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November 9, 2016

Displaced lumads in Misor rush to DENR-10

A vain attempt Members of Konsensya Dabaw show photographs of the 15 Supreme Court justices during the candlelighting vigil in Davao City on Monday night, ahead of the anticipated Supreme Court ruling on November 8 on the Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Mindanews photo

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AS JUSTICES VOTED ‘9-5-1’

Solons’ mixed reactions

Lawmakers at the House of Representatives weighed in on the Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday allowing former President Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Voting 9-5, the Supreme Court dismissed all seven cases opposing the burial of the former strongman at the LNMB. House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez welcomed the decision, saying that the rule of law prevailed over partisan emotions. Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez, Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza, Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco also lauded the high court’s ruling in favor of the Marcoses. “It’s about time that we allow the burial of former President Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Let us bury emotions once and for all,” said Suarez, noting that the issue has divided the nation. Atienza said, “It’s about time we bury Marcos wherever the family wants him to be buried. Now that the SC has spoken, we hope everyone respects the decision.” Tiangco said the

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‘Horrible day for democracy’ Hontiveros: Supreme Court has failed the test of history

“THIS is a horrible day for democracy,” said Senator Francis Pangilinan apparently referring to the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday that allowed the burial of former strongman President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Taguig City. “Thanks to the Supreme Court the Philippines will be a laughing stock of the world. We kicked out a reviled dictator and now we are honoring him by burying him in our national heroes cemetery. No less than our Supreme Court wants our citizens, our children to honor a plunderer and tyrant. This is shameful and deplorable,” said Pangilinan in a statement. He said: “Now the Supreme Court wants

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CAGAYAN de Oro City-Members of the Higaonon tribe in Misamis Oriental marched toward the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 10 (DENR-10) to ask for help over the lands which they claimed were taken away from them. The Higaonon peasants from Lugait, Claveria, Kinoguitan and Gingoog demanded that DENR-10 address their plight so they could go back to tilling the land which they said they have been occupying since time immemorial. In Barangay Plaridel, Claveria, for instance, dozens of families were driven out of their dwellings and properties when a corporation secured a writ of demolition last July. Datu Aveto Ecaranum, president of New Indigenous Barangay Plaridel Farmers Association (NIBPFA), a member-organization of MOFA, said police officers and private security teams tore down their houses and ordered them to leave their land. Ecaranum said NIBPFA members had no choice but to live in makeshift dwellings in a nearby lot since they could not go back to their land for fear of being shot at by armed men guarding the property. He said it was not enough they were driven out of their land by threatening them with armed security guards, their coconut and banana plants were cut down See LUMADS, page A7

Guv files motion to reconsider suspension of prov’l treasurer By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor

MISAMIS Oriental--The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has filed a motion to reconsider the

Ombudsman suspension order of the former provincial treasurer who was “simply doing her job.” The Ombudsman meted Marilou Rivera, then provincial treasury operations

officer, a one year suspension after the anti-graft court found her guilty of “Oppression and Neglect of Duty” in connection with the issuance of warrants of garnishment against a

private firm in 2014. Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said Wednesday that the provincial government received the order Monday, which was released by the

Ombudsman Thursday last week. He said that the case stemmed from the provincial government’s issuance of an assessment against Pilipinas Kao Inc. (PKI)

of its unpaid real property taxes for the years 2002 to 2013 in the amount of PHP 631.5 million. Emano said that the PKI, a Japanese firm, which See treasurer, page A7

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SGLG victory a proof of Tagum’s good governance

TAGUM City, Davao del Norte--Proving its mettle in championing good governance, the City Government of Tagum was conferred the 2016 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) which showed the local government under the leadership of Mayor Allan Rellon improving in areas of financial administration, disaster preparedness and social protection. In a fitting ceremony held in Manila, no less than Senator Sonny Angara and Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno led in congratulating the City Government of Tagum for being among the 51 highly urbanized and component cities in the country to have passed the DILG’s test on good local governance. Tagum is among the 306 local government units in the Philippines that were given the highly-coveted seal out of the 1,672 local governments nationwide. The conferment of the award was conducted following a rigid validation process based on a set of stringent requisites embodied in the guidelines in relation to the 2016 Seal of Good Local Governance. To qualify for the award, the local government unit

of Tagum must be able to pass all three core criteria: Financial Administration, which deals with the LGU’s sustained practice of accountability, transparency, and compliance with Full Disclosure Policy; Disaster Preparedness, which shows an LGU to be taking proactive actions and implementing appropriate programs and plans, among others, with or without disasters; and Social Protection, which shows the LGU’s sensitivity to the needs of the disadvantaged sectors of the community. Aside from the passing the three core criteria, the city government must also pass any of the three essential criteria which are Business-Friendliness and Competitiveness, Peace and Order, and Environmental Management—all of which were passed by LGU Tagum thereby cementing its position as one of the LGUs in the country genuinely practicing good governance. In recognizing the good governance performance of the City of Tagum, the DILG is slated to release an unspecified amount as Performance Challenge Fund to finance the development projects of the city. Richi Gulle / CIO- Tagum

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It’s Christmas time. It’s Chirstmas time in Davao City as buildings along JP Laurel Avenue are now lit up to spread the holiday cheer. MindaNews photo by Gregorio Bueno

PHL eyes predominantly middle-class society by 2040 DAVAO City––The country’s economic managers are aiming for the eradication of hunger and poverty within one generation, with the Philippines becoming a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society by 2040. This was disclosed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza at the plenary session on Tuesday

of the 2016 Philippines Development Forum (PDF) in SMX Lanang Premier convention center here. Pernia, who is concurrently the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General, said “the journey to Ambisyon Natin 2040 has begun.” He was referring to the long-term vision and aspirations for the Philippines launched by NEDA in March. It has since been adopted by the new administration as a 25-year vision for development planning through Executive Order No. 5 signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte last

month. Reducing poverty and sharing the benefits of progress are the main objectives of the 2016 PDF with the theme, “Poverty Reduction through the Vigorous Implementation of the 10-Point Socioeconomic Agenda.” This is the PDF’s eighth edition since its initial staging in 2005, and the first under the Duterte administration. Its forerunner was the Philippines Consultative Group, which held meetings every 18 months between the Department of Finance (DOF) and the country’s international development partners led by the World Bank (WB).

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Greenpeace warns of environmental disaster

Samsung’s lack of transparency on the disposal of Galaxy Note 7 leaves tonnes of precious minerals at risk of being discarded into the environment, according to Greenpeace. The group said according to calculations by OekoInstitut, a research and consultancy institution based in Germany, 4.3 million smartphones contain more than 20 metric tonnes of Cobalt, approximately more than 1 tonne of tungsten, 1 tonne of silver, 100 kilograms of gold and between 20 and 60 kilograms of palladium. These materials could be recovered but would instead end up harming the environment if Samsung doesn’t repurpose or reuse these precious minerals,

said the group. It said that Samsung has yet to make an official statement fully explaining the causes of the fault, despite a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 and offering replacements. It has said that it will not recycle the phones and has still not offered any clarity on what it will do with the returned phones. “Samsung now has an opportunity to set an example to the industry: will it recover and reuse the precious metals and other valuable materials in these 4.3 million devices and avoid an environmental disaster or will it simply dump them?” said Jude Lee, Senior IT Campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia. “We

are launching a global petition challenging Samsung to not dump the phones and instead take this chance to totally rethink how it designs and produces its products.” Millions of phones were recalled worldwide after a number of high profile cases of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices. In April 2016, Samsung expected to sell 14 million Galaxy Note 7 devices within the first two months since its official launch. Samsung has currently produced 4.3 million devices and sold 1.8 million in more than 10 countries including South Korea, USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, and China.

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In the USA - the country with the highest amount of phones sold with a total of 1 million - Samsung mentioned that their existing mobile takeback programme does not apply to the Galaxy Note 7, but has not stated how they will deal with the phones, or whether the phones will go through recycling or smelting programs. The Galaxy Note 7 incident reflects the disposable economic model of many smartphone manufacturers and is having a negative impact on the brand’s reputation. Dumping millions of phones also raises the issue of Samsung’s transparency and claims to support a ‘circular economy’, and of the responsibility associated with resource efficiency.

In 1995, following a defect in its newly produced Anycall phones, Samsung disposed of 150,000 phones and set them on fire. Greenpeace urges Samsung to step up and use this crisis as an opportunity to adopt a more forward-thinking approach. “This incident shows how fragile and wasteful our current system of production is - a system that hasn’t changed since the industrial revolution. Samsung has an opportunity to rethink its production model - one that would improve recovery of precious metals and rare earth minerals, to design products that can be more easily repaired, recycled or reused,” said Lee. In August, Greenpeace

East Asia released results of a consumer survey which found that many people believed that phone manufacturers should be responsible for providing people with the means to recycle their phones. Over half of respondents across the countries surveyed agree that manufacturers are releasing too many new models every year. Greenpeace is calling on Samsung to not dump or burn the devices and minimise the environmental impact by finding alternative ways to reuse the resources. It must also be transparent and publish its plan on how it intends to deal with dismantling and disposing these phones. source: greenpeace.org

House Speaker urges public to respect SC decision on Marcos burial at LNMB

HOUSE Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez urged the public on Tuesday to respect the Supreme Court decision allowing the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) and said that the people should instead shift focus to the vital issues presently facing the nation. “Now that the Supreme Court has spoken on the contentious issue of the burial of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, we should respect its ruling as its sole mandate is to decide on constitutional and legal questions. The rule of law has triumphed over partisan emotions,” he said in a statement. While various sectors of society have expressed differing opinions on the decision of the SC, the House Speaker urged both sides to “exercise restraint and refrain from any action that would serve to further inflame political passions.” “We must focus instead on addressing vital issues we now face: fighting crime, illegal drugs and corruption; sustaining economic growth to reduce poverty and See PUBLIC, page A7

EO on BTC. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signs the

Executive Order reconstituting the Bangsamoro Transition Commission in Malacañan on November 7. Also in the photo are Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel chair Mohagher Iqbal, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza, MILF Chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, and Government of the Philippines (GPH) Peace Implementing Panel chair Irene Santiago. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo

South Cotabato fetes top-performing brgys GENERAL Santos City--The provincial government of South Cotabato conferred special awards to 10 barangays in the province for their excellent performances in local governance. South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes led on Tuesday the recognition of the top-performing barangays in line with the provincial government’s flagship Dangal sa Barangay Awards 2016. She said the 10 barangays received the awards for their improved service delivery, operations and implementation of various programs and projects. Two-time winner Barangay Poblacion of Tampakan topped this year’s search and

received some PHP400,000 worth of projects as incentive. Rounding up the top 10 winners are barangays BS Aquino of Norala town; Dajay of Suralah; Dumadalig of Tantangan; Lopez Jaena of Norala; Klinan 6 of Polomolok; Polonuling of Tupi; Kusan of Banga; Lamcaliaf of Polomolok; and, Esperanza of Norala. The other winners received grants for various projects worth between PHP65,000 to PHP300,000 as incentive. Fuentes lauded the 10 awardees and the 189 other barangays in the province for their active participation in “leading the way in See FETES, page A7

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New initiatives for education BEFORE October ended, when most people in the city prepared to visit their departed loved ones in their graves to observe the solemn holiday, teachers from local schools selected by the Department of Education Region 10 participated in a seminar-workshop held in the regional office to improve teaching quality through research. Known as action research, this type is different from an academic one required for those in the profession to conduct and complete. While the latter may increase the teacher’s credibility in the field, the former magnifies problems encountered in classes and schools, and will eventually serve as basis for major school policy reforms and addresses concerns of both educators and learners. This is among the commendable approaches by the education sector as this is the kind of research that integrates both the teacher’s competence and compassion for the students. In its nature, an action research involves deep observation on issues antagonizing classes and schools – particularly those that hinder students’

learning and participation. It seeks to trace these issues’ causes, and aims to overcome them by applying certain methods depending on the problems. What may be constant is change and action research certifies new, systematic and sympathetic approach to gather information and improve the quality of education teachers must enact and students must be given. Just as the country’s education sector has recently adapted the K to 12 program to achieve global competency, new challenges will inevitably emerge which teachers must face and overcome. Today, issues like bullying, social media distractions in classes, and the circulation of false information on the internet contradicting to lessons discussed are among them. According to the results of the Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) conducted in 2013 and released on Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) website last year, about four million youth and children were out of school. As data were gathered three years ago, numbers this year might have increased

as the population had two years prior. Along with the statistics come the causes why. The most that were cited were early marriages, family’s insufficient income for tuition and other miscellaneous fees, and the youth or child’s lack of interest in going to school. The numbers, however, should not only be limited as figures. Everyone in the four million out-of-school youths and children has the potential to learn. And with this entails the inclusive opportunity to do so, so that when the time comes for their education to complete with degrees, they can take part in achieving global competency for the country. This can only be possible with the help of teachers. But through endeavors such as conducting action researches to intervene into such problems, other factors might bring discouragement that may overshadow the fulfillment in teaching. Hindrances such as distances between school and home, the grueling trip a teacher has to take in areas where he or she is assigned to teach, the lack of school facilities or even buildings and classrooms

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foul---and proclaimed, and taken office, benefitted from all these political and electoral exercises. But as far as the ordinary Filipino on the street is concerned, it is clear no benefit whatsoever has ever descended on him. Yes, and I am saying this without fear of contradiction: ever since the Philippines started electing its officials from the start of its becoming a republic, or a supposedly free nation, from the Spanish era up to the present time, from every nook and cranny of the archipelago, a great number of Filipino electorate have remained poor, destitute, and lacking in even the

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and they manipulate. The question is, where are all of these things headed for? Will the poor continue to allow themselves to remain the object of manipulation and electoral cheating and fraud? Will the rich and the powerful remain greedy and hungry for power and the perks and privileges that go with a government position? -oooCHANGE IS COMING TO RP, BY GOD’S GRACE: It would seem that the answer to these questions are quite obvious. As things stand, the poor will continue to be abused and used merely as pawns by the rich and the powerful, while the rich will remain insatiable in their greed. Nothing is going to change, considering the tendency of many destitute Filipinos to simply accept the fate that has befallen them. But then this should not be for long. No matter how inconsequential this may appear to many, there are now well-defined groups in this country who believe that change will See greedy, page A7

ting up in the morning and spending your spare time worrying about a list of issues? Unpaid bills, troublesome teenagers, elderly parents, unemployment, etc.? T he web of wor r y can spin a person’s life into an endless maze of nothingness.

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Digong: the rainmaker

ITHallthe things on his plate, President Duterte found the time during the long weekend to sneak in a visit to soldiers wounded during the latest skirmish with Abu Sayyaf bandits. Such visits are important for him. He genuinely cares for those who go into harm’s way at the service of the Republic.

Whatever his adversaries might say about him, they know his concern for the people is genuine. It is profound. President Digong sees his role as Father of the Nation. He understands his work as being, at all times, protector of the vulnerable, the weak, the children who will inherit whatever we make of the future. He may sometimes appear stern, but at all times he wants to perform acts of kindness. We have never had a leader who loved the people with such a passion. He does not want the nation to be looked down upon, even if that meant standing up to the world’s superpower. He is deeply conscious of the work of those who came before him. Which other Filipino president, as a case in point, remembered to send wreaths to the tombs of former presidents on All EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH WAIVER Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate legitimate and compulsory surviving legal heirs of the late JOVENCIO MAGPULONG, who died intestate on April 27, 1959 in El Salvador City;TCTNO. T-33508; A parcel of land (Lot No. 10593 of the Cadastral Survey of Cagayan), situated El Salvador City, containing an area of Thirty-Seven Thousand One Hundred and Fifteen (37,115) Sq. m more or less; is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH WAIVER; made and entered into by and among the following legal heirs; NORA R. MAGPULONG, of legal age, Filipino, single and resident of El Salvador City.; AMADO R. MAGPULONG, of legal age, Filipino, widower and resident of El Salvador City; PUREZA M. NISNISAN; of legal age, Filipino, widow and resident of El Salvador City hereinafter referred to as the Heirs-Waivers and ROMEO R. MAGPULONG; of legal age, Filipino, single and resident of El Salvador City, hereinafter referred to as the WAIVEE.; That we NORA R. MAGPULONG, AMADO R. MAGPULONG and PUREZA M. NISNISAN have agreed that we waive, transfer and convey our respective shares in the above described parcel of land in favor of our brother, ROMEO R. MAGPULONG his heirs and assign; Under Notary public of ATTY. BUENAVENTURA E. SAGRADO; as per Doc No. 445; Book No. 115; Page No. 89; Series of 2016. MDN: Oct 26, Nov. 2 & 9, 2016

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Saints Day? When he toured military and police camps last month, President Duterte gave out automatic pistols to the servicemen for their personal protection. Which other politicians thought of that? The President has consistently justified his war on drugs as an existential struggle to save the next generation of Filipinos. This is always more than a law enforcement effort, something policemen do simply because the law requires them to act on the

problem. This is about saving the nation, protecting ordinary citizens from the scourge of crimes spawned by drug use. This is about holding our communities together, making them safer and more productive. This is about reestablishing order in neighborhoods where drug addicts prowl much like invincible zombies. It is the specter of the state cowering before the drug lords, of our institutions held hostage by powerful criminal syndicates that haunt President Duterte. He will not allow an intolerable situation to get even worse. He will not allow narcopolitics to hold our future in its deadly embrace. He will not allow law-abiding citizens to be terrorized by discombobulated addicts. As he says repeatedly, he will risk everything to defeat this unseemly foe. In the President’s mind, it is destiny’s dictate that he

get the job done. Our beleaguered people delivered him to the presidency because he was the only one with the will and the capacity to take the drug bull by the horns. He was the only one who would invest immense political capital in winning this war, the only one who could motivate the lawenforcement agencies to go beyond their limits and crush the scourge. Desperate times require exceptional leadership. The nation is fortunate to have an exceptional leader in the threatened times we live in. He is the epitome of what, in Tagalog patois, we describe as “matigas ang ulo pero pusong mamon.” He will not stop if the people’s welfare depends on his getting things done. He will try and rescue every distressed person if that is at all possible. He is tribal elder, stern father, rainmaker and mayor rolled into one. He is sui

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generis. No one else can get to the gist of what ails our national community like he does. No one else is nearly as persistent. No one else is nearly as uncompromising. No one else might be able to deliver a better future, especially for the millions of Filipinos trapped in poverty and enslaved by fear. His unorthodox style might distress the more conventional among us. But he gets results. Fortunately, for most Filipinos, that is

what truly matters. Our citizens sense the honesty, feel the love and see the tenacity. He might be unique in his language and his methods. He surely operates out of the box. He works without complaining. He feels for the poor. He has the public good constantly in mind. As the Americanism goes, he is exactly what the doctor ordered: the man who will reshape this nation for the better.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 28 Mambajao, Camiguin NOTICE OF EXTRA JUDICIAL SALE Extra-Judicial Foreclosure No. 13-2016 Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under act 3135 as amended, filed by FIRST STANDARD FINANCE CORPORATION (formerly: First Standard Lending Corporation), with business address at Door 1 and 2, Sheridan Building, Calamansi Drive, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, against MARIA SOL P. LOBIDO-SIMENE, married to ISMAEL P. SIMENE, a resident of Yumbing, Mambajao, Camiguin, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of October 29, 2016 amounted to SIX HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO PESOS AND 98/100 (Php. 615,932.98) Philippine Currency exclusive of attorney’s fee, interest, penalty charges and expenses of foreclosure the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on DECEMBER 15, 2016 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the main entrance of the Camiguin Hall of Justice, Lacas Mambajao, Camiguin to the highest bidder, for cash and in Philippines Currency, the following properties to with: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-3215 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 6495, C-8, Cad.473) situated in the Sitio of Centro, Barrio of Yumbing, Municipality of Mambajao, Province of Camiguin island of Mindanao: Bounded on the West, along line 1-2, by Lot 6494; on the North, along line 2-3, by Provincial Road; on the East, along line 3-4, by Lot 6495; on the South, along line 4-1, by lot 6499, all of cad. 473; Mambajao, Cadastre. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 78 deg. 40’ W., 6336.27 m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad 473; Mambajao Cadastre, t h e n c e: N.31 deg. 13’ W., 34.89 m. to point 2; N.61 deg. 43’ E., 14,73 m. to point 3 S.32 deg. 39’ E., 33.53 m. to point 4 S.56 deg. 30’ E., 15.56 m. to point of., Beginning Containing an area of Five Hundred Eighteen (518) Square Meters, titled in the name of MARIA SOL P. LOBIDO-SEMINE” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place. In the event that the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the same will proceed on the following working day without further notice, posting and publication. Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the titles herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Mambajao, Camiguin this 25th day of October 2016. (Sgd.) TEOFILO G. SABUGA, JR. Sheriff IV MDN: Nov. 9, 16 & 23, 2016

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Pinoys opposed to more foreign ownership: survey NINE of 10 Filipinos are opposed to opening up the Philippine economy to foreign ownership of land and the exploration and development of natural resources, according to the latest survey conducted by the independent research group, IBON Foundation. Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution, full ownership of corporations are limited only to 40-percent.

Despite the passage of the Foreign Investment Act (FIA) in 1991, the Duterte administration is planning to ease the constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership of businesses. According to online sources, the FIA did not only liberalized the country’s economy, but opened the doors to foreigners in most areas of investment. But the IBON survey

said that majority of the respondents disagreed when asked if they favored the proposal to further open up the Philippine economy to foreign ownership of land, natural resources, utilities, educational institutions, companies or corporations and media outfits. It said that 88.4-percent of Filipinos answered “no” while only 6.2-percent answered “yes” when asked

about the “further opening up foreign ownership of land.” In t he explorat ion, development and utilization of natural resources, 86.6-percent said “no,” while 6.6-percent said “yes.” In the ownership of utilities 84.8-percent said “no” to foreign ownership , while 8.8-percent said “yes.” In terms of increasing foreign control of edu-

cational institutions (ex. schools and universities), 74.4-percent answered “no,” while 18-percent answered “yes.” With regard to foreign ownership of companies or corporations, 73-percent said “no,” while 17.7-percent said “yes.” It said, 69.4only 6.2-percent answered “yes.” answered “no” to further foreign ownership of media

outfits (ex. mass media and advertising firms), while 16.1-percent answered “yes.” The latest IBON Opinion Survey was conducted from September 1-12, 2016 among 1,505 respondents in 17 regions. This round employed field interviews and a multi-stage probability sampling scheme with a plus or minus 3-percent margin of error.

Senators defer action on proposed resolution opposing Marcos burial at LNMB THE Senate voted on Tuesday to defer a vote on proposed Senate Resolution No. 86 expressing the sense of the Senate that the crimes and human rights violations committed by the late former President Ferdinand Marcos have rendered him

unfit to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Voting 6-6-2, the Senate deferred the motion of Senator Risa Hontiveros to decide on her resolution despite the Supreme Court (SC) decision junking a petition against Marcos burial

at the heroes’ cemetery. After delivering a privilege speech, Hontiveros moved to discuss the resolution she filed on Aug. 8 after President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Marcos is qualified for burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

“Mr. President, the Supreme Court has made the decision. But no tombstone, no grandiose cemetery can change the fact that Ferdinand Marcos was not a hero,” Hontiveros said. Senator Francis Pangilinan supported Hontiveros’

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased ALFREDO MAGNO, who died on February 10, 2010 in Cagayan de Oro City, without any will; That the said deceased at the time of his death, left ¼ share of a certain parcel of land, more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-59500;” A parcel of land (Lot 304-A, of the subdivision plan (LCR) Psd-47012, being a portion of Lot 304, of the Cadastral survey of Cagayan, LCR (GLRO) Cad. Record No 1570), situated in the District of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE. and E., point 1 to 3 by Lot 304-b of the subdivision plan; on the SW., point 3 to 4 by lot 882, of the Cagayan Cad. And on the W., point 4 to 1 by National Highway. Beginning at a point marked “1” being S. 17 deg. 40’ E., 73.74 m. from BBM no 10 Cagayan Cad containing an area of THREE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR (394) SQUARE METERS more or less.”; is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE; made and entered by and between: I. HEIRS OF ALFREDO MAGNO, namely: a. ALOMA MAGNO, widow; b. ARLENE MAGNO-ABAD, married; c. ALFREDO MADNO JR., married; d. AURERA VICTORIA MAGNO-DE LOS SANTOS, married; e. MARIA ANTONIETTA MAGNO-MOLINA, married; f. ANASTACIO B. MAGNO, married; g. ALFREDO MARCOS MAGDO, married; h. ALFREDO CARLOS MAGNO,

married; i. ALFRED ALEXIS MAGNO, married, all residents of Quezon City except for ALFRED ALEXIS MAGNO, who is a resident of Cagayan de Oro City, and all represented in this act and deed by their attorney-in fact, ALFRED ALEXIS MAGNO; II. ALFRED ALEXIS MAGNO, married, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City; III. ALFREDO CARLOS MAGNO, married and a resident of Quezon City, represented in this act and deed by his brother/ attorney-in-fact, ALFRED ALEXIS MAGNO; IV. ALFREDO MARCOS MAGNO, married and a resident of Quezon City, represented in this act and deed by his brother/attorney-infact, ALFRED ALEXIS MAGNO; all of legal age and Filipinos; That for and in consideration of the sum of FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P 4,500,000.00) PESOS, Philippines Currency, to them in hand paid in full satisfaction and acknowledged to have received from the VENDEE, NOEMI T. CHAN, of legal age, Filipino, married to PHILIP C. CHAN, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City, does by these presents, hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY, unto and in favor of the VENDEE, NOEMI T. CHAN, her heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest , the above-described parcel of land including the ¼ share of the late Alfredo Magno, together with all the improvement existing thereon, free from all liens and encumbrances whatsoever; Under Notary Public of ATTY. RODOLFO D. UY; as per Doc No. 415;Page No. 83; Book No. 197;Series of 2016. MDN: Nov. 9, 16 & 23, 2016

motion, saying the Senate had taken a position on such an issue even if there are pending major cases before the SC. “Thus, Mr. President, I believe, it is timely for us to address this matter before us,” Pangilinan said.

Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto pushed for deferment of Hontiveros’ motion to allow the Senate to get first the complete copy of the SC’s 9-5-1 ruling. Recto, along with Senate President Aquilino See BURIAL, page A7

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Mr. Marcos, who it previously called a ‘dictator ... who caused twenty years of political, economic and social havoc in the country,’ buried alongside our heroes.” The senator said that rather than effect closure as the final arbiter of all disputes, the Supreme Court has reopened old wounds. If the Supreme Court thinks it has the final say on the matter, then they are terribly mistaken, he pointed out. He said burying Marcos in the Libingan has created a huge divide that will haunt the nation for days and years to come. The law creating the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Republic Act 289, reserved its sacred grounds for heroes to be emulated by “this generation and of generations still unborn.” “Marcos is not a hero. His burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani desecrates our democracy and the memory of those who fought for freedom and justice in our country,” said Pangilinan. For her part, Senator Risa Hontiveros said: “The Supreme Court has miserably failed the test of history and broken our hearts. By allowing the remains of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the high tribunal has failed to protect the truth from the Marcoses’ fictional universe.” In a press statement, she said the decision intends to effectively wipe the Marcos slate clean and negate the sacrifices of the thousands of brave souls who fought and suffered under the brutal Marcos dictatorship. The rest of Hontiveros statement: “It also aims to contravene the core policy and historical basis of our 1987 constitution, which was drafted to reject martial law. This decision undermined existing laws such as the Human Rights Victims and Reparation Act of 2013 aimed to provide full and effective reparation to the victims of Martial Law and recognition of the abuses that took place. “However, I believe that the SC decision is not executory. The decision to give the late dictator a hero’s burial is still in the hands of President Rodrigo Duterte. “I call on the President to respond to the challenge of history and reject with finality all plans to give Marcos a hero’s burial. I ask him to rise above his indebtedness and loyalty to the Marcos family. If at all that he received money from the Marcoses for his Presidential bid, President Duterte has no right to return such favors with the history and the dignity of the Filipino people. “President Duterte is at a critical juncture in history. He could either stand up for truth and justice or submit

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himself as an instrument to the dictator family’s desperate attempt to rewrite history and clear their name. I urge the President to choose well. “I also call on my colleagues in the Senate to sign Senate Resolution No. 86, which I filed, expressing the sense that Marcos should not be allowed to be given a hero’s burial. At a time when truth and history are threatened, the Senate must make a brave stand. “Lastly, I call on the people -- especially our millennials -- to fight to make sure their own history is not rewritten for them. Let us not forget George Santayana’s warning: “those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”No tombstone, no grandiose cemetery can change the fact that Marcos was not a hero. He was a plunderer, torturer and a thief with a family seeking to rewrite history to serve their interests. It is our duty to stand against this travesty and say--never again. Only then can we look back to the past with pride, and to the future with hope. Let us not fail the test of history.”

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not come from the politicians, the rich and the mighty, and certainly not from the poor, but rather, will come from God, in His great mercy and love for those who believe Him and have faith in Him. These believers are now furiously working to change this country through the means provided for by God, in His Bible, particularly the portions therein which say that change for the better and for success will come by listening to God and careully obeying His commands. My fervent prayer is that these groups will accomplish their work in due time, by God’s permission. -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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9-5 SC ruling has to be respected. “I have been always consistent in saying that we should always respect the wisdom of the ruling of the Supreme Court at all times,” he added. Parañaque City Rep. Gus Tambunting echoed Tiangco’s sentiments, adding that the SC has the “final say” in deciding issues such as this. “For me, let us respect the decision as it is the result of going through all the processes provided for

by our Constitution,” Tambunting said. Also, 1-Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta said the SC exercised “the sense of humanity” when it ruled in favor of the Marcos burial at the Libingan. Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles said the ruling should put to rest all legal questions pertaining to his burial at the Libingan and allow time to heal the wounds that divided the nation because of the Marcos issue. “We should stop wallowing in the past and start looking forward to our future. The Supreme Court has spoken about the Marcos burial issue and we should accept its decision. The President was found not to have committed any grave abuse of discretion, but was only inspired by national unity and reconciliation,” Nograles said. Nograles said it is high time to set aside animosities caused by the burial issue and start rallying behind the current administration toward a “better and more independent Philippines.” Kabayan Partylist Harry Roque urged the public to move on since the highest court of the land has already spoken. “Whether or not we agree with it, he was allowed to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani[...] From a legal point of view, we need to address the problems that were not precisely addressed during the Marcos dictatorship,” Roque said. Meanwhile, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, who was one of the petitioners, invoked the principle of due courtesy to the high court, saying that he respects the eventual finality of the decision but with reservations. “While I respect the decision of the Supreme Court, I am puzzled to no end why the majority of the High Court, would allow the burial of a judicially and historically confirmed despot, plunderer and transgressor of human rights in the Libingan ng mga Bayani,” Lagman said. “A high sense of patriotism and the common standards of reason and logic bar the interment of Marcos in the Cemetery of Heroes,” he added. Lagman, however, said that motions for reconsideration are already in order for a reversal of the majority decision. Akbayan Partylist Rep. Tomasito Villarin was saddened by the decision but said that the fight continues as the independent minority bloc plans to file a motion for reconsideration in order to extend the status quo ante order against the Marcos burial. Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate expressed his dismay over the impending Marcos burial, noting that Marcos remains to be “one of the world’s worst dictators, tyrant, plunderer, and human rights violator.” “We will continue to educate our people, the

youth especially -- the future generation -- that the dictator Marcos is not a person to emulate and should be condemned in history,” Zarate added. Former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, another petitioner, said that this is a tectonic shift of the SC, considering that it already has so many rulings stating that Marcos is a plunderer and a human rights violator, which contradict the current decision to bury him in the heroes’ cemetery. “As a Marcos human rights victim and one of the petitioners on SC case vs Marcos’ burial in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, I am very disappointed with the SC ruling… But even with this ruling we will still continue the fight against the Marcoses and educate the youth of what they have really done against the Filipino people,” Colmenares said. (PNA)

the assessed amount of PHP 631.5 million. On August 7, 2015, PEZA Director General Lilia De Lima wrote to the Ombudsman that “PKI is liable only for PHP 164.1 million under R.A. No. 7916 and that said amount was already remitted to the provincial government.” The Ombudsman said that the “issuance of the Warrant of Garnishment against PKI’s bank accounts appears to be improper.” The anti-graft court also that “there was no need to freeze PKI’s accounts and hamper its business operations.” In its decision, the Ombudsman explained that “oppression is an act of excessive use of authority, which has been defined as abuse of authority while the “neglect of duty was the failure to act in a situation where there is a duty to act.” Rivera, now the provincial accountant, could no longer served the suspension order, but a one-year equivafrom page A1 lent of retirement benefits and their crops destroyed would be deducted from her by the company’s personnel, when she retires from the government service. as well. Even the local government unit did not extend any assistance to the displaced from page A2 For his part, forum copeasants, he added. Ecaranum said the cor- chair Dureza said peace and poration was able to se- development in Mindanao cure a free patent title from is crucial to the country’s DENR-10, while NIBFPA, inclusive growth. “I can sign who applied the same two a thousand peace agreeyears prior, was not issued ments with different rebel groups to improve the lives the title. NIBFPA applied for a of people on the ground. We free patent in 2007, while invite everyone to come on the said corporation did board President Duterte’s ‘peace bus’ in his desire for the same in 2009. He said the free patent a better Philippines,” the should have been given presidential peace adviser to them since that land added. Former Bureau of Interhas been owned by their ancestors even before they nal Revenue Commissioner Liwayway Vinzons-Chato were born. Jerry Basahon, president lauded the DOF’s compreof the Misamis Oriental hensive tax reform program, Farmers Association, said saying “we had also done it Tuesday the DENR-10 has during the Ramos adminassured them they will look istration and it worked.” Philippine Chamber of into the problems of the farmers, foremost of which Commerce and Industry is the cancellation of the president George Barcelon free patent the agency gave said the country’s business groups are conductto the corporation. ing industry mapping and prioritizing job creation to from page A1 jump-start the economy. operates in the munici- (PNA) pal town of Tagolo-an, an economic zone in Misamis Oriental, has refused to pay from page A3 to improve the lives of the taxes. In a letter dated 26 Sep- our people; and ending tember 2013, PEZA Manag- armed rebellion so that we er Procolo Olaivar explained can achieve lasting peace that the Japanese firm was vital to economic developexempted from paying local ment and social progress,” taxes, including real prop- Alvarez said. The High Court on Tueserty taxes pursuant to the Special Economic Zone Act day allowed President Ro(Republic Act No. 7916). drigo R. Duterte’s plan to Emano , however, main- bury the former President tained the position that at the LNMB in Taguig City. Voting 9-5, the SC discompanies in economic zones are only exempted missed all petitions seeking from paying business taxes, to block the said move. Among those who voted which prompted Rivera to issue a warrant of levy in to allow the former Presithe amount of PHP 244.7 dent’s burial at the LNMB million against PKI on Oc- are Associate Justices Presbitero J. Velasco Jr.; Teretober 2013. Rivera also issued war- sita J. Leonardo-De Castro; rants of garnishment in Arturo D. Brion; Diosdado January 2014 against the M. Peralta; Mariano C. Del PKI’s bank accounts to cover Castillo; Lucas P. Bersa-

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min; Jose P. Perez; Jose C. Mendoza and Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno, Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio and Associate Justices Francis H. Jardeleza, Marvic F. Leonen and Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa voted to oppose Marcos’ burial at the heroes’ cemetery. (PNA)

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good governance.” “Every one of us in the government, barangay councils included, have the duty to perform in the right manner. There is no alternative to good governance,” she said. The governor said it is time for the barangays and other local government units (LGUs) to be serious in their operations, especially in eliminating all forms of corruption. She said good governance should be a norm among LGUs, a call that has grown louder under the present administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Fuentes reminded the province’s barangays, especially their officials, to not only focus on getting awards but “make good governance a way of living.” “The developments and positive changes in our communities are the best honor that we could get in this process,” the governor said. She said the local government will sustain the annual award as it also manifests “South Cotabato’s barangays are good barangays.” The Dangal sa Barangay Awards is a localized version of the Seal of Good Local Governance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The barangays were evaluated based on organization and management, local legislation, development planning, service delivery, and financial administration.(PNA)

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III, eventually gave his abstention vote, expressing reservation to introduce amendments to Hontiveros’ resolution. Those who voted for deferment include: Senators Manny Pacquiao, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard Gordon, Gregorio Honasan and Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III. Senators Juan Edgardo Angara, Leila de Lima, Grace Poe, Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, Hontiveros and Pangilinan pushed for the discussion of the proposed resolution. (PNA) Mindanao Daily TARPS - STICKERS - NEWS

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DA’s SOA GAP wraps up with 145 graduates

Cagayan de Oro City – A total of 145 farmers from the municipalities of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental graduated in the School-on-theAir Program on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Corn and Vegetables of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) on November 4, 2016. The SOA program was spearheaded by the agency’s Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Section (RAFIS) and ran from August to October 2016, where it aims to educate the farmers on safety and quality standards for the production, harvesting and on farm post harvest handling and storage of crops. In her message, Carmelita T. Bajarla, assistant regional director of DA-RFO 10 extended the agency head, Carlene C. Collado’s gratitude for the active participation of the farmers. She acknowledged the efforts

of the graduates in their dedication of making their farms more productive. Further, she encouraged the farmers to give their feedback for the improvement of the programs and projects of the department. Farmers from Balingasag, Binuangan, Claveria, Manticao, and Opol, Misamis Oriental as well as the farmers from Libona, Manolo Fortich and Talakag, Bukidnon completed the three-month long mo dular dis c ussion where quizzes and a final exam were given to measure their knowledge and to determine the top ten outstanding students from the program. First honors Shiela Q. Ma g - aw ay f rom Opol, Misamis Oriental shared that she did not expect the award and was also thankful to DA for the opportunity that was given to her. “Wala’y imposible kung kita tanan maningkamot, makab-ot gyud nato ang katapu-

Carmelita T. Bajarla, assistant regional director of DA-RFO 10, assisted by Mary Grace B. Sta. Elena, RAFIS chief, awards plaques of recognition and transistor radios to the outstanding students of the SOA Program on GAP for Corn and Vegetables, held in Cagayan de Oro City.

san (There is nothing impossible if we will all do our best, we can surely achieve success),” she relayed. Also awarded as outstanding graduates were Justiniano S. Cantero of Libona (2nd), Liezyl

Jane N. Avergonzado of Libona (3rd), Rebecca R. Galupo of Manolo Fortich (4th), Sol Mae Z. Valdehueza of Libona (5th), Tita R. Clavicilla of Binuangan (6th), Antonio C. Lipanta of Claveria (7th), Nueva

Fe G. Damolo-an of Opol (7th), Aireen P. Labor of Claveria (8th) and Jocelyn B. Alcopra of Talakag (9th). With the conclusion of the SOA GAP program, DA continues its information dis-

semination advocacy as they have recently started the airing of their SOA program on Upland Rice for the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon. # (AMBManto, DA-RFO 10)

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