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No More Press Conference: DuterteLess Talk, Less Mistakes

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Duterte has shunaway from journalists –Manila media for thatmatter – after he wasstrongly criticized forcatcalling a female tele-vision reporter, MarizUmali of GMA 7, whosehusband Raffy Tima,also a reporter from thesame network, publiclycriticized him over theissue.

I n t e r n a t i o n a lwatchdog Reporterswithout Borders calledon the Philippine mediato boycott Duterte’snews conference. AndDuterte, faced withmounting condemna-tion by media andwomen’s groups for histactless actions, told themedia not to cover his

activities anymore inDavao City and insteadgo back to Manila.

He also publiclyshamed a Davao City-based newspapercorrespondent, whom heaccused of disrespectinghim when the journalistasked for his medicalrecords even though hetold the newsman thathis health is okay. Henamed the journalist as(Karlo) Manlupig, but thecorrespondent said it wasnot him and insteadpointed to Dennis Santos– both of them write forthe Philippine Daily In-quirer.

The tough-talkingpolitician did not apolo-gize to Manlupig, butpresidential spokesman

Salvador Panelo said hewill regularly hold pressconferences, brief themedia and answer ques-tions for Duterte.

A television journal-ist, Martin Andanar, whowas named by Duterte ashis communications of-ficer, said he would workclosely with the mediaand launch a tabloid forthe public to know thepresident’s program, in-cluding Duterte’s owntelevision talk show“Gikan sa Masa, Para saMasa” which would beaired on governmenttelevision and radio sta-tions.

Duterte said he willno longer hold news con-ference. (MindanaoExaminer)

Saving Agar-Agar GrowersFrom Unscrupolous Traders

Bigas ipinamahagi ngKusug Tausug party-list

Rep. Shernee Tan

TAGUIG CITY –Namahagi ng mga bigassi Kusug Tausug party-listRep. Shernee Tan sa ibat-ibang Muslimcommunities sa TaguigCity bilang bahagi ngprograma at tulong na rinsa mga nangangailanganngayon buwan ngRamadan.

Pinangunahan ni Tanang pagiimpake ng mgabigas kasama angpamilya, kaanak at mgakaibigan at volunteers ngKusug Tausug atipinamigay ito sa BlueMosque at Maharlika.

Todo naman angpasasalamat ngmaraming mga Muslimsa natanggap na bigas atpinuri ang programa ngnasabing party-list.

N a g p a s a l a m a tnaman si Tan sa lahat ngmga sumuporta sa kanyaat sa Kusug Tausug na

kabilang sa mganagwaging party-list orga-nizations sa nakaraanghalalan.

“To everyone whohelped, supported, prayedfor and believed in KusugTausug, thank you for en-trusting me with theresponsibility of speakingon your behalf as your rep-resentative in Congress.”

“This is the victory ofour people. This is ourchance to let the nationhear our voice. This is ourfirst step towards genuine

reform. Let us not wastethe blessing that Allah hasbestowed upon us by mak-ing the most out of it andshowing the world howbright we, the KusugTausug can really shine.M a r a m i n g - m a ra m i n gsalamat po sa inyonglahat,” Tan said.

Ipinangako pa ni Tanna tutukan nito ang mgaibat-ibang programa namakakatulong sa mgaMuslim, hindi lamang saMindanao, ngunit sabuong bansa at abroad.“The welfare of the Muslimis our top priority now. Leg-islations will center on thewelfare of all Muslims inthe Philippines regardlessof their tribe,” wika pa niTan, na kabilang sapamilya ng mga pilantroposa Sulu.

Si Tan ay anak ni SuluVice Governor Sakur Tan.(Mindanao Examiner)

LET ME relate to you whathappened during my re-cent trip to ZamboangaCity to continue the jour-ney which I called

Biyaheng Bukid.I had a working meet-

ing with different groupsrepresenting the agricul-ture and fishery sectors in

Zamboanga City andwhat I heard were the alltoo familiar stories of gov-ernment neglect.

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Colorful vintas of Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

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Drug pusher itinumba sa Davao CityDAVAO CITY – Isa na namantulak ng droga ang napatayng pulisya sa Davao Citymatapos na umano’ymanlaban ito sa isang buy-bust operation na isinagawang mga undercover copskamakailan.

Kinilala ng pulisyakahapon ang napaslang nasi Darwin Pernia, 23, na isaumanong tulak sa Agdao dis-trict. Nabatid na nakatunogumano si Pernia sa naturangoperasyon sa BarangayLapu-Lapu at bumunot ng

kanyang .38 caliber revolverat bago mabaril ang parak aynaunahan ito.

Nabawi rin sa suspekang mga droga nahinihinalang shabu atkanyang baril. Nadalanaman sa punerarya angbangkay nito.

Naunang nagbabala siPresident-elect RodrigoDuterte sa mga drug pushersat drug lords na bilang naang kanilang mga oras.Hinimok rin ni Duterte angpubliko na arestuhin o

patayin ang mga kilalangtulak ng droga at kriminalkung sila’y manlalaban.

Halos isang dosena naang napapatay na mgahinihinalang tulak atkriminal sa Davao City samga nakalipas na lingo. Atkamailan lamang aybinantaan rin ni Duterte ang3 heneral ng pulisya saKampo Crame na mag-re-sign matapos nhitongsabihin na protector angmga ito ng drug lords.(Mindanao Examiner)

Zambo Norte town in tight securityDIPOLOG CITY – Securityforces tightened its watchin Zamboanga del Norte’sSibuco town following aclash between armytroops and bandits lastweek. Troops captured anencampment of suspectedbandits following a firefight in the town’s Puliranvillage.

S u p e r i n t e n d e n tRogelio Alabata, aregional police spokes-man, said they have

alerted their forces in thetown after troops clashedwith bandits who attackedsoldiers guarding a gov-ernment bridge project inthe village.

Alabata said therewere no reports of casual-ties in the fighting, butsoldiers from the army hadseized the bandit’s en-campment about 500meters from the construc-tion site.

He said soldiers fromthe 42nd Infantry Battal-

ion recovered bullet shellsfrom the camp, which wasquickly abandoned bybandits led by JamaruddinAlih.

Police said armedgroups have been extort-ing money fromconstruction companiesin the province. It was notimmediately known if thearmed men were affiliatedwith other rebel groupsactively operating in theZamboanga Peninsula.(Mindanao Examiner)

DOST-ARMM announcesopening of scholarship programsCOTABATO CITY - TheDepartment of Scienceand Technology in theAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao(DOST-ARMM) has an-nounced the opening ofapplication for its Sci-ence and Technology(S&T ) scholarship pro-grams for school year2017-2018.

DOST-ARMM Secre-tary Myra Mangkabungsaid they’re offering threescholarship programs toqualified students in theregion. It includes the ad-mission to the PhilippineScience High School Sys-tem (PSHS), the JuniorLevel Science Scholar-ship ( JLSS) Program, andthe Accelerated Scienceand Technology HumanResource DevelopmentProgram (ASTHRDP).

She is encouragingall interested applicantsto visit the DOST-ARMMoffice inside the ARMMCompound in CotabatoCity or any of their pro-vincial offices to inquireabout the scholarshipprograms and avail of ap-plication forms andbrochures.

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As stated in RepublicAct No. 3661, the Philip-pine Science High School(PSHS), more commonlyknown as Pisay, was es-tablished “to offer on afree scholarship basis asecondary course withspecial emphasis on sub-jects pertaining to thesciences with the endview of preparing its stu-dents for a sciencecareer.”

Its scholarship pro-gram is intended forincoming Grade 7 stu-dents who belong to theupper 10 percent of thegraduating class as certi-fied by the schoolprincipal or those whohave special aptitude inscience and mathemat-ics.

To qualify, an appli-cant must have a finalgrade of 85% or better inScience and Mathemat-ics; must be a Filipinocitizen with no pendingor approved application;be born on or after Au-gust 1, 2002; must have at

least a satisfactory rating(or its equivalent) in his/her Character Rating inhis/her report card; nothave taken the PSHS ex-amination previously;and preferably be in goodhealth and fit to undergoa rigorous academic pro-gram.

The PSHS entranceexamination will be ad-ministered on October22, 2016.

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Sec. Mangkabungsaid they’re also offeringa scholarship program tothird year college stu-dents who are currentlyenrolled in DOST’s prior-ity science andtechnology courses suchas in the field of engi-neering, basic andapplied sciences, and arewilling to teach in sec-ondary schools in thecountry after graduating.

She said the programaims to strengthen thecountry's science andtechnology education byhelping qualified stu-dents finish their degreeand encouraging them toimpart their knowledgeon science, mathematics,and engineering throughteaching.

"Our department(DOST-ARMM) reallywants to produce qualityteachers in Science,Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics(STEM) subjects," sheadded.

She said graduates ofthis program will begiven priority job place-ment in secondaryschools or will be em-ployed by theDepartment of Educationin a position equivalentto Special ScienceTeacher I in the Philip-pine Science HighSchool.

They are also allowedto teach even without theLicensure Examinationfor Teachers (LET) eligi-bility, but has to pass theLET within five (5) yearsfrom the date of hiring.

JLSS program benefi-ciaries are awardedtuition and other schoolfees amounting toP10,000 per semester orP8,000 per trimestral

term; book allowanceamounting to P10,000per year, P6000 monthlystipend for BS Physics,Applied Physics, PhysicsTeaching, Geology andMining Engineering andP5,000 monthly allow-ance for other prioritycourses, transportationallowance and group in-surance coverage worthof P200,00.

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said the DOST is set togrant scholarships tograduates in the regionwho want to pursue aMaster's or Doctorate(MS and PhD) degree invarious science and tech-nology areas. Theprogram is being imple-mented through theAccelerated Science andTechnology Human Re-source DevelopmentProgram.

"This program aimsto boost the global com-petitiveness for S&Tresearchers, and producetop-level human re-sources throughprovision of scholarshipfor Master’s and Doctor-ate degrees," she said.

She said they offertwo types of graduatescholarships: the Univer-sity-based MS/PhDprogram and Thesis/Dis-sertation grant supportfor priority areas of theDOST.

The scholarshipawardees may choosefrom any of the followingpriority fields of studywhich includes Agricul-ture, Forestry andNatural Resources, Bio-logical Sciences,Biotechnology, ChemicalSciences, Earth, Atmo-spheric and SpaceSciences, EnvironmentalSciences, Fisheries andMarine Science, Infor-mation andCommunication Tech-nology, Materials Scienceand Nanotechnology,Pure and Applied Math-ematics, Health andPharmaceutical Sci-ences; and Pure andApplied Physics. (Bureauof Public Information)

Sayyafs free 4 Malaysian sailorsSULU – Abu Sayyaf rebelsin southern Philippineshave freed four kid-napped Malaysiantugboat crewmen lastweek following a series ofprivate negotiations, re-ports said.

It said the four men –Wong Teck Kang, 31,Wong Hung Sing, 34,Wong Teck Chii, 29, andJohnny Lau Jung Hien,21, – were spirited out ofSulu province after rebelshanded them over to uni-dentified Filipinonegotiators.

The Abu Sayyaf kid-napped the crewmen oftugboat MasFive 6 at seain Semporma on April 2and released a photo ofthe hostages six dayslater as proof of life.

The photo, which hadbeen uploaded onFacebook, showed thecaptives squatting andone of them was holdinga piece of paper with theword “Victor Troy” andthe date “April 8, 2016”written on it.

They were believedkidnapped by Abu Sayyafcommanders HatidHajan Sawajaan andAlhabsi Misaya, a formermember of the larger

group Moro National Lib-eration Front.

It was not immedi-ately known if ransomswere paid for their free-dom, but the Abu Sayyafhad demanded 18 mil-lion Malaysian ringgitsfor the safe release of thehostages who are all na-tives of Sarawak. Themilitary’s WesternMindanao Commandand the regional policedid not issue any state-ment on the release of theMalaysians.

Philippine authori-ties have failed miserablyto stop cross-borderkidnappings by AbuSayyaf in the oil-richstate of Sabah.

Just before the May 9national elections, twoFilipino military generalswere sacked for failing tostop the Abu Sayyafkidnappings insideSabah. The Abu Sayyafhad in the past beheadeda Malaysian hostage insouthern Philippines andkilled a maritime police-man in a raid on apopular resort in Sabah.

Because of thekidnappings, SabahChief Minister MusaAman said they have

stopped the decades-oldbarter trade activity inSandakan and other eastcoastal towns there. Theclosure of the border im-mediately halted thetrans-shipment trade ofpetroleum and gas prod-ucts from Sabah to thesouthern Philippines.

Musa also imposed amaritime curfew from 7p.m. to 5 a.m. in sevencoastal districts – fromBeluran to Tawau. And healso ordered securityforces to seize any for-eign motorized boats inSabah waters. He said se-curity forces would alsogive protection to mer-chant boats sailing inhigh-risk areas in Sabah,particularly near thePhilippine border.

He also shelved apropose ferry services –to start in May – betweenKudat in Sabah andPalawan province in thePhilippines, adding, thestrict measures reflectedSabah government’s re-solve to rid the east coastof the menace posed byk i d n a p - f o r - r a n s o mgroups based in southernPhilippines, according toMalaysian media.(Mindanao Examiner)

Abu Sayyaf jihadists released a photo dated April 8 of four Malaysian hostages Wong TeckKang, 31, Wong Hung Sing, 34, Wong Teck Chii, 29, and Johnny Lau Jung Hien, 21, who werekidnapped April 2 in Semporna, Sabah. The photo was uploaded on Facebook. The hostageshave been freed on Wednesday, June 6, 2016, in Sulu province.

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Three ARMM line agenciesconferred with Red Orchid Award

COTABATO CITY – TheDepartment of Health inthe Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (DoH-ARMM) conferred threeregional line agencies withthe Red Orchid Award.

These agencies are theDepartment of Education,Department of Scienceand Technology – a twotime awardee, and the Re-gional Planning andDevelopment Office – anawardee for three con-secutive years and thusconsidered a hall of famer.

The Red Orchid Awardis an annual search for100% Tobacco-Free Envi-ronment in governmentoffices, hospitals and localgovernment units (LGUs).To qualify, the agency,hospital, or LGUs mustfirst submit their self as-sessment forms to theregional DoH-Center forHealth Development forscreening and validation.

Upon checking, theDoH will provide techni-cal assistance includingorientation and environ-ment checking. When

nominated, the DoH na-tional office will conductvalidation and award theidentified office based onthe standards provided bythe agency.

The DoH Red OrchidAward winners are judgedbased on the strength ofcomprehensive efforts toimplement a 100% To-bacco-Free Environmentusing the World Health Or-ganization MPOWERinitiative.

MPOWER is an acro-nym that denotes the sixproven tobacco controlpolicies, namely: Monitortobacco control policies;Protect people from to-bacco smoke; Offer help toquit tobacco use; Warnagainst the dangers of to-bacco; Enforce bans ontobacco advertising; and,Raise taxes on tobacco.

Awardees will receivetrophies and certificates ofrecognition. For LGUswhich attained hall-of-famer status, or thoseawarded for three con-secutive years, anadditional P500,000

would be granted to beutilized for their anti-smoking programs andcampaigns.

Also awarded in theARMM were the LGUs ofTaraka and Wao in Lanaodel Sur and the TamparanDistrict Hospital also inthe same province. Theawarding was held onJune 1 in Cotabato City.

Joery DelumpiaAmad, assistant nurse co-ordinator of the Healthdepartment’s tobacco pre-vention and controlprogram, said cigarettesmoking harms nearly ev-ery organ of the body,causes many diseases, andreduces the health ofsmokers in general.

She said smokingleads to cardiovascularand respiratory diseasesand is the primary cause oflung cancer. Amad saidthe agency is targeting a100% tobacco-freeARMM. She encouragedgovernment offices to ap-ply for the Red OrchidAward. (Bureau of PublicInformation)

Imbestigasyon patuloy sa pinatayna asawa ni Vice Mayor

TACURONG CITY - Patuloyang imbestigasyon ngpulisya sa pagkakapaslangsa asawa ni Vice MayorAbdulwahab Sabal ngbayan ng Talitay samagulong Maguindanaoprovince matapos itongtambangan noonnakaraang linggo saTacurong City sa SultanKudarat province.

Nakilala ang nasawi nasi Lilibeth Bagayawa na isaumanong parak at sugatan

rin ang kasamang siSammy Alimudin. Nabatidna kalalabas lamang mulasa Mercury Drug angbabae ng sila’y birahin ngmga armadong nakasakaysa isang motorsiklo.

Sinasabing galing angmga biktima sa Davao Citygamit ang isang pick-uptruck at pabalik na sana sakanilang lugar ngmaganap ang ambush.Nabawi sa lugar ang mgabasyo ng .45-caliber pistol.

Walang umako saatake, ngunit kaaway ngpamilyang Sabal anggrupo ni Haron Buisan,isang lider ng ng Moro Is-lamic Liberation Front nailang beses na nilangnakasagupa saMaguindanao.

Tikom naman angbibig ni Gov. TotoMangudadatu sa walanghumpay na karahasan sakanyang lugar. (MindanaoExaminer)

Allahu Akbar: A young Moro'sopen letter to Duterte

STILL A MONTH intoyour inauguration,change — "real change"— is palpable in the airsweeping through theMoroland.

These days, manyMoro people find inspi-ration from yourboldness. Your seethinganger for everything thatis wrong in the systemrepresents their own an-ger, and for this reason,thousands of heads nodwhen you declared “I amangry for you.”

When you were inCotabato City one sunnyafternoon during thecampaign, you were wel-comed by thousands ofyour Moro supporters. Athunderous chorus of"Allahu Akbar" inter-rupted your speech for anumber of times. Themassive crowd were ontheir feet, their fistsraised in the air, whenyou yourself shouted"Allahu Akbar". Theywere ecstatic.

Nevermind if yousounded awkward.Never mind if your voicefaltered as you repeatedthe takbir. It was enoughthat you were standingin front of a people whosaw you as the leaderthey needed, someonewho did not only hum-bly try to speak theirlanguage, but alsopromised to end theirsuffering from war, frompoverty, from oppres-sion.

You see, you stood infront of a generation ofMoro that inherited thetragedy of armed con-flicts. It was enough thatyou stood there — tired,indignant, and crazy butwithout the foolishnessand pretensions of thepast.

The same thing hap-pened in ZamboangaCity. People from the is-lands travelled all theway to the center ofWestern Mindanao toshow their support foryou. It was not like thatin the past elections.This time, your rally be-came a congregation ofChristians and Lumadsand people from the is-land provinces — theTausugs, Sama, theYakans. All of them, inone place, demandingchange, as you promised

change.For observers, it was

an apparent indictmentof the failures of the past,and at the same time astatement of protestagainst the oppressors ofMindanao, against theoppressors of the Moros.

And again, the takbir.And again, the frenzy.

It's a given – part ofyour audacity is this raw-ness of character that isnot only baffling but alsodisarming to a point thatmany people find yourflaws acceptable andbeautiful at the sametime.

It is your grit, andwhatever that is burninginside you now, that nowserves as a beacon of lifeand hope for many.

As a young Moro inMindanao, I can say thatmatter of factly – havingseen how Muslims inMindanao have beenbreathing that air filledwith optimism over the re-alization of the promisesof a Duterte presidency.One only needs to ask anyrandom Muslim on thestreets to confirm this.

Among the presiden-tial candidates, it was onlyyou, Mr Duterte, who pub-licly showed affection tous Muslims. This affectionreverberates even now,weeks after you have wonthe presidential race. It isthe same affection, andthe promise of peace inMindanao and for theMoro people, that we holddear these days.

You promised to "cor-rect the historical injusticecommitted against theMoro.”

You declared yourselfthe Moro people’s presi-dent.

You said that amongthe presidential candi-dates, it was only you whocould speak about the

Moro problem. Of course— you are fromMindanao. You haveMoro roots. You arefriends with Moro Na-tional Liberation Front(MNLF) founding chairNur Misuari. You have awarm relationship withthe Moro Islamic Libera-tion Front (MILF).

In Davao City, Mus-lims from different tribesact as deputy mayors.And yes, you pushed forthe passage of an anti-d i s c r i m i n a t i o nordinance that covers re-ligion. It is protective ofus Muslims.

Yes, you have experi-enced war. You’ve seenthe suffering of the Moropeople. You’ve witnessthe unnecessary deathsof Moro children andtheir mothers, their fa-thers. You know thesuffering is real.

Mr President-elect,you openly expressed fullsupport for the realiza-tion of the aspirations ofthe Moro people. You ar-ticulated, quite bluntlyand painfully, whatmany of the Moro feltabout the proposedBangsamoro Basic Law(BBL).

And Moro heartsmelted, Mr President,when you said "Kungmanalo ako napresidente, swerte angmga Muslim. Swerte angMindanao.” (If I win aspresident, the Muslimsare lucky. Mindanao islucky.)

You said you will fixMindanao. You said youwill solve the Moro prob-lem.

Yes, like you, theMoro people are alsowaiting for the day ofreckoning.

I cannot wait to seeyou in Malacañang inJuly. I can't wait to see theday when someone fromMindanao will speak infront of 100 million Fili-pinos, bringing with himour past, bloody as itwas, our present wherewe struggle still, and ourfuture, as bright andpeaceful as the promiseof the real change that isabout to come. –Rappler.com ( The 27-year old author is amember of the YoungMoro ProfessionalsNetwork.)

by Amir Mawallil

Amir Mawallil

Open Letter to President-electRodrigo Duterte

DEAR President Duterte,I once heard you call

your daughter dramaqueen. My father wouldprobably say the samefor me. I was not raped,but my father is adesaparecido for nineyears now, which bringsout the drama queen inme.

I am Aya Santos,daughter of Leo Velasco,a missing peace consult-ant of the NationalDemocratic Front of thePhilippines (NDFP).

My father was ab-ducted in February 2007in Cagayan de Oro City,by several men in blackjackets with “CIDG”written on the back.They were on board agray L300 van wherethey forcefully threw myfather inside like a pig. Inever saw him sincethen.

Nine months afterhis disappearance, mymother, ElizabethPrincipe was abductedand detained for oneand a half years forcharges she didn’t com-mit. She was released,

but still in hiding becausethe threats to her life con-tinue.

I have searched formy father in military andpolice camps and soughtremedies in court. But allI got was a response froman ISAFP officer saying,“We have been after yourfather for a long time. Heis number 2 in the NPA(New People’s Army). But,unfortunately he is notwith us.” This reply onlyconfirmed thegovernment’s motive toget my father.

The past two presi-dents, Gloria Arroyo andNoynoy Aquino, were sodetermined not to let outthe truth about thedesaparecidos, even totheir families. Aside frommy father, there are 12other peace consultantsand staff who disap-peared under the Arroyoregime; and 30 more un-der the Aquino regime.The attempt to cover-upthe crime and unwilling-ness of the Aquino regimeto talk peace with theNDFP made it hard for usto seek for our loved ones.

I have lost hope of find-ing him.

But with your will-ingness to talk peacewith the CPP/NPA/NDFP and to release allpolitical prisoners, Imight also have achance to find my fa-ther. This is why I amasking you, Mr. Presi-dent, to help me findhim and the otherdesaparecidos whoworked for change inour country. I am pre-pared to know his fateno matter how tragic itis—how he may havesuffered and died andwhere his remains are.

I just want to knowthe truth.

We look forward tothe promised change.And for us victims of hu-man rights violations,change is getting justiceand an end to the Statepractice of enforced dis-appearances.

Sincerely,Aya SantosDaughter of missing

Leo Velasco / Families ofDesaparecidos for Jus-tice

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Tacurong bird fest attract huge visitorsTACURONG CITY – Morethan 600 local and foreigntourists flocked to the 2ndTacurong Bird Festivalheld at the Baras BirdSanctuary here.

Mayor Lina Montillasaid the recently con-cluded festival was a hugesuccess. “The conduct ofthis Festival is our way ofshowcasing our eco-tour-ism gem, the Baras BirdSanctuary, and also of pro-moting its conservationand protection,” she said.

Baras Bird Sanctuaryis one of the ten most in-ternationally importantwetlands for water birds inthe Philippines, accordingto DENR and the Wild BirdClub of the Philippines.

Montilla said festivalgoers were treated to aguided tour of the sanctu-ary and various artactivities, including facepainting, plastic bottle re-cycling, origami, ballcap-making, coloring fortoddlers, and keychainpainting.

The bird festivalopened with a motorcadestarting from theTacurong City Hall to theBaras Bird Sanctuary. Anopening program fol-lowed with Montillaleading the contingent ofcivil servants, includingCouncilors Rodrigo

Jamorabon, PsycheSucaldito, and WilsonFerrer; among others.They also signed a pledgeof commitment for thepreservation, protection,and promotion of theBaras Bird Sanctuary.

The festival alsohosted a forum graced byspeakers Dr. CarmelaEspañol, Institute of Biol-ogy of UP Diliman, on

Ecosystem Function andServices; ForesterMangayao Macapodi,Chief of Conservation andDevelopment DivisionDENR, on Endemism inMindanao; and Supt.Felix Servita Jr. who spokeon Wildlife Act and En-forcement.

Other festival activi-ties included aphotography contest in

which subject was therich and diverse ecosys-tem of the sanctuary, abird costume contest, andcoloring contest for kids.

According to theTacurong City TourismOffice, the festival drewvisitors from as far asSarangani, SouthCotabato, and NorthCotabato. (With a reportfrom Rose Muneza)

Saving Agar-Agar GrowersFrom Unscrupolous Traders

CCCCContinued frontinued frontinued frontinued frontinued from page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1Rice farmers told me

of the lack of irrigationand an irrigation systemwhich is already 18 yearsin the making at the costof over P80-million butwhich is not working un-til today.

As a result, the aver-age rice production in theZamboanga City area is apitiful 3.5-metric tonsduring the rainy seasonand a measly 1.7-metrictons during the dry sea-son.

That makesZamboanga City a net im-porter of rice even if it hasthe potential of produc-ing enough for itsresidents.

Vegetable farmers alsocomplained of their lack ofaccess to good seeds andgood roads to bring theirproducts to the market.

The saddest story,

however, came from theAgar-agar (seaweeds orcarrageenan) growers whoare mostly Muslim coastaldwellers.

The Agar-agar farmerstold me that the traderswho used to buy theseaweeds for P8 per kilo arenow just buying these foronly P2 per kilo.

I immediately sensedthat these seaweeds grow-ers are victims ofunscrupulous traders whoform themselves into a car-tel controlling the tradingof Agar-agar.

My reaction was im-mediate.

I promised the Agar-Agar farmers that I will beback with people whowould help them organizeso that we could put up aprocessing facility whichwould turn their rawseaweeds into powderwhich is used in the pro-

duction of a lot of foodproducts including icecream.

There was discerniblerelief in the faces of thepoor Agar-agar growerswho now could hope for abetter reward for their sac-rifices.

But while I was lookingat them, I asked myselfhow many more poorfarmers like them in otherparts of the country are leftto suffer from the abuses ofunscrupulous traders andgovernment neglect.

Realising this, I told

myself that "BiyahengBukid," the journey acrossthe country to see for my-self the conditions of thepoor farmers and fisherfolkmust continue.

I would do it evenmore frequently when Ibecome Agriculture Secre-tary because by then, Iwould already have thepower and resources to ful-fill the commitment ofPresident Rody Dutertethat change is coming forthe Filipino people.(Agriculture SecretaryManny Piñol)

The Mindanao Examiner 7June 13-19, 2016

HEALTH: Mag-bawas sa matatamis na inuminlalo na sa may diabetes, overweight at sakit sa puso

Payo ni Dr. Willie T. OngKUNG kayo po ay sobrasa timbang, may diabe-tes, may altapresyon ogusto maging healthy,sundin ang payo ko:Umiwas sa Iced Tea, softdrinks at kung anu-anopang matatamis nainumin. Malaki angmababawas sa inyongtimbang.

Alam ba ninyo naang isang basong softdrinks ay may 7kutsaritang asukal.Kapag uminom kayo ngsoft drinks, para ka narin kumain ng 7kutsaritang asukal!Ganoon din ang icedtea. Puro asukal diniyan kaya grabe angtamis!

Ayon sas i y e n t i p i k o n gpagsusuri, ang pag-inom ng soft drinks aypuwedeng magingsanhi ng diabetes.Mabilis din itongmakataba at magpalaking tiyan.

Kahit “No-sugar” o“Lite” pa ang inyonginumin ay may peligropa rin. Dahil ang dietsoft drinks ay mayhalong phosphorous nanagtatanggal ng cal-cium sa ating katawan.Puwede kang magka-os-teoporosis. Ang payo ko

Dr. Willie T. Ong

ay magtubig na lang.Nakatataba ang de-

latang pineapple Juice atiba pa. Prutas (freshfruits) na lang ang kainin.

Kung kayo’y maykatabaan, ang payo ko ayumiwas din sa mga fruitjuices. Orange juice, pine-apple juice at kunganu-ano pang juices.Mataas ito sa calories atasukal kahit sabihin na“unsweetened” pa.

Hindi ko alam saannanggaling angpaniniwala na magandasa altapresyon ang pag-inom ng pineapple juice.Gamot, diyeta at exerciselang ang magpapababang blood pressure.

Anong prutas angpuwede sa mgan a g p a p a p a y a t ?Mansanas, peras atkonting saging lang ang

puwede. Bawal nabawal ang mangga atubas dahil sobra itongtamis. Kung gusto ngmangga, isang pisngilang ang puwedengkainin. Sa ubas ay 10piraso lang angpinakamarami.

Umiwas sa coffee atenergy drinks

Walang mabutingmakukuha sa mga cof-fee drinks. Lalo na kungmay halo pang whippedcream, chocolate, at fullcream milk. Alam n’yoba na ang katumbas ngisang cappuccino withwhipped cream aytatlong platong kaninna!

Masama rin sakalusugan ang mga en-ergy drinks dahilmataas ito sa caffeine.Nakaka-addict ang caf-feine at nakabibilis pang tibok ng puso. Kungika’y may altapresyon,bawal ang energydrinks. Puwedengtumaas ang blood pres-sure mo.

Kaya kaibigan,tubig lang ang dapatinumin. Iwaksi mo naang soft drinks at icedtea sa buhay mo.Papayat ka atmakaiiwas ka pa samaraming sakit!

TECH TIPS: How to get cheapmobile data when traveling abroad

MOBILE DATA is a won-derful thing when you’retraveling: it enables youto get all the informationyou need, whether that’show to get to your hotelor how to speak the locallanguage. But there’s adownside too, and that’sthe potential for creatingabsolutely horrific mo-bile data charges. Somenetworks seem to treattravelers as cash cows –but even if you’re lockedinto a contract with ex-pensive overseas datacharges, there are severalways to save.

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funny: the cheapest wayto get online when you’retraveling is often to usewhatever Wi-Fi is avail-able. Obviously that’s notan option if you’re moun-taineering or doinganything else that takesyou far from the nearesthotspot. But if your trav-els are largely in urbanareas or involve a lot ofpublic transport or popu-lar destinations there’s avery good chance thatyou’ll be able to getonline via Wi-Fi withouttoo much trouble.

Why pay for mobiledata if you can get onlinefor nothing? Wi-Fi is in-creasingly seen as anessential part of any ac-commodation package,but watch out for hotelWi-Fi: some less enlight-ened hotels think it’sokay to charge ridiculousprices for their Wi-Fi ser-vices. You can oftendefeat such dastardly be-havior by heading to the

RECIPE: Beef Kare-Kare

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INGREDIENTINGREDIENTINGREDIENTINGREDIENTINGREDIENTS:S:S:S:S:

For the stew- 1 kg ox tail- 1 cup unsalted peanut butter- 1/4 cup ground toasted rice- 1 large red onions, diced- 4 cloves garlic, crushed- 1 whole garlic, minced- 1/4 cup annatto seeds soaked in 1/2cup boiling water- 3 tbsp brown sugar- 4 cups beef stock

INSTRINSTRINSTRINSTRINSTRUCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:

1) In a pot add oil and sauté onion and garlic, once onions turn translucent remove thenset it aside.2) Now using the same pot add ox tail then brown all sides.3) Pour the beef stock and a cup of water into the pot then bring to a boil, cover andsimmer for 1.5 hours or until meat is tender (Add water if needed).4) Turn of the heat then remove the ox tail from the pot and leaving all the liquid, set oxtail aside.5) Add sugar, ground toasted rice, peanut butter and water from soaked annatto seedsinto the pot then mix thoroughly until it’s even in consistency. Turn on the heat to me-dium then let it boil.6) Once sauce is boiling, turn heat to low then add the ox tail and simmer for 15 minutes.Season with a dash of salt and freshly ground pepper.7) Now cook the vegetables separately by blanching string beans, eggplants and bokchoy.8) Pour stew on a deep bowl and add cooked vegetables on the side. Serve with bagoong.

- Water- Salt- Oil- Freshly ground black pepper- Bagoong

For the vegetables- 3 pieces eggplant, sliced- 1 bundle string beans, sliced- 1 bunch Baby Bok Choy

nearest bar or coffee shopand getting Wi-Fi there.

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Google’s Project Fihasn’t received that muchattention, but it’s worth alook if you’re travelingfrom the US: the datarates you pay in the USon a Project Fi account($10 per GB) are the samein more than 120 othercountries too. It’s not per-fect – outside the US,Project Fi runs on 3G, notLTE – but unlike normalphone contracts you canpause it for up to threemonths if you don’t needit, which means it can bereally cost-effective forfrequent travelers. Forthe time being you’llneed a Nexus 5X, Nexus 6or Nexus 6P to use ProjectFi; if you don’t have one,Google will happily sellyou a Nexus 5X for a veryreasonable $199 if yousign up to Fi.

OOOOOption 3: go nativption 3: go nativption 3: go nativption 3: go nativption 3: go nativeeeeeIf your phone is un-

locked – many are, and ifyours isn’t one of them theunlocking process ispretty straightforward –then the simplest optionmay be to use a SIM forone of the networks in theplace you’re traveling to.You don’t necessarilyneed to pre-order – pre-paid 'pay as you go' SIMsare available in shops andsupermarkets everywhere– but it might be a goodidea to research the mar-ket before you travel tomake sure you get the bestdeal and/or coverage.

Remember that suchSIMs don’t generally in-clude data roaming, so if

you’re traveling in mul-tiple countries you mayneed to have a collectionof different SIMs. If youhave an older phone,make sure it’ll work withthe network or networksyou’re considering using:European networks oftenuse different frequencybands for data than USones.

OOOOOption 4: be carption 4: be carption 4: be carption 4: be carption 4: be carefulefulefulefulefulOne of the simplest

ways to avoid expensivedata charges on yourphone is to be aware ofwhat data you’re actuallyusing. Having X appdownload data in thebackground might behandy, but is it still handyif it’s costing you a coupleof bucks a pop? Is it reallyworth streaming music ifeach stream costs morethan buying the down-load?

When you’re travelingit’s a good idea to disableany automatic updatefeatures – including emailsyncing, social mediaapps and anything elseyou can manage without;better still, turn off mobiledata altogether until youactually need it. With me-dia apps such as musicplayers, e-book readersand so on, you can usu-ally download everythingyou need in advance soyou don’t need a dataconnection to listen orread. And if you must goonline, there are lots ofways to reduce theamount of data you use.That’s handy anywherebut it’s particularly greatwhen you’re traveling.(Gary Marshall,AndroidPIT)

Talk is cheap. Mobile data when traveling, not so much. (AndroidPIT photo)

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OWWA Act, aprubado na!GILAGDAAN ni PresidenteBenigno ang Republic Act10801 o mas gi-ilang Over-seas Workers WelfareAdministration Act nganagtinguhang magamitang pondo sa OWWA alanglamang sa mga overseasFilipino worker (OFW) ugilang pamilya.

Ubos niining bag-ongbalaod, usa nang nationa-lgovernment agency angOWWA nga mobarog isipattached agency sa Depart-

ment of Labor and Employ-ment (DOLE).

Gawas sa mga kita saOWWA gikan sa member-ship fees sa mga OFW,magbaton na kini og share opondo nga gikan sanasudnong budget ngagitakda matag tuig pinaagi saGeneral Appropriations Act.

Ubos ning bag-ongbalaod, dili na mahimonggamiton ang pondo saOWWA isip pangdugang,ayuda o bisan unsang

pangpuno sa gasto sa ubangahensya sa gobyerno.

Nagpasabot kini ngaang Kongreso usab angmaggahin og pondo alang sasuholan sa mga empleyadosa OWWA ug panggastoalang sa operasyon niini.

Nakalatid usab sabalaod nga ang 10porsiyento sa koleksyon saahensya matag tuigawtomatikong maadto sa re-integration program alang saOFWs. (Elvira Bongosia)

30-day ban sa DFA sa no-showpassport applicants, nagsugod na!

CEBU - Nagsugod na ang30-day ban sa Departmentof Foreign Affairs (DFA)alang sa mga no-showonline passport applicantssugod niadtong Hunyo 1.

Matud pa ni AssistantSec. Charles Jose,tigpamaba sa DFA, dakoang matabang sa maongbag-ong patakaran aronmapadali ang pagkuha sapasaporte sa ubangaplikante.

"Under ng bago nam-

ing measure, may bago pokaming ilalagay na reserva-tion system na puwedengi-keep touch 'yung mgahindi dumadating sakanilang appointment,"pasabot ni Jose.

Matud pa nga naa sa47% o halos 800 ka aplikanteang di moabot sa gitakdangadlaw sa pag-apply sa ilangpasaporte. Kini nagpasabotlamang nga daghang slotsna ang malibre ug masayona ang makuhang appoint-

ment online.Dugang pa niini,

giingong nagdugang angDFA og 50 slots matag adlawsugod niadtong Hunyo 1 isipsolusyon sa taas nga pila samga aplikante.

May kinatibuk-angkapasidad nga 15,000hangtud 17,000 ang e-pass-port system sa DFA sa usa kaadlaw alang sa mgaPilipinong aplikante sulodug gawas sa nasod. (Elvira C.Bongosia)

LTFRB nipahinumdom sa student discountCEBU - Sublingnipahinumdom ug nihatagog pasidaan sa mga publictransportation drivers angLand Transportation Fran-chising and RegulatoryBoard (LTFRB) kalabot sapagbukas sa klase karon.

Matud pa ni LTFRBBoard Member Ariel Inton,mobalik na sa pagtunghaang mga kabataan karongsemana mao ngagipahinumdoman nila angmga drivers sa jeep ug busnga kasagarang sakyan samga estudyante nga ihatagang saktong 20% discount

sa ilang pletehan.Sa higayong may

pagduda ang kundoktor odriver, giingong mahimongipakita sa estudyante angiyang school ID o Certificateof Registration.

“Students are entitled tothe fare discount only duringschool days, and not duringholidays and weekendswhen there are no classes.But we should also considerthat there are some studentswho have Saturday classes,and even Sundays for some,especially those like ROTC,NSTP that are being con-

ducted on a Sunday,” matudpa ni Inton.

Nakalatid sa memoran-dum circular sa LTFRB ngaang bisan kinsang molapaso mapamatud-ang walanihatag og diskuwentomapahamtangan og multanga P2,000.00 alang sa firstoffense; multang P3,000.00,60-days suspension sa Cer-tificate of PublicConvenience (CPC) ugpagkumpiska usab sa “forhire” plates sa second of-fense; ug multang P5,000 ugkanselasyon sa CPC sa thirdoffense. (Elvira C. Bongosia)

Dugang OFWs health benefitsgilagdaan sa Philhealth ug OWWA

CEBU - Milagda sa usa kamemorandum of agree-ment ning bag-o lang angOverseas Workers WelfareAdministration (OWWA)ug Philippine Health Insur-ance Corporation(Philhealth) alang sadugang medical health as-sistance program alang samga Overseas FilipinoWorkers (OFW) ngagitawag og MEDplus.

Matud pa ni PhilhealthPresident ug Chief Execu-tive Officer Atty. AlexanderPadilla, ang maongprograma dugang lamang

sa kasamtangan nangginadawat nga health ben-efits sa mga OFW.

Giingong bayaran saOWWA hangtud sa P50,000nga dugang bill sa pasyentealang sa mga dreaded dis-eases nga pagatumbokon saPhilhealth ug OWWA.

Matud pa ni OWWA Ad-ministrator RebeccaCalzado, makapahimos saMEDplus ang mga OWWAmembers nga miyembrousab sa Philhealth ngamagkasakit sa nasod diin silanagtrabaho o bisan diri saPilipinas.

Kun dinhi sa Pilipinasmagkasakit ang OFW,mahimo kiningmagpatambal sa mgaPhilhealth accredited hospi-tal. Samtang kun tua sa gawassa nasod, mahimong magpa-refund ang OFW sa iyangnagasto taman sa P50,000.

Gitataw ni Padilla ngakinahanglang miyembro saOWWA ug Philhealth ang usaka OFW aron makapahimossa maong programa.Naggahin og P150 milyonang OWWA alang niiningprograma. (Elvira C.Bongosia)