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RESIDENT R odr igo D Rodr odrigo Duter uterte te’’s peace adviser uter te ur eza has said that the new adminisDur ure Jesus D tr ation will not negotiate peace with the tration ISIS-linked A bu S ayyaf gr oup Abu Sayyaf group oup.. Dureza said the Abu Hall was the second Sayyaf has to face the full Canadian beheaded by the force of the law for their Abu Sayyaf since April this terrorism and criminal year after it killed fellow acts. The jihadist group Canadian John Ridsdel – a has beheaded last week family friend of Dureza kidnapped Canadian Rob- who admitted that he neert Hall after his family gotiated directly with the failed to pay the P300 mil- jihadists for the freedom lion ransom it demanded of Ridsdel, but they still for his safe release. beheaded the former Ca-
A photo from the Daesh website shows Filipino supporters of the Islamic State about to behead two sawmill workers on April 11 in Lanao del Sur province in the volatile Muslim autonomous region and inset - Canadian Robert Hall who was beheaded on June 13, 2016 by the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu province, and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad who is still being held hostage. The Abu Sayyaf also decapitated Canadian John Ridsdel in April this year after his family failed to pay P300 million ransom demanded by the jihadist group. (Moh Saaduddin)
nadian mining executive of TVI Resource Development Inc. after his family failed to raise the ransom demand. Hall and Ridsdel, along with Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and a Filipina woman, Maritess Flor, were all kidnapped in September on a posh resort on Samal Island in Davao Oriental province. Continue on page 2
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NPA releases proof of life of captured police chief DAVAO CITY – Communist rebels have released a video clip of a police officer they captured during a raid last month in Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines as proof of life and said the prisoner is currently being investigated for his alleged involvement in illegal drug trades. The New People’s Army rebels have declared Chief Inspector Arnold Olgachen, commander of police forces in Generoso
Members of the Malaysia-led the International (Ceasefire) Monitoring Team (IMT) headed by Col. Mohammad Zaki bin Abu meet with Sulu Gov. Totoh Tan and Vice Gov. Sakur Tan in Patikul town. (Ahl-franzie Salinas)
Chief Inspector Arnold Olgachen and shabu allegedly seized by rebels from him. town, as a prisoner of war. He is currently being investigated by a kangaroo court after a packet of metham-
phetamine hydrochloride or shabu was seized from him by rebels. Continue on page 2
SULU – Malaysian peacekeepers deployed in southern Philippines have travelled to the southern province of Sulu recently and met with local government leaders as part of a goodwill visit. The group, led by Col. Mohammad Zaki bin Abu, of the International
(Ceasefire) Monitoring Team (IMT) 3, spoke with Sulu Gov. Toto Tan and his father, Sakur, who is the vice governor, and thanked them for the warm hospitality and support to the peace process which Malaysia is brokering between the Philippines and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front. Gov. Tan renewed his support to the peace process and praised Malaysia and other member countries in the IMT for their commitment to bring peace in southern Philippines. Continue on page 5
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Dr. Edwin Cruzado relies heavily on his medical team to carry out his profession as a surgeon. He says that the success of every procedure, especially cases related to armed conflict, is a team effort. (Photo by Lany dela Cruz)
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NORTH COTABATO - In areas exposed to armed conflict or violence, it is not uncommon for people to be seriously hurt by weapons or explosives; they can also be maimed or killed. Such is unfortunately the case in central and western Mindanao where hospitals and community health facilities quite often take in patients wounded by weapons. To boost the capacity of medical professionals
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and health facilities for treating people injured by weapons, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organizes annual training for surgeons in this specialized field. Two surgeons working in central and western Mindanao were selected to participate in a one-week Surgical Seminar on the Management of Patients with War Wounds in Geneva, Switzerland, in March.
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"Our common goal is to save the lives of conflict victims. The training was a good opportunity for me to learn simple methods that can be used even in situations where resources are scarce. Weapon wounds are some of the most complex injuries to treat," shared Dr. Edwin Cruzado, one of the two participants from the Philippines. Continue on page 4
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No Peace Talks With Sayyafs! Martial law in Basilan and Sulu Continued from page 1 “I have even directly negotiated with the ASG just recently to seek the release of my friend John Ridsdel whom they nevertheless beheaded as the families could not raise the demanded ransom amount, but negotiating with them in the context of what we are doing with the Bangsamoro and the CPPNPA-NDFP is definitely not the way forward,” Dureza said. He was referring to the Communist Party of the Philippines and its military wing, New People’s Army and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, its political arm. Duterte is said to be considering declaring martial law in Sulu and Basilan,
two of five provinces under the restive Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao where the Abu Sayyaf is actively operating. He said the Abu Sayyaf must surrender, but Hall’s killing was a direct challenge to Duterte, who previously apologized to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the brutal slaying of Ridsdel. Duterte may declare an all out war against the Abu Sayyaf. State of Emergency In 2009, then Sulu Governor Sakur Tan - now Vice Governor, declared a state of emergency to address the Abu Sayyaf kidnappings and terrorism and launched an identification system among the residents in the province.
In his emergency declaration, Tan invoked Section 465 of the Local Government Code of the Philippines in 1991, authorizing chief executives to “carry out such emergency measures as may be necessary during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities.” The kidnapping of 3 International Committee of the Red Cross workers a Swiss national, an Italian and a Filipina in January 2009 by the Abu Sayyaf in Patikul town had been invoked as the justification for the declaration. With the state of emergency, military and police authorities set up checkpoints and imposed a curfew and conducted general search and seizure,
The Abu Sayyaf pledges allegiance anew to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in these screen grab from a video released recently by the notorious rebel group. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
Two children look at an Abu Sayyaf wanted poster in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) including arrests in pursuit of Abu Sayyaf members and their supporters necessary to ensure the public’s safety. Some people who claimed to be human rights defenders, but with alleged links with the Abu Sayyaf, opposed Tan’s emergency declaration although religious leaders, civilian and business sectors, and majority of the residents in Sulu supported Tan’s action. Citizens Identification System Tan even introduced and launched a citizen identification system in Sulu aimed at curbing crimes and deter terrorism and served as a database
for local census. The system was initially launched in Patikul town, a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf – with its mayor, Kabir Hayudini, led villagers in getting their of identification cards. “The identification card system in Sulu province is a collaborative effort between local governments, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and other stake holders of peace and development in the province.” “The ID system will deter crimes and prevent terrorism because it would be easy to identify those who are not from Sulu and
this will protect the citizens. It will also be beneficial for business and other transactions and this will also establish an accurate census in Sulu,” Tan said. A census is an enumeration of all the people of a village or a systematic and complete count of all who are living in specified places. The Sulu ID system included a photo of the card holder and the following information – the date and place of birth, civil status, blood type, age, address, and thumb prints among others. Duterte is said to be proposing also a national ID system to deter crimes. (Mindanao Examiner)
NPA releases proof of life of captured police chief Continued from page 1 “POW Olgachen is currently being investigated for his involvement in the unbridled illegal drug trade in Governor Generoso town and in Davao Oriental,” Rigoberto Sanchez, a rebel spokesman said. In the video, Olgachen, wearing a pair of red short pants and black t-shirt and sitting inside a thatched hut, introduced himself as the police chief of Generoso town and went on to say that he is being treated fairly and being fed by his captors. He also appealed to the rebels to free him soon. “I am PCI Arnold Olgachen, Chief of Police of Governor Generoso Municipal Police Station, which was attacked last May 29, 2016. I am currently a prisoner of war of the NPA. I am doing okay, they did not harm me. They treat me humanely, they provide food for me. I am hoping they will release, that is my request to them,” he said. The rebels also released a photo of the drugs seized from Olgachen. President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has given up efforts to secure the safe release of Olgachen after learning from the NPA that rebels confiscated drugs from the police officer. Duterte, who publicly declared war on illegal drugs, said the fate of Ongachen is now up to the NPA. “You
have a kangaroo court. Sentence him to 20 years of hard labor,” Duterte said. “I said I’d be harsh (on illegal drugs). I’m sorry for that guy.” Duterte earlier appealed to the rebels to immediately free Ongachen. Sanchez said the town have been identified as a gateway of illegal drug trade in the province and that government officials have ignored the existence of the nefarious activities there. He also accused the 28th Infantry Battalion of sabotaging the NPA’s planned raid on a laboratory of being run by drug syndicates in the village of Tibanban. He also accused politicians and other military and police officials as involved in the nefarious trade and warned that they are now target of the NPA’s war on illegal drugs. “It is in the class interest of feudal lords, bourgeois compradors and bureaucrat capitalists that illegal drugs should proliferate in the country. The detestable USAquino regime has allowed this menace to take root and spread. This is yet another crime that the outgoing reactionary regime and its Oplan Bayanihan have to be held accountable for,” he said. Oplan Bayanihan refers to the government’s antiinsurgency campaign which the NPA said violated the rights of innocent people and resulted in extrajudicial
killings in the countryside. Sanchez said the release of the clip by the NPA affirmed its continuing campaign against illegal drug syndicates in the country. He said the daring raid on May 29 in Generoso town is a blow against the unholy alliance of reactionaries and armed forces that continues to peddle illegal drugs in the province. “The successful tactical offensive, which netted for the NPA a total of 11 firearms, was part of the Red army’s heightened military actions to dismantle the proliferation and punish the purveyors of illegal drug trade,” he said. “NPA units in the province have already gathered information from the ground regarding the festering illegal drug trade that bridges criminality, fascist abuse, corruption in the reactionary bureaucracy and armed forces and feudal exploitation,” he added. Sanchez said they will strike hard against drug lords and their protectors. “The only solution to this menace is to strike hard against big drug lords and their protectors who have links to international drug syndicates,” he said. The NPA has been fighting the democratic government for decades now in an effort to put up a communist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
SIX MONTHS AFTER TYPHOON NONA. Around 1,600 families affected by Typhoon Nona (Melor) from eight barangays in Magallanes, Sorsogon, receive various vegetable seeds from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), to help them recover from the impact of the typhoon that caused extensive losses to their livelihoods of affected communities in southern Luzon and Visayas six months ago. The seeds — pechay, ampalaya, eggplant, squash and stringbean — were distributed to improve their food production in time for the rainy season. Since the aftermath of Typhoon Nona, the ICRC and the PRC have assisted these disasteraffected communities, located in conflict areas in Bicol and Northern Samar, by providing food and vegetable seeds to nearly 41,000 perople; unconditional cash grants to 13,400 perople; and cash for work to over 3,700 people.
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Researchers release scenarios in Philippines under Duterte DAVAO CITY - The Economist Intelligence Unit ( The EIU), the world's leading resource for economic and business research, forecasting and analysis, has released Monday a report on President-elect Rodrigo Duterte which evaluates three likely scenar ios for economic growth under his administration. In the report dubbed “Strongman rising: What a Rodrigo Duterte presidency will mean for the Philippines” evaluates three likely scenarios for economic growth under the Duterte presidency Though he remains a divisive politician, his relatively strong popularity will mean that the transition to a new gover nment will be uncontested; Although economic growth is set to slow, the Philippines will still boast one of the strongest GDP growth rates in Southeast Asia and that there is a risk that Duterte’s overzealous focus on improving domestic security might lead to neglect of important economic and social reforms. GDP refers to the gross domestic product the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period. The London-based EIU said while Duterte has a successful track record - as mayor of Davao City in Mindanao - in reducing corruption, crime and drug abuse, “his methods have been dubious, posing serious doubts about his human rights record.” It believes that fears for the future of the country’s political environment under Duterte are valid, but gross economic mismanagement looks less likely, at least in the short term. “Mr. Duterte’s r ise was quick and unexpected and the situation remains uncertain. He continues to be "a loose cannon" and speaks sensationally on a number of sensitive topics. However, it is still too soon to
write off the dynamism of the Philippine economy under a Duterte presidency,” Anwita Basu, Lead Philippines Analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. As Duterte inherits a fairly robust economy from his predecessor, Benigno Aquino, it will be difficult to shake the established strength in the fundamentals, according to The EIU, adding, the most likely scenario it expects is that the economy will expand by at least an average of 5% per year between 2016 and 2020. With this scenario, it said Duterte will be open to foreign investment and may adopt measures to boost competition in the domestic economy. It added that amid uncertainty over Duterte’s economic policy it is, however, likely that foreign investors will postpone their decision to enter the Philippines by at least six to 12 months. “Mr. Duterte is likely to be so focused on his internal law-and-order drive that he leaves the management of the economy to advisers and established lawmakers. His tough-man approach is still likely to retard the development of the countr y’s institutions, but this will not exert a significant drag on economic growth in the short-term,” Basu said. In an alternative scenario, the EIU said there is a probability that Duterte's single minded pursuit of improving domestic security might lead to a neglect of other important economic and developmental reforms. This would result in a slowdown in economic growth and under these circumstances private investment would weaken throughout Duterte's 6year ter m, with businesses becoming more concerned with the law and potentially rising political instability, it said. The EIU said a less
likely scenario is that Duterte is impeached following a legislative crisis within a couple of years of being elected. This would result in political paralysis and severe uncertainty. “Although he has maintained a fairly clean record in his two-decade term as mayor of Davao City, it’s possible the political elite will tr y to engineer impeachment proceedings if relations with Mr Duterte deteriorate. Given his divisive personality and tendency to dismiss political institutions and procedures, the risks remain heightened. Should an impeachment occur, the Philippines would return to its grim tradition of political instability,” it said. But over the past five years, the Philippines has become one of the fastest-growing countries in South-East Asia, transforming from “the sick man of Asia” to a “rising tiger” with GDP growth of 6.2% per year, on average, from 2010 to 2015, the country also made improvements in its business environment with its rank in the ease of doing business rankings compiled by the World Bank group jumping from 144 in 2010 to 97 in 2015. It said should Duterte manage a smooth transition and not let his “bellicose personality and hard-line attitudes” get in the way of maintaining policy momentum, the economy will remain sturdy. The EIU publishes a number of reports each year focusing on current issues affecting specific countries, regions and industries. It operates independently as the business-to-business arm of The Economist Group, the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. It provides accurate and impartial intelligence for companies, government agencies, financial institutions and academic organizations around the globe. (Mindanao Examiner)
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ARMM island provinces soon to experience stable power supply COTABATO CITY – The island provinces of Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will soon experience stable supply of electricity after a local corporation made a commitment to improve the power situation in the three areas. After securing a power purchase agreement from the Tawi-Tawi Electric Cooperative, Kaltimex Rural Energy Corp. – the local affiliate of an Indonesian-Indian firm known for its expertise in providing power in offgrid islands in Indonesia – has decided to make available a P400-million eight-megawatt dieselfed power barge in Tawi-Tawi. The project will expand its capacity in the future thru cogeneration with a solar power plant. Kaltimex is also planning to put up a similar project in the province of Sulu and is now coordinating with the Sulu Electric Cooperative. Part of the company’s investment strategy is to provide
services in off-grid and isolated island electric power markets, or SPUG (small power utilities group), in the Philippines including Basilan. Lawyer Ishak Mastura, chairman and managing head of the ARMM Regional Board of Investments (RBOIARMM), said “Sulu archipelago suffers from perennial brownouts, or no running electricity at all, in many of its parts.” He further said “it is literally gripped in darkness because electricity coverage is sporadic. Some communities have no access at all to electric power.” “Even if there is electricity in some parts, there is a long-running energy deficit due to lack of additional power generation capacity and dilapidated equipment. Thus, they suffer from regular brownouts with only a few hours of power in a 24-hour cycle,” he added. Atty. Mastura said that electric power access brings many benefits to the communities and
their residents such as access to a range of social, economic, and technological advances. He added that the Kaltimex project will improve the “dire situation” in the island provinces of ARMM in terms of human and economic development. Re-elected ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman emphasized that among the primary goals in his new term is to make sure that Basilan, Sulu and Tawi Tawi will have no more brownouts through more energy investments that will in turn power industries and bring light to the islands’ communities. In the first quarter of 2016, RBOI-ARMM registered a P1.3-billion project from Gintong Agri Corp, a company engaged in oil palm plantation development. The region already exceeded its target for 2016 of P900 million investments. In 2015, the agency registered a total of P6.5 billion, the biggest in the history of the ARMM. (Bureau of Public Information)
Saving lives and limbs Continued from page 1 Through the training, Cruzado had the opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices with 40 participants from other countries. A native of Pikit municipality in North Cotabato province, Cruzado witnessed decades of armed fighting in that area and its adverse consequences on the civilian population. As such, he decided to become a surgeon and returned to his birthplace after his medical studies. "I know that my place is a conflict area so I can do a lot for the people as a doctor," he said. It also helps that Cruzado is affiliated with a private hospital in Midsayap that caters to the surgical needs of those from the nearby municipalities of Aleosan, Alamada and Pigcawayan. Even weaponwounded patients from adjacent municipalities in Maguindanao province come to the hospital for treat-
ment. As the Municipal Health Officer, Cruzado also monitors the general health situation in Pikit. "To be a surgeon in conflict areas is challenging but exciting. When I am able to save the lives or limbs of my patients, whoever they are, the fulfillment I feel is elevated and I know I've made the right decision to stay and serve my people. I thank the ICRC for helping me to improve and learn," said Cruzado. As part of its mandate to help people affected by armed conflict, the ICRC supports six selected government hospitals in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao through the quarterly donation of medicines and medical supplies. These are the Cotabato Provincial Hospital and Maguindanao Provincial Hospital (in central Mindanao), Zamboanga City Medical Center (in western Mindanao), Agusan del Sur Provincial Hospital,
Lianga District Hospital and Marihatag District Hospital (in northeastern Mindanao). This regular support aims at enhancing the hospital's capacity for stabilizing and treating weapon-wounded patients. Other health facilities receive ad hoc support from the ICRC to address gaps and provide proper medical intervention to patients. "In areas experiencing frequent armed violence, it is important that hospitals and medical workers are fully prepared to treat the wounded and sick regardless of their religion, ethnicity or affiliations," said Regula Frei, the ICRC health delegate for Mindanao. The ICRC also assists weapon-wounded patients for their physical rehabilitation at Davao Jubilee Foundation, which the ICRC has been regularly supporting.
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Members of the Malaysia-led the International (Ceasefire) Monitoring Team (IMT) headed by Col. Mohammad Zaki bin Abu meet with Sulu Gov. Totoh Tan and Vice Gov. Sakur Tan in Patikul town. (Ahl-franzie Salinas) Continued from page 1 The team leader was also accompanied by Badli Hisham Bin Adam, also from Malaysia; and Khairul Rizal bin Mohammad Ali, of the Brunei Army, and Filipino counterparts Lt. Col. Abdurasad Sirajan and Sgt. Kaidar Dugasan. The visiting military officials also exchanged tokens with the governors and vice governors, respectively, and later visited the Rajah Baguinda Shrine in Bud Datu in Indanan town. The shrine was erected in memory of the Arab religious missionary from Sumatra who arrived
in southern in 1390. Sulu celebrates Rajah Baguinda Festival every 2nd week of August and is often marked with three days of cultural shows to commemorate the contribution the missioner in the rich history of the province. Last year, IMT members 10 headed by Maj. Gen. Datu Sheik Mouhsin bin Sheikh Hassan, of the Malaysian Army, also visited Sulu and paid their respect and courtesy to Vice Gov. Tan. Among those in the group of the Malaysian general were Col. Mohammad Radzi bin Abdulhamid (Malaysian Army), Col. Wan Amir Zaki
bin Wan Hassan (Malaysian Air Force), Maj. Baharuddin (Indonesia Army), Supt. Azhar bin Sepawi (Royal Malaysian Police), Deputy Supt. Mohammad Hafidz bin Abubakar (Royal Malaysian Police), Capt. Mohammad Azman bin Hadji Kamaruddin (Royal Malaysian Police) and Sgt. Kamaruddin bin Yusof (Malaysian Army). The visiting soldiers also toured the local museum and were impressed by the colorful and rich history between Sulu and Malaysia during the reign of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo. (Ahlfranzie Salinas)
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ARMM to hire 933 senior high school teachers COTABATO CITY – The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) has announced it would fill 933 senior high school teaching positions this year. Mobarak Pandi, regional information officer of DepEd-ARMM, said the department is working on the selection process for the applicants. On June 1, Wednesday last week, DepEd-ARMM administered here an English Proficiency Examination for 1,216 applicants. Successful applicants will be hired for teaching positions in senior high schools in the schools divisions of Maguindanao I and II, Lanao del Sur I and II and Marawi City. Montaser Dimaukor, a 24-year old Secondary Education major in Mathematics graduate, is hopeful he would be given
a permanent item as a senior high school teacher in Parang National High School in Parang town, under Maguindanao I division. “Maayos ang selection process ng DepEd-ARMM ngayon. Kahit sino may chance na matanggap through the different phases na isinasagawa nila (DepEd-ARMM has systematic selection process now. Anyone could be hired through the different phases they administer),” Dimaukor said. Bainajeer Ali, 20, shared a similar view with Dimaukor. She said the process has been competitive. “Mapipili talaga yung magagaling sa mga nag-apply dahil mahigpit yung mga prosesong pinagdaanan namin (Only the best among the applicants will be chosen because of the competitive process we undertook),” Ali said.
Ali is a graduate of Secondary Education major in English in 2015 and passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers in March 2016. She wants to be assigned in Talitay National High School in the town of Sultan Sumagka under Maguindanao II division. The schools divisions of Lamitan City, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi also administered a similar examination for their applicants on June 1. The applicants had to go through a process that includes teaching demonstration, panel interview, and intensive screening of their pertinent papers such as transcript of records, overall average rating in college, and other credentials. Dr. John Magno, ARMM Education Secretary, had earlier affirmed that the processes being undertaken would guarantee that only good
quality teachers will be hired in order for students to have a ‘progressive future.’ On April 25, more than 560 elementary and junior high teachers signed their appointment papers and deployment orders in the provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur. The expected salaries of senior high school teachers will range from P19,940 to P39,493. Applicants will be ranked according to DepEd’s criteria for evaluation and selection process. The region’s Education department also assured it would follow general guidelines for the hiring and placement of successful applicants. Based on DepEd’s Department Order No. 23 series of 2016, the school year 2016-2017 started on Monday, June 13 and will end on Friday, April 7, 2017. (Bureau of Public Information)
Troops accused of rape, torture and killing captured rebels in Davao DAVAO CITY – The National Democratic Front, the political arm of communist rebels, which is negotiating peace with the incoming Duterte administration, has accused the government troops of raping a captured female fighter and torturing two others before executing them all in Davao City. Rubi del Mundo, a spokesman for the NDF in southern Philippines, tagged members of the 72nd Infantry Battalion and pro-government militias from the notorious Alamara forces were behind the killings. He said the trio - Mary Jane Quimbo, Will Biliran and Elenita Garing - were captured following a firefight in Lumiad village in Paquibato district on June 9 and had been tortured and raped before killing them and their bodies dumped by soldiers in a ditch. “The National Democratic Front in Southern Mindanao condemns the most recent horrendous commission of war crimes perpetrated by AFP troops in the
region that are clearly designed to undermine and derail the initial goodwill being established by the NDFP and the incoming government of Presidentelect Rodrigo Duterte,” Del Mundo said. “Masses in Paquibato witnessed enemy troops carrying Ka Will and Ka Milo at around 8 p.m. in Barangay Lumiad. They were brutally tortured and summarily killed. Their bodies bore torture marks and were dumped in a ditch. Ka Milo was raped by the enemy,” he added. Del Mundo said the government soldiers violated war conventions and international humanitarian laws. “This recent barbaric violation of war conventions and i n t e r n a t i o n a l humanitarian laws shows how degenerate the AFP has become in the face of defeat in the people’s war,” he said. He said just last month, government troops also executed 6 innocent villager suspected as rebels or NPA sympathizers. Del Mundo accused the
military of sabotaging the peace talks with the Duterte administration. There was no immediate statement from the military on Del Mundo's allegations. Duterte sent his peace adviser Jesus Dureza and his team members Silvestre Bello III and Hernani Braganza to Oslo and met with their counterparts Luis Jalandoni, Fidel Agcaoili and Jose Maria Sison to discuss the resumption of stalled talks. They also signed a joint agreement witnessed by Ambassador Elizabeth Slattum, the Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process of the Royal Norwegian Government which is facilitating the talks, according to Dureza. He said the formal peace talks have been set in July in Oslo where both sides are expected to discuss the affirmation of previously signed agreement, the timeline of the talks, reconstitution of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees list, and amnesty proclamation for the release of all detained
political prisoners and NDFP consultants and the mode of interim ceasefire, among others. “Finally, formal resumption of peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines,” Dureza said. “There is evident shared optimism on both sides due to the declaration of PresidentElect Rody Duterte to seek an early sustainable peace for the nation.” Government peace talks with the NPA collapsed in 2004 after rebels accused then President Gloria Arroyo of reneging on several agreements, among them the release of all political prisoners in the country and the removal of the terrorist tag on the Communist Party of the Philippines and its political wing, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, and the NPA. Manila also suspended the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees after the peace talks failed. (Mindanao Examiner)
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TECH TIPS: What is Android? Here is a complete guide for beginners
Android is Google's operating system for phones, mobile devices and other hardware. (AndroidPIT Photo) THERE ARE Android phones, Android tablets and Android smartwatches, and you’ll even find Android inside some cars and TV set-top boxes. But what is Android, and what can you do with it? Read on to become an instant expert. What is Andr oid? Android? Android is Google’s software for mobile phones, tablets and a growing range of devices encompassing everything from wearable computing to in-car entertainment. It’s been in development since 2003, and today it’s the world’s most popular mobile operating system (OS). As an OS, Android's job is to act as a translator between you and your gadget. When you take a photo, Android provides the button you tap and tells the phone what to do when you tap it. When you make or receive a call, Android tells your phone how to do that. When you play a game, Android tells the game what movements you’re making and what buttons you’re pressing. It’s like Windows, but for mobile devices. The Android software itself is developed by Google, who releases major updates to the platform every year. Manufacturers which run Android on their phones include Samsung, Huawei, Sony, Lenovo, HTC, LG and many others; it's currently operational on more than one billion devices. The Android mascot is a green robot: you might have seen it around. Wher e does Andr oid Where Android come fr om? from? It comes from Google, who actually acquired Android in 2005 (no, Google didn't invent it). Android is based on the Linux kernel, which, if you have friends who work in IT, you might have been told about before. What is the differ ence difference betw een Andr oid and between Android iP hone? iPhone? It’s not so much a difference between Android and iPhone but Android and iOS. You see, iOS is the software which runs on iPhones and the differences between this and Android are simultaneously big and small. Smartphones with
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Android or iOS installed are capable of doing most of the same things: they can both run apps, connect to Wi-Fi, take photos, send messages etc. But there are many differences in how they look and feel, and the possibilities of both. Why does Andr oid look Android differ ent on each different phone? Android doesn't look different on every device, but it does have a number of different versions. Android is open-source, which means that manufacturers are free to customize the software and make it their own. The "purest" version of Android is often referred to as "stock Android" and it's often preferred by the Android community: it's the original software as Google intended. Other user interfaces include Samsung's TouchWiz, Sony's Xperia, and Huawei's Emotion. oid What does Andr Android offer that other OS es OSes don don’’t? Choice. For example, if you want iOS, you have a choice of iPhone, iPhone or iPhone. If you go for Android there are stacks of great devices to choose from, from cheap and cheerful handsets to really impressive flagships. Those flagships are often cheaper than the equivalent Apple devices, too. Android’s choice isn’t just about hardware. It’s about everything else too. Android is incredibly easy to customize, both in terms of how it looks and how it works, and the various app stores aren’t as tightly controlled as its rivals’ stores, like Apple. What What’’s with the candy names? Each new version of Android gets a code name based on consecutive letters of the alphabet. The most recent version is known as Marshmallow because it is the Android M release. Previous versions have included FroYo (short for frozen yogurt) and Gingerbread. What What’’s the best thing about Andr oid? Android? Rooting it. If you root an Android device you can get into its most secret places and change anything you like. The possibilities are endless, and we’ve put together a beginners’ guide to rooting to get you started.
What What’’s the worst thing about Andr oid? Android? Getting updates. In many cases manufacturers don’t seem to care about providing software updates for devices they’ve already sold you, and even when they do provide the updates they can take their sweet time about it. That’s one more reason to consider rooting: you can download the updates yourself and apply them instead of waiting for the manufacturer to get around to it. What is G oogle P lay / Google Play Play S tor e? Stor tore? The Google Play Store is a digital marketplace where Android users can purchase apps, games, books, movies, music and more. The purchased content is connected to your Google account – something you must have in order to make these purchases – and will thus be available on any device where you log in with your Google account. oid What is an Andr Android APK? APK is short for Android Application Package (yes, we realize the letters don't match up), and it’s the file format Android uses for software downloads. If you’re sideloading Android apps, which means copying them across from a computer rather than installing them directly from the Google Play Store, you’ll need the APK file. When you install an app from the Play Store, you're installing the same APK, one method simply lets the Play Store handle it, the other lets you do it. What is Andr oid TV? Android Android TV is Google’s attempt to make existing TVs into smart ones. It’s tried that before with limited success, but now there is a range of devices that bring Google Play entertainment to your lounge room. Android TV isn’t the same as Chromecast, which is a device that you can stream TV programs to via the Chrome web browser. What is Andr oid Wear? Android Android Wear is a version of Android designed for wearable devices such as smartwatches, and it powers smartwatches like the Motorola Moto 360, Samsung Gear S2 and more. (Gary Marshall, AndroidPIT)
HEALTH: Masakit ang Likod: Anong Gagawin? Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong ANG sakit sa likod at balakang ay nararamdaman ng halos lahat ng tao. Kung ika’y sobra sa timbang, may problema sa likod (tulad ng Scoliosis), o hindi nageehersisyo, mas maaga mo itong mararamdaman. Bakit sumasakit ang likod? Ang kadalasang dahilan ng pagsakit sa likod ay ang muscle strain o sprain, o iyung sakit ng kalamnan. Para bang napilay ang likod. Ang sanhi nito ay ang pagkapuwersa sa masel sa likod dahil sa (1.) maling posisyon sa pagtulog; (2.) maling pagupo (naka-kuba); (3.) maling pagbubuhat (nakayuko kung magbuhat) o nagbuhat ng sobrang bigat; (4.) sobra sa timbang, at (5.) pagkaedad (arthritis). Ano ang gagawin? 1. Kung ika’y sobra sa timbang, kailangang magpapayat. Hindi kasi kaya ng likod mo ang bigat ng iyong tiyan! 2. Mag-ehersisyo kapag pawala na ang sakit sa likod. Napakahalaga ng ehersisyo. 3. Palakasin ang masel sa ating likod. Magehersisyo ng katamtaman lang. Puwedeng gumamit ng mga kaunting pabigat (weights). Kapag lumakas ang masel ng ating katawan, hindi na sasakit ang ating likod.
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Dr. Willie T. Ong 4. Huwag magbuhat ng mabibigat. Kung mayroon kang bubuhatin, magpatulong sa isang kasama para kalahati lang ang bigat. Mag-squat at gamitin ang lakas ng hita para maiangat ang dinadala. Panatilihing deretso ang likod. Huwag yumuko para magbuhat. Mali iyan! 5. Umupo ng deretso ang likod. Maglagay ng suporta (maliit na unan) sa ating upuan para laging naka-straight ang ating likod. 6. Huwag maglakad o umu-po nang matagal. Mapapagod ang ating likod kapag nakapirmi sa isang puwesto. Ang pinakama-ganda sa likod ay ang paghiga sa kama. 7. Pumili ng katamtamang kutson na tulugan. Huwag ‘yung sobrang lam- bot na lumulundo ang iyong likod. At huwag din matulog sa papag dahil so-brang tigas
8. Matulog ng naka“s” ang katawan. Humiga ng pa--tihaya. Mag-unan para may suporta sa ulo at leeg. Mag-la-gay pa ng isang unan sa ila- lim ng tuhod para nakataas ito. Mas komportable sa likod ang nakabaluktot ang tuhod. 9. Kung nakatagilid kang matulog, maglagay ng unan sa pagitan ng iyong hita. Ito ay para huwag bumaluktot masyado ang ating hita at mapuwersa ang likod. 10. Puwedeng lagyan ng medyo mainit na bagay sa ating likod (hot bag na binalot sa tuwalya). Gawin ito ng 15 minutes lamang at huwag sobrahan. Baka mapaso din ang likod. 11. Puwedeng kumonsulta sa physical therapist. Sila ay nagtuturo ng stretching exercises at iba pang exercise para sa back pain. 12. Para sa akin makatutulong din ang masahe ng myotherapist or massage therapist. Pero soft massage lang o yung dahan-dahan lang para lumuwag ang masel. Kapag hindi nawala ang sakit sa loob ng 1 ling-go, magpa-konsulta sa isang rehabilitation medicine doctor, or orthopedic surgeon o rheumatologist. Good luck.
RECIPE: Kinilaw
INGREDIENT S: INGREDIENTS: - 1/2 kilo of tuna fillets (or any fish that you may have on the refrigerator) - 1 good-sized hand of ginger, peeled and sliced (this is to get rid of the unwanted smell) - 1 head of garlic, peeled and crushed - 2 white onion, thinly sliced (or you could use red onion if you want it traditional) - 5 green chili peppers, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch thick slices (you may not use this if you don’t want it to be spicy hot) - 1 red or green bell pepper, diced - 2 cups of vinegar (if you have suka’ng tuba, or coconut vinegar, then it is preferable) - salt and pepper (to taste) - 1/2 cup of kalamansi juice (lemon) - 1 1/2 cup of kakang gata (coconut cream, you could discard with this if you don’t have any) INSTR UCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Wash the fish well. Cut into one-inch cubes. Pat dry with paper towels. 2) Place in a bowl and toss with the salt. Squeeze the juice from two lemons. Add the juice to the fish and mix well. Cover the bowl and allow the fish to marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes. 3) Drain the fish, squeezing lightly. Place in a clean bowl. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon and add to the fish. Mix lightly. Add the grated garlic and ginger, chilis, pimiento strips and onion slices. 4) Toss everything together. Pour in the coconut cream. Stir lightly. Top with the onion leaves and serve. (http://www.kusinamaster.asia)
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Water scarcity in Siquijor: Is there a way out? SIQUIJOR - "No life without water. Even more than food we need it to survive,” said Franciscan priest, Andreas Müller of the Order Friars Minor, in one of his writings on Sustainable use of water, oceans and marine resources. That is why access to water is a basic human right. Yet, some 663 million people do not have access to clean water. About a third of the world’s population lacks basic sanitary services. Polluted water and lack of hygiene are the causes of many sicknesses, he said, citing that the oceans, too, are polluted by plastic materials and industrial and agricultural toxic wastes which harm fish populations and destroy coral reefs and marine ecosystems. Climate change means for many regions less rainfall, lower ground water levels and lack of drinking water. The struggle for diminishing water supplies is likely to cause major conflicts in the future, the priest added as he calls for the conservation and fair and effective management of all water resources. This is apparently true for the island province of Siquijor. The issue, however, is not on the lack of sanitation or on pollution but on the scarcity of water and probably, ineffective management of water resources. Water scarcity has been a haunting issue, a “centuryold problem”, so they say, in most parts of the small island province of Siquijor, particularly in its smallest town of Enrique Villanueva or Talingting.
Some would even quip that “if there is forever in the town, it’s the water problem.” This worsens during summer especially in the recently experienced longer drought. Water shortage in this town is highly felt so that locals have to spend P10 to P12 per gallon of water or P100 to P120 a day for ordinary households that consume at least ten gallons of water a day. The situation is becoming worse, it almost prevent people from buying adequate amount of food everyday. “Mosamot ta ka-ut-ot kay imbis ipalit ug sud-an ug bugas, ipalit na lang ug tubig,” (You’ll end up suffering more because instead of spending the money for our food, we spend it on water) is a line usually heard from the local folks. Lucky for those who have cars and money to gas up, they can get water anywhere there is abundance. But for those who cannot afford? They just fetch by themselves, spending most of their wee hours queuing and walking through the longest path for one or two gallons of water. And yet what concrete initiatives have been made so far? "There may be a lot, but only for a few and only for short period of time. Nothing sustainable, otherwise locals would have long stopped grumbling and suffering,” said one seemingly impatient local folk who refused to be named. Water rationing through fire trucks were occasionally made but for a selected few,
he said. But is ther e rreally eally a way there out? Hope flickered when this writer, in a casual chat with an incoming Provincial Board, listened to him talking about his priority agenda that puts water on top of his list followed by environment and tourism. Water, Noel Monte said, is a primary need so that much attention should be given. A retired captain from the Philippine Coast Guard, and once a Naval Aviator, Monte, a native of Lazi, won in the recent election as a Provincial Board member for the province of Siquijor. When asked about initial concrete actions he would take as a Provincial Board, he said he will first invite possible foreign financing institutions, let them see what they can do to address the water problem and ask the governor to endorse whatever project or recommendations they will have. And to give impetus to the name Isla de Fuego for Siuqijor as the Island of Fire, he saidd he would propose for the planting of fire trees all around the island’s circumferential roads. "In five years it will start to bloom and you will see people will come to the island during summer to see the fire trees. It will attract more tourists," he said. It may be too early yet, but who knows? And when that time comes, we’ll have no regrets giving him the task. (Rizalie Anding Calibo)
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CEBU CITY - Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) installed the Health Care Institution (HCI) portal in accredited hospitals and facilities in Central Visayas. As of April this year, 93% of accredited hospitals already have access to the HCI portal to provide members with an easy, fast, and hassle-free way of having their health insurance applied to their hospital bill. The portal allows facilities to quickly verify upon admission if a patient is entitled to PhilHealth coverage.
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The portal generates a PhilHealth Benefit Eligibility Form which provides information as to whether a patient is covered based on the Corporation’s policies on membership and dependency, qualifying contribution, and compliance to the 45-day coverage limit per year. With this, members do not need to bring a copy of their Member Data Record or proof of contribution. Upon portal verification, the facility will automatically deduct from the member’s hospital bill the health insurance coverage. A case
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rate predetermined per medical condition or procedure. Only when the member’s records are not updated or when there are discrepancies in the information provided that supporting documents will be required in order for the health insurance coverage to be applied. PhilHealth enjoins all accredited hospitals and other health care facilities to make use of the portal. Members are also encouraged to avail themselves of the ease afforded by this system. (Hazel F. Gloria)
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