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Dads to probe irregularities at boulevard port SURIGAO City––The city council here is set to conduct investigations on the supposed irregularities at the Surigao Boulevard Port after a series of mishaps occurred last week, which include trucks and heavy equipment plunging into the sea. The area is being used as docking area for outrigger motorized bancas plying
the Surigao City – Dinagat Island route. City Councilor Jose Begil Jr. told reporters on Monday they would call all the boat transport groups and owners, all concerned government line agencies – which include the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) – and all arrastre and stevedoring services
operating at the boulevard and other concerned parties to shed light on the irregularities. Begil’s announcement came after a series of mishaps that happened at the boulevard last week. One incident involved the unregistered boat M/L Roy Sea Star, whose hull collapsed while loading a 10-wheeler truck full of
construction materials. Yet another passenger boat met the same fate also last week while loading a boom truck and a big engine machine. Last month, two trucks owned by mining companies also plummeted into the sea as these were being loaded on a boat for Dinagat, according to Chamber of Mines president Dulmar
Raagas. Begil, who chairs the committee on transportation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, said the investigation will also look into reports that some Coast Guard employees are being bribed by some boat owners to clear their vessels for departure. Begil said cargoes such
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Lawmaker wants life jail term vs smugglers
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto has filed a bill seeking to declare big-time smuggling as a capital offense by imposing the penalty of life imprisonment to anyone See probe, page 11 who will engage in unlawful importation of goods valued more than P1 million. “Smuggling continues to bleed our nation of muchneeded taxes, which is considered to be the country’s lifeblood. It directly deprives the Filipino people of resources that could have been used to improve their quality of life,” Recto said. “I therefore consider smuggling, especially those in unconscionable proportions, to be a grave offense against the nation.” In filing Senate Bill 456, the senator took note of a recent statement made by a former finance secretary that the total value of smuggled commodities in the Philippines is estimated at almost $20 Billion (P800 billion) annually. “The figures are staggering. Imagine how many billions of pesos in taxes can be collected and put to better use if we can curb smuggling,” Recto said. Aside from losing potential government revenues to smugglers and their cohorts at the Bureau BALLOT BOXES. Workers repaint the ballot boxes at city hall ground in preparation for the forthcoming Ba- of Customs (BOC), Recto said that smuggling rangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election on October 27 2013.
‘Pablo-hit’ towns in Davao get fresh aid
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ATEEL, Davao Oriental–– The disaster re sp on s e ar m of Manny V. Pangilinan Group of Companies distributed Wednesday last week 700 school kits, teachers’ kit and books in Cateel Central Elementary School and signed livelihood assistance with the provincial government.
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Lumads caught in AFP-NPA conflict, says international group
By Roel N. Catoto of MindaNews
SURIGAO City––Indigenous people in the Philippines are caught in the middle of the conflict between the military and the
New People’s Army and could hardly “cope with their repeated dislocations and the accumulated effects of property loss or damage and income decline,” according to a recently published report by the Swiss-based
Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). “Caught between the two warring parties, the Lumads are exposed to high levels of violence and are at risk of abuses by both sides,” the IDMC said in its 42-page
report titled “Living in the Shadows: Displaced Lumads locked in a Cycle of Poverty” released this month in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on August 9. See group, page 11
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US wanted old Davao airport as drones HQ By EARL O. CONDEZA of DavaoToday.com
DAVAO City--Mayor Rodrigo Duterte revealed that on several occasions, the United States government had sought his permission to make use of the old Davao Airport as a station for its drones or spy planes. Duterte, known for his anti-US pronouncements, told reporters in a briefing Monday, he refused such See drones, page 11
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DavOr Pablo-hit towns get fresh aid
CATEEL, Davao Oriental, The disaster response arm of Manny V. Pangilinan Group of Companies distributed Wednesday last week 700 school kits, teachers’ kit and books in Cateel Central Elementary School and signed livelihood assistance with the provincial government. Serving as the consolidated disaster response office under the MVP Group of Companies, Tulong Kapatid brought to Cateel, Davao Oriental its executives headed by PLDT-Smart Foundation president Ester O. Santos who handed over school supplies to pupils and teachers. Santos revealed the school supplies to have been donated by employees of PLDT and other companies under the MVP Group. Aside from turning over school supplies, Santos and her team together with partners from the Philippine Construction’s Association, also inspected the new eight-classroom Tulong Kapatid-funded school building which is already on the last phase
of construction and due for turn-over. After the school building, Tulong Kapatid will immediately start constructing its initial housing project in Brgy. Lambajon in the municipality Baganga, Santos said while revealing MVP’s intention to finish the project before
the year ends. During the distribution of school kits, the team also handed over vegetable seeds in support to the Gulayan sa Paaralan program of the Department of Interior and Local Governance (DILG). On top of the school kit distribution, the Tulong Kapatid visit resulted in a signing of a memorandum of agreement between the provincial government of Davao Oriental and three MVP companies particularly One Meralco, PLDTSmart Foundation, TV5 Alagang Kapatid. Signed with the Ad Jesum Development Foundation, the MOA seeks to provide livelihood support for about 300 farmers in the three affected towns of Boston, Cateel and Baganga. Based on the MOA, each
town is allocated P1 millio that will be downloaded through the Ad Jesum Development Foundation. As part of its concerted efforts, the PLDT-Smart would handle Baganga, One Meralco for Cateel, while TV 5 Alagang Kapatid will handle Boston. While the financial release is divided in three tranches, submission of an accomplishment report on the project’s progress is required before the release of the ensuing tranche of financial assistance. The financial support for livelihood is intended for the procurement of farming implements and for debris clearing to fast track resumption of farmers on their farming activities, since livelihood efforts cannot be pursued unless
farming areas are being cleared of debris. Short-term gestation crops will then be given to the farmers while waiting for the coconut crops to be provided by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). After Davao Oriental was pinned under the worst disaster to ever hit the province, Tulong Kapatid immediately rolled out emergency and long-term recovery initiatives in the province, targeting the three hard-hit towns of Boston, Cateel and Baganga. Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon extended her gratitude to Tulong Kapatid and the PLDT-Smart for support they are providing, to include relief operation and feeding programs to af-
fected residents, and repair and installation of power lines, tapping their business networks for potential investments and assistance. While the PLDT-Smart Foundation under the MVP Group of Companies has committed to build more than 800 homes across the three worst-affected towns, the first 300 homes are already set for construction in a resettlement site in Baganga. The MVP Group is the first private sector to build permanent shelters for the typhoon victims, with funds sourced from donations collected during the telethon fundraising aired in December on TV5, that was an initiative of its CEO Manny V. Pangilinan. (RGA/ Karen Lou Deloso/ JMDA)
HDP invades Digos City By Joy Monteza
Digos City Once again it was a starry, starry night for Star who made his light shines. Jhoem Jay Milana also known as star founded the Happy Days Project (HPD) a new fashion group that aspires and inspires the youth of Davao City. But since the success of the fashion shows in the city, he now invaded Digos City. It was a real success for the group. The event was held last August 3, 2013 at the Cap Auditorium of Digos City. The show was entitled “The Fashion Sequel”. It was a glamorous night. The aspiring and official models ramp the stage with the designs of Rey Quitarin and Randy Mondejar. One of the best designers in Davao. The official models Wil Bayron, Jen Baldevieso, Darbie Pasco, Tristan Decentecio, Alden Andal, Mary Jane Leoncito, RDave Abrea, Cristine Poliquit and Yukie Chumocho added color the event as they rock the night away their different fashion styles. The design was really a fashion that could turn out into a passion in trendsetting lot of people went there to witness the event. The crowd was a sign of good success for star, Rona Salce, Barbie Spears and MDN Marketing Executive Joy Monteza who organizd the event. Vince Saya did his part in bringing the show lively with his humorous punch lines as the Host of the event. And a nice intermission number from HND Dancers.
DavOr mayors vow support to province’s development plans MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Aug. 13 -- Members of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Davao Oriental Chapter recently affirmed its commitment to synchronized their programs with the provincial government’s development agenda. They conveyed the support to Davao Oriental Provincial Gov. Corazon Malanyaon during the LMP oath taking ceremony and courtesy call at the Provincial Capitol Tuesday, last week, telling the governor of their commitment to support her plans and programs in their respective towns. LMP Davao Oriental Chapter is now under the leadership of Governor Generoso Mayor Vicente D. Orencia as the president. Other officials
of LMP-Davao Oriental Chapter are: Mayor Justina MB. Yu of San Isidro as secretary; Mayor Nestor L. Uy of Tarragona, treasurer; Mayor Alicia B. Mori of Caraga, auditor; Mayor Adalia L. Tambuang of Banaybanay, public relations officer. The Board of Directors includes Mayor Rebecco B. Rosit, Sr. of Boston, Mayor Arturo C. Monday of Baganga, Mayor Jon Marco M. Dayanghirang of Manay, Mayor Domingo A. Lim of Lupon, and Mayor Camilo T. Nuñez of Cateel. During the oath-taking ceremony, Orencia revealed moves of the LMP to fasttrack efforts to broaden partnership not only with the provincial government but also with other line
agencies of the government for smooth implementation of programs and projects. Orencia also bared plans to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Provincial Office of Director Yvette T. Sunga, in all LMP activities as well as in planning, to achieve efficiency in program implementation. Governor Malanyaon said that a series of consultation planning involving the mayors and their respective planning officers will be held to carefully map out strategized development programs. This would involve creation of schemes to fast track implementation of the provincial government’s priority programs on agriculture, health, environment,
peace and development, and on the emerging sector of eco-tourism, among others. She underscored the importance of addressing poverty through agri-industry development which she expected to help spur economic activities. She also urged the mayors to encourage farmers to intercrop cacao with coconuts as the provincial government had already tied up with interested companies willing to engage in this investment opportunity. The province is keen on developing the potential of highly prolific industry such as the oil palm which a number of private companies are looking at Davao Oriental as their investment location. (RGA/ Karen Lou Deloso, PIO/JMDA-PIAXI)
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Public soon to view preserved body of ‘Lolong’ The preserved body parts of the world’s biggest saltwater crocodile in captivity that died in February, will soon undergo the process of taxidermy for its preservation and exhibition at the National Museum. Lolong’s head and skin had been preserved separately in two freezers at Davao Crocodile Park here for six months. It has been pulled out from the crocodile park on Monday following the formal arrangement between the National Museum and the local government of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.
Businessman Philip Dizon, owner of the crocodile park, said it is a good move that the National Museum and the local government of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur have already agreed on stuffing Lolong. He said under the agreement, “Lolong” would end up at the National Museum to be preserved and undergo the process of taxidermy then put on display in the same place. But in April 2014, the “Lolong’s” preserved body will be brought back to Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. He
said, the final homeground of Lolong would still be in “the municipality of Bunawan.” Before Lolong was turned over to the representatives of Bunawan government, Dizon and his team from Davao Crocodile Park checked on its head and skin. Dizon said a small portion of Lolong’s head suffered freezer burn. “The longer you keep it in the freezer, the more damaged it will be,” he said. Dizon also said Bunawan town Mayor Edwin Elorde allowed them to take silicon mold from the crocodile to make an exact replica.
“We’ll have a perfect replica of Lolong. So people can still enjoy it and admire the size of the beast,” he said. The Bunawan Municipal Government asked Dizon to temporarily preserve Lolong’s body due to frequent brownouts in Agusan del Sur sometime last February. Lolong was caught in a Bunawan creek in the province of Agusan del Sur on September 3, 2011. It was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was an Indo-Pacific or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 20 feet 3 inches (6.17 m),
making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail. However, Lolong was found dead at around 8:00 p.m. on February 10, 2013. Meanwhile, Dizon will donate at least four crocodiles to the local government of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur for its eco-tourism park next year. “If allowed by PAWB (Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau) I can donate two porosus (saltwater crocodile) and two mindorensis (Philippine crocodile),” he said. Dizon suggested at least three things that Bunawan
government should consider. They will remove the palm oil plants around the pen, render a fine finish concrete and never drain the pond’s water. He said, during the time of Lolong, palm oil grew fast and covered the basking area of Lolong. “Kailangan ng buwaya ng sunshine (Crocodiles need sunshine),” Dizon said. Dizon said Lolong’s tooth was worn out due to the rough concrete of the pool. Thus, to avoid this, he said the local government must smoothen this. (PNA)
Candidates of Miss Kagay-an 2013 take a pose with Cheng Ordoñez, BWM Media Center Director, Businessweek Mindanao (BWM) publisher and CEO Dante M. Sudaria (center) and BWM Marketing Ed Mainit at Businessweek Mindanao Media Center (BWM-MC), Tan Leh Building Abellanosa Street Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro. Miss Kagay-an 2013 coronation night is on August 24, 2013, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. at Limketkai Center Atrium. Photo By Ronald Mastail
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ings amid rising demand for mobile browsing services. The company’s total subscriber base of 36.1 million at the end of June this year is a 14% increase from a year earlier and a 3% improvement from the
previous quarter. “The company’s robust revenue growth in the first half was driven by strong performance of all our business segments complemented by the strong subscriber growth during the
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period, stemming from aggressive acquisitions in both the postpaid and prepaid business,” Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu said. Overall subscriber net additions remained robust with close to 3 million in the first half, a 76% surge from a year earlier, while keeping blended churn to 5.6%, a slight improvement from 5.7% a year earlier. Globe Postpaid subscribers are now approaching the 2 million mark, as subscribers reached 1.9 million at the end of the first half, an 18% increase from a year earlier and a 2% hike from
the previous quarter. On the other hand, Globe Prepaid subscribers reached a total 16.9 million at the end of the period, a 5% rise from a year earlier while TM subscribers totaled 17.2 million, a 23% jump from a year earlier. On a year to date basis, gross acquisitions increased by over 2.4 million subscribers, a 20% increase from a year earlier. The company said subscriber acquisitions in the second quarter alone remained strong at 7.4 million subscribers, over 85,000 SIMs higher than previous
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Resist state-led regulation of the press Predicating the recent spate of killings and harassment of journalists and media workers as his pretext, Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed the Magna Carta for Journalists (SB 380). Under this measure, “legitimate” media organizations will be organized into a body—Philippine Council for Journalists (PCJ)—who will give “Professional Journalist Examinations” and will therefore, be “accredited,” and “non-accredited journalists” who fail the examinations but will ostensibly be “allowed” to continue their practice. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines welcomes efforts to protect and promote freedom of the press and of expression, and to ensure the safety and welfare of the country’s media practitioners and workers. However, while recognizing the good intentions behind the move, we respectfully again beg Sen. Estrada to withdraw the bill. We have said it before, when
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Mr. Estrada filed this same bill during the 14th Congress, we cannot subscribe to the notion of subjecting journalists to accreditation for purposes of regulating the profession. Obviously not by any state agency and no, not even through peer accreditation. We find it equally disturbing that under SB380, only accredited journalists shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges accorded them by the law, their employers and the PCJ. This, to say the least, is a frightening possibility and one that would see journalists, wittigly or unwittingly, discrimating against each other. And given the deteriorating state of media welfare, we also fear this would give employers even more leeway to reduce or even deptrive their media staff of the wages, benefits due them and the right to collectively bargain through a union. Journalism—as a profession—
THINK a minute. Is your voice go o d enough to sing a solo on television or radio? If you’re like me, you’ll stick to singing in the shower only! So what are you good at? And compared to whom? If golf is your sport and you can beat your buddies in a round, how good are you compared to Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, or Veejay Singh? You and I cannot begin to measure up their worldclass standard of golf ! See good, page 8
should be as independent as possible because of journalists’ role as a watchdogs in the service of the people’s right to know and to free expression. The same goes for media as an institution of a democratic society. Thus, the only qualifications journalists are subject to are those imposed by the outfits that hire them. As a media organization, the NUJP—which Mr. Estrada proposes for membership in the PCJ—works for the safety and welfare of Filipino journalists and media workers. We have never seen it as one of our role to judge who is fit or unfit to be a journalist. We do thank Sen. Estrada for his continued concern for ensuring an independent Philippine media but we respectfully urge him to withdraw his bill, and to instead support the clamor for the enactment of more important measures such as the muchdelayed Freedom of Information Act.
P-Noy’s big challenge
EVEN his political foes and those who do not believe in him could not deny how much President Aquino had done to elevate the country’s economy but making the economic growth inclusive is his administration’s biggest challenge. It was no less than World Bank country director, Motoo Konishi, who pointed out the flaw of the unprecedented 7.8 percent growth rate posted by the country first quarter of the current year by saying that 78
A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II percent of such growth is enjoyed by 41 families only. Making any growth inclusive is the biggest obstacle faced by the Aquino
administration. And this task is not easy to accomplish granting it is feasible and possible. See challenge, page 8
Plunder for P900 million Malampaya fund misuse
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come…” (Ecclesiastes 12:1, the Holy Bible). -oooPLUNDER FOR P900 M MALAMPAYA FUND MISUSE: Justice Secretary Leila De Lima hit the nail on the head by summoning the mayors, past or present, whose names appear
Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio as having requested for, or intended to rehabilitate received, parts of the P900 towns and cities devastated million from the Malampaya by Typhoons Ondoy and gas fund which, though See Plunder, page 8
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PARENT – TEACHER RELATIONSHIP DOST 10 awards scholar achievers By NAZAREN A. ROMANO
Parent and teacher relationships have long been viewed as important and necessary within the field of education. Interaction and collaboration with an adult who spends at least 30 hours a week with the child is fundamental to
establishing a successful parent – teacher relationship. When the parent – teacher relationship is strong, the child will flourish. Christopher Daddis, an expert in child – parent relationships at Ohio State University, believes
children get better grades when parents participate in their education. Sara Lawrence – Lightfoot believes teachers need to develop strategies, tools, and skills for supporting productive dialogue with parents.
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) region 10 recognized and awarded achievers in their list of scholars in the recent National Science and Technology Week here.
Out of the 145 graduates in the Academic Year 2012 to 2013 in Northern Mindanao, 44 of them have topped and graduated cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude. These students have
courses in Chemical Engineering, Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Math, Computer Science, Mathematics, Agriculture and Information Technology. See scholar, page 6
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The Philippines until today is basically an agricultural country. But what is inexplicable is that the Aquino administration for the last three years never exerted any serious effort at making this sector an economic growth center. If the current hullabaloo about the P10 billion pork barrel fund scam involving businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles is made as yardstick where the bulk of the scammed funds were intended for the agricultural sector, it can be safely said the uplift of this sector is not seriously taken by previous and present administrations. To recall, the P782 fertilizer fund that was scammed in 2004 during the incumbency of Gloria Arroyo was intended for fertilizer and other farm implements as support for the agricultural sector to make that sector more productive. But the fund was alleged to have ended up in the presidential campaign kitty of Arroyo. When two strong typhoons successively hit the country in 2009, P900 million of the Malampaya funds, referring to the roy-
alty paid by the Shell Oil company drilling natural gas off Palawan, were reportedly released to several towns affected by the storm supposedly upon the request of their respective mayors but ended up as part of the P10 billion scammed fund. The amount was supposedly for the rehabilitation of destroyed farmlands. But the mayors of the concerned municipalities in Luzon denied ever asking for funds in writing much more receiving calamity funds from the Department of Agrarian Reform out of the P900 million Malampaya fund. It is claimed by the mayors that their signatures were forged. What do these scammed figures and incidents tell us? They tell us that crooks in government do not look at agriculture as a vital component in accelerating economic growth in the country. As if they want to disprove the established theory that no economy will ever grow without developing first its agriculture. Many in government would like the people to believe that by simply enticing foreign direct investments into the country, voila, economic growth
HOME SCHOOLING By NAZAREN A. ROMANO
Home Schooling, the practice of teaching in the home as an alternative in attending public or private elementary or high school. In most cases, one or both of the children’s parents serve as the teachers. Like the charter School movement, home schooling usually arises from religious or other disenchantment with conventional public schools. Home schooling may also include full – time education
at home by hired tutors. During the late 20th Century, the fastest – growing approach to home schooling was generally called “unschooling”. In this system, which arose largely from educator John Holt’s books, How children Fail (1964) and How children Learn (1967) teaching responds to the child’s talents and interests rather than adhering to a conventional curriculum.
can be had already. They seem out to defy the established economic logic that agriculture is the base for any manufacturing effort, hence, their gall to allow billions of public funds intended to help boost the growth of agriculture lost to corruption. This is the basic disconnect why the economic growth posted by the country has not been inclusive. The bulk of the populace dependent on agriculture is engaged in subsistence farming that is not enough to produce raw materials for manufacturing purposes. If Aquino is bent on addressing the problem of non-inclusiveness of the country’s economic growth, he should seriously consider aligning so much of government resources to address the concerns of the agricultural sector. The government should provide farmers with their biggest need, a land to till. The farmers should be made to plant crops according to national objectives of producing raw materials that could be churned into manufactured goods by the factories. Unless such a purposeful effort is put in place, no matter how the government is bent on distributing land to the landless farmers, agriculture will remain in its current subsistence state thus not contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth. Aquino should put a stop to the practice of subjecting government allocations for agriculture to various forms of corruption. This practice only shows how low the government’s regard for agriculture is. This sector should not be taken for granted for it is in agriculture where we can have food security and the base of any manufacturing effort. Agriculture is as important as life. Without NOTICE NOTICE OF DEED OF SELF ADJUDICATION OF FOUR (4) PARCEL OF LAND AND AN OLD BUILDING OF JOSEPHINE NAYVE MARRIED TO THE LATE WILLIAM NEWTON WHO DIED ON DECEMBER 26, 1997. “A PARCEL OF LAND COVERED TCT NO. T-44590 AND TAX DECLARATION NO. G-201711 SITUATED AT CAMAMANAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN (867) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS. “A PARCEL OF LAND COVERED TCT NO. T-41704 AND TAX DECLARATION NO. G-201712 SITUATED AT CAMAMANAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY., CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN (867) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS WITH A BUILDING TAX DECLARATION NO. G-201713. “A PARCEL OF LAND COVERED TCT NO. T-44741 AND TAX DECLARATION NO. G-004689 SITUATED AT MACAHAMBUS STREET, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY., CONTAINING AN AREA OF THREE HUNDRED ONE (301) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS. “A PARCEL OF LAND COVERED TCT NO. T-44604 AND TAX DECLARATION NO. G-066628 SITUATED AT KAUSWAGAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY., CONTAINING AN AREA OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR (354) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS. PER DOC. NO. 143; PAGE NO. 29; BOOK NO. XM; PER NOTARIAL REGISTRY OF ATTY. CANCIO P. GUIBONE. MDN: AUG. 7, 14 & 21, 2013
agriculture no nation can ever survive. Allocations for agriculture should be treated as sacred thus reach its intended beneficiaries not in the bank accounts of unscrupulous public officials and heartless private citizens masquerading as business people but who are in reality wolves in sheep’s clothing. •• (Reactions at jelbacon@ yahoo.com or at jelbaconii@gmail.com. Read me also at www.raconteurme. blogspot.com)
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Pepeng in 2009, were allegedly stolen by a businesswoman and her family. When the mayors appear either before the Department of Justice or the National Bureau of Investigation, their statements could already be taken, and then utilized as evidence in any criminal case that maybe filed against the businesswoman and her family, and all the government officials who may have conspired with them in pocketing the P900 million. The case that could be filed is plunder, under Republic Act 7080, which, because it is punishable with life imprisonment, is non-bailable, and would ensure the imprisonment of all those involved while the case is being tried. In particular, pocketing millions from the Malampaya gas fund constitutes “misappropriation, conversion, misuse, or malversation of public funds or raids on the public treasury” under Section 1 (d) (1) of the law. -oooDE LIMA MUST SUMMON MANY MORE: But then, if De Lima wants a wider probe, she must also summon former mayors and congressmen whose names were also included as recipients of the P750 or so million agricultural fertilizer fund from the Arroyo government in 2004. Since the DOJ and the NBI have already started investigating the misuse of billions in government funds under the former regime, they might as well cast a wider net. I am sure that these former mayors and congressmen could provide a wealth of evidence that would unlock the doors to more misuse of government funds under the Arroyo
presidency. The fact is that, there is a list of these former mayors and congressmen from the Commission on Audit (if my memory serves me right), complete with the amounts they were supposed to have received. I am aware of this list because I was given a copy, which I used to write columns naming the congressmen and mayors at that time, together with the fertilizer money that they were supposed to have received. The list scandalized many of those named therein, including then Quezon City 3rd District Rep. Maria Theresa Defensor, who was said to have received P5 million for fertilizers in “farms” in the city. Defensor is a sister of Mike, a close political ally of President Arroyo. -oooMODERATING GREED IN GOVERNMENT: When the late Sen. Raul Roco asked me to run for the Senate under his Aksiyon Demokratiko Party in 2004--his second attempt for the presidency---he gave me that list, together with other documents which could be used to jumpstart an investigation. Faced with stonewalling officials, I filed a petition with the Supreme Court to compel the Arroyo government to make available copies of those documents. That petition was dismissed by the court, but then, it was actually overtaken by other developments that led to the murder of a woman journalist from Mindanao. Now, with De Lima and the NBI pursuing the investigation of these fund scandals, the death of the woman journalist may not have been wasted after all. In fact, if De Lima plays it right, it might even make her president of this country some day. In the meantime, it is well for everyone---in government and in the private sector---to remember that it does not pay to be too greedy, especially with respect to government funds, for sooner or later, we will have to account for what we have done. According to Ecclesiastes 12:14, “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96.
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JERAH AMELANO EJEM has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in her GENDER from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JERAH AMELANO EJEM who was born on NOVEMBER 18, 1994 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are RICARDO A. EJEM and LETECIA A. AMELANO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than AUGUST 15, 2013.
(SGD.) ANNA VICTORIA A. EVANGELISTA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Aug. 7 & 14, 2013
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Years ago I had to learn a new language. After three months of study and practice, I felt quite good about my progress. Compared to the tourists, I was a whiz and very fluent. But compared to the locals, I talked like a fiveyear-old little boy. In the same way, we may look at some really bad people and feel quite good about ourselves. Compared to them, we almost look like saints! But compared to God, how good do we look? Well, who doesn’t look like dirt compared to our perfect Creator! Even if we locked ourselves away from all temptation and prayed all day for the rest of our lives, we still could not come even close to being as pure and perfectly good as God is. So because we want to feel we’re still OK and good enough, we choose to compare ourselves to those really bad people. But there is only one way that God can accept you and me so we can live in a right relationship with Him. God has to give us the gift of His own perfect goodness. That’s why God the Son became a human being to pay the penalty of death for all our wrongs and sins. Not His, since he has no wrongs to die for. Jesus wants to give you His perfect goodness free, so you can be good enough to become God’s child and enjoy His life with Him—both now and in heaven after you die. But it’s up to you to ask Jesus for His free gift of forgiveness and new life. Just ask Him to forgive you for all your wrongs and living your own way. Then ask Him to take full charge of your life and start changing your character with His kind of goodness inside every day, for the rest of your life. Just Think a Minute.
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According to Teresita Baluyos of DOST 10, to avail of the scholarship, the student applicant must be natural-born Filipino citizen; poor, talented and deserving student who belongs to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values for certain indicators; top five percent of the regular high school graduating class or member of the graduating class of a DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) identified or Department of Education (DepEd) recognized science high school, among others. Privileges of this scholarship include tuition and other school fees, book and transportation allowance, monthly stipends as well as uniform and monthly allowance added Teresita. The DOST-SEI undergraduate scholarship program aims to develop a scientifically and technologically literate citizenry and accelerate the development of Science and Technology human resources needed for socioeconomic development. Currently, there are 373 ongoing scholars under DOST region 10. (JMOR/PIA10)
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Minority Floor Leader Teodulo Lao, announced that he was severing ties with Moreno and the Liberal Party, after Vice Mayor Ian Acenas exposed the alleged “tampering” of the appointments of “all officials and employees” under the city’s legislative department. City Councilor Zaldy Ocon was furious over Acenas disclosure and announced his severing with Moreno and the Liberal Party, too. City Councilor Eric Salcedo of Gusa reportedly joined Lao and Ocon while Roger Abaday and Candy Darimbang tried to pacify the enraged party mates. Abaday and Darimbang asked for an impartial investigation of the Acenas expose. Acenas, Chairman of the City Council, had to relinquish his seat to Majority Floor Leader Ramon Tabor during the regular session on Monday to deliver a “special report” regarding the scandalous tampering of the appointments that he had approved for employees of the city ‘s legislative department. Acenas made an emotional special report about the alleged tampering of status of appointments of legislative workers he has approved to take effect from July 1, 2013 to December 31,2013 which clearly violated the powers of the legislative council. The city’s human resource department allegedly returned the approved appointment papers to the City Vice Mayor with the erasure of the status of the appointment which became effective only from July 1 to 31, 2013. Acenas said that the despicable act of tampering the duly approved appointment of legislative personnel has mocked and put the legislative department to shame in the highest degree. “The disrespect to the legislative body is unpardonable,” Acenas blurted. Acenas promised to file administrative and criminal charges against the suspects in the tampering of the appointment papers. Article 90 of the Local Government Code said that the city vice mayor has “the power to appoint all officials and employees under the Sanggunian Panglungsod (City Council), the legislative department of the city government.” City Councilors Zaldy Ocon and Eric Salcedo reportedly joined Lao and announced their departure from the administration’s Liberal Party headed by Moreno. City Councilor Candy Darimbang who insinuated her “independence” and Roger Abaday might join the bandwagon of Lao, Ocon, and Salcedo in due time, observers at the City Council told the MINDANAO DAILY NEWS.
The city councillors were flabbergasted of the expose since they have accused Acenas of political partiality when the appointment of their staff was only effective from July 1 to 31, 2013 instead of from July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. The city councillors also urged the City Council to file charges against those suspected of tampering the appointment papers. City Mayor Oscar Moreno, chair of the LP in Cagayan de Oro City, reportedly authorized the changing of the status of appointments. However, Moreno reportedly denied knowing of the “tampering” of the appointment papers allegedly by some workers in the city’s human resource department. The MINDANAO DAILY NEWS on Tuesday contacted Acenas and Moreno’s staff by phone to shed light of the alleged controversy but they did not answer.
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Frederik Kok, IDMC senior country analyst, said in an email to MindaNews that in this year’s occasion, his organization gave special attention to the plights of the Lumads in Mindanao. The report is the highlight in the IDMC’s website (internal-displacement.org) as of this writing, occupying the topmost spot. The group noted that many of the NPA fighters are Lumads recruited in their communities in the mountains. “As a result the military tend to perceive and suspect Lumads of predominantly being NPA insurgents or supporters. As part of its counterinsurgency strategy the Army is also encouraging Lumad communities to form or join civil defence militias or paramilitary groups to help fight the NPA,” the report added. “There are reports of violations of a number of human rights and of international humanitarian law (IHL). These include indiscriminate bombardments, the use of schools as barracks and command centres, harassment, threats, forced labour, restricted freedom of movement and extra-judicial killings that are contributing to a climate of fear and insecurity and leading to displacements,” the report’s executive summary noted. The IDMC noted that when the Lumads are displaced, their fields become neglected, leading to crop losses and failures. “Their homes are looted or destroyed during the fighting or immediate aftermath, and on returning, they are forced to rebuild from scratch. This cycle of violence and displacement is eroding their asset base and driving them deeper into poverty,” it added. The group noted that while government agencies attend to displaced
Lumads, “assistance tends to be short-term and often inadequate.” Among the IDMC’s recommendations is for the government and the communist rebels to resume formal peace talks and thus spare the Lumads from the effects of war. It likewise advised the military to regulate its entry to Lumad communities, and refrain from setting up camps within the communities or using schools as barracks or command centers.
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a request. “Yung airport na yan, gusto nilang lagyan [ng drone]. Ako hindi. Ana ko, wag kayong maglagay dyan kasi puputok ito at puputok ang Davao kung andyan kayo. (They wanted to place drones at the old airport. I refused. I said, don’t put it there because when that thing blows up, Davao will also blow up),” Duterte said. He added that allowing the presence of US facilities would make Davao a target of attacks. The mayor did not say when these negotiations started. Back in 2002 the US launched a campaign against alleged Al Qaeda networks in Southeast Asia and launched US-PH Balikatan Exercises mostly in Muslim areas in Mindanao. In 2003, the twin bombings of the Davao International Airport and Sasa wharf killed a total of 30 people and injured 202 others. Mosques were also bombed. Duterte refused entry of US troops amidst these incidents. He criticized US meddling such as what happened with US agent Michael Terrence Meiring who was injured after a bomb he carried exploded at the city’s Evergreen Hotel; he was later ferried off by US FBI agents from the hospital. The mayor said requests from the US kept coming even at the time when his daughter Sara was mayor from 2010 to 2013. He said Sara Duterte also refused their request. “Kasi ayaw ko ng gulo, ayaw ko lalaki pa ang gulo. Gusto ko sa Davao, tayo lang, kung may problema tayo, tayo lang. Let’s try to solve it. ‘Wag nating guluhin ang Davao (I don’t want trouble, I don’t want more troubles. I want that in Davao, if we have problems, we handle it, let’s try to solve it. Let us not make more trouble in Davao),” Duterte said. Duterte criticized how the US has been pressuring the government to support its campaign against terror. “Hindi naman tayo nakikipagaway, pinapadala tayo ng mga tropa sa labas. Ayaw naman natin pero pinipilit tayo kasi may utang tayo na malaki dun sa malalaking bansa at pag hindi mo gawin yan, hindi ka makisama, hindi ka magkontribute ng tropa, bayaran mo ang utang. Wala naman tayong pambayad. Ngayon may gulo, wala naman tayong kaaway. Ang kumuha nito CIA, ang nagbayad nito CIA.” (“We don’t want to fight, but they want us to send troops. We refuse but we are forced to accept because we have huge debts to big countries; and if you don’t cooperate, if you don’t contribute your troops, you have to pay your debts. We don’t have money to pay. Now there’s trouble, even if we don’t have enemies. It’s the CIA who hired them, it’s the CIA who’s paying for this.”) Sheena Duazo, spokesperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Southern Mindanao lauded the mayor’s stance. “We commend and firmly support the decision of the mayor not to allow
drone operations in the city.” Duazo said “the use of unmanned aerial vehicles/drone is a clear violation of our national sovereignty.” “The problem with US drones is that they can be used for surveillance and they can be used for actual combat operations. This is due to the proposed access agreement which will allow US troops to be present all over the country including Davao City,” she added. In related news, Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan warned that the US is pushing for stronger presence in the Asia Pacific following its global terror alert. “The United States global terror alert appears to be setting the stage for further US military deployment and intervention in the Philippines and Asia Pacific,” the Davao-born legislator said. “We find it suspicious that the terror alert comes amid global condemnation of massive spy drone deployment and attacks that have killed tens of thousands in Pakistan, Yemen and Afghanistan, including civilians and children,” Ilagan added. Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Neri Colmenares also criticized the Aquino government for using its territorial dispute with China to justify more US troops presence in the country as it violates the Constitution and adds more tension in the region. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday. com)
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as machines, vehicles and construction materials are not supposed to be loaded on the passenger boats based on the certificate on public conveyance issued by MARINA. He said the boulevard is not under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Port Authority but by the city government. “As far as safety of lives and properties at the seas is concerned, we should look at it seriously,” the councilor said. He said he was surprised why unlicensed boats are allowed to take in passengers at the boulevard. Zenmond D. Duque, station commander of the Philippine Coast Guard in this city, denied that his office and his men are taking bribes. But he admitted that there are some boats plying the route without license, but these are operating mostly at night. “I call on the public to help us find these unlicensed or undocumented boats,” Duque said, at the same time urging passengers to avoid those boats.
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also hinders the economy’s growth. “The business sector considers smuggling as a major concern because it weakens the domestic market for manufacturers and for importers who pay duties and taxes,” he said. “Experts said that for as long as smuggling provides better profits than manufacturing, the economy will be one of traders and smugglers rather than manufacturers.” Entitled “Anti-Smuggling Act of 2013,” the bill seeks to address the smuggling problem in the country by amending pertinent provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1464 or the Tariff and Customs Code.
First and foremost, the measure aims to make smuggling a much more serious offense by imposing a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if the amount of goods smuggled into the country exceeds P1 million, plus a fine in an amount equal to the appraised value plus fifty percent thereof. It also provides for graduated penalties to be imposed depending on the value of the goods illegally imported. Furthermore, the bill empowers the Commission on Audit (COA) to ensure transparency and accountability in the BOC by conducting a post-entry audit on the operational processes, collection and financial reporting, fiscal and personnel performance, system efficiency, internal control, information and communication flow, and fraudulent and illegal practices upon the recommendation of the Bureau or petition duly made by the local industry. The COA, in the conduct of its audit and investigations, is also given the authority to issue subpoenas duces tecum and ad testificandum or require the production of documents and require Bureau personnel to respond to its inquiries. The bill also increases the penalties for statutory offenses of government officials and employees by increasing the fine to a maximum of P1 Million, imprisonment to a maximum of 12 years and forfeiture of separation and retirement benefits. On the other hand, the measure also provides rewards and incentives to be given to BOC lawyers who actively prosecuted a smuggling case that resulted in the recovery of revenue, surcharges, and fees, or imposition of fine or penalty or offer of compromise by the offender, or conviction of the offender. “This piece of legislation also updated the list of acts that constitute smuggling and expanded the definition of technical smuggling to include other acts not otherwise defined and punished under present laws,” Recto said. Under the bill, the following acts are deemed as smuggling punishable under Sections 3601 and 3602 of the Tariff and Customs Code: - Breaking of customs seals or unauthorized removal of articles from bonded warehouses; - Submission of incorrect or false information by the bonded warehouse; - Warehousing of the following shipments: 1. Finished articles, except in the textile and garments industries and semi-conductor and electronics industries. - finished articles, as used in this section, shall refer to scientifically or technologically processed articles in final state such that no other product can be manufactured therefrom unless its principal character is first destroyed. 2. Articles not declared in the import entries or in excess of the volume and quantity allowed under the license of the customs bonded warehouse. 3. Prohibited articles and regulated articles without the corresponding clearance and/ or import authority duly issued by a competent authority. - Unauthorized transfers from the customs zone of warehousing articles imported by the bonded warehouse; - Unauthorized withdrawal from a bonded warehouse without payment of duties and taxes; - Except for the garments and the shipbuilding industries, failure to liquidate imported articles withdrawn from the bonded warehouse within six (6) months, extendible for another three (3) months, from issuance by the bureau of the certificate of loading in a vessel destined to a foreign port;” and - Failure to pay duties and taxes on the remaining (not exported) imported materials within thirty (30) days from lapse of the period for re-exportation.
Biblical reflection
Bro. Edcel L. Closas
Strong in spirit Special Gospel of the day: Luke1:57-66,80(August13, 2013-Tuesday)Luke1:5766-Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not [so]; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, and praised God. And all they that heard [them] laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. Luke 1:80-And the child grew, and waxed “strong in spirit,” and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel:In our gospel for today, we can see that St. Elizabeth delivered John the Baptist after 9 months. In Wisdom7:12-a child can live only 9 months in a woman’s womb. This scenario is reminding us, that all of us soon, will be delivered to our different destinations, “Heaven, Purgatory and Hell.” Take note, “John was born for a reason” and this is our lives here on earth that all of us have “individual purpose” in our existence.” In Ephesians 2:10-For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Are you doing good? Remember that, “Serving God is the fulfillment of our existence.” SPONSORED:Neneth Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! Listen: Radio Ultra AM-1188-3:00 PM Sunday: #0928414949009266607505: Question – Prayer request