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Mindanao in tight security watch after deadly bombing
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hilippine authorities have tightened anew its security in M indanao following a deadly bus bombing that left dozens of casualties in the restive region where troops are battling Moro and communist insurgencies. Maj. Christian Uy, a spokesman for the 4th Infantry Division, said 11 people were confirmed dead and over three dozen others wounded
after an improvised explosive went off last week at the compartment section of the bus, owned by Rural Transit Mindanao, in the town of Maramag in Bukidnon province. The explosion occurred near the Central Mindanao University at the time many of the students were coming out of the school. Uy said the bus was traversing the highway when the bomb exploded. He security has been tight-
ened in northern Mindanao where the explosion occurred with soldiers and policemen deployed in bus terminals. Maj. Ezra Balagtay, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command, said authorities were still trying to determine who was behind the bombing. “Investigators are working on this case to determine who was behind it,” he told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. Continue to page 2
A policeman searches for bomb fragments in the bus owned by Rural Transit Mindanao in a photo passed on to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
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Philippine army soldiers inspect one of 18 Chinese trawlers they intercepted off the southern province of Basilan.(Mindanao Examiner)
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he Philippines has released 18 Chinese fishing boats that intruded in Basilan province in western Mindanao on oders from the Department of Foreigns Affairs following Beijing’s protest to the detention of the poachers. The army held dozens of poachers after intercepting them off Basilan on their way to Palawan, a rich marine sanctuary about 586 kilometers southwest of Manila, officials said. Officials said members of the 4th Special Forces, backed by naval gunships, intercepted the boats near Langil Island and apprehended the Chinese poachers. Initial military reports said the poachers were heading to Palawan to illegally fish, but had to seek shelter from the storm Ruby. The identities and exact number of the poachers are not
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immediately known. “The interception of these Chinese vessels in Philippine territorial waters is part of our active and vigilant campaign in protecting our sovereignty. This is also part of the anti-illegal fishing efforts to curb the wanton disregard in sea ad environmental laws,” the army said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner before the release of the detained boats. Palawan province which lies between Mindoro Island on the North and Sabah on the South; and West Philippines Sea on the West, and Sulu Sea on the East - is rich in marine resources and a favorite fishing ground in the Philippines. Filipino authorities previously arrested and detained tens of dozens of Chinese poachers in recent years. In May, the Philippines also detained 11 Chinese
poachers, including two minors, near Hasa-Hasa (also known as Half Moon Shoal) Shoal which is part of the Kalayaan Island Group and within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone. The minors were released by authorities since under Philippine laws, minors cannot be prosecuted. Authorities also recovered from the Chinese poachers many dead giant sea turtles which are endangered in the Philippines. They were all found guilty by a local court and fined each of the poachers $100,000. There was no immediate statement from the Chinese Embassy in Manila about the latest detention of its poachers in Zamboanga City. The Philippines and China, both locked in territorial disputes, have previously accused each other violating international maritime laws. (Mindanao Examiner)
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bu Sayyaf rebels are currently neg o t i a t i n g withKuala Lumpur for the safe release of a kidnapped Malaysian policeman being held in southern Philippines. The Abu Sayyaf is holding the 26-year old Malaysian policeman Kons Zakiah Aleip, who was seized on June 12 this year following a clash in Sabah that killed another policeman. The rebels are demanding 5 million ringgits (P68.3 million). Last week, the rebels freed a kidnapped Malaysian fish breeder Chan Sai Chuin after 6 months in captivity in Sulu province. Chuin was sneaked out of Sulu on a speedboat by Malaysian negotiators and has returned to Sandakan town in Sabah. There was no immediate statement from the Malaysian Embassy in Manila, but the Philippine military confirmed the release of the 32-year old Chuin, whose passport name is Kun Mun Hua. He was freed in the village of Tubig Dakula in Indanan town. The rebels have threatened to kill the fish breeder if their 3 million ringgits (P41 million) ransom was not paid by his family. He was kidnapped along with a Filipino worker on June 16 this
year from a fish farm in the town of Kunak in Tawau District. The fate of the unidentified Filipino is unknown. It was unknown how the Abu Sayyaf managed to evade the military operation and eventually freeing the hostage to Malaysian and Filipino negotiators undetected by authorities. The release of the fish breeder occurred despite a massive military campaign in Sulu’s hinterlands where security forces are pursuing the rebels. Two Filipino negotiators, Mamih Sangkulah, who is a leader of the Moro National Liberation Front, and Mandi Sangkula, reportedly helped in the Malaysian negotiation, but it was not immediately known how much ransom was paid to the Abu Sayyaf. Both men also acted as negotiators for other Malaysian and Chinese nationals kidnapped in Sabah in recent months. A student in Jolo town, who was allegedly taken by the Abu Sayyaf, also escaped on December 10 after troops intercepted the 16-year old victim and told security that she managed to flee from her captors. Aside from the Malaysian policeman, the rebels are still holding captive a 64-year old Japanese treasure hunter Katayama Mamaito, who was kid-
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napped on Pangutaran Island in July 2010; and a few Filipinos kidnapped in Zamboanga, Basilan and other areas nearby. Just recently, Swiss wildlife photographer Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, managed to escape from his Abu Sayyaf captors after killing one of his guards in Sulu’s Patikul town where troops had recovered him. His companion, Ewold Horn, 54, from Holland, remains in captivity. The two men were kidnapped by 5 gunmen - believed to be MNLF members - on February 1, 2012 in the coastal village of Parangan in Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-Tawi province, and eventually brought to Sulu. In October last year, the rebels also freed two German hostages Stefan Viktor Okonek, 71, and Henrike Diesen, 55 in Sulu after receiving P250 million ransoms from Germany in exchange for the freedom of the hostages. The duo was heading to Sabah in Malaysia on a private yacht from a holiday in Palawan province when militants who were returning to the southern Philippines from a failed kidnapping in Sabah spotted the Germans and seized them on April 25. (Mindanao Examiner)
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BPOs, IT are top employers MANILA - Business process outsourcing and information technology continue to be the Philippines' biggest employers and a lawmaker even cited the country’s 45 largest business process outsourcing providers and the back offices of global firms for driving the creation of new high-paying jobs. Rep. Roman Romulo, chairman of the House committee on higher and technical education, said: “These leading players in the BPO and information technology (IT)-enabled services sector are now among the nation’s biggest employers. They have helped to ease joblessness among fresh college graduates and young professionals in a big way.” He said he is counting on the 45 firms to spearhead the production of more than 248,000 new jobs in the sector over the next two years. Based on their combined revenues of P250 billion ($5.9 billion) in 2013, Romulo named the top 45 firms as follows: Accenture Inc. (P32.429 billion); Convergys Philippines Services Corp. (P19.830 billion); 24/7 Customer Philippines Inc. (P13.061 billion); JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.Philippine Global Service Center (P11.789 billion); Telephilippines Inc. (P8.722 billion). Sutherland Global Services Philippines Inc. (P8.080 billion); HewlettPackard AP (Hong Kong) Ltd. (P7.081 billion); Stream International Global Services Philippines Inc.
(P6.924 billion); Teletech Offshore Investments B.V. (P6.590 billion); IBM Daksh Business Process Services Philippines Inc. (P6.307 billion). And Sitel Philippines Corp. (P6.084 billion); TeleTech Customer Care Management Philippines Inc. (P5.654 billion); Manila-Oslo Renewable Enterprise Inc. (P5.605 billion); IBM Business Services Inc. (P5.599 billion); Aegis PeopleSupport Inc. (P5.474 billion); Coca-Cola Far East Ltd. (P5.439 billion); Sykes Asia Inc. (P5.415 billion); Shell Shared Services (Asia) B.V. (P5.289 billion); Deutsche Knowledge Services Pte. Ltd. (P5.258 billion); HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Philippines) Inc. (P5.035 billion). Telus International Philippines Inc. (P5.010 billion); Luen Thai Macao Commercial Offshore Co. Ltd. (P4.336 billion); IBM Solutions Delivery Inc. (P4.293 billion); VXI Global Holdings B.V. Philippines (P4.049 billion); Macquarie Offshore Services Pty. Ltd. (P4.026 billion). And also ACS of the Philippines Inc. (P3.917 billion); Citibank N.A. Regional Operating Headquarters (P3.710 billion); SPi CRM Inc. (P3.551); Emerson Electric (Asia) Ltd. (P3.481 billion); Chevron Holdings Inc. (P3.271 billion); StarTek Philippines Inc. (P3.123 billion); Genpact Services LLC (P2.846 billion); West Contact Services Inc. (P2.815 billion); Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd. (P2.795 billion); SPi Technologies Inc. (P2.767
billion). And ANZ Global Services and Operations Manila Inc. (P2.503 billion); Sykes Marketing Services Inc. (P2.493 billion); Maersk Global Service Centres (Philippines) Ltd. (P2.324 billion); Manulife Data Services Inc. (P2.191 billion); Lexmark Research & Development Corp. (P1.963 billion); ExlService Philippines Inc. (P1.907 billion); Cognizant Technology Solutions Philippines Inc. (P1.892 billion); Thomson Reuters Corp. Pte. Ltd. (P1.877 billion); Citigroup Business Process Solutions Pte. Ltd. (P1.816 billion); and Acquire Asia Pacific Philippines Inc. (P1.789 billion). The law mandates all entities, including BPO firms, to protect the confidentiality of personal information collected from clients and stored in IT systems, in accordance with rigorous international privacy standards. The BPO and IT-enabled services industry now directly employs 1.052 million Filipinos. The sector includes contact center services; back offices; medical, legal and other data transcription; animation; software development; engineering design; and digital content. The industry is projected to yield up to $27 billion in annual revenues and engage over 1.3 million Filipinos workers by 2016, according to the IT and Business Processing Association of the Philippines, which has 229 member firms. (Mindanao Examiner)
Mindanao in tight security watch after deadly bombing Continued fr om page 1 from Balagtey said the bus came from Wao in Lanao del Sur province in the Muslim autonomous region in central Mindanao and was heading to Cagayan de Oro City in northern Mindanao when the explosion occurred. Terr or gr oups error groups No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack, but previous bus bombings in the Muslim region were largely blamed to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters or BIFF and the Abu Sayyaf – both recently pledged allegiance with the Sunni jihadist group ISIS which is fighting for Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Another Filipino terrorist, Abdulbasit Usman, a former commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF, is also being linked by military intelligence to the bombing. Usman, who has ties with al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya, has escaped a military operation in June in Shariff Saydona Mustapha town in Maguindanao province that resulted to the killing of his grandfather and the arrest of his wife’s uncle, including his 2 children. Three other women two of them Indonesian nationals and a Filipina native of Sulu province -
were also arrested and that one of them is the wife of Malaysian bomber Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, the leader of the Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia, who was reportedly killed in a US-backed airstrike in February 2012 in Sulu province, but his body had not been found or recovered. Both Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao are hotbed of Muslim insurgency where BIFF, the armed wing of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement, founded by former Moro Islamic Liberation Front leader Ameril Umra Kato, is actively operating. Philippine authorities have blamed the BIFF and Usman for the spate of deadly bombings in Mindanao in recent years. The MILF, which recently signed a peace deal with Manila, has previously ordered its forces to hunt down Usman after he was linked to terror attacks. In 2010, Pakistan military reported that Usman was killed along with another foreigner and 10 alQaeda militants in a US drone strike in the restive South Waziristan region, but the reports turned out to be false with the Philippine military saying that the militant leader was in Mindanao. The United States has
put up a $1 million bounty for Usman’s capture under its Government Rewards Program after he was tagged by authorities as behind deadly bombings in the Philippines and has been considered by Washington as a threat to the country. Bombings Just last month, a bomb also exploded in another bus owned by the same company and killing three people in the same area. The bus originated from Tacurong City and was travelling to Cagayan de Oro City when the improvised explosive planted in the bus went off. In April this, security forces also recovered an improvised explosive planted on a bus in Tacurong City. The bomb, assembled from a 60mm mortar attached to an old mobile phone and concealed in a cardboard box, was discovered by two passengers and immediately disarmed by soldiers. But in August 2012, a bomb explosion ripped through a Rural Transit bus in Zamboanga City and wounded at least 5 people, including a boy. The powerful blast tore open the rear and the left side of the bus, which came from Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province. (Mindanao Examiner)
Military photos show Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, chief of the Western Mindanao Command; and Rear Admiral Reynaldo Yoma, commander of an anti-terror joint task force, lead the awarding of medals Saturday, December 6, 2014 to soldiers wounded in a recent clash with Abu Sayyaf rebels in the restive province of Basilan in the Muslim autonomous region. (Text: Mindanao Examiner)
Troops wounded in Sayyaf clash get medals ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military awarded medals to government soldiers who were wounded in a recent clash with Abu Sayyaf rebels in the restive province of Basilan just several nautical miles south of Zamboanga, officials said. Officials said Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, chief of the Western Mindanao Command; and Rear Admiral Reynaldo Yoma, commander of an anti-terror joint task force, led the awarding of the medals held at a military hospital
here. Officials said a total of 7 soldiers were wounded in the battle December 3 with Abu Sayyaf that also left 11 rebel casualties in TipoTipo town. Ensign Ian Chester Ramos, a military spokesman, said one the slain rebel had been identified as Abdullah Kalitot alias Hidzran. Marine Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela, of the Western Mindanao Command, said security forces were pursuing Abu Sayyaf leaders, Puruji Indama and
Nurhasan Jamiri, in TipoTipo town when troops encountered the rebels and killing 3 of them and wounding 8 more. According to Capt. Franco Salvador Suelto, of the 1st Infantry Division, troops were scouring the town’s hinterlands where the group of Indama and Jamiri fled. He said Brig. Gen. Gerardo Barrientos, the regional army commander, ordered troops to intensify the campaign against the Abu Sayyaf in the province. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Marines and stakeholders during the planting of mangrove propagules in Panglima Tahil town in Sulu province.
Marines plant 2,000 mangrove propagules in Sulu SULU – Marine soldiers planted some 2,000 mangrove propagules as part of its environmental advocacy in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. The soldiers, who are members of the 2nd Marine Brigade, planted the propagules on Bangsas Island which is part of Panglima Tahil town. The activity coincided with the 64th anniversary of the 2nd Marine Brigade.
It was also participated by the different military and police units and local stakeholders, including government officials and representatives of different nongovernmental organizations and the provincial government. The activity is also in support to the government’s National Greening Program and Sulu’s environmental greening campaign.
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Provincial Government of Sulu are working closely for the preservation and conservation of the natural resources and delivery of basic services to the community to attain peace and prosperity in the province,” the 2nd Marine Brigade said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
P12.7 B set aside for deployment of medical workers in rural areas THE PHILIPPINE government has put aside some P12.7 billion next year for the deployment of medical workers in under-served communities in the country. According to Rep. Roman Romulo, the chairman of the House committee on higher and technical education, said the fresh funding for the deployment is contained in the P2.606-trillion General Appropriations Act for 2015, and will be coursed through the Department of Health. The funding would be used to set out 12,540 nurses, 5,749 midwives, 480 dentists and 398 doctors in various areas. “We are counting on the mobilization to improve the delivery of basic health services, while providing temporary employment plus training to our idle nurses
and midwives,” Romulo said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. “We are also hopeful that the extra competence that our nurses and midwives will acquire from the deployment will later help them qualify for more rewarding jobs here or abroad,” he said. Romulo said the additional staff will be assigned to public hospitals, barangay health stations, and rural health units. The country has a large surplus of nursing and midwifery graduates desperately looking for opportunities to gainfully practice their profession, while many communities reel from inadequate essential health services, he said. “Many women in urban slums as well as rural villages
stiff suffer from the lack of health care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period,” he said. The Professional Regulation Commission issued licenses to 22,202 new nurses and 2,494 midwives this year alone. And just recently, some 30,000 nursing graduates, including repeaters, took the two-day Nursing Licensure Examination administered by the PRC. Romulo also said Congress want to restore to Salary Grade 15 - the equivalent of P24,887 - the basic monthly pay of public nurses. The Nursing Law of 2002, or Republic Act 9173, pegged the starting pay of public nurses at SG 15, but the Salary Standardization Law III effectively downgraded their rating to SG 11, or P18,549. (Mindanao Examiner)
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.
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COTABATO CITY – A group of soldiers and policemen escaped unscathed following a grenade attack in the province of Maguindanao in the troubled Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines, officials said. Officials said security personnel were inspecting a suspected improvised explosive - which turned out
to be a decoy to lure soldiers and policemen -in the village of Labu-Labu in Shariff Aguak town when an unidentified man hurled the MK2 grenade which exploded several meters away from them. The blast damaged a police truck parked near where the explosion occurred. Capt. Jo Ann Petinglay,
a spokeswoman for the 6th Infantry Division, said the attack may been carried out by Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in retaliation to the continued operation against the rebel group tagged as behind the series of terrorism. She said authorities were investigating the attack. (Mindanao Examiner, Mark Navales)
Soldiers capture NPA rebel Downtown Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
Police investigate murder of Pagadian store manager PAGADIAN CITY – Police are investigating the murder of a motorcycle store manager who was killed by gunmen in an attack in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur in southern Philippines, police said. Police said the victim,
Rito Masong, who worked for Odyssey Motors, died instantly from the attack in downtown Pagadian. Masong was traveling on a motorcycle with passenger Junriel Lesaran, when the gunman shot him twice in the head. Lesaran said he ran
away after the gunman also pointed his gun at him and reported the incident to the police. The motive of the killing is still unknown, but gun attacks are not uncommon in Pagadian where hired killers operate with impunity. (Mindanao Examiner)
Gunmen abduct fishermen in Zamboanga del Norte ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – A 47-year old fishermen was seized by armed men – who introduced themselves as soldiers – in the town of Sibuco in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga del Norte, the victim’s wife said. Rasida Dansalan, who sought help from the police,
said seven men – clad in military uniform and wearing bonnet – abducted her husband Annon Dansalan in their house and his fate remains unknown. The woman said the gunmen declared themselves as members of the army’s Bravo Company before. The gunmen fled on foot with their victim to-
ward a swampy area. The armed men did not say why they took the fisherman. It was not immediately known whether the gunmen were legitimate members of the military in the town. The army has not reported anything about the abduction. (Mindanao Examiner)
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DAVAO CITY – Ar my troops captured a communist rebel following a recent clash in the southern Filipino province of Davao Oriental, an army spokesman said. Maj. Ezra Balagtey, of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the fighting broke out in the village called Maragatas in Lupon town after patrolling soldiers ran into a group of New People’s Army rebels. He said troops recovered an M16 automatic rifle, an anti-tank landmine, personal belongings and subversive documents left behind by fleeing rebels after a 30minute running gunbattle in the area where troops captured the 28-year old Joaquin Linma. Balagtey said there were no casualties on
their side. He said the rebels were reportedly extorting money from villagers. He said Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command, condemned the extortion and atrocities of the NPA and ordered troops to strengthen security in villages and intensify the campaign against the rebel group, and at the same time urged the communist fighters to surrender peacefully. “The community is tired of this felonious activity of these bandits that while they are busy on their extortion more information coming from the community that led the troops to locate them. It is for this reason that we are calling on our deceived brothers to lay down their arms and re-
turn to the folds of the law and live peacefully with their families,” Balagtey quoted Baladad as saying. Just recently, four soldiers were killed in Bukidnon province after rebels detonated a roadside bomb on a passing military truck. And communist rebels are still holding four government soldiers - Pfc. Alvin Ricarte, Cpl. Benjamin Enot Samano, Pvts. Marnel Cinches and Jerrel Yurong - and three policemen PO3 Democr ito Polvorosa, PO1 Marichel Contemplo and PO1 Junrie as prisoners of war in the restive region. The NPA, armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, has been waging separatist war for many decades now. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Policemen shoot cop who ran amuck inside base in Tawi-Tawi SECURITY forces shot dead a policeman who killed a cop and wounded another during an assault on a police base in the southern Filipino province of Tawi-Tawi, sources told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. It said policemen, backed by soldiers, assaulted the base in Bongao town and killed PO2 Mario Tobias after he failed to surrender peace-
fully for killing PO2 Alano Abdulwahid the night before. Tobias, who ran amuck, fired his M16 automatic rifle and killed the cop. Two other policemen who had been identified only by their rank and first name – SPO3 Kamaluddin and PO1 Tety – were also wounded in the rampage. After shooting indiscriminately, Tobias locked himself inside one of the
rooms of Camp Alejandro Suarez as police commanders urged him to surrender peacefully, but negotiations had failed. It was unknown what triggered Tobias to go on rampage, but police have launched an investigation into the tragedy. Provincial and regional police officials did not give any statement about the incident. (Ely Dumaboc) A thick black smoke billows from the Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City in these photos taken from outside the editorial office of the Mindanao Examiner regional newspaper.
Fire hits Western Mindanao State University ARSON investigators said faulty electrical wiring connection was the cause of a fire that broke out on one of the buildings of the Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.
Officials said the fire hit the laboratory department of the university, but there were no reports of injuries or casualties, however, the blaze damaged the building. Fire fighters managed to put the fire under control
and school officials suspended all classes in the university. The university is one of the most populous in southern Philippines with thousands of students from different provinces are enrolled. (Mindanao Examiner)
North Cotabato's feast, roasted pig and fowls Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters during a clandestine interview by the Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper and other journalists in southern Philippines. (Photos by Mark Navales)
BIFF rebels killed in clash with troops in Maguindanao MAGUINDANAO – Government soldiers killed two separatist rebels in a firefight that erupted in Datu Unsay town in Maguindanao province in southern Philippines, officials said. Capt. Jo Ann Petinglay, a spokeswoman for the 6th Infantry Division, said troops were patrolling the village of Maitumaig when two motorcycle gunmen opened fire on them and sparking a firefight that killed the attackers, who were members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. She said another group of gunmen, who were backing those slain, also attacked the soldiers, but fled when more troops and policemen engaged them in a running gunbattle that lasted about 15 minutes. There were no reports of casualties on the side of the soldiers, who are members of the 45th Infantry Battalion. Petinglay said one of those slain in the fighting
was among those who killed two army soldiers guarding the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center in Cotabato City on October 22. Troops also recovered a .45-caliber pistol and fragmentation grenade from the slain gunmen. “We handed over the cadavers to the local police force. Our troops are continually conducting visibility and security patrols along the national highway in order to pre-empt any attempt by lawless groups to sow terror among civilians and the community,” she said. She said military forces are deployed in Maguindanao – one of five provinces under the restive Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao - to help secure the province from threats of attacks by rebels. “We are supporting the police authorities in maintaining peace and order to protect the safety of the civilians, and to guard major
thoroughfares against lawless elements and terror groups,” Petinglay said. Just last month, policemen, backed by government soldiers, also captured a BIFF rebel Zainudin Kawilan - in the remote village of Timbangan in Maguindanao’s Shariff Aguak town - who was also tagged as behind the killing of the soldiers in the hospital. 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 was a follower of BIFF commander Sukarno Sapal and had been tagged as one of the killers of the two soldiers. Kawilan and two other men, who pretended to visit a patient at the hospital, grabbed the rifle of the soldier and shot them. (Mindanao Examiner – With a report from Mark Navales.)
Two men carry a roasted pig while another watches over his "lechon" in the town of M'lang in North Cotabato in southern Philippines. The town recently celebrated its 6th Kawayan Festival with residents parading with their roasted pig, others brought their own roasted chicken and turkeys. (Photo by Geonarri Solmerano)
Village chieftain detained for shooting deranged man ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – Police detained a village chieftain who shot and wounded a deranged man who attacked him with a bolo in Zamboanga del Norte’s Salug town in southern Philippines. Police said Primitivo Orongan, 68, surrendered
after shooting the 27-year old Ritoy Mangubat in the village of Canawan. Orongan said he and his family were eating in front of their house when Mangubat arrived and without warning tried to hack him. He said he was forced to shoot the attacker
with a shotgun to defend himself. It was unknown what triggered Mangubat to attack the village leader. Mangubat, whom police said is suffering from a mental illness, was rushed to hospital. (Mindanao Examiner)
Probe continuing in execution of 8 men CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police said the investigation is continuing to the execution of 8 men in Iligan City in southern Philippines in what officials claimed may be linked to narcotics. Police said the bodies of the victims were found last week in the village of Saray where forensic experts recovered several sa-
chets of shabu and drug paraphernalia, including bullet casings of .45-caliber pistol. Police said four masked gunmen were involved in the killings. Police have identified the victims as Bryan Cubilla, Balong Catiloc, Tata Gabriel, Pedro Lumayaga, Ariel Lumayaga, Narciso Lumayaga, Tonio
Decalan, and a still unidentified man. Senior Supt. Leony Roy Geroche, the local police chief, has formed a special investigation task group that would look into the murders. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the execution of the men. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Ex-Maguindanao mayor ambushed COTABATO CITY - A former town mayor and two of his aides were injured in an ambush in Guindulungan town in Maguindanao province in the restive Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines, the military said. Gunmen opened fire last week on the convoy of Akmad Ampatuan, who was a former mayor of Datu Salibo town, and father of Maroph Ampatuan, the acting town mayor of Shariff Aguak, also in Maguindanao, according to Maj. Jo Ann Petinglay, a spokeswoman for the 6th Infantry Division. She said the motive of the attack is still unknown, but troops have tightened security in the province. Ampatuan’s convoy was heading to Shariff Aguak when gunmen attacked the politician’s vehicle. “The exmayor was slightly wounded in the hand and brought to the hospital in Shariff Aguak town,” she told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. No individual or group
claimed responsibility for the attack, but Maguindanao has been the center of violence in recent months following a spate of gun attacks and killings perpetrated by rebels and armed groups actively operating in the troubled province. The media watchdog National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said the ex-mayor is a witness to the massacre of dozens of people, including journalists and media workers in November 23, 2009 in Maguindanao. It said the ambush on the politician, who is a relative of the those accused in the brutal killings, follows the murder of another witness, Dennis Sakal, and the wounding of another, Butch Saudagal, in Shariff Aguak town recently. "It is clear that the slow pace of the trial, which has barely cleared the starting gate after more than five long years because of what have been characterized as delaying tactics, has allowed the continued intimidation, threats and assaults on wit-
nesses and even relatives of the 58 victims, 32 of whom were our colleagues." "Worse, the most recent incidents appear to be the offshoot of an ongoing tugof-war over witnesses, with both defense and prosecution claiming Sakal as their own, and reports alleging that Akmad had threatened Sakal in an attempt to have him jump ship from the defense," the NUJP said. It said the continued impunity with which witnesses and others involved in the trial are threatened and assaulted can only make justice ever more elusive. "We reiterate our demand for government to fulfill its pledge of justice by ensuring not just a swift but, most importantly, a fair trial and to fulfill its obligation to protect everyone involved in the Massacre trial. The administration has acknowledged that this case will be a litmus test of its determination. Alas, it is a test it seems to be failing very badly," it said. (Mindanao Examiner – With a report from Mark Navales)
Iligan City employee nabbed for carrying gun PAGADIAN CITY – Police arrested an employee of the Iligan City government after he was caught carrying a pistol without any permits in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern Philippines, officials said. Inspector Dahlan Samuddin, a regional police spokesman, said the 53year old Eleno Bacus, Jr. who claimed to be the information officer of the local government of Iligan was arrested in the village of
San Isidro in Mahayag town. Samuddin said the official only presented a mission order dated December 1 and signed allegedly by Major Marvin Beltran, commander of the Cotabato City-based 12th Intelligence and Security Unit of the Philippine Army. “The suspect was arrested by the PNP elements of Mahayag municipality for violation of Republic Act 10591 after he was caught in
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the act of carrying a .45caliber pistol tucked into his waistband,” he said. “Suspect failed to present his firearms license and permit to carry firearms and instead he only presented the mission order.” Samuddin said police also seized two magazines loaded with 12 bullets. “The arrested person is temporarily detained at Mahayag municipal police station while an appropriate case for violation of RA 10591 is being prepared for filing in court,” he said. The local government of Iligan did not release any statement about the arrest of Bacus. (Mindanao Examiner)
12 PINAKA-MASUSTANSYANG PRUTAS Ni Dr. Willie T. Ong Heto ang mga masustansyang prutas na mabibili natin sa Pilipinas: 1) Ubas – Ang ubas ay may tannins at flavonoids na puwedeng makapigil sa kanser. Kumain ng ubas kung ika’y nagpapagaling sa sakit. At kapag kulang sa dugo at mahina ang katawan, kumain ng ubas para manumbalik ang iyong sigla. 2) Pakwan – Panlaban ang mga ito sa sakit sa bato at pantog (kidney at bladder infection). Ang pakwan at melon ay punong-puno ng vitamin C at potassium. At kapag tag-init, ang katas nito ang kailangan ng ating katawan. 3) Peras (Pears) – Ang peras ay mayaman sa fiber at sorbitol na makatutulong sa pagdumi. Ang fiber ay nagbibigay ng hugis (o bulk) sa dumi. Ang sorbitol naman ay nagbibigay ng tamis sa peras at naghahatak ng tubig sa loob ng bituka para lumambot ang dumi. 4) Suha – May tulong ang suha para makaiwas sa kanser at para sa may diabetes. Ang balat ng suha ay may sangkap na bioflavonoid. Ito’y
nakatutulong sa pag-iwas sa cancer, lalo na sa breast cancer. Kung ika’y may diabetes, puwede sa iyo ang suha at mansanas.
Dr. Willie T. Ong Paalala lang na 3 o 4 na hiwa lang ang kainin. 5) Strawberry – Naniniwala ang mga eksperto na panlaban sa kanser ang strawberry. Mag-ingat lang kung allergic sa strawberry. Hugasan maigi ito bago kainin. 6) Saging – Mainam ang saging sa mga nag-eehersisyo at sa may sakit sa puso dahil may taglay itong potassium. Para sa hindi makatulog at stressed sa buhay, nakapagpaparelax din ang saging dahil sa sangkap nitong tryptophan. 7) Abokado – Ang abokado ay may taglay na good fats at healthy oils. Dahil dito, nakatutulong ito sa pag-iwas sa sakit sa
puso at istrok. May sangkap din itong vitamin B6 at vitamin E na nagpapakinis ng ating balat. 8) Papaya – Mataas sa vitamin A at vitamin C ang papaya kaya nakatutulong ito sa ating kutis. Ang papaya ay may papain, isang kemikal na tumutulong sa pagtunaw ng pagkain at sa pagregular ng ating pagdumi. 9) Pineapple (Pinya) – Ang pineapple ay may bromelain na nagpapalakas ng ating resistensya. May sangkap din itong manganese at vitamin B na nagbibigay lakas sa ating katawan. 10) Buko – Ang buko juice at nakatutulong sa may kidney stones (bato sa bato). 11) Mansanas – May vitamin C at anti-oxidants ang mansanas. Mahalaga na kainin din ang balat ng mansanas dahil may taglay itong pectin na nagtatanggal ng dumi sa ating katawan. Panlaban ang mansanas sa mataas na cholesterol, arthritis at sakit ng tiyan. 12) Orange – Masagana ang orange sa vitamin C na panlaban sa sipon, ubo, hika at arthritis.
Arthritis: Anong Gagawin? Alam ng mga may arthritis na kapag taglamig ay mas masakit ang kanilang kasu-kasuan. Para bang naninigas ang kanilang litid at nahihirapan silang galawin ang kanilang kamay at paa sa umaga. Osteoarthritis ang tawag sa sakit na ito. Maraming tao ang magkakaroon nito sa pag-edad. Tips:
1. Magsuot ng guantes at medyas sa gabi para hindi malamigan ang iyong kamay at paa, 2. Magsuot ng jacket kung maginaw sa iyong pupuntahan, 3. Paggising sa umaga, mag-unat-unat muna ng kamay at paa para lumuwag ang mga litid. Pagkaraan ng 30 minutos ay mababawasan na ang paninigas ng iyong kamay at paa, 4. Kung kayo’y
mataba, magbawas ng timbang para hindi matagtag ang iyong tuhod at paa. 5. Lagyan ng hot water bag ang parteng masakit. Subukan pa ring i-galaw-galaw ang katawan para hindi tuluyang tumigas ang mga buto. 6. Huwag agad uminom ng pain reliever at baka makasama ito sa katagalan. Magpatingin sa doktor.
Highway robbers kill van driver, shoot 2 others ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – A commuter van driver was killed after he tried to fight off two robbers, who also shot and wounded another passenger and his two-year daughter, in a daring heist in Zamboanga Sibugay province in southern Philippines, police said. Police said the robbery occurred morning on the highway near village of La Paz in the town of Naga when two passengers declared the heist. The driver, Miguelito Lacanaria, was fatally shot by one of the robbers when he tried to grab the pistol of the assailant. The shooting also injured Jovie Balucos, 30; and his daughter, who was shot in the head. Both passengers were rushed to hospital, but their condition remains unknown. Police said the robbers collected personal belongings of the 11 other passengers and fled after the heist. The van was heading to Ipil town from the neighboring Buug
town also in Zamboanga Sibugay. Highway robberies are frequent on the 200kilometer stretch of the
Zamboanga highway which is extremely dangerous for motorists and travelers, especially at night, because of lack of
street lights. Rebels and bandits are also actively operating in Zamboanga Peninsula. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Maj. Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, speaks to soldiers who are members of the disaster and rescue team in Maguindanao province. Pangilinan says they are ready to assist typhoon victims. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)
Humanitarian groups, UK ready to assist ‘Hagupit’ typhoon victims
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he International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is gearing up for a humanitarian relief effort in response to the impact of Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby), which swept across central Philippines and southern Luzon island. Hagupit was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan struck last year. While not as strong as Haiyan, Hagupit could have significant humanitarian consequences for thousands of people living in its path, particularly those still recovering from the effects of Haiyan. “This is the third consecutive year that the Philippines has been hit by a major typhoon, but swift and pre-emptive early warnings and evacuations by the government and the Philippine Red Cross have ensured that casualties have so far been minimal,” said Kari Isomaa, head of delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Philippines. Red Cross assessment teams visiting Samar Island and Southern Luzon
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found roofs blown off, trees brought down and electricity and communication lines cut in some areas. There are fears that the impact of the typhoon could be more severe in remote areas of northern Samar which have been so far inaccessible due to blocked roads. “It is too early to give an accurate assessment of overall needs. Food, clean water, emergency shelter materials and primary health care could be among the priorities. The typhoon hit areas where poverty and vulnerability levels are very high, in particular within communities suffering the consequences of protracted armed conflicts,” said Pascal Mauchle, head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Philippines. Further assessments are also being carried out to inland and coastal communities. Hundreds of Philippine Red Cross volunteers have also been mobilized last week to pack relief items and provide cooked meals to thousands of people who remain in evacuation centers. “It is re-assuring to have the support of our partners in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Over the past year they
have stood with us to support the recovery of thousands of people who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan and they have also been helping us to meet humanitarian needs elsewhere in the country,” Gwendolyn Pang, Secretary General of the Philippine Red Cross, said. United K ingdom Kingdom The Government of the United Kingdom also has actively monitored the Typhoon Hagupit since it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In anticipation of likely needs, the British Embassy in Manila said it activated its crisis management plan, together with officials from government departments in London, with a focus on dealing with any emergencies that might affect British nationals as well as wider humanitarian relief for people affected by the typhoon. “Our network of community wardens in the areas where Hagupit went through provided real time accounts of the impact of the wind and rain. Fortunately, there were no reports of injury or loss affecting UK nationals,” the Embassy said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner. With over 700,000 people evacuated as a pre-
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Cebu to establish 1st Negosyo Center
ebu is one of six areas in the country that has been identified t o initially establish the “Negosyo Center” aimed at pushing for the development of small and medium enterprises amid the full implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community integration by next year, the Philippine Information Agency said. Trade Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said the passage of the RA 10644, otherwise known as the ‘Go Negosyo Act’ of 2014, is a very significant development that aims to boost the development of SMEs. She said under the law, every province, city and municipality is required to put up a Negosyo Center, seen to bring government services closer to small businesses. Maglaya said the Negosyo Center can be housed either at the regional or provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry or in the building of the local government unit. “By next year, we hope to establish 100 Negosyo
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Centers,” said Maglaya following the establishment of the six priority areas. According to the DTI, the Negosyo Center is designed to promote ease of doing business and facilitating access to services for micro, small and medium enterprises. The center is also responsible in providing assistance to MSMEs in the areas of technology transfer, production and management training programs and marketing assistance from the DTI and other concerned government agencies Maglaya said the development of the SMEs would create more job opportunities and translate this to inclusive growth. Developing SMEs can make them more competitive amid the AEC integration, claimed Maglaya during a recent multi-sectoral briefing on the country’s AEC Game Plan and Industry Roadmap in Cebu attended by over 200 participants. Maglaya said the AEC seeks to create a single market and a single production base within the Asean region, and become fully in-
tegrated with the global market. “We need to work together to deal with the challenges and opportunities of the Asean Economic Community and identify interventions and initiatives to upgrade industries,” said Maglaya, adding that there is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of regional economies. Maglaya said since January 2010, almost all goods have been traded at zero tariffs among Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. Only very few products remain protected by tariffs within the ASEAN and in the Philippines and these are primarily agricultural products like rice, sugar, cassava and sweet potatoes, maize, chicken and swine. She said the Philippines stands to enjoy the vast promises and strong growth potentials of the AEC integration with an access to a 600 million people market and receive the benefits of a dynamic competition.(Cebu Examiner - PIA)
Vigan, nasulod sa New7Wonders Cities
asulod ang Vigan sa Ilocos Sur sa mga gip roklamar nga New7Wonders Cities ug kauban ang mga lungsod sa Beirut sa Lebanon; Doha, Qatar ; Durban, South Africa; Havana, Cuba; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; ug La Paz, Bolivia.
Matud pa ni Bernard Weber, founder-president sa New7Wonders, tuyo sa kamapnya nga pilion ang pito ka syudad sa tibuok kalibotan nga adunay “global diversity of urban society.” “For the first time in human history, more than half of our planet’s population lives in cities and this election emphasizes the
dramatically challenging character of out changing world,” pasabot pa ni Weber. Nagsugod niadtong Oktubre 2013 ang botohan alang sa 28 ka nasud nga naapil sa Official Finalist Candidates sa maong sangka nga gipili sa kinatibuk-ang 1,200 ka nasud nga nominado. (Cebu Examiner - PIA)
cautionary measure by Philippine government authorities and forward positioning of relief supplies, the impact has been less severe than it otherwise could have been on people living in Samar, Masbate, and Mindoro. The British Ambassador, Asif Ahmad, said: “I want to extend Britain’s condolences to those who have lost relatives and friends. Yet again, the resilience and fortitude of the people of the Philippines has been tested and proven to be robust.” “A much bigger tragedy has been avoided by the timely and effective evacua-
tion of people in the predicted path of the Typhoon. I commend the Philippine Government for taking action and triggering emergency measures that have undoubtedly saved many lives. The relief operations being conducted by central and local government as well as agencies in the country are evidently up and running.” He said the United Kingdom has already indicated its willingness to respond to any request for assistance from the Philippine Government. Philippine troops were also mobilized last week to
provide assistance to victims of the typhoon. The 6th Infantry Division in southern Philippines mobilized over 150 soldiers as members of the disaster rescue task group headed by Lt. Col. Gerardo Cap-atan, Jr. Maj. Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, ordered troops to be ready in case of emergency call. He said all members of the disaster and rescue team are well-trained and very knowledgeable on how to handle rescue scenarios. (Mindanao Examiner Mark Navales)
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