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CAGAYAN de Oro City––The City Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council says it is prepared for the coming tropical storm Bopha which is expected to hit Cagayan de Oro on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Engr. Armen Cuenca, assistant CDRRMC officer, said rescue teams are also on standby for emergencies during the storm, which is said to be bigger than last year’s tropical storm Sendong. During Saturday’s press conference, the council
presented its contingency plans for a typhoon signal #2, which states that all responding units should report to command center, all fire trucks and barangay patrol vehicles must roam around the affected areas to alarm the residents, implement voluntary evacuation
for the vulnerable sectors and monitor the progress of the typhoon. The command center has been identified as the City Tourism Hall at the city hall compound with alternative sites at Camp Capistrano in the eastern side of the city and at Oro Chamber in the western side. Evacuation sites total 13: Barangay 24, Barangay 40, Camaman-an, Indahag, Lapasan, Agusan, Zone 6 Carmen, Zone 10 Carmen, Patag, Kauswagan, Bulua, Xavier Heights and Iponan. The presscon was also
attended by city councilors Adrian Barba and Prexy Elipe. Typhoon Pablo Typhoon (international name) Bopha continues to intensify and is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Sunday evening or early Monday morning, the state weather bureau said on Sunday. Weather forecaster Jori Loiz however said that even if the typhoon enters PAR, it is still too far to affect any part of the country and PABLO | page 10
Engr. Armen Cuenca, assistant City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council officer, shows the forecast of tropical storm Bopha which could make landfall in the Philippines on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. The storm is reportedly bigger than last year’s tropical storm Sendong. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
90-day fishing ban in Mindanao By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––The Philippine government has imposed a 90-day ban on commercial sardines fishing in Western Mindanao to allow fish to spawn and mature. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the ban does not cover small fishermen. “The ban only applies to commercial fishing. Small fishermen can continue their catch,” said BFAR Director Asis Perez. He said they also deployed two patrol ships to ensure the enforcement of the ban. Local canning factories said there are enough stocks of canned sardines in the country while others are looking to import sardines from China so it can FORMER lawmaker Cynthia Villar receives her token of appreciation and award from Prof. Alem Abdurasad Sarangani continue producing more despite the moratorium. Tens of thousands of workers rely or benefit directly (third from left), head of the Member-World Muslim League-Philippines chapter, during the opening and ceremonial cutting of ribbons of Hayfah Palace, Hayfah Bakery, Hayfah Petron, and a TV station (dxKC-RPMD TV) in Marawi City on Decem- from canning factories for their livelihood. ber 1. Marawi City Mayor Sultan Fahad “Pre” U. Salic witness the awarding. Photo by Sonny Sudaria, Armm bureau chief
39 birds added to threatened species in PH A TOTAL of 39 birds have been added to the Philippines’ official list of threatened species, former Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, Pilipinas Ecowarriors convenor, said Sunday. Zubiri identified the
39 species of “threatened” birds, based on their common names, as: the Streak reed-warbler, Blue-capped kingfisher, Silvery kingfisher, Philippine duck, Darter, Malaysian plover, Philippine leafbird, Japanese white
stork, Mcgregor’s cuckooshrike; Visayan flowerpecker, Cebu flowerpecker, Scarletcollared flowerpecker, Pinkbellied imperial pigeon, Visayan broadbill, Spoonbilled sandpiper, Merlin,
Little slaty flycatcher, Palawan flycatcher, Mindanao bleeding-hear t, Tab on scrubfowl, Ashy-breasted flycatcher; Bristle-thighed curlew, Ryuku scops owl, Palawan BIRDS | page 10
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POEA ties up LGUs vs human trafficking, illegal recruitment
LANAO del Sur Governor Mamintal “Bombit” A.L. Adiong expresses his strong support to the Forestland Boundary Assessment and Delineation (FLBD) projects in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) during its launching held on December 2 at the Xavier States Clubhouse and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City. The FLBD launching carries the theme “Unang tanda para sa kagubatan, simbolo nang handa, matatag, makabago, at makakalikasang Bangsamoro.” Also present at the launching are DENR-Armm Regional Secretary Hadji Kahal Q. Kedtag, Armm Caretaker Mujiv S. Hataman, former DILG-Armm Secretary Haroun AlRashid Lucman, and Lanao del Sur Mayors League President Lampa I. Pandi, MD. Photo by Sonny Sudaria
Western Mindanao Command has no spokesman By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––The military’s Western Mindanao Command, which covers half of the southern
Philippines, is now without any spokesman after its information officer was ordered to report to the office of its former commander Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes, now the Armed Forces Vice
Chief of Staff. Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said he is now with Coballes in Manila for a new assignment. “After 17 years, I am leaving Mindanao. I am
transferring to the Office of the Vice Chief of Staff. It was fun to work with you and I am hoping to return soon. Thank you,” Cabangbang told journalists. SPOKESMAN | page 10
GENERAL Santos City–– The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has tapped the public employment services offices (PESO) of local government units (LGUs) in Region 12 as among the frontliners of its enhanced campaign against illegal recruitment and human trafficking in the region. Chona Mantilla, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 12 director, said that such move is aimed at bringing the campaign down to the grassroots level within the region’s four provinces and five cities. Region 12, which is also known as the Soccsksargen Region, comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato. “POEA is mainly expanding its network among LGUs to make the campaign more focused and effective,”
she said. As part of the initiative, Mantilla said the POEA recently launched a series of campaign seminars and capability enhancement trainings on the agency’s overseas employment programs for PESO personnel in the area. She said they were also updated on the government’s anti-illegal recruitment and trafficking in person’s programs. Mantilla said DOLE and the POEA will further strengthen the PESO units through sustained technical assistance, trainings as well as the provision of information materials and resource persons, among others. “We would like to sustain the participation of LGUs in the campaign through mechanisms that will motivate them like periodic reporting and evaluation and the conduct of capability enhancement seminars,” Mantilla said. As local counterparts in HUMAN | page 10
Republic of the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Department of Health OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL SECRETARY ORG Compound, Cotabato City Tel, No. 421-9840 Telefax No. 421-6842
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUHU
It is my pleasure to extend my greetings to the people of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on the occasion of its 23rd anniversary celebration. With this year’s theme “Makabagong Hamon Tungo sa Malusog at mapayapang Bangsamoro”, it is indeed a challenge not only to the officials of ARMM but also to the people and the community as a whole to attain this goal. Dubbed as “Peacetivities 2012”, DOH-ARMM promotes “Healthy Lifestlyle, Promotion of Maternal and Child Health, Newborn Care, Nutrition and Environmental Program”.
Again my warm congratulations to all.
Thank you and MABUHAY.
Wassalam.
KADIL M. SINOLINDING, JR, MD, DPBO Secretary of Health-ARMM
Hanging of the Greens: the Christmas season officially starts at UCCP City Church with the Hanging of the Greens by members of the congregation on Nov. 28, 2012. Photo by Mike Banos
DepEd holds youth summit in Lanao Sur By RIC CLET and MARIZ REVALES
THE 51st Infantry Battalion of the army’s premier division in partnership with the Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEdArmm) led in the three-day Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) with the theme: “Building Communities of Peace through Youth Empowerment and Solidarity” to 90 high School students from the nine towns of Lanao del Sur held in Barangay Talambo, Pualas town recently. The objective of the program is to promote peace and enhance a culture of peace,values orientation, sports, skills leadership qualities and strengthen nationalism among the participants. A series of workshop and lectures by subject matter such as peace team building, youth empowerment, use of illegal drugs, values, human rights and spiritual enrichment were presented to further develop solidarity SUMMIT | page 10
PDEA nab 3 ‘high-value tar gets’ in Zambo ZAMBOANGA City––Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents have arrested three “high-value targets” in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, a PDEA official announced Saturday. PDEA regional director Adzhar Albani said the suspects were arrested around 3:40 p.m. Friday at Sto. Niño Drive, Barangay Tumaga, 4.3 kilometers north of this city. Albani identified the arrested suspects as Saidol Naya, 49 and his wife, Ruaina, 49, and Nur-Aine Abubakar, 54, all residents of Tumaga.
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Former NPAs receive cash assistance By: 1st Lt. Froilan T. Bayangos
BUKIDNON - The government is pursuing its comprehensive peace agenda that calls for a principled negotiated settlement with all armed rebel groups, under the rule of law and in accordance with constitutional process. The livelihood assistance program of the government is a process involving the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the rebel forces in the area. It is considered as an integral part of the peace process and post-conflict security reform of a society for former rebels to lead a normal life and essential in confidence-building for a renewed community. The livelihood assistance program requires the convergence of efforts between and among non-government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs) and other stakeholders. It is mainly aimed at facilitating the smooth tran-
sition of rebel returnees/ surrenderees from being combatants to becoming productive members of society. The program assists the
rebel returnees by providing them with financial assistance, health coverage, limited rice assistance and cash support for surrendered firearms under the
Balik-Baril Program. The peace and development efforts of the LGU was realized, as a great number of New People's Army rebels chose to renounce their
armed struggle and embrace a life of peace through the local Social Integration Program. On November 14, this year, Provincial Administra-
tor Provo Jun Antipasado and Ms Magdalena Barrios of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPPAP) facilitated the awarding ceremony of livelihood and cash assistance program from to the former rebels at Kaamulan theatre, Malaybalay City. The activity was done with this writer, in his capacity as acting CMO Officer of the 8th Infantry Battalion. Each of the 58 former rebels, under the Rexan Perez Command of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 89, NCMRC,received a comprehensive package of financial assistance of P50, 000.00 to help them start a new life. (FTB/asf )
Wescom visits Kalayaan islands By: Rene V. Carbayas
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN - Tri-media practitioners, together with personnel of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA-Caraga), and members of the panel are shown here during the press conference on the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children. Spearheaded by the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC), the activity was held at the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA-Caraga) conference room, Butuan City. (Danilo S. Makiling, PIA-Caraga/asf)
COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS - PCOO Sec. Sonny Coloma spells out peace dividends as one of the opportunities for Mindanao today. Keynoting the opening of the Mindanao Communicators Congress in Davao City, he noted that the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement is a significant achievement of the Aquino administration, adding that leaders from across the globe are hailing its signing. (PIA 10/asf)
ISABELA City - Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban, commander of the Western Command (Wescom), has visited the military troops deployed at the Kalayaan group of islands in the West Philippine Sea. The visit was to assess the area of operations, particularly on the aspect of readiness, while boosting the morale and welfare of the troops. The first ever commander’s visit to the area also served as an opportunity for the military personnel to meet and talk with their commander in time for Yuletide Season. Christmas gifts, which included groceries and other supplies, were given to the soldiers, whom General Sabban commended for their commitment to protect and defend the disputed islands. “Our commitment to accomplish the mission of preserving the nation’s peace, while protecting its legitimate possessions and defending our democracy and territorial integrity against all enemies – foreign and domestic, continues to be the moving force from where we draw our strength and inspiration,” he stated. During the ocular inspection of detachment facilities, Sabban noted the operational hurdles that need to be addressed, if only to strengthen Wescom’s forces and enhancing its capabilities to meet the needs of today’s evolving
threat to environment. He assured the troops that the command will do everything to address the existing operational concerns. “Our military service is vital to our nation’s fu-
ture. Our country’s future depends on us. As our predecessors have done, we will pass on to our children, the same liberties that were preserved for us,” he further said The nine island detach-
ments visited by the Western Command chief were Lawak Island, Patag Shoal, Likas Island, Parola Island, Pagasa Island, Panata Shoal, Kota Island, Rizal Reef, and Ayungin. (ALT/RVC/ Wescom/PIA 9, ZBST/asf)
GENDER SENSITIVITY AMONG SOLDIERS – Lt. Col. Rene R. Cañete, assistant chief of staff for education and training of the 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, lectures on gender sensitivity during the Gender Awareness Development Orientation Seminar at the Division Clubhouse, Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City, November 27, this year. (4ID photo/asf)
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PRO-13 fields 59 new intel officers By PO1 Ryan C. Cagula
CAMP Rafael C. Rodriguez, Libertad, Butuan City – Fifty-nine members of the Police Regional Office (PRO-13) have become capable of speeding up the intelligence operations after finishing the 21-day Basic Intelligence Course, November 26, this year. Police Chief Supt. Carmelo E. Valmoria, PRO 13 Director, said “police intelligence is a critical part of police operations. When its procedures are properly applied, it allows the law enforcers to effectively interpret the criminal environment and forecast criminal actions.” He added, the graduates are now in a better position to contribute to higher crime solution efficiency, as future intelligence operatives and can now adhere to an incisive, practical, and theoretical study of a dynamic process that responds to and predicts emerging criminal trends. The course was designed to upgrade police intelligence capability, as it develops effective strate-
gies on gathering discrete information against any existing criminal elements. Police Chief Supt. Valmoria led in the distribu-
tion of certificates to the graduates, as well as the awards to the top officers. (RCC/PSupt. Martin M. Gamba/asf)
RTMI CONQUERS GENSAN – Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) proves herself of being the largest fleet in the island by conquering General Santos City, via Malaybalay, Valencia, Tacurong and Koronadal Cities, effective October 18 this year. Fielding out 10 fully-airconditioned WIFI-equipped buses daily, RTMI takes the 405-kilometer route in 10 hours prescribed travel time. Above photo shows, one of such units at GenSan Bus Terminal awaiting turn for an early morning trip to Cagayan de Oro City. (Photo by Arjay S. Felicilda)
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Observations in foreign lands
I HAVE GONE to many countries some years ago and always I compared the Philippines to all the places I have gone to. Perhaps because the latter is so close to me it always come out as the best of all the foreign countries I have seen. One thing that surprised me though, is the fact that in our country so many people just roam around doing nothing while others sitting down in parks, in sidewalks, in vacant lots, just talking with each other or discussing important issues about politics and religion. I surmised these people do not have job or perhaps they have retired one way or another or looking for job. In some instances these people end up quarrelling among themselves when formal debates fail or whatever. I have witnessed many times such incidents which ended up in fighting or shouting because they could not settle the issues they are discussing. I would say the matter is the result of people who spend so much time doing nothing that results in misunderstanding or heated arguments. This is terrible and certainly not good. But this thing, as I look at it, is part of our culture and habit. Filipinos have the ugly behavior of going around for nothing. They leave the homes early in the morning, return at noon to sleep a little after lunch and go out again later in the afternoon. This sort of program takes place everyday and some people are surprised why they do not run out of food or something. They have money for transportation and some of them go drinking when darkness comes. As I said before, nobody dies of hunger in the country. Everybody has food in the table in their homes. In Germany, the United States of America, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, Puerto Rico etc. that I had been to, I noticed nobody just walk aimlessly. I rarely see people except in
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Learning to walk THINK a minute. A social worker named Margaret Sangster saw a young boy in a poor ghetto of a big city. He had been hit by a car months earlier. His legs were so badly broken and twisted that he couldn’t walk. This boy was not even part of Margaret’s job and responsibility, but she took him to a doctor who operated on the boy’s legs. Two years later this young boy was completely healed! He walked into the office of Margaret Sangster to thank her for changing his life. Naturally she was so
Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst happy to see him finally walking and living a normal life. Years later, Margaret was telling this story to some other social workers. She asked them where they thought that boy was today as a young man. They each thought, and asked if he was a teacher now? Or a doctor? Maybe
even a social worker like Margaret. But Margaret, trying to keep from crying, said: “This young man is now in jail for a terrible, evil crime! You see, I helped him walk again, but there was no one there to teach him where to walk and how to live right!” Many people and examples around us are showing
us how to live. Sometimes it’s hard for us to know who to follow in life. There’s really only one Person Who can heal and change your life permanently for good. You see, Jesus Christ will not only show you how to live, but He will also give you the power to do it. Then, you can finally start living the good life you want and were created to enjoy. But you and I must first choose to stop living our way and start living Jesus’ way—24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s a choice you’ll never regret for the rest of your life. Just Think a Minute.
Lull before the storm that is the RH bill
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`The man who hates and divorces his wife,’ says the Lord, the God of Israel, `does violence to the one he should protect,’ says the Lord Almighty’…” (Malachi 2:16, the Holy Bible). -oooSUPERT YPHO ON “PABLO” AS PART OF BIBLICAL PROPHECIES: Weathermen are afraid that “Pablo”, the typhoon that was projected to hit the Philippines Monday, December 03, 2012, will become a super typhoon, what with its 200 kilometers per hour strength. Even as this column was being written LANDS | page 10 Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) was already issuing warning alerts to our countrymen, www.mindanaodailybalita.com urging them to be extra cautious. The MINDANAO DAILY NEWS (MDN) The warnings are fine, newspaper is published daily at Door 2, but what can we really do Tanleh Building, Abellanosa St., Brgy. Conin the face of a storm that
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Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio has been touted to be even stronger than “Sendong”, the killer weather freak that killed thousands in Cagayan De Oro and Iligan Cities in Mindanao almost a year ago? There is none, except to read the Bible and obey what is written in it. Praying will simply not be enough, as the Bible itself said. For example, in Matthew 7:21, Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, said praying and calling Him “Lord, Lord” will not be enough to give salvation to anyone. It is necessary also that the one calling Him “Lord, Lord” should know God’s will and commands, and then
obey them sincerely, with fear and trembling. The same message is given by James 2:17 and 26, where we are warned that we must “walk our faith, not just talk about it.” We must all pay attention to what the Bible is saying about these weather disturbances, and what, it says, are the antidotes to their destructive effects, considering that this Holy Book contains dire prophecies about rains, floods and strong winds coming to us, bringing death and destruction, if we do not listen to God and do not obey His commands (see
Matthew 7:24-27). -oooM E N ’ S U N FA I T H FULNESS AND GOD’S WRATH: Many men will always be men, of course, and would rarely pass up an opportunity for an affair or two, even with their gullible law students, as a lawyer whose wife complained to a popular radio host-newspaper columnist recently appears to show (if the wife’s complaint is found to be true, of course). Men, after all, are naturally polygamous and ego-trippers. But then, it is an entirely different thing when men, in pursuit of sinful pleasures in the embrace of kept women, leave their wives and their children, who, when such men were still struggling to find their place under the sun and trying to be economically-successful, stood by them, suffered with them, and dreamt and STORM | page 10
So you don’t fear a Catholic vote huh?
HOW dare you! Interestingly enough with the church saturated all over the country and Roman Catholic being predominantly the national religion; to hear a senator say there is no Catholic vote to begin with, so do not fear the church and vote on the RH bill is MINDANAO DAILY NEWS an act of self-termination. Publisher It has to be, considering we MER M. SUDARIA are mostly Roman Catholics since Manager birth. Just because the church has Harry Tambuatco ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA Finance Manager not endorsed a single politician or political party does RUEL V. PELONE ALLAN M. MEDIANTE not lend meaning that there isn’t one. Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor Many other break-away evangelists groups may have JOE DEL PEURTO FELICILDA MELANIE RIVERA succeeded in promoting specific candidates so much so Managing Editor Advertising that these candidates bear gifts and court their endorseCRIS DIAZ Associate Editor ments; the Catholic Church has always been prudent ALBERT MOLIT SHAUN ALEJANDRAE UY and has left politics to the individual. Circulation Sports & Lifestyle Editor But to announce with confidence that we should not BEN ARCHE JUN ESCUADRO fear a Catholic vote is total nonsense. Worse would be Regional Editor-DAVAO RIZA O. ARES to go against the dictates of the church with RepresentaPAT SAMONTE LIEZL A. DELOSO tives voting against its pronouncements. Regional Editor-Caraga JOE PALABAO AL JACINTO Personally I take offense and should you not and RENE MICHAEL BAÑOS Regional Editor-Zamboanga stand by idly with pronouncements such like these; is Marketing Consultants GERRY LEE GORIT intolerable. By 2013 the lections will take its course and Photo Journalists ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI the outcome will be forthright. URIEL C. QUILINGUING atty. roberto a. cantago jr. Dynasties will finally fall and this will be the doing of Editorial Consultant Legal Counsels
no less the Catholic vote. Those who voted to promote the RH bill will suffer its consequences. Candidates who belong to dynasties however numb they have mutated into will feel the wrath of the people. And should this not be the case; all would be lost anyway! There is also the education that needs to be sustaining till Election Day of course. There are many who do not like dynasties but still do not know the meaning or how far the dynasty issue applies. While there is the first to the fourth level on consanguinity the issue remains intolerable for father, spouse, sons and daughters. Then there are those who to rotating chairs with their uncles, nephews etc., Article II is forthright, there is no need to expound the meaning or the definition of dynasty, it is against our constitution. Our leaders need to be living examples for the people who have given them mandates. As our president has coined “ikaw and boss ko”; how is it he too does not heed the call of the people against dynasties or against the RH bill? Are the surveys true when TV is endorsed to promote these atrocities against the people? Or is the handiwork of PR firms and spin doctors in the pockets of big money be it the pharmaceuticals or rich businessmen? Elections lend to the endorsement of the people and should the two biggest political parties not land their national candidates into positions considering they are both from the same side; this will tell the President who the real boss is! Let us hope he is listening.
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‘Manilakbayan’ delegates kick-off 10-day campaign By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today MANILA––“Gikan pa kami sa Mindanao aron ipahibalo dinhi sa kaulohan ang tinuod nga mga panghitabo sa Mindanao (We came all the way from Mindanao to make known the real situation in our island),” said Datu Jalandoni Campos, a tribal leader from Surigao del Sur. Campos, leader of the Malahutayong Pakigbisog alang sa Sumusunod, is one of the 70 delegates of the Manilakbayan, a People’s Mobilization for the Defense of Land, Environment and Human Rights, who wanted to bring to the National Capital Region (NCR) the real issues and situation in Mindanao. On Saturday, Manilakbayan delegates held a protest outside the Camp Crame in Quezon City where they denounced the continued human rights violations in Mindanao due to the implementation of the counter-insurgency plan, Oplan Bayanihan, and the displacement of the indigenous peoples due to the presence of foreign-owned and large-scale mining corporations. Pastor Jurie Jayme of the human rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao, said “the activity will directly refute the
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STOP LARGE-SCALE MINING. Tribal leader Genasque Enriquez, Katribu Party-list’s second nominee, calls on the Aquino government to stop the continued intrusion of foreign and largescale mining companies to the indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands in Mindanao in a protest Saturday outside the Camp Crame in Quezon City. davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez
claims of President Noynoy Aquino, especially to the international community, that human rights violations in the country are only part of leftist propaganda.” Campos lamented on the continued suppression they experienced as they opposed the entry of largescale mining corporations to their ancestral lands. He said to silence them and force them to abandon their cause, “They charged us with these trumped-up cases.” “Kini nga mga kaso parehas ra sa mga kaso sa mga
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ordinaryong kriminal nga walay bail bond (These cases are similar to those files against ordinary criminals without bail bond),” Genasque Enriquez, the second nominee of Katribu partylist said as he blamed the Philippine National Police to be part of the grand design to silence those who defend their lands. But despite this, according to Campos, they will carry on the fight against human rights violations, defend their ancestral domains and resist the threats of large-scale mining com-
panies. “With Manilakbayan, we hope to inform the people of the true state of Mindanaons especially in the rural areas, and debunk the lies that President Aquino has been peddling,” Enriquez said. Other campaigns Manilakbayan delegates also campaigned for the freedom of all political prisoners (PPs). There are currently 401 PPs languishing in the country’s different jail facilities, the Karapatan-NCR noted. Out of this total number,
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TO quote William Blake “the eyes is the window to one’s soul,” so I say, what then is the soul minus one’s eyes? In my practice as a Specialist, my eyes are my most valued organs in my human anatomy. Not only do these eyes of mine make me see the beautiful world I live in, but, these eyes of mine is what I use to see the microscopic details of diseases. Of the five senses that we have, eyesight tops my list of most important. I remember one time, coming from a 36 hour duty, I accidentally lost my pair of eyeglasses! I could not read, nor could I see very well and I had to wait for somebody to pick me up just so I can get home. The fear of being unable to see is so strong that I had three pairs of eyeglasses made! Visual impairment may be in the form of blurred vision, seeing halos, blind spots or floaters. These changes may represent an eye disease, or can be part of the ageing process. It can also result from injury or trauma, and can occur as a complication of
Diabetes Mellitus, which more often than not can be felt only after a decade of having that uncontrolled blood sugar. Infections that can either be bacterial or viral in origin can impair one’s vision. Mind you, there are even certain sexually transmitted infections that can affect the eyes. Tumors, stroke, over exposure to outdoor activities, fatigue and yes, certain medications can also result in blurring of one’s vision. A blurred vision is something that may create panic but, worse, if one were to lose one’s vision. Blurred vision is a common symptom in illnesses affecting the eyes, whether the cause or condition is temporary or more permanent. It is not uncommon though to experience in one’s lifetime certain conditions affecting the eyes, which are but temporary in nature, which can present as visual impairment. One of the most common is conjunctivitis, or what we call as the pink eye, where the conjunctiva is inflamed. Allergens, chemicals like chlorine in the swimming
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No relief seen to dollar earners in legislating a new BSP charter HOPES for a lasting solution to a strengthening peso through legislation was dashed Wednesday when members of the Competitiveness Currency Forum were informed the present Congress has a slim chance of getting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ charter amended soon. The Competitiveness Currency Forum, chaired by Clara Lapus of the Mama Sita brand of processed food products, is a national coalition seeking for sound management of the peso-dollar rate the way more prosperous Asian nations are managing their own currencies. Eduardo Gana, consultant to Senator Sergio Osmena III, banking and finance committee chairman of the Philippine Senate, told members of the coalition the present Congress may no longer has the Malunggay Pastel Facade. A home grown product takes wing at Pueblo de Oro with its of- time to pass the BSP charter amendment bill into law before it goes on final recess ficial opening Nov. 29, 2012. Photo by Mike Banos this coming February. Gana is also the capital management committee chairman of the Financial Executives Association of the Philippines (FINEX). He suggested the coalition seeks members of the government’s economic team to help them seek ways for quick action on the peso’s appreciation. The bad tidings from the Senate came on the same day the peso-dollar rate hit a five-year record of P40 to the US dollar. “When it hits below P39 to $1, it will be Armageddon,” ventured Raul Fabella, national scientist and former School of Economics dean of the University of the Philippines. Armageddon is a biblical
description of the end of the world. The most telling impact of the fast appreciation of the peso is on the domestic helpers in Hongkong earning $500 a month, noted Lito Soriano representing the sector to the coalition. When they get their November pay, they will have lost P1,500 compared to the peso equivalent of their pay the other month. “That is equivalent to one cavan of rice lost monthly,” Soriano said. With 12 million Filipinos abroad in the same boat, the peso’s rampage has been hurting at least one of every two Filipino families. Oscar Barrera, board member of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT), told the Senate consultant that at the beginning, only exporters were complaining. Recently, however, they have been joined by the OFWs, the business processing industry, domestic industries competing with cheapened imports and the farming sector that contend with cheap or smuggled rice, vegetables, meat and spices. It was also pointed out that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has lost close to P100 billion this year trying to prevent too much pesos exchanged to OFW dollars from circulating by getting the banks to deposit their excess cash with the BSP through its special deposit accounts. The strengthening peso was also seen to have been eroding the tax takes of both the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs. -- Abe P. Belena, PHILEXPORT News and Features
EU markets require sustainable standards for seafood products Philippine seafood exporters eyeing the European PROUD OWNERS. Katherine May Lim (center) and proud dad Peter take a break for Union (EU) markets need posterity during the Nov. 29 opening of Malunggay Pastel at Pueblo de Oro. Also in photo to comply with the sustainare SM Mall Manager Clara Elizaga (left) and Kenko Nai Cha’s Bettina Ang (right). ability standards and cerPhoto by Mike Banos tification systems required by their buyers. This advice was given by Hugo Verhoeven, Senior Programme Manager Team Asia and Eastern Europe of the Netherlands-based Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI). “Supermarket chains which are around 75 percent of the market are more requiring that seafood supplies of developing countries are produced in a sustainable way. So companies need to go for responsible fishing,” he said in an interview here. Philippine suppliers should thus meet sustainability labels for seafood products, Verhoeven said, citing as an example the Marine Stewardship Coun-
cil (MSC) certification. “ That is s omething which is going to be very important and if you are not able to comply with that, the chance of getting a market share of the EU market becomes less and less,” he noted. Verhoeven pointed out that the Philippines has huge potential in the subsectors of tuna, prawns and seaweeds. Of these products, tuna has better 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 suppliers…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 s aid t he 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
Dads OK supplemental budget of Iponan
Katherine Mary Lim and MOFCCCII IPP Robert Ching are all smiles during the recent opening of Malunggay Pastel at Pueblo de Oro. The proudly Kagay-anon product was a Feasibility Study project of Ms. Lim and her classmates Steffi Seoul Dalman, Lydia Ruth Robillos and Billy Jim Alerta at Xavier University for their Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM) course. Photo by Mike Banos
THE barangay council of Iponan was given the go signal to implement its supplemental budget for 2012. The City Council during its regular session Tuesday presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas adopted a resolution returning to the barangay council its ordinance covering this
noting that this is in order and may be given force and effect. The barangay ordinance pass ed through the review of the committees on barangay affairs and on laws and rules chaired by Councilors Dometilo Acenas Jr and Ramon Tabor, respectively.
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123 were arrested during Aquino’s reign. “The figure runs contrary to Malacañang’s claim that there are no political prisoners in the country,” Karapatan-NCR said. Meanwhile, in another set of activity organized by the Promotion of Church Peoples Rights in Quezon City Saturday, Bai Virginia Tugay, a Banwaon and leader of Tagdumahan tribal organization shared the struggle of her tribe in defending their lands. She also shared the killing of another Tagdumahan leader, Genesis Ambason. Ambason was tortured and killed in September this year in Agusan del Sur by alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Datu Petronilo Cabungcal, a Pulangion tribal leader from Bukidnon Province, also shared the killing of environmental activist, Margarito Cabal, whom he believed was murdered “due to his unrelenting advocacies against the construction of the megadam (in Bukidnon).” Cabungcal also lamented the presence of the military, particularly the 8th Infantry Battalion in their village. “Diha gyud sa sentro sa among barangay sila nagkampo (They are really encamping in the village center),” he complained. The tribal leader believed that the presence of the military is aimed to watch their moves and suppress their activities against the construction of the megadam. “Nalipay ako niining Manilakbayan kay mapahibalo na nako sa kadaghanan nga ang tribu sa Bukidnon, ilabi na kami nga nagabatok sa mega dam padayong nakasinati og pagpanghasi (I am happy with Manilakbayan because it gives us the chance to inform a lot of people that our tribe in Bukidnon, especially to us who oppose the megadam, continue to experience harassments),” Cabungcal said. Datu Lucio Igpad from Natulinan, Palma-Gil, Talaingod in Davao del Norte province asked for support for their campaign against the threats of large-scale mining and massive militarization in their area. Indophil Resources, an Australian mining company, is exerting all-out efforts to operate in their place, Igpad said. He believed that the mining company is utilizing the military, especially the 60thInfantry Battalion to pressure the people to allow large-scale mining in the area. The fear of Datu Igpad was confirmed by Aida Siesa, the secretary-general of peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in Southern Mindanao, who said that “militarization in Talaingod is related to large-scale mining.” Siesa scored the military
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for sowing fear in Natulinan which already affected elementary and high school pupils. “They refused to go back to school due to fear of the presence of the military,” she said. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
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scops owl, Mantanari scops owl, Mindanao scops owl, Oriental scops owl, Java sparrow, Mindoro hornbill, Oriental honeybuzzard, Tawi-Tawi brown dove, Ijima’s leaf-warbler; Sulu woodpecker, Bluewinged racket-tail, Creambellied fruit dove, Falcated wren-babbler, Crested serpent eagle, Flame-templed babbler, and Whistling green-pigeon. “These birds are now considered either vulnerable or endangered. At least one – the Cebu flowerpecker – has been tagged critically endangered,” said Zubiri, former chairman of the Senate environment and natural resources committee. Philippine wild birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are categorized as “threatened” once their habitats have suffered extreme depletion and their populations have shrunk to a level below which the species or subspecies will be completely wiped out. In compliance with existing international and national laws, the Philippines keeps a registry of wildlife species “of priority concern for protection and conservation.” The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau updates the list regularly. “The biggest perils to our wildlife are the unchecked destruction of their habitats, whether these are forests or mangroves, and rampant illegal trade,” the former senator from Mindanao said. “We have to step up conservation efforts if we are to save our threatened species, and safeguard our biodiversity,” he added. The Philippines has agreed to achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by 2015. One of the eight development goals is “to ensure environmental sustainability,” with the specific target to reverse the loss of environmental resources. Among the indicators used to measure achievement of the goal is “reduced biodiversity loss, to include a decreasing number of species threatened with extinction.” Pilipinas Ecowarriors is a non-profit, registered non-governmental organization that keeps watch over potential violators of environmental protection and conservation laws, including wildlife smugglers.
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pools, and foreign bodies can irritate the conjunctiva. Aside from a blurred vision, one may feel that grating sensation, sometimes it may even be described
as burning or itchy and with sensitivity to light. Sty, which occurs when the follicle is infected or tear ducts or glands are blocked, is seen as a pimple. The patient has that foreign body like feeling, with constant tearing and sensitive to even the lightest touch. Blurring of vision, redness and swelling is commonly felt. When there is lack of sleep as is common among students (nagsusunog ng kilay) or those computer addicts, or in instances where a foreign body gets into the eyes, one may experience a temporary impairment of the vision. Not forgetting eye strain, which happens when reading or watching occurs for long periods of time, causing the eye muscles to tire. Insufficient lighting or reading while a vehicle is mobile can likewise create eye muscle fatigue. These are conditions that we can do something about: either prevent it from affecting our vision or, if unavoidable, can be treated, in order to improve one’s vision: maybe not a 20/20 vision, but, enough to make one enjoy a quality living. Our eyes are extremely intricate , but so delicate an organ. It plays a vital role in making us enjoy life, and allows us to interact with others....
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hoped with them. These men will surely find, as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, that God detests their unfaithfulness and their sinfulness, and will surely chastise them severely. In Malachi 2:13-14, God has a warning for men who have become unfaithful to their wives. “Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. You ask, `Why?’ It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant,” these verses say. -oooLULL BEFORE THE RH STORM: If you ask me, the smiles and affable conduct displayed by the Church and the government---through their leaders led by Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle and President Aquino---during the mass of thanksgiving for Tagle’s new position, are the proverbial lull before the storm. Expect fireworks to explode and erupt all over again once the House of Representatives forces a vote on the Reproductive Health Bill, with the Catholic Church persisting in its opposition to the measure. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833, 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com
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would likely be felt starting Tuesday or Wednesday. Loiz said that as of 2 a.m. Sunday ,typhoon Bopha was located based on satellite and surface data at 1,380 km East of Southern Mindanao (05.8 °N, 138.8 °E) with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph and gustiness of up to 210 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 20 kph. Once it enters the Philippine territory, Loiz said the typhoon will be locally named “Pablo”––the first in December and the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year. For the month of December, he said one to two tropical cyclones may still enter the country. He also said the typhoon has a “high chance” to make a landfall in Eastern Visayas or Northeastern Mindanao. “We are advising residents who may be hit first, including those in coastal areas in Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, to take precautions,” Loiz said. Meanwhile, Loiz said that aside from possible light passing rains mostly in the afternoon or evening due to localized convection, it would still be generally sunny in most parts of Visayas and Luzon including Metro Manila on Sunday. However, he said that many areas in Mindanao, on the other hand, will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light to moderate rains. In its advisory, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the Bicol region, Eastern Visayas, Mindanao and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have partly cloudy skies with isolated brief rainshowers or thunderstorms while Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience fair weather. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east to northeast will prevail over the northern and eastern sections of the country and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas. philippine news agency
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superstores, malls or elsewhere. I had not seen people in groups talking or discussing anything. I assumed these countries have employment for everyone the reason why I did not see anyone going astray. They are just beautiful places and we all know them to be prosperous and rich. I could see their style and culture are far advance than ours. Of course, I met some of them in the airports, aboard jetliners, in train stations and in restaurants and su-
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perstores and surely I was delighted of their culture. They smile to strangers, some say hello while others create a moment when they can talk to you. They ask you from what country you come from, your citizenship or anything just to hold you for a moment. And because I was in their place, I adopted the simple style of giving smile to everyone I met and engage them in a short talk. I discovered, for instance, that the Roman Catholic Church is strong and widespread in these places. In Prague, Czech Republic, I visited a Catholic Church of the Holy Infant Jesus. I observed people in these countries are disciplined and friendly. They are up for something for the betterment of their country and their families. They are courteous and treat foreigners as important people in their place They are extremely hospitable and welcome everyone with smiles and friendship and always try to strike a short conversation with you. Walking around in their cities is safe and people will honestly guide you to places where you want to go. Oh God if we can only copy their lifestyle.
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Former 6th Infantry Division commander Lt. Gen. Rey Ardo was named in October as the new chief of the Western Mindanao Command headquarters in Zamboanga City. And previous attempts by local journalists to interview Ardo had failed because he would always refer to Cabangbang. Ardo also did not meet with journalists since then and no press releases had been issued to media despite reports of violence and fighting between troops and rebels in the Western Mindanao the past weeks. Local journalists said they now rely on news reports from army commanders in the provinces. Journalists during Coballes’ stint also had a similar problem because he would not speak to the press and had banned news photographers from taking pictures of wounded soldiers inside the military hospital in Western Mindanao Command. (Mindanao Examiner)
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and leadership among the participants. The 51st Infantry Battalion Commanding Officer Lt. Col Ceasar Marlon M. Yadao said that the Christian and Muslim participants were from the municipalities of Bacolod kalawi, Bayang, Binidayan, Ganassi, Madamba, Madalum, Pagayawan, Pualas, and Tubaran. The three-day summit was pursued to instill the level of awareness on issues that affects the youth. It will
educate the participants in becoming responsible citizens in the community and eventually develop into young leaders for the future, said Yadao. Meaanwhile, 1st (Tabak) Division Commander Maj General Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III lauded the involved troops from the 1st Infantry Battalion and to the 103rd Infantry Brigade under the command of Brig. General A. Daniel Lucero for their efforts in making the summit a success. “The YSL aims to transform the youth to be more productive and responsible members of the society,” Cruz said.
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the grassroots level, POEA Manpower Registry Division head Corazon Rosales said there is a need to improve the level of awareness regarding the campaign among employment service office managers. She said that through the conduct of regular pre-employment orientation-seminars at the local level, prospective overseas workers will be properly informed and educated on the physical, emotional, social and financial demands of overseas employment. They will also be empowered to eventually make intelligent and wellthought decisions, Rosales said. Rosales said the LGUs, through their PESO units, will assist the POEA in documenting complaints, preparation of affidavits of illegal recruitment victims and refer them later on to the agency’s legal assistance division, anti-illegal recruitment branch or any appropriate law enforcement agency. She said they expect the LGUs to establish strong linkages with other law enforcement agencies such as the such as the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, National Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice. “This is to ensure the proper coordination and referral of illegal recruitment and human trafficking cases,” she said. Me a nt i m e , R o s a l e s urged local residents to be always cautious or alert against the operations of illegal recruiters and human traffickers. “Don’t entertain overtures from agencies or entities that are not licensed by POEA. These may include illegal consultancy firms, training centers, travel agencies and foundations that usually promise overseas jobs that are non-existent,” she said. In Mindanao, the POEA has offices in Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City and a satellite office in Butuan City. philippine news agency
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MULTI-SECTORAL PEACE ADVOCATES. More than 3,000 people and multi-sectoral groups participated in the mass rally for the Peace Advocates on the Framework Agree-
ment on Bangsamoro State. Some of the participants include SAKSI led by Datu Musa Macabangkit, MILF Central Committee led by its Chairman Alim Zainoden Bato, Majlis As-Shoorah, Professional Sector represented by Prof. Salipada Tamano, RRUC-ARMM led by Chairman Sultan Atty. Pangnal Daturamos, H.E MGen Adbulrahim Bin haed of mission, IMT of Cotabato City, and other participates coming from DepEd, ARMM, AFP, and some local leaders from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City held on December 1 at the Bangolo Plaza in Marawi City. Photos by Sonny Sudaria
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WITH typhoon “Bopha” (international name) expected to enter the country’s area of responsibility Sunday night or early Monday, the Philippine Navy said all of its available naval units are placed on alert in anticipation of possible disaster response missions. Aside from the ships, PN spokesperson Col. Omar Tonsay said all of their disaster response task units (DRTUs) are also on alert. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration has said that once the typhoon enters Philippine territory, it will be locally named “Pablo” –- the first in December and the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year. Naval units in alert include: * Naval Forces Southern Luzon, which is based in Legazpi City, Albay and has two DRTUs and five ships in its roster -- the BRP Apollo Tiano (PG-851), BRP Gen. Antonio Luna (PG-141), BRP Simeon Castro, BRP Hilario Ruiz (PG-378), and DF-338. * Naval Forces Northern Luzon, which is located in San Fernando City, La Union, which has two DRTUs and three ships -- DF-317, BRP Manuel Gomez (PG-388), and BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15); * Naval Forces West, which is headquartered in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, with three DRTUs and 11 vessels in commission, namely BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35), BRP Rizal (PS-74), BRP Ismael Lumibao (PG-383), BRP Juan Magluyan (PG-392), BRP Federico Martir (PG-385), BRP Filipino Flojo (PG-386), DF-342, BA-484, BRP Mangyan (AS-71), and BRP Benguet (LT-507). * Naval Forces Central, based in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, which will deploy five DRTUs and eight ships -- BRP Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (PG-140); BRP Abraham Campo (PG-396), BRP Jose Andrada (PG-370); BRP Carlos Albert (PG-375), DF-352, DF353, DF-354, and DF-339. * Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, which is located in Panacan, Davao City and will deploy two DRTUs and 10 ships -- BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19), BRP Iloilo (PS-32), BRP Salvador Abcede (PG-114), BU-471, BRP Enrique Jurado (PG-371), BRP Felix Apolinario (PG-395), DF-350, AT-291, BRP Teotimo Figuracion (PG-389), and DF-322. * Naval Forces Western Mindanao, located in Lower Calarian, Zamboanga City, will contribute two DRTUs and three ships, namely, BRP Pangasinan (PS-31), BRP Emilio Liwanag (PG-118), and DF-333. * Fleet Marine React Force in Sangley Point, Cavite which will round up the PN efforts for typhoon “Pablo” with 11 DRTUs. (PNA)
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