Romualdo, 77, dies of pneumonia Quake hits North Cotabato
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The largest community online newspaper in the Philippines VOL. 2, No. 287
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Villar says: environmental issues are finally getting long-deserved attention More advocates needed to sustain environment causes n
On Earth Day, former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar said she is glad that the environment is now getting all the attention as she calls on more people to get actively involved in
PrimeNews Camiguin solon died of pneumonia CAMIGUIN–– Lone district R ep. Pe dro Romualdo died of peumonia at dawn Wednesday while confined at the Makati Medical Center as confirmed by the House of Representatives Secretary General Marilyn Barua-Yap, the rappler. com reported on its website yesterday.
supporting and fighting for environmental causes. “It is long delayed actually, but it is good that more and more people are becoming more aware and actively involved in environmental
issues. Everyone’s help counts. This is a universal issue and human concern that transcends political leanings or even personal interests. We should villar | page 11
Poverty in standstill since 06: NSO survey THE latest official government data on poverty incidence has proven that despite the growth registered in recent years, it has yet to be inclusive, the research group Ibon on Tuesday said.
inequality, it said. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported that as of the first half of 2012, 28 out of 100 Filipino families are living in poverty. This data, according to the NSCB, is unchanged from the same Solon | page 11 periods of 2006 and 2009. The release of the latest official poverty statistics is a result of govThe recent poverty data does not ernment’s effort to release poverty even capture the growing wealth of data more frequently, unlike in An influential alli- the country’s rich and aggravating the past where these were released ance of religious groups criticized President Benigno Aquino III for his supposed failure to punish the corrupt and resolve cases of human rights abuses. In a statement, the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) threw a barrage
Priests, nuns criticize PNoy
every three years. The report––using data from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) last July 2012––measured poverty incidence or the proportion of people below the poverty line to the total population. In a press briefing, NSCB Secretary General Jose Ramon G. Albert reports that poverty incidence among population was estimated at 27.9 percent during the first semes-
priests | page 8
Misor airport ready for flights’ LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental––Two single engine turbo-prop light planes made successful landings here Tuesday morning proving that the P7.8-billion Laguindingan Airport is safe and ready for commercial passenger traffic, aviation officials said. First to land at the airport’s 2,100-meter runway was a small Piper Seneca airport | page 11
A young green activist spends school summer vacation by joining rallies for the environment during the celebration of Earth dayon April 22, 2013. Photo courtesy of Bulatlat.com
A housing project for victims of Typhoon Pablo amounting to more than P1.8M was granted by NASSA’s Alay Kapwa to more than 16 Chapels and 400 family-victims in Veruela, Agusan del Sur. NASSA staff Ronel Barsatan led the distribution of housing materials on April 8, which consist of iron sheet, lumberand nails, among others. The Shelter House Material Distribution was a joint project of CBCP-NASSA, Social Action Center for Justice and Peace (SAC-JP) of the Diocese of Butuan led by its Director Fr. Stephen Brongcano, and Immaculate Conception Parish in coordination with Fr. Sasi Yeremias. The project was started last February 16 and ended on the third week of April. Photo by SocialActionNews
ter of 2012. Comparing this with the 2006 and 2009 first semester figures estimated at 28.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively, poverty remained unchanged as the computed differences are not statistically significant. Food and poverty thresholds The report points out that during the first semester of 2012, a Filipino family of five needed PhP 5,458 to meet basic food needs every month and Php 7,821 to stay poverty | page 11
Former solon says no more ‘alindahaw’ in coming polls in Agsur By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Editor-at-large
SAN Francisco, Agusan del Sur––Most of the voters in this province may expect politicians to buy their votes on election day but it is likely that this decades old tradition of money politics could be a thing of the past on May 13, according to a former lawmaker. Lawyer Ceferino Paredes Jr., a former two-term congressman who is no longer seeking any elective post, said the breakup of the Plaza siblings whose family dominated politics in Agusan for about half a century, may change the
political perspective including the alindahaw ( colloquial local vernacular term for rain shower blessings from heaven or money from politicians) that voters may no longer expect in the coming polls. This possible scenario was brought up even as a recent survey by a Catholic university in Butuan City revealed that eight out of 10 voters in the city, mostly from 18-30 age group, are willing to sell their votes since they are expecting to receive money from polls | page 11
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