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Marcos’ proposal to BBL has safety net vs. fund misuse; Mindanao says no to BBL COTABATO CITY – Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his substitute proposal to the Bangsamoro Basic Law as contained in Senate Bill 2894 contains strong safeguards against reckless appropriation and utilization of funds. Senate Bill 2894 refers to the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Marcos said the appropriations and use of funds that would be made by the Bangsamoro parliament shall be audited by the Commission on Audit. “Therefore, they will be held to the generally accepted practices of govern-
ment accounting,” Marcos said. Article 5 of Senate Bill 2894, or the “Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region”, states that COA shall establish an auditing unit in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region which shall examine, audit and settle all accounts pertaining to the revenue and receipts of, and expenditures or uses of funds and property, owned or held in trust by, or pertaining to the Bangsamoro Regional Government, according to Marcos. He said this proposal is a more categorical, explicit, and concrete safeguard
against possible misuse of public funds in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region than the BBL's (Senate Bill 2408) ambiguous provision that states: "The Bangsamoro auditing body shall have auditing responsibility over public funds utilized by the Bangsamoro, without prejudice to the power, authority and duty of the national Commission on Audit.” “The language of this provision may have varying meanings to different people. To avoid misinterpretation, I have to make it clear that COA shall audit the funds,” he said. Continue to page 2
Villagers in Lanao del Sur province oppose the Bangsamoro Basic Law. ( Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)
Sweet Victory for Iglesia ni Cristo isinagawang mapayapang pagtitipon na sinumulan ng Huwebes ng hapon ay natatapos na ng mapayapa rin ngayong Lunes ng umaga. Salamat ng marami sa ating Panginoon, sa kanya ang lahat ng kapurihan. Mabuhay ang Iglesia ni Cristo,” Santiago said. Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is said to be gunning the presidency in the 2016 elections, has wel-
comed church members and allowed them to stage the peaceful protest in front of the Justice building in Matina village. “Welcome to Davao City. Just don’t make trouble and make sure you leave the rally area as clean as when you arrived,” Duterte told INC leaders and their flocks. Duterte’s liaison people estimated that as many as 100,000 INC members flocked to Davao for the
rally. The politician directed his people to ensure that commuters were not bothered by the protesters. He also ordered the local authorities to ensure that INC members were protected in exercising their freedom to assemble and to express their grievance. He told policemen to keep a safe distance away from the rallyists and ensure maximum tolerance. Continue to page 2
3 Italian, Belgian Scuba Divers Disappear Thousands of members of the Iglesia ni Cristo from all over Mindanao trooped to Davao City on Sunday to protest the alleged meddling by the Department of Justice over church affairs, but were recalled Monday by their ministers after church leaders agreed to end the simultaneous protests in Manila, Cebu and Davao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo – Ely Dumaboc) DAVAO CITY – It was a sweet victory for the Iglesia ni Cristo. Their massive 5day protests ended with the government bowing down to one of the most influential church in the country. Tens of thousands of INC members who flocked to Davao last week had been recalled by their ministers even before the start of the protest following a dialogue between church and government leaders. The accord ended also the massive rallies in Manila and elsewhere. Church members were protesting the alleged meddling by the Department of Justice over INC affairs.
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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was investigating criminal charges filed by former church minister Isaias Samson against senior INC leaders. Samson accused church leaders of illegal detention and corruption, among other allegations. Church leaders denied all allegations against them and at the same time accused De Lima – who is said to be eyeing a senatorial seat in next year’s polls – of violating religious freedom and doctrine of separation of church and state. Bienvenido Santiago, a church spokesman, also issued a statement, saying, the
Aquino government has finally come to an amicable settlement with the INC. However, details of the settlement were not made public, but it was that announcement that ended what could have been a political uprising following the show of force of loyal church members. “’Mga kapatid sa Iglesia Ni Cristo, nais naming ipahatid sa inyong lahat na nagkausap na ang panig ng Iglesia at panig ng pamahalaan. At sa paguusap na ito, ay nagkakaliwanagan ang dalawang panig kaya payapa na ang lahat.” “Ito pong ating
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Photo of three of 4 missing scuba divers furnished the Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper by Francesca Caserani. ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three Italians and one Belgian scuba divers have gone missing in Indonesia after diving off Sangalaki Island and their anxious families have raised money to buy information about the foreigners. The four divers – Alberto Mastrogiuseppe, Michela Caresani , Daniele Buresta and Vana
Chris Vanpuyvelde, all in their thirties and licensed expert divers – have been reported missing since August 15. Indonesian authorities have launched a massive search involving at least two dozen boats and helicopters, but failed to find the divers, not even their scuba gears. It was not immedi-
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Sweet Victory for Iglesia ni Cristo Continued fr om page 1 from “Exercise maximum tolerance. You don’t need crowd dispersal equipment there. Just talk to the leaders of the Iglesia. Everything will be fine,” Duterte told the police. Duterte also tapped police and army officers who are members of the INC to act as coordinators to ensure that the rally was orderly and peaceful. “The is-
sues which brought them to Davao City to rally are none of my concern. They can rally as long as they want for as long as they don’t create trouble,” he said. “Let them come. We’re not worried. I’m sure they will buy something from our stores and our malls will be flooded by clients from the provinces.” “It was a victory for us. This protest action only shows that we are all united
for a common cause and that it to protect our rights, our religious rights, and for the government not to meddle in church affairs. We shall go home victorious because God is with us,” said 41-year old church member Eliseo Dugamo. INC has millions of members not only in the Philippines, but also around the world. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Marcos’ proposal to BBL has safety net vs. fund misuse; Mindanao says no to BBL Continued fr om page 1 from Marcos also said it may take six weeks before the Senate finishes discussions on the Senate Bill 2894. However, he clarified that this is not a deadline he imposed on himself or on the Senate, but a time estimate based on the pace of the ongoing interpellation and the expected length of the amendment period, which is the next step in the process. “At the rate of 2 senators a week for the 14 senators who made a reservation to interpellate, that will require only 7 session days or two and a half weeks. That is making the assumption na pare-pareho lang 'yung haba ng bawat isa. So we'll see,” he said. Marcos said Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, who indicated that he would interpellate, and other senators including those in the minority who may also ask questions are not counted among the 14 senators. “I believe that the minority has been preparing for the period of interpellation, So let's say we will wrap up the interpellation in three weeks,” he said, adding, after the interpellation, the next stage would be the period of amendments, which Marcos said may take another three weeks. In the process, changes, revisions, or deletions in the bill will be proposed as committee amendments by the Committee on Local Government, through Marcos being its chairman, and any senator as individual amendments. Aside from the COA, he said, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will also exercise the power to review appropriations that would be made by the Bangsamoro parliament for the autonomous region. “The DBM will also have a review function over the appropriation of funds in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region because it is, in fact, a local government. The rules that apply to other lo-
cal governments must also apply to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and so the function of review that the DBM carries out should also be applied to it,” Marcos said. No to BBL Anti-BBL groups have opposed the expansion of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and blamed Teresita Deles, the presidential peace adviser for the division of the people in the mineral-rich, but restive region. There were also calls for Deles to step down and accused her of selling Mindanao to the rebels. In Lanao del Sur, Christian villagers vowed to reject the BBL, saying they do not want to be included in the new Bangsamoro territory. Villagers said shortly after the deal was signed last year, Muslim groups have emerged and started claiming farmlands owned by Christians as theirs and invoking their ancestral rights in Lanao del Sur. Now, many residents have started arming themselves for fear that once the new Bangsamoro autonomous government is installed, Muslims will take away their lands which they inherited from their clan. Majority of the town’s 40,000 inhabitants is Christians, although Lanao del Sur is one of five provinces under the ARMM. Some villagers said several groups of Maranao, one of several Muslim tribes in Mindanao, have started putting up markers and began claiming farmlands as their ancestral domain. The markers had been destroyed by landowners. In Sultan Kudarat province, villagers in the town of President Quirino were also facing the same dilemma, but many also have purchased illegal weapons to protect their families and lands from unjustified takeover by Muslims who warned them that they should leave the town immediately once the Bangsamoro autonomous
region is installed because they would take over their farms. Leaders of the Christian cities of Zamboanga and Isabela in Basilan, also a province under the ARMM, also vowed to fight for their inclusion in the new Bangsamoro homeland, although many of the residents there are Muslims and supportive of the peace deal. But the creation of Bangsamoro autonomous region would have to be decided on a referendum in the ARMM and in areas where there are large Muslim communities. The new Bangsamoro region will replace the current Muslim autonomous region that has suffered from decades of poverty, corruption, and conflict. The BBL will pave the way for the establishment of the Bangsamoro region in 2016 – that is if the House of Representatives passed the proposed Muslim homeland law. Lawmakers and various groups were saying that the accord was unconstitutional and also vowed to challenge it to court. The Philippine Statistics Authority describes Mindanao as an underdeveloped region with problems on peace and order to racism. “From Spanish era up to the present, it remains underdeveloped compared to Luzon. Problem on peace and order due to political conflict and racism issue had been seen as the main factors of the sluggish development of the island in view of the fact that beliefs and cultural diversities between native inhabitants and migrants are existing within it,” it said. The MILF – a breakaway faction of the Moro National Liberation Front which signed a peace deal with Manila in September 1996 – was the country’s largest Muslim rebel group fighting for decades for self-determination. (Mindanao Examiner)
3 Italian, Belgian Scuba Divers Disappear Continued fr om page 1 from “The absolute lack of any proof, in a clear part of sea, very popular among tourists and plenty of islands and atolls, makes us believe that they could still be alive somewhere. For these reasons, families are continuing the search, asking everybody’s collabora-
tion and a $20,000 reward is now available for who will help to find them,” Caresani said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. She said anyone who has useful information may contact Valeria Baffé at +393335897477 or Claudia
Mastrogiuseppe on this number +393482618701. Caresani also shared a Facebook link for other information about the missing divers which can be accessed on this URL: h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / h e l p u s t o f i n d a l b e r t o. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Zamboanga Mayor Beng Climaco lauded for dynamic leadership ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation has commended Mayor Beng Climaco for her dynamic leadership in initiating new programs such as the E-PESO that supports the shift from cash-based economy to digital and inclusive e-payment ecosystem. Chamber president Edwin To, who represented the private sector dur ing the formal launching of the USAIDsponsored E-PESO program, thanked Climaco for “leading the way in introducing the cashless and paperless transaction in the city.” He said the initiative will surely put Zamboanga in the business map aside from the many benefits and advantages it will give to the city and its people.
“Thank you ver y much Mayor Climaco for leading the way. It is a show of your dynamic leadership,” To said. Aside from promoting cashless and paperless transactions, the E-PESO program will help improve the city’s tax collection efficiency as Zamboangueños residing abroad will be able to pay their taxes. “But most importantly, this E-peso system will promote self-esteem,” To said, adding, that owning a card for various transactions is something that people below the poverty line would be excited and happy about. He likewise thanked the USAID for facilitating the financing the program and for choosing Zamboanga as a beneficiary of the E-PESO project.
“I have no doubts, this program will succeed in Zamboanga City and rest assured, we in the private sector will work with the city government for the successful implementation of the E-PESO project,” To said. USAID Acting Deputy Mission Director Roger Carlson also cited Zamboanga City for its role and support to the implementation of the project. Carlson said the partnership will greatly benefit the Zamboanga and its neighboring areas and set an example and lead the way in the Philippine and in the region. “I can see that being open to technology and good governance and E-PESO is now becoming the new norm in the country and the new norm in Zamboanga City,” he said. (Sheila Covarrubias)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Human rights groups have demanded an investigation into last week’s gruesome attack on a school that left 3 people dead in Surigao del Sur province. Human rights organizations Karapatan, Hustisya and Bayan have condemned the attack on the Alternative Learning Center for Agr iculture and Livelihood Development and killing of the school director – Emerito Samarca; and Dionel Campus, chairman of the indigenous organization M a l a h u t a y o n g Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod, and his cousin Bello Sinzo. They said members of the anti-communist militia group MagahatBagani raided the school in the village of Diatagon i n Lianga town. Details and the motive of the attack were still unclear, but human rights groups said the raid occurred following reported warnings in the village by government soldiers and militias that civilians colluding with New People’s Army rebels would be punished. The murderous rampages by militias have forced more than 2,000 villagers to flee their homes. Cristina Palabay, Karapatan Secretary General, said government troops have also occupied
the school. She said prior to the attack, militias torched a cooperative store run by M a l a h u t a y o n g Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod. “On August 31, the militias burned down the community cooperative store while indiscriminately firing around the community. Samarca, according to initial report, was held and detained by some armed members of Magahat before he was killed. He was last seen tied around the neck, his hands and feet were also tied. He was brought to one of the classrooms,” Palabay said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. She said militias also seized cell phones and digital cameras of villagers, who fled for fear of being killed. Palabay said the militias and soldiers deployed in the village have previously accused the school as being front of the rebel group. “With so much blood in the hands of (President) Benigno Aquino, the regime cannot simply wash away its stench. The mounting call for justice for those killed will not be silenced,” she said. Bishop Antonio Ablon, of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, also condemned the massacre.
“Stop the killings and disband (militia groups) and prosecute the killers. Stop the collusion between armed paramilitary (groups) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Justice for Emy, Onel and Aurelio,” Ablon said in a message passed to the Mindanao Examiner. Captain Joe Patrick Martinez, spokesman for the 4th Infantry Division based in Cagayan de Oro City, did not issue any statement about the allegations and also ignored phone calls made by journalists. The army division has security control over the province. But the military has strongly denied troops were involved in the attack and said the killings stemmed from a clan war. “As per initial reports we gathered, the violence was the result of a rido or clan war. Authorities are investigating this case,” Army Captain Alberto Caber, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command, told the Mindanao Examiner by phone from his headquarters in Davao City. The NPA has not issued a statement about the murders and the accusation the school is being used as its front in the town. Rebels have been fighting for so many decades now for the establishment of communist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
Troops continue ops vs. Abu Sayyafs ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces continue to pursue the Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines following a series of clashes recently that killed one rebel and left 15 others injured, officials said. Officials said law enforcement operation is going in the town of Patikul where the recent fighting occurred. Brigadier General Allan Arrojado, commander of military forces in-charge of the operation, said members of the 2nd Marine Brigade were deployed in Patikul where troops fought about 300 rebels.
He said 10 soldiers and 5 rebels were wounded in the clashes which started late in August. The rebels were led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, Muammar Askali, Almuktar Suddung, Namiel Ahajari, and Basaron Arok. “Clearing and pursuit operations are ongoing. The military, in coordination with the local government and police, continues to intensify the conduct of law enforcement operations to contain lawless groups,” Arrojado said. The Abu Sayyaf is still holding several foreigners
and Filipinos and has threatened to kill one of two Malaysian hostages Bernard Then Ted Fen if his family or government fails to pay ransom. 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. The hostages were believed being held in Sulu Archipelago and Sabah is just near the Filipino province of Tawi-Tawi. Both Malaysians were reportedly very weak. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Pope Francis says all priests can forgive women who've had abortions
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With his penchant for crowd-pleasing and spontaneous acts of compassion, Pope Francis has earned high praise from fellow Catholics and others since he replaced Pope Benedict XVI in March 2013. (CNN Photo)
Malaysia protests against PM Najib Razak draw thousands TENS of thousands of Malaysians are protesting in the capital Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down over a financial scandal. Protesters are angered by a $700m (£455m) payment made to his bank account from unnamed foreign donors. It was discovered last month during a probe into alleged mismanagement at the debt-laden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Mr Najib has denied any wrongdoing. Saturday’s rally is expected to continue into Sunday. The pro-democracy group Bersih has also called for protests in the cities of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on the Malaysian side of Borneo. Kuala Lumpur authorities have rejected the group’s application for a permit to protest and Malaysian police have declared the rallies illegal. Security is tight: access to Kuala Lumpur’s Inde-
pendence Square has been blocked. Eyes will be focused on any possible army intervention. At the last big rally in 2012, police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters. Estimates put the number of protesters in Kuala Lumpur at 50,000 to 80,000, though figures issued by the police suggested much lower numbers. A carnival atmosphere, punctuated by music, vuvuzelas and political speeches, prevailed in the city centre. The leader of Bersih, Maria Chin, said the protest was not anti-government. “We don’t want to topple the government but we want to topple corrupt politicians,” she told the Malaysian Insider. The demonstrations coincide with preparations for National Day on Monday – the former British colony’s 58th anniversary of self-rule. Mr Najib said on his blog he did not want a
“provocation” to be triggered. He said: “Whatever the disagreements or misunderstandings between us, National Day should not be a stage of political disputes.” Significant suppor supportt The main accusation against Mr Najib is that he took $700m from the indebted 1MDB, which he established in 2009 to try to turn Kuala Lumpur into a financial hub. Cabinet ministers have said the money transfers were “political donations” from unidentified Middle Eastern sources, and that there was nothing improper. No further details have been given. 1MDB has said it has never given money to the prime minister and called the accusations “unsubstantiated”. The prime minister retains significant support from the long-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and from within his party, the United Malays National Organisation. (BBC)
POPE Francis shook up the Catholic world -- again -- on Tuesday by announcing that priests around the world will be authorized to forgive the "sin of abortion" when the church begins a "Year of Mercy" this December. "The forgiveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented," the Pope said, adding that he has met "many women" scarred by the "agonizing and painful" decision to have an abortion. Francis' announcement will give all priests full authority to absolve Catholics contrite about their role in a procedure that the church considers a grave "moral evil." In the United States, many priests already have that power, but Vatican officials portrayed Tuesday's announcement as "a widening of the church's mercy." "What's new is that Pope Francis, at least for the Year of Mercy, is universalizing this permission," said the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and editor-at-large at America magazine in New York. "Just as notable is his pastoral, compassionate and understanding tone towards women who have had abortions." The Pope's policy does not change church doctrine and applies only to the Year of Mercy, a centuries-old Catholic practice during which believers may receive special indulgences for their sins. The mercy year begins on December 8 and runs through November 20, 2016. Vatican officials said it is possible the pontiff will allow the abortion policy to continue in perpetuity. In his short statement, the Pope said he sympathizes with "women who have resorted to abortion," believing that they have no other option. "I am well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision." The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that person who procures an
abortion incurs automatic excommunication, a penalty that often only a bishop can lift. Some experts in the Catholic canon law expressed confusion about the practical effects of the Pope's announcement. Edward Peters, a canon lawyer at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, said Francis' statement seems to assume that the "sin" of abortion and the "crime" of abortion are treated equally under church law. But Peters said priests have been empowered to forgive the sin, which most often applies to women who have an abortion, since 1983, when the code of canon law was revised. It's the canonical crime of abortion, which Peters said more aptly applies to abortion providers, that would incur automatic excommunication and require a bishop's intervention. In an explanatory article, a consultant to the Vatican Press Office agreed that, under current church law "in many cases" an abortion "may be absolved as would any other serious sin." Encour aging mer cy ncouraging mercy What's truly new about Tuesday's announcement, continued the Rev. Thomas Rosica, is the "great pastoral approach and concern of Pope Francis." As such, the move seems to showcase a developing phase in Francis' papacy, which began in March 2013. During the first two years, he changed the church's tone by welcoming people on the margins, including gays and lesbians, divorced Catholics, the elderly, the poor and the sick. This summer, for example, Francis said the church should take special care to embrace divorced Catholics. "No closed doors!" he told a crowd gathered for his weekly audience in Rome in August. With the abortion an-
nouncement, Francis seems to be signaling a "third way" to govern the church around thorny issues. He's not changing long-standing church practices, but he's moving beyond rhetoric. In particular, he's empowering Catholic clergy to be more merciful, and at times more flexible in the enforcement of church rules. This year, when top bishops hold a large meeting on challenges to modern families, the pontiff may seek to take a similar approach to divorced and remarried Catholics. Abor tion rremains emains a gr av e bortion grav ave matter "It's another signal that the Pope wants a church of encounter that journeys with people," said John Gehring, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life. "He recognizes the church is anchored in the Gospel when mercy trumps finger-wagging judgment." The pontiff's announcement comes just weeks before he is scheduled to visit the United States, where he will land amid a fierce debate over the funding and morality of Planned Parenthood, a health services nonprofit that's one of the nation's largest providers of abortions. Vatican officials say Francis will try to transcend the culture wars when he visits Washington, New York and Philadelphia this month, but his church here remains bitterly divided over the morality of abortion. According to a new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, 51% of American Catholics believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 45% say it should be illegal in all or most cases. In the hours after Francis' announcement, Catholics on both sides of the debate were seeking to spin the popular pontiff's remarks. (By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor)
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Modesty in Dress by Abraham V. Llera “MEN WANT women’s sexuality, but they can only deal with it when it exists wholly for them. If a woman is sexual about anything other than you in particular, it’s a problem. That’s when she’s a slut.” I made my lead this Chrissy Stockton statement in her thoughtcatalog.com article because, in my opinion, it pretty much describes the huge mistake our Filipino young girls are making in their fashion choices these days. Look around you at the malls, and you’d see everyone, and I mean everyone—from lithe young girls with fantastic legs to flabby matrons who should be fined wearing these things in public– wear shorts so short they reach up to the wearer’s crotch, where it can no longer go any higher. Correct me if I’m wrong, but, in my opinion, our young girls dress provocatively in malls and anywhere else that there’s a lot of people (es-
pecially boys) because they believe that this is the best way to bag a very good catch of a husband years from now. The idea, I suspect, goes like this: the more boys a girl mesmerizes, the bigger becomes the universe the girl can choose from, and, therefore, the better her chances are of bagging a future husband who’s not only Mensa, but a veritable David Beckham who’ll make the girl the envy of zillion others, and who’s a Roman Abramovich to boot. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with forward planning, much less with planning big – if one’s sure of her assumptions. But the above plan– especially if woven around the strategy of dressing provocatively to establish the initial contacts – will fall flat on its face, believe me. Why? Because: “Men want women’s sexuality, but they can only deal with it when it exists wholly for them. If a
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woman is sexual about anything other than you in particular, it’s a problem. That’s when she’s a slut.” Needless to say, a girl who dresses provocatively in malls is one who – as far as any boy is concerned – cannot exist wholly for him. The boy may get interested, might even aggressively get interested, but the boy will do it to score, not to consider the girl as his future wife. “Unfair,” some girls may already be complaining. Surely not all girls who dress provocatively are automatically poor wife material. Many of them probably were raised to be good girls, attended Catholic schools, studied hard, chose good friends, minded their manners, obediently followed their parents’ advice, and never rebelled against their parents nor got in any trouble. The problem is, that’s how boys’ minds work, and, even in these days of slam-bang-thank-youmaam, this “old-fashioned” thinking still holds. It’s incredible, even amazing, but that’s the truth: men still put a premium on purity, and the initial means they have to size up a girl is in the way the girl dresses. And, believe me, the girl flaunting her sexuality by wearing short shorts is going to be at the bottom of his list. Remember the #1 rule of the universe: “Men want women’s sexuality, but they can only deal with it when it exists wholly for them. If a woman is sexual about anything other than you in particular, it’s a problem. That’s when she’s a slut.” Clothing fulfills three needs: hygiene, adornment, and decency. We dress in a certain way to keep ourselves comfortable and to ward off illness. Adornment answers our need—greater in women- to enhance the beauty and dignity of our person. Decency ensures proper consideration for the sensitivity of others, especially as this concerns the defense of moral honesty, and to guard against disordered sensuality. Some 5,873 years have passed since Adam and Eve, and it’s still true: clothing beliefs are so deeply-rooted in nature that they cannot be disregarded without provoking hostility. Or, as far as our young girls are concerned, distaste from the target boys. (abrahamvllera@yahoo.com)
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Enforce coastal laws - DENR CEBU CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called on local government units to enforce coastal laws, particularly in protecting the coral reefs. Mario Aragon, Chief of the DENR’s Conservation and Development Division, said majority of the coral reef in Argao, Oslob, Balamban, Bogo, and Naga City in Cebu province, and Calape in Bohol, Guihulngan and San Jose in Negros Oriental, and Enrique Villanueva in Siquijor
were in poor condition. He said the corals in those areas have been damaged. “This would mean lesser fish supply or lower fish mass, which was already noted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,” Aragon said, adding, some of these places were even declared as marine protected areas (MPA). It would take 5-10 years to see the rehabilitation and the re-growing of the coral reef, according to Aragon, whose group had completed the assessment of 2,428 hectares of identified MPAs in Central
Visayas. This comprises 81% of the 3,000 hectare target for 2015. He said the inventory was conducted to identify present condition and composition of the flora and fauna in the coastal and underwater habitats in the region. Aragon said among the causes of reef destruction are indiscriminate and abusive fishing. He said continuous human activities along crowded shorelines and marine based pollution contribute to the degradation of the coral reefs. (Ferliza Contratista)
Lakbay Lingaw - Cebu Tourism Festival (Cebu City PIO)
Eskaya tribe attracts tourists in Bohol TAGBILARAN CITY- Way up in the mountain vastness of Duero in Bohol lives a tribe with a quaint way of life, with some old writing, queer-sounding words and...an American dance? The Eskaya - a tribe which historians claim to have a range of origins from both old and authentic to a possible hoax reconstruction of a pre-colonial society thrives in the mountain boundaries of Biabas in Guindulman, Taytay in Duero, Lundag in Pilar, Cantaub in Sierra Bullones and Tambongan ang Cadapdapan in
Candijay. And, as to their longcherished tradition, the "sinasliston" is something that gives them off. Established formally in the early 1920 by their leader Mariano Datahan, the Eskaya community own a unique cultural heritage, use a distinct language and literature, and perform traditional practices that date way back from Spanish to preSpanish times, a reason enough to baffle historians. For this, the indigenous group has been controversial and anthropologists who see and study their ways of life and
their language are of different opinions. Some historians claim that the group may not be as old, that they could be descendants of the Francisco Dagohoy rebellion, while others trace back their reckoning to the original indigenous settlers of Bohol who hailed from Sumatra in the 7th century A.D. To those who studied Eskaya oral traditions and literature, they would put the tribe as Semitic protoChristian, considering their writing's affinity to the Greeks or Hebrews, which even puts an older date to the tribe. With that in mind, an
Pagbubu sa kuarta, inisyal nga positibong epekto sa APEC CEBU CITY - Mibubo na ug kuarta sa Sugbo og bisan sa kasikbit nga lalawigan, ang epekto sa pagpahigayon sa mga tigum sa Asia Pacific Conference (APEC) dinhi. Kini mao ang taho sa duha sa mga ahensya nga maoy labing nalambigit sa mga prepaprasyon alang sa APEC meetings. Matod ni Asteria Caberte, regional director sa Department of Trade and Industry, labing busy karon ug bisan pa saw ala pa magsugod ang APEC, ang mga micro small and medium enterprises. Kini tungod sa kusog nga panginahanglan sa mga
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produkto sama sa mga furnitures, fashion accessories, mga baskets og uban pa. Gikan pa gani sa Bohol ang uban nga mga native products nga maoy giangkat sa mga taga Sugbo. Lakip napod niini ang mga abot sa mga local nga mga mananumay og mag uuma sama sa mga utanon og lamas nga maoy gipanggamit sa mga kan-anan og mga hotels. Daghan usab ang trabaho nga giablihan og kalit sa mga hotels og restaurants tungod sa APEC. Matod ni Caberte, ang usa ka langyaw mugasto og labing menos $100 matag adlaw way labot sa iyang bayrunon sa gipuy-an. Ang mga delegado nga
naa sa Sugbo karon mukabot na og duol duha ka libo. Sa laing bahin sa Department of Tourism Regional Director Rowena Montecillo nagkanayon nga daghan kaayo nga mga delegado ang mipalit sa mga local tours. Gani sa milabay nga napulo ka mga adlaw, mikabat na og 49 ka mga local tours ang napahigayon, nga naglangkob og 107 delegates. Matag usa kanila, matod ni Montecillo, mibayad og P2500 ngadto sa P3500 sa local tour. Ang mga tour naglangkob og Cebu City Tour, Twin City Tours og ang countr yside tour. (Ferliza Contratista)
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ecotourism assessment tea which came to the community in Taytay Duero, had the surprise of their lives when they find a hardly seen American dance being practiced and passed on to generations of Eskayans. "It is distinctly American," nationally acclaimed tour guide Tess Mapute commented upon seeing the dance.
While the Eskaya call it "sinarliston," dance experts would call it Charleston, a dance that originated from the docks of Charleston in South Carolina. Charleston steps start off with a simple twisting of the feet, to rhythm in a lazy sort of way and then graduated into fast kicking step, kicking the feet, both forward and backward
and later done with a tap. The Eskaya Sinarliston however shows a bit of improvisation and the costume is the saguran and hinabol. As to how it came assimilated into the Eskaya culture is still another baffling issue that will keep historians in puzzlement for quite some time. (Rey Anthony H. Chiu)
DSWD to run after those involved in storm aid anomalies CEBU CITY – Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman has ordered the filing of charges against those involved in anomalies in the implementation of the so-called Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program. She said they will file appropriate criminal and administrative charges against those who would be found guilty following television reports that some people have exploited the beneficiaries of ESA. Many beneficiaries have reportedly turned to loans from unscrupulous money lenders. Reports said some of these cases occurred in Estancia town in Iloilo where ESA beneficiaries had been duped by loan sharks that charged as much as 16% interest. The Department of Social Welfare and Development has begun the investigation. ESA is provided to qualified families affected by Typhoon
Yolanda, with P10,000 for partially damaged houses and P30,000 for those with totally damaged houses. It is released by the DSWD through the local government units as part of the rehabilitation efforts to help Yolanda survivors rebuild their homes. “I am disappointed. I cannot accept how they can afford to take advantage of the helpless beneficiaries. We already assigned some personnel to investigate and gather the necessary evidence,” Soliman said. There were also reports that some of the ESA beneficiaries were not even qualified in the program, but have managed to get the aid. Soliman said she ordered a re-validation of the ESA beneficiaries, especially those who are not included in the masterlist. “We were told that there are families who left their place after the typhoon, but have returned upon learning of the
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government’s housing assistance,” Soliman said. “We are now looking into that.” She said they would take back any cash assistance given to those who were not included in the ESA program. But Soliman did not how they would do this, but she sought the assistance of the local government units to help them identify who should be in the ESA program. Soliman said there are two auditing levels for the ESA program the DSWD-initiated audit done through spot checking of ESA distribution and the auditing done by the Commission on Audit. Soliman has cited the media as their partner in monitoring the implementation of government programs and urged journalists to immediately report any irregularities that they know of. ( Juju M. Empuerto)
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