Galvez keen to be peace consultant for Bangsamoro #nationataglance FETE MED Fore pis Ct Sot ence Galvez J has expressed hs interest to become a consuitant forthe Ofice ofthe Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) to ensue the CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: smooth implementation ofthe Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). "already BENGUET AND CAGAYAN VALLEY: CAGAYAN conveyed my interest with OPPAP and | told Secretary Dureza that canbe US gives P37.3M more for typhoon Ompong victims some sort of consuitant,sohe accepted my request” said Mr. Galvez during AN ADDITIONAL P57.3 milion assistance willbe cisributed by the United States gover _the welcome press conference for Moro Intemational Liberation Front (MILF) ‘mento those who were affected by typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhui) lst chaitperson Al-Haj Murad Ebrahim at Camp Aguinaldo on Monday, Now. Sept inthe northern pars of Luzon nastalement Monday, the US Embassy in Marilasaid 19. Mr, Galvez, who previously served in Mindanao, said he wants to reach the fund, which brings total assistance tothe typhoon victims toPaZSmillo, is intended _to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, a breakaway group from the to "provide sx months of emergency home rental assistance for 375 fame in Benguet MILE. "We want that, if ever, during the effective implementation ofthe BOL, ‘rovncecsplaced by landslides, implemented in partnership wth atholcReleFServces. maybe we can alsoreach out with the BIFF so that they can aso jon hands | ‘The asstance will aso purchase seeds or 1400 small-scale farmersin Cagayan province _with uso that we can also have a peaceful lif” - Vince Angelo C. Fereras tohelp them plant new coos in partnership with Word Vision." The asistance s made through the US Agency for Intemational evelopment (USAID). —Camile A. Aguinaldo WESTERN VISAYAS: BORACAY, MALAY Boracay local officials, business officers to face graft charges ‘THENATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBD Environmental Crime Divsion has MIMAROPA: PALAWAN. recommended charges of aft, unlantl ocupaton of forestlands and violation ‘Senate OK’s Palawan division on final reading ‘ofthe Loca Goverment Code agains three businesses offices and government THE SENATE on Monday passed on third ad final reading “fics in Boracay Itandunder the munichaity of Malay in Aan province In the il viding Palawan int tree province: Palawan Del three separate complaint before the Department of Justice officers of Skygaden Norte Palawan Oriental and Palawan Del Sur House Bil No De Boracay Corp, Playa AsyaResor, nc, and Kingfishers Farm were charged. 8055, sponsored by Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara wos Nlincuded inal the complaints Malay Mayor Cecon M. Canali, former mayor aso chair ofthe Senate committee on local government, Was, John Yap, and other aovernment offic, including local goverment engineers approved with 14 affirmative votes, onenegative rom Sena > See full story on htips;//go0.gi/nYATCh inpine Fisheries Code of 1998 — Vann MarloM. Villegas VISAYAS ‘Apo Cement per bag price ‘up P10 in Visayas on back NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: MANILA CITY It’s aholiday in Manila for Xi Jinping WORK INal courts within Mania City, including ‘of supplier woes the Supreme Court (SC) and Court of Appeals, APO CEMENT Corp. has. ane is suspended on Tuesday, Now. 20, in view of the nounced a PI increase in the per Vist of Chinese President Xi inpina, the SC Public bag price of ts cement products Information Office announced yesterday. The SC stating Now 19, ating higher said the suspension flows Manila Mayor Joseoh procurement cost folowing the E Estrada’ decaation lst day of no work and suspension of is main supper ‘asses onthe 20° "and upon the recommenda APO Land & Quarry Corporation tion ofthe OCA (Office ofthe Court Administrator) {ALOO. in a statement Sunday ‘and te polieinthe interest of public order anc evening, APO Cement said the safety." The Chinese leader wil ist the country rice hike wil cover Cebu and ‘on Nov.20 and 21.— Vann Maro M. Vilegas ‘other parts ofthe Vsayas. "APO Cements production costs have suddenly gone up which has sige nificant impacted its operations. MINDANAO lligan solon proposes 6-month martial law extension has to outsource raw materials RESOLUTION proposing another si-month ‘rom dfferentareasinthe country ‘tension of martialaw in Mindanao in view ‘and abyoad with the continued | AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO: PATIKUL, SULU J ofthe midterm elections inMay 2019has been sispersion of is main supple | 5 soldiers killed, 24 wounded fled atthe House of Representatives Howse ‘of raw material” the company | im weekend clashes with Abu Sayyat Resolution 2302, introduced ty gan Cty Re. ‘sd, ALOC has been ordered to | THE MILITARY lost five men and 24 others were wounded in two Frederick W, Sao, urged President Rodigo R. stop operations aftr the Septem | clashes with the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Friday and Dutet to extend marta aw from Jan. to June ber ladies in Naga City that | Saturday inthe hinterlands of Patt, Sulu ami intensified pursuit 2019ater the Commission on Elections ient- killed moe than 70 and displaced | operations to rescue kidnap victims. Lt. Gen Arnel 8. Dela Vega, com: fied several areasas election hotspots “tis thausands“Movingforard,APO | mander ofthe Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), i state- Urgentiyimoerative that government authority Cement and ALOC wil conte | ment released on Monday said members of the Joint Task Force TF) must ensure peace ordety, and honest May ‘to.engage various rational agen- | Sulu “encountered more than SO ASG members last Friday afternoon, 2019 dectins in Mindanao” Mt ia said in ‘esto exgressthe chalenges that | in Barangay Liang, and with more than 20 other ASG members on the resolution. The Solon abo note thatthe their companies are curently fac- | Saturday at KM , Barangay Latin, alin Patikul, Su.” The military ‘Armed Forces of the Phppines (AFP) and the ing Inthe hope that appropiate | is still confirming reports from the community that at least 10 ASG Philipines National Police (PNP) have repor- ‘support shal be extended by the | members diedin the encounter. The ASG itll holding several ed the presence of IS bomb experts insome ‘government APO Cementsaid. | kidnap victims including Filipinas, and cizens of Vietnam and The ‘areas of Mindanao. — Charmaine A, Tadalan Netherlands. — Albert F, Aria Tiss due tothe fat that it now