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Wao killings spark evacuation By WALTER I. BALANE of MindaNews
MALAYBALAY City--Over a thousand residents fled Barangay Park Area in Wao, Lanao del Sur following the massacre of six people, not seven as earlier reported, prompting investigations by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and a factfinding body created by the local government, officials said on Wednesday. Nine people were also hurt in the incident, reports said. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) said a total of 1,115 barangay residents sought refuge at BLISS-Western in the town proper. Lominog Poloyagan,
municipal environment and natural resources officer, a Maranao, said the evacuees are a mix of Moro and settler folks from the upland areas. Wao’s population is 83-percent settlers and 17-percent Moro. The town used to be a predominantly Maranao community until settlers came in. Poloyagan said the regional government deployed a humanitarian team and distributed relief goods to evacuees. Lanao del Sur is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Poloyagan cited that some persons spread alarming text messages such as the alleged occurrence of See killings, page A11
Six schools in Oro to hike school fees
BLOOD DONOR – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ personally donates blood during the bloodletting activity organized by Magnum Radio and Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Cagayan de Oro City-Misamis Oriental Chapter. Vice Governor Pelaez encourages everyone to donate blood to be able to give life to others. Pelaez is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of the PRC CDO-MisOr Chapter. Also present during the activity were Provincial Board Secretary Atty. Ernesto Sotto, Jr. (3rd from right), MISORTEL Manager Fernando Dy, Jr. (seated), Provincial Cooperative Office Head Alberto Acain (4th from right), MOISC General Manager Gerardo Sabal III (4th from left), Provincial Information Office-OIC Allyn A. Peñalosa (3rd from left) and Blood Center Manager Dr. Myra G. Yee (extreme left), among others. photo supplied
Mild quakes jolt 2 M’nao provinces AT least two mild earthquakes shook the provinces of Davao Occidental and Surigao del Norte on Friday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the first quake with a magnitude of 3.5 occurred at 12:49 a.m. with its epicenter traced 90 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 115 kilometers. The second quake with a magnitude 3.3 occurred around 1:15 a.m. with epicenter traced some 12 kilometers northeast of Socorro in Surigao del Norte, which also felt Intensity 1. Phivolcs said there was See quakes, page A11
NCCA wants state honors for T’boli ‘dreamweaver’ GENERAL Santos City-The National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will offer state honors to the late T’boli “national living treasure” Be’ Lang Dulay, who passed away on Thursday after being in coma since January following a mild stroke. Carlo Ebeo, vice chair of the NCCA’s national committee on cultural education,
said Friday Lang Dulay is entitled to full state honors being a Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan or National Living Treasure awardee. Such recognition is equivalent to the national artist award bestowed by the national government, he said. “She’s a national cultural icon so it’s only fitting for us to give her the highest hon-
ors,” he told MindaNews. Lang Dulay died at age 91 at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, at her home in Sitio Tukolefa, Barangay Lamdalag in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. Ebeo said her health started to deteriorate late last year due to hypertension and other illnesses that eventually led to a mild
THE number of unemployed remains most concentrated among the youth, according to the research group, Ibon Foundation. Official unemployment figures also show that many
jobless workers are highschool or college-educated, it said. According to Ibon, this underscores not only the gravity of the worst-ever jobs crisis under President
Benigno Aquino III but also the economy’s inability to sustain job creation in the country, including for the youth joining the labor force.
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Six schools have signified its intention to increase its tuition and other school fees next school, according to the report of the Power, a daily newsletter of the City Council. In a report, the Power said The Southern de Oro Philippines College (SPC) applied for a 15 percent increase in tuitione, including fees for its miscellaneous, with the Commission on Higher Education (ChEd). Aside from SPC, Xavier University is also increasing its tuition by six percent, Capitol University and Liceo de Cagayan University five percent increase for
both tuition and miscellaneous. Cagayan de Oro College (COC) has also applied for a four percent tuition hike while Lourdes College applied for a three percent increase on its tuition for the next school year. The City Council committee on education chaired by Councilor Adrian Barba will soon deliberate on the letter from the ChEd. In a letter, the ChEd told the City Council that six out of 20 or 30% of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the city have applied for an increase in their tuition and other school fees for SY 2015-2016.
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Group: Youth comprises most of jobless Filipinos
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DOLE-13 highlights Labor Day with over 16,000 jobs mega fair BUTUAN CIT Y -- The Department of Labor and Employ ment R eg iona l Office 13 (Caraga) highlighted the observance of Labor Day 2015 Friday with a mega jobs fair of over 16,000 vacancies for local and overseas employment. DOLE 13 Regional Director Johnson G. Canete said the jobs fair was held at Almont Inland Hotel’s Resort and participated by 29 partner agencies of which 10 are local employment with 1,355 vacancies, while the rest are overseas partners with 14,853 job vacancies or a total of 16,208. Canete said that some job applicants today could be hired on the spot, particularly those who are applying for local employment. Among the vacancies by major industr y groups are services (949); transport, storage and communications (458); industry (390); wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and
household goods (321); construction (210); manufacturing (180); hotels and restaurants (65); financial intermediation (43); health and social work (30); real estate, renting and business activities (22); agriculture (16) and agriculture, hunting and forestry (16). With this year’s theme: “Disenteng Trabaho At Kabuhayan, Alay Natin sa Bayan”, the event started with a thanksgiving mass at Almont Inland Resort, followed by a short program, the labor day jobs fair, a pre-mother’s day celebration (showcase of TESDA services on massage, manicure, pedicure and haircut), a diskwento caravan, the launching of the PhilJobNet Kiosk and signing of memorandum of ag reement b etween DOLE Caraga and Robinson’s Place Butuan and capped by the awarding of certificates of compliance on general labor standards and occupational safety and health standards to some establishments here. (PNA)
Lanao Norte towns receive more than P250M infra projects - Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (leftmost), Governor Khalid Dimaporo (center), Vice-Governor Cristy Atay (holding shovel) and Town Mayor Benjie Baguio lead the ground-breaking ceremony for a farm-to-market road in Kapatagan town, Lanao del Norte.( pia.gov.ph)
Health officials sees drop in Malaria cases DAVAO CITY- Health officials in Region-XI are seeing a drastic decrease of
malarial cases in the region. of Health’s Malaria Control According to Dr. Hansel Program for this year there Amoguis, of the Deprtment is only a single recorded malarial case in the region, the case was monitored in Davao del Norte. This compared to 2014 where 67 malarial cases were recorded, about 65 cases were reported in Kapalong, Davao del Norte while 2 cases were in Davao City. This is a significant improvement as compared to 2001 where about 5,000 cases of malaria were recorded in the region. Amoguis said the DOH is eyeing that by 2020 the country will be malarial free.
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As to the case in Kapalong, the Department of Health has sent resources to the area such as insecticide treated curtains and bednets. The three other local governments in Davao region has made significant headway in the campaign against malaria. Davao Oriental is on the verge of being cited as a zero-malaria free province with no recorded malaria case from 2010-2014, Compostela Valley also has no recorded malaria case from 2011-2014 while Davao del Sur has zero malarial cases in 2013 and 2014. (PIA/RG Alama)
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A 100 Million Strong By Atty. Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco
The presidential election is just around the corner and pretty soon we will be bombarded by the same old rhetoric edifying the masa. The poor Filipino will once again be the subject of political piety and the object of unmet promises. Let us change course and momentarily suspend the view of the population as a collection of ignorant and poor citizens begging to be “saved” by politicians. For once, let us look at Filipinos as a critical economic resource. Not simply the passive recipient of progress, but actually the main driver. In his book Diamond Dilemma, author Tariq Hussain wrote about the Korean experience demonstrating this kind of economic viewpoint: “Asked to explain the reasons for Korea’s rapid economic ascent, economists will provide different interpretations. Broadly speaking, the two mains schools are the neoclassical view, which focuses on competitive export industries, and the revisionist view, which points to the role of the government in picking and pushing national champions. Both claims are valid in a sense but both fail to sufficiently recognize the real creators of modern Korea. Ultimately, it was the Koreans themselves who were responsible for making the world take notice of their country.” If we accept the potential of the Filipino population to be drivers of economic growth, then it would be very hard to ignore the immense size of this virtually untapped natural resource. According to the National Statistics Office (NSO), around 52 million Filipinos are currently of productive working age. Meaning, about half of our population can potentially form part of a work force to power the economic engines of the country for the next couple of years. The challenge therefore is how to translate this huge number into clear and tangible economic benefits for the country. Once again, the case of South Korea is very
helpful and it points to just one way, EDUCATION. In their book, South Korea Since 1980, authors Uk Heo and Terrence Roehrig wrote: “Because of South Korea’s heavy investment in education and miraculous economic development, the World Bank describes South Korea as follows: “Korea’s successful knowledge-based development experience offers many valuable lessons for developing economies. The country has invested heavily in education and training, boosting innovation through intensive research and development, and developing modern and accessible infrastructure.”” Indeed, the view of the population as the main driver of economic development entails giving education, both formal and tech-voc, unprecedented premium. And even if education of the population is not the avowed development goal, the same should still play a prominent and indispensable part in the whole program. Meaning, if the goal is to open the country to millions of tourists then at the top of the strategy list to attain this must be the training of Filipinos in hospitality services. Or if the objective is to exploit the mineral resources of the country, then the first priority must be to enhance education in geological science, engineering and technology. The point here is that whatever economic policy the government may formulate, the education of the people must never come second in its implementation. Of course, I would rather see education as a priority economic policy. I want the government to comply with the directive in Section 17 of Article II of the Constitution which says: “The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and development.” Unfortunately, unlike the government of South Korea, our government has never put such grave importance on education. This is ably proven by the national budgets of successive administrations. The most current proof
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Off with the mask and the alias now!
As the final phase of Congress’s consideration of the Bangsamoro Basic Law nears the end, let us reflect on some of its implications at personal level, where its ultimate impact will be. It is good that both sides are full of expectation that the BBL will pass, that therefore reconciliation is at hand. We should then take occasion to re-establish what has been a ruptured relationship. Time to end cat-andmouse/hit-and-run games, and restore communication. No need for a disguise, a contrived identity, or an alias anymore. Just normal, candid interaction will do. It was heartening to hear and see both panels speaking from the same stage at Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro, sharing their thoughts with the community. That’s how it should be from now on; we are all members of the Mindanaon community and should engage in more dialogue or exchange. ***** If we think deep down and consider one another, there’s not much really that differentiates us and our
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way of life. We may observe different rituals or traditions, but we all believe in an Almighty Being who presides over our destinies. So there’s no reason why we can’t get along and live in harmony and peace. We need now to try to live down how we let matters slide back at times and let our relations sink so low, with deadly effects, creating so much hurt and pain. We could ver y well have reached out to one another, appealed to our better, nobler natures, and achieved yesterday the gains we hope to gain today from the Bangsamoro arrangement. We could have done that long ago. We could have forged
a durable peace, achieved justice and prosperity without shedding blood, sweat, or tears. Why we didn’t is a long story. Let’s take care not to backslide again. ***** It’s not too late. Achieving peace, building and maintaining it, is never too late. We can start by forgiving what is past; not forgetting but forgiving. We can try to make up by making amends for injuries and hurts—and resolve never again to make them happen. We should do so for the sake of the future and succeeding generations. As part of making amends, or atoning, we should set out to establish a society we and the next generation can be proud of, one the world can respect and emulate. If we begin to shape that future now—in our thoughts and deeds, in the ways that we do things, in our relationships—the sooner we shall achieve it. ***** The nice thing about doing so is we don’t need weapons or killing machines, just the will to do it. Instead of weapons, and money with
which to acquire them, we invest what there is of it to build the infrastructure and defenses of peace. We’re talking here of education, social services, productivity, technology, and all of the life-giving, life-affirming features that makes a society thrive and flourish. It will then be our primary preoccupation to firm up the peace by strengthening law and order, by building a just society, and by assuring equal opportunity for all. This is what the United Nations urged when it created UNESCO with the preamble: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men where the defenses of peace must be constructed.” To take our cue from this is to make of our society a formidable bastion of peace, justice, and prosperity. ***** And to make sure it remains that way, we just keep our relationships open, candid, and trusting. It means we remove pretense or posturing. Off with the mask; away with the alias; and be our real self
Daily Inspiration God is in Control “Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.” Psalm 143:8
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control. We can’t always be in control of test results, promotions, or computer crashes. It is in these times that we should lean on God to show us the way. This is the time to earnestly Sometimes circumstances hap- seek His will and being open to pen in life that are outside of our fulfilling it. Trust in Him.
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ULU – It was indeed an inspiring moment for members of the of Sulu Provincial Employees MultiPurpose Cooperative – who held their 11th Annual General Assembly – to hear Governor Totoh Tan speak about “self-sufficiency.”
Tan’s speech reflected on this year’s cooperative theme “Promoting Self-Sufficiency Through Cooperativism: SPEMC’s Response to Contemporary Challenges and Commu n it y D e vel opme nt” and urged its members to work hard for the benefit of all. T he young and e n e rge t i c p ol it i c i an w a s invited by the SPEMC a s it s g u e st of h on or. In his speech, Tan said e ve r y b o dy must e xe r t efforts in realizing the cooperative’s goal. I hope any organization in the province will not only craft beautifulworded themes or slogans, but must also exert all
efforts in realizing the goals it sets for itself. The various projects and programs we have implemented for the people must be appreciated and s afe g u ard e d . We c an not hide our disappointments when government properties are not given due attention and remain unappreciated,” he said. “ T he SPE M P C as a form of an organization of people can do their p ar t by diss eminat ing correct information on the projects and programs we h ave i mpl e m e nte d in the province instead of highlighting negative events that can do more Sulu Governor Totoh Tan during the 11th Annual General Assembly of the Sulu Provincial Employees Multi(Photos by Ahl-franzie Salinas) harm than good. I hope Purpose Cooperative on April 29, 2015. the members of the coop- erative will again choose in reaching out in the whoe were invited to the a beautiful song to the the right people to lead ser vice of our people,” e v e nt w e re Jo s e p h i n e governor, who thanked them in the coming year, he added. Agas, Cooperative Dis- ever ybody for inviting Tan also led the raf- trict Supervisor II – Dis- him and for making him who will bring them more good things which in turn fling of prizes for coop- trict I; Felix Friales and a member of the coopcontribute and assist the erative members during Omar Sangkula, both ac- erative. Provincial Government the event. Other guests count officers of the Land Cooperative members Bank of the Philippines also praised Tan for his unwavering support and in Zamboanga City. Talib Puning, Habiba t he many accomplishEllih, Zulpikar Ahiri and ments he made as firstIsmail Tahil Jr. also ren- time governor of Sulu. dered a cultural dance and (Ahl-franzie Salinas and Tahqa Jumdam offered MindanaoExamine)
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By Rhea May Lumbay
Writing has been my passion for how many years but this is the only time that I wrote a letter to the One who gave this most precious gift I ever had which is LIFE. He is the One who give me strength each day of my ventures most especially when I start to hold the pen. Then I start to write every chunk of thoughts from Heaven to be poured on Earth to all His children and you are one of them.
Dear Dad, As I open my eyes and see the green leaves of red tulips along the way, I ask myself, “Why do flowers always appear lovely?” Is it because You want to remind us that if flowers are created beautifully, how much more to your children? Yes, You created us beautifully as we are. And there are no mouths to say these: She is more beautiful nor He is the most handsome. Indeed we are
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beautiful because we are all created by You. Thanks Dad! As I walk along, I ask myself then, “Why do mountains have apex?” Is it because You want to remind us that the journey will never be worth fulfilling if we will not take the steps of patience and perseverance to reach our dreams? Indeed, You teach these virtues that can never be taken away from us. Thanks Dad! When I reach the peak, I see the rain-
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us that even we come from varied cultures, we can still be united? Indeed, we are one because we are all Your children and You are our Father, the King of all Kings. Thanks Dad! Nothing is sweeter every time I say this: “I love you!” You are the only One and I am only for You! Yes I am officially Yours Oh Dad! Indeed, the love You gave is unconditional! Love, Your child
Everything in this world always reminds us how He loves us as we are taking every single steps of our daily voyage. Remember, the sun appears during daytime as we wake up every morning. Why? Because He wants us to see clearly what is right from wrong, that we will appear righteous before Him because He does not want His children to be lost in wilderness. Now, can you write a letter to Your Dad? He still loves you!
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drops over the veins of the pechay leaves. Then I say, “You are such a loving Dad because You give a short vacation to the farmers.” And it is not You who will harvest but it is our gain after all. You are not only a kind and a generous Dad because You are the highest of everything. Thanks Dad! Suddenly the rain stops, I see the rainbow then. “Why does a rainbow have different colors?” Is it because you want to remind
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though is the Philippine Development Plan 20112016. A few years back a noted Filipino economist told me that this document was simply a compilation of facts and statistics explained by motherhood statements expressing aspiration more than strategy. True enough, this development plan can only offer us this broad statement of ambition—“Equalize access to development opportunities across geographical areas and across different income and social spectrum through quality education...” But the plan is bereft of any specific and workable strategy on how to achieve this objective. All 2016 aspirants should therefore take heed. Filipinos have grown tired of mere slogans or sound-bytes. As far as improving our education system is concerned, we demand a firm commitment to establish a genuine comprehensive national education framework. Promises of more classrooms and textbooks will not be enough. We want to hear a specific policy to uplift the quality of educators. We want to hear concrete ways to increase their pay and definite steps to enhance their training. Indeed, we want Presidentiables to anchor their national development plans on the empowerment of our people through education. There can be no doubt that treating the Filipino population as a burden has not worked for our socioeconomic aspirations. The plain fact is Filipinos are an economic asset, a 100 million strong. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Atty. Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco is a practicing lawyer. He is presently completing a Masters of Law and Development in Melbourne Law School. He recently published a book entitled, Rethinking the Bangsamoro Perspective.)
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self in dealing with one another. Out with the biases also; no more stereotyping. Then those menacing sniper rifles and highpowered assault weapons some like to display during “Kodak Moments” can be shelved and stored safely away. There will no longer be room or use for them, only for instruments of peace and peace-keeping. No need to splurge on weaponry and ammunition anymore. We just concentrate on law and order, in preventing disorder. Then there’ll be less violence, less fear, and more happiness. People then can live a dignified existence, no longer haunted by fright, no longer poised for flight. That way we can recover and let our finer sense of values prevail, resolved never again to let it go haywire or
out of control. [Manny is former UNESCO regional director for Asia-Pacific; secretary-general, Southeast Asia Publishers Association; director, Development Academy of Philippines; member, Philippine Mission to the UN; vice chair, Local Government Academy; member, Cory Government’s Peace Panel; awardee, PPI-UNICEF outstanding columnist. Author of books on governance, he is chairman/convenor of Gising Barangay Movement Inc. valdehuesa@gmail.com]
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said CHR-ARMM investigated the massacre over the weekend. Macamay said via telephone that a four-member team from CHR-ARMM met with Mayor Elvino Balicao Jr. and other local officials on Tuesday before going to Barangay Park. She said local police recovered four victims in Sitio Magampong early morning on April 25, one of whom was declared dead on arrival at the Kalilangan (Bukidnon) Emergency Hospital. On April 24, two minors were found dead in Sitio Camp 2, also in Barangay Park. One of the bodies was that of a 15-year old girl, who was believed to have been raped. The other, that of a 13-year old boy who was tending a carabao, bore hack wounds. Balicao did not take calls from MindaNews after an earlier interview but Macamay said the mayor created a 12-member fact-finding team which was scheduled to start investigations on Tuesday. She said the team includes the town police chief and Fr. Floredelito “Yrap” Nazareno, parish priest of Wao’s Immaculate Concepcion parish. Poloyagan said three elder members of the town’s Maranao community namely, retired Col. Lomala Amer, Ustadz Wahid Macabantog, and former OIC vice mayor Solaiman Domato were included in the team. But Macamay quoted Balicao as saying there was still no evidence that would connect the massacre to the death of the two minors. Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr., who came to Wao Monday to address a meeting of local leaders, also backed a thorough investigation and called on the people not to rush into judgment on the incidents.
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no casualty or damage reported and no aftershocks are expected from the two quakes. The Philippines lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 20 to 25 earthquakes per day -- mostly imperceptible -- are common, Phivolcs said. (PNA)
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Almost half or 47.3% of all unemployed were in the 15 -24 year old age-group as of January 2015. Meanwhile, almost a third (31.6%) of all unemployed were in the 25-34 age group during the same period. Ibon added that while education has been valued by society as a ticket out of poverty, it should be noted that among the unemployed, almost three out of 10 (33.4%) had a college education, with at least 20.4% actually having from page A1 graduated. fighting in the upland areas Moreover, it said, 7 of causing the evacuation. 10 unemployed youth were Desiree Macamay, Wao high-school or college-edupublic information officer, cated. In 2014, some 553,706
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BRIGADA ESKWELA 2015
By Mr. Gerel V. Baiño T-I/Kalingagan National High School Imelda, Villanueva Misamis Oriental
School Year 2015-2016 is about to commence. And summer furlough is about to cease. One and a half month, the students experienced the hotty break with their friends and relatives, making their summer vacation very memorable. And now, their story is about to end. The Department of Education under the stewardship of Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC mandates every public learning institution to prepare the school this coming May, 2015 dubbed as Brigada Eskwela 2015 (Maintenance Week Celebration). The school has to find ways and means to disseminate the activities under the Maintenance Week Celebration which comes May 18 – 23, 2015. Some of the activities to let the community informed of the Brigada Eskwela 2015 will be: the posting of the graduated from college yet only 518,000 jobs were created the year before. Government’s refusal to implement policies that will develop the country’s domestic economic sectors and boost the potential of the labor force, such as agriculture and domestic industries, is the reason behind worsening joblessness, the research group said.
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stroke in late January that rendered her comatose. About a month ago, he said the Dulay family decided to transfer her from the Doctor’s Clinic and Hospital in Koronadal City to her home in Lake Sebu town. Aided by some apparatus provided by the hospital, he said Lang Dulay continued to live but remained in coma. Two weeks ago, Ebeo said her family decided to remove the oxygen and other attached apparatus. Ebeo, who is based in Koronadal City, said the NCCA is currently coordinating with the Dulay family for her wake and funeral arrangements. He said the commission has allotted some P500,000 for the arrangements until the scheduled funeral on May 28 as initially set by Lang Dulay’s family. The NCCA earlier released some P750,000 to help cover for her hospital expenses, which reached P1,030,000, he said. “Our Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan committee members are arriving today to take care of the arrangements,” he said. As to the state honors, Ebeo said it would depend on Lang Dulay’s family if they would want a state funeral for her. But considering the province’s distance to Manila, he said they could opt for modified rites that would be held in the area. “The commission is still
announcements/notices in the conspicuous places like the walls and posts or even in the bulletin boards, attending barangay/purok/ sitio meetings and talk to the officials, rendering an announcement in the chapel/church/any place of worship, making a house to house campaign and making a noise in a form of a motorcade/drum and lyre activity. Brigade Eskwela is an Opening Salvo for School Year 2015-2016. Stakeholders both internal and external are asked to participate this activity. What’s the usual work of the Brigada Eskwela? Usually the people behind this activity are working for the reconstruction and even have the minor repairs of the classrooms and other offices. Not only the facility which the school has to focus. The ground has to be prepared too. Landscaping and weeding out of the
ground are the usual works of the students and other stakeholders. The painting of the walls and ceilings and the minor repairs of the chairs, walls and ceiling are the usual works inside the classrooms/ offices. Let us work hand in hand for the welfare of the academe. Sa kunting tulong ninyo, lahat ay makakamtan. Let us work together. Let us make the second home of the learners, a very conducive to learning. Let us prepare this school for the welfare of the academe. Let us show to the community that a particular school is now ready to be used by the learners. COME and share your effort. Let us build the community of hope. A hope to build the home of learners. A home of the future leaders, that is the school. Come and be part of the Brigada Eskwela 2015. Come and join us this coming May 18 – 23, 2015.
LBP-PUERTO BRANCH TO ACCEPT WATER BILL PAYMENTS SOON
Date : April 29, 2015
For the added convenience of COWD customers in Casinglot, Bugo, Puerto and Agusan, a new collection center in addition to the COWD Sub-office located in Tin-ao, Agusan will be made available to them very soon. Starting on May 4 , 2015, the Land Bank of the Phlippines-Puerto Branch will be accepting water bill payments Mondays thru Fridays, from 10:30 in the morning to 2:30 in the afternoon with no noon break. Payment transactions shall be made by presenting the current bill and corresponding payment to the designated bank employee who shall in turn record the bill in the List of Accounts Collected and issue to the customer a COWD official receipt. Only current bills will be accommodated and only payments which shall correspond to the total amount indicated in the bill shall be accepted. Partial payments will have to be forwarded to the COWD Main Building at Corrales Avenue. The signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between COWD, represented by GM Rachel M. Beja and and LBP-Puerto Branch, represented by BM Jesus R. Leyva, brings to fourteen (14) the total number of COWD accredited collecting banks. discussing this with the provincial government (South Cotabato) and the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 12 since we also need to consider the traditions of her tribe,” he said. Lang Dulay was known for her contributions in the preservation of the T’boli culture through the tribe’s famed T’nalak fabric. She was conferred with the National Living Treasure (Manlilikha ng Bayan) award in 1998 by the NCCA for her efforts in promoting the T’boli culture and for her fine craftsmanship as a T’nalak “dreamweaver”. Lake Sebu Mayor Antonio Fungan said the entire municipality is presently mourning the passing of Lang Dulay. The mayor said her death is a big loss to the T’boli tribe and the municipality, especially in terms of tourism and cultural preservation efforts. Lang Dulay and her Manlilikha ng Bayan T’nalak weav-
ing school had been among the town’s top tourist drawers. “We will make sure that her legacy will continue to live on, especially with the younger generation,” Fungan said. Nelly Nita Dillera, DOT12 director, said the region’s tourism stakeholders are also mourning the passing of Lang Dulay. “Her contribution has brought T’boli and their crafts to the world, admired and produced into various fashion and house accessories. Her weaving center that served as an area where she taught younger generation the art and skill of weaving had been frequented by media, designers and tourists worldwide,” she said in her Facebook post. The official recommended the construction of a tourism road leading to Lang Dulay’s home in Barangay Lamdalag, Lake Sebu that will be named in her memory. (MindaNews)
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