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Anti-Duterte propaganda? ‘Placards, ikinakalat sa Zambo’ K
UMAKALAT NGAYON sa Zamboanga City ang ilang mga placards ukol sa di-umano’y korapsyon sa pondo ng gobyerno sa gitna ng Covid-19 pandemic. L u m u t a n g ang mga placards kasabay ng pagtalakay ng Senado sa isyu ng umano’y korapsyon sa PhilHealth o Philippine Health Insurance Corporation at sa Department of Health, gayun rin sa kontrobersyal na white sand project ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Hindi naman agad mabatid kung ang mga placards ba ay may kinalaman sa mga kumakalat na black propaganda laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte o sa mga tiwaling opisyal ng mga ahensya sa pamahalaan. Continue on page 3
Propaganda placard.
Take extra precautions, more typhoons expected: Beng MAYOR BENG Climaco reminded residents, es-
pecially those who live near foothills, seaside
and riverbanks, including in low-lying barangays, to take extra precautions after weather experts predicted at least 5 more tropical cyclones to enter
the country before the year ends. “We need to take extra precautions and be prepared for the worst as Continue on page 2
People who recover from Covid nearing 1,000 in Zambo Mayor Beng Climaco inspects a family displaced by flood brought about by typhoon Noul. The mayor distributed food aid to dozens of families affected by the storm. (Bong Serondo)
THE NUMBER of people who recovered from the deadly coronavirus disease is nearing 1,000 since the pandemic began in
March with active cases expected to hit at least 500 in the coming weeks. The local task force Continue on page 2
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People who recover from Covid nearing 1,000 in Zambo Continued from page 1 against Covid-19 headed by Mayor Beng Climaco continues to control the spread of the respiratory virus in an effort to flatten to pandemic curve. She said most of the infection now is transmitted locally with at least 400 recorded cases. Although the steady increase in the number of recovered cases the past months is a welcome reprieve from Covid-19 infections, Climaco again reminded residents to strictly observe health and quarantine protocols. “Wash hands with soap and water, or sani-
tize them and avoid holding your eyes, mouth and ears. Please follow our quarantine guidelines,” she said, but despite Climaco’s repeated pleas and public advisories, many locals continue to ignore the warnings. Police and soldiers have also been tapped by the task force to help impose discipline and for residents to always wear face mask and face shield and practise physical distancing in public places. Authorities have issued citation tickets by the hundreds every day and imposed fines and penalties for quarantine violators. And public calls
for heftier fines and heavy penalties for quarantine violators are mounting. Climaco said while the number of active Covid-19 cases is slowly climbing the chart, she said they also recorded several dozen mortalities, and most of those who perished had underlying medical conditions. The Department of Health said the country has over 57,000 active Covid-19 cases and more than 4,600 deaths. It said the total number of patients who recovered from the disease is over 207,000 from a total of 269,000 cases. (Zamboanga Post)
Truck ban now in effect!
Trucks squeeze thru traffic in this photo taken prior to the Executive Order 589 signed by Mayor Beng Climaco re-implementing the truck ban in Zamboanga City from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. (Zamboanga Post) ZAMBOANGA CITY has re-imposed a truck ban five days a week in an effort to ease the flow of traffic, especially during rush hours, as the public continues to adapt to the restrictions and routine of the new normal. Mayor Beng Climaco issued Executive Order 589 re-implementing the prohibition on cargo trucks of more than 5 gross weight tonnage, including trailers and container vans, on certain streets in Zamboanga from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. Section 1 of EO 589 prohibits truck or transportation and/or cargo trucks of more than 5 gross or 5,000 kilograms to include trailers, container vans from plying through Governor Camins Avenue, Veterans Avenue, Governor Ramos Avenue, MCLL Highway
from intersection of Governor Camins to Veterans Avenue, Don Alfaro Street in Barangay Tetuan. While Section 2 of the same order provides a total truck ban at all times for 10-wheeler trucks and up and six-wheeler trucks with an over-all length of 20 feet and beyond on Governor Alvarez Alejo Street, Mayor Vitaliano Agan Avenue, Zamboanga City-Labuan Road and Baliwasan Grande. Climaco said exempted from the ban are fire trucks and liquefied petroleum gas carriers, as well as trucks carrying flammable gas and acetylene gas, and medical and industrial grade oxygen; Zamboanga City Water District tankers, refrigerated vans, and trucks carrying perishable goods, agricultural cargoes and those trans-
porting factory workers. She said the order took effect on September 16 after the City Council passed Resolution No. 1211 on September 1 supporting EO 589. (Zamboanga Post)
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Take extra precautions, more typhoons expected: Beng Continued from page 1 more storms are expected until end of the year,” Climaco said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA said more tropical cyclones enter the socalled “Philippine Area of Responsibility” or PAR than anywhere else in the world. With an average of
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20 cyclones entering PAR every year, it said about 8 or 9 cross the country and that the peak of the typhoon season is July through October, when nearly 70% of all typhoons develop. Last week, typhoon Noul (Leon) hit the country and flooded many areas, including Zamboanga City where it destroyed croplands and rice fields. It also displaced many families, especially in Barangay Talisayan and Ayala. Climaco rushed to the areas affected by flooding and distributed relief goods to villagers who evacuated at the Talisayan Elementary School. She was accompanied by Councilors
Pinpin Pareja and El King Omaga, and Talisayan Barangay chairperson Juanita Escobal and social workers. She said the City Agriculturist Office reported at least 75 hectares of rice fields in Culianan District were damaged due to flash floods and strong winds. “Estimated value to the damage (rice fields) is P2.8 million. The (heavy) rains, accompanied by strong winds, also flooded streets, damaged several houses on stilts and knocked down trees causing power outage in various parts of the city,” Climaco said. The mayor ordered the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to always be on alert
and to quickly respond to emergencies, and for barangay officials to monitor the situation in their respective areas and to take appropriate actions if the situation calls for it. Climaco said PAGASA also warned of La Niña which can bring more rains in comings months. Citing a report by PAGASA, she said the country may experience higher chance of strong convective activity and tropical cyclone occurrence which may bring above normal rainfall. “Potential adverse impacts also include floods and landslide over vulnerable areas with varying magnitude,” she said, quoting the weather bureau. (Zamboanga Post)
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Anti-Duterte propaganda? ‘Placards, ikinakalat sa Zambo’ Continued from page 1 Dalawang larawan rin ng mga placards ang natanggap ng Zamboanga Post at ito ang nakasulat mula umano sa grupong “Alumbra”: “Ladron na pondo del gobierno ay contra del gobierno.” M i s t u l a n g nananawagan ang di-kilalang grupo na mag-alsa ang publiko laban sa gobyerno dahil sa bintang ng korapsyon o nakawan sa kaban ng bayan. Bagama’t walang ebidensyang inilabas ang nasabing grupo o tahasang bintang sa sinumang opisyal, ang propaganda ay lumutang sa kasagsagan ng mainit
na isyu ng SALN o Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth ni Duterte at iba pang opisyales ng pamahalaan. Ito ay matapos na hinigpitan pa ng Ombudsman ang pagpapalabas ng SALN ni Duterte at mga opisyales ng pamahalaan sa media base sa Memorandum Circular No. 1 na nilagdaan ni Ombudsman Samuel Martires. Maging ang isyu ng pagtugon ni Duterte sa Covid-19 ay binabatikos rin ng mga kritiko ng Pangulo dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang nito sa bansa. Pinalagan ni Duterte ang batikos at nanawa-
gan sa publiko na huwag maniwala sa mga “dilawan” o oposisyon. “Huwag ho sana kayong maniwala diyan sa mga dilawan, opposition, na hampas dito, hampas doon, kung anong pinagsasabi,” ani Duterte. “So I hope that everybody would listen to reason. Makinig kayo sa rason. Huwag ‘yang basta na lang maniwala ka na ganito, ganito,” dagdag pa ng Pangulo. Posibleng imbestigahan naman ng pulisya o National Bureau of Investigation kung sino ang nasa likod ng mga kumakalat na propaganda placards. (Zamboanga Post)
Propaganda placard.
Anti-smuggling campaign lauded MAYOR BENG Climaco lauded the Bureau of Customs and the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies involved in the government’s campaign against smuggling. Climaco also warned smugglers to stop their nefarious activities be-
cause the long arm of the law will eventually catch up with them. “There will be no stopping in the government’s campaign against smugglers. It’s either we get you or you stop your illegal activities for good,” she said. The Bureau of Customs in Zamboanga under District Collector Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr.
recently destroyed some P545-million worth of smuggled cigarettes and raw materials in the illegal manufacture of cigarettes. It also handed over to the Bureau of Internal Revenue some P1 billion in fake revenue stamps. The assorted cigarettes were seized in separate anti-smuggling operations since May in
Photos from the Bureau of Customs show the smuggled cigarettes prior to its destruction. The Bureau of Customs in Zamboanga under District Collector Segundo Sigmundfreud Barte Jr. recently destroyed some P545-million worth of smuggled cigarettes and raw materials in the illegal manufacture of cigarettes. It also handed over to the Bureau of Internal Revenue some P1 billion in fake revenue stamps. (Zamboanga Post)
Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces, according to Barte. While the counterfeit internal revenue stamps were seized from the series of apprehensions in May in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur. Barte said the aggressive anti-smuggling campaign, as well as destruc-
tion of the contraband, is a firm directive from Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero. “This serves as a warning to smugglers that we are committed in performing our mandate to protect the borders from illicit trade and customs fraud,” he said. Barte also commended the Philippine Coast
Guard, Philippine National Police, Philippine Marines, Philippine Navy, National Bureau of Investigation, Joint Task Force Zamboanga, the military and the local government of Zamboanga, and other stakeholders for their support and active cooperation in the anti-smuggling campaign. (Zamboanga Post)
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Philippines to revive ‘North Borneo Bureau’ THE PHILIPPINES said it would revive the “North Borneo Bureau” to exert its claim to the mineral-rich Sabah even if Malaysia insisted it is theirs. This was confirmed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. who told lawmakers that he has decided to revive the North Borneo Bureau to uphold the country’s claim to Sabah. A report by ABS-CBN also quoted Locsin as telling members of the House Appropriations Committee that: “While we fiercely guard our waters, we are not forgetting our terrestrial domain. In pursuit of securing what is ours, I have decided to reactivate the North Borneo Bureau.” “After realizing that the rest of us have almost forgotten our Sabah claim, casually designating it as another country’s territory, well we have not forgotten. This is one of several international disagreements we can afford to conduct in our best interest without any risk of loss of any kind for our country,” he said, adding, “Our honor is involved here.” Locsin said there are also plans to revive both the Brunei Daruss a l a m - In d o n e s i a - Ma laysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and the Sabah claim. “BIMP-EAGA, dormant for a while but it was
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agreed to revive it. Pretty much like even some of our special concerns like Sabah. That was, on our part, put on back burner which I never agreed with. But over the years, from one admin after another, starting with Cory Aquino, it was put in the back burner, but something happened this year. And if I may talk about this, when the press release was put out by the US embassy and they very casually referred to Sabah, Malaysia, and that was it. I blew my top,” Locsin shared, recalling an incident that happened in late July. “I told (the US) embassy (to) take it down. Of course, they didn’t want to do it. So I accused them... And (US Secretary of State) Mike Pompeo said, ‘Leave it to me. I will make sure to bring it down’.” “Because that thing has been happening to us, that claim has always been there and we should have never allowed it to be dormant. But ... we have no control over that. But now, we are going to revive that bureau and make sure no one is allowed to question that claim without a challenge from us. That is part of Philippine history, especially of Philippine south,” the report further quoted Locsin as saying. The Sultanate of Sulu, founded in 1457, continues to lay claim to Sabah which it obtained from
Brunei as a gift for helping put down a rebellion on Borneo Island. The British leased Sabah and transferred control over the territory to Malaysia after the end of World War II. The Sulu Sultanate said it had merely leased North Borneo in 1878 to the British North Borneo Company for an annual payment of 5,000 Malayan dollars then, which was increased to 5,300 Malayan dollars in 1903. The Sultanate of Sulu is believed to exist as a sovereign nation for at least 442 years. It stretches from a part of the island of Mindanao in the east, to Sabah, in the west and south, and to Palawan, in the north. But North Borneo was annexed by Malaysia in 1963 following a referendum organised by the Cobbold Commission in 1962, the people of Sabah voted overwhelmingly to join Malaysia. Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein repeatedly said his country will not recognise any foreign claim for Sabah, adding, it belongs to Malaysia and will always be part of the Federation. “We will not recognise, what more, meet any foreign claim for Sabah. At the same time, I want to categorically state here that Sabah is, and will always be, part of Malaysia,” Hussein said. (Zamboanga Post)
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AYORS IN Zamboanga Peninsula are now targets of ransom kidnapping, according to the police which bared the names of local chief executives during a virtual executive meeting called recently by the Regional Peace and Order Council or RPOC. Zamboanga City gional Office 9, Western public to be proactive and Mayor Beng Climaco, Mindanao Command, vigilant, but calm,” Climawho chairs the RPOC, the 1st Infantry Division, co said. said the police revealed among others. At least 5 Abu Sayyaf threats on kidnapping, “The RPOC unani- terrorists were killed and as well as the names of mously approved a reso- 2 soldiers wounded in mayors who are now tar- lution commending the military operations in the gets of bad elements. 102nd Infantry Brigade for towns of Alicia and R.T. She said the meet- the successful operation Lim. The fighting erupting also thoroughly dis- against Abu Sayyafs in ed in Barangay President cussed terror and bomb- Zamboanga Sibugay (last Roxas in R.T. Lim where ing threats in Zamboanga September 9). The gover- security forces caught up Peninsula and other is- nor of Sibugay lauded the with a group of gunmen sues. The meeting were successful operations by escaping a military operaattended by Zamboanga the 102nd Infantry Bri- tion from the nearby town del Sur Governor Victor gade and the 44th Infantry of Alicia. Yu, Zamboanga del Norte Battalion and the PhilipCiting intelligence reGovernor Roberto Uy, pine National Police, as ports, Brig. Gen. Leonel Sibugay Governor Wilter well as the Philippine Air Nicolas, commander of the Palma, Isabela City May- Force for the air support 102nd Infantry Brigade, or Djalia Hataman, Ipil (during the operations), said the Basilan-based Mayor Anamel Oligario, the Philippine Navy for Abu Sayyaf gunmen were Liloy Mayor Roberto Uy the naval assault, and all on a kidnapping mission. Jr., and representatives security forces.” Climaco said secufrom member govern“The swift and deci- rity is tight in Zamboanment agencies to include sive action of the security ga since the twin suicide the Department of the forces prevented bomb- bombings in Sulu’s capInterior and Local Gov- ings and acts of terror- ital town of Jolo late last ernment, the National ism in the Peninsula. The month. She said roadIntelligence Coordinat- RPOC sought intensified blocks and checkpoints ing Agency, Police Re- security and urged the around the city are being
SUNDAY REFLECTION by Mayor Beng Climaco
Virtual RPOC meeting presided by Mayor beng Climaco. guarded by soldiers and policemen and patrols continue even at night. The Ulama Council also reaffirmed its support to the local government of Zamboanga and the security sector following a meeting with Col. John Divinagracia, command-
er of the Task Force Zamboanga; and Col. Rexmel Reyes, acting Zamboanga police chief; and the Technical Working Group-Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism led by Climaco and represented by Jojo Abdusalam.
Abdusalam said the conference was the first of a series of meetings for the crafting of an action plan intended to empower the community in the fight against terrorism and other forms of lawlessness. (Zamboanga Post)
Grandparents Sunday! SIRACH 28:7 - God overlooks offense. Matthew 18:35 - Jesus added, “So will my Heavenly Father do with you, unless you sincerely forgive your brothers and sisters.” Msgr. (Crisologo) Manongas spoke of God’s UNLI- MERCY! Unlimited forgiveness by God should move us from our pain by letting go of our grudges and only by God’s grace, be ready to forgive those who have caused us so much hurt. Mas duele si aquellos conocido kita amo el ta causa con el dolor na de aton corazon. It’s God’s way - He was innocently accused and tortured, crucified and died, all for the love of us. I bear the pain of collective hurts and ask: cosa ba yo ya culpa kanila? When I look at Jesus, I realize that He who was innocent suffered greatly from injustice, I too must follow him. To forgive beyond grudges and hurt, and to forgive and love desde corazon! This is a journey of healing that God
provides if we are open to let go of all the burden. (Just a while ago,) we got a very important greeting from our Apos, Tania and Tonito, a HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY! The little ones bring unexpected joy in our hearts! Today, the Garcia family honors our Tito Julianing, who turns, with God’s grace, 99 years old. With our Tito Ben, Tito Julianing, who is a doctor, came to Zamboanga and followed by my Mom, who was an optometrist. They built their families here and learned Chavacano. In this new normal, we have great limitations and stayed at home for our Zoom party. We offered a thanksgiving mass at St. Joseph Church where they used to attend services during preCovid with our dear Tita Nene who introduced me to the Novena to St. Joseph for a good husband. (Keep praying for those searching because God makes way) By noon, the family gathered in different time
zones, the rest almost midnight. We said a prayer and in our own party hats and cakes, we sang Happy Birthday. The grand children and great grandchildren greeted their Lolo. Simply a blessed event to see our Tita and Tito both in their 90s partaking of the birthday meals with loved ones gathered virtually. All are blessings with friends also sharing a video message. We still seek Dr. Garcia’s advices and he still provides medicines to cure us with God’s grace. Happy 99th Birthday dear Tito! He is a father to us. His other sibling is my Ninang who took care of us in New Jersey. Thanks to Arlene and Peter who set up the zoom session. May families adjust to a new normal of safe celebrations which bring us together despite of the distance! Gracias a Dios y abrazos de La Virgen Maria y San Jose! Bendiciones a todos Abuelos y Abuelas! Lolos and Lolas!