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Ceasefire, amnesty up in Oslo second round of talks Volume VI, No. 106

Negotiating panels of the Philippine government (GRP) and the communistled National Democratic Front (NDF) are expected to exchange drafts on the proposed bilateral ceasefire and craft an amnesty proclamation as peace talks are set to resume in Oslo, Norway,

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See TROOPS, page A7

October 4, 2016

Thursday, October 6.

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said that they hope to come up with a ceasefire agreement that will include joint monitoring and possibly with a third-party overseer.

Other headlines

n Local leaders weigh in on federalism at XU forum/p.A2 OPINION n Duterte to get federalism proposal/p.

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Muslims celebrate Islamic New Year

See amnesty, page A7

Gov’t troops face new ‘enemy’ in Sulu

THE Joint Task Force-Sulu, the military force running against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists, has been deployed in the government’s ongoing campaign against “cocolisap” which has devastated coconut plantations in the province of Sulu.

This was after the Office of the President teamed up with local residents and soldiers in Sulu to conduct assessments on how to address the “cocolisap” threat on Saturday.

Tuesday

A month after the blast. A month after the September 2 bombing at the Roxas night market in Davao City that left 15 persons dead and 69 others injured, a memorial to honor the victims is under construction at Ground Zero.

The memorial will be unveiled on the 40th day on October 11.

MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas

Blast site memorial at Roxas night market to be unveiled on October 11 DAVAO City––A memorial in honor of the victims of the September 2 bombing at the Roxas night market will be unveiled on October 11, the 40th day since the blast that left 15 persons dead and 69 others injured, the chief of the City Information Office said.

CIO chief Jefry Tupas told MindaNews

the memorial is “not an artwork” but a “place for serenity and peace, a place where we can all remember the victims of the bombing and offer prayers.”

Only workers are allowed inside the green makeshift enclosure where the memorial is being built.

See MEMORIAL, page A7

COTABATO City–– Muslim Filipinos across the country are observing today “Amon Jadid” (Islamic New Year), a regional non-working holiday which signals the first day of lunar-based Islamic Hijrah calendar.

The Hijrah New Year is observed at the end or culmination of this year’s annual Hajj, or pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

It is one of the Muslim holidays under Presidential Decree 1083, which codified Muslim family laws and practices.

Under PD 1083, it is non-working holiday See MUSLIMS, page A7

CENTRIO MALL, Cagayan de Oro City

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Local leaders ‘weigh in’ on federalism at XU forum

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

By Emmanuel G. Sumayang Contributor

CAGAYAN de Oro City-Leaders from different sectors shared their ideas on federalism, its benefits and challenges, during a forum organized by the Philosophy Department of Xavier University, through its Ateneo Philosophy Club (APC), dubbed “Knowledge is Power: A Forum on Federalism” on September 28 at the XU Nursing Amphitheatre.

Former Cagayan de Oro City mayor and Misamis Oriental assemblyman, Atty.

Reuben Canoy, in his sharing, quoted Victor Hugo, “All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.”

Canoy said that the right time has come for federalism.

He added that President Rodrigo Duterte being a strong advocate of federalism, the shift in the form of government will have a greater chance of succeeding within his six-year term.

Representing the civil society, Balay Mindanaw Foundation president Charlito “Kaloy” Manlupig encouraged the millennials to be well-informed on current affairs, particularly the im-

RIGHT TIME. Former Cagayan de Oro City mayor and Misamis Oriental assemblyman, Atty. Reuben Canoy says that the right time has come for the Philippines to shift to federalism. Right photo, Balay Mindanaw Foundation president Charlito “Kaloy” Manlupig tells millennials to be well-informed on current events, particularly the impacts of federalism in the future of the country. Supplied photos pacts of federalism in the future of the country, should the shift succeed.

“We should create more spaces like this forum,” said Manlupig, adding that student groups should organize more events where people can freely exchange ideas.

Roderico Dumaug Jr, a faculty member of XU History/International Studies/ Political Science Department, showed figures and statistics contrasting the revenue and expenditures between China and the Philippines. His analysis of the data led him to conclude that in the present unitary form

of government in the Philippines, there is an unjust distribution of resources, which is currently favoring Metro Manila over the provinces and other cities in the country.

Another reactor during the open forum, Councilor Mario Cedeño of the Municipality of Talakag in Bukidnon, asked “that are bills that need to be passed into laws first before we amend the 1987 Constitution and federalize the Philippines.”

He believes that passing the Anti-political Dynasty Bill into a law and the in-

stitutionalization of the political party system in the country are necessary for a federal government’s efficiency.

Coming from the students, Aristeo Raphael Marbella III, president of the United Arts and Sciences Student Council, said that basic social services must be delivered by the government down to the grassroots level, where ordinary folks can benefit from the development.

He shared that in his stay in the United States, getting a driver’s license would only take about two weeks. But here in the Philippines, months are wasted before a qualified citizen can get one. This simple example, as Marbella puts it, shows that our present form of

government is “faulty.”

This forum was organized in collaboration with the XU Social Development Office (SDO). Among the people in attendance were XU vice-president for social development Roel Ravanera, SDO advocacy coordinator Nestor Banuag Jr, College Arts and Sciences dean Dr. Juliet Dalagan, XUPhilo department chairperson Vicente Carbon, representatives from the Balay Mindanaw Foundation, philosophy teachers, majors, and other Xavier students.

Carbon ended the forum with his synthesis on the key points presented by the speakers and reactors, including the challenges and responses to the issue at hand.

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XU night school dept wins big in Kabataan fair CAGAYAN de Oro City–– After presenting the Ligsok Night School Program, a team from Xavier University emerged victorious at the recently-concluded Kabataan Fair, a project proposal competition during the 5th Philippine I Transform!

Young Leaders Convention (PITYLC) in Baguio City.

XU Te achers Guild president Love Ravina (a junior Elementary Education student) and STREAMS - Pathways to Higher Education vice-president Gregory Louis Magbanua presented the Ligsok Night School Program before the confab participants and panel of judges. XU Student Activities and Development (SACDEV) head Richel Petalcurin served as their coach.

Besides the medals, the XU team received a cash prize worth Php20,000.00 to be used in the operations of the said night school program.

After besting 25 competitive groups, Ligsok program was awarded as one of this year’s three Youth Catalyst Project Grantees of YouthLead Philippines.

Night school for street children and out-of-school youth Ligsok (meaning “child”) is a night school program duly-accredited by the Alternative Learning System of the Department See wins, page A6

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Studes protest drug-related killings with noise barrage Students of a Catholic school staged a noise barrage to protest the drug-related killings in the country.

Dubbed #ShoutForLife, students of St. Paul University-Manila come together and created noise to call for an end to summary executions.

Organized by the ProLife Paulinians and Stop The Killings Network, the students called on the Duterte administration to do “significant actions” to stop the summary killings of suspected drug pushers and users.

“As Catholics, these killings are not okay for us, said Nica Dominique Ondoy, Pro-Life Paulinians president.

Useless justice system They called on the Duterte government to observe due process in its “war on drugs”.

“We want due process.

Being not proven guilty of crimes makes the justice system, the courts, the judges and lawyers, useless,” stressed Ondoy.

“But how can we attain this if these people are killed in the so-called process which is the extrajudicial killings?” she said. “What this country needs is restorative justice and not the

PROCUREMENT AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE

Invitation for Bids (IFB) Philippines Mindanao Trust Fund – Reconstruction and Development Project Grant No. 093781 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the Anticipated Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in the CFSI website (www.cfsi. ph)) Dubbed #ShoutForLife, students of St. Paul UniversityManila come together and created noise to call for an end to summary executions on September 30.

Photo by Roy Lagarde

outright killings of people.”

The students made noise by shouting “No to Killings” with most of them holding placards reading “Though Shall not Kill”. They also tied red ribbons outside their campus along Pedro Gil Street.

Sanctity of life Ondoy added, the demonstration also aims to create an awareness on the sanctity of human life and that everyone can be a victim of summary executions.

Since Duterte assumed the presidency in June, there have been over 3,500 deaths linked to his fight against drugs — both from legitimate police operations and

summary executions.

The rally is part of a series of activities being organized by the Stop the Killings Network which has been calling on Duterte “to do significant actions” to stop the killings.

“We are one with the people who want an end to the drug menace in the country. But no amount of killings is bound to end this problem,” said Cora Agovida, the network’s spokesperson.

Socio-economic roots The best way, she said, to solve the drug menace is to address the socio-economic roots of the problem.

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Community and Family Services International (CFSI) has been designated as Trust Fund Recipient of the Mindanao Trust Fund – Reconstruction and Development Program (MTF-RDP), a World Bank administered multi-donor fund, established to consolidate international development assistance for the socio-economic recovery of conflict-affected communities in Mindanao. CFSI intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to payments under the Contract for Camps Project.

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CFSI now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Various Works to be implemented in areas of Mindanao, listed in the table below. The delivery/construction period is in the range of fifty (50) days.

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6. Qualifications requirements include: legal registration as a business entity, experience in the same or similar project, and financial capacity to undertake the Works. Specific requirements are contained/specified in the Bidding Documents.

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A complete set of Bidding Documents in English language may be purchased by interested bidders from 03 October 2016 to 07 October 2016 on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon remittance of a non-refundable fund contribution in the amount specified in the table above in Philippine currency.

This contribution is to cover documentation expenses related to the bidding. The method of remittance will be in cash or through bank manager’s/bank cashier’s check. The Bidding Documents will be available for pick up at the same address by the prospective bidder or its authorized representative.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00am, 11 October 2016. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10:00am, 11 October 2016. A PreBid Conference will be conducted at 10:00am, 05 October 2016 at the address specified below.

9. All bids shall be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bank guarantee in the amount equal to 2.5% of the estimated project cost or, alternately, in the form of cash or bank manager’s/ cashier’s check in the amount of equal to 2.0% of estimated project cost. The exact amount of the bid security is specified in the Bidding Document for each package/lot.

10. The address referred to above is: Ms. Emma. D. Naga Community and Family Services International (CFSI) CFSI Operations Center (COC) 21 Rosales Street, Rosary Heights 6, Cotabato City Telephone no: +6364-421-8720 Email address: pec@cfsi.ph Office hours: 09:00 to 12:00, and 13:00 to 16:00, Mondays to Fridays MDN: Oct. 4, 2016

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Deutsche Bank on the brink?

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THE banking district of Frankfurt remains engulfed in crisis. If it continues like this, then German taxpayers might soon be called on to step in to save Germany’s biggest bank, says German TV-commentator Henrik Boehme. Wow. Let’s have a look back: “I would be ashamed if we were to accept government money in this crisis,” said Josef Ackermann, the former CEO of Deutsche Bank, in October 2008 when the world was gripped by panic over the global financial crisis. Today we know that the bank did not need any state help at the time. It wasn’t necessary as Deutsche was then making a decent chunk of money by indulging in massive tricks.

As a consequence, the bank is currently facing around 7,800 (!) legal challenges across the world. The financial cost of settling all of them, including fines, is expected to run into billions. The bank has had to

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In Boehme’s opinion, it’s indeed scary to imagine what would happen should the bank collapse. A new global financial crisis could erupt. That’s because Deutsche Bank is a major player in the global financial system and is considered by the International Monetary Fund and other organizations as a systemically important institution, meaning it’s too big to fail. Should the bank therefore collapse, it could in all likelihood pull down the whole house of cards along with it. In this context, where should investors take confidence from and invest in the bank?

There is a disastrous US demand: the bank has yet to settle all the legal troubles arising from its past actions.

There are still the unexplained money-laundering charges against the bank’s Russian army. And the bank could be fined billions of dollars as a result. Furthermore, there is the 14-billiondollar settlement with the

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set aside this money, which could have been used to bolster the balance sheet of Germany’s only financial institution with global reach.

Deutsche Bank’s global reputation and value have taken a hit in recent years.

Its share price has lost as much as 90 percent of its value since 2009 and is currently languishing at an all time low of about 10 EURO ($11.2).

That corresponds to a market capitalization of slightly over 14 billion euros, placing Deutsche in 78th place in the global rankings, nestled somewhere between banks from Malaysia and Brazil. The bank’s stock recently got kicked out from the Eurostoxx 50 index of the biggest European companies due to its lack of value. Deutsche Bank today is a bargain for investors. However, hardly anyone wants to buy its shares, as it has over 1.7 trillion EURO worth of assets under management.

with open heart and take them into our arms. They must have jobs to maintain life and for the education of their children.

000 President Digong Duterte is very lucky. He opens his mouth too wide and spits bad words that utterly hurt people and foreigners. He has an office in Malacanang which is like a weather bureau that forecasts the coming of typhoons, and it is this office that apologize for the wrongdoings of their master.

So all that President Digong does is attack everybody, even the church and God and later follow it up with “I am sorry,” a phrase that is fast becoming a slogan.

I see his style as just the tactics of sort to impress people and to scare the criminals with the killings

without due process.

000 T h e Un ite Nat i ons warned President Digong to watch his mouth or he will be liable for crimes against humanity. A warning like this does not make Duterte behave better. He used to be a Davao City mayor who, according to him, has killed criminals and maintains three wives and several girlfriends.

Right now Digong could not be prosecuted criminally because of his presidential immunity but I can see clearly people like him will eventually suffer the brunt and tears of the widows and orphans whose husbands or father he caused to be assassinated without mercy in the name of drug war. I can clearly see his downfall soon.

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Basically, the Movement is proposing to maintain the present division of government into executive, legislative, and judiciary.

There would still be president and a vice president, but who should now be elected together. The legislature however would be changed from the present two chamber-Congress into a unicameral body, elected by region or the proposed federal states.

-oooGREATER POWERS TO BE GIVEN TO FEDERAL STATES: The judiciary on the other hand would basically reflect the system that is being used in the United States---there would be a federal Supreme Court, with each region or federal state having their own supreme courts and lower-level courts.

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US Department of Justice for malpractices committed in the years leading up to the financial crisis.

It’s now open to speculation whether this $14 billion penalty is merely retaliation for the EU’s decision to order Apple to pay roughly the same amount in back taxes. (This speculation is most likely nonsense, says commentator Boehme!).

Nevertheless, it shouldn’t be rejected out of hand. It was the Americans, after all, who once let their mortgage market inflate to gigantic levels.

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Ben Emata Jr.

I wish to reiterate my stand that the success in the family is not measured by the size of your house, the brand of your car, the huge deposit in your bank or the color of your skin - but by the success of your children. Your kids are your greatest treasure, no more no less, and if they sit down in sidewalks to beg for cash, then you are a failure. You deserve to be in the septic tank and live with worms.

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Duterte to get federalism proposal

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe…” (Proverbs 29:25, the Holy Bible).

-oooDUTERTE TO GET FEDERALISM PROPOSAL: group of lawyers, academicians, local officials, and other interested individuals composing the Movement for Federalism in the Philippines is now about ready to submit to President Duterte, the UP Law Center, and the Supreme Court, a comprehensive proposal on a federal system of government that will replace the current system of centralized government that we have at the moment.

In its final meeting on Saturday night (October 01, 2016) in Makati City, the group synthesized three

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proposals on federalism coming from Dean Joe Santos Bisquera, lawyer Rey Princesa, and a political scientist from Samar.

The synthesized version carries proposals on what the federal government would be like, which was among the campaign promises of President Duterte in May 2016.

The present set-up of regional trial courts and lower level courts are to be maintained. The objective of the Movement is to cascade to the regions or federal states much of the powers that are now centralized in the national government in Manila.

Together with the powers that would be devolved to the regions is a bigger power of taxation, both from income tax returns and customs tariffs and duties.

While the present set-up requires that internal revenue taxes and customs tariffs and duties be in the hands of the national government and then distributed later to local government units, the proposed federal system will give regions or federal states more share in the taxes, with more See federalism, page A7

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The Iliganons have spoken much louder than the roar of a Lion WHEN an innocent person is being incarcerated on the basis of false accusations leveled against him by his political adversaries, just to erase him from the city’s political arena, simply because he is the very hindrance to their political interest in order perhaps that no blocking walls along the way to perpetuate into power by grabbing power from the mouth of the winner.

It seems that that innocent imprisoned person is being denied of simple justice, and, to him, therefore, such situation, under the circumstances surrounding, would be so cruel, which is, of course, very horrible to consider. I have experienced it before.

I was accused falsely by the then City Mayor Franklin M. Quijano and the Bank Management of the UCPB Rural Bank even if I had not stolen a single

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Demosthenes P. Maglasang Sr.

centavo. I was considered innocent of all the cases filed against me by no less than the Department of Justice on its Joint Resolutions dated August 27, 2004 and December 28, 2004 and was affirmed by the Court of Appeals on its Entry of Judgment dated April 13, 2005. To be imprisoned innocently will not only be humiliating and shameful indeed, and too horrific to accept. But even then, such

Open sea before the entrance cave in Suhoton, Bucas Grande, two hours away from Siargao Island. MindaNews photo courtesy of Voltaire Montil

horrible situation will be softened by the loving care of our family and relatives and friends and the love of God, agape, most especially.

No wonder, by the divine intervention, you will live a normal life again even inside the dungeon.

I think it is how our beloved City Mayor Celso G. Regencia so also felt.

But the love of his family and friends and the people who idolized him may have soften his life conditions inside the jail. But very soon, truth will come out in the open. In fact, his winning by landslide last May 9, 2016 election is proof conclusive that he is considered innocent by the iliganons of the accusations filed against him by his political adversaries.

Their humiliating defeat have shame them, so also horrible to consider. And, yet, their spokespersons, as we can hear over the

air waves, still continue with their false accusations, demeaning those elected, and even branding them that they are not qualified to run the City Council for lack of knowledge. They are as if barking the wrong tree, or rather losing their sanity or just a sour-grapping.

Yet, the City Mayor has the consolation and that is “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” His winning by landslide is rather to be considered as an exoneration, or rather so considered also for being innocent of the cases leveled against him, and the Iliganons so also believed it to be so, as they glaringly manifested their wholehearted support last May 9, 2016 election.

During the campaign period, he, City Mayor Celso G. Regencia, was being lambasted with very cruel accusations together with Jemar Vera Cruz, the elected

Mayor Celso G. Regencia, are still criticizing up to now for those elected for City Vice-Mayor Jemar Vera Cruz and Ten elected City Councilors. Remember, all state authorities have been under God’s permission.

Your criticism is an act of defiance to God’s permission that put them there in city hall to rule Iligan City with order and reason. Stop your unfounded criticism now . . . please accept your defeat without rancor or regrets. Do not wallow on mediocrity as supposed civilized and honorable people, or by going down to the category of a mad dog.

It is, therefore, concluded without fear of exaggeration, that the “ILIGANONS HAVE SPOKEN MUCH LOUDER THAN THE ROAR OF A LION.” (MRS/ Demosthenes P. Maglasang Sr. is a City Government Retiree and Union Leader)

fisherfolk from the ancient times that they could hear a bell ringing from the top of the tower.

They believe that up there is a cathedral of the “dili ingon nato” (spirits not like us).

I asked Arnel if they have heard the bell and he gave me a blank smile.

We had our first stopover, the tiny Hagukan underground cave. One has to swim under it and come out the other side. (Not another dimension, I thought). I asked how it got its name and the shy boatman said the cave snores. “Hagok” is snore in local dialect.

Everyone who went inside came out smiling, obviously satisfied and encouraged the others to try it.

We missed the second cave, a much larger one, we

were told, so we sailed farther and reached the floating cottage where lunch was served. Many guests were already there. I befriended an older fisherman/guide and our conversation went like this: Me: I bet there’s a change in your life as a fisherman before and now?

Fisherman: (nodding).

Yes, many people come here now. Before, it was only me and my father, uncles and neighbors and the place used to be silent Me: Do you like the change? I guess you’re earning more now. Do you still fish?

Fisherman: We get extra now. But we will never leave fishing. This (boat guiding) helps send the children to school and other

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City-Vice Mayor. If we take cognizance of their political adversaries over their below the belt accusations, it seems that they have already lost the goodness of their being human beings created in the image of God. All they have wanted were to gain political leverage through deception . . . to beguile the Iligan’s electorates in their favor. But they were absolutely wrong. Instead of gaining their votes, the opposite was true. In my almost 50 years stay in Iligan City, the result of the last election was the first of its kind . . . unprecedented landslide . . . their political demise as its aftermath.

I feel certain that they were already interred in the political quick sand of no return last May 9, 2016 election. I would choose to say more candidly: CONDOLENCE! The spokespersons of the political adversaries of City

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was privileged to cover the Siargao International Surfing Cup (now on its 22nd year) last week. For a non-surfer, however, I tend to believe that going to Suhoton Cove from General Luna (GL), the surfing venue, is the highlight of the trip.

Suhoton, which is part of Bucas Grande island two hours sail away should be a “sidetrip” every Siargao visitor must not miss. Last week was my fourth visit and I am glad nothing much has changed. In fact, the place has even improved. A few environment-sensitive structures have been set up to make the visit convenient and truly memorable — a substantive encounter with nature — not just a tourist attraction.

It’s commendable that local and national government agencies aspired and successfully turned it into a responsible world-class visitors’ haven. If young people would tell you, “you haven’t gone to Siargao if you haven’t surfed,” mine is “you haven’t gone to Siargao

if you haven’t splashed in Suhoton.”

The adventure begins with the cave-entrance.

“Doesn’t it remind you of Palawan’s underground cave?,” a friend asked me.

This one is narrower and shorter, though and one has to bow one’s head as stalactites hang like sentinels.

As our pumpboat sailed through — leaving firsttimers speechless upon seeing the craggy hills covered by clambering roots and branches rivaled by the crystal-clear water — our guide Arnel pointed to a limestone tower (devoid of trees). “That is where the bell rings,” he said. But there is no bell that can be seen.

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000 The judiciary system has not improved a bit. It is still “justice delayed, justice denied.” I mean in some cases are decided after years of litigations. Sometimes plaintiffs or defendants die first before anything is reached. I suggest the government create more courts and appoint judges to dispose of cases in shorter time. This way, we give real and fast judgment for the satisfaction of the parties concerned.

000 Suicide is taking place in our province this past few weeks. There is nothing we can do if a person succeed in his/her desire to die. But I urge relatives of victims to keep close watch of people who have serious problems especially involving mental defects. Religious leaders must be active on this problem because such incident is a serious offense and definitely a mortal sin. By

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all means we must preserve life. This is the best gift we received from God. 000 There is no report of casualties in the on-going battle in Jolo and Basilan. I wish the military should go on with its drive to annihilate completely the bandits.

The Abu Sayyaf group is different from the NPA in the sense that the former is purely bandits specializing in kidnapping for ransom while the latter wants a takeover of the country under the banner of communism.

000 My friend who is leaving for San Juan, Puerto Rico sought advice from me since I was there once with my family for a grand reunion some years ago. Puerto Rico is a tiny sovereign country with Spanish-speaking people and you will notice a lot of forts with big cannons around them. I remember Fort Santiago in Manila and Fort San Pedro in Cebu City constructed with bricks and thick fortifications presumably for battles. One

thing I did not like is their restaurants do not allow none customers to use their restrooms. You have to sit down first and order food to be able to wash and freshen yourselves.

000 Some priests reportedly are working hard to make then president Cory Aquino a saint. A person in order to be beatified as a saint, has to perform miracles, many years after his/her death. Mother Theresa of India has miracles before and after death. The same thing with St. Lorenzo Ruiz, who died a martyr. Speaking about Inday Cory, I remember during her visit in Cagayan de Oro as one chief executive of the country who berated me when I asked the question whether she will share power with the communists. She was so angry I had to disappear from the crowd before her presidential guards could touch my neck. If by chance she becomes a saint, it is a great pleasure and honor for me. I hope she will. (Bennex News Service)

Barrage... from page A3

“The Duterte administration has yet to produce jobs, end contractulization, improve social services,

provide free or affordable decent homes to the homeless and informal settlers and distribute land to the tiller-farmers, to make the majority of Filipinos productive and positive contributors to nation-building,” Agovida said.

The group reiterated its position that the Duterte administration has yet to lay down and enforce longterm solutions to end the drug scourge.

“Poverty must be ended, not the lives of the poor,” Agovida said, adding that there must be education, rehabilitation, and livelihood to protect or rehabilitate people after involvement in illegal drugs. (CBCPNews)

Wins... from page A2

of Education (DepEd), supported by XU School of Education through its student council, Teachers Guild.

The program traces its roots from the street tutorial advocacy of XU formator Jerome L. Torres. Now, it is an official extension of DepEd’s ALS with an assigned licensed teacher. Fifteen learners are currently attending the Ligsok classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, held at entrance grounds of the XU Gymnasium.

The goal of this project is to aid learning and prepare students for the ALS acceleration exam and in the long run, enable them to have access to formal education.

“It indeed takes a village to raise a child. In our case, it takes generous hearts and creative minds to come together to impact lives. Receiving the award is just the beginning of the heavier call to believe in the power of our young people, our student leaders to make movements right where they are, in our campus, yet ripple tremendous inspiration and move others to act and do the same kindness,” shared Petalcurin.

“I would like to share this award to Mr. Jett Torres who did not give up on this ‘frontier,’ that is to dignify the lives of the street children and out-of-school youth through education,” she added.

The awardees hope that this humble award they have received from PITYLC could go a long way, as Petalcurin put it, “to inspire others to continue being men and women for others, for the greater glory of God.” Global goals This year’s PITYLC was held from September 22 to 26 at the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City bearing the theme, “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A transformative journey towards a

better nation, a better world by 2030.”

More than 740 delegates from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao attended the young leaders convention.

Meanwhile, another team from XU won the second place in the video-making contest against over 30 contenders from different institutions in the country.

The XU video-making team was composed of junior Mechanical Engineering student Michael Banjo Poblete and Xavier Senior High School student leaders Patricia Damasing, Maya Asuero, and Angelo Chan.

The group received a cash prize worth Php8,000.00 and a medal for each team member.

In t h e a d u l t l e a d e r s category, XU Mission and Ministry’s Whitney Graine Nagasan reaped the Best in Filipiniana Award during the leaders gala while the group Petalcurin handled and facilitated throughout the convention won the award for Outstanding Adult Group of PITYLC. An annual event organized

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Suhoton... from page A5

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Me: Tell me, have you ever heard of the unseen bell?

Fisherman: No, not everyone has heard or seen it. Not even my father but he said my lolo (grandpa) claims to have heard it and a few others.

Me: Do you believe it?

Fisherman: I do. Nothing wrong with it. And I was told you won’t hear it unless you want to or really believe it. Then the spirits will let you hear it.

After a good meal and a swim, we retreated towards the entrance cave, passing once more the “bell tower.”

I thought we computercrazy and techno-hungry folks will never hear the bell ring. And many, perhaps just unfortunately, don’t care.

(Ramon Jorge B. Sarabosing is a writer and visual artist based in Butuan City).

Amnesty... from page A1

“The previous ceasefires were unilateral. We need to craft mechanisms to monitor violations and resolve conflicts and issues arising from them,” Dureza explained.

While the unilateral ceasefires declared by both the GRP and the NDF were indefinite in nature, the presidential peace adviser said the government is eyeing a more permanent cessation of hostilities.

“These can only be done if we are able to agree on the more substantial issues of social and economic reforms. These are the more contentious issues and we expect humps and bumps during the peace negotiations,” Dureza added.

Both panels have already crafted drafts on the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (CASER), which is described as the “meat” of the peace talks.

The end of hostilities and disposition of forces—the other substantive agenda of the peace talks—hinge on the success of CASER, along with political and constitutional reforms.

Dureza, however, is confident that the inspiration provided by President Rodrigo Duterte will enable both parties to pull the peace process through.

“He may not be capable of elegant language, as you have noticed, but he has pure spirit and heart in wanting to have peace in the land,” Dureza said on Friday, Sept.

30, at the closing ceremony of the 2016 National Peace Consciousness Month.

GRP peace panel head and Labor Secretary Silvestre ‘Bebot’ Bello III meanwhile said that a draft amnesty proclamation is already ready for submission during the second round of peace talks.

“The list has been narrowed down to just over 400 from a high of more than 500. As per agreement dur-

ing the formal resumption of the peace talks in August, the proclamation will only cover NDF members currently detained,” Bello elaborated.

He said the president, with the concurrence of Congress, could declare a general amnesty once the peace talks are brought to a successful conclusion.

Bello, however, said both negotiating panels will also have to hurdle issues on political and constitutional reforms in addition to the social and economic reform agenda for the peace talks to succeed.

The Philippine government is confident that it will be able to strike a deal with the communist rebels

by August next year.

Peace talks between Philippine government and the NDF have been going on and off over the last 30 years with over 40 rounds of formal and informal talks.

Every time, however, the negotiations are scuttled due to hard line demands from both sides.

In July, President Duterte ordered the release of 22 detained NDF consultants, 16 of them later joined the first round of Oslo talks in August, to fulfill a campaign promise and to jumpstart the peace negotiations.

He also declared a unilateral ceasefire during his State of the Nation Address only to lift it later after the communist rebels ambushed a combined Army-CAFGU patrol.

The president nevertheless re-imposed the unilateral ceasefire on the eve of the August Oslo talks, which the NDF reciprocated with an indefinite and unilateral ceasefire of their own. (PNA)

Troops... from page A1

The Malacanang team was headed by Office of the Cabinet Assistance System undersecretary Maia Chiara Halmen Reina A. Valdez.

She and her party was escorted by Joint Task Force-Sulu troopers and barangays officials in Kajatian, Indanan, and Upper Tambaking.

Concerned agencies in collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are set to provide assistance in areas of de-infestation and crop pest control, crop management, technology transfer and agri-entrepreneurship.

Joint Task Force-Sulu commander Brig, Gen. Arnel dela Vega said his soldiers are active partners of local residents in community livelihood programs.

The collaboration of different agencies with soldiers in areas like Sulu is to ensure the safety of the technical team and provide mechanism for the safe and unimpeded transport of agri-products.

“This is the AFP’s way of strengthening institutions of national government and capacitating local government

units to bring basic services like livelihood opportunities to their constituents to negate one of the causes of insurgency and criminality,” Dela Vega stressed.

Sulu is the hotbed of the ASG , the group responsible for the kidnapping of several local and foreign individuals.

A total of 13 kidnap victims; six Filipinos, six Indonesians and one Norwegian have been rescued or released since July and soldiers continue focused military operations to destroy the ASG and rescue the remaining hostages.

Drugs is known to be the source of funding by the ASG and many of its members have been been killed or arrested in several encounters and drug buybust operations.

“Strengthening the agriculture and fishery programs in Sulu will greatly improve the lives of the people. It will have a direct impact on the peace and order situation as it will address one of the causes of criminality and insurgency,” Dela Vega concluded. (PNA)

Memorial... from page A1

Six of the bomb victims are still in the hospital as of September 30, Ma. Luisa Bermudo, chief of the City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) told MindaNews. Bermudo said three are still confined in the Southern Philippines Medical Center while three others are in San Pedro Hospital.

The CIO reported on September 14 that 19 injured victims were still in six different hospitals in the city. As of September 30, only six have remained in two hospitals.

The blast at 9:50 p.m. on September 2 killed 10 persons on the spot while four others expired at the hospital late evening of September 2 and the early hours of September 3.

The 15th victim, Vicenta Depalubos Asperin, who was six months pregnant, expired at the hospital on September 12.

Bermudo, according to the CIO report on September 14 said the City Government of Davao will continue extending financial assistance to the bomb victims. She said the victims’ hospital bills and other medical expenses will be shouldered by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.

In his speech before the Filipino community at the Hotel Intercontinental in Hanoi, Vietnam on September 28, Duterte spoke of the peace process and the threat of violent extremism in Mindanao, citing what happened recently in Davao.

‘Didn’t generate an emotion in me’ “But you know, it comes naturally. As a matter fact, when -- yung pumutok diyan sa harap ng Ateneo (when the bomb exploded in front of Ateneo de Davao

University), it did not really generate an emotion in me because I knew na hihiritan talaga ako” (I knew they would hit me).

He said “tumatakbo pa lang ako ng President (I was still running for President) so I talked to them sa Abu Sayyaf and publicly I said I am extending my hand and friendship: Can we just talk about stopping this carnage of innocent people?

Eh nakausap ko pumunta sila (I talked with them, they came) but they did not honor the…” Duterte did not finish his sentence. He did not also say where he met with the Abu Sayyaf and when during the campaign.

A day earlier, Duterte told the Philippine Marines in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on September 27: “when the Zamboanga campaign began in earnest.

I knew that there’s gonna be an explosion somewhere.

So to do in, nangyari nga, binalewala ko na lang, sanay kami eh, simbahan, airport, pantalan” (it happened. I didn’t mind it. We’re used to that. Church, airport, seaport).

Duterte was apparently referring to the Sulu campaign (not Zamboanga campaign) against the Abu Sayyaf. The bombing came nine days after Duterte waged war against the Abu Sayyaf on August 24.

“Seek them out in their lairs and destroy them…

Ang mga Abu Sayyaf destroy them, period,” Duterte said in a near midnight press conference on August 24, hours after the Abu Sayyaf beheaded an 18-year old son of a court stenographer in Sulu who was kidnapped by the terrorist group on July 16.

The September 2 blast, which happened while the President was in the city, was the first act of terrorism under the Duterte administration. While mayor of Davao City for 22 years, Duterte has experienced three multiple-casualty bombings: December 1993 and the March and April 2003 bombings.

Davao City has suffered five such attacks in the last 35 years: the bombings of San Pedro Cathedral on Easter Sunday, April 19, 1981 (17 killed, scores wounded), and on December 26, 1993 (seven killed, 150 injured); the waiting shed fronting the arrivals area of the old airport terminal on March 4, 2003 (22 killed, 155 wounded), the passenger terminal at the international seaport in Davao City on April 2, 2003 (16 killed, 45 wounded); and the September 2, 2016 night market blast (15 killed, 69 wounded).

The 1981, 1993, and 2003 bombings have remained unsolved. In the 2016 bombing, charges have been filed against nine suspected perpetrators, three of them women The morning after the September 2 blast, Duterte declared, initially a lockdown, then a state of law-

lessness nationwide, and by September 4, signed Proclamation 55 declaring a “state of national emergency on account of lawless violence in Mindanao.”

The Proclamation has not been lifted. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

Bank... from page A4

They then elegantly packaged the risks and parked them in foreign banks. Now comes the US watchdog to cash up, and both domestic and foreign banks have to pay.

Shall German taxpayers pick the tab?

Moreover, it would not be worth it at all as it’s unclear as to who will actually want to buy the bank’s shares. Buying them would be nothing more than a gamble.

Against this backdrop, the talk of state aid for the bank suddenly resurfaced.

Soon afterwards, both the bank and the German government tried to dismiss the talk by labeling it as pure speculation. However, it’s not as simple: surely, the bank can dispose of its investment banking division.

There would also be some things to pick up.

But one thing is certain: Should Deutsche Bank has actually run into trouble, then one can safely assume that the taxpayer will ultimately have to step in to save it. That’s despite the promise of governments worldwide - including that of Chancellor Angela Merkel - that taxpayers will never again have to save a bank. +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com.

Federalism... from page A4

discretion on how to spend them to spur economic development in the countryside.

-oooLO CAL GOVERNMENTS TO BE ALLOWED TO PUT UP PIERS: While under the present system of government internal revenue taxes and customs and tariff duties are collected solely by the national government and the local government units are merely given their shares later, the proposal by the Movement is that regions or the federal states would be given bigger shares of these taxes.

The regions would also be given greater power to spend these taxes on projects that would spur economic development in the countryside. The Movement is also proposing to give local government units more power to generate customs tariffs and duties on their own through the use of their shorelines which could be developed by them into regional or even provincial or municipal and city ports or piers.

Each local government unit that has a shoreline

would be given ample authority to pursue these development projects. There are more exciting proposals from the Movement to make federalism a successful system among Filipinos, but we unfortunately do not have the space in this column to discuss all of them today. As time goes by, however, we shall endeavor to list them down and discuss them here, for the enlightenment of everybody.

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Muslims... from page A1

in the provinces of, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, now under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Surk, Zamboanga del Norte and the cities of Cotabato, Zamboanga, Iligan, Pagadian, Tacurong, Kidapawan, Marawi and Dipolog.

All Muslim government employees and officials in places other than the areas mentioned by PD 1083 shall also be excused from reporting to office in order that they may be able to observe the holiday, the Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) today said in a statement.

Government employees in the provinces and cities For Muslims, performing Hajj is obligatory for those who can afford the cost of travel to Mecca. It is one of the five pillars of Islamic religion. Others are absolute belief in Allah, praying five times a day, giving of “zakat” (alms) to the poor and fasting at day time during the month of Ramadan.

A congregational prayer is scheduled in an open field in communities with huge population of Muslims.

Local officials, in separate statements, appealed to all Muslim faithful to make Amon Jadid as an opportunity to renew commitment to peace in southern Philippines and the rest of the country. (PNA) Mindanao Daily

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