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AGUINDANA O – IIsa sa umanong gr upo ng GUINDANAO grupo mga “secur ity contr actor security contractor actor”” o mga dating sundalo na ngay on ay pawang mga mer ngayon mer-cenar ies na ang nagpaplano umanong cenaries magtungo indanao upang makipaglaban sa Mindanao m agtungo sa M mga rrebeldeng ebeldeng may kaugnayan sa ISIS, kabilang dito ang A bu S ayyaf at mga dayuhang ter or istang Abu Sayyaf teror oristang nasa M uslim autonomous rregion. egion. Muslim Sa isang ulat na about the Philippines beinilabas ng international coming a major safe-hathink-tank organization ven for IS affiliates is warna The ISIS Study Group ranted – which is why our ay sinabi nito ang ukol sa staff covers this country plano ng mga contractor and the rest of Southeast na magtungo sa Asia,” ayon pa sa ulat ng Mindanao at The ISIS Study Group. makipaglaban, ngunit “Still, we wonder what hindi naman malinaw their logistics and intellikung sino ang nasa likod gence support looks like, nito at kung anong bansa because there’s a lot of isoang kinabibilangan nito. lated areas where the terIto’y matapos na rorist training camps are mapatay kamakailan ang located. More imporAmerikanong si Keith tantly, most of them are Broomfield habang located in the heart of ternakikipaglaban kontra ritory controlled by the ISIS sa Syria. Moro Islamic Liberation “ I n t e r e s t i n g l y Front’s (MILF) 102nd, enough there’s a contrac- 105th and 118th Base tor crew prepping to de- Commands. They’re going ploy to the Philippines to to have a tough time penfight those who pledged etrating that territory – allegiance to IS. We’re as- and it won’t be just those suming they’re going to MILF units they’d have to the Autonomous Region deal with,” dagdag pa nito. Inilutang rin ng The of the Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Their concerns ISIS Study Group ang
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problemang idudulot ng militar at pulisya sa naturang grupo kung sila ay matutuloy sa bansa. “Corrupt members of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines units located in the area will likely be targeting them the minute they step off the plane, if nothing else but because they happen to be “white” and therefore assumed to be loaded with money,” wika pa ng The ISIS Study Group na pinatatakbo ng mga retiradong sundalo ng Amerika. Sa ulat pa ng The ISIS Study Group, inisa-isa nito ang mga grupong maaaring puntiryahin ng mga contractor at ito ay ang mga sumusunod: “1. The Sarangani-region – Ansar Khalifa Sarangani (KAS) is an up and coming terror group receiving direct support from Indonesian jihadists. Some of those Indonesians have returned from Syria themselves and are looking to re-establish Jemaah Islamiyah’s ( JI)
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training camps in the Southern Philippines to further their longterm goal of having a self-sustaining training program. This would be the top candidate. They would also do well to give the “Sangir Route” some attention. Who knows, maybe they’ll interdict an arms shipment or two? 2. SPMS Box (Salvo, Patatin, Mamasapano and Shariff Aguak) – We’re tracking that Singaporean JI operative Lito Ribiyah aka “Muawiyah” is still alive and hiding inthearea. He’d be a nice pelt to hang up on the wall. The problem is that they’d have to go through the above-mentioned MILF personnel first. 3. Basilan – Isnilon Hapilon still has a “Rewards for Justice” bounty on his head ($5 million USD) and he did pledge allegiance to Baghdadi last year. He’s also playing host to IS foreign fighter recruiter, Malaysian national Dr. Mahmoud bin Ahmed. 4. Jolo/Sulu – Two
words: MUAMAR ASKALI. Removing him would mean taking out a rising star inthePhilippine terror community who could very well become one of its most senior figures if not the one who finally unites the groups under the banner of the Black Flag. Killing him before his indoctrination efforts takes hold on the island would be a huge coup.” Inamin pa ng The ISIS Study Group na patuloy ang suporta ng mga rebelde at terrorista mula sa mga Islamic centers, charities at foreign financiers. Handa rin umano ito na magbigay ng intelligence sa mga contractor ukol sa mga rebeldeng grupo at terrorista sa Mindanao. “The guys looking to disrupt the Black Flag movement’s efforts to gain strength and expand may get more bang for their buck by operating more as a Long-Range Surveillance team or HUMINT (human intelligence) collection asset than a company from Ranger Regiment – espe-
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cially since the real strength of the movement comes from the Islamic centers, charities and foreign financiers. Just a thought. On another note, if anybody in the group prepping for deployment to the Philippines is reading this and makes it there, just say the word and we’ll send you the goods on some juicy targets,” ayon pa sa The ISIS Study Group. Ang Black Flag movement ay ang mga jihadist group tulad ng ISIS na gumagamit ng itim na bandera na may mga Arabic inscriptions na simbulo ng kanilang ipinaglalaban. Hindi naman agad mabatid kung may alam ang militar sa planong pagpasok ng mga dayuhang mercernaries sa bansa upang makilaban kontra Abu Sayyaf at iba pang mga teroristang mula Malaysia at Indonesia na ngayon ay nasa Basilan, Sulu, Maguindanao at Lanao del Sur. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Islamists reject BBL
LANAO DEL SUR – Alleged Filipino supporters and sympathizers of the Islamic State or ISIS in southern Philippines have flatly rejected the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law or BBL that would replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. An influential Muslim preacher, Jamil Yahya,
along with dozens of his followers, also said they will not support the BBL which is part of the peace agreement signed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Aquino government last year. Yahya said the Shari’ah laws should be fully sourced and implemented based on the teachings and
practices of Prophet Mohammad called Sunnah and the interpretations of the Islamic holy Qur’an, and not the provisions in the BBL. The elderly preacher is reported to have the support of many MILF commanders who are pursuing Muslim independence in Mindanao.
NASA satellite falls back to Earth, explodes over Southern Philippines ZAMBOANGA CITY – A satellite launched by NASA in 1997 to observed rainfall rates on Earth has fallen back and disintegrated over the sky in southern Philippines, air force and police authorities said. It said the satellite, a joint project by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA called Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM, was launched to observed rainfall rates over the tropics and subtropics, where twothirds of the world’s rainfall occurs. “The spacecraft operated by NASA exploded and
disintegrated in the atmosphere,” the provincial police said. Col. Jose Ritchie Pabilonia, of the Philippine Air Force’s 3rd Air Division here, told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner that they deployed aircrafts to search for debris over a mountainous area in Sultan Kudarat, but cut this short due to low cloud ceiling. Philippine media ran an unverified report from villagers that an unidentified aircraft exploded in mid-air before crashing into the mountains. The TRMM carried the first precipitation radar flown in space, which returned data that were made into 3-D imagery, enabling
scientists to see the internal structure of storms for the first time. It also carried a microwave imager, a state-of-theart instrument that had the highest resolution images of rainfall at the time. Together with three other sensors – the Visible and Infrared Scanner, the Lightning Imaging Sensor, and the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System instrument – scientists used TRMM data to explore weather events, climate, and Earth’s water cycle. The mission ended on April 8 this year after the spacecraft depleted its fuel reserves, according to NASA. (Mindanao Examiner)
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MILF’s spokesperson Von Al Haq denied the reports and said it was meant to discredit and break the BBL to derail the peace process. Al Haq said he had met with MILF field commanders and all expressed their loyalty to the former rebel group, their leaders headed by Murad Ebrahim and the peace process. Abdullah Macapaar alias Commander Bravo, a senior MILF leader, said their current “Amerul Mujahideen” is Ebrahim and they will support him whatever the outcome of the peace process. The MILF has been pushing for the approval and ratification of the BBL and other provisions stipulated in the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the
Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro, including the establishment of the new Bangsamoro autonomous region. According to field members of the MILF in Munai town of Lanao del Norte, two of their “subleaders” identified only as Abu Ansari and Abu Arafat had attended a clandestine meeting in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province allegedly called by Yahya, a popular cleric there. Yahya was originally a member of the MILF’s board of committee based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and left the organization before returning back to the country. Aside from being a member of pro-Osama Bin Laden organizations such as Maradeka and the Bangsamoro Supreme
Council of the Ulama, he is also affiliated with a shadowy Filipino-Muslim organization abroad called Bangsamoro Labor Organization. Last year, Yahya along with masked men identified later as members of the another shadowy group called Khilafah Islamiyah Movement, locally known as Ghuraba, were able to lure some 100 civilians, including women and children, and reportedly pledged their allegiance to ISIS. The reports on Yahya could not be independently confirmed, although various independent sources claimed the issue on the controversial BBL was the main reason for the disillusionment of many Muslim tribes in the restive South. (Moh Saaduddin)
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Last lunch before Ramadan with Vice Gov. Sakur M. Tan (Photos from Maimbung Municipal Government)
Orientation for Vice Mayor and SB Members (Photos from Maimbung Municipal Government)
National Power Corporation-Manila site validation of the proposed Maimbung Diesel Power Plant. (Photos from Maimbung Municipal Government)
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Hataman urges constituents to devote Ramadan to attainment of peace COTABATO CITY - Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has urged fellow Muslims to religiously observe the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan to achieve peace in Mindanao. Hataman also extended his greetings of peace and prosperity to all Muslims and reiterated that Ramadan is the “time when we strengthen our commitment to lasting peace and development in Mindanao through fasting and prayers.” Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, or the Hijri calendar, based on the lunar cycle, which began in AD 622 when the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina. “This is the time where
we renew our devotion and reflect on our faith as Muslims who are guided by the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the Almighty and merciful Allah,” Hataman said. “Let us take this opportunity to spread the message of love, compassion, and peace among us and to our non-Muslim brothers and sisters in Mindanao, the Philippines, and across the world,” he added. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk because fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. The other acts of worship are the ‘shahadah’, which is the declaration of faith; ‘salat’, the five daily prayers; ‘zakat’, or alms giving; and ‘hajj’, the pilgrimage to Mecca. The ARMM govern-
ment adjusted the working hours of Muslim employees, which started on July 18 - from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. - this schedule will last until the Eid al-Fitr or “feast of breaking the fast” on July 17, or July 18. About 60 food and non-food exhibitors showcased their goods and services inside the ARMM Compound in Cotabato City. Trade Secretary Sakiran Hajan said the event is not exclusive for Muslims. He said there are series of activities lined up for the month-long celebration, which include Quran reading, Islamic symposia, cultural presentation, free Iftar (fast-breaking) and nightly events sponsored by different ARMM line agencies. (Bureau of Public Information)
Parents and students of Salugpongan Ta tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center protest outside the regional office of the Department of Education in Davao City in southern Philippines following the closure of their school.The closure came after the military insists the school, which caters to indigenous people, are being used as front by communist rebels, an allegation strongly denied by the school and students. (Photos by Kilab Multimedia for Mindanao Examiner)
MILF virtually surrenders self after symbolic decommissioning of weapons – BIFF COTABATO CITY – A rival rebel group has criticized the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the decommissioning of its weapons last week and said leaders of the MILF have virtually surrendered to the Philippine government. Abu Misri Mama, a spokesman for the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF), said many of the MILF members have already joined their group which is fighting for independence in southern Philippines. The BIFF was founded
by Ameril Umra Kato, a senior leader of the MILF who split after accusing its chieftain Murad Ebrahim of abandoning their struggle. Kato had died from a heart attack and left the BIFF in fragments and without a unifying leader, although it continues to attack military targets in the restive region of Mindanao. The MILF has decommissioned more than 100 weapons, including antitank and anti-aircraft guns in a symbolic ceremony inside a former rebel camp in
Sultan Kudarat town. Mama said they will continue their struggle for independence in Mindanao. The MILF signed a peace deal with the Aquino government last year and part of the accord is the decommissioning of its weapons. The MILF has thousands of weapons and munitions in their arsenal and the government said it would pay for them and even offered livelihood air for rebels to ensure they return to the folds of the law. (Mindanao Examiner)
Police photo released to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner show the slain village chieftain Sangcadra Dimasar who is shot dead in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern Philippines.
Who killed the Chairman? PAGADIAN CITY – Police were investigating the murder of a village chieftain who was shot in an attack in Pagadian City in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga del Sur. Insp. Dahlan Samuddin, a regional police spokesman, said the 56-year old Sangcadra Dimasar was killed instantly from the attack in the village of Kawit. He said two motorcycle gunmen shot the official as he was walking in the village last week. He said the motive of the killing is still unknown
and that an investigation into the murder has started immediately. “An initial investigation disclosed that the victim who was walking in the village had been shot by two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the different parts of his body,” Samuddin said. Policemen who responded to the shooting have recovered bullet casings fired from a .45-caliber pistol and M16 automatic rifle. “The Pagadian City
Police Station is conducting a deep investigation of this incident,” Samuddin said. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack and Dimasar’s family did not release any statement about the killing. Gun attacks and random killings are not uncommon in Pagadian City where hired killers are actively operating. Pagadian is one of the most dangerous cities in the southern Philippines due to its rising criminality. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Carter, Dempsey paint bleak picture of Iraq situation AMERICA’S two top defense officials presented a dismal outlook on the situation in Iraq during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, even addressing possible U.S. policy if the country's current borders dissolve. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter conceded that the U.S. did not move quickly enough to arm Iraqi Security Forces in their struggle against ISIS, and disclosed that the U.S. will train just 7,000 of the
24,000 Iraqi troops it had expected to by the fall due to a lack of recruits. Meanwhile, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned skeptical committee members that there are limits to what America can do to stabilize a country torn by sectarian strife and the advances of ISIS, also known as ISIL. "I would not recommend that we put U.S. forces in harm's way simply to stiffen the spine of local forces," Dempsey
said. "If their spine is not stiffened by the threat of ISIL or their way of life, nothing we do is going to stiffen their spine." Carter and Dempsey delivered their outline of the Obama administration's strategy for countering ISIS as it contributes to an increasingly unstable Iraq, 12 years after the launch of the Iraq War. They also discussed training Sunni tribes' fighters as part of the decision announced last week to send 450 addi-
Reuters to offer free news content to online publishers NEW YORK – Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, announced that for the first time, it will offer a portion of Reuters multimedia news content for free to digital publishers through its publisher platform, Reuters Media Express. As the media industry navigates the unprecedented shift to digital publishing and online news consumption, Reuters is committed to innovating and challenging conventional models in order to help publishers and expose more readers to its award-winning news content. This move marks the first time in its more than 160-year history that Reuters has offered its content free-of-charge to publishers at this scale. Digital publishers can now download and use a limited set of free, ready-topublish Reuters news items per month – including text, pictures, video and multimedia packages. Produced by Reuters more than 2,500 staff journalists worldwide, available content covers world news, finance, business, sports,
health, entertainment politics, and much more. The move will also allow users to search and view content without registration, only requiring a login to download content from the Media Express site. Steven Schwartz, Global Managing Director, said “We are committed to innovating so that even more digital publishers and bloggers can take advantage of Reuters highquality, relevant multimedia content to engage their audiences. As the industry transforms we are willing to disrupt traditional approaches to gain insights and help news publishing flourish, while also growing our reach and our business.” In the coming months, Reuters will continue to expand its offering to address the needs of the digital ecosystem, adding to its recently launched live service for digital publishers, Reuters Live Online, and its Content Solutions business that delivers content for top global brands and publishers that require high quality custom con-
tent for native advertising opportunities, social engagement and more. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via Thomson Reuters desktops, the world’s media organizations, and directly to consumers at Reuters.com and Reuters TV. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchange. (Reuters)
tional U.S. forces to the country. In explaining why Iraqi forces were not equipped more quickly, Carter said the process was "sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington." "That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces," Carter said. Carter also said that the U.S. has not been receiving the help it needs from the Iraqi government, repeating a critique he made last month that Iraqi forces showed "no will to fight" during the fall of Ramadi to ISIS forces. Dempsey, who is retiring shortly, said that a number of factors, including the various regional governments struggling to establish legitimacy, have contributed to the instability which has slowly dragged the U.S. back into the Iraq conflict. But, Dempsey said, "Enduring stability cannot
be imposed from the outside in. Stability must be cultivated from the inside out." 'Ar ew e winning?' we 'Are Carter addressed what would happen if a "multisectarian Iraq" -- a country where Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds live together -- is not possible. "If that government can't do what it's supposed to do, then we will still try to enable local ground forces, if they're willing to partner with us, to keep stability in Iraq," he said. "But there will not be a single state of Iraq." At one point, an exchange between Dempsey and Minnesota Republican Rep. John Kline became contentious over the situation. "Where are we in Iraq today?" Kline asked. "Are we winning? Are we losing? Is it a stalemate? Is it a quagmire? What is Iraq today?" A testy Dempsey pushed back against what he said was the congressman's use of "the personal pronoun 'we,'" saying it was up to the Iraqis, not the U.S., to prevail in the country. "This has to be them,
right? So if you're asking, 'Is the United States winning?' that's the wrong question," the general replied. He went on to highlight the "lily pad" strategy announced last week that could require opening multiple outposts at Iraqi bases near the front lines to build what he said Wednesday would be "a network of regional stakeholders to confront this threat, because, frankly, that's the only way it will be resolved." Kline, however, was unconvinced. "We really don't have a strategy. You've articulated a piece of what would be sort of a strategy," he said. Washington Rep. Adam Smith, the panel's top Democrat, asked aloud if a unified Iraq was still salvageable. "The cow has left the barn," Smith said. "You can make a pretty powerful argument that Iraq is no more." At one point, a protester who affiliated herself with Code Pink interrupted the proceedings. "We need a political solution," she shouted. "Not a military solution." ( Tom LoBianco, CNN)
Air Force may send F-22s to Europe over Russia 'threat' THE U.S. Air Force could be sending some of its most advanced warplanes to Europe in a show of force against Russian actions in Ukraine and elsewhere around the continent, the service's top civilian said Monday. "The biggest threat on my mind is what's happening with Russia and the activities of Russia," Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James said during a visit to the Paris Air Show. "It's extremely wor-
risome on what's going on in the Ukraine." James' remarks were reported by Military.com, Breaking Defense and other websites. For months, the Pentagon has been rotating aircraft through Europe for exercises with allies under Operation Atlantic Resolve, which it calls "America's commitment to European security." Participating in those exercises and rotations have been B-2 and B-52 bombers, F-15Cs and A-10 attack planes as well as Army and Navy assets. James said the F-22 Raptor, the Pentagon's premier fighter, could join that list. "I could easily see the day -- though I couldn't tell you the day exactly -when the F-22, for example, rotates in is a possibility. I don't see why that couldn't happen in the future," James said, according to Military.com. The stealthy F-22s, which became operational in 2005 but only saw their first combat in attacks on ISIS positions in Syria late last year, can be configured to attack other aircraft or bomb ground targets. "The F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft," says the Air Force's fact sheet for the Raptor, which costs about $143 million each. That would include what Russia currently puts in the air.Russian reaction to James' remarks came through state-sponsored media Sputnik International. One posting on the
Sputnik website called any threat from Russia "fictional." Another said Moscow would make moves of its own if the F22s were deployed. "Their deployment will certainly be an additional impetus for Moscow to speed up the process of developing and putting on service the Russian response, the fifth-generation T-50 fighter," Sputnik quoted Vladimir Batyuk, from the Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as saying. U.S. and Russian forces have had several close calls around Europe since Russian forces took Crimea from the Ukraine in 2014 and supported rebels in other areas of the former Soviet bloc state. Late last month, a Russian fighter jet, flying at high speed, came within 10 feet of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea, U.S. officials told CNN. That close call came weeks after another incident between the U.S. and Russia over the skies of Europe, when a U.S. RC-135U flying a routine route in international airspace was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker in what authorities called an "unsafe and unprofessional manner." And earlier this month, the U.S. Navy took the unusual step of releasing video of Russian Su-24 aircraft flying past the right side of the guided missile destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea. (Brad Lendon, CNN)
Smoke and Mirrors: Why PNoy’s “Dream” of Peace Will Become a Nightmare
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by ISIS Study Group BOTH PNoy and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front - Central Committee (MILF-CC) were in overdrive the "first batch of weapons being turned over and first MILF unit decommissioned." Unfortunately what they both leave out is that this was merely a symbolic gesture, although it played well on TV. The truth is that even as a "first batch," a 145-man unit and 75 weapons is a drop in the bucket when you consider the thousands of fighters currently serving in the MILF ranks. Its also a safe bet to assume that the MILF turned-in weapons that were either old or unserviceable. Look, taking a Filipino man's weapon is right up there with castration - a man can't be a "man" if he isn't able to defend his home and family. Do you honestly think the MILF or anybody else would just hand over their weapons? Don't be so naive. This is just more "smoke and mirrors" like when the MILF-CC took credit for the 118th BC killing Abdul Basit Usman - which was done to settle a rido and NOT to actually hold anybody "accountable" for supporting terrorism since the 118th does it themselves. Come to think of it, has the Government of the Philippines (GPH) done anything to ensure that the MILF's Greenhills Armory was shut down? If the MILF is serious about turning over weapons, then shutting down their major facility responsible for producing small-arms would be at the top of the list. Keep in mind that this facility can be relocated to another area. The weapons that the 105th BC gives to Ansar Khalifah Sarangani (KAS) to be shipped to North Sulawesi
comes from this particular facility. PNoy may want to make sure that this activity stops don't you think? But what if the MILF-CC can't do anything? Oh we believe that the MILF-CC is sincere in their desire for peace - we just don't think they speak for everybody in their own organization. Especially the young people. In a rather ironic twist, there's a growing generational gap between the rank-and-file MILF and the leadership. In other words, the MILF-CC has become "old and tired" like the MNLF around the time that they split from Misuari's organization. And like the dissent that the MNLF (and Misuari especially) experienced, MILF Chairman al-Haj Murad is facing growing opposition due to his family owning hotels in places like Davao City. Funny how the cycle repeats, yes? Senior MILF leaders such as the 102nd Base Command's Commander Bravo and the 105th's Zachariah Goma appeal to this younger generation since the widelyheld view of both individuals is that they "keep it real" with their dedication to the more hardline ideology. In fact, there's some indicators that Bravo may already be enforcing Sharia Law in his battle space (although we still need to confirm this). If you were a Christian or moderate Muslim, would you want a guy like that in-charge of the new Bangsamoro security force? The same guy who teamed up with Ameril Umbra Kato to massacre people a few years back? Well, he's apparently on the short-list for the job. Of course nobody is talking about that 3-5 yr security
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vacuum that will likely follow the establishment of the new Bangsamoro political entity. Why 3-5 yrs? That's how long it will take to establish the new Bangsamoro security force. Now here's where it gets worse: Let's say that the MILF-CC who's already desperately trying to keep Bravo happy - caves in and gives him the top job in the new security force, what does that mean? It means that the crackdown on the terror groups in the Southern Philippines foreign groups like Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) especially - will abruptly stop. A Bangsamoro security force staffed with MILF personnel friendly to terrorism such as those serving in the 102nd, 105th and 118th BCs would make counter-terror operations virtually impossible. The end result will be foreign groups entering the Southern Philippines in droves to establish/re-establish training camps throughout the region. In fact, we're already seeing signs that this may already be underway. Rappler's Angela Casauay wrote a great article (titled, "4 scenarios if Bangsamoro bill is not passed") in early-JUN 15 on four scenarios that are most likely to occur should the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) isn't passed. The four scenarios she lays out are: 1. Congress fails to pass the BBL and a fallout among rebels follows 2. The peace panels agree to postpone the BBL and pass it on to the next administration 3. Congress passes the BBL but waters it down 4. Pass the BBL and provide for a longer transition period Indeed each of these scenarios are possible. Personally, it wouldn't surprise us if the Philippine Congress decided to wait until the next President is elected just to spite PNoy. However, the enemy will likely continue to move forward with their plans to unite under the banner of the Black Flag of IS. The Filipino terror groups still have a ways to go before the structural IS leadership will consider recognizing them as an official affiliate of Team Baghdadi - but that's not what you should worry about. Those foreign jihadist groups we've warned about earlier in this article are making a serious play for the Southern Philippines, and they're flexing their longstanding relationships with the locals to do so. Some of these terrorist personalities have married into prominent MILF families - so do you really think that anybody is going to bring them to justice once the new Bangsamoro political entity is established? Another thing to consider is that let's say the BBL does get passed and we have elections - What if the MILF doesn't win all these political seats that they think they're entitled to? What then? The families that have been entrenched in local politics from the Senator/Representative-level all the way down to the Barangays aren't going anywhere. If anything, we can expect to see privately-armed groups a la the Ampatuans and Mangandatus. Come to think of it, the armed groups and ridos will remain as common in the Southern Philippines as death and taxes. You know what they say - the more things change, the more they stay the same.
ALAM natin na kailangan magehersisyo para pumayat. Pero alam ba ninyo na mayroong mga pagkaing makatutulong sa pagpapapayat? Oo, heto ang pagkain na dapat nating piliin. Pero huwag din sosobra ang kakainin. 1. Gulay at ensalada -Ayon sa isang pagsusuri na ipinalabas sa Journal of the American Dietetic Association, ang mga taong kumain ng ensalada ay may mas mataas na lebel ng antioxidants sa kanilang dugo. Mataas sa fiber ang gulay, kaya ito nakabubusog sa kaunting calories lamang. 2. Suha at grapefruit -Ayon sa mga dalubhasa ng Louisiana State University, ang pagkain ng grapefruit 3 beses sa maghapon ay nakapapayat ng 4 pounds sa loob ng 3 buwan. Ang suha natin ay kapamilya ng grapefruit sa America. Ayon sa mga researchers, ang acid ng grapefruit ang tumutulong sa pagpapabagal ng digestion, kaya tayo mas nabubusog. 3. Mansanas -- May kasabihan na “An apple a
Dr. Willie T. Ong day keeps the doctor away.” Ayon sa scientists ng Penn State, ang mga taong kumain muna ng isang mansanas bago mag-tanghalian ay nakabawas ng 187 calories sa dami ng kanilang kinain. Mabilis silang mabusog sa mansanas dahil ito ay may pectin, isang klase ng fiber na nakabababa ng cholesterol at asukal sa dugo. Tandaan: Para hindi maparami ang iyong kakainin, magmansanas o suha muna. 4. Peras (Pears) -- Napagalaman sa isang pag-aaral sa Brazil na ang mga taong kumakain ng 3 peras bawat araw ay mas mababa ang timbang kumpara sa hindi kumakain nito. Sa katunayan, ayon sa U.S. Food and Drug Association, mas maraming fiber
ang peras kumpara sa mansanas, kaya mas kuntento ka dito. 5. Itlog -- Ang itlog ay masustansya at magandang kainin sa almusal. Sinabi ng Journal of the American College of Nutrition na ang mga taong kumakain ng itlog sa almusal ay mas busog ang pakiramdam sa umaga. Kahit alam nating may kolesterol ang pula ng itlog, puwede pa rin tayo kumain ng isang itlog sa maghapon. Ang payo ng American Heart Association ay limitahan ang pagkain sa isang itlog bawat araw. 6. Saging -- Sa Japan, nauso ang “Bananadiet” kung saan maraming tao ang pumayat sa diyeta na ito. Sa katuna-yan, may isang Pilipinong exercise instructor ang pu-mayat ng 50 pounds sa pagkain lamang ng saging. Maraming benepisyo ang saging. May sangkap ito na makatutu-long sa taong may ulcer (dahil sa flavonoids), nag-eehersisyo (dahil sa potassium) at nalulungkot (dahil sa tryptophan). Ugaliing kumain ng 1 o 2 saging bawat araw. Ito ay gawin ninyong meryenda.
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'No Smoking’ sa mga tunghaan ug unibersidad
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DBM, nipagawas sa P31.8-B pondo alang sa K-12 program
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IPAGAWAS na ang P31.8 b i l y o n g pondo sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) alang sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) nga gideterminar usab sa Department of Education (DepEd) aron mapatuman ang planong kontruksyon o rehabilitasyon sa 22,325 ka lawak tunghaan sa tibuok nasud alang sa i n s a k t o n g implementasyon sa K12 program. Ang kantidad nga P31.8 bilyon kuhaon gikan sa Provision and Maintenance of Basic Educational Facilities sa DepEd o ang gitawag nga Basic Educational Facilities Fund (BEFF) sa ilang FY 2014 Budget (RA 10633, Continuing Appropriations) ug FY 2015 Budget (Republic Act 10651).
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Matud pa ni DBM Sec. Florencio Abad nga matag tuig, nanginahanglan og dugang lawak tunghaan tungod sa nagkadaghang tinun-an sa mga p a m p u b l i k o n g tunghaan. Sa kinatibuk-ang P31.8 bilyon, P3.47 bilyon ang gikuha gikan sa P44.6-bilyon FY 2014 GAA BEFF. Ang P3.47 bilyon espisipikong gigahin ngadto sa BEFF alang sa “construction, replacement, and completion of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school buildings and the construction of water and sanitation facilities,” nga nalatid sa GAA. Samtang ang nahabiling P28.3 bilyon, gi-bahin sa duha ka releases—gikuha gikan P53.9-bilyon FY 2015 GAA BEFF. Ang P28.3 bilyon espisipikong gigahin sa BEFF alang sa
“construction, replacement, and/or completion of kindergarten, elementary, and secondar y school buildings and technical vocational laboratories, and the construction of water and sanitation facilities” nga nalatid sa GAA. Ang duha ka kantidad gi-release deretso ngadto sa DPWH, ang may tahas nga e-implementar ang pagpatukod sa mga lawak tunghaan base sa list of school buildings and work program nga gisubmiter sa DepEd. Target nga ipatukod ang kadaghanan sa mga lawak-tunghaan sa mga Rehiyon VII, VIII ug IV-A. Tuyo niining proyekto nga insaktong mapatuman ang K-12 program ug makamugna og luwas ug maayong lugar alang sa mga tinunan ubos sa palisiya sa gobyerno nga “BuildBack-Better.” (Elvira C. Bongosia)
Sin Tax Law epektibo!
AKO ang gikunhod sa gidaghanon sa mga n anigarilyo sa nasud samtang nisaka usab ang buhis nga nakuha niini sa gobyerno sukad gipatuman ang Sin Tax Law. Kini ang gipahayag ni Bureau of Internal Revenue Sec. Kim Henares human nisaka
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ang nakuhang buhis sa gobyerno gikan sa sigarilyo nga nikabat og kapin P74 bilyon niadtong niaging tuig sukad natala ang P32.16 bilyon niadtong 2012. Matud pa sa Kalihim, migamay ang gidaghanon sa mga pakete sa sigarilyo nga gibaligya sa mga tindahan sukad 2012 hangtud 2014. Gipalabang sa
Kongreso ang Sin Tax Law niadtong 2012 aron isaka ang buhis sa sigarilyo ug aron mapahunong na usab sa panigarilyo ang uban. Base sa datos sa World Health Organization naa sa 88,000 ka mga Pinoy ang nangamatay matag tuig tungod sa panigarilyo. (Elvira C. Bongosia)
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IPAHINOMDOM ang Department of Health (DOH) sa mga school administrators nga hugtanong ipatuman ang ‘No Smoking Policy’ sa mga tunghaan ug unibersidad. Matud pa ni DOH Sec. Janette Garin, ang mga magtutudlo ang angay nga mahimong maayong ehemplo o role models sa mga kabataan ilabi na sa pagsiguro sa 100% smoke free schools apil na usab ang pagsiguro nga walay mga sigarilyong ibaligya 100 meters gikan sa school perimeter. Gi-aghat ni Garin ang publiko nga isumbong sa ilang buhatan kun adunay molapas sa maong balaod ug giingong ila kining i-re-
fer sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) nga maoy adunay gahom nga mopahamtang og silot sa mga nilapas sa maong balaod. Base sa Tobacco Act, pahamtangan og multa nga P500 taman P400,000 ang bisan kinsang masakpang magbaligya og sigarilyo duol sa school premises ug mahimong mabilanggo og 30 ka adlaw taman 3 ka tuig gawas pa nga kanselahon ang ilang business permit. Base sa datos sa DOH, daghan pa gihapon ang nanigarilyo bisan sa aktibong kampanya batok sa bisyong panigarilyo tungod sa epekto niini sa panglawas. Karong bulan sa Hunyo, gisaulog ang No Smoking Month mao nga
subling nanawagan ang DOH sa mga nagbisyo og panigarilyo nga undangon na kini. Matud pa ni Garin nga 10 ka Pinoy matag oras ang nangamatay matag adlaw tungod sa dautang epekto sa panigarilyo mao nga panahon na aron molikay niini. Giseguro sa DoH nga padayon ang kampanya niini batok sa panigarilyo nag-una na niini ang mas gihingosgan nga information campaign apil na usab ang pagsulong sa smoking ban sa mga pampublikong lugar ug pagbaton og smoking cessation programs alang sa mga gusto nang molikay sa bisyo. (Elvira C. Bongosia)
Paggasto sa gobyerno, mosaka sa mga mosunod nga bulan
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IPASEGURO ni Presidente Benigno Aquino sa iyang g abinete nga ang mga pondong gigahin kanila magamit gayud kun asa kini angay gamiton. Kini human gibasura sa Malakanyang ang sugyot ni Sen. Ralph Recto nga gamiton na lamang sa serbisyong panglawas ang mga pondo nga wala nagamit sa gobyerno niining mga niaging panahon. Giingong maayong kahigayonan kini nga
magamit sa gobyerno ang mga wala napalihok nga pondo, atubangan na usab sa nasinating pagkuyanap sa Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus diin pipila sa atong mga kababayang Pilipino ang apektado. Gitumbok ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga sa gihimong Cabinet meeting ning bago lang, hugot nga gimando ni Aquino sa tanang ahensiya sa gobyerno nga siguradohong magamit gayud sa tukma ug napanahong proyekto
alang sa katawhan ang ilang mga budget. Matud pa ni Lacierda, gipaabot sa Malakanyang nga mas dakung budget ang buhian sa nagkalainlaing ahensiya sa gobyerno alang sa mga public service program sa mosunod nga kwarter ning tuig. Kahinomduman nga mi-ubos ang economic growth sa nasud sa unang kwarter ning 2015 tungod na usab sa kakulang sa paggasto niini. (Elvira C. Bongosia)
Pinas, andam batok sa MERS-CoV – Palasyo
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IPAPAS sa Malakanyang ang kahadlok kalabot sa p osibleng pagsulod ug pagkatap sa Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) sa nasud. Kini human sa gitahong adunay outbreak sa MERSCoV sa South Korea diin naggikan ang daghang mga turistang Koreano. “The Philippines is fullyprepared to thwart and contain the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus and government has put in place all the necessary pre-
ventive measures including contact-tracing and other infection control protocols to isolate those exhibiting symptoms of MERS-CoV,” matud pa ni Presidential Communications Operations Officer Sonny Coloma. Dugang pa sa Kalihim, base sa pinakabag-ong pahayag sa Kalihim sa Department of Health (DOH) Janette Garin, nagpabiling ‘MERS-CoV free’ ang Pilipinas. Gi-insister ni Garin nga ang maong virus dili airborne ug makatakod lamang pinaagi sa exposure sa respiratory droplets nga
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ipagawas sulod sa gilay-on nga usa ka metro o ubos pa ug may igong viral load. Apan nanawagan si Garin sa publiko nga magamping pinaagi sa pagbaton og lig-ong immune system, proper hygiene ug saktong pahuway ug tulog. Gi-awhag usab niya ang mga manguling overseas Filipino workers nga magmatinud-anon sa kondisyon sa ilang panglawas ug tubagon og sakto ang survey forms nga ipatubag sa ilang pag-abot sa nasud. (Elvira C. Bongosia)
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