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WEATHER UPDATEAS of 4 a.m. yesterday, the center of Typhoon “NINA” was located at 870 km Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (23.0°N, 131.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. It is forecast to move Northwest at 5 kph. The regions of Zamboanga and Davao and the provinces of Palawan, South Cotabato, Lanao Del Norte, Lanao Del Sur and Bukidnon will have light to moderate rains or thunderstorms.

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THE VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT) and other extra charges now being passed on to consumers should be lifted or reduced to bring down electricity rates in the country to a more affordable level, according to a report.

This recommendation was made by Edna Espos, adviser of University of the Philippines (UP) National Engineering Center, in a report titled “Restructuring and Reform of the Philippine Electric Power Industry”. She was com-missioned by the International Trade Centre to create the report.

Espos said the VAT on fran-

chise tax, systems loss and incre-mental currency exchange rate adjustment (ICERA); equalization of taxes and royalties applied to indigenous or renewable sources of energy vis-à-vis imported energy fuels; and environmental charge for watershed rehabilitation should be removed.

She pointed out that ICERA

needs to be stripped or if not possible, disallow full recovery from consumers.

“This cost is not within the consumer’s control but can be managed by the utilities better,” she said.

Espos also suggested the need to lower the caps on systems loss and government royalty for ex-

ploitation of indigenous energy resources. Developers may be required to absorb part of the cost.

She said the government should absorb full stranded debts of the National Power Corporation (NPC) and stranded contract costs, or share burden with consumers above the P200 billion it already

Lifting or lowering extra charges to cut power rates

Misuari, who heads a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front that signed a peace agreement with the government in September 1996, made the assurance during a meeting with Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan in Zambo-anga City over the weekend.

Misuari is opposing the

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Photo released by the Sulu provincial government shows MNLF chairman Nur Misuari speaks to Sulu Governor Sakur Tan during a one-on-one meeting in Zamboanga City over the weekend. Misuari assures Tan that they will not resort to war despite the MNLF opposition to the new Bangsamoro autonomous region which shall replace the existing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

By AL JACINTOof Mindanao Daily News

ZAMBOANGA City––Unidentified gun-men ambushed a group of army soldiers and killing at least 3 of them in Lamitan City in the restive Muslim province of Basilan, authorities said on Sunday.

It said the soldiers were members of the 32nd Infantry Battalion and were heading back Saturday afternoon to their barracks on motorcycle when the attack occurred near the village of Baas.

No individual or group claimed re-sponsibility for the attack, but Basilan, one of five provinces under the Muslim

autonomous region, is a known stronghold of two of the country’s rebel groups – the Abu Sayyaf and the Moro Islamic Libera-tion Front – which had previously attacked military and civilian targets in the area.

There was no immediate statement from either the Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division or the Western Mindanao Com-mand about the ambush which occurred ahead of the signing of the peace pact between Manila and MILF, the country’s largest Muslim rebel group fighting for self-determination in the South.

It was unknown whether the ambush was perpetrated by rebel groups or not. (Mindanao Examiner)

Three soldiers killed ambush ahead of peace pact singing

THE CROWD is noticeably smaller during the Night Cafe at Divisoria following the Thursday bombing outside a hotel in Cagayan de Oro City. Despite heightened alert and more police visibility, many residents preferred to stay at home until the fear of another bombing subsides. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News

ZAMBOANGA City––A former Libyan firebrand Nur Misuari, whose group has opposed Manila’s peace deal with the rival Moro Islamic Liberation Front, doused fears that it could spark a new war in some parts of Mindanao.

new autonomous political entity called Bangsamoro that Manila and the MILF have agreed.

It would replace the ex-isting Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao which is composed of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao

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KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato -- Department of Labor and Employment sec-retary Rosalinda Baldoz ar-rives in General Santos City today for the launching of the department's Child Labor-Free Barangay Program in Soccsksargen Region. DOLE 12 regional director Chona Mantilla said, the event is in line with their efforts to eliminate to child labor as mandated in Republic Act 9231 or Anti Child Labor Law. At the launching at Baran-gay Bula gymnasium, Baldoz is scheduled to sign a memo-randum of understanding to with Gensan LGU, Barangay Bula LGU, DepEd, Marcellin Foundation and other stake-holders for the promotion of child labor-free communities. She will also distribute educational supplies to identi-fied working children in said barangay as well as release livelihood assistance qualified parents of the child workers, who according to reports from DOLE 12 are mostly involved in selling goods.

Twenty-one parents will receive starter kits for micro businesses, which Director Mantilla said are intended to provide families income under condition that they will not send their children again to help earn a living. Starter kits are for cho-rizo making, kakanin (puto and kutsinta) making, fish barbeque and dried fish pro-duction, mini carenderia, fish jigging, dress making, and fried banana and bibingka making. Baldoz will also award Labor Standards Compliance Certificate to Yellow Bus Line Inc. (YBL) plying routes from Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato to Davao City.YBL is the first bus company in Region 12 that has com-plied with Dept. Order 118-12 governing the employment of drivers and conductors in public utility bus transport industry. YBL will also receive its certification for complying with DOTC Dept. Order 2011-25 requiring public transport drivers to undergo training and assessment by TESDA.

DOLE chief launches “Child Labor-Free Barangay” in Soccsksargen Region

Of the 194 drivers of YBL, 193 have already been assessed. Of those assessed 143 drivers have been awarded National Certification III. The secretary will also turnover 14 wheelchairs for recipient persons with dis-ability. The project is being implemented in partnership with the Mahintana Founda-tion, corporate social respon-sibility arm of Dolefil Inc. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12)

Oroquieta allocates P59.20M for local dev’t projectsBy Rutchie C. Aguhob

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- A total of P59.20 million from its 20 percent component of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for 2012, have been allocated by the city for 11 local develop-ment projects. As to utilization, P30.03 million or 50.73 percent of the allocation have already been obligated, leaving an unobligated amount of P29.17 million or 49.27 percent, as of the end of the second quarter, Mayor Jason Almonte said. These projects and pro-grams and their amounts are as follows: payment of loan to the Philippine National Bank (PNB) for the construction of the Oroquieta Town Center, P36.67 million. Payment for build and transfer (BT) project for the construction of San Vicente Bajo and Pier Extension and Administration Building, P10.07 million. Logofind-assisted infra-structure and environmental projects, heavy equipment, and shoreline protection, P8.10 million. Installation and mainte-nance of lighting facilities of the public plaza, P1.5 million and improvement of drainage system, re-enforced concrete box culvert across Catane Extension Open Canal along Semona Marapao St., in Lower Langcangan, P1.0 million. Construction of a health c e nte r i n L ower R i z a l , P540,000, and construction of a two-storey Multi-Purpose Hall, Phase III in Poblacion 2, P500,000. Construction of another two-storey Multi-Purpose Hall, Phase II in Taboc Sur, also P500,000 and construction of covered pathway in Villaflor Elementary School in Barangay Villafor, P150,000. Construction of Oro Ex-treme Zip Line Project, Phase 2, P90,000 and construction of additional “halang-halang” food stalls, P75,000. (RCA-PIA10, Misamis Occidental)

By Joey Sem G. Dalumpines

DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio welcomed the endorsement of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. for Davao City’s bid for hosting the 23rd Advertising Congress in 2013. She said it will be more significant for the city to be the venue of the Ad Con-gress as it would highlight the area as a destination for conventions and meetings in the country. “We will just hope that we will get to host the Ad Con-gress next year,” Duterte-Carpio said as she stressed that the event will also boost the local economy. Jimenez in his letter to Frederick Alegre, chair of the Advertising Board of the Philippines said that Davao City is an ideal venue for the event because of its clean, safe and cosmopolitan urban community. He said the city is an ideal convention destination all-year round because it is a typhoon-free area. Jimenez said the city’s

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accommodation establish-ments can suit to at least 7,000 travelers with deluxe, first class and boutique hotels. He said the city has a convention center that can accommodate 3,000 to 4,000 people. “In a recent study of the Asian Institute of Manage-ment, Davao City ranked as the most competitive metro city in the Philip-pine which makes it as one of the country’s top urban centers. The 2007 survey of the Foreign Direct In-vestment Magazine of the Finance Times of London has declared Davao City as one of the top ten cities of the future. It also ranks as the 5th in Asia with the best human resources,” Jimenez said. Jimenez underscored that the city is a place where cul-ture, nature and adventure converge and is home to the country’s national symbols like the Philippine Eagle, and Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. (PIA XI Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

TAGUM CIT -The City Government of Tagum will host the Urban Develop-ment Resource Center of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy led the signing of the deed of usufruct between the PCUP headed by its Chairperson, Mr. Hernani B. Panganiban last October 5, 2012 held at the DepEd Conference Hall in Apokon, this city. The establishment of the center was made pos-sible through Sangguniang

Mindanao’s urban poor hub to rise in Tagum

Panlungsod Resolution 911, s-2012 approved by the 5th City Council of Tagum which was also affirmed during the Mindanao Urban Poor Summit last September 6, 2012 in Davao City. The said edifice which will be constructed in En-ergy Park in Apokon will be a one-stop facility that will serve as a hub for training, documentation, research, information, market-match-ing and micro-finance for 27 key cities and 12 urbanizing municipalities in Mindanao.

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The people were shocked and speech-less on attempt to disturb the peace loving Cagayanons following a bomb explosion last week. Cagayanons joined hands to condemn the barbaric act of cowardice perpetrated by people who have lost self-esteem. While most Cagayanons believed that harebrained individuals or group executed the despicable act, some think that the bombing was moti-vated with political avarice. The incident took place in a somewhat re-mote area in the city’s urban center during the wee hours of the morning. Vehicle and human traffic were scant at that time. The improvised explosive device was planted beside a hotel where part of hundreds of participants to a cooperative congress the day before were resting. There was suspicion that the bomb was to terrorize the Cagayanons. If not, what for? Residents of Cagayan de Oro have had the suspicion that the bomb explosion was to embarrass the city government. The bomb explosion has the intention to humiliate of-ficials who run the affairs of the city govern-ment. In a sense, the incident might have alarmed city residents, visitors, and tourists. However, the plot only bolsters resolve of the Cagaya-nons to rally behind the city government and its elected officials. The incident provides every Cagayanons clear insights should in-competent officials run the affairs of the city. At least, with the incumbent administration, the people of Cagayan de Oro trust the lead-ership of Mayor Vicente Emano. Cagayanons have faith that eventually, the identities and perpetrators of those barbaric acts would soon be known. At this time, however, we, Cagayanons are more than resolute to band ourselves together behind Emano and his administration. We commit ourselves in the city’s fight against those out to embarrass and destroy Cagayan de Oro’s peaceful and progressive environs.

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The city’s bomb squad clear the area around a bag suspected to be a second bomb on a street outside the Maxandrea Hotel. The bag was later found to contain another bomb and was detonated safely away from the crowd. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

TYPHOON ‘Nina’ has weakened as it continued to move slowly away from the country, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday.

PAGASA weather forecaster Fernando Cada said the typhoon’s winds strength decreased from 140 kilometers per hour (kph) Sunday to 130 kph on Monday, while its gustiness also fell from 170 kph to 160 kph.

As of 4 a.m., the center of typhoon “Nina” was located at 870 kms northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (23.0°N, 131.2°E) and it is forecast to move northwest at 5 kph.

With this speed, Nina will likely exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Cada said that Nina’s weakening was still because of a ridge of high pressure area near China as well as vertical wind shear or different directions of winds that drifts into the country.

Since the country is in the transition period from southwest monsoon (habagat) to northeast monsoon (amihan), Cada said that winds in various directions blow off into the country, which affects the

circulation of the typhoon.This year, Cada said the onset of the

northeast monsoon will likely start during later part of this month, which would also signal the termination of the southwest monsoon season.

He added that no storm warning signal has been raised so far, since “Nina” still remained too far to directly affect any part of the country.

Meanwhile, Cada said the weather agency spotted another tropical storm in Guam with international name “Maria”.

This will most likely not enter the country within two to three days, he said.

But once the storm enter the PAR, it will be called “Ofel”, the 15th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.

Cada said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will generally have good weather until Tuesday except for possible brief rainshowers mostly in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms.

Cada said the regions of Zamboanga and Davao and the provinces of Palawan, South Cotabato, Lanao Del Norte, Lanao Del Sur and Bukidnon will experience light to moderate rains.

Typhoon Nina weakens move away from PH

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Emano says bombing incidentnot likely an act of terrorists

SP invites NBI, PNP officials to shed light on incident

MAYOR Vicente Emano says it is unlikely that terrorists are behind the bombing in-cident at Maxandrea Hotel in Cagayan de Oro last week.

In a press statement, the mayor explained that the bomb exploded at a time and place that terrorists do not normally choose.

“Sa bisan asa sa kalibutan ang bombang-terorismo dili ipabuto sa kaadlawon ug sa dapit pa gayud nga mamingaw. Adunay laing katuyoan ang mga mananap nga mihimo niini ug sul-baron gayud kini sa atong

mga kapulisan,” he pointed out.

The mayor condemned the act, which resulted in the death of two persons.

He warned that the city will do all it can to put the perpetrators behind bars.

“Sa wala ninyo paland-unga sa inyong pag-sabotahi sa dakbayan, mipatay kamo sa duha ka kinabuhi ug misamad kamo sa duha ka pulis, butang nga dili kamo angay pasaylo-on. Maning-kamot kami nga masulbad gayud kini ug masilotan ang mga mananap nga mibuhat niini,” he said.

The Power learned that the mayor, together with Councilor Ian Mark Q. Nacaya, chair of the City Council committee on po-lice, fire and public safety,

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THINK a minute.Have you ever heard

anyone who was dying say: “I wish I had spent more time at the office!”

I doubt it. If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, how would you live your last 24 hours?

Would you party un-til you drop and try not to think about your own death? Would you be filled with fear or anger at God?

Would you do every-thing you could so your family could go on without you?

Those people who died on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center in New York City never knew they were going to die when they woke up that morning.

People who suddenly die in car accidents or drown in the ocean never

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Is today your last?

The weiredFilipino voters

know they’re going to die that day.

Sixteen years ago my family celebrated Christ-mas in America, and the next day my father left on a business trip to the Philippines as he had done for 27 years. But this time he never came back.

Just a few weeks later, he died from pneumonia in Hawaii. My father had no idea he would never come home. And neither did we.

You see, this is why we

must live today like it’s our last—because it just might be!

Maybe you need to get things right in your life. Maybe you need to ask someone’s forgiveness; or you need to forgive some-one else who wronged and hurt you. Do it now. Don’t wait another day.

For your own peace and safety, free yourself from the sin of unforgiveness.

Jesus Himself said that our unforgiveness will stop you and me from receiv-

ing God’s forgiveness. Or maybe you’ve been dishon-est, lied, cheated and stolen from someone.

Fr iend, it does not matter what you’ve done wrong, do what you need to do to make it right to-day—before it’s too late.

If you died tonight, are you 100 percent sure that you’re right with God your Maker and Judge? If today is your last, do you know for certain that you would go to heaven? If not, you can be sure right now.

Just ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for all your wrongs and living your own way. Then ask Him to take charge of your life today and every day. That’s the only way you can be safe and sure you’re ready to die every day until your very last one.

Just Think a Minute.

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Baculio is most competent candidateFORMER Cong. Jun Baculio made

the right decision to run for Congress in the Second District of Misamis Oriental next year. He has served the district for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007. During his term, Baculio has accomplished projects for his district and the province of Misamis Oriental. One of these projects is the final touches that lead to the construction of the Laguindingan Airport.

Aside from the Laguindingan airport, Baculio also fought for the construction of railways that would initially run from Laguindingan toward downtown Cagayan de Oro City. Baculio pro-vided some P50 million, taken from his countryside development, for the initial operation of the Mindanao Railways. The project was stalled with the coming of the new administration.

With due respect, Misamis Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno has nothing to do with the planning and execution of the construction of the Laguindingan Airport. On the contrary, there were insinuations that Moreno spearheaded Ayala’s land banking prospecting in Laguindingan when conception of the airport was on the drawing board in mid-90s.

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Members of the Oro Chamber of Commerce concep-tualized the Laguindingan Airport under the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor program.

Former Pres. Ramos identified it as one of his flagship programs at that time. Thus, it would be preposterous for Moreno to claim credit for the construction of the Laguindingan Airport!

With his comeback as Congressman, Baculio would definitely push through to continue his platform of government in the field of Transportation (Mindanao Railway), Energy, and Employment generation projects.

Baculio could invite Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) companies to operate in the province, notably, in El Salvador City and in the municipal town of Tagolo-an. He would also be an effective representative of the district to fight for the operation of Brunei Darussalam’s plan to operate the largest natural liquefied gas pro-cessing plant in Asia at the Phivedec’s economic zone.

Obviously, Baculio is destined to accomplish more in the future. As candidate under the Padayon-UNA-NP coalition, Baculio’s electoral victory in next year’s mid-term elections is now almost in the bag. Padayon Pilipino, a cohesive regional political party, is fortunate to have Baculio on its ticket. After all, Baculio is most seasoned, competent, tested legislator, and worthy candidate than other congressional hopefuls in the district. React: [email protected]

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said… `Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God’…” (Matthew 5:1-2, 9, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-PEACEMAKERS IN

MINDANAO, CHILDREN OF GOD: I haven’t com-pletely read yet the pre-liminary peace agreement between the Aquino govern-ment and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and what I have on it are only the bits and pieces that are coming out in the media, but I believe there is a reason to be happy and positive about that agree-

Blessed are the Mindanao peacemakers

ment.First, any agreement that

seeks peace cannot but be a good agreement. Whatever the internal motivations that may have prompted the government and the MILF in coming up with an agreement for peace, what is important here is, there is now a definite road map for achieving peace in a region that has been at a destructive and deadly war for most of recent history.

We can only pray, there-

fore, that the agreement will be signed to make it binding, and its terms and conditions thereafter pursued with zeal and vigor not only by its signatories but all inter-ested and affected sectors in Mindanao as well. Indeed, blessed are the Mindanao peacemakers---President Aquino and the govern-ment peace panel, MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, among others--- for they

are children of God.-ooo-

LORNA VERANO YAP: “KNOW YOURSELF”: Gerry Eusebio, a political officer of many a lawmaker in recent Philippine history, posted an inspiring message from former Pasay City Rep. Lorna Verano Yap. Here is Yap’s message: “Watch your-self. Be aware at all times. Not wary, because that con-notes some negativity. Just aware. Know your proclivi-ties, your predisposition. Differentiate your wants from your needs.

“If you are good at some-thing, develop and har-ness your tendencies to be better at it. That way, you can create prosperity and abundance from contribut-ing something to the world

MANY Filipinos are won-dering why they remain poor for decades and the country is struggling ev-eryday for even longer period. A lot of them could not eat three times a day and living in dilapidated homes while others even live much harder. There is no solutions to their age-old problems no matter how they move on to survive. It appears there is no clear solution and they will go on life in such situation. Indeed, this is terrible and really unbearable.

From Luzon to Mind-anao, people cling to ex-treme hardship while they go on in their battle for everyday existence. It just seems impossible to make life a little bit easier espe-cially so because there is no help from the government. The latter is making its way forward even more with hardship. Some leaders want to help the poor people with their problems but are helpless too n because the government itself is having difficulty in its existence.

To analyze the real situ-

ation especially on the issue of poverty, it seems the mat-ter has been the mistake of the Filipinos involved because they do not know how to elect public officials. When elections time come, they anticipate for cash in exchange of their votes. These particular Filipinos cannot vote for the right persons of their choice. They had to be paid some amounts in order to vote. Naturally, the candidates who can pay larger amount per vote win even if the candidates have nothing in their head.

How long has this sys-tem of voting been going? Nobody can specifically pinpoint but one thing vote-buying has been existing every elections for many, many years. Filipinos are happy during election time because they can get help from the candidates on top of the actual amount in payment of their votes. For how long this will stay in our country nobody knows. Right now there is no solu-tion for such a problem.

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More than 1,000 Bangsamoro supporters gather at Cabili Plaza in Banggolo, Marawi City Monday for a mass rally in support to the signing of Bangsamoro Framework Agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Gov-ernment of the Philippines to end the four decades of armed conflict in Mindanao. Photo by Richel V. Umel of Mindanao Daily News

MARAWI City, Lanao del Sur––Autonomous Re-gion in Muslim Mindanao Governor Mujiv Hataman lauded the signing of the historic Framework Agree-ment between the govern-ment and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday.

In a press statement, Hataman said the ARMM welcomed this develop-ment with utmost sense of support and cooperation.

He said the pact brings the decades-long negotia-tion close to achieving its final goal - a lasting peace for the coexisting peoples of Muslim Mindanao.

Hataman thanked those who had worked hand-in-hand into the long process, whether directly or indi-rectly from day one.

He also credited both the first and the current Aquino administration for the breakthrough in the government’s peace dealing with the MILF.

“On-and-off to some points of discord in more than two decades, President

Armm governor hails framework agreement

Benigno Simeon Aquino III broke gridlocks in the first face-to-face presidential talk with the MILF lead-ership in Tokyo, Japan on August 4, 2011,” he said.

“Again, this presidential move effectively followed

the straight path to wag-ing peace, yet a similarly crucial decision on the part of then President Cora-zon C. Aquino, when she met MNLF Chairman Nur Misuari, right in the heart-land of the Moro conflict

in Maimbung Sulu on Sep-tember 5, 1986,” he added.

The ARMM Governor assured the public of a smooth transition to power in case parties would reach the summit of the peace

President Benigno S. Aquino III receives from Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim a musical percussion instrument gong before the One-on-One Meet-ing at the Music Room of Malacañang at the sidelines of the official visit of Malaysian Pime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak on Monday (Oct. 15, 2012). President Aquino and Prime Minister Najib will witness the historic signing of the Framework Agree-ment on the Bangsamoro between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the MILF. Malaysia has been the third party facilitator of the GPH-MILF peace talks since 2001 and the head of the International Monitoring Team since 2004. Photo by Benhur Arcayan/Malacañang Photo Bureau/PNA

GENERAL Santos City––Calling it a vital step towards achieving a lasting peace in Mindanao, South Cotabato officials expressed full support to the signing on Monday of the framework agreement between the Philippine gov-ernment and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

South Cotabato (Second District) Rep. Daisy Avance-Fuentes, who witnessed the signing of the preliminary peace deal in Malacanang, said Mindanaoans should give the agreement the chance to move forward and eventually succeed.

Fuentes, who was among the five members of the House ofRepresentatives who were acting as observers to the government peace panel, described the framework agreement as doable and very promising.

She said their group did not raise any objection to the agreement, which sets a roadmap for the ongoing peace process and the establishment within the next three years of a new autonomous territory called Bangsamoro, as it assured the participation of Mindanao’s stakeholders in its various processes.

“It’s a landmark agreement and we’re hoping that it will lead to the full realization of the real and lasting peace that we’ve all been aspiring for in Mindanao,” she said in a radio interview.

Fuentes stressed that it’s time for Mindanao to move past its peace and order problems so it would realize its full economic and development potentials.

Citing the experience of South Cotabato, she said the results of a recent survey conducted by the National Statistics Office showed that around 30 percent of the area’s households remained below the povertyline due to the lack of economic opportunities.

She said such situation could be attributed to reluc-tance of major investors to come to the area due to the lingering negative perception about the area’s peace and order situation.

“We need this peace usher in more investments and othersocio-economic developments that will pave the way for the creation of more jobs and economic op-portunities for our people,” Fuentes said. pna

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By EUGENIO JULIO C. OSIAS CAMP EVANGELISTA––The Vice Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of the Philippines visited the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division, Philippine Army, Tuesday.

Lieutenant General Reynaldo B. Mapagu was received by Brigadier General Romeo L Gapuz, the 4ID acting division commander.

Upon arrival he was accorded with a battalion-size honor guards in front of the 4ID admin building, then proceeded to the division grandstand where he gave his message to the troopers.

His visit jibed with the awarding of residential lots to the beneficiaries of soldiers who were Killed-In-Action (KIA) during combat encounters against the insurgents.

His visit was also considered as his farewell visit, since he will be retiring on October 22, 2012 after serving in the armed forces for 38 years.

He will retire in his current position and as chair of the AFP Housing Board.

In his message, LtGen Mapagu congratulated and thanked the Diamond troopers for what they did dur-ing the Typhoon “Sendong” in helping the people of Cagayan de Oro City.

He also encouraged every soldier to strive for ex-cellence, not just making it as their goal, but making excellence their way of life. (EJCO/asf)

ILIGAN City––Sangguniang Panlungsod members con-tinue to get themselves in-volved+ in the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPh) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

This, even as none of the barangays in the city are included in the new framework agreement that will be signed by both par-ties next week.

City Councilor Jose Zalsos has proposed the inclusion of said framework agreement to the SP session agenda, October 15 to ex-plain its effects, nationwide.

In the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) website, Philippine Panel Chair Marvic Leonen re-vealed that the “framework agreement” contains the transition process from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao to a new political entity.

In 2008, Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz,

Iligan City officials continue to get involved in peace process

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with Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat and former North Cotabato Governor

Manny Piñol, strongly op-posed the first agreement between the government

and the MILF for lack of sufficient consultations. (MTA/VCG/asf)

AFP vice chief of staff visits 4ID

BUTUAN City -- The Small Water Impounding Sys-tem Association (SWISA-Caraga) had its regional congress, September 25-27, under the auspices of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), with the Department of Agricul-ture XIII.

“The opportunity to listen and to be heard was one of the significant out-puts,” said Asst. Secretary Dante Delima, who is also the national rice program coordinator.

He suggested that each organization must have a

NPA member slainin Bukidnon clash

By RUBY LEONORA R. BALISTOY MALAYBALAY City––One unidentified New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in a clash with troop-ers of the 8th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army, in Minlanaw Sub-village, Dumalaguing, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, October 7.

The slain ‘rebel’ belonged to Front Committee 4A North Central Mindanao Command of the CPP/NPA, according to 8IB sources.

The Army troopers who encountered with 15 ‘rebel’ was led by 1st Lt. Norman Tagros.

Lt. Col. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, 8IB commanding of-ficer, said the two-hour gunbattle took place, while the government soldiers were conducting combat clearing operations in the area, Sunday morning.

“The NPA rebels fled after the firefight,” Lt. Col. Cuerpo said. The army recovered one (1) AK-47 rifle from the clash site.

He further said, the remains of the slain ‘rebel’ were turned over to the barangay officials. (8thIB, 4th INF DIV, PA/RLRB, PIA 10, Bukidnon/asf)

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strong foundation from its president down to the members, and officers must be chosen by the people.

Secretary Delima further said “good governance must be implemented even in small organizations.”

He pointed out that a weak organizational sys-tem could also lead to its weakness.”

He also emphasized that organizations should have their vision, mission and goals for them to know what they were aiming for.

The Swisa regional con-gress was attended by 65 members of different farm-ers associations (FA) and irrigators association (IA) in Caraga Region. (NCLM/Rhea C. Abao/DA-13/PIA-Caraga/asf)

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AS the campaign against hot meat continues, the City Veterinary Office was able to collect P227,729.25 from ante-mortem and post-mortem services fees for the month of September 2012.

This is contained in the report submitted by Dr. Lucien Anthony Acac to the City Council committees on health and sanitation and agriculture and on fisher-ies chaired by Councilors Dante Pajo and Annie Daba, respectively.

According to the report, 8,074 hogs, 878 cattle, 161 goats, 53 horses, 31 ostrich and 25 carabao were slaugh-tered at the City Slaughter House in Cugman during the period.

The City Veterinary Of-fice condemned the car-casses of cattle and hogs and kilograms of organs after these were found unfit for human consumption.

Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas lauds the City Vet for its accomplishments and urged the said office to continue the drive against hot meat. (JBD)

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THE Japan International Coop-eration Agency (JICA) heartily welcomes the Framework Agree-ment on Bangsamoro which was signed today by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as a significant step towards lasting peace and sustainable development in con-flict-affected areas in Mindanao.

Japan is contributing to peace and development of the Mindanao region through: (i) the dispatch of experts to the Social and Eco-nomic Development Section of the IMT; (ii) economic cooperation projects in conflict-affected areas through the Japan-Bangsamoro

Initiatives for Reconstruction and Development (J-BiRD); and (ii i) the participation in the International Contact Group (ICG) that is providing advice by attending the peace talks as an observer. JICA has been proactively implementing the reconstruction and development projects in Mindanao through J-BiRD with the aim of enhancing the peace building in the area.

J-BiRD was launched in De-cember 2006 aiming Japan’s com-mitment to the peace process support to the Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao (CAAM) on the occasion of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the nor-

malization of diplomatic ties be-tween Japan and the Philippines. To date, J-BiRD has completed several projects in CAAM.

“The f inal comprehensive peace agreement is yet to be seen. In spite of the issues left for further negotiation, JICA is confident that both parties will work even harder to conclude the peace agreement in the very near future. In the meantime, JICA commits itself to support the peace process as well as the people, who are aspiring for better lives under lasting peace,” said Mr. Hideaki Domichi, JICA senior vice president. Mr. Hideaki Domichi and Mr. Takahiro Sasaki, JICA

Philippines Chief Representa-tive attended the signing of the Framework Agreement held in Malacanang today.

Japan is the Philippines’ top development aid partner pro-viding official development as-sistance (ODA) through conces-sional loans, grants and technical cooperation in a wide range of areas, including infrastructure, to support growth as well as assistance to address vulner-abilities. Between 1967 and 2008, Japan ODA to the Philippines has totalled US$20.560 billion. The Philippines ranks as the fourth largest recipient, next to Indo-nesia, China and India.

JICA intensifies devt support to Mindanao

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Phil-h e a l t h ) h a s vowe d to h e l p F i l i p i n o w o m e n fight off breast cancer, the predominant cause of cancer deaths in the country.

“Breast cancer is an awfully nasty disease that destroys women at the prime of their lives. We are absolutely determined to help our women fight of f t he a i lment ,” s a id Philhealth president and chief executive officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon.

“Our P100,000-benefit payment for members and dependents with early stage breast cancer fully covers the cost of treat-m e nt , h o s pi t a l i z at i on and professional fees,” Banzon said.

“We want to encour-age timely detection and

Philhealth helping women fight breast cancerAssures P100,000-payment to treat No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in PH

highly responsive treat-ment , which is key to improved survival,” he added.

B r e a s t c a n c e r h a s overtaken lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer mortality in the country.

One out of four Fili-pino women diagnosed with breast cancer die inside five years, and four out of 10 expire within a decade, according to the Department of Health.

With “at least 10,000 new breast cancer cases” detected every year, the Philippines now has the highest incidence of the disease in Southeast Asia,

and the ninth highest worldwide.

Breast cancer accounts for 16 percent of all types of cancer de vas t at ing both men and women in the country. Cancer of the lung, l iver, cer vix, colon, thyroid, rectum, ovary, prostate, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma com-prise the rest.

Among Filipino wom-en in particular, breast c a n c e r a c c o u n t s f o r nearly 30 percent of all cancer cases. Cancer of the cervix, ovary, thyroid and the lung make up the rest.

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with early stage breast cancer may avail of the P100,000-benefit pack-a g e i n a ny o f t h e 2 0 Phi lhe a l t h-contrac te d hospita ls countr ywide with proven exper t ise in treating the disease.

These are the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, East Avenue Med-ical Center, Philippine General Hospital, Rizal Medical Center, Quiri-no Memor ia l Me dica l Center, Baguio General Hospital, Ilocos Training and Regional Medica l Center, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center ;

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ca l C enter, Dr. Paul i -no J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medica l Center, Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hos-pital, Batangas Regional Hospital, Bicol Regional Teaching and Training Hospital, Bicol Medical Center ;

We s t e r n V i s a y a s Medical Center, Cora-zon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Hospital, and Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, North-ern Mindanao Medical Center, Southern Phil-ippines Medical Center, and the Davao Regional Hospital.

Negotiations are on-going with addit iona l publ ic as wel l a s pr i -vate hospitals to serve as Philhealth-contracted facilities for the benefit package, Banzon said.

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DAVAO C i t y – – S o m e P882,671,981 has been set aside by the City Govern-ment here for its infrastruc-ture and non-infrastructure projects that will be imple-mented early next year.

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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio presented to the City Council a budget showing a big slice of the P882.6

million development fund for 2013 allocated for debt servicing amounted at P500 million or at least 57 percent of the total fund.

T h e c i t y a l l o c ate d P167,201,525 to infra-structure projects such as road development, build-ings and other structures, other public infrastructures, electrification, drainage program, bridge program, and water system.

At least P215,470,456 or 24 percent of the total development fund will be spent for social development – P79,918,000; Economic Development – P55,938,556; Environment Management – P31,888,400; and Devel-opment Administration – P47,725,500.

In a message, the mayor said the budget for the non-infra projects would help address and speed up pro-

grams on community de-velopment, education, food security, health, livelihood, resettlement, generation of employment, protection of our environment, sup-port for MSMEs, youth and women empowerment, empowering the barangays, tourism and other socio-economic activities.

The P500 million budget that the city allocated for debt servicing, Duterte-Carpio said it is the best option that the city has

in order to finance urgent and priority projects in all barangays in the city.

“The City Government shall exert its efforts in coming up with solutions to save and raise funds to augment the Debt Servicing by P113,799,169.00 before it falls due,” the mayor added.

The City Hall has already completed the drafting of the proposed annual budget for 2013 at P4.5 million, higher by P412 million than this year’s budget.

FARMERS-CONSOL-IDATORS-SUPER-MARKETS FORUM. To gain a more positive reception on the food safety aspect of farming and the advantages of employing GAP in the farms, the agriculture department has as-sembled the key players in the food supply chain, consisting of the farm-ers, consolidators and supermarkets.

CAGAYAN de Oro City––TO underscore the food safety aspect of farming and the benefits of imple-menting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in the farm, a Farmers-Consolidators-Supermarkets Forum en-titled Food Safety Along the

GAP certification upholds food safetySupply Chain was recently held in this city.

This was spearheaded by the Department of Ag-riculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) through the Agribusiness and Mar-keting Assistance Division in coordination with the Bureau of Agriculture and Food Product Standards (BAFPS).

Likewise, it specifically aimed to promote the adop-tion of GAP in the farms, considering that there has been a consumers’ shift from merely satisfying hunger to

that of opting to alterna-tive choices for a healthier lifestyle.

In her report, Ms. Mary Grace Mandigma, OIC-Chief Science Research Specialist of BAFPS ex-plained, that GAP intends to apply existing knowledge to address environmental, economic and social sus-tainability dimensions for on-farm production and post-production processes, resulting to safe and quality food and non-food agricul-tural products.

With the GAP certifica-

tion at hand, she stressed, that it will empower farmers to respond to the demands of consumers that are within a specific criteria to produce quality and safe food.

As testimony for reaping the advantages brought by a GAP certification, various speakers from the large, medium and small-scaled companies have imparted their respective experiences, so as to persuade more ag-ricultural advocates to un-dergo the process of being GAP certified.

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By and large, they have conveyed that although GAP certification does not entirely guarantee food safety, it is a crucial step in advancing food safety and in signaling buyers those particular practices in the production, harvesting and

postharvest handling stages are in conformity to food safety guidelines.

Moreso, they have il-lustrated that by following the principles behind GAP, there is the minimization of occurrence or the prevention of contamination from the farm down to the arrival of products to consumers.

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the rebels to retreat, Caber said.

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and Lanao provinces, in-cluding the cities of Marawi and Lamitan. And several more areas in the prov-inces of Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato would also be included in the new autonomous region, which Misuari said violated the 1996 peace accord.

Misuari was quoted by the Philippine media as say-ing that the new Bangsam-oro autonomous region could spark unrest and may lead to war in Mindanao.

“I was misunderstood. What I said was the frame-work (of the peace deal) might be a recipe for a crisis which may include war,” Misuari told Tan.

Tan earlier said he would meet and talk with Misu-ari to convince him that the Aquino government is sincere in achieving peace in Mindanao.

“If I want hostilities to resume, why would I an-nounce it? A person who understands war knows that the element of surprise is very important; I would have kept silent if that was what my intention. In fact, I am running for ARMM governor this coming May 2013 polls. I am a politician now, we only want what is good for our people,” Misuari said.

Tan said MNLF com-manders have been going around some parts of Sulu and that he explained to them the government’s peace process. “MNLF com-manders are making their rounds in some parts of Sulu and I was able to talk to them and sinabi ko na pagbigyan nila tayo tungo sa kapayapaan. I also sent

word to my brother Chair-man Nur Misuari and one of these days mag-uusap kami. Ipinarating ko sa kanya na maging mahinahon, sa gani-tong paraan we can resolve any misunderstanding and have genuine peace in Sulu and the whole of Mindanao.”

“I have made my appeal to everybody to keep their cool. Walang mangyayari sa atin kung tayo ay babalik na naman sa nakaraan, kawawa ang mg tao dito sa Sulu at sa buong Mindanao,” Tan said.

Civil society and reli-gious groups in ARMM also echoed Tan’s appeal for peace in Mindanao and said they are supporting the government’s peace pro-cess. Tan said he welcomed the group’s support and appealed to Muslims in Mindanao to rally behind peace process.

“We cannot sacrifice again the people of Min-danao; they have already suffered so much. I told the (MNLF) commanders that the government is sincere in pursuing peace in the region; and that their role as leaders of the MNLF is very important in the achievement of this goal, as leaders they should set the example,” Tan said.

“Walang repormang mangyayari kung ang kapay-apaan ay hindi natin pag-bibigyan. I will not support and allow anything that is not pro-people at handa akong makiusap at pigilan ang kahit sinong grupo na magsisimula ng gulo dito sa Sulu at Mindanao.”

Tan said all the ARMM governors are supportive of the government’s peace talks with the MILF, not the country’s largest Muslim rebel group.

“Jolo and other popu-lated areas of Sulu are always the first to feel the brunt of war from the MNLF. We must recall that Sulu was the center of the MNLF uprising in 1969 and Jolo was totally burned down in 1974 during the fiercest battle between the MNLF and the military under the Marcos Administration. We have done so much to bring progress and stability back to Sulu and I can’t allow that to happen again,’’ Tan said.

Tan assured Misuari that the Aquino government is

taking efforts to explain and consult with the people in Mindanao about the new peace framework.

“An information cam-paign on the Framework Agreement will be mobi-lized so that our citizenry will understand what this agreement is all about and decide competently for themselves if they want this to be part of the future of the Bangsamoro People,” Tan told Misuari.

Despite Tan’s assurance, Misuari still doubts the outcome of the peace deal between the government and MILF noting that he signed peace agreements with Manila, but many of these accords were never implemented.

“In fact, claims that the MNLF was consulted on this matter were untrue. I will not tell a lie to say we were never consulted,” Misuari told Tan, referring to the new Bangsamoro region of the MILF, which broke away with the MNLF in 1978. “I feel insulted about the government entering into an agreement with such a small group,” Misuari said during the meeting with Tan.

Tan said the President is sincere in achieving peace in Mindanao. “What is im-portant to me is the consti-tutionality of the agreement and its potential to attract investments in the region to spur economic growth by resolving the question of providing a climate of good governance in the scheme of things,” Tan told Misuari.

Tan reiterated his appeal to Misuari to let the peace process take its course and see where it will go, adding that “we must support all peace efforts as the only way to finally bring stability and progress in Mindanao.”

“I got Misuari’s assurance to keep peace in Mindanao, more so in Sulu,” he said.

Last week, Misuari and Mujahab Hashim, the MNLF’s Islamic Command Council chairman, raised strong objections to the government’s signing of the new peace accord with the MILF and threatened to return to war.

“Because there is no other recourse now for the (MNLF), at least the ma-

jority of the senior leaders of the MNLF, we have no other recourse but to go back to the original ob-jective of arms struggle,” Hashim warned. (Mindanao Examiner)

Power...from page 1

committed in the Elec-tric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA).

“Consumers should not be made for the State’s (the owner of NPC) past politi-cal decisions to cut tariffs and/or for management inefficiency,” Espos said.

Since the consumers al-ready subside lifeline tariffs, the government can pay for missionary electrification.

“Or, government can pay for lifeline tariffs while the cost of missionary electrifi-cation is passed on to con-sumers. Consumers should not be asked to pay for both,” she added.

Espos said stripping elec-tricity tariffs of imprudent and misplaced charges is one of the measures that can enhance the productive and allocative efficiency of the country’s electric power industry.

“Loading all the risks of producing electricity and the cost of economic and social policies adopted by the government on the con-sumers is neither efficient nor fair,” she said.

Espos identified other measures that can enhance the industry’s efficiency in-cluding the implementation of simple, transparent and effective rate methodologies; and joint actions in transi-tion to mergers of electric cooperatives and private investor-owned utilities.

Bombing...from page 3

as well as Councilor Alden Bacal have exerted efforts to collaborate with different agencies to identify the suspects involved in the incident.

INVITATIONThe 16th City Council

headed by Vice Mayor Cae-sar Ian E. Acenas has invited National Bureau of Inves-tigation Acting Regional Director Jose D. Doloiras, Northern Mindanao Police Regional Director P/Chief Supt. Gil J. Hitosis and City

Police Chief PSSupt Ge-rardo Rosales to attend its regular session tomorrow to shed light on this. (LCR)

Voters...from page 4

We notice we have lots of leaders who are uneducated. They do not know how to lead the people. They think the shortest way to make money is by way of becom-ing a political leader. So be it and a lot of faces who have not gone to universi-ties for a higher education become top politicians. This is certainly ridiculous but it is the fault of the Filipino voters themselves who sold their sacred right of suffrage

The ugly attitude of Fili-pinos in the way the appreci-ate elections is just beyond rehabilitation unless we all change our behavior. The government should lead the way to stop this anomalous system of voting. There should be a strict procedure to put on their knees people who sell their votes. But how can be possible when many of our leaders are doing this themselves?

So for many, many years, our elections was found to be incapacitated to do the right thing. It cannot change the wrong system of electing people because it is in the veins of many Filipinos the bad behavior of selling their votes. The matter can be corrected but it must come from the hearts of the Filipino voters. They must stop selling their votes and elect the candidates who really deserve even without cash. With this it is guaranteed there will be a change in our country and the lives of Filipinos.

Blessed...from page 4

because you can be unique in what only you can do best. If you are not happy in what you do, it is not meant for you, just stop what you are doing now and allow your heart to lead the way.

“Do not allow yourself to be led by other people who do not know any better. Tell them to know themselves too and seek for themselves their own dreams and as-pirations. That way, we can all create a better world!”

Nice message, Ms. Lorna (by the way, where are you now and what have been busy with?).

-ooo-RP SHOULD ADOPT

LIBEL LAWS IN US: Fili-pino lawyer Dan I. Amosin, now based in California, USA, sent this item about libel: “Libel as a crime is an anachronistic law junked by progressive countries long ago. However, libel laws do play an important role in protecting the name and reputation of innocent individuals from abusive speech.

“Whi le f reedom of speech is a constitutional right, there is a correspond-ing duty not to exercise this right in derogation of the rights of others, including the right not to be subjected to false accusations. Other-wise, there would be chaos in society if anybody can just label another person he hates as a whore, thief, murderer or whatever, with-out factual basis.

“To balance these par-allel, competing rights in our society, the law on libel in progressive countries, like the USA, penalizes libel with civil damages, not imprisonment or fine, thus making libel a civil, not a criminal offense…. I do hope we will adopt the libel law in America as a civil, not criminal offense, the penalty for violations of which would be monetary damages, not imprisonment or fine…”

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call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: [email protected]

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negotiations. Principally, both panels

agreed to hold subsequent discussions on the essential issues on the security aspect (ceasefire), the rehabilita-tion and development of conflict-affected areas, and ancestral domain.

Hat a m a n s a i d t h e ARMM under him had worked extensively on the second point, while the other two points were left to the negotiators of the both panels to hammer out.

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Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez, president of the Centrist Democratic Party, files his Cer-tificate of Candidacy early morning Wednesday (October 3) with the support of his family. Cong. Rodriguez submits to Atty. Aleli Ramirez, City Election Registrar, his COC for his re-election bid for the congressional seat of the Second District of Cagayan de Oro City. Also in the photo are his wife Mrs. Fenina T. Rodriguez, Abante Mindanao Congressman Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. and wife Mary Grace Rodriguez, Nazareth Barangay Chair Begot Rodriguez and Suzette Rodriguez.

MAJ. GEN. Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III, com-mander of the army’s 1st Infantry ‘Tabak’ Division, ordered all military person-nel to take extra precau-tion and vigilance while on the field in the wake of the ambush-killing of three military intelligence in Basilan last Saturday.

“Even as we commit our lives to serve and secure our people, our safety and se-curity in the field must also be our paramount concern.

Cruz urged soldiers to be vigilant at all times

So we can pursue peace, we must stay vigilant in our every step,” he said.

Cruz stressed that he was deeply saddened by the death of the three dedicated soldiers who were at the forefront of the campaign for peace in Lamitan City, Basilan.

The slain soldiers were identified as Sgt. Ronald Danago, Cpl. Adzhar An-gkaya, and Pfc. Radzmer Jasim, all members of the Alpha Company, 32nd In-

fantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Division.

The three sustained mul-tiple gunshot wounds and died while being rushed to the St. Peter Hospital in Lamitan.

Reports said the three soldiers left their detach-ment in Sitio Mellec, Bo-hebessey, Lamitan to buy some food supply when they were attacked by the suspects armed with .45 caliber pistols at around 4:15 p.m. Saturday.

KIDAPAWAN City––Police and government troops exhumed on Saturday a male cadaver in a remote village in Magpet town in North Cotabato believed buried more than a year ago, reports said.

Sr. Insp. Sunny Leoncito, officer-in-charge of the Magpet police station, identified the cadaver as Teofilo Coquilla, Jr., 43, of Tugbok district, Davao City.

Lt. Nasrullah Sema, head of the civil military operations of

the 57th Infantry Battalion, said a rebel returnee whom he refused to identify for security reasons gave them information about the cadaver.

The victim, reports said, went missing since March 2, 2011 after he attended a barangay fiesta in Magpet town.

Leoncito said the victim’s wife was with them when they went to the site.

The area, according to some village officials, was a former rebel

enclave.Leoncito, citing as basis the

testimony of their informant, said a certain Commander Berto of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) Front 54 operating in North Cotabato was believed responsible for the killing of Coquilla.

The rebels alleged that the victim was a ‘military spy’, reports said.

Sema said the relatives are bent on filing charges against the per-petrators.

Body of missing ‘military spy’ recoveredELEMENTS of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU affiliated with the Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division repulsed an attack on their detach-ment by 15 heavily-armed rebels in Barangay Hoyohoy, Tangub City, Misamis Oc-cidental Sunday night.

Capt. Alberto Caber, 1st Infantry Division spokes-person, said the raid trans-

Militiamen repel NPAassault in Tangub City

pired at around 7:38 p.m. when New People’s Army guerrillas, belonging to the CPP-NPA-NDF Min-danao Regional Party, fired at the CAGFU detachment in hopes of overrunning it.

The attack proved fu-tile as the 10 militiamen manning the detachment engaged the rebels in a five-minute firefight, forcing

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