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ZAMBOANGA CITY– The hostilities in neighboring North Borneo is now affecting trade and commerce in the southern Philippines and Filipino officials are worried about the plight of Muslims in the oil-rich

Tawi-Tawi execs call for end to Sabah conflict as economy feels impact By Bong S. Sarmiento

K O R O N A D A L CITY(MindaNews/) — Ranking officials in TawiTawi appealed Tuesday for a peaceful end to the conflict in Sabah, Malaysia to prevent further loss of lives and its impact on the economy of the island-province. Assemblywoman Dayang Carlsum SangkulaJumaide of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said economic activities are now heavily reeling from the conflict that has left at least 27 people dead, including

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island being claimed by both the Sultanate of Sulu and Malaysia. Malaysian jets bombed the town of Lahad Datu where about 200 followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram, headed by his younger brother Raja Muda Agbimuddin, are fighting for their historical rights over North Borneo. It was not immediately known if there were casualties in the latest assault by Malaysian security forces, but hostilities on the island left more than two dozen people dead on both sides since last month. Sultan Jamalul’s group landed in Lahad Datu from the southern Filipino provinces of Tawi-Tawi and Sulu and demanded recognition from the Malaysian government. Sulu Governor Sakur Tan Dancers wow crowd during the street dancing contest Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Malaybalay City. The competition highlighted issued a fresh appeal to the the Kaamulan, an annual festival showcasing Lumad cultures in Bukidnon, and touted by organizers as the only genuine ethnic group of Sultan Jamalul to festival in the country. MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno lay their arms to end bloody confrontation with Malaysian forces. Tan said he is worried over the safety of Filipinos residing in North Borneo and the effect of the fighting to the local By Walter I. Balane some companies from enjoy- tures, a Lumad leader said Mayda Magdaleno Pandian economy and their livelisaid the practice has to stop. ing exclusive rights during on Monday. hood. MALAYBALAY CITY – the Kaamulan even if they Saying it does not fit into Pandian, indigenous “Ang kaligtasan ng mga The provincial government were major sponsors of the the openness espoused by peoples’ representative to Pilipino, lalo na yun mga should have disallowed annual festival showcasing the Lumads as the spirit the provincial board told mindanao | page 10 rights | page 10 Bukidnon’s indigenous cul- behind the Kaamulan, Datu

Exclusive rights for big sponsors defeat spirit of Kaamulan festival Amante gets things done pronto By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL

Tuesday morning. The local police held their command conference BUTUAN CITY – Mayor at the City Mayor’s OfFerdinand Amante, Jr. wants fice here where Amante things done pronto and was briefed about the city’s showed it security situation. The po-

Former Las Pinas Representative Cynthia Villar, Managing Director of the Villar Foundation receives another recognition for her tireless efforts in creating livelihood opportunities, empowering women, and promoting entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty by Go Negosyo among the ‘The Women Entrepreneur Icons and Filipina Entrepreneurs of 2013’ during the 5th Filipina Entrepreneurship Summit at the World Trade Center \ Friday (March 1)—in time for the celebration of March as International Women’s Month.

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ADDRESSING COPS’ PROBLEM A S A P. Amante (2nd from right) turns over to t h e Bu t u a n Police Office f ive desk top computers at one each for the city’s five police stat i o n s . PHOTO BY DAINA GENERALAO CMO/ PIO.

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Safeguard Pantawid Pamilya from Epals By Oliver Badel Inodeo

New Health Center in Balubal. Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez turns over a newly finished Barangay Health Center in Balubal amounting to P1.5 million pesos from the Department of Health thru the efforts of Cong. Rodriguez. With Cong. Rodriguez are Barangay Kagawads Vivian Malingin, Richard Razalo, Primitivo Alconde and Chona Ching, barangay health center Head Nurse together with BNS and BHW.

Oro council asks customs to donate rice to the poor

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The City Council this week passed a resolution requesting the Bureau of Customs here to distribute seized smuggled rice to the less fortunate in the city. Vice Mayor Ian Acenas said that customs officials had confiscated 5,000 bags

of rice smuggled from outside the country during a raid in a warehouse at the Mindanao International Container Terminal in Tagolo-an Misamis Oriental last month. He said the ‘hot rice’ with an estimated value of P 9 million would be auc-

tioned after the Bureau of Customs of the Cagayan de Oro District Office would have completed all its documentary requirements. Acenas said it would be beneficial if the rice would be distributed to the urban poor especially victims of typhoon “Sendong.”

Mayor Emano congratulates 135 graduating city scholars CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The city government was congratulating its 135 scholars scheduled to graduate after completing various courses in April this year. City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano said that the scholars were beneficiaries of the city government’s “City Scholarship Program” intended for the poor and deserving students here.

Emano said the scholars should thank the people of Cagayan de Oro City since the money spent for their studies were taken out of taxpayers’ money. He said the city government would continue to implement its scholarship program designed to provide the poor but deserving students to pursue their dreams to finish college education.

“For as long as I am the city mayor, the scholarship program would continue,” Emano said. About 600 poor but deserving city government scholars had already graduated from college and were now gainfully employed – some of them now worked outside the country – since Emano was first elected city mayor here in 1998. CD

City Councilor Juan Sia proposed that every family be extended rice at five-kilo each. Mayor Vicente Emano has commended the Bureau of Customs for its no nonsense drive in the campaign against smuggling in the customs district here. CD

Incentives for green buildings underway

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The city’s committee on environment and natural resources would be extending incentives for construction of greenhouse buildings here as one of the approaches to protect the city’s ecological resources. City Councillor Prexy Elipe, chair of the city’s underway | page 10

CAGAYAN de Oro City––The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 here has found a new ally in its intensive information campaign to insulate Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) from partisan politics. This after Lawyer Rene K. Burdeos, Regional Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 10, issued a memorandum order asking provincial and city directors and municipal local government operations officers in Northern Mindanao to assist DSWD Field Office 10 in safeguarding and preserving the program against any political party or candidate who wants to take advantage on the program for their political agenda. In his two-page memorandum dated February 26, 2013, Director Burdeos said the authority and implementation of which is solely within the powers and responsibilities of the DSWD, shall not be, in any manner, used as a tool nor avenue for the perpetration of Epal acts and activities. “You are therefore ordered to zealously assist in the information campaign and communication drive of the DSWD pertaining to the nature as well as its proper implementation, within your territorial areas of responsibilities and concerns, of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and coordinate with your respective local government units in the furtherance of the same. “Furthermore, you are ordered to keenly assist in safeguarding and preserving the implementation of the program in the course thereof from and against the commission and perpetration of the (prohibited) acts prescribed in the Bawa ang Epal Dito campaign, especially during the election/campaign periods where a political party or candidate uses, for its/his insidious political agenda and undue advantage, the Pantawid Pamilya to deviously foster its/his political agenda,” the order said. The order of DILG 10 Regional Director came after Lawyer Araceli F. Solamillo, Regional Director of DSWD Field Office 10, wrote a letter to Burdeos asking for assistance in the information campaign of the agency that aims to insulate the Pantawid Pamilya and other programs of the DSWD during the election campaign period. The Bawal ang Epal Dito campaign also aims to intensify communication efforts ensuring that beneficiaries are accurately informed of the selection and delisting processes. It focuses on the message that only the DSWD can delist a beneficiary if he or she is not following the conditionalities of the program. Bawal ang Epal Dito confronts the issues of external pressures and eliminates the misconception of the beneficiaries about the control of politicians or parties over Pantawid Pamilya and other programs of DSWD. More importantly, it seeks to empower the beneficiaries to know their rights and to be vigilant of individuals and/or groups who plan to use the program to push for their personal agenda. With the upcoming mid-term elections, some politicians may use the program to gain leverage. Through the Department’s Grievance Redress System (GRS), beneficiaries are encouraged to continuously give feedback if they find some politicians who are allegedly claiming to have the authority to enlist and delist them from the program. Over the past years, the DSWD has been consistent in performing its functions within the tenets of accountability and transparency. RA10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Province of Lanao de! Norte Municipality of Tubod OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Rule 7 of Republic Act No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that RODIBEC PEREZ ALFAFARA has filed in this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the Child’s Gender under the entry of “SEX” from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RODIBEC PEREZ ALFAFARA bearing Local Civil Registry No. 88-1,002 who was born on 09 October 1988 at Barangay Tubaran, Municipality of Tubod, Province of Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Rebecca Perez and Rodrigo Alfafara. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than March 15, 2013. (Sgd.) JULIET BALURAN GALAMBAO, CE Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Mar. 7 & 14, 2013

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cycle-riding men upon reaching the poblacion (town center). BAGANGA, Davao OriShe was with her ental––Progressive groups 11-year-old daughter, in Davao City and Barug “D1” and niece, “Marivic” Katawhan, movement of (names withheld for setyphoon Pablo victims, curity reasons), who was condemn the brutal killing of Cristina Jose, Mon- driving the motorcycle that the three were riding, day evening in this town. Jose, 40, a village coun- when the killing happened. cilor of Binondo village, “We were supposed reportedly just finished to get a van to take her, attending a council sesalong with other compansion and was on her way to leave the area for Davao ions to Davao,” Marivic City when shot at around said. She narrated that they 5:30 PM by three motor-

Opinion surveys critical for May polls, says group DAVAO City––The University of Mindanao Institute of Popular Opinion (UM-IPO), a survey institute based in Davao City, on Tuesday stressed the importance of political surveys in the May 13 elections. IPO Director Dr. Maria Linda Arquiza, during the regular meeting of Rotary Club East Davao, said that public opinion polls are very useful in tracing people’s views on important social issues, especially in assessing people’s preferences in political races and predict election results. Arquiza said it is not yet final, but UM-IPO will be conducting a survey on senatorial candidates, however, they will avoid surveys on local candidates. “Opinion surveys are not only used for political surveys, they can also be employed in marketing and advertising research to measure and predict consumer’s reaction to products,” she said. She traced the history of opinion surveys rooting back in the social surveys conducted in Victorian Britain by social reformers to collect information on poverty and working class life. Opinion survey was then popularized in the United States as early as 1824, during the presidential bid between Andrew Jackson against John Quincy Adams, analyzed locally in Pennsylvania. The opinion survey showed that Jackson leads against Adams by half, which later on related as the true outcome after the elections was done. “Indeed, opinion survey research remains the most used and applied social research today as it is gaining acceptance in the wider public, with the scientific method and triviality as its basic advantage,” Arquiza added. Opinion surveys can also be used as inputs in crafting of policies laws and ordinances which will lead to a more participatory government, since elected officials are inclined to listen and take heed of popular opinions, according to Arquiza. “These opinions may not directly influence decisions, never the less they surely carry weight in consideration in policy design,” she added. (PNA)

noticed three men waiting at the crossing of Baganga bridge, who they saw again when they reached a gas station, the men this time, were already on a motorcycle that had overtaken them. Marivic said it was when the motorcycle, a black Honda TMX, slowed down to keep pace with them that they heard a popping sound. “She told me to slow down thinking that it was our tire blowing up, so I stopped the motorcycle.

It was then that she (Jose) noticed that she was hit,” Marivic further narrated. “Aguy, I have been shot,” Marivic recounted Jose saying as she was hit on the left side of her back. “She would have fallen if I have not been able to support her with my shoulder and let down the motorcycle stand,” she added. Marivic said they brought Jose to a nearest medical facility, a lyingin clinic, where Jose was declared dead on arrival.

FALLEN. Cristina Jose is a first councilor of their village for two years and a leader of Bayan Muna in their area. She was among the leaders of Barug Katawhan, the movement of Pablo victims in the region. She was killed Monday by three motorcycle-riding men in Baganga town, Davao Oriental. Davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante

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Seasoned officer is new 402nd Brigade chief By 1st Lt. Patrick A. Martinez

BUTUAN City – Col. Ferdinand Quidilla, the former inspector general of the 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, was installed as new commander of 402nd Infantry Brigade, based at Barangay Bancasi, this city, February 28, this year. The change of command was witnessed by key stakeholders, media practitioners and some officers and men of the Division. Prior to his new assignment, Col. Quidilla was commander of the 74th

Infantry Battalion in Quezon province, utilizing three major operations, such as the civil-military, combat and intelligence operations, resulting in significant reduction of in the number of NPA regulars, while contrib-

uting to the improvement of the status of living of the people in the area. “Most of my previous areas of operation have challenged my leadership, manage r i a l and c om mandership skills. Now,

HIV cases in Caraga up - DOH By Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN City - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Caraga on Friday said cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region increased from 1995 to January 2013. During the recent media forum spearheaded by the region’s health department here, Dr. Gerna Manatad said 69 cases were recorded by their monitoring units. Of these, 10 were recorded from 1995-2007; one each in 2008 and 2009; six in 2010; 18 in 2011; 32 in 2012; and one in January 2013. Dr. Manatad further said of these figures, 90-91 percent of the cases are males, with age ranges from 18 to 67 years old. Also, the DOH official also said that 90-91 percent engaged in male-to-male sexual relationship, and 11 to 12 percent of them were overseas Filipino workers

(OFWs). With the increasing cases in the region, DOH-CHD Caraga has identified key actions or measures such as regularly conduct of HIV education to the Most at Risk Population (MARPs) like the registered sex workers, freelance sex workers, men having sex with men, and the clients. Manatad also said to increase case detection, the health department is planning to expand number of Social Hygiene Clinic or rural health units to do voluntary HIV counseling and testing. They will also conduct mobile Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for those areas with no access to VCT. Dr.Manatad further said that with regards to the prevention and fight against stigma and discrimination, the DOH is advocating for the hundred percent Condom Use Program (CUP)

especially for entertainment establishments; Conduct of peer education and outreach; Multi-sectoral coordination through Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC); Empowerment of communities; Community assemblies to reduce stigma; Augmentation of resources of social Hygiene Clinics; and Procured male condoms distributed as education materials during outreach. In 2011, 17 males and one female were detected to have been positive of HIV in the region, while in 2012, two females and 30 males were recorded at the health department. At the national level, 11,702 reported cases were recorded from 1984 to 2012. In 2011, 2,349 cases were reported while 3,338 cases were reported in 2012, an increase of 42.103 percent, it was learned. (RER- PIA 13 Caraga/arjaysfelicilda)

CHANGE OF COMMAND – Photo shows (left to right) Col Crescente Q Maligmat, outgoing officer-in-charge of 402nd Brigade; Major Gen. Nestor A. Anonuevo, commanding general of 4th Infantry Division; and Col. Ferdinand F. Quidilla, incoming 402nd brigade commander. This, during the change of command at Bancasi, Butuan City. February 28, 2013. (Photo by 1st Lt. Patrick A. Martinez, commanding officer, 42nd CMO Company, 4CMOBn, 4ID, PA and MinPressDev Member,asf)

I am about to face a more challenging area, which is a national priority, the CARAGA region. To the key stakeholders here, I need your help in making our area a better and peaceful place for living,” Col. Quidilla said. On the other hand, Col. Crescente Q. Maligmat, the outgoing brigade officerin-charge, said the unit has proved his professionalism, as he was appointed by the Philippine Army last February 7, this year, replacing Col. Ronald Albano, the new adjutant general of

the AFP. He gained many successes in all operations on the ground, like the recovery of two AK47 firearms, the surrender of two NPA rebels, recovery of NPA logistics cache while overrunning five NPA camps and confiscation of illegally-cut logs, which were eventually turned-over to the DENR. For his part, Major Gen. Nestro A. Añonuevao, the 4ID commander, congratulated Col. Maligmat for keeping the high standards of professionalism. “You have contributed

to the overall success of the Division and the Local Government Units in your area,” he stated. To all the stakeholders, “you are very lucky for the new 402 brigade commander, whom we have chosen for his wisdom, as a seasoned officer of the AFP. Let us work together for achieving our dream to have a peaceful country conducive for sustainable development.” (1st Lt. Patrick A. Martinez, commanding officer, 42nd CMO Company, 4CMOBn, 4ID, PA and MinPressDev Member,asf )

3 stolen motorcycles recovered, suspect arrested By PO3 Darlin Cabalinan-Migullas Member, MinPressDev

CAMP Rodriguez, Butuan City - A man was arrested by patrolling police personnel for failure to present legal documents of the motorcycle he was riding on in Barangay Langihan, this city. Police identified the suspect as Ronnie Garrido Matin-ao, 24 years old, single and a resident of Taurus Street, Barangay

J.P. Rizal, Butuan City. Upon verification at the Land Transportation Office (LTO), it was found out that the motorcycle was registered under the name of Bel Gilbert C Suico of Guingona Subdivision, this city. Follow-up operation led to the recovery of two other motorcycles from the possession of Julieto

Macabogto Paguya of Barangay San Vicente and Gil Secoya Olmido of Barangay Doongan. Appropriate case is being readied against Matin-ao, while the three recovered motorcycles are now under the custody of the Theft and Robbery Unit (TRU) of Butuan City Police Station 1 for proper disposition. (DCM/MMG/asf )

Fire Prevention Month kicks-off in Butuan By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN City - The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Caraga is once again spearheading the observance of the Fire Prevention Month. The observance kickedoff Friday, through a motorcade around the city. Since March is also Women’s Month, the BFP joined the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) during the opening of the Women's Month celebration, through a fun walk

and ‘hataw’ from the Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol grounds to the Guingona Park. Fire Sr. Insp. Ray Antonio Restauro of BFP-Caraga said the month of March is considered Fire Prevention Month, having the most recorded fire incidents. He Restauro also stated that BFP is continuously conducting information dissemination to the public on the prevention of fire everywhere. “Our office is ready to

conduct trainings to public and private entities on on how to prevent and be safe during fire-related incidents,” said F/Sr. Ins. Restauro. This year's Fire Prevention Month is anchored on the theme "Sunog at Sakuna Paghandaan, Kalikasan ay Pangangalagaan nang Matamasa ang Pag-unlad ng Bayan" (Prepare for Fire and Calamities, Reserve the Environment for a more Progressive Nation). (JPGPIA Caraga)

Soccsksargen

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Cotabato wins national sanitation award anew KIDAPAWAN City - Cotabato province has again taken the limelight as it took for the 3rd time in three consecutive years the first place of the Department of Health’s (DOH) 2012 National Search for Barangay with Best Sanitation Practices.

With the search’s national evaluators, barangay and LGU officials, health officers and directors from different regions in the country who witnessed the declaration of winners and awarding held at Land Bank Plaza, Malate, Manila recently, Barangay Dolores of the

province’s municipality of Antipas was hailed a winner. No l e s s t h a n D O H S e c r e t a r y E n r i q u e T. Ona handed the plaque of recognition to Brgy. Dolores Chairman Eugenio Patubo who also received the cash prize of Php 250,000.00. Said barangay bested

31 other entries from all 16 regions in the country i n clu d i ng R e g i on 1 2 ’s ot h e r e nt r y b ar ang ay, which happens to be another barangay from

Cotabato. Barangay Dolores and Brgy. Pulang Lupa of the town of Mlang, also of Cotabato Province, were selected by the Center for

Health SOCCSKSARGEN Region (Region 12) as r e g i o n a l e nt r y t o t h e national competition. They placed 1st and 2 n d re s p e c t i v e l y du ring t he reg iona l competition and outclassed other SOCCSKSARGEN provinces such as South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos CIty. Other barangays who championed in cleanliness and sanitation include Kidapawan City’s Brg y. Birada and Brg y. Kyaab of Antipas w ho also won 1st place in 2010 and 2011 respectively in

the same national competition, the search for barangay with best sanitation practices. This year’s other top3 national winners were Brgy Esperanza of Ormoc City-Region 8 and Region 10’s Brgy Imbayao of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon w h o re c e ive d 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 and 150,000 pesos, resp e c t ively a s 2 nd and 3rd Prize winner. The awarding program which was held last January 16, 2013 was also graced by DOH Assistant Secretary Dr. Enr ique A. Tayag. (qg.idcd-pgo with report f rom IPHO/RBSuarez/

to deal with such critical conditions. This should also improve the perceptions of some critics that question the capacity of police in addressing peace and order situations. Early last month, US Department of State’s Regional Security Office/Antiterrorism Assistance also donated six units of postblast investigation (PBI) kits and explosive incident countermeasure kits as well

as several sets of computers to the Police Regional Office 12. The PBI kits have been assigned to the police provincial offices of Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, and South Cotabato as well as city police offices Cotabato, and General Santos as well as the Aviation Security Group (AVSEG) – 12. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12/ WBAVillaflores-RPIO-12/ arjaysfelicilda)

24 police officers train in hostage negotiations By Danilo E. Doguiles

KORONADAL City - Some 24 officers in Soccsksargen Region have recently completed a course on hostage negotiations offered by the US Department of State. Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., PRO 12’s chief trained officers were from Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) and the Special Action Force (SAF). In a statement, Mauricio said, hostage incidents are

one of the toughest situations a police officer could face. To be effective in this very critical situation, he added, a police officer acting as a negotiator in a hostage situation must be physically and mentally ready. The 10-day training, which was held at the PRO 12 Training Facility in Barangay Tambler, General Santos City was supported

by the US Department of State’s Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA). Instructors were from the ATA and headed by Deputy Regional Security Officer Dan Childs. The course focus on the strategies geared toward keeping the victim alive and urging the offender to surrender as well as making careful decisions. Addressing the trainees

EMB 12 protects Bulok creek By Danilo E. Doguiles

KORONA DA L C i t y The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment and Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 12 is engaging communities for a more sustained protection of the Bulok Creek. Bulok Creek, which cuts through the city’s commercial center and traverses at least seven barangays here, is considered a very important water body in Koronadal City. It is a pilot water body for the implementation of the agency’s Adopt-an-Estero Program in partnership with local government units and private partners. Recently, the DENREMB 12 has strengthen its information, education, and communication (IEC) campaign regarding their Adopt-an-Estero Program. Target of the said IEC campaign are the villages of Mambucal, San, Isidro, Sta. Cruz, Zone III, Zone I, General Paulino Santos (GPS) , and Morales, where the Bulok Creek negotiates. Village officials of Morales, Mambucal and Sta. Cruz, San Isidro, and GPS have already signed memoranda of agreement with

the EMB to fully support the program, after their villages were visited for the campaign. “Early this year, I met with Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel to discuss how to effectively implement the Adopt-an-Estero Program,” EMB 12 OIC-Regional Director Ma. Socorro Lanto said. Lanto added that as suggested by Mayor Miguel, strategies set for implementation in the area include mobilization the local officials and their residents in the cleanup of the creek , urban greening and the creation of TANIM (Tree and Nature Improvement for Mother Earth), a foundation that would concentrate of environmental concerns. Engr. Bolawan Sambarani, EMB 12 Adoptan-Estero focal person explained further that the IEC campaign also seeks recommendations from the officials and the constituents on how to improve the conditions of the said creek. It is also an opportunity to educate communities on the importance of solid waste management and to encourage massive participation to the program.

Bulok Creek has been a concern of local officials and residents here. During heavy rains it overflows and causes flooding in several villages along its banks and cuts traffic at the city’s main street. Adopt-an-Estero Program, a DENR priority program, is a public, private and community partnership in achieving a cleaner, safer and healthier environment through cleaning up and maintaining particular water channel. At present, 11 adoptors have already pledged commitment for the rehabilitation and protection of Bulok Creek. These are the city LGU of Koronadal, barangay councils of Morales and Mambucal, KCC Mall of Marbel, Ace Centerpoint, Alpha Sigma Phi (ALPHANS) Koronadal City Alumni Council, Rotary Club of Marbel and Koronadal, Free and Accepted Masons Koronadal Lodge 209 , Sultan Kudarat Lodge 348, BJ’s Lechon House, Society of Filipino Foresters in Region XII, and other stakeholders. (DED-PIA 12/MBCollong/SLMeditarEMB 12/asf )

at the closing ceremonies on Friday, Childs said: “May you use the knowledge you had acquired to save the lives of the people. We are hoping that you learn from the topics we had lectured to you.” Me anw hi le, PSSupt Manolito Labador, acting deputy regional director for administration, said the hostage negotiation course has equipped PNP personnel with modern techniques

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what will make us happy for the rest of our lives. We just want to be comfortable and happy for the moment right now. But God is trying to help us and make sure we are happy forever. So He’s trying to fix the bigger problem of our heart and relationship with Him our Maker. Does that mean Jesus doesn’t care about our suffering now? No, it’s just the opposite. Jesus cares very much! He knows exactly what it feels like to be hurt and suf-

fer unfairly for something you didn’t do. When God the Son Himself, Who was completely innocent, took all the pain and penalty for our wrongs and sins, He cried out to God the Father: “Why have you left me?” Even Jesus Himself, after He became a human being, did not get the answer He wanted right away. Was it fair? No. But it was God’s mercy and love for us and our only hope, since God the Son’s death was the only way He could forgive you and me to give us a new life. So why not put your life in the hands of your Maker Who loves you that much? Decide today to start living for Him His way, knowing that everything He does in your life is for your permanent happiness and success. Just Think a Minute.

A setback to Mindanao’s roadmap to peace THE time when government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed the Framework Agreement for peace in Mindanao last year, this corner was outrightly hesitant to be conclusive on its possible aftermath. We are not doomsayers; however, we foresaw an earlier complication that would largely affect the peace initiatives in the coming days. We know that there were important sectors and unresolved Cris Diaz issues left prior to the signing of that historic “peace agreement” with the MILF. Of course, everybody wants an end to the Moro rebellion in Southern Philippines. Ending the half a century Moro rebellion that started in the 70s were one of the dreams of every Mindanaoan citizen today. We believed that only through sustainable peace could economic development moves forward in Mindanao, an island with about 18 million struggling people where most of its provinces remain impoverished. The Framework Agreement kicked off as a step toward realizing the elusive peace in Mindanao. However, with the Sabah issue coming to the fore, we could now see a major obstacle in the government’s peace initiative in Mindanao. Actually, when the GRP (government of the Republic of the Philippines) panel and the MILF were in the process of framing up the peace agreement, we already heard feedbacks from unknown corners insinuating the inclusion of the Sabah issue in the peace process. What makes the Sabah issue important? By distance and proprietary rights, the Philippine government through the heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu has territorial sovereignty over Sabah. Well, the Malaysian government would certainly disagree with the statement.

Nevertheless, let us take a glimpse of Sabah’s history and technical description to have a better understanding of the issue here. The Straits Times, a Singapore-based newspaper, published an article describing Sabah as 1,143 kilometers from Manila, 1,495 kilometers from Singapore, and 1,678 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. In other words, Sabah was geographically nearer to Manila compared to Malaysia. Sabah was a gift from the Sultan of Brunei for the Sulu Sultanate that helps in quelling a rebellion in 1685. According to Straits Times, Spain renounced all claims of sovereignty over the whole of Borneo, in exchange for British recognition of Spanish sovereignty over the entire Sulu archipelago in 1885. That placed Sabah under the British sphere of influence, the paper said. The problem, however, appeared when a British company signed an agreement with the Sultanate to ‘lease’ Sabah in “perpetuity” in 1878. The British colonial government then succeeded the company. Sabah became a Crown Colony in 1946 and later joining Malaya, Singapore and Sarawak in the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. Sometime in September 1962, Esmail Kiram the heir to the Sultanate surrendered the Sultanate’s sovereignty over Sabah to President Diosdado Macapagal’s government. Hesitant over possible diplomatic faux pas with Malaysia, the Philippine government did not insist its claim over Sabah. The Philippine government adopted a “status quo” over its stand on Sabah, probably, for lack of legislative measure that would justify its occupation and claim of the disputed state. That left the Sabah issue hanging for over 50 years since then. With the heirs coming out to reclaim historic and proprietary rights over Sabah, the roadmap of peace in Mindanao heads toward uncertainty again. React crisguardian@yahoo.com

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MINDANAO is again faced with a looming island-wide power outage during the summer season that the forecasters at the weather bureau say will begin next week. This is heart rending news because it’ll just negate all that had been accomplished so far in the economic front. There is no doubt that this looming power outage will setback all efforts at sustaining the growth the country is experiencing even if such growth still has to trickle down to the mass of the populace. Undeniably, today’s

A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II economy is ver y much dependent on electricity. The economy halts when power is out because machineries in factories can’t run without power. Even the ordinary home life of every Filipino family, rich

or poor, will likewise be negatively affected when electricity is out. A growth conscious administration should not have allowed this looming phenomenon from ever occurring because the damage

it will cause to the economy is incalculable. But why the Aquino administration did not seriously address this problem after it first surfaced about a year ago is truly puzzling. It should have exerted all efforts possible to totally lick it but sadly it didn’t. This looming problem in Mindanao is ironical because the entire island is blessed with numerous possible sources of hydroelectric power aside from the existing Maria Cristina Falls in Iligan. In Cateel, Davao Oriental is the LOOMING | page 11

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CAGAYAN de Oro City––The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Area Center 9 today conducted a public hearing on the proposed terminal fee for Laguindingan Airport which will open soon in Misamis Oriental. The proposed terminal fee or passenger service charge for the new airport is P200 for domestic travels and P700 for international travels. Engineer Raul G. Glorioso, CAAP vice chair, said one basis of the terminal fee is for cost recovery. In Republic Act (RA) 9497 or the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008, CAAP is given fiscal autonomy. All revenues earned by CAAP will be used solely by the authority in its operations, maintenance and development of airports nationwide. Glorioso said they do not receive a subsidy from the national government but they rely on their own income. In RA 9497, CAAP is also au-

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They stressed the need for a generating set to keep office personnel of the central police working in the wake of the current rotating power interruptions. They said the daily brownouts have become a major problem in maintaining the efficiency of the central office that could only be solved by installing a generating set. As the meeting progressed, Amante called up the City Engineer’s Office to address the police office’s urgent need for a generating set and to prepare the program of work for the prison cells’ repair and rehabilitation. Amante also approved and turned over five desktop computers at one each for the city’s five police stations. The city chief executive said matters involving delivery of services to the people should be treated with utmost importance and addressed as soon as possible.

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eight Malaysian policemen, since hostilities erupted last Friday. She urged both the Philippine and Malaysian governments and the Sultanate of Sulu to peacefully resolve the row as “60 to 70 percent of the economy of the province is now affected by the conflict.” As of Tuesday morning however Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that aerial and ground attacks have been launched to flush out the “intruders” from Lahad Datu in Sabah. In ordering the offensive, Najib invoked the need to “safeguard the dignity and sovereignty of the nation as demanded by the rakyat (people)”. [see separate story] “Our traders in TawiTawi could no longer buy consumer goods in Sabah and those in Sabah could not bring their supplies here,” Jumaide told MindaNews on the phone. “We are now suffering from a shortage of commodities,” she stressed. She noted that 80 percent of the consumer goods traded in Tawi-Tawi comes from the neighboring Malaysian state of Sabah because of their proximity, and that the trade exchange between the two areas have been around for many decades already. The products bought in Sabah and traded in TawiTawi include rice, sugar, cooking oil, noodles, soap, lotion, and perfumes. As a result of the supply shortage, Jumaide said that prices have gone up twice before the conflict started. She particularly cited the spike in the price of diesel that rose to P75 to P80 per liter from P30 to P40 before. Jumaide said that Philippine Navy boats have been deployed in the seas

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Underway... from page 2

committee on environment and natural resources, said that instead of imposing penalties, extending incentives to encourage the construction of eco-friendly buildings would be a positive approach. Elipe has called for the creation of a technical working group to study the incentives that would be incorporated in an appropriate Ordinance that would be tackled in April. He said the city council would call for a public hearing prior to the approval of the proposed green building Ordinance. Elipe said green buildings would reduce consumption of electricity and provides natural ventilation that the companies would gladly comply because of its benefits. CD

Mindanao... from page 1

Tausug na mula sa Sulu at Tawi-Tawi, at Basilan ang aming concern ngayon. Gayun rin ang impact nitong gulo sa aming ekonomiya dahil siguradong pag pinalayas sila ng Malaysia sa Sabah ay walang mga trabaho

yan sa kanilang pagbabalik at problema yan,” Tan said. Tawi-Tawi Governor Sadikul Sahali also echoed Tan’s concern and said Malaysian authorities have already tightened the flow of trade between his province and North Borneo where most of their commodities come from. “Yan nga ang problema namin ngayon dahil karamihan ng aming mga (stocks) na ibinibenta sa Tawi-Tawi ay galing ng Malaysia at ngayon pa lamang ay apektado na nga kami dahil naghigpit na sila sa mga biyahero mula Tawi-Tawi o Sabah,” he said. Sultan Jamalul said they had repeatedly appealed to both the Malaysian and the Philippine governments for a dialogue in an effort to resolve the conflict, but were told to surrender instead. Just over the weekend, Malaysia deported 289 Filipinos rounded up in North Borneo on various violations of immigration laws. The Filipinos arrived by boat in Zamboanga City, but the Department of Social Welfare and Development said the deportation had nothing to do with the hostilities between the Sultanate of Sulu and Malaysian security forces. Labor Secretar y Rosalinda Baldoz said the government would help the deportees by providing them assistance. “The DOLE helped facilitate their smooth arrival, and we are ready with our reintegration programs and other services for other Filipinos who may decide to return to the country either for good or to wait for the situation to stabilize before returning to Sabah,” Baldoz said. Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat also expressed alarm over the situation in North Borneo. “We hope there will be no crackdown on Filipinos in Sabah so there will be no increase in the repatriation,” Lobregat said. Many Muslims in Zamboanga City have expressed support to the historical claims of the Sulu Sultanate over North Borneo and said they are following the news of the fighting on the island. “We are for peace, but North Borneo belongs to the Sultanate of Sulu,” said one Muslim man, Abubakar, while reading a newspaper report on the issue. Governor Mujiv Hataman, of the Muslim autonomous region, who is the crisis management chief dealing with the issue, held a closed door meeting Tuesday with military and government officials in Zamboanga City. “We are looking for ways to convince Sultan Jamalul to recall his brother and end the conflict peacefully. We don’t want any more bloodshed, but a peaceful resolve to end this problem,” he said. (Mindanao Examiner)

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MindaNews that if the organizers wanted to get more sponsors and more resources for the festival then it should reconsider the “exclusivity” policy. “This is supposed to be a gathering that promotes openness, why are we allowing others to be isolated?” he said. “We are not against them making money. We are against unfair practices,” he added. Pandian said he will support moves to do away with exclusive rights once the issue reaches the provincial board. Joe-An Bayona-Henderin, provincial tourism officer, admitted last Friday that when she assumed last year the practice of giving exclusive rights to certain corporate sponsors had been there for years. She said that of the P7million budget for the festival this year, P5 million came from the provincial government and P2 million from the sponsors. The major sponsors this year, she added, were San Miguel Beer (P400,000), S m a r t - Ta l k ’ N ’ Te x t (P300,000), Coke (P200,000), and Nature’s Spring Water (P50,000). Restaurants and refreshments shops that put up branches at the Kaamulan grounds and booths selling drinks and mobile phone loads were required to sell only products of the major sponsors. This requirement is among the criteria in choosing the “best booth,” a strategy to ensure compliance with the exclusivity clause in the contract signed with the provincial government. Juanito Aroa, chair of the Kaamulan field operations committee, said in an interview Saturday he had been raising the issue against exclusivity in the past celebrations of the Kaamulan. He said cultural openness should mean giving other players a chance to take part [in the Kaamulan]. Aroa and Pandian noted that the practice of exclusivity favors only those entities that can afford to offer big donations. Loreta sol Dinlayan, incharge of the Bukidnon State University Ethno-cultural Museum, on Saturday said the practice of exclusivity has encouraged monopoly instead of openness in a gathering for unity, which is what “amul-amul”, the root word of “Kaamulan”, means. A n e mpl oye e f rom Smart/Talk’N’Text went to the Provincial Tourism Office a day before the street dancing competition to ask that they be accompanied in removing a tarpaulin placed by their competitor at an establishment along Fortich Street. The employee said they have exclusive rights [to place ads] along a portion of the street and at the Kaamulan grounds

until March 10. Henderin said removing exclusivity rights could be an option next year. “I agree there should be free market. This could be reviewed. It’s possible we could even raise more funds,” she added. For his part, provincial board member Manuel Dinlayan, who is from the Bukidnon tribe, told MindaNews his concern is not how funds [for the Kaamulan] are raised. “What matters is whether a portion of the proceeds from funds raised for the Kaamulan goes to the livelihood and education of the members of the seven hill tribes,” he said. Henderin said all receipts from the Kaamulan were spent on the festival and nothing went to the livelihood and education of the IPs. (Walter I. Balane/ MindaNews)

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is not aggressive in pushing for small to medium scale enterprises which would have been the wiser way. Admittedly, having more small to medium scale enterprises would result in a more stable economic growth that is not easily affected by the vagaries of any external economic doldrums. Small to medium scale enterprises will likewise improve the economic lot of the most number of our countrymen. The gambling industry, on the other hand, will just result in the impoverishment of gambling habitués and can only give employment to a few of our unemployed compatriots. But small to medium scale enterprises will entail so much government effort to ensure its success. Apparently, here lies the problem. The government does not want to undertake such painstaking effort at nurturing the economy through small to medium scale enterprises. The government, with its public-private partnership policy, appears to be not sold to the idea of pushing economic growth particularly in the countryside because it would require more efforts that it is not willing to put in. But by simply letting the big gambling casinos in the world to locate some of their branches here would in the surface show some semblance of growth even if such growth is economically farcical. This is the easy way while the hard way entails developing a stable power supply for Mindanao and elsewhere so that the machineries of small to medium scale enterprises in the countryside can keep on humming thus churn out more finished products on a regular basis. Is this not ironical if not foolish? --(Reactions at jelbacon@ yahoo.com or jelbaconii@ gmail.com)

great Aliwagwag Falls, a body of water that if harnessed for power generation could equal the power output of Maria Cristina Falls. And I understand there is another possible source of hydro-electric power somewhere in the Cotabato area that can likewise produce electricity similar to the Iligan plant’s megawatt output. In other words, there is really no reason for Mindanao to be plunged into darkness if only the government did its part of ensuring that ample power supply is always available. Unfortunately, this thought is somehow just a wishful thinking because the Aquino administration miserably failed to do its part or did not even bother to avert this looming problem. Because of this failure, power outage is now inevitable in Mindanao, according to the government itself. This failure on the part of the Aquino administration to initiate concrete actions to ensure Mindanao will have from page 8 of the House of Representaall the power it would need and Provincial Governors, is borne out of its policy of tives whether or not running- for repushing economic growth election or for another elective through the easy way. And office, shall be allowed to retain what is the easiest way to the services of the officers or members of government agenachieve economic growth? cies. To answer this question, let This is provided that the us ask another question. regular securitv complement been provided bv the offiWhat is the easiest way to have cers or members of the Philippine earn millions of pesos as National Police (PNP), Armed an individual or family? Is Forces of the Philippines (AFP), it not through gambling? National Bureau of Investigation or other government law Gambling has now be- (NBI) enforcement agencies for at come the government’s easy least one (1) year at the time solution to achieve growth of the promulgation of the said in the economic front. This Resolution. Provided, also that, the said is the reason why the Philip- public officials shall be allowed pines, if you have not known to retain the services of a maxithis yet, is vying, is doing its mum of two (2) currently detailed or members of said best to replace Macau and officers law enforcement government Singapore as the gambling agencies. In case where the securitv capital of Asia. Starting this year until Aquino’s term situation of said incumbent officials warrant the augmentation ends in 2016, we will be of additional securitv personnel, witnessing the spectacle said public officials may apply of casino chains opening for the authority to employ, or engage the services of their branches here in the avail additional securitv personnel or country. bodyguard from dulv licensed This policy of pushing and accredited privately-owned the country to becoming a or operated securitv, investigaprotective or intelligence gambling capital is one of tive, agencies in accordance with the the culprits why the country procedures in this resolution.

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Last year, we honored Mindanao’s homegrown businesses... This year, let the Investors from outside the island who helped propel Mindanao’s economy for decades be recognized...thus,

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RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT - This is the 2nd Mindanao Business Leaders Awards, in a different category from the first one. The 1st Mindanao Business Leaders Awards was undertaken last year to give due recognition to the achievements of various Mindanao business leaders and entrepreneurs in various categories of homegrown corporate and individual business leadership achievements. - This year’s search is aimed at giving honor and recognition of excellent business leaders in the investors’s category. - BusinessWeek Mindanao as a forerunner of information on economic leadership and entrepreneurial achievements of non-Mindanaoan corporations and businessmen, deems it a part of its social responsibility to trumpet the achievements of these pillars of Mindanao’s economy, for others to emulate and thus propel an awareness for the business potential that Mindanao offers in every economic and business investment plan, whether small or great. -We are helping Mindanao achieve sustainable development of its economy through these humble efforts.

MISSION & VISION OF THE AWARDS - The holding of BWM Awards annually serves as catalyst to the ongoing efforts of business leaders and entrepreneurs who seek greater heights and strive for success in the noble mission of propelling Mindanao and its people towards full economic growth and sustainable development.

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