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l 13 cops hurt in clash with rallyists at University of Southern Mindanao By Malu Cadelina-Manar KABACAN, North Cotabato (MindaNews ) – Thirteen cops, all assigned at the Cotabato Provincial Police Office (CPP0), were injured when they engaged in a scuffle rallyists outside the campus of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) here around 3 a.m. today (Wednesday), a police official said. Sr. Supt. Danny Peralta, CPPO director, said their men were sent to the university located along the USM Avenue in the Poblacion to open the main gate so that the 12,000 college students and teachers can enter the school premises today. “But they were met with so much force and violence by the protesters so they also
had to protect themselves,” said Peralta. Of the 13 injured cops, seven of them were sent to the Kabacan Medical Specialist Center. They were identified as Ronald Abayasa, Bryan Valdez, Danilo Saburnito, Gerald Taniala, and Elmer Dizon, all with a rank of Police Officer 1; and Richard Balyesta and John Concepcion, both Police Officer 2. Supt. Leo Ajero, chief of the Kabacan PNP, said most of their men sustained injuries from stones thrown by the protesters and wood with nails on it. The police arrested four rallyists after they recovered from them bladed weapons. Ajero said they immediately detained the suspects BLOODY | page 10
Region 12 is top performer in PNoy lauds Villar’s dependability as a public servant World Bank-assisted MRDP VILLAR PROCALAMATION with TEAM PNOY - Senatorial candidate Cynthia Villar with LP senatorial candidates raising hands with President Noynoy Aquino in the recent proclamation rally in Manila. (file photo)
President Noynoy Aquino ,in describing Cynthia Villar during the proclamation rally of Team PNoy at Plaza Miranda lauded her extraordinary efforts in uplifting the economic livelihood of the poor. "Si Cynthia Villar: ang
ating Misis Hanep Buhay; mula Kamara, ihahatid niya sa Senado ang pagbibigayhanapbuhay sa ating mga kababayan, lalo na sa mga inang nangangailangan. Alay niya ay biyaya sa mga walang-wala, gagawing hanep ni Cynthia ang
buhay ng mas marami pa nating kababayan. At idagdag ko lang po, noong siya po, bilang may bahay ng ating dating Speaker Manny Villar, noong ako po’y bagong Kongresista, tumayo po—‘wag pong mamasamain—parang ina na
rin po namin. Nag-aruga, nagturo po sa amin, at masasabi ko ho sa inyo ni kailan man, hindi po baluktot mag salita ang Cynthia Villar, maasahan ang kanyang salita." The LP proclamation drew a huge crowd.
W. Mindanao cops cited for efficient gun ban drive ZAMBOANGA CITY (Al Jacinto) – Police authorities in Western Mindanao awarded 15 officers and lawmen for their outstanding accomplishments in the implementation of the total gun ban in Zamboanga Peninsula. Regional police director Chief Superintendent Juan-
ito Vaño, Jr. commended the awardees for a “job well done” in the implementation of the six-month gun ban ordered by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to ensure peaceful local and national polls in May. Hundreds of illegal weapons had been seized by policemen in various check-
points in the region since the ban began in January. Lawyer Francisco Pobe, COMELEC regional director, who was the guest of honor and speaker during the awarding ceremony held at the regional police headquarters in the village of Mercedes also praised the police officers.
Regional police spokesman Inspector Huesca said the awardees who attained highest accomplishment in the implementation of the COMELEC gun ban were Senior Superintendents James Mejia, officer-incharge of the Zamboanga del Norte Police Office; drive | page 10
By Allen V. Estabillo
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews)– Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region has emerged as the top implementer among Mindanao’s six regions of various socio-economic and development projects funded by the World Banksupported Mindanao Rural
Development Program– Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2) in the last two years. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the results of the MRDP-2’s yearend evaluation and assessment showed that Region 12’s four provinces were the program’s top performers bank | page 10
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PDEA, PNP confiscate more than P8-M of illegal drugs By Jasper Marie Oblina- includes shabu for P7,000 Rucat to P10,000 per gram, marijuana plants from P250 to C AG AYA N D E O R O P300 per piece and as low CITY, (PIA) -- The joint as P10 to P20 for marijuana operations of Philippine stick. Drug Enforcement Agency The Supply Reduction (PDEA) and Philippine Program of PDEA also alNational Police (PNP) in lows financial investigation Northern Mindanao has through the AMLC or Antiresulted to the confiscation Money Laundering Act. An of P8,778,280.85-worth of example is a suspect who illegal drugs particularly had nine bank accounts and had a deposit of P4.5 million shabu and marijuana in while another suspect had 2012. seven bank accounts worth Regional Director Emer- P8.9 million, revealed the son L. Margate of PDEA- director. 10 has reported that this We also do interdictions was made possible with through air and sea port and joined efforts of other law bus and jeepney terminals, enforcement agencies and said director Margate. And have grey hound operation local government units. PDEA and PNP arrest- on a monthly basis and ed 552 persons the previ- unannounced mandatory drug testing, he added. ous year. Also, there were The agency also con517 operations conducted ducted 314 lectures with 42, including that of PDEA, 141 participants last year. PNP, and joint operations Achievements of PDEA while 465 of cases were filed include dismantling of 10 through the two agencies. drug dens; conviction and The prevailing market value sentence to life imprisonof dangerous drugs as of ment and arrest of a number 2012 according to Margate of pushers and suspects.
Sharing Books Students from the Simuay Junction Ele m ent a r y School in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao share books. Teachers said the student-teacher ratio in this public school is 70 to 1. Three to five students share books of learning. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
Never too old for love -Never too old for LoveAccompanied by her kasambahay, a senior citizen looks at the different flower arrangements at Gaston Park in Cagayan de Oro City February 14. ( By Froilan Gallardo)
Pag-IBIG Fund sets multiple celebrations on Valentines Day Multiple celebrations are set on Valentines Day at the Pag-IBIG Fund Malaybalay Extension Office (MEO). Aside from sponsoring the civil mass wedding on February 14, 2013, at the Cities of Malaybalay
and Valencia, Bukidnon; the Pag-IBIG Fund MEO blessing is also set on the same day. The Pag-IBIG Fund MEO recently moved to its new location at the Paz Building, Carbajal St., Malaybalay City, in the Province of Bukidnon. The MEO operates and serves a total of 62,313 members from the Province of Bukdinon, alone, complemented with manpower of 8 personnel, headed by Division Chief, AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased depositor Juan Lacban Abcede, who died on August 25, 2010. At the time of his death, he left Savings Deposit Accounts with the Philippine Veterans Bank Cagayan de Oro Branch under Savings Account Number 23020118276 with a balance of P 22,789.86 is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS made and entered into by and among the heirs of the deceased depositor namely; Virginia A. Balitaan, Apolinario O. Abcede, Teodoro O. Abcede, Nena A. Paderna, Severino O. Abcede, all of legal age, Filipino, and residents of Alicomohan, Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental. We hereby request the Philippine Veterans Bank Cagayan de Oro Branch to release the balance of the said deposit account in favor of Apolinario O. Abcede to transfer the balance of said deposit account in his name, as per Doc. No. 292; Page No. 60; Book No. 110; Series of 2013; under Notary Public of ATTY. EMMANUEL A. AKUT. MDN: FEB. 8, 15 & 22, 2013
Ms. Elizabeth Amarille. Furthermore, member borrowers applying for the Short-Term Loan (Calamity and Multi-Purpose) and Housing Loans (Retail and Developers Account) and member savers applying for their Provident Benefit Claims and may submit their documentary requirements at the aforementioned office. Moreover, queries on the member’s savings and loans can also be verified at the MEO. Other services at the MEO include the receipt of payments for members’ savings and/or loans and check disbursements on the members’ Provident Claims and loans. On the same day, PagIBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch’s Department Manager Ferdinand F. Saniel will sign a Memorandum of Agreement with Maramag Community Multi Purpose Cooperative’s (MACO MPC) Chairman of the Board, Mr. Calixto D.S. Daquiado. Through the MOA Signing, at least 1,000 members of MACO are expected to register as active members of Pag-IBIG Fund. MACO MPC began its operations since 1990. Their office is located at North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon.
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BUTUAN City – A member of the New People’s Army, who name is being withheld for security reasons, voluntarily surrendered to the 26th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, based in Brgy San Nicolas, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, Monday, February 11, this year. He was the leader of the Abe Squad, Platoon 1 of the Guerilla Front 34 of Southern Mindanao Regional Committee, responsible for several terroristic activities in the area. His decision to come down to the folds government was made after the series of symposiums and information drives conducted by the AFP, LGUs, LGAs and former NPAs in the province of
Agusan del Sur.\ He brought along with him his M16 firearm with one magazine and ammunitions. “Nagpasalamat ko sa tanang tawo nga nagpaluyo niining mga programa kay nahatagan ko og sakto nga tubag sa tanang mga isyu batok sa atong gobyerno. Nisurender ko kay dili na gyud kaya sa akong konsensiya nga makita ang atong mga igsoon diha
sa akong erya nga nagkalisud tungod sa among sigig pangayo og kwarta ug pagkaon nga ilang tabang sa kalihukan. (I thank all the people behind this program because I was given the right answers to the issues against the Government. I surrendered because I can no longer carry the burden of seeing the people in my area As of now, he further suffer from our extortion sad, “daghan pa gyud sa activities,” he said. akong mga kaubanan sa NPA ang gusto na monaog kay wala nay klaro ang among armadong pakigbisog.” (Many are still willing to surrender because we are already confused in our armed struggle) as revealed by the returnee during his interview.) Lt. Colonel Jose Leonard B Gille, commanding ming pool, a wake board officer of 26IB thanked his park, and commercial buildings that will include hotels and boutiques. In a public bidding held CAMP Rodriguez, Butuan last Jan. 16, 2013, J.D. Le- City - Cabadbaran police gaspi Construction was able rescued a two-year old child, to offer a complying bid for who was held hostage by the proposed construction his own father in Brgy. La in accordance to the Terms Union, Cabadbaran City, of Reference, Conceptual Agusan del Norte, Tuesday Plans, and Outline Specifi- morning. Hostage-taker Jimmy W. cations. (Dianah Generalao/ Galido, 42, was armed with a CMO-PIO/PIA-Caraga/asf)
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BUTUAN City - The fastrising city of Butuan is set to soar into greater heights as the Butuan City government entered into a contract with J.D. Legaspi Construction for the construction of the Butuan Polysports Complex; the signing was held at the mayor’s office, Feb. 8. “Our City Sports Center has finally found a home,” said Mayor Ferdinand M.
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decided to cooperate with the Government.” Meanwhile, Col. Crescente Q Maligmat, officerIn-charge of Philippine Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade said, “We will double our efforts in helping our misguided fellow Filipinos in my area to lay down their arms. This is also what we wanted to happen in such, there is no fighting, no blood sheds, and no lives will be wasted.”
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established a crisis management committee at 9:00 a.m. of same day. Amid negotiation, Galido was asking for a priest to confess his sins. Posing himself as a priest, SPO4 Marino Asuncion did the negotiation until the suspect freed his son, and was eventually captured by the
authorities. Initial investigation disclosed that prior to the incident, the suspect had a heated argument with his wife, who has been leaving their house due to financial constraints. Galido is now under the custody of Cabadbaran City Police. (RCC/MMG/arjaysfelicilda)
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Herbal inventor receives financial assistance NORTH Cotabato - Paying back the honor and prestige that Herbal Inventor Cipriano “Andy” Diego brought to this province, the provincial government awarded him a P50,000 financial assistance. “This assistance is too small compared to the honor that he brought to our province, but nevertheless, we are hoping that this meager amount can help him, especially in the promotion of his products,” Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza said. Cipriano is the producer of “Betel and Andy’s”
oil, which is known for curing skin rashes, allergies and burnt skin or open wounds. His company, the CL Manufacturing is based in barangay Bual in Tulunan municipality. In the 2010’s Mindanao Invention Contest and Expo (MICE) held at NCCC Mall in Davao City, Cipriano was the
only inventor from Region XII and the only one to make it to the finals for the best invention for the Mindanao region. “With the financial assistance, we can now work on the completion of the requirements and other documents necessary for the legalization of our operations,” Cipriano said. He added that their
Four-decade old land conflict resolved By Aida C. Agad
KORONADAL City - The historic ritual dubbed “Kanduli sa Kalinaw sa Kalambuan” has resolved a four-decade old MuslimChristian land conflict in Makilala town, North Cotabato province. This, after the disputing groups signed a peace agreement in the presence of Secretary Virgilio R. Delos Reyes of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño – Mendoza and Vice Governor Gregorio T. Ipong and Mayor Rudy Caoagdan. The signing of the agreement came along with the ritual done on January 31 at Sitio Lacobe. Mayor Caoagdan said, the ‘Kanduli’ for Peace and Development is a ritual,
expressing people’s aspirations to live in peace and harmony, through the land as the source of life and wellness,. Residents involved in the long-standing land dispute converged at Sitio Lacobe. They were from barangays Malabuan, Villaflores and Bato, all of Makilala. Accounts from the town’s records disclose that in the early part of 1950’s Muslim settlers acquired parcels of land for agricultural purposes at Sitio Lacobe. The area was then part of the Rice and Corn Area Proclamation No. 189. The conflict started in the early part of 1970s to the late 1980s when Sitio Lacobe became a fighting ground between warring Christian
cultist group “Ilaga” and Muslim armed groups then known as “Blackshirts.” \ As the war continues, farmer-residents scamper for safety leaving their farms. In 1990, with the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), residents see a trace of hope for peace and development in their communities. But this was shortlived with the emergence of another rebel group, the New People’s Army (NPA) in the area. Amidst years of chaos and uncertainties the struggling factions of Moro and Christian land beneficiaries still work for an agreement for a peaceful co-existence. (ACAgad PIA12/asf)
products are already patented, but they have yet to secure a license from the Bureau of Food And Drugs (BFAD) because of budget constraints.
SP Resolution No. 098, approved during the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s 77th Regular Session last March 13, 2012, authorizes the granting of said finan-
cial assistance to Cipriano. The amount was charged against the account “Donation of the Office of the Governor”. (ozg/idcd-pgo/asf )
R-12 auditors, engineers undergo fiduciary workshop By Danilo E. Doguiles
KO RO NA DA L C i t y Tw e nt y - f i v e au d i tor s an d eng i n e er s of t h e Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) implementing one of the anti-poverty flagship projects of government in Soccsksargen Region have gathered recently for a two-day Regional Fiduciary Workshop here. DSWD-12 Assistant Regional Director Gemma N. Rivera said the workshop, first for this year, was part of the continuing strategy of the department to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitude for an efficient and effective staff as front liners in the implementation of Kapit Bisig Laban sa KahirapanComprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). “We are conducting regular fiduciary workshop to strengthen the knowledge and enhance
the capacities of personnel to effectively implement procurement and financial management system of the Kalahi-CIDSS Project," she said. ARD Rivera noted that the workshop was considered the best venue to directly verify, “If funds entrusted to communities that are implementing sub-projects are utilized as intended and if they strictly adhere to the financial management and procurement policies and procedures of the project.” Ac t iv it i e s we re d e s i g ne d to c ol l e c t ive ly share, discuss, and settle the lessons learned and issues and concerns during sub-project implementation. Kalahi-CIDSS is an anti-poverty project using the community-driven d e v e l o pm e nt s t r at e g y aiming to empower communities, improve local governance,and reduce
poverty which gave communities opportunity to decide and implement projects that will answer their pressing needs. Since 2003, KalahiCIDSS has poured P551 million in Soccsksargen Region for the construction of 508 different social infrastructure projects including school buildings, day-care centers, bridges, drainage, health stations, electrification, post har vest facilities, water systems, roads, and many others that helped improve access to basic services and increase productivity. Soccsksargen Region is composed of the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat,and Sarangani as well as the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan, and Cotabato. (DED-PIA 12/ HTEstacion-DSWD-12/ asf )
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N O RT H C OTA BATO – The province scored another “first” with the c re ati on of t h e L an d Transportation Termin a l s S e c u r it y Sy s tem (LTTSS) aimed at protecting the riding public from the dangers of highway crimes including robb er y and terrorist attacks. Promulgated through Executive Order No. 18 pursuant to Provincial Ordinance No. 507, series of 2012 entitled – “An Ordinance Providing for a Comprehensive Security System in Land Transport
Terminals in the Province of Cotabato and for other Purposes” of the Sangguni ang Pan l a l aw igan of Cotabato, operational guidelines and policies of the LTSS mandate the conduct of inspection of passengers and baggage in all public terminals as well as the prohibition in the loading and unloading of passengers along the national highway. Full implementation of the EO is exp ected following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement last July 26 among various stakeholders.
Signatories of the MOA include Governor Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza for the Provincial Government of Cotabato, Police Sr. Supt. Cornelio R. Salinas for the PNP Prov’l. Office, the city and municipal mayors, chiefs of police, representatives of transport companies operating in the province, representatives of transport associations, and the highest ranking officer of the Philippine Army whose coverage area include the concerned LGU.( cotabatoprov.gov. ph/asf )
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THINK a minute. A proud man who thought he knew it all, liked to say: “You can disagree with me. After all, you have the right to be wrong!” Freedom is probably the most valuable thing we can have. Many of us are free to choose our own leaders and government. We’re free to choose to study hard and get a good education. We don’t like to be forced to do anything, do we? We don’t want someone to marry us just because their parents forced them. We want our husband or wife to choose to marry us because they love us and want to live their life with us. God could easily have made us like robots or machines, so we’d have no choice but just do exactly what He wants.
Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst It’s because God loves us that He wants us to freely choose to love Him in return, and to enjoy living His right way. But we all rejected God’s love and His right, happy way of living. We chose to live our own way. We’ve chosen to do many things wrong: wrong thoughts and words, wrong attitudes, and wrong living. Just look at all the problems around us because of people’s greed and selfishness, vicious gossip, angry, hurtful words, violence, immorality and lack of self-
control, as well as dishonesty and corruption. When you and I choose to live our own way, Jesus said that we’re also choosing where we’ll live after we die: separated from God in Hell. In Hell, evil, pain and suffering will never end. You see, just like light and darkness cannot be in the same place together, God, who is perfectly good and right, simply cannot live together with any kind of wrong. Otherwise He wouldn’t really be God! Would you
believe in a God Who says stealing, rape and murder is OK? Of course, not! It’s not God who sends us to hell, it’s you and I who send ourselves to Hell by rejecting God’s gift of forgiveness and new life. We condemn ourselves by refusing His right way of living, which He made for our own happiness and good. In fact, God loves you and me so much that He gave His own innocent life on a criminal’s cross, just so He could save us from living in Hell forever—away from Him. So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you right now and choose to start living for Him everyday, for the rest your life? You can do it, with His help and power. Remember, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Just Think a Minute.
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TWO members of the 16th City Council of Cagayan de Oro recently awarded certificates of recognition for their exemplary service. The Philippine Councillors League cited City Councillors Simeon Licayan and Ian Mark Nacaya during a recent awarding ceremony in Davao City. City Councillor Ramon Tabor accepted the certificates of recognition in behalf of the two legislators Cris Diaz who were not in Davao to accept the awards. PCL cited Licayan and Nacaya for their ‘selfless dedication’ and commitment to serve the city’s constituents for three consecutive terms. Everybody knows Licayan as a public official who served the people of Cagayan de Oro City before his election to the city council in 2004. I know Licayan as a tireless city hall worker who rose from the ranks before he became Secretary of the City Council. With a wealth of experience, a novice lawyer would pale in comparison to Licayan’s knowledge in drafting resolutions and city ordinances. Licayan retired in 2004 with various badges of recognition and appreciation attached on his shoulders.
However, being a public servant would not let Licayan go off himself. City Mayor Vicente Emano saw Licayan’s potentials even after the latter retired from public service. Emano invited Licayan to join his political ticket as one of the Padayon Pilipino candidates for the city council in 2004. Licayan won his first term then. He continues to stay at the city council for winning reelections twice in a row. In June this year, Licayan would end his term at the 16th City Council with the fondness of recollection of a government service with flying colours and adoration. Licayan could ask nothing more but lived with the gracious accolade of friends and colleagues. Nacaya would also end his term in June. This young man, I saw became a member of the city council as chair of the Kabataang Barangay in mid 90s. Right then, I already foresaw Nacaya’s political future at the city council. From being a KB representative of the city council, Nacaya formally won a seat at city’s august body when elected in 2004. Now, Nacaya was setting his political future on strange waters. He would be running in Congress in the midterm elections in May this year. Whether he would succeed in crossing the rough waters ahead, I could only say ‘good luck.’ May your tribe increases. React crisguardian@yahoo.com
Challenges for the new Pope
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess…” (Deuteronomy 30:16, the Holy Bible). -oooCHALLENGES FOR THE NEW CATHOLIC POPE: Whoever gets elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church to replace resigned Pope Benedict XVI, it is clear that the real challenge for him is to re-strengthen the faith of Catholics around the world by compelling them to go back to God through a greater acquaintance with and knowledge of His Word, the Bible, and through a healthier obedience to His commands. Whether Catholics care to admit it or not, many of them have already strayed
Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio away from God, largely because they have not been reading and meditating on the Bible anymore, and, consequently, because of this lack of knowledge of the Bible, many of them have not been obeying God’s commands written in it anymore. Pardon me for saying this but many Catholics now live their faith merely by traditions and practices which oftentimes are not even clearly provided for in the Bible. Consequently, what God said in Isaiah 23:19, “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me…” seem to be hap-
pening to many Catholics nowadays. Take note, I said “many”, not “all” Catholics. -oooUSELESS AND DESTRUCTIVE KIND OF FAITH: But whatever, this is a useless and destructive kind of faith, not bringing any blessing from God. This is a kind of faith that, instead, brings the curses listed by the Bible which, under Deuteronomy 28:1568, amount to 53 curses in all. This is the kind of faith that is described, under James 2:17-20, as a dead faith. The Bible is very clear on this. In Joshua 1:8 for instance, we are told that success and prosperity
could only come to those who read the Bible or the Book of the Law everyday, who meditate on it day and night, and who carefully obey everything that is written in it. In Deuteronomy 28:1-14, we are told that those who listen to God and obey His commands are honored by God with wealth, health and power throughout their lives. In Matthew 6:33, we are told that everything we need will be given to us only if we seek God first and foremost, and live according to His righteousness. And in Matthew 7:24-27, the admonition is clear: only those who listen to the Word of God---that is, read His Bible--- and obey Him will live with His blessings, and that those who do not listen and do not obey Him will die. -ooo“GREAT CRASH” FOR THOSE WHO IGNORE GOD’S WORD: A person pope | page 10
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Cutting carbon emissions to prevent climate change disastrous to fossil fuel companies CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines—The cat is now finally out of the bag! Cutting carbon emissions to limit climate change and arrest humankind’s 100-meter dash to what the World Bank calls a “4°C World” will surely spell doom to the multinational peddlers of fossil fuels. In its study Oil and Carbon Revisited: Value at Risk from ‘Unburnable’ Reserves (http:// gofossilfree.org/files/2013/02/ HSBCOilJan13.pdf ) released January 25, HSBC said that a world getting its acts together to prevent disasters due to climate change means complete disaster to oil and gas multinationals as they could lose up to 60 percent of their HSBC, the world’s secondlargest bank, said that reduced demand for fossil fuels could force down oil and gas prices, putting at risk from 40 to 60% of the net worth of leading hydrocarbon multinationals. The study pointed out that even if only 1/3 of the world’s fossil fuel reserves are exploited, the economic impact to the hydrocarbon industry is still devastating. The Carbon Tracker Initiative (http://www.carbontracker. org/carbonbubble) said that in 2011, the world had already “used over a third of its 50-year carbon budget of 886GtCO2, leaving 565GtCO2; all of the proven reserves owned by private and public companies and governments are equivalent to 2,795 GtCO2; fossil fuel reserves owned by the top 100 listed coal and top 100 listed oil and gas companies represent total emissions of
745GtCO2; and only 20% of the total reserves can be burned unabated, leaving up to 80% of assets technically unburnable.” According to HSBC, hardest hit will be the Norwegian company Statoil, with 17% of its reserves unburnable; BP (6%); Total (5%); and Shell (2%). But if the world continues exploiting fossil fuel without limit, without serious policy changes, then humankind’s downward spiral to the burning furnace that will be the “4°C World” will be fasttracked, warned the World Bank in the study Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided (http:// climatechange.worldbank. org/sites/default/files/Turn_ Down_the_heat_Why_a_4_ degree_centrigrade_warmer_ world_must_be_avoided.pdf ) released in November 2012. “The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerbated water scarcity in many regions; increased frequency of highintensity tropical cyclones; and irreversible loss of biodiversity, including coral reef systems. And most importantly, a 4°C world is so different from the current one that it comes with high uncertainty and new risks that threaten our ability to anticipate and plan for future adaptation needs,” said Dr. Jim Yong Kim, World
Bank Group president. Jim argued that before the world becomes a “4°C World”, citizens must find ways to avoid it because it is the only way to protect the health and welfare of the global community. “While every region of the world will be affected, the poor and most vulnerable would be hit hardest. A 4°C world can, and must, be avoided,” he said. Climate scientists, policy makers, and other experts have placed the global temperature target at 2°C. But many claimed that it is already out of reach. Experts said that staying within the 2°C limit is very difficult as this would mean keeping CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere to only 450 parts per million (ppm) when at present they are already at 390 ppm and are increasing by about 2 ppm a year. With this, scientists said the world can emit only around 1,440 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon from the present to 2050 so as not to breach the 450 ppm limit. They claimed the world has already emitted 400 Gt, leaving only around 1,000 Gt, or one-third of current proven oil and gas reserves, in the budget. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its 2012 World Energy Outlook (http://www.iea.org/media/ workshops/2012/energyefficiency-finance/1aBirol.pdf ) that in order to have a 50% chance of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2°C, only a third of current fossil fuel reserves can be burned before 2050. “No more than onethird of proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed
prior to 2050 if the world is to achieve the 2°C goal, unless carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is widely deployed. This finding is based on our assessment of global ‘carbon reserves’, measured as the potential CO2 emissions from proven fossil-fuel reserves. Almost two-thirds of these carbon reserves are related to coal, 22% to oil and 15% to gas. Geographically, two-thirds are held by North America, the Middle East, China and Russia. These findings underline the importance of CCS as a key option to mitigate CO2 emissions, but its pace of deployment remains highly uncertain, with only a handful of commercial scale projects currently in operation,” IEA said.
Handicraft exporters are actively looking to penetrate more high growth and emerging markets in a bid to achieve a 10-percent growth in 2013 from last year’s estimate of $130 million. “Top countries we are looking at are Brazil, Uruguay and Peru. There are new country entrants - African countries. Russia is a good market, it is very consistent in its position
in emerging markets. Also Vietnam,” said Dennis Orlina, president of the Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Industries, Inc. (PCHI). Orlina said industry players are also working with countries which are not really hit by the European economic crisis, including Germany and Italy. Apart from Germany,
the sector’s biggest markets are the United States and Japan, he said. Orlina believes that the Philippines has the ability to tap these huge markets. “China supplies products having the same look. That’s helping us get the orders now because we have something new to offer. Our designs have always been appreciated. Philippine products are much sought after (by consumers),” he noted. To capture more buyers, Orlina said handicraft makers are working on expanding the utilization of indigenous materials such as abaca and bamboo. “We are challenged to do capacity building. When you do improvements on changing trend, you interpret it by modifying factors…While the designs are different, the raw materials remain the same,” he said. Orlina also sees recycling as a growing trend, noting buyers now prefer
more products produced from recycled materials. “The pressure for creativity and recycling is becoming more and more. That is why, we are now looking for new materials and new interpretations for old materials,” he noted. Orlina stressed that despite challenges facing the handicraft sector, the business opportunities are always there. “We are seeing the market growing. As long as the market is buying and it is not buying from you, you still have a future. It is just a matter of getting the buyers to come and really buy from us. Sound simple but the challenge is actually huge,” he added. Orlina said industry players will undertake a benchmarking study on what products are selling, how much buyers are purchasing and how to compete on prices. -- Danielle Venz, PHILEXPORT News and Features
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Davao City survey on love: Venus vs. Mars as usual By Lorie Ann Cascaro
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews ) – It’s Venus vs. Mars as usual, as the results of a survey conducted by the Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) of the University of Mindanao on the Dabawenyos’ concepts and expressions of love showed how different women and men are. For instance, Dabawenyas find as most attractive men who have a good sense of humor. Next are men who have wit and intelligence, then those who have a romantic nature, those who are religious, who are sympathetic and who are responsible. Wealth and good looks are the two least attractive traits women look for men. But the IPO was quick to add that “being wealthy is always a leverage to win a woman’s heart, and good looks remain a fundamental advantage.” Quite the opposite, Dabawenyos are easily attracted to wealth and abundance as they seek partners who are well-off, followed by women who are responsible, and who are sympathetic in a relationship. While pretty women turn the Dabawenyo on, having good looks is only the fourth most sought after attribute, followed by being religious as these women are considered to be less likely to cheat in a relationship. (The survey, however, said that 12 percent of both men and women respondents admitted to have cheated in their relationship.) But women who are romantic, witty and intelligent, and have a good sense of humor are not as attractive for the Dabawenyo, survey results show. Ma. Linda Arquiza, IPO executive director, said: “They (men and women) may express love differently but that this is the essence of love and attraction – only opposites attract.” She said the survey also showed that men and women
are both romantic and affectionate. Prof. Adrian Tamayo, IPO’s specialist, said majority of the 1,220 total number of respondents were women, in their late 20s and mid-30s, and belong to the middle class. The survey was conducted from January 26 to February 7, using a margin of error of 5 percent and a confidence interval of 95 percent. The IPO said the results are a manifestation of the male ego, which means that “men are very competitive by nature and it is common for men to demonstrate egoistic tendencies in a relationship.” It added: “They (men) frown on women who undermine them. Hence, intelligent women with good sense of humor are eclipsed by affectionate women, at least as far as the Dabawenyos are concerned.” In expressing love, women are impressed with expensive gifts, to receive romantic messages through text, cards or letters, the survey results show. Women also sense intensified love and commitment when men render services and succumb to the former’s whims. Women find kissing and dating as “important part of a relationship,” which men also considered the same as it is ranked second. Saying “I love you” and giving of flowers are the least preferred expressions of love for women. But giving flowers and saying “I love you” still remain at the men’s top list of expressing love, according to the IPO. Rendering women service, sending romantic messages and giving expensive gifts are the least ways of men in expressing love, the IPO said. Arquiza said the IPO will consider doing a survey on the third sex, adding that her office will reveal its results of surveys on the Sin Tax Law and peace, particularly on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. (Lorie Ann A. Cascaro / MindaNews)
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inside the police station while charges are being prepared. Dr. William dela Torre, one of the co-conveners of the USM Multi-Stakeholders Movement for Truth and Justice, the group leading the protests since January 14, cried “foul” and considered as “police brutality” the attempt of the authorities to disperse the rallyists. “What I know was that the request of (USM President) Dr. Jess Derije was to open the entrance gate. But why did they destroy many of the placards and tarpaulins placed there? They also destroyed the tires of some of the tricycles parked near the gate. That is what we call police brutality,” said Dela Torre. Ajero, however, denied the allegations that there was a dispersal of the protesters, saying instead that what the latter did was a “show of their brutality”. “That’s not fair. It’s not true. That’s what the rallyists are saying. But what do we call their act of violence towards us? Is it not brutality? We sent our men there to make sure the main gate would be opened to everyone. But we were met with violent opposition. The tarpaulins and the placards were destroyed because these were placed on the gate,” said Ajero. He said they have to immediately order their men to pull out to prevent further violence and worst, bloodshed. After the police left, Dela Torre said the rallyists were again able to get hold of the USM’s entrance gate. (Malu Cadelina Manar / MindaNews)
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so far in terms of project implementation and fund disbursement. Region 12 comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato. “We’re now looking at expanding further the program’s implementation in Region 12 based on this accomplishment,” said Alcala, who graced the turnover of various farm machineries and inputs to farmers in the region late Monday afternoon. The simple turnover rites coincided with the Department of Agriculture (DA)Region 12’s “Ulat sa Bayan” and “Farmers Hearts Day” celebration held at the regional research center in Barangay Bololmala in Tupi town. During the event, Alcala issued a special citation to the provincial government of South Cotabato for topping the implementation of MRDP-2 projects in the last two years in the entire Mindanao. MRDP-2, which is jointly funded by the
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Thomas Abella, officer-incharge of the Zamboanga Sibugay Police Office; and Edwin de Ocampo, officerin-charge of the Zamboanga City Police Office. He told the Mindanao Examiner that for the Provincial Public Safety Company Category, the awardees were Superintendent Reynaldo Maclang, commander of the Provincial Public Safety Company; Inspector Roldan Molate and two non-commissioned police officers PO2 John Harold Barros and PO1 Joseph Capino, of Zamboanga del Norte Police Office. Huesca said Inspector Noel Lozano and SPO3 Miralam Baring, PO3 M Sorilla and PO1 Noel Falcasantos, Jr., from the Zamboanga City Police Office, also received the same awards. On the Municipal Police Stations category, the Polanco Municipality Police station was awarded the Highest Accomplishment in the Implementation of COMELEC gun ban. And Inspector Edison Alviar, SPO4 Sergio Sumagang, SPO2 Marlon Velasco and PO3 Simeon Wapelle, Jr. of the Zamboanga del Norte Police Office Warrant Section received the same award for garnering the highest number of arrest in the campaign against wanted persons. “Chief Superintendent Juanito Vaño, Jr. expressed warm gratitude to the awardees for their unsolicited commitment in the implementation of laws and a job well done,” Heusca said. (Mindanao Examiner. With a report from E. Dumaboc)
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who does not listen to God, and who does not obey His commands, are, in the words of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, to suffer a “great crash”. A person who does not read the Bible and who does not do God’s will shall be destroyed and ruined by the curses that God will send his way. Consequently, there is a need to bring back all of humanity to God, through His Word, the Bible. There is a need to compel all of mankind to obey God once again, and set the world towards a new life of success and prosperity. If we do not do this now, God’s curses listed in Deuteronomy 28:15-68 will come, even as they have already come, and will destroy all of us. This should be the burden of the new pope, whoever he maybe. If he is able to make Catholics lead a new interest in reading the Bible once again and obeying God’s commands written in the Bible once again, resolving all the problems that Pope Benedict faced and which compelled him to resign would be a breeze, because by then, God’s blessings, guidance and protection will come down to all of us. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com, mmauriciojr111@gmail.com
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the behavior of business companies to become the giant, to become the lord in the industry where they belong? Given this behavior, can you spot any difference now between the church as an institution and companies such as those belonging to the oil industry, for example? What’s wrong with this behavior? The behavior itself is very very wrong if viewed from the teachings of Jesus about being a servant, which is the overriding tenet in the Kingdom of God. To be the dominant player, to embrace the cathedral-like behavior is primarily shaped
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studies. This just goes to show how much the church, supposedly the body of Christ, has deviated from the teachings of Jesus, the head of the said body. I do not know of a body moving, acting and behaving not according to the dictates of the head. If today’s church is moving, acting and behaving not according to the dictates of the head, which is Christ, then that body is not of Christ’s. This is the biggest problem of the church today thus its having lost its relevance, its saltiness and its radiance in a world groping in darkness because of the power of the human nature manifested by the insatiable greed of humans.
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--devices or company equip(Reaction at jelbacon@ ment continues unabated. yahoo.com) This, despite the fact that UAE courts have always ruled that passports must from page 12 be returned to workers. which the United Arab Filipinos who plan on Emirates is one of the sig- working in UAE has this natories. eventuality to prepare. A passport is a personal Unless an OFW is tough document that proves the enough to withstand going identity of the holder and through court proceedings, the law stipulates that the it is a fact that it is not easy bearer must keep his or her to go against an employer’s passport and present it to will who wants to take hold authorities concerned upon of his employee’s passport. their request. Even in the workplace I However, the practice had worked in Dubai, the of making applicants sur- Syrian employer of Filipino render their passports as nurses in his nursing service prerequisite for recruitment business, in cahoots with a or forcing a hired workers Filipina assistant, practically to hand over their passports rob their employers with in place of issued office their rights to have their passports with them. And yet, this company doesn’t issue any equipment to compel it to take hold of the How to play the game? Filipino nurses’ passports. Fill in completely every rows, For many instances, outcolumns and diagonals of Yesterday’s going workers of this Syrian each puzzle without repitition Answer and his Filipina assistant had of the same digit. to beg for their passports. On one occasion, an outgoing Filipina nurse went to the point of tagging along two policemen to help her get her passport. But the Syrian stood his ground and speaking in Arabic to the policemen, refused to release her passport. The Filipina and the two policemen left the Syrian’s office without the passport. So, what labor law is it that UAE talk profoundly about? When even a Syrian employer and a Filipina assistant can refuse policemen from taking an OFW’s passport? Call it forcible labor but this kind of practice is skyacross 39. Ex-US president rocketing as the edifices 1. Chestbone 41. Biblical mountain in the UAE. Whether it 4. Elegance 43. Cloth made of flax involves specialized skill or 9. Fundamental 44. Actor Kilmer simple talent to do the job 11. Choice part DOWN that a worker has applied 13. Business notice 1. Gaseous element
by greed thus contrary to the teachings of Jesus about selflessness. Unfortunately, today’s church moves, acts, thinks according to the desires and according to the dictates of the human nature, a nature that Paul had been trying to teach that humans ought to abandon, ought to shed off if, as Christ believers, they truly want to follow the teachings of the Lord himself. Honestly, have you been hearing your church pounding on this point say in the priests’ homilies and during bible studies? Sadly, the true teachings of Jesus about the evils of the human nature are hardly used as theme for homilies and as lessons during bible
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for, his or her passport must be available instantly at an instance that authorities ask him or her to produce it. The solution to this malpractice, therefore, rests behind the UAE authorities -- to regularly conduct unannounced inspections at workplaces and ask workers if they have their passports with them. So, before signing any contract, an applicant must ask his or her employer if it is within their company policy to retain passports. If the answer is yes, an applicant can try to negotiate or try to look for another job. Most of the employers will tell their employees that they will return their passports after visa processing. Doubt it. The best thing to do is put them in writing and let them sign for future reference. Our embassy and consulate cannot do anything about this situation. (For comments, email cheng. ordonez@gmail.com) (Editor’s Note: The writer was a former overseas Filipino worker himself. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Kabayan Weekly, a newspaper being published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and circulated in nearly all the seven Emirates. His encounters with the Filipinos in the UAE and Persian Gulf gave him startling observations of the situations Filipinos are experiencing in those parts of the world – including Filipinos victimizing their own kababayans or in cahoots with foreign employers. His column, OFW Odyssey, is a revelation of the many struggles of OFWs that even the Philippine Embassy and the Consulate, in their comforts, may hardly have real glimpse. Let the journey begin).
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12 HOURS after the Vatican announced the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papacy effective Feb. 28; the news expectedly hogged the limelight but inexplicably was hardly seen, read and heard on the radar screen of the international media anymore just a day after such announcement. I am baffled by this as a local media practitioner myself. Except in our country, which is expected given the fact that about 90 percent of the 100 million Filipinos embrace the Roman Catholic faith, not much had been heard of since Monday’s announcement of the Pope’s resignation. The discussion, in fact,
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The Church’s woes A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II related to the pontiff ’s cutting short his papacy was a bit extended here on account of reports that Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is one of those eyed to replace the resigned Pope Benedict. Aside from that, there was nothing worth discussing or worth writing about anymore with regard the
resignation. This led me to ask myself if the papacy, if not the entire church itself, has already lost its luster that big announcements such as the resignation of the Pope does not merit lengthy or extended discussions in the media anymore. Admittedly, media’s relevance on the media-
consuming public largely depends on its ability to deliver the news, the opinion the people are interested in. The media simply caters to the whim of the patronizing public. Ergo, if the news about the Pope’s stepping aside could hardly be sustained even on the second day after its announcement, then the public must not be interested about it anymore. If the public is not going gaga about Pope Benedict’s resignation, then the church must have lost its luster already among the people. This is not farfetched if viewed from the dwindling attendance in church services all over the world. People simply don’t look at
faith as important as their daily struggles for survival. Besides, the church, referring specifically to the Roman Catholic church, that the people now know is besieged with numerous problems such as sexual molestation by the men of the cloak of young boys and girls and other scandals that undeniably eroded greatly the trust of the people on the institution. Truth of the matter is, the church is behaving the way other secular organizations are behaving. There is no more difference between the church and the secular world including the government in terms of integrity and credibility.
Unless the church lives up to the teachings of Jesus, its head, and less adherence to the dictates of the human nature which is shaped by sin, and this is true not only with the Roman Catholic church but even those of the protestant/evangelical tradition including the Charismatic groups, it will eventually lose its relevance, its saltiness, its light in a world that desperately needs such. The church of today is very much enslaved by its desire to be cathedral-like in its existence. By this we mean, to be big, to be dominant, to be giant. Is this behavior different from WOES | page 11
Forcible labor in UAE FILIPINOS traveling abroad must have one piece of document before they are allowed to go out of the country. He or she must have a passport. When they board international flights either to travel as tourists or to work abroad, they must know that, except for the Philippine Embassy, nobody or no agency can take hold of their passports. It is for them to keep. But what will an OFW do if his or her employer take his or her passport and keep it away from him or her? Big problem and this is actually a common practice in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A passport is an official document issued by the government, certifying the holder’s identity and citizenship, and entitling a person to travel. Without a passport, a traveler cannot move from one place to another even if his intention is to come home to his own country. Unless and until he or she takes hold of his or her passport, no travel transaction can be arranged; and neither can a person stay in the foreign country he or she is working if he or she lost this piece of document. Most of the employers of Filipino workers in the UAE locked their passports in their safety boxes in the guise of keeping it with the company to safeguard the company’s equipment or office devices issued to them, like laptop, cellular phone, camera, among others. But what is stated in the law? Retaining passports is understood to be “forcible labor.” No less than the legal department of the UAE government said that private businesses and government institutions that withhold their employees’ passports are breaking the law. The practice of retaining passports in the UAE is illegal, according to court rulings, as well. A worker, whose employer withholds his passport and refuses to return it, can quit without a notice period and demand a compensation for dismissal. Retaining workers’ passports amounts to forcible work in violation of the international Labor Organization’s Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labor and to labor | page 11