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Sulu Vice Governor Tan Challenges ARMM’s Hataman
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AMBOANGA CITY – Influential Sulu V ice G o v er nor S akur Tan has filed his Sakur candidacy as governor for the Autonomous Region in Muslim M indanao ujiv indanao,, challenging incumbent M Mujiv Hataman who is running for re-election in next yyear ear ear’’s polls polls.. Both Tan and philanthropist, vowed to progress and Hataman are candidates bring of the ruling Liberal Party equality in government projects in the of President Aquino. Tan is being impoverished Muslim supported by provincial region just as he did in governors of the ARMM Sulu- when he was while Hataman said governor for several terms Aquino told him to seek - which is fast becoming re-election and support progressive because of presidential bet Mar provincial government Roxas and his running efforts. Hataman – who earlier mate Leni Robredo. Tan filed his declared his candidacy in candidacy last week his hometown in Basilan through his proxy, Jojo province - filed his Tan, at the regional office certificate of candidacy of the Commission on through a proxy in Elections in Zamboanga Cotabato City. Hataman, a former City, and announced this in Sulu province where party-list representative in thousands of people, Congress, is serving as mostly supporters, regional governor since gathered to hear him talk December 2011 after together with his official Aquino appointed him in the ARMM and eventually slate. Tan, a known elected through the help of
Sulu Governor Toto Tan is flanked by Vice Governor and ARMM gubernatorial aspirant Sakur Tan, Nurunisah Tan, Sulu vice gubernatorial bet; and Munir Arbison and Tupay Loong – both congressional bet after they filed their candidacy for next year’s polls. Tan and governors of Tan also filed his Mayor Beng Climaco also Climaco’s group, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, candidacy with Nurunisa led her slate in filing accompanied by their Maguindanao and Lanao Tan as his vice governor; their candidacies. supporters, also prayed del Sur. and Representative Tupay Climaco is seeking re- together before filing ARMM has over 1.4 Loong and former solon election and is widely their respective million registered voters in Munir Arbison for popular among locals candidacy papers with 2,490 villages and divided congressmen. Mayor because of her sincerity the local office of the into 5,131 clustered Samier Tan of Maimbung is and dedication to public Commission on precincts. also seeking re-election. service. Elections. Continue on page 5 Sulu Governor Toto In Zamboanga City, Members of
Two men held over kidnap of Italian man, missioners PAGADIAN CITY – Philippine authorities are holding two Filipinos, one of them is a 49-year old man tagged as the owner of a getaway vehicle used by the kidnappers of an Italian restaurateur in the restive southern region of Mindanao, but the fate of the former missioner remains uncertain. Inspector Dahlan Samuddin, a regional police spokesman, said they are interrogating
Amante Sagario, whose van had been used by gunmen in the October 7 kidnapping of Rolando del Torquio. Torquio, a former missionary working for the Pontificio Instituto Missioni Estere, owns the Ur Choice Pizza House in the village of Miputak in Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte province. Sagario, a native of Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province, was identified by
the police as the owner of the getaway vehicle, according to Samuddin. But it was unknown whether the van was sold or stolen from him. “Subject person was positively identified by the police officers during their investigation as the registered owner of one Mitsubishi L300 van with license plate number TMY 490 abandoned by the suspects during the abduction of Rolando Del
Torquio,” Samuddin said. Abu Sayyaf He said an Abu Sayyaf rebel, who was only identified as Raji, was also captured by the police and military in a joint operation in Zamboanga City. Raji is also being investigated by the authorities and it was not immediately known whether he was involved in the kidnapping of the Torquio. Raji was also linked by the police in the
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kidnappings of 6 missioners of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the beheading of two others in Sulu province in 2002. Raji was the third rebels arrested here since last year over the kidnap-slay of the missionaries. The two others were Sattar Abdulla and Jumadil Usman. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Torquio, but he was the fourth foreigner taken by gunmen in Mindanao since last month. Kidnapped foreigners Gunmen also stormed the Holiday Oceanview Samal Resort on Samal Island off Davao del Norte province on September 21 and seized Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall; and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, and Filipina Maritess Flor. Two of the alleged 11 gunmen who kidnapped the four holidaymakers were arrested recently by authorities, according to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is helping secure the freedom of the
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victims. Duterte said he was briefed by the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) on the arrest of the duo – one of them is Bandahar Adona alias Banon. He said Adona was positively identified from the video taken by security cameras during the raid at the resort. Duterte did not give details of the arrests of the two men or whether they are members of the Abu Sayyaf which the military claimed was behind the daring raid on the resort. But the arrests came after ISAFP traced calls made by the kidnappers from their cell phones in Davao City. Duterte said the hostages were allegedly taken by boat to Sulu, one of five provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, but police and military cannot confirm Duterte’s report that the holidaymakers are being held by the Abu Sayyaf there. (Mindanao Examiner)
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ABU SAYYAF DEMANDS HALT IN MILITARY OFFENSIVE
A screenshot of the video posted on Facebook shows Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel; Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, and Filipina Maritess Flor who were kidnapped September 21, 2015 from the upscale Holiday Oceanview marina on Samal Island off Davao del Norte province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
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the Philippine government to stop the bombings, and the problems that are going on here, I know there are people who can find a way to do this, please, please help us.” Sekkinstad, the marina’s manager, spoke briefly and appealed to the resort owner to help them. “I am Sekkinstad, to the owner of the owner of Oceanview Marina, please, please meet their demands or else we’ll be possibly dead.” Ridsdel, a former executive and now consultant to the mining firm TVI Resources
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Development, Inc. in southern Philippines, in his appeal, has virtually gave away their position, saying, military artillery fires were near them. A guard, armed with a huge bolo, held Ridsdel by the head as he spoke, and at one point his voice trembled and he appeared terrified just like the other hostages who were surrounded with over a dozen masked gunmen. “My name is John Ridsdel, I can confirm that we were taken captive from the Oceanview Marina from the Samal Island in Davao, I’d like to add and give the message from all of us, we beseech, we urge, we beseech the Canadian government to please, please help us and the Philippine government, the Canadian government to help us by stopping all of the operations that have been going like artillery fire that came near us and there have been flights overhead, and bombs and military operations, please stop all of these operation so that negotiations can start about their demands.” The Filipina did not speak, but her moaning and a cell phone ringing can be heard on the
background during the entire video that lasted a little over 2 minutes. For eign jihadist? oreign One gunman, who appeared to be the leader or spokesman of the gang, demanded that military to stop the attacks on Abu Sayyaf positions and wanted cooperation from both the Philippines and Canadian government. “I deliver a message to the Canadian government and to the Philippine government, I want your cooperation with us and to meet all the requirements – number one that there must be no military operation and there must be no artillery attack and all of these that are harmful against us, once you meet our requirements then we can talk about negotiations and demands,” said the masked gunman, who spoke in good, but accented English, and behind him were black flags similar to those use by ISIS. The video was also posted by the Daily Mail and can be accessed on this URL http:// w w w. d a i l y m a i l . c o. u k / news/article-3270929/Wegrave-danger-helpCanadian-hostages-pleadlives-Filipino-Isis-style-
video.html. Huge rransom ansom The Philippine military did not give any statement about the Abu Sayyaf demands, but it could – just like in the past – stop the operations to allow peaceful negotiations. In October last year, the Abu Sayyaf released two German yachters – Stefan Viktor Okonek, 71, and Henrike Diesen, 55, – after receiving P250 million ransom delivered to Sulu by a private plane under tight military guard. The Germans were intercepted at sea by the Abu Sayyaf on April 25 while heading to Sabah in Malaysia from a holiday in the Philippines. Aboo Rami, an Abu Sayyaf spokesman, has told a radio station in Zamboanga City that ransom was paid for the safe release of the Germans and even posted a photo of the stacks of money on Tweeter. The Abu Sayyaf previously demanded Germany to cease all support to US coalition campaign against ISIS in Syria which is fighting for Islamic caliphate. It was unknown whether the same group is also holding the four hostages. (Mindanao Examiner)
Western Mindanao is still free from effects of ‘El Niño’ ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Agriculture said Western Mindanao is still free from the effects of global weather phenomenon called El Niño, but it continues to monitor the oceanic and atmospheric conditions that could bring dry spell in the region. Evelyn Academia, of the Regional Operations Division of the Department of Agriculture, said the weather phenomenon is expected to begin this October, but so far there have been no reports of severe dry spell in Mindanao that would affect rice farmers. “So far, we are still experiencing rainfalls, although we expect El Niño to begin this October and probably until January next year and so we are closely monitoring the weather conditions, but we are below normal condition now though we cannot feel it because of the continued
rainfalls in the past weeks,” she told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. This was also confirmed by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) which reported a significant increase in sea surface temperature since April last year. El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific and could affect the normal rainfall pattern in the country generally resulting in reduced rainfall. Weather experts said different parts of the country may experience varying rainfall impacts. Edgar Tabal, of the Rice Program Division of the Department of Agriculture, said although rains continue in western side of Mindanao, other areas in the country may be reeling from the effects of warm weather.
He said rice and corn farmers in the region are still enjoying ample supply of irrigation water due to rains. “We are still okay here because of the rains and this keeps farmers happy because they can irrigate their farms,” Tabal said in a separate interview. Tabal said there are at least 120,000 hectares of rice farms and over 136,000 hectares of lands planted with maize in western Mindanao, aside from coconut plantations which can withstand the effects of El Niño, but coconut scale insects. Western Mindanao contributes little to the rice production in the region. The provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani in central Mindanao is considered as the rice granary in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Wreckage of Malaysian plane found SULU – Police authorities in Sabah have ordered an investigation into reports that a Filipino woman discovered a wreckage of a Malaysian plane deep in the forest of southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi. Jamil Omar, 46, told Sabah police that his aunt, Sitti Kayam, told him October 8 that a nephew and some friends discovered the wreckage and several skeletal remains still intact while hunting birds on Sugbay in South Ubian town last month. Malaysian media reported that Sabah Commissioner of Police Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman ordered the
probe after Omar told police about the find. The Commissioner was also quoted as saying that the Special Branch would inter view Omar about the wreckage. “There was a skeleton still in the pilot’s seat. The pilot had his safety belt on and the communication gear attached to his head and ears,” Omar, who works as an audio-visual assistant in Sabah, told police authorities. “They were not able to communicate the information earlier since there are no facilities on the island. So, my aunt came to see me.” Police, quoting Omar’s report, said the
Filipinos also recovered a piece of the wreck painted with a Malaysian flag, according to the news portal Free Malaysia Today. There was no immediate confirmation from Philippine authorities about the discovery of the wreckage on the remote town, but Tawi-Tawi is one of five provinces under the Muslim autonomous region. In March 2014, Malaysian Flight MH370 with 239 mostly Chinese passengers also crashed in the Indian Ocean while on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. (Mindanao Examiner)
Zamboanga City celebrates ‘Hermosa Festival’
OBITUARY Retired teacher Harija Uddin Sahijuan, of Barangay Putik, Zamboanga City and Bonifacio St., Lower San Raymundo, Jolo, Sulu province, died Friday, October 2, 2015 at the age of 88.
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of people have celebrated the feast of the Virgin Mar y in Zamboanga City which is one of the most awaited and biggest Catholic events in southern Philippines. Mayor Beng Climaco led local officials and residents in the joyous celebration of the annual Zamboanga Hermosa Festival over the weekend. Security was tight and policemen and soldiers were deployed around downtown Zamboanga to ensure peaceful celebration of the event which drew local and foreign tourists to the “City of Flowers.” The Regatta de Zamboanga or vinta (sail boat) racing which was participated by at least 180 fishermen; and the colorful street dancing were two of the most well attended events in the festival. Another event, the Mascota showcased the talents, craftsmanship and creativity of Z a m b o a n g u e n o designers in creating Zamboanga’s traditional wardrobe used during the Spanish era. Locals also trooped to hundreds of stalls put up by travelling merchants mostly from
Luzon and Visayas who travelled to Zamboanga to showcase their products in an open bazaar and this was on top of a regional trade exposition held here. A beauty pageant and parade of lights were among the programs prepared by the local government, including the Chavacano Video Music Festival which was won by Alshamir Aripuddin, who bagged the top awards in all three categories – Song C o m p o s i t i o n , P e r f o r m a n c e Competition, and Music Video – for his song “Para Contigo” (For You). A dance party, Danza La Vida, with disc jockeys from Manila, was also held in Pasonanca village. Residents also feasted on grilled foods held nightly as part of the “Zamboanga Smoke Out – Grilled Food Fiesta” by the seaside. Climaco also welcomed locals who returned home to participate in the Feast of the Nuestra Senora La Virgen del Pilar, the patron saint of Zamboanga. “The Zamboanga Hermosa Festival is a big success and we thanked everybody for this joyous celebration in honor of
the Nuestra Senora La Virgen del Pilar and this reflect this year’s theme Junto y Unido, Celebracion de Harmonia y Buen Amistad,” Climaco said. While locals celebrated the feast of the Virgin Mar y, some politicians took advantage of the festival by guesting on radio and television programs – others went as far as reporting the events themselves – while others joined the crowd for publicity. The festival also featured week-long novena masses, cultural shows, agricultural fairs, art, photo and flower garden exhibits, torch parades, fireworks, and carnivals. It was the biggest and grandest so far in the last decade. Zamboanga City had been under Spanish rule in the past and was also used as a base for American soldiers. The area around Zamboanga Peninsula has been occupied by indigenous people as early as 30,000 years ago. The first inhabitants were the Subanons and Lutaos and later, the Islamized ethnic groups of Samals, Bajaus, Tausugs, and Yakans. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Freed mayor reunites with family PAGADIAN CITY – Naga town Mayor Gemma Adana who was freed last week by Abu Sayyaf rebels was reunited with her family after a six-month ordeal in Sulu’s hinterlands. Officials said Adana, who was kidnapped from her home on April 6, was freed through the intercession of religious leaders and local officials in Sulu’s Indanan town. Adana was handed over to the provincial government and eventually turned over to
authorities before bringing her to hospital for medical examination Captain Roy Trinidad, a spokesman for the military’s Joint Task Group Sulu, has confirmed the release of the politician, who was presented to Governor Toto Tan before being transported to Zamboanga. “She was fetched by JTGS personnel for medical check-up and debriefing and her transport to Zamboanga City,” Trinidad told the regional newspaper
Mindanao Examiner. It was unknown whether Adana’s family paid ransom or not for her safe release. Six masked gunmen, all clad in camouflage uniform, barged into Adana’s house in the village of Taytay Manubo in Zamboanga Sibugay province and dragged her to a waiting speed boat. She was eventually brought to the island in the Sulu Archipelago where she was held against her will. (Mindanao Examiner)
Outstanding S&T inventions in ARMM receive awards COTABATO CITY – Outstanding science and technology inventions and research studies from different parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were awarded recently here. Ten entries in the Sibol Award, or the Outstanding Student Creative Research – High School and College levels, and in the Likha, or the Outstanding Creative Research, competed in the 2015 Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits (RICE). The research study ‘Guyabano Treatment for Urinary Tract Infection’ of students Marida Dalgan, Sharon Caballero, and Majera Santiago was hailed as the regional champion in the Sibol Award – College level. The three are all taking up Bachelor of Secondary Education major in General Science at the Mindanao State University (MSU) – Maguindanao.
“Marami po kasing MSU students like me na may UTI. And effective yung guyabano bilang treatment sa UTI na napatunayan ng phytochemical analysis na ginawa namin (Many MSU students suffer from urinary tract infection and we found out guyabano is an effective treatment),” Dalgan said. She said her group will conduct thorough research as preparation for the upcoming National Invention Contests and Exhibits (NICE) in July 2016. Paula Nicole Bataga, 16, was awarded first runner-up in the high school level of the same category. A grade 10 student of ARMM Regional Science High School in Parang, Maguindanao, Bataga built a Solar-Powered Power Bank as her entry. She said her power bank was made from recycled materials specifically broken solar panel from a lamp and a rechargeable battery from a damaged power bank. What
she only bought, she noted, was an P18 crayons box that houses the power bank. Her power bank could fully charge an android phone. “I made this so that these junk materials culd be re-used.” The 2015 RICE was part of the regional celebration of the National Science and Technology Week spearheaded by ARMM’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST). It is a nationwide activity conducted in different regions to recognize the creativity of Filipino inventors. The 2015 NSTW bears the theme “Philippines: A Science Nation Innovating for Global Competitiveness.” Myra Mangkabung, DOSTARMM secretary, said the celebration depicts the vision and dream of science and technology community to keep abreast with global economic integration through innovation. (Bureau of Public Information)
Sulu Governor Toto Tan listens to Naga town Mayor Gemma Adana as she narrates her ordeal. With Tan is Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan, Sulu police chief; and Brigadier General Alan Arrojado, commander of the Joint Task Group Sulu. Adana was freed by Abu Sayyaf rebels in Indanan town through the intercession of religious leaders and local officials there.
Strong Tourist Influx, Economic Growth Spur Serviced Apartment Developments MANILA – The recent years have witnessed an upswing in the tourism industry and according to Colliers International’s Second Quarter 2015 Research and Forecast Report on the Philippines, the number of foreign arrivals to the country improved in the first five months of 2015, with yearto-date 2015 figures representing an 8.15% rise from the same period in 2014. With this trend is the growing need to improve the quality of destinations
and the availability of more accommodations in more parts of the country. Of particular note is the entry of a new kind of accommodation: the serviced apartment — a fully-furnished apartment with amenities usually available in hotels. It is a cheaper alternative to hotels, making it ideal for both short and long term stays. For such sector of the tourism market, serviced apartments are fast becoming a viable alternative. The services
and amenities of high-end serviced apartments are comparable to those of the hotel counterparts, with the added feature of being able to accommodate long-term stays. The Colliers report also notes that the prevalence of direct flights from international locations to provincial destinations such as Cebu and Davao make stopping in Metro Manila unnecessary. This trend caters to a unique sector of the tourism market.
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Sulu Vice Governor Tan Challenges ARMM’s Hataman
Jojo Tan, an assistant to Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan, shows the certificate of candidacy he filed for the influential politician at the regional office of the Commission on Elections in Zamboanga City.
Marybeth Sy, of the Commission on Elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, accepts the certificate of candidacy of the influential Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan, who is running as regional governor in next year’s polls. (Mindanao Examiner)
Continued from page 1 A former lawmaker, Climaco - now on her second term - said she will continue what she had started and pledged more reforms in an effort to put
family - Maria Clara Lobregat and Celso Lobregat - for many decades until Climaco, an ally of Aquino and also Liberal Party member, won by a landslide in 2013
Zamboanga back to its glorious days as a booming city and economic hub in Mindanao. Zamboanga City was ruled by the Lobregat
elections. There were no reports
of violence in the region during the filing of the
candidacy by politicians. (Mindanao Examiner)
Tight security after bombings COTABATO CITY – Government forces have tightened security in North Cotabato and nearby provinces following twin attacks on power pylons that cut off power in many areas there. Captain Jo Ann P e t i n g l a y , a spokeswoman for the 6th Infantry Division, said another explosive planted on a third pylon was also disarmed by troops last week in the town of Pikit. She said the pylons are being operated by the privately-owned National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), but it was unknown why it failed to detect or stop the twin bombings which occurred in the village of Batulawan.
Petinglay said each tower is manned by a caretaker who is employed by NGCP payroll. “ These caretakers are responsible for looking after the towers and reporting presence of threat in the area,” she told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. Petinglay said the bombers used 60mm mortars to topple down the steel pylons and that another bomb was discovered nearby. “NGCP towers 44 and 45 were toppled down by improvised explosive devices that caused a three-hour blackout in some areas of North Cotabato, South Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces,” she said. Just early this year,
rebels also bombed and destroyed a power pylon in the town of Pagalungan in Maguindanao province. The powerful blast disabled NGCP Tower 26 near Galakit village and totally cut off electricity in many areas in the province and n e i g h b o r i n g municipalities. The blast affected the 138KV transmission line servicing the area. The motive of the attack is still unknown and no individual or group claimed responsibility for the bombings, but previous bombing of steel pylons in the region were largely blamed to Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels who were allegedly extorting money from NGCP. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Paggamit ng Riverbank Filtration, pinagpaplanuhan ng Tagum City DAVAO DEL NORTE – Magiging una sa paggamit sa naturang teknolohiya sa Pilipinas ang Tagum City, na kung saan ay sa Hijo River na kukuha ng supply ng tubig, upang mas marami pa ang maseserbisyuhan sa nasabing syudad. Sa pagpupulong na isinagawa kamakailan ng Tagum Water District
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nagatibong resulta ang Tagum River at mas mababa rin daw ang water level. Ang teknolohiyang Riverbank Filtration (RBF) na gagamitin ay may diameter na 5 meters – 6 meters, at may lalim na 15 meters – 20 meters, bagaman ang teknolohiyang ito ay hindi na raw bago sapagkat ginagamit na
ang prosesong ito ng mga taga ibang bansa at existing na ng halos 100 taon. Dagdag pa ng TWD, nasa 13 barangay lang umano ang kanilang naseserbisyuhan sa ngayon, ngunit sa tulong ng teknolohiyang RBF ay mas mapaparami pa ang mga lugar na matutugunan sa pangangailangan ng
tubig, at target rin nila na sa taong 2021 ay makapagserbisyo ang TWD ng 19 na barangay. Sa susunod na taon ay posible na raw pasimulan ang konstraksyon sa
nasabing proyekto, kapag wala umanong magiging aberya sa pagaasikaso sa mga kakailanganing dokumento sa naturang proyekto. ( Jayson Magusara)
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TECH TIPS: Best camera apps for Android: 6 to improve your photos WHEN a moment is gone, it’s gone forever, and all that remains are the photos we take as a reminder. As our phones increasingly become our go-to devices for capturing these memories, it's important that they can do that to the best of their abilities. Ensure your Android camera is as good as it can be, with our list of the best camera apps for Android. Google C amer a Camer amera Google's own camera app offers a clean and simple interface with few manual settings (no ISO, white balance or filters, for instance). It has Photo Sphere and Panorama modes, which work on a fun follow-the-dots mechanism, and Lens Blur, which creates a depth of field effect by taking a photo and then having you slowly raise your device – the app takes in from there, creating a blurred background for the object of focus to stand out against. The results with the Photo Sphere setting range from interesting to very impressive. When it works perfectly, you end up with a seamless 360-degree photo you can move your screen to look around. The app does seem to have a variety of problems on various devices, with many users reporting frequent crashes, but it's worth giving it a go, because it can produce some great results when it works right. VSC OC am VSCO Cam VSCO Cam isn't the most user-friendly camera on our list. Despite its often minimal layout, it takes a while just to learn which menu you're in. But it is one of the best Android camera apps thanks to the amount of customization it offers, and the quality of its adjustments. VSCO Cam combines a camera with editing and sharing functions to provide an Instagram-like experience, only more powerful. While it doesn't house a one-click 'beautify'
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option, it more than makes up for it with its premium temperature, tint, contrast and sharpen gauges. AB etter C amer a Better Camer amera A Better Camera is basically what it says it is: a superior camera app to the standard Android ones. A Better Camera brings a number of interesting features, including Bestshot, which takes a number of photos in succession and then provides you with the least blurred, most impressive one. It's a simple idea but it works incredibly well. A Better Camera also includes immediate postprocessing, something that is absent in the camera apps from Sony, Samsung and co, and you can record video with real-time HDR. Unfortunately, many of the app's best functions are only available via in-app purchase, so A Better Camera sometimes feels a bit like an annoying free-toplay game at times. However, if you take a lot of pictures, and are happy with a little investment, A Better Camera certainly lives up to its name — and more camera apps should make use of its slide-out grid gesture. a360 U ltimate Camer amera360 Ultimate Camera360 is hugely popular in the Google Play Store. It offers a comprehensive camera app that's capable of pretty much anything. It uses a lens-filter system that can be applied before a picture is taken, meaning you don't have to wait until later to see whether your picture is fixable by adding a cheeky filter. It contains a huge variety of options and effects, even if they aren't all entirely useful. It's easy to use, though, and presents most of the important dials on the same screen, so you can adjust multiple settings at the same time. This is something which other cameras lack, but it's really useful to have everything in one place instead of going through several different
screens. Manual C amer a Camer amera Most camera apps are designed to make photography as easy as possible for the end-user. This results in some Facebook-friendly snapshots, but certainly not professional pictures. Experienced photographers may be more at home with Manual Camera, which provides a range of settings options that most other apps just don't offer. Shutter speed, focus, white balance, exposure compensation – you get to control every detail of your picture. This app also lets you save images in the lossless RAW format, which offers completely new possibilities for further processing. So, if you take photographs pretty seriously, but still want to use your smartphone, Manual Camera is an excellent solution. But beware, the app does require the many new APIs from Android 5.0 Lollipop, so it's currently only available to users who've received the update. ess — E ffect xpr Pixr E Expr xpress Effect ess Expr xpress Pixr Express — Effect Express needs to be used in conjunction with another camera app, because it’s just an image editor. But boy what an editor. You’ll be hard pressed to find more image editing options anywhere on Android; the ones here range from the strange low-poly and fire effects, to the typical gamut of photo fixers and alterations. It has the option of automatic image correction, and adjustments such as heal, focus and splash, it feels like a near-Photoshop level experience. Some of the effects and features are more useful than others, I’m not sure 'stickers' were ever a good idea for photo-editing, but there is plenty to tinker with to get your pictures looking polished. You can also add text to your photos with a number of different font-styles. (Scott Adam Gordon, AndroidPIT)
HEALTH: Manhid ang Kamay: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong NAMAMANHID ba ang palad ng iyong kamay? Para bang walang pakiramdam ang iyong buong palad, mula sa hinlalaki hanggang sa pang-apat na daliri? Minsan ba ay humihina ang iyong kamay at nabibitiwan mo ang iyong dinadala? Kung ganoon, baka ika’y may Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Ang Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) ay isang sakit ng sobrang paggamit ng kamay, tulad ng mga computer worker, office worker, mahilig mag-type, waiter, karpentero, labandera at mananahi. Ang kababaihan ay mas nagkakaroon nitong sakit kumpara sa kalalakihan. Ang dahilan ng pamamanhid ay ang pagkaipit ng isang ugat, ang Median Nerve, sa lugar ng ating wrist. Ang mga daliri natin ay may mga tendons o litid na tumitigas kapag ginagamit natin ang ating kamay. Kapag nasobrahan ang iyong paggamit ng kamay, namamaga ang mga litid na ito, at puwedeng maipit ang Median Nerve. Dahil dito, namamanhid ang palad. Kung namamanhid ang iyong kamay, magpakonsulta sa isang doktor (surgeon) para malaman kung carpal tunnel syndrome nga ang iyong sakit. Puwede din kasing iba ang sanhi ng pamamanhid sa kamay, tulad ng arthritis o diabetes. Bukod sa mga tips na aking ibibigay, may mga paraan din ang mga surgeons para gamutin ang carpal tunnel syndrome. Mayroong injection ng steroids sa wrist. At kung malala na ay mayroon ding operasyon para luwagan ang daanan sa litid ng wrist. Ang good news ay karamihan ng mga may carpal tunnel syndrome ay
Dr. Willie T. Ong mapapagaling sa mga payong ating ibibigay. 1. Ipahinga ang kamay. Bawasan ang pagta-trabaho sa computer at pananahi. Mag-break at ipahinga kada oras ang iyong kamay. Mas gamitin din ang kamay na hindi apektado. Alam kong kailangan ninyong kumita, pero baka naman lumala pa ang iyong Carpal Tunnel. 2. Bawasan ang lakas at puwersa ng kamay. Maghinay-hinay lang sa iyong paglalaba o pagkukuskus sa bahay. Kung ika’y may kinakalikot o binubuhat, huwag ilagay ang lahat ng bigat sa wrist. Gamitin ang buong balikat at braso sa pagbubuhat. 3. Huwag i-bend ang kamay. Kapag mali ang posture ng iyong kamay, puwedeng maipit ang median nerve. Dapat ay derecho palagi ang wrist kapag nag-ta-type. 4. I-ehersisyo ang kamay. May espesyal na ehersisyo para sa Carpal Tunnel. Itaas ang iyong mga kamay, at ikut-ikutin na parang may binibilog ka. Gamitin ang wrist sa pabilog na aksyon. Ang layunin nito ay mapaluwag muli ang daanan ng naipit na median nerve. 5. Itaas ang kamay habang nagpapahinga. Mas magandang nakataas ang iyong kamay sa upuan o sa iyong dibdib. 6. Ipatong ang kamay habang natutulog. Mahalaga po ito! Huwag ipatong ang kamay sa ilalim ng ulo habang natutulog. Baka maipit ang median nerve. Huwag ding hayaang
nakalawit ang iyong kamay sa tabi ng kama. Ang tamang posisyon ay ang paglagay ng kamay sa ibabaw ng dibdib o ipatong ang kamay sa unan sa iyong tabi. 7. Puwedeng maglagay ng Splint o kalso sa kamay. Kumuha ng isang matigas at pahabang cardboard. Itape ito sa ilalim ng iyong palad at wrist. Ang layunin nito ay para hindi mo maibend ang iyong kamay kapag natutulog. 8. Kapag namamaga at sumasakit ang kamay, lagyan ng ice pack. Kumuha ng yelo. Ilagay sa plastic at ibalot ito sa isang tuwalya. Itapal ito sa iyong wrist ng 15 minutos. Mababawasan nito ang pamamaga ng kamay. 9. Huwag balutin ang kamay. Huwag maglagay ng bandage o wrist band sa iyong kamay. Baka mapigilan lang ang pagdaloy ng dugo sa kamay. 10. Magbawas sa alat sa pagkain at magbawas din ng timbang. Ang asin ay nagpapadami ng tubig sa ating katawan. Dahil dito, puwedeng mamaga ang ating kamay at lalo lang maiipit ang median nerve. Ganoon din kung ika’y sobra sa timbang. Tataba din ang wrist at maaaring maipit ang iyong litid. 11. Puwedeng uminom ng Vitamin B complex. Hindi pa ito tiyak, pero may posibilidad na may tulong ang vitamin B6 para sa mga ugat (nerves). 12. Kapag masakit, puwedeng uminom ng Mefenamic Acid 500 mg capsule. Makatutulong ito sa pagbawas ng sakit at pamamaga. Huwag arawarawin ang gamot sa kirot. Masama din ito sa katagalan. Para makasigurado kung ika’y may Carpal Tunnel, kumonsulta sa isang orthopedic surgeon na doktor. Good luck po!
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School kids eager to start saving CEBU CITY- School children from both public and private school nowadays have their own Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Cards, said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) which is conducting the socalled Project BRO or BSP Reaches Out, a savings campaign for kids and teens from Grades 1-10. Miguel Angelo VillaReal, president of Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines (BMAP), said it is surprising to note that school kids, from both private and public, already have their own ATM cards. “This might be a status symbol to them, but in the real sense, it is an indication that the adults can educate them about money matters at a very young age,” Villa-Real said. He said Project BRO, since it was launched in July, had already opened 600,000 kiddie accounts nationwide. BMAP is in support to the joint project between BSP and the Department of Education to encourage
early saving habit among Filipinos. Project BRO is among the six key information activities conducted by the Economic and Financial Learning Center of BSP for the public to better understand financial issues. In Cebu, Villa-Real’s group visited three schools - Colegio dela Imaculada Concepcion Secondary and Elementary, Guadalupe Elementary School and Ramon Duterte National High School. BMAP, according to Villa-Real, is the only time that the banks can accept deposits outside. Dottie Bernas, deputy director Policy and Literacy Group of the Financial Consumer Protection Department, said Project BRO is rooted in the concept that saving and financial education should be taught at an early age. “We go to schools, teach and encourage them to spend wisely, save early and save in the banks,” she said. Bernas said they introduced the “Savings Ruler” which can show how much can be saved in a minimum of 30 days if they
set aside P5, P10 or bigger. “It is surprising also that the average baon of schoolchildren so far from among the places we visited is about P50 to P100,” she said. The schoolchildren were also given coin banks and BMAP will return after 30 or 60 days to gather their savings and let them open a savings account. Bernas said the Philippines is comprised of a young population, with the average age around 23. “More than 50 percent are young and children who saved early bring this habit to adulthood,” she said. Other financial information activities conducted by BSP include “Be Up to SPEED on BSP”, an information campaign on the role of BSP in the Economy; Financial Education Expo for the Working Sector, “Paghahanda sa Kinabukasan”, a financial learning campaign for the OFW’s and families; and Financial Education Expo for Students and Academe and User’s Forum on BSPProduced Statistics. (Ferliza Contratista)
APEC gears for energy-resilient economies L APULAPU CITY – More players in the energy sector are encouraged as Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members gear for energy-resilient economies, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). D O E Undersecretary Loreta Ayson said one of the major goals of the meetings of Energy Ministers was to improve energy trade and investment in APEC economies. “The role of the private sector is very important as far as putting in place energy projects in power generation and distribution for us to be able to move forward,” Ayson said. The Energy Ministers met recently with chief executive officers of powerrelated companies to see where the latter can place their services and the infrastructure needed to meet the
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energy demand in the next years. The need to put up a climate-proof system for the energy sector is the direction of the thrust for resiliency in APEC economies. The Philippines introduced the concept note on energy resiliency considering its vulnerability to natural disasters. “We are doing energy resiliency in our grid areas, we are doing workshops and inviting experts and at the end of the day we hope to put up a manual or a set of documents of best practices so that when calamites or disasters, either man-made or natural, strikes in certain economies these guidelines will be able to help out,” Ayson said. Dr. Phyllis Yoshida, chair of the Energy Working Group, added that the government cannot afford to put up solely the infrastructure to establish resilient energy facilities and
services. “So we meet with industries and CEO’s to get their recommendations and views on what would make the most sense for us to do and to encourage them to work in private public partnership,” Yoshida said. Doris Ho, who heads the APEC Business Advisory Council, said they took the lead in gathering the CEO’s around the region. “We discuss to share with the energy ministers what are the most important things that energy companies can do to achieve those goals of energy resiliency and sustainability,” Ho said. She said that one of the things that they are grateful for are the opportunities from the discussions of the changing world. The 12th APEC Energy Ministers Meeting last week was the last leg of the APEC meetings held in Cebu Province. (Ferliza Contratista)
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Cebuanos urged to sign petition for passage of Mental Health Law CEBU CITY — The Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) called on Cebuanos to sign for the passage of the Mental Health Act. Mental health is a chronic disease greatly affecting productivity among nations and in the Philippines, PMHA-Cebu President Dr. Glenda Basubas said it is timely to call on Filipinos to sign the petition to have Senate
Bill 2450 passed into a law. Basubas, during the recently-held PMHA convention on “Mental Health for All-Embracing Diversity”, said this law will eventually speak for the “voiceless” sector. “There are no programs and policies designed to protect the mentally ill, prevent mental illness, and promote mental health in the country at present,”
Basubas said, adding, the common types of mental illness include anxiety and depression in almost all sectors. Basubas said that to invest in mental health is also to invest in national development. She said the online petition for the passage of Mental Act Law can be accessed at the https://www.change.org/ p/mhactnow . (Ferliza Contratista)
DH sa Hongkong hatagan ug usbaw sa sweldo SI Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz nahimuot sa gobyerno sa Hongkong sa gihimong paghatag ug usbaw sa minimum allowable wage (MAW ) ug food allowance sa mga langyaw nga household service workers o domestic helpers sa Hong kong. Sugod Oktubre 1, 2015 ang MAW dili na mo menos sa kantidad nga HK$4,21 diin mitaas ug 2.4% gikan sa kantidad nga $4.110 matag bulan. Matud pa ni Nena German, Assistant Labor Attache of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office sa Hong kong Labor Department, ang usbaw sa suholan gipahibalo niadtong Setyembre 30 atol sa gihimong tigom sa mga opisyal sa
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Consulate Generals gikan sa India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pilipinas, Sri Lanka ug Thailand. Ang kasamtangang MAW nga HK$4,110.00 ug food allowance nga HK$964.00 ipatuman gihapon kung ang kontrata niini napirmahan sa wala pay Setyembre 30, 2015 ug na proseso sa Philippine Consulate adtong Oktubre 19, pahibalo ni German. Ang bag-o nga taripa sa MAW ug food allowance ipatuman sa mga langyaw nga household service workers nga naka pirma ug kontrata on or after October 1, 2015. Matud pa sa spokesperson sa Hong Kong government nga base sa ilang naandan,
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