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MISAMIS Oriental--A tourist terminal that would ferry visitors to Misamis Oriental’s “white island” opens Thursday in the coastal village of Jampason, provincial governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said. Emano said that the PHP 9 million “jump-off ” terminal in Jampason,
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Public school teachers soon to receive bonuses EDUCATION Secrteary Leonor Magtolis Briones said performance-based bonus (PBB) of public school teachers may be released before 2016 ends. In a briefing at the sidelines of the two-day Education Summit 2016, which started Thursday
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at SMX in Pasay City, the Department of Education (DepEd) chief said nine regions have already submitted performance reports of their teachers. Reports from two regions have yet to be reviewed Sambuokan Festival. Dancers perform during the Sambuokan Festival by the agency while street dancing competition on Sunday, October 30, in Mati City, Davao Oriental. See BONUSES, page A7
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Misuari is fugitive no more Court allows him to take part in peace process
DAVAO City––Fugitive no more. Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chair Nur Misuari flew out of Jolo, Sulu on board a a private jet with Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza shortly before noon Thursday, en route to Malacanang for a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on the next steps for peace. Misuari’s change in status is a result of a court decision suspending “proceedings and enforcement of warrants of arrest” against him and allowing him “to attend peace talk sessions with the government.” “In Manila with him. Just landed,” Dureza told MindaNews in a text message at 1:19 p.m. Former Governor Abdu-
sakur Tan told MindaNews Dureza and Misuari took off from Jolo airport at 11:27 a.m. Warrants of arrest had been issued against Misuari and 59 others for rebellion and violation of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and other Crimes against Humanity following the September 2013 stand-off in Zamboanga City between his followers and government troops that left 104 persons dead, 192 injured and 110,000 of the city’s 807,000 population displaced. Duterte, a personal friend of Misuari, had repeatedly said he wants to talk to Misuari but Dureza had also repeatedly said that the Duterte adminis- MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari whispers to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza at the turnover
of Norwegian kidnap victim Kjartan Sekkingstad (behind Dureza) on September 18 in Indanan Sulu. Sekkingstad stayed overnight in Misuari’s camp. Photo courtesy of Jesus Jay Dureza Jr.
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tration will officially deal with Misuari only when the effects of the warrants of arrest he is facing are suspended. Motion granted Ju d ge Ma . R owe n a Modesto-San Pedro of the Pasig Regional Trial Court in Pasig City in an order dated 27 October, a copy of which Dureza got on November 2, granted the “motion to suspend proceedings and enforcement of warrants of arrest against Misuari” for a period of six months from October 27,
“unless sooner lifted by the court.” The motion was filed by Misuari on October 14. San Pedro said the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) not only supported Misuari’s motion but also adopted Misuari’s prayer “to allow him to attend peace talk sessions with the government.” “None of the defense counsels, nor the City of Zamboanga, presented any opposition to the Motion,” San Pedro said. Misuari signed the December 23, 1976 Tripoli Agreement under the Marcos administration and the September 2, 1996 Final Peace Agreement (FPA) under the Ramos administration. The 20-year old peace agreement, however, has
yet to be fully implemented. San Pedro also directed Misuari, the DOJ and the OPAPP to file a monthly report on “the progress of the peace talks and the whereabouts of Misuari.” She said the Court “acknowledges that the mater of peace talks is exclusively within the realm of the Executive Department,” and that as manifested by the OPAPP, it is a “top priority of the current administration.” The Court also ruled that in the event that peace talks are held outside of the Philippines, Misuari, the DOJ and the OPAPP must secure prior authorization from the court and Misuari “must report to the Philippine Embassy or Consulate in the country where the talks are being held and the DOJ and the OPAPP must ensure this.” Duterte and Dureza
thanked Misuari for helping secure the release of the Norwegian kidnap victim Kjartan Sekkingstad in September, as well as other kidnap victims. Sulu Governor Abdsakur Tan II, told MindaNews, “siguro isang paraan ng administrasyon para makausap na ng personal si Misuari” (this is likely the administration’s way to get to personally talk with Misuari). The governor’s father, a former congressman and governor, said: “Let’s respect the court decision. There are legal remedies if anyone has doubts. But what is primordial is we talk and reach real and just peace.” “Convergence” Government signed another peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), See MISUARI, page A7
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Initao FMR enticesdismayed farmers to become productive The newly constructed 3.2 km concrete farm-tomarket road from sitio Canilawan of barangay San Pedro to sitio Cogon of barangay Tawantawan now enticed dismayed farmers to produce more. “Tungod sa maayo na nga dalan, ang mga mag-uuma kaniadtong dili ma-engganyo ug tanum kay lisod itumod ilang produkto sa lungsod tungod sa daut nga dalan, karon naghatag na ug pagtagad sa pagpanguma kay sayon na man dalhon ilang produkto sa merkado,”(Due to the good road, the farmers who were discouraged to plant are now enticed to farm because transport of their produce is no longer a problem), said Tawan-tawan barangay chair Patricio A. Dala. As an agriculture zone, Dala said their new FMR is so beneficial in transporting their commodities such as coconut, banana, corn, rootcrops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, among others as buyers
can now enter in their barangay. Likewise, it preserves the quality of transported goods and reduces travel time from 30 minutes ride to 1015 minutes only using “habal-habal” motor, and many more benefits. “Naging madalina ang buhay”(life becomes easier), the 66 yearold Dala said, as he mentioned that now almost all households in his barangay have owned “habal-habal” motor thus not only transport of their goods are made easier, but children too are benefited as they are no longer hiking for school. Increased land value As the road allowsmore economic activity in the community, the value of their land also appreciates. Sa una ang 100 metros quadrado nga luna paliton lang ug P3,000, apan karon mobalor na ugP20,000-P30,000 (Before the 100 sq m lot are sold at P3,000 only, but now the price ranges
Due to the good road, the farmers who were discouraged to plant are now enticed to farm because transport of their produce is no longer a problem, said Tawan-tawan barangay chair Patricio A. Dala (standing R). Photo Credit: Cyrus R. Seraspe
from P20,000-P30,000), Dala said. Operation and Maintenance Aside from the maintenance fund allocated for the project,
Tawan-tawan barangay chair Patricio Dala said they are drafting an ordinance for the locals who are using karomata or animal-drawn wagon to only use wheeled
wagon when using the road not the “balsa”, an animal-drawn wagon with no wheels but using two poles only which can cause damage to the road. Also, to allow
weeds to grow at the shoulder portion of the road with regular trimming to prevent erosion of soil. # (Rosie R. E. Paasa, DA-RPCO 10)
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WHOLESALE & RETAIL HELLO NUR. President Rodrigo Duterte calls Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chair Nur Misuari after approving the Peace Roadmap presented by Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace on Monday evening, July 18, 2016. Beside the President is National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. TOTO LOZANO/PPD
Duterte to meet Nur in Malacañang By Jelly F. Musico of PNA
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari in Malacañang on Thursday, a Palace official said. “The President has directed (Peace Process) Sec. Jess Dureza to bring chairman Nur Misuari in Malacañang and this will be open to the media,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said in an ambush interview. Andanar told the media that Dureza met Misuari in Jolo, Sulu on Thursday to hand over the Pasig Regional Trial Court branch 158 decision suspending the arrest warrant against the MNLF leader in connection with the bloody Zamboanga City siege in 2013.
“Secretary Jess Dureza told me that he will bring MNLF chairman (to Malacañang),” Andanar said. According to the reports, Dureza and Misuari boarded a private jet from Jolo to Manila. Andanar said the presence of Misuari in the negotiating table is important in achieving lasting peace with the Moro rebels including the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao. “The implication of this to peace effort is big. It only means that there is a bigger chance for the Bangsamoro peace agreement to really push through,” Andanar said. Earlier, President Duterte ordered the military troops not to implement the arrest order against Misuari to give him a chance to join the peace negotiations between government and the Moro rebel groups. (PNA)
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THE US Marine Corps has announced a new innovation where an F-35B fighter jet landed vertically aboard the USS America. This means the aircraft does not need a long airport runway to take off and land. Further, it could enhance faster its readiness to be in the place where military conflict is about to happen or just happened. A great advantage for the American sailors. New report disclosed that Malaysia has signed with China mutual defense and economic agreement. Its prime minister recently visited Beijing and established diplomatic relation with the communists. China, it was noted, is becoming bolder in the region as it goes on with establishment of artificial islands - - some of them are within the territory of the Philippines. Tension in and around the world is getting hotter each day. Some subject matters in news reports include now aircraft carriers, stealth fighter jets, nuclear submarines, missiles, powerful bombs, etc. while it used to be just small armaments. Some countries are violating the rights of
its neighbors causing disturbance, disagreement and controversies that can lead to war. I think I am seeing a bigger military conflict on the horizon, which can truly destroy our planet badly. Many countries are preparing for war and I see this as plain stupidity. I hope it will not involve the final destruction of mankind. I am terribly perplexed why our country is asking Malaysia to fight jointly against the Abu Sayyaf groups. Does this mean we are losing the battle against the bandits? Or our military is weakened because President Duterte removed from Mindanao the American soldiers for no reason at all. At first the New People Army (NPA) and it was a good thing a truce has been reached where peace after nearly half a century of conflict could end. We never won our fight against the rebels. Our government has lost billions of pesos in the war not to mention the thousands of lives lost too. We had been killing with each other for five decades, a kind of war that can never be won. Russia, China and Iran have aligned themselves
into one strong force. Their allies and certainly North Korea could be there too. I always pray that superpowers around the globe should understand with each other and refrain from going into the battlefield to determine who is who. I wish to reiterate that nobody wins in any kind of war. Every combatant suffers the heartache of killing the enemies. Why the Philippines has so many cities nowadays? It is the easiest and simplest job a congressman can do in congress. It does not need so much of our brains. All the lawmaker should do is describe the town, a number of residents, boundaries, income, etc. and presto, it will become a city. Even a Boy Scout can do this because it is as simple as reciting the ABC. News headline today disclosed that South Korea navy fired at Chinese boats entering its water. The two countries have been at odds for sometime now. Same thing with Japan, which also has bad relations with China. I am even afraid these nations will go to war anytime soon. The problem with China is its expansion program that does
IN this modern world, diplomacy is principally about facilitating trade and com ruel pelone CRIS DIAZ merce. Some of the most Managing Editor Executive Editor forward-looking countries have, in fact, merged their CHENG ORDOÑEZ MARK FRANCISCO ministries of foreign affairs Associate Editor Lifestyle Editor and trade. Diplomats and gerry lee gorit GILBERT Y. CHAO trade representatives, after Motoring Editor Photo Journalist all, are beginning to play redundant roles. PAT SAMONTE CHRIS PANGANIBAN For this reason, heads Regional Editor Caraga Regional Editor-Davao of state coming home from Rene Michael BaÑos uRIEL C. QUILINGUING foreign travel are expected Regional Editor Northmin Contributing Editor to detail before their home constituencies trade and AL JACINTO JOE FELICILDA investment gains they have Regional Editor-WestMin Editorial Consultant won. Nowhere is the expectation for bringing home felix santillan Layout Artist the bacon more emphatic than in the Philippines. ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI Our public tends to believe NOTARY PUBLIC- JUNI LAW OFFICE that an official journey is CELL NO: 09352379999/ (088) 8573595 a waste of money unless CRUZ TAAL ST., CAG. DE ORO CITY investments are won, new Legal Counsel trade relationships opened --------------------------------------------------------------and new concessions inked. bureau and mktg staff There is nearly a standard format for the arrival candy macabale - 09161326483 RIZA O. ARES - 0915-9753-277/0926-2242-653 statements of Filipino presiMISOR - LOLONG NABONG - 0906-875-8650 dents returning from state GINGOOG CITY-MANNY ANSIHAGAN-0936-287-7788 visits. They detail the ecoNorth Buk. - DAHLIA S. BENEMERITO-0936-303-0410 nomic benefits achieved by VALENCIA CITY - PHILIP PHIL CALUMBA-0905-652-5407 the just concluded mission. MARAMAG - TITA FINA CUALES - 0926-336-1585 Foreign visits by Filipino quezon, buk. - ROSE GENON presidents are nearly always Iligan City - JEFFREY OPONDA-0936-1174378 tangub city - bobby mag usara trade and investment misOROQUIETA CITY - PJ TREMEDAL-0919-3452375 sions and only occasionally
alliance-building exercises. Our citizens expect a dollars-and-cents inventory of what was gained from a state visit. Goodwill does not count in these arrival statements. It is unquantifiable. It does not suggest any immediate contribution to our national goals. When President Rodrigo Duterte returned from China, he reported about $24 billion worth of Chinese assistance, grants, joint ventures and soft loans. Just a week later, returning from Tokyo, the President reported about $19 billion in Japanese assistance. These numbers do not yet include private businesses that may be initiated over the next year or two. Those investments could vastly overshadow the official assistance reported. The private sector figures could add up to well over $40 billion. Just to underscore these numbers: The new investments, grants, material assistance such as ships for our Coast Guard and soft loans add up to a number larger than our total outstanding national debt. This volume
of assistance will be a big boost for our economy. It will help assure we meet the goal of sustaining a GDP expansion of at least 7 percent into the medium term. To say that the President’s two trips in two weeks were exercises in productive diplomacy will be an understatement. No previous Filipino president achieved such astounding gains from embarking on a foreign mission. And this is just for starters. Next on President Duterte’s schedule is a visit to Malaysia, a staunch Asean partner and a rising investor in the Philippine market. We can expect more bacon to be brought home. Remember that President Duterte is just four months in office. While some may disagree with his choice of words or his fashion sense, they will have to grudgingly admit we have a leader tireless in winning support for his administration’s goal of dramatically bringing down the volume of poverty afflicting our society. The foreign visits are only one weapon in a
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not respect the sovereignty of others. No matter how President Duterte throw punches at the United States of America, or even if he eats grass and perform a circus, the strength of friendship between the two countries will remain solid and intact. This relationship has been proven for nearly a century from the time the United States grabbed us from the hostile country of Spain. The same thing during World War III when America likewise liberated us from the occupation of Japan. By all analysis, it is the Filipino people who like the United States and anyone who might change that stature will definitely meet defeat. Filipinos will always be grateful to the United States for its loyalty and true friendship.
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vast arsenal supporting our antipoverty strategy. Quite happily, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported last week that our poverty rate has climbed down dramatically from 25 percent to 21 percent by the latest count. The 10-point program of the Duterte administration aims to bring down the poverty rate to only 17 percent by 2022. That now seems too easy a target. Our economic managers are now aiming to lift 1.5 million Filipinos out of poverty in the next few years through fiscal and economic reforms. If that is achieved, six years of the Duterte administration should effectively halve the poverty volume. At the end of six years, our people should feel what inclusive growth See HIGH, page A7
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Secrets to raising successful kids revealed WHILE degrees are acquired through academic studies, raising a family is never taught in school, much less rearing successful, productive children. Who would ever think families with more than three children will succeed in sending their entire brood to school while molding them to be responsible members of society? Apparently, faith and hard work are key Ten families from all over the country, which achieved something unthinkable for a lot of households, were recognized at the SMX Convention Center in an event organized by the Marriage Encounter Foundation of the Philippines and the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life with some 3,500 people from religious and Catholic communities present. Serving amid trials Coming from Calbayog City in Samar, James Jaboya earns his keep as choir-member and guitarist at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. He is visuallyimpaired and constantly needs a travel companion. They have three children who are all active in church organizations. Despite the challenges of raising a family, he succeeded because of his wife Virginia who works as lector and choir member. The couple said it is faith that has brought them closer.
The Martin family of Baguio. Photo courtesy of Melo Acuña
Last June, their son Rady was diagnosed with kidney problems and required medical attention in Manila. The priests in the diocese pooled resources to fund the family’s trip to Manila. A relative offered them a place to stay while Rady regularly underwent testing and treatment at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. Despite difficulties, the Jaboya family has remained steadfast in their faith. Over in Baguio City is
the Martin Family, composed of Paul, an electrician, Delia, a public school teacher, and their ten children, two of whom entered the religious life. His parents’ ‘deep faith’ In the face of their own challenges, Paul is an active member of the Knights of Columbus while Delia belongs to the Catholic Women’s League, is a lector, and takes charge of flower arrangements in their church. Their eldest is a 32-year
old accomplished professional. The couple’s eldest son is now known in the community as Fr. Dexter. During the awarding ceremonies, he recalled witnessing his parents’ “deep faith” in God. Another Martin, Sr. Marie now serves in a religious community in Cavite. The youngest, now 10-years old attends school with four elder siblings. One thing is certain, the Martin Family will prove naysayers wrong because not
aware that Halloween, as practiced now with evil costumes, is anti-Biblical. Let us see what the Bible says about this. In Exodus 22:18, we can read the abomination against witches, in this manner: “…Do not allow a sorceress to live…” In Leviticus 7:26-27, the admonition against vampires who are known to feast on blood is couched in this manner: “… And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal. Anyone who eats blood must be cut off from their people…” In Deuteronomy 18:1012, there is a warning against so-called wizards: “…Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery,interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord…” -oooCOMMEMORATING THE DEAD ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE: Finally, in Leviticus 19:31: “…Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am
the LORD your God…” What do all these indicate? We may be of the thought that there is no harm in immitating celebrations of Halloween, or in donning costumes that depict these celebrations. But that does not seem to be the case, as far as the Christian Bible is concerned. If we are truly Christians, we should stop mindless immitations of fads or practices that do not uphold Christian traditions. What we must strive to do is to commemorate the dead loved ones in ways that are approved by the Bible, like reading Biblical verses to the departed, for it is only these verses that can be heard by them now that they are dead. -oooPLEASE LISTEN: “Ang Tanging Daan” (The Sole Way): a Bible study and prayer session online could now be heard, 24 HOURS a day, in the Philippines and the world at www. facebook.com/angtangingdaan or www.facebook. com/ANDKNK (and look for “Ang Tanging Daan” broadcasts). Phone: 0922 833 43 96, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.
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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard…Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD’…” (Leviticus 19:27-28, the Holy Bible). -oooLO OM I NG WATER SHORTAGE THE FAULT OF PNOY GOV’T: If it is true that some 15 million Metro Manila residents are facing an acute water shortage four years from now, in 2020, it could only be because the Aquino government failed to build another dam where drinking water could come from. Thus, the question that former President Aquino must answer is: where did the billions of pesos in annual allocation for water projects from 2010 to 2016 go? Perhaps, the Commission on Audit (COA) can investigate this matter. It could start with looking into how much billions did the Aquino government set aside annually from its budgets to pursue water projects, and how much of these billions actually were used for such projects. I am sure that with the billions and billions
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that have been earmarked yearly in the budgets from 2010 to 2016 for water projects, there should be no problem by now, but if what the Maynilad Water Services Inc. is saying is true, somebody must have lined up his pockets with government funds intended for these projects that are sadly nowhere to be found at this point. -oooHALLOWEEN PRACTICES THAT ARE ANTIBIBLICAL: Many of the Filipinos who commemorated All Saints Day and All Souls day in the past two days imitating the Halloween celebrations from other countries seemed ignorant of the Biblical injunctions against witches, vampires, wizards and ghosts. In fact, many seem un-
all big families are destined for miserable poverty. Family life in Basilan Imagine how a couple with 11 children manage to survive in a far-away city called Lamitan in Basilan Province. This is the story of Mario and Hilaria Villas. With all the trying circumstances faced by Mario as head of the family, he still performs the role of president of San Guillermo Chapel while his better half Hilaria is assistant to the parish priest of Sta. Clara
in Alusugan, Lamitan City. She leads the Block Rosary movement in the parish and serves as a catechist every Wednesday. Come to think of it, the family lives in a place where there’s no water supply and the children have to gather firewood. They also earn their keep by tending the farm animals Bishop Martin Jumoad of the Prelature of Isabela de Basilan entrusted to them. In previous interviews, the couple said the most difficult situations for them is whenever a family member get sick and the family would need to muster its resources for hospital bills and medicine. Without fail, family and friends have always provided timely assistance – something the couple call “blessings.” They attend Sunday Mass together with all the children, who are members of different parish-based organizations. These families are walking proof that parents’ living example transforms and molds children into God-fearing and responsible members of society. Looking at the faith experience of these three and seven other families, one learns how simple living, undying love for family members, unwavering faith in God, and sheer hard work make a great difference in community and in society. (Melo M. Acuña / CBCPNews)
Cutopia by Geovanni Abing
AS my fellow Boholano artist is about to launch his fourth solo art exhibit at Paseo Gallery (Glorietta) in Makati which opens on November 13, 2016; I am inspired by a series of breakthroughs coming in his journey especially for a province-based talent. We used to think that if one chooses the less-trodden path of an artist, he or she begins to starve and live in an illusion. But this is not the case of Geovanni Abing, a collage artist from Baclayon town. In the early stage of his evolution, Abing starts to undermine the “probinsyano” bias and held his solo shows in Metro Manila which many artists aspire yet do not do as they get eliminated in the competition at the mainstream art scene. I am privileged to write the exhibit notes of his solo show entitled “Cutopia” and have partially come up with the following: Dreaming for better societies is dubbed “utopianism” coined from Thomas More (1478–1535). Though there are critics against it, some say it is essential to elicit hope and desire—the
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agents of change. As Oscar Wilde illustriously put it, “A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realization of utopias”. No wonder the English-speaking world is replete with utopian literatures. Even non-westerners have also developed independently its utopian traditions best exemplified in the poem , “The Peach Blossom Spring” by T’ao Yüan Ming which describes a peaceful peasant society. We do not just muse for the unreal; we believe in paradise—at least in the afterlife. See CUTOPIA, page A7
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Victim’s family sues ‘man eater’ By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-For killing and then cooking and eating a neighbor, Teddy Boy Villegas will be facing murder charges in court as the victim’s family has already filed a complaint against the
suspect. The Bukidnon police said yesterday the family members of Edwin Ma had already submitted an affidavit at the provincial prosecutor’s office. Senior Inspector Danielo Bellezas, chief of the Bukidnon police community relations office, has
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confirmed the initial report that Villegas was suffering from a mental illness that may be the cause for killing Ma. But Bellezas said police would need a professional opinion from a psychiatrist to determine if Villegas is really suffering from
a psychological disorder. “Only an expert can attest his (Villegas) real mental condition in court, which will decide if he can be acquitted due to his illness,” Bellezas said. He said it was not unlikely that the suspect is an illegal drug user although
it was not reported by the investigators on the ground if Villegas has a history or his present medical condition could be hereditary. Bellezas noted a similar incident last September involving a mother who hacked his three children due to depression. One of
her children died due to the inflicted wounds. He said the mother was living a miserable life upon learning that her husband has another family. He added the suspect appeared to be disoriented and even tried to kill herself by slashing her neck.
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danao, said that the shift followed the implementation of “Project Double Barrel Alpha.” He said that under the project, the police would now focus on a region wide campaign against prominent government, military, police, and business persons believed involved in illegal drug trade. The new approach aims to reduce killings and put
more emphasis into arresting high value targets engaged in the drug trade, Sereñas said. He said that the project would also assist in facilitating drug problem intervention programs as the police work with the community to clear the neighborhood of drug dependents, pushers, and suppliers. Sereñas said that with
the implementation of the “Project Double Barrel Alpha,” the police accomplishments in the anti-illegal drug drive has been reset to “zero accomplishment.” He said that p olice regional director Chief Supt. Noel Constantino has ordered the implementation of the “Project Double Barrel Alpha” during the regional police conference last Saturday.
Anti-illegal drug drive now targets police, gov’t, military personalities CAMP Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City––The anti-illegal drug drive in Northern Mindanao now shifted its campaign against prominent personalities in the region, a ranking police official said Thursday. Supt. Surki Sereñas, the regional police spokesperson in Northern Min-
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Misamis Oriental, would serve as a pre departure area prior to boarding a boat that would ferry the visitors to the Agutayan white island. “It would take about 25 to 30-minute boat ride before reaching the white island where domestic and foreign tourists could bask under the sun and enjoy swimming in the placid seas,” Emano said. He said that the tourists could also rent beach umbrellas, which is available at the island’s “watch tower,” built purposely to ward off poachers and illegal fishing. According to Emano, the development of the province’s “Agutayan white island” is one of the flagship of the province’s tourism program. He said that the island has been declared as a protected area after the local marine biologists discovered the island’s rich marine biodiversity that include rare marine species. Aside from the “sugar white” sands, the island also kept a centennial secret of hundred-year-old “giant clams,” which has been the object of poachers in the past, Emano said. He said that the opening of the tourist jump-off terminal would provide the visitors the necessary services that includes a presentation of the history of the white island and the coastal town of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.
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really means. Diplomacy will play an important role in achieving that ambitious goal. In the next two to three years, the deals sealed in Beijing and Tokyo the past two weeks will bring visible improvement to our infrastructures. We need to frantically close the infra gap plaguing our economy and inhibiting our growth potential. International cooperation in the form of investments, technology and human expertise will help move us forward in closing the infra gap. Indeed under this administration, we are “Rodying” high.
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Our faith can make utopia real beyond explanation and it demands no complex reasons. The concept relates to saint Augustine’s aspired city. For those who do not seem to make sense with injustice, suffering and loss, his quote is encouraging: “The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God (City of God, Book 19).” This is not a scapegoat for the weak: it is evidence of the higher nature of man who can transcend beyond the material universe and has
the capacity to live according to his original design. “Cutopia”, as the artist intends in this show, is a declaration of being. Geovanni Abing wittily cuts his utopia as he transforms from a food technologist into a full-time collage artist. After three years in his artistic journey with three solo shows to flaunt, he avers: “My world is my utopia”. His decision may be misunderstood because it can deprive him of economic security, but he bravely designs and glues his well-being. He actually starts to think that full-time art can sustain himself now. He is a dandy, not a dodo- a promising artist who accelerates fast through shows and art fairs as he has overcome stereotypes and labels. The artworks of Abing still reveal surreal faces with necks and shoulders forcing out symbols of pop culture. But this time, the eyes of his portraits protrude cityscapes which he use to symbolize one’s dream for perfection to enjoy. We share in his aspiration as each of us wants to carve our own worlds where we really fit.
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t he C omprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 27, 2014. The Bangsamoro peace roadmap presented by Dureza and approved by Duterte, calls for a convergence of the GPH-MILF and GPHMILF peace agreements. Dureza met with MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in the MILF’s Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat on July 21, where both agreed in principle to increase the number of members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) from 15 to 21, 10 of whom will be nominated by government and 11 by the MILF, to make it “more inclusive.” The BTC is tasked to draft the law that would pave the way for the establishment of a new autonomous political entity called the “Bangsamoro,” that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Misuari served as ARMM Governor from September 30, 1996 to late November 2001 when he was arrested off Sabah for alleged illegal entry. Dureza had said the BTC membership should include also the MNLF so that the law that Congress will pass will incorporate the MILF’s CAB and the unimplemented provisions of the MNLF’s FPA. The Executive Order creating the BTC has yet to be issued by the President Duterte is expected to sign the EO this week. Of the 10 members nominated by government, it is certain that the MNLF faction under Muslimin Sema will be represented. Whether or not Misuari will agree to his faction having a representative in
the MILF-led BTC, is a question that Misuari can now answer. (Carolyn O. Arguillas /MindaNews)
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three regions have not submitted their reports. “We are hoping that by November or before the end of the year they will get their bonuses,” she said. Br i ones s ai d ab out 722,000 teachers will have bonuses but the difference would be on the amount they will be getting based on their performance. The bonuses will cover performance of DepEd personnel for fiscal year 2015 which ranges from PHP5,000 to PHP35,000. Briones said she also wants to talk to the teachers to get additional input on how to further improve the education system through the curriculum, among others. “What I would like to discuss with the teachers, in addition to their performance bonus, is how are we going to increase positively to make our learners critical...(for the teachers) to be interested in curriculum changes, etc,” she said. “Even as we award them for their performance I’d like to hear from them. If they are good teachers what are they good at,” she added. (PNA)
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Consuls General Generoso D.G. Calonge and Gina A. Jamoralin, from Chicago and Hawaii respectively, partnered with Honorary Consul to Louisiana Roberto Romero and the PhilippineLouisiana Historical Society to hold a first of its kind Filipino-American History Month celebration in New Orleans. A symposium focusing on patterns of Filipino migration into the U.S. and as well as significant highlights of Philippine-American history, particularly during the commonwealth period, was held at the Xavier University in Louisiana (XULA). Calonge joined Honorary Consul Romero and XULA Provost Dr. Anne McCall in welcoming the participants. He echoed the imperatives of celebrating Filipino-American history and embracing the rich ethnicity and value of Filipino heritage. Though Filipinos working on Spanish galleons that plied the Manila-Acapulco trade (1565 - 1815) first set foot on the continent in October 1587. Some Filipinos found their way to Louisiana along the Gulf of Mexico and settled as early as 1763 in St. Malo, New Orleans and “Manila Village,” which is now located in a town called Jean Lafitte. According to Dr. Randy Gonzales, a professor from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, who traces his paternal lineage to a pensionado, Dr. Sharon Delmendo, also of Filipino descent, from
St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY, was a featured speaker who presented her research findings on the “Manilaners,” around 1,300 Jews who were saved from the Holocaust by President Manuel L. Quezon. She pointed out that President Quezon had a bold plan that would have been the largest rescue of Jews if not for the outbreak of WWII in the Philippines. She also gave a presentation on the “Balikbayan Bell” that the U.S. Military Academy in West Point returned to the Catholic Church in Bauang, La Union early this year. One of the highlights of the symposium was the unveiling of a historical mural done by seven Filipino artists, namely, Leonardo Aguinaldo, Darby Alcoseba, Emmanuel Garibay, Florentino Impas Jr., Orley Ipon, Jason Moss and Othoniel Neri, who call themselves the “Durian Collective.” Their collaborative work, depicting the life of the Filipino pioneers in Louisiana, was commissioned for the occasion by Dr. Almira Gilles, a Filipino American research associate at the Field Museum in Chicago, and the Filipino National Historical Society (FANHS) in the Midwest. Ms. Jelly Carandang and Princess Emraida Kiram of FANHS then gave a presentation on “Filipinos in the Heartland of America” tracing the imprint of Filipino migration in the U.S. Midwest.
Jamoralin gave a presentation on the history and growth of the Filipino diaspora in Hawaii that began with the arrival of the first 15 sakadas in 1906 and reached milestones with Filipino Americans being elected into various government offices, and a state legislation designating Dec. 20 as “Sakada Day” in honor of the sakadas’ great sacrifices and contributions to the economy, culture and heritage of Hawaii. She also led a panel discussion on the Filipino community’s growth and triumphs in their integral role as the state’s largest minority group with the participation of community leader Rev. Alex Vergara, Ms. Clemen Montero from the Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaii, and Mr. Lester Hael from the Academia School of Languages in Honolulu. The glimpse into the past was made more concrete with the presence of Ms. Darla Rojas Kerner, wife of the incumbent Mayor of the town of Jean Lafitte who traces her roots to Juan “Johnny” Rojas, one of the builders of “Manila Village,” and Ms. Ronda Richoux, who descended from Felipe Madriaga a Filipino who settled in St. Malo, Louisiana. Dr. Alvaro Alcazar, Filipino American Professor of Languages and Culture at the Loyola University in New Orleans, facilitated a discussion about life in the
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first Filipino settlements. Additional knowledge and insights were shared by Dr. Carmelo Astilla, a retired Filipino American Professor of History from Southern University at New Orleans, and former Ambassador Ruth Limjoco, who once served as Consul General in New Orleans. Enriching discussions on contemporary developments, challenges and successes of the Filipino diaspora, particularly in Louisiana, a panel discussion that included a Filipino American lawyer, doctor, educator and community leader was moderated by Dr. Gonzales. The symposium also included proclamations supporting the celebration of Filipino American History Month from the office of Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans and Mayor Tim Kerner of Jean Lafitte. Dr. Jose Bautista, Filipino American Professor of Economics at Xavier University in Louisiana, the only black Catholic institution of higher education in the U.S., served as emcee and program host. The day ended with a gala night where officials, scholars, guests from the Consular Corps of New Orleans and participants in the symposium had a wonderful chance to meet and mingle with the Filipino community in Louisiana and to celebrate in song and dance the nexus of history and cultural heritage of Filipinos in the U.S. (PNA)
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