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2 Indon fishermen abducted off Sabah
A do-not lesson for Trillanes By Jun Ledesma
FROM THE COMFORT of his air-conditioned Senate safe house, the out-of-tune Sen. Antonio Trillanes indulged himself to a fishing expedition. First he thought he had a bite and went about the small confines of his sanctuary declaring that the father of President Rodrigo R. Duterte “fixed” his scores to pass the bar exams.We from
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the boondocks of Mindanao (just want to make Jim Paredes happy) knew that the venerable governor of the undivided Davao province, Gov. Vicente Duterte, had passed away years before Digong became a lawyer. President Duterte returned the mockery of Trillanes by citing vaguely his parents alleged shady activities and he cried foul. Later the
senator went out fishing anew, this time he thought he hooked SAP Bong Go claiming that the latter and his kin are cornering billions of pesos worth of infra projects in Region 11 and that he wanted it investigated in the Senate. Bong, known for his brief, but crisp response, answered back “see you in Continue on page 7
TAWI-TAWI - Two masked gunmen abducted two Indonesian fishermen off Semporna town in Sabah despite a strict security and sea curfew imposed by Malaysian authorities following persistent threats posed by Abu Sayyaf militants. Malaysia’s the Star Online reported that two other fishermen managed to hide in one of the compartments of their boat. It said police were
investigating whether the gunmen have links with the Abu Sayyaf or criminal groups from Tawi-Tawi province in southern Philippines which have carried out ransom kidnappings in the past in Sabah. The attackers, armed with automatic rifles, were speaking in Tausug, a dialect commonly used in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu, according to the two fishermen, who identified
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their abducted companions as Usman Yunus, 35, and Samsul Sagunim, 40. “Based on the account of the two fishermen who managed to flee, Omar said they heard the sound of a pump boat approaching their vessel as it was docking at the jetty. The two men went to hide themselves. And from a hole in the compartment, Continue on page 7
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ARMM to build housing project, health office in Lanao town, Marawi City LANAO DEL SUR – Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) led the groundbreaking ceremony of the “Pabahay ng ARMM” housing project in Saguiaran town in Lanao del Sur province. The housing project, located in the village of Pagalamatan, is intended for families displaced by the Marawi Siege last year, particularly those staying at the covered court and People’s Park at the municipal government compound. Gov. Hataman thanked Pagalamatan village Chairman Wahab Pangcoga for donating his own land for the project. After the Marawi Siege, it was a challenge for the regional government to locate a land where the projects would be built, according to Gov. Hataman. “Sisikapin natin na matapos agad ang proyekto na ito bago pa man matapos ang taon para sa mga kababayan natin naapektuhan ng Marawi Siege,” he said. Aside from permanent shelters, the governor also plans to build a prayer house or a mosque and a covered court within the area intended for internally
displaced persons. Luvizminda Sani, chief of Lanao del Sur’s 1st District Engineering Office, said the shelter project will consist of 200 housing units with water system. The total land area for 50 core shelters is one hectare. Each housing unit measures 36 square meters in floor area and 120 square meters in lot area. Each unit would cost P300,000 to build. The housing project is equipped with solar panels and water systems and are part of the ‘Apat na Dapat’ framework of the ARMM – Bangsamoro Regional Inclusive Development for Growth and Empowerment, or ARMM-BRIDGE, which aims at providing decent homes, food, water, light, and livelihood to the region’s constituents. And as part of efforts to ramp up progress in the health sector, a new structure more conducive for hundreds of health workers in Lanao del Sur will be constructed to house the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO). The same building will also host the satellite office of the ARMM’s Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team (ARMM-HEART) in
Marawi City. Gov. Hataman has already signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of the building, and along with other officials, led its ground-breaking ceremony recently. He said that creating a safe and high-quality healthcare environment will boost the passion of the health workers to provide sustainable and essential health services to the regional g o v e r n m e n t ’ s constituents. “Sa pamamagitan nito mas inaasahan namin na mas mabibigay natin nang maayos ang pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan,” Gov. Hataman said. The three-story building has an allocation of P20 million that is taken from the special purpose fund of the region’s chief executive, said Norkhalila Mambuay-Campong, head of the Office of the Regional Governor. “After how many years of existence ng IPHOLanao del Sur, ngayon lang magkakaroon ng sariling building at malaking bagay po ito sa mga health workers para mas makapagserbisyo ng maayos sa mga
THE DEPARTMENT OF Tourism (DOT) said it is currently marketing the Philippines as an ideal diving hub in Asia by highlighting its numerous dive spots for beginners and professional divers who are inclined to underwater photography. “Part of our commitment is to make sure that we promote the Philippines as a whole to the international diving community and more specifically to look at two segments that we feel we have a distinct advantage in: underwater photography and beginner divers,” DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr. said. Bengzon said he is optimistic the market for dive tourism will further grow with the year-round free diving opportunities in the country. “We feel that we can be very competitive in this segment because all year round, there are free diving opportunities. And as in the case of mainstream diving, (we have) very rich marine
life,” he said. United Kingdombased DIVE Magazine has cited the best dive spots in the Philippines - the Malapascua in Cebu; Dimakya Island in Palawan; Donsol, Sorsogon; Dauin in Negros Oriental; Apo Reef in Occidental Mindoro; Puerto Galera in Mindoro; Anilao in Batangas; Coron Bay in Palawan; and the Tubbataha Reef, often called the diving Mecca in the Philippines. Aside from these popular sites, the DOT shared emerging dive spots in Samal and Talikud Island in Davao del Norte province, as well as Camiguin Island in Mindanao. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat said the agency plans to strengthen the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving in a bid to market the country as an ideal dive hub in Asia while making sure policies are in place to protect all destinations being promoted in the country. “We will make policies
to make sure that everything is actually protected. Of course, you know that our overarching theme is sustainable tourism and of course, that goes with all marine resources,” Puyat said. “We have a lot of our tourists; we have now 26 countries (nationalities) who came here just for the dive spots. I just came from Zamboanga del Norte and I'm actually surprised to see that they have really good diving destinations and there were a lot of Japanese there just to go for diving,” she added. She said while Boracay Island’s soft opening draws near, the interagency group has yet to discuss if diving activities would be part of the launch on October 26. “Our last meeting with Task Force Boracay is on September 28 and we will be discussing the following guidelines, one of those is diving. We will first see if diving can already be included when we open up on October 26.” (Joyce Ann L. Rocamora)
kababayan natin sa Lanao del Sur,” Dr. Alinader Minalang, the provincial health officer, said. Minalang said the province’s health office is grateful as the ARMM institutes reform in the health sector and is continuing its efforts to make health one of the instruments in peace
building in the region. “Talagang masaya po kami dahil nakikita namin na hindi nawawala ang atensyon ng ARMM sa probinsya namin at ngayon mas lalo kaming nae-engganyo na magtrabaho ng maayos,” said Jalal Muksarun, an IPHO staff. At present, health
workers in Lanao del Sur are occupying a small space inside the Marawi City Hall. The ARMM-HEART satellite office can also provide quicker response during emergencies to Marawi City and other towns in the province. (Bureau of Public Information)
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Members of the media in Kidapawan City and North Cotabato pose after a seminar on Federalism and TRAIN Law conducted by lawyer Christopher Cabelin, Kidapawan City Legal Counsel. The seminar was initiated by Merlyn Aznar of the Mindanao Press Corps.(Rhoderick Benez)
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Mindanao military vows to stay loyal to Constitution ilitary forces in southern Philippines have assured citizens that it will remain loyal to the Constitution and will follow the chain of command after security s ecurity leaders said some sectors were trying to dr ag the militar y into the political fr ay drag military fray ay.. Army Lt. Col. Ezra former coupist and leader Balagtey, a spokesman for of the rightist Magdalo the Western Mindanao Group, after the President Command based in Davao revoked the politician’s City, hometown of amnesty granted by then President Rodrigo Duterte, President Benigno Aquino, said they are solid and now an opposition leader. undivided. Trillanes said he has “We shall remain loyal supporters in the military. to the Constitution and But Duterte accused chain of command amidst Trillanes of conspiring with the political turmoil. While communist rebels and there are prevailing issues opposition figures of which some sectors are plotting to overthrow him, trying to drag the military an allegation the senator into the fray, Eastern denied. Trillanes has also Mindanao Command, accused Duterte as together with its supporter of the New subordinate units, remains People's Army and blamed committed and focused in him for releasing many our task to secure our communist rebel leaders communities from terrorist from prison to join the and other lawless elements, peace talks which and allow no one to take eventually collapsed. Balagtey said while advantage of the situation to carry out their ill- they recognize soldiers have their own view and intentions,” he said. The statement came opinion, “rest assured that out following Duterte’s the Eastern Mindanao challenge to soldiers Command, and the whole sympathetic to Senator Armed Forces of the Antonio Trillanes, to join the Philippines, for that matter,
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remains solid, professional, and focused on our mission to secure our communities, facilitate the delivery of services to our people, and address threats to our peace and security,” he said. The Eastern Mindanao Command - under Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. - is one of two major military headquarters in southern Philippines and has control over half of the region’s army, navy and air force. The other is Western Mindanao Command which is in Zamboanga City and under the leadership of Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega. It also follows the chain of command and strongly adheres to the military’s “Transformation Roadmap” - the Armed Forces’ guide towards organizational change and of better service to the country, according to its spokesman, Lt. Col. Gerry Besana. “The Constitution bestows upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines the sacred mandate of being protector of the people and the state. Throughout the years, the Armed Forces have
President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) remained steadfast in fulfilling its mandate,” he said. The Transformation Roadmap aims to transform the Armed Forces into a strong and credible institution built on good governance. It serves as the AFP’s strategy in pursuing reform initiatives within the framework of Security Sector Reform and geared towards two strategic priorities capability development and professionalization of all ranks - for better and stronger Armed Forces. Armed Forces’ Chief of Staff, Gen. Carlito Galvez has earlier warned troops
not to meddle or take part in partisan politics, saying, “Our loyalty is to the Constitution. I command the troops to adhere to the rule of law and always obey the chain of command.” Galvez said those who violate his order “will be dealt with severely and personnel who will get involved will be immediately relieved from their posts and investigated.” Madrigal, Dela Vega and Galvez are all veterans, who fought rebel forces and terrorists in the troubled region of Mindanao. Madrigal was former commander of the 4th
Infantry Division in Cagayan de Oro City in northern Mindanao; Dela Vega was previously the commander of the 6th Infantry Division in Maguindanao province in central Mindanao where he battled Islamic militants and communist insurgents, while Galvez headed the Western Mindanao Command and led security forces in battling Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf fighters who occupied Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province last year, but he also stayed long in Basilan province to fight the Abu Sayyaf and pro-ISIS militants. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Security tight in South after foiled bombing COTABATO CITY – Police and military forces heightened their alert after a failed bombing near a police station in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao.
A motorcycle, laden with dynamites and wired to a blasting cap and a cell phone, was abandoned last week in Datu Odin Sinsuat town. It was unclear whether the
motorcycle was intentionally parked near the police station or left by its owner upon seeing policemen manning a checkpoint in the area. No individual or group has claimed ownership of the motorcycle, but authorities were looking at the militant group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters or BIFF as behind the foiled attack. The military has blamed the BIFF, a small, but one of the most notorious militant groups, for two recent deadly bombings in Isulan town in the neighboring province of
Sultan Kudarat. Dozens of suspected militants from the BIFF and the larger Abu Sayyaf groups operating in Basilan and Sulu provinces in the Muslim autonomous region have been charged in courts for the attacks, including the July 31 suicide bombing in Lamitan City in Basilan, just 30 nautical miles south of Zamboanga, carried out by a Moroccan ISIS soldier Abu Katheer al Maghribi. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. Just last week, BIFF militants clashed with soldiers in Maguindanao’s
Datu Montawal town that left 3 civilian casualties who were trapped in the crossfire. Two militants – Mohamid Kambilan and Abdulah Minola – were also captured by soldiers and recovered 3 rifles and a pistol, including ammunition from them. It was unknown if they were included in the criminal complaints filed by the police on Monday in connection to the bombings in Isulan. But the duo was being linked by the 6th Infantry Division to BIFF faction of militant leader Abu Turaife, who pledged allegiance with ISIS. The
captured militants were handed over by soldiers to the municipal police force, according to Captain Arvin Encinas, an army spokesman. He said the fighting erupted after troops received reports that gunmen were transporting improvised explosives to North Cotabato’s Kabacan town. And soldiers caught up with the militants in the village of Tunggol and a firefight broke out. Both the BIFF and Abu Sayyaf are fighting for the establishment of a caliphate in the southern (Mindanao region. Examiner)
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MARAWI CITY – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has recently turned over a newly-built public market to municipal officials in Saguiaran in Lanao del Sur province. ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman led the turn-over ceremony of the 1,200 square-meter market which has both wet and dry areas catering to displaced families in the 2017 Marawi Siege. The cost of the project was about P20 million. Saguiaran hosts almost a thousand families from neighboring Marawi City. Mayor Macmod Muti said the establishment of a public market in his town
will not just provide livelihood for internally displaced persons (IDPs), but will also resolve the vehicular traffic problem in the municipality. “Malaking tulong ang pagpapatayo ng public market dahil kailangang kailangan natin ito. Bukod sa matutulungan natin ang mga IDPs ng Marawi, malulutas din nito ang matinding traffic sa Saguiaran dahil mayroon nang isahan na palengke. Marami ang mga nagbakwit dito sa amin sa Saguiaran kaya ginagawa namin ang lahat para marespondehan ang pangangailangan ng lahat,” he said. Gov. Hataman said the
public market is just one of the projects of the regional government in Saguiaran. “Sinabi ko kay Mayor na maghanap pa tayo ng mas malaking lupain para idevelop natin, dahil buhay na buhay na yung komersyo dito sa Saguiaran,” he said. During the ceremony, Gov. Hataman also thanked the village chieftains of Lumbaca Toros and Pagalamatan for donating lots for ARMM’s housing projects. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa mga Barangay Captain ng Lumbaca Toros at Pagalamatan dahil sila ang nagpapakita ng gawain ng isang mabuting Muslim. Tinuturo sa Islam na kapag nasaktan ang isang
kalingkingan natin, buong katawan ay nakakaramdam nito,” Gov. Hataman said. “Ang mga makakatanggap ng pabahay na mga ito ay yung mga kababayan natin na nangangailangan. Yung mga nandyan sa mga tent at gymnasium na nagtitiis na sa mahigit isang taon magmula ng mag-umpisa ang giyera,” he added. Anticipating ARMM’s transition to Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the governor instructed the agencies involved in response efforts for Marawi IDPs to fast track the regional government’s pending projects. (Bureau of Public Information)
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Israeli arms factory to put up plant in Philippines Officer Amos Golan and RIC Chairman, Salvador Zamora, had entered into a memorandum of undertaking wherein the Israeli company committed to infuse an initial investment of $50million. SSASS and RIC will initially manufacture and assemble firearms and ammunition. SSASS also committed to train and then employ at least 160
Silver Shadow Advance Security System CEO Amos Golan (left) and RIC Pres. Augusto Camacho signs a Letter of Intent with Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (center) witnessing. UNKNOWN TO MANY, months before the Presidential visit to Israel and Jordan, a leading arms manufacturer in Israel had frequented the Philippines in search for a strategic
partner. Silver Shadow Advance Security Systems Ltd., (SSASS) had series of exploratory meetings with Rayo Illuminar Corp., (RIC) and both parties had
identified prospective areas where to set up a manufacturing plant. Being eyed is Limay town in Bataan province in Central Luzon. SSASS Chief Executive
Pondo ng DA, kinuwestyon ng Kidapawan LGU
Vice Mayor Bernardo Piñol at Attorney Christopher Cabelin. (Rhoderick Beñez) KIDAPAWAN CITY –Mainit ngayon ang isyu ng P2 milyong pondo na inilabas ng Department of Agriculture (DA) para sa isang poultry project sa Kidapawan City na idinaan sa asosasyon na karamihan umano sa mga miyembro at Board of Trustees ay kawani sa tanggapan ni Vice Mayor Bernardo Piñol. Ito ang ibinunyag ni City Legal Counsel, Attorney Christopher Cabelin at lumabas rin umano ito sa isinagawa nilang special oversight committee na siyang nagsiyasat at tumukoy sa mga proyektong pumapasok sa Kidapawan City Government. Nabatid na ang pondong inaprubahan ni Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol – na kapatid naman ni Vice Mayor Piñol - ay idinaan sa local government para sa Diamond Agri-Ventures Farmers Association (DAVFA) dahil sa walang kakayahan ito na maaccount ang pondo. Agad naman sinagot ni DAVFA Vice President
Melencio Lambac ang mga alegasyon sa kanilang asosasyon at sinabi nito na wala umano siyang nakikitang conflict of interest sa pagbuo ng mga empleyado sa nasabing asasasyon upang makakuha ng tulong mula sa DA. Buwelta pa ni Lambac na hindi ito ang unang pagkakataon na hinarang diumano ni Mayor Joseph Evangelista ang proyekto ng DA. Aniya pa, may mga nadownload na budget ang DA na hindi naman mga empleyado ng gobyerno ang benepisyaryo at hinarang umano ito dahil sa hindi naman kaalyado. Para kay Lambac, napulitika lamang umano sila kaya agad na nagbuo na special oversight committee si Evangelista, gayun marami naman umanong proyekto ang pumasok sa city government na hindi naman dumaan sa special oversight committee. Hinamon naman niVice Mayor Piñol si Attorney Cabelin na magpakita ng batas na nagtutukoy na bawal ang mga kawani ng
gobyerno na direktang tumanggap ng benepisyaryo mula sa DA. Sinabi rin ni Vice Mayor Piñol na wala siyang nakikitang conflict of interest sa naturang proyekto. Ibinulgar din nito na sa simula’t sapol, alam ni Mayor Evangelista ang nasabing proyekto at si Attorney Cabelin pa mismo ang lumagda ng memorandum of agreement nito. Dahil dito, hinamon ni Vice Mayor Piñol si Attorney Cabelin kung siya ba ay legal counsel ng city o personal na legal counsel ni Mayor Evangelista. Dagdag pa nito na ginawa lamang niya ang nasabing hakbang upang makatulong sa mga job order at casual employees ng local government na kakarampot lamang ang kinikita. Suportado naman ng mga empleyado ang hakbang ni Vice Mayor Piñol at nagpasalamat pa nga ang mga ito sa kanya at sa pondo ng DA dahil sa malaking tulong umano ito para sa lahat. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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personnel. During the State Visit of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, a ceremonial signing of Letter of Intent by SSASS Amos Golan and its ranking officials with Trade Sec. Ramon Lopez were among the significant event held. Later a demonstration of the firefight capability of varied types of firearms under the brand name Gilboa followed with Defense Sec. Delfin
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A do-not lesson for Trillanes By Jun Ledesma
Continued from page 1 the senate hall”. Bong’s parents actually had been in the business for soooo long ago and that includes construction. This even before Bong was born or was an infant. They are nonpoliticians unlike Trillanes so they have to eke a living somewhere. Contrary to the so-called investigative reports, the big ticket projects in Davao cannot simply be parcelled out in favor of any contractor. I should know because as a publisher of a community paper, projects are bid out. Since the time the pork barrel was scrapped, the practice of congressmen assigning projects to preferred contractors have become a thing of the past. One cannot just come out and create a story to be used later as fodder to strike an enemy. That is not investigative journalism. That is plain ‘envelopmental journalism’. Often the counter strike can be hurting. Such is the case of Senator Trillanes. He defiled the memory of the late Governor
Duterte who is known to have an unblemished record in the annals of Davao political history. So honest was the governor that early in the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, he appointed him in the sensitive position of Secretary of General Services. For professional mutineer to debase the late governor is out of decorum. We Davaowenyos are mad at this childish display of arrogance but we cannot do anything for he is shielded from suit and he is virtually hiding in the soutane of grandstanding priests and habits of impressionable nuns. But President Duterte cannot be a docile punching bag of Trillanes. A one liner attributed to the business of his father and mother elicited a repartee characteristic of a bully from the senator. “Do not drag my mother here” to which the President counseled “do not do unto others what you don’t want others do unto you”.
That is what we have heard in so far as the remarks of Duterte and Bong Go is concerned. On Facebook recently, somebody who has been probably watching Trillanes chicanery from his hole in the Senate revealed a litany of what Trillanes’ parents were into. His name is Commodore Vicente Cejaco, AFP, PMA Class 822003. I cannot fathom what prodded this Outstanding Filipino Soldier Awardee to come out in the open against his fellow PMAyers. It can be out of consternation or to defend the Philippine Military Academy from further degradation, or maybe to define what a true soldier of the Philippine Republic be. I will not go into the details for the revealing story is out on Facebook. Lesson is absorbed in this episode: “Do not throw stones at your neighbor if you are living in a house of glass”. Your neighbor might throw the rock of Gibraltar at you.
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Continued from page 1 they saw two armed men in dark clothing boarding their boat.” “When they got out of their hiding place, they discovered that their crew mates and the boat’s radio were missing. The armed men were said to have spoken in the Suluk dialect,” the report said. Police said all four Indonesians had earlier gone fishing with 11 other fishermen near Pulau Gaya in the past three days. The 11 fishermen then headed to shore to deliver their catch. The abduction occurred just a day before an extended sea curfew is to end September 13 after four years. Sabah extended its curfew covering three nautical miles off Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran – all near the border of TawiTawi’s chain of islands. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Ramli Din as saying that the decision to extend the
curfew was made based on continuous threats from cross-border criminals, including from kidnap-forransom groups and the Abu Sayyaf. Ramli said police intelligence indicated that kidnap-for-ransom groups and Abu Sayyaf militants were still trying to commit cross-border crimes. The curfew was implemented on July 19, 2014, following a series of kidnappings which saw the beheading of Sarawakian Bernard Then Ted Fed and the killing of several others, including a policeman and tourists. In August, a group of gunmen also attempted to abduct crew members of a tugboat in Sabah. At least 10 armed men were involved in the failed abduction near Lahad Datu’s Tambisan area after crew members locked themselves in a room. The armed men managed to sneak into Sabah and boarded the tug boat on the evening of August 9. Crew members quickly radioed for help and patrolling members of the
Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) responded immediately and forced the gunmen to escape. Esscom commander Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the crewmen were ferrying palm oil from Felda Sabahat in Tengku and on their way to Kuantan when the gunmen on motorboat came alongside their boat in Tambisan waters near the Tawi-Tawi chain of islands. Malaysia and Indonesia have a border patrol agreement with the Philippines and share regular intelligence and conduct trilateral maritime patrols to prevent piracy and terrorism, including ransom kidnappings of sailors in the maritime borders. The military previously said that security is tight in the border to prevent Abu Sayyaf kidnappings inside Sabah or in the waters of Tawi-Tawi which is frequented by cargo boats. The Abu Sayyaf is still holding several foreign hostages in the restive southern region. (Mindanao Examiner)
Gender equality campaign launched THE “Samahan ng mga Pilipina para sa Reporma at Kaunlaran” (SPARK) launched its #inFAIRness advocacy campaign in Cebu which is aimed at breaking stereotypes and challenge assumptions towards gender equality. SPARK trustee Maria Isabel Quimson said the campaign also seeks to normalize the role of men at home and recognize the importance of women’s economic role. “Some women are unpaid for rigorous work they do. It is very disheartening when you realize the burdens on women’s backs on top of having to cook for their families and tend to their children. We believe that the way to achieve gender
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equality is by normalizing the role of women in the workplace and the role of men at home,” Quimson said. She urged everyone to acknowledge the importance of gender equality. “We won’t be able to achieve this gender equality withouAt the help our men, our husbands, male government officials, and men everywhere in the community. So, please help us with our advocacy,” Quimson said. The nationwide #inFAIRNESS movement, which was first launched at the Senate of the Philippines last August 15, is supported by “Investing in Women,” an initiative of the Australian
Government. The regional launch in Cebu was held in partnership with the Cebu City government and attended by local government officials, women’s organizations, transport groups, and other stakeholders. Quimson said the campaign will utilize both the traditional and technological means to gather attention including posting of information in public offices, posting of stickers in public utility vehicles, and creating an online community on social media. The campaign will also be launched in other parts of the country in the following months to come. (Luel Galarpe)
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Dr. Willie T. Ong 3. Umiwas sa pagkain ng matataba (oily) at matatamis na pagkain. Limitahan ang pagkain ng cake, mantikilya, ice cream at karneng baboy at baka. Umiwas o bawasan na rin ang pag-inom ng matatamis na inumin tulad ng soft drinks at iced tea. 4. Kumain ng masustansyang pagkain tulad ng maberdeng gulay at isda. Puwedeng kumain ng prutas pero huwag din sosobrahan ito dahil ito’y matamis din. 5. Gumalaw-galaw at mag-ehersisyo. Kapag nabawasan ang taba sa
iyong katawan, mababawasan din ang taba sa atay. 6. Kung ikaw ay may diabetes, gamutin ito. Kumonsulta sa inyong doktor. 7. Kung mataas ang iyong kolesterol sa dugo, ibaba ito sa pamamagitan ng diyeta at gamot. 8. Kumain ng yogurt. Ayon sa isang pagsusuri, may tulong ang good bacteria sa yogurt sa paggamot sa fatty liver. Hindi pa ito tiyak pero pwede ninyong subukan. 9. Huwag bastabastang uminom ng kahit anong tableta, supplements o vitamins. Huwag maniwala sa mga sabi-sabi. Itanong muna sa inyong doktor kung makasasama ba ito sa iyong atay. Sadyang dyeta, exercise at paggamot sa diabetes at mataas na kolesterol ang lunas sa fatty liver. Alagaan natin ang ating atay.
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Cops identify ‘persons of interest’ in Ronda mayor's slay
EBU CITY – Police said it now has several “persons of inter est interest est”” in connection to the murder of Ronda town Mayor Mariano Blanco III, but it was quick to say that these people people are not considered as suspects. Provincial Police Director Senior Superintendent Manuel Abrugena said they have more than two persons of interest, but he declined to divulge their identities saying investigation is still on-going.He said the Special Investigation Task Group has already identified several people who have possible involvement in Blanco’s murder. Abrugena said they are looking into politics and personal grudge as main motives in the recent slaying of Blanco, who was shot many times by gunmen who barged inside his office. One of these persons of interest allegedly has an axe to grind with Blanco, he said, adding, the mayor was allegedly coddling people of “questionable characters.” Investigators are also not discounting the possibility that Blanco’s killing was drug-related as the mayor was accused by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 as a drug protector. Prior to his killing, Blanco, who previously denied all accusations against him by Duterte, was also stripped last year of his police supervision in his town. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the murder. Abrugena said they are also studying the connection of Blanco’s murder to the ambush-slay of his nephew, Ronda Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab, last February. Ungab was one of the legal counsels of self-confessed drug lord Rolando Espinosa Jr. Espinosa’s father, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr, of Leyte’s Albuera town, – tagged by Duterte as a drug lord – was also killed by policemen inside his prison cell. Blanco’s family have asked the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the murder of the 58-year old mayor which Abrugena welcomed. “It is most welcome. The more law enforcement agencies investigating the case, the bigger the possibility of solving the case soonest,” he said. Various human rights groups have asked the Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines and the United Nations Human Rights Council to look into the spate of alleged extrajudicial killings in Cebu following Blanco’s murder. Since early this year, there had been over a hundred killings – mostly perpetrated by motorcycle gunmen – in Cebu. Even Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has appealed for an end to the culture of impunity in the province and called on the authorities to seriously address the series of killings. A report by ABS-CBN, said Blanco was the 16th elected official killed under the Duterte administration. It identified the others as: Vice Mayor Aaron Sampaga of Pamplona town, Cagayan – August 5, 2016; Mayor Samsudin Dimaukom of Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao – October 28,
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2016; Mayor Rolando Espinosa of Albuera town, Leyte – November 5, 2016; Vice Mayor Anwar Sindatuk of Datu SaudiAmpatuan town, Maguindanao – November 27, 2016; Mayor Mohammad Limbona of Pantar town, Lanao del Norte – December 30, 2016; Mayor Arsenio Agustin of Marcos town, Ilocos Norte – June 3, 2017; Mayor Joven Hidalgo of Balete town, Batangas – June 10, 2017. And also Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog of Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental – July 30, 2017; Vice Mayor Jackson Dy of Roxas town, Oriental Mindoro –
September 23, 2017; Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab of Ronda town, Cebu – February 19, 2018; Mayor Ronald Tirol of Buenavista town, Bohol – May 27, 2018; Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan City, Batangas – July 2, 2018; Mayor Ferdinand Bote of General Tinio town, Nueva Ecija – July 3, 2018; Vice Mayor Alex Lubigan of Trece Martires town, Cavite – July 7, 2018; and Vice Mayor Al-Rashid Mohammad Ali of SapaSapa town, Tawi-Tawi – July 11, 2018. (Cebu Examiner. With a report from Luel Galarpe)
Cebuana sisters among AirAsia's lady pilots
Cebuana sisters Marizette (second from right) and Abegail Bacus pose with AirAsia deputy group CEO Aireen Omar and AirAsia Philippines Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Dexter Comendador. (Photo by Luel Galarpe for the Philippine News Agency) CEBU CITY - Cebuana sisters Marizette and Abegail Bacus who both passed the Nursing Board examination after graduating in 2008 and 2010, respectively, are now proud pilots of AirAsia Philippines and this is their story. Flying was a childhood dream for both women, whose father, Mario, was an airline pilot. “Our inspiration to become pilots was our father. He was a pilot of the Philippine Airlines. My conviction to become a pilot began when he took us to the flight deck for the first time. I think I was about five years old at the time,” said the 30-year-old Marizette. “I felt the excitement seeing the instrument panel in the cockpit. And that was it! That triggered my desire to become a pilot like my dad,” said Abegail, who is two years younger than her sister. “After that amazing experience, we would always ask our dad to take us to the flight deck every time we travel and he was by chance the pilot of the flight.”After graduating from high school, Marizette asked her dad if she can go to flight school and pursue her dream of flying. “I remember him saying, yes, why not? But he added that I needed to have a college degree first,” Marizette recalled.At this stage, their mother Suzette, a physician, proved to be a big influence, too, as Marizette took up Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Cebu Doctors’ University. Abegail followed her elder sister’s footsteps a couple of years later. They both set
aside their dreams of flying for a time to practice their nursing profession. Marizette looked after patients of the Intensive Care Unit at the Mactan Doctors’ Hospital while Abegail was assigned as an Emergency Room nurse at the Chong Hua Hospital. After several years of attending to the needs of sick people, Marizette and Abegail decided it was time to make their dream a reality. “We were very determined to become pilots, so we enrolled at a flying school in Mactan,” Marizette said. The Bacus sisters eventually completed their flying qualifications and went on to become one of the 25 female pilots of AirAsia Philippines. “We were lucky to be chosen to train with AirAsia, who trained us to become not just first officers, but captains,” Abegail said. AirAsia Philippines Chief Executive Officer Capt. Dexter Comendador said the airline is investing in the training of their pilots. “We have 240 pilots, 25 are women, who have all undergone our Airbus training, which costs AirAsia P1.7 million. In fact, we are encouraging employees who wish to become pilots to enlist for the training,” he said. He said some of their pilots are former flight attendants and ground crew members who have undergone the Airbus training. Comendador said AirAsia has the most number of female pilots in Asia and they are proud to have them. “We take pride in our women pilots, who have proven that they weren’t any different from male pilots,” he said. Marizette and Abegail both fly domestic and international flights for AirAsia Philippines and have not experienced any untoward incident so far. “You cannot feel that you’re flying a big aircraft, but you have to keep your composure up there. You have to be prepared for any eventuality,” Marizette said. However, the sisters have never flown together as AirAsia prohibits siblings from flying together as pilot and co-pilot. On gender issues, the Bacus sisters said female pilots are treated equally and fairly at AirAsia. “Our male pilots never discriminate against us. They treat us, even if we’re still first officers, with respect,” Marizette said. For young ladies aspiring to conquer the skies someday, Abegail only had one thing to say: “When you put your mind to it, you can do anything.” (Luel Galarpe)
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