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Thousands march for peace in Sulu
T Ito ang palatandaan ng mga nakaarang protesta ng mga Subanen kontra TVI Resource Development, Inc. sa bayan ng Bayog sa Zamboanga del Sur province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
TVI mining firm nilusob ng mga raliyista MANILA – Nahagip ng malaking protesta ang TVI Resource Development, Inc. sa harapan ng tanggapan nito sa Makati City matapos na lumusob doon ang mga environmental advocates na tutol sa mining operations ng kumpanya sa Mindanao. Kasama rin sa mga nag-rally ang mga miyembro ng Panalipdan Mindanao sa pangunguna ni Dulping Ogan, ang secretary general ng naturang grupo
na galing pa sa katimugan ng bansa. Inakusahan ng mga raliyista ang TVIRD - na pagaari ng Canadian company na TVI Pacific - ng kung anu-anong bintang at kabilang dito ang alegasyon na maraming mga natibong Subanen ang apektado ng large scale mining operations ng kumpanya sa Zamboanga Peninsula na kung saan ay may open-pit ito na siyang ikinababahala naman ng mga environmentalists dahil sa nakaambang
peligro na posibleng magiba ito sa dami ng waste water mula sa minahan. Libo-libong natibong small-scale miners ang sinasabing apektado ng mining operation ng TVIRD sa bayan ng Bayog sa Zamboanga del Sur province. Lumipat doon ang TVIRD matapos na mahinto ang open-pit mining operations nito sa kabundukan ng bayan ng Siocon sa Zamboanga del Norte. Continue to page 4
housandsof people participated in the celebration of the Sulu Week of Peace as provincial government leaders urged citizens to continue supporting peace and development efforts to sustain the economic progress here. The celebration, which began with a walk from the capital town of Jolo to the Provincial Capitol in Patikul town, was led by Hajja Nurunisah Tan, who is the chairwoman of the Sulu Provincial Women’s Council (SPWC); and Vice Governor Sakur Tan. Sulu Governor Totoh Tan supported the weeklong peace celebration which was partici-
pated by provincial government employees and civil workers from different government agencies, and various sectors from the academe to the Muslim and Christian religious groups and organizations, to the local municipal governments, the business and police and military and civil society groups and students from local schools. The celebration also coincided with the observance of the SPWC’s 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women. Vice Governor Tan also gave an impromptu speech and talked about the importance of having peace in Sulu, and urged the locals to support it. Hajja Nurunisah also
thanked all those who attended the march and called on every resident continue supporting the government’s efforts to sustain peace and development in Sulu. In her speech, she urged the public to help in raising awareness on violence against women and children. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to address you today on this very important occasion, trying to raise awareness on violence against women and children. I cannot overstate the importance of this initiative. Violence against women and children is a terrible reality that affects the lives of thousands, if not millions, all over.” Continue to page 5
discipline and always give utmost respect to the people and its culture in the area. Manuel said the artil-
lery (105 mm howitzer) battalion was activated on October 16 in order to provide command and control over the three batteries currently
deployed in Basilan and Sulu previously under 7th Field Artillery (155 mm howitzer) Battalion. (Mindanao Examiner)
Army sends new artillery battalion to Zamboanga, ARMM
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he Philippine Army has sent an artillery unit in Mindanao to support ground troops in fighting rebels in various fronts in the restive southern region, officials said. Major Rosa Maria Cristina Manuel, a spokeswoman for the Army Artillery Regiment based in Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province in central Luzon, told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner that the newly-activated 8th Field Artillery Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey
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Cabansay left on November 23 and have been deployed in the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and TawiTawi, all in the Muslim autonomous region. She said Brigadier General Leandro Loyao III, commander of the Army Artillery Regiment, designated Cabansay, a seasoned and well-decorated artillery officer who fought Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in Mindanao from 1996 to 2003. “As our military leadership puts their trust and confidence to the Army Artillery, I also put my trust on you, Jeff and your men,
because it takes not only skills, but also the experience to help our infantrymen on the ground as they fight in order to secure the civilian communities and eventually win the peace,” Loyao told Cabansay before heading to Mindanao. Loyao told Cabansay to continually train and enhance skills of his artillery personnel if there is no operations in Mindanao, saying, “your mission there is very critical and any miscalculated action is unaccepted,” and reminded the artillery battalion to always uphold their dignity as soldiers and maintain their
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Maguindanao Masacre.(Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)
Maguindanao massacre, 5 taon na ang lumipas bokya pa rin - ALAM MAGUINDANAO - Limang taon na bukas, November 23, ang itinuturing na pinakamalaking pag-atake sa mga mamamahayag sa Pilipinas ang Maguindanao massacre ngunit malabong- malabo pa rin ang kaso. "Parang niloloko at pinaiikot na lamang tayo. Isa-isang pinapatay ang mga saksi at potential witnesses sa tinaguriang Ampatuan Massacare kaya lalong humihina ang kaso," ani Jerry Yap, chairman ng Alab ng Mamamahayag. Ani Yap, kahit nakakulong na ang mga Ampatuan - Andal Senior at Andal Junior, at Zaldy Ampatuan - na siyang pangunahin mga suspek sa massacre ay hindi pa rin humihina ang kanilang kapangyarihan dahil kayang kaya nilang patahimikin ang sinumang kakalaban sa kanila. "Ano ang ginagawa ng Department of Justice sa ilalim ni Sec. Leila de Lima para protektahan ang mga pangunahing testigo laban sa mga salarin?," tanong pa ni Yap. Gayunman, wala umanong makita o magawa ang gobyerno ni
Presidente Benigno Aquino o talagang wala silang ginagawa. Noong November 19, napatay ang dating driver ni dating ARMM Governor Andal Ampatuan Senior na si Dennis Sakal sa isang ambush sa Maguindanao. Sugatan naman si Butch Saudagal, kilalang bagman ni Andal Ampatuan Junior na kasama ni Sakal. Kapwa sila pinagbabaril habang nakasakay sa motorsiklo sa bayan ng Sharrif Aguak. "Sino ba ang pinoprotektahan ba ng gobyernong Aquino, ang mga Ampatuan o ang mga biktima?” tanong ni Yap. Limang taon na ang nakalilipas, ginulantang ang buong mundo ng isang balita ng massacre kung saan sama-samang pinatay at ibinaon sa isang mass grave ang 58 katao, kasama ang 34 na journalist. Isa man sa mga akusado ay hindi pa nahahatulan, samantalang mahigit pang 100 suspek ang pinaghahanap. "Nagbibingi-bingihan at nagbubulag-bulagan ang Malacanang sa mga nagaganap na media killings," giit pa ni Yap. (Nenet Villafana)
WW2 howitzer found in Zamboanga POLICE said a World War II howitzer projectile was discovered by construction workers while digging on a village in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. It said the 155mm projectile was unearthed recently inside a school compound in the village of Taluksangay. The workers informed village councilman Barlec Jailani about the find who immediately
called the police to retrieve the unexploded ordnance. Police said the projectile was turned over to the local bomb squad unit. Zamboanga was invaded by the Japanese Imperial Army during the war almost seven decades ago. Previous diggings here yielded war artifacts and old rifles and mortar bombs. (Mindanao Examiner)
MANILA - The Department of Science and Technology’s flagship program for disaster risk reduction and mitigation called Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards or Project NOAH once again showed its multifaceted benefits when its mobile app ARKO recently grabbed an award conferred only to a select few by the World Summit Awards Mobile Content 2014. The mobile app was chosen as one of five winners under the e-Inclusion and Empowerment category, besting hundreds of
participants from all over the world. This prestigious international award recognizes the best mobile content solutions in the world where it shows innovativeness, creativity and impact. “ARKO serves as a vehicle to deliver important information regarding floods to ensure the safety of our communities-at-risk and this app proves one thing; it shows that Filipino talent is world class,” DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
He said overall, ARKO was one of 40 winners of WSA Mobile from a total of 456 projects submitted by 98 countries. “The creation of the ARKO mobile app for Project NOAH is one clear example of the innovativeness and ingenuity of our Filipino scientists and software engineers who developed a very important tool in disaster preparedness by providing information about floods that will enable our communities to prepare ahead of time,” Montejo said. Other winners along-
side the Philippines’ ARKO are the following: ColorADD from Portugal, Braille Board from Palestine, SnooCode of Ghana, and LIVOX of Brazil. The winners of WSA Mobile, which works in cooperation with the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society and in collaboration with UNESCO, UNIDO and UN GAID, will be invited to receive their awards in Abu Dhabi on February 1-3, 2015 to coincide with the WSA Mobile Global Congress. (Mindanao Examiner, DOST)
Bomb squad disrupts suspected explosive near military base ZAMBOANGA CITY – Army and police bomb experts disrupted a backpack on suspicion it contained an explosive near a military base in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, officials said. Officials said the bag was discovered last week by a store owner Alejandra Lumawan in the village of Malagutay and immediately informed authorities about it. Soldiers and policemen cordoned off the area while bomb experts used projected water disruptor to destroy whatever explosives in the bag. Disruptors utilize a
water projectile shaped charge (an omni-directional format more commonly referred to as a “bottler”) to destroy improvised explosives by severing any detonation cord inside the device, rendering it futile. Although there was no homemade bomb, the bag contained five 40 millimeter grenades, three fragmentation grenades and a handheld radio transceiver, including ammunition and a pair of short pants, according to Insp. Dahlan Samuddin, a regional police spokesman. It was unknown whether the bag was owned by a soldier or ter-
rorist, but police are now investigating this to determine its owner. “A deeper investigation is being conducted by the police in order to determine the identity of the bag owner,” Samuddin said. The discovery of the bag occurred two weeks following two Abu Sayyaf bomb explosions at a massage parlor and karaoke bar that injured a member of the police bomb squad PO2 Franklin Manuel Ined, Sr. Ined was inspecting a suspicious container left inside the Deluxe Massage and Karaoke Bar at Tomas Claudio Street in downtown when it went off. A
second bomb exploded in the bar. In October, army and police bomb experts 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 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)
ProGay fetes Transgender Day of Remembrance to mark Laude's murder MANILA - The progressive organization of gay men and women, ProGay Philippines marked the global observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance or TDOR at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus which coincided on the 40th day after the murder of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude allegedly by US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton. Jefferson Laude, ProGay spokesperson, said: “Sa araw na ito ng Transgender Day of Remembrance, patuloy na nagluluksa ang ProGay sa brutal na pagpaslang sa aking tiyahin na si Jen-
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DAVID C. ANG Pursuant to the provision of Sec. 1 of Rule74 of the Rules of Court, notice is hereby given that the Estate of the late DAVID C. ANG, who died on July 22, 2014, in Mandaluyong City, was extra-judicially settled in a public document executed by his heirs on November 11, 2014, before Atty. Ernesto S. Go, a notary public for and in the City of Zamboanga and entered into his Notarial Register as Doc. No. 192; Page No. 39; Book No. 57; Series of 2014.
HEIRS OF DAVID C. ANG BY: DOMINIQUE JEANNE TE ANG Daughter
nifer. Tumatangis kami sa mga insulto na pinupukol sa kanyang alaala, na pinapalala ng kamanhiran ng papet na rehimen ni Aquino sa kagalingan ng LGBT ("On this Day of Remembrance, ProGay mourns the brutal murder that my Auntie Jennifer endured, and the insults that her memory continues to suffer under an uncaring puppet president.) “Patuloy natin isulong ang ating adbokasiya na wakasan ang pagkamuhi sa mga transgender sa Pilipinas.” (We must keep on working to abolish hatred against transgenders in
the Philippines and worldwide) Laude added. TDOR was started in the United States to honor Rita Hester who was killed in November 1999. The Europe-based Trans Murder Monitoring Project reported that 226 transgenders were murdered between September 2013 and September 2014, and recorded 32 murders from the Philippines. At least 3 deaths reported in the media were added in October which includes Jennifer's case. Progay members maintain that the military agreements between the US and Philippine gov-
ernments must be abolished to prevent future gruesome crimes that the American military and their ex-military contractors can inflict on Filipinos. Laude slammed President Benign Aquino for siding with the US and asserting the continuance of the Visiting Forces Agreement and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. She said that this exposes Aquino's slavishness to American interests despite the horrible death that her aunt Jennifer met when she went out with Pemberton on October 11. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Si Aboo Rami ba ang bomber?
Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar escorts rescued Fahad Sakiran. And assists emergency medical workers who are transporting Nur Sakiran to an ambulance in these photos posted on the politician's Facebook page.
Hostage-drama ends peacefully in Zamboanga POLICE GASSED a house to rescue 2 children held hostage by their own father after 9 hours of heartpounding negotiations failed in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. Police also arrested the father, who was identified as Nur Sakiran, after overpowering him in the house in an alley in the village of Baliwasan. The bolo he used to threaten his sons was also recovered by the police. The children – Faizal and Fahad – were unharmed, but shaken from their harrowing ordeal. The man earlier hacked and wounded his female relative following an altercation and then ran in his house where he held the two boys. The boys and their father were rushed separately to hospital for a routine medical examination. Police fired tear gas in the house after the man failed to respond to the long negotiations that were also taking its toll on the cops. Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar also rushed to the scene. Local police chief Angelito Casimiro said the father would undergo psychiatric test. He is also facing criminal charges aris-
ing from the hostage-taking and the attack on the woman. Casimiro said praised the policemen involved in the rescue operation for their patience in negotiating with the man and eventually ending the hostage crisis peacefully. “We did everything peacefully
to end this hostage-drama peacefully,” he said. It was unknown what triggered the man’s rage last week, but his relatives said Sakiran may have been affected by neighborhood gossips about his family. His wife works in the Middle East. (Mindanao Examiner)
Ang larawan ng mga miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf sa lalawigan ng Sulu na siyang bumihag sa dalawang German hostages. Mismong Abu Sayyaf rin ang naglagay ng litarong ito sa Internet upang ipakita ang kanilang puwersa. NANANATILING tahimik ang tagapagsalita ng Abu Sayyaf na si Aboo Rami kaugnay sa pagsasampa ng pulisya ng kasong kriminal laban sa kanya matapos itong isabit sa dalawang pambobomba sa karaoke at massage parlor sa Zamboanga City na ikinasugat ng isang parak. Ayon kay Supt. Ariel Huesca, ang commander ng Zamboanga City Public Safety Company, ay naghain na sila ng kaso laban kay Muammar Askali (na inulat pang Askalani at Askalni) alias Aboo Rami na siyang nagsilbing tagapagsalita ng Abu Sayyaf sa kasagsagan ng negosasyon sa paglaya ng dalawang German hostages noon nakaraang buwan. Sa kabila ng pagsampa ng kaso laban kay Aboo Rami ay nananatili pa rin ang mahigpit na siguridad
sa Zamboanga, ayon kay Huesca. “The police are still directed to maintain their stance on alertness and vigilance,” ani pa ng opisyal sa inilabas na pahayag ng City Hall. Sinabi ni Huesca na ang pagsasampa ng kaso kay Aboo Rami ay base sa ibinigay na deskripsyon ng mga saksi ukol sa bomber na siyang namataan diumano sa Deluxe Karaoke and Massage Parlor sa downtown Zamboanga bago sumabog ang mga bomba nitong Nobyembre 9. Ngunit marami ang nagduda na sabit si Aboo Rami sa atake dahil hindi naman ito maglalakas loob na umalis ng Sulu at magpunta sa Zamboanga upang pasabugin lamang ang bomba sa karaoke bar. At naganap ito ilang lingo lamang matapos na
matanggap ni Aboo Rami ang P250 milyon ransom kapalit nina Stefan Viktor Okonek, 71, at Henrike Diesen, 55 na pinalaya noon Oktubre 17. Mismong si Aboo Rami ang nagkumpirma sa Radio Mindanao Network saZamboanga City na pinakawalan nito ang mga bihag kapalit ng P250 milyon ransom. Naunang sinabi ng Western Mindanao Command na isang tauhan ni Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf leader Puruji Indama ang nasa likod ng pambobomba. Magkaiba rin ang dalawang larawan na inilabas ng pulisya na umano’y si Aboo Rami. At malayo rin ito sa mukha ni Aboo Rami na inilabas ng Abu Sayyaf sa Youtube ng matanggap nila ang ransom para sa German hostages. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Ito ang palatandaan ng mga nakaarang protesta ng mga Subanen kontra TVI Resource Development, Inc. sa bayan ng Bayog sa Zamboanga del Sur province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
TVI mining firm nilusob ng mga raliyista Continued fr om page 1 from Wasak ang malaking bahagi ng Mount Canatuan sa Siocon dahil sa mining operations. Mahigpit rin ang pagtutol ng Katolikong Simbahan at ni Zamboanga del Norte Bishop Jose Manguiran na siyang nangunguna sa mga protesta kontra TVIRD. Noong nakaraang taon lamang ay nagtungo rin sa bayan ng Bayog ang mga religious leaders at human rights advocates na tutol sa operasyon ng TVIRD para sa isang soli-
darity mission at kabilang sa mga ito ay si Bishop Antonio Ablon, isa sa mga conveners ng Advocates for Peace. Sinabi ni Bishop Ablon, ng Diocese of Pagadian City-Iglesia Filipina Independiente, na nakipag-usap sila sa mga residente ng nasabing bayan kasama sina Bishop Manguiran at miyembro ng United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines at Karapatan at tutol diumano ang mga natibo sa mining operations sa
Bayog. Nabatid na may Mineral Production Sharing Agreement ang TVIRD para sa 4,779 hectares sa Bayog. Bukod sa Bayog ay may nickel mining operations pa ang TVIRD sa Agusan del Norte province.Target naman ng New People’s Army ang TVIRD dahil tutol rin ito sa mining operations ng kumpanya at dahil na rin sa mga alegasyon ng ilang grupo laban sa kanila. Ilang ulit ng itinanggi ng TVIRD ang lahat ng akusasyon laban sa kanila. (Mindanao Examiner)
PRO-9 wins ‘Battle of the Band’ ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office 9 (Western Mindanao) has won the “Battle of the Band,” besting two other regional police offices in the Muslim autonomous region and SOCSARGEN in the Mindanao elimination of the contest. The Battle of the Band, with the theme “ S e r b i s y o n g Makatotohanan at Galing
Pulis,” was held at the Paseo del Mar Park in Zamboanga City where some 3,000 people flocked to watch the competition. The PRO9 won in the “original composition” category and adjudged as First RunnerUp in the “open competition” category, according to Insp. Dahlan Samuddin, the regional police spokesman.
He said winning the competition has once again brought honor to the entire regional police force. He said the competing bands were judged based on different criteria set by the panel of judges. The finale of the competition is set on December 11 at the national police headquarters in Quezon City. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Photos released by the Western Mindanao Command show the casket of slain army soldier Corporal Glenn John Barcelona being escorted to a waiting cargo plane in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner)
Body of soldier slain in Sayyaf clash arrives in Manila MANILA – The body of the soldier who died in a clash with Abu Sayyaf rebels arrived in Manila on a military cargo plane from Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. Troops in Zamboanga City led by Brigadier General Orlando De Leon,
deputy chief of the Western Mindanao Command, and Brigadier General Anselmo Junsay III, commander of the 530th Air Base Wing, also honored Corporal Glenn John Barcelona before transporting his cadaver here. Barcelona was killed
on November 22 in Sulu’s Parang town. His unit also killed Sihata Asmad, an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader. Authorities blamed the Abu Sayyaf for the spate of ransom kidnappings and terrorism in the restive South. (Mindanao Examiner)
Ex-PCGG Chairman indicted for influence peddling THE OFFICE of the Ombudsman said that former Presidential Commission on Good Government Chairman Camilo Sabio is facing graft charges for allegedly trying to influence his brother, Court of Appeals Associate Justice Jose Sabio, Jr. to help a party-litigant in a case pending before the Court of Appeals. In a Joint Resolution, Ombudsman Conchita Morales found probable cause to indict Sabio for two counts of violation of Section 3(a) of Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) and for violation of Article 243 of the Re-
vised Penal Code (RPC). The Joint Resolution said that on May 30, 2008, Justice Sabio received a call from his brother informing him that he had been named member of the CA division to which the MERALCO-GSIS case had been raffled. Sabio tried to convince Justice Sabio “of the rightness of the stand of the GSIS and asked his brother to help the GSIS, which represents the interest of the poor people.” It was also uncovered that Sabio received a call from GSIS Board Member Atty. Jesus Santos informing
him that the MERALCOGSIS case was already raffled to the division of Justice Sabio, Santos allegedly requested Sabio’s intercession to convince Justice Sabio to rule against the issuance of Temporary Restraining Order in favor of MERALCO. Justice Sabio was excluded as respondent in the complaint filed by the Field Investigation Office “since records do not show that he had been influenced by his elder brother.” It was unclear how the Ombudsman discover about this. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Thousands of people participate in the celebration of the Sulu Week of Peace which begins on November 27, 2014. (Photos by Franzie Sali) Continued fr om page 1 from “Although violence is a threat to everyone, women and children are particularly susceptible to victimization because they often have fewer rights or lack appropriate means of protection. Ang malala pa dito, mga kaibigan, ang nambibiktima o nananakit sa ating mga kababaihan at mga bata ay yaong mga taong malapit at kilala nila,”
she said. She said everyone has a responsibility to act and emphasizing that violence against women and children in any form, in any circumstance, and in any community, is unacceptable. “Tackling violence against women, at home and even outside, is one of the priorities and advocacies of the Sulu Provincial Women’s Council. Our actions are
founded on firmly held principles. We believe that where women live free of violence, have equal access to education, healthcare, political and economic opportunities, societies are healthier, more prosperous and more peaceful.” “SPWC commits itself to helping end and prevent violence against women and children from happening, holding perpetrators to ac-
count for their actions and providing support to women and children who experience violence,” she added. Hajja Tan said the people’s support is important in pursuing the advocacy and for it to succeed in Sulu. She appealed to everyone to support the advocacy by reporting abuses on women and children, and even domestic violence. “Alam namin, sa tulong
ninyo, sa tulong ng lahat ng sektor ng ating lipunan, tayo ay magtatagumpay sa adhikaing ito. We need your support in order to educate and engage our community to positively change attitudes and behaviors. Schools, the media, our workplace and local community should help promote respectful and non-violent relationships and equality,” she said. “Let me say that this
peace celebration is doubly significant for us. We are not just trying to promote awareness at ending violence against women and children; we are also promoting peace and so I say to you now that peace in Sulu will not reign unless our homes, our families and our communities, particularly our women and children, are free from violence,” she added. (Franzie Sali)
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The Mindanao Examiner 6 Farmers protest DAR Bukidnon executive CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Some 200 landless farmers on Monday protested the continued defiance of the Department of Agrarian Reform to implement the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in Bukidnon province in northern Mindanao. The farmers also demanded the resignation of Julio Celestiano, the provincial agrarian reform officer, for his failure to implement CARP in Bukidnon, especially in the estate of the Fortich family. Rosendo Emat, chairman of the Fortich Farm Landless Farmers Beneficiaries Association and a member of the national peasant federation Task Force Mapalad, accused Celestiano of violating the CARP. “While the DAR is
among the top agencies tasked to fulfil the state’s Constitutional mandate to pursue agrarian reform with the welfare of the landless farmers and farm workers receiving the highest consideration, the department ironically has a top CARP violator within its ranks in the person of Celestiano, who has been tolerating the Fortich family in blocking the implementation of agrarian reform in a landholding that they don’t even own,” Emat said. The 331-hectare portion of the 1,178-hectare banana, pineapple and papaya plantations in Valencia City consisting of three lots are being claimed by Carlos Fortich and daughters Maria Teresa Zarraga and Pilar Morasa, according to Emat, who said that government records show that the Fortich family
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is not the registered owners of the lots. He said in 2006, the DAR, through issuance of notices of coverage, placed the three lots being claimed by the Fortich family under the CARP so these could eventually be distributed to farmerbeneficiaries of the program. However, in 2011, as the distribution of the lots to beneficiaries neared, the Land Bank of the Philippines refused to value the landholdings and determine the compensation that the government would give to the landowners in exchange for placing their properties under the CARP after it found out that the lots were untitled and not owned by any private individual. Emat’s allegations cannot be immediately confirmed. (Mindanao Examiner)
Joint humanitarian relief efforts launched in Sulu
SULU – The Philippine military donated 200 packages of assorted goods to villagers who fled their homes due to the fighting between security and Abu Sayyaf forces in the southern Sulu province, officials said. Officials said the Joint Task Group Sulu through the 2nd Marine Brigade based in Sulu turned-over the relief goods to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Center headed by Fazlur-Rahman Abdulla. Also present during the turn-over of goods was
Alkisar Alih, of the Talipao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Center. “The said relief goods were intended for the 35 families who were affected by the law enforcement operation against the Abu Sayyaf group in Talipao town,” said Col. Maximo Ballesteros, commander of the 2nd Marine Brigade. “The distribution of goods is the AFP’s response to the members of the community who evacuated in a safer area to avoid being caught in the crossfire.” Sulu Gov. Totoh Tan also
ordered the distribution of relief goods in Talipao and for social workers to immediately attend to the villagers to ensure their welfare. The joint humanitarian relief efforts are in coordination with Office of the Governor, Office of the Vice Governor, Sulu Area Coordinating Council, , Office of the Civil Defense, Red Cross, D’ Alert Lupah Sug (radio club), the police, Joint Task Force Group Sulu, Integrated Provincial Health Office, Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Talipao municipal government. (Franzie Sali)
Notorious bandit killed, 4 others captured in Zamboanga clash SECURITY forces killed a notorious bandit and captured four more, including one of their leaders, in a recent clash in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga Sibugay, officials said. Officials said soldiers and policemen also recovered two rifles, a pistol, a motorboat and a motorcycle being used by the gang in their criminal activities in the province. Captain Franco Suelto, a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division, said the operation was jointly launched by the 6th Special Forces Battal-
ion, including government militias headed by Sergeant Michael Reyes, and a team of local police under Senior Inspector Chamer Lacay and Inspector Roex Quirez. He said troops raided the village of Santo Nino in an effort to arrest the gang, but the gunmen opened fire on security forces sparking a 10-minuted firefight that killed the 29-year old Abdul-aziz Alhabshi. Three of those captured have been identified as Jambal Tarawi, who is one of the gang’s leader; Bernie Sahak, Alcif Tanjilu. They were implicated by authorities in
the series of robbery and killings in the province. Another gang leader, Danny Mohammad, who is facing a string of criminal charges, is still being hunted down by the police and military. Brigadier General Gerardo Barrientos, the regional army commander, praised the soldiers and policemen for the capture of the notorious gang members. He ordered troops to continue operations against lawless elements and to stay on alert following the wave of bombings in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner – Ely Dumaboc)
PEACE IN MAGUINDANAO: Cyclists gathered in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town and head to the village of Masalay in Ampatuan town - the site of the gruesome November 23, 2009 massacre of 58 people, including more than 30 journalists and media workers. Maj.Gen.Edmundo Pangilinan, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, and Senior Supt. Rodelio Jocson, Maguindanao provincial police director, lead the “Bike for Peace” in support to the government's peace efforts and media organization in the commemoration of the 5th year of the massacre. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)
Troops capture BIFF rebel SULTAN KUDARAT – Policemen, backed by government soldiers, captured a rebel tagged as behind the killing of two infantrymen in Cotabato City in southern Philippines, officials said. Officials said Zainudin Kawilan was captured last week after security forces raided his hideout in the remote village of Timbangan in Maguindanao’s Shariff
Aguak town. Troops from the 45th Infantry Battalion headed by Lt. Col. Romeo Bautista also recovered a shot gun, a 60 millimeter mortar bomb and a fragmentation grenade from Kawilan’s hideout. Officials said Kawilan is a member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters under Sukarno Sapal and has been
tagged as the killer of two soldiers who were fatally shot while guarding the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center on October 22. The soldiers were shot by Kawilan who pretended to visit a patient at the hospital. Troops tracked down Kawilan in the village after civilians tipped off authorities about his presence in the area. (Rose Muneza)
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Pork barrel exposé praised MANILA - The coalition People’s Initiative Against Pork Barrel lauded Senator Miriam Santiago’s exposé and strong stand against the perpetuation of the pork barrel system in the proposed 2015 budget of P2.6 trillion, the biggest in the country’s history. PIAP also urged the public to support the proposed "Act Abolishing the Pork Barrel System" via initiatives and referendum. M o n s i g n o r Romualdo Kintanar, PIAP co-chairman, said it was good that Santiago took up the advocacy against the pork barrel and the institutionalization of Disbursement Acceleration Program-like definition of savings in the national budget. "Her findings and revelations strengthen our unity and resolve to push through with the people’s initiative as the only viable means to counter the recurring insensitiveness to the urgent call for good governance," he said. "We hope that this would help enlighten many people who have mistakenly concluded
that the pork barrel system is already gone because of the Supreme Court rulings against the Priority Development Assistance Fund and the Disbursement Acceleration Program." Sister Mar y John Mananzan, also a cochairwoman of PIAP, denounced the move of the Aquino administration to circumvent Supreme Court rulings against the PDAF and DAP by inserting P37 billion lump sum funds for legislators in the budget of various government agencies and by introducing patently wrong definition of savings similar to DAP. Mananzan said that aside from legislators pork and DAP-like savings in the 2015 budget, hundreds of billions of lump sum discretionary or pork barrel funds remains in the hand of the President, including offbudget items such as Malampaya Fund, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and the Road User's Fund, should be condemned. Atty. Alex Lacson, spokesperson of PIAP,
emphasized the need to pass the proposed Act Abolishing the Pork Barrel System via people’s initiative. He said the proposed Act Abolishing the Pork Barrel System will prohibit and criminalize appropriation, allocation and release of presidential and congressional pork barrel funds. Under the proposed law, pork barrel is defined as lump sum discretionary funds the discretion to determine the type of projects or programs, implementer and beneficiaries lie solely with the President, his subordinates and legislators. "Once approved in a referendum, the Act Abolishing the Pork Barrel System can only be amended or repealed via people’s initiative and referendum. The people’s initiative prohibits the President and Congress to propose and approve annual budgets that contains lump sum funds except for disaster response, intelligence funds of the Armed Forces and Philippine National Police and contingency fund," Lacson said. (Mindanao Examiner)
Lola nagbigti sa kuwarto! DAPITAN CITY – Isang lola sa Dapitan City sa Zamboanga del Norte ang nagbigti sa hindi pa mabatid na kadahilanan, ngunit sinabi ng pulisya na walang nakitang foul play sa trahedyang sinapit ng matanda.Kinilala ng pulisya ang biktima na si Remedios Calunsag, 72, at natagpuan itong nakabitay sa kisame
ng kanyang kuwarto sa kanilang bahay sa Barangay Antipolo kamakailan. Sa pahayag ng asawang si Samuel Calunsag, 79, ay sinabi nitong nasa kusina siya ng magpatiwakal ang kabiyak. Galing umano ito sa kusina at nagpunta ito sa kuwarto upang ayain na mag-almusal ang asawa, ngunit nagimbal umano
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siya ng makita itong nakabitay. Agad umano niyang pinutol ang lubid na nakapalupot sa leeg ng matanda, ngunit wala na itong buhay. Ayon sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, nasa tatlong metro lamang ang taas ng kisame mula sa sahig. “Postmortem examination conducted disclosed that the victim died due to asphyxia by strangulation secondary to hanging and no foul play found,” wika ni Insp. Dahlan Samuddin, ang regional police spokesman. Hindi agad mabatid, ani Samuddin, kung ano ang nagtulak sa matanda upang kitilin ang sariling buhay. (Mindanao Examiner)
IWAS STRESS: Payo Sa Naiinis Ni Dr. Willie T. Ong LAHAT ng tao ay may pagkakataong naiinis o nalulungkot sa buhay. Ganyan ang buhay. Minsan ika’y nasa itaas, minsan nasa ibaba. Bilang doktor, alam ko na kapag may kamaganak na may sakit, maraming galit, inis at hindi pagkakaintindihan ang nangyayari. Heto ang payo ni Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, ang sumulat ng maraming libro ukol sa positibong pananaw (positive thinking). 1. Pag-aralan mo ang situwasyon maigi. May nagawa ka bang pagkakamali? Kung mayroon ay magpakumbaba ka at aminin ang iyong kasalanan. Sabihin ang totoo para mawala ang bigat sa iyong dibdib. 2. Pag-isipan ng mahinahon at walang halong galit ang mga paratang na binabato sa iyo. Tunay ba ito o hindi? Kung hindi naman tunay ay kalimutan mo na iyan. Huwag mo nang pansinin. 3. Sino ang
Dr. Willie T. Ong nagsasalita laban sa iyo? Importante ba ang opinyon nitong tao? May galit ba siya sa iyo o gusto lang niya magbigay ng payo? Pakinggan mo lang ang mga payo ng mga nagmamalasakit sa iyo. 4. I-respeto ang mga taong nakasakit sa iyo. Patawarin mo sila at maging mabait pa rin. Sa ganitong paraan, hindi na lalaki ang away. 5. Humingi ng payo sa mga matalik mong kaibigan. Pagkatapos ay timbangin mo kung tama ang kanilang payo sa iyo. 6. Huwag na huwag daanin sa init ng ulo. Pilitin gamitin ang tamang pagiisip para maabot ang tamang desisyon. Kung galit ka pa, maghintay
muna ng isang araw bago isipin muli ang solusyon. 7. Tanungin ang sarili, “Masaya ba ako sa aking pagkalungkot o pagkainis?” May taong mahilig mag-self pity, kung saan kinaaawaan nila ang kanilang sarili. Hindi ito maganda. Iwaksi ito sa isipan. 8. Magpatawad. Kung may taong nakasakit sa iyo, ipasa-Diyos mo na lang. Hayaan mo na lang na iba ang makaaway niya. Huwag mo na lang pansinin. 9. Ipagdasal ang mga nakasakit sa iyo. Hindi nangangahulugang kailangan mo silang lambingin o mahalin. Irespeto mo lang. Gawin mo ang proyekto mo, gawin niya ang trabaho niya. 10. Ipasa mo ang iyong problema sa Diyos. Tutulungan ka ng Diyos na pasanin ang mga dinadamdam mo. Mayamaya, hindi mo namalayan ay gumagaan na ang iyong pakiramdam. Magiging masaya at matagumpay ka na muli! Good luck po.
DAPAT BANG ITIGIL ANG PANINIGARILYO? OO, sapagkat ang paninigarilyo ang pinakamasamang bisyo. Heto ang aking mga dahilan: 1.Masama sa iyong puso at utak. Nagdudulot ang sigarilyo ng altapresyon, atake sa puso at istrok. Ang usok ng sigarilyo ay sumisira sa dingding ng ating mga ugat at nagpapakipot nito. 2.Masama sa baga at puwedeng magkaemphysema. Dahil sa usok ng sigarilyo, umiitim at naninigas ang iyong baga. Sa katagalan ay hindi na ito makapagdadala ng hangin o oxygen sa
iyong katawan. 3.Masisira ang iyong sex life. Ang sigarilyo ay puwedeng magpakipot sa ugat ng ari ng lalaki. Kapag napigilan ang pagdaloy ng dugo sa iyong pagkalalaki, lalambot na ito at mahihirapan ka nang makipag-sex. 4.Masama sa buong katawan. Ang mga ugat mo sa utak, baga, bato (kidney) at pati ang puso mismo ay madadamay. 5.Kukulubot ang iyong mukha. Ang mga naninigarilyo ay mas nagkaka-wrinkles sa mukha kumpara sa taong hindi naninigarilyo. Ang paligid ng iyong bibig ay madali ding kumulubot.
6.Nakaka-addict ang sigarilyo. Ang sigarilyo ay may taglay na nikotina na nakawiwili sa gumagamit nito. 7.Puwede magkakanser sa baga, bibig, bituka at iba pang organo. 8. Masama sa kasama mo sa bahay. Ang paghinga ng usok ng ibang tao (passive smoking) ay nakasasama din sa ating kalugusan. Madaling hikain at sipunin ang mga bata. Kawawa naman sila! Kaibigan, ang pakiusap ko ay itigil mo na ang paninigarilyo. Payo po ng isang nagmamalasakit.
Abu Sayyaf commander in Germans’ kidnappings killed in clash ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops killed a notorious Abu Sayyaf leader, tagged as among those who kidnapped two German yachters, while evading capture in Sulu in the southern Philippines. Military spokeswoman Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela said Sihata Latip engaged security forces trying to arrest him in the village of Duyan Kaha in Parang town. She said one soldier was killed and another wounded in the fighting. “Latip was killed when he resisted arrest and engaged security forces in a firefight. One soldier was killed while another is wounded during the brief clash with the Abu Sayyaf leader,” Muyuela, who quoted a military report, told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. She said a report by Colonel Alan Arojado, commander of an anti-
terror task force in Sulu, tagged Latip as involved in the kidnappings of foreigners and attacks against security forces. “Latip was involved in the kidnappings of foreigners and in the series of violent attacks against government forces. The military and police are continuously pursuing notorious leaders of the Abu Sayyaf who are now on the run in Sulu,” Muyuela said. Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang commended troops for killing Latip who was implicated by authorities in the April 25 kidnappings of Stefan Viktor Okonek, 71, and Henrike Diesen, 55. Both hostages were freed by the Abu Sayyaf on October 17 in exchange for P250 million ransoms. The duo was heading to Sabah in Malaysia on a private yacht from a holiday in Palawan province when
militants - who were returning to Sulu from a failed kidnapping in Sabah - spotted the Germans and seized them on April 25. The Abu Sayyaf is still holding a Malaysian policeman Kons Zakiah Aleip, 26, who was seized on June 12 also this year following a clash in Sabah that killed another policeman. The militants are demanding 5 million ringgits (P68.3 million). They are also threatening to behead another kidnapped Malaysian fish breeder Chan Sai Chuin, 32, if ransom is not paid by his family this November. The rebels are demanding 3 million ringgits (P41 million) for the safe release of the fish breeder, who was kidnapped along with a Filipino worker on June 16 this year from a fish farm in the town of Kunak in Tawau District in Sabah. Aside from the Malaysians, the militants are still
holding hostage a 64-year old Japanese treasure hunter Katayama Mamaito, who was kidnapped from Pangutaran Island in July 2010; and two European wildlife photographers Ewold Horn, 52, from Holland; and Lorenzo Vinciguerre, 47, from Switzerland, who were taken captive in the coastal village of Parangan in Panglima Sugala town in the southern Tawi-Tawi province in 2012. And several Filipinos kidnapped in other provinces and brought to Sulu. The military said the Abu Sayyaf rebels are hiding in civilian communities and have moved their hostages from one hideout to another making it extremely difficult for security forces to track them down. But a firefight earlier this month killed and wounded over 50 soldiers and rebels in Sulu’s hinterlands. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Cebu City sets Mega Job Fair
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housands of job-seekers are expected to flock to the 69th Mega Job Fair in Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the job fair would be held at the Cebu City Sports Center on December 6. It would be participated by different local and international companies and recruitment agencies.
The much-awaited event coincides with the 81st anniversary of the Department of Labor and Employment. According to Rama, job applicants must prepare their updated résumé and bring their employment certifications – for those who were previously employed and High School Diploma and Transcript of Records for college graduates. (Greggy Jiggs Senados)
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Rising ‘Star’ in Sogod, another Cebuano pride
Each year when the Christmas spirit sweeps across towns and cities in Cebu, the “parol” or the traditional Filipino Christmas lantern becomes the center of attention and this is especially evident in the northern part of Cebu – in the town called Sogod - which is among the towns in northern Cebu affected by last year’s super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Makers of Christmas parols and other handicrafts in Sogod displayed their high-quality products on the sides of the
highway to show their creativeness, skills and most importantly, their resilience. The 46-year old parol maker, Jessie Retiza, said he and his brother started their business three years ago, but their sales started to improve only last year. “Nagsugod dyud ug kadaghan ang among orders ug halin kadtong pagkahuman nahitabo ang bagyong Yolanda. Ang mamalitay kasagaran ang mga foreigners (Our orders started to pick up after Yolanda happened. Most of our customers are foreigners,” Retiza said. He said they would start displaying their prod-
ucts on from September until December and prices of Christmas decors range from P150 to P2,000, depending on sizes or designs. Retiza said they are starting to have regular clients and resellers on a consignment basis. “Ingon nila ilahang i-display ang mga items sa ilang tindahan. Kung naay mga orders nga dinaghan, tawagon ra mi nila (They said they will display our items in their stores. If there are bulk orders, they will just call us),” he said. Intricate details are noticeable in their craftsmanship. This is because most of the makers used to work in one of the export-
quality rattan furniture factories in the province. They not only use their superb weaving skills and expertise for business, they also teach some of their neighbors so they can also have their own livelihood. “Maayo na lang makatabang ta sa atoang kabanay o mga silingan sa kadtong ganahan makaton (It’s a good thing to teach someone in the family or our neighbors),” Retiza said, adding, their products are durable and world-class and made from natural, eco-friendly materials, such as abaca, lampakanay and bagon. (Heart Rizarri)
Night Market molungtad hangtod sa Enero
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Subay sa Downtown Revitalization Project sa kagamhanan n ing dakbayan nga gipangulohan ni Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, natukod ang Night Market diha sa pinaka-karaang dalan sa tibuok Pilipinas nga mao ang Colon Street. Ang kalihokan nga anaa na sa ika-walong tuig karon gipahigayon ka-upat ka higayon sulod sa usa ka tuig. Kini naglangkob sa bulan sa Enero alang sa selebrasyon sa Sinulog, sulod sa tunga-tunga sa bulan sa Mayo hangtod na sa tibuok bulan sa Hunyo alang sap ag-abli sa klase ug sa pagselebrar sa Cebu Business Month, sulod sa bulan sa Agosto alang sa paghandom sa Ramadan, ug sa hinapos
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sa bulan sa No b i y e m b r e hangtod na sa bulan sa Disyembre alang sa pagsaulog sa Pasko ug Bagong Tuig. Sa pakighinabi sa BARUGG News kang George Chu, ang gitahasan ni Rama nga mangulo sa Downtown Revitalization P r o j e c t gibutyag niini nga molungtad hangtod na sa Enero 16 ang ika-upat nga pagpahigayon sa Night Market nga pormal nga gisugdan niadtong Nobiyembre 15 adlawng Sabado ning tuiga. Kahinumdoman nga nagsugod ang programa
niadtong tuig 2007 tungod sa inisyatiba ni Mayor Rama nga maoy kanhi Bise Mayor sa maong tuig. Kini usab human sa m a l a m p u s o n g pagpahigayon sa Association of South East Asian Nation Summit nga gipahigayon ning syudad
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sa susamang tuig. Tumong niini nga mabalik ang kanindot sa Colon Street nga maoy sentro sa patigayon, komersyo ug industriya kaniadto dinhi sa Sugbo. Magsilbi usab kining sama sa Divisoria sa Manila nga maghatag ug oportunidad
sa tanan nga makapamalit ug mga baratong kagamitan sama sa kitchen utensils, household needs, garments, school supplies, mga lamiang pagkaon ug uban pa. Si Zaira Sarip, usa lamang sa mga regular nga namaligya sa Night Market sukad sa pagsukod niini nagkanayon nga, "Pasalamat mi ni Mayor Rama kay naa ni nga programa naa among hanapbuhay ug makatabang pod mi sa mga mamalit kay barato ug maayo pod among baligya kompara sa mga Malls." Dugang ni Sarip, kinsa namaligya ug mga ready-
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to-wear nga mga kagamitan nga mas maayo ang kalihokan karon kay mas hawan ang dalan, daghang mga kapolisan nagpatrolya ug mas kusog ang halin kay daghang tawo ug hapit na ang Pasko. Samtang gihingusgan usab sa dakbayan nga mapatuman ang kahapsay ug siguridad alang sa pagpahigayon sa operasyon sa Night Market nga masugod sa alasSais sa gabii ug molungtad na hangtod sa ala-Una sa kaadlawon. Motabang usab sa mga kapolisan ang Cebu City Unified Security Group, mga tanod sa barangay, ug mga intelligence network sa pagmonitor ug pagpatrolya sa naasoy nga dapit. (Greggy Jiggs P. Senados)
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