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Duterte, business leaders band together to help Sulu

ARIOUS B USINESS GR OUPS, including some of the countr y’ BUSINESS GROUPS, country’ y’ss big corporations hav e pledged economic suppor ulu in an effor have supportt and aid to S Sulu effortt to help the D uter te administr ation br ing peace and dev elopment pr ojects to the Duter uterte administration bring development projects pr ovince pro vince.. Dubbed as “Negosyo and founder of Philippine communication cell sites, Para sa Kapayapaan sa Center for Entrepreneur- build at least 40 houses in Sulu: Christmas Townhall ship-Go Negosyo; and the next 2 years, provide with the President - the Agriculture Secretary water and power to comproject was launched re- Manny Piñol, and other munities and donate cently after former Sulu stakeholders. hospital equipment and Governor Datu Shah Duterte invited busi- train doctors and grant Bandar Dr. Sakur Tan ness people in scholarships. sought President Rodrigo Malacañang during the San Miguel CorporaDuterte’s help in August – launching of the “Save Sulu tion, which pledged to through the assistance of Project” and among those build a 15-megawatt coalSec. Joey Concepcion, the who committed to help fired power plant, a feed Presidential Consultant Sulu were PLDT Chairman mill supply chain and to for Entrepreneurship and Manuel Pangilinan, who help rebuild the Hajji Buto also the President and pledged to rehabilitate and School of Arts and Trade. Continue on page 2 CEO of RFM Corporation put up more Smart Tele-

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Duterte, business leaders band together to help Sulu Continued fr om page 1 from The National Book Store also committed to provide school supplies for at least 100,000 students, and the other donors were Bounty Fresh Food, Inc. which will open up poultry contract growing to farmers; W. Group, which pledged to buy seaweeds from local fishermen and farmers; Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto, who vowed to build at least 100 houses; taipan Lucio Tan and his son, Michael, who both committed to resume air transportation from Zamboanga City to Sulu. And SM's Tessie SyCoson, Rosalind Wee, of the Marine Resources Development Corporation – the country’s biggest producer of carrageenan; the KAPATID Agri Group which will help train farmers; and Rep. Arthur Yap and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., which will also put up classrooms; Quintin Pastrana, who pledged to put up libraries and literacy programs in Gawad Kalinga villages. And also Ginggay Hontiveros, managing director and producerowner of The Extra MILE

Productions, and her company’s partner Gabriel Malvar, who played a key role in getting together the stakeholders. Piñol said the agency will provide tractors, farm implements and agricultural training. Sec. Ramon Lopez, of the Department of Trade and Industry, said SM, Robinsons, Double Dragon, Rustan's and even

Puregold would partner with Sulu fishermen and farmers by allocating a specific space in their malls for free. He said some P1 billion from the Office of the President's budget will be made available for small entrepreneurs, and another P50 million for Sulu farmers. “For the Sulu projects, we are happy to allocate P50 million for the

Sulu farmers and all our projects that we will do for Sulu to jumpstart the economy in Sulu and if we do well, we can do another P50 million for that area,” he said. For his part, Duterte said he wants to leave it to the economic managers to create the environment where businesses can thrive peacefully with the least intervention of gov-

ernment. “I hope, I said that before the year ends, something concrete and positive will come out. And ito ang gusto kong sabihin sa bayan - you have to heed us people, guys from Mindanao because we are telling you the truth, you have to really transform this country,” he said during the event. Duterte also renewed

his initiative with business leaders to push for federalism in the country. “The fact that the Muslims are willing to go federal means that they will accept control of the national government,” he said. Emotional Tan, in his emotional speech, thanked Duterte and all those behind the event and said he and people are grateful for the support of the business leaders and government efforts in bringing peace and development to Sulu. Below is the speech of Tan: “Mr. President, thank you very much for this affair this evening. This is a product of your genius. Remember one time I took a chance to see the President in Zamboanga, that was in August, and when I started talking to him, the president told me - we cannot talk above that for a very short time, not except dinner one of these days. Let me see, he said, if we can schedule this after I get back. Which he went to Vietnam then came back, in, that was early September. I really never thought, considering the business of the President, he would still remember that he

would meet us over dinner. Only to get the message from Secretary Bongbong Go that we have a scheduled dinner with the President on the 15th of September at the Bahay Pagbabago. We even asked the waiters, who among the visitors of the President ever ate or had dinner in this hall?" and we were told, you are the first, and maybe you are the only one. Thank you Mr. President.” “We talked to the President. I was with my son, (Sulu Gov. Totoh Tan) together with my sister, (Dr. Farah Omar), the head of the hospitals, some mayors, of course, the President was with the Secretary, and we told the President about the war in the South which started way back in the early 70's. And we are still fighting the same war, it brings back to mind, or it rings to my mind, a book that was given to me by President (Fidel) Ramos, entitled "Fighting terrorism by fighting poverty poverty is indeed very high in our province and in fact it is one of the highest in ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) and in our country. The waiting is in every 3 years, from 2009 to 2012; we were above 31% in terms of poverty incidence. From 2012 to 2015, it went up to 67%. This is way, way above the national average of 21%.” “So what constitutes poverty, we told the President, is that we need education for our people.

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Even the criminals like to see their children go to school. Even the criminals would like to see their children have medical attention. To have livelihoods, to have homes. To have roofs over their heads. To have food on their tables. So, we have been saying, that war alone can never solve this problem. We need to address this incidence of poverty in our area. We are now one of the highest; we are now next to Lanao del Sur in ARMM in terms of poverty incidence. Now, I really never thought that this will happen today. This is a lot of focus on our province, the province of Sulu, which has always been known, misperceived as a war-torn area, as a kidnap capital of the country. I would like to say that it is not so.” “Big businesses, actually some of them, started in Sulu. The Aboitiz operated a power plant in Sulu before becoming this big. I learned that even MVP, Boss Manny Pangilinan, started doing copra business in Siasi, Sulu. Mrs (Rosalind) Wee started her carrageenan business in Sulu. Sulu and Tawi-Tawi are two of the biggest suppliers of carrageenan or seaweeds in the country. We used to be the one of the biggest, if not the biggest, supplier or carrageenan in the whole of Southeast Asia. Now, we believe that the government alone cannot solve this problem. The government can only do so much.

The government can provide support infrastructures.” “Again, before the elections in America, I read a book by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki - The Midas Touch - which says that government can only provide so much. You want employment, you want labor, you want livelihood then you have to go to the captains of industry. You have to go to the entrepreneurs, and as I said this is what is happening now, and I hope you know, with just this gathering, putting all of these captains of industry together is something that would pro-

mote our province in terms of (natural) resources.” “Sulu sea is the richest fishing ground throughout the world. We have the strongest fiber. Our abaca, is the strongest fiber in the world. We have so much in terms of agriculture produce. We have a lot of mangosteens except we cannot prolong the shelf life for our fruits. We have durians. Durians, are growing wild in our province, and our durians - Mr. President Sir, I think our durians are the best. And we hope, I'm sure, the President has tasted already our durians, except that they do not last long as long as the durians

in Davao.” “Now with this, I would like to say, thank you very much for all of these pledges and commitments of yours. For our hospitals, our power, our educational system, our water system and everything. I'm sure, this will mean a lot. This will be remembered forever and ever. Again Mr. President, natatandaan ko, bago kayo sumakay sa inyong chopper, ang sabi niyo sa akin, Alam mo Sakur, dapat ma-solve na natin ang problema na 'to, dahil ako lamang ang makaka-solve ng problema na 'to. Kapag

hindi ko pa na-solve ang problema na 'to, wala nang makaka-solve nito. Ang sabi ko sa kanya bago umalis si Mr. President Sir, kapag hindi niyo pa masolve ang problema na ito, Diyos lamang ang makaka-solve lang nito. Maraming Salamat. Thank you very much to all of you.” Tan was with his son, Totoh Tan, the incumbent governor of Sulu, and fifteen of the 19 mayors in the province, and other provincial government officials, among others invited to the historical event. (With a report from Malou Cablinda)

Pictorials from the Christmas Townhall with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang recently in these Go Negosyo photos.In the photos were President Rodrigo Duterte, former Sulu Governor Datu Shah Bandar Dr Sakur Tan, Secretaries Ramon Lopez and Manny Piñol, Ginggay Hontiveros, former President Gloria Arroyo, among others.

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ARMM remains last on list of HIV-infected regions

Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Sulu MUNICIPALITY OF TALIPAO BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

Office of the BAC Chairman INVIT ATION TO BID INVITA (ITB 2016-12) Y DE VEL OPMENT PR OJECT S PRIORIT PRIORITY DEVEL VELOPMENT PROJECT OJECTS

(Funded by the 20% Development Fund of the LGU) The Municipal Government of Talipao through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Invites Interested suppliers/ manufacturers/distributors/contractors to bid for the following: AIP Refer ence eference Code 60-1

ABC

Progr am/P ctivity D escr iption ogram/P am/Prroject/A oject/Activity Descr escription

(000 P esos) Pesos)

Solar Street Electrification Program (Phase II)

3,100,000.00

Installation of 100 units Solar Power Generated Panels along National Highways Education Infrastructure Support Program 30-1

Construction of School Perimeter Fences for the following Schools: 1. Pantao National High School

4. Samak Elementary School

2. Panglima Karimuddin E.S

5. Buroh Elementary School

7,600,000.00

3. Talipao National High School (Main) 30-2

Construction of 150m. Pathways at Tuyang Elementary School

400,000.00

60-2

Community-Based Infrastructure Program (CBIP)

6,600,000.00

Construction of Community Priority-Based Infrastructure Support facilities 80-1

Municipal Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project

4,700,000.00

Repair and Maintenance of various Municipal and Barangay Roads 10-1

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Purchase of Appropriate Engineering Equipment

400,000.00

Purchase of one (1) unit Generator Power Set 60-3

Construction of Pathways and Sidewalks along Poblacion area

1,200,000.00

80-2

Establishment of 1 hectare Municipal Waste Disposal Facility

1,390,510.60

80-3

Municipal Tourism Infrastructure Project

800,000.00

40-1

Construction of 1-Storey Unit Birthing Home

1,440,000.00

60-4

Repair and Maintenance of Talipao Level II Type Potable Water Supply System:

1,760,000.00

Rehabilitation of 25 Communal Tap stands and Maintenance of Pipe and Distribution Lines Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the revised IRR of RA No. 9184, otherwise known as the ‘Government Procurement Reform Act’. All particular relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of the revised IRR of RA No. 9184 dated. Interested bidder may obtain information from BAC Secretary, Engineer’s Office. Request of a copy of Bidding Document from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm excluding Saturday and Sunday. The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: Activities

Schedule

1. Issuance and availability of Documents

December 16, 2016

2. Pre-bid Conference

COTABATO CITY – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) remains at the bottom of the list among regions with cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This comes as the region’s prevalence rate on the disease and infection stayed still at less than one percent by end of October this year. Despite these figures, the Infectious Diseases Cluster (IDC) of the ARMM Department of Health (DOH) warned citizens not to be complacent. “Whether we like it or not, we have HIV cases in ARMM,” Soraida Amilil, Cluster Head of IDC said. Still, it is important for the public to be properly informed for their prevention and cure, Amilil said, noting the region is targeting zero HIV/ AIDS case each year. As of October this year, 13 cases of HIV have been reported while none emerged as an AIDS case. Nineteen percent of the HIV cases come from the heterosexual demographics, while 81% come from the homosexual demo-

graphics, mainly from men who have sex with men. Dr. Usman said ARMM citizens who travel frequently to major urban centers are more vulnerable to HIV infection. DOH recently reported that 25 people in the Philippines are diagnosed with HIV on a daily basis. In 2014, the region has reported two AIDS cases, while seven were reported with HIV. Since 1984, the region’s Health department has reported a total of 76 positive cases of HIV while 11 were reported to have led to AIDS. None of these cases were diagnosed within the region as the provincial health units still lack social hygiene clinics for HIV diagnostic testing, hence these cases were referred to regions 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), and 11 (Davao Region) who have the capability to do the screening. This is about to change in 2017 the IDC of DOH-ARMM noted. Amilil said the agency has been working on the establishment of social hygiene clinics in the region to serve as satellite treatment centers for HIV. This will be piloted in

the province of Tawi-Tawi by 2017, and then in Sulu, being the farthest islands to the mainland. The agency, she added, is currently complying with the requirements set for the treatment centers to be operational by next year. DOH-ARMM continues to strengthen its AIDS/ HIV Prevention and Control Program through campaigns that aim at educating the public, as well as to eliminate the stigma and discrimination associated with people living with HIV and AIDS. Doctors have been reiterating that the virus is not transmittable by merely socializing with them as it only thrives inside the body and cannot be transmitted by mere skin-to-skin contact. “Hindi ito dapat ikahiya,” Amilil said, noting it is not acquired only through unprotected sexual activities. 90 to 98% of transmission is through blood transfusion, organ transplant, sharing used needles and needle pricks. There are also preventive measures for HIV leading to AIDS and this is provided free to people living with HIV and AIDS. (Bureau of Public Information)

January 16, 2017

3. Submission and opening of Bids

January 30, 2017

4. Opening of Bids

February 6, 2017

The Local Government Unit of Talipao, Sulu reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the bidder or bidders. For further information, please refer to: The M unicipal G over nment of Talipao ulu Municipal Go ernment alipao,, S Sulu

(Sgd.) ABDULMOIN D D.. KALI

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Bilaan Poblacion, Talipao, Sulu

Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Sulu MUNICIPALITY OF TALIPAO BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

Office of the BAC Chairman INVIT ATION TO BID INVITA (ITB 2016-12) 5% GAD and MDRRM F und Fund

The Municipal Government of Talipao through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Invites Interested suppliers/ manufacturers/distributors/contractors for (Goods and Services) to bid for the following: Funds

Progr am/P ctivity D escr iption ogram/P am/Prroject/A oject/Activity Descr escription

ABC (000 P esos) Pesos) 6,218,278.68

70% of 5%

1. Disaster Mitigation Program

LDRRMF

2. Disaster Preparedness And Response Program 3. Disaster Prevention Program

5% GAD

1. Need to strengthen Family and Community Support Program in the Barangay.

5,342,078.67

2. Presence of Home Childbirth Deliveries and Higher risk of complications among Mother and New Born 3. GAD issues and concern related programs and activity in the Municipality 1%

Local Children Protection Program

1,764,525.53

Senior Citizens/PWDs Program

1,776,651.05

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the revised IRR of RA No. 9184, otherwise known as the ‘Government Procurement Reform Act’. All particular relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of the revised IRR of RA No. 9184 dated. Interested bidder may obtain information from BAC Secretary, Engineer’s Office. Request of a copy of Bidding Document from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm excluding Saturday and Sunday. The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: Activities

Schedule

1. Issuance and availability of Documents

December 16, 2016

2. Pre-bid Conference

January 16, 2017

3. Submission and opening of Bids

January 30, 2017

4. Opening of Bids

February 6, 2017

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(Sgd.) ABDULMOIN D D.. KALI

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Office of the Municipal Administrator Left Wing, Ground Floor, Mun. Administrative Building Bilaan Poblacion, Talipao, Sulu

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Anti-ilegal logging ops, pinaigting sa ARMM COTABATO CITY – Pinuri ni Gov. Mujiv Hataman ng Autonomos Region in Muslim Mindanao ang pagkakakumpiska sa maraming mga troso na ilegal na pinutol sa lalawigan ng Lanao del Sur at ipinag-utos nito ang malawakang kampanya laban dito. “Tuloy-tuloy itong kampanya natin at hindi naming papayagan na makalbo ang kabundukan

dahil sa ilegal logging at itong operasyon ay sa lahat ng lalawigan sa ARMM,” ani Hataman. Nakumpiska ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources kamakalawa ang mahigit sa 28,000 board feet ng troso na tinatayang abot sa P1.4 milyon ang halaga sa tatlong sawmill lamang. Agad rin ipinasara ni DENR-ARMM Secretary Kahal Kedtag ang mga ito.

Naunang ipinag-utos ni Hataman ang total log ban at nakapaloob ito sa Executive Order No. 1 noong 2012 pa, ngunit sa kabila nito ay patuloy umano ang ilegal logging sa lalawigan, partikular sa watershed area. Patuloy naman ang imbestigasyon sa Lanao del Sur upang mabatid kung bakit nagpapatuloy ang ilegal logging doon. (Mindanao Examiner)

ARMM okays P10.1B worth of infra projects in 2017 COTABATO CITY – A total of P10.1 billion worth of infrastructure projects are expected to be implemented in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in 2017, according to Governor Mujiv Hataman. This, after Governor Hataman and regional legislators signed the Public Works Act of 2017 on Thursday that authorizes the appropriation of P10.1 billion for infrastructure projects in ARMM. The region’s Public Works and Highways department (DPWH-ARMM), through its district engineering offices, will implement the approved projects. These cover construc-

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tion of major roads and bridges, water supply, seaports, shores, drainage canal, flood control, strategic infrastructure projects in support of tourism, agriculture, peace and security, public health or sanitation, and other socio-economic development activities and those in conflict- or calamity-affected areas. The appropriation will be effective even beyond Fiscal Year 2017 until fully released, obligated, and disbursed for the purpose. The infrastructure funds will be properly distributed to the five provinces and two cities in the region. “We will make sure that all the provinces will receive development

projects from the regional government,” Gov. Hataman said. DPWH-ARMM Secretary Engr. Don Mustapha Loong noted that the implementation of the projects will be undertaken through competitive public bidding. To effectively oversee the projects, the Regional Project Monitoring Committee, inclusive of the legislative assembly members or representatives, will conduct periodic checking and validation of the status of project implementation based on the approved program of work, project specifications, and time frame of completion. (Bureau of Public Information)

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1) Pour the coconut milk into a medium saucepan over low heat. Heat until bubbling slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar and stir until smooth. Thicken the sauce to your desired consistency by keeping it at a low boil and stirring very frequently. I kept mine on the heat for almost 30 minutes. It thickens slightly as it cools, but you should be able to see it thickening in the pan as well. 2) Steam the lumpia wrappers for a few minutes to soften them and make them easier to pull apart. I just held mine over the top of the steaming sauce pan for a few minutes. :)

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3) Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise. Place the banana on the lumpia wrapper. If they are still too long to fit inside your lumpia wrappers, cut the ends off or cut them in half again. Dip your fingers in water and run them along the edge of the lumpia wrapper to make them easier to fold. Fold the top and bottom over the banana, and then roll it sideways, sealing the banana inside and using a little more water to make the wrapper stick together. 4) Heat the oil in a large skillet or frying pan over low heat. When water sizzles across the top, add the lumpia, a few at a time, and fry for 3-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Serve with the dipping sauce. (http://www.kusinamaster.asia)

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Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2017

Pag-IBIG Fund raises housing loan CEBU CITY - The PagIbig Fund said it has raised to P6 million from P3 million the housing loan its members can avail. Fermin Santa Teresa, Vice President for Home Lending Visayas and Mindanao, said a member can also avail of more than one unit as long as it does not go beyond P6 million. The interest rate for End User Financing was already decreased to 5.5 percent annually instead of the 11 percent. “ We had also improved insurance for the Housing Loan borrowers giving them a feeling of security and assurance,” Santa Teresa said. These include the reduction of premium

rates from 0.41% for every P1,000 to only 0.23 now. Santa Teresa said they also gave a burial benefit of P20,000 and the extension of full payment of housing loan extends not only upon the occurrence of death of borrower but also upon Total Permanent Disability. “For the insured, there is also an Amortization Suppor t up to P500,000 in case of terminal illness,” he said. There is also an Experience Refund equivalent to 20 percent of the Insurer’s Profit refunded the insured and all claims processing within 24 hours. Fur thermore, there is an additional number of Accredited Developers from 15 to 63 for this year. Santa Teresa said

they were able to grant housing loans to 6,858 borrowers in the Visayas equivalent to P5.8 billion. This is 82 percent accomplishment of this year’s target of granting 7,955 units with a loan value of P5.7 billion. He said the numbers are likely to increase as they lay out the updates favorable to their members. Pag-Ibig is also offering full decentralization of service delivery thru creation of more member services branches and creation of Business Development Ser vices Department for more personalized services to Institution Clients. It is also a means to strengthen the Fund’s dealings with its partner developers. (Ferliza Contratista)

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Eastern Mindanao

CEBU - Gipahibalo sa Department of Health (DOH) nga sugod sa 2017, libre na ang pagpaospital ug mga tambal alang sa mga kabos, walay trabaho ug senior citizens. Matud pa ni DOH Kalihim Pauline RosellUbial, nisaka na ang pondo alang sa serbisyong-medikal aron malakip ang hospital needs sa mga kabos nga Pilipino.

Western Mindanao

Gipasabot ni Ubial nga basta Pilipino, sakop na sa Philhealth ug ang kinahanglan lamang mao nga makumpirmar nga kabos kini aron mapasulod sa sponsored program sa ahensiya. Ubos sa Medicines Access Program, mopalit ang DOH og mga tambal nga kasagarang kinahanglan sa katawhan ug mao kini ang ihatag sa mga ospistal aron ipangapud-apod.

Cebu

Matud pa nga ang subsidiya alang sa maong mga serbisyo maggikan sa dugangpondo nga gi-request sa DOH sa Kongreso. Giingong dili angay mabalaka ang mga kabos nga nonPhilhealth members tungod kay adunay P5 bilyon nga gigahin alang niini base sa giingon ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte. (Elvira Bongosia)

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