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MANILA - President Bongbong Marcos said he would reorganize the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) in an effort Continue on page 4Continue on page 4
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –Primarily created to reduce diseases caused by unsafe water, especially among children, the Disaster Aid Australia in partnership with Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) launched the Mindanaw Safe Water Project.
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C OTABATO CITY President Bongbong Marcos said elections in the BangOTABATO CITY – President Marcos said elections in the Bangsamoro autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM shall pushsamoro autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM shall through in 2025in 2025. Under the law, the transition period is only three years from 2019 and the first BARMM elections were supposed to be held this year but Congress extended the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Continue on page 2Continue on page 2
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State of public health emergency stays THE GOVERNMENT is considering prolonging the country’s state of public health emergency until the end of this year in an effort to further contain the spread of the deadly Covid-19 respiratory disease and to be able to continue receiving international medical aid. The previous Duterte Continue on page 4Continue on page 4Healthworkers.(PhotobyAlJacinto)
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SULU - Dotted with beautiful beaches and rich in history as the former home of the Sultanate of Sulu, the Sulu Archipelago, extending from the southern Philippines to Continue on page 5Continue on page 5
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NEOPHYTE SENATOR Raffy Tulfo has told the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to run after big time smugglers and not on some small fry following complaints from a vlogger and an online seller who claimed that some agents from the agency visited their homes and Continue on page 6Continue on page 6 Independence Day while the Indonesian Consulate General in Davao City held various sports competitions and agility Continue on page 2Continue on page 2
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PAGADIAN CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released over P3 million in financial aid Continue on page 6Continue on page 6
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2 The Mindanao Examiner August 22-28, 2022 BARMM elections set on 2025
‘Marcos pledges support to peace, unity’
Continued from page 1Continued from page 1 Authority or BTA until 2025 to fulfil its mandated duties in achieving longterm peace and prosperity in the Muslim region. The Republic Act No. 11593, signed on October 28 last year, resets the first regular elections in BARMM and would now be synchronized with the 2025 national elections. The law also extended the transition period and allowed the BTA - composed of 80 members - to continue as the interim government in the region. Marcos pledged to continue supporting the BARMM, saying he recognized the important work that the interim government needs to complete in three years. He also acknowledged the great deal of work the BTA should accomplish in three years, from the enactment of basic laws and fiscal policy to the conduct of elections. “Such important laws to be passed in three years is not an easy task, and that’s why I will be here as head of the national government to support BARMM,” he told newly sworn-in members of the BTA in a recent ceremony in have“InlongerinneedtionducedlationimportantfundamentalforyearsthreeotherAuthority.tensionchance“Wework,cultdemicthatMalacañang.MarcosacknowledgedtheCovid-19pan-madeitverydiffi-fortheBTAtodoitsthustheextension.aregivenanotherbecauseoftheex-oftheTransitionWearegivenan-chance,butwehaveyears,andthreeisnotalongtimethisratherbasicandandhighlypiecesoflegis-thathavetobepro-nowbytheTransi-Authority,”hesaid.Heunderscoredthetocompletethework2025astherewillnobeanyextensions.2025,wenolongerwillanyextensionstothe authority, and we will conduct elections,” the PresidentMarcossaid. also emphasized the importance of representation in the BTA and conveyed his confidence to the new appointees. “It is important that we’re going to give a voice to all the stakeholders, to all the parties that are involved. But I’m confident because I have seen the list of the new appointees, the new members, and I believe that everyone has come on to be part of this process with a sincere desire to get BARMM back into the normal fold of life in the Philippines,” he said.BARMM Chief Minister Ahod (Murad) Ebrahim has thanked and expressed his gratitude to Marcos on the BTA composition and for staying true to the spirit of the peace process. “We are deeply grateful to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. for understanding the importance of our work during the extension of the transition period and to assure that we can install a bureaucracy that can address the needs of our people for generations to come,” he Ebrahim,said.who led the first BTA composition of the previous administration, took their oath August 12 before the President in Malacañang together with 79 other members of the parliament, representing the Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF, the Moro National Liberation Front or MNLF, and ousrepresentativesgovernmentfromvari-sectors.HelaudedMarcosfor uniting the MILF and the MNLF together with other sectors as representatives of Bangsamoro in one chamber.“Weare equally grateful for President Marcos’ eagerness to assure that the new Bangsamoro Transition Authority is composed of meaningful representation from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Moro National Liberation Front, sectoral groups, and other important stakeholders across the region, making the BTA Parliament a chamber for all voices to be heard,” EbrahimAmongsaid.the members of the BTA are Abdulkarim and Nurredha Misuari, children of Nur Misuari, the chairman of the MNLF; and Abdullah Hashim, son of late MILF chairman SalamatEbrahimHashim.said he is committed to peace and joins the President’s call for unity. “As we continue our duties in the interim government, we join the President’s call towards national unity and set aside whatever differences that divide us,” he said. The BTA is an executive and legislative body created under the Bangsamoro Organic Law or the Republic Act 11054, which is tasked to oversee the transition from 2019 until 2025 elections. (Mindanao Examiner. With additional reports from the BARMM government.)
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Continued from page 1Continued from page 1 games for the children. The August 17 celebration saw Indonesians trooping to the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia here to take part in the flag-raising ceremony led by Achmad Djatmiko, the Consul General; and Lt. Col. Wityuda Suratmono, head of the Indonesian Navy Liaison Officer. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by 200 Indonesian citizens consisting of all the Consulates Officials including the Indonesian Navy officers, Indonesian Police, Chair and members of Dharma Wanita Persatuan, all local staff, representatives of teachers and students of the Indonesian School of Davao, Indonesian nationals who came from various areas in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, and invited guests. The ceremony took place at the Indonesian School of Davao which is within the premises of the Indonesian Consulate General. The ceremony went smoothly and solemnly. The activity was carried out in accordance with the Covid-19 prevention Thereprotocol.are 8,745 people of Indonesian descent in southern Philippines who have lived for more than three or four generations and as many as 3,345 people are confirmed as Indonesian citizens or registered Indonesian nationals. And a total of 2,758 people were confirmed as Filipino citizens. The Indonesian Consulate General in Davao City said it has issued 1,259 passports to registered Indonesian nationals. “The granting of passports and visas for residence permits is a manifestation of the state’s presence in providing protection to its citizens not only within the country but also for Indonesian citizens abroad,” the Consulate General said. (Mindanao Examiner)
3The Mindanao ExaminerAugust 22-28, 2022
Continued from page 1Continued from page 1 to find ways to address issues plaguing the sugar industry.“We’ll reorganize the SRA and then we will come to an arrangement with the industrial consumers, with the planters, the millers, suppliers of the sugar to coordinate para talaga kung ano ‘yung mayroon, kung ano ‘yung available, mailabas na sa merkado,” MarcosMarcossaid.said he would let the legislature investigate the sugar importation issue, stressing that his focus is addressing the challenges confronting food and beverage manufacturers. He pointed out that there is a need to immediately address the problems hounding the industry to avert a looming sugar shortage, which may affect local sugar workers and their“Becausefamilies. right now, they are starting to cut down the days of the week na nagtatrabaho and we are very worried of course about jobs. So ‘yun ang iniintindi ko talaga right now,” he said. The President also expressed confidence that his talks with industry stakeholders especially manufacturers would yield positive results as far as sufficiency of local supply is“That’sconcerned.what we are negotiating with the traders now. Hihingin natin… They first offered at 80 pesos (per kilo) so sabi ko, ‘Hingiin ko na ‘yung 70 pesos, tulungan niyo na lang kasi kawawa naman ang tao.’ And we’re getting there,” he said.
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The sugar situation is similar to other agricultural commodities in the Philippines, the President said, noting that the government is being compelled to import to replenish local requirements when there is shortage in production.“Tocut production costs, the government extends subsidies and fertilizer to farmers,” he emphasized.Marcos earlier ordered an investigation into a failed attempt to import some 300,000 tons of sugar, according to Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles.
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Angeles said the Sugar Order No. 4 issued by the Sugar Regulatory Administration, which supposedly directs the importation of sugar, is allegedly illegal.
“The Chairman of the Sugar Regulatory Board is President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. As such, the chairman sets the date of any meetings or convening of the Sugar Regulatory Board and its agenda. No such meeting was authorized by the President or such a resolution likewise, was not authorized,” Angeles bared, adding the resolution appears to have been signed by Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian on behalf of Marcos.Sebastian has resigned from his post shortly after Marcos ordered the Angelesprobe.said Sebastian was not authorized to sign in behalf of Marcos. “An investigation is ongoing to determine whether any act that would cause the President to lose trust and confidence in his officials can be found or if there is malice or negligence involved. In such a case, if such findings are made, then the only determination left will be how many heads are going to roll,” Angeles said. “He (Sebastian) was not authorized to sign such a resolution because the President did not authorize the importation,” Angeles said, adding importations are a sensitive matter, particularly concerning agricultural imports.“Sugar is one such importation which we take great care with. It is a balancing act. The importation has to be carefully studied to protect both the consumer against the rising prices of basic commodities while ensuring at the same time that we do not destroy the local industry,” Angeles said. (Mindanao Examiner)
State of public health emergency stays
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Continued from page 1Continued from page 1 administration declared a state of public health emergency throughout the country in March 2020 because of the pandemic. The state of public health emergency calls for the public to adhere to the response mechanisms of the government, particularly the utilization of resources to contain the spread of the virus.“We were just discussing it with (Department of Health) Usec. (Maria Rosario) Vergeire because maraming mga binibigay sa international medical community kapag state of emergency. (The) WHO (World Health Organization) is one of them at kung itigil natin ‘yung state of emergency, matitigil ‘yun,” Marcos said. “But if we can change — we are looking at amending the law in terms of procurement and all of that in the middle of an emergency. But that will take time. So malamang we will extend it until the end of the year,” he added. The Department of Health said the country has over 36,000 active Covid-19 cases. (Mindanao Examiner)
4 The Mindanao Examiner August 22-28, 2022
Marcos to reorganize Sugar Regulatory Administration
Australian charity donates ‘Skyhydrants’ to villages
5The Mindanao Examiner - RegionAugust 22-28, 2022
Ayang Muksan is a former combatant who was captured and detained in Malaysia for six months along with her two children. To rebuild her life in Sulu and support her young family, Ayang started a small business weaving colorful mats. Since her training with ACCELERATE, she has begun to expand her business and market her products at trade fairs. Aspiring entrepreneur Nursima Juhaili wanted to try her luck working in other countries as an Overseas Filipino Worker, but her father had heard stories about the risks to women living and working abroad and would not give her permission. Instead, Nursima was able to get training from ACCELERATE in food production and entrepreneurship. She became the team leader of a women’s association that produces seaweed crackers, seaweed noodles, papaya pickles, and fish balls. For Nursima, the skills and knowledge that she and her associates gained from ACCELERATE “are worth more than a million pesos and inspired us to work better for ourselves and for our families.”InNovember 2021, I had occasion to attend a graduation ceremony in Luuk, Sulu, for 104 women who had received training from Sinagtala, one of ACCELERATE’s partner organizations. Sinagtala combines training in skills such as weaving with psycho-social counseling and support. Some of the graduates also received training in product development and marketing and have started to find wider markets for their products. The Road Ahead The journey to entrepreneurship for the women of Sulu is not yet complete. Access to finance remains one of the stumbling blocks to growth for small businesses in the Philippines, especially in the BARMM. The central bank’s Report on the State of Financial Inclusion in the Philippines 2018 found that citizens of the BARMM were unbanked in 108 out of 118 local government jurisdictions, and 92 percent of the region overall does not have banking access.
Meanwhile, the rise of the digital economy represents both an opportunity and a challenge for Sulu’s women entrepreneurs, due to uneven access to digital services and poor internet connectivity in many parts of the BARMM. This is another potential area of policy work for ACCELERATE, and we are currently piloting an online platform to help them link with global markets and network with other entrepreneurs.
ACCELERATE is already working with local banks and microfinance institutions to address this and similar issues.
The project benefitted Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental province and Lanao del Norte province where Disaster Aid Australia and MBFI donated 17 MAX Skyhydrants and one GEM Skyhydrant water filters. “We will install a minimum of five Skyhydrants a year, for five years. We do this by asking for Rotary Clubs around Australia and Rotarians or individuals to sponsor a project by providing us with Au$5,000 so that we send the Skyhydrant to Balay Mindanaw,” said Disaster Aid Australia CEO Brian Ashworth. To reach out to communities, especially those that need the technology, Ashworth said they partnered with BMFI along with some civil society organizations, such as the Rotary Clubs. “Balay Mindanaw’s partnership with Disaster Aid began in 2012 in the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong or Typhoon Washi in December 2011 that devastated our region, killing thousands and destroying properties massively," said BMFI President Charlito Manlupig. He added that the partnership among Disaster Aid Australia, Rotary and BMFI have so far installed and utilized over a hundred Skyhydrants in remote rural villages and has responded to disasters caused by typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and other humanitarian crises caused by violent conflicts. In ensuring stability, BMFI inked a memorandum of agreement with the village officials where their constituents or recipients commit to provide proper care and maintenance of the SkyHydrants as well as to explore the application of water pricing scheme for the purpose of income generation for the unit’s long term maintenance.Ashworth said it would take about 10 years to change the Skyhydrant's filter, which does not cost much compared to the unit's ability to remove dirt without the use of chemicals or power source. The smaller GEM SkyHydrant can provide 5,000 liters/day of high quality filtered water - highly suitable for disaster deployment, while the larger MAX SkyHydrant is capable of delivering 10,000 litres/day of filtered water for ten years.“We use the Skyhydrants to supply safe drinking water to evacuation camps and to communities hit and isolated by the disaster. What we usually do is work closely with government and private agencies in the delivery of water using available water tankers and firetrucks,” ManlupigCitingsaid.the many benefits of Skyhydrants, Manlupig said the project also targets to help address violent extremism by providing safe water to communities, and promote and enhance partnerships with civil society organizations and local communities. (Recthie Paculba)
Continued from page 1Continued from page 1 Malaysia, is an island province of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, commonly known as the BARMM.Prior to the creation of the BARMM as a self-governing region of the Philippines in 2019, this poor and largely Muslim territory suffered for years from separatist and intercommunal violence and persistent underdevelopment. Both the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were active in the archipelago, which was also home to the Abu Sayyaf group, a splinter group of the MNLF that engaged in kidnap-for-ransom and other terrorist activities.While the creation of the BARMM has ushered in a new era of peace and the prospect of progress and economic development, Sulu, like other provinces of the BARMM, still registers high rates of poverty, with the nation’s highest unemployment, lowest access to banking, and lowest household incomes.These economic disadvantages fall especially hard on women. A baseline survey by The Asia Foundation conducted in 2020 found that barely half of female respondents (50.3 percent) had a job or a business, and that most women who did have a livelihood were engaged in small-scale, informal businesses such as the home-based convenience stores known as a sari saris, backyard farming, or selling local delicacies in public markets. Like the Bangsamoro region more generally, Sulu also suffers from the lingering psycho-social effects of years of conflict, and women have been particularly affected, whether as former combatants themselves or as widows and survivors left to provide for their families.
The provincial government is closely working with national government agencies to ensure the success of various programs and projects in Sulu’s 19 municipalities and much more now under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. Indeed, Sulu is a place to visit and invest. (By Jerryll Reyes, The Asia Foundation’s project manager for ACCELERATE in the Philippines. With additional reporting from The Mindanao Examiner.)
A Pathway to entrepreneurship for Sulu women
ACCELERATE’s own baseline research confirmed that financial and digital inclusion were central challenges to women’s entrepreneurship in Sulu. This problem is compounded by low awareness among otherwise eligible businesses of the financial services that are available from banks and microfinance institutions, despite the strong interest in obtaining these services among micro-entrepreneurs seeking capital to grow their businesses.
Success Stories Recently, a number of Sulu women shared with us their stories of personal success and how their families and communities had rallied to support their entrepreneurial journeys.
At this auspicious time in the BARMM, the women of Sulu are showing that they have tremendous potential to grow, adapt, and succeed. Entrepreneurship is one important pathway to an economic future that will translate into improved gender equality and greater power for women to chart their own futures for themselves and their families. Provincial Governor Sakur Tan has also provided livelihood not only to women, but other sectors as well, in an effort to promote sustainable jobs. Tan, an influential figure and a philanthropist, is aggressively pursuing tourism development considering Sulu has many things to offer - from its rich and colorful history and culture to the pristine nature and white powdery beachfronts.Tan,akey figure in Sulu’s dramatic development, has repeatedly called on fishermen and farmers to collectively work and form cooperatives and pledges them financial support.
Opportunities for Women Entrepreneursfor Women Peace has brought new hope to Sulu for progress and economic development, including greater economic participation for women. Despite temporary setbacks due to the Covid pandemic, several plans to develop the BARMM are underway.InSulu, business and tourism are booming, offering a unique opportunity to consolidate the gains of the peace process and promote economic development, particularly for Sulu women. Amid these signs of opportunity, The Asia Foundation and several local partners have launched Accelerate Women’s Entrepreneurship for Peace and Prosperity, or ACCELERATE, a program supported by USAID, Australian DFAT, and the Visa Foundation that promotes livelihoods for vulnerable and marginalized women in Sulu and the BARMM by helping them acquire skills and training, facilitating access to markets and capital, and linking women entrepreneurs to partnerships, coaching, and mentoring support. In Sulu, The Asia Foundation implements the project in partnership with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Most of the women participating in ACCELERATE are former combatants, wives or family of former combatants, or previous victims of violent extremism. Among the key elements of the program is training in branding and marketing for women with existing small businesses. Participants learn how to better present their products and how to join the booming digital economy to engage customers online. Small grants are provided as additional capital to some of the women entrepreneurs to help them expand theirTobusinesses.broaden their customer base, ACCELERATE helped organize a product exhibition in Metro Manila for the artisanal products of Sulu women. This was the first time that the unique textiles and woven products from Sulu had received a national showcase, and in the future ACCELERATE plans to continue supporting access to wider markets for Sulu products.
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6 The Mindanao Examiner August 22-28, 2022
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MAGUINDANAO – Communist rebels continue to surrender to the 6th Infantry Division as the military and government intensify its peace and development programs aimed at luring New People’s Army members and other lawless groups in the restive southern region of Mindanao.Just last week, two rebels had surrendered to the 5th Special Forces Battalion under Lt. Col. Zandro Alvez in the village of Lambingi in South Cotabato’s Banga town. Alvez said the rebels who were both 45 years old also yielded a rifle and a pistol, including a fragmentation grenade. “The surrender of the duo was the result of our soldiers’ efforts in convincing the remaining members of the communist group to return to the fold of the law,” he Maj.said.Gen. Roy Galido, commander of Joint Task Force Central and the 6th Infantry Division, lauded the troops for their hard work and dedication. “We urged the remaining communist rebels to return to the fold of the law and live a normal life together with their families,” Galido said.He said nearly 100 rebels had so far surrendered peacefully to the 6th Infantry Division. (Mindanao Examiner)
BIR, BOC told to run after smugglers from page 1Continued from page 1 knocked on their doors to inquire about their tax Tulfopayments.stressed that if the government really wants to collect serious money through taxation, its focus should be on the big fish, like bigtime oil smugglers, and not on some small fry. “Bakit di nila unahing habulin ang mga bigtime oil smugglers na limpak-limpak na pera ang pwede nilang makolekta kumpara sa mga vloggers at individual online sellers na alam naman nilang barya-barya lamang ang makokolekta nila?” he asked.While he acknowledges that Filipinos who are earning should pay the corresponding taxes as stated by the law, Tulfo maintained that the government must know their priorities if their intention is to maximize state revenue through taxation. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, pointed out that billions of pesos annually could have been collected if only the Bureau of Customs (BOC) is properly doing its job in preventing oil smuggling.
It can be noted that the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law mandates fuel marking in order to reduce oil smuggling in the country wherein imported fuel is marked by the government using a special ink that signifies payments of correct tax dues.To help prevent oil smuggling and ensure that marker is added to the fuel accurately, the government entered into a contract with Switzerland-based inspection services provider Societe Generale de Surveillance. Tulfo, however, expressed doubts over the technology provider considering that oil smuggling continues to run rampant despite its existence. “Justifiable ba yang contract kung laganap pa din ang oil smuggling sa bansa? The government should consider developing the same technology and training our people to properly operate it para makatipid tayo. Kahit mayroon ng marking scheme, marami pa ring mga nakakalusot at nai-smuggle na oil dahil may mga times na hndi nilalagyan ng oil marking itong mga barge from bigtime oil companies o di kaya ay hindi dine-declare lahat.”“Halimbawa, 1 out of 100 drums lang ang ide-declare at yung isa lamang ang malalagyan ng marking. Isa pang rampant ay itong tinatawag na - Paihi - kung saan doon pa lamang sa laot ay tina-transfer na yung mga oil sa barko papunta sa mga barge at dine-deliver sa oil depot,” he said. Tulfo said this reality should prompt BIR, as well as BOC, to prioritize going after the mastermind of oil smuggling instead of targeting vloggers and online sellers with small earnings. “Bakit hindi na lang bisitahin ng mga taga BIR o BOC ang mga bahay at katukin ang mga pinto ng mga bigtime oil smugglers? Baka naman hindi nila ito kayang gawin dahil itong mga oil smugglers ang mismong kumakatok sa kanilang pinto every month to pay under the table,” he said. The outspoken Tulfo did not identify the smugglers but he said he will file a resolution, in aid of legislation, to address the issue head on and find out the people or groups behind oil smuggling. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Former rebels receive govt. cash aid
LANAO DEL NORTEThe Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted Kauswagan Mayor Rommel Arnado from three counts of grave coercion filed against him in 2013 by the Simbuat family.The family filed the charges against Arnado claiming they were forced and threatened to leave their residence in Tacub village in Kauswagan town.The SC decision granted the appeal filed by the mayor seeking the reversal of the erroneous ruling of the Sandiganbayan finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt. The High Court reversed and set aside the Sandiganbayan ruling based on the facts and circumstances of the case and the evidence on record.“Masaya tayo. I was able to redeem my name. Iyong term sa decision na there was an error in the Sandiganbayan decision against me and that was really redeeming and I’m very happy with that,” ArnadoTheresaid. was no immediate statement from the Simbuat family over the decision of the High Court. (Lou Ellen L. Antonio)
Continued from page 1Continued from page 1 to 27 communist fighters who peacefully surrendered in Western Mindanao region.Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr led the recent awarding of the aid to the former rebels. The financial assistance is part of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration ProgramAbalos(E-CLIP).said the surrender of the rebels makes all the hard work and toil of the government and its personnel on the ground to quash insurgency in the country all worth it. “We have saved another 27 of our fellow Filipinos from the perils of terrorism. Maligayang pagbabalik sa ating mga kababayan na niloko at sinamantala ng mga totoong kalaban ng bansa. Hangad namin na ang araw na ito ay ang simula ng inyong pamumuhay ng may kapayapaan,” Abalos said during the ceremony held at the Provincial Government ComplexThehere.ceremony was also attended by DILG Undersecretary Mario Iringan; DILG Regional Director Paisal Abutazil; and Zamboanga del Sur Gov. Victor Yu and security officials. The previous Duterte administration institutionalized the E-CLIP Enhanced, a government program that aims to help communist rebels to restore their allegiance to the Philippine government. Through this program, they can be reintegrated back to the community, be with their families, and start over with their new, normal lives. The financial benefits intended for their development include but are not limited to the following: Reintegration assistance (P21,000); Firearms, explosives, and ammunition remuneration, Immediate assistance (P15,000); Livelihood assistance (P50,000); Livelihood materials and implements or employment assistance (P100,000.00); Access to government services; Medical assistance and Legal assistance; Housing; Modified conditional cash transfer and loan and market access; Alternative learning system; Psychosocial assistance; College tuition and stipend and Conditional transitional grant (P5,000). (Mindanao Examiner)
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GIVEN OUR wounded and sinful condition here on earth, Christ suggests that we choose to enter by the narrow gate. (cfr. Lk 13,22-30) That’s simply because we are very prone to get spoiled by the good things in the world and to develop undue attachments that detach us from God who is our everything in life. Entering by narrow gate also corrects our tendency to be presumptuous of God’s mercy without giving due consideration to divine justice and retribution. That’s why Christ also told us that to follow him, we ought to deny ourselves and carry the cross. (cfr. Mt 16,24) It does this even while it also helps us from avoiding falling into the opposite predicament, which is despair. In other words, it helps us develop a true, correct and delicate conscience, not a lax nor a scrupulous one. We should make some kind of working plan for us to follow this indication of Christ. This concern should be attended to with deliberate effort. We should not take it for granted, since we know we are notorious for easily falling into an easy way of life, into a happy-go-lucky kind of lifestyle. In short, this indication is not meant for us to be a killjoy. It certainly does not prevent us from enjoying the things of this world, as long as we know how to convert the things of this world into a pathway to God, a form of prayer, a way to engage with God in an abiding way.Thus, we have to be wary of our tendency to be completely taken over by worldly values, like practicality, profitability and the like, which while legitimate can be inimical to us if not inspired by love for God and for others, that is, when they are pursued simply for personal interest. We have to be most wary of the new developments in technology, etc., which can easily intoxicate us and take us away from God. We have to explain why this doctrine is necessary for us. It admittedly is not a very popular doctrine, but it should be made so. And we can take this time when we are wallowing in some national crisis to make this doctrine more known, appreciated and lived. Entering by the narrow gate is not meant simply to make our life hard, though certain hardships and self-denials are involved. Much less is meant to go against our nature and basic needs. We need certain practices to keep ourselves in the presence of God and motivated only for love of God and for others. Thus, we need to find time for intimate prayer with God, to have recourse to the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist where the living Christ is offered to us and where the merits of his redemptive work are applied to us. More than that, we should be humble enough to acknowledge our need to be spiritually guided by someone competent enough to do so. In this regard, we should not be afraid nor ashamed to show to our spiritual directors, the real state of our soul which, while having some good aspects, also have its unavoidable baggage of negative things. That openness and sincerity in spiritual direction and confession can already constitute as an act of entering by the narrow gate, since we would usually prefer not to complicate our life by earnestly confiding our spiritual and moral problems to someone who can guide and help us. (FRC)
Bukol sa Baga: Kanser Ba Ito?
The Mindanao Examiner 7August 22-28, 2022 by Engr. Carlos V. Cornejo (Cebu) HERE’S another virtue that we can appreciate better if we talk first about its opposing vice. The virtue we are referring to can have many names. It can be called solidarity with others or being united with them in their cause or in their joys as much as we are united with them in their sorrows. It can also be named as admiring others for their good qualities or their good deeds and thus we don’t only admire them but also aspire to follow their good example. On the other hand, the opposing vice can only have one name. It is the capital sin of envy.St. Thomas Aquinas defines envy as “sorrow at another’s good”. Envy is seeing something good in others either spiritual in nature (virtues, holiness, etc.), physical (good looks, talent, etc.) or material (money, items, etc.) that we think we should have too. And since we don’t have it, we feel that sorrow. Envy is the only vice that gives no pleasure at all to the person experiencing it. Not even temporary pleasure. All the other sins such as pride, greed, and lust give pleasure in one form or another (that is why it’s enticing) but envy only offers pure sorrow. Envy is a malicious sin because it is the sin of the devil. The ancient Book of Wisdom says, “By the envy of the devil, death came into the world” (Wisdom 2:24). Pride and envy are Satan’s own specialSecondsins. reason why envy is malicious: it could lead to a worse sin of hatred. And hatred is the lowest form of sin because we are supposed to love others as the highest commandment of God along with love for God. We are supposed to be in solidarity with others, able to “rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep” as St. Paul would advise us in Romans 12:15. Envy on the other hand weeps at those who rejoice and rejoices at those who weep. We should not be envious of others because God has given us all a good proportion of talents and abilities. Some are good at math. Others are good at science. Others have a talent in singing, others in dancing. But there is no one who is good at everything. This is how God treats us “equally”, by creating us differently. If we don’t understand or accept this, then we will always have a reason to be envious. It is not humanly equal but divinely equal. For with God there is no equity or uniformity in talents and features otherwise we will be robots. Variety is the spice of life. So, when we see goodness in others, we should admire them, be happy for them and even emulate them. There is always something good in us and in others that we could learn from regardless of color, race, religion, gender or profession. Besides there is no one who is pure evil. That title belongs only to the devil. The ultimate antidote to envy is seeking our joy in the Lord. With Him we don’t lack anything (spiritual) even if we don’t have much (material or physical) in the eyes of the world. “Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.” (Psalm 35:9) (ECC)
Let’s Strive To Enter By The Narrow Gate Solidarity With Others And Envy by Fr. Roy Cimagala (Cebu)
OPINION
PARA SA artikulong ito, kinuha ko si Dra. Meredith Garcia, isang espesyalista sa kanser para magbigay ng paliwanag. Heto ang payo ni Dra. Garcia.Ang bukol ay madalas mababasa sa X-ray result bilang “mass”, “nodule”, “nodularity”, “opacity” o “lesion”. Madalas, nakikita ang mga bukol sa baga kapag nagpa-chest X-ray ang isang pasyente para sa mga sintomas tulad ng ubo o hirap sa paghinga. May mga pagkakataon din na nakikita lang ito nang hindi sinasadya sa executive checkup o sa annual examination ng mga nag-a-apply sa trabaho kahit na ang pasyente ay wala namang nararamdaman.Maraming ibaibang posibleng dahiphysical examination. Binubusisi rin ang itsura ng X-ray kung ito ay may mga katangian na mas mukhang benign o mas mukhangDependecancer.sa iniisip na diagnosis ng doktor, maaari siyang magpagawa ng mga karagdagang test para makumpirma ang kanyang diagnosis tulad ng CT scan, bronchoscopy (endoscopy ng baga) at biopsy. Dito sa Pilipinas kung saan talamak ang TB, madalas ding nagpapagawa ng lab test sa plema (sputumHuwagAFB).balewalain ang anumang bukol sa chest X-ray lalo na kung ikaw ay may history ng malakas na paninigarilyo o mga sintomas na hindi nawawala o lumalala. Magpatingin kaagad sa doktor.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITYMilk teas, cakes, chocolates, and everything sweet can contribute to the rise of anyone’s sugar level, which can lead to diabetes if not controlled, warned Dr. Tristan Jediah Labitad.Labitad, head of the non-communicable diseases cluster of the Department of Health, said during a health forum here that Region 10 has recorded at least 1,400 cases of diabetes.Diabetes is an illness where the blood sugar level of one person is higher than average. A person may be diabetic when his or her fasting blood sugar, or sugar level is greater than or equal to 126 mg/dl or if a random blood sugar level of more than or equal to 200 mg/dl. There is also pre-diabetes where the blood sugar is higher than normal sugar level but it is not super high that may be considered diabetes. Labitad said the worst case scenario of diabetes is its complications. First, it can affect the micro vascular organs. “Mabati nato nga naa'y mga tingling sensation, the blood vessels that nourishes the nerve sa atong lawas, kay na damage na because of diabetes,” he said. “Second, it can affect the eyesight called retinopathy. These are very tiny micro vascular, damaging this blood vessel or vascular system in the eyes, which will lead to damage to the eyesight. Naa'y uban diabetic, mabuta na, kay tungod sa diabetes,” he added. He said the kidneys may be affected too. Called diabetic nephropathy, he said the kidneys may deteriorate because of complications of diabetes which can lead to kidney failure or renal disease.Diabetes can be acquired through genes or through environmental factors. Labitad said one of the symptoms of a diabetic is persistent hunger. “When you are always hungry, it could mean you are diabetic,” Labitad said, thus, it is better to get checked in the nearest health station by a medical officer, adding “diabetes cannot be cured but there is Labitadtreatment.”saidto avoid diabetes, a good physical activity for at least 120 minutes a week or three days of vigorous exercise, is vital to health because exercises burn stored energy and reduce weight. “Weight is one of the risk factors for diabetes, those who are obese and overweight,” he said. (Jasper Marie O. Rucat)
OPINION DOH says go slow on sugar intake
lan ang pagkakaroon ng mga mukhang “bukol” sa chest X-ray, tulad ng pulmonya (pneumonia), pigsa sa baga (lung abscess), TB (tuberculosis) at fungal infection. Meron ding tunay na bukol na benign o noncancerous tulad ng hamartoma. Pero ang isang mahalagang diagnosis na dapat imbestigahan ay cancer. Maaari itong primary lung cancer, metastatic lung cancer na kumalat mula sa cancer sa ibang bahagi ng katawan, o iba pang uri ng cancer tulad ng lymphoma, sarcoma at mesothelioma.Kapagmay nakitang “bukol” sa chest X-ray, mahalagang magpatingin agad sa doktor para maimbestigahan ang sanhi nito. Kukunin ng doktor ang iyong medical history at gagawan ka ng isang
Ni Dr. Willie Ong (Manila)
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Photos from the Office of the Sulu Provincial Governor, Jaques Tutong, Maimbung Municipal Government,Photos from the Office of the Sulu Provincial Governor, Jaques Tutong, Municipal Government, Rep. Shernee Tambut, Radyo Pilipinas Jolo, Noenyrie Asiri, and Aziz SalapuddinRep. Shernee Tambut, Jolo, Asiri, and Aziz
The Mindanao Examiner 9August 22-28, 2022 Across : 1. ___ wing and a prayer (2 wds.) 4. Hoisting machine 9. Time past 12. “X-Files” org. 13. Actress ___ Hayes 14. Boar’s mate 15. At a distance 16. Unrest 18. Alpha’s follower 20. Run after 21. Notable periods 23. Paid attention 26. Scottish girl 27. Fair (hyph.) 28. Mets’ bygone home 29. Capone and Pacino 30. Audition tape 34. Oxen’s harness 36. Exam type 37. Soak in vinegar and oil 41. Went by bus 42. Clear the blackboard 43. Old 45. Provisional 48. Brat 51. Army insect 52. Flax product 53. Negative word 54. ___ Vegas 55. Feel 56. Gunk Down : 1. ___-limits 2. Pistons’ league (abbr.) 3. Military runway locale (2 wds.) 4. Talk 5. Stately 6. Legendary boxer 7. Hair holder 8. Puts into effect 9. Japanese, e.g. 10. Gaggle member 11. Had 17. President ___ Roosevelt 19. Nonfiction writer 21. Overhead railways 22. Football cheer 24. Tiny landmass 25. Distress inits. 29. Alias inits. 31. Washing away 32. Angry 33. Bullring cry 35. Shaquille and Ryan 37. Copper, e.g. 38. Boxing locale 39. Speaks wildly 40. Roof edges 44. Dancer ___ Kelly 46. Ascot 47. Wayside hotel 49. Pasture sound 50. For Answer to last week’s crossword: Weekly Sudoku:Answer to last week: ADVERTISE WITH US The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper is available in Cotabato City’s lone newspaper dealer Bernadette Guotana at “Goutana Copy Center” at Stall 5. For subscription, please call 0997-5412615. And for all your publications, please call BARMM Bureau Chief Mark Navales at 0916-6885389 Guotana Newspaper Dealer Villamero’s Enterprises For all your newspaper publications or subscription to The Zamboanga Post and The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper, please call or text Villamero’s Enterprises at these numbers (062) 955-8677 and 0917-1223496. Located at Campaner Street, Zamboanga City and serving Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. Maritess Fernandez Publisher/Executive Producer Al Jacinto Editor-in-Chief Reynold Toribio Graphics/Video Editor MANILA No. 18 Purok 4B Madelo Street, Lower Bicutan, Taguig City, 1632 (0916)chardee.mindanaoexaminer@gmail.com9558559,(0915)0070927,(0947)2652969 Richard C. Ebona ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA BASILAN, SULU, TAWI TAWI BARMM 3/F, JLC Building, Don Alfaro Street, Tetuan Zamboanga City (062) 9555360 (0915) 3976197 / (0935) 6123587 MaritessDAVAOFernandezCITYKamya Alley, Dagaang Compound, San Pedro Extension (087) 9851560 / (0997) 3172021 MarilouCEBUCablindaCITYG/F Dreamfield bldg, Sanciangko Street, Kamagayan (0923) 1670009 Rodil P. Ybañez NORTH KIDAPAWANCOTABATOCITY Paolo De Jesus (0927) 4757936 BARMM CENTRAL MINDANAO COTABATO CITY 5-A Pansacala Street (RH10) Cotabato City, 9600 Mark Navales (0916) 6885389 PAGADIAN CITY Kismet Cable TV, Aquino cor. Cabrera st., Gatas District, Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur (0910) 7348600 Richard Suarez MAF Trading Zamboanga 062-9555360 / 0917-7103642
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The Pacific Partnership 2022 activities are coordinated with the host nation and are conducted based on the Philippines’ requirements and requests. Engagements in Puerto Princesa are scheduled to include seven major health fairs, two barangay city hall renovation efforts, various band concerts, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercises and presentations, and other medical efforts including over 200 surgeries“Theplanned.impact of disaster emergencies transcends borders and requires comprehensive coordination among nations for an effective response. I am confident that the planning and hard work we’ve invested thus far with our partners will show a long-lasting impact here in the Philippines,” Kim said. The Pacific Partnership 2022 will conduct missions throughout Oceania and the Western Pacific. (Cebu Examiner)
Organic Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee isn’t really pricey
C EBU Over one million foreign travellers had so far visited the PhilippinesEBU – Over one million travellers had so far visited the the past six months as the country continues to open its border to touriststhe past six months as the country continues to open its border to tourists while effectively controlling the Covid 19 pandemicwhile the Covid-19 pandemic. (PhotobyAlJacinto)
The tourism industry contributed at least 12.7% to the economy prior to the health crisis in 2020 and drastically fell to about 5% the past two years.DOT Secretary Christina Frasco is optimistic that the tourism industry shall be vibrant again. She said they are now developing new regional tourism circuits that would highlight eco-tourism, including the conduct of meetings, conferences and exhibitions, food and further promote food and gastronomy; heritage and culture; farm and agri-tourism; health and wellness; and arts, among“Allothers.these tourism dimensions will get an equal promotion, attention, and support as we expand ourselves from the traditional portfolio and explore multidimensional tourism,” she Frascosaid.also urged the tourism stakeholders to do their share and build a stronger bridge of collaboration to uplift the industry. “All of you play a vital role in our aspirations for recovery and progress. Your success, our success, means more jobs for our people, a better economy, more productive workforce, and sparking our recovery not only in our tourism industry here in Cebu but for the entirety of our country's economy,” she said during a recent event organized by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry and attended by over 200 tourism stakeholders and local government representatives. “I invite everyone to join the efforts of the Department of Tourism and the national government in building a stronger bridge of collaboration to maximize all of our efforts and that we would be able to exceed our previous standing on the global stage,” she added. (Joyce Ann L. Rocamora)
Palawan receives tents, medical supplies
Tourist arrivals up as country enters new norm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY - Filipino government officials thanked the U.S. Embassy Civil Affairs Team (CAT) for donating disaster relief tents and medical supplies worth about P1.6 million ($30,000). The recent donation was to support local humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness in Palawan province. The American Embassy said members of the Philippine Coast Guard and U.S. sailors from the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) aided with the delivery of the tents and supplies, which were turned over to the provincial government during a ceremony here attended by Palawan Governor Dennis Socrates and U.S. Embassy Acting Public Affairs Officer Nina Lewis.The USNS Mercy has been docked in the Philippines since July 27 to participate in Pacific Partnership 2022, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness exercise conducted in the Indo-Pacific. “The supplies we received will surely be of great help to our continued disaster readiness efforts. We are beyond grateful for this donation,” Socrates said. “The local government of Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have been reliable partners in ensuring that our activities and projects are well-coordinated and executed to their full potential, and that members of the U.S. Embassy CAT are properly welcomed and taken care of throughout our stay in the province,” said U.S. Army Capt. Arthur Kim. “We continue to be impressed by the professionalism, dedication, and hospitality of our Filipino partners and value any opportunity to work with them here in Palawan,” he added.The U.S. Embassy CAT has a longstanding collaboration with the Palawan local government, military, and coast guard on several initiatives including educational outreach activities, first responder training, medical and dental programs, and support in the local Covid-19“Weresponse.mustcontinue to be adaptive and diligent in ensuring that the Philippines and U.S. partnership remains steadfast and unwavering in the face of global political, economic, and health-related challenges,” Kim said. The Pacific Partnership 2022 team, composed of representatives from Australia, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, will work together with host and partner nations on a range of activities and projects, specifically related to humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and medical“Pacificexchanges.Partnership is an amazing program that not only brings assistance and services, but more importantly, strengthens the bond between partner nations,” said Puerto Princesa Vice Mayor Nancy Socrates.
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According to the Department of Tourism (DOT), at least 1.1 million foreigners visited various tourism destinations in the country since February when the government reopened its borders. To sustain this momentum, the DOT promised an overall experience for travelers by promoting digitalization and working with relevant offices to further improve tourism infrastructure.
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COFFEE LOVERS in the Philippines may now enjoy the best and the most expensive coffee in the world - Kopi Luwak - but not as pricey as every connoisseurs think. Kopi Luwak is a coffee that consists of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet. The cherries are fermented as they pass through a civet’s intestines, and after being defecated with other fecal matter, they are collected. In Manila, a kilogram of Civet coffee sells for as high as P15,000 and over $500 dollars abroad. But Kopi Luwak can now be enjoyed by every coffee lovers for as low as P150 for a 16 oz. cup that comes with a drip bag, ground organic Civet coffee beans, two packets of brown sugar and a stirrer in a beautiful Kraft paper bag – thanks to the Mindanao Civet Coffee seller in Zamboanga City. The new market player in the coffee business, although small, is now offering affordable organic Kopi Luwak – sourced and picked by farmers from the highlands of Mindanao, cleaned and dried and roasted to perfection to give coffee lovers that distinct aroma of Civet coffee berries – chocolaty and nutty and smooth bodied brewed drink. Mindanao Civet Coffee, which started as a home reseller of coffee beans, now offers organic Kopi Luwak in 250 grams ground Civet coffee and 250 grams Civet coffee beans – all medium roasted to perfection. Kopi Luwak is also available now in 3rd Cup Café at LM Metro Hotel in Zamboanga City, and resellers in Luzon, Cebu and other parts of Mindanao. The Mindanao Civet Coffee is a favorite among travellers and tourists and coffee connoisseurs. And for those who wanted the perfect gift for all occasions, Kopi Luwak is the best choice. And those who are interested to resell or perhaps enjoy a daily hot cup or cold brew of Kopi Luwak may call the Mindanao Civet Coffee at this mobile number 0917-7103642 or visit their Facebook page: Mindanao Civet Coffee. (AJC)
