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PNOY, DELES NAIS PATALSIKIN! M atindi ang ugong sa diumano’y malawakang demoralisasyon sa hanay ng pulisya at militar at p o s i b l e n g destabilisasyon ng ilang grupo bunsod ng pagiging mahina umano ng liderato ni Pangulong Aquino nito kaugnay sa madugong trahedya na sinapit ng 44 Special Action Force commandos na pinaslang ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front sa Maguindanao province. Ang kawalan aksyon diumano ni Aquino na pigilan ang MILF sa atake nito sa mga commandos ang isa sa dahilan ng patuloy na demoralisasyon. Sampung oras na nanatili si Aquino sa Zamboanga City nitong
Enero 25 sa kunwa’y pagbisita nito sa mga nasabugan ng bomba doon habang nakikipaglaban para sa kanilang buhay ang mga SAF commandos na kinuyog ng MILF at Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters sa Barangay Tukanalipao sa bayan ng Mamasapano. Na-trap ang mga commandos doon habang palabas na sana matapos na mapatay ang Malaysian bomber na si Zulkifli bin Hir sa kanyang kubo sa loob ng teritoryo ng MILF. Sa kabila ng kanyang kaalaman ukol sa madugong labanan ay bigo si Aquino na mailigtas ang mga commandos sa kamay ng mga kalaban. Tinawag pa nitong “mis-encounter” ang nasabing sagupaan. Continue to page 2
Si MILF chieftain Murad Ebrahim at Pangulong Benigno Aquino. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)
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he Philipine National Police has demanded the surrender of Moro Islamic Liberation Front members who were behind the killings of elite Special Action Force commandos in Maguindanao province in January. The MILF, which signed a peace deal with Manila, surrendered at least 16 weapons it took from slain police commandos following deadly clashes in Mamasapano town. The surrender of the weapons last week further bolstered accusations by lawmakers and human rights groups that MILF rebels had finished off wounded SAF commandos and collected their guns, among others, in the village of Tukanalipao. A video clip uploaded on Facebook also showed one gunman shooting several times a wounded SAF commando in Tukanalipao where the elite police unit killed Malaysian bomber Zulkifli bin Hir deep inside MILF territory on January 25. Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang led security officials in the weapons, mostly automatic
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rifles, including two machine guns, inside the headquarters of the 6th Infantry Division in Maguindanao. Among those who also witnessed the handover of weapons were Brig.Gen. Carlito Galvez, Maj Gen. Dato Abd Samad bin Yaakub, Head of Mission of the International Monitoring Team, Senior Supt. Noel Armill, of the regional police force, The weapons were handed over to the police, but SAF sources claimed the guns had been tampered and that many of its parts were either taken out or replaced with defective mechanism. Mohagher Iqbal, an MILF vice chairman and chief peace negotiator of the group, said the handover of the weapons was a gesture of their sincerity to the peace process. He also denied media reports quoting him as saying that renewed hostilities may breakout in the restive region if the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law is rejected by Congress. Lawmakers shelved the BBL until investigations into the deadly clashes between SAF and MILF is completed. Police commandos were on their way to re-join their more
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than 300 SAF members after killing Zulkifli and cutting off his finger for DNA analysis when MILF forces, aided by Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, attacked them and sparking daylong clashes. At least 18 MILF and five BIFF were killed in the fierce fighting that the Aquino government claimed was a misencounter. Muslim human rights groups also claimed that 7 civilians were also killed by the police, but this could not be independently confirmed. The MILF signed a peace deal with the Aquino government last year and the recent fighting is now threatening not only the peace process, but the presidency of Aquino as public outcry for his weak leadership continues to mount. The viral video of the killing of the wounded SAF commando, shared by Zaldy Balds Suson on his Facebook page, drew angry comments from those who have watched the clip. It was unknown how Suson got hold of the clip, but other Facebook accounts also posted the same video. Continue to page 2
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PNOY, DELES NAIS PATALSIKIN! Continued fr om page 1 from Sinasabing may basbas ni Aquino ang operasyon ng SAF kung kaya’t agad itong lumipad sa Zamboanga City upang doon ipabatid ang pagkakapatay kay Zulkifli. Ginamit pa diumano ni Aquino na cover ang pagbisita sa mga biktima ng car bombing na naganap noon Enero 23, ngunit trahedya ang naging resulta ng misyon dahil bumulaga ang madugong balita na napatay ang mga SAF commandos. Nais umano ni Aquino na mag-ala Pangulong Barack Obama ng ipag-utos nito ang sikretong operasyon ng SEAL Team 6 sa Pakistan upang patayin si alQaeda leader Osama bin Laden at tulad ng misyon ng SAF ay hindi r in ipinaalam ni Obama sa Pakistan ang naturang raid. Ngunit ang malaking kaibahan ng operasyon nina Obama at Aquino ay walang nasawing miyembro ng maliit na grupo ng SEAL Team 6 sa misyon. Sa maraming panayam kay Aquino ay hindi nito inamin na may basbas niya ang naturang operasyon ng
SAF na ibinigay umano kay suspended Police Director General Alan Purisima - na nagbitiw na sa kanyang puwesto - at maging si acting PNP Chief Leonardo Espina at Interior Secretary Mar Roxas ay bulag rin sa naturang misyon na pinangunahan ni SAF Police Director Getulio Napeñas, Jr. at deputy nitong si Superintendent Noli Taliño. Dahil sa naganap ay napilitan rin si Napeñas na magbitiw sa kanyang puwesto upang bigyan daan ang masusing imbestigasyon. Ang mga nasawing miyembro ng SAF ay bahagi lamang ng halos 400 commandos na kasama sa operasyon, ngunit bigo naman ang grupo ni Napeñas na mailigtas ang mga kasamahan sa kabila ng kanilang pagsusumamo na magpadala ng reinforcements agad dahil wala na umano silang kalaban-laban sa puwersa ng MILF atBangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. May mga grupo rin sa Mindanao na nagsusulong na patalsikin si Presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles dahil sa kabiguan rin nito mapigil ang
trahedya. Nais rin ng mga ito na busisiin ng Commission on Audit ang bilyon-bilyong pisong pondo ng tanggapan ni Deles – ang Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process – ang ang milyon-milyong salapi na ibinibigay umano ng pamahalaang Aquino at ng Malaysia sa liderato ng MILF na lumagda ng peace accord noon nakaraang taon. Kamakailan lamang ay sinabi ng Western Mindanao Command sa Zamboanga City na suportado pa r in ng Armed Forces of the Philippines nito ang pamahalaang Aquino. “The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to support our duly constituted authorities amidst all allegations and controversies surrounding the circumstances of the Mamasapano incident. We remain resolute in working for inter nal peace and security and recognize that any ploy of destabilization is against the constitutional mandate to preserve the national security of the State,” pahayag pa ng Western Mindanao Command. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Security officials inspect police weapons surrendered by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on February 18, 2015 in Maguindanao province in southern Philippines. MILF rebels took the weapons from 44 Special Action Force commandos they killed in fierce clashes in Mamasapano town on January 25, 2015.Among those who also witnessed the handover of weapons were Brig.Gen. Carlito Galvez, Maj Gen. Dato Abd Samad bin Yaakub, Head of Mission of the International Monitoring Team, Senior Supt. Noel Armill, of the regional police force. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)
PNP: Surrender MILF ambushers Continued fr om page 1 from “And you say you want peace? You don’t even respect humans and you don’t act like humans. No wonder your place is like hell,” wrote Son Retamalliv. WinYeon Nam said: “Putashet talga oh! Sana sa susunod na bumagyo, Jan sa mga bwisit na lungga ng mga yan! Tamaan pa sana ng kidlat. Mga dimonyo.” Vincent Lee Rana Ben-
gal said the wounded commando who was finished off by the gunman in the video was believed PO2 Amman Esmula. “If hindi ako nagkakamali at kung totoo ito na sa Mamasapano parang si PO2 Amman Esmula ito,” he said. “Grabe naman to! Sabi sa (Senate) hearing (on Mamasapano clash) nila hindi daw malapitan ang
barilan ng SAF bakit sa video na to may pinatay ng .45-pistol,” asked Caranthir Calaelen Celebrindal. Lawmakers also joined the police in demanding the surrender of MILF rebels involved in the killing of SAF commandos. But the MILF is unlikely to surrender those that took part in the clashes. (Mindanao Examiner - With a report from Mark Navales)
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Ang sasakyan ng EOD sa Zamboanga City ay markado rin ng pakikidalamhati. (Mindanao Examiner)
De Lima: NBI has already identified source of 6-minute viral video of wounded PNP-SAF member MANILA - Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima said that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has already identified the source of the six-minute viral video that showed a wounded member of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) being shot at close range. “NBI has already identified kung saan nanggaling, sinong nag-upload ng video,” De Lima said in an ambush interview. The video showed a man sprawled on a cornfield in camouflage uniform who was later identified by relatives as Police Officer 1 Joseph Sagonoy, one of the
44 PNP-SAF men being shot twice at close range. The PNP-SAF commandos were on a mission to capture Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir alias “Marwan” and Filipino bomb maker Abdul Basit Usman. The video also showed the group, most of whom were armed, taking magazines and other ammunition from several other fallen men, again, in camouflage uniform. Gunfire is repeatedly heard in the background while at least two of the perpetrators shouted, “Allah hu akbar!” De Lima said that the
NBI is still working to further authenticate the video. “Because this will be used as evidence. This will not be admissible unless authenticated,” she said. “Dapat alamin, yung nag-upload ba nyan yun rin ang kumuha ng video or was it a secondary source? Para m-trace kung sino talaga ang kumuha. Whoever took that video should be the one to authenticate,” she added. De Lima said that if the one who took that video is also involved in the killing, in the whole incident, “the question is will he cooperate in affirming the video?” (PNA)
MAGUINDANAO - Doubletalk nga ba? Ito ngayon ang katanungan na ipinupukol saMoro Islamic Liberation Front matapos nitong pasinungalingan na miyembro nila ang mga armadong kalalakihan sa kumalat na video sa Facebook na makikitang pinagnanakawan ang mga pinaslang nilang Special Action Force commandos sa Maguindanao province. Mismong si MILF Vice Chairman Mohagher Iqbal ang nagsabing hindi nila kasapi ang mga armado sa naturang video. Isa sa mga ito ay makikitang pinagbabaril ng walang awa ang isang sugatan SAF commando hanggang sa mapatay habang pinagnanakawan naman ng iba ang mga kasamahan ng parak. Napatay sa labanan sa
MILF ang 44 SAF commandos sa Barangay Tukanalipao sa bayan ng Mamasapano matapos silang kuyugin ng mga armadong miyembro nito. Palabas na sana ng nasabing lugar ang grupo ng SAF matapos na mapatay nila si Malaysian bomber Zulkifli bin Hir ng pinagtulungan sila ng MILF at Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Teritoryo ng MILF ang lugar na kung saan naroon ang kubo ni Zulkifli. Sa kabila ng pagtanggi ni Iqbal ay sinabi naman nito na ibabalik nila ang mga armas na nakuha ng ilang miyembro ng MILF at inginuso pa nito ang BIFF na umakong nasa kanila ang mahigit sa isang dosenang armas ng SAF commandos. May sariling pagawaan ng armas ang MILF at
maging ang Barrett sniper rifle ay ginagaya ng mga ito, ayon sa militar. Naniniwala ang pamunuan ng pulisya na pawang mga miyembro ng MILF ang nasa kumalat na video at pinagtatakpan lamang ito ni Iqbal dahil sa brutal na pagpatay sa sugatang SAF commando ng kanilang tauhan. “Mahirap paniwalaan ang mga pinagsasabi ng MILF at pulos kasinungalingan ang lumalabas sa bibig ng mga yan. Dapat pagbayaran nila ang pagpatay sa aming mga kasamahan,” ani ng isang parak dito. Matindi ang pakikidalamhati ng pulisya sa naganap sa SAF commandos at katarungan ang hinihingi ng mga ito. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Siasi municipality celebrates 111th Foundation Day
SULU – Thousands of people celebrated the 111th founding anniversary of the island municipality of Siasi in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. The celebration also highlighted the accomplishments of the local government in peace and development efforts. Municipal officials also invited Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan and Hajja Nurunisah Tan, head of the Sulu Provincial Women’s Council, as guests of honor in the celebration held recently. Other municipal mayors and members of the Provincial Board and Sulu government officials also accompanied the vice governor. Medical volunteers and Dr. Farah Omar, head of the Integrated Provincial Health Office, also joined the entourage. Sulu Governor Totoh Tan, who was not able to join
the celebration due to his hectic schedule and important appointments, also sent his felicitation and his message read by his deputy before a huge crowd in the town’s center. “In the same vein, I share the essence of their theme for this year’s celebrations of Excellence in Governance: Key to Peace and Prosperity - which should be the foundation from which to jumpoff the development missions which we, in the government, should pursue with vigor and sense of purpose.” “Sulu is a province within the embrace of the sea with island municipalities and islets. Let unity, brotherhood and our common goals string us together like shining pearls of the deep never losing their values through the passage of time,” the governor said in his message. For the part of the vice
governor, he said the local government of Siasi and its people should continue to draw inspiration from its long history as it treads on the path of development and peace as encapsulated in its theme “Excellence in Governance: Key to Peace and Prosperity.” “As Tausug, we have more reasons to strive for excellence in all fields of endeavor and break the shackles that seem to arrest our march towards a brighter horizon. True peace and meaningful development are preconditioned on our cohesiveness as a people and on our resolve to effect the changes that we seek for Sulu,” he said. Hajja Tan also praised the efforts of the local officials headed by Mayor Mussah Muksan, Vice Mayor Abdel Anni and Siasi Municipal Administrator and former
Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan and Hajja Nurunisah Tan, head of the Sulu Provincial Women’s Council and other municipal mayors and members of the Provincial Board and government officials, including medical volunteers and Dr. Farah Omar, head of the Integrated Provincial Health Office, join the recent celebration of the 111th founding anniversary of the island municipality of Siasi in the southern Philippine province of Sulu. (Photos by Franzie Sali) mayor Arthur Muksan and said she appreciates the efforts not only of the government officials and members of the municipal council and village officials, but also the
people because of their unified efforts in keeping Siasi peaceful and progressive. Most of her speech was in the local dialect, but she urged the women to em-
power themselves and vowed to help them succeed. Hajja Tan and Dr. Omar also led various humanitarian programs in Siasi. (Franzie Sali)
The Mindanao Examiner - FOREIGN NEWS 6 Danish Police Kill Man, Investigating Jordan 2 Other Shootings in Copenhagen POLICE in Copenhagen say they have shot and killed a man early this morning who shot at them at a train station and are investigating whether he can be linked to two shootings that occurred hours earlier at a free speech event and at a synagogue. The two earlier shootings left two dead and five police officers wounded on Saturday, stirring fears that another terror spree was underway in the city. The gunman was able to flee both shootings. Police plan to hold a news conference later this morning at police headquarters. The person who was shot in the head near a Copenhagen synagogue died, Danish police announced early this morning, but there was no word on whether that incident, in which two cops were also wounded, was related to the fatal cafe shooting. The shooting Saturday night at the synagogue occurred just hours after a gunman killed one person and wounded three cops at a free speech event at a cafĂŠ in the Danish city, police said. Police were looking for at least one gunman in that attack at the Krudttoenden cafe,
which Danish officials described as terrorism and an assassination attempt. "We feel certain now that it is a politically motivated attack, and thereby it is a terrorist attack," Danish Prime Minister Helle ThorninSchmidt said of the cafe shooting. At a news conference late Saturday night, police asked residents to respect road blocks set up around the crime scenes, but said there is no curfew or lockdown in the city. Officials also said that residents should continue about their regular routine as there is a "massive presence of police in Copenhagen." Police initially said they were looking for two shooters in the attack at the cafe, but after interviews with witnesses they said they believed there was only one. They released a security photo of the suspect, showing a man in a dark coat, with what appeared to be a reddish hat and scarf covering much of his face. The shooting happened about 4 p.m. Saturday at an event titled "Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression," organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has faced several threats after carica-
turing the Prophet Muhammad. "I'm not sure how many shots but I'd say about 20 or 30 shots," says Dennis Myhoff-Brink, who witnessed the attack. "And, people panicked of course and ran to the doors. Other people were hiding behind tables they had turned over." Vilks, 68, who was not injured in the shooting, said he believed he was the intended target. "What other motive could there be? It's possible it was inspired by Charlie Hebdo," he told The Associated Press. The shooting happened a month after gunmen opened fire on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris, killing 12 people. The windows of the cafe were riddled with dozens of bullet holes, reported Danish news channel TV2. The conditions of the three officers injured were not released by police, according to the AP. The 40-year-old victim was not identified. While no one has claimed responsibility for the shooting, one of the organizers, Helle Merete Brix, told the AP he felt Vilks was targeted. "I saw a masked man running past," Brix said. "I clearly consider this as an attack on Lars Vilks."
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A JORDANIAN security court has sentenced a Muslim Brotherhood leader to 18 months in prison for criticising the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on social media. The court found Zaki Bani Rushaid guilty of souring ties with a foreign country, the Reuters and Turkey's semi-official Anatolia news agencies reported. According to Anatolia, the court said that an original threeyear jail sentence against Rushaid was reduced to 18 months. Rushaid's
lawyer, Saleh al-Armouti, had told Anatolia in a past interview that his client's trial was "politically driven". Rushaid, the deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, had criticised the UAE for designating the movement as a terrorist group. He was arrested in November after writing that the UAE's rulers lacked popular legitimacy and served Israeli interests by playing a leading role in a crackdown on political Islam. Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's
biggest opposition party, has operated legally for decades and has substantial grassroots support. It has ideological ties with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, which Egyptian authorities banned in December 2013, but the two groups are not directly affiliated. Human rights activists had criticised Rushaid's arrest, saying the authorities were eroding freedom of expression and putting dissidents on trial in courts they described as unconstitutional. (Al Jazeera)
Egypt bombs ISIL targets in Libya after mass beheadings
EGYPT'S military has said it carried out air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Libya, a day after the group released a video appearing to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians there. In a statement aired on state television, the military said the attacks were carried out at dawn. The attacks focused on ISIL camps, training sites and weapons storage areas across Egypt's border in Libya, where armed groups have thrived amid chaos, the statement said. "The air strikes hit their targets precisely, and the falcons of our air forces returned safely to their bases," the military's statement said. "We affirm that avenging Egyptian blood and retaliating against criminals and killers is a duty we must carry out." Libyan war planes loyal to the official government also took part in the air strikes, an official said. "More air strikes will be carried out today and tomorrow in coordination with
Egypt," commander Saqer alJoroushi told al-Arabiya television. Fighters pledging allegiance to ISIL released a video purporting to show the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians kidnapped in Libya. The Egyptian government and the Coptic Church confirmed the authenticity of the footage, which showed the Egyptian workers, all wearing orange jump suits, being beheaded near a waterfront said to be located in the Libyan province of Tripoli. The men were seized in two attacks in December and January from the coastal town of Sirte in eastern Libya. Urgent secur ity meeting security In the wake of the video release, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for an urgent meeting of Egypt's top national security team and declared seven days of mourning. "Egypt reserves the right to respond in a suitable way and time to punish these murderers," Sisi said in a televised speech. The Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement say-
ing it was "confident" the killers would be brought to justice. Al-Azhar, the prestigious Cairo-based seat of Islamic learning, denounced the "barbaric" killings. "Al-Azhar stresses that such barbaric action has nothing to do with any religion or human values," it said in a statement. Libya has slid into chaos after longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed three years ago, as interim authorities failed to confront powerful militias which fought to oust the authoritarian leader. Taking advantage of the chaos, ISIL has carried out a string of deadly attacks. The group has released several propaganda videos boasting vows of allegiance from fighters in the country. In October, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna pledged allegiance to ISIL. The video comes less than two weeks after ISIL released a video showing the burning alive of a Jordanian pilot it captured after his plane went down in Syria in December. (Al Jazeera and agencies)
BIFF palaban pa rin! SULTAN KUDARAT Tahasang inamin ni Abu Misry Mama, tagapagsalita ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Figthers, na nasa mahigit sampung mga matataas na kalibre ng mga armas, mga uniporme, bullet proof vest at ilang personal na gamit ang nakuha ng kanilang grupong kasama ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front na lumaban sa aniya ay pagsalakay ng grupo ng Special Action Force commandos noong Enero 25 sa bayan ng Mamasapano sa Maguindanao. Sa panayam ng Mindanao Examiner kay Abu Misry sa cell phone, malinaw na sinabi nito na hinding-hindi nila isasauli ang mga nasabing mga gamit na kinabibilangan ng isang 90 recoiless rifle, M-203 grenade launcher, assault rifle at iba pang aniya ay
Isang gunsmith sa Maguindanao ang makikitang gumagawa sa kanyang tagong shop sa lalawigan at inamin nito na may mga lumapit sa kanya upang ipabura ang marka sa isang Glock pistol at Bushmaster automatic rifle na pagaari ng Philippine National Police, ngunit tinanggihan niya umano. At makikita rin sa larawan ang isang MILF sniper habang nasa training gamit ang MILF-made na Barrett rifle. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Mark Navales)
matataas na kalibre ng armas sa halip ang mga naturang armas ay gagamitin umano nila sa pakikipag-barilan sa tropa ng pamahalaang magtatangkang sumalakay sa kanilang posisyon kung saan malinaw din nitong sinabi na sila ay nasa defensive posture lamang sa kasalukuyan sa Maguindanao. Dagdag din nito na pagdating umano sa usapin ng magkakamag-anak at tropa ng pamahalaan ang kalaban tulad ng naganap ay nagsasama ang mga ito bagamat aniya may pagkakataong sila-sila din mismo ang nagba-barilan katulad aniya ng naganap nitong huling tatlong araw sa bahagi ng Pagalungan, Maguindanao. Wala din aniya silang pakialam sa usapan ng gobyerno at MILF kasunod
ng hamon na subukan umano ng tropa ng pamahalaan na pasukin sila sa kanilang lugar at tiyak aniya na magkaka-ubusan. Sa kaugnay na pahayag, sinabi ng isang opisyal ng Army sa lugar na paniniwala at opinyon umano ni Abu Misry ang naturan na kanila namang iginagalang habang tinuran nito na sila man ay handa sa anumang legal na utos ng kanilang mga kumander bagamat priyoridad pa rin aniya nila ang kapayapaan. Hindi naman sangayon ang ilang naka-ugnay na mga residente at opisyal ng bayan sa Maguindanao tulad ni Mayor Benzhar Ampatuan sa hamon ni Abu Misry sa gulo na aniya ay walang magandang kahihinatnan lalung-lalo na sa mga tulad niyang naghahangad ng kapayapaan. (Rose Muneza)
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Sulu Provincial Women’s Council headed by Hajja Nurunisah Tan launched recently a blood drive in cooperation with the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Integrated Provincial Health Office under Dr. Farah Omar. (Photos by Franzie Sali)
Huge turnout in Sulu blood drive SULU - The Sulu Provincial Women’s Council launched a blood drive in cooperation with the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, officials said. Officials said the ac-
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been expected, according to Hajja Nurunisah Tan, head of the Sulu Provincial Women’s Council. She said they are contemplating on holding a regular blood drive every three months after the recent activity drew a huge group of donors – civilians, policemen and soldiers. She said the blood would be used by those who most need it, especially in treating dengue fever and other medical emergencies. The Sulu Provincial Women’s Council has provided everything for free – from examination to blood bag – and with supervision of the Integrated Provincial Health Office under Dr. Farah Omar. IPHO volunteers also helped in the blood drive. The blood drive also coincided with the cleanliness campaign launched by the provincial and municipal governments in an effort to fight dengue fever and other diseases. (Franzie Sali)
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Sakit sa dibdib: Atake sa puso na ba ito? Ni Dr. Willie T. Ong BILANG isang espesyalista sa puso, iyong dibdib? Kapag wala pang isang minuto ang tagal ng sakit o dili kaya sari-saring sakit sa dibdib ang lampas isang oras ang kirot, kinokonsulta sa akin. Sa aking pagestima, 80 percent ng mga sakit sa siguradong hindi iyan sa puso. Ang tunay na sakit sa puso ay mula limang dibdib ay walang kinalaman sa puso. minuto hanggang 15 minutos Paano ko nalalaman na HINDI sa puso ang problema? Nahuhulaan ito lamang. ng doktor sa pagkukuwento ng Ano ba talaga ang sakit na galing sa puso? Ang sakit sa dibdib ay pasyente ng kanyang nararamdaman. Kung ang sakit sa dibdib ay sinasabing mabigat at parang may naka-dagan sa dibdib. Ang sakit ay parang tumutusok, hindi iyan sa tumatagal lang ng lima hanggang 15 puso. Kung ang sakit ay nasa kanang bahagi ng dibdib, hindi rin iyan sa minutos. Du-marating ang sakit Dr. Willie T. Ong kapag napapagod, naglakad nang puso. Kadalasan ay nagmumula sa masel ng dibdib ang pagkirot. Baka natulog ka sa malayo o umakyat ng hag-dan. matigas na higaan. Baka nadaganan ni Mister. Baka Madalas magkaroon ng sakit sa puso ang mga nagbuhat ng mabigat at na i-sprain ang laman. Ang kalalakihan, mula 50 edad pataas. Kung may katabasolus-yon dito ay pahinga lamang. Puwedeng an, may diabetes, o may lahi ng sakit sa puso, ma-laki uminom ng mefenamic acid kapag makirot talaga. ang tsansa na baka puso ang diperensiya. Sa May dalawa pang tanong para masuri kung ganitong sitwasyon, mag-patingin sa doktor. galing sa puso ang pananakit. Una, kaya mo bang Pero kung bata ka pa naman, wala pang edad 30, ituro ng isang daliri ang pananakit sa dibdib? Kapag lalo na kung babae ka, halos sigurado ako na hindi naituro ng pasyente ito, hindi iyan sa puso. Ang sakit sa puso ang pro-ble- ma. Huwag mangam-ba. sa puso ay hindi maituro ng isang daliri. Magpa-check sa isang espesyalista sa puso para Pangalawa, gaano ba katagal sumasakit ang makasiguro. See a doctor.
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Pilmico donates egg machines, piglets to typhoon, quake victims
T Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. President Roberto Aboitiz and Department of Education Cebu Division Superintendent Arden Monisit sign a Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the school building project in 10 towns in Cebu province.Local town mayors also signed the MOA witnessed by Vice Governor Agnes Magpale, Provincial Board member Peter John Calderon and DepEd 7 Director Juliet Jeruta.
School building project to benefit 4,000 students
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ome 4,000 high school students in Cebu will benefit from a P110-million project the provincial government entered into with the Department of Education and Ramon Aboitiz Foundation. Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. President Roberto Aboitiz and Department of Education Cebu Division Superintendent Arden Monisit recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the school building project in 10 towns here. Local town mayors also signed the MOA witnessed by Vice Governor Agnes Magpale, Provincial Board member Peter John Calderon and DepEd 7 Director Juliet Jeruta. A two-storey building with six classrooms would
be built for Daanbantayan’s Calape National High School, Sogod’s Mohon National High School, San Fernando’s Sangat National High School, Barili’s Mantalongon National High School, Marikaban Integrated High School in Sta. Fe, and Bagalnga Integrated High School in Compostela. Another three-storey, nine-classroom building will also be built in San Remigio, Catmon and Carmen National High School while Madridejos National High School on Bantayan Island will receive a four-storey school building with 12 classrooms. Davide thanked RAFI for its continuous support to the province, especially in education development. Emphasizing on education as one effective way of eradicating poverty, Davide said that “education creates opportunities for economic
growth.” He said education keeps people and community healthy. “Quality education requires quality classrooms, among others. Schools should be conducive to the learning of the students,” Davide said. In this collaborative project, the provincial government will allocate P39 million as counterpart funding while local governments shall provide the logistical support and DepEd shall take care of the custody and maintenance of the completed school buildings. Anthony Dignadice, RAFI Educational Development Unit Executive Director, said the classrooms, with an area of 7×9 meters, can accommodate up to 60 students. He said construction will start next month and the handover of the completed school buildings is likely before the year ends. (Lianne Llesol)
Rotary Club Kapolei Sunset donates books to Mandaue City
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esidents of Kapolei City in Ho n o l u l u County in Hawaii through the Rotary Club Kapolei Sunset and the Rotary Club Mandaue East, donated some 12,000 assorted books for 48 public schools in Mandaue City. The recent donation highlighted the Pearl anniversary of Rotary Club of Mandaue East and the Hawaii 25th Trade Mission to Mandaue headed by Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui and Consul General Gina Jamoralin. Also part of the mission was Paul Alimbuyao, President of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, amd Susana Lorna Carteciano, Presi-
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he food subsidiary of the Aboitiz Group, Pilmico, donated 130 egg machines and piglets to more than 100 typhoon victims in the Visayas in central Philippines to help them earn and rebuild their lives after super storm Yolanda (Haiyan) ravaged the region in November 2013. Norie Bermudez, Pilmico’s Assistant Vice President for Feed Sales, said the recipients of the machines, each worth some P40,000, can help provide livelihood for all the beneficiaries of the donation. He said each machine comes complete with kit of pens and 48 six-month old readyto-lay hens with rearing cages and built-in feeding trough and waterer.
“Since the hens are ready to lay with eggs, recipients can earn every day by selling the eggs,” he said, adding, each recipient was given two sets of egg machines, excluding the twoweek free supply of feeds. “Eggs produced are organic as hens were not given chemical feeds while the hens are also fully vaccinated against diseases,” Bermudez said. He said the hens can lay eggs up to 16 months after which, the hens need to be replaced which will now be the responsibility of the recipients, who are also given technical assistance if they encounter problems. Of the 130 egg machine beneficiaries, 15 were from northern Cebu while another 15 from Ormoc and
100 came from Tacloban City, Palo and Tanauan, three of the hardest-hit areas of Yolanda. According to John Paul Pangilinan, Marketing Manager of Pilmico, the Aboitiz Group has launched the advocacy program dubbed “Bangon Visayas” after the typhoon and this eventually became the springboard to kick off the “Mahalin Pagkaing Atin” campaign a quick impact project with a fast return on investment of which the donation of the egg machine is part of the project. In December, Pilmico also distributed relief goods to some 900 victims of typhoon Seniang in the town of Ronda in southern Cebu. (MBCN, FCR)
Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes hands over the key to the customized van he donated to jail officials led by Senior Inspector Jonabelle Roiles.
Mandaue jail gets new van MANDAUE CITY has donated a van to the local jail authorities to help in transporting inmates during court hearings. Mayor Jonas Cortes handed over the customized van to jail officials
led by Senior Inspector Jonabelle Roiles, warden for female wards. Chief Inspector Gil Inopia and Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede and members of the City Council witnessed the handover.
Cortes said the van has a capacity of 11 people. Inopia thanked Cortes for the van. The local jail has at present a total of 114 female inmates and 1,116 male inmates. (MNS)
Pinas, nasulod sa ‘Forbes 20'
N dent of Rotary Club of Mandaue East, 2014-2015; Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede and City Councilors Nenita Layese, Beethoven Andaya, Diosdado Suico, Jimmy Lumapas and Jefferson Ceniza, and officers and members of Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its President, Jerry Roa. In a turnover cer-
emony held at Madaue City Hall, James Handsel, Administrator of Rotary Club Kapolei Sunset and Consul Jamoralin handed over the donation to Mayor Jonas Cortes and Angelina Cagatulia, the City Librarian. The project dubbed as, “Books for Kids,” intends to promote quality education in public schools. (MNS)
Southern Mindanao
Davao
asulod ang Pilipinas sa "Forbes 20 Best Foreign Retirement Havens For 2015" sa business magazine nga Forbes. Matud pa sa Forbes, nag-unang bentaha sa Pilipinas alang sa U.S. retirees ang ubos nga cost of living, kamaayong mamolong og Ingles sa mga Pinoy ug ang kaanindot sa mga talanawon sa nasud. Ang mga nasud nga nasulod sa listahan sa Forbes 20 Best Foreign Retirement Havens For 2015
mao ang: Australia, Belize, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Thailand ug Uruguay. Tungod niini, gikalipay ug positibo ang Malakanyang sa pagkasulod sa Pilipinas sa Top Foreign Retirement Havens' sa Forbes. Matud pa ni Sonny Coloma, sa Presidential Communications Operations Office, gikalipay sa Palasyo ang pahayag sa Forbes ug angay kining
Western Mindanao
Cebu
mahimong sumbanan aron mas ayuhon pa sa nasud ang aspeto sa investment climate. Giingong mas paningkamotan pa gihapon sa gobyerno sa pagpanguna sa Department of Tourism aron mamentinar ang pagkahimong attractive destination sa atong nasud. Una nang gibutyag ni Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez ang pagsaka sa tourist arrival sa Pilipinas nga nikabat na sa 4.83 milyon niadtong 2014 nga mas daghan pa kun itandi sa 2013. (MBCN, ECB)
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