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‘Gang war’ eyed in Iligan grenade blast By PJ TREMEDAL, Western Mindanao Bureau with AL JACINTO, Regional Editor-Zamboanga
ILIGAN City––A dispute among local teenagers could be the reason behind the bloody grenade throwing here Saturday night, a senior police official said yesterday. But city police director depth into bloody incident Supt. Celso Regencia said that killed two persons and that police investigators injured dozens of civilians. are still conducting an in“An improvised explosive
device exploded in downtown Iligan and at least three people were dead and 20 others are wounded in the blast,” said Army Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command. He said the blast occurred at around 8 p.m., but it was not immediately known who were behind the attack, although the city had been previously bombed by
Moro rebels. Cabangbang said they are still awaiting reports. He said the blast targeted a favorite place popular among locals for its restaurants and live rock bands called “El Centro.” No individual or group claimed responsibility for the explosion and authorities were investigating the attack whether it was GRENADE/PAGE 9
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P200M expansion of gov’t hospital mulled By CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor
CONGRESS, this week, expects to tackle the P 200 million expansion of the Northern Mindanao Regional Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro following the resumption of legislative session today. From a 300-bed government hospital, plans to expand the hospital bed’s capacity to 600 has been in place, Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, 2nd District, Cagayan de Oro, said over the weekend. ‘We will double the hospital’s capacity. We will double everything from budget to hospital equip-
RODRIGUEZ ment, medicines, and human resource requirements,’ Rodriguez said in a telephone interview. He said the resolution HOSPITAL/PAGE 9
Bike driver killed, 2 hurt in road collision By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga with JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent
BUTUAN City––A motorcycle driver was killed while his wife and daughter were injured when the vehicle collided with an Isuzu Forward truck in Purok 1, Barangay Basilisa, Remedios T. Romualdez,Agusan del Norte on Thursday. Authorities identified the fatality as Jimmy Escobar, 30, of R.T. Romualdez town. Police said the Isuzu Forward truck driven by Noel Alejandro, 25, was heading for Cabadbaran City from Butuan City at around 10:30 in the morning when it overtook a vehicle. The truck collided with the Honda XRM 125 motorcycle driven by Escobar coming from the opposite direction. Escobar and his passengers were rushed to the Cabadbaran Emergency Hospital were Escobar succumbed to multiple injuries. Escobar’s wife and daughter were still confined at the hospital. Alejandro voluntarily surrendered to the police while both vehicles were impounded at the R.T. Romualdez police station. Appropriate charges have been filed against the Isuzu truck driver, police said.
WEATHER UPDATE RIDGE of High Pressure Area (HPA) extending over Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas. The entire archipelago will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Light to moderate winds blowing from the Northeast will prevail over Northern and Central Luzon, East to Southeast over the rest of Luzon and Visayas and coming from the Northeast to North over Mindanao. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate. SOURCE : PAGASA
Cagayan de Oro Press Club past president Herbie Gomez, lawyer Titots Neri, Philippine Press Institute point person Allan Mediante, Cagayan de Oro Press Club director Uriel Quilinguing and JB Deveza of the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines lead a panel to answer queries during the World Press Freedom Day celebration held Friday at Xavier University. The forum focused on libel and freedom of information and was conducted under the auspices of the Embassy of the United States. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
More lawmakers want to defer 2013 brgy elections THE call to reset the October 2013 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls is gaining ground as lawmakers file separate bills
for its postponement to varying dates. The latest to seek such postponement of the polls is Rep. Jerry Treñas (Lone
District, Iloilo City) who filed HB 6005 resetting the elections to the last Monday of October 2015, which DEFER/PAGE 9
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First human rights office in Armm shield Moro people COTABATO City––The C o m m i s s i o n o n Hu man Rights (CHR) this week established its first re g i on a l of f i c e i n t h e Autonomous Region in Mu s l i m M i n d a n a o t o uphold the rights of the i n d i g e n o u s a n d Moro peoples in the context of their rich culture and histor y of struggle for human development. CHR chairperson
Eta Rosales, said for the first time in 22 years of ARMM’s existence, the CHR establishes its regional office in the Muslim region, on persistent recommendation made by ARMM officer-in-charge Governor Mujiv Hataman. She said human rights would be upheld in the ARMM, not merely by CHR standards, but in the context also of the
“rich experience of the Bangsamoro in their history of continuing struggle in many diverse fields of endeavor, including socio-economic, cultural and p olitical de velopment.” Representatives from local civil society organizations present during the ceremonies said Rosales effectively cited the United Nations Covenant
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GSIS members can now avail of educ’l loan THE GSIS educational assistance program will run until December 28 this year to help members shoulder the education expenses of their children up to the second semester of the school year. State pension fund President and General Manager Robert G Vergara made the announcement during launching of its educational assistance program this week. President Aquino disclosed during Labor Day the availability of a joint Ph11.2 billion Educational Assistance Fund from SSS and GSIS. Under the GSIS assistance program, all active members of the pension fund, regardless of salary grade, are entitled to P4,000, payable in five years at six percent interest rate. “The monthly payment is only P20.00 through salary deduction.” The first payment of the loan will start three months after the grant. The pension fund will neither require electronic certification from the employer nor charge any service fee. “This means that members will get the full loan amount,” Vergara added. Members may file their application through the following -- any GSIS office; designated agency liaison officer; and the GSIS website, www.gsis.gov.ph, where the forms can be downloaded. WIRE REPORT
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Philippine Press Institute point person and Mindanao Daily News Executive Editor Allan Mediante is interviewed by a TV crew during the World Press Freedom Day celebration held yesterday at the American Corner of the Xavier University Library in Cagayan de Oro. The afternoon program included speakers from the local press club who expounded on the theme of libel and freedom of information. Mediante delivered the message of the organizer for the participants. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
UCPB net income grows by 34% to P884-m in Q1 COMING at the heels of the formal extension of its corporate life as granted by its shareholders recently, UCPB announced a robust performance for the first quarter of 2012 as its consolidated net income grew by 34-percent to P883.7 million from a year ago owing it to the strong trading gains and high interest income posted by its business units.
“Businesses normally slow down during this period but we still managed to sustain our growth in 2011. Our strong first quarter performance bodes well for the future of the bank,� UCPB President and CEO Jeronimo Kilayko said. UCPB took advantage of the volatile fixed income market thereby expanding its trading gains by more
than three hundred folds during the first three months of the year to P486.9 million from P111.2 million in the same period last year. Meanwhile, interest income from loans rose by 15-percent as the bank expanded its loan portfolio to P73.6 billion by end of March 2012 from P62.1 billion as of March 2011. UCPB/PAGE 9
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‘An empty egg’ THINK a minute. This is a true story about a boy named Philip. Philip was nine years old in a class of 8-year-olds. The kids in his class were mean and unkind to Philip. They would not talk to him or let him play with them. Philip suffered from a disease called Downs Syndrome, so his face looked a little different and his thinking and talking were slower than the other children’s. During the week of Easter the teacher gave each child a plastic egg that they could open. Then she sent them outside to find a symbol of new life, such as a seed or leaf, to put inside the plastic egg. Sometime later all the children gathered around
Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst their basket of eggs and watched as the teacher began to open them. One child had put a flower inside her egg. All the children thought it was a great symbol of new life. In another egg was a butterfly that all the girls said was beautiful. Finally, the teacher opened the last plastic egg and there was nothing inside it. One child said: “That’s dumb!” Another kid said, “That’s not fair!”
Then the teacher felt someone pulling her hand. It was Philip. He looked up at her and said: “It’s my egg. I left it empty because Jesus’ grave is empty. That’s why I have new life.” The whole class was silent. From that day on, Philip was accepted as part of the class. Whatever had made him different was not important or mentioned again. Just a few months later, Philip died from an infection.
On the day of Philip’s funeral his whole class of 8-year-old boys and girls came to say goodbye to their special friend. And each child walked up to Philip’s casket to place beside it their gift: “An empty egg.” Friend, if God the Son can make His love so real and understood to a child like Philip, then none of us has an excuse for not understanding how much Jesus loves us. God humiliated Himself by becoming a human being, not only to die for all our wrongs and forgive us, but then to come back to life to show us that He is God Himself Who wants to give us new life. So won’t you ask Him today to forgive you and take full charge of your new life? Just Think a Minute.
Ready to rumble THE ELECTION season officially starts this month of May, a year before the mid-term national and local elections next year. We will not be surprised seeing dozens of veiled political propaganda in national and local media endorsing would-becandidates next year. In the local level, aspiring candidates are now putting their ears on the ground hoping to hear footsteps Cris Diaz that would likely favor their political prospecting. However, most local candidates want alliance with national political parties. Actually, aligning with a national political party is nothing but just to position oneself with political parties of national influence. It is not also true that national political parties provide campaign funds for allied local political parties. Allied political parties ‘though enjoy election privileges accorded to accredited national political parties. One of these privileges is having precinct-level poll watchers during counting of votes. Usually, national political parties contribute funds only for watchers. However, some senatorial candidates extend limited amount to local allies for inclusion of their names in political campaigns. Now, some would-be-senatorial candidates have started to advertise in major television companies in the guise of product endorsement. After all, there are no laws banning them from doing so when election
season starts. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) bans only those who officially file their Certificate of Candidacy from engaging in political campaign outside the commission’s required campaign period. In other words, those Senators like Miguel Zubiri, Chez Escudero and Angara would not be liable for electioneering since they have not officially filed their certificate of candidacy. Sen. Manny Villar’s wife Rep. Cynthia Villar has also started her way of political campaign via the Villar Foundation. The most glaring political endorsement was that of President Benigno Aquino, III, when he endorsed likely Senatorial bet under his Liberal Party ticket. Aquino endorsed Rep. Angara and Tesda Director Joel Villanueva during a provincial sortie last week. Aquino’s action drew flaked among political observers. While other candidates were merely engaged in image boosting and name recall via television advertisement, here comes a President openly campaigning this early. Anyway, all these brouhaha signaled the start of the election season scheduled next year. In the local level, we expect more aspiring candidates to come out from their shell. In the meantime, the local political scenario appeared to be silent. However, the political under current is definitely building up. While we are expecting some new faces in the political arena, we also suspect that those vanquished in past elections will have a comeback – ready to be clobbered again. React: crisguardian@yahoo.com
PR tactics against the Filipinos HERE is a commentary on some good news published by the Financial Times by David Piling. Reading through the article gave me the “feel-good” sensation. The problem I now have is how is it, all this information sounds like another PR tactic against the Filipinos. The article celebrates our 100th million population growth being the 12th largest on this earth. But what Harry Tambuatco of the food security we require to feed this population? Is there cause for celebration? After decades of strain under the IMF dictates as I was growing up, now we are a creditor to the fund. Exactly what again does this mean and what advantages has it given us? After the stringent dictates, today we are simply a creditor country––so what now? Do we celebrate the plight of our OFW’s who we abuse here and abroad for bringing home the bacon? The article publishes our financial liquidity at nearly USD 80bn, which is higher than our external debt compliment with a growth of over 10-percent of GDP
annually since 2004. Rather than criticize our inability to create jobs for our workforce, we are said to have taken on the cudgels or the solution to the labour shortages of mature economies the world over. Our tax net was widened under the previous administration, though the tax-take remains at a lowly 13.5 per cent of GDP. Spending has been kept in check. Subsidies on fuel and power, the bane of many Asian finance ministers, were scrapped several years ago yet we are now talking of deregulation to appease the rally-driven public. The article continues to compliment the administration over the Supreme Court ruling (considering the very same administration is aggressively trying hard to impeach its head, the CJ) that the huge sugar plantation be distributed to farmer beneficiaries. The country allegedly has taken steps to restore rice self-sufficiency after being forced to import a fifth of our needs only in 2008. The center stage economic platform of the administration called the Public-Private Partnership is queued to build infrastructure have failed to keep pace with the overwhelming population growth. TACTICS/PAGE 9
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M A R AW I City - The city government is further e n h an c i ng its healthcare delivery system. OIC City Health Officer Faisal Idris said several health facility projects are on-going to ensure the availability and accessibility of such health services. “These include the construction of the P13-million Marawi City Hospital in Barangay Bito Buadi Itowa and the creation of CHO-satellite offices in Barangays Timbangalan, Kapantaran, Amito, and Cabingan,” he said.
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RLECC holds three activities in a row By P/SUPT. RONNIE FRANCIS M. CARIAGA, Chief RPIO CAMP Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City––Memberagencies of the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Council (RLECC) of Northern Mindanao, represented by their respective directors, had three environmentrelated activities, April 25 this year.
First ly, t he RLEC C meeting at Camp Alagar where they discussed the condition of peace and order, as related to economy and environment in the region; Secondly, distribution of assorted goods to 132 recipient-families, all ty-
phoon Sendong survivors, at barangay Gusa; and Thirdly, the signing of memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO) and the Barangay Government of Gusa on the watering and nurturing of trees by the
barangay officials and their constituents. Earlier, RLECC members and personnel of the Police Regional Office 10 (PRO-10), led by P/Chief Supt. Jufel C. Adriatico, planted another 5,500 seedlings at the vicinity of the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) in Barangay Gusa. (RFMC/jdelpf ) SUMMER BASKETBALL CLINIC. Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar S. Moreno enjoys the company of children during the summer basketball clinic, with Chicago Bulls Cager Luc Longley. (MisOr Press Office photo)
Public schools prepare for class opening BUTUAN City – The annual Brigada Eswela starts very soon. According to City Schools Division Superintendent Daylinda Tampus, Brigada Eskwela aims to prepare the infrastructure facilities of all public schools for the upcoming opening of classes.
DOST introduces ceramics water filter
CAGAYAN de Oro City – DOST-10 has introduced the ceramics water filter to the residents of Calaanan Tent City and Lumbia Resettlement Area. Leading the activities was DOST-10 Assistant Director Jacinto Taran Sr., with Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) Representatives Josefina Celorico and Edmar Casa. The technology applies a water purification system (WPS) by using ceramic filters developed by the ITDI.
Club officers to empower OFWs TANDAG City - Sixteen sets of officers have committed to empower the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Surigao del Sur. This, after taking their oath as new officers for the OFW family clubs from the 16 municipalities of the province, done during the
Organizational Development Seminar here. According to OWWA13 Director Marietta A. Lumawag, the more than 130 officers from different municipalities and two cities of Surigao del Sur are now legitimate officers of the OFW organizations in
the region. The occasion was graced by representatives from the local government units, Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Labor and Employment. (RER/Ritchel A. Molero, OWWA-Caraga/ PIA-Caraga/jdelpf )
POEA allows deployment of OFWs to 49 countries
REGION 13 – POEA Caraga Director Marietta Bellotindos said, the agency has issued Governing Board Resolution No. 2, series of 2011. The resolution allows the deployment of OFWs to the initial 49 out of 76 countries that have complied with the guarantees provided under the Migrant Workers & Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995.
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More new company rules ON SURGERY : As long as you are an employee here, you need all your organs. You should not consider removing anything. We hired you intact. To have something removed, constitutes a breach of employment. (Siddu S Hosageri)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Forgiveness is such a powerful gift from heaven. It’s like a door, in our heart. When we choose to forgive, it opens our heart that we can receive everything God has in store for us. (contributed by Atty. Vic Carillo, Cagayan de Oro City)
Transparency and accountability kiosk - ARMM OIC Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman (2nd from right) led the launching of the ARMM Transparency and Accountability Portal kiosk. He is with Senator Teofisto Guingona Jr., Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Luwalhati Antonino and other government officials. (Omar Mangorsi/BPI-ARMM)
Treating early stage lung cancer When non-small-cell lung cancer is found before it spreads beyond one lung, surgery can sometimes offer a cure. The surgeon may remove the part of the lung that contains the tumor, or if necessary, an entire lung. Some patients are given radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. Surgery is usually not an option for patients with small-cell lung cancer because it typically has already spread at the time of diagnosis. (WebMD)
Army honors retirees By ELAINE O. RATUNIL CAMP Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City––Army’s 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division conducted a testimonial parade in honor of the retiring military personnel at the Division’s Grandstand last May 4 here. This parade in done to show the Command’s gratitude for the services and sacrifices these personnel had rendered for more than 30 years. This is also a farewell for them who have done their part as soldiers of the country. A total of 13 military personnel received this honor, which is only given to a compulsory retiring soldier, which means he had reach the age of 56 years old and have served for 30 years or more. The families of these personnel were also invited to witness this ceremony. BY ROWJOE S. FELICILDA M ÃÊÙ® ½ C Ä Ù IÄ¥ÊÙà ã®ÊÄ PÙʹ ã
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By EDDIE G. ALINEA THE chief trainer of World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao warned on Friday that junior welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley should not be taken lightly as he will be out to strip the Filipino ring icon of his 147-pound belt when they meet on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Bradley might be an upand-coming fighter. A new campaigner, but I expect him to be very focus when he faces Manny on June 9,” trainer Freddie Roach said during Friday’s “SCOOP Sa Kamayan” weekly session at the Kamayan Restaurant-
Padre Faura in Ermita, Manila. “Remember, he promised to destroy Manny and he’s been doing everything to attain that purpose by training daily since the fight was announced two months ago,” the 52-yearold five-time “Trainer of the Year” honoree of the Boxing Writers Association of America told his audience in the well-attended forum sponsored by Powerade, AKTV and FILA Sports Wear. “ H e’s n e v e r b e e n knocked down, never been KO’ed and has been announcing daily what he intends to do with Manny. Well, I supposed that‘s his way of promoting himself,
but we’ll see,” said Roach, who came to the session accompanied by Filipino conditioning coach Marvin Somodio. Pacquiao himself was invited to grace the session for the first time since he last showed up seven years ago, but failed to make it as he was too tired after a long trip from Baguio City to Manila Egging to see his four children with wife Jinkee, whom he had not seen in the entire three-week duration of the Baguio camp, Pacquiao decided to proceed to the family residence in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna. Speaking of the recently-ended Baguio training camp, Roach, who hails
from Boston but is now based in Los Angeles, said he is satisfied with the results and that whatever still lacks in Pacquiao’s arsenal will be addressed when training shifts to the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. “Manny’s in between 40 to 50 percent ready at the moment, but he’ll be ready to reclaim that pound-forpound best fighter title,” Roach assured, belying reports that the eight-division champion is on the way down. “To those who are saying that Manny is all done, washed up and too old, well, they’re mistaken. They based their opinion perhaps on Manny’s last outing against (Juan Manuel)
Marquez, but there’s no comparison,” he said. When asked how the fight will go, Roach said it will not last 12 rounds with Pacquiao emerging as winner. Somodio, who took over the strength and conditioning aspect of preparations from Alex Ariza, who left for the U.S, two weeks ago, for his part, said Pacquiao has been doing well in training and is in near perfect condition. “Maganda na ang kondisyon ni Manny. The muscles are back to where they should be,” the 28-year-old protégé of Roach said. “Endurance? Well, it’s there all the time naman, kelangan lang ma-revive and that’s
what we’ve been doing.” Even the leg cramps which Pacquiao blamed in his near loss to Marquez, according to Somodio, has totally been healed, the same as the shoulder pain he’s been complaining about since two weeks ago. Pacquiao was scheduled to work on the mitts as well as conditioning exercises Friday. Sparring resumes Saturday with a seven-round session against Ruslan Provodnikov (four rounds) and Rustam Nugaev (three rounds). Pacquiao and party leave for Los Angeles Saturday night on board a Philippine Airlines flight. A report from the Philippine News Agency
Gwen Garci, single mom, hits comeback trail By SIRRI SHAYLA of InterAksyon.com GWEN Garci, like most of her fellow Viva Hot Babes, turned her back on showbiz to take a stab at domestic bliss. Now, she’s back after a three-year absence, a single mother eager to resurrect her career after surviving an abusive relationship. In 2009, she fell in love with an Italian, Nicola Coccia, who worked as an executive chef at Shangri-La Makati. When he was posted to the Shangri-La Resorts and Hotel in Beijing he
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asked her to relocate with him to the Chinese capital. There she got pregnant and gave birth to a daughter named Naima. Nicola expected a wedding to follow soon after, but Gwen wanted the ceremony to happen in the Philippines. “He proposed to me after I gave birth to Naima. Sabi ko sa kanya, pag-iisipan ko muna. Ayoko kasing ikasal na wala ang family ko,” she explained. “Minsan na nga lang mangyayari iyon tapos wala
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Pinapa-insecure niya ako. Hindi ko na matagalan iyon kaya nilayasan ko siya.” According to Gwen, the womanizing started after she gained weight post-partum and lost the famous Hot Babe figure that had sold countless copies of men’s magazines. “Weird nga, eh. Nagpropose pa siya kunwari pero mambababae rin pala siya. “You can just imagine how I felt that time. Ang taba-taba ko na tapos harapharapan ka pang GWEN/PAGE 9
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connected to terrorism or gang war. Police identified the fatalities as Jhonel Dumalagan, a vendor; and 21-yearold Jay Jangad, a resident of Barangay Hinaplanon. Injured were Liezl Lubguban, a resident of Lugait in Misamis Oriental; 17-yearold Diane Gacus; Dawn Mary Christine Gacus, 19; Danilo Gabrinab; and Dennis Corbera. Rey Suong, Sunny Marquez Mendez Jr., Helmelita Ibarap, 27, Jenifie de Los Santos, 29, Abdul Gafar Maruhom, 25, Eric Salcedo, 39, Krystel Cabahug, and Aileen Almacen. Michael San Felipe Gonzales, 19, Sheralyn Jurban Repueto, 29, Maribelle Paquingan Cabanlit, 25, Aliah Barami, Aldren Magsayo, Laila Lamila Candog, Earl Russel Rapanan Revelo, Louie Jay Tanjo, Mahali Rose Tanjo, andPrincess Irese Tanjo. Jansy Dumalagan, Marylou Aligno, Joel Abriol, Jay Siton, 23, Albert Gongub, Rick Maniego, and John Paul Ponce.
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five years after the last barangay polls. Treñas, Chairman of the House Committee on Good government and Public Accountability, took notice of a Supreme Court comment in the case of Occeña vs. Comelec that there are good reasons for insulating the Barangay from the divisive and debilitating effects of a partisan political campaign, as the barangay Captain and the Barangay Council also act as agencies for neutral community actions such as distribution of basic necessities, conducting plebiscites and settling local disputes. Treñas said the High Tribunal was right when it noted that “it would definitely enhance the objective and impartial discharge of their duties for barangay officials to be shielded from political loyalty.” Rep. Augusto Syjuco (2nd District, Iloilo) authored House Bill 5987, which seeks to reset the barangay and SK elections from October 29, 2013 to October 27, 2014. Syjuco’s bill also proposes that the term of office of all barangay and SK officials should be five years instead of the current three years. E a r l i e r, R e p . B e n Evardone (Lone District, Eastern Samar) filed House Bill 5794 that resets the barangay and SK polls to May 2014 and every four years thereafter. Likewise, Rep. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar (1st District, Cebu) filed House Bill 5750 resetting the Barangay and SK polls to the last Monday of October 2014 and every three years thereafter. A separate measure, House Bill 5962, authored by Reps. Guillermo Roma-
rate, Jr. (2nd Dist., Surigao del Norte), Francisco Matugas (1st District, Surigao del Norte), Philip Pichay (1st District, Surigao del Sur), Florencio Garay (2nd District, Surigao del Sur), Evelyn Mellana (2nd District, Agusan del Sur), Ma. Valentina Plaza (1st District, Agusan del Sur), Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba (2nd District, Agusan del Norte) and Jose S. Aquino II (1st District, Agusan del Norte), calls for the resetting of the October 2013 polls to the second Monday of May 2015. Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo Rodriguez Jr. (Partylist, Abante-Mindanao) also proposed the resetting of the said elections to the last Monday of October 2015. “For a country whose budget deficit was estimated by the President to reach a record high of P349-billion by the end of the year, P3.6billion (spent in 2010) is too high a price to spend on barangay elections,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez noted that elections in the Philippines are always a costly exercise, both for the candidate and the government. As scheduled, the next Barangay and SK elections shall be held five months after the 2013 senatorial and local elections. “It could be a safe bet to state that the upcoming 2013 barangay elections could top the 2010 spent for the barangay polls, which amount could be better spent for other government projects like construction of bridges, roads and other infrastructure projects, and even school buildings,” Ro-
driguez said. “Elections, whether national, local or barangay, prove to be divisive among the populace specially coming from the heels of the very divisive May 10, 2010 polls,” Rodriguez added. Rodriguez surmised that the three year term of barangay officials is too short a time for the unity and stability in barangay leadership and affairs. “ Three years is not enough to ensure that the programs of the barangay are carried out properly considering the fact that it cannot be denied that the last year of the term is basically used for campaigning,” Rodriguez said. A two-year extension would therefore be in order to ensure stability in the barangay level so that the programs initiated by the current leaders would come to fruition, according to Rodriguez.
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for the hospital’s expansion was passed during Congress regular session in January last year. ‘I will make a followup this week to be make sure that the expansion of the Northern Mindanao Regional Medical Center be implemented this year,’ Rodriguez added. He said the expansion is necessary since patients at the government hospital in Cagayan de Oro continue to grow. According to Rodriguez, the government regional hospital is the cheapest in the region. ‘The hospital services are at par with private hospitals in the region,’ he said.
The Northern Mindanao Regional Medical Center is one of the most advanced government hospitals in the region. It has modern medical facilities and highly trained medical practitioners much better than other hospitals in town. Rodriguez said he will also push for the conversion of the Agusan to Balubal road to national road so that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) can construct and maintain the road for public convenience. Aside from the AgusanBalubal road, Rodriguez is working to convert the Camaman-an-IndahagLibona road into national road. He said he is optimistic that Congress would give preference for these projects vital in the delivery of basic services for the people of Cagayan de Oro City and its neighboring cities and provinces.
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binabastos ng boyfriend mo,” she recalled. The emotional abuse took a heavy toll on her self-esteem. “Iyak lang ako nang iyak noon. Until I really tried to
lose weight para sa kanya. Pero kahit na pumayat na ako, patuloy pa rin ang pambababae niya,” she said. Gwen soon decided she couldn’t take any more. “Doon ko na naisip na, tama na ito. Ginawa ko nang kawawa ang sarili ko. It was time to leave.” She told her boyfriend that she would take a week’s vacation in Manila. She took Naima with her and, after a week, she called to tell him they were never coming back to Beijing. “Nagalit siya sa akin siyempre. Pero may valid reason ako na iwan siya. Kung gusto niyang mambabae, eh di gawin niya. Basta dito kami ng anak ko,” she said. Gwen made the decision not only for her own sake but for her two-year-old daughter’s future as well. “Ayokong lumaki ang anak ko na nakikita kaming nag-aaway. It’s better that she’s here at tahimik ang lahat. Now she’s with my mom in Baguio. Tuwangtuwa si Mommy sa apo niya.” The former Viva Hot Babe is back in the Viva fold. She just signed a new managerial contract with Viva Artist Agency. “Na-miss ko ang showbiz. After two years na nasa ibang bansa ako, it’s great to be back home and working,” she said. “The last movie I did was ‘Bigasan’ in 2009 pa. I also did some daring indie films noon like ‘Heavenly Touch’ and ‘Beerhouse.’ Sa TV, the last one I did was ‘MariMar.’ Noong bumalik ako, I did a guest role in ‘My Binondo Girl.’” Gwen knows the stakes are different this time around.
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