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Duterte, hindi pahuhuli ng buhay! ‘ICC, pinagbantaan’ P

INAGBANTAAN NI Pangulong Duterte ang International Criminal Court (ICC) na patuloy sa imbestigasyon nito sa diumano’y extrajudicial killings sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang administrastyon. Ibinibintang ang mga pushers sa “war on drugs” rights groups ay ingpamamaslang ng mga ni Duterte. Maging ang inunguso si Duterte sa hinihinalang drug users at mga ibat-ibang human Continue on page 2

Sulu puts up ATM, CDM building Images: PCOO/ICC

CDO rolls out cash aid program CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The local government has designated some 300 disbursing officers to help distribute cash aid to families affected by the implementation

of the stricter Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) here due to the spike in Covid-19 cases. “Musugod ang atong financial assistance, I hope daghan sa atong

mga empleyado mo-volunteer. Pinakagamay nga disbursing officer nga atong ma-mobilize karon is 300, kon puede 500 nga disbursing officer. Continue on page 9

Captured terrorist is police employee NATIONAL POLICE Chief General Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a thorough investigation into how a member of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group managed to apply for work as a police civilian employee in the southern island town of Banguingui, formerly known as Tongkil. Eleazar was referring to Masckur Adoh Continue on page 5

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SULU - The Sulu provincial government has constructed a building that Continue on page 3

A provincial government photo shows Sulu Governor Sakur Tan as he inspects August 4, 2021 a building the provincial government puts up to house Automated Teller and Cash Deposit Machines in Patikul town. Sulu has a shortage of Automated Teller and Cash Deposit Machines.

ASEAN kontra Tsina? DAPAT NA umanong himukin ng Depart of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang ASEAN member states na magkaisa sa posisyon laban sa panghihimasok ng Tsina sa mga pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa karaga-

tan. Ang ASEAN o ang Association of Southeast Asian Nations ay kinabibilangan ng Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore at ng

Pilipinas. Mismong si Senador Risa Hontiveros ang nanawagan sa DFA at ipinahayag ito kasabay ng ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting na Continue on page 6

PAHATI PA RAHYAT: GCQ

A police photo shows the captured terrorist Masckur Adoh Patarasa being guarded by commandos.

Eastern Mindanao

In Zamboanga City masi siya ha babaan sin General Community Quarantine (GCQ) daing ha August 1 sambil pa 31 2021, biyah na sin kiyabayta sin national government’s Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases. Sabab sambil pa

Western Mindanao

byaon landu makabuga in paglamin sin Delta Variant sin sakit Covid, In mga undang-undang ini amun ipa bantang ha babaan in GCQ: • Balikun in pag lockdown sin adlaw ahad daing ha August 1, 8 iban 15 2021 • Amura in tyugutan

Cebu

gumuwah amun mga tao harap papag ibadatan iban sin health, DRRM, Security frontliners iban sin mga sila lamud ha emergency amura in manjari gumuwa. In way naka lamud ha mga nasabbot ha taas in sila sarang Continue on page 5

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Duterte, hindi pahuhuli ng buhay! ICC, pinagbantaan

Continued from page 1 naturang mga alegasyon, bukod pa ang umano’y pag-target ng Pangulo sa mga kritiko nito sa pulitika at media, at mga negosyante sa bansa. Sinabi naman ni Duterte na hindi ito makikipag-cooperate sa ICC at makikipaglaban ito upang masalba ang sarili sa mga kaso. “Alam mo kung gusto talaga ninyo akong... It’s over my dead body. Makuha ninyo ako, dalhin ninyo ako doon sa Netherlands patay. You will have a carcass. Hindi ako pupunta doon buhay, mga ulol. Pero ‘‘pag nakita ko kayo dito, na unahan ko na kayo. Mga letse kayo,” ani Duterte. “Ito namang Human Rights...ipalagay na natin totoo ‘yang sinabi ng human rights, putang ina, sinong nakinabang diyan? Ako? Ako ang nakinabang? Pamilya ko? Nakinabang sila diyan sa putang inang mga patay na ‘yan? Sino? Sinong nakinabang? Kayo, ang anak ninyo, ang bayan natin ang nakinabang,” panunumbat pa ng Pangulo. Sinabi ni Duterte na nilalagay umano sa alanganin ang buhay niya at ng kanyang pamilya dahil sa kanyang kampanya kontra droga dahil posibleng gumanti ang mga nasa likod nito. Siya umano ang nahihirapan ngayon, ngunit ang nakikinabang naman daw ay

ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (Photo: Ilvy Njiokiktjien / VII) and President Rodrigo Duterte (PCOO). ang publiko. “Sino nalagay sa alanganin? Ako, pamilya ko, ‘yung buhay nila, gaganti ‘yang mga yawa na ‘yan. Eh hindi naman ako milyonaryo na may isa akong squad diyan sa likod nagbantay. Ako pa ang napo-problema ngayon, puta, ako. Ang nakinabang kayo, kayo mga Pilipino sa totoo lang,” ani Duterte. Pati ang Estados Unidos ay dinamay na rin ng Pangulo at tila ipinapahiwatig nito na huwag maki-alam sa mga kasong ibinibintang sa kanya. Ipinaalala pa ni Duterte sa Amerika na marami rin itong human rights abuses at maging sa ibat-ibang panig ng mundo “I’d like to say something about the, itong State Department. Be careful. Be careful of what you are planning or doing

there because you yourself, your country is guilty also of so many violations of human rights. Kung ma-address ninyo ‘yung mga historical kagaya namin dito; ‘yung historical injustice committed against the Moro people. Kaya nga kami nakikipag-areglo,” paliwanag pa ng Pangulo. Dapat rin umano ilabas ng Amerika ang listahan ng mga human rights victims nito. “Walang listahan sa mga kriminal. Walang pinapakita nitong mga ganito. Bakit hindi niya ipakita ito? Anong ginagawa sa tao ng mundo? At ‘‘yung mga listahan sa mga pinatay, bakit listahan lang sa pinatay ng mga kriminal? Sagutin nga ninyo ako diyan,” dagdag pa ni Duterte. Pinatutsadaan naman ni Senadora Leila De Lima

ICC Courtroom

ICC Detention Center (Photos from ICC website)

ang mga sinabi ni Duterte at sinabing nitong baluktot ang pagiisip o wala sa tamang katinuan ang Pangulo. “Duterte thinks that his drug war is beneficial to the people when it is the very reason for their pain, suffering and trauma. Pinatayan ka na, gusto pa magpasalamat ka. What a twisted mind!” ani De Lima. “Duterte and his family benefited from all these senseless killings in the country, not the Filipinos, and definitely not those innocent victims whose lives were lost, as

well as the thousands of poor widows and orphans whose dreams were shattered, in this bloody and murderous war on drugs,” dagdag pa ni De Lima sa kanyang mga akusasyon laban kay Duterte. Umapela rin si De Lima sa publiko na huwag maniwala sa mga pinagsasabi ni Duterte na ngayon umano ay takot na takot sa imbestigasyon ng ICC. “This reality should be more than enough to remind us to not allow Duterte to brainwash anyone into believing that his

drug war is good for us and that we should tolerate all these violence, because we should not, and we should never. Kahit ano pang sabihin ni Duterte, hindi na kailanman maibabalik ang libo-libong buhay na pinaslang ng drug war - mga inosente at walang kamuwang-muwang na mga bata at walang kalaban-labang maralita,” wika pa ni De Lima. Nitong nakaraang Hunyo, sinabi ni ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda na hiniling nito ang isang “full-blown investigation” sa mga alegasyon ng pamamaslang laban kay Duterte at iba pang mga sangkot dito. Matatandaang tumiwalag ang Pilipinas sa Rome Statute noong Marso 2018 matapos na maglunsad ang ICC ng preliminary examination sa mga krimen na may kinalaman sa war on drugs ni Duterte noong Pebrero 8, 2018. Ang Rome Statute ay ang founding treaty ng ICC sa United Nations na kung saan ay kabilang ang bansa. Ang ICC ay nasa Netherlands at itinatag ito noong 2002. (Mindanao Examiner)

Zambo mourns death of USAID official

Mayor Beng Climaco with Dr. Abelle Cajita in this photo taken on March 22, 2018 during the USAID-SURGE meeting at Zamboanga City Hall. CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The City Government of Zamboanga mourned the death of Dr. Abelle Cajita, a USAID-SURGE Program Coordinator for Zamboanga City, and was instrumental in the implementation of various projects there. Mayor Beng Climaco, who condoled with Cajita’s family, said the well-respected official died on July 28 in Cagayan de Oro City, her hometown where she was assigned after her stint in

Zamboanga. “Through her guidance, the USAID-SURGE provided technical expertise in urban planning and development for the formulation of the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Development Plan and the Executive-Legislative Agenda of Zamboanga,” Climaco said. “It was also through the USAID-SURGE that Zamboanga City accomplished the Geoportal

Project and achieved DILG’s 2017 Seal of Good Local Governance. The long list of innovations in various fields that USAID-SURGE introduced is proof of Dr. Cajita’s tireless efforts to help Zamboanga; and the City Government is forever grateful. Mam Abelle, muchisimas gracias por tu asistencia y ayuda na desarollo del Ciudad de Zamboanga! Paz eterno na mano de Dios y La Virgen Maria y San Jose!,” the mayor said. (Zamboanga Post)

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Sulu puts up ATM, CDM building

U.S. donates 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine

A U.S. Embassy photo released to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner shows the donated Moderna vaccine. THE UNITED States, through the COVAX facility, donated some 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end Covid-19 pandemic. COVAX refers to Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access facility, a global initiative to support equitable access to Covoid-19 vaccines. This is Washington’s second bilateral vaccine donation to the Philippines, following its July delivery of 3.2 million one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the country. The vaccines arrived on August 3 at the Villamor Air Base. The donation came at a time that the country has reported

a spike in Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant which was first detected in India and quickly spread around the globe. “Recent outbreaks in the region remind us all this pandemic is not yet over, but the science is clear – the best way to stay healthy, to keep your loved ones safe, and to bring this pandemic to an end is to get vaccinated,” said U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law. “The United States is working, and will continue to work, with the Philippines to make safe, effective vaccines widely available throughout the country,” he added. The Philippines has now received more than 13.3 million vaccine dos-

es through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), a global initiative run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to support equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines. The U.S. is the largest monetary contributor to Gavi, having already provided nearly P100 billion ($2 billion) to the Alliance. The U.S. has worked closely with Philippine stakeholders throughout the pandemic to protect public health and support the local response to Covid-19. To date, total U.S. government Covid-19 assistance to the Philippines amounts to over P1.37 billion ($27.5 million). (Rhoderick Beñez and Malou Cablinda)

Continued from page 1 would house an Automated Teller and Cash Deposit Machines (ATM and CDM) at the Capitol compound in Patikul town in an effort to provide efficient access to electronic banking services. CDM enables a client to deposit cash directly into own bank account while an ATM dispenses cash from own bank account. The building, which is adjacent to the office of the Commission on Elections, is expected to be inaugurated soon. Governor Sakur Tan inspected August 4 the new building which will be used by the Land Bank of the Philippines and will benefit not only government employees, but civilian clients as well. The construction of the ATM and CDM building has been welcomed by civil workers and praised Tan for helping the banking sector. Six years after leading banking institutions operating in Sulu pledged to install more ATMs in the capital town of Jolo to better serve their depositors, the problems remain the same – the long queues at ATM terminals especially during paydays is a headache to many customers. Tan had previously met with bank executives to discuss with them the need for more ATMs in Jolo. He noted that government employees and private citizens withdraw their salaries from ATMs, causing long queues and affecting traffic during payday periods. He said the provincial government is fully supportive of the banking institutions in Sulu. Among the major banks that are operating in Sulu are the Development Bank of the Philippines, Al-Amanah Bank, Allied Bank, Metropolitan Bank

and Trust Co., the Philippine National Bank and Land Bank of the Philippines. Tan said many people would queue up, rain or shine, outside the banks’ branches during payday just to be able to withdraw money from ATMs. “We want these banks to put in more ATMs so they can accommodate more clients,” he said. He said government agencies in Jolo such as the Department of Education, the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines should have ATMs at their provincial headquarters to make it easy for employees and security personnel to get their salaries. If implemented, it would also lessen the number of people withdrawing money from ATMs in downtown Jolo, he said. Land Bank, Allied Bank and Metrobank assured Tan that more ATMs would be installed in Sulu, including at the Capitol compound, to provide the public more efficient banking services. Nahdin Jubaira, who works at the Sulu provincial government, asked this question after photo-

graphs of people queuing at an ATM outside the PNB went viral on Facebook. “The million dollar question is: This has been going on for a long time. This demands appropriate attention by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,” he wrote on his Facebook page, and accompanying it are the pictures taken by Nidz-Har Usman. Usman also wrote this on his Facebook page and appealed to bank managers to resolve the shortage of ATMs in Jolo and calling it a very old problem: “Kamu manga namamarintaiban manga managers sin bank ha Jolo, address niyo kunuh in very old problem pag pila ha ATM. Put more ATMs da in solution ha problem.” (You, the bank managers in Jolo, should address this very old problem of long queues in ATM (terminals). Putting more ATMs is the solution to the problem.) Residents also decried the lack of cell sites in the province and most of the time mobile phone reception is poor and so is the Internet connection. Globe Telecoms and Smart Communications operate in Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner)

People queue to withdraw money from an ATM at the Philippine National Bank in Jolo town. (Photos courtesy of Nidz-Har Usman)

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Sulu Pictures in the News Sulu provincial government at work. This is where your taxes go. (Photos from the Office of the Provincial Governor, Jaques Tutong, Task Force Covid-19, and Jolo Municipal Government, Rep. Shernee Tambut)

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PAHATI PA RAHYAT: GCQ Continued from page 1 tumutog na ha pamaybay nila. • In mga kabataan ummol 17 pa baba di manjari gumuwa daing ha bay. • In parkala pa agama tubtub 30% in taud makahadir tao. • In mga Groceries/ taboh dakula amo ra in dagangan nila amora in health, DRRM iban sin Security Front liners. • In mga tabuh dakula iban na sin tabuh-tabuh iban mga pagdarangagan ha barangay sarang tambul. • In mga Kadday iban maglilito pagkaun in ka aunan nila ipahatud sadja ha mga maghahatud pagkaun iban take out. Di manjari kumaun ha laum sin kadday biyah sin kiyabiyaksahan.

• Way daing ha mga sasakatan pasahero in manjari maparagan sin sasakatan nila ha adlaw ahad. • In quarantine checkpoint iban sin Baranagay Sita Task Force iban sin mga pulis iban kaibanan parinta sarang tuyun in strict enforcement sin Undang undang sin GCQ iban Minimum health standard. • In pagpapayguan public and private resort sambil in mga river resorts di manjari mag ukab sin mga pagpapayguan nila Sabto iban Ahad daing ha July 31, August 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15. • In Inland iban Mountain resort iban sin kaibanan sibu business di tugutan mag okab sin resort nila ha Sabto iban Ahad daing ha August 1,

7, 8, 14 and 15. Amura in Inland and Mountain resort awn business permit amo ra in tugutan mag ukab sin reaort nila ha Sabto ( July 31 ) sah sarang awn advance booking. • Awn da iguwa executive order pasal sin mga undang undang ini iban ipamahalayak da ha different media flatform. • In kahalan sin Covid 19 masi siya makabuga luba labi na in bahgo variant, mas makusug in paglamin ha Delta Variant. Sarang di ta gaan gaanun iban haman hamanun in mga undang undang sin quarantine iban sin minimum health standards. Bang dumatung in wakto niyo magpa vaccine kadto kamo bat kamo ma vaccine. (Translation: Jojo Abdusalam)

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Continued from page 1 Patarasa who is a liaison officer of the Abu Sayyaf group, and is facing a string of criminal charges and wanted in the province of Basilan. He is also the brother-in-law of slain Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, whose group operated in Basilan. Patarasa was arrested recently following an “intelligence-driven operation” by various police and military units. Eleazar said the police are investigating how Patarasa was able to work for the police and to determine if there are other police personnel involved with the Abu Sayyaf. “Patuloy ang imbestigasyon kay NUP Patarasa para malaman kung mayroon pang ibang PNP personnel na kasapi ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf group,” Eleazar said. “Hindi malayo ang posibilidad na may iba pa siyang kasama kaya dito nakatutok ang ating fol-

low-up investigation. Kasabay nito, aalamin din natin kung ano-ano ang mga kasong kinasangkutan nila. Atin din aalamin kung paano nakapasok sa PNP itong si Patarasa na sangkatutak pala ang mga arrest warrants at kasong kinakaharap kaugnay ng kanyang pagiging miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf,” he added. Eleazar said Patarasa joined the Abu Sayyaf under Khadafy Janjalani in 2001 and later on moved to Sulu and served under another terrorist leader Radulan Sahiron. Patarasa also acted as liaison for Malaysian Jemaah Islamiya terrorist and ISIS fighter Mohammad Amin Baco, who was killed by troops in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur also in 2017. “Patarasa is an active non-uniformed personnel of the PNP presently assigned at Banguingui Municipal Police Station in Sulu, but was also found out to be a finance and lo-

gistic liaison officer of the Dawlah Islamiya (Islamic State) and Abu Sayyaf, and included in the Martial Law Arrest Order No. 1 during the Marawi siege in 2017,” he said. He said Patarasa was also reported to have received funds from terrorist Almaida Salvin, who was captured in Zamboanga City in April 2019. Salvin was included in the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions blacklist after she was accused of providing terror funds to Dawlah Islamiya. Eleazar said he ordered the immediate dismissal of Patarasa as a civilian employee. “Inatasan ko ang IAS (Internal Affairs Service) na madaliin ang summary dismissal proceedings upang agad na matanggal bilang NUP (non-uniformed personnel) si Patarasa habang hinaharap sa korte ang patong-patong na kaso laban sa kanya,” he said. (Mindanao Examiner)

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ASEAN kontra Tsina?

Puwadol Jaturawutthichai Continued from page 1 isinasagawa mula Agosto 2-6. “ASEAN should stand as one. Pagdating sa mga kilos ng Tsina sa West Philippine Sea, ang prinsipyo ng non-interference ng ASEAN ay hindi nararapat. Kung hadlangan ng Tsina ang kalayaan sa pag-navigate sa buong South China Sea, hindi lamang ang Pilipinas ang lubhang maaapektuhan, kundi pati na rin ang buong rehiyon. Kung natalo ng Pilipinas ang diplomatikong labanan na ito laban sa China, talo din ang ASEAN,” ani Hontiveros. Mula noong 2016, nakapaghain na ang DFA ng higit 100 diplomatic protests laban sa iba’t ibang aktibidad ng China sa West Philippine Sea. Ang iba pang mga miyembro ng ASEAN ay kumikilos na rin. Ngayong taon, nagsumite ang Malaysia ng isang diplomatic protest matapos mamataan ang kahina-hinalang eroplano ng mga Tsino sa South China Sea sa labas lamang ng Borneo. Noong 2020, iniulat na pinag-aaralan din ng Vietnam na maghain ng isang international arbitration case laban sa Tsina. “Dapat silipin ng ASEAN ang lahat ng ligal at diplomatikong pamamaraan upang labanan ang labis na pag-angkin ng China sa mga karagatan. Ang pagiging passive ay hindi makakatulong sa ating kaso, lalo na sa harap ng isang bully. China deliberately targets weaker states unable to effectively resist, thus the need for unified and concerted action. Ang ating rehiyon ay tahanan ng ilan sa pinakamagaling sa larangan ng international law at diplomasya, kaya’t pagsama-samahin natin ang mga talento na ito para mailagay ang China sa kanyang lugar,” wika pa ni Hontiveros. Bukod sa mga banta ng pambansang seguridad sa ASEAN, sinabi din ni Hontiveros na ang presensiya ng Tsina sa West Philippine Sea ay nakadadagdag sa pagkasira ng likas na yaman sa mga pinag-aagawang teritoryo. Ayon sa mga ulat, nawala sa Pilipinas ang mahigit sa P800 bilyong halaga ng marine life at resources dahil sa Tsina. Idinagdag ni Honti-

veros na ang mga mangingisdang Tsino ay nahuli rin na iligal na kumukuha ng mga taklobo sa West Philippine Sea na maaaring mangyari rin sa ibang mga bansa sa Southeast Asia. Dahil ang ASEAN ay pumirma sa Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, at sinabi pa ni Hontiveros na maaaring ito ay isa pang common ground na maaaring pagtulungan ng ASEAN upang labanan ang Tsina. “Southeast Asian nations should already start our accounting of the environmental damage wrought by China in our territories. Utang ito ng Tsina sa ating rehiyon. Ito ang mga danyos na kailangan nating singilin sa Tsina. Ang ASEAN ay binubuo ng masasabing mas maliit na mga bansa ngunit kapag nagsama-sama, our fighting spirit is bigger than any bully can handle,” ani Hontiveros. Dedma Walang aksyon ang Pangulong Duterte sa mga pang-aabuso ng Tsina at ang walang humpay na pagpasok nito sa teritoryo ng bansa at ang pananakot sa mga mangingisdang Pilipino. Ipinagtatanggol pa ni Duterte at ng Palasyo ang Tsina sa lahat ng mga akusasyon. Minsan na rin sinabi ni Duterte na: “I just simply love Xi Jinping. He understood, he understands my problem and he is willing to help.” Ibinulgar rin ni former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario na ilang ranking Chinese officials ang nagyabang at sinabing nanalo si Duterte sa halalan dahil sa Tsina. “On February 22, 2019, we received information from a most reliable international entity that high officials from China are bragging that they had been able to influence the 2016 Philippine elections so that Duterte would be president. We believe that our Beijing post can easily validate this. Moreover, subsequent actions of the President lend more credence to this information,” salasaysay pa ni Del Rosario. “As early as May 15, 2018, our President proudly declared in Casiguran Bay in Aurora that Chinese President Xi Jinping has sworn to protect him from

moves that will result in his removal from office,” dagdag pa nito. Banta Itinanggi naman ni Duterte ang alegasyon ni Del Rosario at minura at pinagbantaan pa ang dating opisyal. “Ikaw Albert, Alberto, ‘pag nasilip ko lang mayroon ka, I will charge you for sa... Marami akong idedemanda sa’yo. Ako na...I’m not, I have not, for the life of me, sued anybody libel or anything during my 23 years, four years as congressman tapos vice mayor hanggang Presidente. Pero ikaw ang hahabulin ko kasi ikaw ang nag-transmit sa message.” “You are in olden times, kung at war lang tayo sana, you are guilty of treason. Kaya nga pala kasi hindi ka Pilipino. Kung saan ka napulot, bakit ang hitsura mo? Hindi ka talaga Pilipino sa totoo lang. At you know, ang mabigat sa iyo, ikaw ‘yung nag-transmit and, I said, that is treason. Daldal ka nang daldal diyan. Anong China-China magtulong sa akin? Gago ka, saan mo nakuha ‘yan? Sixteen --- 16 million makuha mo ng tulong sa ibang bayan? Sixteen million mabili mo? Ang aking majority is six million over. Lahat 16 million. Sixteen million plus voted. Six million of that was my majority over your friend,” ani Duterte. Ang verbal attacks ni Duterte kay Del Rosario ay napanood ng publiko sa telebisyon. “Kaya ikaw pag... Tingnan mo ‘yung mukha mo. Hindi ko nga malaman kung Pilipino ka ba o... Are you a Filipino? Nagdududa ako. I want to see you personally. Where can I meet you? Saan ka ba nagkakape-kape? Ibuhos ko ‘yang kape sa mukha mo, maniwala ka. Hindi ka maniwala? Subukan mo. Try conveying to me the message where I can find you at pupuntahan kita. Hindi ako magdala ng security, ako lang. Ibuhos ko ‘yang kape sa mukha mo. Nasaan ka ba ngayon kasi gusto kitang puntahan? Saan ba bahay mo? Katukin kita. Ako lang mag-isa, huwag kang matakot. Hindi ako sanay. You know, I was born alone in this world so I will leave alone,” sabi pa ng Pangulo. (Mindanao Examiner)

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PhilHealth to compensate for vaccine injury, death KIDAPAWAN CITY - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has introduced a compensation package for those who will develop serious adverse effects following inoculation for Covid-19 that will lead to hospitalization, permanent disability or death. PhilHealth said the compensation package is only available to those who received Covid-19 jabs through the government’s vaccination program. The package is capped at P100,000 for hospitalizations to cover remaining charges after deduction of PhilHealth benefits, mandatory discounts, and other coverage provided by private health insurance companies and health management organizations (HMOs). Similarly, a lump sum of P100,000 per beneficiary in case of permanent disability or death. However, PhilHealth clarified that it will cover patients who received

inoculations through other initiatives, especially in the private sector, if the vaccines were sourced from the government’s vaccination program. The compensation covers claims filed from March 3, 2021 to March 2, 2026 or until completion of the vaccination program, whichever comes first. Those who will avail of this package must have had at least one vaccine received through the vaccination program. In addition, it must also be established that the vaccine does not have a Certificate of Product Registration at the time of inoculation; the beneficiary has not received compensation from COVAX Facility no-fault compensation program; and the result of the causality assessment must be “vaccine product-related reaction” or vaccine quality defect-related reaction.”

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CDO rolls out cash aid program Continued from page 1 The more, the better because, can you imagine, mag-distribute ka houseto-house? Dili sayon na,” said Acting City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a. He said Mayor Oscar Moreno signed an agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the implementation of the cash aid program. The City Council approved an ordinance authorizing Moreno to sign the agreement with DSWD. “We have a 15-day time frame to distribute

the cash assistance to the beneficiaries. Last time the city received 130,000 slots for the SAP (Social Amelioration Program) cash aid and it took us almost a month to finish the cash distribution. We had people line up in gyms for the cash aid program so this is a big challenge for us,” Sabuga-a said. He said the local government will coordinate with the police and the military to ensure security and monitoring of compliance to public health protocols during the cash distribution.

Sabuga-a said about 9,950 family food packs were distributed to employees who lost their jobs at the onset of the ECQ. The companies that closed were also tapped to distribute the family food packs to their former employees. The Department of Health said over a dozen Delta variant cases had been reported here and was likely the cause of the spike in Covid-19 infections. The variant was first detected in India and has spread around the world. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Cebu regulates sale of medical oxygen

HE CEBU provincial government has regulated the sale of medical oxygen following reports of hoarding amid the surge in Covid-19 cases. Governor Gwendolyn the demand for the said com- intend to impede the acquiGarcia ordered manufactur- modity. If the sale and pur- sition of oxygen, especially ers and dealers to sell 50-ki- chase of the medical oxygen for those who are undergoing logram tanks of medical ox- will not be regulated, the pan- medical treatment at home ic buying of medical oxygen and just wanted to protect ygen only to the hospitals. Garcia’s Executive Or- might cause a shortage of the patients and their families from unscrupulous traders der No. 36 came out after her same,” Garcia’s order reads. “Private entities or indi- who are taking advantage of meeting with manufacturers and dealers of medical oxy- viduals may but medical ox- the health crisis. Photos of people scramgen. It also set the parame- ygen from the manufacturers ters in the sale of this med- and dealers upon presenta- bling to get supplies of mediical apparatus needed by tion of a doctor’s prescription cal oxygen tanks went viral in patients who are suffering and will be limited only to social media. Cebu City Vice from Chronic Obstructive 20-lb, tanks and up to a max- Mayor Michael Rama called imum of five tanks per entity on the police and the DepartPulmonary Disease. ment of Trade and Industry “Due to the said rice or individual,” it added. Garcia said trucks trans- (DTI) to look into the alleged of Covid-19 cases, people have been flocking to med- porting medical oxygen are hoarding of oxygen tanks. In a statement, Regional ical oxygen suppliers to buy exempted from the truck ban. oxygen causing the rise of She clarified that she does not Directors Maria Elena Arbon

AirAsia eyes digital app

A 2018 photo of AirAsia’s Airbus A320 fitted with sharklets gets the traditional water canon salute upon arrival at Laguindingan International Airport in Cagayan De Oro City to celebrate the airline’s newest flight from Cagayan de Oro to Manila, Clark, Cebu and Iloilo. THE AirAsia Philippines said it would introduce a digital application or platform where passengers could easily upload travel requirements. AirAsia spokesman Steve Dailisan said the app will be like a one-stop shop, where passengers could upload a copy of their vaccination card and RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test result. He said having the platform would enable the airline to check the veracity of the documents and simplify the check-in process upon arrival at the airport. Dailisan said AirAsia plans to roll this out soon. He added that a non-disclo-

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sure agreement with the Department of Information and Communications Technology is in the works.” The idea behind this is similar to the vaccine passport,” he said. “With regard to checking the RT-PCR tests’ authenticity, AirAsia has several partner laboratories. This will help them to double-check the passenger’s records.” Dailisan said that in a recent survey involving 1,600 AirAsia passengers outbound from Manila, about 78.5% believe that a vaccination card would suffice as a substitute to other requirements such as RT-PCR or antigen tests results. Some 91.4% of the respondents also believe that having a fully vaccinated crew adds

confidence in their flight, while 8.6% of them are more concerned about the vaccination status of their fellow passengers in the flight. The respondents were composed of travelers bound for Bohol, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, and Cebu, according to Dailisan. AirAsia Philippines Chief Executive Officer Ricky Isla also said that 70% of their local employees are already fully vaccinated. “In partnership with the local governments, some 1,054 of 1,509 Filipino Allstars are fully vaccinated. That includes those at the check-in counters, ground staff, cabin crew and pilots,” Isla said. (Maria Cristina Arayata)

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of DTI and Jaime Bernadas of DOH-Central Visayas, and Food and Drug Administration Regional Field Supervisor Rica Reina Aumentado dispelled any doubts on the sufficiency and availability of medical grade oxygen in Cebu. It said medical oxygen manufacturers in Cebu assured that on the average they can produce between 600 to 800 cylinders a day based on current cylinder holdings and labor force. “They can increase their production capacity to 200% in the event of a surge in critical Covid cases that will require supply of medical oxygen,” the statement said. Aumentado also said there are eight companies in Region 7 that are registered with FDA as manufacturers of medical grade oxygen. Arbon said there is no need to panic, adding, “There is more than enough oxygen supply as medical grace oxygen producers are maintaining a range of 4 to 14 days inventory levels during normal times and not counting the

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unused capacity,” she said, adding, “if fear takes over our action, we would succumb to panic buying. The resultant effects would be artificial shortage and hoarding.” She said hoarding is punishable with a penalty of imprisonment for a period of not less than 5 years nor more than 15 years, and a fine of not less than P5,000 and not more than P2 million. Bernadas cautioned the public on the “danger of home use of medical oxygen without supervision of doctors and the storage hazards”. Representatives of oxygen manufacturers and dealers - Mandaue Compressed Gases Corp., Superior Gas and Equipment Co., Inc. and Linde Philippines - who attended the meeting, assured Garcia of an adequate supply of the medical oxygen in the province which is now under General Community Quarantine with “heightened restrictions”. Mass vaccination also continues in Cebu and Garcia said the inoculation against Covid-19 should be “incentiv-

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ized, not punitive.” “As far as vaccination is concerned, let it be incentivized rather than punitive. What do I mean? Parehas ana kung vaccinated na ka, as an incentive di naka kinahanglan mag-RT-PCR. I-shorten na imong stay sa quarantine and all of these other kana ba’ng mga concessions ba, kung vaccinated na ka. Dili nga og dili ka vaccinated di ka kasud nuon og mga lugar. That’s punitive,” she said. “And you know very well, it’s everyone’s constitutional right to decide for his or her own body. It’s a choice and I will defend that choice. Ako, I will soon be vaccinated, too. Naghuwat lang sila’s proper nga kuan…But when I get vaccinated, I will still speak up for the unvaccinated kung mochoose sila nga di sila magpa-vaccinate. We should not punish them. Let it be an incentive for the vaccinated. There’s a big difference,” she added. (John Rey Saavedra, Carlo Lorenciana, Cebu Examiner)

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