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CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Philippine National Police in Region 10 (PNP10) leadership has ordered the relief of 12 ranking po-

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lice officers after they were found out to be performing less in the government’s anti-drug efforts.

The relieved ranking officers from various police units in the region failed to “keep up with the expected

performance demand of Project ‘Double Barrel’ or the PNP campaign against illegal drugs, said Supt. Surki Sereñas, police regional spokesperson.

Sereñas said the relief order was issued by Philippine

‘Bato:’ Illegal gambling will be PNP’s next target THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will train its next campaign on illegal gambling, its chief Dir. Gen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said Tuesday.

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Other headlines n Senators

react to Duterte’s offensive remarks on Obama/p.A2

n Emano

orders tightening security at the ‘Capitol’/p.

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OPINION n The Valued Innocence of Omran and Danica/p.A4 n SC: cursing is a mere expression of anger/p.A4 n Don’t

let terrorism win/p.A5

President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his statement before departing for the ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Laos Monday afternoon. Kiwi Bulaclac /PPD

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National Police-10 (PNP-10) regional director Chief Supt.

Noel Constantino and was effective Monday.

According to Sereñas, relieved were the heads of the police offices of Cabanglasan and Kalilangan, in

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Bukidnon; Villanueva, Magsaysay and Lagonglong, in Misamis Oriental; Jimenez, Concepcion and Don Victoriano Chiongbian, in Misamis Occidental; Pantar and Tangcal, in Lanao del Norte; and station 3 in Iligan City.

“They (station chiefs) will be replaced and will serve the [provincial police office] or [city police office] as staff officers for not less than one year probation period,” Constantino said.

By Antonio L. Colina IV of MindaNews

we have long ceased to be a colony. I do not have any master except the Filipino people,” Duterte said in a brief press conference at the Davao International Airport before departing for Vientiane in Laos to attend the 28th and 29th 28th and 29th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) Summits in Vientiane, Laos Monday afternoon.

The feisty president said he does not respond

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Duterte: ‘We have long ceased to be a colony of the US’

DAVAO City––President Rodrigo Duterte said US President Barrack Obama cannot confront him on issues of alleged extrajudicial killings and human rights violations because the Philippines is “no valsal state” and has “ceased to be a colony of the United States.”

“Who is he? I am a President of a sovereign state and

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Duterte, Obama agree to postpone bilateral meet DAVAO City––Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte and US President Barrack Obama have agreed to postpone their bilateral meeting, apparently due to Duterte’s strong remarks against the American leader on Monday.

In statement read by Malacanang spokesperson Ernesto Abella aired live

on Facebook in the 28th and 29th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summits in Vientiane in Laos, Duterte acknowledged that the postponement of the meeting was caused by his critical comments against Obama who was expected to raise the issue of extrajudicial killings in See agree, page A7

House panel approves bill postponing brgy, SK polls

By Filane Mikee Z. Cervantes of PNA

A House of Representatives panel approved Tuesday the proposal to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (village and youth council) elections to October next year.

The House Committee on Suffrage

and Electoral Reforms unanimously voted for the passage of House Bill 3384, which seeks to reset both polls from Oct. 31, 2016 to Oct. 23, 2017.

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez authored the measure, along with Deputy Speakers Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Raneo Abu, Miro Quimbo, and See POLLS, page A7

Ground Zero. Students of the Ateneo de Davao University and other Dabawenyos

offer candles, flowers and prayers at Ground Zero at the Roxas night market in Davao City on Monday, September 5, three days after the blast that killed 14 persons and injured 70 others. MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas

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Senators react to Duterte’s offensive remarks on Obama

By Azer N. Parrocha of PNA

Senators on Tuesday had varied reactions to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s offensive remarks on US President Barack Obama before their scheduled meeting on Tuesday.

The White House on Tuesday cancelled the scheduled meeting between the two heads of state after Duterte insulted Obama for raising concerns on extrajudicial killings linked to the Philippine President’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs.

In a press conference before leaving for Laos, Duterte mentioned that the US President should not question his way of dealing with the country’s problems.

“You must be respectful. Do not throw away questions and statements.

P*****-i**, mumurahin kita diyan sa forum na iyan.

Huwag mo akong ganunin (Son of a whore, I will curse you in that forum. Don’t do that to me),” Duterte said.

Duterte and Obama were supposed to meet in Laos at the ASEAN Summit on September 6 and 7.

Two senators, Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima, both expressed concern that Duterte’s remarks might affect Philippine and US relations.

Trillanes, in a text mes-

sage, said it will have damaging effects on the relations between the Philippines and its longtime ally, the US. “President Duterte’s vulgar language directed against President Obama is wrong on so many levels and will definitely have detrimental effects on our diplomatic relationship and alliance with the US,” Trillanes said.

He pointed out that President Duterte should not expect to “get away” with everything he says or does.

“You don’t just slap the face of the most powerful country in the world and expect to get away with it.

It was uncalled for and now our country’s security sector would be weakened because of it,” he added.

De Lima urged the President to be two times more careful in making such statements as his offensive remarks could have “repercussions”.

“It could have repercussions now or in the near future,” de Lima said.

Second chance Meanwhile, Senator Risa Hontiveros, in an interview, said she regrets the comments, hoping that there would be another chance for the two heads of state to meet.

“Sayang talaga. Maganda sanang pagkakataon na pagusapan nila ang mga issues, principles and common concerns in the interna-

Duterte in Laos. President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at Wattay International Airport in Sikhodtabong District, Laos People’s Democratic Republic on September 5 to participate in the ASEAN Summit. TOTO LOZANO/PPD tional community kahit itinataguyod pa rin natin ang independence (It’s too bad. It would have been a good opportunity for them to discuss issues, principles and common concerns in the international community while maintaining their respective independence),” Hontiveros said.

“Umaasa ako na magkaroon sila ng ibang pagkakatoon sa future (I am hoping that there would be another chance for them to meet in the future),” she added.

Hontiveros said if there were at all effects on both countries’ diplomatic relations, it could still be mended in the next six

years under Duterte’s term.

She declined to give Duterte unsolicited advice but urged him to use appropriate language when dealing with foreign leaders.

“I have no unsolicited advice to the President but to avoid similar missed opportunity in meets, a lot has to do with complete staff work of both heads of state,” Hontiveros said.

“We have lots of Filipinos in the executive to prepare for this. And each head of state knows what’s at stake.

I am confident that in the next opportunities, they will take advantage of that,” she added.

Relations still strong

Five senators -- Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Richard “Dick” Gordon, Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto, Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon and Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III -- all allayed fears that relations between the Philippines and US would change.

Lacson said that despite Duterte’s remarks, he does not see any big change in the relations between the Philippines and the US. “I don’t see any drastic change in the long-standing friendly relations between the Philippines and the United States. We are one of the United States’ strongest

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allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and it will stay that way,” Lacson said.

Alliances, unlike presidents, stand the test of time, he said.

“Presidents come after elections and go after their terms end, while alliances between countries remain strong, especially between the United States and the Philippines,” he added.

He also expressed hope that the President would soon realize that diplomacy is always part of the country’s foreign policy.

“Being the country’s leader, he shapes that policy,” he said.

Recto for his part said that an “unprovoked tirade” will not drain the goodwill between Filipinos and Americans.

“Built on a shared past and bound by a common vision, US-Philippine relations are strong enough that it cannot be weakened or wrecked by a wayward quote,” Recto said.

He said that now would be a good time to remind Duterte and other See REACT, page A7

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Emano orders tightening security at the ‘Capitol’

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By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor

ISAMIS Oriental--The provincial capitol building of Misamis Oriental has closed some doorways as part of a tightened security measure, Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said Tuesday.

Emano , however, said that everybody is still welcome, especially those who have important transactions at the offices of the provincial capitol here.

The governor assured the public that the security measure was part of the measure against those who would possibly disturb the stability of peace enjoyed by the provincial capitol employees and visitors.

He said that as a precautionary measure some provincial guard would start to examine the content of bags and backpacks of every person entering the doorways of the capitol’s main

building.

“I have also instructed the provincial guards to close the doorway leading to the provincial treasurer’s office at the back of the provincial capitol building,” Emano said.

He said that, starting this week, only the capitol building’s main door and the door leading to the hall of the provincial board member would remain open.

Emano also enjoined all provincial capitol employees and visitors to be subjected to search by the assigned provincial guards.

He said that he has instructed the provincial

DAVAO City––At least 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be repatriated from Saudi Arabia before the start of the six-day Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca on September 9 to 13 and another 1,000 before the end of this month, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said.

Speaking in Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw, Bello said 228 OFWs had already arrived from Saudi Arabia and more are returning home in the coming days to fulfill the commitment to President Rodrigo R. Duterte to bring home all distressed Filipino workers who are maltreated and not paid by their employees.

Around 11,000 distressed OFWs have initially been identified to be repatriated but at least half of them have decided to stay and get other jobs, he said.

He said the President has allocated P249 million for the plane tickets of OFWs who want to go home but King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has committed to shoulder their repatriation.

This after Bello held a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Labor Minister last month, and the latter told him to take all the distressed Filipino workers back home.

He said OFWs in Saudia Arabia each received P20,000 while their families in the Philippines got P6,000 each.

He added the King has ordered all companies to release the salaries of the Filipino workers for seven to eight months that he estimated at P100 million.

Bello said most of the companies in Saudi Arabia are dependent on the

guards to be polite and be courteous in the conduct of searches in order to muster the voluntary cooperation of the public.

According to Emano, the provincial capitol building is also armed with ClosedCircuit Television (CCTV) cameras that record movements around the provincial capitol building.

The security measure was part of the province’s initiative in response to the bombing in Davao City last Saturday that left 14 people killed and 70 others wounded, Emano said.

He said that the capitol officials expect a large number of strollers and visitors this week due to various product displays around the provincial capitol building TOURISM. A woman dons a dress made of materials from coconut during the openas the province’s tourism ing of the Misamis Oriental Tourism Week 2016 on Monday, September 5.

Mindanao Daily photo by Gerry Lee Gorit week kick off Monday.

2000 OFWs back from Saudi in Sept

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Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVL REGISTRY OFFICE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that KIRK JAMES N. MINDAJAO has filed with this office a petition for the correction of clerical error in his SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of KIRK JAMES N. MINDAJAO who was born on SEPTEMBER 9, 1993 in Cagayan de Oro City and whose parents are VINCENT MADRONERO MINDAJAO and MA. FIONA YAMUT NONATO Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than September 16, 2016.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ERMILINDA G. POLO has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “MELINDA” to “DORISDAY” in the birth certificate of MELINDA GARCIA POLO who was born on July 10, 1966 at Zamora St., Butuan City, Agusan and whose parents are JOSE ABECIA POLO AND MINDA CRESENCIO GARCIA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 20 September 2016.

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that Marilou Cervantes Cadungog has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “ADORINA” to “MARILOU” in the birth certificate of ADORINA DAGANE CERVANTES who was born on May 31, 1965 at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are Severino A. Cervantes and Florentina T. Dagane.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than________.

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WHEN he saw the blood on his hand after wiping his wounded forehead, thoughts that emerged in Omran Daqneesh’s juvenile mind could never be known. In the same way, after she fell from the gunshot by motorcycle riding gunmen in her grandmother’s eatery, Danica Garcia must have had no time left to wonder why her life had been abruptly ended.

Sitting in the ambulance after being led away from the rubbles by his rescuers and staring blankly before him, Omran, at four years old, could have caught a glimpse of the world he’d have to live in.

His 10-year-old brother, Ali, died three days later after bombs fell over the Qaterji neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria.

As news and a photograph of him had circulated online and caught the attention of global citizens, it revealed that part of the Syrian War’s brutalities involved the expense of innocent lives – approximately 142 children in August this year according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

But aren’t all wars waged with the same cost?

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refuge from the terrorism in Syria, he’d be four years old by now. And who could ever know what he’d become if his life wasn’t cut short?

If war and violence still linger in the world where children like Omran and Danica would have to live in, perhaps one that should be valued most at their age is their innocence. Not experiencing the horrors of this world is a fleeting gift often neglected by many. Some would rather orchestrate such horrors to test the limits of their power and fulfill the desires of their greed, thereby stealing this gift from precious lives.

It is, however, reassuring to know that at one point in time, everyone had this gift. To value it is to keep it and let others keep it.

Armed or unarmed, whether in belief or disbelief, it is in knowing that more Omran’s and Danica’s do not deserve to witness and be victimized by these horrors that such could be stopped. It may take a long time to see this possibility happen. But Omran Daqneesh’s recovery from his trauma might take a much longer time. How many more could be like him and Danica in that while?

1969, and Pader vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 139157, February 08, 2000. In both of these cases, the accused were charged with uttering the words “your mother is a whore” in Filipino.

In Reyes, the Supreme Court ruled: “This is a common enough expression in the dialect that is often em-

ployed, not really to slander but rather to express anger or displeasure. It is seldom, if ever, taken in its literal sense by the hearer, that is, as a reflection on the virtues of a mother…”

-oooDUTERTE WAS JUST EXPRESSING HIS ANGER AND DISGUST: On the other hand, in Pader, the tribunal noted: “… the expression putang ina mo is a common enough utterance in the dialect that is often employed, not really to slander but rather to express anger or displeasure.

In fact, more often, it is just an expletive that punctuates ones expression of profanity.

We do not find it seriously insulting…”

Now, why am I bringing these decisions in the open? It is to underscore the point that when someone,

particularly a leader like President Duterte, utters “your mother is a whore”, he should not be considered to be slandering or attacking anyone, much less the likes of President Obama and the United States of America.

As the Philippine Supreme Court already established long before Duterte became president in 2016, expressions which seem to attach the virtures of one’s mother are mere expressiongs of anger or displeasure. Indeed, Duterte has a reason to be angry and displeased at Obama and the US, for their evident false pontifications about human rights in the Philippines.

-oooCURSING USING FINE LANGUAGE? IT CAN BE DONE! That having been said, I guess it is now

same kind: they are all brazen cowards. They attack the most vulnerable in the community, whose only security is their trust and faith in the goodness of fellow humans, who are in no position to strike back at them. They inflict such harm like blasting their defenseless target to smithereens, torturing, even burning or mutilating them while the victims are still even alive in the full view of other victims, all aimed to sow fear and panic to all and sundry.

You cannot defeat ter-

rorists by conventional war strategies. Terrorists are very mobile target and easily blend and disappear into the community. Unleashing attack helicopters, war tanks, waves and waves of armed personnel would inflict heavy casualty on the invading force rather than on the target. The zooms and rumblings of war machines betray the invaders and prepare the terrorists for the encounter. They could ready an ambush for slow moving soldiers whose huge number makes them very easy target. The shock and awe strategy is only good in

movies. It means nothing in hit-and- run combat, the game of most terrorists like the ASG we all know play.

Terror is the only antidote for terror. Terrorists should be fought they way they fight but in much better fashion. Not an infantry but a highly trained commando force is needed to hunt and pursue them like rabbits wherever they may scamper. If a number is captured they should be treated in the same manner they treat their victims, or much more to paralyze in fear the survivors in the run.

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The Philippines’ War on Drugs, which, in some cases, encouraged extra-judicial killings, has five-year-old Danica Garcia as its youngest victim. But unlike Omar, the bullet that struck her in the head could have already deprived her of thoughts before she fell and died.

It was supposedly aimed for her grandfather after he attempted to clear his name off the drug list at the police station four days prior to her death. And although her grandfather was hit in the stomach for an alleged crime Danica’s grandmother denies, Danica accompanying her grandmother in her eatery will never again be possible.

With the same cost comes the same fate. While

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Danica may never experience the justice she rightfully deserves as she now rests beneath Dagupan City’s public cemetery, Omran may have been more fortunate for living through the atrocity.

But fortune in this matter may be subjective.

The memory of Aleppo’s ashes that had risen from the crumbled debris of his home may obscure his vision to see a world where children like him can never be affected by devastations caused by grown-ups. And what he witnessed was just part of the villainy that people – who couldn’t care less of those affected – could commit.

Such is the case for many children in the world whose lives and hopes have been blatantly stolen by the affairs of war and violence. The children of the Lumad echo the cries of their predecessors due to their displacement and the killings in their community done by paramilitary groups. Threeyear-old Alan Kurdi may never again return to his home with his family after his body was discovered on the shores of Turkey in September 2015. Had he not drowned while he and his family were seeking

By William R. Adan

NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental--My family joins the civilized world in condemning the monstrous bombing of innocent civilians in Davao City.

We grieve with the families of the fallen victims and share the pain and uncertainties of the injured and their loved ones. In some degree we have all become victims of terrorism. We need to pray for our deliverance from the trying times. ++++++ Terrorists are all of the

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Don’t let terrorism win

By Mags Z. Maglana

DAVAO City––If the explosion on Roxas Avenue on Friday were indeed an act of terrorism — and we are waiting if the results of a thorough investigation would bear this out — then it is important that Dabawenyos take back the space that is the Roxas Night Market and make sure that it is back on its enterprising and dynamic feet soon.

Terrorists “win” when through their acts of terror they inflict not only direct harm on people but also generate fear in others — the paralyzing kind that dictates on the minds, emotions, and movements of people.

Terrorists “win” when in the wake of their actions old divisions are intensified or new ones created. The view that the incident was “karma” on Dabawenyos, and the “I am a Dabawenyo, I am not a Filipino” drive on social media postSeptember 2 may seem poles apart. But in truth they are of the same kind of intolerance championed by terrorists. Terrorism loses momentum when citizens practice inclusiveness, respect diversity, and promote principled unity.

Terrorists “win” when legitimate concerns about government action in response to terrorist provocations get brushed aside as being only politically motivated and thus invalid.

Terrorists destroy institutions and practices that

are not in support of their agenda such as checks and balances, and rule of law.

In the end, effective actions that do not endanger constitutional and democratic measures are ways of pushing back against terrorism which thrives on anarchy and lawlessness.

Terrorists “win” when the blast is construed without benefit of a full investigation as an attack on the leader of the country, and the battle lines are rapidly reduced to simply being pro or anti-Digong.

Terrorists do not value critical and engaged citizenship, preferring to cultivate unquestioning and rabid followers, and the elevation of their revered leaders or ideals into cult figures. The dialogueoriented and contextbased discussion of issues by citizens who resist the temptation of resorting to convenient but inadequate labels frustrates terrorists.

The Roxas Night Market isn’t just the site of a senseless act of violence. It also represents the efforts of people to engage in gainful economic activities through

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the provision of goods and services in a manner that affirms a sense of community.

With adequate security and other measures, and courage afire in the hearts of entrepreneurs, vendors, customers, shoppers and promenaders–whether Dabawenyo or not, and citizens all — we can take back the night on Roxas and prevent it from gaining ground elsewhere. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. This piece was first posted on Sept.

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Usa kini ka malampusong aktibidadis para sa mga estudyante sa ALS ug sa mga opisyales sa barangay sakop sa Southeast 1 District na gitambungan sad ni Mr. Rey B. Encarguez isip maoy Division representative. Nagkalain lain nga mga dula o contest ang gipasiugda para sa pagpangandam

GROUND ZERO. Students of the Ateneo de Davao

University and other Dabawenyos offer flowers, candles and prayers at Ground Zero of the Roxas night market on Monday, September 5, three days after an explosion that killed 14 persons and injured 70 others.

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The rule of engagement with terrorist is the doctrine of “lex talionis,” an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”

There is no other way.

Are terrorists entitled to the protocols on armed conflicts of the Geneva Conventions?

Evidently not. Terrorists the world over violate every tenet of international law.

They deliberately attack noncombatants or defenseless civilian population, do not protect and provide minimum care for their captives or hostages but instead brutally treat them by any means possible.

Moreover, no terrorist group is party to the Geneva Conventions. They have not signed, much less ratified those treaties. Terrorists and their network all over the world have flagrantly spurn the letter and spirit of international treaties designed to ameliorate the cruelty of war.

Do terrorists enjoy protection under the international law on human rights?

It is doubtful because terrorists have long ceased to be humans; they have become wild beasts. A tiger which attacked a human community, mauled, clawed and chewed to death its victims need not live another day to inflict more damage to the community. It has to be hunted without let up, trapped and butchered without pity once captured.

(MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews.

William R. Adan is retired professor and former chancellor of the Mindanao State University Naawan campus, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.)

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William R. Adan is retired professor and former chancellor of the Mindanao State University Naawan campus, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.)

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t i m e for Pre s i d e nt Duterte to be seriously considering changing the way he expresses his anger or disgust at anything or against anyone. He must now always remember he is no longer just the mayor of a far-away city, but the president of a nation not only of supposed Christian believers but of intelligent and intellectual citizens as well.

In saying this, I do not wish to lecture on good manners and right conduct on the President, for, not only as a lawyer, but more as a father and a beloved leader, he should know the basics of decency and elegant language, with the full capacity to curse as much as he wants, but using language that is pleasing to the ear and to the mind.

Indeed, there are a thousand and one ways to kill a cat. It is the mark of a man

who possesses finesse and brute force to be able to show his extreme displeasure and anger, and yet still come across as a literate and highly respected person. It can be done, it only needs will power and, of course, a lot of practice.

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services of these contractual workers.

“We talked to the companies there and they would always prefer Filipino workers than any other workers,” he said.

The Department of Labor and Employment will assist returning OFWs in getting domestic jobs while the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will help them if they want to venture into their own businesses through its reintegration program.

“We will not bring in Filipinos and add to the number of unemployed. The reintegration program of OWWA will give them the opportunity to to work or set up business. OWWA funds is owned by the OFWs. The government has nothing to do with the OWWA funds,” Bello said. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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leaders who represent the country to “clearly articulate” the country’s aspirations by being “polite, courteous and respectful”.

Drilon described the cancelled meeting as “starting off on the wrong foot” on the part of Duterte.

“It is unfortunate that such meeting did not push through because of unnecessary rhetoric over human rights issues,” Drilon said.

Drilon meanwhile urged Duterte to remember that foreign policy is shaped in accordance with our national interest and that “unfriendly rhetoric and undiplomatic statements” will not do the Philippines any good.

He expressed hope that Philippine government would work to maintain relations with the US, which he added, remained strong.

“There is no doubt that the relations between the Philippines and the United States remain strong, and continue to be anchored on mutual respect and cooperation,” Drilon said.

“I am hopeful that the long-standing relationship between the two nations will remain to endure and that both leaders will have

other opportunities of meeting again under a more comfortable and friendly circumstances,” he added.

Adjust, understand Gordon agreed that Duterte’s remarks would not hurt relations between both countries but noted that the President should “adjust” the way he speaks.

In turn, the international community should adjust to his ways, he added.

He said foreigners should not focus on the form of the President’s words but on what he is actually trying to say.

Pi m e nt e l s a i d t h at Duterte was not really cursing Obama or any individual in particular, it was just the way he spoke.

He however stressed the importance of reaching out to the international community and making them “understand” the President’s personality.

He a l s o s a i d t h a t Duterte’s remarks would not affect Philippine and US relations. (PNA)

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the ASEAN meets.

“While the immediate cause was my strong comments to certain press questions that elicited concern and distress, we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US President,” he said.

He said he wants to chart “an independent foreign policy while promoting closer ties with all nations, especially the US with which the Philippines has a long standing partnership.”

He said he looks forward to fixing the differences “arising out of national priorities and perceptions, and working in mutually responsible ways for both countries.”

Presidential Communications and Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar said the country’s alliance with the US would continue, as both countries share common goals in battling out drugs, terrorists, crime and poverty.

He said Duterte was thankful to President Obama for his support to the Philippines as he underscored the importance for China to respect international law during the G20 (or Group of Twenty) forum.

He said the President has acknowledged the US’s unwavering commitment to the security of its treaty allies.

Before leaving for Laos at the F. Bangoy International Airport on Monday, a reporter asked Duterte how he would he respond if Obama would raise the issue of extrajudicial killings in the summit.

Duterte replied he is not beholden to anybody and he is answerable to the Filipino people.

“The Philippines is not a vassal state of the US. We have long ceased to be the colony of the US. I do not respond to anybody but to the people of Republic of

Dengue cases in Panabo increase to 1,023

the Philippines,” he said. “narco-politicians”, there are (Antonio L. Colina IV/ also “gambling politicians”.

MindaNews) He disclosed that he was once offered a big sum of money by some gambling from page A1 lords, but he refused it beSereñas said the relief cause he knew it was in came after two months of exchange for some illegal performance assessment, re- activities. port evaluation, validation, He said he can never be consultation and recom- bribed by gambling lords mendation from the Project because his salary as PNP “Double Barrel” oversight chief is sufficient enough. PANABO City, Davao del committee.

Dela Rosa warned that Norte––The City Health In the region, the over- once the campaign on il- Office (CHO) here has resight committee is headed legal gambling starts, he corded 1,023 positive cases

by Supt. Gerardo Rosales, does not care whoever will from January until the second week of August this the deputy regional direc- be affected. (PNA) year. Four of the victims tor for operations, with have been reported dead the support of the city and due to the virus. provincial police directors. from page A1 Mylene Garcia-Albano.

The current figures “They were evaluated as ” The postponement show a dramatic increase to their performance output including drug personality will give the Commission of 458 cases compared to list generation, household on Elections more time to its previous update of 565 visitations, search warrant prepare its personnel and cases from January to June implemented, arrest war- resources for the electoral this year.

Based on the official rerants served, filing of drug exercise, having only recentcases in court and other po- ly concluded the conduct of cords, the Provincial Health lice operations conducted. the May 2016 national and authorities reported to the Unfortunately, they were at local elections,” the bill said. City Council that dengue Cibac Partylist Rep. cases have increased more the bottom and so we need to replace them to give way Sherwin Tugna, chair of than double compared to to officers who have the the House panel, said the bill last year, putting Panabo on drive to perform better,” will be up for second read- the top list with the highest ing on Wednesday, while number of cases in Davao Constantino said.

Sereñas also revealed the third and final reading del Norte.

The City Council althat following the region- will be done by next week.

Tugna noted that the ready passed a resolution wide relief, there will be a reshuffling of provincial bill will be the same as the recommending the CHO and city directors by the Senate version so that there to establish a Contingency would be no need to call Plan for Dengue Outbreak, end of the month. for a bicameral conference Prediction, and Detection, committee. as well as a declaration of from page A1 He said the bill also seeks State of Emergency to be to “anybody but to the to move the elections from issued by Mayor James people of Republic of the October to May. Gamao.

Philippines.”

Meanwhile, the holdover Mayor Gamao has yet to He also relived the capacity for barangay offi- declare a State of Emergency American occupation in cials will be retained. based on the reports and Mindanao over a century “All these amendments recommendations to be ago and how the supposed do not substantially alter the submitted by the health pacification campaign led to current bill on postpone- office. the death of 600,000 Moro ment, which in reality is for Meanwhile, a Dengue people. the benefit of the people,” Awareness Plan has already “If he can answer that Tugna told reporters. (PNA) been endorsed by the CHO question and give the apolsubject for approval. ogy, I will answer him. I am CHO urged the public not beholden to anybody. from page A8 to cooperate with Barangay I am the President of a Sanitary Inspectors (BSI) and Health Council sovereign state and we have in maintaining cleanliness long ceased to be the colony. (OSHC) under DOLE. Also, Philippine Char- around their areas.

I do not have any master The public is encouraged except the Filipino people, ity Sweepstakes Office to practice the 4o’clock Habnobody but nobody. You Davao Manager Gloria C. it where residents should must be respectful, do not Ybanez said Monday her search and destroy possible just throw away questions office is now processing breeding cases of mosquithe and statements,” he said. documents needed for toes every 4:00 p.m., refrain He said President Obama from keeping water in open “must first answer” for the the payment of medical containers and flower pots misdeeds that his country bills of all blast victims for more than one week, did in the past while say- including those who were and observe cleanliness at ing that “just because it is already discharged from all times. (PNA) past tense we do not answer the hospital. (PNA) for the present tense. Stop joking yourselves,” he said.

He said “wounds” transcend generations. “They http://www.mindanaodailynews.com invaded this country and made us their subjugated people,” he said.

He also lambasted who are critical of his war on drugs and labeled them TARPS-STICKERS-EWS as “lapdogs” of President Obama. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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Dela Rosa said that once the PNP is done with the war on drugs, it will target illegal gambling, which he said must be eradicated as well, especially the politicians and policemen behind it.

Illegal gambling is comparable to illegal drugs, he said, adding that if there are

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Army instructor killed, 9 trainees hurt in ‘accidental’ grenade blast GENERAL Santos City--An Army instructor was killed while nine trainees were injured after a grenade “accidentally exploded” during an explosive simulation exercise at an Army training facility here on Monday afternoon.

Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr., public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO)12, said Tuesday the grenade went off at around 4 p.m. inside

the 12th Regional Community Defense Group Army Reserve Command (RCDG-ARESCOM) camp at Asinan in Barangay Buayan.

He said the Army trainees, who were composed of active personnel and reservists, were having a simulation session as part their explosive ordnance reconnaissance training when the grenade exploded.

“It was an accidental explo-

sion. It appears that there was no foul play involved,” he told MindaNews, citing their initial investigation.

He identified the fatality as T/Sgt. Pableo Balansag, an instructor of the 12th RCDGARESCOM. The injured trainees were identified as T/Sgts. Sergeant Rolando Camoro and a certain Soriano; Staff Sgt. Norjan Salik; Corporals Jonard Barlizo and

Cpl. Michael Camus; Privates First Class Ramon Baylon and Basser Lumanga; and, Privates Francisco Martinez and Jovito Besana.

Col. Faisal Nawang, 12th RCDG-ARESCOM group commander, maintained in a radio interview that the explosion was accidental.

He said the exercise was supposed to be a simulation and they were later surprised to see

blood on the hands of T/Sgt. Balansag after the explosion.

“We’re still sho cked and can’t believe that it actually happened,” he said.

Galgo said the PRO-12 has sent a team to the Army training camp to further investigate the incident.

He said Army officials and personnel of the 12th RCDGARESCOM are cooperating in the investigation. (MindaNews)

Davao City Council okays P4.5-m cash aid for bomb victims DAVAO City––The City Council on Tuesday approved the release of P4.5-million cash assistance for the victims of Roxas night market bombing that left 14 dead and 70 others injured.

The cash assistance, which was approved based on an urgent motion during the Sanggu-

niang Panlungsod (SP) regular session, will be sourced from the City Government’s Crisis Intervention funds and incident expenses.

Lawyer Raul Nadela Jr., chief of staff of Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio, said the distribution of cash assistance will immediately start Tuesday

night.

Each family of 14 fatalities will receive P40,000 while the 70 injured will be given P30,000 each from the Crisis Intervention Fund.

The city will also shoulder the food expenses during the wake of the 14 victims for a maximum of 10 days, and

the meals of watchers of injured victims for 20 days.

The burial lot at the Davao Memorial Park including the excavation fee will be sourced from the city’s incident expenses.

Nadela added that the Mayor initially gave out cash assistance to all the blast victims from her

own money.

Meanwhile, support for grieving families of the night market bomb victims as Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III as he gave out P10,000 cash assistance to each family of the 14 dead victims and P5,000 to each injured

victim.

Bello personally visited the wake of fatalities and injured victims in various hospitals on Monday afternoon.

He said the assistance was pooled from the Employment Compensation Commission (ECC) and the Occupational Safety See VICTIMS, page A7