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Covid vaccination, puwersahan na!

‘Duterte, gagamit ng police power’ M

ULING INULIT ng Pangulong Duterte ang banta nitong ipakukulong ang mga taong ayaw magpabakuna kontra Covid-19 at pinagbibitiw rin nito maging ang mga kawani ng gobyerno na ayaw magpabakuna.

Ipinaliwanag rin ni ng bakuna sa bawa’t-isa, variant. Hindi rin umano Continue on page 2 Duterte ang kahalagahan lalo na ngayong may Delta

600 aspiring teachers take licensure exam in Sulu SULU – Nearly 600 aspiring teachers have taken the board licensure ex-

amination in Maimbung town after months of waiting and rigorous review in

Sulu province.

The examination Continue on page 3

Manny Pacquiao retires President Rodrigo Duterte (PCOO)

ZAMCELCO meter reader, inireklamo!

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nabuko ng isang electric consumer ang di-umano’y pandaraya ng meter reader ng ZAMCELCO matapos na matanggap

ang mataas na billing.

Ayon sa reklamo ni Palimping Norida sa community billboard na ZAMCELCO Consumers’ Complaint Page sa Face-

book, ay matagal na umano silang may hinala sa ginagawa ng meter reader dahil nasa mataas na bahagi ng poste ang Continue on page 5

Utos ni Duterte: ‘Dikitan ninyo 'yung mga kaso ni Gordon hanggang election’ IPINAG-UTOS NI Pangulong Duterte sa kanyang Chief Presidential Legal Counsel na si Salvador Panelo na huwag tatantanan si Senador Richard Gordon na siyang chairman ng Blue Ribbon Committee at nagiimbestiga sa deal ng pamahalaan sa Continue on page 2

Senator Manny Pacquiao

Duterte ‘legacy’ caravan launched ahead of polls GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDISTS have launched a caravan aimed at trumpeting

the accomplishments of President Rodrigo Duterte, who is running for the vice presidency in next

year’s polls with his former aide and now senator, Bong Go. Continue on page 6

Did the President smell trouble? Warns to use military if poll violence, cheating erupt PRESIDENT DUTERTE, who is gunning for the vice presidency in next year’s polls, has warned to use the mil-

Senator Richard Gordon and President Rodrigo Duterte.

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Filipino boxing legend and senator Manny Pacquiao has officially announced his retirement from the ring, but his fight to win the presidency is just beginning.

In a recorded speech posted on his Facebook page, Pacquiao said: “I would like to thank the whole world, especially the Filipino people, for supporting Manny Pacquiao. Goodbye boxing. It is difficult for me to accept that my time as a boxer is over. Today I am announcing Continue on page 3

Eastern Mindanao

Western Mindanao

itary if there is cheating or violence during elections where Filipinos are to choose their new set of leaders.

Cebu

But Duterte’s warning sent chills to those who were victims of the military’s meddling in the Continue on page 3

Manila

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Covid vaccination, puwersahan na!

‘Duterte, gagamit ng police power’

Continued from page 1 nito pinanghihimasukan ang anumang relihiyon, pananampalaya o Simbahan upang puwersahin ang mga taong magpabakuna.

“Ngayon, sa ordinaryong mga araw hindi naman nakikialam ang gobyerno ni minsan. Government has no power to compel any religion, faith or church to do a certain thing or not to do a certain

thing. We can only cooperate. But itong police power of the state na hahawain mo kapwa tao mo patayin mo and maybe it would affect a large number of our people, then you are already a danger to society. And therefore I said, contrary to the belief or opinion of others, I - opinion ko lang ‘yan - can compel you under the police power of the state.”

“Tama ‘yan sa gobyerno, ayaw mo magpabakuna, umalis ka. Go out of government.

Why? Because when you are with the government you face people, people transact business officials, well, audiences or visits. Eh kung ikaw ang carrier, ‘wag mong sabihin na ang relihiyon mo o ayaw ng aming paniwala o I just don’t believe it. Well, I’m sorry ‘yung ganoon, it is complete-

DepEd appoints officials at National Academy of Sports, National Book Development Board THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) has Designated Dr. Malcolm Garma as the Assistant Secretary for the National Academy of Sports (NAS).

Garma, a former DepEd Regional Director of the National Capital Region and Central Luzon, will assist in the managing and supervising of the field operations which consists of 16 regions, 230 schools divisions, around 47,000 public schools, and community learning centers.

Aside from the DepEd field operations, Garma will help talented stu-

dent-athletes pursue their academic and sports career at the same time.

DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones highlighted the importance of sports in the physical and mental health of the student-athletes and how Filipinos show their enthusiasm for different sports disciplines.

“Filipinos have always loved sports. We adore them, we love them, and we look forward to the time when we’ll be producing ‘yong sinasabi nating world-class sports persons. We are very happy to have NAS with us,

as well as the strengthening of our regional operations,” Briones said.

Briones also appointed Yvonne Fuentes de Mesa as a member of the National Book Development Board, which is under DepEd. It was established through Republic Act No. 8047 to emphasize the importance of books in nation-building and to be of assistance to the book publishing industry. It is chaired by Dante Francis Ang II, who is also the publisher of the country’s oldest newspaper, The Manila Times. (Mindanao Examiner)

Utos ni Duterte: ‘Dikitan ninyo 'yung mga kaso ni Gordon hanggang election’ Continued from page 1 Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. na nakakuha ng bilyon-bilyong pisong halaga ng kontrata.

“Dikitan ninyo 'yung mga kaso ni Gordon hanggang election, hindi mananalo si Gordon.

Sigurado 'yan. Especially if you can file the proper case on time,” ani Duterte na naghahalungkat ng mga isasampang kaso laban sa senador.

Kabilang sa mga di-umano’y kaso ang disallowance ng Commission on Audit (COA) ng si Gordon ay chairman pa ng Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority mula 1992-1998,

at maging ang Priority Development Assistance Fund ni Gordon noon ay kinuwestyun rin ni Duterte.

“Disallowance is when the notice of disallowance is simply you return the money, but the other side of the picture is that you have committed because you malverse the money, you can go to prison so the other side of that is really malversation. Dikitan ninyo 'yan at hindi aabot ng election time 'yan si Gordon. And if the entire story is narrated to the people, then I am sure that mata sa mata, parang ganoon.

So, it is not good to be, mas

maganda man ‘yang palabas mo sa publiko na (ma) tigas ka, marunong ka, and that you are very proficient in the English language,” wika pa ni Duterte.

Ilang beses ng binatikos at ininsulto at minura ni Duterte si Gordon dahil sa imbestigasyon nito sa Pharmally, ngunit hindi naman nagpapatinag ang senador at tinawag pa nitong “cheap politician” ang Pangulo.

Sinabi ni Gordon na hindi ito natatakot kay Duterte at hindi rin titigil sa kanyang imbestigasyon.

Suportado ng mga ibang senador si Gordon. (Mindanao Examiner)

ly irrelevant to us in government. Mabuti’t magkaintindihan tayo niyan. Because if everybody does not comply with the vaccines and we can have a widespread, wildfire spread, then the police must go in and intervene in your private life so that you cannot be a danger to society,” wika ni Duterte.

Sinabi ni Duterte na umabot na sa 20 milyong Pilipino na ang fully vaccinated at katumbas nito ay 26% ng populasyon ng bansa.

“Now, how would do I encourage everybody to vaccination? With these welcome developments in our Covid-19 numbers, I now encourage you, those who have yet to receive the vaccines to get inoculated. Paulit-ulit kasi ‘to. We are almost pleading down on our knees, parang nakaluhod na kami nakikiusap sa taong-bayan ‘yung mga taong ayaw o hindi pa nagpabakuna at nandiyan naman ang available,” ani ng Pangulo.

Inalmahan agad ni Senador Ping Lacson ang pahayag ni Duterte.

“Instead of forcing vaccines on people, why not make them force themselves to get inoculated? A policy of allowing only fully vaccinated customers to eat indoors, while limiting the unvaccinated to Al Fresco dining is an example. But first, make vaccines available to all,” ani Lacson sa kanyang tweet.

Sinabi pa nito na dapat pagtuunan ng pamahalaan ang karapatan ng bawa’t-isa.

“This win-win approach would help both public health and the economy, while respecting the individual rights of citizens to their

bodies, and the rights of other citizens to be protected from getting infected. We're facing a pandemic. How can we get out of the pandemic without taking the needed preventive measures?” tanong pa nito.

Nitong Hunyo lamang, sinabi ni Duterte na ipakukulong nito ang lahat ng mga ayaw magpa-bakuna at sinabing tuturukan pa nito ng Ivermectin ang mga mahuhuli.

Tinawag pang “yawa” at minura ni Duterte ang mga ayaw magpa-bakuna at sinabing uutusan nito ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) upang mandohan ang mga barangay officials na kunin ang mga pangalan ng mga residenteng tumatanggi sa Covid-19 vaccine.

“Kayong mga barangay captains, I will task the DILG to do that, to look for these persons and kung hindi, I will order their arrest, sa totoo lang. Why? Because if you are a person na hindi ka vaccinated, you are a carrier, a potential carrier (of Covid-19) and to protect the people, I have to sequester you in jail. Mamili kayo: magpabakuna kayo o ipakulong ko kayo sa selda?

Sabi ko sa iyo ‘yong selda diyan sa mga pulis, walang linis ‘yan, eh tamad ‘yang pulis maglinis. Nandoon ang lahat, lahat na ng baho nandoon.

Doon kayo. Ganito na lang, I will think it over very hard, legally, of course. Pero ‘pag hindi, ayaw ninyo, ipaaresto ko kayo. That is in pursuance of a policy of our crisis of itong health issue,” ani Duterte.

“Iyang mga yawa na 'yan na ayaw magpabakuna. Itong mga gago na ayaw magpa-bakuna, and they are really the carriers. If you are, they can,

you know, travel from one place to another, carrying the virus and then contaminating other people. Ito ‘yong ayaw magpabakuna. Kayong ayaw magpabakuna, ipabakuna ko ‘yong itong sa bakuna ng baboy, ‘yong Ivermectin. Iyon ang ibakuna ko sa kanila. Ang tigas ng ulo eh. Kaya don’t get me wrong. There is a crisis being faced in this country.

There is a national emergency. Kung ayaw mong magpabakuna, ipaaresto kita,” dagdag pa nito.

Sinabi nito na ituturok niya ang Ivermectin sa puwet ng mga ayaw magpa-bakuna.

“Itusok ko sa puwet mo. Putang ina, bwiset kayo.

Eh, hirap na nga tayo tapos nandiyan pa kayo napakaraming dag… So kung lahat ng Pilipinong nakikinig ngayon, bantay kayo. Don’t force my hand into it, kagaya nitong ano. Strong-arm method ‘yan eh. Walang may gusto niyan. Pero kung hindi kayo magpabakuna, umalis kayo sa Pilipinas. Go to India if you want or somewhere, to America. But for as long as you are here and you are a human being, and can carry the virus, eh magpabakuna ka,” wika pa nito.

Matatandaang sinabi noon ni Duterte sa mga namimili ng brand ng Covid-19 vaccines na kung ayaw nila ng Sinovac ng China ay huwag na silang magpa-bakuna. Karamihan sa mga Pilipino ay ayaw sa Chinese vaccines dahil umano sa mababang efficacy rate nito at iba pang kadahilanan. Sa Wuhan, China nagmula ang Covid-19 virus noong Disyembre 2019 at kumalat ito sa buong mundo. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Did the President smell trouble? Warns to use military if poll violence, cheating erupt

600 aspiring teachers take licensure exam in Sulu

The Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers held in Sulu's Maimbung town. (Office of the Vice Governor Toto Tan) Continued from page 1 was conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in coordination with the provincial and municipal governments.

Maimbung Mayor Shihla Hayudini thanked the PRC for allowing aspiring teachers to take the Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (BLEPT) in Sulu.

Those who had taken

the BLEPT were the first batch of some 3,500 aspiring teachers. The second batch is set to take place in January next year and the third and last batches in March and June, respectively, in compliance with directives of the national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on the conduct of professional examinations.

This was previously announced by Jorge Duterte, who is in-charge of the Regional Licensure Examination, after a meeting with Tan in July. The BLEPT was originally scheduled in March last year, but had been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tan also thanked the PRC for holding the BLEPT again in Sulu and urged aspiring teachers to prepare themselves for the rigorous examination.

It was Tan who sought the holding of professional examinations in the province - since 2008 - in an effort to lessen the burden and expenses of the examinees in going to Zamboanga City just to take the PRC examinations.

He also funded the review of the examinees, hiring top caliber and professional educators from Manila; and many times in the past even provided allowances when they go to Zamboanga for the BLEPT. Now, police and military recruitments and examinations are also being held in the province because of Tan, who repeatedly vowed to uplift the welfare of the Tausugs and those who want to pursue their dreams to become professional in the career they chose to pursue.

(Mindanao Examiner)

Continued from page 1 political exercises in the past, especially during the time of the Marcos dictatorial regime, President Gloria Arroyo and even under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III where soldiers allegedly harassed and intimidated politicians to either withdraw their candidacy, cheat or support government candidates.

“Nobody wants trouble, nobody wants cheating. But minsan — hindi kayo, but pass this on, this message to everybody outside here na sabi ko nakikiusap na ako, I am pleading, almost praying that people will really stick to the rule of law and avoid violence kasi ‘pag hindi, unahan ko na kayo.”

“Then I will be forced to use the might of the military not for any purpose, but to see to it that the election is peaceful and violence-free. Iyan ang hiling ko, not only here but all places on — in the Philippines, lahat, ganoon ang message ko,” Duterte said at the inauguration recently of a provincial hospital in Sultan Kudarat’s Isulan town.

Duterte, whose rule is marred with accusations of extrajudicial killings and corruption allegations, said he hopes for a peaceful election that will allow people to vote freely for the candidates of their choice.

At the same time, he expressed readiness for a dialogue with all political leaders, and those participating in the electoral process to ensure orderly polls. “Gusto ko sana na makita ang Maguindanao, ang Sultan Kudarat, and every province, Cotabato City, na walang gulo,” he said.

“I am hesitant really to say this. In the forthcoming election, I am still the President. And just like in the last elections that we have had during my term, sinabi ko there will be a peaceful election. So hindi puwede ‘yang terrorism, lahat na,” he said.

But a political analyst Dennis Coronacion told CNN Philippines that Duterte’s intention to join the vice presidential race could make things more complicated. “The way I see it, parang 'yung calling out power ng president, hindi naman siya intended for election-related activities.Baka bukod sa question of constitutionality or legality, another question is may conflict of interest eh, considering he’s a candidate. Mapag-iisipan pa siya ng masama either ng mga kalaban niya sa pulitika or mga botante. Baka sabihin na self-interest ang inu-una kaya ginagawa 'yan ng presidente,” he said.

CNN Philippines also another political analyst, Edmund Tayao, who said: “It’s not like it’s the first time that the President is going to consider (using) the military to ensure that how he plans to accomplish something. It’s that it is an option.”

Constitutionalist Christian Monsod, who once served as chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), said that whoever controls the police and military during elections must be kept in check against abuses. He particularly flagged how the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) could be “weaponized” during the election period, which spans from January until June.

“The principle is that those who have powers

are people who should use those powers with restraint. If the Supreme Court upholds it (ATA), we have another problem because it can be used for election purposes. There are many variables here on what could happen during the elections,” Monsod told CNN Philippines.

The Constitution states that a sitting president can only call upon the military to respond to invasion, rebellion, or lawless violence, which must be justified before Congress and the Supreme Court.

In the same news report, COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez said the poll body has the authority to address security threats and violence by imposing its control on specific parts of the country, a power formalized through COMELEC Resolution 10481 issued in January 2019.

However, former COMELEC Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission, said the poll body’s authority is not absolute. “The COMELEC has the power to deputize law enforcement agencies, et cetera, including the AFP, to ensure free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections but, and only if, the President concurs with the power of the COMELEC to deputize the agencies, instrumentalities above-mentioned,” Sarmiento said in a text message to CNN Philippines, stressing that this was provided for under the 1987 Constitution.

Elections in the country are traditionally violent with supporters and followers of rival politicians clashing over control of their territories. (Mindanao Examiner, CNN Philippines, PCOO)

Manny Pacquiao retires Continued from page 1 my retirement.” “Thank you for changing my life, when my family was desperate, you gave us hope, you gave me the chance to fight my way out of poverty," Pacquiao said in the video. “Because of you, I was able to inspire people all over the world. Because of you I have been given the courage to change more lives. I will never forget what I have done and accomplished in my life. I just heard the final bell. The boxing is over.”

One woman, who followed Pacquiao’s career, watched the announcement on a television news channel and told the Mindanao Examiner that she wept after hearing the senator’s statement.

“I can’t help myself. Manny is a good guy with a big heart who helps the poor and now he is retiring. I had goosebumps. I wish him the best,” she said.

Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion, is running for the presidency in next year’s polls against veteran politicians Senator Ping Lacson, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and President Duterte’s former aide-turned-senator Bong Go, and other probable candidates, including the Filipino leader’s daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Carpio and Bongbong Marcos, the son of dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

The 42-year old Pacquaio was a former ally of Duterte, but he broke off with the president following a power struggle inside the ruling PDP-Laban which is now fragmented.

Pacquiao still maintains a sizable following and politicians in his native South have thrown their support at him.

He is also the second richest senator and is worth at least P3.1 billion. (Mindanao Examiner)

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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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ZAMCELCO meter reader, inireklamo!

Continued from page 1 kanilang metro, ngunit hindi man lamang ito inaakyat ng meter reader upang basahin ang konsumo ng kanilang kuryente.

Nagulat na lamang si Palimping - na naninirahan sa Kapok 1 sa Barangay Mampang – ng bigla na naman tumaas ang konsumo ng kanilang kuryente kahit pa na halos wala silang mga malalaking appliances.

Dito na nag-desisyon si Palimping na inspekyunin ang kanilang metro at ikumpara ang reading nito sa ginawang ng meter reader. At laking gulat nito ng makita ang konsumo dahil nasa 6111 lamang ang reading ng metro, ngunit ang billing ng ZAMCELCO base sa ibinigay ng meter reader ay nasa 6507. Maging ang previous reading nito ay mali rin at nasa 6387 gayun ang aktuwal na reading ng kilowatt hour ay 6111.

Nagpakita pa ng larawan si Palimping ng kanilang metro at ang billing ng ZAMCELCO o Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative.

Narito ang buod na reklamo ni Palimping: “Shout-out!! Sa nag-read-

Ang aktuwal na KWH reading ng metro ni Palimping Norida at ang billing ng ZAMCELCO. ing ng bill namin dito sa Mampang, Kapok 1. Ang lakas niyong makapandaya, hindi wasto yung pagre-reading ninyo, sa ibaba lang (ng poste) ang ni-reading ninyo ng tama, yung nasa itaas mina-magic ninyo nalng dahil tamad kayong umakyat (sa poste) upang tingnan ito ng maayos, paano naman kami, ganoon na

lang?”

“Pina-pabayad ninyo kami ng sobra-sobra.

FYI, hindi kami tanga, kung dati hinahayaan ka namin kung sino ka man, ngayon hindi na. Pinagtigaan na lang ng asawa ko (na) akyatin yung meter namin sa itaas ng poste upang malaman kung tama ba ang naka- indicate sa bill na ni-reading

ninyo sa metro namin (at) doon namin nakita kung gaano kalaki ang diperensya, keber? Nagbigay kayo ng resibo sa amin ng gawa-gawa ninyo lang, mabuti (sana kung) maliit yung nakalagay sa bill na ginawa ninyo. Eh ang laki ng idinagdag ninyo, ano kayo sinuswerte?

Pabor naman, maawa naman kayo (at) hindi kami maperang tao. Pambili ng bigas nga nahihirapan kami tapos pababayarin ninyo pa kami ng sobra-sobra. Sana naman next time paki-ayos ang trabaho ninyo (at) sinasahuran kayo ng tama.

Mag-trabaho kayo ng tama, piniktyuran na lang namin (ang metro at billing) para may ebidensya kami, nakakasakit kayo sa kalooban.”

Sinabi pa ni Palimping na wala silang kagamit-gamit sa bahay, ngunit sa bawat buwan na nakakatanggap ng billing mula sa ZAMCELCO ay halos walang pataas ng pataas ang singil sa kanila.

Sa mga litrato ng metro at billing ay ito ang isinulat ni Palimping: “Yan po ang kuha namin bago lang. Kayo na po ang bahalang humusga, iba ang (reading) sa metro (at) iba rin ang nasa resibo. Ibig lang sabihin niyan, lahat ng mga nabayaran namin (sa mga nakaraang buwan ay) sobra-sobra at kawawa naman kami, wala po kaming kagamit-gamit sa bahay, solo lang namin yung kuryente. Nakapagtataka lang na every reading lalong tumataas, yun pala gawa-gawa lang ng nag-reading. Buti pa ang iba, ang dami nalang gumagamit (sa kuryente at) maliit lang yung (kanilang) bill. Nakasasama lang ng loob, hindi porke’t nasa pinaka-dulo (ng

poste) yung meter namin hindi na ninyo titignan ng maayos, puwede naman aakyatin (ang poste).”

Maging si Eman Oman, na isa rin electric consumer, ay nagsabi na ganyan rin ang ginawa sa kanya ng meter reader ng ZAMCELCO. “Ganyan din sa akin, tapos ang laki ng bayaran dahil kunu sa violation. Consumer ang magbabayad (even) if non-readable, blurred, (at) breakable(ang metro). How dare you?”

Nitong Agosto lamang ay isa rin electric consumer, si Putli Mandy, ang nag-reklamo dahil sa di-umano’y paulit-ulit nitong pakiusap sa ZAMCELCO na tugunan ang kanyang problema sa kable ng kuryente na nasa loob ng kanilang compound.

Ayon sa kanyang reklamo na idinulog rin sa ZAMCELCO Consumers’ Complaint Page ay maraming beses na itong nagtungo sa ZAMCELCO ngunit walang aksyon ang kooperatiba.

Nabatid na mahigit sa 3 buwan na itong nagre-reklamo sa ZAMCELCO dahil nakaharang ang kable ng kuryente sa ibabaw ng kanilang ipinapagawang bahay sa Barangay Talon-Talon. Nakuryente na rin umano ang kanyang mga karpentero dahil sa problemang dulot ng kable sa kanilang ipinapagawang bahay.

“Nagpapagawa po kami ng bahay sa Talon-Talon area, pero di po kami puwedeng mag-proceed sa roofing kasi nandoon po ang kuryente ng ZAMCELCO at wala pong proper na poste. It’s been 3 months already since nag request kami for the relocation (ng kable ng

kuryente) and they gave us a letter saying that it’s for schedule, but until now wala pa rin,” saysay nito.

“Three times na kami nagpunta doon (sa ZAMCELCO) at wala rin nangyari. One day maulan, habang gumagawa ang carpenter namin biglang nag spark ang kuryente na nasagid ng bakal na ginagamit sa paglagay ng semento ng poste ng bahay at na electric shock ang carpenter pero d naman masyadong malakas. Kung pwede, hingi ako ng tulong sa inyo kung ano ba ang puwede naming gawin para alisin nila ang kuryente sa loob ng property namin at lagyan nila ng proper poste. The neighbors told us na since last year pa daw sila nagre-request na palagyan ng poste meron naman doon ready na ang poste, pero di pa rin nila ginagawa,” dagdag pa nito.

Nagtatanong na rin ang ginang na nag-reklamo kung anong legal action ang maaari nilang gawin laban sa ZAMCELCO kung sakaling may makuryenteng karpentero sa kanilang ginagawang bahay dahil sa nakahambalang na kable ng kuryente.

“Ano bang legal action ang puwede kong gawin para kung sakaling may masamang mangyari sa carpenter (namin) na ZAMCELCO ang (may) liability kasi even through email, phone call, text and chat messages nagawa ko na at hanggang ngayon wala pa (rin aksyon. Naghihintay kami sa kanila para matapos na namin ang bahay at ang masaklap (eh) nangungupahan lang kami at di nmin magawa ang bahay dahil sa kuryente dahil natatakot ang mga carpenter maglagay ng roofing,” ani pa ng nag-reklamo.

Hanggang ngayon ay wala pa rin aksyon ang ZAMCELCO sa nasabing reklamo.

Hinaing rin ng mga consumers ang talamak na voltage fluctuation at maraming mga appliances na ang nasira dahil dito.

Kaliwa’t-kanan rin ang reklamo ng mga iba sa ZAMCELCO dahil sa palpak na serbisyo nito.

Maging ang Service Department nito ay hindi rin maasahan at kadalasan ay walang sumasagot sa mga tawag sa telepono.

Tadtad rin ng reklamo ang ZAMCELCO Consumers’ Complaint Page sa Facebook bagama’t isa lamang itong community page na ang layunin ay iparating sa kinauukulan ang mga problema at hinaing ng mga consumers. (Mindanao, Zamboanga Post)

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Duterte ‘legacy’ caravan launched ahead of polls

MANILA ADVERTISING Continued from page 1 Dubbed as the “Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery,” the Philippine Information Agency said the nationwide campaign began on September 30.

“Among its objectives is to let beneficiaries share their stories from the government programs they have availed, making an impact in their lives.

It is also an initiative of the government to counter misinformation by letting ordinary people speak of the milestones of the government,” PIA said.

The PIA is under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) headed by Secretary Martin Andanar, who attributed Duterte’s high satisfaction ratings to the president’s policies grounded on ensuring the welfare of the poor.

Andanar referred to landmark policies that have contributed to the vision of the administration in providing a comfortable life for every Filipino. But recent surveys showed the majority of Filipinos said they remain poor.

However, Andanar cited the passage of the Universal Healthcare Law, the provision of free tertiary education in public universities and colleges, assistance to former rebels, and the massive infrastructure projects, among others as Duterte’s landmark policies.

He stressed the need to report the accomplishments of the Duterte Administration in order for more Fili-

pinos to be informed of the programs and services that they can avail of from government offices.

Andanar shrugs off criticisms and said he respects the opinion of the critics who are tagging the PCOO’s Duterte Legacy campaign as a purveyor of fake news. With that said, he encouraged them to do their own research on those Filipino families who are benefitting from the programs of the government instead.

“Present na present po yang mga programang ginagawa ng pamahalaan.

Magtanong kayo sa mga nakinabang kagaya dun sa mga estudyanteng nakinabang sa libreng edukasyon sa kolehiyo,” he said.

“Makakatanggap ka talaga ng mga kritisismo dahil yan naman ay parte ng ating demokrasya at nirerespeto po natin ang kanilang mga pananaw sa buhay, the same way, they should respect beliefs, values, and our political,” he added.

Critics also said the government’s massive buildup of so-called media hubs across the country ahead of the polls may give a huge political advantage to Duterte and to his presidential and senatorial candidates.

Andanar has boasted about the media hub, calling it as among the legacies of Duterte in government communications for PCOO. These include the successful construction of the Mindanao Media Hub, according to An-

danar, who is reportedly gunning for a senate seat.

He said the Mindanao Media Hub is the first government media hub outside Metro Manila which now houses the PCOO’s satellite office in Duterte’s hometown Davao; the regional stations of the People’s Television Network, Inc., the Philippine News Agency, Philippine Information Agency, APO Production Unit, Inc., Radyo Pilipinas, and the Presidential Broadcast Staff – Radio Television Malacañang.

A similar facility is also being eyed in Mandaue City in Cebu province or the Visayas Media Hub with the inclusion of its initial P200 budget for construction in the PCOO’s proposed allocation for 2022. The Visayas Media Hub - which will be the biggest in the region – is expected to start its construction soon within the 3,000-square meter property of the Department of Information and Communications Technology in the village of Subangdaku.

The PCOO has already broken ground for the socalled Government Strategic Communications Academy in the town of Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon province.

All those areas - Davao in eastern Mindanao, Bukidnon in northern Mindanao and Cebu in central Philippines – are all strategically located to promote government propaganda through digital platforms. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Support for Duterte drops ahead of next year’s elections THE presidential election, scheduled for May 2022, is shaping up to be a greater challenge for the Duterte family.

A recent poll shows a gradual drop in support for the outgoing president, Rodrigo Duterte, who is running second among candidates for the vice presidency. Under the constitution, he cannot stand for a second term as president.

His 43-year-old daughter, Sara Carpio, is doing much better, topping the polls despite not having announced her candidacy for the presidency. However, her lead is narrowing.

Carpio, the current mayor of Davao, recently said that she wanted to seek a new mandate as her city’s first citizen rather than run for president.

Officially, the campaign for the highest office started on October 1 after candidates registered to run.

Popular boxing champion Manny Pacquiao also announced his retirement from the ring to devote

himself only to politics.

He is not alone. Other potential candidates are considering taking a plunge. Meanwhile, they are cutting into Carpio's lead. The Pulse Asia survey of 2,400 people, held earlier this month, found her support dropping from 28 per cent to 20 per cent.

By contrast, Pacquiao, 42, is gaining momentum, going from 8 per cent to 12 per cent. The son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Bongbong Marcos Jr, is pulling 15 per cent; he too has not yet said if he is running. Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso follows with 13 per cent.

The vice presidency is largely ceremonial role, but it would protect Duterte from the courts over the thousands of extra-judicial killings perpetrated during his brutal war on drugs.

Senate speaker Vicente Sotto is challenging Duterte for the second highest office in the land with his support jumping from 10 per cent to 25 per cent, ahead of Duterte who is at 14 per cent, down by four points compared

to the previous poll.

Meanwhile, Church organisations have entered the political fray by launching a campaign for a “clean, accurate, responsible and transparent” vote.

They are part of Halalang Marangal 2022, a coalition of over 20 Church and civic groups campaigning for a fair election, starting with voters’ registration, a process that has encountered several problems in recent weeks.

To this end, Bishop Collin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is among those calling on the faithful to join the coalition.

In his view, voters must be better informed and familiarise themselves with the electoral process so that Filipinos can regain trust in their elections and the institutions that represent them.

“We have this special responsibility in times of serious moral, economic, health, food security, livelihood and leadership crises,” the prelate said.

(AsiaNews)

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OPINION: HARD PUNCH

President Duterte is Godsent; Macoy was evil-sent

by Mario O. Feliciano Jr. NEVER AGAIN to the Marcoses in their bid to return to Malacanang, and reign again as despots of this country whose true democracy was lost and ruined, due to the “scripted” Martial Law declared by then strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. I was not born yesterday and I can still vividly recall the evils of its repressive dictatorship with so many human rights abuses committed under its military rule. No way for another Marcos - in the person of his son Bongbong Marcos - to occupy Malacanang once again, as his minions egg him on to run for President

by May of 2022 presidential and local elections.

The vast majority of the Filipino people who suffered during the martial law days have expressed fears it’ll only reopen even bigger the still unhealed wounds inflicted on them and on this country hailed before as the most peaceful and orderly, and second to Japan only in terms of peace, progress and prosperity during its golden years prior to the declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 1972.

The kind of martial law crafted by Marcos can’t be tolerated again.

But, if you ask me if President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will declare his own, shall we go for it? Why not?

Duterte’s brand of leadership is so different from that of Marcos. He even placed under Martial Law the entire Mindanao when the “Marawi Siege” happened and there was the least of crimes recorded, for true discipline was shown under it by the Mindanaoans in those days, then martial law was lifted by orders of PRRD as the Commander-In-Chief, when the bloody “Marawi Siege” was totally diffused and put under gov’t control again by our brave and cou-

rageous soldiers and policemen sent out to recapture back Marawi City from the hands of the lawless groups that laid siege the city for six-month long period.

That’s how I gauge the two. Duterte is God-sent while Marcos was evilsent. The two are poles apart when speaking of their intention to make this country great again. That’s my honest-to-goodness point of view, period. And let your own speak for you, as well. This is the way we speak out in our now redeemed democratic society though, some of our rowdy lawmakers are going to the extreme, not really in aid of legislation, but in aid of election, as next year’s polls are fast approaching.

But, if it goes on and on, the way our Senate Blue Ribbon chaired by this too ambitious Senator Dick Gordon is doing, right now, then I’m tempted to say that PRRD might exercise its last resort as allowed by the Constitution. The President, just of late, questioned the way the Senate blue ribbon brutally deals with their resource persons invited to their recent committee hearings that looks like there’s no end to it—till election period is over. “Akala ko ba hindi kayo gusto ng martial law? O, bakit parang worse pa kayo sa martial law sa trato ninyo sa mga resource speakers na invite ninyo?”

Well, well, at the end of the day, the President can always say, “The buck stops here with me.”

Question: Do you believe in your own guardian angels?

Answer: In Hebrews 1: 14, it says “therefore angels are only servants, spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.”

Thanks, guys. See you soon again.

God bless us all. (jayfeliciano2@yahoo.com)

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Are there enough Covid-19 vaccines?

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HE DUTERTE administration has finally approved the mass vaccination of the general population or those who do not belong in any of the vaccination priority groups set by the Health department.

President Rodrigo citizens and those with co- government. And others had Duterte also approved the morbidities. claimed unequal distribution vaccination of children 12“Magkakaroon po tayo of the vaccines or favoritism, 17 years old, according to ng express lane para sa nepotism and undue influspokesman Harry Roque, kanila. Pero ang importante ence and even bribery in the adding, the government ex- lang, dahil nandyan na po mass vaccination program. pects to receive a big supply ang supply, at ang naging And many provinces and of Covid-19 vaccines. problema naman natin dati cities have not received its “Ito po’y inaprubahan ay kakulangan ng supply, equal share of the vaccines ng Pangulo sang-ayon po ngayong maraming supply and some even got more sa advice ni Vaccine Czar eh sisimulan na po natin than what others were given.

Carlito Galvez, at magsisi- ang bakunahan ng general The Philippines has over mula na rin po ang ating population,” he said.

110 million population and is pagbabakuna ng ating mga The government and the lagging behind some SouthKabataan. Ang pinaghah- Department of Health con- east Asian countries in vacandaan po natin yung mas- tinue to encourage the public cine procurement. terlisting pa lang naman. to get inoculated against the According to a report by Pag meron na po tayong deadly respiratory disease, the United Nations Office on masterlist antayin po natin but the supplies of Covid-19 Drugs and Crimes, with vacang anunsyo kung sino ang vaccines are lacking. cines being approved for use mauuna,” Roque said.

Across the country, res- in different parts of the globe, He assured though that idents are flocking to vac- the scale and complexity of while the general popula- cination sites, but many of their manufacture, allocation tion and children will be those who registered with and distribution globally will added to those who can get health centers or through be unprecedented. jabbed with a Covid-19 vac- the Internet have not reIt said this will also prescine, those who belong to ceived any schedule for ent corruption risks that may Priority Groups A1 to A3 will their inoculation. threaten vital public health not lose their prioritization.

Some have waited for goals. These risks include Roque was referring to months, but until now did the entry of substandard the health workers, senior not get any reply from the and falsified vaccines into

RDC asks PhilHealth to amend cancer package CEBU CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to amend its guidelines for the Type Z Benefit Package, particularly for early-stage breast cancer patients.

The package is being offered to PhilHealth members to address health conditions that trigger prolonged hospitalization and very expensive treatments.

Evelyn Castro, chairperson of the RDC's Social Development Committee, said they have passed and endorsed a resolution for PhilHealth to consider their request.

Castro explained that

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under the current PhilHealth guidelines, the package rate for early-stage breast cancer is only P100,000 for the entire course of treatment. The first tranche of P75,000 is given to the patient within 60 days after being discharged from surgery, and the second tranche of P25,000 is given within 60 days upon completion of the last cycle of chemotherapy for Stage 1 to 3-A. “Thus, a patient who does not undergo chemotherapy forfeits the second tranche payment,” she said.

Furthermore, she added, the guidelines also state that under hormonotherapy treatment, only tamoxifen drug can be given to breast cancer patients. "The

RDC is seeking to amend the said guidelines to allow all early-stage breast cancer patients to be afforded the entire benefit package," Castro said.

She said the amendment aims to allow qualified patients to avail themselves of the maximum benefit package of P100,000 by not making chemotherapy a mandatory procedure, and by extending the filing schedule for tranche 2 claims of Stage 0 patients to other early breast cancer patients who do not need chemotherapy.

The RDC endorsement also recommended including aromatase inhibitor as an alternative drug for hormone therapy. (Carlo Lorenzana)

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Some 20 million Filipinos, including medical frontliners, senior citizens and people with existing health conditions, have been vaccinated against the Covid-19. Philippine Red Cross teams are supporting the government in this national vaccination effort. (Photo: PRC) markets, theft of vaccines within the distribution systems, leakages in emergency funding designated for the development and distribution of vaccines, nepotism,

favouritism, and corrupted procurement systems.

“These corruption risks must be identified and mitigated by public institutions to help advance ac-

cess to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines by the population, including the most vulnerable and marginalized groups,” it said.

(Cebu Examiner)

Creative entertainment sector pushed CEBU CITY – The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) said it supports the development of the creative entertainment sector here so it could generate at least P500 million in annual revenue in the next two years, and as much as P30 billion by 2030.

“The initial target for Cebu is we want to reach P500 million per year and P30 billion by 2030,” CCCI trustee Mario Panganiban told reporters.

Panganiban said this can be achieved with the support of the various sectors and agencies of government.

The CCCI said the revenue target can be achieved through the support of the City of Cebu and the Animation Council of the Philippines Inc., the Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines, Game Developers Association of the

Western Mindanao

Philippines, the Film Development Council of the Philippines, and Cultural Center of the Philippines.

CCCI president Felix Taguiam also said that they have witnessed innovations through the ingenuity of the Cebuano creative sector, adding Cebu City having been designated as a world-class "Creative City"

by UNESCO. Taguiam said Cebuano artists kept their creative juices flowing despite the threats brought by the pandemic.

“Home businesses and startups propelled by creativity thrived. CCCI acknowledges not only the entertaining side of creativity but also its role as a driving force of the economy,” he said, adding, creativity is the fuel of innovation that grows out of crisis, and it could be the most relevant skill that the workforce needs for the businesses to grow be-

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yond the new normal.

Entrepreneur Mike Cubos, CCCI vice chairman, also underscored the role of creativity among Cebuanos. “Creativity nurtures us. We may come from different backgrounds, but I believe all of us cannot imagine a life without creative arts, be it in the form of music, film, animation, or games,” said Cubos.

“During the pandemic, many found comfort in art. We’ve witnessed the rise of many Cebuanos getting creative in their kitchens and eventually turning their creations into viable businesses that continue to prosper today. We envision the CEW to function as a hub for our creative artists to engage with other artists and business leaders in order to open global opportunities,” he said.

(Carlo Lorenzana)

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