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Army soldiers install security cameras in polling precinctsin Lanao del Sur province.

CCTVs play vitalrole in peaceful polls

MARAWI CITY – ThePhilippine Army saidsurveillance camerashad played a vital role tothe success of thecountry’s midterm pollsin Lanao del Sur prov-ince where violence wassynonymous with elec-tions.

Brig. Gen. DanielLucero, commander ofthe 1st Infantry Divi-sion, said prior to theMay 13 polls, they initi-ated a series of consul-tative meetings with therepresentatives of theCommission on Elec-tions, political groups,tribal leaders, civilianpoll watchdogs andother stakeholders onthe use of the surveil-lance cameras to closelymonitor the elections invarious polling places.

The presence of se-curity cameras - in-stalled by soldiers - pre-vented election fraudsand irregularities andother poll violations.

“The idea was

unanimously takenpositively by the politi-cal candidates. This wasmanifested by their actsof voluntarily providingthe much needed cam-eras and other require-ments to make theproject possible,”Lucero told the regionalnewspaper MindanaoExaminer.

He said: “TheMaranaos have alwayswanted clear and honestelection in their prov-ince and their support tothe idea (of putting upsecurity cameras) was aclear indication of theiraspirations for transpar-ent and honest elec-tions.”

Lucero also praisedthe Muslim elders andvoters in Lanao del Surfor their vigilance andactive participation toensure safe elections.“The result of the peace-ful elections is some-thing that they can beproud of,” he said.(Mindanao Examiner)

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Todo-bantay ang parak na ito sa bus terminal sa Kidapawan City sa NorthCotabato upang masigurong ligtas ang lugar sa anumang banta ngterorismo. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Geonarri Solmerano)

PAREHONG nag-banta ang militar atrebeldeng NewPeople's Army namaglulunsad angmga ito ng kani-kanilang opensiba saMindanao. Ito'y ma-tapos ng kaliwa't-kanang paglusob ngmga rebelde sakatimugan.

Kamakailan la-mang ay inako ngNPA ang hiwalay namga atake sa TagumCity at sa bayan ngMawab sa Com-postela Valley atsinabing bahagilamang ito ng masmalaking opensiba saMindanao.

Ayon kay Rigo-

berto Sanchez, ang taga-pagsalita ng rebeldenggrupo, ay pinuri ng NPASouthern Mindanao Re-gional Command ang 6thPulang Bagani Companyng ComVal-Davao GulfSub-Regional Command atComVal-Davao East CoastSub-Regional Commandang mga grupong nasalikod ng matagumpay naopensiba.

Matatandaang pina-sok ng mga rebelde nanakasuot ng uniporme ngPhilippine Drug Enforce-ment Agency ang DavaoSecurity and InvestigationAgency, Inc. (DASIA) saTagum City na pagaari ngEscandor family at hindi itokalayuan sa kampo athimpilan ng pulisya.

Inamin ni Sanchez saMindanao Examienr nanatangay nila ang anim naautomatic rifles, dalawangshotguns, mga bala at bul-let proof vests mula saDASIA.

“The disarming of theDASIA Security Agency wasa punitive action against itsowner, the Escandor family,who was responsible forvarious land grabbing of-

fenses against theMatigsalogs in BarangaySalumanay and SitioMarahan in Marilog Districtand versus the Ubo Lumadsin Baracatan, Toril District,all in Davao City,” ani pa niSanchez.

Maging ang 6 na bihagmula DASIA na sinabi ngmilitar na hinila ng NPA aypinalaya na rin.

“Caught by surprise, theenemy was only able to dis-patch its reinforcementtroops after more than 10hours later. The successfulNPA offensive in Tagum Citydrew the enemy forces toNPA lair, thus making the en-emy reaction unit vulnerableto NPA ambuscades. Havinganticipated enemy reaction,the NPA operatives hit mili-tary troops with two attritiveactions resulting to multiplecasualties,” pagla-lahad pa niSanchez sa kabiguan ng mgaawtoridad na pigilan angnaturang paglusob kahit paumano'y namumutiktik samga sundalo at parak angnaturang lugar.

Maging ang ambush naginawa ng NPA sa TagumCity na ikinasugat ng 6sundalo at ang atake nito sa

isang military armored ve-hicle sa Barangay Tuburan sabayan ng Mawab ay pinuring pamunuan ng rebeldenggrupo at sinabing patunaylamang ito sa kanilangkakayahan na tumiraanumang oras na naisin.

“The Tagum City raidand ambush of reactiontroops are in line with the callof the Central Committee ofthe Communist Party of thePhilippines to intensify tac-tical offensives in order toseize more weapons and cre-ate more units of the People’sArmy.”

“The intensification ofdisarming operations andambush of enemy reactiontroops aim to develop fullythe political and militarystrength of Red fighters un-der the NPA SouthernMindanao Regional Com-mand in order to reach thestrategic stalemate in thenext few years,” ani Sanchez.

Matagal ng nakikibakaang NPA upang maitatag angsariling estado sa bansa.

Ngunit siniguradonaman ng militar, partikularang 10th Infantry Division atang Eastern MindanaoCommand, na hindi ito

hihinto sa open-sibakontra NPA at maslalo pa umanongpaiigtingin ito upangmapuksa ang rebel-deng grupo.

Binansagan na-man ni Lt. Col.Lyndon Paniza, angtagapagsalita ng 10thInfantry Division, namga kriminal angmiyembro ng NPAdahil sa kanilang mgakarahasan at magingmga sibilyan aynadadamay umano.

"These criminalNPAs have lost theirideology and nowconverted into full-pledged criminals en-gaging into kidnap-ping, hijacking, arson

and other economic sabo-tage," wika pa ni Paniza sahiwalay na panayam.

Ito rin ang sinabi niCol. Angelito de Leon, angcommander ng 1001st In-fantry Brigade. Kinondenanito ang mga "barbaricacts" ng NPA.

"These desperate actsof the NPA put innocentcivilians in harm's way asthey can no longer claimthat they hit only militarytargets. Nadadamay patimga inosenteng sibilyan,"ani De Leon.

Maging ang pag-gamit ng mga bomba ngNPA ay isa rin umanongpaglabag sa Comprehen-sive Agreement on Re-spect for Human Rightsand International Hu-manitarian Law, ayon saopisyal.

Ipinag-utos naman niMajor General ArielBernardo, commander ng10th Infantry Division,ang paghahabol sa mgarebelde. "I have orderedintensified pursuit opera-tions against the perpetra-tors of these criminal ac-tions," wika nito. (Min-danao Examiner)

A photo released by the NPA to the Mindanao Examinershows DASIA weapons seized by rebels.

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Father killed, baby woundedin Zambo Norte shooting

DIPOLOG CITY – A manwas killed and his baby se-riously wounded in an at-tack by a lone assailant intheir house in Zamboangadel Norte’s Liloy town, po-lice said.

Police said Rene Cruzwas carrying his babywhen the gunman, whowas outside the house,opened fire and hitting the

40-year old father in theface. The baby was also hitin the head.

The gunman escapedafter the shooting, policesaid.

The motive of the at-tack is still unknown, butpolice said it launched aninvestigation into themurder. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

Pedro Rufo Soliven speaks during Monday’s ProductLaunching of Entrepreneurship Students in Ateneo deZamboanga University.

NPA rebels raid village in Zambo SurPAGADIAN CITY – Doz-ens of communist rebelsdisguised as governmenttroops raided a village inthe town of Bayog in thesouthern Philippine pro-vince of Zamboanga delSur and carted weaponsissued by the military tolocal militias, police said.

Police said some 40New People’s Army also

seized communicationequipment from villagechieftain Reynaldo Villa-ver in Camp Blessing.The rebels, armed withM14, M16 and Ak-47, es-caped after the raid.

It was not immedi-ately known why the po-lice failed to detect thepresence of rebels – whospent 45 minutes in the

area – before fleeing onfoot. Security forces havelaunched an operation totrack down the rebels.

The rebels have beenfighting for decades nowin an effort to overthrowthe democratic govern-ment and install a sepa-rate Maoist state in thecountry. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

ZAMBOANGA CITY -A well-respected businessleader Pedro Rufo Solivenhas inspired students inZamboanga City to be en-trepreneurs and set theirgoals and vision andtranslate these into reality.

Speaking to studentsof the Ateneo de Zam-

Zamboanga students urged to be entrepreneursboanga University duringthe recent ProductLaunching of Entrepre-neurship Students withthe theme “New Breed ofYoung Entrepreneurs: Cre-ating Value for BetterEconomy, Organizationand People,” Soliven said:“Entrepreneurs should be

a risk taker, but the riskmust be calculated, a rea-soned and managed risk,because the biggest risk inlife is the unwillingness totake one. All the twist andturns are just part of thejourney. Focus on the des-tination, refused to bestopped, be unstoppable,

every problem is a welldisguised potential oppor-tunity.”

Soliven, who is alsothe president of theZamboanga Chamber ofCommerce and IndustryFoundation, Inc., alsoquoted Donald Trumpand told the students thatbudding entrepreneurstarts with a vision. “With-out vision nothing of con-sequence will happen. Youshould take the road lesstraveled and create yourown path. Entrepreneursmake things happen,while others let thingshappen.”

A multi-awardedAtenean, Soliven was hon-ored the Atenean Award forEntrepreneurship in 2006and the Atenean of the Yearin 2012. And during theAteneo Alumni Centenniallast year, Soliven was alsoawarded for his differentadvocacies and involve-ment, among which wasthe promotion of entrepre-neurship among the locals.(With a report from AlbertFrancisco III)

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2 workersdie from

suffocationTWO WORKERS DIED af-ter they suffocated inside awell they were digging inthe town of Tagoloan inMisamis Oriental provincein southern Philippines,police said.

Police identified thevictims as Joseph Poletoand Will Naldo. The bodieshave been retrieved fromthe 70-foot well in the vil-lage of Santa Ana. Twoother workers were alsorushed to hospital.

It was not immediatelyknown whether the two fa-talities were trapped insidethe well, but policelaunched an investigationinto the deaths of Poletoand Naldo. No other detailswere made available by thepolice. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –Limang parak ang sugatanmatapos itong makipag-sagupaan sa mga re-beldeng New People’sArmy sa bayan ng Tagbinasa Surigao del Sur provincesa Mindanao.

Nagpapatrulya uma-no ang mga parak ng sila’ytambangan ng NPA sa

5 parak sugatan sa NPA ambushBarangay Santa Cruz,ngunit hindi pa inaako ngrebeldeng grupo angnaturang ulat na inilabaskahapon ng pulisya saCaraga region.

Kilalang balwarte ngNPA ang nasabing rehiyonkung kaya’t madalasmagsagawa ng patrulyaang pulisya. Base sa ulat ng

awtoridad ay tinatayangmahigit tatlong dosenangmga rebelde ang tumira sagrupo ng pulisya.

Inabot pa ng haloskalahating oras anglabanan bago tuluyangtumakas ang NPA.Hindinaman agad mabatid kungmay natangay na armasang mga rebelde.

Ilang ulit ng nagbantaang NPA na lalo nitongpaiigtingin ang opensibasa Mindanao dahil saumano’y pagmamalabisng pulisya at militar sa mgamamamayan at pagsi-silbing security ng mgamapinsalang minahan sanaturang rehiyon. (Min-danao Examiner)

Two men get sea water at Zamboanga City's bay walk.(Mindanao Examiner Photo)

Jeep crashes intostreet pole, 12 injured

ZAMBOANGA CITY –Twelve people were injuredafter a passenger jeepcrashed into concretestreet pole in ZamboangaCity in southern Philip-pines, police said.

Police said the driver,Abelardo Enriquez, lostcontrol of the jeep andrammed the pole beforecrashing into the bay walkalong R.T. Lim Boulevard.The 65-year old driver was

among those injured in theaccident.

The injured wererushed to hospital and po-lice identified them asRoderick Sevilla, ElaineSumicad, Lolita Canda-nido, Socorro Las Piñas,Aira Saavedra, ShirleyToble, Epolito Almasa,Evelyn Fajardo, JoselitoBertulana, Fauji Tulawie,and Neshama Hamsain.(Mindanao Examiner)

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Suspectedthief killedin Zambo

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Aman who was suspected asbehind the series of thieveryhad been found dead at avillage in the southern Fili-pino port city of Zam-boanga, police said.

It said the body of the31-year old Abdul Bensali,31, was found in the villageof Rio Hondo. The body hadtwo gunshot wounds, po-lice.

Bensali’s family hadclaimed the body, but po-lice said no individual orgroup has claimed respon-sibility for the killing. Policesaid Bensali was a knownthief in Zamboanga. (Min-danao Examiner)

Troops join “Brigada Eskwela”in Zamboanga del Norte

GOVERNMENT TROOPSHAVE joined parents andstudents in cleaning upschools in Zamboanga delNorte province ahead ofthe opening of classes.

Dubbed as “BrigadaEskwela” or the NationalSchools’ MaintenanceWeek, troops put awaytheir rifles and armedthemselves with broomsand dust pans, and paintbrush and helped cleanselected governmentschools in the province.

Col. ApolinarioAlobba, commander ofthe 10st Infantry Brigade,said troops were happy tohelp in the program whichwas initiated by the De-partment of Educationand engages the voluntary

participation of teachersand faculty members, par-ents, students and otherstakeholders to help cleanpublic schools and pro-vide students with an en-vironment conducive forlearning.

“These are non-tradi-tional roles that our sol-diers regularly do and weare doing this advocacy aspart of our communityservice not only as protec-tor of the people, but alsotheir partner in the con-duct of civic actions andother community servicesparticularly to the needy.The activity highlights andadvocates the ArmedForces of the Philippines’Internal Peace and Secu-rity Plan called Bayani-

han,” Alobba said. (Min-danao Examiner)

Gunmen free3 captives inSulu provinceSULU – Three people heldcaptive in the southernPhilippine province ofSulu were released after aseries of negotiations, au-thorities said.

It said truck driverSali Espada and his helperwere freed in the town ofPatikul after weeks in cap-tivity. Both had beenseized by armed men inthe province.

Gunmen also re-leased restaurant ownerRenato Yanga in Jolo townafter weeks in captivity. Itwas not immediatelyknown whether ransomwas paid for the release ofthe captives. (MindanaoExaminer)

Government soldiers clean a school in this photo released by the Western Mindanao Command. Dumaguete mankilled in Dipolog City

DIPOLOG CITY – A nativeof Dumaguete City incentral Philippines wasshot and killed inDipolog City in thesouthern Zamboanga delNorte province where hewas visiting a friend, po-lice said.

Police said ChristianPaul Carillaga, 33, trav-eled to Dipolog City withhis wife Letiza Mae Suan

to meet his friend Agawto whom he was borrow-ing a gun.

Carillaga was shot re-peatedly in the village ofSanta Isabel. The motiveof the killing is still un-known or whether hisfriend had anything to dowith the murder.

Police is investigat-ing the killing. (Min-danao Examiner)

Lalaki nagbigti sa Zambo Surmatapos na maka-alitan ang ama

PAGADIAN CITY – Isang28-anyos na magsasakaang nagpatiwakal ma-tapos ng mainitangpagtatalo sa kanyangsariling ama habangnagiinuman ang dalawasa bayan ng Dumalinao

sa Zamboanga del Surprovince.

Sinabi ng pulisya nainiimbestigahan pa angnaturang pagpapaka-matay ng biktima.Nabatid na nagbigti ito saisang puno na katabilamang ng kanilangbahay sa BarangayMalasik nitong Sabado.

Base sa inisyal naimbestigasyon ng pulisyaay nagkaroon ng hindipagkakaunawaan angbiktima ang ang ama nitoat naawat lamang ngpamilya ang pagtatalo ngdalawa, ngunit hulingsambit ng anak sa ama ay

sinabi nito na “Dili NakuNinyu Makita Ugma(hindi na ninyo akomakikita bukas).”

Ngunit hindi namanito pinansin ng ama sapagaakalang naka-inomlamang ang anak atsumama ang loob sakanilang pagtatalo. Ngu-nit laking gulat nalamang nito ng ma-diskubre ang bangkay nganak na nakabitay na sapuno.

Problema sa pamilyaat salapi ang sinasabingugat ng pagtatalo ng amaat anak. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

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The huge Maimbung Park in the southern Sulu province is a favorite among serenaders and families to relax. The beautiful park which comes complete with children’s playground and a colorful fountain wasbuilt by Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan and Maimbung Mayor Samier Tan. The town now is one of the most beautiful places in Sulu and has many infrastructures and Internet access. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiaodenies mauling village chieftain

G E N E R A LSANTOS CITY -The camp ofSarangani Con-gressman MannyPacquiao hadstrongly deniednews reports thathe mauled a villagechieftain followingan altercation inGeneral SantosCity two days be-fore elections.

Sources inPacquiao’s campsaid the boxing su-perstar has filedcharges againstFatima villagechieftain AlfredoBelgica, who allegedly harassed 9 of thepolitician’s followers who were trans-porting rice for their group’s consump-tion.

Belgica claimed he was mauled byPacquiao after he accused him of votebuying. He alleged that Pacquiao’s fol-lowers were giving away rice to residentsin exchange for their votes, an allegation

denied by the poli-tician.

Once source,who was privy tothe incident, saidBelgica hurledstones at the vanc a r r y i n gPacquiao’s follow-ers and then firedhis gun in the air.

The sourcesaid Pacquiao,who was informedabout the incidentrushed to the vil-lage with his law-yers and con-fronted Belgicaand accused thevillage leader of

Philippines to profile 4Mout-of-school youths

QUEZON CITY - TheNational Youth Commis-sion and the Departmentof Education launched anambitious project aimedat listing and profiling allOut-of-School Youthsthroughout the Philip-pines for direct servicingby government and pri-vate organizations.

Dubbed ABOT-ALAM, the nationwideprogram targets OSYsaged 15 to 30 years old. Itaims to create a compre-hensive database of OSYsin the country and to en-sure that they are reinte-grated to their communi-ties through programsand services of the gov-ernment.

“Nais nating ibahagi

sa 3-4 milyong kabataangOSYs sa buong Pilipinas angbiyaya ng kaalaman sapamamagitan ng Abot-Alam Program. Kayainumpisahan na ng mgaiba’t-ibang barangay angpagpapalista ng mga OSYs,”NYC Chairman Leon Floressaid.

The first phase of theprogram is to identify andcollate information on OSYsat the barangay level. Whilethe second phase is theCommunity ReintegrationProgram which aims to re-integrate the listed OSYsback into the education sys-tem whether through formalor alternative modalities.

“Marami tayong mo-dalities kung paanomatutulungan ang isang

OSY, pwedeng sa DepEdAlternative Learning Sys-tem, TechVoc Educationnaman sa TESDA, atpwede ring bumalik sapormal na pag-aaral. Angmahalaga ngayon aymalaman natin kungnasaan ang mga OSYs sabuong bansa, mahalagana maipalista natin sila saAbot-Alam program. SaABOT-ALAM walangmaiiwan na OSY, lahat aykasali, lahat ay dapatmabigyan ng serbisyo sapamamagitan ng Public atPrivate Partnerships,”Flores said.

ABOT-ALAM was si-multaneously launched inthe cities of Cagayan DeOro, Baguio, Cebu, andDavao.

Rep. Manny Pacquiao (Photo by JosephJubelag - Mindanao Examiner)

harassment. The lawmaker, according tothe source, was also dismayed by thefailure of the police to arrest Belgica forfiring his gun and for harassing his fol-lowers. Pacquiao has reportedly threat-ened to file charges also against the po-licemen. Belgica is a known supporterof Pacquiao’s political opponents.(Mindanao Examiner)

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The 2016 PresidentialDerby Begins

By Perry Diaz (California)THE DAY BEFORE ELECTION Day, the opposition United NationalistAlliance (UNA) proclaimed Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay as itscandidate for President in 2016. Now that’s what you call preemptorymove against anyone who might be toying with the idea of runningfor president.

At UNA’s final rally – “miting de avance” – in Tondo, Manila, lastMay 10, Binay was introduced as “the next President of the Philip-pines.” The candidates took turns in addressing him as “PresidentBinay.” For some reason, it seems that everybody in the opposition isjumping into Binay’s bandwagon long before the 2016 presidentialelection began. Indeed, as UNA campaign manager Toby Tiangco said,“Binay is still the man to beat for the presidency in 2016.” If so, what’sBinay game plan?

In my article, “Unholy National Alliance” (April 18, 2012), I wrote:“And this brings to the fore the nagging question: Why did Binay formUNA while the impeachment trial was ongoing? He could have waiteduntil July 2012 after a verdict [on Corona] would have been passed.With six of the senator-judges running for re-election in 2013, five ofwhom might end up on UNA’s ‘Magic 12’ senatorial line-up, the tim-ing of the unification effort is riddled in suspicion. I think [formerSenator Ernesto] Maceda opened a can of worms when he said ‘a voteto acquit Corona is a vote of support for Binay in 2016.’ And I’m surethat P-Noy has the political savvy to decipher Binay’s game plan.

“But in Binay’s attempt to unify all the diverse political partiesunder his umbrella, he may be creating a political machine similar tothe Lakas-Kampi-CMD (LKC) merger prior to the 2010 presidentialelections.”

SSSSSprprprprpruce Guce Guce Guce Guce GooseooseooseooseooseFormer President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s creation of the larg-

est political party since the time of Ferdinand Marcos turned out to belike Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose.” On it’s maiden test flight on No-vember 2, 1947 with Hughes piloting it himself, the humongous air-plane flew for only a mile at 70 feet above the water. It’s mediocre per-formance forced Hughes to abandon the project.” And like the SpruceGoose, Gloria’s LKC broke apart by its sheer size. And like Gloria’s LKC,Binay’s UNA broke apart in the 2013 mid-term elections with only threeof his candidates winning while nine Team PNoy candidates won.

The question is: Would UNA survive and become a viable opposi-tion coalition in the 2016 elections? While it may be too early to tell, onething is certain: it will not be the same as the one that participated in the2013 mid-term elections. In 2016, there will be a new set of senatorialwannabes. But because of UNA’s anemic performance in the 2013 elec-tions, these wannabes might gravitate around the Liberal Party (LP)hoping that P-Noy and the LP standard bearer – whoever he or she mightbe? -- would include them on the administration slate.

KKKKKingmakeringmakeringmakeringmakeringmakerMany believe that because of P-Noy’s popularity, he’d have a strong

hand in filling the LP’s 2016 senatorial slate – including the presidentialand vice presidential candidates -- with his own “people.” The problemthough is that he’d be a “lame duck” by then. However, if he earns tonsof political capital and amasses invaluable goodwill with the people inthe next three years of his presidency, his endorsement in 2016 mighttranslate to a virtual “command vote.” If that were the case, he wouldbecome the ultimate kingmaker.

But P-Noy’s problem is that the Liberal Party is perceived as a weakparty and doesn’t have star powers of its own. There are no heavyweightsthat the party could field against Binay. Mar Roxas is probably the onlypresidentiable from the LP’s ranks. But Roxas said that he was not inter-ested in running for president in 2016. However, he might run if the LPcould build a formidable organization capable of defeating the popularBinay. P-Noy’s personal charisma is the only one that can match Binay’sstar power. Unfortunately, P-Noy can no longer run for office.

If Roxas were really firm in his decision not to seek the presidency,Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero could jump into the Liberal Party. Placingthird behind Grace Poe and Sen. Loren Legarda in the just concludedmid-term elections, Chiz – who is an Independent – would be the LP’sbest bet to field against Binay. He played his cards right when he stuckwith the LP Coalition as a guest candidate and distanced himself fromBinay’s UNA who had put him on their slate as a common candidate.But he was removed together with the two other common candidates,Grace Poe and Loren Legarda, from the UNA slate when the three didn’tappear in UNA campaign rallies because Team PNoy forced them toabandon UNA.

BBBBBig surprig surprig surprig surprig surpriseiseiseiseiseIt is interesting to note that from the start of the campaign season

until Election Day, Loren held the Number One spot in all the surveys.But on Election Day, Grace Poe – who is Independent -- sprinted to theNumber One spot and Loren slid down to Number Two spot while Chizmoved down to Number Three Spot from the second spot. What is in-triguing is that the LP coalition’s guest candidates took the top threespots, two of who are Independents.

Surprisingly, of the three Liberals handpicked by P-Noy – PaoloBenigno “Bam” Aquino IV, Jamby Madrigal, and Ramon Magsaysay Jr. –only Bam Aquino, P-Noy’s cousin, won. A political neophyte with onlyhis last name to his credit, Bam couldn’t have won on his own account.With that kind of performance at the polls, it makes one wonder if theLP could attract winnable candidates in 2016?

In the past several months, there were talks about a possible entryof Kris Aquino into politics. However, nobody could pinpoint what of-fice she would be running for? Governor? Representative? Senator? Howabout Vice President? Heck, she paid more taxes than any of the Chinoytaipans last year. That would endear her to the poor masa. Indeed, aMar-Kris or Chiz-Kris tandem might just do the trick to craft a LiberalParty victory over a Binay-Jinggoy tandem or “Binggoy.”

BBBBBattle rattle rattle rattle rattle roooooyaleyaleyaleyaleyaleOf the 12 senators whose terms end in 2016, Juan Ponce Enrile is

retiring and Miram Defensor Santiago might not run for reelection dueto her pending appointment to the International Criminal Court whileBongbong is expected to run for president and Jinggoy Estrada is ex-pected to run for vice president. That leaves eight probable reelectionistsin 2016: three Liberals (Franklin Drilon, Teofisto Guingona III, and RalphRecto); two Lakas (Lito Lapid and Bong Revilla); one Nacionalista (PiaCayetano); one Nationalist People’s Coalition (Tito Sotto); and one In-dependent (Sergio Osmena). Except for the three Liberals, the other fivereelectionists would most likely run as guest candidates of either theLiberal Party coalition or a Binay-led UNA.

It is very likely that Osmena and Sotto – who both have made prais-ing post-election remarks about Binay -- would run under UNA whileCayetano could possibly run under Marcos’ Nacionalista Party or onthe Liberal Party’s coalition slate. Lapid and Revilla – who are allies ofGloria -- would most likely run under Binay’s UNA or Marcos’ coalitionas guest candidates.

How about the presidentiables? With Binay already declaring hisintention to run for president and Roxas or Escudero running underthe Liberal Party coalition and Marcos forming a third party, the 2016presidential elections might turn out to be a battle royale among thecountry’s powerful dynasties.

But in politics, strange things happen. What if the Liberals andNacionalistas joined forces in 2016 like they did in 2013? Can it be withinthe realms of probability – or absurdity -- for Bongbong Marcos andKris Aquino to team up? Hmm…

Like they say, “Anything goes in politics.” Indeed.(PerryDiaz@gmail.com)

Senador JV Ejercito Estradanagpasalamat sa publiko

Si Julio, anak ni Senator-elect JV Ejercito Estrada, habangnaghihintay na mai-proklama ang ama.

Ang larawan ng buong mag-anak - si Senador JV, ang amang si Manila Mayor Joseph'Erap' Estrada, ang inang si San Juan Mayor Guia Gomez, at asawang si Cindy, at kanilanganak na si Julio.

MANILA – Todo angpasasalamat ni Senator-elect JV Ejercito Estrada sakanyang pagkakapanalo sakatatapos lamang na mid-term elections sa bansa.

Inamin rin ni JV nanagkaroon rin ito ng agam-agam sa posiblengkalabasan ng eleksyonmatapos na maglaro ito sapuwestong 9 hanggang 11sa Magic 12 o "winningcircle" ng mga kandidato saSenado sa buong bilanganng boto.

Inaasahan kasi ng lahatna baka pumuwesto ito saTop 3 dahil sa laki ngsuporta ng publiko sa kanyaat sa palagiang una nito samga ibat-ibang pre-electionsurveys.

"Kinabahan din ako.Hanggang hindi ako napo-proklama baka totohaninyung 12-0. Medyo nagulatdin kami sa naging resultskasi naging very consistentako sa survey. Average is 5-6. Pinakamababa ko num-ber 9. Nung March naging 3-4. At yung exit polls nungElection Day mismo nasa

number 5-6. Marami langnagtaka at nagulat sanangyaring results," ani JV.

Sa kanyang victory

statement ay ito naman angsinabi ni JV: ""I am gratefulto the support given to meby the Filipino people.Thank you for trusting me; Iam indebted to you.

"This election wastough for me. I had to dealwith various intrigues sownand dirty tactics undertakenby those who sought to dis-credit me. I am fortunate tohave supporters who con-tinued to believe in me.Their loyalty has broughtme this far.

"I also wish to thank thevarious groups that en-dorsed me. Your invaluablesupport had proven that allthose issues fabricated byour detractors are not true.You can count on me to beyour voice in the Senate.

"Once the Congressopens, you can be sure thatI will waste no time in pur-suing our platform centeredon jobs and education in theSenate. I intend to stay trueto my word to help Filipinosimprove their lives.

"My victory is the vic-tory of the Filipino peoplewho believed in what I standfor. I hope you will continueto support our efforts to pur-sue a legislative agendaaimed at providing jobs, ex-panding the access of poorstudents to quality educa-tion, and fighting poverty.

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SAFETY OF CITIZENSASSURED IN BASILAN

An aerial view of Isabela City in Basilan province and photos of the stolen Persian cat.

BASILAN – Authorities haveassured the safety of gov-ernment workers and civil-ians against kidnappings inBasilan, one of five prov-inces under the Muslim au-tonomous region.

This assurance fromthe military and policecame after gunmen freedlast week a social worker,Jennelyn Luna Enpera, whowas abducted in the townof Ungkaya Pukan.

The Department of So-cial Welfare and Develop-ment (DSWD) said thewoman was freed un-harmed by her captors inthe town of Sumisip.

The woman, whoworks for the DSWD, is saidto be in-charge of thegovernment’s anti-povertyalleviation program calledPantawid Pamilya, whoseobjective is to provide fi-nancial support to poorfamilies for the children’shealth and education.

Another group of gun-

men are also holding LucioGonzales, a skipper of a fish-ing trawler seized offLantawan town in Basilanprovince.

Police said at least adozen gunmen in twospeedboats were involved inthe kidnapping of Gonzales.The captors have demandedP15 million for the freedomof Gonzales.

No individuals or grouphave claimed responsibilityfor kidnappings.

Basilan is one of fiveprovinces under the Autono-mous Region in MuslimMindanao and is notori-ously known for itskidnappings and ambus-cades.

Provincial governmentofficials rarely release anystatement about local ab-ductions and are hardly ac-cessible for media inter-views.

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Kidnappings and ab-

Zambo school collecting fees from enrolling studentsZAMBOANGA CITY – A govern-ment school in Zamboanga Cityin southern Philippines is col-lecting various fees from highschool students despite a strictpolicy against collections ofcontributions during the en-rollment period.

A television report said thecollections of various fees inDon Pablo Lorenzo High

School were being tolerated byPilar Gregorio, the principal.

Among the fees being col-lected from students are alleg-edly for identification card pic-tures, funds for the Parents-Teachers Association, and forvarious projects of the SupremeStudent Government.

The fees ranged from P50 toP300 per student and the collec-

tions were not covered by an of-ficial receipt. One student, whowas collecting fees, said the con-tributions are not compulsory,but a sign on her table reads “re-quired.”

The collections of fees werealso recorded by the TV11 newscrew.

The report said the schoolprincipal also refused an inter-

view requested by the televisionnews crew about the illegal col-lections, saying she was notavailable.

Pedro Natividad, the Assis-tant Schools Superintendent,was apparently disgusted withthe illegal collections of fees inDon Pablo Lorenzo School andsaid he will investigate the re-ports.

The Department of Educa-tion said only collections maybe collected on a voluntary ba-sis for Boy Scouts and GirlScouts membership fees (P50),Philippine National Red Cross(P35), Anti-TB fund drive (P5),school publication (P60 for el-ementary students and P90 forhigh school student). (Min-danao Examiner)

ductions are so rampant inBasilan that even domesti-cated animals are no longersafe in the province.

This after two motor-cycle men snatched a pure-breed Persian cat in the pro-vincial capital of IsabelaCity. The cat, named Mackyby its owners, was takenwhile the animal was out-side the house in CallePosporo.

The cat’s owner has ap-pealed to the public to helpthem find the feline.

“Assalamu Alaykum.Please help us find Macky.He is Persian-breed and wastaken yesterday by two uni-dentified XRM motor ridersalongside our home in CallePosporo Maba-rakat short-cut road. Pls pass. Thank uand Godbless,” the ownersaid in an appeal posted inthe Facebook social mediagroup Basilan! Basilan!

The cat was eventuallyrecovered near Akbar Farmin Sumagdang village.