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CIA behind Davao City bombing: Rebels DAVAO CITY – Communist rebels have blamed the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and rightist groups opposed to President Rodrigo Duterte’s rule for the deadly bombing here that left dozens of civilian casualties. Siegfried M. Red, a spokesman for the Communist Party of the Philippines, said the CIA in-
stigated the September 2 bombing of a crowded night market along Roxas Avenue that killed at least 14 people and injured over 60 others. Police and military investigators found fragments of mortar bomb in the area and bolstered suspicion that an improvised explosive device was used in the
attack in Duterte’s hometown. “The bombing was carried out and masterminded by no other than the world’s greatest terrorist – the US imperialist hegemony which is threatened by the Duterte government’s positive gestures toward the country’s anti-imperialist revolutionary forces and Duterte’s consistent
pronouncements against U.S. intervention in Philippine affairs,” Red said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. “The heinous attack in downtown Davao City, home to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was clearly the handiwork of peace saboteurs, ultra-rightists
AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) cliques, and big drug lords — all anti-Duterte forces that conspire with U.S. imperialism to subvert the Duterte government. The September 2 bombing is wrought by the bloody hands of the U.S. war machinery’s black operations,” he added. Continue on page 2
SAYYAFS ON THE RUN, AS MILITARY HUNT CONTINUES
THE P HILIPP INE militar y said the A bu S ayyaf is no w on PHILIPP HILIPPINE military Abu Sayyaf now un in B asilan and S ulu pr ovinces follo wing continBasilan Sulu pro following the rrun ued oper ations against the notor ious militant gr oup tied operations notorious group to the IIslamic slamic S tate State tate.. Although thousands of about 30 militants under Abu troops had been sent to the Sayyaf sub-leaders Jamiri provinces, Abu Sayyaf lead- Jawhari and Basaron Arok in ers evaded security forces Danag village. A security spokesman, while their followers mingled with civilian com- quoting reports from civilians in the village, claimed the munities. Just recently, the bodies of slain militants were military’s Western taken by their companions Mindanao Command said and that many others had several militants were killed been wounded in the clash. But there were no civilin Sulu’s Patikul town, a known stronghold of the ians in the area because villagers had fled their homes Abu Sayyaf. It said the soldiers from for fear they would be caught the 35th and 21st infantry up in the crossfire or misbattalions clashed with taken for militants. The
military said the operations against the Abu Sayyaf were continuing and that over 30 gunmen had been killed since the offensive against the notorious group began last month. Many civilians in the town have armed themselves and joined the governmentbacked militia group called Barangay Police Action Team (BPAT) originally organized in 2009 during the time of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and Sulu Governor Sakur Tan to protect civilian communities from Abu Sayyaf atrocities. The incumbent Governor Toto Tan said he will help
BPAT members secure permits for their weapons and told them to strictly follow the law and use their licensed firearms to secure and protect their villages against Abu Sayyaf attacks. Many towns also have its
own BPAT which is being supervised by their mayors and police authorities. Civilians have been providing authorities with information on the Abu Sayyaf and are supporting the government action
against the militant group, blamed by the police and military for the spate of brutal killings of innocent people and ransom kidnappings in the restive region. (Mindanao Examiner)
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PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa
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POLICE Director General Ronald dela Rosa reminded cops to strictly observe operational procedures when conducting law enforcement operations, particularly when arresting criminal suspects during a state of emergency. Dela Rosa, addressing the 160,000-strong police members, said as a general rule, all arrests should be made only on the basis of a valid warrant issued by a competent authority, except in instances where the law allows warrantless arrest. Continue on page 4
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Military photo shows army soldiers posing with an ISIS flag in Basilan province in southern Philippines where security forces are battling the Abu Sayyaf
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COTABATO CITY – The Supreme Court has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by for mer Marawi Schools division super-
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CIA behind Philippine bombing: Rebels Continued fr om page 1 from Red said initial the attack had the signature of the CIA. “It is hardly coincidental that initial investigations have found similarities on the explosion device used on Friday’s bombing to the explosives found in the wreck of CIA agent Michael Meiring’s hotel room in Davao City and the ones used in the Davao International Airport and the Sasa Wharf bombings in March and April 2003 respectively,” he said. Red was referring to the American national who was wounded in an accidental explosion while assembling improvised bombs at Evergreen Hotel in May 2002. Meiring, who had links with Muslim rebel groups in Mindanao, was rescued by U.S. agents from the Davao Medical Mission Hospital and smuggled out of the country in a private plane. He said: “Duterte himself, has been a witness to how the U.S. terrorist network and its puppet fascist reactionary wreaked havoc in Davao City more than a decade ago. Disgruntled junior officers of the AFP divulged that the US-Arroyo regime masterminded the (previous) bombings that killed 38 and wounded 180 people.” The Abu Sayyaf has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but later on denied as behind the attack. It earlier threatened to attack military and civilian targets and said the Abu Sayyaf will bring the war on Duterte’s soldiers. Police said the attack was probably the handiwork of terror group in central Mindanao and could have been funded by drug lords to embarass Duterte. Red also alleged that the CIA is backing the Abu Sayyaf to stir anti-Muslim sentiments in the Philippines. “A CIA-backed terrorist group was quick to admit its responsibility in the bombing, a scripted rejoinder to sow further enmity against majority of Muslims who want just peace. U.S. imperialism has always employed terror tactics to stir anti-Muslim sentiments and prelude its greater military intervention in countries that challenge its dominance and exploitation,” he said. He said Washington and its rightist and militarist cliques in the Philippines are opposed with Duterte’s peace talks with the commu-
nist rebel group New People’s Army and its allies, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Moro National Liberation Front. “Clearly, US imperialism and its rightist and militarist cliques in the country are not happy with how the Duterte government is shaping its pro-peace governance as shown in the great strides in the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front, and as demonstrated by Duterte’s peace overtures with the MNLF and MILF,” Red said. He said communist rebel forces are supportive of Duterte’s peace process and ready to fight U.S. intervention and peace saboteurs in the Philippines. “The CPP supports the resounding call of the Filipino people for a just and lasting peace. It is prepared to command the Red fighters and enjoin all revolutionary forces to defend civilians against attacks from US war hawks, peace saboteurs, rabid rightist cliques of the AFP and PNP, and other fascist enemies of the people,” Red said. There was no immediate statement from the U.S. Embassy or the Philippine government on these allegations, but Filipino journalists also received text messages from their cell phones, saying the CIA was behind the bombing to sabotage Duterte’s peace efforts. “Good evening everyone, I do not believe the Davao bombing was ASG (handi)work. May(roon) earlier warnings daw to the younger (Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte-Carpio and Vice Mayor Paolo) Dutertes. Pag ASG, I am sure di na mag-warning pa. I think there is now a rightist operation aided by the CIA to sabotage PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte). There might be more (bombings) in the near future,” the message said, which came from an unknown person. Duterte has declared a state of lawless violence in the Philippines following the bombing. And Washington quickly condoled with the families of the victims and offered to assist the Philippines in the investigation into the attack. “The United States offers deep condolences to the families and other loved ones of the victims of the explosion in the Philippines’ Davao City, and our thoughts and prayers are with the in-
jured,” said U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price. “We understand that local authorities continue to investigate the cause of the explosion in the night market, and the United States stands ready to provide assistance to the investigation.” But Duterte rejected the U.S. offer to help in the investigation, saying, the local police can handle the probe. The President, who inspected the site of the bombing before sunrise, allayed fears by some sectors that his declaration of state of lawless violence would result to indiscrimitae arrests and human rights violations. “It’s not martial law, but I am inviting now the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the military and the police to run the country in accordance with my specifications. Simula ngayon, I am declaring now, lahat, state of lawless violence – it’s not martial law, no such thing until – there is a threat against the people and against the nation,” he told reporters covering the situation in Davao. The mayor said they will not be terrorized by the attack and called on the locals to unite and remain vigilant. “We will not be terrorized by this heinous crime and I call on all Dabawenyos to unite and let us help each other rise from this senseless incident. Let us remain vigilant, please report any and all suspicious activity, no matter how insignificant it may seem,” Carpio said. Governor Mujiv Hataman, of the Muslim autonomous region, has condemned the attack and branded the Abu Sayyaf as “the biggest traitor of Islam.” “We are no strangers to such incidents, and we know the fear and sorrow that come with these tragedies. We are one with Davao City in this time of grief. In the fight for peace, we will not falter.” “Acts of terror have no place in a country that tirelessly hopes for peace and stability. Time and again, this group has proven to be the biggest traitor of Islam, their activities are purely betrayal of the values and principles we hold dear as a peace-loving people,” Hataman said, adding, Islam does not condone the “spilling of blood” and that the murder of innocent people has no place in Islam. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Philippines to send back Canada's garbage shipments ENVIRONMENTAL groups have praised the decision by a gover nment inter-agency committee to send back Canada's illegal garbage shipments to the Philippines, saying, it is a triumph for national dignity and a victor y for environmental justice. The inter-agency committee, composed of the Bureau of Customs and the Departments of Environment and Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs and Justice, have agreed to enforce the ruling by Manila magistrate Tita Alisuag ordering the re-export of 50 for tyfooter containers of garbage back to Canada at the expense of Chronic Plastics, Inc., the importer. Aileen Lucero, one of the intervenors in Criminal Case No. 14-311191 for violation of Republic Act 6969 ( Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act), said the court order, issued on June 30, and the decision of the inter-agency committee on September 5, to immediately implement it. “After a relentless campaign to send the illegal garbage back to Canada, we are finally beginning to see the fruits of our collective labor. The government’s decision to enforce the court order is a triumph for national dignity and a victory for environmental justice. We support it and we ask all Filipinos to rally behind it as this is for the common good,” said Lucero, who is also the National Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition, a chemical safety and zero waste advocacy group. “This goes to show that our justice system is still a bastion of national sovereignty. May this send a forceful reminder to corrupt public officials and private citizens who mean to profit out of perpetuating the violation of our Constitution as well as national environmental laws that our justice system is a champion of the environment as well as the fundamental law of the land and we, envi-
ronmental justice movements, will always be its vigilant ally,” said environmentalist Raphael Lopez, another intervenor. Other intervenors include the Ang Nars Party List, EcoWaste Coalition, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Public Services Labor Ind e p e n d e n t Confederation, Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at P r o g r e s i b o n g Manggagawa and Arjohn Queral. “As it’s not over till it’s over, we vow to remain vigilant until the last garbage container is shipped out to Canada,” Lucero said, noting that the court order covers only 50 of the 103 shipping containers filled with residual and hazardous trash. “Our nation’s success in fulfilling the court order will send a clear signal to unscrupulous waste traders that the Philippines is not a global dumpsite,” she added. In 2013-2014, a total of 103 shipping containers of largely residual household garbage declared as scrap plastics for recycling were illegally sent to the Philippines from Canada. In 2015, garbage from 26 of these containers was unlawfully dumped on a private landfill in Tarlac, infuriating provincial officials and residents. “Local authorities and communities hosting disposal facilities can now breathe a sigh of relief following the court order as the reeking garbage must now be re-exported to Canada and not disposed of locally,” said Noli Abinales, President of Buklod Tao, which co-organized a peaceful rally versus garbage dumping outside the Canadian Embassy last June 28. Zero waste groups have underscored that “the disposal of the Canadian garbage in local landfills, cement kilns and waste-to-energy facilities will be totally wrong and unacceptable.” "The decision of the government inter-agency
is a development we have all been waiting for. But, we should not forget that there are 53 container vans that are not covered by this decision, and five more are still unaccounted for. While this is no doubt a victory for the Filipino people, the fight is far from over. Unless the Philippine government ratifies the Basel Ban Amendment, the same incident will happen and the country will continue to be a recipient of hazardous waste from r icher countries, like Canada, under the guise of recycling. A troubling precedent is what we aim to avoid,” said Abigail Aguilar, Detox Campaigner, Greenpeace. “BAN Toxics welcomes the decision of the inter-agency committee as a step towards the right direction—upholding our sovereignty and protecting Filipinos and our environment. But while it is a good decision—kulang pa. Much more needs to be done. The decision covers only 50 out of the total 103 containers shipped and it took around three years for the government to decide to send the trash back,” said Anna Kapunan, BAN Toxics campaigns and advocacy specialist. “ The government should take urgent steps to include all the remaining containers in the re-expor t, and ensure that the Philippines is protected from further trash imports through a mechanism that doesn’t take years and a local court case to enact." "We urge the Senate to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment to give the country immediate protection through an international mechanism that compel countries like Canada to stop shipping waste to poorer countries. We also urge the Filipino people to be vigilant and ensure the order is fulfilled, the rest of the trash sent back and that Filipino taxpayers do not shoulder the expense for the re-export of the waste,” she said. ( With a report from Mindanao Examiner)
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ARMM Vice Governor Haroun Lucman Jr with Ramil Masukat, of the ARMM Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team, during their meeting last week with Sulu Governor Totoh Tan for the cooperation and convergence to address the refugee problems in the province brought about by military operations against the Abu Sayyaf. (Sulu Provincial Government Photos)
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Continued fr om page 1 from The appellate court has earlier ruled that Macatanong is deemed to have already reached the compulsory retirement age of 65 by October 18, 2013 and has no right to continue or prolong the tenure with the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Amir Mawallil, ARMM spokesperson, has welcomed the development, saying that the finality that comes with a Supreme Court decision will allow all the parties to finally take definitive steps forward without
second-guessing the rule of law. Macatanong’s case had caused a backlog on documentation and promotion among teachers in the Marawi City schools division. “The regional government has every intent to ensure that the decision of the courts will be carried out accordingly. From the very start, we knew that the law was on our side and both the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court have consistently affirmed that. Now that the highest court of the land has decided on this case, we hope that this mat-
ter can finally be laid to rest. We trust that our teachers and school administrators will comply with the court’s decision and reaffirm their commitment to serving the Bangsamoro,” Mawallil said. Macatanong, who turned 65 years old on October 18, 2013, was supposed to vacate her post having reached the retirement age, however, the lower court allowed her to change her date of birth, which became the basis of her term extension. The verdict was overturned by the Court of Appeals in 2015. (With a report from Mindanao Examiner.)
Respect civil rights, PNP chief tells cops Continued fr om page 1 from Citing Rule 13 of the Revised Police Operational Procedures, he said the only conditions that allow law enforcement authorities to effect warrantless arrests are when the person to be arrested has committed, is actually committing, is attempting to commit an offense in front of arresting officers; when an offense has just been committed and the arresting officer has personal knowledge of facts indicating that the person to be arrested committed the
offense. And when the person to be arrested is a prisoner, who has escaped from a penal establishment where he is serving final judgment or temporarily confined while his case is pending; and when the person arrested, or to be arrested, has voluntarily waived his right against warrantless arrest. Police spokesman Senior Superintendent Dionardo Carlos also said the declaration of a state of lawlessness by President Rodrigo Duterte does not
change the rules prescribed in the Revised Police Operational Procedures, or rules of engagement. A memorandum order containing guidelines for the police and military under a state of lawlessness was also issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and it specifically emphasized that “no civil or political rights are suspended during the existence of a state of lawless violence.” (Mindanao Examiner, with a report from Malou Cablinda)
2 sa triplet ni Davao Mayor Inday Sarah, wala ng pintig ang puso DAVAO CITY – Isang malungkot na balita ang bumulaga sa mga tagaDavao City matapos na i-anunsyo Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio na 2 sa tatlong sinapupunan nito ang wala ng pintig ang puso. At ang nalalabi ay k a s a l u k u y a n g binabantayan ng kanyang mga duktor dahil sa mahinang pagtibok ng puso nito. Halos 2 buwan na ang sinapupunan ni Carpio ng una nitong ipaalam sa
publiko noon nakaraang buwan na siya ang buntis. Umani naman ng sarisaring komentaryo at awa mula sa mga netizens ang naging pahayag ni Carpio. “God, pelase hear our prayers for Mayor Sara’s babies safeness, sana po maging maayos ang lahat hanggang sa pag-anak niya sa triplet,” ani pa ni Evelyn Lagrama. Ginawa ni Carpio ang pahayag sa headquarters ng Task Force Davao sa
Santa Ana na kung saan ay pormal ng pinangalanan nito si Col. Bernard Neri bilang bagong commander ng naturang anti-terror unit ng militar. Pinalitan ni Neri si Col. Henry Robinson matapos itong sibakin sa kanyang puwesto dahil sa naganap na pambobomba sa night market sa Roxas Avenue na ikinamatay ng 15 katao at pagkasugat ng mahigit sa 5 dosenang sibilyan. (Malou Cablinda)
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Most Android phones can be hacked with a simple MMS message or multimedia file Vulnerabilities in the Android multimedia framework allow attackers to remotely compromise devices with ease, a researcher said. THE VAST majority of Android phones can be hacked by sending them a specially crafted multimedia message (MMS), a security researcher has found. The scary exploit, which only requires knowing the victim’s phone number, was developed by Joshua Drake, vice president of platform research and exploitation at mobile security firm Zimperium. Drake found multiple vulnerabilities in a core Android component called Stagefright that’s used to process, play and record multimedia files. Some of the flaws allow for remote code execution and can be triggered when receiving an MMS message, downloading a specially crafted video file through the browser or opening a Web page with embedded multimedia content. There are many potential attack vectors because whenever the Android OS receives media content from any source it will run it through this framework, Drake said. The library is not used just for media playback, but also to automatically generate thumbnails or to extract metadata from video and audio files such as length, height, width, frame rate, channels and other similar information. This means that users don’t necessarily have to execute malicious multimedia files in order for the vulnerabilities found by Drake to be exploited. The mere copying of such files on the file system is enough. The researcher isn’t sure how many applications rely on Stagefright, but he believes that just about any app that handles media files on Android uses the component in one way or another. The MMS attack vector is the scariest of all because it doesn’t require any interaction from the user; the phone just needs to receive a malicious message. For example, the attacker could send the malicious MMS when the victim is sleeping and the phone’s ringer is silenced,
Drake said. After exploitation the message can be deleted, so the victim will never even know that his phone was hacked, he said. The researcher didn’t just find the vulnerabilities, but actually created the necessary patches and shared them with Google in April and early May. The company took the issues very seriously and applied the patches to its internal Android code base within 48 hours, he said. That code gets shared in advance with device manufacturers that are in the Android partnership program, before it’s released publicly as part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Unfortunately, due to the generally slow pace of Android updates, over 95 percent of Android devices are still affected, Drake estimates. Even among Google’s Nexus line of devices, which typically get patches faster than those from other manufacturers, only the Nexus 6 has received some of the fixes so far, the researcher said. Android patches can take months to reach enduser devices through over-the-air updates. That’s because manufacturers have to first pull Google’s code into their own repositories, build new firmware versions for each of their devices, test them and then work with mobile carriers to distribute the updates. Devices older than 18 months generally stop receiving updates entirely, leaving them vulnerable to newly discovered issues indefinitely. The vulnerabilities found by Drake affect devices running Android versions 2.2 and higher, which means that there are a huge number of devices that will probably never receive patches for them. The researcher estimates that only around 20 to 50 percent of the Android devices that are in use today will end up getting patches for the issues he found. He noted that 50 percent is wishful thinking and that he would be amazed if that happened. In an emailed state-
ment, Google thanked Drake for his contribution and confirmed that patches have been provided to partners. “Most Android devices, including all newer devices, have multiple technologies that are designed to make exploitation more difficult,” the company said. “Android devices also include an application sandbox designed to protect user data and other applications on the device.” What attackers can do after they exploit the vulnerabilities found by Drake can vary from device to device. Their malicious code will be executed with the privileges of the Stagefright framework, which on some devices are higher than on others. In general the attackers will get access to the microphone, camera and the external storage partition, but won’t be able to install applications or access their internal data. That said, Drake estimates that on around 50 percent of the affected devices the framework runs with system privileges, making it easy to gain root access and therefore complete control of the device. On the rest of devices, attackers would need a separate privilege escalation vulnerability to gain full access. Since the patches for these flaws are not yet in AOSP, device manufacturers that are not Google partners don’t have access to them. It also means that third-party AOSP-based firmware like CyanogenMod is still likely vulnerable. Drake shared the patches privately with some other affected parties, including Silent Circle and Mozilla. Silent Circle included the fixes in version 1.1.7 of PrivatOS, the Android-based firmware it developed for its Blackphone privacy-focused device. Mozilla Firefox for Android, Windows and Mac, as well as Firefox OS were affected by the flaws because they used a forked version of Stagefright. Mozilla fixed the issues in Firefox 38, released in May. (Lucian Constantin, PCWorld)
THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry – Regional Operations Group (DTI-ROG) has formalized a partnership with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to help repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) adjust on their return to the country through entrepreneurship. The Enterprise Development and Loan Program (EDLP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DTI and OWWA will implement joint and convergent programs, projects, and services for OFWs and their families who intend to pursue micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in support of the reintegration program. D T I - R O G Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya noted the current situation of OFWs, especially those who were displaced from Saudi Arabia after they were retrenched due to the oil crisis. Maglaya said that the partnership will help the OFWs and their families start a business and have the option to either pursue it and remain in the country for good or continue working abroad and leave the business to their families or relatives. “Now with this situation with our OFWs, it’s good that we have partnered with OWWA because what we really want to happen is that they would still be able to help
their families, be able to get a good and decent job, without leaving the country,” Maglaya said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner. She said the partnership is very timely as both agencies want to advance entrepreneurship and work with OFWs. “With this partnership, what we are talking about here is work and business. Trabaho meanin get employed, and negosyo to start a business and become an entrepreneur. We have two tracks here for our OFWs and their relatives,” she said. Under the agreement, DTI will package priority MSME business models for promotion among pros p e c t i v e OFW-entrepreneurs or investors; facilitate or assist in the provision of resource persons for OWWA-organized entrepreneurship development trainings and related activities; and provide technical assistance to prospective and current OFW-entrepreneurs through the Negosyo Centers and network of mentors or experts both from the government and private sector. The Enterprise Development and Loan Program, formerly the P2 billion OFW Reintegration Program, is the most important part for OFWs’ social preparation upon their return to the Philippines, according to OWWA Administrator Rebecca
Calzado. Calzado said that the partnership will help provide options for the OFWs to pursue business over overseas employment. “This is what the MOU is all about—for returning OFWs who wish to find an alternative to overseas employment. These are programs that the government can offer,” she said. In coordination with DTI-ROG, OWWA will sustain promotion of MSMEs as part of the entrepreneurship development component of the Reintegration Program for OFWs; organize entrepreneurship development trainings and related activities, and refer OFWs or their families who intend to venture in businesses to DTI for access to training; make available its business loan program for OFW ventures in business either for expansion or start-up operations; and ensure the support of its Regional and Overseas Offices in the promotion of MSMEs among prospective OFW-entrepreneurs. The DTI and OWWA also agreed to develop and distribute MSME materials as well as information and procedures on starting a business; holding of caravans and seminars in target areas locally and overseas; and project monitoring evaluation, counselling and mentoring of OFW-entrepreneurs, and improvement of MSME operations. (With a report from Mindanao Examiner)
Davao nag-alok ng P3 milyon pabuya sa ulo ng bomber DAVAO CITY – Nag-alok si Davao City Mayor Sarah Carpio ng P3 milyon pabuya sa sino man makakapagturo sa kung sino ang nasa likod ng madugong pambobomba roon na ikinasawi ng 14 katao at pagkasugat ng mahigit sa 60 iba pa. Sinabi ni Carpio na ang pondo ay galing sa lungsod ng Davao at umaasa itong makakatulong ang pabuya upang matunton at madakip ang nasa likod ng atake sa night market sa Roxas Avenue kamakailan
Suspek sa bombing. lamang. Nabatid na isang lalaki ang nag-iwan ng backpack
matapos itong magpamesahe ng saglit sa night market. Hinahanap rin ang 1 pang lalaki at 2 babae na kasama nito. Nakunan pa ng mga CCTV sa lugar ang naturang grupo. Pinatatanggal na rin ni Carpio si Davao City police chief, Senior Supt. Michael John Dubria at nasibak na sa puwetso si Task Force Davao commander Lt. Col. Henry Robinson, ng Philippine Army, at pinalitan ni Col. Bernard Neri dahil sa naganap na pambobomba. (Malou Cablinda)
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TECH TIPS: 7 Simple Tips To Speed Up Your Phone YOUR android phone was probably fast when you first bought it, right? Then over time it began running more slowly. This is a common problem and nothing to worry about. Below is our guide to getting your phone fast again. Read on for our best tips to speed up your phone. 1. IIdentify dentify the pr oblem problem The first thing to do is find out what is causing the problem: an app, multiple apps, the system itself? Trepn Profiler by Qualcomm will show you the real-time CPU load for individual cores, an overview of network traffic for both data and Wi-Fi, GPU loads and RAM usage and more. Trepn can also produce app-specific or system-wide profiles and contains various methods for displaying accumulated data. You can save your profiled data for offline viewing and analysis and even have performance overlays on running apps. Once you've figured out your specific issue, you can move on to the solutions below. 2. F Frree up some space All those photos you've taken and all of those apps you’ve installed can take their toll on your phone. It needs a little breathing room to run smoothly and if it's running low on space, it can start to slow down. You can check how much space you have left by heading to the Storage section of Settings. One of the easiest ways to free up space is to tap Applications and see which apps you can uninstall. Tap the entry for an app you no longer need and then tap Uninstall. You can repeat this process as many times as necessary for any apps you feel you can live without. There are other ways you can free up space. The files you have downloaded are probably still sitting in storage wasting space and can be removed. In Storage,
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HEALTH: Top 10 Unhealthy Habits Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong 1. HEAVY alcoholic (minus three years). A little red wine is beneficial for your health. The benefit in red wine comes from the red grapes, which contain flavonoids and resveratrol. However, too much alcohol can lead to diseases such as liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, stomach ulcers, oral cancer, brain damage, dementia, abusive behavior, and vehicular accidents. 2. Eating unhealthy foods (minus four years). Here’s the triple threat to your health: Fats, sugar, and salt. These three ingredients are linked to heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, respectively. Avoid unhealthy fats in the form of saturated fats and trans-fatty acids. Saturated fats are found in butter, creams, and pork and beef fat. 3. No doctor’s checkup (minus four years). Even if you feel well, your doctor can still guide you on what checkups you need (laboratory tests, vaccines, and cancer-screening tests). Some diseases are socalled silent killers. You don’t feel anything until it’s too late. So, if you are 40 years old and above, or if you have a family history of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, get a yearly checkup. Studies show that people who get regular checkups live longer than those who don’t. 4. Engaging in ex-
Dr. Willie T. Ong treme sports (minus four years). Life has its risks. So why add to your risks further by engaging in dangerous sports like car racing, thrill rides, professional boxing, and wrestling? A survey at Monash University in Australia shows that horse riding, power boating, and motorsports cause the highest injuries. 5. Yoyo diet and fad diet (minus five years). Do everything in moderation. A yoyo diet is a kind of diet fad wherein a person gains weight, then goes on a diet for a few weeks, and then binges again. Some people skip breakfast and then take on a huge meal later. Others rotate from a high-protein diet to various diet fads or diet pills, all of which are potentially harmful to the body. Try to lose or gain weight by just one to two pounds a week. 6. Thinking old (minus five years). The body will follow what the mind tells it to. Therefore, feel young and think positive. Believe you’ll beat your disease and you
can. To learn more about positive thinking, I urge our readers to read any of Peale’s enlightening books. 7. Lack of exercise (minus seven years). Studies show that even mild exercise has some health benefits. Moderate exercise has been proven to prevent diabetes and maintain body weight. 8. Unsafe sex (minus eight years). Having multiple sexual partners carries attendant risks for sexually transmitted diseases. While gonorrhea and herpes can be cured, there is still no vaccine or cure for HIV-AIDS. 9. Smoking (minus eight years). There are over 70,000 scientific articles to prove that smoking damages your heart, lungs, esophagus, stomach, bowels, prostate, and predisposes you to all kinds of cancer. In fact, smokingrelated illnesses are the top causes of mortality. If you want to live longer, quit smoking. 10. Not taking your medicines (minus 10 years). Studies show that when a patient with high blood pressure takes his medicines, he may live 10 to 15 years longer as compared to someone who does not take his medicines. For diabetes patients, studies show that reducing the blood sugar to normal levels has enormous health benefits.
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Fight Zika virus with effective ecological waste management RESPONDING to the Zika threat that has now reached Malaysia and Singapore, the EcoWaste Coalition urged the countr y’s 42,036 barangays to improve community waste management to keep Aedes mosquitoes away. The dreaded Zika virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya, are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito from Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti, in urban areas and Aedes albopictus in rural areas, according to a Department of Health (DOH) advisory. “Our barangays can contribute to keeping the country Zika-free by ensuring the ecological management of discards, which can collect water and ser ve as breeding containers for Aedes mosquitoes,” Noli
Abinales, president of the EcoWaste Coalition, said. “Garbage bins, discarded beverage and food containers, used tires and even bottle caps can hold water where Aedes mosquitoes can lay eggs,” he added. To prevent the breeding of the Aedes mosquitoes, the DOH has emphasized the need to frequently check and remove stagnant water in homes and communities. “The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee in tandem with the Ba rangay Health Committee should take the lead in ensuring that discards from households, business establishments and other generators are not recklessly disposed of to reduce mosquito larval habitats,” Abinales said. Local gove rnment
leaders, particularly the mayors and the environmental and health officers, should encourage and suppor t the barangay-led public infor mation and cleanliness drive against Zika virus infection and other mosquito-borne diseases, he said. According to the World Health Organization ( WHO), the proper storage, collection and disposal of waste are essential for protecting public health and urged the public to follow the basic rule of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle.’ It said efforts to reduce solid waste should be directed against discarded or non-essential containers, particularly if they have been identified in the community as impor tant mosquitoproducing containers. ( With a repor t from Mindanao Examiner)
INGREDIENT S: INGREDIENTS:
– 1 ½ cups cabbage, chopped – 1 piece carrot, chopped – ½ cup chicken and/or pork, cooked; sliced – ½ cup chicken balls, fried; halved – ¼ cup cooking oil – ¼ cup cornstarch, dissolved in water measuring about ½ cup
– 2 pieces eggs, raw; beaten – 4 cloves garlic, pounded – granulated seasonings – ½ cup kikiam, fried; sliced – liquid seasonings – ¼ kilogram lomi noodles – 1 piece onion, chopped – ¼ cup shrimps, cooked; shelled
INSTR UCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS: 1) In a pan set over medium heat, sauté garlic and onion until onion is clear and garlic is slightly brown. 2) Add in chicken and/or pork. 3) Add in shrimp. 4) Stir fry for about three minutes. 5) Pour in water. 6) Simmer until water has dissolved. This should take at least five minutes. 7) Pour in broth. 8) Allow to boil. This should take at least ten minutes.
9) Dip noodles in broth. 10) Add in carrot and cabbage. 11) Again, simmer for about three minutes. 12) Add in cornstarch. 13) Sprinkle the seasonings. 14) Place eggs. 15) Stir everything. 16) Serve immediately in bowls.
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DFA may abiso sa Filipino community sa Singapore CEBU - Nipagawas og abiso ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa tanang Pinoy nga namuyo ug nanuroy sa Singapore sa paglikay una sa mga lugar nga dugokonon sa katawhan aron makalikay nga matakdan sa makamatay nga Zika virus. Matud pa ni DFA Assistant Secretary Charles Jose,
angay seryosohon sa tanang Filipino nga naa sa Singapore ang pasidaan human na usab sa kumpirmadong 41 ka locally transmitted Zika virus infection ang natala partikular na sa Aljunied Crescent ug Sims Drive area. Dungan niini, gipalihok na sa DFA ang
tanang embassy personnel sa maong nasod nga magpagawas dayon og advisory sa Filipino community nga mag-amping sa maong virus. Matud pa nga kun mag-positibo sa Zika virus, ipahibalo kini dayon sa Philippine Embassy aron matabangan dayon. (Elvira C. Bongosia)
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