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Opposition wont recognize Moreno By FROILAN GALLARDO of MindaNews
SPECIAL REPORT. Vice Mayor Candy Darimbang delivers her special report dur-
ing the regular session of the City Council yesterday (November 16, 2015) afternoon. Darimbang, by law of succession, took her oath of office following the dismissal of Mayor Oscar Moreno by the Office of the Ombudsman. Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas replaced Moreno but the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) still recognize the two as mayors of Cagayan de Oro City. Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit
CAGAYAN de Oro City--The oppositiondominated City Council on Sunday they will not recognize Oscar Moreno as mayor saying the order of the Court of Appeals on Friday evening granting Moreno a 60-day reprieve is “moot and academic.” Councilor Ramon Tabor of the Padayon Party said the Court of Appeals granted Moreno a temporary restraining order (TRO) not a status quo ante as earlier reported by news organizations. “By all stretch of imagination, the TRO came in late. The DILG had already sworn in Moreno’s replacement last Thursday evening. The Ombudsman’s order has already been carried out,” Tabor said.
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According to Tabor, Vice Mayor Ian Acenas, who was sworn in by the DILG in Region 10 as the new mayor of Cagayan de Oro will continue to serve as mayor and will lead the flag-raising ceremonies
DILG recognizes Acenas, Moreno as mayors of Oro By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
Edorot wins 1st MDN magic tilt
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Hands tied, until the Office of the Ombudsman issues an official reply to the resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) and render a decision on the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by dismissed City Mayor Oscar Moreno, the city will have two city mayors, an interior official said Monday.
By MARK FRANCISCO Staff member
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Cops hold flag raising By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– Bomb sniffing dogs and a squad of uniformed police swept through the City Hall compound here Monday morning amid threats of a bomb placed in a cartoon in one of the corners of the building. “The cartoon did not See cops, page A11
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BATTLE OF THE MAGICIANS. The top three winners of the 1st Mindanao Daily News Magic Challenge (A
stage magic competition)––Allen Edorot (fourth from left), champion; first runner-up Kevin Michael (second from right); and second runner-up Ace Maigue (second from left)––strike a pose with Sudaria Group of Publications President and CEO Mr. Dante Sudaria (third from left), Mr. John del Bando (left), aka John D Pro Voice, a professional emcee and voice over talent; and Mr. Reuben Lardizabal, the president of the Inner Society of Magic in Cagayan de Oro City, on Sunday (November 15. 2015) hosted by Gaisano City Mall through Marketing Manager Gabby Bacarro. Mindanao Daily News photo by Mark Francisco
Illusionists did not only entertain, but also wowed the jam-packed crowds who gathered for the 1st Mindanao Daily News (MDN) Magic Challenge (A stage magic competition) held on the 4th Floor of Gaisano City Activity Area, Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday (November 15) afternoon. Organized by Mindanao Daily News led by Sudaria Group of Publications President and CEO Mr. Dante Sudaria in coordination with Gaisano through Gabby Bacarro, Cagayan de Oro Talent Center, Mindanao Talent Center, and famed local magician Reuben Lardizabal, also the president of the Inner See magic, page A11
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Philippines remains attractive to APEC investors –CEO survey By Leslie D. Venzon of PNA
The Philippines remains an attractive investment destination among companies from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies given its large domestic market and high talented labor pool. This, despite a survey result showing that Asia-Pacific chief executive officers (CEOs) believe that prospects for business growth over the next 12 months are dimming fast amid financial market volatility and cyber security concerns. PwC network’s fifth annual APEC CEO Survey covering 800 CEOs and industry leaders indicates that around half of them still intend to raise investments next year, particularly in the Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore.
The majority of CEOs (53 percent) planned to increase investments, with most of that investment (68 percent) aimed for the APEC region despite their dwindling confidence in revenue growth. Alexander Cabrera, chairman and senior partner at PwC Philippines, identified the huge domestic market and availability of talent as the Philippines’ competitive advantage. “The Philippines is a nation of very good professionals –doctors, accountants, architects and engineers. …Because the skills will move more freely and they know that the Philippines is a source of those skills, that’s really raising their (CEOs) confidence level that if they come here, if they bring the
business to the Philippines, that there will be enough (human) resource here to support that business,” he said in an interview. To further attract investments, Cabrera underscored the need to simplify doing business in the Philippines to be at par with the global economies. He noted the country should also continue focusing on development of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). “If these SMEs will be assisted during their formative stage, if the time that they can access the foreign markets will be shortened, if they will be part of the value chain of the big corporations, that will produce the inclusive growth that is really important,” he added. Cabrera said the middle class in the Philippines needs
to be likewise enlarged. “That effectively expands the domestic market of these businesses in the Philippines. That’s also a big source of business growth,” he said.
Meanwhile, the PwC’s survey shows that there is a clear diversification of investments within the APEC region, with China, the United States and In-
donesia remain the main draws for CEO business investments. “I think (on) diversification of the investment See apec, page A7
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CIC CHEF WARS 2015 – 5TH EDITION
Culinary and Baking Inter-batch Competition “Filipino Delicacies: Going Beyond Tradition”
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This year, CIC brought the 5th Edition of Chef Wars last October 24, 2015, with more categories the students can join in compared to the previous years, to further expand the students’ chance to show the Kagayanons that they have what it takes to be a part of the Food Industry today and in the future. Aside from the CIC Chef Instructors, Chef Anthony Troy Morales, Chef Audrey Ramos, Chef Jerico Chua, CIC invited many guest Judges for the different categories and such as: Director Leo V. Velez (TESDA Provincial Director, Misamis Oriental),
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Too many loose firearms
SO many Filipinos around the archipelago are wondering why so many killings take place nearly every hour and the matter does not seem to disappear or reduced notwithstanding the efforts of law enforcers against criminality. Only a handful, perhaps know that guns are used in many murders around and the police are given a run around in their campaign against it. Too many loose firearms in our midst are in the hands of people who think using them in committing crimes would leave the police a truly hard time identifying the criminals. A firearm when registered or licensed will pass through some processes where, when fired, the slugs will carry any identifying marks which gun was used. The reason is for the investigators to trace the owner of the firearm used in the crime by simply comparing the bullets in their file of registered guns. But when a gun is not registered or licensed, the problem occurs since there is no way it can be traced ownership thereof, hence solving the
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crime is quite difficult and certainly promote murder unwittingly. And why are there so many loose firearms in the country? To think about it there are several gunsmiths or gun manufacturers in Cebu, Bohol, in Mindanao, in Luzon and elsewhere that produce guns for a very low cost. One can obtain a loose firearm the type of .22 caliber revolver for as low as a thousand or more pesos with free bullets. And some people work as distributors of these guns the reason why it is circulated well--and a lot of these loose guns are in the hands of criminals. Many times I was offered a
gun for just a few hundred bucks which I refused because I needed one that is properly registered. I feared so much of arrest for illegal possession of firearm. The business of unlicensed guns is very lucrative. A distributor can easily make a profit of several hundred pesos in a short clandestine transaction. There is easy money and some of them have even the right connection with some reckless authorities who undertake the licensing thereof. Possessing guns in the Philippines is much easier than going into a second class movie house. During martial law days of then President Ferdinand Marcos, he had a special campaign against loose firearms. He ordered the surrender of this stuff without questions asked or face twenty years in the stockade with hard labor. I know of a friend who had a Thompson sub-machine gun he was keeping after World War II which he surrendered. Everybody was afraid to possess an unregistered firearm, See firearms, page A11
Do 2016 candidates have an agenda for God?
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… If you fully obey the Lord CHENG ORDOÑEZ URIEL C. QUILINGUING your God and carefully folAssociate Editor Contributing Editor low all his commands I give you today, the Lord your MARK FRANCISCO Arjay Felicilda God will set you high above Lifestyle Editor Assistant Editor all the nations on earth. All GILBERT Y. CHAO gerry lee gorit these blessings will come Motoring Editor Photo Journalist on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your felix santillan ROEL CATOTO EDSEL BANTOL Provincial Editor-Surigao God…” (Deuteronomy 28:1Layout Artists 2, the Holy Bible). PAT SAMONTE -oooirene dayo CHRIS PANGANIBAN GUIDELINES FOR ASReporter-NorthMin Regional Editors-Caraga SESSING 2015 CANDIJOE PALABAO MARLON GAYOG DATES: Now that President Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Davao Aquino himself has started Regional Editors-Northmin openly campaigning for his candidates in his provincial AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant sorties and in paid media advertisements even if the ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI official campaign period for NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE the 2015 elections has not CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 yet commenced, it is time to CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY assess all candidates on the Legal Counsel --------------------------------------------------------------basis of a guideline that will bureau and mktg staff ensure real compliance with candy macabale - 09161326483 his “straight path” campaign. RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753277/0920-9600223 MISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 What is this guideline? GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 It is the candidate’s having North Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 an agenda for God. MARAMAG - TITA FINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 May I reiterate therefore Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 bobby mag usara-tangub city a column I wrote much OROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 earlier: “One thing FilipiARMM - Sony Sudaria-0947-4810371 nos should watch out for cotabato - ANALISA ESPAÑOLA-0916-9351714 davao - MARLON GAYOG-09276314995 among the candidates in all davao - tom a. caballero-09105783126 davao - tomas canoy avancena jr.-09177017010 davao del norte - sarah castor - 09263988293 davao occidental - alma ORTIZ - 09058532215 davao city/island samal - jessie palabao -0935-874-9825/ -0946-242-6672 davao comval area - abner yamson nave 09186935122/09354653451 digos city, dvo sur & kidapawan - romeo d. sanchez davao city - flaviano mahinay davao city - rene s. arias (Photo Journalist,) mati, davao - ronald “sanchez” sicad - 0936-704-2580 Davsur, davao occ., gensan and saranggani province: maria fe “marfe”completo - 0916-186-5631/0943-084-6891 dave e. paclipan - 0935-950-1589 butuan - PAT SAMONTE-0912-8091093 san frans - CRIS PANGANIBAN-09277974193 San Francisco - deding PANGANBAN-0927-7974193 Pagadian City - GRACE FRANCISCO
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elections is this: do these candidates have any agenda for God? In other words, is there any candidate who spells out how God will figure in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities if he wins? “This is important. For a long time now, virtually all candidates who ran for public office and ultimately won did not have any platform about God’s role in their governance, on in the performance of their functions. This explains why almost all of them failed to push our country and people to
real development. -oooALL CANDIDATES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED WITH SELFINTEREST”: “Their agenda was 100 percent focused on their own self-interest, on what they will get from the offices they aspired for and subsequently occupied or took over. With this kind of an agenda, it wasn’t really difficult for them to steal, abuse, and to treat their positions as family heirlooms that could be passed on to their spouses, their children, their siblings and their family members. “When we say a candidate must have an agenda for God, what exactly do we mean? What I mean is that a candidate must be someone who is a known believer in God, whatever name he calls his God---God, Allah, Jehovah or Yahweh. “And by believer we mean not simply believing that there is God, for according to the Christian Bible in its James 2:19, even the devil believes there See agenda, page A11
Think A Minute
Jhan Tiafau Hurst
Making up for the past THINK a minute. Some time ago I read in the newspaper about a father who had killed his 10-year-old son because his school report was not good enough. The father was so angry that he reached for the nearest thing, a steel rod, and hit his son on the back. His 10-year-old little boy was killed instantly. Can you imagine the pain and regret that the father lives with! We all have regrets, and the feeling that we want to make up for the wrong we’ve done. Yet we know that in most situations we can’t. Sometimes we can repair the damage. We can pay a debt that’s long overdue. We can return the money we cheated or stole from somebody. But most times it’s simply impossible to make up for what we’ve done wrong. Like beating and cursing your child in a moment of anger. No candy or toy can make up for how we hurt even destroyed their trust in us. Think of the man addicted to alcohol, drugs, or kava, or has adulterous affairs, putting his wife and children through years of pain, lies, and violence. Yet even if he finally does stop drinking or having affairs, how can he ever erase or make up for all the hurt and damage he caused? How does the mother who had an abortion forgive herself and get free from her guilt? So we can’t always repair the damage we’ve caused, no matter how much we try, not even through religion! That’s why Jesus Christ, Who was not guilty of any wrong, gave His own innocent life to free you and me from all our wrongs and guilt. The only way we can make up for all the wrong we’ve done is by asking Jesus for
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Daily Inspiration
Just stay calm
Juvy Sarraga
When you find yourself full of deRemember, God is greater than spair and hopelessness, look to God. the obstacle at hand. When everyone around you says Have faith in Him and He will fight it can’t be done, it’s not worth your the battle for you. energy, or you have too much to lose. Do not allow your obstacle to ap“The Lord himself will fight for pear larger than what God can handle. you. Just stay calm.” - Exodus 14:14
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Ferrer on BBL passage: not much time but ‘we’re still hoping’
DAVAO City––“It’s not over until its over,” the chair of the government (GPH) peace panel in the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said on the possibility of passing the the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by December 16, the self-imposed deadline set last month by the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives. “It’s not over until its over di ba? But I have to admit that as the days go by the chances (of passing the BBL by December 16) become slimmer,” Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, GPH peace panel chair said in a press conference at the Apo View Hotel on Friday afternoon. She cited the quorum problems at the House of Representatives which has not resumed interpellation on the BBL since Congress resumed sessions on November 3. There have been five session days since but no interpellation as there was no quorum on November 3, 4, 9 and 10 and the 11th was spent on the Salary Standardization Law. Congress will resume sessions on November 23 as sessions were called off this week due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. At the Senate, only one Senator, Juan Ponce Enrile, has interpellated during the five session days. He manifested he would continue in the next sessions. Ferrer acknowledged that if the BBL is not passed by December 16, it will be more difficult to muster a quorum next year. When Congress resumes on January 19 next year, it will have only
eight session days until February 5. Congress will again go on recess between February 6 and May 22 for the election campaign leading to the May 9 synchronized elections. “We’re still hoping but not to give false hopes to anyone. We know the chances are getting smaller as the days go by,” she said. Miracles Last week, when MindaNews asked Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, on the next steps to be taken should Congress fail to pass the BBL by December 16, she replied: “No Plan B. We’re not giving up. On the peace table are miracles waiting to happen.” Mohagher Iqbal, chair of the MILF peace panel and the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) that drafted the BBL, was not as optimistic. He told MindaNews, “Optimism has been shelved many months ago; only the ember of hope does not die until the last minute. Let the time pass and continue to engage especially the friends of the peace process, both domestic and international.” In August, MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim told MindaNews that if the BBL is not passed under the Aquino administration, “we still have the CAB” (Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro). “What is important is nandyan yung agreement, we protect that agreement because if it cannot be implemented within our lifetime, then the struggle will continue and the next generation will always demand for the implementation
of this agreement,” he said. The passage of the BBL would have paved the way for the establishment of the Bangsamoro, the new autonomous political entity that would replace the 25-year old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Its passage would also have allowed for the normalization process to move faster as ratification of the BBL would mean decommissioning of 30% of MILF forces and weapons and, on the part of government, identification of the priorities for redeployment of the military as well as the “start of deactivation of civilian armed auxiliaries,” among others. Not much time but.. Ferrer maintained that the leadership in the House and the Senate, and President Aquino, are committed to ensure the passage of the BBL “and not pass this problem on to the next administration.” “The idea is really to pass the law and if it is necessary to adjust the timeline, adjust it so that hopefully by the time of the next President, hopefully this is no longer a problem. I mean we don’t have to start again with refiling the bill or whatever needs to be done),” Ferrer said in mixed English and Filipino. But she admitted that “timelinewise, it is very clear we don’t have much time. But definitely there’s still time. There’s still time.” What is important, she said is that the BBL is passed “maskin di pa yan umabot sa bicam this year basta maitawid na yan sa plenary ng House and Senate” (even if it does not reach the bicameral conference level this
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year, but the House and Senate pass it). The bicameral conference does not require plenary attendance. It is composed of representatives from the House and Senate who will be tasked to “settle, reconcile or thresh out differences or disagreements on any provision of the bill.” But the two houses are supposed to finish interpellation first so they can proceed to the period of amendments, approve the bills separately and move on to the bicameral conference. Appeal “Our appeal continues to our legislators to please finish what has been started precisely because we know the Bangsamoro is awaiting this,” Ferrer said. She reminded the public that in the nationwide surveys, even if the reception of the majority is not in favor of the Bangsamoro, “it is very, very clear that the overwhelming majority” in the Bangsamoro core territory view this as “one important step to normalize the whole situation.” Passing this on to the next President, Ferrer said, would mean refilling a bill. “Anong bill ang ifa-file. Who’s the next president? Anong policy ng next President?” Ferrer noted that the new administration may not likely act on the proposed BBL immediately given that it will have only six months in 2016 and “2017 is still early to expect na meron ka nang BBL.” “You’re wasting two years of stabilizing the whole situation and it’s not good for people directly concerned,”
Ferrer said. Other components But Ferrer announced that other components of the peace process that are not tied to the passage of the BBL are ongoing. She said follow-up activities on the decommissioning of MILF combatants and weapons last June are continuing. A symbolic decommissioning of 144 members of the MILF’s Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) and 75 high powered and crew-served weapons was done in June. She said they are also preparing for the next decommissioning – of 30% of the combatants and their weapons – when the BBL is passed and ratified. This means “several thousands” of combatants and weapons, Ferrer said. Quick impact projects are also ongoing in six of the MILF camps acknowledged by the government under the Estrada administration, she said. The quick impact projects, identified by the people in these areas, include solar panels for electricity, water system, and hanging bridges, among others, Ferrer said. “This is part of the continuing efforts to maintain confidence (in the peace process), Ferrer said, even as she acknowledged “the uncertainty of waiting for the (passage of the) bill.” She said this is part of the context that is being worked on by the GPH and MILF “to keep everybody on track in the peace process even without BBL under this administration,” she said. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)
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Lumad school blames military for burning teachers’ cottage A network of schools for the Lumads (Indigenous Peoples) is holding the military accountable for the November 12 burning of a teachers’ cottage in its satellite school in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur and “the continuous attacks on our schools and Lumad communities.” The military denied responsibility for the burning and claimed in a November 13 statement by the Eastern Mindanao Command that the perpetrators were a “still unidentified lawless armed group wearing Army uniforms” who “disguised as soldiers of 23rd Infantry Battalion (23rd IB).” The Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development, Inc. (ALCADEV), in a state-
ment dated November 16, said the military “is attempting to cover-up the crime by conveniently excusing the perpetrators as ‘impostors’ citing that Army uniforms and military backpacks were recently procured from an accredited tailoring shop in Butuan City and deduced that these were used for the disguise of the perpetrators.” It said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) “is trying to blame the NPA (New Peoples Army) for this atrocity while continuing its vilification of ALCADEV as an NPA school.” A teachers’ cottage of the ALCADEV satellite school in Sitio Km. 30, Brgy. Padiay, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur was burned down by six unidentified men at around 2 a.m. on November 12,
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that there were groups who earlier bought Army uniforms and military backpacks in a tailoring shop in Butuan City and that “it is clear that the uniforms were used by the perpetrators in the burning of ALCADEV cottage.” “We strongly deny the involvement of our soldiers and we condemn the burning of ALCADEV cottage by the lawless bandit group,” Castisimo said, adding they would exert “our best efforts” to help the Philippine National Police in the investigation and law enforcement operations in the area. Karapatan-Caraga recalled that “months prior to the burning incident,” elements of the 23rd IB and Special Forces arrived in the area and neighboring communities, and had since been going around commu-
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nities including Km. 29 and Km. 30, launching “COPD (Community Organizing for Peace and Development) and combat operations.” ALCADEV said the 23rd IB has a detachment in the center of Brgy Padiay, less than five kilometers from the school. Karapatan-Caraga said that sometime in June, six soldiers, introducing themselves as members of the 23rd IB, attempted to enter the school grounds of ALCADEV in to conduct a census of students but the teachers refused them on the grounds that armed men are not allowed in school premises. The rights group said the soldiers “constantly warned residents from joining progressive organizations, vilified the school and its teachers as NPA and had been telling residents to burn the school” but the residents said it was the community that set up the school with the help of ALCADEV. In an earlier statement, Rius Valle, spokesperson of
the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network, said that since September 2014, they have documented 95 cases of attacks on schools allegedly perpetrated by the military and paramilitary. Karapatan-Caraga said the Sibagat school was temporarily closed after the killing of ALCADEV Executive Director Emerito Samarca on September 1, 2015 at the ALCADEV main campus in Sitio Han-ayan, Brgy. Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur and after ALCADEV teachers and students were warned they would be massacred. Aside from Samarca, two other persons were killed in neighboring Sitio Km. 16 that day by alleged members of the MagahatBagani, a paramilitary group allegedly supported by the military, an allegation the military denies: Lumad leaders Dionel Campos, chair of the Malahutayong Pakigbisog alang sa Sumusuon (MAPASU), and Kiwagan Datu Juvello Sinzo. See lumad, page A9
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DAVAO City––Mayor Rodridgo Duterte on Sunday warned drivers of “colorum” vehicles that they would be arrested and announced that unregistered van terminals will be demolished. Duterte issued the warning in his Sunday television program “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” after learning that the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) still received reports of “colorum” (is slang for illegal public land
transport) vehicles still plying the streets and that some bus terminals operate without a franchise from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “If you don’t have the franchise, you will face charges, and I will order the confiscation of your vehicle,” he said in Cebuano. The mayor said some of the illegal terminals can be found along F. Torres St., Rizal St., the area along Quezon Boulevard, Sta. Ana Avenue, Panacan area, and the area fronting Victoria Plaza.
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“Aside from the fact that they are not supposed to ply the routes, wala gyud na silay authorization sa gobyerno, in case na madisgrasya o mamatay, tabla. Walay insurance (they are not authorized by government, in case of accidents or death, you get nothing.
There is no insurance), that’s why we arresting the drivers,” he said. Although this is LTFRB’s jurisdiction, Duterte said other law enforces can make the arrest even if they are not deputized. He said even the police can arrest erring drivers
“because they are violating .. the law.” “As long as there is a violation of the law, I do not think that you need the deputization of anybody,” he said. “If you allow passengers to board your vehicles and you endanger them, I have
every right to arrest and detain you, you and your motor vehicle,” the mayor added in Cebuano. He also told the passengers not to ride the “colorum” vehicles because in case of accidents, the passengers will get nothing as there is no insurance.
DAVAO City––The Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) has approved a total of PHP432.8 million in farm-to-market road (FMR) projects for Region 11.
The four approved FMR projects were: 1. Rehab of 10.23 km Sonlon-Camansa FMR in Asuncion, Davao del Norte amounting to PHP143.5 million; 2. Concreting of 11.47
km Barayong-Mabini-Bala FMR in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur (PHP136.75 million); 3. Rehab of 11.47 km Poblacion-Naboc FMR in Monkayo, Compostela Valley (PHP117.05 million);
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of who wins in the next elections, the economic gains of the Philippines are irreversible,” added Cabrera. More of the 800 APEC business leaders surveyed – PwC’s largest sample ever— think that expanded broadband access and increased participation in the digital economy hold the most promise for their business from regional connectivity, ahead of regional trade projects or new infrastructure in underdeveloped areas of the region. They are also optimistic
a free trade area in Asia Pacific could be a reality by 2020 as regional integration proceeds on several fronts. CEOs consider the ASEAN Economic Community as the ‘mega regional’ game changer, while there are also hopes that TransPacific Partnership (TPP) will boost exports and fuel regional growth. The PwC’s 2015 APEC CEO Survey, conducted between June 23 and August 21, was released Monday ahead of the annual APEC Leaders Meeting on Nov. 18 to 19. (PNA) FPV/LDV
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Groups set to launch climate justice march SOCIAL movements, religious associations, and other civil society groups across the Philippines have united to call for a strong and fair global climate agreement ahead of the international climate talks that will start on November 30. The Paris talks, the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21), is expected to come out with a new international legally-binding agreement on climate change, in compliance with the UN Framework convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The groups announced that they will hold a week of action for climate justice from November 23 to 30 across the country, which are all part of mobilizations across the world. Actions include: • A 20,000-strong “March for Climate Justice Pilipinas”on Nov. 28 at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Metro Manila, the highlight of the week; • A Nov. 26-28 caravan across Luzon coal hotspots, from Semirara island in Antique to Quezon and Batangas, going to Manila; • A Nov. 29 march led by the Archdiocese of Manila to Rajah Sulayman Park, across Malate Church, followed by an ecumenical service and a Catholic mass; • A Nov. 30 Bonifacio Day mobilization by labor groups which will include a call for climate justice; and • Various actions in between in Tacloban, Iligan, Metro Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Malaybalay, Ozamis, Pagadian, and Tangub. Haiyan and record global warming The Philippines, a tropical archipelago besieged by no less than 20 storms yearly, is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. In recent years it has been experiencing significant climate change impacts such as supertyphoons and other extreme weather events when the average global temperature rise reached 0.8⁰C above pre-industrial levels. Recently, the UK Meteorological Office announced that this 2015, the world experienced global tempera-
Nearing Completion. A truck struggles to pass through a slippery and uphill portion of the IliganBukidnon highway in the hinterland Barangay Rogongon in Iligan City on Saturday (November 14, 2015). Only a few kilometers remain to be concreted in the highway that will connect Iligan and the municipality of Talakag in Bukidnon, which are about 80 kilometers apart. MindaNews photo by Bobby Timonera
ture increase of up to 1⁰C above pre-industrial levels. In November 2013, Yolanda (Haiyan) claimed more than 6,000 lives and left thousands more homeless and without livelihood. The super typhoon also wrought over USD 14 billion in economic damages. Emissions cuts overdue from rich countries Climate action targets pledged by over 140 countries in recent weeks in preparation for Paris indicate that the world is still headed for at least 3⁰C of warming, according to recent reports from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Environment Programme, and a broad group of civil society organizations across the globe. "World governments, including ours, through their recent pledges are condemning again the fate of humanity in the face of climate change. A 3 to 4 degree world to us Filipinos is death. This is a fight for our survival and future. Either we change the system and seek climate justice or face our death,” said Gerry Arances, national coordinator of the Philip-
pine Movement for Climate Justice. The March for Climate Justice movement says that the main onus is on developed countries. The groups also stated that developing country governments should also deliver on their fair share and be firm in demanding climate finance from developed countries in order to do more mitigation actions. “Pledges of the governments of the wealthy industrialized countries are far below their fair shares, based on their historical responsibility and capacity,” said Lidy Nacpil, coordinator of Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development and the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice. “They have also pledged very little in terms of finance for developing countries like the Philippines, contrary to their obligations enshrined in the climate convention.” “Developed countries’ fair share are far beyond what is possible to do inside their countries, therefore, to fulfil their fair shares, they have to enable more actions in developing countries by delivering finance for
mitigation,” Nacpil added. Philippine mitigation pledge vs. coal plans The Philippines pledged to reduce its emissions by 70% by 2030 in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution submission to the UNFCCC, but this pledge is dependent on international climate finance and other support. The groups said that the Philippine government should not only offer conditional pledges. It should also offer unconditional targets based on its fair share of the global efforts. "Aksyon Klima supports the Philippine INDC position but calls on the government to show seriousness on the targets by defining the extent of what the country can do on its own and what more can be done when enabled. Marching orders should be issued to all agencies to adjust plans, projects, programs and activities, with the meaningful consultations and participation of all stakeholders, to make sure that we are on target by 2030," said Ruel Cabile, Aksyon Klima Pilipinas national coordinator.
It should be noted that the Aquino administration is approving the building of more than 50 coal-fired power plants in the next few years. “The Philippines sits at a crossroads. Do we veer away from expensive and dirty fossil fuels and make use of our locally-abundant renewable energy resources? Or do we continue with a business-as-usual mindset and continue contributing to the global temperature increase?” asked Joel Palma, president and CEO of WWF-Philippines. Carbon majors also liable The groups are also holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for climate change. Fifty companies dubbed as the world’s “carbon majors” — including Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and ConocoPhillips — are a subset of the 90 legal entities that have contributed the lion's share of cumulative global carbon dioxide and methane emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere, as identified by peer-reviewed research. “The fight against cli-
mate change and the fight for the protection of human rights are two sides of the same coin. We have to remind these big polluters that their carbon emissions are affecting vulnerable countries like the Philippines. They should be held liable for endangering the lives and livelihoods of the present and future generations,” said Anna Abad, Climate Justice Campaigner for Greenpeace Philippines. “We hope that the Commission on Human Rights take the bold step in pursuing a full and immediate investigation against those responsible, in the interest of justice, for the protection of our basic human rights,” Abad added. Faithful asked to ‘protect our common home’ The Catholic Church is a strong champion in the climate justice movement especially with Pope Francis’s encyclical “Laudato Si.” Catholic and other religious groups in the Philippines and around the world have created coalitions and released statements in response to the Pope’s challenge for the faithful to “heed the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” Clergy and laypeople alike will be at the frontlines of several of the abovementioned mobilizations, joining other activists and sectors. “Pope Francis has always insisted on the need to come up with a common plan that would address the issue of climate change. The time to act is now. What is needed is a strong political will that is geared towards the protection of our common home,” said Fr. Dexter Toledo, national coordinator of the Ecological Justice Interfaith Movement. “It’s hard to get our heads around the reality that we intelligent, generally well-meaning people are hell-bent on destroying the future for our children. Hopefully the climate justice movement will wake us up from this nightmarish trance before it’s too late,” added Fr. John Leydon, a convenor of the Global Catholic Climate Movement. greenpeace.org
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he 1st National Youth Forum on heritage (1NYFh) was held at the Philippine high School for the Arts, National Arts Center, Mt. Makiling, Los Banos, Laguna on 11-14 November 2015 with theme “entering the Future, Remembering the Past.” Young Filipino Heritage experts, scholars, advocates and cultural workers gathered for the first time to celebrate the wonders of the Filipino nation, to affirm their commitments to nationbuilding, and be inspired by each other and by the established workers, scholars, and vanguards. Among the 238 applicants from all over the Philippines, only 76 delegates were chosen by the Nation Screening
Assembly and three of them are the regional representatives from Northern Mindanao – Lynrose Jane Dumandan (Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte), Hyacinth Ann Daming Antonio (Valencia, Bukidnon), and Vicmar Pancho Paloma (Tubod, Lanao del Norte). Lynrose is a graduate of AB English and is pursuing MA English Language Studies in Mindanao State UniversityIligan Institute of Technology (MSUIIT), and now and English Instructor at the same university. Her research interests are in the fields of linguistics, literature and language teaching. She is an active youth leader of Gawad Kalinga Youth, and she was recently a Ten Out-
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and C i t y.its teachers K a r a p a“have tanbeen constantly vilified Caraga said the by operating AFP units evacuees remain at and paramilitary bandit the evacuation sites. groups as NPA” despite recognition K a rfrom a p athe t aDenpartment of Education, the Caraga said ALCADEV National Literacy Awards and the Tribal Filipino and Most Outstanding ProgramProgram of Surigao Literacy at del the regional level. and its Sur (TRIFPSS) L u m a d “have s c h o o been ls of teachers ALCADEV and TRIFPSS, constantly vilified by it said, “are in communities operating AFP units where Lumad organizations are opposing a n d p a r a m i l i t athe ry entry of large-scale bandit groups asmining NPA” operations and plantations, despite and whererecognition the AFP has from the Department been launching counter-
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standing Students of the Philippines awardee. Hyacinth is a Language and Literature Instructor at Central Mindanao University (CMU). She is a MassCom graduate of Silliman University and currently taking up Master in Culture and Arts Studies at MSU-IIT, the first of its kind in the country. Her current endeavour is the creation of a cultural program for CMU that will reflect Bukidnon cultural heritage. Vicmar is the Culture and Arts
Coordinator of the Municipal Tourism Office in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. He is a graduate of AB Sociology at MSU-IIT, and now one of the pioneering scholars of its Master in Culture and Arts Studies Program. He was a fellow of the 1st Summer Institute for Cultural Workers in Mindanao, and he also heads the Designers Pool of the MSUIIT Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG). The Northern Mindanao delegates actively participated in the panel discussions and passionately shared their ideas and concerns to the stakeholders of heritage and agencies of the government. NYFH forums include topics on Contextualizing the Past and Diversifying the Meanings of Heritage; Challenges and Issues in Initiating Youth Heritage Programs; Revisiting Heritage Context of Tourism
and Creative Industries; and Elevating the Standards of Heritage Research and Documentation. The members of the forum panel were representatives from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF), UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines, Philippine Historical Association and Heritage Conservation Society. “Mahalagang makilala ng mga kabataan na tayo ay hindi lamang mga Kastillaloy at mga Amboy kundi lalo’t higit ay mga Pinoy, at ang heritage natin ang magpapatunay na tayo ay may sariling identidad,” said National Artist for Literature, Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera, on his Keynote Speech during the Opening Program at the Cutural Center of the Philippines.
Anchored to this, the optimum goal of the 1NYFH is to formulate a document that will uphold its main thrusts which are mainly focused on youth participation in nation-building through safeguarding heritage in all its forms, heritage education and capacity-building of the youth. On November 14, 2015 at the Apolinario Mabini Shrine in Tanauan, Batangas, the historical document called Makiling Agenda 2020 (MA2020) was drafted, revised and agreed upon by the 76 young ambassadors of NYFH. The delegates declared, in unison, their collective consciousness recognizing the need to be aware, to value and continue their advocacy and to be proactive in heritage issues and concerns through the MA2020 during the Closing Program at the National Museum of the Philippines Auditorium.
insurgency o f E d u c aoperations.“ tion, the N aALCADEV t i o n a l Lsaid i t ethat r a ciny the absence of government A w a r dinsthea n d Most service hinterlands, Outstanding Literacy the Lumads “persevered to establish P r o g r athe m schools a t t and he develop communities.” regional level. The Aquino administraLumad schools tion, it said, “remains deaf ” o A L calls C A Dfor E Vjustice. and tof their ALCADEV said “are that TRIFPSS, it said, in their search for justice, in communities where they have called on variLumad organizations ous agencies and officials a r e even o p pjoined o s i nthe g tMahe and nilakbayan ng Mindanao entry of large-scale to iknock doors m n i n g on o pthe e ra t i o nofs officials in Metro Manila a n 75 d days p l aafter n t athe t i Lianga ons, but and where the AFP killings, the perpetrators
remainbeen at large, no one has has launching been arrested and proscounter-insurgency ecuted. operations.“ Despite repeated calls ALCADEV for their disarmingsaid and disbandment, the parathat in the absence of military groups have not government service in been disbanded and have the hinterlands, the continued their “rampage Lumads “persevered in our communities” as titso leaders e s t acontinue b l i s h to t hbe e “coddled by the AFP.” schools and develop “Not a single commandcommunities.” ing officer of the AFP T hheld e Aaccountquino has been able; they are even readministration, it said, warded with more troops,” “remains deaf” to their ALCADEV said. calls justice. Thefor school network said ALCADEV said they have been demand-
ing the of the that in pull-out their search military “yet more than for justice, they have two battalions have been cadditionally a l l e d o ndeployed v a r i o utos agencies and officials further intensify AFP’s military operations.” and even joined the a“Are M n i l we a kto b aexpect y a n more ng violence and destruction Mindanao knock on in response to to our calls?,” the doors asked. of officials ALCADEV The Senate conducted in Metro Manila but a7 probe on Lumad killings 5 days after the in Tandag City on October Lianga killings, the 1 and 2 with Mindanawon perpetrators remain senators Teofisto Guingona III and Aquilino Pimenat large, no one has tel III echoing the of been arrested call and Lumads, church and local prosecuted. government leaders to arD e and s pdisband i t e rest, disarm
rthe e pprincipal e a t e d csuspects a l l s f oinr the Lianga killings the their disarming –and “Magahat-Bagani” parad i s b a n dgroup m e n that t , thas he military paramilitary groups repeatedly been accused of asowing h v e terror n o t inbseveral een towns in Surigao Sur disbanded anddel have and whose disbandment chas o nalso t i nbeen u e drepeatedly their “sought. rampage in our The Bishop of Tandag, communities” as its Nereo Odchimar said he leaders continue to be wanted answers to criti“coddled by the AFP.” cal questions about the “Not a alliance single “apparent unholy between the military and commanding officer the paramilitary which of the AFP has been the military vehemently held accountable; denies.” (Carolyn O.they Arare even rewarded guillas / MindaNews)
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My contribution to delivery of quality education By Androclus G. Aban Administrative Aide III Salay District
Investing in Education is like holding to a promise that this world could be more productive in the future through gaining knowledge. I personally believe in this thought. Working in Education institution means dealing on important assignments that matters much to the learning of students and to delivery of quality education. Thus,
I am doing my best to perform my task because this is my contribution to DepEd’s mission. Everyone who were given jobs under Department of Education – secretary down to regional directors, supervisors, principals, teachers and staff - take part to improve the education sector of the Philippines. Each of us are responsible
for specific tasks and has respective roles crucial in order to fully and successfully implement programs and projects that are beneficial to Filipino children. Being part of a school staff, I make sure that everything assigned to me are put into place before the day ends. Documentation files and reports are
very important to keep track how well the school performed on the implementation of educational programs. These are important to distinguish what part of an implementation should be enhanced and what hindering problems are there to address. That is the reason why I constantly update and review all of my
reports before submission. I make sure that information stated are accurate and well-supported. For me, doing my best on assigned tasks such as this is very essential for this is a help to DepEd in my own ways. Seeing students sit inside a well-ventilated classroom, read books in an equipped library, and witnessing stu-
dents browse an advanced educational gadget, among others, are simple things that make me feel happy and overwhelmed. This is because I know a quality kind of education is a product of the efforts and initiation of education department and of the school administration on where I belong.
The GO! Education By Jennifer C. Garrido Teacher – II Bugo Central School
“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” − Sydney J. Harris Education is immensely important for the future of Filipino children highly depends on it. It is so sad however, that not all are given the chance to finish education, or even attend school. Department of Education is doing its best to deliver education to all through its program implementations. Greater Opportunities! Education is a program designed to bring advocacies on education reform closer to Filipino people. In realizing this, DepEd has seek support coming from private sector such as Philippines Business for Education, Australian Agency for International Development and United States Agency for International Development, believing that collaboration among them would result in improving access and quality basic education. There are three prime components focused in the program. These are curriculum enhancements through K to 12 Basic Education pro-
gram, provision of sufficient resources to eliminate basic education input gaps and improvements to quality of teachers and teaching. This advocacy further aims to address the need to inform and engage the general public and its internal stakeholders in its mission in providing Education for All in the Philippines. DepEd expanded its promotions in order to gain public involvement for GO! Education. There are exhibits, media exposures and online campaigns through social media. DepEd believes that the more information about this is disseminated, the more private groups and individuals that would participate which is remarkably a good result. Education is already entwined meanings like hope, ambition and better life. Some time, we could encounter poor families, hoping for a better life and we see that their only hope could be their ambition which education could give. A Filipino child deserves to be educated for it is the best possible key in opening greater opportunities ahead.
FULL SUPPORT TO THE K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ speaks before the participants of the K – 12 Caravan at the Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City. The caravan is part of the continuous pursuit for increased awareness to gain support for the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program, specifically the Senior High School. During the event, Vice Governor Pelaez presented his findings on the unfinished school buildings in the Province under the Public-Private Partnership. In his message, he said his purpose for showing the unfinished school buildings is not to dampen the enthusiasm for K to 12 but to encourage everyone, as stakeholders, to do better for the education of the youth – better classrooms, better books, better facilities and better teachers, among others. photo supplied
TALAKAG CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOSTED THE 2015 DISTRICT-1 ENGLISH FESTIVAL AND READ-A-THON By Mrs. EULALIA MAGAN ACERET
develop their skills in reading and speaking using the English language. There were four major events in the elementary category, story book reading, storytelling, spelling and comprehension. A In consonance with DIVISION MEMORANDUM no.212 s.2015,Talakag Central Elementar y S cho ol( TC E S ) hoste d the 2015 DISTRICT- I ENGLISH FESTIVAL AND READ-A THON last October 23,2015.The activities provide opportunities for children to
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grade five pupil from TCES won first place in comprehension, a grade four pupil from Bethany Christian School got first place in spelling, A grade two pupil from TCES wins in storytelling and
KIRVY MAGAN ACERET (3rd from left) a grade two pupil from Bethany Christian School won first place in the story book reading competition with his coach Miss Elysa Deloso.
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and approves project proposals for PRDP funding in the region and it is chaired by the Department of Agriculture regional director with members from the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Interior and Local Government and Department of Trade and Industry. PRDP is a special project of the DA which aims to promote an inclusive, valuechain oriented agriculture and fisheries development. Davao del Norte planning chief Josie Jean Rabanos said the proposed Sonlon-Camansa FMR will reduce half of the travel time for transport of high-value crops such as cacao and cardaba banana. “It will also reduce transport and hauling cost from PHP300 to PHP200-250. We are also expecting expansion of farm production areas from 1,634 to 2,947 hectares as road access encourages farmers to produce more crops,” she said. Meanwhile, Magsaysay Mayor Arthur Davin said the concreting of the BarayongMabini-Bala FMR in his town would facilitate development of commodity value chain from input provision, farming, processing and marketing of products such as cacao, rubber, mango, coconut, and banana. “The FMR project in Barangay Subasta on the other hand will further boost the cacao production in the area and will link beneficiaries of DA-funded drying facility and cacao center to the buying centers in Calinan proper,” DA regional director Remelyn Recoter said. Recoter, who also chairs the RPAB, said that the approved subprojects will be endorsed to the Mindanao and national project offices for review and issuance of No Objection Letter. (PNA)
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but as the martial law days went on, people were accustomed to it and did not worry a bit anymore. It seems possessing an unlicensed gun or not does not spell any difference. So many bad characters carry firearms resulting in random killings nearly every other day. I wish those days of martial law are imposed on the matter of gun control to allow the authorities to make harsh actions against those who own wild firearms and bullets. It may not be the only thing to reduce killings in the country, but surely it will lower the frequency of murder. I am very sure, with heavy and strict penalty involved, so many people who now possess these guns will parade to the police to surrender them. In short, for as long as so many guns are indiscriminately in the
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hands of so many people, we should expect major crimes from page A1 will go on undisturbed. Nilo Castanares, the regional director of the from page A4 Department of Interior and His free gift of forgive- Local Government (DILG) ness and new life which He here, said that the CA has paid for with His own life. issued the Temporary ReIt’s true that you cannot straining Order (TRO) change your past, but Jesus sought by “dismissed” City can start changing your Mayor Oscar Moreno follife now. If you ask Him to lowing the execution of take control of your heart the dismissal order last and character every day, November 12, 2015 here. Moreno petitioned for He will give you a new life by helping you change with the issuance of the TRO His love and power. Even with the CA arguing that with all your past failures the “dismissal order” was and wrongs, your Maker not final and executory will still give you another since the Ombudsman has chance. So why not ask yet to decide on his Motion for Reconsideration. Him today? “I believed that under the Just Think a Minute. ‘Rule of Law,’ I am entitled due process to protect my from page A4 rights,” Moreno said. Castañares said that the is God and he shudders in doing so. What I mean DILG has already installed is that the candidate must Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acehave real fear and love of nas as the City Mayor after God in his heart---fear Acenas has taken his Oath of because he knows God Office, which was presided can punish him with his by the City Prosecutor on misdeeds and wrongdo- the evening of November ings both here and in the 12, 2015. He said that the CA has life eternal. given notice to the Office -oooCANDIDATES MUST of the Ombudsman and the HAVE LOVE AND FEAR DILG to comment about the OF GOD: “Love because 60-day restraining order the candidate knows that granted by the appellate he came to this world out court within five days upon of the generosity and love receipt of the resolution. “Until the Office of the and purpose of God, and that he is receiving bless- Ombudsman issue a reply ings in his life because of of the CA’s resolution, the God’s abiding love for him. DILG has to recognize two This kind of a candidate sitting mayors in Cagayan will not steal, abuse and De Oro City,” Castañares treat his position as part said. He said that the DILG of the inheritance he will bequeath to his love ones hopes that the Ombudsman after his term or his life is would render a final deciover. He will treat his po- sion in reply to Moreno’s sition as a matter of trust motion for reconsideraand privilege coming from tion Monday in order that God, for His purpose and the operation of the city government would return predestination of men. “This kind of a candidate to normalcy. Castañares said that the will obey God’s commands for a leader and an official, reply of the Ombudsman is designed to ensure obedi- urgent because the city’s deence, praise, worship and pository banks are inquiring thanksgiving to God, and to on whose signatures shall uplift the lives of the people be recognized by banks who have been mandated to considering that the salaries be loved by the candidate and bonuses of about 3,000 city hall workers are at stake. as he loves himself. He said that the resolu“This kind of a candidate will even make sure that his tions passed by the City constituents, despite their Council during an emerdiverse faiths, will aspire to gency session and on Monbe similarly-God fearing, day’s regular session that and God loving, similarly would be approved by the obedient to His commands, new City Mayor are legal knowing fully well that and binding. Ombudsman Conchita success and prosperity are not really the by-products Carpio Morales has apof human intelligence or proved the dismissal of expertise but of God’s love Moreno on October 6, 2015 and beneficence to those with Grave Misconduct for who listen to Him and obey entering into a settlement agreement with Ajinomoto His commands. Philippines without prior -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang authorization from the Tanging Daan” (The Sole Sangguniang Panlungsod Way): a Bible study and in violation of R.A.No. 7160 prayer session online could (The Local Government now be heard, 24 HOURS a Code). Under the Ajinomoto day, in the Philippines and the world at www.facebook. agreement, the firm has com/angtangingdaan or paid only P300,000 business www.facebook.com/AND- tax out of the P2.9 million KNK (For ANDKNK, look business tax that the firm for “Ang Tanging Daan” was supposed to pay to the broadcasts). Phone: 0922 city government. The order of dismissal 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: ba- also penalized Moreno and tasmauricio@yahoo.com City Treasurer Glenn Bañez
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with perpetual disqualification to hold public office and forfeiture of all retirement benefits.
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contain any explosive, but that of “Lanzones” (Lansium Domesticum), a sweet tropical fruit popular in the Philippines,” a police officer said. The horror of the terror bombings in Paris that killed 127 people and wounded a dozen more prompted the local police to be on full alert, especially that two city mayors – one, a newly installed city executive, the other, the dismissed incumbent mayor is holed up at the City Hall here. Police Sr. Supt. Faro Antonio Olaguera, head of the city’s about 3,000 strong police force, has deployed almost half of the city’s police force to secure the City Hall building since Friday afternoon after the Ombudsman ordered City Mayor Oscar Moreno and his City Treasurer from service. Olaguera said that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has instructed the local police command to secure the City Hall building in order to preempt and avert possible chaos between the followers of incumbent city Mayor and the newly installed city Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas. A scheduled “flag ceremony” Monday morning did not push through, but the DILG here requested the local police command to hold the flag ceremony at the City Hall compound instead. Thus, the police deployed sniffing dogs to clear the City Hall surroundings and buildings Monday. The City Prosecutor has sworn in Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas as the new City Mayor of Cagayan De Oro City about 7:00 p.m. last Nov. 12, 2015 after the DILG served the “dismissal order” of Moreno within the prescribed period set by the Office of the Ombudsman. Moreno assailed the DILG’s installation of Acenas and maintained that he remains the City Mayor until all the processes of law that protects his rights are exhausted. Moreno’s battery of lawyers filed a petition with the 22nd Division of the Court of Appeals (CA) based here and obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), not a “status quo ante” as Moreno wants to imply. In his petition, Moreno told the CA that the “dismissal order” of the Ombudsman remains ineffective because his (Moreno) Motion for Reconsideration (MR) has yet to be decided by the anti-graft court.Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has approved the dismissal of Moreno on October 6, 2015 with Grave Misconduct for entering into a settlement agreement with Ajinomoto Philippines
without prior authorization from the Sangguniang Panlungsod in violation of R.A.No. 7160 (The Local Government Code). The order of dismissal also penalized Moreno and City Treasurer Glenn Banez with perpetual disqualification to hold public office and forfeiture of all retirement benefits. The lawyers of Acenas scoffed on Moreno’s TRO arguing that the restraining order has become moot and academic because the order dismissing Moreno was already served. Until the Ombudsman issue a reply – whether to reverse or affirm its earlier decision to dismiss Moreno from service, Moreno assails that he remains the legitimate City Mayor of Cagayan De Oro City. (PNA)
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Society of Magic, the competition had Mr. Allen Edorot as the first Mindanao Daily News Magic Challenge champion bringing home a cash prize and a trophy. Edorot got the unanimous nod of the three judges who are magicians in their own right, garnering a trophy and besting five other competitors. Emerging as first runner-up was Kevin Michael and second runner-up Ace Maigue who also got trophies, albeit smaller. Because of the success of the 1st Mindanao Daily News Magic Challenge, Mr. Sudaria joyously announced a sequel competition next year and encouraged other would-be magicians in Cagayan de Oro and neighboring areas to prepare and practice this early. The judges were Corpus Christi School teacher Rody James Awiten, accountant/magician Jose Carlo Singson and civil engineer/magician Syne Algene Bayagna. The magicians performed a total of five to eight minutes each with the following criteria – appearance (five percent), stage presence (25 percent), ability and technique (20 percent), presentation (25 percent) and entertainment value (25 percent). In between the contest proper, Lardizabal performed two intermissions to the delight of the hundreds of kids and adults who filled the activity center’s capacity to the brim. And prior to the show, there was a mini-fashion show by the models from Cagayan de Oro Talent Center and Mindanao Talent Center. The event was also used to simultaneously light up the Christmas lights in 12 branches of Gaisano in northern Mindanao – the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Malaybalay, Valencia, Iligan and Butuan. The whole affair was hosted by Mr. John del Bando (left), aka John D Pro Voice, a professional emcee and voice over talent.
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at the City Hall on Monday. Moreno is also expected to be at the flag-raising rites. On Thursday evening, the DILG in Region 10 swore in Acenas as mayor and Councilor Candy Darimbang, who topped the electoral race in the 16-member City Council, as vice mayor. The Court of Appeals issued the TRO Friday after Moreno and his co-accused, Glenn Banez, officer-incharge of the City Treasurer’s Office, filed a petition for certiorari assailing the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision to dismiss them for grave misconduct last August 14, 2015. The DILG carried out the order last November 12 after Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales signed the dismissal order last Nov. 5. In their motions for reconsideration, Moreno and Banez said the Office of the Ombudsman decided their case without taking into consideration their counter-affidavits which the investigators claimed they did not receive. “The Supreme Court in a recent ruling gave the Court of Appeals the power to review cases decided by the Ombudsman and grant ancillary reliefs, “ Justice Henri Jean Paul Inteng of the CA 22nd Division said. Inteng directed the DILG and all concerned agencies not to implement the Ombudsman decision on Aug. 14 for 60 days pending the resolution of the motion for reconsiderations filed by Moreno and Banez. He also directed Moreno and Banez to post bail amounting to P500,000 each. Moreno received the order Friday evening. Copies were disseminated to the opposition parties on Saturday and the press on Sunday. Tabor said he received his copy Saturday afternoon and realized the CA issued a TRO not a status quo ante as they were earlier made to believe. “What is there to hold for the TRO when the DILG had already sworn in Vice Mayor Acenas on Thursday a day before?” Tabor said. “Acenas can not be held in contempt. He is not a party to the complaint filed by Moreno. The DILG had sworn him to office,” Tabor said. Tabor said the Acenas and the opposition will only back down if the DILG issues an order clarifying who is the mayor of Cagayan de Oro. Moreno could not be reached for comment. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)
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