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Exposé ni Pulong, ‘Fake News!’
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DAVAO CITY – ‘Fake news!’ Yan ang naging tugon ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza sa inilabas na dokumento ni presidential son, Paolo “Pulong” Duterte na naguugnay sa iba’tibang mga personalidad at grupo, kabilang ang ilang taga-media sa umano’y sa mga nagnanais o nagpaplanong patalsikin si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
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“The first time I saw that posting, I said it is fake news. I still maintain that it’s fake news,” ani Lorenzana sa mga mamamahayag ng ito ay tanungin ukol sa listahan ni Pulong na kanyang inilabas sa kanyang Facebook page kamakailan lamang. Kabilang sa mga Continue on page 3
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Malaysia foils terror attacks, arrests 2 Sayyaf militants Bangsamoro referendum has no funding Read Story on page 2 Abu Sayyaf militants from a screen shot on ISIS website. (Mindanao Examiner)
M Residents of Lanao del Sur’s Wao town protest the government’s Bangsamoro deal with the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (Mindanao Examiner – Mark Navales)
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Continued from page 1 Sayyaf members – whose identities were not made public – said one of them was involved in at least three serial kidnappings in southern Philippines and Sabah. “The suspect is a member of the Abu Sayyaf group who was involved in at least three serial kidnappings in southern Philippines and Sabah. He is occupied as an individual who is requested by the Eastern Sabah Security Command to assist in criminal investigation in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone,” Fuzi said. One of the Filipinos, 48, was arrested along with his 40-year old Malaysian wife, in Tenom, Sabah. They were also accused of hiding information about the presence of Abu Sayyaf in Sabah. No other details on the Filipinos were made available by Malaysia or the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila. Sayyafs abduct 3 Indonesians Despite the anti-terror campaign in Sabah, suspected Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped 3 Indonesian fishing crew members off Sabah and had been taken to the southern Filipino province of Sulu, Malaysian media reported. It said the trio - Heri Ardiansyah, 19; Jari Abdullah, and Hariadin, 45, were working for a fishing company in Sandakan town and had been seized by 7 gunmen on the night of December 5 near Pegasus Reef – an area where four
armed men also attacked a tugboat two days later and wounded an Indonesian crew in what police said was a failed abduction. Sabah police recovered the trawler of the missing Indonesian crewmen with its engine still running. “They were abducted on Wednesday. One of the victims apparently made contact with a family member late Thursday night. The sources also disclosed that the family member was urged to seek the assistance of the Indonesian consulate,” the Star reported. It said, citing intelligence sources, that the gunmen were led by Abu Sayyaf commanders Al Mujir Yadah and Hajan Sawadjaan, who teamed up with another militant commander, Indang Susukan. The group was tagged as behind the spate of ransom kidnappings in the waters of Sabah and the recent attack on tugboat off Pegasus Reef. The Star Online, quoting unidentified intelligence sources, said three fishermen had been taken by their abductors to Pata Island and later transferred them to Panamao town. Sulu Panamao is near Luuk town where Abu Sayyaf had freed their Indonesian hostages several times in the past. Just December 6, the militants freed the 35-year old Usman Yusuf in Luuk’s Bual village. Yusuf was quickly brought to a military base in the capital town of Jolo after soldiers recovered him
in Bual village. He was kidnapped along with another Indonesian man Samsul Saguni, 40, in September 11 off Gaya Island in Sabah’s Semporna town and brought to Sulu, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region. Saguni’s fate remains unknown. The release of Yusuf came after the Chief of the Indonesian Consul-General’s Office in Sabah, Sulistijo Djati Ismojo, appealed to Malaysia to resolve the kidnapping of its citizens. It was unknown whether ransom had been paid to the kidnappers in exchange for Yusuf’s release. Misuari But in September, the Abu Sayyaf had previously released other kidnapped Indonesian hostages to Nur Misuari, chieftain of the former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front, and his wife Tarhata; and a former Indonesian army general Kivlan Zein who was believed to have negotiated for the victims’ freedom. In September 14 this year, the militant group, whose leaders pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, also released to Misuari 3 other Indonesian hostages Hamdam Salim, Subandi Sattuh and Sudarlan Samansung, who were kidnapped at sea off Sabah in January. In August 2016, civilians recovered 2 of seven Indonesian sailors Ismail and Mohamad Soyfan in the same village of Bual. The duo was part of a crew of
tugboat Charles kidnapped in June of the same year after militants on speedboats intercepted the vessel while heading to Samarinda in East Kalimantan following a trip from the Philippines. The remaining hostag-
es – Ferry Arifin, the skipper; M. Mahbrur Dahri, Edi Suryono, M.Nasir, and Robin Piter were eventually freed by the Abu Sayyaf to Misuari on October 2, 2016. There was no immediate report from the Philip-
pine military on the latest abductions. But it recently said that the Abu Sayyaf is still holding at least three more foreigners and three Filipinos in southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
Bangsamoro referendum has no funding
Residents of Lanao del Sur’s Wao town protest the government’s Bangsamoro deal with the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (Mindanao Examiner – Mark Navales) LANAO DEL NORTE Rep. Khalid Dimaporo said the referendum set in January of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in Mindanao has no funding after the proposed P857 million for the plebiscite was not included in the P3.757 trillion national budget in the 2019 General Appropriations Act. Dimaporo said this during the budget deliberation and that the Commission on Elections and the Palace will have to make use of their savings to be able to hold the referendum in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman has said that they could set aside a fraction of its 2019 budget to fund the plebiscite if in case national fund for the referendum does not come on time. “We support the BOL all the way and budget should not be a problem; we are recommending to allow part of the ARMM proposed budget to be used for the plebiscite,” he said. Lawmakers have said that the P10-billion budget submitted by the Commission on Elections for 2019 does not include expenditures for the plebiscite. Hataman, a strong advocate of the BOL, said Congress may realign over P800 million for the plebiscite from the P10.1 billion infrastructure fund for the region proposed by the ARMM next year.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act Number 11054, or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on July 26, days after his State of the Nation Address. ARMM received approval for the 2019 regional budget amounting to roughly P32 billion, a third of which will be for infrastructure. It remains uncertain if Congress can still work out a solution to the problem, specifically in allocating the funds needed to hold the plebiscite. This plebiscite seeks to formally create the BARMM, comprising of areas under ARMM’s existing jurisdiction, as well as affirm or reject the inclusion in the new region of the cities of Cotabato in Maguindanao; and Isabela in Basilan, as well as six towns in Lanao del Norte and 39 villages in North Cotabato. AMIN Party-list Rep. Makmod Mending believes there is still time to find funds for the plebiscite. “I believe there is enough time for us here in the House of Representatives to be able to put in our General Appropriations Bill the necessary fund to cover the expenses for the conduct of the plebiscite,” he said. Hataman said it is vital the plebiscite takes place as scheduled. “We are looking at all the options open to us,
including realignment of regional government funds because it is that important to the future of our region,” he said. The Commission on Elections said the plebiscite will be held on 2 separate days to allow time for the full resolution of petitions for voluntary inclusion in the plebiscite. For the geographical areas comprising ARMM as well as Isabela City in Basilan, and Cotabato City, the plebiscite will push through on January 21. And on February 6 for the province of Lanao del Norte, except Iligan City; the municipalities of Aleosan, Carmen, Kabacan, Midsayap, Pikit, and Pigkawayan in the province of North Cotabato; and all other areas contiguous to any of the Bangsamoro core areas where the local government of such area, by way of a resolution, asked for inclusion in the plebiscite; or at least 10% of the registered voters in a local government, by way of a petition. It said there are currently 99 pending petitions for inclusion in the new autonomous region. The BOL, however, is being challenged in the Supreme Court after Gov. Toto Tan, of Sulu, one of the 5 ARMM provinces, questioned the legality and constitutionality of the law that would replace ARMM. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Exposé ni Pulong, ‘Fake News!’ Continued from page 1 nasa listahan ay si Bise Presidente Leni Robredo, mga nasa hanay ng oposisyon, kabilang ang PLDT at Jollibee, mga religious group at gayun rin ang mga alagad ng Simbahan, kabilang ang isang patay na Obispo. Agad naman tinanggal ni Pulong ang naturang post nito sa Facebook matapos na umani ng mariing pagbatikos mula sa mga netizens, oposisyon at Simbahang Katoliko at wala rin itong paliwanag kung bakit niya binura ang nasabing listahan ng mga umano’y destabilizers. Tinawag naman ni Robredo na iresponsable ang paglagay ni Pulong ng nasabing listahan dahil bukod sa ito ay pawang kasinungalingan ay wala
rin umanong maipakitang pruweba ang anak ng Pangulo sa kanyang bintang. Narito ang mga pangalan ng nasa listahan ng mga pinagbintangan ni Pulong sa na umano’y kasama sa Oust Duterte Movement: Movement Against Tyranny, Tindig Pilipinas, MAKABAYAN bloc, CBCB/Opus Dei, Francisco Tatad, Bishop Broderick Pabilo, Bishop Leo Drona, Bishop Antonio Realubin Tobias, Bishop Deogracias Iniguez, Bishop (Emeritus) Julo Xavier Labayan, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop Arturo Santos, Don Ramon Pedrosa at asawang si Carmen, at Imelda Nicolas. Maging ang Jollibee Food Corp., Dole Phils., PLDT Co., Philsaga Min-
ing Corp., General Tuna Corp., Sumi Phils Wiring System, retired general Victor Corpuz, retired general Cunanan, retired general Jampe, dating Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay, ex-National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, Justice Antonio Carpio, beteranong mamamahayag Randy David, singer na si Jim Paredes; Rappler, Maria Ressa, Ellen Tordesillas, Ed Lingao na pawang mga nasa media; Dinky Soliman, Florencio Abad, Allan Purisima, Marvic Leonen, Paquito Ochoa, Teresita Deles, Juan Santos, Alberto Lina, Guillermo Parayno, Sen. Leila De Lima at Risa Hontiveros, Ronald Lamas, at ex-Chief Justice Hilario Davide. (Mindanao Examiner)
Marines pursue Sayyafs in Sulu SULU – Philippine Marines were sent to hunt down the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, in an effort to crush the militant group tied to ISIS. Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said he ordered security forces to intensify the offensives against the Abu Sayyaf which is holding several foreigners and Filipinos kidnapped in the South and in Sabah. “The Joint Task Force Sulu continues to intensify the conduct of offensives against the Abu Sayyaf to neutralize the bandits. All measures are now being undertaken in accordance with the rules of engagement, and with the support of the local government and the populace,” he said. Just recently, marines killed 3 militants in fierce clashes on Minis Island
off Sulu’s Patikul town, but one soldier was also slain and two more wounded in the fighting. The fighting erupted after a group of marines tracked down dozens of militants on the island and sparked a battle at dawn. By daybreak, troops recovered the bodies of the militants and two M14 rifles. The slain soldier, who name was not made public by the military, was taken by his companions to a military base in the capital town of Jolo, where the wounded marines were evacuated for medical emergency and later flown to Camp Navarro General Hospital in Zamboanga City. Army Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, a spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command, said the militants were under Abu Sayyaf commander Majid Emamil. He said the soldiers, all members of the
UP wildlife biologist dies in Mount Apo KIDAPAWAN CITY – A 27year old wildlife biologist from the University of the Philippines in Laguna province died in Mount Apo in Kidapawan City in North Cotabato province after complaining of difficulty in breathing, police said. Police said James de Villa Alvarez, who was resident of Lemery town in Batangas province, was conducting herpetofaunal research when he started puking and cannot breath properly. Supt. Ramel Hojilla,
the local police chief, said Alvarez climbed Mount Apo with a group of other people led by Kristian Suetos on December 5 to do research on amphibians and reptiles. And on the second day, Alvarez first complained of dizziness and then vomited and eventually had problems in his breathing. Rescuers were sent to the area and found Alvarez who was not anymore breathing. His body was brought to a funeral parlor here. (Rhoderick Beñez)
Philippine Marine Ready Force-Sulu, fought about 50 gunmen. “Heavy skirmishes ensued resulting in the killing of three enemies based on body count, while a soldier died and two other personnel incurred minor injuries,” Besana said. Dela said they were saddened by the loss of a brave soldier. “We are deeply saddened by the news that another gallant soldier was killed during the encounter of our troops with the Abu Sayyafs bandits. Rest assured that we will extend all sorts of assistance to the bereaved family,” he said. There were no reports if any of the hostages had been spotted on the island. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Malaking tarpaulin ni senatorial aspirant Bong Go na kasama si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na bumabati ng ‘Merry Christmas” sa Zamboanga City, sinira ng mga di-kilalang tao. Nagkalat ang mga tarpaulin ni Go sa Zamboanga at iba pang bahagi ng Mindanao na mistulang nangangampanya na kahit hindi pa nagsisimula ang campaign period. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Sulu gets poultry farm, housing project from Go Negosyo, Bounty Fresh SULU – A poultry farm that can accommodate thousands of chickens is soon to start construction in the town of Parang in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, Gov. Toto Tan said. Tan said Bounty Fresh Agro Ventures in partnership with the Go Negosyo Program and the provincial government recently launched the “Kapatid for Agro Bounty Fresh Poultry Farm” in the village of Tukay. He said the livelihood program will greatly help many beneficiaries since Bounty Agro Ventures will also provide training for those who would be selected to run the farm. Tan, together with Ana Margarita Malvar, the project head for the Muslim autonomous region and adviser for Agri- Enterprises of the Go-Negosyo Program; and Dr. Kier Jason Fernandez, Bounty Fresh Contract Growing Supervisor, led the
Sulu Gov. Toto Tan with Ana Margarita Malvar, the project head for the Muslim autonomous region and adviser for Agri- Enterprises of the Go-Negosyo Program; and Dr. Kier Jason Fernandez, Bounty Fresh Contract Growing Supervisor, led the ground-breaking ceremony attended by the town’s mayor Madzhar Loong. (Photos courtesy of Sulu Provincial Government.) ground-breaking ceremony attended by the town’s mayor Madzhar Loong. Fernandez said an initial investment of 5,000 chickens and poultry housing will be provided by their company to jump start the livelihood program.
Loong expressed his gratitude to Go Negosyo and Bounty Fresh Agro Ventures for the livelihood package. “Maasahan ninyo na sisikapin namin mapaunlad ang malaking oportunidad na pang-kabuhayan na ibinigay ninyo dito sa Barangay Tu-
kay,” Loong said. Malvar, for her part, reminded recipients to seize this opportunity and have their best interest in mind. “The determination of its success is now in your hands,” she said. Tan praised Go Negosyo
and Bounty Agro Ventures for their continued support to Sulu’s various pro-poor programs. Malvar also handed out housing certificates to the beneficiaries of the first batch of the Go Negosyo Kapatid Village in Kalinggalan Calu-
ang town where an initial 8 are ready for distribution. Town Mayor Peping Halun thanked Malvar and Go Negosyo founder Jose Maria Concepcion III, who is also Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Zamboanga intensifies anti-smuggling drive
Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco talks with representatives of the Bureau of Customs and the Coast Guard in the village of Recodo on December 12, 2018 following the confiscation of some 7,000 bags of suspected smuggled rice from Malaysia. (Photos by Kathy Wee Sit) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Beng Climaco has ordered the Bureau of Customs to intensify its anti-smuggling op-
erations here following the recent seizure of over 7,000 bags of rice suspected to have been smuggled from Sabah.
The Coast Guard confiscated the rice in the coastal village of Recodo after intelligence agents monitored small boats
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unloading the cargo from a vessel anchored off Zamboanga. The Coast Guard immediately coordinated with the military’s Task Force Zamboanga to secure the smuggled rice and reported the apprehension with the Bureau of Customs. The bags of, worth some P21 million, were discovered on a compound of a mosque late Tuesday, but villagers would not say who the owner was. The seizure of the rice came after Climaco, on orders from President Rodrigo Duterte, intensified the anti-smuggling campaign here. She directed Acting District Collector Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte to “clean up Zamboanga of smuggling, stressing
that the city has been in the focus of anti-smuggling operations due to the failure of previous customs officials.” Climaco told Barte: “It is the direct order of the President and the City Government to clean up Zamboanga City of smuggling. I hope you take this order to heart.” Thousands of bags of smuggled rice had been seized by authorities in
Zamboanga since early this year and in some instances had disappeared from the warehouses of the Bureau of Customs and even while being guarded by the police. Climaco, who is supporting the extension of martial rule in Mindanao, said she also asked security forces to tighten checkpoints on highways. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Whats the fuss about Tax Evasion? By Jun Ledesma
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THE UNITED Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David Kaye, has a litany of credentials which could account for his hubris in calling the attention of sovereign nations for what he suspects go beyond the norm and standard expected of civilized nations. Kaye has become too swell headed he had the temerity to order the Philippine government to drop the charges against Rappler boss Maria Ressa on what he claimed as a serious threat against independent and investigative journalism in the country. Rapporteur Kaye is from California, USA and like Agnes Calamard, the Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial killing, the duo make up for the twin in the UN High Commission on Human Rights that dedicate themselves in demonizing the irrepressible Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. The duo cannot disengage from Ressa because they both believed the extrapolated statistics on the so-called extrajudicial killing conjured by Rappler which in turn picked the figures from Leila de Lima, the ex-CHR Chairman, ex-Justice Secretary and future ex-senator. In turn De Lima who is presently in detention for her self-confessed frailties believed the fairy tales of perjured witnesses. Kaye is either playing possum or simply stonewalling the fundamental issue that Ressa and her retinue of writers are never repressed or oppressed. The fact that Ressa can rant and her writers can write with nary a consonant ordered deleted from their manuscripts eloquently argues against their claims that their freedom of expression are repressed or threatened.
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Both Kaye and Ressa however are trying to veer away from the real issue surrounding the latter’s predicament. Ressa accepted foreign investments from Omidyar Network and issued Philippine Depository Receipts for these. This was in 2015. Moving forward to recent times the Securities and Exchange Commission, the members of which are still appointees of ex-Pres. Noynoy Aquino, reported that the social media outfit violated the rule that media should be 100% Filipino-owned. Omidyar, whose notoriety is center page in the ouster of pro-Russia Ukraine President, later donated its PDRs to the staff of Rappler in an attempt to prove that it is not exercising editorial intervention on the outfit. For her part, Ressa declared that Rappler is not a media outfit. And therein lies the irony. In the meantime, Rappler’s ace reporter Pia Ranada, would impute wrongdoings on then SAP Bong Go’s cursory note endorsing the document that pertains to the purchase of Navy frigates for appropriate attention. Pia had hounded Go despite oral manifestation of the naval officials that the Presidential Assistant has nothing to do whatsoever with the frigate deal. She pushed her luck too far leading to her ban in participating in the President’s meeting with the press in Malacanang. It was actually an offshoot not only about Pia’s intransigence on the frigate issue but also on the heels of the SEC decision revoking Rappler’s license to operate for violating the constitutional issue of 100% ownership of Philippine media establishments. Her privilege to attend press conferences in the palace was sus-
pended although if I remember it right, the legal opinion emanating from Malacanang was open to Pia’s participating in press cons provided she represents other media organization. The last that I heard of her was that she was quarreling with Malacanang security detail. It was a clever move to prove she is being repressed, oppressed and harassed since the scene was fully recorded on video. Meanwhile across the Pacific Ocean US White House banned Jim Acosta of CNN for being rude. But what the hell is the fuss over Ressa, Pia and for that matter Rappler plaint that their freedom of expression is curtailed. The issue here is TAX EVASION. Kaye, Callamard and Ressa very well know that in the United States evading taxes can send you to jail, pay a huge penalty or both. Remember Al Capone, the notorious leader of gangsters in Chicago? He made billions from all gangsterism and murder but elude conviction. But what sent him to jail and ultimately landing in Alcatraz was his TAX EVASION case. All the while he thought that money he amassed from illegal source is not subject to tax. Well, he is dead wrong. In the US of A, the Internal Revenue Service will hound you all the way to your grave. So why should it be wrong for the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Philippines to collect tax due from Ressa? Why should Kaye order the Philippine government to drop the case of tax evasion on Ressa so that she can continue exercising her freedom of expression? Something is terribly wrong here and I think Rapporteur Kaye is laughing at his own childish though arrogant impertinence.
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First Aid Para Sa Heart Attack Ni Dr. Willie T. Ong NAMAMANHID ba ang palad ng iyong kamay? Kung ganoon, baka ika’y may Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Ang Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) ay isang sakit ng sobrang paggamit ng kamay, tulad ng mga computer worker, office worker, mahilig mag-type, waiter, karpentero, labandera at mananahi. Ang kababaihan ay mas nagkakaroon nitong sakit kumpara sa kalalakihan. Ang dahilan ng pamamanhid ay ang pagkaipit ng isang ugat, ang Median Nerve, sa lugar ng ating wrist. Ang mga daliri natin ay may mga tendons o litid na tumitigas kapag ginagamit natin ang ating kamay. Kapag nasobrahan ang iyong paggamit ng kamay, namamaga ang mga litid na ito, at puwedeng maipit ang Median Nerve. Dahil dito, namamanhid ang palad. Bukod sa mga tips na aking ibibigay, may mga paraan din ang mga surgeons para gamutin ang carpal tunnel syndrome. Kung malala na ay mayroong operasyon para luwagan ang daanan sa litid ng wrist. Heto ang tips: 1. Ipahinga ang kamay. Bawasan ang pagta-trabaho sa computer at pananahi. Mag-break at ipahinga kada oras ang iyong kamay. Mas gamitin din ang kamay na hindi apektado. Alam
Ni Dr. Willie T. Ong kong kailangan ninyong kumita, pero baka naman lumala pa ang iyong Carpal Tunnel. 2. Bawasan ang lakas at puwersa ng kamay. Maghinay-hinay lang sa iyong paglalaba o pagkukuskus sa bahay. Kung ika’y may kinakalikot o binubuhat, huwag ilagay ang lahat ng bigat sa wrist. Gamitin ang buong balikat at braso sa pagbubuhat. 3. Huwag i-bend ang kamay. Kapag mali ang posture ng iyong kamay, puwedeng maipit ang median nerve. Dapat ay derecho palagi ang wrist kapag nag-ta-type. 4. I-ehersisyo ang kamay. May espesyal na ehersisyo para sa Carpal Tunnel. Itaas ang iyong mga kamay, at ikut-ikutin na parang may binibilog ka. Gamitin ang wrist sa pabilog na aksyon. Ang layunin nito ay mapaluwag muli ang daanan ng naipit na median nerve. 5. Itaas ang kamay habang nagpapahinga. Mas magandang nakataas ang iyong kamay sa upuan o sa iyong dibdib.
6. Ipatong ang kamay habang natutulog. Mahalaga po ito! Huwag ipatong ang kamay sa ilalim ng ulo habang natutulog. Baka maipit ang median nerve. Huwag ding hayaang nakalawit ang iyong kamay sa tabi ng kama. Ang tamang posisyon ay ang paglagay ng kamay sa ibabaw ng dibdib o ipatong ang kamay sa unan sa iyong tabi. 7. Puwedeng maglagay ng Splint o kalso sa kamay. Kumuha ng isang matigas at pahabang cardboard. I-tape ito sa ilalim ng iyong palad at wrist. Ang layunin nito ay para hindi mo mai-bend ang iyong kamay kapag natutulog. 8. Kapag namamaga at sumasakit ang kamay, lagyan ng ice pack. 9. Magbawas sa alat sa pagkain at magbawas din ng timbang. Ang asin ay nagpapadami ng tubig sa ating katawan. Dahil dito, puwedeng mamaga ang ating kamay at lalo lang maiipit ang median nerve. 10. Puwedeng uminom ng Vitamin B complex. Hindi pa ito tiyak, pero may posibilidad na may tulong ang vitamin B6 para sa mga ugat (nerves). Para makasigurado kung ika’y may Carpal Tunnel, kumonsulta sa isang orthopedic surgeon na doktor. Good luck po!
RECIPE
Filipino Style Chicken Curry
INGREDIENTS : • 2 1/2 lbs. chicken cut into serving pieces • 1 pack Knorr Ginataang Gulay Mix 45 grams
• 2 pieces baking potato cubed • 2 pieces red bell pepper sliced into squares • 3/4 cup chopped celery • 2 pieces red onions chopped • 3 cloves garlic chopped • 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder • 3 pieces long green chili pepper • 4 tablespoons cooking oil • 2 cups water • 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS : 1. Heat oil in a pot. Pan fry the chicken pieces for 1 ½ to 2 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the cooking pot. Set aside. 2. Combine Knorr Ginataang Gulay recipe Mix with 2 cups water. Stir until well blended. Set aside. 3. Heat remaining oil on the pot. Saute onion and garlic. Add the celery. Continue to cook until onion and celery softens. 4. Pour the gata mixture into the pot. Let boil. 5. Add curry powder. Stir until the powder totally dilutes in coconut milk. 6. Put the pan-fried chicken into the pan. Cover and cook in medium heat for 30 to 35 minutes or until tender. 7. Add red bell pepper, long green pepper, and potato. Cover the pot and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. 8. Add fish sauce and ground black pepper. Stir. 9. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve. Share and enjoy!
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Coast Guard intensifies ports surveillance vs. illegal drugs C EBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Central Visayas has intensified its intelligence monitoring in all the ports here in collaboration with shipping companies, the ports authority, and law enforcement units, in view of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs. Lieutenant Junior would be better to have Grade Michael Encina, modern equipment for regional spokesman of monitoring the ports the PCG, said that while against drugs. But in the the Coast Guard has the meantime, we have strong capabilities in anti-drug intelligence networks and interdiction, they also collaborative relations rely on intensive intel- among other agencies,” ligence gathering. “It Encina said.
Encina said that the PCG has been religiously conducting maritime mandatory pre-departure inspections in all the major ports of the region. “We check certificates as well as the vessel’s safety precautions,” he said. The Coast Guard in Central Visayas has six K9 units deployed in major ports in Cebu and Bohol and two of the animals are narcotics sniffing dogs, two are explosives sniff-
ing, and two are for search and rescue. Ensina said while it is difficult to inspect every vehicle, passenger, and luggage at the ports without delaying the departure of passenger vessels, they rely on intensified intelligence gathering to ensure the safety and security of every port. “The economic side of the maritime industry must not be affected in the implementation of the anti-drug campaign
of the government,” he said. He said the value of collaborative effort between the coast guard and other agencies, such as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Units (PDEA), Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime, Philippine Navy, Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the region are vital in implementing anti-drug interdiction in all ports.
The PCG, he said, has also recognized the active participation of the PCG Auxiliary in ensuring safety and security in the ports. “We have this so-called Passenger Assistance Center or PAC in major ports in Region 7. These PACs are manned by the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary officers and men. Passengers who have concerns can talk to our PCGA guys at the PCAs,” Encina said. (John Rey Saavedra)
DPWH presents P1.7-B infra projects feasibility studies CEBU CITY – The Regional Development Council-7 Investment Development Committee (RDC-IDC) recently discussed the feasibility studies on different proposed infrastructure projects aimed at solving Metro Cebu’s traffic woes. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) Regional Director Edgar Tabacon said these projects, if implemented, will be constructed under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program. A team from the DPWH-7 headed by Engineer Tabacon presented projects that include five depressed structures, underpasses, overpasses, and intersection improvements in Cebu City. These infrastructure projects will hopefully solve the traffic problem. The purpose of these projects is to improve the
flow of traffic in different intersections,” Tabacon told the committee. The projects included the 700-meter long depressed structure at the junction of M.J. Cuenco Avenue and General Maxilom Avenue and another one along the intersection in Gorordo Avenue and Doña Modesta Gaisano Street. The DPWH-7 also presented three routes of underpass projects - along D. Jakosalem Street, F. Sotto Drive, Archbishop Reyes, Governor Cuenco, to culminate in Talamban Proper; along Salinas Drive, Pope John Paul II Avenue, and Sergio Osmena Jr. Boulevard; and along Cardinal Rosales Avenue, F. Cabahug Street connecting the H. Cortes flyover in Mandaue City. The feasibility study on these depressed structures and underpass projects has a total cost of P1.789 billion. Also reflect-
ed in the DPWH-7 PAPs is the feasibility on the construction of Cebu Transaxial Highway which costs P8 million. Engineer Nonato Paylado, DPWH-7 planning officer, said the two consulting firms that undertake the feasibility of those infrastructure projects have estimated to finish their studies by the end of this month. “After the feasibility study proper, prioritization of project implementation will follow,” Paylado told the Philippine News Agency in a separate interview. The proposed depressed structure along M.J. Cuenco Avenue and General Maxilom Avenue might be submitted to the NEDA Investment Coordination Committee, considering that the project cost exceeds PHP2.5 billion, Paylado said. These infrastructure projects are, however, moved for further discus-
sions. According to Tabacon, the study conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has revealed that the traffic problem in the metro has caused PHP1.3-billion productivity loss. The regional director of DPWH-7 also said that JICA has culminated the study on the fourth bridge connecting mainland Cebu to Mactan Island. Construction of the third bridge, the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), linking Cebu City and the municipality of Cordova, Cebu is ongoing. Officials of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC), the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., and the Metro Pacific Investment Corp. assured to finish the third bridge by 2021 in time for the 500th anniversary celebration of the birth of Christianity in the country. (John Rey Saavedra)
From right, Atty. Raymund Mercado, Eduardo Sode, and Maritess Fernandez, of the Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper; and Neil Montejo, President of Newsmags Dealers Association of Visayas pose for photograph during a recent event in Cebu City.
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