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MANILA – The group called Health Alliance for Democracy or HEAD has strongly condemned two recently released circulars by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth as arbitrary, anti-patient and antimember. It said PhilHealth Circulars 2016-001 and 002 or the Policy State-
ment on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Gastroenteritis or AGE and Urinary Tract Infection or UTI, respectively, require a minimum hospital stay of 3 days for AGE and 4 days for uncomplicated UTI. Otherwise, claims will be denied. “Since when did it become PhilHealth’s role to determine and set limits to the diagnosis and manage-
ment of patients?” HEAD Secretary-General Dr. Joseph Carabeo asked. He said in the first place, AGE and UTI do not often warrant hospital admission and “when they do, the management is based on the status of the patient, therefore, pre-determining the length of hospitalization is preposterous.” Continue on page 5
Tight guarding now in Mindanao vs. rebel attacks
COTABATO CIT Y – Secur ity forces have tightened its gr ip in Maguindanao province in the restive Muslim autonomous region and nearby areas following a spate of rebel attacks and fierce clashes in the
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provinces. Tr oops have been battling the jihadist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and recently clashed with members of the larger Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the troubled
Maguindanao province. Police and military put more checkpoints in areas where clashes had been reported, including in Cotabato City where authorities foiled a recent bomb attempt on a police station there. Continue on page 2
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DA VAO CIT Y–P odr igo D uter te is DAV CITY Prresidential candidate R Rodr odrigo Duter uterte in danger of losing the suppor kers and labor supportt of wor workers unions in the countr y after he thr eated to kill members of country threated the K ilusang M ay oU no if they do not stop or ganizing laKilusang May ayo Uno organizing bor unions unions.. Speaking on the first day militant trade union moveof election campaign, ment.” Duterte – the mayor of Davao Joel Maglunsod, KMU City – was quoted by the la- Vice President for Mindanao, bor organization as saying: “I said knowing Duterte's penwill establish economic chant for hyperbole, his zones. Mag-imbita statement is prone to be conako…Dito kayo strued literally. He chastised magtrabaho. Wag kayong Duterte for the off-handed magmamadali. Tapos threat as “irresponsible and kayong mga KMU, medyo disrespectful” to the workers, pigilan na muna ninyo ang urban poor, and drivers, secmga labor unions. Ako na tors represented under the ang nakikiusap sa inyo. labor organization. Magkasama tayo sa “We need to remind ideolohiya. Wag ninyong Mayor Duterte of the sugawin iyan. Kasi sisirain mo premacy of the ang administrasyon ko. Constitution, as he has reKapag ginawa ninyo iyan, peatedly invoked earlier to patayin ko kayong lahat. Ang defend, particularly Article solusyon dito, patayan na. 13, Sec. 3 - that the State shall Eh pag-usapan mo, ayaw. Do afford protection to labor, not do it now, iyung active la- including the right to orgabor front. Kasi kapag ginawa nize and freedom of ninyo, nagsasara. Do not do association. That is a right it. Give the Philippines re- we too will defend vigorspect for about 10 years.” ously, even to the death,” KMU has strongly criti- Maglunsod said in a statecized Duterte and said that ment sent to the regional “its ranks have and are ready newspaper Mindanao Exto defend themselves from aminer. whatever form of repression Maglunsod also quesDuterte or any other presi- tioned why Duterte seemed dent may unleash on the to toe the capitalist line that
vilifies unionism as a stumbling block to national development, saying that this is an extremely disappointing stand following his earlier pronouncement to end labor contractualization. “May we further remind Mayor Duterte that as far as history goes, even the brutality of Martial Rule under the Marcos dictatorship and subsequent repressions during the regimes thereafter failed to quell KMU,” Maglunsod said. KMU also cautioned Duterte’s plan of establishing “special economic zones” to boost employment and fuel economic growth. “If he meant a continuation of existing economic zones then these are nothing but exploitative neoliberal projects which will devastate the working class,” Maglunsod said. He urged Duterte to focus on a genuine agrarian reform program which is a crucial step towards a people-center development, instead of national industrialization. (Mindanao Examiner)
Militar takot kay Nur Misuari! ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nabahag na naman – sa ikalawang pagkakataon ang buntot ng militar upang madakip si Nur Misuari, lider ng Moro National Liberation Front, matapos itong makipagpulong sa mga commander at miyembro nito sa Sulu province. Bagama’t alam ng militar ang naturang pagpupulong sa bayan ng Indanan bago pa man ito maganap noon nakaraang linggo ay wala naman hakbang ang awtoridad na dakpin si Misuari na wanted ng batas dahil sa atake ng MNLF sa Zamboanga City noon 2013 na ikinamatay ng maraming katao. Ito rin ang inulutang ni Zamboanga
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Nur Misuari Mayor Beng Climaco - ang kabiguan ng mga awtoridad na ipatupad ang arrest warrant kay Misuari. Tinatayang 2000 ang dumalo sa nasabing pulong at kabilang sa kanila ang mga miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf na kung saan ay pinagusapan ang kabiguan
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ng pamahalaang Aquino na maisulong ang proposed Bangsamor Basic Law ng bahagi ng peace agreement sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Kasama ni Misuari ang kanyang anak na si Karim na siyang papalit sa kanya. Nitong Enero lamang ay pinulong rin ni Misuari ang mga commander at tauhan sa Sulu at hindi rin siya dinakip ng militar at sa halip ay iginiit na pulis ang dapat umaresto sa wanted na lider. Subali’t maraming mga arestong ginawa ang militar sa hanay ng Abu Sayyaf kahit walang arrest warrant sa Sulu sa mga nakalipas na operasyon. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Probe on in Tawi-Tawi mayor ambush
The bullet-riddled car of Bongao Mayor Jasper Que who is wounded in an ambush Feb. 7, 2016 in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Ely Dumaboc) POLICE ARE STILL investigating the recent ambush of Jasper Que, the mayor of Bongao town in Tawi-Tawi province who was wounded in the attack in Zamboanga City. Que was shot several times while driving along San Jose Road in the coastal village of Baliwasan. He was rushed to hospital and is in stable condition. The assailants escaped
after the ambush and police said it is investigating the attack. “There is an ongoing investigation to determine the motive of the attack,” Chief Inspector Rogelio Alabata, a regional police spokesman, told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the ambush and the motive of the failed assassination remains
unclear – or whether it was politically motivated or not. Que’s family has held Bongao town for many years now and the mayor is a political ally of President Benigno Aquino and member of his ruling Liberal Party. Tawi-Tawi is one of 5 provinces under the restive Muslim autonomous region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Continued fr om page 1 from Some units of the MILF and BIFF have joined forces to fight government troops and this coincided with the failure of the Aquino government to pursue the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law which would pave way for the establishment of an expanded Muslim autonomy in Mindanao. Just last week, security forces captured Hassan Indal, a senior MILF commander who is also a top leader of the jihadist group BIFF following firefight in Cotabato City. Indal, who uses the aliases Abu Hazam and Tambako, is currently being interrogated. Indal’s son, Ali, was killed in the fighting. Policemen, backed by army Special Forces soldiers, swooped down on Indal’s hideout in the riverside village of Kalanganan after intelligence agents tracked him
down. The 6th Infantry Division has confirmed Indal’s capture and said he is the BIFF’s Vice Chairman for Internal Affairs and commander of the group’s 4th Division. “Indal is involved in different criminalities and atrocities in central Mindanao since 2010,” Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, an army spokeswoman, told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. Indal’s capture came following days of sporadic clashes between BIFF forces and government troops in Maguindanao, one of 5 provinces under the restive Muslim autonomous region. Petinglay said troops recovered one automatic rifle and ammunition, a .45-caliber pistol and a hand grenade from Indal’s hideout. Army Major General Edmundo Pangilinan said an informant helped authorities in tracking down
Indal’s hideout in Cotabato. “This is an accomplishment not only of the security forces, but the entire community because Indal is one of the BIFF leaders who continually sow terror by laying IEDs and attacking civilian communities. We are thankful for the growing awareness of the community in fighting terrorism by providing essential information for his capture, he said. In 2014, the 6th Infantry Division had claimed to have killed Indal during a fierce firefight with troops in Maguindanao. Its former spokesman, Colonel Dickson Hermoso made the fantastic claim that Indal was among dozens of BIFF members killed in the military operations. The BIFF, founded by MILF leader Ameril Umra Kato, is fighting for Muslim independence. (Mindanao Examiner)
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KMU to Duterte: Are you joking? WE SAW the video of Davao City mayor and presidentiable Rodrigo Duterte speaking on the first day of the campaign period for the 2016 elections. “I will establish economic zones. Mag-imbita ako… Dito kayo magtrabaho. Wag kayong magmamadali. Tapos kayong mga KMU, medyo pigilan na muna ninyo ang mga labor unions. Ako na ang nakikiusap sa inyo. Magkasama tayo sa ideolohiya. Wag ninyong gawin iyan. Kasi sisirain mo ang administrasyon ko. Kapag ginawa ninyo iyan, patayin ko kayong lahat. Ang solusyon dito, patayan na. Eh pag-usapan mo, ayaw. Do not do it now, iyung active labor front. Kasi kapag ginawa ninyo, nagsasara. Do not do it. Give the Philippines respect for about 10 years.” Is Mayor Duterte joking? He declared war on unions, KMU, and all workers on the first day of his campaign. He called on workers to lessen actions in defense of their rights right in the birthplace of working-class hero Andres Bonifacio. He claimed he shares KMU’s ideology yet threatened to kill KMU members in the same breath. He showed no respect for workers, who belong to the majority of Filipinos, in the name of an abstract “Philippines,”
which can only mean big foreign and local capitalists. Is Mayor Duterte joking? The plight of workers won’t improve without their own action and organization, without unions, and without genuinely pro-worker unions in particular. It is simply not true that workers, unions, and KMU cause companies to close down; that is just a scare tactic to make workers accept low wages, contractual employment, and repression. The truth is that the number of unions in the country has been in decline for years, yet the situation of workers has only gotten worse and small Filipino businessmen have continued to close down their businesses. Is Mayor Duterte joking? Candidates have always promised to implement antiworker and pro-business measures in order to attract the support of big foreign and local capitalists. None, however, has done it with more bombast than Duterte. Is he that desperate in trying to court the support of big capitalists? Whatever his reason, talking about killing trade-unionists is simply unacceptable. He should be respectful of the labor movement, which has fought for improvements in workers’ conditions. Is Mayor Duterte joking? We ask this in recognition of his support for workers’ and KMU Southern Mindanao Region’s campaigns for
higher wages and against contractualization. We ask this in recognition of proworker items in his platform; we even hailed his statements against contractualization right after he declared his candidacy. We ask this to give him room to change his mind, reverse his statement, and stand against greedy capitalists, not workers’ unions. Is Mayor Duterte joking? We ask this not because labor leaders are not being killed in the country; they are. We ask this not because his human-rights record is dubious; it is. We ask this because we are unfazed. Not even the open fascism of the US-Marcos dictatorship or the intense political repression of the US-Arroyo regime stopped us from organizing workers and fighting for workers’ rights. We vow to continue organizing workers and fighting for workers’ rights despite threats from Duterte and his ilk. Is Mayor Duterte joking? He cannot make progressive statements on other issues and then make this horrid mistake on the issue of workers – directly addressing the KMU and threatening the lives of unionists – and still expect people to believe him. He is making a big joke of himself with this statement.
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Carmudi Philippines inks partnership with Rapide Auto Service Experts
Carmudi Philippines Managing Director Abhishek Mohan signs a partnership agreement with Byron Lat, General Manager of Rapide Auto Service Experts.
MANILA - In its bid to protect clients from buying defective vehicles, Carmudi Philippines— the leading online vehicle platform around the world—has recently forged partnership with Rapide Auto Service Experts, one of the biggest names in auto repair services in the country, to offer automotive inspections and certification for vehicles bought and sold on their online platform. Just recently, Carmudi Philippines Managing Director Abhishek Mohan signed the partnership agreement with Byron Lat, General Manager of Rapide Auto Service Experts. Under the memorandum of agreement, the buyers and sellers will have the option to have their vehicles inspected by Rapide professionals so that Carmudi could issue a certification describing the actual state of the vehicle. This system would reduce—to a great extent—the gap in information between seller and buyer. Both parties were
elated with the newly formed partnership, saying that this would bring the level of professionalism of online vehicle buying and selling into a whole new level. For his par t, Mohan said that getting a for midable partner like Rapide to screen the vehicles of clients would definitely create a new spectrum in providing the much needed information to its buyers. "We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Rapide to provide certification services for used vehicles listed on our online platform. This is in line with our mission to provide the safest environment online, for buying and selling in the automotive space. We see certification as a crucial step towards bridging the information and trust gap between buyers and sellers that use online automotive classifieds to transact business," he said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. He expressed his full confidence to their
freshly declared partner in their project, saying that “Rapide is unparalleled in its reach and is synonymous with trustworthiness and thus, a perfect fit with the values of trust and transparency that Carmudi stands for.” “ We are confident that this partnership, in the face of scams that exist elsewhere on the Internet, will redefine the online classifieds space and make it far more tr ustworthy,” Mohan said. Lat also echoed Mohan’s sentiments, saying the program would ensure clarity on the status of the vehicles. “The program would bring honesty and trust to all parties concerned with ever y transaction in Carmudi, especially with the system that our companies have devised. The vehicle sellers and the buying public will definitely benefit from this partnership between Rapide and Carmudi as it brings out transparency and trust in every transaction that they make," Lat said in the same statement.
Sayyaf rigs military post with IED ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels have rigged a military detachment with an improvised explosive in the southern Philippine town of Patikul, a day after they bombed a convoy full of soldiers on a village there. The explosive device - assembled from mortar bombs - was discovered in the village of Bonbon and immediately disarmed by soldiers. Abu Sayyaf rebels also
detonated a roadside bomb last week while a convoy of military trucks were passing and wounding 7 soldiers, according to the military. The wounded soldiers – all members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 – were brought to Zamboanga City. It was not immediately known why the military failed to prevent the bombing despite a series of Abu Sayyaf attacks
on government troops there. The military has sent thousands of troops to Sulu to fight the Abu Sayyaf ahead of the May elections. The town’s mayor Khabir Hayudini cannot be reached for comment on the spate of violent attacks in Patikul. The Abu Sayyaf is fighting for a separate Islamic state and has pledged allegiance with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (Mindanao Examiner)
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The humanitarian mission conducted by various government agencies in Gingoog City in the southern Philippine province of Misamis Oriental.
23,000 people benefit from humanitarian mission in Mindanao GINGOOG CITY – Some 23,000 people have benefited from a recent two-day humanitarian mission by various government agencies in the
southern Philippine province of Misamis Oriental where communist rebels are actively operating, officials said. Government troops
also joined the mission in Gingoog City dubbed as “National Serbisyo Caravan” participated by different military units under the Eastern Mindanao
ARMM welcomes Canadian officials, humanitarian organizations COTABATO – Canadian embassy officials and heads of other humanitarian agencies in the Philippines have recently visited the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and were briefed by Filipino officials on the status of various projects being implemented in the ARMM. ARMM Executive Sec-
retary Laisa Alamia together with other government officials discussed the progress of the various humanitarian projects in the provinces under the autonomous region. The delegation included Stephen Weaver, Canadian Embassy Counselor; Genevieve Asselin, Canadian Embassy 1st
Secretary; Martin Bettelley, World Food Program Country Director; and Aristotle Portugal, Food and Agriculture Organization Deputy Country Director, among others. They also expressed interest in exploring possible partnership on socio-economic programs. (Bureau of Public Information)
Command. Captain Alberto Caber, a regional army spokesman, said the recent humanitarian mission was a convergence of concerned national agencies for the delivery of basic services. “The event also became the venue for consultation and dialogue between the community and government agencies,” he told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. The project was spear-
headed by the Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process under Teresita Deles and Undersecretary Emmanuel Bautista, and the Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice. Late last year, the communist New People’s Army rebels freed a government soldier - Pfc. Adonis Jess Losiba - they captured in Gingoog City after 4 months in captivity. Adonis, a member of the 58th Infantry Battalion, was re-
leased following appeals from his family. In 2013, rebels also ambushed and wounded Mayor Ruthie Guingona and killed two of her supporters. The political matriarch was heading home from a beauty pageant when gunmen ambushed her convoy. Guingona is the wife of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona and mother of Senator Teofisto Guingona III. (Mindanao Examiner)
Zambo trike driver umani ng papuri sa pagiging honest ZAMBOANGA CITY – Sa kabila ng kanyang kahirapan sa buhay ay nanaig sa isang tricycle driver ang pagiging tapat sa sarili matapos nitong isauli ang malaking halaga ng salapi at iba pang mga importanteng bagay na naiwan ng isang pasahero sa Zamboanga City. Isang bag ang natagpuan ni Sonny Lismis kamakalawa sa kanyang tricycle at ng buksan ito ay laking ng makita ang maraming pera na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit sa P40,000 at may iPhone 5 pa ito at mga papeles. Naroon rin ang isang identification card na pagaari ni Jijang Marah.
Hindi umano nagdalawang isip si Sonny na ibalik sa mayari ang nasabing bag, kung kaya’t nagtungo ito sa isang himpilan ng radyo Brigada Zamboanga – at nanawagan kay Jijang na kunin ang pagaari. “Public service para kay Jijang Haiber Marah, nandito po sa Brigada Zamboanga yung naiwan nyong bag. Sinauli ng tricycle driver. May mga ID's, pera at cellphone. Kung sino man ang nakakakilala kay Jijang Haiber Marah, kung maaari po papuntahin siya sa Brigada Zamboanga nang sa ganun ay maisauli namin sa kanya ang kanyang
naiwang bag,” ani pa ng radyo sa panawagan nito. Iniwan ni Sonny ang bag at lahat ng laman nito sa naturang himpilan ng radyo. Hindi na umano nagpangp-abot ang dalawa ngunit todo naman ang pasasalamat ni Jijang ng malamang nasa Brigada Zamboanga ang kanyang bag at ang salapi. Umani naman ng maraming pagbati sa himpilan ang ginawa ni Sonny at sa magandang puso nito at pagiging honest. Sinabi naman ni Sonny kinalikhan nito ang pangaral ng mga magulang na maging tapat sa lahat ng pagkakataon. (Mindanao Examiner)
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The Local Poverty Reduction Action Team of Maimbung municipal government headed by its Chairman Mayor Samier A. Tan and Co-Chairman Arral A. Jalisan conduct planning workshop for Bottom-Up Budgeting for 2017. (Maimbung Provincial Government)
PhilHealth should be called ‘PhilSick’- HEAD Continued fr om page 1 from “Additional, but unnecessary burden is placed on healthcare providers. Longer hospital stay means use of more hospital resources. At the same time, patients are put on an even higher risk of hospital-acquired infection.” “A health financing agency, a state-run one at that, should not in any influence patient care. PhilHealth is now acting like a private health maintenance organi-
zation or HMO that dictates the quality of care for its members,” Carabeo said, adding, PhilHealth is putting lives at risk. “Rather than promote health, the agency is promoting illness. It should be called PhilSick instead of PhilHealth,” he said. There was no immediate statement from PhilHealth on the issues raised by Carabeo’s group. Just recently, the Com-
mission on Audit also questioned PhilHealth’s authorized bonuses to executives and employees in 2013 that reached over 1.7 billion. It said the bonuses were given on the basis of PhilHealth’s board resolutions which violated Presidential Decrees 1597 or the law rationalizing the compensation system and classification of position in the government. (Mindanao Examiner)
ARMM holds ‘Farmers’ Field Day and Rice Festival’ COTABATO CITY – The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DAF-ARMMIARC) conducted Wednesday the Farmers’ Field Day and Rice Harvest Festival. This year’s festival showcased the latest technology on rice farming using “Preci-
sion Agriculture” or “Precision Rice Farming”. Precision Rice Farming refers to a developing agricultural management system for rice that promotes variable management practices within a field according to site or soil condition. The event was held at the 20-hectare demonstration farm in Barangay Katil in Datu Paglas town in
Maguindanao province. Tong Abas, Manager for Rice Research and Development of ARMMIARC, said the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) is a decision-making tool accessible through the web browser on computers and smartphones will be tapped as source of RCM recommendation using the device provided. (Bureau of Public Information)
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Inside Aleppo: A city on edge, trying to survive
A child carries his belongings as Syrian refugees arrive at the Turkish border. (CNN Photo) ALEPPO is a city on edge. Shelling pounds the key battleground daily, an unrelenting and terrifying reminder of Syria's fiveyear civil war. Earlier this month, President Bashar alAssad's regime cut off access to the main road from Aleppo to the Turkish border, in turn hampering any movement by rebels fighting his government but also NGOs who are trying to bring supplies to the city's beleaguered populace. It's estimated some 320,000 people still live, or subsist, in the city under continual bombardment. Residents are suffering in many ways. They are hungry. There's a shortage of fuel. And getting out has become as risky as staying. But this week, as CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen discovered, many in the government-controlled portions of Aleppo are carrying on. Families are going to the market, buying fresh fruit, bread and other items not far from the war's front line. Despite a relatively calm
scene, some told CNN they fear what is becoming of one of the country's largest cities. "I believe we already endured about 80% of the hardship and I hope the remaining 20% will end soon," one man told Pleitgen. Another acknowledged the "very tough" conditions inside the city, but said "we are steadfast and we believe the power will be on the correct side." In one of the main areas of the city under control of the Syrian government, electricity is largely provided by generators. The Russians and Iranians are helping Assad's forces, going after a coalition of rebels in the eastern part of the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that airstrikes hit several villages. Beyond the humanitarian catastrophe, the plight of Aleppo symbolizes the rapid transformation of the Syrian battlefield since the regime, Iran and Russia
came together. For much of 2015, Assad's forces were on the defensive, as rebel groups consolidated and took major towns in Idlib, the Aleppo countryside and began to attack regime strongholds in Latakia. The Institute for the Study of War says a successful government offensive around Aleppo would "shatter opposition morale, fundamentally challenge Turkish strategic ambitions and deny the opposition its most valuable bargaining chip before the international community." Rebel groups have made desperate appeals for help in defending the city. But because they are notoriously fractious, they are now declaring alliances in a bid to maintain strength. But no matter how united they are, they aren't a match for the regime and its partners. The rebels don't have planes, or T-90 tanks or other means of hardcore warfare they're facing. Senior rebel commanders have been killed
in Homs, Idlib and Aleppo provinces. Refugees flee Thousands of Syrians who have been able to flee have been stopped at the Turkish border, CNN's Arwa Damon reported this week. Turkish authorities continue to insist they have an open door policy, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Turkish authorities said the refugees are being provided for on the Syrian side, and don't see any need to allow them to cross into Turkey. One Syrian, Saleh, said refugees didn't come come this far to get stuck at the border. "We did not come here to get tents. We do not need food or water," he said. "We want to get through and provide security for our children." Saleh has five children. His brother has six. The 11 children walked alongside the adults more than 6 miles in the middle of the night, Saleh told Damon. "Each time they would cry, we would have to shush them," he said. "We got shot at. We had to hide in the olive groves," he said. Like many of the others, Saleh has already been displaced multiple times by Syria's relentless violence. (Ashley Fantz and Fred Pleitgen, CNN. This story is based on reporting by Fred Pleitgen in Aleppo, Syria. It was written by Ashley Fantz in Atlanta. CNN's Tim Lister also contributed to this report.)
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TECH TIPS: Best Android browsers: 7 top ways to surf EVERYONE has different criteria when trying to find the best Android browser. Some want the fastest, while others are looking for a browser that will consume as little data as possible. Here are the best Android browsers you can get, whatever features or experience you're looking for. 1. O per a: best for data Oper pera: savings "Do more online with Opera for Android," is Opera's slogan, and with more than 50 million installs from the Play Store, it appears that many believe in it. Opera has been around on desktop for almost 20 years and the Android version offers many of the same great features, plus some helpful extras. Opera browser syncs across multiple devices so you can take the same browsing experience from your smartphone to your PC. It also includes typical functions such as bookmarks and private browsing. But it's Opera’s datasaving features that really set it apart from other Android browsers. Opera can compress videos when viewing on mobile, so they use up less of your data (but still provide a great viewing experience), in addition to saving a few bytes when viewing regular pages. It's not the fastest browser but once a page opens you almost always get the whole of the page at once; there's no waiting around for extra images to load. 2. Chr ome B eta: to stay Chrome Beta: ahead of the cur ve curv I'm not just talking about boring old regular Chrome. This is the better version of Chrome. It's the Beta version... Stay ahead of the pack by getting the latest Chrome updates before they reach your mates who are still rocking the standard Chrome version (losers). Chrome Beta gives you access to new features first, and although you're encouraged to provide
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feedback, it's not a requirement. Stability problems with Chrome Beta are to be expected, but they are so infrequent that we are still recommending this browser ahead of the normal Chrome. 3. F ir efo x: best for Fir irefo efox: customization Firefox is a stalwart of the browser domain and, as such, offers a very solid experience. But more than that, its comprehensive features list makes it a close contender for the top spot. Syncing the mobile browser with the desktop version works brilliantly, and it offers tons of customization options, from reorganizing your home panels to a host of fully-integrated add-ons. Elsewhere, Firefox comes packed with the usual array of privacy and sharing options, and the reader mode provides a clean way of displaying articles without any clutter. 4. APUS B Brrowser wser:: smallest do wnload download APUS is known best for its launcher, but now it's entered the web browsing fray with a lightweight mobile browser, which has a simple, minimal aesthetic. At just 0.6 MB in size, APUS Browser is definitely 'slim', but it offers some additional features which might surprise you. One such feature, which is enabled by default, is that, when you copy text on your phone, the browser will prompt you to search for it online. It's a nice touch and means that when your friends ask, "Did you see that picture of the raccoon riding on the alligator?" you're one step closer to finding it. APUS Browser also allows you to disable images that show up in searches in order to save data. As a free browser, it's definitely worth a shot, especially if you're not running the newest, most powerful hardware. 5. Link B ubble B Bubble Brrowser wser:: best for time-saving Link Bubble Browser is a little bit cheeky. It doesn't offer a dedicated
search function, but we think it's the browser of the future. Developed by Chris Lacy, the brains behind Action Launcher 3 and the fantastic TapPath Browser Helper, Link Bubble is known for one key feature: when you click on a link in an app, Link Bubble Browser will load the webpage in the background, and let you know once it has fully loaded. This allows you to carry on with what you are doing, rather than waste time hanging around for webpages to open in front of you. Clever and useful. 6. P uffin B Puffin Brrowser F Frree: best for speed Puffin Browser free is an interesting choice. Not only is it quick and highly customizable, with backgrounds and other add-on functions, but it also has the ability to emulate a mouse cursor and a trackpad. It's ideal for those who miss the laptop experience on mobile. Puffin Browser works by transferring material to its cloud servers before delivering it to your handset, which helps with loading bigger website files on devices with smaller bandwidth (i.e. smartphones). For this reason, Puffin Browser may well be the fastest Android browser, but it does feature some annoying ad banners across the bottom of the screen. 7. Dolphin B Brrowser wser:: best user -exper ience user-exper -experience Dolphin Browser is a favorite among the Android community. It's functional, it looks great, it's feature-packed and comes with some great gesture controls too. It's also very handy when it comes to transferring preferences between devices and sharing content. Possibly the best part of the Dolphin Browser experience is that it still supports good-old Flash Player, meaning you don't have to suffer just because older websites can't keep up with current technology. (Scott Adam Gordon, AndroidPIT)
HEALTH: May Sakit: Ano Ang Dapat Kainin? Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong 1. LUGAW o am – Lagyan ito ng asin at konting ulam. Malambot ang lugaw, madaling tunawin at mainit pa sa tiyan. Mayroon itong carbohydrates na nagpapalakas ng katawan. 2. Nilagang manok Ang chicken soup ay nagpapabilis sa paggaling ng trangkaso at sipon. Ito ay dahil sa taglay nitong cysteine, isang natural na amino acid. Masustansya ang sabaw nito at nagpapalabnaw din ng plema. 3. Saging – Ang saging ay may sangkap na “flavonoid leucocyanidin” na pinoprotektahan ang ating tiyan laban sa ulcer. May potassium din ang saging na kailangan sa normal na pagtibok ng puso. 4. Kanin at isda – M a g a n d a n g kombinasyon ang kanin at isda dahil nakokompleto nito ang protina na kailangan ng katawan. Sabawan din ang kanin para lumambot ito at madaling kainin.
Dr. Willie T. Ong 5. Uminom nang maraming tubig para bumaba ang lagnat at huwag ma-dehydrate. Mas maganda sa mayroong sakit na kumain ng madalas ngunit pakontikonti lamang. Ito’y para hindi mahirapan ang tiyan sa pagtunaw ng pagkain. 6. Tandaan: Magpahinga, inumin ang gamot at kumain ng tama. Iyan ang sikreto sa mabilis mong paggaling. Bawasan o iwasan ang pagkaing ito: 1. Maaasim – Bawasan ang pag-inom o pagkain ng may calamansi, purong orange o lemon juice at suka.
Nakadadagdag ito sa acid sa tiyan. 2. Maaanghang Iwasan ang maaanghang dahil puwede itong makahapdi ng sikmura. 3. Maiitim na pagkain tulad ng dinuguan, tinta ng pusit at dark chocolate – Para sa may dengue, iwasan ang pagkaing maiitim dahil iitim din ang dumi at malilito ang mga doktor kung nagdugo ba ang tiyan ng pasyente. 4. Mamantika at matatabang pagkain – Nagpapabagal ang mantika at taba sa galaw ng ating bituka. Dahil dito, mas tatagal ang acid sa ating tiyan. 5. Inuming may Caffeine tulad ng kape – Ang kape ay nagpapadami ng acid sa ating tiyan. Maraming pasyenteng may pangangasim ng sikmura ang gumagaling kapag itinigil nila ang pag-inom ng kape. Kung gusto pa ring uminom, hanggang isang baso lang ng kape ang puwede.
RECIPE: Pinakbet
INGREDIENT S: INGREDIENTS: 1 lb. medium shrimps, shelled and deveined 1 cup water 1/3 cup sautéed shrimp paste plus 1 teaspoon to flavor shrimps 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 thumb- size ginger, crushed 1 tomato, cut into wedges
1 Chinese or Japanese eggplant, sliced into the diagonal (1-inch thick) 1 fresh bittermelon, halved, deseeded and sliced into the diagonal (1-inch thick) 1 lb. banana squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks ½ lb. fresh okra ½ lb. green beans, ends trimmed salt to taste
INSTR UCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Heat a skillet with 1 tablespoon oil. Sauté shrimps for 2 minutes or until it turned pink. Stir in 1 teaspoon shrimp paste. Transfer cooked shrimps to a plate and set aside. 2. Using the same skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add garlic and ginger; sauté for 1 minute. Add shrimp paste, stir for 20 seconds. Add squash and water; cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. 3. Add the rest of the vegetables, cover and let simmer for another 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Make sure to stir the mixture occasionally. 4. Add cooked shrimps and tomato; gently stir and correct seasonings. 5. Transfer into a serving plate. Serve with steamed rice. 6. Enjoy! (http://www.kusinamaster.asia)
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Cebu Mitsumi gets top awards
PAG-IBIG FUND has recently awarded manufacturing company Cebu Mitsumi Inc. (CMI) based in Danao City for being the No. 1 Private Employer in Visayas and Mindanao in terms of members' savings remittance and for being one of the top five employers with the most number of employees who have availed of Pag-IBIG's Loyalty Card. PAG-IBIG is the acronym for Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industria at
Gobyerno. According to Dale Mark Antonio, Pag-IBIG Fund’s SMS and Head of Frontline Services in Mandaue City, the two awards were given to CMI by Victoria de la Peña, Pag-IBIG Vice President of Member Services Branch Operations for Visayas and Mindanao, and Engr. Sulpicio Villegas, who heads the North Central and Eastern Visayas Area. The awards were received by CMI General Manager Takeshi Naito and Atty. Januario Seno, Jr , Di-
rector and Corporate Secretary. “We will continue to work together with our top employers with the aim of bringing the services of Pag-IBIG Fund closer to the members. In fact, we are already finalizing the upgrading of the Danao Service Office to a full branch with a corresponding manpower complement to serve the members of Danao City and its surrounding areas,” De la Peña said. (Juju M. Empuerto)
Flights to be retimed to address delays
Doing his daily chores under overcast sky, a resident of barangay Tumalog, Oslob town, southern Cebu flashed a smile as he watched construction workers link the steel frames for the roofing of their new multi-purpose complex. “Ma atopan na gyud intawon ang duwaanan sa mga bata,” said the male resident, who requested not to be identified. (Cebu Provincial Government)
Don’t give false civil registry data - PSA IF YOU are not legally married, or at one point you were not registered in the system, then say so rather than falsely give out information. This was the warning from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) during the Kapihan sa PIA in time for February’s Civil Registration Month. At the radio forum, PSA's Statistical Operations and Coordination Division (SOCD) Chief Leopoldo Alfanta Jr. shared a common problem among children born out of parents who failed to register their marriages. Based on unofficial dates which they could reckon when they started cohabitating,
parents usually use this entry on their kid’s birth certificates, which could pose a problem for their children. It can come in many forms: an unregistered marriage will have no record of such at PSA (formerly National Statistics Office, so that might affect the validity of the later entry, Alfanta explained. On these “personally declared” marriages, if the event is not registered, it does not get reflected in any official record, which might render their latter registration record defective. A defective entry in the record, aside from a real hassle to the one intending to get the record,
will also necessitate proceedings whether it is administrative or judicial in form. By Republic Act 10172, Local Civil Registrars are now authorized to correct errors clearly typographical or clerical in the entries, but only in the day and month of the birth date and sex, without needing a judicial order. RA10172 amends certain articles of the Civil Code of the Philippines which states that no one can change entries in the civil registry without a judicial order. This also means that one can still opt to have the judicial process but it would be costly and takes time. (Rey Anthony H. Chiu)
THE NINOY Aquino International Airport is soon to implement a new measure to address flight delay involving a more efficient implementation of the current policy on flight movements per hour. Ten flight movements will be grouped per 15minute block periods to ensure compliance with the said policy of having a maximum of 40 movements per hour. This was discussed in a coordination meeting recently between the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, and the Civil Aeronautics Board with executives of domestic airlines. Scheduled arriving and departing flights be-
yond 10 movements per block time will be retimed and accommodated in the next quarter-hour. Likewise, flights which will be unable to meet their original schedule will be retimed to the next block period to guarantee the on-time performance of other flights. Airline executives – including Philippine Airlines (PAL) President Jaime Bautista, PAL Express Vice President for Ground Operations Bryan Lim, Cebu Pacific Chief Executive Adviser Garry Kingshott, Cebgo President Michael Shau, and Air Asia Zest Chairwoman Maan Hontiveros – were agreeable to the measure, but they requested more time to review how to align their internal procedures
with it. MIAA General Manager Jose Angel Honrado thanks the airline executives for their continued cooperation to address the concerns of the flying public. “It is high time that the authorities and the airlines set aside differences to enhance the experience of every passenger. Through effective collaboration, this new measure will minimize delays at the NAIA,” Honrado said. Further consultations will be conducted by the MIAA with foreign airlines and its slot coordinator, Airport Coordination Australia, to finalize the measure. The MIAA expects its full implementation to start as early as next month.
Comelec, midasig sa publiko sa pagsalmot sa ilang ‘Sumbong Ko’ campaign GIDASIG sa Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ang publiko o netizens sa pagsumbong sa ilang buhatan sa mga kandidatong makitaan nila og pagpanglapas karong pormal nang nagsugod ang campaign period alang sa midagan sa nasudnong posisyon. Sa iyang post sa twitter account, gidasig sa tigpamaba sa COMELEC si Atty. James Jimenez ang
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publiko sa pagpadala og mga hulagway sa mga posters o campaign materials sa mga kandidato nga wala sa sakto o sa gitakdang lugar sa komisyon. Gamit ang hashtag nga “SumbongKo” ang mga netizens gidasig sa pagkuha og hulagway sa mga posters sa mga kandidato nga wala sa common poster areas. Partikular na ang mga
posters nga naa sa mga kakahoyan, poste sa suga, poste sa kuryente ug nagbitay sa mga kable sa kuryente. Niadtong 2013 elections, nahimong epektibo ang “#SumbongKo” campaign sa Comelec tungod kay aktibo man ang mga netizens sa pag-tweet sa mga campaign posters nga nakabutang sa mga bawal nga lugar. (Elvira C. Bongosia)
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