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rookie television reporter who was covering a huge fire set off by rebels in Zamboanga City found himself homeless after learning that his house was among those razed in the blaze.

M A L AY BA L AY C I T Y, Bukidnon -- Governor Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. pushed for the setting up of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) satellite office in Bukidnon.

This, after evaluating records and figures shown in the province’s socioeconomic profile, specifically on providing improved services.

In an interview, Zubiri said Justice Secretary Leila de Lima granted his request to set-up an NBI servicing office in the province before

DOJ readies charges vs. Misuari, MNLF rebels in Zambo standoff

rebels involved in the attack, including Misuari.

President Aquino also revealed that the prosecutors are gathering additional testimonies and evidences to file cases against Misuari and his followers.

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MIDAYAP, North Cotabato – Trouble erupted in this municipality when members of the breakaway Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked two barangays early today and took civilians as hostages.

As of this writing, reports as to the number of casualties and civilians abducted are still conflicting even among military sources.

Capt. Antonio Bulao, spokesman of the 602nd Infantry Brigade, said in a text message that BIFF Commanders “DM” and Abas Kudanding harassed the adjacent barangays of Malingao and Polongoguen in this municipality around 7 a.m. and held hostage three school teachers of the Malingao Elementary School.

In another text message, Col. Dickson Hermoso, 6th Infantry Division spokesperson, said that BIFF first harassed an outpost in Barangay Rangaban 3 at 2:20 a.m. with unarmed members of the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO). But none among the CVOs were harmed, he added.

Pursuing elements of the 40th Infantry Battalion under Lt. Col. Roberto Huet then “engaged the BIFF attackers in an intense firefight” at Barangay Tugal.

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Some 100 displaced families from Barangay Malingao in Midsayap, North Cotabato seek refuge at the Salunayan Elementary School following clashes between government forces and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in the villages of Polongoguen and Malingao on Monday morning (Sept. 23, 2013). MindaNews Photo

ZAMBOANGA CITY -President Beningno Simeon Aquino, III on Sunday disclosed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is readying charges against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) foundingchairman Nur Misuari and his men, in connection with the standoff that entered its

15th day Monday.

This, even if Misuari denied and disowned the acts of his trusted aide, Habier Malik, who led hundreds of MNLF rebels in infiltrating this city through the shores of Barangay Rio Hondo and other nearby barangays.

President Aquino disclosed Sunday that the gov-

ernment has witnesses who could testify that Misuari has a hand in the standoff that started last September 9.

The DOJ, on orders of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, has sent a special team of prosecutors to Zamboanga City to file appropriate criminal cases against the

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Soldiers pursue NPA attackers in Misamis Oriental hinterlands

By GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent

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ISAMIS Oriental––Soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division have launched a pursuit operations against New People’s Army (NPA) members who attacked a patrol base in Misamis Oriental at 1 a.m. Sunday that resulted to the killing of the detachment leader and four CAFGU regulars.

Capt. Christian Uy, a spokesman of the 4ID based in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City, said some 50-60 NPA fighters descended on sitio Lantad in Barangay Kibanban, Balingasag town, and hurled molotov bombs into the patrol base of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU).

Uy said a firefight ensued between the NPA and the detachment resulting in the death of Sgt. Dante Laong, the detachment commander, and four members of the Civilian Armed Forces Group Unit.

The body of Laong, a Muslim, was brought to a mosque in preparation for burial.

At the time of the attack, the patrol base was manned by two soldiers and 12 CAFGU members.

Uy said five men of the detachment were wounded.

He said the firefight was over when reinforcements sent by the 4ID reached the area.

The wife of one of the slain CAFGU members said the NPAs left the area early in the morning after holding a meeting in the sitio itself.

She said the NPA had called on the civilians to get the bodies of the dead.

Uy added that the wounded were helped by civilians.

Balingasag Mayor Alex Quina has called a meeting with the town officials to render help to the families of the victims.

Misamis Oriental first district Rep. Peter Unabia and Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano have also mobilized thir resources to assist the affected residents.

Some eight years ago, Lantad was declared a model for peace development after the communist insurgency was neutralized in the area after decades of fighting.

Soldiers of the Phililippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division based in Cagayan de Oro City leave their camp for sitio Lantad in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, where a group of New People’s Army attacked the CAFGU patrol base early Sunday morning. One soldier and 4 CAFGU members were killed in the firefight.

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Oro dads to look into eight infra projects

Visitors survey the area around the Sagpulon Falls in barangay San Isidro. The place is to be developed by the provincial government as a tourism site following the construction of facilities and improvement of the access road from the national highway in Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental. Mindanao Daily News photo byGerry Lee Gorit

Accreditation of NGOs ongoing

MORE non-government organizations are being accredited in the city’s Local Special Bodies (LSB).

The City Council headed

by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas is slated to adopt a resolution accrediting the Kagay-an Disaster Response Network, Inc, the Promote

CDO Foundation, Inc and the Anti-Crime Task Force United Composite AFP/PNP Retirees & NGO’s CVO’s (ACTF), Inc. This is pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-70 and Article 64, Rule XIII of the Rules and Regulations implementing the 1991

Local Government Code, funding their projects from the city or other sources as required under a pertinent circular of the Commission on Audit (COA).

The committees on urban and rural poor chaired

by Councilor Leon Gan Jr., on trade, commerce and cooperatives chaired by Councilor Edna Dahino, on police, fire and public safety and on laws and rules both chaired by Councilor Ramon Tabor favorably endorsed the resolution.

The committees took cognizance of the endorsements of the Planning and Development Office and of concerned barangays, the board resolutions of each NGO, certificates of registration and other pertinent documents relative to the application for accreditation.

Last week, ten NGOs were accredited in the LSB.

THE committees on tourism, on finance and ways and means and on public works respectively chaired

by Councilor Lourdes C andy D ar i mb ang , President Elipe and Alden Bacal will convene today (September 24) at around 10:30 in the morning at the City Council Session Hall in Cagayan de Oro City.

This is to continue discussions on the system and/or procedure in the implementation of the local government programs and projects.

These projects include the landscaping of Gaston Park, the front of City Hall Annex and in front of the J.R. Borja Hospital, renovation of the executive house, repair and improvement of J.R. Borja Hospital and ground development of Balubal Relocation site, among others.

Invited are representatives of the Commission on Audit, the chair of the Bids and Awards Committee, heads of the City Treasurer’s Office, City Budget Office, City Accounting Office, the city engineer, city administrator and chair of the City Tourism Council.

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ZAMBOANGA City––Police arrested a 37-year old refugee man who allegedly raped his own niece at a government shelter in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, officials said.

Officials said the man forced his self on the fiveyear old girl inside a small tent. The girl said her uncle threatened her with a knife as he was kissing her body.

She said man ran away after she screamed so hard after he tried to insert his penis.

Other refugees chased the man and was eventually arrested and handed over to the police.

Over 100,000 refugees are now in various evacuation sites following the breakout of fighting between security and rebel forces on September 9.

Moro National Liberation Front rebels stormed Zamboanga and took over 200 people and used them as shield. Many of the hostages had escaped or freed by rebels, but sporadic fighting continues in several villages.

(Mindanao Examiner)

A man walks on a highway carrying a placard with writings about god and satan in Zamboanga City.

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Fire breaks anew coupled with intermittent fighting in Zambo

By Teofilo Garcia Jr. of Philippine News Agency

ZAMBOANGA City–– Fire broke out anew, bringing to at least 16 the fire incidents since the standoff started last September 9 following the incursion of hundreds of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels in this city.

Fire broke out around 1 p.m. in the interior part of Barangay Sta. Barbara at the height of intermittent firefight.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Public Affairs Officer Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said the troops continue to advance to retake positions earlier occupied by the MNLF rebels.

Zagala said the troops are cautiously advancing as the rebels are still holding hostage at least 21 people.

Two MG-520 rocketfiring helicopters are providing air support to the ground troops that continue to advance.

Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca said that continuous clearing operation is still being conducted by the government forces in the affected barangays.

Huesca said that the government forces suffered 14 killed--11 soldiers and three policemen--and 147 wounded--134 soldiers and 13 policemen.

Huesca said that 11 civilians were also killed while 70 others were wounded since the start of the standoff last September 9.

A total of 98 MNLF rebels were killed while 99 were captured and 24 have surrendered, according to Huesca. A report from the Philippine News Agency

Former Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Emano of Cagayan de Oro City chats with businessmen Albino Limketkai and Stephen Gaisano during the wedding of City Councilor Leon Gan. Emano is said to run for the mayor’s post again in the 2016 elections.

Mindanao Daily News photo by Gerry Lee Gorit

Fire in Bislig kills 1, burns 126 houses

By Darlin Migullas

CAMP RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City––One person was killed in an early noon fire that gutted down a total of 126 houses in Riverside and Caramcam Districts, Barangay Mangagoy, Bislig City on September 21 this year.

Police identified the victim as 92 years old Maxima Lim, a deaf-blind, whose remains were retrieved by authorities out of the debris.

Accordingly, the fire which started from an overheating ceiling at the house of Jonathan Braza, rapidly affected the neighbouring houses that are made mostly of light materials.

Most of the displaced families are now temporarily sheltered at the Mangagoy Barangay Gymnasium. (PO3 Darlin Cabalinan-Migullas, PRO-13 Info Office Duty PNCO, and member of Mindanao Press Alliance for Sustainable Development/ MMG/asf )

Migrants’ group amplifies ‘Zero Remittance Day’ First of a series

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO of Bulatlat.com HIS young age of 17 did not deter Rolando Ypil Jr. from actively campaigning among overseas Filipino workers to participate in the Zero Remittance Day, September 19.

The Zero Remittance Day is a symbolic action of OFWs of withholding the sending of their remittances for a day to call for the abolition of the pork barrel system and for an end to corruption.

Ypil knows what children of OFWs go through, and it pains him to see that while families of OFWs suffer to eke out a living, government offi-

cials brazenly steal the people’s money. Though the young Ypil no longer has contact with his father Rolando Sr., an overseas Filipino worker deployed at the United Arab Emirates, he said he posted the call for the Zero Remittance Day on Facebook, among other social networking sites, in the hope of reaching out to other OFWs to encourage them to participate in the symbolic protest against the pork barrel system.

“I know how it feels like, the hardships faced by children left behind by parents leaving to work abroad. I do not want others to go through what I did,” Ypil told Bulatlat.com during a protest action in Mendiola on September 19, 2013.

Ypil believes that if funds

allocated to pork barrel are put to better use, no parent would ever have to leave their family behind to work abroad.

On September 19, he joined the protest action in Mendiola, led by Migrante International, to call for the abolition of the pork barrel.

Last week, Migrante International called on fellow Filipino migrant workers to participate in a Zero Remittance Day, a symbolic protest by OFWs to call for the abolition of the pork barrel of government officials, including the president’s.

Among the biggest protest actions include the Million People March and Forward March, which both took place at Rizal Park.

Sept. 19, the date set for the

Zero Remittance Day, is also the anniversary of the implementation of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Omnibus Policy, which mandates each Filipino leaving to work abroad to pay the government the amount of $25 per contract.

The said mandatory contribution has long been deemed by migrants group as anti-migrant because it is a form of taxation imposed on OFWs. Yet, despite the fact that OWWA has managed to gather an estimated $ 325.35 million from the contributions and about $21 billion from OFW remittances, Filipino migrant workers in distress are hardly given assistance by the government.

“Today, we raise our call

to the government that its earnings from our taxes and remittances should be allocated to social services and greater state subsidy for OFWs in distress,” Connie BragasRegalado, convenor of DEPORK, a broad alliance of OFW groups and migrant rights advocates against the pork barrel system.

Migrante International said at least 300 Filipino migrants organizations from 23 countries, including Hongkong, Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, United States, among others, participated in the Zero Remittance Day against the pork barrel system and the widespread corruption in the country.

During the protest action, Ypil was teary-eyed during his speech, as he gave others a run-down of what forced labor migration has brought to his family.

Ypil gave up school to give way to his older sister who is also studying in college due to financial constraints. His parents eventually separated.

He told Bulatlat.com that he and his two siblings are now left to fend on their own.

“When I learned about the pork barrel scam, I was very angry. That money should have been spent for the welfare of Filipinos. My father was forced to leave us so he could provide for our needs.

But our family ended up torn apart,” Ypil said.

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CHR slams NPA atrocities

By PAT SAMONTE Regional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City––The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Caraga has condemned “in the strongest terms possible”, the series of landmine attacks allegedly committed by New People’s Army rebels.

In a rare public indictment, CHR-Caraga Regional Director Marylin Pintor, denounced the communist rebels for laying a landmine along a trail used by civilians in Barangay Kauswagan, Loreto, Agusan del Sur last August 9, 2013 “unmindful” of their safety.

Media accounts said that five soldiers of the 26th Infantry Battalion’s Peace and Development Team who were patrolling the area, were seriously injured as a result of the explosion. The Philippine Army soldiers were securing the area for a scheduled

peace consultation between the government and town residents.

Officials joining the event believed that the rebels already knew about the visit in the village, and only used the patrolling Army troopers as collateral damage to send a strong message to prevent the government from pursuing the consultation.

According to Pintor, while the soldiers were the ones wounded in the incident, “laying the landmine along the trail used by the civilians shows that the rebel group is unmindful of the safety of the civilians. The placement of landmines in the public pathways does not only inflict casualties, but instills terror in the people.”

Pintor put to task the rebels for violation of International Humanitarian Law under Paragraph 2, Article 13, Protocol II, of the Geneva Convention which states that, “2. The civilian population as such, as well as individual ci-

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vilians, shall not be the object of attack. Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population is prohibited.”

The CHR-Caraga chief said “By employing landmines in populated areas, the NPA has violated its undertaking under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL). Part III, Article II, Section 15 of that agreement states that the use of landmines is strictly prohibited.”

Pintor also accused the NPAs for violating the Human Rights Law with the use of landmines “as these are not only deadly weapons, they also deprive rural communities of livelihood as land become unsafe for economic activities, settlement, and transit.

All these affect the exercise and enjoyment of the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural

rights of the people affected by the armed conflict.”

Pintor took issue with the communist rebels’ attacks on a government militia patrol base in Barangay Camp Edward in Alegria, Surigao del Norte on September 3, 2013 at 6:10 pm, and on another government militia patrol base in Barangay Mahayahay, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte at 6:20 pm on the same day. On September 4, some 10 NPA rebels harassed a militia patrol base in Barangay Baliguian, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte at 3:45 am and at around 5:30 am, 10 rebels attacked a company of Police Special Action Force in Barangay San Roque, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte where police personnel recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) and other bomb-making paraphernalia after the firefight, she said.

She sought the NPA’s answer to the question on the impact of

its continued use of landmines against government troops in its political capital and moral ascendancy. Pintor said the Communist Party of the Philippines/ New People’s Army/ National Democratic Front has turned a blind eye to the clamor of the people for a peaceful resolution of the armed conflict with its “continued advocacy of violence instead of seeking peace.”

“If the CPP/NPA/NDF reaffirms, as it says it does, The Hague Joint Declaration of 1992, particularly its paragraph 5.a. on “Specific measures of goodwill and confidence building to create a favorable climate for peace negotiations,” that it says it wants resumed, then it should not allow landmines to drown the voices that need to be heard, the ones who call for peace, for the road to peace in Mindanao can never be reached through violence,” she stressed.

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Regional Editor-Caraga

SAN Luis, Agusan del Sur– –A government soldier who joined the armed forces as integree of Moro National Liberation Front was freed yesterday by the New Peoples Army rebels after 40 days of captivity.

San Luis Mayor Ronald Corvera who led the tedious month -long negotiation said captors belonging to NPA Front 88 finally agreed to release Corporal Salman Abbas even without the original demand to free him in exchange for the freedom of Manobo tribal chieftain detained at the provincial jail for arson charges filed by a logging firm.

Abbas is the second Muslim Army soldier freed

by communist guerrillas after they were abducted

by NPA rebels in the hinterlands of San Luis, once the hotbed of communist armed struggle during the logging boom in the early 1980s.

Corvera was instrumental in the release of Corporal Jawad Awadi who was abducted by the same NPA unit in July 2011 after two days of captivity. The crisis management committee led by the mayor also worked out for the successful release of four militiamen in April this year.

Abbas was caught by NPAs manning a checkpoint along an old logging road in Mahayahay village

Army freed. The turn over of Corporal Salaman Abbas (center) at the town hall of San Luis, Agusan del Sur

to military officials after his release from NPA captors. From LR. Josefina Bajade, vice chair of Provincial Crisis Management Committee, Mayor Ronald Corvera, Abbas, Maj. Noli Kanashiro of 26th IB and another Army officer.

Mindanao Daily News photo by Chris V. Panganiban

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He admitted his captors were so kind to him that they allow him to talk to his wife twice over the mobile phone to assure that he was in good hands of the NPA rebels.’

ment is a manifestation about their respect to Comprehensive Agreement for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).”

He admitted his captors were so kind to him that they allow him to talk to his wife twice over the mobile phone to assure that he was in good hands of the NPA rebels. He said he was given due consideration to talk to his wife who has heart ailment.

Corvera said the communist guerrillas led by a certain Ka Antoy agreed to release Abbas since the captive did not commit any wrongdoing and had no records of abuse of civilians in the remote villages where his military detachment operates.

The mayor said his persistent appeal to the NPA rebels to free Abbas bore fruit without the earlier demand after several exchanges of communications through mobile phones since the day the Army soldier was abducted.

Corvera, together with town councillor Atheng Peteila who is a Muslim, Josefina Bajade, vice chair of Provincial Crisis Manageacceptance paper. Maj. Noli Kanashiro, executive officer of 26th IB, signs the acceptance paper during ment Committee and other members of local crisis the turn over of Corporal Salman Abbas after his release from NPA captivity.

Mindanao Daily News photo by Chris V. Panganiban management committee, in August 13 while he was on his way towards the town poblacion to buy food supplies for the detachment of militiamen which he manned in nearby Binacalan village.

He said he was treated well by his captors who regularly conducted physical check up by NPA medics and provided him decent food while in captivity. “I felt that their good treat-

personally fetched Abbas in an undisclosed meeting place in the hinterlands where a simple hour-long program was held before the formal turnover of the captive.

“The turnover was legal because both parties signed a document to attest my release,” Abbas said expressing in a teary mood.

The mayor was so committed to work out for Abbas release that he assured the soldier’s wife that he will resign from his post if nothing happens in the final negotiation. “I was very optimistic for his release since the soldier do not have any complaints from civilians.”

Maj. Noli Kanashiro, executive officer of 26th Infantry Battalion, lauded the NPA for its good conduct by respecting the rights of the captive soldier.

“Through mutual respect for human rights as cited in CARHRIHL, we could ease tension in the ongoing insurgency conflict,” he said. He however said the NPA rebels are still answerable for the crime of abduction.

Kanashiro said Abbas will undergo psychological debriefing for two days before he could return to his duties.

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Aside from pork barrel, protesters hit 4Ps, others in Bukidnon rally

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By WALTER I. BALANE

ALENCIA CITY — The Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfer program, 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Plipino Program was among the issues that were criticized during the anti-pork barrel rally Saturday of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).

Jose Benemerito, chair of the Kahugpungan sa mga Mag-uuma sa (Kasama) Bukidnon, a group allied with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), said the 4Ps program is a mockery and has not alleviated the plight of the poor.

The inter-faith rally was organized by Bayan in coordination with church groups and other sectors to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law. The protest, a follow up to a September 13 antipork rally in Malaybalay City was attended by some 300 representatives from different churches, farmers

organizations, including members of the League of Filipino Students (LFS) from Central Mindanao University and Bukidnon State University.

The protest was held at the newly constructed but not yet operational Valencia City Central Market.

Benemerito said there is no way the program can alleviate the poverty of the country’s poorest of the poor, with estimated aid of P10 a day or P300 per family per month.

The program provides cash grants to beneficiaries provided that they comply with the set of conditions required by the program.

According to its website, 4Ps helps to fulfill the country’s commitment to meet the Millennium Development Goals, namely eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, reduce child mortality, and improve maternal health.

He said the 4Ps budget of P46 billion budget, proposed to be increased to P62 billion, will be put to waste if not spent directly on social services.

The group called for the abolition of pork barrel and sought to re-channel the funds to social services like health and education.

Benemerito said the program is not the answer to the poor’s problems.

He said genuine land reform is needed but the same, he added, is not achievable in the Aquino administration.

Benemerito said the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program initiated during the time of Presi-

dent Benigno Aquino III’s mother, President Corazon Aquino has allegedly failed to address the people’s needs in land reform.

He said the President’s family who is in control of Hacienda Luisita continues to show that the people cannot expect “genuine” land reform.

He also said that the government’s priority are products that are in demand abroad like pineapples, banana, and jatropha but it has neglected its food security concerns for rice and corn. He added that what’s making it worse is the government’s alleged tendency to import rice instead of working on sufficiency.

A representative from Kabataan Partylist said that it is apparent from the P10 billion pork barrel that the national government has budget for corruption but not for education.

The representative cited that although there is an increase in the budget,

P1.9 billion for state universities and colleges is not enough. They said 79 of the 110 SUCs suffered budget cuts.

Representatives from different religious groups also hit the pork barrel system in the protest, each taking turns in reading statements or pastoral letters from church leaders.

The bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, in a pastoral letter dated Sept. 12 and read by a lady pastor, said the pork barrel is an “abuse of the poor and betrayal to the nation.” They have called for thorough investigation, prosecution and end of “climate of impunity in the country.”

Fr. Jojo Brigoli, parish priest of San Agustin Parish in Valencia City, read the pastoral letter prepared by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines earlier this month. The bishops referred to corruption in government as “a grow-

ing social cancer.” The bishops also condemned as immoral and an “act of terrorism” against the poor the legislators’ pork barrel system and the “politics of patronage” behind it.

Magdalena Ayobong, 60, resident of Poblacion Valencia City, attended the rally on invitation of a friend, because she wanted to know the real score about the pork barrel system.

“If what I have heard is true, then the Aquino administration is fooling all of us. He gave us false hope with his supposed anti-corruption campaign,” said the housewife and mother of eight.

She added that poor people like her would rather do chores at home but when their rights are trampled upon, she would not mind going to a rally.

“It’s got to stop. The government should help us instead of abusing us,” she added. (Walter I. Balane/ MindaNews)

Guv bids setting up of NBI satellite bureau in Bukidnon

By RUBY LEONORA R. BALISTOY

MALAYBALAY CIT Y, Bukidnon -- Governor Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. pushed for the setting up of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) satellite office in Bukidnon.

This, after evaluating records and figures shown in the province's socio-economic profile, specifically on providing improved services.

In an interview, Zubiri said Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima granted his re quest to s et-up an NBI servicing office in the province before year-end, to cater those from far-off areas who travel to Cagayan de Oro just to secure an NBI clearance.

"There is really a need for them (NBI) to hold e ven a plain s atel lite office here because data showed that more than 200 Bukidnons flock to C agayan de Oro City everyday to obtain NBI credentials. This is apart from the hassles of having to return another day to claim that piece of paper in cases where an applicant has namesake," the governor said.

N BI cl e ar an c e ap plication can now b e

processed online, however, most of those from remote towns still go for walk-in application because they said it is more trouble-free than 'online' due to some internet access limitations, he said.

Ricardo A. Diaz, NBI Director for North Eastern Mindanao Regional Office (NEMRO), meanwhile said, since NBI clearance has become an imp or t ant p ar t of our lives, the volume of applicants in the region increase everyday.

Hence, bringing in a service center in Bukidnon would somehow declog clearance claimants' registry in the regional office, Diaz said.

NBI clearance is one of the major document requirements in applying for a job, enrolling in a school, applying for a visa or travel abroad, employment records and even getting a passport, SSS number and many more.

The 'p ap er' proves everyone or an office that an individual has and had no criminal records and free from any civil cases and obligations. (RLRB/ PIA 10-Bukidnon)

KALAHI-CIDSS Barangay Sub-Project turn over - Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 (DSWD) turns over the recently completed Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) barangay sub-projects to communities during the Sub-Project Inauguration in three barangays in Panaon, Misamis Occidental.

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Inter-school sports fest held in Lala town

Tubod, Lanaodel Norte – Eight high schools from the progressive town of Lala participated in the Gov. Khalid Dimaporo Inter-High School Sports fest held in Lala National High School, Brgy. Maranding, Lala, this province.

The sports competition which is now on its sixth year will run from September 18 to 20, 2013.

With the theme “Nur-

turing Lives, Strengthening Ties”, the municipal-wide competition was kicked-off with a dance and musical contest on September 18, 2013.

Participants compete in the folk dance, song solo and duet categories.

However, the highly anticipated Cheerdance contest was the main highlight of the first day.

Competing schools in-

clude Christ the King High School (CKHS), Maranding Bible Baptist School, North Central Mindanao Colleges (NCMC), Lanipao Catholic School, Lanao School of Science and Technology, Inc. (LSSTI), Lala National High School, SAITECH, and IRDA. This annual competition aims to develop positive values among the students through sports. Foot-

ball, volleyball, baseball, table tennis and basketball are among the regular games played during this three-day competition.

The championship games and awarding ceremony is set on September 20, 2013. Winners in every sporting event will receive prizes and trophies from the provincial government of Lanao del Norte. (LARPIO/LDN)

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THE BLAME GAME “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”

- Dr. Robert Anthony Every act we do, every decision we make, is motivated by the desire to acquire happiness. We spend our time, energy & ability in the relentless pursuit of happiness.

The yearning to gratify our constant hunger for happiness is ingrained in our nature, because our loving God does not want us to miss out on the wonder of His creation.

But foolish as we are, by our own hand we have prevented the magnificent bird of happiness to perch on our shoulder. We have infuriating habits and attitudes that unwittingly drive our bliss away.

What we repeatedly do, becomes our habit. And it is our habits that make and dictate our life.

Exasperatingly clueless, we have a profusion of habits that steal away our happiness. If I am to enumerate them all, they can become the contents of a bestselling book.

Not a bad idea!

I will start with the most common, innocent ones which at first blush seem harmless enough. But these habits are traps, just waiting for a chance to screw us up.

Take the habit of blaming. Our finger always points to the fault of the other person, never our own.

The traffic made us late, not because we woke up late. The boss is hard to please, not because we are careless with our work. We are constantly bickering, not because we are aggravating, but because our spouse lacks understanding.

We blame others to make us look better in our own sight. It props up our self confidence. But the downside is, we don’t grow. We don’t improve. We won’t make the effort to amend. In our own eyes we are close to perfect, so what is there to correct?

It has not dawned on us, that we are not immune

The business of happiness Girlie Gualberto-Suan to making a few mistakes every now and then. It will add to the sum total of the world’s happiness if we can acknowledge that we are not infallible, and magnanimously claim the blame.

Even if the blunder is wholly the fault of the other person, let’s give our ungrudging understanding, and allow room for people to make mistakes.

Where there are people, there are mistakes. Why blame them for your problems? They are not in control of your life. You are. Only you are in charge of your own happiness.

Accept that people will always fall short of your expectations. Instead of blame-shifting, take responsibility for whatever happens. Don’t keep the seething embers burning, by passing the blame around.

As for me, I have carved it in stone that I will not indulge in the blame game. I will gallantly accept that omissions and misinterpretations, are part and parcel of being human. I will find the best solution to the problem, learn from the experience, and move on. That’s the most effective way to avoid being bitter and angry, and it leaves us free to be happy.

We have no control over what happens to us, but we have control over our reaction to it. We can choose what to feel. We have command over our decisions. To make sorry excuses for our mess and to dump the blame on others, is to pursue wretchedness instead of happiness.

Goodness

Fresh Gospel of the day: Luke8:1618(September23, 2013-Monday) Luke 8:16-18-No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have: This gospel reminds us to show our goodness as our light to the society. In Matthew 5:16-Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Do you have goodness? Are you showing this to the people around you? In Galatians 5:22-23-But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Supposed to be these good examples and attitudes must be visible since in this way, God is manifested.

Meaning, if you possessed the good qualities, it

Biblical reflection Bro. Edcel L. Closas is the same that God is in you. In showing goodness, God is glorified. Luke 6:46-And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? This means that for us to become worthy in serving God, we must do repentance first. Are you repenting? In Matthew 7:21-Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven: Take note, showing goodness is the ultimate will of God: SPONSORED:Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! Listen: Radio Ultra AM-1188-3:30 PM - Sunday: #09284149490-09266607505: Question – Prayer request

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before year-end to cater those from far-off areas who travel to Cagayan de Oro just to secure an NBI clearance.

“There is really a need for them (NBI) to hold even a plain satellite office here because data showed that more than 200 Bukidnons flock to Cagayan de Oro City everyday to obtain NBI credentials. This is apart from the hassles of having to return another day to claim that piece of paper in cases where an applicant has namesake,” the governor said.

NBI clearance application can now be processed online, however, most of those from remote towns still go for walk-in application because they said it is more trouble-free than ‘online’ due to some internet access limitations, he said.

Ricardo A. Diaz, NBI Director for North Eastern Mindanao Regional Office (NEMRO), meanwhile said, since NBI clearance has become an important part of our lives, the volume of applicants in the region increase everyday.

Hence, bringing in a service center in Bukidnon would somehow declog clearance claimants’ registry in the regional office, Diaz said.

NBI clearance is one of the major document re-

quirements in applying for a job, enrolling in a school, applying for a visa or travel abroad, employment records and even getting a passport, SSS number and many more.

The ‘paper’ proves everyone or an office that an individual has and had no criminal records and free from any civil cases and obligations. (RLRB/PIA 10-Bukidnon)

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Roxas II, said that cases to be filed against the rebels will include violation of Republic Act 9851, otherwise known as the International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

Roxas said that R.A. 9851 penalizes people who intentionally direct attacks against civilians, properties and people involved in humanitarian and peace keeping missions. (Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr./PNA)

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numbers, the BIFF attackers splintered into smaller groups and sporadic firefight ensued,” Hermoso said.

He said the BIFF members then abducted 15 civilians – 4 teachers and 11 farmers – in Barangays Malingao, Mirasol and Polongoguen to serve as their human shield.

“Barangay officials and residents of the affected barangays reported that they saw 4 BIFF killed and

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Live and Learn Think a minute… A little boy said: “I’ve learned that if I’m in trouble at school, I’m going to be in more trouble at home.” A husband remarked: “I’ve learned I should never praise my mother’s cooking while I’m eating my wife’s cooking.”

An old woman observed: “I’ve learned that 6-year-old children are the only ones who think it’s neat when their teeth fall out.” One guy said: “I’ve learned that loaning money to family and friends causes them to lose their memory.” And a young adult painfully concluded: “I’ve learned you can do something in a moment that will give you heartache the rest of your life.”

You’ve heard the expression, “Live and learn.” The two should go together. But

sometimes we just live. “We all make mistakes, but it’s the wise who learn not to repeat them.” In a way, our life’s like a ship: we can steer it by the rudder or by the rocks. We can learn to read the signs and avoid trouble by making the right choices, or we can learn the slow, hard way by continuing to run into problems from our wrong choices.

So if we want a good life, we need to be a good student of life. We need to realize we can learn something from everybody.

Some people even teach us by their bad example how not to live. A smart man said: “We should learn from other people’s mistakes, since there’s simply not enough time for us to make all the mistakes ourselves.”

Another person said: “I’ve

learned silence from the talkative and kindness from the unkind.” So our different teachers can include both old people and young kids, friends and enemies.

We can learn from good books, our memories, as well as from winning and losing.

You see, it’s when we stop learning that we start getting bored. We humans are made with tremendous potential for always learning and doing new things.

In fact, it’s when we stop learning that we stop living.

A successful businessman said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, but whoever keeps learning stays young.” How about you?

Are you just growing old?

Why not ask Jesus to take charge of your life? He’ll keep you from getting bored and teach you His ways every day, so you’ll never stop learning and can stay young.

Just Think a Minute!

undetermined number of wounded carried by their comrades,” Hermoso further said, adding that there were no reported civilian casualties although two soldiers were wounded in battle, and one of them eventually died while being transported to the hospital.

Bulao said that as of noon today, the teachers are still in the hands of the rebels as firefights continue.

Another firefight erupted in Barangay Rangaban between CVO members and

BIFF rebels although no one was reported hurt, Bulao said.

Midsayap Mayor Romeo Araña assured his constituents that the situation is under control as he appealed to the public not to panic.

“I am in the area. The situation is under control.

Reinforcements have arrived. Do not panic,” the mayor said in a text message sent to the media.

Midsayap police chief Renante delos Santos said some classes in public and

private schools have already been suspended.

Delos Santos claimed that an estimated 150 BIFF members are now in the area.

Meanwhile, Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza said government forces are now on full alert due to these incidents.

In a statement posted in her social account page, Mendoza said she is now closely monitoring the situation on the ground, as well as coordinating with

the police and military to prevent the escalation of the incident.

She added that the priority of the LGU now is the safety of the civilians who have already fled to safer grounds.

DepEd has already cancelled the classes in affected barangays, said the governor.

The LGU is now validating the total number of displaced civilians, Mendoza said. (Karl Ballentes, Keith Bacongco and Ferdinandh Cabrera/MindaNews)

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rookie television reporter who was covering a huge fire set off by rebels in Zamboanga City found himself homeless after learning that his house was among those razed in the blaze.

“Nireport ko ang malaking sunog na kagagawan ng MNLF! Pati bahay ko dinamay nyo! Mga walang puso! Kakabangon ko pa lang pero zero na naman ako. Wala akong naisalbang gamit. Lord, please give me strength,” said Albert Luna, who works for TV-11. (“I was reporting the blaze blamed on the MNLF, but they also burned my house. They are heartless. I was just beginning to rise and now I am back to zero. I have not saved any single belonging. Lord, give me strength.”)

The huge fire in Santa Catalina village broke out Thursday as security forces clashed with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels who occupied at least 4 villages here on September 9 and took over 100 people hostage and use them as shield.

The news came as a shock for Luna, who was covering the crisis since day one, and also among his friends and other local journalists. Luna has been covering the violence in the frontlines without any safety equipment, but only his desire to bring the news to the public.

Just like Luna, many local journalists also cover the frontlines without body armor or Kevlar helmet–– either because their outfit has no safety equipment or simply would not buy because its expensive––but some managed to buy using personal funds and others simply borrowed from military friends.

An old woman carries her belongings September 11, 2013 in Santa Catalina village in Zamboanga City where security forces are battling Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels. Photo courtesy of MindanaoExaminer.com

Aquino returns home, leaves Zambo in ruins ZAMBOANGA City––President Benigno Aquino III on Sunday has returned to Manila after spending more than a week supervising a military operation against Moro National Liberation Front rebels who occupied several villages in the southern Filipino port city of

Zamboanga.

Aquino arrived in Zamboanga with some of his Cabinet members and chiefs of military services and defense officials in an effort to quell rebellion carried out by loyal forces of MNLF Chieftain Nur Misuari, RETURNS | page 10

After over a week of staying in Zamboanga City, President Benigno Aquino III heads back to Manila for several engagements. Aquino vows residents of Zamboanga for a deliberate and long-term solution to the fighting between security and rebel forces.

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ZAMBOANGA City––Two Filipino lawmakers have filed a resolution that would investigate the Philippines’ decision to terminate the tripartite review of the 1996 government peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front.

Lawmakers Carlos Zarate and Neri Colmenares filed House Resolution 302 directing the Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity to conduct the investigation in aid of legislation.

In the resolution, the two lawmakers said MNLF spokesman Emmanuel Fontanilla confirmed that rebel forces under Nur Misuari, the Front’s chieftain, launched the attacks in Zamboanga City in response to the government’s termination of the tripartite review of the peace deal and to defend their leader from possible arrest following his declaration of Mindanao independence and militarization in areas controlled by rebels in southern Philippines.

The resolution further said that President Benigno Aquino has applied “divide and rule” tactic in dealing with separatist rebels and the ongoing peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the agreement on the Bangsamoro government entity

and the disregard to the MNLF peace accord.

In August, a group of senior MNLF leaders have passed a resolution asking the Aquino government to recall its note verbales with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for the closure of the tripartite review of the peace accord.

The former rebel leaders said they would only support the peace process as long as the Aquino government agreed on their condition to recall two diplomatic communications sent by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on January 30 and March 21 this year.

While the senior MNLF leaders put a condition for their unwavering support to the tripartite review of the peace deal, they also affirm their “sustained support” to the accord to achieve the full implementation of the accord.

The resolution, passed during the MNLF Senior Leaders’ Forum held in Zamboanga City, said: “The MNLF Senior Leaders Forum is ready to recommend among the leaders to join or constitute the membership of the MNLF peace panel for the resumption of the tripartite meeting as soon as possible in order to conclude the process to the satisfaction of the concerned parties.”

“And that we welcome the proposal to achieve a more comprehensive and inclusive political solution to the Bangsamoro problem through convergence of the two peace processes involving the MNLF and the MILF.” It was signed by signed by Abebakrin Lukman and Abuamri Tadik, both acting secretaries of the MNLF Senior Leaders’ Forum and attested by Yusop Jikiri, its presiding chairman.

The two diplomatic communications also sparked a widespread condemnation from Misuari, who threatened to secede after accusing Manila of failing to honor provisions of the peace deal.

Police in the Muslim autonomous region has said that it is gathering evidence to charge Misuari of sedition because his fiery statements in public meetings and pronouncement against the Aquino government. Police accused the former Libyan firebrand of fomenting sedition in the restive region of Mindanao.

Misuari’s whereabouts is unknown, but intelligence reports said he is in Sulu province where he met with his commanders and hundreds of followers in the town of Indanan prior the attacks in Zamboanga City on September 9. There, he almost declared independence, but changed his

mind, saying he still needs to consult with his senior leaders before making the announcement in the right time.

“We are going to find the right time to for the formal declaration (of independence. I still need to communicate with the OIC so we still have to discuss this with among us leaders,” he said in the local Tausug dialect.

The OIC helped broker the peace talks between the MNLF and the Philippines that led to the eventual signing of the agreement. Misuari said it has been three decades now since the OIC mediated in the peace talks, but Manila has failed to comply with the provisions in the accord.

Misuari has repeatedly accused the Aquino government of trying to abrogate the peace accord.

He also denounced the peace talks between the Aquino government and rival rebel group MILF after peace negotiators signed an accord last year that would create a new Bangsamoro state. Misuari said the new deal violates the 1996 peace accord.

The Muslim homeland would replace the existing Muslim autonomous region which is composed of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao and Lanao provinces, including the cities of Marawi and Lamitan. And several more

areas in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato would also be included in the new autonomous region.

After the 1996 peace accord with the MNLF, Misuari became the governor of autonomous region. But many former rebels were disgruntled with the accord, saying, the government failed to uplift their standards of living.

The rebels accused Manila of failing to develop the war-torn areas in the South, which remains in mired in poverty, heavily militarized and dependent financially on the government.

In November 2001, on the eve of the elections in the Muslim autonomous region, Misuari again accused the government of reneging on the peace agreement, and his followers launched a new rebellion in Sulu and Zamboanga City, where more than 100 people were killed.

Misuari escaped by boat to Malaysia, but was arrested there and deported to the Philippines.

He was eventually freed in 2008 after Manila dropped all charges against him for lack of sufficient evidence. He was also ousted

by Muslimin Sema, the MNLF Secretary-General, but Misuari maintained that he is the true leader of the former rebel group.

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Koronadal LGU pushes organic farming

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ORONADAL CITY – Upbeat with the prospects of the thriving organic agriculture industry, the city government here is pushing for the massive adoption by local farmers of the natural or traditional farming method.

City Mayor Peter Miguel said the local government is presently studying various “best practices” and technologies on organic agriculture for possible implementation in various farming areas within the city’s 27 barangays.

He said they are specifically trying to learn from the experiences of local governments and institutions that have adopted and ventured into organic farming.

“We’ve adopted organic

farming as one of our priority programs and we’re in the process of educating our farmers regarding the method to encourage their adoption,” he said in the city government’s radio program Kanami Koronadal.

Miguel said the city agriculture office has been organizing study tours for local farmers to the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato and several organic farming areas in Region 12.

Southwestern Mindanao,

which produced almost half of the 106.55 metric tons (MT) of premium organic rice exported by the country to various foreign markets from May to July this year, has around 50 hectares of organic rice plantation areas located in M’lang town in North Cotabato and Sto. Nino in South Cotabato.

At USM, Miguel said local farmers are trained on composting and the production of organic fertilizers through the utilization of available farm wastes and resources, among them rice straws and corn cobs.

To complement such move, the mayor ordered the city environment and natural resources office (Cenro) to intensify the enforcement of a local ordinance that bans the burning

of rice straws and corn cobs in the area.

Augustus Bretana, Cenro chief, said they have initially summoned seven farmers from three barangays in the city for violation of such prohibition, which is embodied in City Ordinance No. 5, series of 2009.

He said the violators, who were caught in the act burning rice straws during Cenro’s enforcement activities, are from barangays Saravia, San Isidro and San Jose.

Bretana said the ordinance has set a fine of P500 for the first offense, P1,000 for the second offense and P2,000 for a third infraction.

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NorCot Gov engages high-ranking MNLF officials in a peace dialogue

the reports that our men normal lives and we could Abdullah added.

Former MNLF Comhave already joined them not have one if we keep on Camp Siongco, Maguin- (BIFF), we wanted to have engaging ourselves in war”, dialogue | page 11 danao – North Cotabato Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza held a peace dialogue with top officials of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) based in North Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces last, Sept 17, 2013.

The dialogue is a collaborated effort with the 6th Infantry Division of the Phil. Army based in Camp Siongco, Awang, Dinaig, Maguindanao where the dialogue also took place.

In the dialogue, MNLF high-ranking officials led

by Hadji Omar Abdullah of the elite MNLF YAQEEN On Presidential table are Col. Dickson Hermoso (6ID spokesperson), Hadji Omar National Task Force assured Abdullah (MNLF YAQEEM National Task Force), Col. Marcelo Pintac (ARMM PNP Provincial Director), Commander Jordan Tayuan (MNLF National Security ComGov. Taliño-Mendoza and mand), North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, Datu Allan Ragiya 6th IB Commanding Offi(spokesperson for YAQEEM), Allan Kawadia (Lower Sebangan Revolutionary Comcer Major General Romeo mittee Chair) during the joint MNLF Peace Dialogue for ARMM and North Cotabato Gapuz that no similar inat Camp Siongco, Maguindanao last September 17, 2013.

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Search for 2013 rice achievers begins

By DANILO E. DOGUILES

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato -- Barely six months since it honored the country’s top performers in rice production and released a total of P110 million as rewards to the awardees, the Department of Agriculture has kicked off the search for the 2013 Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards (APRAA).

Amalia Jayag-Datukan, regional executive director of DA 12, said, the search which aims to strengthen participation to rice production among local government units recognizes highly performing provinces , cities and municipalities.

Besides LGUs, APRAA also awards model irrigators’ associations and agricultural extension workers for their contributions to the attainment of the department’s Food Self-Sufficiency Program, particularly in rice production.

Director Datukan disclosed that the top ten rice-producing provinces will each receive P4 million worth of project grants while the top 48 municipal and city LGUs will each receive similar grants amounting to P1 million.

On the other hand, 10 irrigators associations will each receive projects worth P1 million while three small water impounding systems associations will each get P500,000 as projects.

All over the country, 500 extension workers will get incentive of P20,000 each.

At the 2nd APRAA on March 15 this year,

Nueva Ecija, Isabela and Pangasinan led the list of top rice producing provinces, which also included Nueva Vizcaya, Bulacan, Kalinga, La Union, Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley, and Zamboanga del Sur. Of the 48 top performing municipal and city LGUs, four were from Soccsksargen Region, namely: Tulunan, Midsayap, and Kabacan in North Cotabato and Lambayong in Sultan Kudarat.

Moreover, of the 500 outstanding extension workers, 37 were from Soccsksargen Region.

Information from APRAA National Secretariat indicated that the evaluation for the awards will cover the wet (September 15, 2012 to March 15 2013) and dry season (March 16 - September 2013).

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Group bucks privatization; calls for abolition of PDAF

By AUREL LARABASTER Contributor

TAGUM City––Another wave of anti-pork protest rally was held here last Saturday afternoon, September 21, in front of a government-owned bank spearheaded by the #Abolish Pork Movement where the group dared the Aquino government to abolish all forms of PDAF including his presidential pork and to rechannel the funds to basic social services, marking the 41st Martial Law anniversary.

“If Pnoy hears the sentiment of the poor Filipino people and he treats us as his boss, then he must totally abolished the pork barrel system including his presidential pork amounting to P1.3 trillion pesos.

The time is ripe to abolish PDAF and rechannel funds to basic social services,” #Abolish Pork Barrel Movement Spokesperson Atty.

Emmanuel Mahipus said in a solidarity program.

Mahipus slammed the government for its failure to

deliver the basic social services to the Filipino people amid the PDAF scandal which was only siphoned to the pockets of traditional politicians. This as Mahipus warned that if PDAF will not be totally abolished the “cycle of corruption” will continue to perpetuate within the bureaucracy of the government.

“It’s high time that Congress and the Senate should accustom themselves that PDAF funds will never be in the menu of their budget.

Their constitutional task primarily is to craft laws and not to have funds for their priority projects,” Mahipus stressed.

Close to 1, 000 rallyists who joined the march rally composed of church leaders, youth, women, laborers, consumers and other civil society groups coming from various towns of Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte province.

The #Abolish Pork Movement also strongly opposed and slammed the plan of the US-lapdog Aquino government to privatize

‘Respect’ begets peace, says mayor CITY of Tagum, Davao del Norte––Respect begets peace.

Thus said Mayor Allan Rellon as he hinted that respect will serve an effective cure to the problems on peace that beset Mindanao during a peace forum held here at Tagum City Trade and Cultural Center on September 22, 2013 Rellon is among the top leaders in this part of Mindanao gathered for Kanduri for Peace and Unity, a peace forum mainly organized by the Davao del Norte Revolutionary Committee of the Moro National Liberation Front and supported by the Philippine Army, the Philippine National Police and several local government units.

The local chief executive said respect for culture and faith are pre-requisites in achieving peace which will then be a key towards progress and development in Mindanao.

Rexall Kaalim, representing MNLF-DavNor, strongly condemned the on-going conflict between MNLF faction and the government in the city of Zamboanga.

Kaalim, who spoke in behalf of MNLF’s Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Mr. Jimmy Labawan, expressed that only a peaceful and fruitful negotiation both acceptable to both parties can help in solving the decades-long conflict in Mindanao that hampers its development.

Among those who delivered their messages of peace are the bigwigs from the Philippine respect | page 11

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who accused Manila of reneging on a peace deal signed 17 years ago.

But his stay in Zamboanga was also met with criticisms that he was avoiding a scandal involving some P10 billion in government funds

channelled by lawmakers to bogus organizations for their development projects.

Even Aquino’s own pork barrel fund, which could reach over P1 trillion, is now being scrutinized and questioned by opposition politicians.

Before leaving Zamboanga with his Cabinet mem-

health, electric and water providers as such in the case of Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO), Tagum Water District and Davao Regional Hospital.

The group believes that the anti-poor policy of the Aquino government and will only worsen the economic conditions of the poor as hospital, power and water rates will now be controlled by corporate capitalists through a deceptive Public-Private Partnership (PPP) which was strongly pushed by the Aquino government.

Dioscoro Granada of DANECO-CDA group said chided the Aquino’s PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) saying that “it will only pave way to the entry of corporations whose interests only is to earn profits and not to give social services to the poor.”

Granada cited the case of DANECO-NEA wherein member-consumers have given their share capital for the electrification program back then yet until group | page 11

COMPOSTELA CHILDREN JOIN PROTEST

Women and children survivors of Typhoon Pablo from Compostela, Compostela Valley joined Thursday’s rally to dramatize their demand for food relief from government and stop the military encampment in their villages. Communities in Compostela said soldiers are deployed to protect the mining investment of San Miguel Company.

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Pablo survivors forge pact vs. SMC mining

By Earl Condeza and Ace Morandante of Davao Today

Last of a series Worse among the abuses included “the killing of civilian Lauro Anulaw who was finished off at the head, and wounding of other residents Sanny, Kaloy, Ricky and Danilo,” said Karapatan.

The group also lambasted soldiers for exploiting local women and spreading illegal drugs.

During the military operation, soldiers used as guide the village chairman Oraya. When they arrived at a farm hut, they pounced upon one Joel and his five kids who were sleeping; they placed a firearm beside Joel to make it appear that he was an NPA rebel.

On the way back, soldiers met other civilians who were carrying sacks of rice.

The troops accused them of bringing rice to the NPA. In a fit, soldiers mauled the civilians; one of them reported later how his head was wrapped in a plastic

while he was knocked to the ground. The troops also forced one Weny Daniin to his knees and threatened him with a blade on his neck.

With these experiences, Lantian and residents of Barangay Mangayon greatly fear the presence of military troops in Compostela.

“Ginapunduhan jud didto sa military, ginahatagan og papel og kung naay pusil sa lugar, gina pasurender nila.

Pasurenderon ang naay pusil (The troops occupy the area, and circulated a paper while they forced residents who have weapons to surrender),” Lantian said.

The paper stated an amount of rewards depending on the kind of gun surrendered to the military.

Lantian said no one came forward to surrender for they only have bows and crude hunting tools like bangkaw and bolos.

Leaders also said that most of the residents have not yet fully recovered from

Typhoon Pablo.

“Kung tan-awon, dili pa jud ingon nga nakabarog kay ang balay, payag-payag pa.

Mao pay pamulak sa humay, balik tikad na. Sayang kaayo kay mahanaw ra kung naa ang presensya sa kompanya (Our houses are still made up of light materials, our rice crops have just started to flourish. All this would be put to waste once the mining company operates),” Trangia said.

Agpet exploration permit covers at least 12,414 hectares in the villages of Ngan, Pansalan, Puting Bato, Side4, Mangayon, and some parts of Sitio Bungkilaton.

Datu Mambay-an also criticized the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) for endorsing the exploration permit of AgPet without consulting the residents.

He also took a swipe against the NCIP for not lifting a finger to help them

after Typhoon Pablo.

In Thursday’s protest march, the tribes came together and made a unity pact or what they call the “tampura” by forming a circle, prayer, and the slaying of the red rooster with the head thrown towards the municipal hall. They later declared a “pangayao” (tribal war) or a traditional war waged by tribal warriors.

For Trangia of Barug Katawhan, the “tampura” is a historical event that showcases the unity of the exploited people to fight off large-scale mining and their private army, the Armed Forces of the Philippines.”

“We will continue to stand our ground until our last breath to defend our land and life. AgPet – SMC in cahoots with the Aquino government will destroy our lands, our life for good.

This, we shall not allow to happen,” added Trangia.

(Earl O. Condeza, davaotoday.com)

bers, Aquino said authorities are gathering evidence to charged Misuari and those behind the deadly attacks with rebellion, among other criminal charges.

He also said that the government would help rebuilt Zamboanga and ordered the release of P3.6 billion in fresh funds to assist those affected

by the violence.

Sporadic fighting still continue in some areas occupied by rebel forces, although not as intense during the past week, but the violence has in now entering its third week since hundreds of gunmen led by Misuari’s lieutenant Ustadz Khabir Malik stormed Zam-

boanga and seized nearly 200 civilians and used then as hostage.

Officials said 174 hostages had been freed or rescued, but the fighting left more than 100 rebels, soldiers and civilians dead.

The conflict forced over 100,000 people to flee their homes for fearing they

would be caught in the crossfire or taken captive by rebels. The clashes resulted in a humanitarian crisis in Zamboanga and paralyzed its economy and severely affected the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi because of suspension of all air and sea travels.

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5 die, 3 hurt in MisOr NPA attack; Reds slain in Surigao encounter The 4th Infantry Division based here said some 60 NPA guerillas attacked and destroyed the security forces’ detachment of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit or CAFGU, at Sitio Lantad, Barangay Kibanban, Balingasag, at around 1 o’clock in the morning Sunday, leaving the Detachment commander and four of his CAFGU members dead. Three others were wounded.

Fourth Infantry Division spokesman Capt. Christian Uy identified the detachment commander as Army Sgt. Dante Laum. Laum has one army enlisted personnel and 12 mitiamen under his command.

The remains of Sgt. Laum is at the 4ID mosque and being readied for immediate burial, as the practice among Muslim, and Laum being a Muslim soldier.

The detachment, which was mainly made out of light materials was set on fire, forcing the occupants to flee the area.

Gaspar Tandayun, brother

of two militiamen and who was residing some 150 meters away from the raided outpost, said after the initial volley of fire, the rebels asked the soldiers and the militiamen inside the outpost to surrender prior to their final attack. One of the miltiamen surrendered but was shot dead by the attacking rebels.

“After the attack, they shouted at residents to retrieve the bodies of those slain inside the outpost, Gaspar Tandayun said.

Tandayun said he went to the outpost to look for his two brothers. Inside, he saw one of his brothers, Junil, lifeless. His other brother, Sonny, survived the attack and is now in the hospital and urrently being treated at the 4ID military hospital.

Tandayun said the rebels were armed with high-powered assault riffles and took the firearms of some militiamen away with them.

Dodoy Santua, a kagawad of Barangay Kibanban, said residents were on alert after being

alarmed of an impending attack by the NPA rebels, who were said to raid the detachment on August 24, 2013.

When the reported attack did not happen, the village lowered their alert level until the Sunday attack happened, Santua said.

Two months ago, the same outpost had been attacked, but the it managed to repulse, owing to the hilly strategic location of the outpost.

The number of NPA rebels in Sunday’s attack was too much for the outpost manned by two cadreman-soldiers aided by 12 militiamen, Capt. Uy said.

“In 2005, Lantad, Barangay Kibanban, Balingasag, was dubbed as the ‘Village of Hope.’

This was the time when the military together with the Local Government of Misamis Oriental were able to reach out to its citizens and ideally freed them from the clutches of communism,” Capt. Uy said.

Capt. Uy said the security forces’ outpost was established there to maintain the peace and security in the said sitio. “With this, the Province of Misamis Oriental was bestowed with the ‘Galing Pook’ award in 2010 due to its ‘Turning red to green’

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communities,” Lidasan said.

6th ID Commanding Officer Major General Romeo Gapuz is elated to have partnered with the North Cotabato provincial government in holding the dialogue. He said that the army is more than willing to become part in promoting peace in the provinces of North Cotabato and Maguindanao.

Gov. Mendoza had earlier made communications with local MNLF commanders based in Matalam, North Cotabato where a large concentration of fighters is based. She has sent Muslim Board Members

Kelly Antao and Dulia Sultan as emissaries to MNLF camps in Matalam and other municipalities with MNLF presence.

During the dialogue, she said that the provincial government through its developmental programs and projects encompasses all sectors and groups like the MNLF, MILF and the NPA. All it takes the governor said is for people to open lines of communication and work hand in hand to attain peace and development.

The governor was happy to see the MNLF leaders actively joining the call for

peace in the area but at the same time deeply saddened by the continuing standoff in Zamboanga City.

Along with Gov. Mendoza in the dialogue were Cotabato Board Members Noel Baynosa, Rogelio Marañon, Eliseo Garcesa, Jr., Joemar Cerebo, Maybelle Valdevieso, Loreto Cabaya, Jr., Ivy Dalumpines and Kelly Antao.

Ten municipal mayors also came with the governor and attentively joined the discussions which lasted for almost five hours.

The MNLF le aders vowed to support Gov.

Mendoza in her proposition to retain peace in the two provinces and to unite in abhorring violence.

These leaders came from three major MNLF concentrations in North Cotabato and Maguindanao namely Western Mindanao Revolutionary Committee, Sebangan State Revolutionary Committee and the Iranun State Revolutionary.

Few days ago, the same dialogue between Maguindanao government officials led by Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu and MNLF top leaders also took place in Camp Siongco.

“We want to make this as a common practice among our farmers,” he said.

The Department of Agriculture has been campaigning against the burning of rice straw due to its potential environmental hazards.

It encouraged farmers to apply Trichoderma to hasten the rice straw’s decomposition and eventually use them as organic fertilizer.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in its National Inventory of Dioxins and

Furans findings, earlier noted that the burning of rice straw appears more hazardous to the environment than the smoke emissions from motor vehicles.

It said rice straw burning generates air pollutants such as particulates, carbon

monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, and sulfur dioxide.

It can also release airborne silica fibers or small particles of straw ash with possible carcinogenic health effects, DOST added. (MindaNews)

By Cheng Ordonez, Executive Editor, MDN

CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Four militiamen and a soldier were killed in an attack by New People’s Army (NPA) early Sunday of a security detachment situated in Balingasan, Misamis Oriental.

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mander Mala Lidasan, one of the many MNLF commanders who joined the dialogue and is now based in Matanog, Maguindanao told the participants that peace now prevails in many of their communities but he was deeply saddened by the fact that development in some areas has become stagnant.

“The government while promoting peace must also ensure that development takes place especially in poor and highly depressed

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ing to instill among local farmers the value of saving the rice straws and eventually turn them into organic fertilizers and other related uses.

vision,” he said.

“They (rebels) went from house to house and hogtied civilians especially those identified to be supporting the peace and development of the area before firing at the security forces assigned in the area,” Capt. Uy said.

Troops from the 58th Infantry Battalion have launched a pursuit operation to provide reinforcement while policemen from Balingasag are conducting checkpoints for any suspicious transport activities, he said.

Local government agencies are also working hand-in-hand to give justice to the victims, Capt. Uy said.

Meanwhile, two NPA members died during an encounter with the troops from the 30th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army in Brgy Ima, an outskirt barangay of Sison, Surigao del Norte on September 20, 2013.

The encounter occurred during a patrol by soldiers at the said area.

Recovered from the scene were four M16 rifles, three Long Magazines for M16 rifle, One improvised explosive device, four icom handheld radios, medical kits, seven backpacks with per-

sonal belongings and subversive documents.

Ltc. Vincent Iringan, commanding officer of the 30th Infantry Battalion, said: “We are saddened by another two Filipinos losing their lives. But, we cannot bear to see our people give to these NPAs their own food and money, which is just enough for their families, to these NPAs.” Residents from the said area are thankful for a very careful operation conducted by the Army.

Civilians have seen the NPAs retreating towards the northeast of the engagement area carrying along with them their wounded comrades.

The Two NPAs who died were turned-over to the LGU of Sison for identification and decent burial.

In the afternoon of the day, NPAs fired upon the Bayanihan team composed of civilian doctors, LGU, PNP, and AFP who came from a medical mission in Brgy NongNong, an outskirt barangay of Butuan City.

There were no casualties from the attack, said Ltc Virgilio Luna, commanding officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division.

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now none of them have given the benefits since its operation.

Me a n w h i l e , U C C P Church leader Rev. Socrates Idul read a pastoral letter issued by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines which demands the abolition of all types of PDAF from barangay level including the P1.3 trillion pesos presidential pork.

“The faithful to discern God’s summons for Christian action in these critical times and demand accountability and transparency from our nation’s leaders,” a portion of the UCCP pastoral letter reads signed by the high ranking UCCP church officials.

“We drowned ourselves to believe that after the Martial law, all forms of human rights violations were buried dead along with the bloody and chilling memory of the past. Unfortunately, we were duped by this present administration of giving us a false “hope” as our basic rights to social services are now treated like private commodity that once we avail, it goes with a price,” lamented Idul.

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Army led by Col. Angelito de Leon, Sultan Rakman Maug of the Sultanate of Davao Region, Mayor Hadji Amir Muñoz of Mabini town in Compostela Valley, Tagum City Vice Mayor Geterito T. Gementiza, Tagum City’s Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative Datu Rudy T. Onlos, among others.

The leaders’ speeches revolved around on themes of peace and unity and carried the collective aspiration of peace-loving Mindanaons.

During the open forum, Mayor Rellon suggested—and was agreed by the group—to once again meet in the future and each party should affix their signatures in a “manifesto for peace,” signifying their commitment for peace and unity. Louie Lapat of CIOTagum

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City crush United, Arsenal and Spurs top table David Moyes endured a humiliating first derby in charge of Manchester United as the champions suffered a crushing 4-1 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday.

Sergio Aguero scored twice while Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri were also on target for a rampant City as they moved into third place, two points behind early pace setters Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur who both won to continue their strong starts.

Aaron Ramsey scored his seventh goal of the season as Arsenal beat Stoke City 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium while Brazilian Paulinho struck deep into stoppage time to earn Tottenham a 1-0 victory at Cardiff City.

Swansea City followed up a notable 3-0 Europa League win in Valencia in midweek with a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace that moved Michael Laudrup’s side into mid-table.

It was events at the Etihad Stadium that reverberated around the Premier League though as United were blown away in their first derby without Alex Ferguson in charge since 1986.

Ferguson, who ended his glittering reign at United last season having won the title 13 times, was not present as his successor suffered a chastening afternoon -- his side conceding three goals in five minutes either side of halftime.

Wayne Rooney curled in a precision free kick with the clock ticking down to become the highest United scorer in the history of the

fixture but it was about the only ray of sunshine on a dreadful day for the Reds who were second best throughout.

“Maybe the game meant a little bit more to us than for them,” City skipper Vincent Kompany told Sky Sports after leading City to their fourth victory in five league games against the 20-times league champions.

While Moyes was left to pick up the pieces, his City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini,, also sampling t h e at m o s p h e r e o f a Manchester derby for the first time, was celebrating a display which sent out a powerful message to the title contenders.

“I’m very happy, not because of the win but the way we played,” Pellegrini,, whose side had lacked a little spark so far this season, told Sky Sports.

“No-one believes that 4-1 is possible before the game. For the fans they will be happy for the month now.”

United have picked up only seven points from five league games and there will be no respite for Moyes whose team face arch rivals Liverpool in the League Cup on Wednesday.

Moyes was deprived of injured striker Robin van Persie on Sunday but offered no excuses for a woeful display.

“We didn’t play well

Yaya Toure of Manchester City takes on Wayne Rooney of Manchester United during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on September 22, 2013 in Manchester, England. photo by michael regan/getty images

enough to win the game,” Moyes said.

“If you lose four you are not expecting to win too many. We conceded poor goals. We got better as the game went on but it was too late.”

City began with more urgency and took the lead when a flowing move saw A l e k s a n d a r Ko l a rov ’s cross pick out Aguero who produced a superbly improvised volley.

Unite d lo oke d li ke reaching the interval with no further damage but Toure turned in Alvaro Negredo’s header with his knee. Aguero struck again two minutes after the interval when the Argentine was again left unmarked to

NU’s Parks likens Ferrer to Detroit Bad Boys MANIL A, Phi lippines -- Nat iona l University forward Ray Parks chose a legendary NBA team when discussing his match-up against Kevin Ferrer, the lanky swingman of the University of Santo Tomas.

“Michael Jordan had Detroit,” Parks said, referring to the Pistons teams of the 1980s that were known as the “Bad Boys.” “This is my Detroit. That’s just the easiest way to say it. This is my Detroit right here.”

Jo rd a n a n d t h e C h i c a g o B u l l s repeatedly came up short against the Pistons in the 1980s, with the “Bad Boys” often frustrating Jordan with their highly physical brand of defense.

It wasn’t until 1991 when Jordan and the Bulls finally had their breakthrough against the Detroit Bad Boys.

Parks and his Bulldogs, however, have yet to experience a similar breakthrough against Ferrer and the Growling Tigers.

Just this Sunday, the fourth-seeded UST stunned the top-seeded NU, 7162, in their Final Four match-up at the Araneta Coliseum.

Parks scored 12 points, but was clearly bothered by Ferrer throughout the game.In the fourth quarter, with NU trying to make a run, Parks hurt his left wrist - his shooting wrist - while trying to cushion a fall. He went to the bench for a while, but eventually returned.

That’s when Ferrer did something that obviously rankled the two-time UAAP MVP. “I landed on it when I got hit in the air, and I think I sprained my pinky at

the same time. I was just in pain,” said Parks, whose left wrist and ring and little fingers were heavily taped. “What’s actually worse is, coming back into the game, Kevin Ferrer grabbed my wrists and my fingers, so I really don’t know what to say about that.”

It is not the first time that Ferrer has bothered Parks; in their Final Four showdown last season, the UST swingman also out-played the MVP on both ends of the floor as the Tigers eliminated the Bulldogs.

When asked who among the “Bad Boys” he could compare Ferrer to, Parks answered: “He’s everybody and more.”

“Playing in RP (Philippine youth team) with him, I never really just thought that he would come out like this, you know,” Parks said. “I thought he was better than that. Sorry, but to come in the game and just grab my wrist and my finger, come on, that’s just a little too low, you know? But I guess they were just thirsting for a win.”

Parks added that Ferrer “had that little smirk on his face, throwing elbows.”

“He was really just trying to cage me,” he added.

Parks is determined to overcome the challenge presented by Ferrer and the Growling Tigers, however.

“My dad (s e ven-time PBA B est Import Bobby Parks) has been through a lot of players like that. However way it has to get done, however Jordan did it, however my Dad did it, I’m gonna have to look into that. I have to really pray about it and see what God has in

tap in.

With United staggering on the ropes Jesus Navas then broke down the right and picked out Nasri to volley City’s fourth.

Patrice Evra hit the post for United before Rooney, still wearing protection on a head cut, beat Joe Hart with a beauty. “ I t h o u g h t Wa y n e Rooney’s performance was outstanding,” Moyes said.

“He didn’t deserve to be on the losing side today.”

Arsenal fans came to acclaim record signing Mesut Ozil on his home debut and were rewarded as the German international had a hand in his side’s three goals.

His free kick after five

minutes was not held by Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic and Ramsey poached the rebound.

St o ke d i d e qu a l i s e after 26 minutes through American Geoff Cameron but Per Mertesacker then headed in Ozil’s cross and Bacary Sagna’s loppy header, again from an Ozil pass, sealed the points for the Gunners.

“When you look at his numbers, the assists are not a coincidence, they are a reality of his game,” Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger told reporters.

“I believe that once he is completely integrated we will see even more of him. But he’s shown today that he is a great player. He

gave a lift to everyone in the club.”

To t t e n h a m l o o k e d like being frustrated at Cardiff whose keeper David Marshall was in fine form, but struck late through Paulinho, one of several pre-season signings.

“Today it was different from normal in that there was justice in football,” Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas said. “We created so many chances that there could only be one winner.”

To t t e n h a m h a v e conceded only once in the league this season, in a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal, but stay behind their north London rivals who have superior goal difference. abs-cbn sport news

NU’s Ray Parks (15) goes for a lay-up against UST defenders in their Final Four game Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. photo by mark cristino/abs-cbnnews.com

store for me and what I need to do,” said Parks.

“All of the greatest went through it, I have to go through it, too,” he said.

The key for NU is to come out with a sense of urgency and aggressiveness in their do-or-die game on Saturday, said Parks.

“I guess we gotta come out with the same intention. Not to intentionally hurt anybody, because that’s not how we play, but... we just gotta bounce back the next game, and just be aggressive.

Play clean, and be aggressive,” Parks said.

As for Ferrer and the physical UST

defense, Parks says he will simply have to adjust.

“I have to study how UST really plays me. They’ll play me dirty, but you have to play through it. It’s Philippine basketball, it comes with it,” Parks said.

Ferrer, for his part, relishes the chance to match-up against one of the best players in the UAAP. “Si Parks, ako naman, hindi ako magpapatalo,” said Ferrer, who stresses that he has nothing personal against Parks. “Kasi kapag sinasabing magaling ka, gusto kitang depensahan. Ayun ‘yung naging challenge sa akin.” abs-cbn sports