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INTERTROPICAL Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Mindanao. Davao Region and the Provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani will have cloudy skies with occasional light to moderate rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast to east will prevail over Luzon and coming from the northeast over Eastern Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas. source : pagasa

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SHARES COMMUNITY BENEFITS TEN-FOLD

CAGAYAN de Oro City––For more than five years now, A Brown Energy Resources Development, Inc. (ABERDI), a subsidiary of A Brown Group of Companies has been in the forefront of employment generation in Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon and lately, in Tingalan, Opol, Misamis Oriental, and soon in Tignapoloan, Cagayan de Oro. Employed as field maintenance workers of ABERDI’s 1,500 hectare-oil palm plantation are mostly indigenous peoples (IPs) belonging to the Higaonon Tribe, one of seven active tribal communities in Northern Mindanao, ABERDI President Robertino Pizarro said. Of the almost 400 plantation-based personnel hired by ABERDI, 75 percent of whom belong to the Higaonon Tribe paid on DOLEapproved minimum daily wage rate. In Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, ABERDI workers receive Php259 per day while Php247 daily wage is being implemented

in Tingalan, Opol, MisOr. On top of the daily minimum pay, workers enjoy other benefits like SSS, Philhealth, subsidized uniform allowance, rice and Christmas giveaways, reinforcing ABERDI’s commitment in making a meaningful impact on communities where the company operates. A monthly payroll of Php3.3 million is being spent by ABERDI, creating significant positive contribution not only for the workers and their families but also to the local economy of Impasug-ong, Bukidnon and Opol, MisOr, Pizarro said. BROWN | page 10

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House approves FOI bill

THE Palace on Wednesday welcomed the approval of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill by the House of Representatives committee on public information. After almost two years, the House committee of public information on Tuesday approved the FOI bill and is now for deliberation in the plenary. Seventeen congressmenmembers of the committee voted for the consolidated measure, three objected -Reps. Rodolfo Antonino, Amelita Villarosa and Lani Meracado Revilla; and one abstained -- Rep. Rodante BILL | page 10

DENR cites 18 ‘green’ companies

EARLY X’MAS GIFT FROM A BROWN. A smiling plantation worker, one of the 400

plantation-based workers of ABERDI happily receives one sack rice, a gift from Dr. Walter W. Brown, chair of A Brown Group of Companies. Turning over the gift in Kaanibungan, Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon are: HR Manager Vivien Lawansa (right), and Secretary to the VP Karen Cabigon.

EIGHTEEN business companies, including multinational firms Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Nestle Philippines, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum, and Holcim Philippines, join the roster of most environmentally responsible corporations operating in the country for their exemplary performance under the Philippine Environmental Partnership Program (PEPP) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The companies were awarded the Official Seal of Approval, which is GREEN | page 10

Ban on use of plastic to send 175,000 people jobless DAVAO City––The Philippine Plastics Industries Association (PPIA) anticipates the plastic industry to die once all cities and municipalities in the country implement a ban on the use of plastic. “I see the death of the plastic industry if all the cities and municipalities will have an ordinance banning

plastic as food container,” Peter Quintana, PPIA president, said. He said the plastic industry contributes largely to the country’s economy, being a $ 10-billion worth of investments. The country annually produces 600,000 metric tons of plastic and Styrofoam and employs about

175,000 people, he said. As of this time, Quintana said there are about 112 cities and municipalities all over the country to have passed an ordinance banning and regulating plastics. Quintana described as alarming the effect of the ban to the plastic industry, citing a 50-percent reduction in the volume of

production of plastics and 40-percent reduction in the production of Styrofoam or Polystyrene. The ban also resulted in the loss of job of numerous laborers. He said about two to three working days is lost for a certain worker in a plastic factory with the ban of plastics.

Quintana criticized the local government units (LGUs) banning the use of plastic, saying that they passed the ordinance without undertaking an information campaign about what is it all about. He said the LGUs just lifted information about plastic from the internet, therefore making the or-

dinance banning plastic without basis. Quintana clarified “it’s not the product that is the problem but the attitude of people”. Some LGUs including Davao City have an existing ordinance banning plastics and Styrofoam as food containers for JOBLESS | page 10

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Local group to join women’s rights worldwide activity By BEN D. ARCHE of Mindanao Daily News

DAVAO City––A women’s rights advocate group here will join the global campaign against women violence on December 8. The program dubbed as “One Billion Rising” is a community or street dance participated by women from all walks of life at the Freedom Park this city.

Lyda Canson, spokesperson of the Development of People’s Fou n d at i on , s ai d a k n ow n advocate of women’s rights, Monique Wilson will attend the program. Canson said the Gabriela Women’s Partylist group will lead the activity. Records gathered by the Women Studies and Resource Center (WSRC) from the Wom-

en and Children Desk of Davao City Police Office showed that the numbers of violence against women increased up to 1,450 in 2011 compared to 184 in 2004. There is an average increase of 800% after eight years of implementation of Republic Act 9262 or the “Anti-Violence against Women and their Children of 2004,” the group said. “ The spike in violence

against women and children (VAW) cases for the last eight years points to an increasing awareness and assertiveness among our women to file cases but at the same time, it is a grim reminder of how VAW remains unabated and how true equality and empowerment for women are impeded by VAW,” said Leah Emily Miñoza, WSRC executive director.

Miñoza said the passage of local and national laws helped women break the silence about the violence but the social and political causes of VAW remain. “Systemic beliefs and perceptions about women as objects and occupying a lower p o sit i on i n s o c i e t y re mai n unchanged. Poverty exacerbates women’s vulnerability to violence,” added Miñoza.

3 police officers, 1 wounded awarded with Medal of Valor GENERAL Santos City–– Three police officers, one of them wounded, received the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) prestigious medal of valor or “Medalya ng Kagitingan” for promptly responding to recent gunrelated incidents in the city that led to the killing of one of the suspects and the arrest of two others. Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Region 12 police director, said they conferred the medals of valor to Police Officer 1 (PO1) Mark Anthony Santillan, PO2 Peter Quinzon and another unnamed member of the city’s special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team “for showing courage and discipline” in the performance of their duties. PROJECT TURN OVER IN BUGO Santillan, who sustained Rep. Rufus Rodriguez formally turns over a pathway project in Zone 3, Barangay Bugo to a gunshot wound on his left Chairman Raul Aleria. Photo also shows Kagawad Jesus Morial, Butch Doruja and Boyd thigh in an encounter with Ormita, Misamis Oriental Sales Officer of Holcim Cement Phils.

Shooting incident ZAMBOANGA City––Police is searching for two motorcycle gunmen who shot a Christian student and his Muslim girlfriend shortly after they stepped out of a motel in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. Police said the attack had killed the 21-year old man while his girlfriend remains in serious condition. The duo had just flagged down a tricycle when the gunmen opened fire and escaped after the shooting. The tricycle driver said he ran to take cover after hearing the volleys of fire. The motive of the attack is still unknown, but police is investigating whether the ambush was connected to the personal relationship of the victims. The relationship is considered ‘haram’ or forbidden among many Muslims in the southern Philippines. Al Jacinto with Mindanao Examiner

Govt troops vs rebels

ZAMBOANGA City––Two communist rebels were killed by army soldiers in fighting that broke out early Friday in Compostela Valley province in the southern Philippines, security officials said. They said the clash occurred in the village called Lebanon in the town of Montevista when patrolling troops ran into a group of New People’s Army rebels. Col. Antonio Florendo, commander of the 66th Infantry Battalion, said no soldiers were killed or wounded in the fighting that broke out at around 3 a.m. He claimed villagers complained to the military that rebels were extorting money from them. “Troops recovered one .45-caliber pistol and a landmine from the slain rebels,” he said. Florendo identified the rebels as Joriben Caipan, 20, and Christopher Mawang, 18, who were both from Montevista town. He said the families took the bodies of the rebels. There was no immediate statement from the NPA which is fighting for decades for the establishment of a separate state in the country. Al Jacinto with Mindanao Examiner

two armed motorcycleriding men in Barangay Fatima on Saturday evening, also received the PNP wounded personnel medal or “Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting.” Santillan and Quinzon pursued and engaged the suspects in a shootout after the latter went past a police blockade in the area. One of the suspects, who was identified as Rodel Silaya, was wounded during the encounter and eventually arrested. The SWAT officer, whose face was covered during the awarding rites for security reasons, was cited for responding to the shooting of Senior Police Officer 1 Raul Capati at the junction of Mabuhay Road and the national highway here at past 5 p.m. last Tuesday. The policeman, who hap-

pened to be driving a motorcycle near the area during the incident, immediately pursued the two motorcycleriding suspects and engaged them in a shootout. One of the suspects was later found dead near the Sinawal Bridge in Barangay Labangal here while the other was arrested in a follow-up operation on Wednesday dawn in a nearby housing subdivision. Monteagudo said the accomplishments of the three police officers mainly show that Police Regional Office 12 personnel are well-trained and highly capable in terms of protecting the public from any eventuality. He said the three specifically displayed their competence in conducting police operations and in the handling of their firearms.

of the Mabuhay Road and the national highway here. A responding policeman immediately pursued and engaged the suspects in a shootout, leading to the killing of one of them and the arrest of another several hours later. Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Region 12 police director, earlier said the arrest of Capati’s alleged gunman could eventually lead to the resolution of the case. He said they are also evaluating the footage of Akiatan’s killing reportedly caught by the closed-circuit television or CCTV camera of the food chain’s outlet. Sources said Capati was earlier detailed as police

escort of Paglangan, who was head of a Blaan clan that is claiming part of the 990 hectares of land from a cancelled pasture lease in Barangays Apopong and Sinawal here. Last month, unidentified gunmen shot dead a resident of T’boli town in South Cotabato identified as Tony Piang while the latter was driving a motorcycle borrowed from SPO1 Capati. Police said Capati, who is a member of the City Public Safety Company, was the likely target of the attack. In early October, Capati and Paglangan survived an ambush by unidentified suspects in Barangay Basag, T’boli town in South Cotabato.

Land row eyed in killing of 2 police

GENERAL Santos City–– Police authorities are looking into a long-time land conflict as behind the daring killing of two police officers in the city on Tuesday. Sr. Supt. Froilan Quidilla, city police director, said Thursday they currently investigating the possible connections of the murders of Police Officer 1 (PO1) Franklin Akiatan and Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Raul Capati to the recent shooting of a land claimant and threeother people along the national highway here. He said the two policemen were reported to have links with land claimant Hannah Paglangan, who was wounded along with

her three companions following an attack by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in front of a local restaurant last Nov. 12. “That’s (land conflict) one of the motives were looking into as of now. We’re also considering several other angles but we cannot divulge them yet as it might hamper our ongoing operations,” Quidilla said. PO1 Akiatan had just emerged from a Jollibee outlet in Barangay Calumpang here at around 10:30 a.m. last Tuesday when he was shot by unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen. At past 5 p.m., SPO1 Capati was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding suspects near the junction

Expert warns public of crops grown in dumpsites deadly AN expert is cautioning against farming in decommissioned dumpsites, particularly newly closed ones, warning crops grown there can be deadly. Philippine Normal University biology professor Leah Amor Cortez warned of such danger and said her study of Manila’s decommissioned Smokey Mountain

dumpsite revealed heavy metals lead, cadmium, zinc and copper in garbage there accummulate in corn (Zea mays), ‘saluyot’ (Corchorus olitorious L.) and aratiles (Muntingia calabura) which nearby residents commenced growing in the area for food. “Crops grown in former dumpsites shouldn’t be for

consumption,” she said on the side of the on-going 8th National Biotechnology Week where she presented results of her study, noting that eating heavy metalcontaminated food is dangerous to health. She said the better alternative is planting ornamentals there instead. Cortez’ study indicates

corn, ‘saluyot’ and aratiles can be tapped for phytoremediation purposes, however. “Such crops are good accummulators of heavy metals,” she said. More studies are needed to determine the phytoremediation potential of other local plants, she noted. DEADLY | page 11

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Misamis Oriental barangay league holds fourth Provincial Assembly By GERRY LEE GORIT of Mindanao Daily News

CDP BASIC ORIENTATION. Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

delivers his speech during the Centrist Democratic Party (CDP) Basic Orientation Seminar held at MUST AVR last November 10, 2012. The gathering of CDP was attended by municipal mayors, kagawads and barangay leaders from Regions 10 and 9 in Mindanao. Also in photo are CDP Chairman Lito Monico Lorenzana and Dr. Peter Koepingger who were also invited to speak during the seminar.

Anti-poverty infra eyed in poor villages in Sultan Kudarat COTABATO City––A total of P10 million anti-poverty infrastructure projects are up for construction in six poor barangays of Bagumbayan, a small town of Sultan Kudarat in Central Mindanao, the Department of Social Welfare and Development field office XII announced Thursday. Gemma Rivera, the DSWD XII assistant regional director, said that one unit, three classroom building will be constructed in far-flung barangays of South Sepaka, Monteverde, and Daluga amounting to more or less POVERTY | page 11

The Misamis Oriental chapter of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas held its 4th Provincial Assembly on yesterday at the Grand Caprice Restaurant in Cagayan de Oro City. Provincial board member Arsenio S. Kho Jr., the Liga president and presiding officer, welcomed the participants and guests after Liga Secretary Villa A. Capistrano declared a quorum following a roll call among the members. Kho said the organization’s constitution and bylaws require them to hold a provincial assembly once every quarter. He said that for this meeting the board of directors decided not to invite partisan politicians as guests of honor because of the coming elections but decided to extend an invitation to Abante Mindanao party-list Rep. Maximo Rodriguez because “there’s no conflict with his affiliation.” The other invited guests are Jane J. Docallos, the new

Misamis Oriental provincial board member Arsenio S. Kho Jr. (middle, left), Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas Misamis Oriental Chapter president and presiding officer, receives from Abante Mindanao party-list Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez an LCD projector for use of the Liga. Looking on are the presidents of the different barangay leagues. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

Department of Interior and Local Government provincial director, Kathleen Kate D. Sorilla, the PESO manager of Misamis Oriental, and Ann Apasra Abas, the officer-in-charge of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

Region 10. Kho said the assembly has decided on their last activities for the year which includes gift-giving to the less fortunate especially prisoners this Christmas. The chapter received an LCD projector donated by

Congressman Rodriguez for use in their regular meetings. Asked about the current screening by the Commission on Elections of partylist groups, Rodriguez said he is confident that Abamin ASSEMBLY | page 10

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BUTUAN CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)Caraga said Hinatuan, Bislig and Lianga Bays in Surigao del Sur are free from red tide toxin. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 27, dated November 23, 2012, BFAR said all shellfish around the area of Surigao del Sur are safe for human consumption. However, shellfish from the waters of Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur, Murchelagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison, and all kinds of shellfish are not safe for consumption. BFAR reminded the people to avoid consuming shellfish and alamang from the affected areas. They also said fish, squid, shrimps and crabs are safe for human consumption provided that these are fresh and washed thoroughly and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking. (RER/DSM/ PIA 13-Caraga/jdelpf)

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Railway network, a necessity for Davao Region-Guv By: Carmencita A. Carillo TAGUM CITY -The railway network system is proving to be a necessity for the Davao Region and has been included by the region’s development planners for consideration in the region’s area development plan. “Aaabutan ko pa yan (it may yet become possible during my term),” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said in a press conference held at the Bulwagan Hall of the Provincial Government Center in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. Del Rosario said “kulang na ang road network (we lack road network)” in Mindanao. In the Davao Region alone, he added, there is only one national road which is used to transport both people and products. “The fastest way to transport people and products is through a railway system and its regime is soon to come,” he said. He said they have been talking about the establishment of a railway system in Mindanao since 20 years ago. But that’s how it works-

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Jesus, the light of the world

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst

Soul sickness THINK a minute. Have you at one time been sick, but you knew that doctors and medicine could not help you? What did you do? Who did you go to? The village medicine man or woman for traditional medicine? Recently I read about a medical doctor who was very sick. But instead of treating himself or going to another medical doctor, even a traditional medicine man, he called a preacher. This doctor told the preacher that he was desperately sick, not in his body, but in his soul and conscience. The doctor said: “All my life I’ve carried this guilt and memories of all the wrong things I’ve done. My guilt has become like a disease or cancer that’s killing me inside, and I’m not able to find a cure for it!” The doctor asked the preacher to pray for him, and sure enough, the doctor was healed and free from his guilt. That doctor was right. You and I can never get free from the guilt of our

past wrongs. The cheap sex we had with that person who’s not our wife or husband. Our lying and stealing in business or at our job. Our getting drunk and beating up our own wife and children. Ab or t ing our b aby. These and many other memories of our wrongs continue to hurt and shame us wherever we go, so we cannot escape. They’re inside our mind and conscience like a disease or cancer. It’s true: there is no medical doctor or traditional medicine that can cure our guilty conscience. Humans have no cure for it. Only God the Son can make you free and healthy. If you and I will simply admit we are guilty of all our sins and ask Jesus to give us His gift of forgiveness and new life, then our sick soul and conscience can finally be free from all our guilt! For your own health and happiness, why don’t you ask Jesus for His gift of forgiveness and new life today? Just Think a Minute.

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JESUS REVEALS Himself to be the source of enlightenment, the means whereby one may acquire knowledge and life. The phrase “light of the world” appears in Scripture a number of times. It defines that the world is in darkness, and needing someone to illuminate it. It identifies the one who shines as a light in the midst of darkness. Twice, Jesus used the phrase “light of the world” to speak of Himself. In John 8:12, our Lord said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life Many are offended at the light which is the Christ, for their deeds are contrary to His way. Rather than have their deeds exposed in the here and now, they choose to wait for the same in the day of judgment. “But,” John continues, “he who

The New Generation Alex A. Podador does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” (John 3:21). Again, Jesus spoke of Himself, saying, “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:5). So long as the Lord was upon the face of the earth, men could look to Him to light the path which pleased God. In the preceding verse, He had said, “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” (v 4). While the Son

of Man was upon the earth, it was “day” wherever He was. His continual work before the We consider the third occurrence of the phrase, “the light of the world”. In Matthew 5:14-16, Jesus spoke, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. No do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

As indicated in the previous text considered, Jesus intended that His followers become “sons of light”, or as the Lord calls them in this text, “the light of the world.” What a high and significant calling. Those who are disciples of Christ are called to be, as He was, “the light of the world”. So that we might know how to fill such a monumental role, As Christians, we need Jesus’ light to brightly shine upon our lives in order enlighten other people whose lives are darkened by caused by negative acts and choices. We are to shine brightly. People should see the brightness of the Christ, who is the true light of the world. We are to be a city set on a hill. We have to maximize our efforts and service before God and men, to bring glory to the Father and souls to salvation.

Day 4: Stem cell treatment

DAY 4, END OF TREATMENT --- As in the previous morning, Beth greeted me:” GOOD MORNING TO THE WORLD” when she woke up. I pretended I did not hear her. But was I glad there were no neck pains the 2nd time in a row. We were earlier told though that there was no such thing as “instant cure”. The neck pains may recur but not as intense and often-- hopefully. That’s good enough! We were also advised that we have to be patient as the fresh cells only serve as “catalysts” or “triggers” that will hopefully prompt Beth’s own human cells to do its job of repairing. And this takes time. Only time will tell. I intentionally shut off the room heater middle of the night hoping I could recapture the actual coolness of the place, at least

Advocacy Mindanao Jess Dureza for the last time of our stay. Beth immediately noticed the cold temperature when she woke up. “Parang sa mountain, noh” (“like in the mountain,” referring to our Seagull Mountain Resort back home). As we were to head back for Frankfurt mid-morning, we started packing our things. Another in-room brief visit by a German nurse, body temperature taken, blood pressure measured and a peek at the area where injections were done. “Perfect,” she said with a pat and then handed us

some pain relievers (Ibuprofen 400mg) and anti allergy (Cetirizin beta 10 mg) just in case. Then we were given a 30-day supply of supplements for daily take consisting of 8 pills with German names like Jod, Spuren, Magnesium, Calcium, Carotinoide (Vit E) multivitamine, Vitamin C and Omega 3. “Pabaon” for the trip back home. Beth asked if she could take home some sweets and chocolates and snack items liberally spread on the table. “Oh so you did not touch them at all during all the

time you were here?” The nurse was amused. Of course we knew everything in the room was for us and part of the 4-day package but Beth was too careful with her food as she had been for the last few years when her kidneys started acting up. I was apprehensive Beth would start throwing caution to the wind with some boosted confidence. But again, that’s something we have to deal with later. For the moment, it was guarded euphoria. Downstairs, we settled the additional bill for the extra stem cell injection on the neck. That was not included in the original package for the four-day treatment package that our daughter Kristel, who did the preparatory arrangements, remitted by bank transfer in advance through TREATMENT | page 10

Purge of party lists just a charade

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man MINDANAO DAILY NEWS Publisher reaps what he sows…” (GaMER M. SUDARIA latians 6:7, the Holy Bible). Manager -oooROSE MARY D. SUDARIA Finance Manager C OM E L E C O K AYS RUEL V. PELONE ALLAN M. MEDIANTE R I C H PA R T Y L I S T Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor GROUPS: So, okay, how JOE DEL PEURTO FELICILDA will the Commission on MELANIE RIVERA Managing Editor Advertising Elections (Comelec) now CRIS DIAZ justify its disqualification Associate Editor ALBERT MOLIT of existing party list groups, SHAUN ALEJANDRAE UY Circulation Sports & Lifestyle Editor and its rejection of new applicants, on the ground BEN ARCHE JUN ESCUADRO Regional Editor-DAVAO RIZA O. ARES that the rejected groups and PAT SAMONTE LIEZL A. DELOSO their nominees are not truly Regional Editor-Caraga JOE PALABAO marginalized and are not AL JACINTO RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS Regional Editor-Zamboanga really poor when, among the Marketing Consultants party list groups it allowed GERRY LEE GORIT Photo Journalists to run in the 2013 elections, ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI URIEL C. QUILINGUING atty. roberto a. cantago jr. many of them are not also Editorial Consultant Legal Counsels

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio truly marginalized and not really poor? For example, there is one party list group which can never be a marginalized party list group because its members---and the sector it is representing, the businessmen, dealers and traders---are moneyed and rich, or, at the very least,

are not poor and underrepresented. They could very well run in regular congressional elections, to use a favorite phrase of a top Comelec official, yet this group was accredited. Then, the Comelec cannot deny that almost all the other party list groups it retained and is allow-

ing to participate in next year’s polls cannot qualify on the basis of the standards it applied in the cases of the disqualified party list groups. So, my question is: what happened to much vaunted “purge” of the party list groups---it was a purge only of those who are not within the graces of the powers that be, or of Comelec bosses? -oooCOMELEC ORDERS ON PARTY LIST GROUPS MOCK THE BIBLE: This kind of an accreditation system, where a double standard is used to favor a select group, is certainly CHARADE | page 10

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Patron of the arts Concluded from last week THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has indeed become a “guardian” of Philippine culture with its breathtaking collection of artworks. Former BSP Governor Rafael Buenaventura once said of the paintings in BSP’s possession: “The collection, spanning two centuries and numbering over a thousand pieces, serves as a mirror of ourselves as Filipinos: how we shaped our history, how we grew our sensibility and how we handled our sensitivity.” Aside from the works of National Artists and the “Thirteen Moderns” discussed in last week’s column, conceptual art is also represented in the BSP collection. According to the Committee on BSP Artwork and Paintings (CBAP), this type of art is represented by Roberto “Chabet” Rodriguez— widely acknowledged as the father of Philippine conceptual art. Chabet, one of the most influential contemporary teachers and artists, was a professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Fine Arts for three decades. Chabet, who is represented in the BSP collection with his early works, described his pieces as

“creatures of memory” and himself as their “custodian.” The great teacher nurtured students, later collectively known as “Chabet’s babies,” who have become recognized in their own right. The BSP also possesses works of the so-called “social realists.” During the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, a group of these more “politically inclined” artists veered away from non-representational imagery and began depicting everyday themes, current events, relationships, and “way of life” as subjects. First generation social realists Pablo Baen Santos, Edgar Fernandez, Antipas Delotavo, Orlando Castillo, and Renato Habulan are represented in the Bangko Sentral’s gallery, according to the CBAP. The graphic arts are also featured in the BSP art collection. The works of first generation printmakers such as Manuel Rodriguez Sr., Manuel Rodriguez, Jr., Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Brenda Fajardo, and Adiel Arevalo are found at the BSP. It would be interesting to know that the elder Rodriguez has been called the “Father of Philippine Printmaking” because of his role in promoting graphic arts in the country. The BSP has likewise

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The BSP has likewise become a venue for several extremely talented, ‘up and coming’ artists.”

become a venue for several extremely talented, “up and coming” artists. “Tanaw: the BSP Art Competition,” a biennial art competition launched in 2010, takes off from established national art competitions such as the Shell Art Competition, the Art Association of the Philippines Competition, the PLDT Directories Philippines Competition, and the Metrobank Art and Design Competition. According to CBAP, only previous winners of these national art competitions and other recognized biennales and triennales are allowed to enter the BSP competition. The top three winning entries automatically become part of the BSP Artwork and Painting Collections, the CBAP explained. The 2010 winners of

the “Tanaw” competition include Gary Custodio from Iloilo, Melvin Culaba of Baclaran, and Brave Singh of Ilocos Sur. Lastly, the BSP also features the works of Filipino artists who have trained abroad, including Juvenal Sanso, Nena Saguil and Macario Vitalis—all of whom have France their “destination of choice.” “The wide array of art produced by Filipino artists is (both) original and complex, and addresses issues and shows a mixture of several cultural influences,” the CBAP said. *** My book, Central Banking for Every Juan and Maria is now available at Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City. To reserve your copy, please contact 858-7000 or 858-7036.

ZAMBOANGA City––The Land Transportation Office(LTO) here is set to start cracking down on colorum tricycles in this southern port city by next week, the agency’s regional director said on Thursday. LTO Regional Director Aminola Abaton said the crackdown will be carried out following reports that more than a thousand units of tricycles are operating without the required franchise. Abaton said the campaign will be conducted in close coordination with the city government’s Tricycle Adjudication Board (TAB). He also said that a composite team to be composed of personnel from the LTO, police and TAB will be organized to carry out the crackdown. TAB handles the processing and issuance of franchise to tricycles operating in a particular city or municipality. It was learned that the TAB has issued more than 7,000 franchises to tricycle owners in this city this year, Abaton said. However, Abaton said that only a little over 4,000 owners of tricycles have renewed their franchises as of this month.

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Mindanao biz forum slated in K. Lumpur MANILA, -- The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur reported that as a follow-up to the successful signing of the Framework Agreement between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Embassy, in cooperation with the Putrajaya Chamber of Commerce, will be conducting the Mindanao Business Networking Forum on November 29 at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel. “Even since the signing of the Framework Agreement, there has been tremendous interest from Malaysian companies on investing in Mindanao. The forum capitalizes on this interest, and we hope that this would translate to actual sizable investments. We believe that through vigorous economic development drive, in tandem with the consolidation of peace, Mindanao will not only live up to its name as ‘the land of promise’, but become in fact promise fulfilled,” Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya said in a Department of Foreign Affairs statement. Expected to be present are MinDA Chairman and Signing Minister for Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines-East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Luwalhati Antonino, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman and other key officials from the region and from Malaysia. They will be accompanied by some 50 businessmen from Mindanao This by-invitation forum aims to present to Malaysian businessmen and women and investors the current trade and investment opportunities in Mindanao, particularly in the following sectors: agriculture/agri-business development; tourism development; infrastructure development, particularly transport, power and renewable energy; and services, particularly Islamic finance and ICT-enabled services. There will also be a chance for Filipino and Malaysian

businessmen to interact in breakout sessions, as well as in one-on-one meetings with their counterparts. Malaysian companies expected to attend include Berjaya Corporation, Genting Plantations, Malaysian Biotechnolog y Corporation, Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd, and Philippine Airlines (AirPhil) Malaysia, among others. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Malaysia, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and MATRADE Manila have also confirmed participation in the event. The forum is in cooperation with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Malaysia, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Government, Department of Trade and Industry, Board of Investments, and Department of Agriculture, MATRADE, and other supporting organizations in Malaysia. It is also supported by the Putrajaya Chamber of Commerce and the Berjaya Times Square. It is also a follow-up activity to the PhilippinesMalaysia Investment Partnership Forum held last May 29 in Kuala Lumpur, where Vice President Jejomar Binay was the guest of honor and keynote speaker, and the ARMM Mindanao Investment Forum, scheduled on November 23 to 26 in Cotabato City. Chairma n Antonino, Governor Hataman and other members of the Philippine delegation will also be participating in the BIMP-EAGA and Indonesia-MalaysiaThailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Consumer Fair in Melaka from November 30 to December 2. The Fair will showcase Philippine high-value agrifishery products and tourism destinations, which will be participated in by 50 exhibitors from Mindanao and Palawan. (DFA)

Parents as Teacher By Agustina D. Pawid

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We often heard the line “Good Education Begins at home”, and I agree to that. As I was looking at my kids one time, how they excel in their own class I realized that being a teacher and a parent at the same time really needs a double effort. According to a book I read “by the time british

children are around six years old, their social background has overtaken their natural ability as the main predictor of success in education” and I think this applies not only to british children but to all six year olds around the world. Detailed research and school gate babble concur on this point: the biggest problems in our education system

(l-r) EMB Asst Director Eva Ocfemia, SPI President Dr. Bodo Goerlich, SPI Environment Officer Francis Libao, SPI HR Manager Leah Tadena, EMB Chief Juan Miguel Cuna, SPI Communications Officer Jerome Soldevilla, DENR Undersecretary Manuel Gerochi.

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Manila- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has conferred upon energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) the DENR Official Seal of Approval in recognition of the company’s exemplary environmental performance. The award was presented by DENR Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Manuel Gerochi and Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Chief Juan Miguel Cuna in fitting ceremonies on 29 June 2012 at the DENR headquarters in Quezon City. SPI President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Bodo Goerlich, together with Environment Officer Francis Libao, HR Manager Leah Tadena and Communications Officer Jerome Soldevilla, received the award on behalf of the

company. SPI is one of the 18 industries in the country, and among the five large industries in Mindanao that qualified under Track 1 in the Philippine Environment Partnership Program (PEPP). USec Gerochi explained that PEPP-Track 1 industries are large companies that go beyond compliance and driven by competitiveness, image and supply chain requirements to improve performance. To qualify in the award, companies must have no case filed with the Pollution Adjudication Board for the last three years prior to the date of awarding; are in full compliance of all applicable environmental laws and proven to show cleaner production processes and superior environmental performance by a 3rd party

auditor. SPI is the project company of the 210 MW (net) Mindanao Coal Fired Power Plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. It is majority owned by the German firm Steag GmbH, which ranks among the German market leaders in electricity and heat generation from mine gas and biomass, and is one of the leading developers and operators of district heating using hot steam from innovative combined heat and power cycles (CHP). Steag is also a pioneer in efficient technologies for hard-coal-based power production and its technologies are distinguished by high degrees of efficiency and exemplary resource conservation. SPI’s power plant in Mindanao is equipped with state of the art pollution

prevention systems and has pioneered a Continuous Monitoring System (CEMS) that is made on-line with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). Since start of its commercial operations in November 2006, SPI has delivered more than 8.3 billion kWh of electricity representing about 20% of the Mindanao’s total power supply. It has sustained an aboveindustry efficiency rate of 36% and a remarkable availability rate of 93%. Apart from efficient and reliable power plant operations, SPI is also engaged in various social and environmental programs that include a 2,200 hectare carbon sink and urban forestry projects and the 16.4 hectare mangrove rehabilitation and development projects in Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental.

have their roots outside the classroom, and as a teacher in Elementary School I can say this is indeed true, their chances of doing well are twisted before they reach reception class. The point is made plainly in today’s Observer by Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers: “Too many children start school without the social and verbal skills to be able to take part in lessons and to behave well.” The declining standard

in children’s behavior today lies to how parents and or guardians at home take full responsibility. And for many years now, schools have been increasingly expected to fill gaps in children’s development left by poor parenting. Many parents and teachers would agree with me. Rich and poor parents alike destabilize teachers’ authority by refusing to accept that their children are capable of doing wrong. They often realized that it is their children’s education that is

jeopardized when a minority disrupts the class. Often disruption can be handled by good teaching. But not always; not when bad behavior is learned at home and encouraged by parents. Some parents might reason out that they send their child to school to learn things which they themselves as parent cannot do. Of course teachers should take on some pastoral duties, but they can’t carry the entire social burden that comes from irresponsible parenting.

Teachers are trained primarily to teach. They cannot effect radical social change alone at the chalk face. My point is, we as parents should be the first teacher of our children, and being the first teacher doesn’t end when our children are sent to school. And I do agree with one parent who told me that if you wanted to teach the right thing to your children, in all aspect, be the first Teacher.

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possibilities in terms of sustainability. Tuna, including fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers, is among the Philippine top export gainers. “It is really essential that the tuna sector is moving towards more sustainability. I think the Philippines is taking steps to that. That is something that has to be pursued in order to remain successful in exporting products to the European market,” he said. Verhoeven said suppliers find standards and certification systems becoming tougher to meet. “Companies are demanding more from sup-

pliers…If you are able to comply (with these) and you have the right products, the right quality, then, you have a good chance of entering the EU market,” he said. Verho e ven said the CBI has developed export coaching programs for different sectors, including the metalworking, food ingredients and tourism. He said the programs assist exporters to determine the characteristics of the EU market, how to deal with the buyers, and how to improve their production and processes and product quality, among others. -- Danielle Venz, PHILEXPORT News and Features

Goods, services exports post 7.1% growth in Q3 THE exports sector continued its rebound this year, albeit subdued, contributing to the two-year high economic growth of 7.1 percent in the third quarter of the year. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said exports of goods rose by 6.7 percent in the third quarter from a negative 14.8 percent during the same period last year. This brought average goods exports to 8.1 percent in the first three quarters. “Although the sector’s growth was still subdued, the surge in the overseas sales of metal components (466%), telecommunications (473.8%) and office equipment (106%) maybe

a sign of renewed vitality in the regional production networks, of which we are a part,” he said. An economist earlier underscored the importance of participation in regional/global production networks. This provides domestic firms not only access to more export markets but to newer technologies as well. Top dollar earners during the period also included control instrumentation, office equipment and ignition wiring sets. Losers, on the other hand, were automotive electronics, other products manufactured from materials on consignment EXPORTS | page 11

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ABERDI has likewise enlisted a significant number of local residents in both locations––Kalabugao and Tingalan, Opol––as seasonal plantation workers (pakyaw). A cooperative store run by A Brown employees was also established in Kalabugao to cater to the needs of the plantation workers in the area. In 2010, ABERDI put up a Php300,000-Tulogan Center for the Higaonon tribal community in Kalabugao. It is now the center of all tribal activities in the area. In Opol, MisOr, Mayor Dexter Yasay has recognized the initial inroads of developments infused by ABERDI in his municipality. “Aside from religiously paying the minimum wage for Opol oil palm workers, the establishment of oil palm plantation served as the driver of socio-economic activity in my municipality”, Yasay said. For over two years in its operation in Tingalan, Opol, ABERDI has undertaken several road repair and maintenance such as the Salawaga-Tingalan road in the amount of P600,000; Bagocboc-San Simon road, P1 million; Palot-ora road and spillway repair, P200,000; Limbasan road and spillway repair, P100,000; and Tingalan poblacion, P100,000. Recently, a 4-kilometer farm-to-market road situated in sitio Binigwayan-nahulogan, Malanang, Opol, Misamis Oriental was constructed by ABERDI at a cost of Php100,000. Mayor Yasay has also enlisted the assistance of ABERDI worth Php100,000 in the transfer and rehab work of Opol’s Rizal Monument project. Last month, ABERDI donated plastic pipes worth Php18,000 for the communal water system of Barangay Tingalan, Opol. During its first year of operation in 2010, some 173 Opol and Kalabugao workers were able to send their children to school, pay monthly school fees and eat three times a day. “The project is giving good impact on the economy of Opol. In fact, before the establishment of the plantation, there was little economic activity except for the illegal mining along river banks and mountains of Opol. If you visit Opol right now, you will see encouraging results,” Yasay said. Before the entry of ABERDI in Opol, MisOr, some people can hardly get good meal, but since the plantation opened, we’re proud to hear positive feedback, Yasay said. ABERDI alongside with the people’s organizations KASAMAKA in Kalabugao and KMBT in Opol has established nurseries for DENR’s National Greening Program. So far, more than 100,000 Falcata tree

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seedlings have been planted in more than 100 hectares classified by DENR as protected areas. Oil palm is highly recognized as Asia’s sunrise industry because of its tremendous potential for high yield and farm income aside from being an excellent forest cover. ABERDI is the first company to open up oil palm plantation in Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, Tingalan, Opol, MisOr and other neighboring areas in Northern Mindanao. ABERDI operates a 10-tonner crude palm oil (CPO) mill plant in Poblacion, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. Under construction on the same site is a Php 100-million oil palm refinery plant, expected to go into full operations by second quarter of next year. Impasug-ong Mayor Mario Okinlay acknowledged the tremendous economic contribution of ABERDI, his municipality being the host of the company’s oil palm plantation situated in Kalabugao and the crude palm oil and refinery plant in Poblacion, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. (Ruffy Magbanua).

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VM’s regional representative in Bangkok days before we left Davao City. During breakfast, we got an overseas call from Dr. Rose Rosete Liquete, her friend and attending physician who was closely following up on Beth’s cell treatment. For the Davaoenos’ info, Dr. Rose, who is a kidney transplant surgeon at the National Kidney Institute in Quezon City is an “ilongga” originally from Banga, South Cotabato and younger sister of retired Col. “Bomb” Rosete, who is now quietly enjoying his retirement in the US. Col. “Bomb” served us well during the critical times of martial law as AFP’s Community Relations Service (CRS) Regional Chief, remember? After the “thank yous and goodbyes” and the “kodakans”, we stepped out of the Villa Medica portals in crisp weather. A chauffeur, Andreas, then drove us 140kms back to Frankfurt in a plush Mercedes Benz sedan (no big deal out there as the auto bahn (highway) was crawling with MBs and BMWs and Jaguars, Porsches etc). Frankfurt is where we intend to “unwind” for a few days. A modest but modern hotel “The Pure” just near Frankfurt’s Central Train Station will be our temporary stop for a few days and observe Beth’s conditions before heading back home. Tomorrow, we hope to meet up with Beth’s relatives, Flor Llanos and her half-German son Stephan to handover some “pasalubong” sent by Sister Carmelita Llanos, O.P. of the Dominican Sisters of the Trinity. She manages

the San Pedro Hospital in Davao City. That’s what’s unique with Filipinos. Anywhere you go in the world, there are always some relatives or friends out there just too happy to receive you and show you around. FINAL WORDS: How the fresh stem cell treatment coming from non- humans, like the fetus of the “Black Mountain” sheep will work on ailing human organs is something that is not yet clinically established with scientific certitude. The effect on individual persons is also not the same, as we know. Each one reacts to treatments differently. Also, except for two or three of the Villa Medica guests I saw during our stay, the rest of them were evidently there for the aesthetic or cosmetic, if I may, value of the treatment. Yes, the promise of anti- aging or rejuvenation is so attractive, especially to those who can well afford. Celebrities, mostly from Asia have been coming in groups and hordes, I was told by the staff. Last month, in October, a group of 80 Filipinos landed and sat in that infusion room. Yes, in batches. During our own batch, the young couple from Vietnam, reputedly the biggest seafood exporter, had been there on their 3rd treatment. Not to mention my favorite 93-year old German and his wife who had been regular “comebackers.” There must be something in that treatment that kept them coming. Beth however keeps saying that the treatment together with the Prayers for Healing already gives her peace of mind and inner peace. The healing of her ailing kidneys, if it comes, will be just extra bonus from God. In any case, we will find out for ourselves in due time. And we will share these developments to all. As we have said in the beginning of this journey, we both decided to do away with the usual privacy protocols of her treatment so we can share her experience. We will even help those who are interested to try this pioneering but unconventional treatment by contacting us. I have touched base with VM on this and they agreed. Glad to be of help. Until my next report.

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environment reasons and to ease the problem of voluminous wastes and flooding. But Quintana said Davao City has a huge recycling project that is collecting and recycling 80,000 MT of wastes. “This is a good project that would help ease the above-mentioned problems,” Quintana said. Quintana said instead of banning the use of plastic, efforts to inform the people about recycling and how to manage wastes should be

made so as not to affect the plastic industry. Crispian Lao, commissioner of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (Recycling Sector), for his part, said LGUs that adopted the ban on plastics should not focus only on one issue which is environment. With the ban, people, especially merchandisers, have opted to use paper as substitute which is causing another economic problem in the country. Lao cited a 2011 data showing that the importation of paper products reached $500 million. “This is an actual effect of the banning,” he said.

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Marcoleta. Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, one of the proponents of the bill, said since Day 1, “I have been saying that the passage of this proposed measure will signal the beginning of the realization of our quest for good governance, transparency and accountability. Filipinos look forward to the day when an open and accountable government serves them, their interests and common aspirations. By then, the days of the corrupt would have surely become a thing of the past.” “We may be running short of time but if the public will closely watch and monitor, anything is possible, and everything will be doable,” he said. “We are thankful the committee called for a vote and allowed the bill to pass. Anti-corruption statutes cannot be fully enforced if there are no disclosure and information statutes, as well as laws to protect whistle blowers in government,” he added. Lacierda, however, said that a lot of things still need to be discussed, such as the need for safeguards, including the right of reply, definition of national security and corruption in the media.

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valid for one year, by the DENR in recognition of their efforts for incorporating green policies across their business operations to help protect the environment. “The awardees were chosen because of their exemplary environmental performance and for going beyond mere compliance with existing environmental laws and regulations,” said Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Ramon J. P. Paje. Undersecretary Manuel Gerochi, together with Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Juan Miguel Cuna and Assistant Director Eva Ocfemia handed out the awards during simple rites held at the DENR main office in Quezon City on Thursday (November 29).

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Paje said the PEPP, which covers public and private industrial and commercial establishments, including agri-industrial facilities, manufacturing and commercial enterprises, was put in place by the department as a way of expressing gratitude to companies committed to environmental protection through various business practices. “ T h e i r p o l i c i e s on self-monitoring and selfregulation deserve to be recognized and emulated by other companies,” Paje pointed out. All the awardees have not faced a single complaint before the DENR’s Pollution Adjudication Board in the past three years. As a reward, the DENR will relax its rules on the submission requirements for reports, automatically extend the validity of permits and ease procedures in securing environmental compliance certificates for project expansion of the recipients under PEPP Track 1 category. There are now a total of 57 PEPP Track 1 awardees since the program started in 2009. Awardees for this year are Aboitiz Power Hedcor Sibulan Inc.-Davao del Sur; Coca-Cola plants in the provinces of Isabela, Ilocos Norte, La Union and Pangasinan; Green Core Geothermal, Inc.-Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant; Energy Development Corporation’s geothermal power fields in Kidapawan City and Leyte province; and Holcim’s plants in Lugait, Misamis Oriental, and Norzagaray, Bulacan. Nestle’s Cagayan Distribution Center and factory in Pulilan, Bulacan; the Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining CorporationIsabela, Leyte; Pilipinas Shell’s Tacloban Terminal; Batangas Onshore Gas Refinery of Shell Philippines Malampaya B. V.; STEAG State Power, Inc.-Misamis Oriental; and Team Energy Corporation’s power stations in Pagbilao, Quezon, and Sual, Pangasinan also received awards. Past qualifiers under PEPP Track 1 were some factories of Nestle Philippines, Coca-Cola and Holcim, and tycoon Lucio Tan’s Absolut Distillers Inc., which in 2011 also won the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice from the London-based environment group, The Green Organisation. denr. gov.ph

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reprehensible not only to the whole democratic system, especially in a government which is supposedly anchored on the “right path of governance”, but more so in the eyes of God. For one, it makes a mockery of God’s directive, contained in Amos 5:15 of the Bible, for those in power to “…maintain justice in the courts…” Surely, in using

one standard for a particular group and another for a group that is not clearly favored, the directive to maintain justice in the courts is mocked, and God, the giver of that directive, is likewise mocked. This opens up God’s curses to come upon those responsible for using the double standard in the accreditation of party list groups, for it is written in Deuteronomy 28:15 of the Bible, “… if you no longer listen to God and no longer obey His commands… all of these curses will come upon you and overtake you…” The curses may not be immediately visible, but they will surely come, as previous Comelec officials have experienced. -oooPU RG E OF PA RT Y LISTS, JUST A CHARADE: In fact, this whole charade of purging the ranks of party list groups is nothing but just that---a charade with, it appears now, a sinister purpose. First: it is the people who should be allowed to say, through their ballots, whether a group is to be accepted as a party list group or not. The people are the sovereign rulers, not the Comelec. Second, the supposed purge by the present Comelec appears to have only one clear purpose, and the mere headlines of news stories about the Comelec’s decision on which party list should be allowed to run say it all: “PNoy’s party list allies given Comelec nod”, “PNoy’s party list critics disqualified”. Just by reading these news headlines will tell us the reason why there was a “purge” in the first place. Well, let it not be said that no warning was given to those who at present wield the power at Comelec. The Bible, in its Ecclesiastes 12:14, makes it clear that whatever anyone did, in secret or in public, whether good or bad, will be accounted for before God. And the accounting will happen not only during the day of judgment, but even here on earth, while we are still here. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@ yahoo.com.

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(Abante Mindanao) will be retained based on its track record. He said the Comelec can see Abamin’s records which show projects for local government units, scholarships (a total of 7,500), livelihood programs for farmers and fisherfolk, and medical missions, among others. “We have done our homework,” he said. Some 200 party-lists have already been disqualified as of presstime. As to whom to support in the elections for the city’s top post, he said he is neutral and that it is the people who will decide between incumbent Mayor Vicente Emano and Gov. Oscar Moreno.

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Hotline on violence vs women installed in Armm BULUAN, Maguindanao– The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Thursday launched, through the Regional Commission on Bangsamoro Women (RCBW), the Violence Against Women (VAW) Hotline in observance of the 18-day international campaign to end violence against women. The VAW Hotline project aims to encourage women who are suffering from any form of violence and abuse in every part of the region to report to authorities their cases through these numbers. Regional Vice Governor Hadja Bainon Karon, concurrently the regional secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, said while some of these VAW cases are documented, many remain unreported as an offshoot of the culture of silence

among Muslims. Karon said physical violence is widespread in the region and at times cause the untimely death of its victims. “The 18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW) started last November 25, calling for the elimination of all forms of violence and abuses through heightened awareness on gender-based violence,” RCBWARMM chairperson Helen RoxasBalawag said. With the theme “VAW-Free society in times of peace, conflict and calamity,” the activity aims to raise consciousness within national government agencies, local government units, and the general public about gender-based issues in crisis situations. Assemblywoman Bai Samira Gutoc, representative to the Regional Leg-

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islative Assembly (RLA), stressed that this year’s theme is relevant to ARMM because the region has gone through a series of natural and manmade calamities. Most recent of these are the confrontations between Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and government troops and the infamous Maguindanao Massacre in 2009. Gutoc, a renowned women’s rights defender, stressed that women empowerment had been reinforced with her appointment to represent the voice of the women in the RLA. Gutoc cited the recent conflict in Maguindanao between government forces and BIFF forces where more than half of the 50,000 displaced individuals were women who suffered in evacuation centers.

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Phytoremediation is an intervention using living plants to remove heavy metals and other contaminants from the environment. Authorities noted that soil contamination by heavy metals from human activities is among pressing environmental concerns. The problem is particularly pronounced in dumpsites, they noted. Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) bans establishment and operation of open dumps nationwide. “More of such dumps are due for closure but food musn’t be grown there,” Cortez said.

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basis, electronic data processing, articles of apparel and clothing accessories and components/ devices (semiconductors). Balicasan said services exports also rose by a robust 7.6 percent in the third quarter, driven by growth in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. “On the demand side, increased consumer and gover nment sp ending, incre as e d invest ments in construction, and the third consecutive quarter of growth in external trade contributed to the highest

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P2 million each. “These new classrooms will answer the clamor of school officials that for a long period of time they are still utilizing the dilapidated school buildings grossly endangering well–being and health of pupils, and of course, the overcrowding of pupils that often compromise the quality of education,” Rivera said. On the other hand, dark nights are soon be over for two remotest barangays of Bagumbayan after the approval of the proposed installation of Solar Battery Charging Station of Barangay Sumilil and Solar Home System of Barangay Kanulay which plans to light up hundreds of houses

She said local authorities must identify alternative sites for food production. They must also provide alternative livelihood for people growing food in closed dumpsites, she said. Cortez noted several studies cite health problems that can arise from consuming food contaminated with heavy metals. Such problems include impaired development in children due to lead poisoning; cancer, cardiovascular, pulmonary, kidney and bone diseases from cadmium ingestion; gastrointestinal- and brain-related illnesses from zinc as well as adversely affected tissue structure and function from copper retention in the body, she noted.

quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2012,” said the National Coordination Board (NSCB). Balisacan attributed the Philippine third-quarter 7.1-percent gross domestic product, the fastest economic growth in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to the robust performance of almost the domestic sectors. With this, the country is well on its way to surpassing the growth target of 5 to 6 percent this year, he said. Year-to-date GDP already reached 6.5 percent. -- Danielle Venz, PHILEXPORT News and Features especially of indigenous people in the community. Barangay Sto. Nino’s residents longing for safe drinking water will be a thing of the past with the construction of Potable Water System level II in different strategic locations of the village. The six community projects were chosen among the 19 proposed projects of all barangays of Bagumbayan during the Municipal InterBarangay Forum-Participatory Resource Allocation. The six projects will be implemented under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) through the financial support of World Bank. Thirty percent of the total project cost is from the local community counterpart.

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