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PROTESTA! OFWs kumasa sa Malakanyang, BOC
KINASAHAN ng mga overseas Filipino workers ang ginawang pagyurak ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa mga Balikbayan boxes na
sagrado sa kanila dahil pawis, luha at paghihirap ang ipinuhunan upang makapag-ipon at maipadala sa pamilya ng mga regalo.
Naging tagumpay ang tigil-padala o zero remittance day na ikinasa ng mga OFWs sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng mundo bilang protesta sa
Sayyafs threaten to behead Malaysian hostage ABU SAYYAF rebels have threatened to behead a Malaysian national if ransom for his safe release is not paid by his family, who sought help from Kuala Lumpur to save the hostage now being held in southern Philippines. Chan Wai See, the wife of kidnap victim Bernard Then Ted Fen, said she spoke with the rebels and her husband on the phone on August 22 and told the Home Ministry about it, according to a report by the Malaysian Insider. The 39-year old Bernard was kidnapped along with Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, by four gunmen who stormed Ocean King Seafood Restaurant in Sandakan on May 14. Thien is the restaurant’s manager. Chan and Thien’s daughter, Chung Chin Lung, met with Deputy Home Minister I Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed and Deputy Home Minister II Masir Anak Kujat to allay their concerns over the victims. Both officials have assured Chien and Chung that they will do all they can to bring the Malaysians back home safely. The hostages were be-
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lieved being held in Sulu Archipelago and Sabah is just near the Filipino province of Tawi-Tawi. It was not immediately known how much ransom the Abu Sayyaf is demanding. The report said Bernard was apparently very weak and told his wife that he would be beheaded next after the Abu Sayyaf beheaded a kidnapped Filipino village official, Rodolfo Boligao, recently. It added that Thien was also very weak and the situation had been made worse because they were forced to move around as militants wanted to avoid detection. The two Malaysian officials said they were closely working with Philippine authorities to determine the location of the two hostages. In Zamboanga City, Marine Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command, said law enforcement operations against the Abu Sayyaf still continue following the recent rescue of two kidnapped Coast Guard members – Gringo Villaruz and Rodlyn Pagaling – in the village of Buanza in Sulu’s Indanan town.
At least 15 rebels were killed in that operations which also left injured 7 soldiers. Continue on page 2
pinaggagawa ng BOC. B a g a m a ’ t pansamantalang ipinatigil ni Pangulong Aquino ang pagbubukas ng mga Balikbayan boxes dahil na rin sa galit ng mga OFWs ay marami pa rin ang hindi sang-ayon sa naging patakaran ng BOC at lalo na ng sinabi ng ahensya na itutuloy nila ang random inspection. Sa Middle East, ikinasa rin doon ng mga OFWs ang “zero remittance day” at kinumpirma naman ito sa Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper ng Migrante-Middle East. Kaisa ang Migrante sa isinagawang aksyon ng mga OFWs. Bilang tugon sa malawak at lumalakas na panawagan ng mga OFWs laban sa pagpataw ng dagdag na buwis at random inspection sa mga Balikbayan boxes, ikinasa natin ang kampanyang Zero Remittance Day.” “Kasado ang mga kapwa OFWs natin sa Middle East na pangungunahan ng mahigit 1.2 million sa Saudi Arabia at 400,000 naman sa UAE, at maging sa ibat-ibang
bansa sa AsyaPasipiko,Amerika, Canada, at Australia,” pahayag pa ni M-ME regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona na naka-base sa Saudi Arabia. Sabi ni Monterona kahit pa man iniutos ni Aquino ang pagpahinto ng pagbubukas sa mga Balikbayan boxes ay nakaamba pa rin ang pagpataw ng karagdagang charges o bayarin sa pagpapadala nito. “Andiyan pa rin ang pagpataw ng karagdagang clearing fees sa mga container van ng mga cargo forwarders base sa inilabas na utos ng Bureau of Customs; ipapataw ang P100,000 to P120,000 per container van,” ani Monterona. Aniya dahil sa pagpataw ng mataas ng clearing fees, ipapasa ito ng mga cargo forwarders sa pamamagitan ng pagtataas din ng bayarin per kilo ng mga Balikbayan box na dagdag pahirap naman sa mga OFWs. “Target talaga ng BOC ang P600 million revenue sa taong ito, kukunin nila eto sa pagpataw ng karagdagang duty o buwis sa mga cargo forwarders
container vans,” dagdag pa ni Monterona. Maaari rin na palawigin pa o dalasan ang naturang aksyon hanggang sa halalan upang maramdaman ng pamahalaang Aquino ang hirap na dinaranas ng mga OFWs para lamang tustusan ang kanilang pamilya sa Pinas. Maaapektuhan rin umano ang katayuan ni Interior Secretary Mar Roxas – na siyang presidential candidate ni Aquino at ng Liberal Party – sa 2016 polls dahil hindi ito iboboto ng mga OFWs at kanilang pamilya. “The ZRD could also be comparable to a Boycott Liberal Party or ‘Zero Vote’ for Mar Roxas and LP candidates,” ani Monterona. Hindi pa mabatid kung gaano kalaking halaga ang nawala sa bansa dahil sa zero remittance day noon Agosto 28, ngunit ayon naman kay Senator Francis Escudero ay posibleng umabot ito sa P3 bilyon kung ipinatupad ng mga OFWs ang kanilang banta. (Mindanao Examiner)
Zambo mayor wants Solon to continue serving in Congress ZAMBOANGA CITY Mayor Beng Climaco has pledged her all-out support to lawmaker Celso Lobregat to run again in Congress in next year’s polls. Climaco said if there is anyone most fitted and deserving to represent the “voice of Zamboanga City” in Congress, it’s no other but Lobregat, who already served 9 years as mayor of Zamboanga. She said she would also run for re-election under President Aquino’s Liberal Party. Lobregat belongs to the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino. Climaco said she considers the wealthy Lobregat as a “big brother” and wanted him to succeed in Congress as Zamboanga’s congressman in District 1. Representative Lilia Nuno is the congresswoman in District 2. “Lobregat has been doing his fare share to speak for
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Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco and represent the voice of Zamboanga City in the House of Representatives. In fact, I think there was a gathering where he Lobregat spoke about his (2007) defence of Zamboanga City in
the Supreme Court, and his eloquence is needed in the halls of congress,” Climaco said. “As a big brother to me, he has already served mayor of this city for nine years and
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I, his little sister, as a woman would want to continue serving as mayor of this city. Let Zamboanga be in the care of a mother, because together we will be able to help build a better Zamboangueño family if God allows and the people will give us the mandate,” she added. Majority of the locals in 98 villages in Zamboanga support Climaco’s re-election bid, but Lobregat also wants to run again as mayor. In 2013, Climaco ran and won after Lobregat’s term ended. Lobregat’s brother Jomar also ran against Nuno, but lost. Lobregat also previously served as congressman when his mother, Maria Clara Lobregat, ruled Zamboanga for many years as congresswoman and mayor until her death in January 2004. (Mindanao Examiner)
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The players and coaches of the eight and under, and 10 and under teams of Southpoint School were all smiles after winning some trophies and medals in the just concluded Davao Football Club-Hyenas Kadayawan Football festival in Tionko field in Davao City recently.
Davao’s Southpoint School wins 2 football trophies DAVAO CITY – The Southpoint School once again proved that it has one of the top soccer teams in Davao City after it won 2 trophies and some medals in the Davao Football Club-Hyenas Kadayawan football festival recently. Southpoint settled for second place finish after falling to perennial rival Crocs Football Club 3-0 in the Finals. The team is made up of Charles Kenn Chiu, Zyk Lopez, Jared Distancia, Jian Matthew Goyonan, Karlos Donado, Kristoff Madrid, Yuan Jacob Guingguing, Luiz Digman, Cedric Villamor, Anthony
Elorde, and Art Romeo Eroy. Despite their finish, Greg Napuran, the coach of the eight and under, is still happy with the result since the team were able to duplicate their second place finish in the Independence Day Football Cup. Meanwhile the 10 and under division of Southpoint also took the third place in the same football tournament after beating the Wao, Lanao del Sur football club in a thrilling penalty shoot-out for third place 1-0. The team composed of Bob Benedict Braceros,
Karl Sumampong, Carlos Angelo Lacerna, Gian Lacerna, Devon Kierulf, Andrei Joshua Guingguing, EJ Cabiles, Adrian Elarmo, Raymond Pahuyo, Ryan Gabriel Jamisola Dordas, Henrich Denilla, John Morales, Gerald Coronado and Christopher Josh Manuel. Although they only landed in the third place, the coach of the 10 and under team Jonard Pinonggan said he was happy with the performance of his team since their hard work and intensive practices have yielded a positive result. (B. Braceros)
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Sayyafs threaten to behead Malaysian hostage Continued fr om page 1 from “We have not received any reports of Abu Sayyafs threatening to kill their Malaysian hostage, but what I can tell is that our law enforcement operations are continuing in Sulu against the Abu Sayyaf,” she told the re-
gional newspaper Mindanao Examiner by phone from her headquarters. Muyuela did not say what areas in Sulu the soldiers were operating, but the Abu Sayyaf is active in the towns of Patikul, Talipao and Indanan.
The threat to kill the hostage coincided with the start of the 5-day joint Philippines-Malaysia naval training exercises in Zamboanga City that involved several ships and aircrafts from both countries. (Mindanao Examiner)
Badminton group cites Sulu governor for support to sports
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SULU – Badminton enthusiasts have cited Sulu Governor Totoh Tan for his support to sports development in the southern province. Members of the 16 Feathers Badminton Association in Jolo town led by Councilwoman Lovely Isahac and Radyo ng Bayan broadcaster Nashra
Anni handed an appreciation certificate to Tan in recognition to his invaluable support and assistance. Tan funded the construction of a badminton court inside the compound of the provincial police headquarters in Jolo. The 16 Feathers Badminton Association said
there is steady and growing numbers of badminton enthusiasts in the province. Tan, a known sportsman, has also constructed basketball courts and other sports facilities in the province to encourage the youth and promote healthy physical sports in the province. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Association of Differently-Abled Persons Multi-Purpose Cooperative wins 2015 Productivity Olympics DAVAO CITY – What can a person make if he has lost his limbs, if he is unable to walk, to talk or to see? No less than wooden tables and chairs, arm chairs and panel doors to be distributed across the region. The workers and members of the Association of Differently-Abled Persons Multi-Purpose Cooperative or ADAPMPC asserted just that and more after being lauded as one of the winners in the regional leg of 2015 Productivity Olympics conducted by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Davao Region. Being the economic arm of the Association of Differently-Abled Persons (ADP), the ADAPMPC is formed to empower the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) to become economically productive and useful through the production of quality school desks and chairs they themselves have made. “Among mga myembro sa ADAP mga polio victims, naay mga blinds, naparalyzed ug mga nawad-an og mga body parts tungod sa aksidente,” said Alicia M. Fabiaña, Manager of ADAP-MPC, also a PWD. The ADAP-MPC have been producing school fixtures such as tables, chairs and arm chairs for more than ten years in public schools. In fact, they are the major supplier of quality desks and chairs of the regional offices of the Department of Education in Mindanao such as Davao R e g i o n andSOCCSKSARGEN for around eight years now. In her speech recently at the awarding of the productivity winners,
Fabiaña took pride in the efforts of her fellow PWDs. “Mupatong siya sa lamisa, unya magtuyoktuyok hangtud mahuman niya ang lamisa,” she said describing how her fellow with walking disability determined to finish a project. She said they constantly made sure that their products are of top quality. “Kami, gina-value namo ang quantity ug quality. Ginasiguro namo nga lig-on ang among mga products. Dapat ang among mga products dili pud murag persons with disability,” she said. But it did not stop there. They have now expanded their ventures into producing panel doors and window grills and accepting any kinds of furniture orders to be distributed around Davao City. Thanks to the equipment and tools granted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Davao Region. It has become their walking sticks, wheelchairs and brailles towards becoming even more productive individuals. “Daghan og natabangan nga PWDs tungod sa DOLE. Nagbalik-balik na ang among mga suki og order. Amo nang gisudlan ang tanan klase sa furniture kay daghan na mi og suki,” she said. She added that other than the DepEd, they also have private educational institutions and individuals as customers. “Additional projects namo mga panel doors, window grills, and naga accept na mi og all kinds of furniture kay naa man mi gamit gikan sa DOLE so dako kaayo na og tabang sa amoa para
maka mass produce mi,” Fabiaña quipped. The augmentations of their trade through the assistance have paved a way for them to belong in 2015 Productivity Olympics roster of regional victors. “Wala gyud mi nagexpect ani nga award kay ang naa sa amoang huna-huna mag-expand ang among market, magincrease ang among profit ug sales aron mas daghan pa mi matabangan nga trabahante ug uban pa nga pareha namo,” she added. Currently, the cooperative has almost 200 members and workers and they hope, with concerted efforts and empowered individuals, to reach even more PWDs. ADAP-MPC, along with Woodworks Kiln Dried Products, Davao Bioskin Tech Laboratories, Inc., DAVECO-ARB, Norie’s Footwear and Supply, and Apo ni Lola Durian Delicacies, is set to compete in the National Productivity Olympics in October 2015 in celebration of the Quality and Productivity Month. “Nagapasalamat mi og dako sa DOLE kay wala mi nila ginapasagdan. In fact, naa pa mi muabutay nga bakery. Wa gyud mi nila gibiyaan bisan sa ups and downs sa among business,” she said. They may have lost their arms; their feet may have gone frail, visions pitch-black but the help of the government and other concerned people have become their wheelchairs, walking stick and brailles. And their determination to achieve a productive, empowered, and dignified life have become their driving force. (Roberto Gumba, Jr.)
Fahima Palacasi Alagasi. (Photo courtesy of Migrante Middle-East)
Lawmakers urged to look into plight of abused OFWs COTABATO CITY – The migrant rights group MigranteMiddle East has urged Philippine lawmakers to look into the sad plight of abused Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia and in other nations, especially those with cases in court so that appropriate actions may be taken by the government to protect them. Migrante also has lambasted Philippine embassy and labor officials in Saudi Arabia for their failure to provide prompt assistance to a 23- year old Filipino domestic worker, Fahima Palacasi Alagasi, who was allegedly abused and scalded by the mother of her male Yemeni employer. The group also accused the embassy of mishandling the case filed by Alagasi, a native of North Cotabato’s Pikit town, against the woman. Alagasi sought help from Migrante and relayed her ordeal to John Leonard Monterona, the group’s regional coordinator based in Saudi Arabia. Monterona has confirmed the meeting and he spoke with Alagasi. He said Alagasi was deployed in
Riyadh on March 3 last year as domestic worker. Alagasi claimed two months later that she was subjected to an “excruciating ordeal by the mother of her Yemeni employer who poured boiling water on her after she had dropped the water heater while making coffee.” Monterona said days after, Alagasi’s employer rushed her to clinic due to her wounds and that a Filipina nurse contacted her sister, while a cousin who was based in Riyadh helped her escaped and brought to Bahay Kalinga, a half way shelter for abused women OFWs managed by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Riyadh. On May 29, 2015, Alagasi filed a case against the mother of her employer and after several court hearings, an embassy official told her not to attend the hearing anymore. Alagasi said was not given a briefing during court hearings and not properly informed of the progress of the case. Monterona said he was able to talk to the embassyhired lawyer providing legal
services to Alagasi and was told that the defendant also filed two cases to counter the OFW’s accusations against the woman. One was a labor case that had been dismissed due to issue on court jurisdiction and the other is the counter-affidavit filed by the defendant. “What is quite alarming is the assertion of Ms. Alagasi that she was not given proper briefing before, during, and after court hearing and update on the status of her case. We won’t be surprised if Ms. Alagasi’s case filed against the culprit will be dismissed and she, as a victim of maltreatment, will be sent to jail mainly because her case was messed up by inept embassy and labor officials,” Monterona said. Monterona urged the House of Representatives, especially the Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs to look into Alagasi’s case and other OFWs with pending cases in foreign courts. There was no immediate statement from Ambassador Ezzadin Tago about Alagasi’s ordeal. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Street food is very popular virtually in all places in Mindanao just like in Kidapawan City in North Cotabato province where barbecue stalls are a favorite place for many people. Aside from delicious barbecue - pork and chicken - it cost less compared to restaurants in the city. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geonarri Solmerano)
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SULU PICTURES IN THE NEWS
Governor Totoh Tan met with Asia American Initiative President Albert Santoli about their planned 5 day school visitation of educational institutions in the province. (Sulu Provincial Government)
A Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Governor Totoh Tan recognizing his invaluable support and assistance to the 16 feathers badminton association. (Sulu Provincial Government)
Maimbung Mayor Samier Tan hands over various tools and equipment to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. (Maimbung Municipal Government)
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One of Pacific's twin typhoons kills 10 in Philippines ONE of the twin typhoonsin the Pacific claimed its first casualties, killing 10 people in the Philippines and forcing the evacuation of almost 13,000 people last week, authorities said. Typhoon Goni, known as Ineng in the archipelago country, delivered its deadly blows in the islands' Mountain Province, Benguet and Ilocos Norte, authorities reported. Goni and Typhoon Atsani made for a startling image in a satellite photograph this week. Goni unleashed a load of havoc: nine floods, eight landslides, two tornadoes and a collapsed bridge in the Philippines. At least three people remained
missing and at least seven people were injured, authorities there said. As of Sunday morning, the storm had weakened slightly and had 86 mph sustained winds, with gusts of up to 106 mph. The eye of Goni was 164 miles northeast of the Philippines' far-flung northern province of Batanes and is projected to continue on its path to clip Taiwan, according to Philippine authorities and the Pacific Disaster Center. The only projected landfall for Goni is the Japanese Ryuku Islands and Japan's southern mainland, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said. Meanwhile, Typhoon
Atsani continue to twirl over open waters in the Pacific at 92 mph winds and 115 mph gusts, but it isn't projected to strike any land, the Pacific Disaster Center said Saturday. Twin typhoons are common in the western Pacific, occurring several times a year, but two super typhoons at the same time would be rare event, Miller said. Atsani was categorized earlier this week as a super typhoon with winds of 155 mph gusting to 186 mph, but has since been downgraded to a typhoon, according to the Pacific Disaster Center. (By Michael Martinez, CNN. CNN's Steve Almasy contributed to this report.)
Google introduces OnHub, a new smart Wi-Fi router GOOGLE (GOOGL, Tech30) wants to cure our dread with OnHub, its new Wi-Fi router. Interestingly, one of the primary selling points of the OnHub is that it looks good. The OnHub has a sleek black body — kind of like theEcho, Amazon’s virtual assistance gadget. Most people don’t consider aesthetics when buying a Wi-Fi router. But Google’s OnHub was designed to be pretty for a very good reason. “Many of us keep our router on the floor and out of sight, where it doesn’t work as well,” Trond Wuellner, a Google product manager, said on Tuesday. “We replaced unruly cords and blinking lights with internal antennas and subtle, useful lighting, so you’ll be happy placing OnHub out in the open, where your router performs its best.” Besides looking good so you get a good signal,
the OnHub has some other clever features: –You can set up and control the router with a new app called “Google On,” which works on Android phones and the iPhone. –You don’t have to get on a specific laptop or computer to diagnose or fix problems. –Instead of several blinking lights, there is just one light that will display two colors: green means everything’s OK, and orange means something’s wrong. The OnHub looks for the best channel for the fastest connection. Internal software automatically steers it “to avoid interference,” Wuellner says. OnHub can also connect to other devices using Bluetooth. Google On will also show you how much bandwidth your devices are using, and even let you set a particular device to get the fastest speed. That
means the OnHub can ensure that when your smartphone is using up big bandwidth by downloading app updates, your Netflix video keeps running smoothly on your Chromecast, Apple TV or Roku. Best of all, the app will display your network’s password with one tap so you can share it with other people. Wuellner says that Google will update the OnHub with new features and security upgrades automatically. Ultimately, the company hopes it will become the main hub for all the wireless devices in your home. Pre-orders began on Tuesday through Amazon (AMZN, Tech30), WalMart ( WMT ), and the Google Store. In a few weeks, OnHub will also be on sale in stores in the U.S. and Canada. The OnHub costs $200. (CNN)
Image supplied by the U.S. military shows the damage to the storage facility.
Huge fire breaks out at steel plant next to Tokyo's Haneda airport A HUGE blaze at a steel plant next to Tokyo's Haneda International Airport led to arriving flights being diverted briefly to an alternative landing strip. The fire broke out at the facility owned by Nippon Steel in Kawasaki City Monday morning, Kota Tanabe, a spokesman with Kawasaki City Fire department told CNN. Tanabe said 16 fire engines and a helicopter were deployed to the scene. Video shared with CNN from traveler Darren Pauls showed planes still moving on the tarmac as plumes of thick, black smoke rose above the airport. Pauls said that the building is still smoldering
and that there are at least four helicopters over the site. There are no immediate report of casualties, but the situation is still not all clear, Tanabe said. The cause is still unknown and will be investigated once the fire and smoke is contained. Services at the airport have returned to normal, said Takashi Kudo of the Ministry of Land and Transportation. Second blaz e blaze The plant blaze came hours after an explosion set a storage building alight at a U.S. military base in Sagamihara City in northcentral Kanagawa Prefecture, which borders the capital.
There were no reported injuries, while the cause is under investigation, Tiffany Carter, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Corps in Japan told CNN in an email Monday. "The storage building is not designated as a hazardous material storage facility as some initial reports indicated. Inside the building that exploded were canisters of compressed gasses: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Freon, and air. The Sagami General Depot does not store ammunition or radiological materials," she said. (By Yoko Wakatsuki and Paul Armstrong, CNN. CNN's Brian Walker and Annie Rose Ramos in Atlanta contributed to this report.)
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by Jun Ledesma IT IS now a reality and in the national political consciousness that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is emerging to be the most viable presidential candidate. The loosetongued Gov. Joey Salceda had said that Duterte will be a sure winner” in a four corner fight. But that is Salceda , the economic adviser of then Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who can call her names without batting an eyelash. Salceda can be very straightforward, transparent and can be inspiring but also irritating. He is “liberal” minded and cannot keep his preference secret. Across the country not a few political leaders have shown their respect and adulation for Duterte. Not a few behave like Salceda, others however have kept mum. Many are just waiting in the bend for Duterte to announce his candidacy and then rush on the ringside to be counted in. This is the very reason why despite the declaration by Presi-
dent Aquino that DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, his anointed candidate, we see the reluctance of LPs to be seen on the scene when the former anointed him as his preferred bet. They have to stage another meeting to gather a crowd to make an impression that the party has finally found a winnable candidate. But it’s obviously far from it. They have to relentlessly woo Sen. Grace Poe to be the running mate of Roxas. But Poe had her own agenda and despite her citizenship issue which is being used to “persuade” her to accept the offer, Poe gave the president’s messenger a direct retort: “Why don’t you ask your candidate to slide down (to vice president)”. Binay who bared his agenda to run for President from day one was of course the most popular. The next presidential derby was virtually six years away when he made the declaration and nobody bothered to wake
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Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong him up in is stupor. But as the election fever starts to simmer, VP Jojo Binay gets the heat first. And because he has some skeletons to hide, his closest associates who were scorned come to the fore with jack and hammer and open the closet to bare these to the public. His political enemies feasted on it and because the skeletal remains turned out to be so enormous Binay’s malefactors have not stopped digging for more, never mind if the stink has reached Aparri and down to Sulu. Mired in corruption issues, Binay is now being avoided like plague. Roxas is trying vainly to improve his image with a deluge of television ad. But nothing helps so maybe Poe is correct. Duterte of course is not immune from muckraking paid demolition crew. In fact they have tried everything among these a human rights violator and womanizer. But none of those sticks the way corruption and ineptness of Binay and Roxas stained their image like dye in the wool. In fact Duterte himself bared those. His marriage had been annulled and that he has three women. He told amused Manila journalists that if he becomes President he will never be convicted of corruption but… maybe multiple murder. The one thing that makes Duterte distinct from the rest is that he need not go to the trouble of marketing himself or make a claim on national TV that he is this or that. International media among them Time Magazine and Asia Week declared he is a punisher and international rating firms attest that Davao City is among the safest place on earth. Domestic media never ever cease publishing how he succeeded in eliminating syndicated crime in Davao, how he successfully enforce anti smoking ban, fire cracker ban, speed limits and what have you. The facts argue loudly for Duterte. What may intrigue his enemies is his unexplained poverty. Well, he is not actually that poor, but compared to his peers who wallow in illgotten wealth, Duterte can indeed be dirt poor. But who cares about that? There is now a deafening cry for him to run for President.
ANO ang almoranas? Ito’y mga ugat at laman na luma-la-bas sa puwit. May mga ugat sa loob ng puwit, at sa ka-tagalang pag-iire, puwede itong lumalabas, maipit at dumugo. Ang sintomas ng almoranas ay ang pagsakit at pagdurugo (pulang dugo) kapag dumudumi. Makakapa rin ang almoranas sa puwitan. Mga sanhi (o risk factors) ng almoranas: 1. Namamana ang almoranas sa ating magulang. 2. Ang pagtitibi at pag-iire ang pangunahing sanhi nito. Kumain nang maraming gulay at prutas para lumambot ang dumi. 3. Ang pag-ire sa panganganak ay nagpapa-almoranas din. Solusyon sa almoranas at sugat sa puwit: 1. Palambutin ang dumi. Kumain ng mga prutas tulad ng papaya, pakwan at ubas na nagpapalambot ng dumi. Damihan ang pagkain ng gulay (mataas ang fiber ng mga ito) at bawasan ang karne. Uminom din ng 8-12 basong tubig. Huwag umasa sa gamot na pampadumi tulad ng bisacodyl tablets dahil lalo ka lang magtitibi pagkatapos ng epekto nito. 2. Huwag umire sa banyo. Ang pag-iire ang talagang nagpapalala ng almoranas. Huwag piliting makadumi kung
Dr. Willie T. Ong ayaw pang lumabas ang dumi. Subukan muna na maglakad-lakad at magehersisyo para bumilis ang galaw ng bituka. 3. Huwag magbasa ng diyaryo, magasin at komiks sa kubeta. Umupo lamang kapag malapit nang lumabas ang dumi. 4. Gumamit ng petroleum jelly. Kung matigas ang iyong dumi, puwede mong pahiran ng petroleum jelly ang loob ng puwit. Ayon kay Dr. Edmund Leff, isang colorectal surgeon, nagpapadulas ito sa paglabas ng dumi. 5. Gumamit ng basang tissue paper o tabo ng tubig pagkatapos dumumi. Huwag gumamit ng tuyong tissue dahil baka magasgas lang ang almoranas. 6. Huwag magbuhat ng mabibigat na bagay. Ang stress ng pagbubuhat ay katumbas na ng pag-iire sa banyo. Magpatulong sa iba. 7. Huwag umupo o tumayo nang matagal. Nagdudulot din ito ng almoranas. Kailangan ay papalit-palit ang puwesto natin para
hindi ma-pressure ang almoranas. 8. Magbawas ng timbang. Kapag mataba ka, tumataas din ang pressure sa iyong baywang at binti. Dahil dito, puwede kang magkaroon ng almoranas at varicose veins. 9. Kung buntis, humiga sa kaliwa. Ayon kay Dr. Lewis Townsend, isang obstetrician, puwedeng maipit ng luma-laking matris ang ugat ng almoranas. Humiga sa iyong kaliwa ng 20 minutos bawat 5 oras. Makatutulong ito para hindi maipit ang almoranas. 10. Magpahid ng cream. May mga gamot para sa almoranas tulad ng Proctosedyl o Ultraproct ointment. Hindi mawawala ang almoranas pero mababawasan ang sakit nito. Kailan dapat kumunsulta sa doktor? 1. Kung biglang sumakit ang almoranas. 2. Kung may bagong bukol na makapa sa puwitan. Baka pigsa ito o kulugo. 3. Kapag hindi naghilom ang iyong sugat sa puwit. 4. Kung may pagdurugo sa dumi, huwag isiping dahil lamang sa a l m o r a n a s . Magpakonsulta muna sa isang surgeon na doktor. May mga simpleng operasyon na para sa almoranas.
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Cebu gets chunk of DPWH infra projects CEBU PROVINCE has benefitted from much of President Aquino’s administration – some P23 billion worth of infrastructure projects and it is the biggest among the provinces in Central Visayas. According to a project briefing held at Department of Public Works and Highways in Cebu City, DPWH Sec. Rogelio Singson has informed Aquino that in the last six years, Cebu received more than half of the infrastructure budget for the whole region. He said since 2010 and up until this year, some P43 billion was allocated and implemented for Region 7, of which Cebu province received P23 million. He reported that in 2010, Cebu’s budget was merely P2.1 billion, and in 2015 it is now more than P7 billion. “By 2016, already included for Cebu is an allocation of P9 billion,”
Singson said. Majority of the budget goes to the improvement and rehabilitation of more than 950 kilometers of bridges and roads in the province. In the last six years, there are 2,652 infrastructure projects with only 209 yet to be completed while 85 are expected to start. These also include over P8 billion worth of infrastructure projects implemented through the funding of other agencies like the Department of Agriculture's Farm-to-Market roads; Department of Education’s Basic Educational Facilities Fund; Department of Health’s Health Facilities Enhancement Program, and the convergence project with the Department of Tourism. Singson noted the completion of the major thoroughfare in Cebu Cityy, which is the 2.5 kilometer Sergio Osmena Boulevard Port Corridor costing P289 million. Another project he also cited
is the widening of Mactan Circumferential Road which is earmarked a total of P150 million. Aquino also inspected several projects in Cebu last week and said the report of the DPWH goes to show that Cebu has not been neglected by the administration. He said the widened Sergio Osmena Boulevard has lessened travel time of passengers going to the ports. “Meron din tayong P8.1 billion priority natin ang tourism destinations at isa na dito ang Mactan Cicumferential Road at ang mga patungong Malapascua, ang Hagnaya North Road,” he said. Aquino lauded the DPWH for having adhered to a purpose-driven administration. For his part, Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III thanked Aquino for all the projects implemented in the province which has over 2 million voters. (Ferliza Contratista)
Gingerade: A ginger ale Boholano-style TAGBILARAN CITY Abroad, the sweet tingly drink is popularly known as ginger ale - but for the women of Candabong in Bohol’s Loboc town - when it is served cold and in tall tea glasses, it is called gingerade. Served cold and yet sweet, gingerade which has the unmistakable aroma of the “luy-a”, would be a delightful welcome to Loboc, admits local tourism receptionists who see that the town could even encourage local resorts to use the gingerade as the official welcome drinks. Already catching the discriminating taste of the Boholanos, ginger, when served hot, has always been an early morning treat for the farmers who go out early to before the scorching heat of the midmorning to mid-afternoon sun makes its presence known. Also known all over the country as “salabat”, ginger tea is a popular remedy for ridding the body’s air and is a popular balm to soothe aching muscles. Put in the taste, the drink becomes an adopted Boholano flavor, considering the islanders' penchant for the delectably sensorial bud appetizing aroma of the ginger. But for those who have
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survived the searing sun and the baked fields, a new drink from ginger powder, lemons and honey in iced water is a heavenly refreshing drink for the sun-scorched traveler, sun-burnt farmer and the site overloaded tourists feasting on the beauty of Bohol, said Anne Cogoco, manager of the Candabong Women’s Rural Improvement Club. The cool gingerade is now a trademark welcome drink for tourists visiting the Candabong women’s RIC ginger processing facility. A product recently developed for the Japan International Cooperation Agency Eco-tourism Bohol SEPP Project, it is now offered for the weary tourists eager to learn about the laborious ginger processing. Candabong Women’s RIC started processing ginger manually in the early 1990s, but could not really go full blast for some supply, pricing, and processing issues. Not really giving up on their fight to help the family with additional income, the ladies here struggled on, manually sourcing out ginger which they buy at steeper prices and eke out to have the least amount of wastage to recover as much powder from the pulp. When the raw ginger arrives at the processing plant, we clean and wash them,
making sure the dirt is gone, before we press them to extract the juice. For a 20-kilo ginger, women could only salvage a minimum of 12 kilos equivalent in liquid. These are then poured in huge vats, mixed with caramelized sugar and stirred constantly until the mixture attains a sticky consistency. The mixture is then allowed to cool before the hardened mixture is scraped off the vat. The scraped-off powder is now ready for the salabat, or the famed gingerade. The power is also sold as salabat, or the bigger granules, which the old ladies consider as more concentrated, and can be sold in bulk. Years ago, men of Barangay Candabong also identified ginger candies' potential but with their crude systems, questions of sanitary food prevailed. To solve this, the Department of Trade and Industry handed over a shared service facility to the organization to manage. That also marked the age of mass producing ginger products with the help of silicone technologies and the RIC now has bubblewrapped candies, and enhanced salabat packaging to engage more tourists into buying the products. (Rey Anthony Chiu)
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Letters to the Editor: APEC agenda worsens economic conditions of Cebuanos THE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conferences in Cebu have begun. Other parts of the Visayas have also hosted APEC conferences throughout the year. These meetings will culminate in APEC's Economic Leader's Meeting in Manila this November. There has been media hype on the APEC Summit. Local organizers claim that hosting the APEC Summit 2015 provides opportunities to boost Cebu's economy. It is said to feature the province's business environment and thus attract investors. Such sugar-coating cannot conceal the day-today sufferings the Cebuanos and the Filipino people have long endured brought about by economic policies aggressively pushed by imperialist organizations like APEC. Since its establishment in 1989, the APEC has done nothing but ensure the interests of the advanced capitalist economies especially that of the United States. Its key role is to facilitate the implementation of the components of neoliberal globalization namely trade and investment liberalization, deregulation, privatization and denationalization in underdeveloped countries. The current Aquino regime is an avid neo-colonial puppet of the United States. The "free market" globalization policies it adopted bodes a deepening and an intensification of the backwardness of the Philippine economy which means worsening poverty, persistent joblessness and landlessness, the exodus of over-
seas Filipino workers, further commercialization of education and other basic services, and more. It is a sell out of our resources, patrimony and sovereignty. The brunt of the effects of neoliberal globalization is mostly felt by the broad masses. In Cebu, the daily minimum wage of P275 to P340 is not sufficient to decently provide for an average household size of 5 people. It is a far cry from the needed daily family living wage of P1,086. Contractualization and the two-tiered system worsen working conditions. Furthermore, the prices of basic needs and commodities have unceasingly increased. The on-going privatization of the Metro Cebu Water District through Aquino’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and the already private-owned Visayan Electric Cooperative have brought about the increase of water and electricity prices in the first half of 2015. This year, there is a projected increase of 544,000 persons in Cebu province and the cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu. This means additional congestion in the urban poor areas where there are day-to-day threats of demolition. This migration to the cities is caused by landlessness and the lack of decent work opportunities in the rural areas. In North Cebu, especially in towns affected by typhoon Yolanda, poverty has aggravated due to government neglect and the corruption of public funds. The programs intended for rehabilitation and recovery are anti-poor and favor foreign interests and tourism.
More PPPs will be implemented in Cebu like the Bus Rapid Transit wherein 2,614 Public Utility Jeepney drivers will be affected in its Phase 1 implementation. Moreover, the PPP scheme's supply and pricing of public service is biased to the profits of the private provider and is not driven to serve the need of the majority of the people. The education sector is not spared from the effects of neoliberal globalization. Aquino’s K-12 program will further the already declining quality of education. It said objective to adapt to international standards is actually aligning the educational system to the demand of foreign markets. Schools, aside from being diploma mills, will become producers of cheap labor-ready youth. All these are manifestations of the detriment caused by imperialist agenda particularly of the US. It is a result of a Philippine economy that for decades has been servile to imperialist mechanisms like the APEC. The National Democratic Front of the Philippines-Visayas stresses the need to raise the awareness of the Filipino people on the adverse effects of the APEC to the Philippines contrary to the bogus development touted in mainstream media. We must actively oppose the neoliberal offensives that have been eagerly implemented by the Aquino regime. Pax Enguerra ndfpvismedia@yahoo.com
Sakit nga TB di angayng ikauwaw oo kahadlukan -DOH CEBU CITY— Miawhag ang mga opisyales sa Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko nga dili angayan nga kahadlokan o di gani ikauwaw ang sakit nga tuberculosis o TB. Matod ni Dr. Mercedes Canal nga nagtanyag na ang gobyerno og libre nga pagtambal nga anaa lang sa mga health centers sa mga munisipyo og syudad. “Dili angay nga mauwaw kay aduna nay kaayuhan og libre pa gani ang mga tambal og serbisyohan pa
gyud sila sa mga health workers,” matod ni Canal. Gani ang tibuok package sa TB Direct Observe Treatment Short Course (TB DOTS) nga gubana bana nga mukabat og mga P50,000 labot na ang tambal og pa laboratory, libre kani sa si kinsa nga muduol. Labi na sa mga mamumuo nga nagtuo nga mahal o de kantidad ang p a g p a t a m b a l , magpakisayod lamang og maka benepisyo sila sa maong programa. “Duha ka
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semana lang nga sincero nga pagtumar sa mga tambal, aduna nay dakong chance nga mamaau ang maong pasyente,” matod pa ni Canal. Gipasabot ni Canal nga dili makatakod ang TB pinaagi sa pag hawok o laway kun dili hanggabon niini ang hangin sa pasyente. Babag sa maong programa ang pagtuo nga ang maong sakit angayan nga kahadlokan og ikauwaw. (Ferliza Contratista)
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