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SMALL and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the cities of Batangas, Cagayan de Oro and Iloilo have another financing option to grow their businesses. A $35-million credit facility was launched recently by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and the BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB). “We hope that this facility will expand access to capital for Filipino entrepreneurs to allow them to improve and expand their businesses,” said USAID Mission Director Gloria Steele in a business con-
ference. She earlier said that the credit facility would help reduce SME collateral requirements and allow entrepreneurs to explore new markets. Steele said the eightyear facility is intended to encourage lending to SMEs in cities outside Metro Manila that were selected in USAID Cities Development Initiative (CDI). After piloting the credit bpi | page 10
MILO MARATHON. A girl peers through iron bars from a side of the street to watch runners sprint by during the 36th Milo Marathon in Cagayan de Oro on Sunday. Someday, perhaps, she will join the race and no one can tell if she will be the champion. A father, mother and their child joins the 36th Milo Marathon. The annual race has become not only an event for individual runners but also for entire families and groups of friends as all categories can accommodate competitors of all ages. Photos by Gerry L. Gorit
Record turnout at Villar Foundation’s GoNegosyo’s OFW, family summit SECOND OFW and Family Summit 2012. Senator Manny Villar and Cynthia Villar—Chairman and Managing Director, respectively, of the Villar Foundation— joined by Las Pinas Rep. Mark Villar, GoNegosyo’s founding trustee Joey Concepcion, Executive Director Ramon Lopez and Dr. Enerico Sampang Jr. representing Pasay City Mayor Antonio Calixto, led the ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the 2nd OFW and Family Summmit 2012 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City.
n Cynthia Villar and other speakers urge OFWs and families to be entrepreneurs ON its second year, the OFW and Family Summit of the Villar Foundation and GoNegosyo once again attracted record number of participants. Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) returnees as well as their families trooped to the World Trade Center in Pasay City for the one-day summit that aims to provide information, opportunities and inspiration to attendees to embark on a business of their own. Senator Manny Villar and Cynthia Villar—Chairman and Managing Director, respectively, of the Villar Foundation— joined by Las Piñas Cong. Mark Villar, GoNegosyo’s founding trustee Joey Concepcion, SUMMIT | page 10
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Another ‘Maguindanao massacre’ suspect arrest n Task Group Ma g u i n d an a o has shifted strategy to account for the remaining 90 suspects at large
on Nov. 23, 2009 to bury 58 people earlier killed by gunmen. He was the second suspect arrested in two days. Sr. Supt. Jaime Pido, Maguindanao police director, said the arrested suspect was undergoing interrogation. The series of arrests were made after the Special
Investigation Task Group Maguindanao, a police-led multi-sectoral task force, have shifted strategy in running after the remaining 92 Maguindanao massacre suspects who remain at large. CIDG Chief Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr.said the task force will focus on operation research by
reviewing the identities and personal files of the other suspects who remain at large in the face of several mistaken arrests. He admitted that there were fictitious names and aliases. And the lack of birth certificates and photos of the suspects in police data made it difficult to serve the warrants to the suspects.
By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News Zamboanga
Z AMB OANGA City–– Journalists and in the southern Philippines commemorated the third year of the massacre of 58 people in Maguindanao province. Among those brutally killed were 32 journalists and media workers who were covering a political caravan on November 23, 209. Authorities said some Journalists, students and multi-sectoral groups commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the 200 gunmen and members ‘Maguindanao massacre’ in southern Philippines. mindanao examiner photo of the powerful political Ampatuan clan were behind Republic of the Philippines Republic of the Philippines Department of Finance Department of Finance the mass killings in an efBUREAU CUSTOMS BUREAU OF OF CUSTOMS Collection District fort to stop the candidacy Collection District XX Port of de Oro PortCagayan of Cagayan de Oro of rival political Esmael NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Mangudadatu, who is now NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION the governor of MaguinPursuant to the provisions of Section 2601 to 2610 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as Pursuant the provisions of Section 2601dated to 2610 of the Tariff28, and 2007 Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, in relation to CAO amended, in to relation to CAO 10-2007 November and other relevant Customs Memorandum 10-2007 dated 28, 2007 and other Customs Orders, there willbybethis Public Auction Sale through Sealed danao. Orders, there November will be Public Auction Sale relevant through SealedMemorandum Bidding, to be conducted Port on December Bidding, to at be 2:30 conducted 3, 2012 at 2:30 P.M., to be held at thePort Bureau of Customs Conference Room, Port P.M.,by tothis be Port heldon atDecember the Bureau of Customs Conference Room, Area, Cagayan De Oro City, 3, 2012 In Davao City, journalthe described articles in lot. Said articles be available for be viewing November 21-23, 2012. Area,herein Cagayan De Oro City, the herein described articles inshall lot. Said articles shall availablefrom for viewing from November 21-23, 2012. When failedbidding bidding is declared, the second be conducted onbusiness the third following When aafailed is declared, the second auctionauction shall beshall conducted on the third daybusiness followingday the first bidding,the except as ists said President Benigno first bidding, except as to perishable items/goods, which may be auctioned again on the following business day. to perishable items/goods, which may be auctioned again on the following business day. First Advertisement – “As Is Where Is” Aquino III has not done First Advertisement – “As Is Where Is” enough to avert media 1 1 Mercedez Benz SL 320 (1994) used MCT-SP 450,000.00 killings and harassments 2 1 Mercedez Benz CLK 320 (2005) used MCT-SP 600,000.00 3 1 Dodge Durango (1998) used MCT-SP 400,000.00 contrary to what he had 4 1 Ford Explorer ACYL (1996) used MCT-SP 250,000.00 5 1 Hyundai Sarex (Brown) used MCT-SP 140,000.00 promised during the elec6 1 Hyundai Starex (White) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 7 1 Hyundai Starex (Silver) used MCT-SP 130,000.00 tion campaign. 8 1 Hyundai Starex (Gray) used MCT-SP 130,000.00
“Today, as we mark the 3rd year of the grisly killing of 58 persons, we strongly demand for justice not only for the victims of Ampatuan massacre, but for all the 154 media workers killed since the restoration of democracy in 1986. We should join hands to hold accountable the Aquino administration for allowing the state of impunity to continue,” said the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Davao chapter. NUJP members in General Santos City, Cotabato and Zamboanga also held separate programs as tribute to the murdered journalists and media workers. In Zamboanga City, journalists headed by Frencie Carreon, president of the local NUJP group; Julie Alipala, NUJP director; Darwin Wee, NUJP past president; Philip Abuy, president of the Zamboanga Press Club; the Peace Advocates Zamboanga under Spanish priest Angel Calvo; and Jesuit priest Albert
Alejo led the commemoration of the killings at the Paseo del Mar where they deployed over a hundred Chinese lanterns. They demanded justice for the victims of the massacre. Members of the Crime Watch Volunteers under Sonny Jalani and students from Ateneo de Zamboanga University and Western Mindanao State University, Southern City Colleges, Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology, Simpson Alliance School, Mein College, Immaculate Conception Elementary School, Immaculate Conception Archdiocesan School, Nuevo Zamboanga College, Zamboanga National High School Main, and Universidad de Zamboanga, including civilians also joined the event, Carreon said. The NUJP also thanked Distrito restaurant for allowing the journalists to use their sound system. (Mindanao Examiner)
COTABATO City––Government troops recovered four mortar bombs in the compartment of an abandoned motorcycle in the town of Isulan in Sultan Kudarat province in the southern Philippines, officials said. Officials said the explosives were discovered Friday after residents noticed a cell phone and a battery hanging from the motorcycle parked in downtown Isulan. “Concerned citizens in the area immediately reported the abandoned motorcycle and the army EOD safely recovered the improvised explosives,” Col. Prudencio Asto, a spokesman for the 6th Infantry Division, told the Mindanao Examiner. He said they recovered two 81mm and two 60mm mortar bombs from the motorcycle tool box. The discovery of the
explosives coincided with the commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of the brutal killings of 58 people, among them 32 journalists and media workers by some 200 gunmen in nearby Maguindanao province. The journalists were in a political convoy covering the filing of candidacy of gubernatorial candidate Esmael Mangudadatu when gunmen intercepted them in the highway and brought to a hill where they were shot and mutilated. About half of those accused in the grizzly killings, including members of the political Ampatuan clan, had been arrested and captured and are facing trials in Manila. The Human R ig hts Watch said the slow pace of the “Maguindanao Massacre” trial and the government’s failure to arrest
nearly a hundred suspects raise grave concerns for the safety of witnesses and for obtaining justice for the victims. “Three years since the horrors of the Maguindanao Massacre, the trial crawls along, half of the suspects remain at large, and the victims’ families still face threats. Yet the larger problem is that the Aquino administration has done next to nothing to disband the rest of the country’s private armies,” Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner. The massacre, the worst in recent Philippines history, resulted in charges against senior members of the Ampatuan family, which controlled Maguindanao province for more than two
COTABATO City––Another suspect in the Maguindanao massacre was arrested by police in a remote village in North Cotabato bringing to two the number of suspects arrested in two days, police said Saturday. The PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mind-
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Fortun elected anew as BANFA prexy BUTUAN City – Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun was elected anew as president of the Butuan-Agusan Norte Football As s o c i at i o n ( BA N FA ) during the general ass e m b l y of t h e P h i l ip pine Football Federation (PFF). The vice mayor was reelected by consensus, as t he re w as no ot he r contender. The process was supervised by General Secr e t a r y E r i c M . Pa c o n of t he Agus an del Sur Football Association, the official representative of the PFF. namely Constancio “Gigi” P a g a p u l a a n ( C u a r t e l Also elected were the Nap ana (KJB FC); Gi l F C ) ; F r e d d i e D a c e r a BANFA board members, C a b a n a s ( D SF C ) ; R e y (Cabadbaran FC); Nor-
man Daruco (Nasipit FC); Ma r w e n i t o Z a m b r a n o (Looban FC); and Joel Villanueva (Malditos FC). BANFA General Secretary Robby Roluna credited Vice Mayor Fortun’s effort in “facelifting” the football community in Butuan City and Agusan del Norte. For his part, the vice mayor thanked the presidents of different football clubs for their support e ve n h a s h e vowe d to continue the programs that he has started, in co ord i nat i on w it h t he PFF. (Eldie N. David and Glenn C. Amarille, Voce M a y o r ’s O f f i c e / L G U Butuan/PIA-Caraga/asf )
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R12 OFW desk officers undergo customer service training By Oliver Ross V. Rivera KORONADAL City - Fifty-two Public OFW Desk Officers (PODO) from different provinces of Region 12 are participating in the two-day Customer Service Skills Training that started yesterday. Spearheaded by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA12), in coordination with Power Coach Workshop, the training is being conducted at Lemlunay Beach Resort in Maasim, Saranggani Province. Programs and Services Division OICcharge Marilou M. Sumalinog said the training is geared towards
maintaining a high profile service and to equip PODOs with capabilities in handling customer service as well. PODOs serve as representatives of OWWA and handle all concerns of OFWs from their respective areas. They give OFWs and their families better access and information to OWWA services and programs. Miss Sumalinog added that as of this year, all local governments in the region have an OFW help desk, covering the region’s four provinces, five cities and 45 municipalities. (ORVRivera-PIA12/asf )
DOLE holds 4-in-1 program orientation/workshop By: Alma L. Tingcang
PAGADIAN City - To enhance compliance to labor standards by adopting the “big brother/small brother approach”, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has conducted, November 19, an orientation on Kapatiran Work Improvement for Small Enterprises-Training and Advisory Visit (WISE-TAV.) DOLE-9 Assistant Regional Director Virginia L. Bonbon said the activity aimed to create awareness among small brothers on General Labor Standards and Occupational Safety and Health; promote and develop the spirit of brotherhood on gradual compliance with labor standards and thresh out issues and concerns that would greatly affect the attainment of program objectives.
Butuan to host 67th PICPA Annual National Convention By: Jennifer P. Gaitano BUTUAN CITY, -- The Philippine Institute of Certified Accountants (PICPA) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter will be hosting this year’s 67th Annual National Convention
(ANC) on November 28 to December 2, 2012 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. PICPA National President Atty. Josefe Sorrera-Ty said that PICPA is the accredited professional organization (APO) of CPAs by
the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and has been awarded thrice as PRC most outstanding APO from among other professional organizations. Through PICPA, the country is actively represented in the world’s major
"For this particular training, we have identified the big companies (big brothers), such as Robinsons Supermarket, Citi Hardware and Sam's Fast Food, whose corporate social responsibilities are geared toward helping the small establishments (small brothers) to be compliant with labor standards, through awareness and dialogue," Director Sisinio B. Cano explained. "This, in a way, is a paradigm shift, as we would like to promote a culture
of voluntary compliance for all establishments," Cano added. WISE-TAV program and Establishing a Safe and Healthy Workplace were discussed by Camilo A. Encila Jr.; Productivity by Lourdes B. Amores and General Labor Standards. By Fortunato A. Magsayo. The orientation/workshop would eventually help businessmen to comply with safety and health standards set by DOLE. (JPA/ALTPIA9/Zambo Sur/asf )
STATE OF CHILDREN – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Suharto T. Mangudadatu, Al Hadj deliers his State of the Children’s Report highlighting the 39th Foundation Anniversary of the province.. The 11th Provincial Children’s Congress was held at the Sultan Kudarat Sports and Cultural Center, November 15. (Sultan Kudarat Province/EBdelaCruz/RTLacibal-PIA 12/asf)
accounting bodies. Foremost among these international organizations is the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the broad objective which is the development and enhancement of a well coordinated worldwide accountancy
profession functioning under harmonized standards. “82 years have passed, PICPA has continued to be faithful to its mission to enhance the integrity of the accountancy profession, serve the best interest of its members and other
stakeholders, and contribute to the attainment of the country’s national objectives,” said Ty. Ty added that some 2,500 participants nationwide are expected to join in the big event. PICPA / page 10
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FROM rising painters, to trailblazing printmakers, to national artists — the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has served as a “great patron” to them all. The Bangko Sentral is considered “unique” as a public institution because of its exceptional collection of paintings spanning more than two centuries, according to the Committee on BSP Artwork and Paintings (CBAP). The BSP’s art collection started under the term of Governor Gregorio S. Licaros. Paintings were then acquired to adorn the former Central Bank of the Philippines’ new offices on Roxas Boulevard. The collected works grew significantly under former Governor Jaime C. Laya, who expanded the Bank’s art collection to include decorative arts (pre-colonial gold and pottery). The CBAP added that during the terms of former BSP Governor Rafael B. Buenaventura and present Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr., the Committee started the inventory of the BSP art collection and published the books “Tanaw: Perspectives on the BSP Painting Collection” and “Tanaw: Catalog of the BSP Painting Collection.” It was under the term of Tetangco that the BSP’s biennial art competition (“Tanaw: the BSP Art Competition”) and its art acquisition program were launched. “We believe that the BSP as an established storehouse of Philippine culture should continue to serve as its guardian,” the CBAP said. The country’s 14 National Artists for visual arts (two for sculpture, 12 for painting) are represented in the BSP collection. Fernando Amorsolo leads the pack, with 28 of his paintings now with the BSP. Hernando R. Ocampo comes second, with 27 paintings. The other National Artists with artworks included in the BSP collection are: Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Guillermo Tolentino, Napoleon Abueva, Victorio Edades,
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Is today your last THINK a minute. Have you ever heard anyone who was dying say: “I wish I had spent more time at the office!” I doubt it. If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, how would you live your last 24 hours? Would you party until you drop and try not to think about your own death? Would you be filled with fear or anger at God? Would you do everything you could so your family could go on without you? Those people who died on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center in New York City never knew they were going to die when they woke up that morning. People who suddenly die in car accidents or drown in the ocean never know they’re going to die that day.
Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst Sixteen years ago my family celebrated Christmas in America, and the next day my father left on a business trip to the Philippines as he had done for 27 years. But this time he never came back. Just a few weeks later, he died from pneumonia in Hawaii. My father had no idea he would never come home. And neither did we. You see, this is why we must live today like it’s our
last—because it just might be! Maybe you need to get things right in your life. Maybe you need to ask someone’s forgiveness; or you need to forgive someone else who wronged and hurt you. Do it now. Don’t wait another day. For your own peace and safety, free yourself from the sin of unforgiveness. Jesus Himself said that our unforgiveness will stop you and me from receiving God’s forgiveness. Or maybe
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WE wrote that the heart of the country’s problem boils down to ‘politics.’ Because of politics, this country cannot move on. We do not have to go elsewhere to justify our claim that politics is the culprit that makes this country stagnant. While the political hostility is intense in the national government, politics in the local arena crawls in the trail of enmity like a searing heat of a volcanic magma. Cris Diaz Politicians do everything to sway people to their side. Their viral nitpicking characters spread in the pages of periodicals and air lanes. More often, innocent persons and individuals become sacrificial objects of their outrageous wickedness. For example, the ‘Maguindanao massacre’ on Nov. arts | page 10 23, 2009 in a remote village of Ampatuan in Southern Philippines obviously demonstrated the devilish nature of local politics in the country. The execution of innocent civilians and writers who were part of the entourage in that carnage was the blackest in the country’s history in www.mindanaodailybalita.com politics and of the press. Although not physical in context, the semblance of ‘Maguindanao massacre’ occurs in the country, in the The Mindanao Daily NEWS (mdn) form of calibrated black propaganda especially during newspaper is published daily at Door 2,
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you’ve been dishonest, lied, cheated and stolen from someone. Friend, it does not matter what you’ve done wrong, do what you need to do to make it right today—before it’s too late. If you died tonight, are you 100% sure that you’re right with God your Maker and Judge? If today is your last, do you know for certain that you would go to heaven? If not, you can be sure right now. Just ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for all your wrongs and living your own way. Then ask Him to take charge of your life today and every day. That’s the only way you can be safe and sure you’re ready to die every day until your very last one. Just Think a Minute.
election season. These schemes subtly aimed at destroying personal and family reputations when an election nears. Journalists in the broadcast and newspaper industry get anonymous threats - they are tagged as ‘propagandists,’ ‘paid hacks,’ and ‘lackeys of politicians,’ to name a few. These allegations and insinuations are expressed in multi-faceted forms. Sometimes the scary thought of betrayal and treachery among politicians, friends, and accomplishes are too dreadful for comfort. Worse, others are silenced six feet below the ground. That was what the ‘Maguindanao massacre’ all about. As expressed in most political views, paying political support and not of ‘greatness and nobility of mind’ is the only way to win in an election in the country. The reason, perhaps, that loyalty among political followers is temporary. That friendship and following obtained in exchange of silver become unreliable in times of dire need. This argument compels any politician to ‘buy votes.’ The crux of the matter is followers gained out of monetary consideration are naturally provisional. In other words, politicians are not beholden to their constituents anymore. Under this condition, the constituents are deprived of freedom to complain. In addition, the electorates have lost the moral ascendancy to question the affairs of their government. React: crisguardian@yahoo.com
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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in John 15:6, the Holy Bible). MINDANAO DAILY NEWS -oooPublisher BOTHERING REACMER M. SUDARIA TIONS ABOUT THE END Manager ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA BY BISHOPS: I am bothered Finance Manager by the way that Iloilo ArchRUEL V. PELONE ALLAN M. MEDIANTE bishop Angel Lagdameo Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor and Batangas Bishop RaJOE DEL PEURTO FELICILDA melanie rivera Managing Editor mon Arguelles responded Advertising to claims that the world is CRIS DIAZ Associate Editor ending by December 21, albert molit SHAUN ALEJANDRAE UY 2012. Indeed, both of them Circulation Sports & Lifestyle Editor are correct that no one can BEN ARCHE jun escuadro really say that the end is to Regional Editor-DAVAO RIZA O. ARES come on that day, for nothpat samonte LIEZL A. DELOSO Regional Editor-Caraga ing has been invented yet JOE PALABAO AL JACINTO to predict the actual date of Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Zamboanga the end of the world. Marketing Consultants gerry lee gorit But, it is totally misPhoto Journalists ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI placed to treat this matter Uriel C. Quilinguing atty. roberto a. cantago jr. Editorial Consultant as if it is not going to physiLegal Counsels
Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio cally happen, as Lagdameo and Arguelles are trying to project, and thereby induce a false sense of security among the people, especially those who are no longer reading the Bible and are no longer obeying God’s commands. The end is coming and, although no one knows the exact time and date, and even if many are wishing it will not happen, it is definitely going to occur. -oooYES BISHOPS, THE END WILL COME, NO MATTER WHAT: What is my basis for saying that
the world will end at some point in time? I can point to what many may call as scientific bases, especially the undeniable truth that everything not only have their beginnings but, more so, their end. This world as we know it had a beginning, no matter how this may have occurred. But just like any other thing in the whole universe, it will have its end. Over and above these scientific bases, however, are the Biblical verses that point to the end of the world. While many may scoff at the Bible and its predic-
tions of the end, we cannot ignore the fact that many of the things that it predicted and warned about that will happen indeed already took place, at one time or another, quite accurately. There is therefore sufficient basis for someone like me, who believes in God and in His Bible, to believe that the end of the world is going to come, not in the manner that Lagdameo and Arguelles described or wished it would be, but exactly in the way that the Bible said it will be, and that, if we are to be concerned that we do not suffer the tribulation that the end will bring, we should strive to know and then obey God’s admonitions about this ending. -oooTHE END OF THE WORLD IS “RIGHT AT FIRE | page 10
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Aquino govt policies, politics, inaction delay justice for Maguindanao martyrs Unity statement on the third year since the Ampatuan massacre, and second international day to end impunity THE FAMILIES of the 58 victims of the Nov. 23, 2009 Ampatuan Massacre are starting to lose hope in the justice system, and the government has only itself to blame. As we commemorate the third anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre, where 32 journalists and media workers were among the murdered, only two of the eight Ampatuan clan members in jail have been arraigned. Some witnesses have died. Some relatives of the victims have fled their hometowns following receipt of death threats. In August 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III promised five crucial reforms to help speed up the quest for justice. Among these were improvements to the Witness Protection Program, the formation of quick-response teams to investigate media killings, measures to speed up the
pace of the trial, and a review of the Rules of Court to mitigate possible abuse and manipulation. The problems raised are hardly imaginary. As a Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) study shows, some 100 warlords continue to rule areas in the country that have chalked up the most number of media killings. Even as fear of reprisals continue to haunt witnesses and plaintiffs in the case, the government of Mr. Aquino and other major political parties in the country have embraced the Ampatuan clan. At least 72 Ampatuan clan members are candidates in the May 2013 elections, nine of them running under the Liberal Party, and 34 others under the United Nationalist Alliance of Vice President Jejomar Binay. The big number of candidates from the clan bares an
intact financial and power infrastructure. In fact, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) shows that Andal Ampatuan Jr. has managed to sell eight prime properties, an outrage when the government has pledged to forfeit wealth that multiplied many times as the clan consolidated its powers with help from successive administrations that wooed the clan’s formidable voting machine. Nov. 23 is also the International Day to end Impunity. A Southeast Asian Press Alliance report shows the Philippines, supposedly the region’s most vibrant democracy, remains the most dangerous place for journalists. A total of 153 journalists have been killed since 1986. Of these, at least 14 had been murdered during the administration of Mr. Aquino. Of the total cases, only 10 cases have
won partial convictions. No mastermind has ever been brought to trial. A survey of all cases of media killings will show that half of the suspects are state actors – policemen, soldiers, and elected officials. The Aquino administration’s embrace of a clan long known for warlordism only highlights how state policy can fuel impunity. Aside from the killings, Mr. Aquino has consistently exhibited a penchant for proposals to curtail press freedom and freedom of expression. Despite his avowed pledge to implement “tuwid na daan,” he has reneged on a promise to prioritize the passage of the Freedom of Information bill – an initiative that could help his government fulfil its promise to rid the country of corruption. What he has supported MARTYRS | page 10
PH: A mockery of justice after Maguindanao? Amnesty International is deeply concerned that three years on from the Maguindanao massacre the Philippines has failed to ensure that justice is swiftly and fairly served. Since 23 November 2009 almost half the 197 suspects for whom arrest warrants have been issued remain at large, no prosecution has been concluded, nor perpetrator convicted, and at least six witnesses to the massacre and their families have themselves been killed. Alijol Ampatuan, who according to prosecutors was willing to identify perpetrators, was shot at close range this February. Esmail Amil Enog, who testified in court that he had been a driver for gunmen implicated in the massacre, was found chain-sawed into pieces after disappearing in May. That same month a prospective state witness, police officer Hernanie Decipulo died in police custody. His death was reported as a suicide. Another prospective state witness, Suwaib Upham, was killed in 2010. In June, the police reported that three relatives of witnesses have also been killed. Myrna Reblando, the widow of a journalist who was killed, was compelled to leave the country fearing for her safety after receiving credible threats in 2011. In October 2012, the UN Human Rights Committee concluded that “the Philippine government should ensure the full protection of witnesses by increasing the effectiveness of the witness protection program” and that authorities should “fully investigate cases of killings and suspected intimidation of witnesses to put an end to the climate of fear that plagues investigation and prosecution.” Amnesty International fully supports this statement and urges the Philippine authorities to also extend protection to relatives of massacre victims mockery | page 10
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Davao tribesmen flee village due to NPA threats, says military By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News, Zamboanga
DAVAO City––Dozens of tribesmen in Davao City in the southern Philippines have fled their homes following threats by communist rebels, the military said Friday. It said New People’s Army rebels have accused tribesmen of passing information to the military about the communist group. At least 17 indigenous families have sought safe refuge in the village of Marilog. The rebels, led by Leoncio Pitao, were also forcing the villagers to join antigovernment rallies to protest the presence of government troops in the area, according to an army statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner. “We see how the NPAs
jeopardize the safety of these families who are living peacefully in the area,” said Lt. Col. Edgar Nigos, commander of the 84th Infantry Battalion. He said villagers should denounce the presence of rebels in the area instead of the military. “It is our mandate to protect the people and not to harm them. That’s why we would like to encourage everyone specially the government leaders to condemn the presence of the NPAs so that we can all live peacefully,” he said. There was no immediate statement from the NPA, which is fighting for the establishment of a separate Maoist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
San Isidro town tops in BPLS compliance By Ben D. Arche of Mindanao Daily News, Davao
DAVAO City––The municipal government of San Isidro in Davao Oriental province has been cited by the Regional Office XI of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as the leading local government unit (LGU) among the municipalities in the region to have satisfactorily complied with the business permit and licensing system (BPLS) standards. Sarry L. Kinoc, DTI development specialist and BPLS focal person, said the San Isidro LGU has adopted the standards on trimming down the processing steps, town | page 10
Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez delivers his speech last Saturday to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club. He announced the approval by the NHA of allocating 3 hectares in Gusa for 300 houses exclusively for media members who were Sendong flood victims. Also in photo are COPC President Monsignor Elmer Abacahin, SSJV., past presidents Allan Mediante, Ching Calub and Atty. August “Titots” Neri, Jr.
‘Abu’ suspect in abducting six Jehovah’s Witness nab ZAMBOANGA City––Combined military and police forces have arrested a suspected Abu Sayyaf member involved in the 2002 kidnapping of six Jehovah’s Witness in the island province of Sulu, a military official disclosed Saturday. Capt. Alberto Caber, information officer of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, said the suspect was arrested around 11:20 a.m. Friday in Barangay Tulungatung, 17 kilometers west of this city. Arrested was Walid Amping, alias ‘Tuma,’ who was arrested on the strength of warrants of arrest for six counts of kidnapping and
Campaign vs. private armed groups continue THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) continues its campaign against private armed groups in the country in preparation for the election next year. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda disclosed that the DILG, the Armed Forces, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) has agreed to work together in sustaining the campaign against private armed groups. The Palace spokesperson made the disclosure
in response to criticism about the government’s failure to dismantle private armed groups in the country particularly after the country marked last week the third year of the Maguindanao massacre where several media men were killed. On November 23, 2009, some 200 armed men forced the group of 58 people – 20 Mangudadatu relatives and supporters in Maguindanao, 32 journalists and media workers, and six passersby – off the highway
serious illegal detention with no bail recommended issued by a Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 266. Amping also has warrants of arrest for murder issued by a Zamboanga City Court, according to Caber. He said that Amping was involved in the kidnapping of six Jehovah’s Witnesses on August of 2002 in the municipal town of Patikul in Sulu. The victims--four females and two males--were on a door-to-door sale of comestic products when the Abu Sayyaf bandits seized them. The bandits beheaded the two male hostages, whose bodies were found a
day after they were kidnapped. The rest of the hostages were rescued after weeks of military operations against the Abu Sayyaf bandits in the province of Sulu. Amping was arrested a day after another Abu Sayyaf member was arrested by the government forces. Arrested on Thursday was Abu Jaid, alias ‘Ajing,’ who was arrested on the strength of warrant of arrest at Port of Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province. Jaid was involved in the 2001 kidnapping and beheading of two workers of the Golden Harvest Plantation in Barangay Tairan in Lantawan, Basilan.
near Ampatuan town and executed them. The Maguindanao massacre brought to light the dangers posed by private armies, militias, and paramilitaries in the peace and order situation in the Philippines. Several members of the Ampatuan clan, the alleged perpetrators, are now in jail and on trial for the massacre. Out of 197 identified suspects, the government Members of the Emergency Response Team of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction has arrested 99. The rest Management Council of Compostela Valley Province and its counterpart in the municipal remains at large. level conduct rescue operation training using new life-saving boats in a swollen river of a town in the province. Photo by Ben D. Arche
City execs set peace confab to address killings in Cotabato C O TA B AT O C i t y – – Alarmed by the series of killings in the city, the Sangguniang Panglungsod, chaired by Cotabato City Vice Mayor Muslimin Sema has called for a MultiSectoral Peace and Order Summit on November 29. “This is to assess and
mitigate the security threats that continue to haunt the city residents, especially the spate of killings many of which remained unresolved,” Sema told reporters. The City Council has passed Resolution No. 5214 which was forwarded to Mayor Japal Guiani for ap-
proval calling for the 6th Infantry Division to include the city in its area of operation and send troops to augment the security forces in the area. S ema’s c a l l for t he summit was triggered by a privilege speech by Majority Floor Leader Wilfrido
Bueno who raised the alarm signal on the spate of killings in the city. The latest victims of senseless killings were Filipino-Chinese businessman Antonio Cua Cok, owner of Ocean’s Best Restaurant; and former Barangay Poblacion 3 chair Antonio Mendoza
who was shot in front of the Iglesia ni Cristo Church along De Mazenod Avenue. “Let the Sangguniang Panlungsod spearhead a summit of the leaders of the city to address the peace and order problem,” Sema said. Sema said he was alarmed that crimes perpetrated in
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Govt troops capture Sayyaf rebel in 2002 kidnap of Christian missionaries By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News, Zamboanga
PAGADIAN City––Philippine authorities captured an Abu Sayyaf rebel in his hideout in Zamboanga City
for the 2002 kidnappings of Christian missionaries in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Saturday. Officials said the rebel, who was only identified by his alias Tuma, is implicated to the kidnappings of 6 mem-
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bers of the Jehova’s Witness in Patikul town. “ The operation was launched by combined elements from the (Army’s) Task Force-Zamboanga, the Air Force and Zamboanga police and this resulted to the arrest of Tuma who is wanted for kidnappings, among other charges,” Capt. Alberto Caber, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, told the Mindanao Examiner. He said the rebel was captured in his hideout in the village of Tulungatung on Friday after security forces tracked him down. Maj. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, the regional army
commander, said the capture of Tuma was the result of the Oplan Bayanihan, a codename for the government’s Internal Peace and Security Plan. “As long as there are strong IPSP supporters in our localities, we are confident in hunt against lawless group,” Cruz said. In September, army soldiers in nearby Zamboanga del Norte province also captured two Abu Sayyaf rebels implicated in the kidnapping of 21 people, including three US citizens, from a posh Filipino resort in the 2001. The two men – Imam Pai and Aling – were captured
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THE DOOR”: Indeed, Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, was categorical in saying that no one, except the Father in heaven, knows the day and hour of the end. But, He was also firm in saying that when the signs He mentioned have already happened, then the end is certainly and inevitably going to come. In Matthew 24:32-33, Jesus said: “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.” In Matthew 24:1-31, Jesus listed all the “things” which are the signs of the coming end. How is the end going to come? There are many Biblical passages that describe the end, but my favorite are Malachi 3:19 (for the Catholic bible) or 4:1 (for the New International Version), and 2 Peter 3:10-12. In all these, the end is described as a “burning furnace”, a day of fire where everything---and everyone---will be burned. Malachi 4:1 says: “…`Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,’ says the Lord Almighty. `Not a root or a branch will be left to them’...” Can anyone escape this fiery end? Yes, but they will have to become Children of God, Blood Kin of the Christ first. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@ yahoo.com
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Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, Arturo Luz, J. Elizalde Navarro, Ang Kiukok, Jose Joya, Benedicto Cabrera, and Abdulmari Imao. The BSP also has 10 of the “Thirteen Moderns” in its collection. The “Thirteen Moderns,” spearheaded by Victorio Edades, was an attempt to form a cohesive unit of artists who were in search of a modern style. Edades, who has eight of his works with the BSP, had helped organize the University of Santo Tomas Department of Architecture in 1930. He was appointed Director of the UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts in 1935. Edades patterned the Fine Arts curriculum after American courses and included Western and Oriental art history, foreign languages, and optional science subjects such as zoology and botany (aside from the standard subjects such as drawing, painting and composition). “It was under the stewardship of Edades that UST became foremost in modern
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art, while the University of the Philippines remained the bastion of conservative art under Fernando Amorsolo,” the CBAP said. Artists from the “Thirteen Moderns” whose works are represented in the collection include Edades, Demetrio Diego, Carlos Francisco, Cesar Legaspi, Diosdado Lorenzo, Anita MagsaysayHo, Vicente Manansala, Galo B. Ocampo, Hernando R. Ocampo, and Ricarte Purugganan. The Cultural Center of the Philippines has honored this pioneering group by naming its art awards the “Thirteen Artists Award”— originally conceived to support experimental art in the Philippines. At present, the CBAP explained that it has become a triennial program that nurtures and promotes artistic excellence by recognizing progressive and innovative art. --My book “Central Banking for Every Juan and Maria” is now available at Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City. You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com
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Executive Director Ramon Lopez and Dr. Enerico Sampang Jr. led the ribboncutting ceremony. Concepcion and Mrs. Villar led the lineup of speakers and resource persons. The Former Las Pinas Representative emphasized the important role and contribution of OFWs in the country in her speech as she encouraged OFWs and their beneficiaries to handle their salaries and the remittance they receive. “Gusto namin maunawaan at tandaan ng ating mga OFWs at ng kanilang mga pamilya: ang pagiging masinop ay mahalaga upang hindi masayang ang pinagpaguran ninyo o ng inyong mga mahal sa buhay. Ang maganda sana ay kung inyong mapalago ang anumang kinikita mula sa paghahanap-buhay sa ibang bansa [We want to remind OFWs and help their families understand that handling their finances or salaries well is very important, so whatever they have worked hard for will not go to waste. It is even better if they can make their earnings from abroad grow through proper investment such as venturing into a business of their own,” cited Villar. “ Tagumpay For um”, which delves on the challenges and triumphs by OFWs turned entrepreneurs, who have persevered, passionately believing they can succeed, was among the highlights of the event. Former OFWs Mike Casas, Annie Sitjar and Cherry Yack shared their experiences and the challenges they faced before becoming successful in their chosen businesses. Casas has embarked on bottled
sardines while Sitjar and Yack ventured into a poultry business. “Starting small, they’re now making good money while enjoying life with their loved ones in the country. And so, there’s no need for them to work abroad, and this is what the Villar Foundation together with GoNegosyo have been espousing, giving our OFWs and their families an option to earn a living,” noted Villar. She said the Villar Foundation and GoNegosyo will be behind them in their endeavour and struggle. “We will help you to make it happen. We are committed to help you start it off,” assured Villar. Henry Tenedero talked about entrepreneurial mindset dubbed as “Tamang Pananaw Para sa Negosyong Hataw”. Ivy Hayagan of Tindahan ni Aling Puring and Willing Camarillo of Finds Convenience tackled spotting business opportunities under the theme “ Maghanap ng Negosyong Hot na Hot.” Dean Pax Lapid and Richie Cuna discussed financial literacy and how to start a business. Raju Mandhyan of Vista Land and Terso Sahilan of Tech Pacific College discussed “Skills Up”. Speakers from other exhibitors and sponsors, such as Avon and Fern-C (food supplement), discussed other earning opportunities in dealership or distributorship. Lucky participants also won raffle prizes including a house and lot from Camella Homes, motorcycles from Motortrade, sari-sari stores from Puregold and Finds Convenience Store, Kettle Corn machines from RFM Corp. and dealership kit from Fern-C among many more.
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facility in the cities of Batangas, Cagayan de Oro and Iloilo, it will be scaled and expanded to additional cities in subsequent years. Steele expressed optimism that this increased access to credit would encourage the creation of more businesses and translate to more income and employment opportunities for Filipinos. An integral part of the U.S-Philippines Partnership for Growth (PFG), the CDI aims to develop secondary cities as economic growth areas. “Cities can serve as centers for industrial production, delivery of essential services, marketing and distribution points, and gateways for trade and investment that effectively link the rural sector to the urban economy,” said Steele. Apart from this credit facility, the USAID CDI is supporting high-growth industries in the area of human resource development in a bid to promote economic growth. Steele said the agency has partnered with the Philip-
pine Business for Education (PBEd) to provide support to establish or strengthen industry-academe partnerships in the CDI sites. “Not only will this address the gap between market demand and skills production, this will also spur science, technology and innovation, especially in the manufacturing and agri-business sectors,” she said.
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“With this upcoming event, we are helping Butuan City to be known by our guests from other regions and officials from the World Bank, and we are also helping our local hotels and pension houses raise additional income,” she said. Ty also cited that they have been promoting the local products of Butuan whenever they attend activities in the different countries in the world. ANC co-chair Rowena Tabada also said that the ‘Balanghai’ which represents the event’s logo was chosen because it is a symbol of Ethics and Excellence enshrined in the Filipinos as early as pre-colonial times. “It is the earliest evidence of that early Filipino were already excellent traders. The Balanghais were used in keeping good business between the local people of Butuan and traders from the kingdoms within the regions,” she said.(JPG/ PIA-Caraga)
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who risk reprisal, intimidation and bribes. Protection should include regular monitoring and communication with all the families and witnesses. For those who have received credible threats or are otherwise in danger, the authorities must provide security escorts or other means of ensuring their safety. Trials in the civil and criminal cases are ongoing at a Quezon City Regional Trial Court. However, there have been several delays and setbacks and most of the court proceedings have been bail hearings. Three years on from the massacre, and the substance of the cases has barely been touched. In a more positive move, the Supreme Court initiated the use of judicial affidavits in the civil action case, allowing majority of the victim-complainants to testify through them. Amnesty International urges the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to further initiate judicial remedies to expedite progress in the civil and criminal cases. Meanwhile the Department of Interior and Local Government has yet to complete administrative proceedings against the 62 police officers implicated in the killings. Amnesty International calls on President Aquino to
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use his executive authority to push for the resolution of all administrative cases of all government officials implicated in the massacre. Three days after election-related Maguindanao massacre in 2009, thenpresidential candidate Aquino pledged to revoke Executive Order 546, which authorizes the police and its auxiliaries to act as “force multipliers.” After his election as president, Aquino backtracked on this promise in November 2010. In 2013 the Philippines will be holding national elections, including in Mindanao. According to the Philippine National Police, at least 60 private armed groups have not been dismantled and are at risk of using violence to influence the outcome of the elections. State-sponsored armed groups including police auxiliaries, Civilian Volunteer Organizations and the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit, continue to operate. Amnesty International reiterates its call to President Aquino to revoke Executive Order 546 immediately in order to prevent renewed human rights violations in the run-up to the May 2013 elections. On this third anniversary, the Maguindanao massacre has become an emblem of impunity for unlawful killings in the Philippines. The families of those killed nevertheless fight on for justice, despite dwindling resources and threats to their life. It is high time for the Philippine authorities to fully abide by their obligations under international human rights law and ensure effective remedy for victims of the Maguindanao massacre and their families. Background The full impact of government support for the private armed groups of local politicians became starkly clear on 23 November 2009, when 57 people, including 32 journalists, travelling in an election convoy were massacred in what has been repeatedly described by media groups as ‘the world’s largest ever single attack on journalists’. The victims were brutally killed and dumped in a mass grave on a hillside in the town of Ampatuan in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao. Those killed were on their way to witness the filing of candidacy for a local politician when they were stopped by over 100 armed men. Leaders of the powerful Ampatuan clan, many of them elected government officials, have been charged in connection with the killings but no prosecutions have been concluded. The clan’s private armed group and members of the local police and military are likewise implicated in the murder case.
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instead is the patently unconstitutional Cybercrime Prevention Act, a law which grants the state draconian powers to crack down on dissent and critical expression on digital space. Lately, the President has even mentioned in glowing terms the Right to Reply initiative, which would force the press to hand over its space to the whims of politicians and other powerful individuals and groups seeking to manage the flow of information. Taken together, the acts of commission and omission by the Aquino administration betray sheer lip service to justice and press freedom, and a dangerous tendency to sacrifice both to the exigencies of power. Signed: Center for Community Journalism and Development Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Philippine Press Institute University of the Philippines-College of Mass Communication
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provide information on the identities and whereabout of those involved in the killings. Aside from representatives of law enforcement agencies, also invited were local government officials, heads of non government organizations and other stakeholders. In his privilege speech, Bueno said the crime volume in the city has ballooned from 391 in January to October 2011 to 414 in the same period this year. Sema said concrete actions must be taken to prevent further violence in the city that may discourage investors. While the national government is addressing a bigger security problem such as rebellion, he said petty crimes that have been a daily occurrence in the city must be given equal time.
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number of signatories and time in the issuance of business permit. The LGU has reduced the processing steps from four hours to 27 minutes with only one signatory to applicant who had already completed the pre-required documents. To support the system, Kinoc added the LGU passed an ordinance institutionalizing it and the chief executive issued an order establishing the joint inspection team. The DTI recently evaluated at least 20 local government units including Davao City which were given trainings on BPLS last year.
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Labor groups ask government to fully implement labor laws department’s inspectors,” should step into the picture to make enforcement localhe said. National Labor Union ized,” he said. Kilusang Mayo Uno napresident Dave Diwa supports the bid for stricter tional chairperson Elmer monitoring as he said the Labog echoed his colleagues’ business sector’s compliance call for stricter monitoring, with labor laws is “almost noting workers nationwide continue suffering from nil.” He also noted the labor below-cost of living wages. “A study shows the Phildepartment lacks personnel tasked with monitoring ippines is the world’s third compliance, making it dif- top nation with the lowest ficult to enforce labor laws. wages,” he said. He noted the present“There are about 800,000 small, medium and large day daily minimum wage business establishments of PhP426 is lower than nationwide and only about the PhP993 cost of living ZAMBOANGA City––Police arrested one of two gunmen 200 inspectors so LGUs allowance indicated in nonwho shot dead a collector of the Republic Biscuit Corporation in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. Police said a witness pointed to the suspect, who was a former marine soldier, as behind the Nov. 16 killing graphic details (1) of Burlyn Romulo Justiniani. The suspect denied involvement in the murder, but area graph line circle group mean chart column policemen recovered the bag of Justiniani in the house bar index median central curve of the ex-soldier in Zamboanga City. Two other men limit data who were earlier arrested by the police on suspicion they were the assailants had been freed by authorities. Justiniani was riding a motorcycle when shot at noontime by one of two assailants tailing him along Nunez Extension near the Ciudad Medical Hospital. The gunmen took the victim’s bag containing an undetermined amount of money before escaping. Justiniani was rushed to the hospital, but security guards said the victim, who worked as a collector for Republic Biscuit Corporation, succumbed to his wounds. Police said it recovered the motorcycle used by the gunmen in their escape in the village of Upper Calarian. It said robbery was likely motive of the killing. (Mindanao Examiner) LABOR leaders want local government units nationwide to help raise the business sector’s compliance with Philippine labor laws. “LGUs shouldn’t issue business permits unless establishments applying for these comply with such laws including those on wages,” Lakas Manggagawa Labor Center Secretary-General
Terry Tuazon said. He said LGUs must require an establishment’s business permit application to include certification of compliance with the country’s labor laws so authorities concerned can verify such claim and act accordingly if proven untrue. “There must be an audit by LGUs and the labor
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\decades. The family ruled through a “private army” of 2,000 to 5,000 armed men comprised of government-supported militia, local police, and military personnel. Mangudadatu had posed a political threat to the Ampatuans, hence the plot to stop him from running, according to witnesses at the trial. Mangudadatu is now governor of Maguindanao. T he Hu man R i g ht s Watch said the trial so far has mostly concerned the 56 bail petitions filed before the court. The prosecution has yet to complete its presentation of evidence and witnesses. “Relatives of victims have alleged that they have
faced threats, intimidation, and bribery, allegedly from Ampatuan supporters; one of the widows decided to leave the Philippines this year out of fear. Since the massacre, lawyers for Mangudadatu said at least three actual or potential witnesses have been killed, including an Ampatuan militia member named Suwaib Upham who had agreed to testify and who had sought witness protection that never materialized,” it said. In November, the Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking live television coverage of the trial. Relatives of victims told Human Rights Watch that they had hoped showing live coverage would lend transparency to the proceedings and encourage the court to expedite hearings. (Mindanao Examiner)
ers are particularly in a disadvantaged position. “Majority of them receive wages and benefits that are much less than what their male counterparts receive,” he said.
government organization Ibon Foundation’s research findings. “The Constitution says workers are entitled to receive living wages,” he said. Labog said women work-
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