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MINDANAO DAILY T H E P U RV E YO R O F T R U T H , J U S T I C E , A N D D E V E LO P M E N T
Guialani to Moreno: ‘Let us Forgive and Forget’ C
By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
AGAYAN de Oro City--A former village chief on Monday declared that he was ready to “forgive and forget” for all the troubles that he had inflicted on City Mayor
Mayor Oscar Moreno
Energy dept to help SMEs By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City—The energy department will provide the needed technical assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provided these enterprises are willing to use solar energy, an official said Saturday. In his speaking engagement in Cagayan de Oro City on Saturday, Energy Undersecretary L. Ardon said the DOE plan will materialize in 2017. See ENERGY, page A7
William Guialani.
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grabbed from mr . guialani ’ s fb )
William Guialani, former village chief of Taglimao, now wanted to call it “quits” in pursuing an appeal for all the graft cases he filed against Moreno after “draining” his personal coffers. In an interview with the local media, Guialani, the self-confessed anti-graft buster, expressed dismay over the reversal of the Ombudsman’s dismissal and perpetual disqualification order against Moreno here. Last week, the Court of Appeal (CA) Special 22 nd Division in Cagayan De Oro City has
GSP-Misamis Oriental to hold 24th Councilwide Encampment THE Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP)-Misamis Oriental Council will hold its four-day Councilwide Encampment on October 25-28, 2016 at Medina Central School in the town of Medina in Misamis Oriental. With the theme: “Girls in Nature, Ready for Adventure,” GSP has given emphasis on youth empowerment and nature engagement with activities such as Fresh Water Jumps at Alibuag Cold Spring, Ocean Adventure at Duka Bay Resort, and will be concluded with a Color Run within the scenic town of Medina.
Contingents from the five divisions of the Misamis Oriental Council are expected to participate—Camiguin Province, Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City, El Salvador City, and Cagayan de Oro City. Medina town Mayor Donato N. Chan warmly welcomes the Girl Scouts to Medina and actively shows his support to GSP’s mission by hosting the encampment and providing logistic support that will give quality experience to the delegates. This encampment—along with other GSP – Misamis Oriental
events—is under the leadership of Council President Agnes O. Adviento, CPA. Ms. Adviento who spent most of her childhood as a Girl Scout gives credit to the different Girl Scouts activities to her formation as an empowered woman, and leader that she is today. This kind of impact is what she and the Council’s Board of Trustees envision for the contingents of the 24th Councilwide Encampment. With a solid vision for the Girl Scouts, this encampment is just one of the many events prepared and lined up by the GSP-MisOr
reversed the Ombudsman decision to dismiss Moreno and the acting City Treasurer for Grave Misconduct involving the PHP 2.9 million Ajinomoto Philippines, Inc. anti-graft case. Guilani said that he can still appeal a Motion for Reconsideration with the Supreme Court, but he has already drained his financial resources, which he relies mainly on the support of his daughter abroad. “My lawyers had started to abandon me because See FORGIVE, page A7
Council President Agnes O. Adviento, CPA
Council. Everyone is welcome to witness the contingents in action as they turn from simply giggling girls to empowered Girl Scouts… one with nature and ready for adventure!
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It’s ‘no work, no pay’ for October 31, Nov. 1, but...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
A LAB OR official has reminded private sector employers to observe the correct pay rules and core labor standards on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, which were declared as special nonworking days. “All Saints Day, or ‘Undas’, is one of the country’s most cherished traditions. The proper observance of the pay rules and core labor standards on this Special Non-Working Day promotes decent work, workers’ productivity, and competitiveness,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said after issuing Labor Advisory No. 15, s. 2016, or the guidelines on the payment of wages for the special non-working
days on October 31 and November 1. Bello noted that the two days were declared special non-working days by virtue of Proclamation 1105, s. 2015. For these days, the pay rules to be observed are as follows: If an employee did not work, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day. For work done during the special day, the workers shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of
For work done beyond work. The daily rate x 130 percent plus the cost of eight hours (overtime work) living allowance (COLA) during a special day that scheme will be observed. also falls on the workers’ For work done beyond eight hours (overtime work), the workers will be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the said day. The computation will be: hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked. For work done during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day, they shall be paid an additional 50 percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work, thus, the ‘daily rate x 150 percent plus COLA’ computation will apply.
rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the said day, or a computation
of hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 150 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked. (PNA)
Separation, clarification. President Rodrigo Duterte clarifies his statements on US relations upon arrival in Davao City from his state visits in Brunei and China, shortly before midnight on Friday, October 21, 2016. Mindanews photo
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THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday assured the Filipino people that the Philippines will remain a close ally of the United States. The assurance was made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., after a closed door meeting with Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He explained that the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte “was intended
simply for the Philippines, for the Filipino mindset to separate themselves from that paradigm of dependency and subservience of our foreign interest.” “It has nothing to do with breaking our relationship with the United States, or breaking diplomatic ties, we continue to work towards strengthening our ties with the United States,” Yasay told reporters covering DFA. He reminded that even the President admitted
breaking up with the United States will not be in the best interest of the Philippines. “We will continue to respect our alliance with the United States, as its our only military ally. We will respect our treaty and associated agreements with respect to the treaty,” he noted. “We will forge ahead in making sure that our relationship will proceed on a much stronger basis, our thrust however in carrying out our independent foreign policy is to make sure that we will not have this kind of dependency or subservience that has always with against the national interest,” he added. Yasay stressed that all treaties entered into will be respected by the Duterte administration. “You should understand that what the President meant as so far as carrying out the joint exercises is concerned, is that it See ALLY, page A7
R.A Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Municipal Civil Registrar’s Office Province of Davao Del Sur Municipality of Bansalan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a noticed is hereby served to the public that EMELYN DOMINGO TIAGA has filed with this office a petition for correction of first name from “EVELYN” to “EMELYN”, in the birth certificate of EVELYN G. DOMINGO who was born on June 7, 1969 at Bansalan, Davao del Sur and whose parents are EMILIO DOMINGO and ERLINDA GELACIO. A person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than October 5, 2016.
Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that CHRISTI L. MAQUILING has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in the entry of the child’s SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of CHRISTI LICAYLICAY MAQUILING who was born on OCTOBER 03, 1986 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are CONRADO A. MAGUILING and ROSALITA LICAYLICAY. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than OCTOBER 27, 2016.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Black swan President
FOR several years up to the 16th century, a black swan was considered an impossibility. Why? Because all previous records showed they had white feathers. Things changed, however, in 1697 when Dutch explorers became the first Europeans to discover black swans in Western Australia. From then on, the term, “black swan” came to be used to refer to something or somebody or to an event that is very rare. Among all his descriptions, “black swan”, I believe, best fits President Rody Duterte. He does not come from the ordinary political mold. In speech, manner, attitude, and temperament, he is very different from his predecessors. That is the reason political analysts have much difficulty trying to decipher him. That is the reason he even gets his cabinet men perplexed. Cases in point are his announcements regarding the termination of joint military exercises, and the pivot to China. And possibly to Russia, too. As Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana testified before the Commission on Appointments, they are often caught by surprise by the President’s announcements. There are no prior consultations with the cabinet. But despite the many gaffes, President Rody’s popularity remains very high. And depending on which side of the globe
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you are in, the President is just one political figure who can not be ignored. Among politicians in the US, the UN and in the EU, he is treated as a tinpot dictator with no regard for human rights. But in Brunei, Laos, Indonesia and China, the President rates rock star treatment. For now, this writer believes that his 2 Ps are President Duterte’s strongest suits – political will and political capital. He has the will to say and do what he believes is in the best interest of “my country”. (Excuse me, Mr. President, it is also “our” country.) He has dared to say what many conservative Filipinos are too polite to admit or to say in public. Further, he retains the solid backing of those who voted for him and has even gained the grudging approval – especially in the business community – of those who didn’t. How long he can maintain that support, only time will tell. The Justices’ new clothes Readers, I am sure, are quite familiar with Hans Christian Andersen’s tale “ The Emperor’s new clothes”. Let me retell it anyway since a story like this deserves to be retold because of its important lesson/s. According to the story, two tailors duped their emperor to wear imaginary clothes that are invisible to anybody who is stupid or imcompetent. Not wanting to be brand-
ed as either stupid or incompetent, the emperor pretended to see and to admire his new clothes. Likewise, his court and even the crowd outside the palace kept up the pretense for fear of being unfavorably branded. The farce ended when a child from out of the crowd cried out: “But he isn’t wearing anything at all.” There are many lessons that can be derived from the story. One lesson of course, is the oft-quoted saying: “From the mouth of babes comes the truth.” Personally, I often transpose this saying as follows: Sometimes you get the best “expert” advice from “nonexperts” - people who are not constrained by rules, legal or otherwise, but who just use their “common sense”. Not bound by constraints, they are likely to “think outside the box”. This is the reason I give much weight to what “men and women in the street” have to say. Their opinions always give me a different and even fresh point of view. Here is one such view. When I asked him about the Marcos burial at the Libingan, my driver Narding had this to say: “Ang importante ho ay magkaroon na nang desisyon diyan. Habang tumatagal yan ay lalo lang tayong nahahati. Ganoon po ba talaga katagal mag-desisyon ang supreme court natin? Ilang postpone na yan. Yes or no
Students now ill-mannered, lacking in discipline
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dren, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire... Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death…” (Proverbs 29:17 and 19:18, the Holy Bible). -oooSTUDENTS NOW ILLMANNERED, LACKING IN DISCIPLINE: A surprisingly big (and therefore, highly disturbing) number of secondary students at the Rizal High School (RHS) in Pasig City are displaying utter lack of discipline, gross disrespect for their teachers and other schools authorities, and behave as if their minds are controlled by evil spirits, not fearing anyone or anything anymore. I got this, and other piec-
es of, troubling information Monday, October 24, 2016, as I delivered a lecture on the rights and obligations of teachers, pursuant to the directives of Rotary International District 3810 Gov. Ernest Yuyek and All Star President Judge Angelina Mauricio of the Rotary Club of Intramuros-Manila. Ms. Virginia R. Membrebe, the RHS principal, asked me to give the lecture, in my capacity as the head of District 3810’s Peace and Conflict Unit. In the question and answer forum that dotted my exposition, various teachers of Rizal High School expressed disgust that many of their students have become so ill-mannered, defiant and atrocious, to the point of launching attacks against their teachers in
social networking sites, even for mere imagined or supposed transgressions (see www.facebook.com/ attybatas for the photos). -oooCURRENT LAWS ENCOURAGE ILL-DISCIPLINE AMONG MINORS: One male teacher lamented that teachers have become helpless to do something to correct the students’ deteriorating behavior. He and his colleagues blamed current laws that not only prohibit the use of corporal punishment against deviant and erring students, but also encourage their criminal behavior on account of their immunity from arrest even if they have committed crimes. They referred to the Child and Youth Welfare Code (Presidential Decree
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Ignacio Bunye lang naman yan. “E bakit po yung kumukuha ng bar, e may time limit. Pagkatapos lang ng ilang oras, pass your papers na. “Dito lang sa atin sobrang bagal ng hustisya!” Come to think of it. Narding may be correct. Improvements at the NAIA Just recently, I was dismayed to read that the NAIA again ranked among the worst airports in the world. For a long time, I have refrained from referring to the facility by its full name. Because instead of bringing honor to the beloved martyr, the NAIA had become a symbol of incompetence and neglect. But for the last few days, I have been getting refreshing feedbacks from incoming/ outgoing passengers. The big difference: No more laglag bala. Another bonus: “The toilets are now working. They even have soap and toilet paper,” an outbound friend texted me. Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com. You may also “like” us on Facebook at “Speaking Out.”
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603 which former President Marcos issued in the 1980s), the Anti-Child Abuse Law (or Republic Act 7610), the Family Code of the Philippines (or Executive Order 209), and the law crafted by Sen. Francis Pangilinan, the Juvenile Justice Law (or Republic Act 9344). The discussions noted that all of these laws have virtually tied the hands of teachers when their students display rude and See students, page A7
‘Don’t fight it and grow’ “If you reject discipline, you only way. But isn’t it true that when you harm yourself; but if you listen to cor- fight discipline it only makes things rection, you grow in understanding.” worse? Those who fight it end up feeling -Proverbs 15:32 the pain much harsher. Public figures Discipline can be a hard thing to who deny scandals and later turn out to take, especially as an adult when we be true are disciplined much harsher. are so used to getting everything our Don’t fight it and grow.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
A shift in bukidnon’s lumad struggle
By Karl M. Gaspar CSsR
QU E Z ON , Bu k i d n on -There seems to be a new “game in town” among the Bukidnon Lumads these days. It is a “game” that is a continuation of centuries of struggles of the indigenous people who are desperately claiming back their right to self-determination. This was my realization as I stood on a hill in Purok 7 of Barangay Botong, Quezon, Bukidnon where I and my anthropology students recently visited for a short fieldwork. This hill and its surrounding area was once upon a time referred to by the Pulangihon Manobo as Bagalbal, meaning the place for rituals. Long before the dawn of the conquest era that brought outsiders to the archipelago and eventually to Bukidnon, the lumads in this place lived at the plains of Quezon and went to Bagalbal for important rituals. One can easily understand why Bagalbal is an ideal site for rituals. Being on top of a hill, one has a commanding view of Pulangi River, the undulating hills surrounding it – including another elevated space they called Imbatong, another ritual site. Yonder to the north – very clearly seen on a clear day – is what is referred to as the Salakot
Hill easily visible across the camps of Central Mindanao University in Musuan. Before it was named after a hat, this small mountain was referred to by the Lumad as Taini-Apo-Puhak and Pinoys can easily guess why it was named as such; such a name is from the mythological story handed down by the ancestors of this location to their descendants. The town of Quezon in fact, used to have an indigenous name – Kiokong, meaning mushroom. A mythological narrative of the Lumads of this place refers to a time when there was a major floor that hit this area; the residents evacuated to a hill which was shaped like a mushroom. One can still see the hill these days very close to the center of the town. In Bagalbal today reside more than a hundred households headed by their chieftain, Datu Agdahan Santiano Jr. or known here as Datu Antong, a highly principled and articulate chieftain. Around 2008, his family and clan used to live in the village of Lumitao, now part of barangay Salawagan which is part of Quezon. At that time, they realized that their children will only have a future if they can reclaim part of the land that was taken away from
them by a migrant-settler with the family name of Montalban who found a way to take over ownership of their ancestors’ land to set up a ranch to raise cows. This was the time when the whole province of Bukidnon – following one of the thrusts of the American colonial government – opened up Bukinon for corporate investments, including the raising of cows. Montalban eventally turned over the ranch to a nephew, Pablo Lorenzo, who has not only kept the ranch but has also planted the area to sugar cane, the main cash crop of Quezon and nearby municipalities of southern Bukidnon. Eventually – in order to protect his business interests – Lorenzo run for vice mayor in Quezon and won. He fenced the entire area with barbed wire in order to protect his landed estate from “squatters”, especially the Lumads. A former ritual area – sacred to the memory of the Pulangihon Manobos - thus became the site of greedy capitalist ventures. But a shift took place in the consciousness of the descendants of the chieftains with whom Montalban entered into some kind of “negotiation”. As far as Datu Andong can remember from the stories handed down by their elders, his ances-
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tors only “lent” the land to Montalban with a fee of 50 centavos per hectare per year; there was no sale involved and they thought Montalban would use the land only for temporary use. The only reason why they did not claim back the land was because they were afraid to return to the land, as the cows there – according to Montalban - were “ferocious, and would eat people alive”. This was the kind of story told to them that made them afraid to claim back the land. In time, the “man-eating cows” would be replaced by gun-toting armed guards, which today the Lumads would refer to in its English term – “goons”. In 2008, Datu Andong and his clan of around 20 households could not anymore postpone their wish to claim the land. This led to what is now a common phenomenon across the province which has given rise to a new shift in Bukidnon’s Lumad struggle. With some help from other well-meaning outsiders expressing solidarity with them, they were able to organize the Tribal INDigenous Oppressed Group or TINDOGA (Cebuano for Let it Stand Up). By the fact that the indigenous people’s organization is in English belie the fact of outsiders’ support for their struggle. See STRUGGLE, page A7
Bread and butter
Think a minute. There was a baker who bought his butter from a local farmer. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter. He was surprised that the farmer had been giving him less butter but still charging him the same price. The baker got very angry! He told the farmer he was a dishonest crook and took him to court. In court the judge asked the farmer: “Do you have measuring weights and scales? The farmer answered no. So the judge asked: “Then how do you weigh the pound of butter you sell to the baker?” The farmer said: “When the baker started buying butter from me I wanted to help him too, so I started buying his bread for my family. Since then I’ve been using the baker’s 1-pound loaf of bread as the weight to measure my butter. So if the weight of the butter is wrong, that means the baker has been dishonest and selling less than a full pound loaf of bread to me!” Many of us are quick to see the faults and wrongs of others, but we’re slow to see and admit our own. In fact, many times we draw attention to other people’s problems and faults
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precisely because we don’t want to face our own. We think we’re wise experts at knowing what’s wrong with everyone else, yet we’re completely blind to our own weaknesses and character flaws. But even if that other person does have something wrong with them, our own wrong of judging them can be even worse than what we’re judging them for! This is why Jesus Christ warned us that we will end up being judged by the same judgment we made on someone else! But if we will honestly admit to Jesus what’s wrong with our own character and way of living, Jesus will forgive us and give us His inner power. He can start fixing and changing our heart, so we’ll be free to genuinely love others instead of looking for their faults. Just Think a Minute.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Mindanao biz leaders upbeat despite PH ‘separation’ from US
DAVAO City––Mindanao business leaders have remained upbeat on the country’s economy amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncements the country will “separate” from the US militarily economically. Duterte announced the shift in foreign policy during his state visit to China last week. In a text message, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industries Inc. (DCCCII) president Bonifacio Tan told MindaNews the new policy won’t bring adverse effects to the country’s economy as direct investments from the US are not substantial, except for the remittances of the overseas Filipino workers there. He added it is the US military that benefits much from joint military exercises in the country with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “Actually, mutual military exercise does not benefit so much Philippine government because military armaments given to us very are minimal,” he said. Mindanao Business Council (MBC) president Vicente T. Lao added that Duterte only wanted to chart It’s a deal. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with his delegation, witnesses the exchange of busi- a more independent economic policy “because we are in a region with one of the best economies in the world ness agreements at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing on October 21, 2016. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo and with the fastest growth.” “These are the economic realities of our times, so we have to realign our interest and directions to take advantage of these opportunities,” he said. Lao dismissed speculations that Duterte was completely cutting diplomatic ties with the West. DCCCII executive vice president Sofronio Jucutan Next to solutions to concern for robbery and said that Duterte did not intend to sever ties with DAVAO City––Projects that August 2 to 12 across the will address robbery are on city’s three districts showed robbery and gangsterism, gangsterism. See LEADERS, page A7 “Health programs, being top of measures that local that Dabawenyos ranked Dabawenyos also wanted residents wanted the city robbery as the top priority available and free medicine second most preferred, refer government to undertake, for the local government at barangay health stations, to the presence of making a survey conducted by the followed by gangsterism, Dr. environmental protection, free medicine available at University of Mindanao’s Adrian Tamayo, UM-IPO’s and solution to vigilante the barangay health stations to which Dabawenyos can Institute of Popular Opinion specialist on economics, killings, Tamayo said. He noted that the city readily visit. Environmental government, and political (IPO) showed. MAMERT0 DY BUILDING The survey, conducted issues, told a press confer- government needs to im- protection is associated with prove peace and security watershed on 1,200 respondents from ence Monday. @ P. GOMEZ STREET, programs in view of public See ROBBERY, page A7
Dabawenyos want city government to prioritize projects to address robbery
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belligerent acts preventing them from exacting discipline and respect, virtually encouraging violent and totally disrespectful behavior. It was similarly conceded that this problem now hounds other elementary and high school units in various parts of the country, making it a national epidemic of sorts. -oooW HAT T E AC H E R S MUST DO WITH ILLMANNERED STUDENTS: I was asked what must teachers do to uphold discipline, and their integrity and authority, especially because the law grants them the status of “persons in authority”. I said teachers--whether male or female--must restrain themselves from inflicting any physical punishment on their students, for this would bring them more trouble. Instead, they should simply walk away, not as a sign of defeat, but as a demonstration of restraint. When things have calmed down a bit, they must immediately write a report or a memorandum of the incident involving the misbehaving children, then submit it to the principal of the school, to the Division Office, and even to the regional and national offices of the Department of Education. In that report, the offended teacher must request that the student be expelled from the school, and thereafter barred from entering any other public school all his life. This should alarm the parents of the offending minors, which would hopefully compel them to assert their parental rights to improve their children; otherwise, their children will be blacklisted as rude, and ill-disciplined forever! -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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As the Lumads became more desperate – owing to the need to have land where they could cultivate food crops to survive as well as send their children to school - two years later in 2010, they began to penetrate Bagalbal along with their relatives who were living in sitio Miaray, also part of barangay Botongan. They reclaimed part of the land outside the wired property of Lorenzo. This naturally alarmed Lorenzo and his armed guards. The ensuing events are
then predictable, repeating the thousands of stories that have taken place among the Lumads across the country, especially in Mindanao. This story has the same plot – powerful outsiders take over Lumad land, find a way to get government bureaucracy to support their claim dislocating the Lumad from their ancestral abode, mobilize State armed forces to protect them and supplement these with their own goons, harass the Lumads who resist this colonization and once no intervention from the State occurs, violence erupts. The only differences are the names of the places where the stories occur, the key people involved, the number of casualties and the outcome of the encounters. In the case of the Pulangihon Manobos in Bagalbal, there are marked differences in the details of their resistance. In many upland areas, Lumads out of death threats involved give up their resistance and ultimately lose their rightful land claims. But for Datu Andong and his clan, they are not giving up their claim. They approached their local LGU officials even if most of them sided with Lorenzo. The NCIP tried their best to facilitate the issuance of their CADT over a measly 663 hectares; however the NCIP officials have been inutile in implementing fully IPRA and help defend the Lumads’ rights. Thus Lorenzo and his goons continue to harass them, even as the barbed write fence continues to impinge on the little remaining land cultivated by the Lumads. At times, Lorenzo’s guards even push cows outside their property to destroy the food crops of the Lumad. The story does not end here, and certainly this narrative is not limited to Bagalbal. Nearby in Purok Likong, in barangay Lumintao, Quezon, close to 30 Pulangihon Manobos have penetrated another landed estate. If the “owner” of this piece of land brings in armed goons, blood will flow as the Lumads are not going to vacate the spot they have now reclaimed. This is one more story to add to the stories about the Lumads in Sumilao, inside the campus of CMU and other hot spots of Bukidnon in which the original owners of the vast rich lands of Bukidnon will no longer tolerate the whims of the rich and mighty. They are resisting fiercely and with every resistance, they are re-writing the narrative of contemporary Bukidnon history. ••• [Redemptorist Brother Karl Gaspar is Academic Dean of the Redemptorists’ St. Alphonsus Theological and Mission Institute (SATMI) in Davao City and a professor of Anthropology at the Ateneo de Davao University. He is author of several books, including Desperately Seeking God’s
Saving Action: Yolanda Survivors’ Hope Beyond Heartbreaking Lamentations, and two books on Davao’s history launched in December 2015 -- Davao in the Pre-Conquest Era and the Age of Colonization and Si Menda u gang Baganin’ng gitahapan nga mao si Mangulayon. He writes two columns for MindaNews, one in English (A Sojourner’s Views) and the other in Binisaya (PanawLantaw)]
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will serve the very purpose for which they have been intended, and that is to enable us to be self reliant in our defensive requirements especially in addressing our internal and external threats to our national security,” he emphasized. “ This will not be achieved, the President said, that there’s no purpose of proceeding with this and the other thing is that this joint exercises cannot be undertaken as a provocative action that will make our peaceful resolution of our claims in the SCS even more difficult. We don’t want to have a what do you call this, a joint patrol for instance in the Scarborough area with the United States and trying to make the suggestion that we are putting this up as a deterrent against any bad intention that the Chinese might have. This is not conducive to our peaceful resolution of our dispute especially so that in the past it has precisely resulted in both parties digging in and made a peaceful resolution even farthest from achieving,” he stressed. However, the secretary admitted that he is not sure if there will be another joint military exercise before the year ends. “I am not too sure. I mean the joint exercises is a matter under the procedure of the MDT (Mutual Defense Treaty) to be decided by the Mutual Defense Board and the Security Engagement Board. If they make this kind of recommendations, let’s see what recommendation they will make, and then on that basis, if the President said we could not proceed, then it will happen,” he said. According to Yasay, he did not discuss this matter in his talks with Russel but he is optimistic that they will be discussing this in the future. (PNA)
Energy... from page A1
Ardon graced the 5th Mindanao Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Awards organized by BusinessWeek Mindanao and its sister newspapers, the Mindanao Daily, MindanaoSTAR, and the Cagayan de Oro Times, held at the Luxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City on October 22. “It is part of President Duterte’s priorities. We are prioritizing MSMEs,” Mr. Ardon said even as he revealed that the program
will start in Mindanao and will move on to Visayas and Luzon. It’s part of the government’s decentralization aim, he added. Und er t he s cheme, MSMEs which intend to use solar energies in their respective businesses will have to apply for assistance with the DOE. The agency will then evaluate their applications before giving the green light for both technical and financial assistance. In another development, Ardon said the government is pushing forward to harness the vast ocean energy in the country. Speaking in his capacity as president of the government-owned PNOC Renewables Corp., Mr. Ardon said the Philippines has a total of 170,000MW of ocean energy potential. For now, H&WB Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., a FrenchFilipino consortium, is the only company in the Philippines recognized by the DOE to capture and process tidal energies in San Bernardino Strait and off the coast of Sta. Ana, Cagayan. It is currently constructing a 5MW so-called “demo plant” intended to supply two utilities in Sorsogon. But Mr. Ardon said there is still more ocean energy reserves in the country beyond those two areas. Ocean energy emanates from tides, waves, tidal streams, ocean currents, thermal gradients and salinity gradients. Tidal in-steam energy is generated when streams of water flow between land masses as a result of tidal height differences. Mark Francisco/MDN
Forgive... from page A1
I don’t have the money needed to sustain the case in the Supreme Court anymore,” Guialani said. Guialani has belied insinuation that some politicians opposed to Moreno’s incumbency had supported him financially. With no more financial ammunition, he would consider sharing a “peace pipe” with Moreno and wanted to move on with a peace of mind, he said. “I wanted to befriend Moreno so that, if by chance, we would meet, we could simply smile at each other and forget all the troubles we have had in the past,” a seemingly exhausted Guialani said. Guialani , however, said that making peace with Morneo does not mean that all the cases he filed against the city executive with the anti-graft court would also end. “Without me, the Solicitor General would handle the cases against Moreno in the anti-graft court,” he said, adding that he would fly to Canada with a peace of mind where he could babysit his grandchildren. Guialani has filed several anti-graft charges against Moreno, including two plunder cases, which the Ombudsman has yet to
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resolve. Aside from the cases filed by Guialani, Moreno was facing more than a dozen anti-graft cases filed by various individuals with the Ombudsman. A survey that could not be independently verified posted by the Kagayanon Kontra Kawat (Cagayanons Oppose Thief ) in its Facebook account has identified Cagayan De Oro City as one of the most corrupt local government units in the country.
Robbery... from page A6
protection and ensuring air quality,” he said. Davao City Police Office spokesperson Insp. Catherine Dela Rey said that robbery incidents recorded from August to September 2016 reached 49 Twenty-seven robbery incidents were recorded during the same period last year. Tamayo said among the least preferred projects for the Dabawenyos are fertilizer and pesticide support for farmers, support to cooperatives, creation of recreation areas and playgrounds, building covered courts, and imposition of a Comprehensive Land Use Plan. “Comparing the results with the survey conducted in the same month three years ago reveals that this year’s priority projects are lesser by four items than in 2013. The projects that were not found in this year’s priority list are projects for women and elderly, recreational projects and festivals, business tax exemptions, and disaster preparedness,” he said. He added the city government “has fared better in social welfare projects for women and elderly, recreational, business an on disaster preparedness.” Days after Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio assumed office on June 30, she identified the following as her top priority projects: poverty alleviation, infrastructure, development, solid waste management, health, education, agriculture, tourism,
transportation planning and traffic management, peace and order, and disaster risk reduction and mitigation. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)
Leaders... from page A6
the US as “severance and separation are different in meaning.” “He did say separate, or part ways in foreign policy. He means sovereignty should be exercised,” he said. He said pursuing a more independent economic foreign policy will do more good for “the dignity and business in the long run.” Another business leader, Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) executive director Stephen Antig, said that while the impact of “separation” from the US remains to be seen, Duterte knows what he is doing. “If China is indeed investing a lot in the Philippines and considering that it is an economic power itself that can absorb a lot of our produce, then maybe the impact or effects of the separation may not be that great,” he said. Last Friday, Duterte clarified in a press conference after his arrival at the F. Bangoy International Airport from state visits to Brunei and China that he was not severing diplomatic ties with the US. “You know, you have to take my words in the context of what I’ve been saying all along. It’s not severance of ties. Iyong sa severance of ties, you cut the diplomatic relations. I cannot do that. Why? It’s to the best interest of my country that we maintain that relationship,” he said. He maintained that he meant only separation of foreign policy. “In the past and until I became president, we always follow what the United States would give the cue. He would give the cue that we are there, we are there, we follow, sunud-sunod tayo. Hindi ako magsunod,” he said. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)
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