Pay taxes correctly, religiously: BIR KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue here urged business owners and tax payers to continue and correctly pay their obligations to the government as it intensify collections to help fund various infrastructure and health programs
of President Duterte’s administration that largely benefit the Filipinos. Revenue District Officer Eddie Castillo also praised and lauded businessmen and traders who religiously pay their taxes which resulted to a spike in revenue collections.
He said the BIR Kidapawan collected some P1.3 billion in taxes last year and is now targeting to collect more because of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law signed by Duterte in 2017. Continue on page 5
DAVAO CITY – Nur Misuari, chieftain of the former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front, praised President Rodrigo Duterte for his untiring and sincere support to the peace process in an effort to ensure the Continue on page 3
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RESIDENT DUTERTE said he will not bar Chinese tourists in the Philippines despite a public outcry due to fears that Wuhan coronavirus would spread in the country where 3 cases of the deadly disease have been reported by the Department of Health (DOH). Duterte dismissed - would die by itself. such restrictions and al- Duterte said xenopholayed fears of contami- bia against Chinese over nation, saying, the virus coronavirus must stop - which has claimed and as he pledged solidarity infected hundreds in the with Beijing in an effort Continue on page 3 Chinese city of Wuhan
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‘Duterte: Stop discriminating Chinese!’ ture program, a promise he made to the Filipino during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Chinese tourists also account for the spike in the number of foreigners visiting the Philippines since Duterte became the president. A 44-year Chinese man infected with the Wuhan coronavirus had died in San Lazaro hospital in Manila and two other Chinese women are
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Continued from page 1 to contain the spread of the deadly disease. “They are blaming the Chinese that (the virus) came from China, but it could always incubate in some other place. It is not the fault of anybody. Not the Chinese, not the Filipino, no one,” said Duterte, whose government has asked China for loans amounting to billions of pesos to fund his ambitious infrastruc-
EB are coordinating with the concerned airline and hotels where the patients
stayed. The DOH said over 130 people are being examined or under investigation for the Wuhan coronavirus, also called 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus) Acute Respiratory Disease. It said 115 of these people are currently admitted and isolated in hospitals, while 16 have been discharged, but are all under strict monitoring. Among those being
examined are 63 Filipinos, 54 Chinese, and 16 from other nationalities. At least 32 of them had travelled to Wuhan. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the EB already assessed 203 people and quarantined 188 more from the 1st and 2nd confirmed cases. He said 14 people have been isolated and their health is being monitored by the DOH. (Mindanao Examiner)
Surrender peacefully or die Continued from page 1 The North Cotabato Provincial Peace and Order Council have declared the NPA and the Communist Party of the Philippines as “persona non grata” in April 2019. The 6th Infantry Division said the operations against the NPA will not stop and called on the rebels to abandon violence and surrender peacefully and avail of the government’s offer to return to the fold of the law. Last week, security forces killed a senior communist rebel leader, Manuel Magante, who clashed with policemen and soldiers who tried to capture him alive in his hideout in Butuan City. Magante, who served as the regional finance officer and head of the NPA’s special operations group,
was slain in the fighting in the village of San Ignacio, according to Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, a spokesman for the Eastern Mindanao Command. He said Magante was tracked down in his hideout after a long and careful surveillance operation. “Magante was killed when he resisted and fought with the AFP-PNP inter-agency team who were about to serve warrants of arrest against him,” Balagtey said. “Magante was a notorious rebel leader who had a string of criminal cases from multiple murders to arson across the region.” Troops recovered Magante’s automatic pistol and magazines, including a motorcycle, a cell phone and a laptop computer. Balagtey said the slain NPA leader was linked to
the murders of a tribal chieftain Datu Ruben Labawan and the abduction of Jail Warden Jose Melvin Coquilla in Compostela Valley in 2015; and the abduction and murder of Mayor Dario Otaza and his son Darryl, of Agusan del Sur’s Loreto town in Butuan City also in 2015. He added that Magante was also accused as behind the disarming of peace officers in North Cotabato’s Magpet town and the raid and burning of construction equipment in Davao City in 2018. There was no immediate statement from the NPA on the death of its top leader. The rebel group has been fighting for many decades now in an effort to topple down the democratic government and install a communist rule. (Rhoderick Beñez)
Misuari praises Duterte, support to peace efforts in South Continued from page 1 government’s commitment to the 1996 peace deal with the MNLF. “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and I have met at least 16 times already, and I am impressed by the dedication of our President to fasttrack the implementation of the peace agreement,” Misuari said. “In our recent meeting I asked him: ‘Brother President, can we fast track the peace process to ensure the full implementation of government commitments during your time?’ The President replied: ‘I understand your concern. I, myself, want to fast-track the peace initiative to achieve
long-lasting peace in Mindanao during my term,” he added. Just recently, Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr flew to the southern province of Sulu and met with Misuari who announced in gathering the arrival of top officials of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which was instrumental in the peace process between Manila and MNLF. “The President expects to see substantial results in the implementation of the remaining commitments under the GPH-MNLF peace agreement within the first quarter of this year. The main commitment of President Duterte is to bring peace in the Bang-
samoro homeland,” Galvez told a huge crowd of MNLF members and supporters during the gathering held at Camp Astanah Bud Nagha in the town of Indanan. Misuari also vowed to continue supporting the Duterte administration’s peace and development agenda. He vowed to secure the full support of OIC member-countries to ensure the completion of the remaining provisions contained in the Tripartite Review Process of the peace accord. “I am appealing to all members of the MNLF to support the initiatives of the government’s implementation of the 1996 peace agreement,” he said. (Mindanao Examiner)
Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative Chairman Dante Sudaria.
New transport coop sees modern buses, SUVs plying CDO, Misamis Oriental CAGAYAN DE ORO – New player Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative has applied to initially operate 15 routes in Cagayan de Oro City and in some areas in Misamis Oriental province using modern public utility vehicles by June this year. Cooperative Chairman Dante Sudaria, who is also the publisher of regional Mindanao Daily News and other community newspapers in Northern Mindanao, said the office of the Transportation Cooperatives, has already endorsed the proposed routes - Cugman to Cogon Public Market and vice versa, Bayabas to Cogon Public Market and vice versa, Bonbon to Cogon Public Market and vice versa, Iponan to Cogon Public Market and vice versa, Tagoloan to Agora Terminal and vice versa, Jasaan to Agora Terminal and vice versa, Villanueva to Agora Terminal and vice versa, Lapasan to Cogon Public Market and vice versa, Lapasan to Carmen Market and vice versa, Talakag, Bukidnon to Agora Terminal and vice versa,
Claveria to Agora Terminal and vice versa, Tagoloan-Alae-Manolo Fortich and vice versa, Kisanlu Iponan to Limketkai and vice versa, Kisanlu Iponan to Gaisano Mall and vice versa and Cugman RC to Cogon Public Market and vice versa. Sudaria said the routes are also in consonance to the city’s transport plan as well as in support of the government’s PUV modernization program. “Accordingly, all PUVs older than 15 years will be phased out by end of June 2020. However, the Department of Transportation also said older jeepneys can still operate beyond the deadline provided they pass the motor vehicle inspection system or the road worthiness test, including emission and safety tests,” he explained. The Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative is one of the biggest to operate in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental. Its head office is located at Tanleh Building in Abellanosa Street in Cagayan de Oro. The cooperative -
composed of different transport operators in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental - will have its garage and shop at the three hectare property along the coastal highway in the village of Igpit in Opol town in Misamis Oriental. The second garage of the cooperative will be at the one hectare property inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in the village of Santa Ana in Tagoloan town also in Misamis Oriental. Sudaria said more transport operators have signified to join the cooperative. He said the Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative will soon ply modern mini-buses in the city, as well as other air-conditioned and modern SUVs to make the transportation industry here more comfortable for the riding public. “Kung bag o na ang mga vehicles like these modern transport SUVs and mini-buses plying the city then I think mas ganahan ang atong riding nga mao man gyod atong goserbisyuhan,” he said. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Governor Abdusakur M. Tan meets with pupils of MTCS at the stairways of the Provincial Capitol having a pictorial. He gamely joined them. Vice Governor Toto Tan II and BARMM Provincial Agricultural Officer Mercian Aspi and her staff exchange and share each other’s ideas regarding a proposed livestock project which is set to be implemented any time this year.
National finance officials in Sulu call on Governor Abdusakur Tan.
Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan poses and congratulates Lt. Col. Amadeo Cruz who is a recipient of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Sulu Recognition and Commendation for Exemplary Performance of Duty as Commanding Officer of the 35th Infantry Battalion.
Jeanet L. Abtuh, Officer-in-Charge of the National Food Authority and her staff paid a courtesy visit on Maimbung Mayor Shihla Hayudini.
National finance officials pay their courtesy call on Maimbung Mayor Shihla Hayudini.
Governor Abdusakur Tan also called Datu Shabandar graces the 23rd Death Aniversary of Bishop Benjamin de Jesus at the Notre Dame of Jolo College.
Pay taxes correctly, religiously: BIR Continued from page 1 He said the TRAIN Law introduced changes in personal income tax, estate tax, donor’s tax, value added tax (VAT), documentary stamp tax and the excise tax of tobacco products, petroleum products, mineral products, automobiles, sweetened beverages, and cosmetic procedures. The prominent features of the tax reform are lower personal income tax and higher consumption tax. Individual taxpayers with taxable income not exceeding 250,000 annually are exempted from income tax. The exemption for minimum wage earners is retained in the revised tax system. Tax rates for individual taxpayers still follow the progressive tax system with the maximum rate of 35%, and minimum rates
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of 20% (taxable years 2018 to 2022) and 15% (2023 onwards). On the other hand, consumption taxes, in the form of higher excise tax on tobacco products, petroleum products, automobiles, tobacco, and additional excise tax on sweetened beverages and non-essential, invasive cosmetic procedures were introduced. It also expanded the VAT base by repealing exemption provisions in numerous special laws. The law aims to generate revenue to achieve the 2022 and 2040 vision of the Duterte administration - to eradicate extreme poverty, to create inclusive institutions that will offer equal opportunities to all, and to achieve higher income country status. It is also aimed at making the tax system simpler, fairer and more efficient.
Castillo said the BIR is only collecting taxes based on what is stipulated in the law. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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Continued from page 1 kung saan ay may naitala ng casualty at maraming pasyente pa ang inoobserbahan ng Department of Health. Sa kabila ng kakulangan ng supply ng face mask sa Zamboanga, sinasamantala naman ito ng ibang mga online sellers sa Facebook na nagbebenta sa mas mataas na halaga mula P20-P150 ang bawat isa. Nasa P2.50-P5 lamang ang regular na halaga ng face mask bago pumutok ang isyu ng coronavirus. Naglagay na rin ng
Medical workers take a bus on a special transit line opened for medical personnel in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua) mga karatula ang ibatibang pasmasya na nagsasabing out of stock ang mga face masks at hindi pa matiyak kung kailan magkakaroon ng supply dahil sa dami ng mga taong bumibili nito sa takot na mahawa sa coronavirus na nagsimula sa Wuhan City sa lalawigan ng Hubei. Kinumpirma rin ng DOH na isang Chinese tourist ang nasawi kamakailan sa San Lazaro Hospital sa Maynila at nasa pagamutan pa ang kasamahan nitong babae na dumating noong Enero 21 mula Hong Kong at inaalam pa ang mga posibleng nahawaan nila sa eroplano. “The Epidemiology Bureau (EB) of the Department is currently conducting contact tracing of passengers aboard the flights of the two positive cases. EB has secured the manifestos of the flights and is in close coordination with the concerned airlines. Contact tracing activities are on-going in Cebu and Dumaguete, and in other places where the patients stayed and travelled to.” “The Philippine Government has already implemented a temporary travel ban for travellers coming from China, Macao, and Hong Kong. DOH is monitoring every development on the 2019-nCoV very closely and is taking proactive measures to contain the spread of this virus in our country. This health event is fast-evolving and fluid. We are contin-
uously recalibrating our plans and efforts as the situation develop. We are providing the public with constant updates and advisories as frequently as possible, so all I ask from the public now is to heed the advisories from official DOH channels and to refrain from sharing unverified and invalidated information. I assure the public that we will keep you abreast of any information that we have,” ani Health Secretary Francisco Duque. Noong nakaraang buwan lamang ay nanawagan rin si Mayor Beng Climaco sa publiko na huwag mag-panic at wala pang naitalang kaso ng Wuhan coronavirus sa Zamboanga, ngunit hinakayat nito ang bawat isa na pamatilihin ang kalinisan sa katawan upang maiwasan ang anumang sakit. “Let us maintain cleanliness in our surroundings and proper hygiene to ensure good health,” ani Climaco. Sinabi nito na ang City Health Office ay nakikipatulungan na sa DOH, sa Bureau of Quarantine, at airport, gayun rin ang seaport authorities sa pagpapatupad ng mga health protocols at intensified screening procedures sa lahat ng mga pasahero sa barko at eroplano at partikular yun mga galing sa China at Malaysia upang masigurong walang Wuhan coronavirus sa Zamboanga. May mga kaso na rin ng coronavirus sa Malaysia, ani Climaco. (Zamboanga Post)
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EBU CITY – Mayor Edgardo Labella said the local government is planning to put up massive medium-rise buildings project to serve as resettlement site for informal settlers. Labella said he met gay na kaayo napasagdan, city and solve the housing with Secretary Eduardo del wa pa gyud solusyon nga na- problem that we are facing. Rosario, chairman of the hatag. Under our administra- It is important to note that Housing and Urban De- tion, we will try our best, es- in our goal for development, velopment Coordinating pecially those who are living the underprivileged should Council, to negotiate for the along the dangerous zones, not be left behind,” he said. Labella said the local construction of the proj- we will give them a relocation ect. He was accompanied site that is decent enough for government launched a mid-rise socialized housing by former City Councilor their family,” he said. Jose Daluz III, economic He said the project is his project in Lorega village that planning expert Roberto commitment to giving infor- will be replicated in other vilVarquez and accredited de- mal settlers decent homes. lages. He also pressed local velopers led by Joe Sobera- “The massive housing proj- realty developers to strictly ect will rise to accommodate implement the provisions no, of Cebu Landmasters. “Informal settlers du- the informal settlers of the of Republic Act 7279, or the
PAL revives direct flights to Los Angeles
Echo Park Lake with Downtown Los Angeles Skyline. (Image by Adoramassey / Wikimedia) CEBU CITY – The Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to resume direct flights from here to Los Angeles in the United States, according to Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Michael Lloyd Dino. Dino, who welcomed the revival of the Cebu-Los Angeles flights, said it will further boost the tourism industry in the province. He said the PAL will start its direct flights to the sprawling
Southern California city and the center of the America’s film and television industry on May 2. According to the FlightGlobal website, the revived flight to Los Angeles will be operated thrice-weekly using Boeing 777-300ERs. “We welcome the revival of the Cebu-Los Angeles Flight starting May 2, 2020. I appreciate this move of Philippine Airlines on reviving the “no stop-over” flight,”
Dino said, adding, this latest development will make Cebu and other regions in the Visayas easily accessible to American tourists and the Filipino-American community living in the US West Coast. “It will now be easy for people from the Visayas to travel directly to the United States through the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2 that has just won the top prize in the Completed Buildings – Transport category during the World Architecture Festival held in the Netherlands last December. This proves that Cebu remains to be a peaceful place with its good peace and order record,” he said. PAL suspended direct flights from Cebu to Los Angeles in 2017 due to capacity rationalization. (John Rey Saavedra)
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella (fourth from left) sits beside Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, city officials and developers, in a meeting in Makati City recently. Labella announced that the Cebu City government will construct medium-rise buildings for informal settlers. (Cebu City PIO) Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 which mandates them to set aside a certain percentage of their commercial housing units intended for socialized hous-
ing. According to the law, land developers are mandated to give a five-percent share to the local government unit to be used for the construction
of condominium units and 20 percent for subdivisions. “We are still in the process of coming up with a program, a project strategy,” Labella said. (John Rey Saavedra)
Tight security in Cebu after capture of Sayyaf man CEBU – Authorities have tightened security in Cebu following the capture of an Abu Sayyaf militant linked to the kidnapping of the son of a Zamboanga del Norte mayor in September 2017. Jimmy Marababol has been accused in the kidnapping of Jade Quimbo, whose father Eddie is the mayor of Labason town. Marababol was tracked down by the police and captured in the village called Tinago in Cebu City where he traded rice as a living. It was unknown how Marababol managed to escape authorities in Mindanao and fled to Cebu, but regional police chief Brig. Gen.
Valeriano de Leon said the militant has been hiding here since last year. Intelligence reports said Marababol is also a member of the pro-ISIS group Dawlah Islamiya which is fighting for the establishment of a caliphate in the South. It was not immediately known if there are other Abu Sayyaf or Dawlah Islamiya fighters hiding in Cebu or if any local group is harboring them. Abu Sayyaf militants released Quimbo - then 28 years old – in Sulu’s Patikul town on December 2018. He was handed over to his brother Justin, who reportedly sought assistance from local leaders to fetch the
victim in Anuling village. It was unknown whether Quimbo’s family had paid ransom to the Abu Sayyaf or not. The Abu Sayyaf – founded in the early 1990 in Basilan province – which was originally fighting for a separate Islamic state, has resorted to ransom kidnapping after its chieftain Abdurajak Janjalani was killed in a firefight with a policeman in Lamitan City in December 1998. But some of its hard core commanders pledged allegiance with ISIS in an effort to capitalize in the vicious and brutal campaign of the jihadists in the Middle East. (Cebu Examiner)
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ZAMBOANGA Jeng Fernandez 3/F JLC Bldg. Don Alfaro St., Tetuan Phone: (062) 9555360 Mobile: (0995) 5202358
DAVAO Door 2, 402 Nidea St., Obrero Malou Cablinda Phone: (08 2) 2841859 Mobile: (0925) 7621914
PAGADIAN Richard Suarez Kismet Cable TV, Aquino cor. Cabrera sts., Gatas District Phone: (062) 2142706 Mobile: (0910) 7348600
E-mail: mindanaoexaminer@gmail.com
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