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Catholic Church rejects military offensive
A military photo shows Armed Forces Chief General Gregorio Catapang and Western Mindanao Command Chief General Rustico Guerrero with ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman during a closed-door meeting recently with Basilan mayors at a military base in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner) n influential an all-out campaign against lawless elements, we can’t do Catholic bishop the lawless elements in anything about them, run afhas rejected Mindanao is not the solu- ter them… Finishing them proposals for tion,” he said, stressing that all? I think that is not the soan all-out war against the the use of violence to vio- lution because that will just al-Qaeda linked Abu lence might even encourage add more problems. I think Sayyaf group in Basilan, more rebel recruits. the government must act like one of five provinces under According to the Catho- a mother that will look for aid the troubled Muslim au- lic Bishops of the Philippines, in order to win their trust and tonomous region in Bishop Jumoad - in a recent confidence to the calls of Mindanao. interview over Radyo Veritas law,” he said, adding, exBasilan Bishop Martin - said a solution that empha- treme poverty from which Jumoad said waging a full- sizes force will not earn the most people in Mindanao scale military offensive government the trust and suffer is at the root of the conagainst the militant group confidence of the rebels. flict. Continue to page 2 is not the solution. “Waging “Those perpetrators or
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olice and military authorities have tightened security in Zamboanga City following two recent bombings at a massage parlor and karaoke bar that injured a member of the police bomb squad. Police also released the facial composite of the alleged bomber based on the description of several witnesses. The mayor of Zamboanga, Maria Isabelle Salazar, offered a P50,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to the apprehension of the bomber. Officials said PO2 Franklin Manuel Ined, Sr. was rushed to the hospital after sustaining shrapnel wounds from the explosion. The police was in-
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Facial composite of the alleged Zamboanga bomber. (Mindanao Examiner) specting the explosive inside the Deluxe Massage and Karaoke Bar at Tomas Claudio Street when it went off. Two explosions were reported in the first and second floors of the bar. The blast occurred just as security forces deployed more per-
sonnel to guard some 7,500 who are attending the weeklong Centennial Jamboree in Zamboanga City. Police have cordoned off the blast site shortly after the explosions and forensic experts recovered pieces of electrical wiring, dry cell and shrapnel believed to be parts of the bombs left inside the bar. Traces of ammonium nitrate were also found at the scene. The military’s Western Mindanao Command tagged the group of Abu Sayyaf leader Puruji Indama as behind the bombings. “The public is advised to stay calm, but vigilant and report suspicious persons or bags and other items to (emergency telephones) 117 or 166. Authorities are in control of the situation,” Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar said.
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Vice Governor Sakur Tan during the recently concluded Sulu Provincial Athletics Association Meet. (Photos by Franzie Sali)
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ulu has successfully concluded a four-day sports competition part icipated by hundreds of athletes from different schools in the province. Thousands of people also flocked to the annual sports event. The Sulu Provincial Athletics Association Meet was so successful that next year’s event is expected to draw thousands of people from different towns here. This year’s theme “School Sports in the Context of K to 12 Curriculum and Beyond” showed the camaraderie and unity not only of teachers and athletes and their trainers, but the people of Sulu as well. The event was held at the provincial sports complex in Patikul town which was packed with people as it were in the previous years. Governor Totoh Tan, who is the chairman of Sulu Sports Development Council, and Vice Governor Sakur Tan have actively supported the event. Gover nor Tan, himself a sportsman, has urged the youth and the students to get actively in sports because it is not only good for the health, but also improve the activity of the brains and every organ in the body.
“ The interest in sports, both as a hobby and a competitive undertaking, should be instilled among the youth, and if possible while they are still in their primary level of education and the the fact that sports is integral to the holistic concept in education,” he said. Vice Governor Tan, who opened the sports competition along with education officials, said he was elated to see the overwhelming response of the people to the annual sports competition. It was during his administration that the sprawling sports complex was built – complete with track and field oval, a swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, and other facilities. The complex, surrounded by flower gardens and trees, is also adorned with colored lights and fountains. “I have always espoused for our youth to excel in any fields of their choosing, and I still do. Our development vision for Sulu to be realized to the fullest extent within our human and material means is conditioned on the premise that we must craft and develop a mentally and physically able citizenry who can absorb the arduous tasks and responsibilities demanded
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by the endeavor. The school is the initial machiner y where values and right mindset can be had through the tireless efforts of the teaching profession,” Vice Governor Tan said. “As Sulu is a single entity, let not demarcations divide us and we should zealously guard and preserve our unity as a people. The value of sports in education and the development of individuals equipped physically and mentally have been bannered in slogans and catchphrases yet the provision of resources towards this end are insufficient. I believe all stakeholders in this noble effort should go beyond the semantics and walk the talk. Education can never be compromised and our educators should not shy away from relaying concerns and suggestions relative to their field in all available forums,” he added. Aside from the stunningly beautiful sports complex, the provincial government has also gone out of its way to provide assistance to many schools to punctuate the importance it accord to matters of education, but it can only do so much. (Franzie Sali)
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Yakan weavers featured at National Museum
BASILAN - Yakan weavers showed their craft in weaving natural fibers into colorful fabrics with intricate designs in a demonstration at the National Museum in Manila. The country’s first permanent textile gallery, Hibla ng Lahing Filipino, said that the Yakans were the featured craftsmen at the gallery. The feature included Seputangan, a famous handwoven cloth of the Yakans containing intricate design and is usually worn as a head cover or around the waist. The Yakans, of Basilan
province, traditionally wear colorful, handwoven garments. They are one of the most distinctively dressed groups of people in Mindanao. A closer look at their garments will reveal the intricate patterns they employ in weaving. The weekly weaving demonstrations at the Hibla gallery are part of the Lecture Series on Philippine Traditional Textiles and Indigenous Knowledge, which Senator Loren Legarda initiated since 2012 to perpetuate weaving and indigenous knowledge. Previous demonstrators
from the Cordillera Region were the Ifugao weavers from Kiangan, the Kalinga weavers from Mabilong Weaving Center of Buscalan and weavers from Samoki, Mountain Province. Weavers from Panay Island also showcased their craft. Weavers from Arevalo, Iloilo demonstrated sinamay weaving, the Panay Bukidnons showcased their panubok embroidery, and weavers from Bagtason Loom Weavers Association in Bugasong, Antique showed how they make the colorful Patadyong. (Mindanao Examiner)
Catholic Church rejects military offensive Continued fr om page 1 from “I have been in Basilan. Parang paulit-ulit na lang ang pangyarari. I think the approach should really be no longer through guns. I ask the government to really give more educational and livelihood programs to those areas, especially in Sumisip,” he said. The bishop said instead of an armed response, government officials should find ways to assure the rebels that Mindanaoans are not second-class citizens, and that they get educated and have the means to support themselves and their children. His pronouncement came after Mujiv Hataman, the regional governor, recommended an all-out war against the Abu Sayyaf tagged as behind the killings of 6 soldiers, including a young army officer, in a recent clash in Basilan’s Sumisip town, a known stronghold of the jihadist group and birthplace of the politician. Mayors in Basilan, who are allies of Hataman, also supported his calls, but the provincial governor, Jum Akbar, the head of the peace and order council, was silent about the proposed all-out military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf. Hataman and the mayors also met recently with Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang and senior military commanders at the Western Mindanao Command headquarters where they discussed about the campaign against the Abu Sayyaf. Among the mayors who are supporting Hataman were were Indanan Daud of Maluso, Rose Furigay of Lamitan City, Jomar Maturan of Ungkaya Pukan, Jamar Mansur of Hadji Muhtaman, Gulam Hataman of Sumisip, Darussalam Lajid of AlBarka, Talib Pawaki of Mohammad Adjul, Tong Istarul of Tipo-Tipo, Muctar Junaid of TabuanLasa, Alih Sali of Akbar, Durie Kallahal of Tuburan
and Rustam Ismael of Lantawan. Peace eace,, not war Human rights group Suara Bangsamoro also warned that a full military offensive could lead to civilian abuses and destruction of properties, and massive displacement of people. Amira Lidasan, the group’s leader, has cautioned Hataman - whose elder brother Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman is the congressman of Basilan in his all-out war announcement against the Abu Sayyaf fearing that civilians will be targeted in the military assault. “Such policy is prone to abuse of power by the authorities and would lead to more cases of human rights violations such as massive displacement of residents, death due to strafing and indiscriminate firing, destruction of properties, exposing women and children to harm,” Lidasan said. She said previous wars against the Abu Sayyaf tied to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya had resulted in the exodus of civilians whose properties and livelihoods were affected by military operations. She said that in 2000, the government ordered a massive military assault, backed by US military forces, against the Abu Sayyaf and the biggest casualties were the civilians while the Abu Sayyaf still continues their criminal activities. Lidasan also accused Hataman of contradicting himself when two years ago he and the other governors in the autonomous region said “never again” to all-out war policy in dealing with rebels. She reminded Hataman that in the previous military operations against the Abu Sayyaf, there were also reports of military clashes with Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels who are also in the mountainous area of Basilan. Rep. Francisco Ashley Acedillo, who was among those who led a coup against the previous Arroyo government, also rejected Hataman’s proposal for an all-out war against the Abu
Sayyaf, saying, innocent civilians will bear the brunt of the military operations. “Sang-ayon po tayo na tugisin ng gobyerno yung mga responsible rito para mahuli sila, makasuhan at makulong, (pero) hindi tayo sang-ayon na gawing all-out war,” Acedillo said. “Ang nasa losing end diyan, ‘yung ating mga sibilyan. Alam naman natin, hindi naman buong isla ang involved sa nangyari pero sila ay maaapektuhan lahat dito kapag nagkaroon ng massive military ope-ration.” Various Muslim groups also opposed a fullscale offensive against the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan and Sulu province where security forces are pursuing the militants, saying, it would affect and displaced tens of thousands of innocent civilians. “Baligtad na talaga, (si Mujiv Hataman) ang nagpakilalang HR (human rights) fighter and peace activist noon (remember his Anak Mindanao partylist na asawa naman niya ngayon ang naupo) ang nananawagan ngayon ng all-out war at ang isang (Magdalo) party-list na mas linyado sa mga sundalo ay ang umaawat at sumasalungat sa munkahing all-out war? Tama ba itong nababasa ko?” asked Lanog Mindanao, a group advocating for the rights of the indigenous peoples in Mindanao. President Benigno Aquino has recently ordered security forces to sustain the operations against the Abu Sayyaf group and at the same time said the government is also trying to bring progress to the region by constructing infrastructure. “Ina-assure tayo ng ating militar at kapulisan na supisiyente ang ating mga pwersa para malipol itong mga masasamangloob na ito,” Aquino said, adding, several infantry battalions were sent to Mindanao to sustain the operations against the Abu Sayyaf which is still holding more than a dozen Filipino and foreign hostages in the restive region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Ulo, hita ng tao natagpuan sa bituka ng pating CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Isang pating na nahuli ng mga mangingisda dikalayuan sa Camiguin Island sa northern Mindanao ang nakitaan ng ulo at hita ng tao sa kanyang bituka matapos nilang katayin dahil sa kakaibang laki nito. Ngunit nagimbal ang mga mangingisda ng matagpuan ang bahagi ng katawan ng tao sa tiyan ng tiger shark na kanilang nabingwit nitong nakaraang
linggo lamang. Ngunit dahil sa sorang baho ng bituka ng pating ay tanging mga palikpik at panga na lamang nito ang kinuha ng mga mangingisda. Balak pa sanang ibenta ng mga ito ang karne ng pating sa Cebu upang gawin fishball, ngunit natakot sa kanilang nasaksihan. Itinapon rin umano ng mga ito ang pating, gayun rin ang panga sa takot ng asawa ng isa sa mga mangingisda na
magdadala ito ng kamalasan dahil sa ulo at hitang kinain ng pating. Hindi naman mabatid kung kaninong ulo at hita ang nasa tiyan ng pating, ngunit ang tiger shark ay isa sa mga pinaka-mapanganib na pating sa buong mundo at maraming kaso na ang naitalang mga inatake nito sa tao, partikular sa mga tabing-karagatan. (Mindanao Examiner, Mindanao Daily)
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Snail mail gets a boost MANILA - The Philippine Postal Corporation and the Bureau of Customs signed an agreement that will make the process of clearing and delivery of parcels and other mails faster and simpler, especially for those who rely on the postal service to send and receive packages from abroad. The accord rationalizes and simplifies the joint operations and customs processes between PHLPost and BOC, superseding policies and procedures that have not been updated since 1973. "This refinement in the processes will be beneficial to the common Filipino, the Filipino worker, and the Filipino family who receive gifts and buy items from abroad. The streamlined method will speed up the system with a centralized design in collecting duties and taxes so that items get released faster." "It took painstaking efforts from the present administration of both PHLPost and BOC to synergize and institute significant reforms, but more than the profit, our ultimate goal is to serve the people, especially that the holiday season is coming," PHLPost
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Postmaster General Josie dela Cruz said. Under the agreement, PHLPost and BOC shall centralize examination and assessment of customs duties for all parcels and mail matters at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) for those that arrived by air and at the Surface Mail Exchange Department (SMED) for those conveyed by sea. The BOC will close down all other customs facilities and operations in other post offices and distribution centers nationwide and designates PHLPost as its authorized collecting agent. Both agencies will adopt a system for screening, sorting and inspection of all letters, parcels and express mail items, including procedures for items tagged for further examination. BOC will ensure manning of customs examination and assessment operations at both CMEC and SMED. The agreement further states a customs clearance time of 24 hours from arrival at CMEC or SMED for timesensitive mail like the Express Mail Service, 48 hours for registered mail and small packets, and 72 hours for air parcels, and surface mail ex-
cept for items tagged for further examination. PHLPost will also set-up help desks to contact addressees of mail matters for tax dues based on Customs’ assessment, before delivery right at the doorstep of the claimant’s house. "It is important for the public to understand that all mail and parcels may be subject to customs examination, duties, taxes and other fees. What our agreement with PHLPost provides is convenience— clear, simple and transparent processes for assessment, appraisal and collection of customs duties and other import charges from letter posts, parcel posts, and express mail items," BOC Commissioner John Sevilla said. The improvements to the inter-operability and regulations between the two agencies are also expected to attune the handling of mail matters with current market demands and service standard requirements of the Universal Postal Union and the World Customs Organization. It also augurs well for the country’s compliance with ASEAN integration incorporating borderless trade and economies. (Mindanao Examiner, BOC)
Davao City launches Ebola info drive DAVAO CITY – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City has ordered an intensified campaign about the Ebola in an effort to educate the public about the deadly virus, state media said. It said Duterte ordered the distribution of pamphlets to enable residents to take precaution and learn more about the virus that has killed thousands
of people in Africa. “It is important that the people must avoid getting in contact with individuals afflicted with the virus,” the Philippine Information Agency quoted Duterte as saying. It said Duterte reminded citizens to always wash hands and to avoid rubbing their eyes, nose and mouth which are the entry points of the virus to
the body. He also ordered the purchase of temperature scanners which will be installed in government hospitals here. He said the local government has provided ambulance personnel with gear that includes an impervious gown, goggles, mask, head cover, gloves and booties to protect them from the Ebola virus. (Mindanao Examiner)
Security forces alerted vs. armed group in Sultan Kudarat SULTAN KUDARAT – Security forces have been alerted in Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines following reports that armed followers of a slain former rebel commander may launch attacks to avenge the death of their leader. Motorcycle gunmen killed Manubakan Abdul, 57, a leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and Abdulkarim Maslamama, 38, a village councilman in Midconding in General Salipada Pendatun town in Maguindanao province. The duo was driving their motorcycle when gunmen attacked them last month in President Quirino town in Sultan Kudarat province. Police said prior to the attack, two unidentified armed men also tried, but failed to kill Abdul’s son, Datumana, who is the vil-
lage chieftain of Midconding. The village chieftain managed to escape after the gun of one of the suspected assassins jammed. It was not immediately known whether the gunmen and the killers of Datumana’s father were the same assailants. Colonel Melquiadez Feliciano, commander of the 601st Infantry Brigade, said he alerted his troops about the possible attacks by gunmen. Superintendent Marvin Fontalva, of the Provincial Public Safety Company, and Superintendent Maximo Layugan, of the Regional Public Safety Battalion, also ordered police forces in the province to stay alert and vigilant. Authorities previously said that some members of the MILF may have been in-
volved in recent attacks by jihadist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in President Quirino town and nearby areas. The recent attack in the town killed the brother of Katiku village chieftain and wounded two more people in Katiku village. Police also relayed this information to members of the International Monitoring Team which is overseeing the cease-fire accord between the MILF and the Aquino government. The MILF has signed a peace accord with Manila last year, ending decades of bloody fighting in the restive region. The BIFF has been fighting for independence in Mindanao and has pledged allegiance with the Sunni jihadist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (Mindanao Examiner - Rose Muneza)
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Basilan under tight watch BASILAN – Security forces have been alerted against attacks by Abu Sayyaf rebels following a series of bombings in the restive province of Basilan. Police and military last week also disarmed an improvised explosive left at a gas station in Isabela City. Inspector Dahlan Samuddin, a regional police spokesman, said two masked men on a motorcycle left a plastic bag containing the explosive at the ASL gasoline station. He said the explosive, whose ingredient was mostly ammonium nitrate, and wired to a blasting cap and cell phone as triggering device, was inside a cooking pot when recovered by members of
the local bomb squad. “Post-blast investigation revealed that the IED was placed by two suspicious persons riding on red motorcycle - one wearing a bonnet and the other had a handkerchief covering his face – and they immediately fled,” Samuddin said. “The explosive was successfully disarmed and there is no reported damage to properties. Investigation is still going on.” The foiled bombing occurred a day after the military’s Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City said troops assaulted an Abu Sayyaf bomb factory in Tipo-Tipo town where security forces are pursuing militants headed by Puruji
Indama. Military spokeswoman Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela also tagged Indama as behind the twin bombings in Zamboanga City recently. “The main intent of the operation is to allay the fears of the civilians and local officials in view of the series of atrocities, kidnapping and extortion committed by the group of Indama,” Muyuela said. “This operation also shows the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police’s commitment to the people of Basilan to have lasting peace and development to this island province.” She did not say if there were Abu Sayyaf casualties in the assault.
File photos of previous bombing in Isabela City in the troubled province of Basilan in the Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) A hand grenade also exploded last week at a copra warehouse in Lamitan City, although there were no reports of casualties
from the attack. The Abu Sayyaf, blamed by authorities to the spate of bombings and killings in the southern
Philippines, has recently pledged allegiance to the jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (Mindanao Examiner)
Koreans, DAR visit agrarian reform communities in Zamboanga Norte ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – The Department of Agrarian Reform and the Korean Rural Community Corporation recently held the ARCP2-KRCC Assessment Survey of Potential Agri-Enterprise Public-Private Partnership with the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations in Zamboanga del Norte Resettlement Agrarian Reform Communities. ARCP2 refers to the Agrarian Reform Community Project II which is funded by the Asian Development Bank and its longterm development goal is to reduce poverty in about 152 ARC clusters located in southern Philippines. It aims to contribute to sustained improvements in the incomes of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries and non-ARBs and in the quality of life in the ARC. The ARCP2 is designed to provide development in-
vestment in the different components namely - the community-driven development as a lead component to mobilize the community, strengthen the organizational processes, improve governance and build stronger platform for sustainability. Agriculture and Enterprise development to increase productivity and profitability of income generating activities, develop and improve markets and market linkages, and promote agribusiness. Leon Postigo Mayor Ruperto Jamora praised DAR for bringing KRCC delegation headed by Dr. Choi Ho Jin to his town. He said the activity is an opportunity for KRCC to see the real condition of the farmers in the ARC cluster for appropriate intervention to enhance their production capability and to develop product competitiveness with the other countries.
Aside from Leon Postigo, the town of Salug also thanked DAR and local Mayor Jeoffrey Lim has urged his constituents to cooperate and support DAR through KRCC, saying he considers the visit of the Koreans as an opportunity to help alleviate the economic lives of the ARCP2 project beneficiaries. Salug and Leon Postigo are pre-dominantly planted with coconut trees while Tampilisan and Godod towns are pre-dominantly planted with rubber trees. In another forum, Rizzel Villanueva, the provincial agrarian reform program officer, presented DAR's Cluster Development Framework for Leon Postigo, Salug, Godod and Tampilisan towns. Julita Ragandang, DAR Regional Director for Western Mindanao, also urged farmers to organize among
themselves into a cooperative to have easy access to support services of the agency. She pointed out that the assessment is just an initial step towards the realization of the implementation of agri-enterprise development of the project. “We have already accomplished the land acquisition, distribution and agrarian justice delivery and is now focusing on the agrienterprise development
component of the project,” Ragandang said. Luz Ani, Agriculture and Enterprise Development Specialist and ARCP Consultant, said the forum was just an assessment and aimed at getting first hand information from the farmer-beneficiaries on the support they need to make them more productive. Among the support services needed by the farmers in the ARC cluster include
farm-to-market roads, farm inputs, modern farming technologies and post harvest facilities. Lim and Jamora expressed optimism the consultation will have a positive impression among the Korean visitors and bring necessary intervention to improve the production efficiency of the farmers and bring their products to intentional market. (Mindanao Examiner)
Private guards now man national police headquarters MANILA - Dozens of private security guards are now manning the gates of the Philippine National Police headquarters in Quezon City in an effort to maximize the deployment of policemen in various duties. More than 70 security guards from the Right Eight Security Agency, Inc. were deployed in the four areas in the camp on orders from Police Director General Alan La Madrid Purisima. According to Chief Superintendent Albert Supapo, the Acting Director of the Headquarters Support Service, the guards also under-
Police Director General Alan La Madrid Purisima went a three-day briefing to orient them on their duties and responsibilities, location and familiarization of differ-
ent areas inside camp, procedures at the gates, and Standard Operating Procedures during different alert status. The deployment of guards is rotated in three eight-hour shifts to make sure that the security inside the camp is continuous day and night. The hiring of security guards is part of the pace to further increasing police presence in the communities by maximizing the deployment of personnel for preventive patrol and visibility operations. (Mindanao Examiner)
Lone survivor of brutal Tacurong attack dies TACURONG CITY – A 34year old woman who survived a brutal attack that left killed four people had died in hospital in Tacurong City in southern Philippines, her family and relatives said. They said Regine Dalogdog, a native of General Santos City, died shortly after giving a statement to the police about the recent attack that killed her companions Rhea Macion Ramirez, 26, of General Santos City;
Jhoan Mamon, 28, Columbio town in Sultan Kudarat province; Manuel Rafael Juan, 30, of Tacurong City, and another whose first name is Pedro, 27, also of Tacurong City. The woman was shot in the face when policemen found her at a rice paddy. Her statement was not made public by authorities, saying, there is an ongoing investigation to determine the motive and the perpetrators of the
attack. Local police chief Superintendent Junny Buenacosa said a tricycle that the victims used was also recovered near the area where the five had been shot. He said the bodies of the victims were peppered with bullets. He said police were still investigating the motive of the killings. Policemen recovered bullet casings fired from a 9mm pistol. (Rose Muneza and Cris Jay Diaz)
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Cop wounded in Zamboanga Social enterprise bill promotes bombings praised for heroism better lives to poor communities ZAMBOANGA CITY – A cop who was wounded in recent bombings in the southern Filipino port city of Zamboanga is recuperating after he sustained shrapnel wounds from the blast inside a karaoke bar and police praised his heroism for risking his life to save others, officials said. Officials said PO2 Franklin Manuel Ined, Sr. was rushed to the hospital after one of two homemade bombs exploded near him while inspecting a suspicious package left inside the Deluxe Massage and Karaoke Bar at Tomas Claudio Street. Two explosions were reported in the first and second floors of the bar. Police forensic experts recovered pieces of electrical wiring, a broken dry cell and shrapnel and broken parts of the bombs and that traces of ammonium nitrate were also found at the scene. The November 9 blasts occurred just as security forces deployed more personnel to guard some 7,500 scouters who were attending Centennial Jamboree in Zamboanga City. Her oism eroism Police have praised the heroism of Ined, a member of the Zamboanga City Public Safety Company, who is a K9 dog handler.
“PO2 Ined, who sustained multiple shrapnel wounds on the different parts of his body, is now in stable condition,” said Inspector Dahlan Samuddin, the regional police spokesman. He said Ined, unmindful of the dangers and hazards of his job, put his own life at risk to protect and save others. And so were other members of the bomb squad who quickly responded to an emergency call. Samuddin said a worker at the bar phoned the police about the suspicious boxes left there. He said the quick response of the local police personnel to the incident prevented further damage and injuries. He said Chief Superintendent Edgar Basbas, the regional police commander, assured that Ined will get full medical assistance and the police would also shoulder all other expenses incurred during his confinement. “The Police Regional Office 9 urges the public to continuously support the authorities by providing timely and relevant information, particularly those that concerns about public and safety of the region,” Samuddin said. Police also released the facial composite of the alleged bomber based on the description of several witnesses. The mayor of Zamboanga, Maria Isabelle
Salazar, has offered a P50,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the apprehension of the bomber. Abu S Sayyaf ayyaf The military’s Western Mindanao Command has tagged the group of Abu Sayyaf leader Puruji Indama as behind the latest twin bombings, who was also linked to similar attacks in nearby Basilan, one of five provinces under the restive Muslim autonomous region. Marine Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela, a military spokeswoman, said troops assaulted Indama’s bomb factory in Basilan’s Tipo-Tipo town, but there were no reports of enemy casualties. Last month, police bomb squad also disrupted an improvised explosive abandoned at the Plaza Pershing also in downtown Zamboanga. The explosive was hidden in a thermos that contained nails and ammonium nitrate, a banned chemical fertilizer widely used by Abu Sayyaf rebels in the manufacture of homemade bombs. The Abu Sayyaf, blamed by authorities to the spate of bombings and killings in the southern Philippines, has recently pledged allegiance to the jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (Mindanao Examiner)
ARMM investments reach P3.3 billion DAVAO CITY – Trade investments in the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines have reached over P3 billion in the past 9 months and doubled over last year’s figures and President Benigno Aquino said the government's landmark peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels brought about stability in Mindanao. Speaking at the Philippine Development Forum on the Bangsamoro in Davao City, Aquino boasted the record breaking and alltime high investments in the region and said it is part of the early gains of overall peace process in Mindanao.
He said the early impact of the government’s efforts has resulted to peace and stability in the region and that fostering a good business climate has been near instant. “Just look at ARMM. In just the first nine months of 2014, they registered a yearly all-time high of P3.37 billion in investments. This is more than double the P1.46 billion in investments recorded in 2013, and almost six times the P569 million in investments ARMM received in 2012.” “ARMM’s GDP has likewise been on an upswing, from a contraction of 0.3 percent in 2011, to a growth of 1.2 percent in 2012, and a
growth of 3.6 percent in 2013. I am told that the growth of 5.6 this year is very attainable,” Aquino said. Lawyer Ishak Mastura, Chairman and Managing Head of the Regional Board of Investments, thanked Aquino for his support in promoting investments in the Muslim autonomous region. “The efforts of President Aquino at the beginning of his term in bringing peace to Mindanao was noticed by local businessmen in the ARMM and they responded positively to his peace efforts by re-investing their hard won capital in the region,” he said. (Mindanao Examiner, RBOI)
MANILA - An alliance of organizations and lawmakers reiterate the call to reduce poverty through the substitute Senate Bill 2210, otherwise known as the Poverty Reduction through Social Entrepreneurship (Present) Bill. The Social Weather Station, in a recent survey, said some 12.1 million or 55% of Filipino families consider themselves poor, while some 9.3 million or 43% families claimed that they are food-poor. These numbers are above last year’s average of 52% and 39%, respectively. While the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew during the recent years, Filipinos do not feel that their lives become better-off. and in a study made by economist Cielito Habito, he explained that the bulk of the country’s GDP which is 76.5%, represents the rise in aggregate wealth of the 40 richest families in 2010-2011. And the PRESENT
Bill promotes social enterprise as an important way of addressing poverty. Social enterprise is a vehicle by which poor can create their own wealth in addition to employment opportunities as they assume the role of workers, suppliers, and owners in their own community enterprises. At the core of the bill is the development of interventions that will allow the poor and marginalized sectors, some of whom are farmers, fishermen, indigenous people, women, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities to participate in the value chain of goods and services where they can own a bigger portion of wealth created. The bill also seeks to empower people by becoming gender sensitive and ecologically mindful, reflecting that its foundations are built from the triple bottom line approach. “Inequality presents challenge to the poor sec-
tors to undertake economic activities that will uplift their lives. Through social enterprise initiatives, we hope that wealth will be redistributed at the same pace with social and environment aspects”, said Jay Bertram Lacsamana, the Executive Director of the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. The poor as stakeholders of social enterprises are also provided with loans, funds for research and development, social value procurement, training and capacitybuilding activities, and insurance for social enterprises especially in times of disasters. The bill is supported by the PRESENT Coalition, an alliance of various social enterprise practitioners, advocates, non-governmental organizations, and members of the academe who have joined together to lobby the passing of the bill in the houses of Congress and the Senate. (Mindanao Examiner)
Philippines releases P50 million to bring home OFWs from war-torn countries The Philippines has released some P50 million in fresh funds to repatriate Filipinos working in the strife-torn countries of Libya, Syria and Iraq, including Gaza. The money, released by the Department of Budget and Management, is to augment the P100-million emergency fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs to help in the continuing repatriation of Filipinos affected by the deteriorating security situation there. The DFA had declared Crisis Alert Level 4 in the four areas, issuing a total deployment ban and implementing mandatory repatriation for Filipinos living or working there. Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Fili-
pino workers face uncertainty and danger due to the untenable security situation in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Gaza. He said the fund came from the 2013 Contingent Fund and will supplement the DFA’s Assistance-To-Nationals Fund. The Department of Labor and Employment and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration are also working on necessary measures and processes to provide funds amounting to P50 million and P800 million respectively to help in the repatriation. “Our repatr iation program is an important tool in the government’s support system for Filipinos abroad. It gives us the ability to act on emergency conditions,
whether in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. Our primary goal, as always, is to look out for the welfare of fellow Filipinos around the world, especially those living in conflict zones,” Abad said. The DFA ordered the pullout of Filipinos in the Gaza Strip in June 2014 due to threats to security in relation to the IsraelHamas conflict. Around the same time, they made a similar call in Iraq because of the rapidly deteriorating security situation. In July 2014, the DFA called for the repatriation of Filipinos in Libya because of the worsening violence. The on-going repatriation of Filipinos in Syria first started in December 2012. (Mindanao Examiner, DBM)
Ombudsman files charges vs judge, clerk in Koronadal City KORONADAL CITY Ombudsman Conchita Morales has ordered the filing of charges against former Presiding Judge Agustin Sardido and former Clerk of Court Normandie Ines here. Morales affirmed the finding of probable cause and ordered the filing of information for Malversation and violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) against them. According to the Office of the Ombudsman, the charges stemmed from the financial and judicial audit conducted on the records and books of account of the MTC
wherein shortages were discovered in the Judiciary Development Fund, Clerk of Court General Fund and Fiduciary Fund totaling P1.07 million. It said during investigation, Sardido admitted borrowing money from the funds amounting to P582,500 to pay for the education of his children and a second-hand vehicle. Morales' order stated that “Ines and Sardido conspired with each other in the embezzlement of the posted Cash Bonds as Fiduciary Fund from September 21, 1993 to September 30, 2001 in the total sum of P955,026” with Ines deliberately failing to
“issue official receipts on the posted Cash Bonds in different cases in the total amount of P460,200 and Sardido willfully approving such posted Cash Bonds without Official Receipt issued.” Morales emphasized that “payment, reimbursement, restitution or indemnification of the amount malversed will not in any way exonerate an accused since they are not among those circumstances for extinction of criminal liability.” Sardido was dismissed from service by the Supreme Court in relation to the administrative case. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Left photo, government housing units for last year's Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) victims in Tacloban City (Malacanyang Photo) and right picture, government housing units for last year's victims of MNLF rebel attack in Zamboanga City.(Mindanao Examiner Photo)
Mga nagmugna sa IPRA Law mo-apelar aron i-apil sa Bangsamoro Basic Law ang pagtahud sa katungod sa Lumad DAVAO CITY - Samtang niduaw si Pangulong Benigno Aquino dinhi nga ciudad, ang katawhan Lumad ug ubang instrumento sa pagkamugna sa Indigenous Peoples Rights Act nga balaod kon IPRA Law nagtigum usab sa isa ka hotel aron paghisgot sa pamaagi nga aron ilakip ang pag-ila ug pagtahod sa katungod sa katawhang lumad dinha sa Bangsamoro Basic Law kon BBL. Ang mao nga tigum nga giulohan og Conversation on BBL with IPRA
Advocates gitambongan nila kaniadto Congressman Greg Andolana, kaniadto National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Chairman Atty. Ruben Dasay Lingating , kaniadto Commissioners Tim Alim Bandara ug Edtami Mansayagan nga karon IP Representative na ngadto sa United Nations. Nitambong usab sila Padre Bert Alejo uban nila Joe Guintadcan, Roger Bantayan, Nonoy Cabasares, Ednar Dayanghirang, mga representate sa mga
NGOs ug mga mga lideres sa kahugpongan sa mga Lumad nga gipayongan sa Lumad Mindanaw Peoples Federation (LMPF) pinangulohan ni Jimid Mansayagan. Ang mga sakop sa LMPF ug sa ubang nanambong nga mga instrumento sa pagkamugna sa IPRA Law nibati og dakung kabalaka nga mayatakan ang katungod sa katawhang lumad nga nanimuyo sulod sa mga dapit nga mahisakop sa Bangsamoro.
Palm oil plantation to rise in Bukidnon CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The Development Bank of the Philippines said it recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the development of a palm oil plantation and oil mill in Kalilangan town in Bukidnon province under its Tree Plantation Financing and Sustainable Agri-Business Financing Programs. It said the project which is being undertaken in partnership with the Bali Oil Palm Produce Corporation and Kalilangan Oil Palm Growers Association - involves the development of
3,000 hectares of plantation and the establishment of a 30-ton per hour oil mill in Kalilangan. Under the accord, Development Bank of the Philippines will lend P80 million to Kalilangan Oil for the planting and development of an initial 800 hectares of the oil palm plantation. The project may be expanded to include the additional 2,200 hectares with estimated project cost of P220 million. Kalilangan Oil will provide the necessar y manpower requirement for the project and imple-
ment oil palm farming technology prescribed by the Bali Oil. Kalilangan Oil will also deliver fresh fruit bunches harvest to Bali Oil, which will have the exclusive right to buy them. Bali Oil, meanwhile, will conduct capability training and seminar and provide technical assistance to Kalilangan Oil for free. It will also provide the necessary agricultural inputs like fertilizer and pesticide at reasonable price and seedlings for the plantation. (Mindanao Examiner Business)
Si Datu Sayot Masandil sa Sultan Kudarat nag-ingon nga ang tulo ka tribu nga Teduray, Dulangan ug Lambangian nga nanimuyo sulod sa ilang lumadnong kayutaan nga adunay gilapdon nga sobra 220,000 ektaryas mahisakop na sa Bangsamoro. “Simple ug hamubo ra man unta ang among hangyo nga isulat nga pulong dinha sa BBL, sama sa, “Pagtahud sa
Katungod sa Katawhang Lumad base sa kasamtangang balaod nga Indigenous Peoples Rights Act subay sa akta Republika 8371,” matud pa Datu Tagulambong Prudencio Mansigue. Matud pa ni Sarx Lanos, ang information officer sa LMPF, nga pagsugod pa lang sa pagpanday sa BBL gikan pa sa FAB kon Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro padulong sa CAB kon Comprehensive
Agreement hangtod nga ni-abot na sa BBL wala gihapon masulat ang pagila ug pagtahod sa katungod sa Katawhang Lumad dinha sa Bangsamoro Basic Law. Gusto sa Lumad Mindanaw Peoples Federation ug sa IPRA Advocates nga maapil gayud ang pagsulat dinha sa Bangsamoro Basic Law ang pagrespeto ug pag-ila sa katungod sa Katawhang Lumad base sa IPRA Law. (Mindanao Examiner)
Military orders troops to hunt NPA rebels in restive South CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine military has ordered an intensified operation against the communist rebel group New People’s Army in the restive South following a clash that led to the capture of a huge guerrilla camp in Agusan del Sur province. Officials said the 4th Infantry Division has deployed troops in the town of Sibagat where members of the 9th Special Forces Company fought fiercely with rebels. Soldiers clashed for
nearly 30 minutes forcing the rebels to flee deeper in the jungle. There were no reports of military casualties and officials could not say if there were rebels slain in the fighting i n the village of New Tubigon. It was the second clash in recent weeks in the area. The captured rebel camp can accommodate more than 100 rebels and was surrounded by trenches and thatched huts. Troops also recovered several auto-
matic weapons, improvised explosives, munitions and anti-government propaganda. Five rebels were killed in separate clashes with the military in Sarangani’s Maasim town and in the town of Kapalong in Davao del Norte. Troops also recovered 9 automatic weapons in Sarangani. The NPA rebels have been fighting for decades for the establishment of a separate state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
HK migrant alliance demands justice for Wanchai murder victims MANILA - The Asian Migrant Coordinating Body has demanded a thorough and impartial investigation to the murders of two Indonesian women by a British banker in Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities have recently arrested Rurik Jutting who is now facing trial for the gruesome killings of Sumarti Ningsih, a 25-year old tourist, and 30-year old Seneng Mujasih, a former domestic worker who overstayed her visa in the former British colony. “We want a thorough and impartial investigation of these murders, and we want the perpetrator to be punished to the fullest extent of the law,” said Eni Lestari, AMCB spokesperson. Sumarti was due to fly back to Jakarta on November 2. Her decomposing body was found inside a suitcase in Jutting's posh Wanchai flat. And Seneng's lifeless body, on the other hand, bore multiple stab wounds and was found in the same flat by police after a call from Jutting. “This is a clear case of violence against migrant working women in Hong Kong, and regardless of their immigration status
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and type of job here, and local police and the courts are bound by the Rule of Law to ensure impartiality in prosecuting the case,” Lestari said. She said that out of economic desperation in Indonesia, many Indonesian women in Hong Kong chose to work in precarious occupations and hazardous conditions just to send money to their families back home. “Exploitative migration policies in Hong Kong and Indonesia, such as the two-week rule and high agency fees, may sometimes trap migrants into overstaying their visas, making them even more vulnerable to blackmail and extortion by unscrupulous individuals and syndicates,” Lestari said. She also lambasted the Indonesian government for lacking a sense of accountability on the plight of Indonesian workers abroad and for being silent and passive on the Wanchai case, “seemingly embarrassed by the whole thing and is focusing its own investigation on the background and profession of the victims instead of the crime committed against
its nationals”. “The Indonesian government is such a hypocrite for keeping its hands off the Wanchai murders, when in fact it has been actively selling its citizens abroad to work in such dangerous occupations as domestic caregivers and turning a blind eye to the prostitution of Indonesian women overseas. It makes money off the export and trafficking of its workers, and yet they hardly lift a finger when the migrants get into trouble,” Lestari said. She called on the Hong Kong government to regard the crime as a case of violence against women workers. The migrant leader also demanded that the Indonesian government provide support to the families of the victims, especially Sumarti’s child who is only five years old. She also said that giving justice to the two slain women should be a long-term quest that does not end with punishment of the perpetrator. “The bigger crime here is the policy of labor-export, coupled with social inequalities at home that remain unaddressed by the Indone-
Problema Sa Mata: Anong Solusyon? Ni Dr. Willie T. Ong ALAMIN ang solusyon sa mga problema ng mata: 1. Kapag edad 40 na ay lumalabo ang paningin. Ang tawag dito ay presbyopia, kung saan humihina ang pag-focus ng ating mata sa malalapit na bagay. Normal lang ito at kumonsulta sa isang optometrist (o tindahan ng salamin) para magpasukat ng salamin. 2. Nanunuyong mata sa edad 60 pataas (dry eyes). Pangkaraniwang sakit ito ng may edad dahil nababawasan ang paggawa nila ng luha. Ang solusyon dito ay ang madalas na pagpatak ng artificial tears na mabibili sa botika. Kung gustong makatipid, puwedeng magtimpla ng sariling “luha”. Maghalo ng katiting na asin at isang onsang distilled water. Ihalo maigi at gamitin itong pangpatak sa mata. Bumili na lang ng dropper. 3. Cataract o katarata. Bilang halimbawa, kapag malabo ang salamin ng kotse ay mahihirapan kang magmaneho. Ganito rin ang nangyayari sa katarata kung saan lumalabo ang lente ng mata. Ang sanhi ng katarata ay ang matinding araw, pagedad, diabetes at paninigarilyo. Hanggang ngayon ay wala pang pangpatak para malunasan ang katarata. Ang solusyon sa katarata ay isang simpleng operasyon na ginagawa ng mga eye specialists. Magpa-check sa doktor sian gover nment and which consigns the majority of Indonesians to grinding poverty. These are the conditions that force people like Sumarti and Seneng to risk life and limb by working overseas in precarious jobs,” Lestar i said. (Mindanao Examiner, AMCB)
More firms offer to run own generators MANILA - Seven more large corporations have volunteered to self-generate their electricity so that the Luzon power grid’s limited supply in the summer of 2015 may be utilized by other consumers, according to House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Arnel Ty. Ty identified the firms as broadcasting company GMA Network Inc.,Century Properties Group Inc., Federal Land Inc., Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., Philam Properties Corp., Posh Properties Development Co., and Trafalgar Plaza Condominium Corp.. He said all joined the call to run their standby generators in the event that Luzon’s power supply becomes strained. “These firms are ready to drive their backup generators under the Interruptible Load Program, or ILP,” Ty
said. “We applaud these entities for going out of their way to shield consumers, by helping to minimize the threat of any potential power shortages in Luzon between February to June next year.” Ty said a total of 29 firms have already offered to operate their standby generators, if required, instead of obtaining their electricity from the Luzon grid in the summer of 2015, when demand is seen to peak due to extreme heat, while supply becomes fragile owing to reduced water pressure at hydro-power facilities. He said should all 29 firms run their own generators, some 169 megawatts of supply may be freed and available for smaller businesses and homes. Under the ILP, large consumers of electricity – business concerns with loads of at least one
MW each – are encouraged to run their backup generators to help Luzon manage possible power shortages in the summer of 2015. Due to lack of support from Congress, the Department of Energy has already abandoned its plan to acquire up to P10-billion worth of diesel-fired modular generators to deal with the projected power deficit. Lawmakers had attacked the plan as “vulnerable to corruption.” Malacañang previously invoked the emergency provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, to allow government to establish the required additional generating capacity under such terms and conditions as Congress may authorize via a joint resolution. However, Oriental
Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, energy committee chairman, said Congress will now likely just focus on recommending a measure that will enable government to fully harness the reserve supplies of electricity available from the standby generators already held by private firms. The Philippine Chamber Commerce and Industry estimates that privately owned backup generators can supply up to 2,000 MW of electricity, which is more than adequate to cover any shortfalls next year. “The ILP has emerged as the preferred coping strategy simply because the reserves are already there, and also because it affords consumers the best protection against the hazard of excessive increases in electricity rates,” Ty said. (Mindanao Examiner)
Dr. Willie T. Ong sa mata. 4. May laman na tumutubo sa harap ng mata. Ang tawag dito ay pterygium, at dulot ito ng pagkairita ng mata sa usok, alikabok at dumi. Para hindi lumaki ang pterygium, umiwas sa mauusok na sasakyan at huwag nang ganoong lumabas sa kalye. Hindi delikado ang pterygium. Ngunit kapag natakpan na nito ang iyong paningin, kailangan itong operahan at alisin ng doktor. 5. Sore eyes. Ang sintomas ng sore eyes ay ang pamumula ng dalawang mata, makati ito at parang may buhangin sa mata. Ito ay impeksyon sa mata na nahawa mula sa ibang tao. Mabilis kumalat ang sore eyes. Huwag makipagkamay o gumamit ng kagamitan ng taong may sore eyes. Para magamot ang sore eyes, patakan ng anti-bacterial eyedrops 3 beses sa maghapon. Puwedeng linisin ang mata ng salt solution. Maghalo ng distilled water at katiting na asin. Ihalo ito maigi. Kumuha ng cotton balls at isawsaw dito. Ipikit ang mata at ipatong ang
basang cotton balls sa mata ng 5 minuto. Hayaang manuot ang tubig na may asin sa iyong mata. Medyo masakit ito pero mapabibilis ang paggaling ng iyong sore eyes. 6. Eye floaters o iyung may lumulutang na bagay-bagay sa paningin. Puwede kang matakot kapag una mo itong makita. Minsan ay hugis bilog o pahaba ang iyong matatanaw. Ang mga lumulutang na bagay ay nasa loob pala ng iyong mata. Dulot ito ng pagedad o pagkakaroon ng dating pinsala (nabangga ang mata). Hindi naman delikado ang floaters. Tandaan lang na kapag biglang dumami ang nakikita mong floaters, magpatingin na sa isang eye specialist. 7. Glaucoma. Sa glaucoma, nababarahan ang pagdaloy ng likido sa loob ng ating mata. Dahil dito, tumataas ang presyon sa loob ng mata. Puwede itong magdulot ng pananakit ng ulo at pagkabulag. Ginagamot ang glaucoma sa pamamagitan ng eye drops o laser surgery. Seryosong sakit ang glaucoma at kailangan magpatingin agad sa eye specialist. Tandaan: Ang mata natin ay konektado sa buong katawan. Dahil dito, kailangang umiwas sa bisyo at kumain ng masustansya. Gamutin ang altapresyon at diabetes. Ito ang solusyon para hindi magkasakit ang iyong mata.
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Police release funds for cops, buildings in Visayas
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DFA, magpadala og Rapid Reponse Team sa West Africa
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agpadala na og Rapid Response Team ang Department of Foreign Affairs sa West Africa aron susihon ang sitwasyon sa mga Pilipino didto taliwala na usab sa pagsaka sa kaso sa Ebola virus. Gitakda usab nga
motabang ang RRT sa Philippine Embassy sa Nigeria alang sa repatriation sa mga overseas Filipino workers nga gusto nang mopaule. Partikular niini ang pagpangita og transit points tungod kay limitado na ang flights gikan sa Liberia, Guinea ug Sierra Leone, mga nasud nga adunay
pinakataas nga kaso sa Ebola. Dungan niini, gipahayag ni DFA Spokesman Charles Jose nga hangtud gahapon, Huwebes, duha pa lamang sa 806 nga Pilipino sa West Africa ang nagparehistro alang sa repatriation program sa gobyerno.
Labing unang bakuna batok sa dengue, ipagawas sa 2015
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ihangop sa De p a r t m e n t of Health ang pagpagawas sa labing unang bakuna batok sa makamatay nga sakit nga dengue sa sunod tuig. Kini human nahimong malamposon ang pagtuon sa labing unang Asian dengue vaccine efficacy trial sa milabay nga duha ka tuig. Sa gipahigayong pagtuon, migawas nga 56.7% nga epektibo ang
maong bakuna. Base usab sa gipahigayong pagtuon, mikunhod sa 88.5% ang posibilidad nga ma-develop sa hemmoragic fever ang dengue base sa criteria sa World Health Organization ( WHO), samtang mikunhod usab sa 67% ang posibilidad nga ma-ospital ang usa ka tawo pinaagi sa maong bakuna. Gipahigayon ang pagtuon sa kapin 10,000 nga bata sa Asya nga adunay edad 2 hangtud
14 anyos diin 3,500 niini ang gikan sa Pilipinas. Matud pa ni Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, tigpamaba sa DoH nga dakung tabang ang maong bakuna nga makadugang og proteksyon sa mga Pilipino batok sa dengue. Dugang pa ni Lee Suy nga kun available na ang maong bakuna, mohimo sila og pila ka modelo aron masayran kun asa nga lugar sa nasud ang kinahanglang mahatagan dayon niini.
Bisan pa kini sa anunsiyo sa DFA nga kasado na ang pagsaka sa alert level 3 o voluntary repatriation gikan sa alert level 2 o restriction phase sa West Africa sa tunga-tunga sa Nobyembre. Ipaubos sa 21 ka adlaw nga quarantine ang mga mopauling Pinoy. (Cebu Examiner)
he Philippine National Police said it released over P26 million in f inancial assistance to 10,132 policemen in the Visayas affected by Typhoon Haiyan last year. Police Director Jaime Morente said the fund was sourced from donations from the Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loan Association Inc (AFPSLAI), Public Safety Mutual Benefit Fund Inc (PSMBFI), Public Safety Savings and Loan Association Inc (PSSLAI) and the PNP Provident Fund (PNPPF). According to Morente, 235 police personnel received financial assistance from the PNPPF and AFPSLAI totaling P976,000. And a total of 5,521 beneficiaries received P21,056,000 from donations by the PSMBFI while 4,376 other PNP beneficiaries each received P1,120.24 from a P4.9million grant by PSSLAI. Morente said police personnel whose residential property suffered total or heavy damage are entitled to P5,000 financial assistance, while those whose houses were partially damaged are
entitled to P3,000. The orphaned family of police personnel who died in the typhoon are entitled to receive P10,000 financial assistance on top of the death benefits due, Morente said. The police also allotted P335 million for infrastructure rehabilitation and reconstruction work to restore facilities. In Eastern Visayas, the hardest hit among the Police Regional Offices, some P294 million were earmarked to rehabilitate 183 damaged police stations and office buildings in the region. Construction work is ongoing to rebuild 15 municipal police station buildings in Leyte each costing Php 4.6 million. Seven other municipal police stations in the province are undergoing various stages of the required administrative and technical processes to commence reconstruction. Repair work is also ongoing in other heavily damaged support facilities and offices at the regional headquarters in Palo town also in Leyte. (Cebu Examiner)
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is expected to lead the 37th Coastal Clean-Up and the 33rd Urban Clean-Up on November 22. With the theme “Pagpanglimpiyo sa atong nataran, sumbanan alang sa mga kabatan-onan,” the event will be participated by thousands of people.
Usa ka French company ang nag-develop sa maong bakuna kontra dengue nga ang kaso sa Pilipinas nakatala na sa
kapin 60,000 sugod pa niadtong Enero. Subling gipahinomdom sa DoH nga bisan may bakuna na batok sa dengue,
kinahanglan pa gihapon nga mag-amping aron malikay sa makamatay nga sakit nga dengue.(Cebu Examiner)
Foster children can now enjoy Philhealth benefits
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he Philippine Health Insurance Corporation said foster children are now qualified as dependents and can avail medical benefits as other members enjoy. Lawyer Karisma Agraviador, a spokesperson for Philhealth, said
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the children may avail of these benefits through the active membership of their foster parent without having to pay additional premium. Foster children will continue to qualify as dependents of the foster parent until the last day of the validity of the parent’s Fos-
ter Family Care License, the expiration of the Foster Placement Authority for the child, the child’s return to his or her biological parents, or when the child has been placed for adoption, according to Agraviador. PhilHealth earlier released Circular No. 19-2014 that covers the entitlement
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to benefits of any foster child as qualified dependent of foster parent which is below 21 years old. The Foster Care Act of 2012 (RA 10165) defines foster child as a child placed under foster care, or the provision of a planned temporary substitute parental care to a child by a foster
parent.The foster parent and children must be duly licensed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. All PhilHealth members who become licensed foster parents shall be required to submit or present the Foster Family Care License and FPA as accept-
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able supporting documents when declaring a foster child as dependent, Agraviador said. In Central Visayas, PhilHealth has no record yet for foster children since this is a new law and it might take effect this year or next year. (Cebu Examiner, PIA)
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