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March 17, 1957:

Remembering Senator Cabili and President Magsaysay By ARNOLD A. GARVANZOS

By MYRNA S. TEPADAN

OTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim welcomed Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Wednesday, March 16, as she paid a courtesy visit to the regional government’s seat here. Ebrahim was joined by Senior Minister Abdulraof Macacua, Interior and Local Government Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo, Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal, Public Works Minister Archt. Eduard Guerra, Social Services and Development Minister Atty. Raissa Jajurie, Bangsamoro Attorney General Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, and Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun.

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“We are grateful that you are the men and the women at the helm of the BARMM administration,” Robredo told the Cabinet officials. Talking about the peace process, Robredo said, “I know this is a continuing struggle, but what you have achieved so far is the most difficult already.” “Everyone who has been yearning for this [peace] are in very good hands,” she added. On the other hand, Chief Minister Ebrahim said that for more than two years since BARMM’s establishment,

BARMM bureaucracy Let’s not be complacent Hotel guests from difundergoes performance even if alert level ferent households may review placed to the lowest share rooms: DOT BARMM ministries and offices have been subjected to a comprehensive performance review meant to ensure their efficient service deliveries and administrative operations envisioned in a regional thrust called DAPAT...

Iligan City and Lanao del Norte remain under Alert Level 2 as they were declared from March 1 to 15, 2022. This means the situation did not improve so that the present Alert Level 2 remains with the same health protocols...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded hotels and accommodation establishments in areas under Alert levels 1, 2, and 3 to allow guests to share rooms, even if they come from different households.

MSU system has new president

OTABATO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has named a lawyeracademician as new president of the Mindanao State University (MSU) Sys-

tem, a premier government academic institution in Southern Philippines many concerned people

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Mama-o named

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“we have achieved so much already in fulfilling our priorities during this transition period but admittedly we still have a lot to do.” “The other aspect of the Bangsamoro peace process, the normalization process also needs to catch up to ensure the smooth transition of our fighters from combatants to civilian and productive members of our society,” he added.

including alumni want to be rid of non-academic ills. MSU | A5

maiden migrant workers department chief

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Remembering Senator Cabili and President Magsaysay

Mama-o named maiden migrant workers department chief

By ARNOLD A. GARBANZOS

By ALI G. MACABALANG

March 17, 1957:

arch 17, 1957 was the day President Ramon Magsaysay and 25 of his companions died in that tragic plane crash at Mount Manunggal, Cebu. Among them was Iligan’s most illustrious son, the late Senator Tomas L. Cabili, President Magsaysay equivalent to today’s “Bong Go” and close confidant. There was a poignant twist to Senator Cabili being in President Magsaysay’s entourage on that fateful day in Cebu because he was not supposed to be there. At the time of his death he was a private person, having ended his term as Senator but being a loyal friend he could not resist the invitation of “Monching” to be with him in Cebu. Ten days before that he just celebrated his 54th birthday and he had no plans to go to Cebu. Based on the story shared with me by Lolo Totoy (Fulgencio L. Cabili) Senator Cabili had a minor “misunderstanding” with President Magsaysay. He was not visiting Malacanang and he was shying away from public view. President Magsaysay asks his aides, “why is Tommy Cabili not here with us? He has not visited me here in Malacanang for almost a month. One of the aides answered, “may tampo siya sa iyo Mr. President”. The President asked why and got worried. The aide answered, “don’t worry Sir will visit him at his home at Quezon City, March 7 is his birthday sir.” Yes, let’s surprise him, quipped the President. So in the wee hours of March 7, 1957, the President and his men went to Senator Cabili’s house in Quezon City for a dawn “mananita” which caught the family of Senator Cabili by surprise. The President was there with 3 staff members and 2 media men. Lolo Totoy heard a knock at the door and to his surprise it was the President Magsaysay who asked him “where’s your dad”? Lolo Totoy went to his dad’s bedroom and told the Senator that the President is here in the house. Thereupon the Senator woke up and went outside to meet the President. “Tommy I came here to celebrate your birthday and have breakfast with you”. And at the breakfast table, President Magsaysay shared with one and all their friendship and their guerilla days during World War 2. He in Zambales and Senator Cabili in Lanao. He also shared how Senator Cabili was responsible for making him the Secretary of National Defense (during President Quirino’s term). Senator Cabili was the one who strongly endorsed him to President Quirino to be DND Secretary, having been a former DND Secretary himself during the presidency of President Osmena. “This man (pointing to Senator Cabili) was also responsible for my Presidency for if not for my exploits in the DND I would just be another politician from Zambales.” “So in November Tommy when I will file for my second term as President I want you to be my running mate, you will be my VP. And after that I will hand over the Presidency to you being my worthy successor”. Senator Cabili was caught by surprise by all these pronouncements in the presence of the media people who were with them on the table. “And to show you that I am not joking we can put everything in writing Tommy, we can even make a covenant to make sure that you will be the Philippine’s next President. Let us put everything in writing.” Calmly Senator Cabili answered the President while patting him on the knee, “Monching you can never do that”. President Magsaysay asked, why? Senator Cabili answered, “Because the Presidency is not a matter of a covenant but is a matter of the will of the people” To which President Magsaysay gave a hearty laugh, winked at the media people with them and said, “and that gentlemen is Tommy Cabili, always above board, a man of principle and a true public servant, now you know why we are best friends” All of this Loloy Totoy heard while looking in awe at the personalities at the breakfast table. “By the way Tommy join me in Cebu on the 16th and 17th” said the President. And the rest folks is history. They will always be buddies forever-Senator Tomas Cabili and President Ramon Magsaysay. Both Statesmen and heroes of the Republic. (AAG)

OTABATO CITY – President Rody Duterte has named another Muslim lawyer to serve as pioneer secretary of the newly-established Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), ostensibly bolLawyer Abdullah “Dabs” Mama-o received a warm welcome from supporters, friends and relatives on March 10 at the POEA building along EDSA corner Ortega Avenue in Mandaluyong City – the seat of the DMW main office, said Dr. Dimapuno “Jun” AlontoDatu Ramos, a staunch fan of the appointee. Mama-o is outgoing Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns and Muslim Affairs, a designation Mr. Duterte made in his first days as elected President in 2016. The two were classmates at the San Beda Law School, it was learned. “Secretary Dabs worked for many years as a litigation lawyer, and was active in election law before he left the country. He was recognized by the BARMM-BTA for his exemplary work concerning OFWs in the Middle East, and for his Islamic diplomacy when representing the Philippines,” Datu Ramos said. Datu Ramos is the Bureau of External Affairs Director of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF). He earlier heralded the elevation of NCMF Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan to the chairmanship of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Pangarungan, also a Maranao lawyer, succeeded Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas, the first Muslim (Maguindanaon) professional chief of the poll body, who retired last month. His NCMF post would be formally taken over by another Maranao lawyer, Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong, the outgoing administrator of Local Water Utilities Administration. Mama-o, Pangarungan and Mamondiong are among 15 Maranao personalities appointed en masse by the President on March 7 to various government agencies and entities. On Mama-o’s appointment, Director Datu Ramos wrote a brief post in the social media, citing the appointee’s career history and integrity. “Since his appointment (in the Duterte) Cabinet, he has proven that a leader’s value is seen in actions and not just in words or promises. His reputation is untarnished by corruption, even during his years as an ARMM Assemblyman,” added Datu Ramos. Sec. Mama-o has earned citations for his “dedication to mending gaps between the Philippine National Government and the Muslim Filipinos, particularly as an emissary of President Duterte to the

stering his administration’s byword about a need for correcting “historical injustices” among Muslim Filipinos.

Lawyer Abdullah D. Mama-o, first secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers poses with his family during the March 20 welcome reception at the department office in Mandaluyong. (Photo supplied)

different Moro leaders,” he added. “The trust and confidence that the President had bestowed upon him was never abused, and through (his) sincere words, an additional bridge was built which helped cement the approval of the Bangsamoro Organic Law,” averred Datu Ramos. He said Mama-o had also brokered many talks with the governments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE, the Overseas Filipino community in the Middle East, and the Philippine government regarding issues among the parties. Such issues included the deployment ban imposed by the President, and the complaints of abuse against Filipino workers by their foreign

employers. “One thing that is close to Secretary Mamao’s heart (is) the OFWs and their families, their plight while away from the country, especially since he had personally experienced similar situations while working abroad,” Datu Ramos said. He also cited Mamao’s exploits in helping abate tensions in the Middle East, representing President Duterte before Iraqi and Iranian leaders, as well as his intervention in rescuing three kidnapped Filipinos in Libya back in 2018. Mama-o “took it upon himself to guarantee that no Filipino would be harmed in case war breaks out in the Middle East, a mission he took to heart upon the instructions of PRRD,’ the avid fan added. (AGM)

Ditucalan assumes as MSU-IIT new chancellor ILIGAN CITY – A former dean of the college of law of the main campus of Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City has recently assumed as the new chancellor of MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). Lawyer Alizedney M. Ditucalan replaced Chancellor Dr. Sukarno Tanggol whose term as head of the Institute ended in February this year. Ditucalan bared his programs for academic year 2022-23 with his team that include five vice chancellors. “We have many development plans to make for MSU-IIT in order to be

By ROCAYA SUMNDAD OTICAL YAHYA

MSU-IIT NEW CHANCELLOR: Newly appointed MSU-IIT chancellor Alizedney M. Ditucalan. (PMT photo by Armand Apolinario) known as a prestigious University not only in the country but also in the whole world,” Di-

tucalan said. These include building more school buildings for the College of Medicine,

Business School, and others, to be known as a modernized University, to help the youth and have more development for the City of Iligan, he added. Ditucalan also plans to create another chancellor’s office to focus on student affairs and foreign services. He also intends to open limited face-to-face (F2F) classes “as we have reached the status of Level 1.” Chancellor Ditucalan appeals to all sectors of Iligan to support his administration, so that “we can achieved more development.” DITUCALAN | A5

BARMM News

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BARMM bureaucracy undergoes performance review

Murad names new BARMM labor minister, sustains MNLF representation

By ALI G. MACABALANG

OTABATO CITY – Ministries and offices comprising the bureaucracy of the Bangsamoro autonomous region have been subjected to a comprehensive performance review meant to ensure DAPAT stands for Directives, Accomplishments, and Performance Assessment Tracking, a comprehensive review institutionalized under Memorandum Order No. 045 issued by the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) in 2019 upon the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) bureaucracy. It was specifically conceived to evaluate the organizational and fiscal operations of all BARMM ministries and offices, including their implementation of the Bangsamoro Administrative Code. Generally, it is meant for the government-of-theday of BARMM to make the difference in the evolution of autonomy in Muslim Mindanao, officials said. The latest leg of DAPAT assessment meetings started on March 7 until March 18, with a panel composed of OCM Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun, Budget and Finance Minister Ubaida Pacasem, Regional Chief Planner Mohajirin Ali, and BARMM Attorney-General

their efficient service deliveries and administrative operations envisioned in a regional thrust called DAPAT, officials said.

NEW BANGSAMORO LABOR MINISTER: Former Cotabato City Mayor and MNLF faction Chairman Muslimin Sema was appointed Bangsamoro Labor Minister by BARMM Chief Minister Ahod “Hadji Murad” Ebrahim on March 8. (Online photo)

OTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim has named a new labor minister again from the Moro National Liberation Front circle, sustaining the MNLF repre-

Photo above is a Bangsamoro Information Office-supplied photo, showing BARMM Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun interviewing some representatives of offices and ministries under evaluation. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, the Bangsamoro Information Office (BIO) said. “We are doing this event to assess their (BARMM ministries’ and offices’) performances for the past fiscal years. We would like to know how they fared physically and financially,” Budget Director Tahma Sanglitan, representing Minister Pacasem, was quoted as saying. DAPAT’s built-in protocols can determine the performance level of the ministries and offices vis-à -vis their mandates and

functions as well as their budget allocations, Sanglitan said in a BIO statement. Officials and representatives of evaluated ministries and offices have corroborated the essence of the performance review, saying it can greatly help them improve their performance. “Participating in this event is favorable to us since we can also evaluate our performance in the preceding year,” lawyer Abdul Rashid Kalim, chair of the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commis-

sion (BHRC), said. Sources from the OCM said Chief Minister Ahod “Hadji Murad” Ebrahim was “enthusiastic about the review as he even advocated for the inclusion of his office among those being evaluated.” The evaluation panel was reportedly inclined to formally commend at the end of the review the ministries and offices that performed well in the implementation of their budgets, parallel to their physical accomplishments. With JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL

Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) member surrenders to the military for fear of his life PIAGAPO, Lanao del Sur — The former violent extremist identified as Alinor Itak Ibrahim, a.k.a. Liya/Bara, a resident of Barangay Tapurog, Piagapo, Lanao del Sur has surrendered to the military for fear of his life on Tuesday, March 15. Ibrahim was an active member of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group who finally decided to surrender to the 103rd Infantry Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II and 51st Infantry Battalion Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Fernando Payapaya at the 103Bde Headquarters, Kampo Ranao, Marawi City. Lt. Col. Payapaya ex-

pressed his gratitude to the local government of Piagapo headed by Vice Mayor Ali Sumandar for their unwavering support to the military’s thrust of attaining lasting peace and sustainable development in the municipality. He also urged the remaining members of the DIMG to surrender. Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Cuerpo II revealed that alias Liya was recruited by a certain Najib in Barangay Gacap, Piagapo sometime in 2017. He was involved in a series of encounters in Tubaran and Pagaywan in 2018 under the leadership of the late Abu Dar. He went on lie low status after the death of the aforemen-

tioned DI leader. “Ibrahim participated again in the terroristic activities of the DI when the group of Abu Zacharia transferred to Piagapo, Madalum, and Madamba area in 2019. He was involved in the ambush of military personnel at the boundary of PoonaPiagapo and Pantao Ragat in 2020,” Brig. Gen. Cuerpo II further stated. During the custodial debriefing, alias Liya said he was overwhelmed by the result of the encounter between his comrades and the military in Barangay Ilalag, Maguing, Lanao del Sur last March 1. In the Maranao dialect, he related that after the incident, he tried to communi-

cate with his comrades and leaders but none of them are reachable. He presumes that all of them were killed. Fearing for his life, he decided to return to the folds of the law. He also handed over his M16A1 Colt AR with an empty long magazine to the military. Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, Commander of Joint Task Force ZamPeLan commended the officers and personnel of the 103rd Infantry Brigade and 51st Infantry Battalion for their recent successes. He also reiterated the call to the remaining members of the IS-linked group to end their armed struggle peacefully. JULMUNIR I JANNARAL

sentation to autonomous governance. Datu Muslimin Sema, former Cotabato City mayor and twice chosen as chieftain of a bigger MNLF faction, succeeds his nephew, Romeo Sema, who was named pioneer Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) minister by the Chief Minister (CM) in 2019. The outgoing MOLE chief also belongs to the MNLF. The appointment of Sema on March 8 reportedly drew praises from peace activists in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and nearby communities. CM Ebrahim, erstwhile known as Chairman Al-Haj Murad of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s central committee, “is true to his commitment (that the MILF stewardship of the BARMM governance) shall be inclusive among all quarters and sectors,” North Cotabato Vice Governor Emylou Taliño-Mendoza was quoted as saying in the published report. Registered voters in North Cotabato, where both the MILF and the MNLF maintain state-recognized field camps, had opted for the inclusion of their 63 barangays in six towns in the BARMM territory in the January and February 2019 plebiscites held for the ratification of R.A. 11054 mandating the creation of the new autonomous region. Organized journalists covering the BARMM government and peace-building activities have praised the designation of Sema as an “added stimulus” to popular clamors for unity among Moro revolutionary fronts involved in the decades-old Mindanao peace process. The MNLF and the MILF have separate peace accords with the government. The MNLF peace deal redounded to the creation of the now defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), while the MILF’s accord gave birth to BARMM in replacement of the abolished region. Sema reportedly told reports on Saturday that he accepted his appointment as MOLE minister, with the hope that his direct role in the BARMM bureaucracy could not only flesh out his MNLF faction’s expressed support to the MILF’s stewardship of the new autonomy but also serve as a “springboard” for meaningful unity in diversity. “It’s another way forward – a big challenge,” Sema was quoted as saying, referring to his designation. Both Minister Sema and CM Ebrahim belonged to the “Spartan 300,” the second batch of foreign trained fighters of the then undivided MNLF under founding Chairman Nur Misuari. Sema’s predecessor-nephew, Romeo, incumbent MNLF vice chairman for political affairs, retains his Presidential appointment as member of the 80-seat Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), BARMM’s interim ruling body. The younger Sema is one of eight BTA appointed members in a Malacañang-sanctioned arrangement giving due credence to the MILF commitment for inclusivity in stewarding the new autonomy. ALI G. MACABALANG

Opinion

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Today March 18 is the 54th Founding Anniversary of the MNLF

Isko Moreno should have brought with him his running mate Dr. Willie Ong for delekadeza. when he went to Mindanao for a campaign sortie Dapat walang iwanan.

Will Isko Moreno win in the Bangsamoro region?

fficials of the Bangsamoro autonomous region have denied earlier report that the region’s leadership of the Bangsamoro autonomous government who is also chairman of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as well as its political party United Bangsamoro for Justice Party (UBJP) endorsed the candidacy for president of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno in his recent campaign sortie in Maguindanao. “As of today, BARMM has no official EDITORIAL anointed presidential candidate,” BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said during the #LagingHandaPH program of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCCO) hosted by Undersecretary Rocky Ignacio on Wednesday morning. “We have not decided as of yet who among the presidential aspirants we are going to endorse but we are inviting all the presidential candidates to come and visit us so they can present their platform of government before us,” he added. Isko may not have been anointed by the Bangsamoro chief, but the presidential hopeful was in the region because he was invited by Maguindanao 2nd Dist. Rep. Toto Mangudadatu, the chief’s anointed gubernatorial candidate for that province. Obviously, Isko enjoyed the BARMM officials’ hospitality unlikely to be extended to any other presidential candidates especially if invited by a nonUBJP, the like of incumbent Gov. Mariam Mangudadatu -- which means, Isko will enjoy the support of UBJP, the MILF and officials of the autonomous region. Even if Isko is officially indorsed by the chief minister, however, it does not mean that it is a sure hit for the Manila mayor. The strength of UBJP, the MILF and BARMM officialdom may add a plus factor but is not an assurance to win over his opponents in the region. Just as the saying goes, “Nothing is certain in every guessing game,” whoever will win in the Bangsamoro region remains to be seen after the May 9, 2022 elections. Philippine Muslim Today Inc. SEC Co. Reg. No. 2021030008913-02 TIN: 602-795-878-00000

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HILE there is a plan to place the alert level in Metro Manila and NCR areas to Batanes to Tawi-Tawi Alert Level Zero (0) from Level 1, Iligan City and Lanao del Norte remain under Alert Level 2 as Julmunir i. Jannaral they were declared from March 1 to 15, 2022 as such. This means the situation did not improve so that the present Alert Level 2 remains with the same health protocols imposed after March pose of their training was the “Operation Merdi15. ka” with the main objective is to invade Sabah. It Every 18th of March is a memorable day and is acknowledged as a major flashpoint that ignitworth to be remembered. Since it is no other ed the Moro insurgency in the Philippines. than the Founding Anniversary of the Moro NaIt is sometimes also known as the Corregidor tional Liberation Front (MNLF). massacre, because the alToday March 18, 2022 leged killing took place is the 54th Anniversary of on Corregidor Island in the ...there is a need to vac- Philippines. the MNLF that was founded on March 18, 1968. cinate the unvaccinated Author Cesar Adib MaHence, since its foundation and provide booster doses to jul notes that the administrait is now the 54th Founding tion of late Presithe eligible population. Anniversary. dent Ferdinand E. MarIt was founded by Procos had suppressed coverfessor Nurullaji “Nur” Misage of the affair in the interuari, a Tausug from the est of national unity, which Province of Sulu and forled to little or no documentamer history professor of the tion about the incident. This University of the Philipled to varying accounts of pines in Diliman, Quezon the number of trainees City. killed, ranging from 11 to This 54th anniversary is 68, and the reasons behind a world-wide celebration of the massacre. over a half century of the The Jabidah massacre is Nur Misuari MNLF glorious struggle for noted for being the main peace and freedom. It is an endless and irre- event sparking the call for Moro independence versible wave into the future. and is thus acknowledged by the Bangsamoro Along with the founding anniversary of the Autonomous Region in Muslim MindaMNLF, it goes along also with the celebration of nao (BARMM) a key moment in Bangsamoro the Jabidah massacre in Corregidor Island history. where several trainees among them Tausug ——————recruits from Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. For your Comments or Suggestions, please The Jabidah massacre on March 18, 1968, send an email to: julmunir1845@gmail.com. You was the alleged killing of Moro Army recruits may call or send text message to Cellphone who mutinied allegedly upon learning the pur- No. +639778430218.

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Treatment of Prisoners of War in Islam and Conventional International law (Part 1)

istorically, prisoners of war were not only oppressed and humiliated, but were also subjected to barbaric physical and mental torture before their summary execution. Such inhumane and sadistic treatment continued until about the thirty years of war (1618-1648). During the eighteenth century, the treatment of prisoners of war became more humane and civilized, and in the nineteenth century, customary international law required prisoners of war to be treated according to standards comparable to those accorded the armed forces of the detaining power. The provisions of the instructions issued for the U.S. Army during the Civil War in 1863 based on Francis Liever's draft, reflected this progress in the humane treatment of prisoners of war. During World War 1, the treatment was governed by customary rules and provisions of the Haque Regulations of Convention IV of 1907. Thereafter, more elaborate rules were adopted in the 1929 convention which were in effect during World War II except in relations between Germany and the Soviet Union. During the Second World War, there were serious violations of the Conventions by Germany, but in general, the prisoners of war of the western powers were treated humanely by the country. Upon the other hand — in violation of the most fundamental rules of international law based on the usages of civilized peoples, laws of humanity, and dictates of public conscience — Germany treated the Soviet prisoners of war extreme brutality and ruthlessness, as a result of which hundreds of thousands of them died of starvation, ill treatment, or executions. War

crime trials after the war disclosed cases of inhumane treatment of prisoners of war by Germany and, also, by Japan.

Notes and Reflections Dean Macacuna A. Moslem

However, the Soviet Union also committed grave violations of the laws of war on protecting prisoners of war. The mass brutal murder of thousands of Polish prisoners of war at Katyn by the Soviet Union in 1940 was the gravest of war crimes in this respect. Another breach of the laws of war was the failure by the Soviet Union to repatriate million Germans and Japanese prisoners of war after the end of World War II. Problems emerged again during the Korean War when North Korean and Chinese "volunteer" prisoners of war refused to return to their homes with the resulting protracted stalemate in the armistice negotiation. In the Vietnam War, repatriation of prisoners of war went relatively smooth but in IndoPakistan war of 1971 it was delayed for several years by India which threatened to transfer some Pakistani prisoners of war to Bangladesh for trial on charges of genocide. The matter was submitted by Pakistan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but was subsequently removed from the court's list after the settlement of the dispute by negotiations. MOSLEM | A8

News

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In Mindanao visit:

USAID chief features Marawi recovery, pandemic response on Women’s Day By ALI G. MACABALANG

OTABATO CITY – The head in the Philippines of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has visited Marawi, Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities to highlight the agency’s strides in advancing women’s and youth empowerment and gender equality, and aiding the Marawi recovery and pandemic response. USAID Philippine Mission Director Ryan Washburn made the visit in observance of International Women’s Day and the Philippine National Women’s Month, the American embassy in Manila said in a statement furnished to the Philippine Muslim Today news. “In our work in the Philippines and across the world, one of the paramount ways we achieve development is by advancing the rights and expanding opportunities of women and girls,” Director Washburn said in the statement. He stressed: “When women have better chances of getting wellpaying jobs, the economy grows. When more women are involved in negotiations, peace agreements are more likely to be lasting. When girls go to school, they are able to secure a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.” In a Women’s Day event on March 8, Washburn awarded the USAID’s 1,000th microgrant and Plan International’s Marawi Response Project, a grant meant to develop the Pakaranon Women and strengthen response to gender-

based violence, the embassy statement said. The Pakaranon Women is a group of women volunteers displaced in the 2017 Marawi siege, the statement said. Director Washburn also awarded tilapia fingerlings to a USAIDsupported milkfish and tilapia farming and processing facility helping provide livelihoods for people displaced by the Marawi conflict, the embassy said. He also turned over COVID-19 supplies and adolescent reproductive health communication materials to the Lanao Del Sur provincial government to enhance the LGU’s healthcare system and bolster its pandemic response, added the embassy statement. He also met local government officials to discuss key issues such as the Marawi recovery, pandemic response, and energy security, the statement said. The embassy said Director Washburn also gave COVID-19 supplies to Cagayan de Oro’s J.R. Borja Public Hospital, which USAID has supported in both its family planning programs and COVID-19 response. It said USAID partners

ABOVE are supplied photos showing USAID Philippine Mission Director Ryan Washburn awarding assistance to organized Marawi siege-displaced females called Pakaranon Women and to a lady representing the Lanao del Sur provincial government, during his visit on March 8 in observance of the Women’s Day and Month. with Catholic Relief Services to deploy mobile vaccination teams to geographically isolated areas and provide medical supplies to support recipientcommunities’ testing capacity and treatment facilities. In Iligan City, it said, Washburn visited the Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology, which USAID has aided with four research grants amounting to P20.8million. Over in Cagayan de Oro, Washburn handed over materials to a

USAID-supported Regional Inclusive Innovation Center promoting local enterprise development and growth; and joined a mangrove planting activity with USAID-supported Youth Development Alliance, which helps out-ofschool youth in the city. For the past 60 years, USAID has worked with the Philippine government and local organizations to achieve shared development goals, investing more than Php247.5 billion ($5.1 billion) to support the Philippines, the embassy said. (AGM)

Provincial gov’t assists flood victims in Lanao Sur due to low pressure MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – The provincial government of Lanao del Sur has extended support on Mar. 7, 2022, to flood victims in the province’ municipalities of Bubong, Ditsaan Ramain and nearby towns caused by a low-pressure area (LPA) syndrome. . Provincial Engineer Dimasira A.D. Macabando Jr. said Governor Mamintal A. Adiong Jr. ordered the provincial government through the DSWD and PEO to give support to the flood victims in the form of food packs and other relief goods. Macabando, meanwhile, said the provincial govern-

ment is implementing the construction of such priority projects as Provincial Hospital and Provincial Bus Terminal, to include Bagsakan area in the Municipality of Marantao. He said they are also developing more office buildings inside the provincial capitol complex premises here for enhancing public service and good governance. “The provincial government is also implementing the multi-million water system project from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the barangays of Mindanao State University (MSU) and other barangays in the city,” added Macabando. He said with the roadmap being set in place, and with the support of Gov. Adiong, the provincial engineer vowed to make true the vision, both in letter and spirit, of the Provincial Engineer’s Office. “By 2040, we envision the Provincial Engineer’s Office of the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur to be widely renowned for its high-advanced, distinctive and comprehensive engineering solutions in the country,” he said. (With Dodong Flores)

MSU system has new president Lawyer Basari Dimakuta Mapupuno was sworn to office on March 9 before Executive Secretary Salvador Midealdea reportedly a day after the Chief Executive signed his appointment papers. His appointment covers a six-year term, a standard length of office tenure for heads of state universities and colleges in the country. Succeeding Dr. Habib Macaayong, a fellow MSU alumnus whose university presidential office term ends this month, Mapupuno obtained his Law degree from the school’s main campus in Marawi City in April 1992. Before becoming the 8th regular university president, he was the provincial prosecutor of Lanao del Sur and was also the longest serving dean of the MSU main campus’ College of Law. Mapupuno had served as president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Marawi chapter from 2011 to 2013, and is holding the prestige of being the first student member of the MSU Board of Regents representing the student sector. He is also peculiar among the eight appointed fullfledged MSU presidents, being the only lawyer without a doctorate degree. The first seven full-fledged MSU presidents were Ph.D. holders Antonio Isidro (1961-67), Mauyag Tamano (1967-74), Domocao Alonto Jr. (1986-92), Emily Marohombsar 1992-98, Camar Umpa (1998-2004), Macapado Muslim (2010-16), and Macaayong (20162022). Retired Police General Ricardo de Leon, though holding a doctorate degree on police administration, was appointed as Acting president with a six-year term (2004-2010) by then President GMA to fix problems on land squatting and other malpractices in the campus (as conveyed to me by one of his backers – then Sec. Roberto Gonzales). The Sultan Ali Dimaporo, while serving as governor of Lanao del Sur, was appointed by then President Marcos as Acting MSU president for the longest stint in the campus spanning from 1974 to 1996. Mangigin “Mike” Magumnang, a retired police general and MSU alumnus holding a public administration doctorate, and lawyer Tocod Macaraya Sr. had served as officers in Charge in the university system for some months. The MSU system was founded on Sept. 1, 1961 under R.A. 1387 and RA 1983 authored by late Senator Domocao Alonto Sr. as a premiere university in Mindanao to provide quality education to constituents (notably the then lowly lettered Moro people), and integrate them into the national mainstream. Warm welcome Hundreds of people including stakeholders and professionals based in the country and abroad posted messages of congratulations to lawyer Mapupuno, according to published reports. Dr. J. Prospero de Vera III, chairman of the Commission on Higher Education and also chairman of the MSU System Board of Regents, were among those who have conveyed welcome messages, reports said. A lady Facebook user described and saluted the new university president in a post: “Everyone walks in awe of you. A perfectionist indeed, but you have always been fair and too kind a lot of times.” The Philippine Muslim Today news tried but failed to interview Mapupuno. His mobile phone kept ringing sans answer. The PMT also sent SMS and Messenger messages to him, but all were unanswered. In his Facebook account under the name of Hassanal Basari Mapupuno, some video clips were posted, showing him swarmed by crowds escorting him alongside policemen on his way to the university president’s office for a turnover ceremony with predecessor Dr. Macaayong. Online photos and video clips showed Mapupuno presiding a meeting with supporters in the presence of the outgoing predecessor, him and Macaayong embracing each other, and an image showing him posing with his children months ago. The new MSU president, said to be 57 years old, is the son of the late lawyer Oga Mapupuno, who had served the university as vice president for administration during the reign of Acting President Dimaporo. He is also the nephew-in-law of the late Dimaporo. The latter’s wife and Mapupuno’s mother were siblings. (AGM)

News/Opinion

Duterte’s decision on proposed 4-day work week out March 21

ANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is expected to announce on March 21 his decision on the proposal to adopt a four-day work week to help workers cope with the soaring oil prices, Malacañang said Thursday. Malalaman po natin ito ngayong darating na Lunes (We will know this coming Monday),” acting Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in an interview with radio DZBB. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua on Tuesday proposed a four-day work week scheme to conserve energy and alleviate work-related expenses amid the series of fuel price hikes. Chua, in a meeting convened by Duterte at Malacañan Palace on Tuesday night, said his proposal was also done in 1990 during the Gulf War and in 2008 when the fuel prices also spiked. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi backed Chua’s proposal for a shortened work week and the extension of work-from-home arrangement. Andanar said Duterte is still studying Chua’s recommendation. “Ito po ay rekomendasyon, ito’y suggestion para po maibsan iyong posibleng negative effect (This is a recommendation, a suggestion to alleviate its possible negative effect),” he said. Metro Manila and several parts of the country have been placed under the most relaxed Alert Level 1 for the month of March. Alert Level 1 allows all workers of the government and the private sector to return to their workplaces to stimulate economic activities. On Tuesday, Duterte decided to retain the collection of excise taxes on petroleum products despite the nonstop fuel price hikes. Duterte made the decision after Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III warned that suspending the collection of fuel excise taxes would reduce the total government revenues by PHP105.9 billion in 2022. He instead approved Dominguez’s proposal to distribute PHP200 monthly subsidies to around 12 million poor Filipinos for one year.

SPDA signs MOU/MOA with Japanese and Iranian investors in Davao City

AVAO CITY: A formal signing ceremony involving a Memorandum of Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOA/MOU) was signed by the Administrator/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) and the Japanese and Iranian investors here at the Pinnacle Hotel here in this city last Monday, March 14. Administrator/CEO Abdulghani “Gerry” Salapuddin signed in behalf of the SPDA. On the other hand, the Japanese investors were represented by Kazuo Sato, Senior Consultant of Global Trade Venture Co. Ltd. Likewise, the Iranian investors were represented by Amin Javadi, Head of the Economic and Political Section On the other hand, Eduardo "Boy" dela Fuente, Executive Vice President of American Company ASPAC AG also joined the signatories of MOA/MOU at Pinnacle

MANILA - The Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded hotels and accommodation establishments in areas under Alert levels 1, 2, and 3 to allow guests to share rooms, even if they come from different households. “The hotels are also allowed full room occupancy, regardless of whether the leisure guests are from the same household or not, subject to minimum public health standards,” the DOT said in a statement on Thursday. Besides this, housekeeping, food deliveries, and other room services must be also allowed. The tourism department reiterated that seamless accommodation should be provided for guests as the restriction eases. “The Department urges all stakeholders to observe the guidelines for a fun and seamless travel experience, especially with the anticipated influx of guests who wish to enjoy the summer season in the Philippines,” it added. In a Teleradyo interview, DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said almost 100,000 tourists have visited the country since the borders’ reopening, and the number is expected to mount in April. Currently, the National Capital Region and more than 40 areas are under the lowest alert level, where case transmission is considered low and dropping, with low bed utilization and intensive care unit utilization rates. PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

BY JULMUNIR I. JANNARAL

SPDA SIGNS MOA/MOU: Administrator/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdulghani “Gerry” Salapuddin (left) signed a Memorandum of Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOA/MOU) with his counterpart from the Japanese investors represented by Kazuo Sato, Senior Consultant of Global Trade Venture Co. Ltd. (center) The signing ceremony was held at the Pinnacle Hotel in Davao City. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Hotel with Cris Dagala, Head of the Project Management Division of SPDA. The formal signing of MOU/MOA between the business group from Japan and SPDA, has formalized their partnership in different agri-industrial and economic ventures. Another delegation of Japanese investors, part

of their group, also arrived for the formal signing ceremony. This was considered another historical milestone for SPDA where three Japanese companies Tokushima Auction Market, a Japanese GOCC like SPDA and Global Trade Venture Co. Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

with SPDA and the American Company partner ASPAC Precision AG. Another Company, Japan Medicinal Association also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SPDA. Also present to witness the formal signing ceremony was His Excellency Amin Javadi that was mentioned earlier as the Head of Economic and Political Section of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is also considered as an active partner and investor in the agriculture sector and the manufacture and assembly of affordable farm tractors for the farmers, in order to modernize and mechanize the agriculture industry. Most of all Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Deputy Speaker Hatimil Hassan of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and his party were also invited to witness the formal signing ceremony in Davao City. (JIJ)

Let’s not be complacent even if alert level placed to the lowest

PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY

Hotel guests from different households may share rooms: DOT

Vol. II, No. 40 | Mar. 18-24, 2022 (Shaban 15-21, 1443)

HILE there is a plan to place the alert level in Metro Manila and NCR areas to Alert Level Zero (0) from Level 1, Iligan City and Lanao del Norte remain under Alert Level 2 as they were declared from March 1 to 15, 2022 as such. This means the situation did not improve so that the present Alert Level 2 remains with the same health protocols imposed after March 15. It was learned that what makes Iligan still under Alert Level 2 is the percentage of vaccinations that its residents have. According to sources, there are only 62 percent of the total populace being jabbed short of the 70 percent that may allow it to be declared under Alert Level 1. A locality with 70 percent or more of its population vaccinated will be placed to a more relaxed level e.g., Level One. Like when the infections surge, this kind of situation in the city was due to complacency, lack of discipline, if not sheer stupidity, among the populace. First, we don’t follow the required minimum health protocols such as wearing of facemask, handwashing with the use of clean water and soap or alcohol, and the many who don’t want to take the vax inject. And, as long as people have this negative response and wrong attitude, it is difficult for the locality to be placed under a lower alert level, which will still make life for our people harder considering the restrictions in their movement. Meanwhile, the declaration of Alert Level 0 classification in a certain area doesn’t mean the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has already been eliminated, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said on Wednesday, March 16. Herbosa made this remark following his previous statement that the National Capital Region (NCR) is

already eligible for Alert Level 0 classification. He said Metro Manila mayors have already recommended the shift of the metropolis to Alert Level 0, however, the public should be reminded that Covid-19 still exists.

By Christy Mae Capangpangan Omlero While he assessed that the NCR is already qualified to de-escalate to Alert Level 0, Herbosa said he still favors the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to maintain the Alert Level 1 status in NCR until March 31. “Kaya sang-ayon ako sa recommendation ng IATF kasi nandyan lang ang Covid, anytime pwede siya mag -reemerge at magkaroon ng outbreak (I agree with the recommendation of IATF because Covid-19 is still there, anytime it could reemerge and outbreak may happen),” he said in an interview at the Laging Handa public briefing. Even if the NCR will be placed into the lowest alert level classification, Herbosa said the public should continue adhering to the minimum health standards and safety protocols against Covid-19, adding that there is a need to vaccinate the unvaccinated and provide booster doses to the eligible population. On the other hand, Herbosa said the Alert Level System will now be part of the Department of Health’s epidemiology surveillance of new diseases such as the Covid-19 pandemic. (CMKO)

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(SGD) PRINCE RAJIV M. SARANGANI Vendee SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF: (SGD) SITTIE SAFFURAH A. OMBAW ______________________ Witness Witness ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Republic of the Philippines ) City of Iligan )S.S X-—---------------------------------/ BEFORE ME, personally appeared with their. Name

ID CTC NO.

Joan T. Maglasang Joe M. Camanero 1676848-2 Prince Rajiv M. Sarangani

TIN-387-344-495-000 UMID CRN-0111TIN-432-829-933-000

Known to me and to be persons me known executed the foregoing document and acknowledgement before me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed. This document consists of two (2) pages including this page. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL, at the above place and date. (SGD) ATTY.SAIDALI C. GANDAMRA NOTARY PUBLIC UNTIL 6/30/2022 (D.M. NO. 3795) COMMISION NO. 20-263 PTR NO. 0447552 1/3/22 IBP LIFETIME NO. 05046 ROLL NO. 39184 MCLE COMPL. NO. VU-0002881/4/14/2022 Doc. No. 203; Page No. 41; Book No. II; Series of 2022. PMT: Mar. 18-24, 2022; Mar. 25-31 , 2022; Apr. 1-7, 2022.

WITNESSETH: That the above-named parties, all of legal ages, are the surviving legitimate legal heirs (nephews, niece and sister) of the late ROSARIO CADA LINDIO, who died at Chicago Illinois on December 27, 2021, without any will; 2. That the aforementioned at the time of her death, left some outstanding balance on her peso/Dollar Savings and Checking Account at the Philippine National Bank (PNB), Metrobank, United Coconut Planters Bank Savings (UCPB Savings) and Chinabank, Borongan City and Iligan City branches respectively; 3. That no real properties are involved in this extrajudicial settlement; 4. That to the best knowledge and information of the parties hereto, the said deceased left no debts; 5. That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1 of the Rules of Court, the herein parties, being all of legal age, and with full capacity to contract, hereby by these presents agree to adjudicate among themselves the following Accounts as the exclusive co-owners by right of succession, * PNB Borongan-Dollar Savings Account with No. 312860002088 * PNB Borongan-Peso Savings Account with No. 0131286000004245 * PNB Borongan-Peso Savings Account with No. 0131286000004256 * PNB Borongan-Peso Savings Account with No. 312810002094 * PNB Iligan-Peso Checking Account with No. 410670004853 * PNB Iligan-Peso Savings Account with No. 410610077209 * Metrobank Borongan-Dollar Savings Account with No. 390-2-39000336-0 * Metrobank Borongan-Peso Savings Account with No. 390-3-39017706-3 * Metrobank Iligan-Peso Savings Account with No. 170-3-17041490-0 * UCPB Borongan-Peso Savings Account with No. 980-01-00026-1 * Chinabank Borongan-Peso Savings Account with No. 127202006922. • That the parties hereto NELSON H. CADA, MA. CRISTINA C. CUBEROS and GERRY B. CADA have renounced and waived as by these presents hereby waive and quit all rights and claims over the above-mentioned Peso/Dollar Savings and Checking Account of their deceased aunt ROSARIO CADA LINDIO in favor of their aunt CLARITA D. CADA, her heirs, successors, and assigns; • That we hereby hold Philippine National Bank (PNB), Metrobank, United Coconut Planters Bank Savings (UCPB Savings) and Chinabank, Borongan City and Iligan City branches, free from any and all claims that may arise from other heirs not included in the Extrajudicial Settlement; • The parties further agree to submit the extrajudicial settlement to the Philippine National Bank (PNB), Metrobank, United Coconut Planters Bank Savings (UCPB Savings) and Chinabank, Borongan City and Iligan City branches to cause effect for the claim of the proceeds of the above-mentioned accounts of late ROSARIO CADA LINDIO. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set our hands this Feb. 18, 2022 in Boronan City, Eastern Samar, Philippines. (SGD) (SGD) NELSON H. CADA MA. CRISTINA C. CUBEROS Heir/Waivant Heir/Waivant ID Details_______________ ID Details ______________ 1.

(SGD) (SGD) GERRY D. CADA CLARITA D. CADA Heir/Waivant Heir/Waivant ID Details ______________ ID Details ______________ SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF: (SGD) (SGD) ____________________ ______________________ Witness Witness ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Republic of the Philippines ) Province of Eastern Samar ) City of Borongan ) S.S. BEFORE ME, a notary in and for Borongan Cityt, Eastern Samar, this FEB. 18 2022, personally appeared NELSON H. CADA, MA. CRISTINA C. CUBEROS, GERRY B. CADA and CLARITA D. CADA who presented to me their respective competent evidence of identity, and known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights, and they acknowledge to me that the same is their voluntary act and deed.: WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the place and date above written.

ROBREDO| from Page A1

Robredo pays courtesy visit to BARMM Ebrahim further said that it is very crucial for the Bangsamoro Government to engage with like-minded leaders that have the political will to continue the implementation of the peace process. “And together, we will continue to walk the path of peace and progress not only in the Bangsamoro, in Mindanao, but the entire country,” he said.

Should she be given the chance to lead the country, Robredo assured that all government’s help will be at BARMM’s disposal. “Kaisa niyo kami sa paghangad na makamtan hindi lang yung peace na inaasam pero yung justice, yung justice na matagal nang kinakailangang makamtan because I do believe that it’s only when justice is served na peace will prevail,” Robredo said. (BIO)

(SGD) ATTY. RHODA MONTES CEBRICUS Notary Public Until December 31, 2023 Not. Commission No. 12-21-2021 RTC-BR-2 TIN 187-193-178 Roll No. 59979; 3/22/2012 PTR No. 2097443: 01/03/2022 Borongan City IBP Lifetime Member ID No. 013482: Eastern Samar Chapter MCLE Compliance No. VII-0003243 Valid Until 04/14/2025 Doc. No. 43 Page No. 89 Book No. XXXII Series of 2022. PMT: Mar. 11-17, 2022; Mar. 18-24, 2022; Mar. 25-31 , 2022.

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Salt and Pepper Squid BANGSAMORO HALAL DISH With Maria Fhebie Ortil

ssalamu Alaykum. Thanks God It’s Friday (TGIF) or Jumaat Mubarak to one and all! Finally the Bangsamoro Halal Cuisine is now with the Volume 2, No. 40 of the Philippine Muslim Today equivalent to the weekly edition of March 18-24, 2022 ( Shaban 15-21, 1443). Extra crispy Salt and Pepper Squid is just like what is being prepared in the authentic Chinese restaurants. It is an easy and the best recipe with few ingredients: squid, salt, ground white pepper, scallion and red chilies. The ingredients, frying batter, and the easy to follow instructions are narrated here.

DITUCALAN| from Page A2

Ditucalan assumes as MSU-IIT new chancellor Who is Alizedney M. Ditucalan? According to his LinkedIn account, Alizedney M. Ditucalan is an experienced litigator and a legal scholar. He is the Managing Partner and handles the appellate practice of Subejano and Ditucalan. He was dean of three campuses of the College of Law of MSU and a professor of competition law at the Graduate School of Law of San Beda University. Ditucalan started his law practice as public attorney, which followed by his appointment as the University Chief Legal Counsel of the Mindanao State University System and the Director of the Legal Services Division. He earned his Juris Doctor at Mindanao State University. As Young Leader’s Program (YLP) scholar, he earned a Master of Laws in international economic business law at the Graduate School of Law of Kyushu University in Japan. He also studied international law and competition law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium. As the first Filipino long-term scholar of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), he pursued his

Doctor of Laws writing on competition law in developing economies for his dissertation at the Graduate School of Law of Kyushu University. He is the first Filipino who pursued a doctorate in competition law. Ditucalan is one of the very few Filipino lawyers specializing on competition law and has internationally published and lectured on this field of law. His latest publication is “The Philippine Competition Law Dilemma: US-EU Fusion and Tension (Research Handbook on Asia Competition Law, Van Uytsel, Hayashim and Haley, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020). As legal expert, Ditucalan has attended, moderated, and presented papers in some of the leading international conferences on law. He was one of the five legal experts who spoke during 6th Asia Legislative Experts Symposium held in Seoul, Korea, which was attended by ministers, ambassadors, diplomats, legal scholars, and government officials across Asia. In 2018, he went to Harvard University, Georgetown University and Suffolk University as one of the Philippine delegations led by Chief Justice Bersamin for a learning visit on clinical legal education. (With Armand Apolinario)

MOSLEM| from Page A4

Treatment of Prisoners of War in Islam

INGREDIENTS 10 oz. (330 g) cleaned squid tubes, cut into rings Oil, for deep frying 1/2 tablespoon oil, for stir-frying 2 tablespoons chopped scallions 1 teaspoon chopped red chilies 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper FRYING BATTER: 1/2 cup (65 g) all-purpose flour 1/2 cup (65 g) corn starch 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg white 1/2 cup (125 ml) water Pinch of salt INSTRUCTIONS Rinse the squid with water, pat dry with paper towels. Mix all the ingredients for the Frying Batter until well combined. Add the squid to the Frying Batter, stir to coat well. To deep-fry the squid, heat 2 to 3 inches (5 7.5 cm) of the oil in a wok or a frying pan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Gently drop the squid into the oil and loosen them up immediately with a spatula to prevent the squid from clumping together. Deep-fry the squid until golden brown or crispy. DO NOT OVER FRY. Dish out with a strainer or a slotted spoon, draining the excess oil by laying the squid on a dish lined with paper towels. To stir-fry, heat the 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the scallion, red chilies and stir quickly. Return the fried squid to the skillet and add the salt and white pepper. Stir to combine well. Dish out and serve hot. (MFO)

The experience of the armed conflicts in the postWorld War II period led to developing and refining the law on prisoners of war in protocol I of 1977 which clearly defined the role of the protecting power with respect to the prisoners of war. SOURCES OF THE RULES ON THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR A. Geneva Convention of 1949 It was recorded that there were rules framed regarding treatment of prisoners of war at the Brussels Conference of 1874 which were adopted by the First Hague Conference of 1899. The Second Hague Conference of 1907 adopted the same rules as party to the international law with some amendments. The present rules on the treatment of prisoners of war and other captives are now embodied in the Geneva Convention of 1949 which superseded the Geneva Convention of 1929. The Geneva Convention of 1949 adopted on August 12, 1949 Geneva Conventions establishing the law for the treatment of war and the protection of the civilians in time of war, viz: 1. Convention l, for the amelioration of the condition Of wounded and sick armed forces in the field; 2. Convention 11, for the amelioration of the condition of wounded sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea; 3. Convention Ill, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war; 4. Convention IV, rules concerning the protection of civilian persons in time of war. The Geneva Conventions Of 1949 represent the most important codification of international humanitarian law protecting the victims of armed conflict, members of armed forces and civilian’s persons). The conventions, sometimes known as the Red Cross, approved by the representatives of fifty-eight states at a diplomatic conference in Geneva in 1949. Virtually all the states of the world are parties to the four conventions. To a large extent, many of the provisions of the conventions are the result of the tragic experience of World War II. However, soon after the adoption of the Geneva Conventions, new kinds of warfare and armed conflict as well as new types of weapons made it necessary to revise and adjust them to new technological and political contexts. The 1949 Geneva Conventions are also buttressed by the two treaties that relate to the protection of victims of international and non – international armed conflict. The first treaty (Protocol 1) dealing with the protection of victims of international humanitarian law of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the rules of The Hague Convention concerning methods and means of warfare. It also lays down the rules on the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked, including detailed regulations of evacuation. Protocol II of 1977 deals with victims of non-international armed conflict. These protocols were adopted by consensus. Islamic International Law (Siyar) Long before the formulation of the first rules on the treatment of prisoners of war in Brussel Conference of

1874, Islamic states have been guided by the cardinal rules and principles on the treatment of prisoners of wars as ordained in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). These Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions are considered to be the principal sources of said rules. Additionally treaties entered into by Muslim countries with other states and the relevant instructions given to military commanders during the time of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) are also parts of the sources of the rules involving treatment of prisoners of war. MEANING AND SCOPE OF THE TERM "PRISONERS OF WARS Prisoners of war refer to individuals belonging to the armed forces of the party to an armed conflict who have fallen into the power of the enemy. The status of prisoners Of war applies to members of regular and irregular armed forces, including those: 1. Who profess allegiance to a government or an authority not recognized in the detaining power; 2. Persons accompanying the armed forces such as civilian personnel, labor units, war correspondents and the likes; 3. Members of crews of merchants ships and civil aircrafts who otherwise, under international law, do not enjoy more favorable treatment; 4. Individuals belonging to a levee' en masse; 5. Potential members of the armed forces of the adversary; and 6. High civil government personnel. Medical personnel and chaplains receive all the protection under Geneva Convention Ill, but are not considered as prisoners of war. Members of armed forces temporarily performing medical functions, spies, subdues, and other unlawful combatants are not entitled to the status of prisoners of war, but are still protected persons to be treated with humanity and afforded fair trial. Under no.4 of the above, a levee' en masse is the spontaneous taking up of arms on the approach of the enemy by inhabitants of an unoccupied territory who had no time to form themselves into regular units. In order to be considered lawful combatants entitled to treatment of war in case of capture, the inhabitant's in levee' en masse must, under Geneva convention IV of arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war. HOW ARE PRISONERS OF WAR TO BE TREATED? A. Under Geneva Convention of 1949: 1. During his captivity, he is bound only to give his surname, first name, and rank, date of birth and serial number, and must not be forced to give information useful to his captors; 2. Prisoners of war may retain their personal effects and are entitled to the same maintenance and payment as the equivalent troops of the captor; 3. The detaining power may utilize the labor of prisoners of war in specific economic fields, but noncommissioned officers may only do supervisory work; (To be continued)