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Vigilantes calling themselves Red God’s Defenders set on fire a flag of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria during a clandestine gathering recently in Mindanao. The vigilantes vow to fight Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters - who pledged allegiance to ISIS - following the spate of deadly attacks on civilian communities in the restive southern Philippine region. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)

ARMERS AND CIVILIANS hav e ar med themselv es to fight off the jihadist have armed themselves gr oup BIFF or B angsamor o IIslamic slamic F ighters follo wing a spate group Bangsamor angsamoro Frreedom F Fighters following of deadly attacks on mostly Chr istian ar eas in the rrestiv estiv e rregion egion of Christian areas estive Mindanao in souther nP hilippines southern Philippines hilippines.. Hundreds of men State of Iraq and Syria or steps of Christian communities. from different towns in ISIS. central Mindanao have BIFF had killed dozIn a clandestine show armed and formed them- ens of innocent civilians of force to the regional selves into a vigilante to in random, but sustained newspaper Mindanao Exdefend their communi- terror attacks in the re- aminer and a few selected ties and farmlands from gion, and bombed power journalists, the vigilantes further attacks by the pylons aimed at weaken- now calling themselves as BIFF, which pledged alle- ing Mindanao’s economy group called Red God’s giance to the Islamic and bring fear to the door- Defenders - burned an ISIS flag as a challenge to the BIFF and their determination to protect their own from terrorism. A spokesman for the group, Asiong, said the BIFF attacks on innocent civilians and attempts by its allies and supporters to grab lands owned by farmers must stop immediately. “Pagod na kami sa mga karahasan ng BIFF, sa mga atake sa aming komunidad at One of NGCP power pylons in southern Philippines. sakahan. Hindi na kami (Mindanao Examiner Photo) Read stor y on page 4 papayag at lalaban na story

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kami upang protektahan ang aming mga sarili at lupain,” he told the Mindanao Examiner. He said military forces cannot protect civilian communities at all times and they have to do something to defend

themselves from BIFF attacks. Now, he said, even other Muslim groups wanted to take away their lands, saying, it belong to their ancestors. The vigilantes were armed with high-powered weapons, mostly M16 and

M203, and even Barrett sniper rifles and AK-47 assault rifles. It was unknown where they sourced or bought the weapons, but many of these were unlicensed or illegal firearms. Continue on page 6

Higher wages for ARMM private sector workers COTABATO CITY – Workers in the private sector in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will soon receive higher wages after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) issues its wage adjustments order due this year. Muslimin Jakilan, ARMM’s Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment and chairman

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of the RTWPB, said the order will be based on Republic Act 6727, otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act, which introduces reforms in minimum wage fixing, specifically the TwoTiered Wage System. Jakilan said since 2003, ARMM has been adopting a “one-wage, or uniform wage” rate system for minimum wage earners involved in non-agriculture and agriculture employment.

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Non-agriculture sector jobs refer to those in manufacturing, commercial and academe, while those in the agriculture sector cover plantation and non-plantation farm workers. “It is about time to issue another order so that workers in ARMM could cope with the current socio-economic condition in the region,” Jakilan said. Continue to page 5

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Zamboanga spends P600 million in security, health and education Z AMBOANGA CITY – Close to P600 million have been spent by the local government of Zamboanga in support to peace and order from 2013 to 2015 and much of the funding went to the local police force, health and education. And with that support, the police reported that crime volume decreased by 22%; and so were the index crimes – with 25% decrease in reported crimes - and non-index crimes also went down by 19%. Crimes against persons also decreased by 28%; crimes against property decreased by 23; and that the average monthly index crime rate also went down by as much as 27%, including the average monthly crime rate which decreased by 24%. Mayor Beng Climaco said the police force performed better because of the support of the residents and the peace and development efforts of the local government. Climaco said when she took over as mayor in 2013, her top priority was to improve the peace and order condition in Zamboanga which was marred with daily kill-

Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco ings, kidnappings and bombings by rebel groups. She said during her leadership, she had doubled the city government’s investment in the peace and order program and the funding for this - P595.316 million - is the highest ever invested by any administration in the past, including Rep. Celso Lobregat and her mother, also a former solon Maria Clara Lobregat, who served as mayor of Zamboanga the past 2 decades. Climaco – who is running for a second term said the city government turned over 50 units of motorcycles to the police and provided additional firearms and ammuni-

tion, and nearly P30 million more for the ongoing construction of the new Zamboanga Central Police Office building. “To translate that love for Zamboanga, security, health and education remain our thrust and quantitatively with God’s grace and everyone’s support, we have achieved a quantum leap,” she said. Climaco – a key leader of the ruling Liberal Party of President Benigno Aquino - said the massive support she is getting both from nearly a million residents and members of the city council – the locals can expect “bigger things” to come to Zamboanga this 2016 and the years to come. She said general welfare of the people has always been fundamental to her administration. Under her administration, she managed to bring many investors, including KCC Mall, City Mall, Yubenco Mall, among others, including banking institutions and car manufacturers. Robinsons Land Corp. and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. are also planning to put up malls in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner)

Rebels raid military posts in Southern Philippines MAGUINDANAO – Rebel forces simultaneously attacked two military posts in the restive province of Maguindanao in the Muslim autonomous region, sparking firefight with government troops. There were no reports of casualties from either side, but the clashes involved the groups of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which signed a peace deal with Manila in 2014.

MILF soldiers from the 106th Base Command under Haron and Diego attacked the 1stMechanized Battalion in the village of Bagan in Guindulungan town late Sunday and the fighting lasted over one hour. The attack was believed to be in retaliation to a military operation against a group of armed men in Kitapuk village earlier on Sunday. Troops recovered weapons and ammunition in the area following a firefight.

The BIFF also reportedly attacked a military post in Kabengi in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town on Sunday night and engaged troops in a clash which lasted over 40 minutes. The BIFF, which pledged allegiance with ISIS, is fighting for a separate Islamic state in the troubled region. There was no immediate statement from the 6th Infantry Division and officials did not answer phone calls by journalists. (Rose Muñeza)

DSWD-ARMM: Focus on food sufficiency, livelihood crucial for poverty alleviation COTABATO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has launched the pilot run of its Apat Dapat program, an anti-poverty initiative that will focus on 600 of ARMM's poorest families. The program will focus on key interventions concerning four basic needs of every family, namely food, lighting, water and sanitation, and shelter. The beneficiaries of the Apat Dapat program’s pilot run are among the poorest of the poor in the region. “We hope that the Apat Dapat program’s focused approach will prove to be a good fit alongside the broader approaches taken by our existing anti-poverty initiatives, all of which are community-driven devel-

opment projects,” DSWDARMM Secretary Rahima Alba said. Accoording to Alba, ensuring food sufficiency and livelihood, the first of the four components of the Apat Dapat program, involves four modalities. These are (1) satisfying every families’ recommended dietary allowance for protein and energy, (2) identifying what livelihood is best for the families and providing the necessary livelihood training, (3) encouraging families to put up small livelihood activities such as backyard gardening and poultry raising that can support food sufficiency, and (4) gradually transitioning the livelihood activities from being food security measure to also being a source of income for the families.

“Along with continued support in construction of solar dryers and warehouse, as well as the provision of equipment and machineries, we are making sure that every family in a community can live a life where their needs are met through the Apat Dapat program,” Alba said. Technical assistance have been provided by the World Food Program to ensure the sustainability of the food security program, with input from the World Bank which has been consistent in being ARMM’s partner in poverty alleviation. The DSWD-ARMM is looking into a partnership with the Department of Health’s rural health units and local nutritionists to make sure that food sufficiency and security goals are met. (Bureau of Public Information)

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Sulu Governor Totoh Tan presides over a meeting with municipal and barangay leaders recently held at the Provincial Capitol Office. The hardworking governor, who is seeking re-election in the May polls, personally works at the grass-root level of governance to ensure the welfare of the people and peace and development of the province. (Sulu Provincial Government)

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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga City is set to launch again – the second since last year – the so-called Bahay Kubo farming concept in villages in an effort to revive and promote backyard vegetable gardening. City Agriculturist Diosdado Palacat said the garden will make available nutritious vegetables for the family and reduce malnutrition incidence. He said they will tap the villages with high

incidence of malnutrition Initiated last year, Palacat said the Bahay Kubo concept, which aptly models a typical Filipino nipa hut with all the green and yellow leafy vegetables in the backyard, kicked off with one model or pilot area in each of the 6 agricultural areas – Vitali, Curuan, Manicahan, Culianan, Tumaga and Ayala. Palacat said the City Agriculturist Office will provide

the germinated seedlings and extend technical assistance – from the planting to harvest and even up to the marketing. He said not only the program would provide a sustainable food supply, it will also reduce malnutrition incidence, increase income of the family and ensure available source of vegetables. (Mindanao Examiner. With a report from Sheila Covarrubias)

Diabetes, hypertension patients get free medicines in ARMM COTABATO CITY - Residents in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) suffering from diabetes and hypertension are thankful after receiving free maintenance medicines from the region’s Department of Health (DOH-ARMM). The distribution of free medicines in the region started this month. Joery Amad, regional diabetes educator, said the medicines will help combat diabetes and hypertension – two interre-

lated conditions – and the complications brought about by these two illnesses. “Mape-prevent ng mga gamot na maipapamahagi natin ang mga komplikasyong dala ng diabetes at hypertension (The free medicines will help prevent the complications these two conditions bring),” Amad said. The patients, however, should become members of DOH Hypertension and Diabetes Club to avail themselves of the free medi-

cines. Patients must go to the nearest health center and undergo assessment, screening, and management through the Philippine Package of Essential NCD (non-communicable disease) Intervention protocol. When diagnosed with hypertension or diabetes, or both, the patient will be enrolled in the club. Amad added the patients can access metformin, a maintenance medicine for diabetes, and losartan,

amlodipine, and metoprolol, which are for hypertension cases, at the regional office here and in rural health units on a monthly basis. Diabetes, a non-communicable disease, is among the top causes of deaths in the Philippines according to the World Health Organization. Of the total health-related deaths monitored in 2008, 57% are due to the “fatal four” NCDs, namely cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respi-

ratory disease. While diabetes posts a risk to most Filipinos, its rate of prevalence in the ARMM is among the lowest in the country with 3.8% alongside with Northern Mindanao (Region X) and Ilocos (Region I) with 3.3% and 4.0%, respectively. The numbers are based on the 8th National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The survey also showed that ARMM is among the regions with the lowest hy-

pertension prevalence at 17.3% with the neighboring Zamboanga (Region IX) at a lower rate 17.2%. The DOST survey was conducted from June 2013 to April 2014, covering all 17 regions of the country, 79 provinces, 45,047 households and 172,323 individuals. It also showed that the prevalence of hypertension slightly decreased while that of diabetes increased from 2008 to 2013 nationwide. (Bureau of Public Information)

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Militias kill teenager in Southern Philippines

Policemen stand outside the NCCC Mall in Tagum City in Davao del Norte province following a heist that left one security guard dead in a shootout. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Jayson Mag-usara)

Tagum heist, who did it? TAGUM CITY – A week after gunmen killed a security guard following a daring robbery at 2 jewelry shops inside a mall in Tagum City in Davao del Norte province, police are yet to come up with solid leads about the gang. Police said the gunmen swooped down on the shops after overpowering the guards, but one mall security tried to fight off the raiders and was fa-

tally shot. Inspector Anjanette Tirador, of the local police force, said the guard was still rushed to the hospital. The gunmen also fired shots in the air before escaping on motorcycles. Policemen, who responded to the scene, pursued the robbers, but did not catch up with them. Police mounted a search for the gunmen

and investigators were reviewing footage from the mall’s security cameras in an effort to identify the members of the gang. Probers said they also recovered empty casings of bullets fired from automatic pistols and rifles carried by the gunmen. It was unknown how much worth of jewelries were taken by the gunmen from the heist. ( Jayson Mag-usara)

Tight security in Zamboanga SECURITY FORCES are in heightened alert in Zamboanga City following the recovery of improvised explosives from a motorized boat on Sacol Island. The recovery of the bombs raised suspicion that rebels may be planning to launch attacks in the southern port city. Chief Insp. Rogelio Alabata, a spokesman for the regional police force, said the improvised explosives were made from ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixed gasoline and packed with iron nails. He said the boat was abandoned on the shoreline of Sacol Island – just several nautical miles from Zamboanga - and was spotted by a security patrol over the weekend. It was unknown whether the explosives belonged to the Abu Sayyaf or Moro National Liberation Front rebels. The recovery of the explosives came the same week that Mayor Beng Climaco banned any rally of the Moro National Liberation Front in Zamboanga City and ordered authorities to stay alert following a recent plenum by the former rebel group in nearby Sulu province. Climaco met with senior police and military officials and discussed

with them on how to secure Zamboanga which had been attacked twice by MNLF rebels despite a peace accord with manila in September 1996. She security forces have been alerted on possibility that some individuals may try to hold so-called peace rallies or gathering in Zamboanga. She said such rallies will not be allowed in the as this might disturb Zamboanga anew. “I am giving you a categorical no, you must not disturb Zamboanga anymore. If you want to come up with your rally, make it in your area, Zamboanga will not welcome a rally by MNLF, not at this time because you still have to be accountable with the killings and devastations we are suffering from,” Climaco said. Nur Misuari, chieftain of the MNLF, is wanted by authorities after his forces attacked Zamboanga City – first in 2001 and the second was in 2013 – that left over 300 people dead and wounded in three weeks of street battles. “The destruction wrought by the 2013 siege continues to linger, as internally displaced persons - both Muslims, Christians and Lumads, most of whom are those who eluded the conflicts in

Sulu and Basilan - have suffered the brunt of the MNLF attack in Zamboanga three years ago,” Climaco said. MNLF members had been intercepted in Zamboanga on their way to attend the January 8 plenum in Sulu. But many MNLF members are residing in Zamboanga and during the siege many of them, including women, had joined the fighting that displaced over 120,000 people. In 2001, Misuari’s loyal forces and former MNLF rebels who joined the Philippine Army following the September 1996 peace deal with Manila, attacked a key military base in Jolo town and civilian targets in Zamboanga City in an effort to stop the government from calling an election in the Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao where Misuari was then the governor. Misuari then escaped by boat to Malaysia, where he had been arrested and deported to the Philippines and was eventually pardoned and released by President Gloria Arroyo in exchange for MNLF support to her election bid as well as her allies in the Senate and Congress in 2004. (Mindanao Examiner)

DAVAO CITY – A teenager was shot dead by pro-government militias whose group has been linked by human rights workers to the spate of attacks on tribal groups in southern Philippines, the non-governmental organization Save Our Schools (SOS) said. It said members of the Alamara paramilitary group attacked Alibando Tingkas, 15, in Palma Gil village in Davao del Norte’s Talaingod town. Two of Tingkas’ companion managed to flee and reported the weekend attack to tribal leaders. SOS – which condemned the killing - said Tingkas, a grade three pupil of Salugpongan Elementary School, was heading home when the gunman attacked him. It said the teener is the 29th child victim of extrajudicial killing in the region. It said a tribal leader - Datu Manliro Landahay - a council member of Salugpongan Lumad Organization in Talaingod was also killed by Alamara in November last year.

“We are enraged and saddened by this incident. The paramilitary group and their military cohorts will not stop from attacking and even killing lumads in the name of their counter-insurgency operations, even children are not spared anymore,” Rius Valle, spokesperson of the SOS Network in Southern Mindanao, said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. He said witnesses to the attack tagged the Alamara as behind the killing. The body of Tingkas was recovered by villagers, according to Valle, who fears the militias would launch more attacks against indigenous people who are not supporting the government’s anti-insurgency operations in the South. Valle said teachers of Salugpongan Elementary School are also receiving death threats after militias accused them as members of the NPA. He said militias in September last year also brutally killed a school principal and

two tribal leaders in Lianga town in Surigao del Sur province, and also the forcible closure and demolition of a Fr. Fausto Tentorio Memorial School in Bukidnon’s Kitaotao town on suspicion they were used as front of the communist rebel group. “SOS will be conducting further investigation of this matter. We urge the local government of Talaingod to investigate and apprehend those responsible in the killing of the teenager, and for the national leadership to take heed lest things go out of hand and they will also suffer the consequences,” Valle said, adding, “we are now focusing our efforts to secure the victim’s family, the witnesses and the teachers at the Salugpongan school.” There was no immediate statement from the military and police on the murder of Tingkas, but security officials had previously denied funding or supporting militia groups in the region, and blamed the attacks on tribal war. (Mindanao Examiner)

Bombings continue on Mindanao

MAGUINDANAO – The bombings of power pylons continu in southern Philippines despite a supposedly tight security being imposed by the military on the Mindanao grid. Just last week, another steel pylon was bombed the second attack in a span of four days - in the restive southern Philippine region of Mindanao where security forces are battling separatist insurgents. The privately-owned National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) operates dozens of power pylons in Mindanao and most of the attacks - blamed on various rebel groups and extortionists – occurred in the Muslim autonomous region and nearby provinces. Elizabeth Ladaga, NGCP’s spokeswoman, said the blast hit the Tower 50 of the Agus 2-Kibawe 138 kilovolt line in Lanao del Sur’s Dimayon Bubong town on Monday. She said the repair of the tower would start soon. “Restoration of Tower 50 will commence as soon as the area is secured,” she told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. Last month, Tower 25

also of the Agus 2-Kibawe 138 kilovolt line in Ramain town in Lanao del Norte province was also toppled by a bomb explosion and since then remains unrepaired. On January 14, a power pylon of the Kabacan-Sultan Kudarat 138 kilovolt line was also bombed in Aleosan town in North Cotabato province. Two improvised explosives had been detonated by suspected rebels, but they failed to topple the steel tower, although the blast seriously damaged the transmission facility, but eventually repaired recently. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the latest bombing, but the region is a known lair of several rebel groups - the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and jihadists. It was unknown why NGCP failed to detect or stop the latest bombing despite repeated attacks since last year, but it appealed to the military to protect the towers. The 6th Infantry Division said NGCP has its own personnel guarding the steel pylons.

NGCP also repeatedly blamed owners of private lands where the towers are located and accusing them of preventing their personnel to repair bombed power pylons. The NGCP proposed to “criminalize the planting of trees and other activities beneath transmission lines.” NGCP said it has teamed up with local governments in Mindanao to solve the escalating rightof-way violations in the region by lobbying for the passage of a provincial ordinance to back up its proposals. It said the intentional planting of trees under transmission lines adversely affects power delivery to the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Bukidnon, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Zamboanga City, and the rest of the grid. Land owners have repeatedly rejected NGCP’s demand unless it pays them for the use of their estate. NGCP holds the 25-year concession contract to operate the country's power transmission network. (Mindanao Examiner)

‘Plastic’ rice mula China naipuslit sa Cagayan de Oro City CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Nadiskubre sa Cagayan de Oro ang umano’y mga pekeng bigas na galing pa sa China, ngunit hindi agad mabatid kung gaanon karaming sako ng bigas ang nakapasok sa naturang lungsod. Kasalukuyang nagiimbestiga ang mga awtoridad sa nasabing ulat matapos na mag-reklamo ang isang ginang na may halos plastic na bigas sa isang sakong nabili nito sa palengke sa Barangay

Carmen na isa sa pinakamalaki sa Cagayan de Oro. Maging ang City Council at ang National Food Authority ay nababagabag sa naturang rebelasyon at iimbestigahan umano ang pagpasok ng mga pekeng bigas sa Cagayan de Oro. Natunton na rin ang nagbenta ng bigas at Nangako ang may-ari nito na makikipagtulungan sa anumang imbestigasyon. Nagbabala naman ang awtoridad sa publiko na

mag-ingat sa mga bigas na kanilang binibili at kung may duda ay huwag na itong bilhin at isumbong agad sa pulisya o sa mga opisyal ng barangay o sa market administrator. Unang inulat noon nakaraang taon ang pagkalat ng pekeng bigas sa Davao City. Ngunit pinabulaanan naman ito ng mga opisyal doon at sinabing walang palsipikadong bigas mula China ang nakapasok sa Davao. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Higher wages for ARMM private sector workers Continued fr om page 1 from He added the Board is set to decide on the new wage adjustments applying the First Tier, which constitutes the minimum mandatory wage rate in ARMM on Wednesday, January 20, after a series of consultations conducted. Currently, minimum wage earners in ARMM are receiving P250 daily. “Using the regional poverty threshold as a major reference data

for the region, the Board is looking for some strategies to address the prevailing minimum wage gap,” he said. On top of the mandatory wage adjustments, workers will also receive productivity bonuses and incentives subject to an agreement with their employers as advocated in the Second Tier adjustment scheme, Jakilan added. As of April 2015, there

are more or less 566,945 private workers in the region awaiting a wage adjustment decision from the Board, which is chaired by the ARMM’s Labor Secretary, the Director of the Regional Planning and Development Office and Department of Trade and Industry-ARMM Secretary as vice-chairmen, as well as representatives from the workers and employers. (Bureau of Public Information)

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Continued fr om page 1 from Police and military officials did not give any statement about the new vigilante group, although other Christian groups are already operating secretly in many areas in central Mindanao – others openly and publicly admitting they are members of the socalled old anti-communist squad Ilaga. Because of the BIFF atrocities, thousands of civilians remain in different evacuation areas in

Mindanao – scared of returning homes for fear that rebels would launch another attacks on the military or villagers, especially in Sultan Kudarat province, as well as in nearby Maguindanao, one of five provinces under the restive Muslim autonomous region. About a dozen people had been killed in attacks launched by the BIFF who are fighting for the establishment of a strict Islamic state in southern Philippines.

The rebels have attracted a number of sympathizers and recruits, although the army continues to downplay the capability of the BIFF to launch a major assault. The army had the BIFF on the run following a massive campaign last year, but the rebels managed to regroup and recruit more members and armed them with automatic weapons bought from illegal gun dealers. There were suggestions

from various groups to open peace talks with the BIFF, whose members were mostly former guerrillas of the larger Moro Islamic Liberation Front which signed a peace deal with Manila in 2014. But many BIFF members were also radicalized with links to Malaysian and Indonesian jihadists being coddled by rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front commanders in the troubled region. (Mindanao Examiner)

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and tap Friends > Edit Friend List. If you want to add or remove any whole lists ('family' or 'best friends', for example), you'll need to do this from a computer. 5. S har e fr om other apps Shar hare from Sharing across apps is one of Android's great strengths, so make use of it: tap the Share button while you're viewing a photo gallery, web browser or anything else, and Facebook will appear as one of the options. This is a great way of sharing something to your timeline without having to actually go into Facebook, and you still get all the usual status update options. 6. S top videos fr om Stop from autoplaying One of the most useful entries in the Facebook app settings is Video Auto-play. It lets you turn autoplay on or off, or enable it when you're on a Wi-Fi connection only. This will save on data usage while you're out and about, as well as stop your news feed turning into a dizzying list of looping cat clips and funny animations. 7. S av e videos and links Sav ave for later So many friends to browse through, so little time in the day... luckily there's a solution to this problem. If you tap on the drop-down arrow next to a news feed post containing a video or link, you can save the content to come back to later. Bookmarked content is kept under the Saved heading on the main app menu (tap See All under Apps if it isn't visible) so you can return to it at your leisure. 8. Check yyour our account secur ity security From inside the Facebook app, tap Account Settings, Security and Active Sessions — here you can see all of the places and devices associated with your Facebook account. If you spot anything suspicious, click on the cross icon to log out from it. It's better to be safe than sorry: if you make a mistake and log out from one of your own devices or browsers, you can still log back in again. 9. D isable chat heads Disable Messenger is now a separate app on Android, and one of its most distinctive features is the way conversations appear as 'chat heads' above other

apps on your device. If you don't like this behavior, you can turn it off — tap the cog icon inside the Messenger app to access its settings, then tap Chat heads to enable or disable the feature and tweak the way it works. 10. Pick yyour our fav or ite favor orite fr iends friends Your list of online friends is accessible via a tap on the portrait icon in the top-right corner of the Facebook app. Select Edit and you can bring the contacts you interact with most often to the top of the list, saving you the time and effort of hunting through the list to find your favorite friends. 11. H ide a fr iend's feed Hide friend's Sometimes you may wish to stop seeing someone's updates without actually unfriending them or blocking them. You may wish to keep up the pretense that you are friends despite never wishing to see or hear from them again. To do this, go to their page, tap on Following, then select Unfollow. They won't know it, but you'll never see their posts, or posts they are tagged in again. 12. P itiz e a fr iend's Prrior ioritiz itize friend's feed If you want to do the opposite of above, you can choose to see a certain friend's posts before all others. Simply go to their page, tap Following, and then See First. Any posts that this friend makes will jump to the top of the news feed so that you never miss them. 13. U se a lighter dUse lighter,, thir thirdpar ty app party The Facebook app is not only enormous, but it is also a resource hog. You can save space and memory by using an alternative app, such as Metal or Tinfoil, which are basically custom skins for the web version of Facebook. Metal is a bit prettier and offers more features, such as a notification tab, and floating window. Otherwise, you can just add a shortcut to the Facebook website on your home screen and use that. In Chrome, you can also allow notifications from the site by heading to Settings > Site settings > Notifications and making sure they're turned on and unblocked for Facebook. (David Nield, AndroidPIT)

HEALTH: Gout, Arthritis at Uric Acid Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong ANG GOUT ay isang pangkaraniwang sakit. Ang sintomas ng gout ay ang matinding pamamaga at pananakit ng mga kasukasuan ng mga daliri ng paa, kamay at tuhod. Sobrang sakit ang gout. Para malaman kung gouty arthritis nga ang sakit, kailangan natin suriin ang Uric Acid sa isang blood test. Kapag mataas ito, gout ang dahilan ng iyong arthritis. Iba kasi ang gamutan ng gout sa ordinaryong arthritis lamang. Nakukuha ang gout sa 2 bagay: (1) Lahi - Namana sa magulang, (2) Pagkain Mahilig kumain ng mga pagkaing mataas sa uric acid. Ano ang pagkaing dapat iwasan ng isang taong may gout? Sa mga gulay, iwasan ang pagkain ng asparagus, cauliflower, mushroom at spinach. Mataas ito sa uric acid. OK lang ang kanin, pero dapat bawasan ang oatmeal at whole grain cereals. Pagdating naman sa

Dr. Willie T. Ong ulam, dito tayo nagkakatalo. Umiwas sa mga lamang loob (bituka, atay, utak, puso at kidneys), sisig, beans, sardines, tunsoy, tamban, dilis, bagoong, tahong at lahat ng klaseng mani. Ang gravy, patis, at lechon liver sauce ay mataas din sa uric acid. At para sa mga alcoholic, umiwas sa pag-inom ng beer at alak kung ayaw mong atakihan ng sakit na gout. Ano na lang ba ang puwede kainin? Puwede naman ang lahat ng gulay puwera sa mga nabanggit ko na. Ang gatas, keso at paminsan-minsan na karne ay pinapayagan din. Ang coffee, tea, gelatin at lahat ng

prutas ay hindi bawal sa gout. Ano ang mga gamot sa gout? Kapag inatake na ng gout, hindi na sapat ang pagdi-dyeta sa pagkain lamang. Kailangan ng maintenance na gamot para bumaba ang iyong uric acid levels sa dugo. Nagrereseta kami ng Allopurinol 100 mg o 300 mg tablet bawat araw depende sa taas ng iyong uric acid. Inumin ito araw araw para hindi umatake ang gout. Kailangan po ito. Sa oras ng pagsumpong ng gout, nagbibigay kami ng Colchicine tablets, 4 na beses sa maghapon. Isang mahalagang tip lang po: Bawal ang Allopurinol tablets habang matindi ang atake ng gout. Inumin lang ang maintenance na Allopurinol kapag humupay na ang sakit pagkalipas ng 2 araw. Ganito lang po ang gamutan ng mga doktor sa gout. Magpa-check-up sa inyong doktor.

RECIPE: Suman sa Lihiya with Latik

For the Rice C ake Cake 2 cups glutinous rice (malagkit) 2 cup whole grain rice water for soaking rice 4 cups water For the C oco-B utter S yr up Coco-B oco-Butter Syr yrup 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup muscovado sugar or raw sugar; you can also use grated panucha or hardened sugar 1/4 cup salted butter 1 tbsp glutinous rice flour

1 Tbsp Lihiya or Lye (food grade) 1 cup coconut cream 1 cup brown sugar (segunda in Filipino or the partially refined sugar) fresh banana leaves, cut into about 6"x10", about 16 pieces, have extra just in case one or two tears apart 16 pieces cotton strings cut about 14 inches in length. grated coconut meat (optional)

INSTR UCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare the Rice - Combine the two types of rice, rinse twice and drain. Put enough water just to cover rice and soak for at least an hour. - After an hour, drain rice and add 4 cups of fresh water. Add the Lihiya (lye) and mix well. Water will turn pale yellow. - Cook rice about 30 to 35 minutes. If using rice cooker, let the equipment time itself Prepare the leaves - In an open flame, run over your banana leaves one at a time to wilt and steam it a bit. We do this so leaves will not break when we wrap the rice later. Set aside. Prepare the Syrup - In a sauce pan, combine all ingredients except for the butter. Mix well until lumps from glutinous rice flour are gone. - Under low flame, simmer mixture until thick, about 5 minutes. Careful not to boil. Why? We do not want the coco milk to coagulate, we are looking for a syrupy texture just like that of a maple syrup - Before your 5 minutes ends, add the butter and mix well. Set aside. Let's go back to the rice - Once rice is cooked, remove from heat and add coco cream and sugar. Mix well until well blended. Careful not to burn yourself. - Measure 1/2 cup of prepared rice and place them on the lighter green side of the banana leaf. Wrap it up like you would your sandwich. Do this to the remaining rice. - When you are done wrapping everything, let's tie them up together. Why? So they will not burst and keep their shape. Get two pieces and place them together where the flaps of the leaves are in between the two suman. - Using the cotton string, tie one end and then the other. There is no exact science here, just tie it up however you want, although it's suggested you use a knot where it can be pulled off easily later on. Do this to the rest of the suman. - Using a steamer or a make shift one, it does not matter as long as you can steam these babies, steam the suman for 10 minutes. Make sure to give room for the suman to expand, for it will. Just a few centimeters apart. - After 10 minutes, remove suman from heat and allow to cool a bit. - Unwrap a suman and pour over coco butter syrup on top. You may also serve this with grated coconut meat as an option. (http://www.kusinamaster.asia)

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Liboang job vacancies sa mga ahensiya sa gobyerno, pagabuksan GIPAHIBALO sa pipila ka ahensiya sa gobyerno ang liboang trabaho nga buksan duha ka bulan sa dili pa magsugod ang election ban sa hiring o appointment sa employees. Nipahibalo ang Department of Health (DOH) nga plano nilang mang-hire og 21,000 doctors ug uban pang health workers karong tuig. Matud pa ni Mary Ruth Politico, planning ug standards division

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Unsaon pagkuha og libreng medication alang sa hypertension ug diabetes gikan sa DOH KUNG may hypertension o diabetes ka, mahimo kang mahatagan sa Department of Health (DOH) og libreng maintenance medication. Matud pa ni DOH Sec. Janette Garin, target sa buhatan nga makahatag og libreng tambal sa tulo ka milyong hypertensive patients ug usa ka milyong diabetic patients. Gipasabot ni Garin nga gikan sa estimate nga gihimo sa mga program director base ang gidaghanon sa kinahanglang tabangan sa ilang maintenance medication. Alang sa mga adunay hypertension, manghatag ang

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