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Police press
murder raps
against Misor
brgy chair

disqualification raps
tied to slay
By NITZ ARANCON
Correspondent
POLICE yesterday pressed
murder charges against
the barangay chairman of
Malanang, Opol in Mis-
amis Oriental, over the
shooting death of the hus- By JOEY NACALABAN Lawyer Renato Mag- the Department of the about the seven winning
band of his rival in this Correspondent

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week’s elections.
Slapped with murder
charges were Sino Dragon
and his supporters Arnel
Vertudazo and Hermis
Abellanosa.
They were charged in
connection with the killing
of Eleazar Zafra -- he was
shot to the back -- in Zone
2, Malanang at around 9:40
pm on Sunday.
Dragon lost in the race
for the barangay chairper-
son’s seat to Zafra’s widow
Nilda the following day.
Opol police chief Den-
nis Flores said the com-
plaint against Dragon and
his supporters was filed
before the Misamis Orien-
tal Provincial Prosecutor’s
Office.
Insp. Flores said Drag-
on was the first to report
the shooting incident to the
police but witnesses subse-
quently came forward and
pointed at the barangay
chairman and his support-
ers as the group behind the
gun attack.
Dragon has strongly
denied any hand in the
shooting death.
Insp. Flores said Drag-
on surrendered and was
detained.
“Dragon told us he sur-
rendered to show his inno-
cence but circumstantial
evidence pointed at him as
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butay, regional director Interior and Local Gov- candidates.
EVEN winning candidates for Sangguniang Ka- of the Commission on ernment (DILG), said He said, complaints
bataan chairpersons and councilors in the city are Elections (Comelec), Magbutay. were also sent to Ma-
facing disqualification cases. yesterday said the can- Neither can any of the nila, and received by the
City election officer Ramil Acol identified the win- didates, some of whom seven winning candidates Comelec en banc.
ning candidates for SK chairpersons as Ian Mark Mi- were already proclaimed receive their salaries and The order, according
yaki of Barangay Cugman, Samson Roa of Barangay as winners, turned out to benefits intended for SK to Magbutay, was for
Tumpagon, and Agustin Laron of Barangay Indahag. be overaged. officials, he said. election officials here
The winning candidates for SK councilors who are But even if they were Magbutay said the not to proclaim them as
facing disqualification cases are Michelle Tamparong proclaimed, still, they Comelec here already winners.
and Cyrel Romero of Barangay 32, Rosell Landeres of cannot hold office until informed the poll body’s The seven (not four as
Barangay 21, and John Juaquin of Barangay Bonbon. they are sworn in before law department in Manila See FACE/p.11
Ex-mayor runs for barangay chairman, loses
By EDWIN IYO
Correspondent
A FORMER mayor ran
for barangay chairman and
lost to an ex-councilor in
Medina town in Misamis
Oriental.
The former Me-
dina mayor, Ken Niño
Uyguangco, lost in the race
for the chairmanship of
north Poblacion in Medina
to Nolie Pupos, a former
town councilor.
Pupos won with 1,317
votes over Uyguangco’s
1,125 votes, a margin of
192 votes
Pupos served a three
consecutive office terms
as a Medina councilor. He
stepped down in 2016.
Uyguanco, meanwhile,
served one office term as a
mayor of Medina. He was
unseated in 2016 by now
OWNED. A man hangs a sign with the name of the owner of a collapsed building in Marawi City. Facing uncertainties whether they can return,
Mayor Donato Chan.
building owners are resorting to posting or painting their names to their buildings to assert their stakes. (photo by froilan gallardo) See LOSES/p.11

‘We saved up for this for years, for decades...’

By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
of Mindanews
Conclusion
MARAWI City -- Majed Rascal,
whose family’s Norhana Rascal
Textile in the Padian sold textile
for 26 years, laments their losses.
“We saved up for this for
years, for decades... Not a single
cloth was left behind. Yet there
is no trace of fire,” said Rascal.
The store selling rice and
other merchandise owned by
Hedjarah Alip Bacarat, 71, was
even older at 43 years when
the “war” broke out last year.
What was once a store made
of wood in 1964 had, over the
years, evolved into the three-door
Bacarat Building 2. A few meters
away, at the opposite corner,
stood Bacarat Building 1 where
they lived until the “war” forced
them to leave on May 24, 2017,
and seek refuge in their relatives’
homes in Cagayan de Oro.
Bacarat, mother of 15, insist-
ed on coming to Marawi, even
if on wheelchair, to see what
happened. “She really wanted to
see what has happened to what
they had worked hard for, even if
they’re gone. It’s painful because
Bacarat Buildings 1 and 2 were
gone in an instant,” her daughter
Jehan Pangcoga said.
Aside from salvaging whatev-
er can be salvaged from what used
to be their homes, residents and
storeowners of “Ground Zero”
were busy putting up makeshift
signages on iron sheets, tarpau-
lin, plywood, scrap wood, on the
walls or posts.
On Tuesday last week, the
Bacarats painted on a salvaged
iron sheet and installed it on the
facade but the following day, a
tarpaulin was placed over the iron
sheet giving notice to everyone:
“No trespassing. Private Property
of...”
The next time they can return
to the area to rebuild their homes
and stores would be “most likely
on first quarter 2020,” Housing
Secretary and concurrent TFBM
chair Eduardo del Rosario said
in early April.
Del Rosario told a press brief-
ing in Malacanang last month
that their timeline for the debris
clearing and site development,
which includes the road network
and the underground utilities for
water, electricity and telecommu-
nications, is “about 18 months”
from the groundbreaking in June.
Groundbreaking for the
“Ground Zero” development
plan, if the contract is awarded
to developers by May 31, would
be on June 7, he said. In May
12, he said the groundbreaking
would be moved to a date after
the Ramadan.
The month-long Ramadan is
expected to begin on May 15.
In his visit to Marawi in May
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Mindanao
Gold Star Daily
Cocpo nabs poll
gun ban violators
POLICE have arrested four
persons for violation of the
Commission on Elections’
(Comelec) gun ban during
the barangay and
Sangguniang Ka-
bataan election
period.
The Cagayan
de Oro City Po-
lice Office (Coc-
po) added that nine
individuals were
apprehended for violating
the liquor ban.
“Cocpo will be evaluat-
ing our efforts to improve
our performance in the next
election to give better ser-
vice compared to this elec- Punod and Sundiga Punod,
tion. All recommendations leading to the brief encoun-
that will be helpful to the ter between government
next election will be sent to troops and an armed group
proper authority beileved to be Tago’s sym-
for appropriate ac- phatizers.
tion,” Cocpo said Soldiers retrieved vari-
in a statement. ous firearms after the clash,
Elsewhere in including a Barret sniper
Northern Mindan- rifle, two M16 rifles, an M79
ao, police and the grenade launcher, three M14
military personnel rifles, six .45 caliber pistols
raided the houses and live ammunition.
of Pantar, Lanao del Norte Along with Tago, six
Mayor Jabar Tago last Sun- other personalities were
day. arrested by authorities
The raiding team
swooped in on Tago’s
during the raid. They will
be charged for violating the
residences in Barangays election gun ban. (pna)
Thursday, May 17, 2018
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Editor: Cong B. Corrales
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BANGSAMORO MUSIC. A kulitang ensemble composed of staff of the Aga Khan Musuem of the Mindanao
State University in Marawi City performs for the museum’s visitors last week. MindaNews photo by Manman
Dejeto
Gensan conducts mobile Zamboanga
screening for HIV, Aids city measles
GENERAL SANTOS City recorded two deaths since cases drop
— Health personnel here January due to complica-
conducted free screening tions caused by advanced ZAMBOANGA City —
services yesterday, for the stage of AIDS. The City Health Office
Human Immunodeficiency The two fatalities were said cases of measles have
Virus and the Acquired Im- already suffering from full- dramatically reduced in
mune Deficiency Syndrome blown AIDS upon diagnosis this city, brought about by
(HIV/AIDS) in line with the and have not availed of the sustained preventive
observance of the 35th Inter- antiretroviral or ARV drug intervention programs.
national AIDS Candlelight treatment. Dr. Annie Rose Amar of
Memorial. CHO provides ARV the City Health Office’s Epi-
Dr. Mely Lastimoso, co- drug treatment for free, demiology and Surveillance
ordinator of the City Health through the Department of Unit, said they have so far
Office’s (CHO) Social Hy- Health-supported satellite recorded only two suspected
giene Clinic, said the activ- treatment hub here. cases of measles during the
ity aimed to highlight the ARV drug treatment first week of the month.
continuing education and mainly stops the multi- Amar said this was an
advocacy against the deadly plication of the infected indication that the joint
disease. person’s viral load and intervention programs ini-
Lastimoso said the eventually prevents them tiated by the City Health
mobile screening activity from further spreading the Office and Department of
mainly targets vulnerable disease. Health have been effective.
residents who have not yet In some countries, the One of these interventions
undergone HIV testing. use of antiretroviral drugs is the house-to-house im-
“We detected at least 10 has helped effectively lower munization that already
new cases in each of our the incidence of HIV infec- covers 97 percent of chil-
previous mobile screening tion to about one percent dren aged five and below.
activities,” she said. and eventually stabilized the The house-to-house im-
She said they already detected cases. (pna) munization was launched
following the declaration
of an outbreak as the City
Health Office has recorded
101 measles cases from Jan.
1 until Feb. 1, this year.
The number of measles
cases recorded from Jan. 1
to Feb. 1, this year, were
higher by 1,343 percent
compared to only sev-
en cases registered in the
same period last year.
Amar said that supple-
8 mental immunization is
ongoing targeting 10.8%
of the population, even as
the CHO has already gone
beyond target. (pna)
Mindanao
Gold Star Daily
Drug dealer
yields shabu
in drug ops
ZAMBOANGA City — The
Philippine Drug Enforce-
ment Agency said they filed
a case for violation of the
Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs Act of 2002 against a
woman suspected of being a
big time drug dealer.
Charged before the Di-
polog City Prosecutor’s
Office is Vierna Guinares
alias Bingkay Pantoja, 43,
a resident of Barangay Sta.
Isabel, Dipolog City, ac-
cording to PDEA Regional
Director Laurefel Gabales.
Gabales said Panto-
ja was arrested in Brgy.
Larayan, Dapitan City, last
Friday during a buy-bust
operation. (pna)
14 former Maoists
get livelihood relief
GENERAL SANTOS City
— Some 14 former New
People’s Army rebels re-
ceived nearly P1 million
in livelihood assistance
through the government’s
flagship reintegration pro-
gram.
South Cotabato Gov.
Daisy Avance-Fuentes
said the beneficiaries were
among the former rebels
from the province who qual-
ified for the livelihood and
support grants under the
Comprehensive Local Inte-
gration Program (Clip).
She said each returnee
received P50,000 to P85,000
in financial assistance from
the provincial government
and the Department of the
Interior and Local Govern-
ment.
The local government
facilitated the release of the
grants in a ceremony held at
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
session hall.
“This only shows that
the government is serious in
helping our former rebels as
they lead normal lives with
their families,” the governor
said.
Under the program, each
returnee stands to receive
an initial P15,000 as im-
mediate assistance, and a
separate financial assistance
of P50,000 for their chosen
livelihood projects.
On top of these, the pro-
vincial government extends
an augmentation assistance
of P20,000 for each bene-
ficiary.
Clip reintegrates for-
mer rebels into the social
mainstream and seeks to
uplift their socio-economic
conditions to enable them
to become active partners in
local development.
The program seeks to
contribute in the achieve-
ment of the goal of perma-
nent peaceful closure of all
armed conflicts with non-
state armed groups. (pna)
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Editor: Cong B. Corrales
Poll winners who test
positive to drug use will
not be recognized: Armm
COTABATO City — Win-
ners in Monday’s village
and youth elections will
only be recognized by the
Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (Armm)
if they test negative for il-
legal drugs, the head of the
regional interior and local
government office said.
Elected village officials
will only be recognized by
Department of the Interi-
or and Local Government
(DILG-Armm) if they have
passed this requirement,
lawyer Noor Hafizullah
Abdullah, said.
“Drug test results must
be issued by a government
hospital,” Abdullah said.
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He said each pro -
claimed Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan
official should also forward
to the DILG-Armm office
here their statement of
assets and liabilities, certif-
icate of canvass declaring
they won the election duly
authenticated by poll offi-
cials, and the certificate of
proclamation.
Abdullah’s statement
was welcomed by Chief
Supt. Graciano Mijares,
police regional director for
Armm, who said the police
will help the DILG deter-
mine if Monday’s winners
are not, in any way, involved
in illegal drugs. (pna)
Money Matters
Gold Star Daily

4 Thursday, May 17, 2018

Editor: Ben Balce

Palace assures support for sari-sari store, micro biz owners

THE Duterte administration re-
assured sari-sari store owners
and other micro entrepreneurs
of its continued commitment to
their welfare.
During the Puregold’s Sari-
Sari Store Convention dubbed
“TindahaNation” on Wednesday,
Special Assistant to the President
Christopher Lawrence Go said
the incumbent leadership stead-
fastly supports inclusive growth.
Go added that micro business-
es like sari-sari stores encourage
Filipinos to participate in eco-
nomic activities, as this is the
“easiest business that Filipinos
can engage into”.
He cited government pro-
grams through the Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI) that
supports sari-sari stores and other
small-scale entrepreneurial en-
deavors.
They include the “Suking Tin-
dahan Program” which gives a
seal of good housekeeping to
sari-sari stores that implements
suggested retail prices (SRPs) in
their establishments so that more
Filipinos have better access to
cheaper basic and prime goods.
As these stores are selling
products in lower prices, these
establishments are expected to
get more customers compared
to normal sari-sari stores, which
implements a markup on prices
of their goods.
The DTI also launched the
“Kapatid Mentor Me Program,”
a mentorship program for micro
and small entrepreneurs for them
to grow their businesses.
The “Negosyo Centers” na-
tionwide likewise bring govern-
ment services closer to entrepre-
neurs for them to register their
businesses.
“President Duterte, even be-
fore when he is still a Davao
mayor, wants business permit
application to be fast. He wants it
done by 48 or 72 hours,” Go said
in Filipino.
“That is also his directive to
the DTI: make doing business in
the country easier for Filipinos.
Those who want to go into busi-
ness, help them,” he added.(PNA)

Fish vendor, a mother of four from Nabunturan, Compostela Valley shares her success
“I AM now old and growing
older and older every day;
even my hair almost fully turn
its color into white. But I am
now happy to see my fam-
ily staying stronger together,”
said Marites Gabato, with a
spark of happiness in her eyes.
Marites Gabato, a resident
from Nabunturan, Compostela
Valley, is a 52-year-old mother
of four, who worked as a fish
vendor for almost 25 years.
All of her four children were
graduates in (vocational and
degree courses). They all tried
working overseas but eventu-
ally returned home to stay and
join their parents in nurturing
their business.
“It’s their choice to stay here
with me. I gave them the free-
dom to choose but they chose
not to leave,” said Marites ad-
mitting that it made her happy.
ENTREPRENEUR. Marites Gabato s a 52-year-old mother of four, who worked as a fish vendor for almost 25 years “At least now, we could make
is a member of CARD, Inc for 11 years. (Supplied photo) a living together and go to
church as a family,” she added.
Eleven years ago, Marites
met the Center for Agricul-
ture and Rural Development
(CARD), Inc. (A Microfinance
NGO), a social development
organization that offers micro-
loans to support the livelihood
activities of the socio-econom-
ically challenged women and
their families.
In her 11 years as member of
CARD, Inc., the institution has
witnessed how she was able to
successfully manage her busi-
ness. From an initial loan of
P3,000, Marites can now avail
a loan up to P100,000.
Marites was also able to put
up an eatery and bought a car,
which they use in transport-
ing goods to their respective
clients. She was also able to
renovate their house.
Like any other stories, Mar-
ites also tasted the bitter sea-
son of life. Her husband had to
go through a kidney surgery.
The hospital bill and expenses
were quite expensive. Luck-
ily, Marites had availed of
the hospitalization benefit or
CARD Care offered by CARD
Pioneer Microinsurance, the
microinsurance arm of CARD
Mutually Reinforcing Insti-
tutions (CARD MRI) where
CARD, Inc. is also a member
institution. The benefit cov-
ers the daily hospitalization
income benefits maximum of
15 days.
“I always thank CARD for
always being there for me in
times of my success and uncer-
tainties as well,” said Marites.
With all the things Marites’s
has gone through in life, she
reminds us to be strong al-
ways. “We just need to stay
stronger and whatever may
happen, don’t lose hope in
God because He’s always
there, just a prayer away.”
Money Matters
Gold Star Daily
Developer establishing leadership in Vismin, based on Santos Knight Frank study
LISTED developer Cebu
Landmasters Inc. (CLI) con-
tinues to top property market
in the Visayas and Mindanao
as it aggressively pursues ex-
pansion of its footprint in the
region.
CLI is the leading local hous-
ing developer in VisMin, for
both horizontal and vertical de-
velopments, according to San-
tos Knight Frank’s 2017 study
on the VisMin property sector
covering major cities of Cebu,
Davao and Cagayan de Oro.
In Cebu, CLI remains the
SARI-SARI STORE OWNER. Nelia Morales, 60, from Carmen, Agusan
del Sur is an active member of Center for Agriculture and Rural Develop-
ment (CARD), Inc. (A Microfinance NGO), a social development organi-
zation that offers microloans to support the livelihood activities of the so-
cio-economically challenged women and their families. (Supplied photo)
Holding firm spending
P40.6 billion in 2018
Consunji-led conglomerate
DMCI Holdings, Inc. is ramp-
ing up its capital expenditure
(capex) budget this year to
PHP40.6 billion to support ex-
pansion, the bulk of which will
be allotted for its property and
energy businesses.
DMCI chief finance officer
Herbert Consunji told report-
ers Tuesday its real estate arm
DMCI Homes will get P16 bil-
lion, Semirara Mining and Pow-
er Corp., P13 billion; affiliate
Maynilad Water Services, Inc.,
P9 billion; and off-grid energy
business DMCI Power Corp.,
PHP2 billion.
Consunji said the diversified
engineering conglomerate spent
PHP34 billion last year.
DMCI Holdings Chairman
Auto sales continue to decline in April: TMA
SALES on most classes of au-
tomotive vehicles was on the
decline in April this year, the
Chamber of Automotive Manu-
facturers of the Philippines, Inc.
(CAMPI) and Truck Manufac-
turers Association (TMA) re-
Personal remittances rise to $7.8 billion in First Quarter in 2018
PERSONAL remittances
from Overseas Filipinos (OFs)
reached $7.8 billion in the first
quarter of 2018, registering 1.3
percent year-on-year growth,
BSP Officer-in-Charge Diwa C.
Guinigundo announced today.
The bulk (77.5 percent) of
personal remittances was from
land-based workers with work
contracts of one year or more,
which summed up to $6.1 billion
(growing by 0.4 percent), while
20 percent derived from sea-
based and land-based workers
with work contracts of less than
biggest real estate developer
in the house and lot segment,
among both national and lo-
cal developers, the consul-
tancy firm formerly known as
a CBRE subsidiary said. It is
number 1 in the house and lot
segment accounting for 18%
of the supply, and takes up
12% share of the condomin-
ium market delivering 2,638
units.
In Davao, the real estate
firm posts the highest take-
up of 57 units per month and
also trumped other real estate
and President Isidro Consunji
said he expects “more modest
gains” this year due to declining
electricity rates and the unre-
solved issues in its nickel min-
ing and water businesses.
The company has a pending
motion for recomputation with
the Energy Regulatory Com-
mission, which it expects to be
resolved soon.
“Our bright spots will be real
estate and coal. We believe that
the robust economy coupled
with the superior quality and
unique features of our real estate
projects will sustain customer
demand. Unexpectedly strong
interest from foreign Chinese
investors will also bolster sales,”
he said during its stockholders’
meeting. (PNA)
ported Tuesday.
Joint CAMPI and TMA data
showed that vehicle sales in
April 2018 decreased by 11.9
percent to 25,583 units from
29,038 units in the same period
a year ago.
one year, amounting to $1.6 bil-
lion (rising by 2.2 percent) for
the same period.
However, personal remit-
tances in March 2018, at $2.6
billion, were 9.9 percent lower
than the level posted in the same
month last year.
In the first three months of
2018, cash remittances from
OFs coursed through banks
stood at $7 billion, posting 0.8
percent growth from the level
posted in the same period a year
ago. Cash remittances sent by
land-based workers and sea-
developers with a 97.96% ab-
sorption rate.
In Cagayan de Oro, the
company provides the most
share of condominium units at
24% of the total and also had
the highest absorption rate of
93% among all vertical devel-
opers in the city.
Citing the results of the
study, Santos Knight Frank
said CLI’s continued roll-out
of projects well received by
buyers helped it keep a firm
foothold of the VisMin market.
In the house and lot segment
DOF, Jica ink P970-m
grant for Marawi rehab
THE Department of Finance
(DOF) and Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) on
Tuesday signed a grant agree-
ment that would pave the way
for the release of 2 billion yen or
some $18.66 million in funds for
the rehabilitation and reconstruc-
tion of war-torn Marawi City and
surrounding communities.
The agreement, roughly
equivalent to P970 million, was
signed by Finance Secretary
Carlos Dominguez III and JICA
Chief Representative to the Phil-
ippines Yoshio Wada.
At the signing ceremony,
Dominguez acknowledged that
this will be the fourth grant ex-
tended by the government of Ja-
DICT orders telcos to slash
interconnection payments
DEPARTMENT of Information
and Communications Technol-
ogy (DICT) through the National
Telecommunications Commis-
sion (NTC) has ordered local tel-
ecommunications companies to
bring down the interconnection
charges they impose on subscrib-
ers making calls or sending text
messages across networks.
This initiative comes amid
preparations for the entry of a
new player that will encourage
competition in the local telco in-
dustry.
This is after commercial vehi-
cle sales, which account for 61
percent of the industry sales last
month, contracted its sales by
18.3 percent to 15,673 units from
19,176 units in April last year.
Under this segment, sales of
based workers aggregated $5.6
billion and $1.4 billion, respec-
tively, with growth of 0.4 per-
cent and 2.3 percent.
In March alone, total cash
remittances fell by 9.8 percent
year-on-year to $2.4 billion.
This was attributed to the 9.7
percent drop in cash remittances
from land-based workers and
10.2 percent decrease in trans-
fers from sea-based workers.
The countries that registered
the biggest declines in cash re-
mittances in March were Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates
in Cebu, CLI’S Casa Mira
South has the most number of
housing units at 1,007 breach-
ing the 1,000 mark and sold
43 units per month compared
with competitors’ average of
three units per month. Velmiro
Heights, another project in the
area, had the highest absorp-
tion rate of 99%.
Cebu Landmasters also ac-
counts for 12% of the total
residential condominium in-
ventory in Cebu with a total
of 2,638 units from the 5 ac-
tively selling condominiums
pan specifically to support efforts
to rebuild Marawi City.
The first grant was a $2-mil-
lion humanitarian assistance
through United Nation Chil-
dren’s Fund and World Food
Programme in July 2017.
During the ASEAN Summit
here in November 2017, the Jap-
anese government also donated
construction equipment to sup-
port debris clearing operations
in Marawi including excavators,
bulldozers, and trucks.
Last March, the governments
of the Philippines and Japan
signed the Exchange of Notes
worth $9.8 million for shelter
and livelihood assistance pack-
age.
Under its Department Or-
der No. 002 dated May 11, the
DICT has directed the NTC to
formulate measures that will en-
sure lower interconnection rates
for both mobile voice and short
messaging services (SMS) being
offered by the telcos.
The department noted that
mobile voice and SMS rates in
the Philippines are among the
highest in Asia.
“There is a need to make the
mobile voice service and short
message service in the Philippines
light commercial vehicles fell
by 9.7 percent to 11,045 units in
April 2018 from 12,237 units of
the previous year.
Higher decrement in sales
was registered by Asian util-
ity vehicles, which declined by
(UAE), Qatar, and the Unit-
ed States (US). The negative
growth during the month was
primarily due to base effect fol-
lowing the sharp increase in re-
mittances in March 2017 at 10.7
percent.
Further contributing to the
decline was the lesser number
of banking days in March 2018
compared to the same month in
2017 since the celebration of the
Holy Week happened during the
last week of March as opposed
to April in 2017.
Moreover, the continued re-
Thursday, May 17, 2018
as of end-2017. Both Baseline
Premier and Mivesa Garden
Residences posted an absorp-
tion rate of 96%.
In Davao and Cagayan de
Oro, Santos Knight Frank said
CLI benefited from a surge in
demand due to rapid urbani-
zation, vibrant tourism sector
and increase in incomes. CLI’s
Davao project MesaTierra
Garden Residences has a year-
to-date sales of 94%, and CDO
project MesaVerte Residences
at 95%.
CLI is set to launch 20 more
Total assistance of the Japa-
nese government to the Philip-
pines to bolster humanitarian
initiatives in Marawi is now at
$36 million.
“As of April 2018, the Philip-
pine government has identified
902 priority projects and activities
for the rehabilitation and recovery
of Marawi City and its surround-
ing areas,” Dominguez said.
“All of these has an estimated
cost of P55 billion or roughly
$2.86 billion,” he added.
He added that 47 percent of the
budget requirement for Marawi
rehabilitation will come from
National Disaster Risk Reduc-
tion and Management Council
project fund, while other sources
more affordable for the ordinary
Filipino consumer,” DICT Acting
Secretary Eliseo Rio said.
“Affordable interconnection
rates would encourage competi-
tion and would attract new major
telecommunications players by
creating a healthy environment
conducive for competition and
playing field,” he added.
The interconnection rate is a
fee charged by a telco to its sub-
scribers whenever they call and
text another person from a differ-
ent operator. (PNA)
41.5 percent to 3,439 units in
April this year compared to its
5,878 units sales a year ago.
Sales of light trucks slightly
slipped by 0.5 percent to 580
units last month from 583 units
a year ago. (PNA)
patriation of OF workers from
the Middle East countries could
have affected the inflows of
cash remittances. Preliminary
data from the Department of La-
bor and Employment indicated
that as of 8 Feb 2018, a total of
1,124 OF workers were repatri-
ated from Kuwait.
Cash remittances coming
from the US, UAE, Japan, Sin-
gapore, United Kingdom, Can-
ada, Qatar, Germany and Hong
Kong comprised 80.1 percent of
total cash remittances in the first
quarter of 2018. (PNA)
Editor: Ben Balce
5
projects across the VisMin
region to bring its diversified
portfolio of residential sub-
division, residential condo-
minium, offices, hotels, retail
and estate to a total of 66. The
projects in different stages of
development are in seven key
cities that include Cebu, Man-
daue, Dumaguete, Bacolod,
Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro and
Davao.
The listed company plans to
expand its footprint to General
Santos City, Butuan City, Or-
moc City and Roxas City.(PR)
of fund will include the national
government through various
agencies, local government units,
non-governmental organizations,
development partners, and pri-
vate sector.
The finance chief said the Phil-
ippine government may issue re-
tail bonds for both domestic and
international markets intended to
raise funds to support the Mara-
wi rehabilitation program.
Meanwhile, Housing and Ur-
ban Development Coordinating
Council and concurrent Task
Force Bangon Marawi chairman
Eduardo del Rosario said the
government seeks to commence
with the rehabilitation projects
for Marawi by June 16. (PNA)
BTr fully
awards
91,182-day,
T-bills
THE Bureau of Treasury (BTr)
has awarded in full both the 91-
day and 182-day Treasury bills
(T-bills), while awarding only
partially the 364-day T-bills on
Tuesday’s auction.
The 91-day T-bills offered at
P5 billion fetched an average
rate of 3.451 percent.
The debt paper was thrice
oversubscribed with tenders
reaching P15.09 billion.
Likewise, the 182-day T-bills
amounting to P4 billion had an
average rate of 3.934 percent
during the auction.
It was twice oversubscribed
with bids amounting to P10.5
billion.
Both the 91-day and 182-day
T-bills were re-issued debt pa-
pers, with original issuance date
of August 16, 2017 and Novem-
ber 17, 2017, respectively. (PNA)
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Elections are over, now what? (2) Why they called
Second part
Citizens are the source of govern-
ment’s legitimacy and of the officials’
Street Talk authority. The citizenry’s
sense of responsibility
and duty determines
whether their govern-
ment behaves respon-
sibly and dutifully.
-Gising Barangay
Movement Inc.
Manny RESPONSIBLE cit-
Valdehuesa izens create respon-
sible governments;
irresponsible citizens create irresponsi-
ble governments. This cannot be over-
emphasized. It is why wise people say
that we get the politicians we deserve;
that if we are unhappy with our govern-
ment, we have ourselves to blame.
But simply acknowledging the blame
won’t do any good. It won’t make the
government or its officials change their
behavior. Only citizens with a desire
for good governance and who perform
their role in its processes can change the
behavior of government. Their sover-
eign power, aided by the law, enables
Reforming SK
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental -- The
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election
which is supposed to be
held every three years
since Dec. 4, 1992, was
last held on May 9,
2010. The succeeding
elections were post-
poned several times
and were never held
on the appointed dates
William Adan until Monday, May
14, 2018.
Among others, the several post-
ponements were apparently made by
lawmakers to develop corrective counter
measures to observations that the SK
failed as a training ground for future
leaders but has become instead a breed-
ing ground for political dynasty and
corrupt politicians.
Consider this. The youth in many
communities were observed to disap-
pear on the eve of SK elections. The
young voters were herded by politicians
or their leaders into resorts and other
secluded areas, and were fed, wined and
given allowances to secure their votes
for the candidates of the politicians’
choice, often their kids or close of kin.
Moreover, the SKs developed a poor
The consummate public servant
IT is said that power generally over-
whelms the better instincts of man.
Not the Ed Angara I
Aquilino knew.
Pimentel Jr. Despite the enor-
mous powers that he had
access to or that he enjoyed especially
during the early Martial Law Years, he
remained a person with balanced human
perspectives.
For instance, he had perks to savor.
But, he tried to share them with oth-
ers less privileged.
I know because even if he was aware
that during the Martial Law years I
was in the opposite camp, he tried to
share with me the material blessings he
enjoyed.
Which, incidentally, I had to turn
down because - from my narrower
perspectives - I just didn’t want “utang
na loob,” among other things, to hamper
the cause I was, then, espousing.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
them to impose their will on the conduct
of officials and on the content of their
decisions.
Defining this sovereign power of a
citizen—and how to assert it in order
to reform government or politics—is
the challenge facing us all. It really is
People Power, which starts with the indi-
vidual, or the Power of One.
***
We dealt last time with the post-elec-
tion tasks needing a citizen’s attention in
order to assure good governance for his
community.
First, we pointed out the need to get
acquainted with one’s barangay govern-
ment. Second, we dealt with the need
to get enfranchised or empowered as
the sovereign citizens of the communi-
ty—“its Bosses,” to quote PNoy Aqui-
no—who have power over the officials,
and how to wield said power for the
Common Good.
This time, let’s take up the Third
task, which is to Insist on profession-
alizing the operations of the Barangay
Development Council (BDC).
Next to the Barangay Assembly, it is
See VALDEHUESA/p.11
reputation. A 2007 study by Unicef and
the Department of Interior and Local
Government reported that “The SK’s
performance for the past ten years has
been generally weak. This is especially
true in terms of coming up with legis-
lations, promoting the development of
young people, submitting reports and
holding consultations with their constit-
uents.” It goes without saying that the 10
percent of Internal Revenue Allotment
(IRA) from barangay funds set aside
for SK activities were not meaningfully
spent or were used instead by the baran-
gay government for other purposes.
After legislating to postpone the SK
elections three or four times, Congress
finally passed the Sangguniang Kabataan
Reform Law (RA No.14742) on Jan. 15,
2016. The law addresses the issues that
had hounded the SK, particularly of its
becoming a breeding ground for corrupt
political dynasty and the ineptness of
the youth council to manage the affairs
and concerns for young people. The law
changed the age of council members
from 15 -17 to 18 -30 years old and
forbids individuals from seeking an SK
post who are related to any incumbent
elected official, either local or national,
See ADAN/p.11
That said, aside from the enumerable
things that Ed has done for his friends,
acquaintances and supporters, his
whole-hearted dedication to the cause of
education emerges as his unique contri-
bution to the welfare of our people.
There, in the field of education, I sub-
mit, Ed’s track record as a public servant
stands out over the heads of his peers.
I won’t mention all the laws that Ed
sponsored in the course of his public
life.
I will limit my inputs here, to only
some of the laws into which Ed put his
heart, soul, mind and spirit: the creation
of the Commission on Higher Educa-
tion; the organization of the Technical
Education and Skills Development
Authority; the enactment of the Free
High School Act, and the passage of the
Government Assistance to Students and
Teachers in Private Education (Gastpe),
See PIMENTEL/p.11
Editor: Herbie Gomez
6
it glorious war
THE Kagay-anons in the 1920s and
even after World War II would always
refer to the 1900-1901 resistance war
that was waged against Past Speaks
the Americans as
the “Mahimayaong
Kagubot” or the
glorious war. This
descriptive term was
heavily tinged with
pride, patriotism
and even nostalgia
by the people who A. Paulita Roa
used to describe
some local events as “antes sa kagubot”
or before the war and “pagkahuman
sa kagubot” or after the war. Reading
several old documents that pertained to
that period, I could not help but look for
events that could bolster their claim that
it was indeed one glorious war.
First, let me give a brief background
on the historical events that led to the
year long resistance war against the
Americans. When the Spaniards ended
their 333-year colonial rule in the Phil-
ippines in December 1898, the people
in Misamis Province immediately held
their first elections after they politically
aligned themselves under the Aguinaldo
revolutionary government. The newly
elected local officials headed by Provin-
cial President Jose Roa y Casas prior-
itized the creation of an army and the
setting up of a defense system around
the huge province.
They procured numerous guns
and around 200 swords in Iligan and
Cebu and this was paid for by wealthy
Kagay-anons. Not contented with that,
the local government set up its own
arms and ammunition factory headed
by Timoteo Baz who was an excellent
gunsmith of his time. And so it was that
most of the soldiers were armed with lo-
cally made guns now known as paltik. I
would dearly love to obtain a gun made
by Señor Baz for that would really be
something!
In January 1899, the military force
was organized into four divisions. The
Infantry’s First Company of Sharpshoot-
ers was headed by Capt. Tirso Neri. The
militia was headed by Capt. Apolinar
Velez, the police by Capt. Cipriano Va-
menta and artillery was headed by Capt.
Leon Chaves with Lt. Juan San Jueco, a
Spaniard. Military training was mostly
held in the sprawling town plaza -- to-
day’s Gaston Park and the tennis courts.
The most prominent among the
young officers was Don Tirso Neri
who was the wealthiest man in town.
According to his niece, Caridad Roa de
Valdehuesa, Neri named his group of
tiradores or sharpshooters the Somaten
Company after his favorite horse who
had a ruby and diamond pendant on his
forehead. Neri also had a lancha a vapor
or a steam-powered ship that he named
after his wife Mercedes. He placed the
ship at the disposal of the local govern-
ment. The ship Mercedes patrolled the
coastal waters of northern Mindanao and
was the first ship that flew the Philippine
flag. Government officials also went to
Camiguin aboard this ship to bring the
new flag to the island.
When the Kagay-anons and the Mis-
amisnons heard that the American forces
were advancing to the Visayas and
Mindanao, they held a meeting in Club
Popular also known as the revolution-
ary club where they took their oath to
defend their land against in order to pre-
serve their freedom. On March 30, 1900,
US forces under the command of Gen.
Bates came by way of the Cagayan Riv-
See ROA/p.11
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Editor: Herbie Gomez
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Sharpening our hunger for heaven

WE are, of course, in this world to our true and ultimate end. often we just find ourselves empty and talents have to be used for how small and insignificant it is in
which plays a crucial role in the We have to find ways to relate headed and prone to all our weak- preaching, one has to see to it human terms, should be a material
over-all scheme of our entire life. everything to God, to the supernatu- nesses, temptations and the many that that these powers and talents for his abiding dialogue with God.
But we have to remember At the Core ral character of our final des- other allurements in the world. get truly inspired by the spirit of How important therefore it is
that even as we immerse tination in heaven. Whether The Holy Spirit is constantly Christ. In short, the priest has to to do everything just to be another
ourselves in worldly af- we like it or not, this is how prompting us, is always intervening assume the very mind and heart of Christ not only in name and title,
fairs, we should not allow the cookie crumbles for us, in our lives, showing us the way and Christ when he preaches. Other- but most especially in vivo! He
ourselves to be so trapped given our nature that is not empowering us to do a lot of good. wise, he will just be preaching should avoid simply being some
by them that we forget only material but also emi- If we would just allow ourselves to himself to the people. And that kind of bureaucrat, an official in
that we are meant for a nently spiritual. be led by the Spirit, instead of our would be a very funny and anoma- the Church, a scholar, an expert in
life beyond this world. We are meant for a own flesh-and-world-based reason lous situation. something. He has to be another
We are meant for supernatural life with God and will, we would be doing a lot All the legitimate concerns for Christ, nothing short of that!
heaven, for life in eter- because that is how we are of good. We would be storing up him to be effective in his preach- When one strives to be another
nity, hopefully with God our Fr. Roy wired and equipped with our treasures in heaven. ing, like he has to be identified Christ, even his limitations and
Creator and Father in whose Cimagala intelligence and will, and To be led by the Spirit is the with the people, to be innovative in mistakes can be very useful. And
image and likeness we have also because, first of all, it is best thing that can happen to us. We order to flow with the times, etc., the opposite is also true. When one
been created. And so, we should God’s will and he gives us the grace would not be lost as we cruise the should come as a consequence of is not truly another Christ, even the
sharpen our constant awareness of to effect it in us. many tricky ways of the world. No his indispensable identification best qualities and talents he has can
our heavenly destination, and the This is no gratuitous assertion, matter what happens, even if we with the living Christ to whom he be a danger to him and to every-
ways by which this awareness can because many are the references in commit mistakes in our temporal is sacramentally conformed. body else. Let’s remember what
be kept. the Bible that tell us so. “My son, affairs, we would still end up doing Let’s remember that Christ is St. Paul said in this regard.
Christ said it very clearly. “Do give me your heart and let your good. the perfect and lone mediator be- “Brothers,” he said, “consider
not store up for yourselves treasures eyes delight in my ways,” we are *** tween God and men. The priest can the time of your calling.
on earth, where moths and vermin told. (Prov 23,26) And in another Spiritual life and preach- only be a good mediating preacher Not many of you were wise by
destroy, and where thieves break in instance, we are told: “Do not fear, ing. We have to remind ourselves to the extent that he becomes an- human standards. Not many were
and steal. But store up for your- for I have redeemed you. I have that the effectiveness of a priest’s other Christ. powerful. Not many were of noble
selves treasures in heaven, where summoned you by name. You are preaching depends mainly on the The priest should always re- birth. But God chose the foolish
moths and vermin do not destroy, mine.” (Is 43,1) state of his spiritual life. More member the radical identity that he things of the world to shame the
and where thieves do not break in The strongest proof, of course, than his intellectual caliber and his has. He is no one other than Christ, wise. God chose the weak things
and steal. For where your treasure is the fact that God became man, speaking and entertaining skills and head of the Church. Even when of the world to shame the strong.
is, there your heart will be also.” Jesus Christ, who assumed all our all other human charms he possess- he is playing sports and doing an He chose the lowly and despised
(Mt 6,19-21) sins with his passion, death and es, it’s in the health of his spiritual excursion, this awareness of this things of the world, and the things
And St. Paul echoes the same resurrection. God wants us to be life where the people can truly hear identity should never be lost. that are not, to nullify the things
sentiment. “Set your minds on like him in Christ through the Holy the word of Christ. Imagine if he is truly another that are.” (1 Cor 1,26-28)
things above, not on earthly things.” Spirit. Let’s remember that Christ said Christ, if he has the very mind and The path to be another Christ
(Col 3,2) We should do everything We can correspond to this to his disciples, “Whoever listens heart of Christ. He would never run is that of humility that in turn will
to avoid getting entangled with our grand design of God for us, first, by to you listens to me.” (Lk 10,16) out of things to say, he would know always nourish our faith, hope and
earthly and temporal affairs. keeping a constant dialogue with These words clearly presume how to read minds and the signs charity, or in short, our spiritual
It’s not that these worldly him. This should not be difficult to that the priest should be vitally of the times, he would be full of life. We need to travel this path
concerns of ours are not import- do since any item in our life can be identified with Christ so that his goodness and mercy, etc.! for one to be a good and effective
ant. They are very important! But and should be a material for that preaching would actually be the For this, he should always be preacher.
only as means, not as ends. They dialogue. preaching of Christ, and not just praying, or at least, conscious
are nothing, and they can be very Our problem is that we prefer to his alone. that he is in the presence of God. E-mail: roycimagala@gmail.
harmful to us, if they are not related talk with our own selves, and very While all his human powers Everything in his life, no matter com

Greedy rich, suffering Filipinos

HIGHLY controversial, and mere have some kind of a roof over their how can SWS say that this kind of a many of the rich and the powerful. man” as what Time magazine boldly
nonsense. This is how I see the sur- heads actually endure pigsty-like Filipino is no longer poor? The rich deliberately controls accused him with in its May 14,
vey results being purveyed surroundings, still unable I have no problem with SWS an- the big businesses in the country, 2018 international edition. And,
by the Social Weather to eat three square meals nouncements (or announcements by many of which have even literally so okay, too, that the President is
Stations (SWS) pertaining a day? Why do many still any other agency, for that matter), killed the small enterprises in which merely a leader who is “strong and
to Filipinos who allegedly engage in drug peddling, which claim that more Filipinos are Filipinos used to excel, and from decisive,” especially in his cam-
claim they are no longer jueteng, or other petty now saying they are no longer poor, which they have been deriving their paign against illegal drugs. The only
poor. First, SWS clearly did crimes, just to earn measly for as long as those announcements livelihood for a long time. What is question is this: is this the kind of
not provide any standard by sums? reflect what is happening in the painful here is this: the rich are re- leadership that is required so true
which the public will un- In the website https:// ground. If one respondent in the fusing to share their wealth and the and beneficial change will come to
derstand who are those who tradingeconomics.com/ survey of the SWS happened to be wealth of the nation with their poor Filipinos?
are no longer poor, and Batas philippines/wages, the enjoying above average income, countrymen. I hope I am not misunderstood
those are still impoverished. Mauricio report there was that the that would be okay, but announce- There is only one thing that the here, Sec. Roque. I voted for the Pres-
It merely said, 58.2 annual gross income of a ments portraying a rosy picture for rich should be reminded of: what ident during the elections of 2016.
percent of Filipino families are now Filipino worker in 2015 (which, many others would constitute an would profit a man to gain the But someone has to tell the President
claiming they are no longer poor. as per the site’s clarification, also insult to those who are still very whole world, and yet lose his soul? that being “strong and decisive” are
But, wait a minute, SWS. Who are applied in 2018) amounted to only poor. If the rich truly believe in God, they not the only qualities that would
to be considered poor? And who P10,113.00. If we break this down *** should not forget that, come judg- enable a country to achieve truly ben-
are those who are no longer poor? to 12 months, it would appear that Many will say that Filipinos will ment time, they who did not help eficial change. A leader also needs the
What was the standard you used to the average monthly salary of the have no one else to blame except alleviate the poverty and suffering guidance, blessings, and protection of
classify those who are still poor and worker is only P842.75. themselves for their impoverished of the poor would be punished in God, which that leader can achieve
those who are no longer poor? The undeniable truth is that, conditions. Many justifications can the eternal hell of fire and worms, only if he is a true believer, and if the
If more Filipinos are no longer this kind of a monthly salary can be advanced to support this view, bringing to punishment not only qualities required by the Bible for
poor, why is it that many of them be considered for the poorest of the and they could actually be correct. themselves but even their children to good leaders are found in him. Is that
are still residing in squatters’ areas? poor. Nothing can be purchased The truth is undeniable, however. the fourth generation. not true, Secretary Roque?
Why are many Filipinos still with- anymore with this P842.75 salary. The true reason for the widespread ***
out their own residences, and why If the worker is renting a room, poverty among our countrymen is So okay, Secretary Harry Roque, E-mail: batasmauricio@yahoo.
are those who claim they already and if he has at least two children, the pervading greed on the part of President Duterte is not a “strong- com

Time to be vanguards of democracy

THE country’s highest court, with
the help of President Rodrigo
Duterte’s political minions, ousted
Maria Lourdes Sereno as
chief justice -- a staunch
critic of Duterte’s murderous war
on drugs and progressing fascist
and militaristic rule.
The connivance of Duterte
with his peers both in the Con-
gress and the judiciary is a rustic
plot of a cheap dictator wannabe
hungry for power. But the people
haven’t lost yet for in these dark
times they will fight against a
tyrannical regime.
Voting 8–6, the Supreme Court
justices removed Sereno, favoring
the quo warranto petition which
questions the validity of her
appointment on the ground that
she had failed to fully disclose her
wealth.
Letter Democracy has been
long dead in the country,
and Duterte buried it a thousand
feet more to the ground. With
Sereno’s ousting, Duterte’s dicta-
torial ambition has fully unfolded.
This means there is no more fine
print for Duterte in imposing
anti-poor and neoliberal policies
directed by the United States, Chi-
na and other imperialist countries.
Sereno voted against two of
Duterte’s imbecilic decisions
-- the declaration of martial law
in Mindanao and the decision
allowing a hero’s burial for his
idol Ferdinand Marcos. Indeed,
Duterte considers all his dissenters
as his enemies. This goes down
not only to high profile individuals
like Sereno, but also to progres-
sive groups, activists, student
leaders, peasants, workers and
several more.
Just recently, priest and tribal
rights advocate against mining
Mark Ventura was killed in broad
daylight while holding a mass. Sr.
Patricia Fox, an Australian mis-
sionary who hasserved the poor in
remote parts of the country, is ha-
rassed and ordered to be deported
within the month.
Those who are fighting for
the Filipino people’s democratic
rights are seen as enemies and ter-
rorists. But the government cannot
hide their malodor anymore. The
real terrorist in this country is
Duterte, his cohorts, and imperial-
ist enchiladas.
While trampling on Philippine
democracy, Duterte has be-
smirched the country’s sovereign-
ty as he plays an uncertain card
with China. He is also acting like
a cocky king of spades with the
United States’ plan for our country
to be the centerpiece of the “pivot
to Asia” master plan.
Let’s call a spade a spade.
Duterte is a murderous puppet
who continues to bow down to
imperialist countries.
The College Editors Guild of
the Philippines lauds and sa-
lutes the Filipino youth for their
militancy in showing disgust and
dissent against Duterte’s tyranni-
cal and murderous regime. There
will be more dire consequences
of the current political situation
in our country and we should be
ready to arduously struggle and
launch massive mobilizations to
fight Duterte’s dictatorship.
Duterte may be thinking that
he is coming within an ace of
achieving a dictatorship. But what
he is doing is plainly digging his
own grave. His regime is a house
of cards that will be knocked
down by the intensifying mass
movement of the Filipino people.
--Jose Mari Callueng, president,
College Editors Guild of the
Philippines
Mindanao
Gold Star Daily
9 Thursday, May 17, 2018
Maitum police gets bounty
for rape-slay suspect arrest
KIDAPAWAN City — The
cash reward for the arrest
of a suspect in a rape-mur-
14May2018malaybalayelection der case in Kidapawan
City went to the police of
Maitum town in Sarangani
province.
City Mayor Joseph Evan-
gelista handed the P100,000
bounty to Senior Insp. Juanito
Castillo, police chief of Mai-
tum, at the city hall, a day
after the mayor presented to
media Rene Montano Bueno,
WITH his daughter resting on his shoulder, a voter looks for his name on the list at the Airport Village
Elementary School in Malaybalay City during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election on Monday.
the suspect.
MindaNews photo by Aries Sandino M. Mordeno Maitum police arrested
Editor: Cong B. Corrales
Bueno with help from in-
formants in Maitum who
were able to identify the
suspect through his pho-
tos which were posted on
social media.
Bueno, a former hard-
ware store employee, al-
legedly raped and killed
his 3-year old cousin Ella
Bueno on May 6 in Baran-
gay Singao, Kidapawan.
Supt. Ramel Hojilla,
chief of Kidapawan po-
lice said Bueno escaped
hours after the incident
and sought help from a
driver-friend who brought
him to Maitum.
“But because of the
social media, there were
those who noticed Bueno
and reported him to the
Maitum PNP. When Bue-
no found out he could no
longer escape, he yielded
to the police,” he said.
Bueno, now detained
at the city police office, is
facing rape with murder,
a non-bailable offense.
(mindanews)
News
Gold Star Daily
Ph, Oz hold joint naval activity
ZAMBOANGA City —
The Western Mindanao
Command through the Na-
val Forces Western Mindan-
ao and the Royal Australian
Navy is conducting the third
Combined Maritime Se-
curity Activity to enhance
capability against piracy,
kidnapping, and terror.
The maritime security
activity kicked-off on Mon-
day with the arrival ceremo-
ny of the two RAN ships,
Her Majesty Australian Ship
Albany and HMAS Glenelg,
in this city.
The RAN contingent
is headed by Lt. Col. Judd
Finger, Joint Task Force
629 commander.
Songano said that part
of the activity is the series
of maritime patrols in the
maritime_5afa882c89e7b3_10161597
JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE. Her Majesty Australian Ship (HMAS) Albany and HMAS Glenelg of the Royal
Australian Navy arrived at the port of Zamboanga on Monday for the 3rd Combined Maritime Security Activity.
Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Western Mindanao Public Information Office
Sea Lines of Communi-
cations particularly in the
waters of Zamboanga Pen-
insula, and Lanao, Basilan,
and Tawi-Tawi.
Songano said various
drills aboard ships will
also be held to enhance the
readiness of crew. (pna)
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Editor: Cong B. Corrales
Duterte ‘advises’ two
assistant secretaries to
resign amid graft raps
DAVAO City — Two
assistant secretaries have
been “advised” by President
Rodrigo Duterte to resign
following allegations of cor-
ruption against them, Palace
spokesperson Harry Roque
told a press briefing in Mala-
cañang Tuesday.
Roque said investigation
done by the Presidential
Anti-Corruption Commis-
sion (PACC) showed that
Justice Assistant Secretary
Moslemen Macarambon Sr.
and Public Works Assistant
Secretary Tingagun Umpa
were allegedly involved in
corrupt acts.
Macarambon, appointed
last Jan. 9, reportedly inter-
vened on behalf of suspected
smugglers of gold and other
precious jewelry at the Ni-
noy Aquino International
Airport.
Umpa, appointed as as-
sistant secretary for Auton-
omous Region in Muslim
Mindanao Operations and
Special Mindanao Projects
on Jan. 5, was accused of
committing grave abuse
of power and corruption
when he allegedly asked for
“certain percentages” from
contractors of government
projects in the region.
10
Roque said the President
could be alluding to the two
officials when he disclosed
at the wake of former Sen-
ator Edgardo Angara early
Tuesday that he was firing
two officials.
The spokesperson said it’s
already up to the Ombuds-
man to press charges against
Macarambon and Umpa, but
added the anti-graft agency
can pick up from the PACC
investigation.
“Sila po ay may rec-
ommendatory powers, at
sinusumite po nila ang
kanilang recommendations
sa Office of the President,”
he said.
He added the commis-
sion inherited 400 com-
plaints from the Deputy
Executive Secretary for
Legal Affairs.
Duterte warned that he
would get rid of corrupt
officials in the government.
Last week, former
tourism secretary Wanda
Teo resigned amid her
agency’s advertisements
worth P60 million that
were aired on her brothers’
block-time program Kilos
Pronto at the state-run Peo-
ple’s Television Network.
(mindanews)
Money Matters
Gold Star Daily
Century, Mitsubishi to jointly construct 33,000 affordable homes
PROPERTY developer Century
Properties Group, Inc. (CPG)
has teamed up with global busi-
ness enterprise Mitsubishi Corp.
in a joint venture that seeks to
deliver some 33,000 affordable
housing units to the Philippine
market, with P57 billion in sales
value over the next five years.
Capitalizing on the country’s
demand for affordable housing,
CPG and Mitsubishi officials on
Face
From page 1
reported yesterday) were
among the 23 SK candi-
dates for chairpersons
and councilors who in-
sisted on running for
youth council seats de-
spite being cautioned by
the Comelec.
“Giingnan naman ni
sila panahon sa filing
nga di sila puede kay
taas nang edad. Mga
gahi mag ulo, mamugos
man gyud nga mo-file,”
Magbutay said.
Against
From page 1
primary suspect,” Flores
said.
He said one witness
identified Dragon as one
Valdehuesa
From page 6
the second most important
unit for developing the com-
munity. On the BDC’s per-
formance depends whether it
will have adequate facilities,
amenities, and services. Its
poor performance thus far
generally accounts for the
filth, the ugliness, or the disor-
der in the barangays. It’s time
the community ensures that it
will do its mandate properly.
***
The BDC’s composition
needs to be reviewed; seeing
to it that its members are se-
lected in accordance the pro-
cess prescribed by the Local
Government Code (cf. R.A.
7160, Sections 107-115). At
least one-fourth of its mem-
bers are supposed to come
from the ranks of civil society,
chosen by their own members
from among themselves.
Rarely do barangay chair-
men observe or comply with
this mandated procedure for
selecting the BDC’s members.
But no one in the community
seems to notice it, let alone
show concern. And since no
one seems to care, let alone
demand that it be complied
with, the barangay simply
carries on without proper de-
velopment plans. Tolerating
this deprives the community
of the important contributions
of NGOs to its development.
To correct this anomaly,
the barangay needs to accredit
the civil society groups within
its jurisdiction and maintain
an up-to-date list of same.
Accredited groups should
include civic clubs, people’s
organizations, cooperatives,
church groups, women cir-
cles, senior citizens’ chapter,
youth clubs, others.
***
It’s also important to
undertake a review of the
BDC’s past performance.
Wednesday signed the joint ven-
ture agreement for affordable
homes, which will pursue the
development of projects of scale
in key locations outside Met-
ro Manila, under a new brand
called PHirst Park Homes.
“This is very important not
only for our companies but for
our country. It seals a partner-
ship between two corporations
who envisioned to help the
of 15 gunmen who wait-
ed and fired at a Toyota
Hilux driven by Zafra.
He said with Zaf-
ra in the vehicle were
three companions. They
were negotiating a hill at
City Homes Subdivision
when the gunmen fired.
“The suspects used
the cover of darkness
and superior number
to conduct the crime.
This is simply a murder
case,” he said.
Flores said Zafra died
after he was brought to
the Polymedic Hospital
in Cagayan de Oro. A
companion was pro-
nounced out of danger.
Misamis Orien-
tal election supervisor
Carlito Ravelo said the
death of Zafra was the
only violent incident
Did the previous government
prepare a Comprehensive
Multi-sectoral Development
Plan as required by law? It is
the barangay’s medium-term
plan (five years or so) that’s
supposed to become part of
the over-all municipal, city,
or provincial Plan—which
in turn are to be incorporated
into the upper-level Plans
all the way to national level
(Neda).
The barangay’s mandate
to prepare this Plan jibes with
the democratic principle that
the planning process must
begin from the ground up, in-
stead of from the top as prac-
ticed in oligarchic regimes
and autocratic states.
Preparing this Plan is sup-
posed to be participatory,
involving citizens’ groups
and functional committees. It
shouldn’t be formulated out
by the officials alone. It is sup-
posed to draw from the collec-
tive wisdom of the people in
the community—for whose
benefit all development plans
are supposed to be designed.
The preparation of this
Development Plan is often
overlooked or half-baked.
Where they do bother to pre-
pare it, the officials rarely
involve their constituents or
elicit their ideas and contri-
butions, preferring to impro-
vise its details by themselves
regardless of actual priorities.
***
As a results of this failure
to involve the people: they may
build an outsize auditorium
for the games they like to play
while school children make do
with classes under a tree. They
may construct cement-paved
roads leading to the home of
the chairman or mayor or fa-
vorite congressman while the
farmers haul their produce on
impassable trails.
Or they may purchase a
vehicle for their own service
needs, while no ambulance,
country, especially in providing
homes for the homeless. Right
now, we decided to tap the first
home buyer market, which de-
mand right now is insatiable
because there are really many
people joining the middle class
in the Philippines,” CPG Chair-
man and Chief Executive Of-
ficer Jose Antonio said in a press
briefing after the signing of the
joint venture deal.
recorded as of 4 pm
Monday.
“We have reports of
supporters shouting at
each other; reports of
vote buying but other-
wise the barangay elec-
tions went without any
major trouble,” Ravelo
said.
Loses
From page 1
Meanwhile in Gingoog
City, the eldest son of
provincial board mem-
ber Wayne Militante,
Choky, failed to unseat
reelectionist barangay
chairperson Lilibeth Pa-
guia of Barangay 17.
There were about 26
candidates for barangay
chairpersons in Gingoog
without opponents, in-
dispensary, or health center
tends to the health of families
and the children. They’ll even
build a cockpit instead of a
rice or corn mill or a park for
recreation. (to be continued)
(Manny Valdehuesa Jr.
is a former Unesco regional
director for Asia-Pacific and
the PPI-Unicef ’s awardee as
outstanding columnist. He
is chairman/convenor of the
Gising Barangay Movement
Inc.. E-mail: valdehuesa@
gmail.com)
Adan
From page 6
to within the second degree of
consanguinity (blood relations-
covering siblings and grandpar-
ents-grandchildren). RA 14742
is the first Philippine law with an
anti-political dynasty restriction
for elected positions, as mandat-
ed by the 1987 Constitution.
The SK functions much
like the barangay council, albeit
focusing on everything that’s
related to the barangay’s youth
or members of the Katipunan ng
mga Kabataan (KK), barangay
residents aged 18-30. Under
the SK Reform law, elected
SK members are required to
go through training programs
before they can assume office.
SK officials are also allowed
to sign government contracts,
which presupposes this time their
capacity to use responsibly funds
allotted to them.
How the law improves the
performance and the image of
SKs is something to watch within
three years.
Suffice it to say that the
anti-political dynasty restriction
in the SK election may only
work if Comelec is serious and
truly diligent in examining the
bloodline of each candidate on
the possibility of being related
to any incumbent elected of-
ficial in the government. But
on this Monday elections, is
Antonio said its tie-up with
Mitsubishi strengthens CPG’s
plans of diversification and
positioning, not just in the af-
fordable housing category, but
in the broader first home buyer
market.
Based on current plans, the
joint venture company will
spend P10 billion to launch 15
projects within the next five
years, or until 2022. Each site
cluding Liga ng mga
Barangay president and
Councilor Robert de
Lara.
F o r m e r Ta l i s a y a n
councilor Jojac Asun-
cion also won in Baran-
gay Lunao, Gingoog,
over Proseso Calope.
Asuncion bagged 1,926
votes against Calope’s
1,700.
Saved
From page 1
11, President Duterte
assured that only Mer-
anaws would benefit
from the rehabilitation.
“I assure you, those
who are not Meranaws
will not benefit from the
rehab. We will return that
to you. We don’t aim for
anything else,” he said.
the Comelec prepared for the
demanding task when the filling
for candidacy was so close to
election day? Failure to do the
bloodline examination may force
the body to yield to a messy
post-election remedy, that is, to
petitions for disqualifications
from defeated candidates. Expect
quo warranto cases to rise later
in more informed and capable
urban areas.
On the other hand, raising the
SK age qualification to 18-24 is
premised on the assumption that
the individual in this age range,
already in the age of majority,
is now mature and responsible
enough to make public-affecting
decisions. Thus elected SK offi-
cials can now enter into contract
in the exercise of their functions.
This new capacity is expected
to improve performance and
advance the interest of the young
people of the community.
While this development is
promising, it makes SK officials
vulnerable to corrupt practices.
Contracting for government
projects are a rich avenue of
corruption. This exposure will
make or unmake SK officials.
This hands-on training in man-
agement may deliver either a
good or a corrupt leader.
(William R. Adan, Ph.D.,
is retired professor and former
chancellor of Mindanao State
University at Naawan, Misamis
Oriental. -Mindanews)
Pimentel
From page 6
which, incidentally, is said to be
the biggest scholarship program
of the nation.
And what was the underlying
message that Ed wanted our peo-
ple to know about those knowl-
edge-sharing espousals of his?
I suggest that Ed wanted our
people to realize that education
is “the key to upward mobility”
that will, inevitably, lead to the
expansion of the horizons of
Thursday, May 17, 2018
will be 15 to 20 hectares and it
is currently in various stages of
land banking.
PHirst Park Homes President
Ricky Celis said the firm targets
to initially introduce to the mar-
ket one project each in South
Luzon and Central Luzon this
year. The firm is looking to ex-
pand into the Visayas and Min-
danao regions once it establish-
es technical and market scale.
Duterte asked for “a
little time” to rehabili-
tate.
He vowed to give pri-
ority to the poor Mer-
anaws, adding that hous-
es would go to those
who have been rendered
homeless.
He said once the de-
bris is cleared, “we will
return the land to whoev-
er owns it.”
Duterte, whose grand-
mother was a Meranaw,
said he would place gov-
ernment lands under land
reform. “I will break it
up into lands at i-land
reform ko, ibigay ko sa
inyo... And I will commit
to you, as a Meranaw,
I will commit to you
now na magbuhos ako
ng tulong, mga tractor,
fertilizer pati seedlings.”
anyone’s service and relevance
to the nation.
I guess Ed wanted all our
citizens - and especially the poor,
the oppressed, and the marginal-
ized - to realize that to extricate
themselves from the clutches of
poverty - they must have access
to and make use of education.
For once they are freed from
the dehumanizing effects of that
miserable degradation, they
would also, then, be in a position
to help others enjoy fuller lives
befitting human beings.
As I close this tribute to
Ed, may I suggest that differing
opinions invariably bedevil the
reputations of public servants.
Divergent views, in my opin-
ion, are a part of the democratic
dialogue this country has to go
through in our search for a better
tomorrow.
So, right or wrong, we just
have to bear the contrary views
as they come our way, rebut them
as best we can, and let history do
the rest.
As for you, dear Brother Ed,
your focus on knowledge-shar-
ing - that enables even the de-
prived sectors of our society to
have the means to cut themselves
free from the bondage of igno-
rance - has already defined your
rightful place in the pages of our
history.
To you, then, my dear col-
league, and to Glo, your dutiful
wife, and especially to Senator
Sonny, who is following your
formidable footprints in this
August Chamber, and to the
rest of your family, we express
our personal gratitude for the
privilege of knowing you, and
of learning from you the invalu-
able, irreplaceable and peerless
contribution that education gives
to our people.
With your singular devotion
to spread the cause of learning
among all our peoples, Lumads,
Muslims, and Christians, we can
now truly begin to relish the
beneficent blessings of law and
order, peace and development
Editor: Ben Balce
11
“As we get clearance from
PCC (Philippine Competition
Commission), we can prob-
ably launch more. Out of 15
(projects) that we are eyeing,
we identified (locations of) at
least six or seven... There are
several properties that we have
pre-identified and a lot of them
are actually in the advanced
stage of acquisition right now,”
said Celis. (PNA)
At present, there is no
enabling law as the Com-
prehensive Agrarian Re-
form Program (Carp) had
expired and the Compre-
hensive Agrarian Reform
Program Extension with
Reforms had also ex-
pired on June 30, 2014.
A substantial part of
Marawi City is classified
as a military reservation,
according to a Procla-
mation issued by the
late President Elpidio
Quirino in 1953. Mer-
anaws contend they have
pre-existing rights as
Marawi is their ancestral
home.
Del Rosario earlier
said “Ground Zero” does
not fall within the mili-
tary reservation. ( car -
o ly n o . a r g u i l l a s o f
mindanews )
in this our beloved democratic
Republic.
God rest you, dear Ed.
(Eulogy for a friend and
colleague delivered by former
senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. at
the Senate yesterday.)
Roa
From page 6
er and took full possession of
Cagayan de Misamis without
firing a single shot. Gen. Bates
together with Col. Godwin and
Maj. Case immediately went
up to Casa Real and relieved
all local officials of their posi-
tions except for the Municipal
President, Toribio Chaves.
On that same day, Nicolas
Capistrano, a young lawyer,
went immediately to Gan-
go plateau with more than a
thousand men. He assumed
command of the revolution-
ary force called the Liber
Troop. His wife Cecilia and
his young children joined him
in Gango shortly afterwards.
Many wives of the soldiers
also came with their children
and camped there.
However, most of the im-
portant political personages
remained in town like Manuel
Corrales, Cipriano Vamenta,
Pedro Roa, Tirso Neri, Pio
Roa Alcala, Ramon Chaves
and Hilarion Maandar. They
regularly sent money and other
forms of aid to Capistrano and
his men during the year-long
war. Others regularly gave
food supply. The town’s fore-
most playwright and compos-
er, Fabian Abellanosa, wrote
and staged musicales known
as operettas with patriotic
themes. They never received
any aid from the revolutionary
government in Luzon or from
Emilio Aguinaldo himself. The
1900-1901 war was entirely
fought, financed and supported
by the people of the Misamis
Province.
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