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mambabatas sa mgaprobisyon nito ay hindiagad ito naipasa. Maykanya-kanyang bersyonng BBL ang Senado atKongreso.

Naantala ng husto angdeliberasyon ng BBL saKongreso dahil sa naganapna pagpatay ng mgarebeldeng MILF sa 44 mgamiyembro ng Special Ac-tion Force sa bayan ngMamasapano saMaguindanao, isa salimang lalawigan ng Au-tonomous Region in Mus-lim Mindanao, nitongEnero.

Nasa isang misyon angSAF na kung saan aynapatay ng mga comman-dos ang Malaysian bomberna si Marwan nakinakanlong diumano ng

MILF – nang sila aykuyugin ng mga rebelde atBangsamoro Islamic Free-dom Fighters.

Dahil sa Mamasapanoclash ay maraming grupoat pulitiko ang nanawaganna magbitiw si PangulongAquino at peace adviserTeresita Deles dahil sakanilang kabiguan napigilan ang sagupaan atpagpatay sa SAF comman-dos.

Pangamba ngayon niMurad na kungmababasura ang BBL ayposibleng bumalik sarebelyon ang mgamiyembro ng MILF.

Dapat sana ay naipasaang batas nitong June 11bago nag-recess angKapulungan. Sinabinaman ni SpeakerFeliciano Belmonte Jr. napagtutuunan muli nila ngatensyon ang BBL sa Sep-tember, ngunit baka hindiito matuloy o kaya ay i-urong sa October, ayon pa

sa ibang mgamambabatas.

Naunang sinabi ngmga anti-BBL lawmakersna ibabasura nila angtinatawag an “opt-in” pro-vision na nakapaloob saBBL na maaaring magamitupang palawigin angteritoryo ng Bangsamorona tinututulan ng mgaKristiyanong pulitiko.Maraming mga amend-ments ang nais gawin ngmga mambabatas sa BBLupang masiguradoumanong hindi lalabag saKonstitusyon ang mgaprobisyon sa nasabingdraft law.

Lumagda ng peace ac-cord ang MILF atpamahalaan noonnakaraang taon, ngunitdahil sa naganap nalabanan sa Mamasapno aynabinbin ito at posiblenghindi na maipasa satermino ni Aquinomaliban lamang kungpanghihimasukan nito ang

mga mambabatas.Sinabi naman ni

Amirah Lidasan, nggrupong SuaraBangsamoro, sa Mindanaona hindi man lamangnabigyan ng hustisya angmga Muslim dahil sakakulangan ng mgaprobisyon sa BBL.

“We from the SuaraBangsamoro have beenvery critical at the contentof the Bangsamoro BasicLaw because it falls short ofthe aspirations of theBangsamoro people’sstruggle for genuine rightto self-determination. TheBBL is limiting and counterposing this right with thePhilippine Constitution,”ani Lidasan. “BBL disre-garded the reasons why theMoro people remain pov-erty stricken, enduring abackward economy and itscommunities are in con-flict. Instead of addressingthese issues, the BBL cop-

ied the developmentparadigm and programsas well as security policiesof the national govern-ment, which in the pasthave been the complaintof the Moro people andwere deemed discrimina-tory.”

Nitong taon lamangay libo-libong Muslimang nag-rally sa MarawiCity sa Lanao del Surbilang suporta sa BBL.

Karamihan sa mgadumalo sa rally ay maykanya-kanyang bitbit nastreamers, ngunit tangingang placard na maylarawan ni datingPangulong JosephEstrada at ngayon ay Ma-nila Mayor, na ilang ulitsinabihan angpamahalaang Aquino nadapat tapusin na angMILF at mga teroristangpinoprotektahan nito.All-out war angpanawagan ni Estrada.(Mindanao Examiner)

Sinabi naman niMILF chieftain MuradEbrahim na nakahandana silang maghintay sasusunod naadministrasyon kungsakaling mabalam angBBL.

Ngunit nilinaw nitona hindi nila tatanggapinang anumang bersyon ngBBL maliban lamangkung ito ay naaayon saComprehensive Agree-ment on the Bangsamoroat Framework Agreementon the Bangsamoro nanilagdaan ngpamahalaang Aquino sarebeldeng grupo.

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Was it expired medicines that downed students in massive deworming campaign?HUNDREDS, if not thou-sands of students were re-ported or may have beenpoisoned or fell ill from de-worming medicines givenlast week by their schoolsin southern Philippines. Itwas part of thegovernment’s NationalSchool Deworming Day.

The campaign waslaunched by the Depart-ment of Health and tar-geted some 16 million el-ementary students in38,000 public schoolsacross the country.

Initial reports fromvarious media sources saidthe poisoning occurred inthe towns of Manukan,Pinan, Dipolog, Osmena,and Rizal in Zamboangadel Norte province; andalso in Tukuran, Bayog,Midsalip, Siay andPagadian City inZamboanga del Sur. Therewere also reports of poi-soning in the towns of Lala,Maranding and Kapataganin Lanao del Norte, andIligan City.

In the town ofMidsalip, one mother –Mecsjams Lariosa saidthree of her children and aniece were poisoned by themedicines given at theirschool. She said the gov-ernment should conductan investigation into theincident.

“Ipaalam ko lang natatlo sa mga anak ko atisang pamangkin ko angnalason dahil sa pinainomna pamurga ng mga

teacher. Hindi lang silangapat ang nalason atmarami silang mga batangestudyante sa Poblacion B.Midsalip ElementarySchool sa Zamboanga delSur ngayon pong umaganangyari, sana pa-imbestigahan ang teachersdoon lalo na yungpinapainom nila pamurgasa mga bata,” she said. (Iwanted to inform thatthree of my children andmy niece were poisoned af-ter drinking dewormingmedicines this morningand there were many othervictims – all from thePoblacion B. Midsalip El-ementary School inZamboanga del Sur. Thisincident must be investi-gated, especially the teach-ers who gave the medi-cines to the children.)

There were also re-ports that several schoolchildren died from the in-cidents, but the Depart-ment of Health denied this.

Dr. Joshua Brillantes,chief of the Local HealthSupport Division of the De-partment of Health re-gional office, said theyhave received reports ofstudents complaining ofdizziness and abdominalpains after taking themedicines and that theyare investigating this inci-dent.

“There were somecases in the municipalitiesthat were reported to ussaka yun sa mga hospitalsna may mga cases, mga

bata na after nakainom ngdeworming drugs aynagkaroon ng mga sakit ngtiyan, pagsusuka at sakanahihilo,” he told radio sta-tion E-media inZamboanga City.

Brillantes has deniedreports that some childrenhad died because of thedrugs. He did not say whatmedicines were given, butother reports claimed itwas Benzol (Albendazole),a 400mg chewable tablet. Areporter of online news siteRappler had taken a photoof the medicine which al-legedly showed an expirydate marked December2012.

“May mga kumalat rinna namatay raw, gustongkong ipaalam sa lahat nawalang namatay from theprovinces. We admit namay mga minor symp-toms, we are expectingthese mga symptoms likeyun pagsusuka kung saanyun maraming bulate oyun loob ng infection aymataas sa bata usuallydoon lalabas yun mgasymptoms, yun worms areerratic kasi dahil doon sadeworming, usually angcommon is abdominalpains, although mayroontayong mga na-admit sahospitals yun ay dahil sapagsusuka so to preventyun dehydration eh pina-admit sa hospitals,” hesaid. (There were reportsthat some of the studentsdied after taking the dew-orming drugs and I want to

tell the public that therewere no reports of deathsin the provinces….therewere cases of vomiting, butthis was due to the reac-tions of the drugs, espe-cially to those who haveworm infestation…andthere were students admit-ted to the hospitals to pre-vent dehydration.)

Brillantes said theywere gathering reports

from surveillance officersdispatched in the provincesfollowing the reported ef-fects of the drugs to stu-dents who took them.

“So far, unless we haveto prove na may kuwandoon sa gamot, merontayong mga surveillanceofficers na kumukuha ngmga samples ng gamotpara masuri natin ito,” hesaid.

Zamboanga sports complex rehab begins

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thelocal government hasstarted cleaning up theJoaquin Enriquez Memo-rial Sports Complex whichserved as the biggest tem-porary shelter for morethan 120,000 people dis-placed by rebel attacks in2013.

Mayor Beng Climacosaid the cost of the reha-bilitation of the sportscomplex could reach P335million, but the funding –according to Post Conflictand Needs Assessment(PCNA) is only P241 mil-lion.

Climaco said the CityGovernment will make arepresentation to the Of-fice of the President for theadditional amount neededfor the rehabilitationproject.

“From a sports com-

plex to a haven for dis-placed families, the Grand-stand begins its road to re-covery after serving as oneof the largest evacuationcenters for internally dis-placed people during andafter 2013 rebel siege. Clear-ing operations are now pav-ing the way for its rehabili-tation,” Climaco said.

Rebel forces fromBasilan and Sulu provincesunder the command ofHabier Malik, an aide ofMoro National LiberationFront chieftain NurMisuari, stormedZamboanga on September9, 2013 and took over 200people hostage and usedthem as shield against gov-ernment soldiers and po-licemen. More than 400people were killed andwounded in the fightingthat lasted three weeks.

Misuari, who signed apeace accord with Manilain 1996, accused theAquino government of re-neging on the peal deal andlaunched a new rebellion,the second in more than adecade.

In 2001, loyal forces ofMisuari also attacked mili-tary bases in ZamboangaCity and Jolo town in Suluprovince and the clasheskilled over 100 people.

Misuari, who fled toMalaysia after the failedsiege, was arrested andjailed, but eventually re-leased by then PresidentGloria Arroyo after hepledged loyalty and sup-port to the politician. He isnow at large and hiding inSulu, one of five provincesunder the Muslim autono-mous region in Mindanao.(Stephanie P. Gonida)

(Zamboanga City Government Photo)

The deworming cam-paign in schools was aimedat eliminating so-calledsoil-transmitted Helmin-thiasis or intestinal wormsamong students which cancause poor physical growthand intellectual develop-ment and impaired cogni-tive functions in childrenand cause anemia andmalnutrition. (E. Dumabocand C. Diabordo)

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SULU PICTURES IN THE NEWS

Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan inspects the school renovations in Barangay Kulasi in the Municipality of Maimbung. (Sulu Provincial Government)

Distribution of 50 cassava graters with presser under Mayor Samier Tan’s agricultural projects to beneficiaries in 25 barangays of Maimbung, Sulu (Maimbung Municipal Government)

Maimbung Mayor Samier Tan leads the amicable settlement between families following a meeting among the parties involved that resulted in a peace settlement. (Maimbung MunicipalGovernment)

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P1-B agri-infra projects in Mindanaoto boost rural productivity

A number of local traders have benefited the concreting of Purok 2- San Martin Farm-to-Market Road in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. This subproject is among the first projects under theDepartment of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project. (Photo by Gian Enrique)

DAVAO CITY – A govern-ment developmentproject boosts rural pro-duction areas inMindanao with more ag-riculture-support infra-structures. According tothe Department ofAgriculture’s (DA) Philip-pine Rural DevelopmentProject (PRDP) in its mid-July report, Mindanao ispicking up on its imple-mentation of infrastruc-ture sub-projects particu-larly on road networksacross Mindanao.

A total of 27 concret-ing of farm-to-marketroad (FMR) subprojectsare in its various stages ofimplementation coveringa total of 102.19 kilome-ters with a total cost ofP1.02 billion.

These subprojects areimplemented underPRDP’s infrastructure de-velopment arm IBUILDor the Intensive Buildingof Infrastructure and Lo-gistics for DevelopmentComponent.

“With the IBUILDcomponent, the projectaims to put in place stra-tegic and climate-resil-ient rural infrastructurefacilities along the value-chain of the championcommodities in eachprovince in the country.In this manner we elevatethe productivity of thecountryside and uplift ru-

ral lives particularly thefarmers andfisherfolk,”said PRDPMindanao Cluster ProjectDirector Lealyn Ramos.

Of the figure, Region 9is implementing a total of25.67 kilometer road net-works amounting toP271.86 million in thetowns of Buug, RT Lim,Tungawan and Siay in theprovince of ZamboangaSibugay. The projects inBuug and RT Lim haveabove 50% accomplish-ment rate.

Region 10 is imple-menting a total of P398.71million worth of farm-to-market roads with a totallength of 38 kilometers.Now on its various stagesof implementation, theprojects are located in thetowns of Salay and Initaoin the province ofMisamis Oriental; Tudela,Calamba and Pana-on inMisamis Occidental; Lalaand Kapatagan in Lanaodel Norte and Malitbog inBukidnon province.

The report also notedthat Davao region isimplementing a 2-kilo-meter FMR subprojectwith bridge componentmeasuring 45 linearmeters amounting P52.28million in the town ofBaganga in Davao Orien-tal.

Region 12 is the firstregion to have completed

PRDP infra projects withits one potable water sys-tem project in the town ofTampakan in SouthCotabato amounting toP4.3 million.

The region also isimplementing some 25.43kilometer FMR sub-projects in the towns ofIsulan in Sultan Kudarat;Tupi and Banga in SouthCotabato; Tulunan, NorthCotabato and Maitum inSarangani province. AndTalacogon town in CaragaRegion is implementing a2.48-kilometer farm-to-market road amountingto P29.3 million.

While AutonomousRegion in MuslimMindanao (ARMM) hasthree on-going FMR Sub-projects including the3.06 kilometer FMR inBalindong, Lanao del Sur;and two projects inParang, Maguindanaowith a total length of 5.55kilometers. All theseprojects totaled to P88.77million.

PRDP is a six-year de-velopment project thataims to increase farmers’income and develop amore market-oriented,climate-resilient agricul-ture and fisheries sector.It is jointly implementedby DA, the World Bankand local governmentunits. (Sherwin B.Manual)

ARMM grants financial assistance tohundreds of scholars in MaguindanaoCOTABATO CITY – TheAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao’s(ARMM’s) ‘Empoweringthe Bangsamoro Regionthrough Active Commu-nity Engagements in theARMM (EMBRACE-ARMM)’ program hasgranted financial assis-tance to scholars inMaguindanao province.

More than a hundredbeneficiaries receivedfrom the regional govern-ment stipend covering thefirst and second semestersfor school year 2014-2015on July 28, at the ShariffKabunsuan Cultural Com-plex in Cotabato City.Half-merit scholars re-ceived P10,000 while full-merit scholars receivedP20,000.

John Louie Balagot,ARMM’s deputy executivesecretary and concurrentEMBRACE-ARMM pro-gram manager, said the re-gional government ear-marked a total of P24 mil-lion for the scholarshipand as of this month, it hasassisted 1,539 studentsacross the region.

Checks were handedover by Balagot; Atty.

Rasol Mitmug Jr.,ARMM’s chief of staff; JoGuro, financial manage-ment officer of the Com-mission on Higher Edu-cation- ARMM; and Atty.Kirby Abdullah, assistantsecretary forMaguindanao conver-gence.

The scholarship pro-gram dubbed ‘AcademicInvestment for MuslimMindanao’ (AIMM) isknown in the past as‘Iskolar: Para saPagbabago, Para saBangsamoro’. It aims athelping underprivilegedstudents pursue collegedegrees. All valedictorianhigh school graduatesfrom public and privateschools in the region areeligible to avail of AIMMscholarship.

“The scholarshipgrant is part of ARMMGovernor MujivHataman’s commitmentto help poor but deserv-ing students in the regionespecially those living inconflict-affected com-munities,” said Balagot.He said that it is up to thebeneficiary to choose thecourse and school he, or

she, wants to study at andthat the program isclosely monitoring thescholar’s performance.

“We are very thankfulto the ARMM governmentsince this scholarshipprogram helps us a lot, es-pecially to me because myparents can’t send me toschool,” Sittie Haya Naga,a 22-year old scholar fromCapiton, Datu OdinSinsuat, said in the ver-nacular. Naga, is a thirdyear student at theCotabato City State Poly-technic College taking upBachelor of Science inPublic Administration.

Abdilla Gintawan, a46-year-old farmer fromM a m a s a p a n o ,Maguindanao and fatherof Saguira Gintawan, a re-cipient of a scholarship,said he commends the ef-forts of the regional gov-ernment in helping poorfamilies.

“We are still fixing theschedule of the distribu-tion of checks in otherprovinces such as Lanaodel Sur, Basilan, Sulu andTawi-Tawi,” Balagot said.(Bureau of Public Infor-mation)

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MH370: Boeing officials think Reuniondebris could be from 777, source says

DEBRIS found in thewestern Indian Ocean lastweek appears to be part ofa Boeing 777, the samemodel as Malaysia Air-lines Flight 370 that dis-appeared in 2014, accord-ing to a source close to theinvestigation.

The source said thereis a unique element to theBoeing 777's flaperon, awing component, thatBoeing observers believethey are seeing in photos.

The debris was foundWednesday off the coastof Reunion Island, aFrench department in thewestern Indian Ocean. Itis being examined to de-termine whether it is con-nected to flight MH370, amember of the French airforce in Reunion saidWednesday.

The debris was foundoff the coast of St. Andre,a community on the is-land, according to Adju-tant Christian Retournat.

Boeing officials con-ducted an initial assess-ment of the debris usingphotographs. The sourcestressed the observationsare preliminary.

K.S. Narendran,whose wife was on theplane, said he was reti-cent to call the discoverya major development.

"I think this is very

early days yet. All weknow is that a small parthas been found. It is stilla little early to suggest itdoes belong to MH370,"he told CNN's "ErinBurnett OutFront" fromIndia. "I think it is prema-ture to feel that it is allcoming to a close or thatwe are even closer to thetruth."

Sarah Bajc, whosepartner, Philip Wood, wason MH370, said her "hearthas been in my throat formost of the day."

During the initialdays of the search for theplane, there were severalreports of possible debrissightings in the waterscloser to where authori-ties believe the planewent down, but none ofthose was actual wreck-age. Bajc said as an emo-tional safety mechanismshe disbelieves any re-ports like Wednesday'sdiscovery.

She wants verifica-tion, she told "AndersonCooper 360°."

"If ultimately this isthe piece of the wing, thenthat little thread of hopethat I have been holdingon to will, will have tobreak. And reality willhave to take over," shesaid holding back tears."But, yeah, up until now,

I and most of the familymembers have continuedto believe that until wehave a body ... we can'tgive up hoping they willstill come back."

If this turns out to bea piece of MH370, itwould be the first piece ofphysical evidence that theplane crashed.

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Earlier, Retournatsaid the debris appearedto be a wing flap and hadbeen taken to the island,about 380 nautical milesoff the coast of Madagas-car.

The Malaysian gov-ernment has dispatched ateam to Reunion Island toinvestigate the debris,Malaysian Minister ofTransportation LiowTiong Lai said in NewYork.

"We need to verify. Wehave wreckage found thatneeds to be further veri-fied before we can furtherconfirm if it belongs toMH370. So we have dis-patched a team to inves-tigate on these issues andwe hope that we can iden-tify it as soon as possible,"the minister said.

Malaysia Airlines saidit was working with au-thorities to determinewhere the part came from.

"At the moment, itwould be too prematurefor the airline to speculateon the origin of theflaperon," the carriersaid.

CNN analysts saidthere are indications theairplane part could befrom a Boeing 777, and ifthat's the case, it's likelyfrom MH370.

Making the determi-nation should be "verysimple" because the serialnumbers riveted to nu-merous parts of the planecan be linked to not onlythe plane's model, butalso the exact aircraft,said CNN aviation analystLes Abend, who flew 777sduring his 30 years as apilot.

This means crash in-vestigators may be able tofigure it out from photo-graphs of the part, whichcould be an aileron, a flapor a flaperon, even beforearriving on the island, hesaid.

SSSSSeveveveveverererereral cluesal cluesal cluesal cluesal cluesThere are at least

three elements of the dis-covery that are consistentwith MH370, said CNNsafety analyst DavidSoucie. The first is that thepart appears to have beentorn off the aircraft.

"This is from a sud-den impact, it looks like tome," Soucie said.

There also is a seal onthe top of the part that "isconsistent with what Iwould see on an insideflap on a triple 7," he said,and the barnacles on thepart are consistent withthe "parasitic activity"that would take placefrom being underwater solong.

However, the part ap-pears to be coated inwhite paint, which wouldrun counter to Soucie'sother observations in thatthe 777's parts would becoated in zinc chromate,not paint. Soucie ac-knowledged, however,

that the part could becoated in something fromthe ocean.

"If it is a part from atriple 7, we can be fairlyconfident it is from 370because there just haven'tbeen that many triple 7crashes and there haven'tbeen any in this area,"said CNN aviation analystMary Schiavo.

Antoine Forestier, ajournalist on the islandwhere the debris wasfound, said people whowere on shore gardeningsaw the plane part drift-ing in the ocean.

Reporters fromAntenne Reunion lookedat the debris, whichForestier said was about 2meters by 1 meter (6.5 feetby 3 feet).

There was a marking"BB670" on the part.

Soucie said he be-lieves the number is a partnumber, though it mightbe from a subcontractor.

DDDDDrrrrrift possibilitiesift possibilitiesift possibilitiesift possibilitiesift possibilitiesThe head of the Aus-

tralian Transport SafetyBureau, the agency taskedby Malaysia with leadingthe search for MH370,said the piece of debris is"not inconsistent" withdrift modeling done byAustralian authorities.

"If there was some-thing from MH370 itcould have reached Re-union Island from thearea we're covering," saidATSB Chief Commis-sioner Martin Dolan. "It'snot inconsistent with thedrift modeling we'vedone. It's not inconsistentwith the search area we'recovering."

Dolan would not sayhow likely it was that anydebris would move in awesterly direction.

"There's a range ofpossibilities," he said."It's not an exact sci-ence." Dolan said surfacecurrents, wind directionand how high an objectwas floating in the water

might all play a role.QQQQQuestions lingeruestions lingeruestions lingeruestions lingeruestions lingerMalaysia Airlines

Flight 370, with 239people aboard, disap-peared after taking offfrom Kuala Lumpur, Ma-laysia, early on March 8,2014, bound for Beijing.

Timeline: The dayMH370 disappeared

Authorities have saidthey still don't know whyit turned dramatically offcourse over the sea be-tween Malaysia and Viet-nam, or where exactly itserrant journey finished.

Theories: What hap-pened to MH370?

An international teamof experts used satellitedata to calculate that theplane eventually wentdown in the southern In-dian Ocean. Search teamshave been combing a vastarea of the seafloor in thesouthern Indian Ocean,hunting for traces of thepassenger jet, about 2,300miles (3,700 kilometers)from where the debris wasfound.

Australian DeputyPrime Minister WarrenTruss told Nine NetworkAustralia that if the debrisdiscovered off Reunion isdetermined to be fromFlight 370, it's "not reallygoing to be all that help-ful in pinpointing pre-cisely where the aircraftis."

But he said Thursdaythat it would provide "fur-ther evidence that we'researching in roughly theright place."

The Malaysian gov-ernment eventually de-clared the loss of MalaysiaAirlines flight 370 an acci-dent and all of its passen-gers and crew presumeddead. (Rene Marsh,Margot Haddad and SteveAlmasy, CNN. CNN'sDavid Molko, Eliott C.McLaughlin, JethroMullen and Jason Hannacontributed to this re-port.)

Airplane debris is being examined to see if it's connected to MH370. (CNN Photo)

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Ageing navy warship visits Zamboanga

A REFURBISHED 50-yearold US Coast Guard shipbought by the Philippinesmade a stopover inZamboanga City on its wayto Davao City.

The Philippines ob-tained the ship, nownamed BRP Gregorio DelPilar, in 2011. The ship wasa former US Coast GuardWeather High EnduranceCutter. The stopover, offi-cials said, also allowed thepublic to see the BRPGregorio Del Pilar, which isnow considered by the

navy as a modern war ship.Capt. Vincent Sibala,

the ship’s commanding of-ficer, said BRP GregorioDel Pilar boasts of big gunsand modern navigationalsystem, among others. Hesaid the voyage of the warship in many parts of thecountry is a regular rou-tine.

In September 2012,American and Filipino sail-ors also worked together torepair and maintain sub-marine USS Frank Cable -which was on a goodwill

visit - and the BRP GregorioDel Pilar at Subic Bay in thePhilippines and at the sametime knowledge and honedbasic engineering and tech-nical skills, and improvedtheir ships’ interoperability.

The USS Frank Cable’sroutine port call and good-will visit highlighted themutual benefits of the Phil-ippine-US defense relation-ship, as well as the stronghistoric, community, andmilitary connections be-tween the two countries. (E.Dumaboc)

A Philippine Marine stands guard in Zamboanga City where the DRP Gregorio del Pilar madea stopover on its way to Davao City in Mindanao. (Photo by E. Dumaboc)

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Mga Pagkaing Pampatalino (Brain Foods)Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong

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panghihina ng atingisipan. May sangkap naantioxidants at caffeineang kape. May tulongdin ang kape sa pag-memorya ng iyonginaaral peropanandalian lang angepekto nito. Puwedenguminom ng 1 o 2 tasangkape sa maghapon.Huwag din sosobrahanat baka bumilis angpagtibok ng iyong puso.At sana ay huwag nanglagyan ng whip creamat full cream milk angkape para hindinakatataba.5. Abokado – Angabokado ay mayamansa vitamin B at healthyfats (monounsaturatedfats) na nagpapagandang daloy ng dugo sautak. May mgapagsusuri sa hayop nanagpapakita na angabokado aynakababawas sa strokeat nakakababa ng bloodpressure.Bukod sa mga pagkaingito, dapat din aymagkaroon ng healthylifestyle paramapangalagaan angating utak. Matulog ngsapat at umiwas sa alakat sigarilyo. Good luckpo.

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“We, the 92-KM Coal Re-sistance Marchers repre-senting 38 local and na-tional organizationsworking in various sec-tors and communitiesfrom Misamis Occiden-tal-Ozamis City, Lanaodel Norte, Iligan City,Lanao del Sur,Maguindanao, CotabatoCity and Caraga Regiondeclare:

The Island ofMindanao, according toMindanao Power Moni-toring Council, generatesmore than enough elec-tricity needed by the con-sumers, thus additionalcoal-fired power plants inIligan City, Ozamis Cityand Kauswagan, Lanaodel Norte are not neces-sary. Mindanao is hometo Agus-Pulanggi HydroPower Complexes whichhave a combined generat-ing capacity of more than900 MW;

The series of black-outs in the island is an or-chestrated move to facili-tate the interest of the in-vestors who want to profitin power generation anddistribution tapping coalas the main energy re-source;

In Mindanao, eleven

coal plants are expectedto break ground withinfive years from now until2020. This will dwarf therenewable energy share inthe power mix, thus, un-dermining the currentcommunity and privatesector efforts to veer awayfrom fossil fuel depen-dence. The Philippineshas more than 200,000MW of untapped renew-able energy potential;

The operation of coalplants will pollute Iliganand Panguil Bays giventhe inherent presence oftoxic elements in coal.This will displace signifi-cant numbers offisherfolk whose liveli-hood largely depend onfishing;

The host communi-ties and those communi-ties within the overlap-ping 35 to 50-kilometerradius according to the airdispersal modeling of thecoal power plants willalso suffer the adverse ef-fects of air pollution;

The lack of social ac-ceptability defines theprocess by which coalplants are introduced intohost communities. Ournational experiencewould show the absence

of informed consent andparticipation of thesecommunities in the con-struction of coal projectsyet they suffer the worsteffects of coal plant op-erations;

Far from involvingcommunities, leaders arebeing harassed or intimi-dated into submission asin the case of LibertadKauswagan, Lanao delNorte where communityleaders have been dealtwith threat, slapped withsuits, and displaced with-out proper compensationand relocation;

Since the industrialperiod, the world has seenthe historical rise of car-bon dioxide emission andother greenhouse gases inthe atmosphere, whichare responsible for heat-ing the earth and alteringthe natural climate pat-tern favorable for the sur-vival of all species onearth. This has spawnedslow onset impacts as wellas cataclysmic typhoonsand cyclones;

Recently, Mindanaohas become one of themost affected areas of ty-phoons and other naturalcalamities that displacedmillions of peoples, de-stroyed countless livesand properties;

The establishment ofmore coal-fired powerplants in Mindanao andthroughout the countrywill not only increase theemission of carbon diox-ide in the global scale butwill also heighten the vul-nerability of its communi-ties in the face of climatechange. To date there are17 existing coal plantsand 29 more loom overthe horizon with theGovernment’s continuedreliance on coal;

We are alarmed by thedanger this coal industryhas caused and will causeon humanity and the sur-vival of the only planet welive in: Earth;

We join and supportthe call for a coal-freePhilippines. We join andsupport the call for re-newable energy as an al-ternative to fossil fuelburning.”

NO NO NO NO NO TTTTTO CO CO CO CO COOOOOAL PLAL PLAL PLAL PLAL PLANTANTANTANTANTS!S!S!S!S!YES YES YES YES YES TTTTTO RENEO RENEO RENEO RENEO RENEWWWWWABLEABLEABLEABLEABLE

ENERENERENERENERENERGY!GY!GY!GY!GY!Iligan City, Lanao del

Norte25 July 2015Coal Resistance

Movement (CoRe)Kilusang Maralita sa

Kanayunan (Lanao delNorte, Agusan del Sur,Cotabato ugMaguindanao Clusters)

Philippine Movementfor Climate Justice (PMCJ)

D e m o k r a t i k o n gKilusang magbubukid ngPilipinas- Lanao- Lala,LDN

Freedom from DebtCoalition- WesternMindanao

Mindanao Peoples’Peace Movement –Lanao- Iligan-MisamisOriental and OccidentalCluster

Lanao Fisheries Ad-vocacy Network – Lanao

Gitib, Inc. – OzamisCity

Lapayan Power Move-ment Organization-Kauswagan, Lanao del

NorteOur Rivers, Our Life

PhDilippines (OROL PH)Liga ng Makabagong

Kabataan -Iligan, Lanaodel Norte and Lanao delSur

Youth for Climate Jus-tice – Misamis Occidental

Nagkahiusang Mag-Uumang Organiko-Agusan del Sur

Kahugpungan sa mgaMag-uuma saK o l a m b u g a n -Kolambugan, LDN

N a g k a h i u s a n gMangingisda saKarumatan- SND, Lanaodel Norte

Teduray-LambangianYouth and Student Asso-ciation – Maguindanao

P i e k S a l a b u k a nMieggulipit nga’KSubanen GatawgGinsalugan (PIEMSUGG)– Misamis Occidental

BANWA TINABURAN– Mis. Occ.

Tri-People Organiza-tion against Disaster-Cotabato City

Mindanao Tri-PeopleWomen Forum- CotabatoCity

Power AlternativeAgenda in Mindanao(PALAG Mindanao)

Sanlakas- Mis Occ.Muntay Active Youth

Leaders Association-Kolambugan, LDN

MasterPeace –Agusan del Sur

Filipino KatolikoYouth Association-Sibagat, Agusan del Sur

Alyansa ngKabataang Mindanaopara sa Kapayapaan(AKMK)

Ranao Women andChildren Resource Center– Iligan City

Lanao Aquatic Ma-rine and Fisheries Centerfor Community Develop-ment – LDN

Ranao Disasters Re-

sponse and Rehabilita-tion Assistance Center-Iligan

Youth Organization ofChristian an Muslim –Maigo, LDN

Liangan West FarmersAssociation- Maigo, LDN

Titunod Farmers andTillers Association –Kolambugan, LDN

Kaagapay OFW Re-source and Service Center– Cotabato

Tri-People Youth forChange- Cotabato

Bantay Dagat Organi-zation- Kolambugan,LDN

Sumpay-Mindanao,Inc.- Iligan

Kahugpungan sa mgaMag-uumang Muslim ugKristiyano- SND, LN

Mindanao Tri-PeopleYouth Center- Iligan

Bukluran ng mgaKababaihan saKapatagan- Kapatagan,LDN

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VCDG II Decalogue in the Year of the PoorJuly 27-28, 2015, Cebu City

We, the participants from the Archdioceses of Cebu and Jaro, and the Dioceses ofBacolod, Catarman, Dumaguete, Kalibo, Naval, Romblon, San Carlos, San Jose deAntique, and Talibon of the Second Visayas-wide Clergy Discernment Gathering, be-ing aware of the beauty of our vocation and the deficiencies of our life of poverty ac-cording to the Gospel, commit ourselves to the following:

1. To radiate the joy of having found the treasure. We are priests because we havefound the precious pearl of the Gospel. Once again, we want to sell all that hinders usfrom living in the freedom of evangelical poverty (cf. Mt 13:44);

2. To value our brotherhood as priests. We resolve to share what we have (Acts2:44), to assist each other in proclaiming the mission entrusted to us by God, and tojourney together as one with Christ as our head and shepherd;

3. To strengthen the bonds of communion with our bishops and superiors as asource of mutual strength and support in our prophetic task;

4. To continuously struggle at renewal. We realize that all efforts at change infavor of the poor would be futile unless we, ourselves, undergo our own personal con-version through setting in place and working within structures that promote such;

5. To be constantly aware that everything that we are and have, is God’s gift to usand is a sacred trust. Every centavo shared to our Church community is a preciousoffering that we should handle with great care and gratitude; therefore, we make ourown personal and parish financial report reflective of our choice to follow Christ thePoor and our solidarity with the poor;

6. To journey with our poor brothers and sisters in their joys and sorrows. Nopoor should be denied of any Sacrament. “Freely we received, freely we give” (Mat-thew 10:8).

7. To recognize our need for ongoing formation and to work for the continuousformation of our leaders and organizers of our Christian communities whom we seeas co-equal and partners in the mission;

8. To be not afraid to lose a wealthy sponsor or powerful benefactor in ourcommitment to stand for and by the poor;

9. To be constantly reminded of our own poverty, literally and figuratively. Assuch, we align ourselves with the poor, making true our commitment of preferentiallove for them and of their empowerment towards integral development and libera-tion;

10. Finally, to make time, “waste” time with the poor, learning from them, experi-encing their pain, feeling their joys and triumphs and sharing their dreams. As PopeFrancis reminds us, “The true shepherd sees his sheep, feels compassion for them anddevotes his energy to care for them.”

We entrust this commitment to Mary, Mother of the Poor, that we will always “smelllike our sheep”, after the heart of Jesus, the Good Shepherd.

Signed July 28, 2015 at the Talavera House of Prayer, Quiot, Cebu City.

Marvel and enjoy the bounty of fresh produce or taste and wonder the distinctive delicaciesfrom the different towns of Cebu! Come and visit "Tabo sa Kapitolyo" to run from August 3 to7 (8am to 8pm) at the back of the Provincial Capitol Main Building. (Cebu ProvincialGovernment)

Metro Cebu administrativebody hopes to be legalized soon

he move to for-mally declareMetro Cebu asan administra-T

tive region may be ishoped to be realizedsoonest to ensuresustainability of theMega Cebu Roadmap,its movers said.

There is a need forthe legality of the MetroCebu Development andCoordinating Board(MCDCB) as a clus-tered administrative re-gion and to f inallymake the body into lawto ensure continuity ofthe Mega CebuRoadmap, according toMCDCB consultantAtty. Lisa Osorio.

Mega Cebu is thebranding of the localcooperation towards amore sustainable,smart and inclusivecity-region. Theroadmap which startedin 2011 plotted the col-laborative plans of the14 local governmentunits in Metro Cebualong with private andcivic organizationsabout common areas ofconcern.

“And the roadmap

is now ready, so it is bet-ter to have this body for-malized for the imple-mentation,” Osorio said,adding, although the setup now is that theMCDCB is covered by aMemorandum of Agree-ment (MOA), but it is notbinding enough.

“Local governmentschange leaders and oneparty may just opt outfrom the MOA,” Osoriosaid.

Cebu’s congressmenalready made the inten-tion to propose the legis-lation after the recess ofthe House of Congress.They had recently madeconsultations with theconcerned stakeholdersas they want the legalbody to be almost per-fect, she said.

Evelyn Nacario, anexecutive director of theRamon Aboitiz Founda-tion Inc. , said theroadmap is a concertedeffort. It threshed out theissues and concerns ofthe 13 cities and munici-palities and the Provinceof Cebu.

Jun Ledres, the assis-tant regional director ofthe National Economic

and Development Au-thority, said, the realiza-tion of Mega Cebu willaddress the traffic, flood-ing, garbage problemsMetro Cebu.

The areas of coop-eration, he said, includeurban and land useplanning and zoning;transport and traff icmanagement; pollutioncontrol; flood control,urban shelter; healthand sanitation; publicsafety ; road improve-ment and infrastructuredevelopment; coastal,watershed and environ-mental managementand disaster risk reduc-tion and climate changeadaptation and manage-ment.

Included in the plan-ning are cities of Carcar,Naga, Talisay, Cebu,Mandaue, Lapulapu,Danao and municipali-ties of San Fernando,Minglanil la, Cordova,Consolacion, Liloan andCompostela.

Mega Cebu carriesthe tagline “MakingWaves (Wholesome, Ad-vanced, Vibrant, Equi-table, and Sustainable)”.(Ferliza Contratista)

Pilipinas, Vietnam nagka-uyonsa integrated pest management

NG Depart-ment of Agri-culture (DA)mi anunsyoA

nga ang nasud sa Viet-nam ug Pil ipinasnagka-uyon sapagpalig-on sa inte-grated pest manage-ment pinaagi sapagbinaylo-ay ugkahibalo ugteknolohiya sa post-harvest technologies,pag proseso sa highvalue crops ug ang fish-eries sector.

Si Agriculture sec-retary Proceso Alcalanamulong nga angduha ka nasud nagka-uyon nga magkita angilang mga plant protec-tion experts aronmatun-an ang gitawagug phytosanitar y re-quirements sa prutasug utan nga pang ex-port.

Ang maongkasabutan nakab-ot

atol sa gihimo nga FirstMeeting of the Joint Ag-riculture Working Groupgikan sa duha ka nasud.Ang tigom gipangulohanni Assistant Secretary forPolicy and Planning,Orlan Calayag, ug Agri-culture and Rural Devel-opment Vice Minister VuVan Tam sa Vietnam.

Matud ni Alcala, angPilipinas interesado sadugang kahibalo ugteknolohiya pagpakgangsa black pepper disease.Dugang ni Alcala, angPilipinas ug Vietnamnagkahi-usa nga makab-ot ang katumanan saMemorandum of Agree-ment sa Fisheries Coop-eration nga gi lagdaan saduha ka nasud sa tuig2009.

Miingon si Alcala,gitumong sa duha kanasud nga mapalamboang aquaculture, fisher-ies, processing ug mar-keting lakip na ang pag

bansay-bansay sa ad-vanced technologytransfer, training and ca-pacity building, culinarykon processing prac-tices, post-harvest tech-nologies ug ang ex-change visits.

Maghimo usab ughotline aron mabantayanug mapakgang angkalihokan sa Illegal, Un-reported and Unregu-lated fishing ugsuportahan ang humani-tarian search and rescueoperations sa kadagatan.

Ang Bureau of Fisher-ies and Aquatic Re-sources of the Philip-pines ug ang Directorateof Fisheries sa Vietnammohimo ug detalye ngapagtoon nga i sumiti saDepartment sa Pilipinasug Ministry sa Vietnamaron ang giplanohang"hotline" matukod sa dilipa matapos ang tuig2015. (Leandria P.Pagunsan)