regions even as he admitted that the regional officer has yet to finalize a thorough validation especially on the survival rate of the planted tree species.

The DENR is targeting to cover all the 400,000 hectares to be fully reforested by 2028.

Fabe noted there was no decline of the 70-80 percent of the forest cover of Caraga even as he admitted illegal logging activities still thrives which mostly involve smallscale operators engaged in sneaking out natural grown trees outside of the region.

“It was the underground economy that mostly did the damage of felling trees in the forest and we want to help them on a positive way by helping them getting more involved in NGP,” he said.

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area.

S olidum noted that Davao Oriental was hit by one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the Philippines – the 8.3 magnitude tremor in 1924.

He added that the geographic location of Davao Oriental is bounded by active earthquake generators, to include the Philippine Fault and the Philippine Trench.

The province, Solidum said, is identified as an earthquake and tsunami prone area.

“It is important that we embrace a culture of safety here in the province which is achievable when we have awareness,” Dayanghirang pointed out.

He added that the provincial government has also invested considerable allocation to increase the capabilities of local government units in times of disasters through education and training processes.

The series of training, Dayanghirang stressed, will also cover the 183 barangays and the 12 ancestral domains of the indigenous peoples in Davao Oriental.

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BBL...

sentially vest the Bangsamoro government with powers that make it more autonomous than the present Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) while Article XII and XIII make the Bangsamoro government less dependent on the central government in revenue generation and control over the use and disposition of the natural resources.

He said the draft BBL also reflects the interests of the Christian settler communities for the protection of their rights and welfare.

These are reflected in the general principles and polices and in the article of basic rights.

It also guarantees their participation in governance as well as the no-Moro IPs with the reserved seats in the Bangsamoro Parliament.

They are also guaranteed of their human rights and vested property rights.

As for women, youth, traditional leaders and other sectors, which are not identified, Jaafar said they will have the right for participation in governance even in the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA) and the Bangsamoro government. Traditional leaders will be represented in the Council of Leaders, which will be created once the BTA is formed.

These are indicated in the articles of intergovernmental relations, Jaafar said.

Jaafar also emphasized on several other articles in the BBL the respect for fundamental and sacred rights of Muslims, Christians or IPs. The expanded BTC is created by an Executive Order tasked to draft the enabling law in establishing a Bangsamoro government in Mindanao. It is composed of eleven members from the MILF, including the chair of the BTC while 10 of its members are nominated by the government. Three of the government’s nominees are from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

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Graduates...

the Muslims, Christian settlers, Moro and non-Moro Indigenous Peoples of the Bangsamoro.

He said it has been the aspiration of the Moro people to establish a government that is “genuinely asymmetric in relationship with the central government, and consistent with their belief and historical experience.”

He said the BBL does not contravene to the provisions of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

According to Jaafar, the interests of the Bangsamoro people are well reflected in several articles that clearly establish its powers over political and fiscal matters, including the control over the exploration, development and utilization of resources.

Jaafar said the Preamble and Articles 1 up to VIII es-

and Employment, the local government constructed the Skills Training Center in Purok 19, Bliss, Poblacion here and purchased 60 welding machines for SMAW students.

Davin said the graduates have the opportunity to immediately find jobs abroad as a Job Fair is scheduled on June 16, which is part of the 50th Town Anniversary celebration which culminates on June 17.

From last year’s graduates, 14 of them are now employed in different companies, one of whom, Venjie Bunso, was absorbed as welder by TESDA at their regional office in Buhisan, Tibungco, Davao City.

Another one, Mercenario Napoles, is now working as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia while two others as

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welders in Davao City, one in Panabo City and two in Digos City. PNA

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investigation about the Marawi siege and the consequences that followed.

The same commission, the group said, will also be tasked to handle the rehabilitation of Marawi and its displaced residents.

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check, and a Samsung smartphone which he said the soldiers can use to get in touch with his office for concerns.

The wounded soldiers are from various units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said Captain Joe Patrick Martinez, spokesperson of the 4th Infantry Division.

He said the WIAs were airlifted from Marawi. “They began arriving on May 24th until June 2nd,” he added.

Martinez said those who are receiving treatment at the camp hospital sustained minor injuries from gunshot wounds and shrapnel.

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as an entity at the helm of the council, OCD should be able to actively promote cooperation and coordination among member-agencies of the NDRRMC in order to mitigate the impact of disasters in the country.

Based on the World Disaster Report 2014 and the Global Climate Risk Index 2014 Report, respectively, the Philippines is the second most affected by weatherrelated losses and the second most disaster-prone among 171 countries.

“Aside from the cost on human lives, the Philippines incurs massive economic losses from disasters. From 2005 to 2014, it had lost an average of USD 1.6 billion every year, equivalent to PHP 79.5 billion pesos,” revealed the authors.

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AVAO CITY -- The provincial government of Davao Oriental has established an Incident Command System (ICS) that is capable of responding to all types of incidents and emergency calls.

The ICS was established through the initiative of Governor Nelson Dayanghirang with the aim of providing immediate and quick response team to emergency calls and in times of disasters and incidents, Ednar Dayanghirang, chief of staff of the provincial government, said in a press statement Saturday, June 3.

Dayanghirang said a series of training on disaster preparedness and response will also be facilitated this month, with the support of the ICS, down to the municipal and barangay levels.

The assurance of the province’s preparedness to respond to disasters and emergencies was raised as Davao Oriental was chosen as one of the first venues in the country for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to implement an awareness program.

DOST Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. visited Davao Oriental Friday to lead the implementation of the Phivolcs and DOST awareness program in the See capable, page 11

BTC to submit new BBL draft 3rd week of June DAVAO C I T Y – T h e Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) will submit the new draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to President Rodrigo Duterte by the third week of this month.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) first vice chair and Chair of the 21-member BTC Ghazali Jaafar said they are into the finalization of the draft BBL. The BBL, once it becomes a law, will chart the future of the Bangsamoro government in the Bangsamoro ancestral

homeland. ”Halos patapos na ang pagsulat ng mga honorable commissioners Bangsamoro Transition Commission sa batas (The honorable commissioners are almost finish in writing the draft law).

Maybe in few days time the BTC will finish its work,” Jaafar said during a press conference after the breaking of the fast on Saturday night.

Jaafar said the draft BBL enshrines the legitimate aspiration and interests of See bbl, page 11

A police officer checks the motorcycle registration during a checkpoint in Sasa, Davao City on Friday (2 June 2017). The police, along with Land of Transportation Office personnel, impounded 259 vehicles, 245 of which are motorcycles, due to traffic violations. The Davao City Police Office is currently implementing an intensified road discipline campaign in the city. mindanews photo

DavSur mayor lauds TESDA new graduates MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur -- Mayor Arthur Davin lauded the 87 new graduates of the local governmentsponsored skills education, saying the skills training is an approach to empower people.

Davin said acquiring the needed skills and training will help them land decent livelihood to uplift

the standard of living of his constituents.

The 87 students graduated from three courses duly sanctioned by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as part of the local government’s CommunityBased Inclusive Growth Development Program.

Davin said the gradu-

ates were the second batch since the local government through the Public Employment Services Office (Peso) partnered with TESDA to offer skills training courses.

The number of first batch of graduates last year reached 93, both enrolled to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) who all passed the National Competency (NC)

II assessment.

This time, the second batch included 49 students who completed the SMAWNC II course, 18 for the Computer Systems Servicing (CSS) NC II, and 20 others for Automative Servicing NC II. With the assistance of the Department of Labor See graduates, page 11

Matigsalug IPs in Davao complete skills training

The French Baker opens a shop at the ground floor of SM City Davao Annex, June 1. The company offers its customers a constantly improving lineup of breads and a commitment to provide the freshest, healthiest, and most affordable items. It’s lineup of healthy breads now includes whole-wheat, multi-grain, and the 100% Whole Grain Bread. photo supplied

DAVAO CITY– A total of 50 members of the Matigsalug tribe in Marilog here will graduate on Thursday, June 8, from a series of skills training program sponsored

by Therma South, Inc. (TSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower).

Harvey Lanticse, Branding and Communications Officer of AboitizPower in Mindanao, said the series of skills training is part of the comprehensive livelihood project dubbed as “Indigenous Crafts Project for CSMP Beneficiaries” of the company.

The livelihood project is

being implemented in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-XI) and the Davao Designers Pool.

The program aims to capacitate a group of Matigsalug trainees in Marilog District and organize them into a viable community-based enterprise.

It also involves identification and production of viable indigenous products that can be produced locally using available indigenous materials and applying colorful ethnic designs with the help of famous local craft designers and established exporters, Lanticse added. PNA