tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89411379055325481052024-02-20T03:00:16.352-08:00One Radio Ang Radyo Ni Juan 102.7 FM102.7 News FM - Davao City, PhilippinesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206805977297704806noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941137905532548105.post-47787273517369496222012-09-17T20:29:00.000-07:002012-10-22T18:59:17.354-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #20124d;">October 23, 2012 </span><span style="color: magenta;">Tuesday</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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PHILIPPINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK USA KA GRUPO SA AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND KUNG ASA
NANAWAGAN NGA UNDANGON NA ANG PAGPAMATAY SA REHIMENG AQUINO DIHA SA MGA
AKTIBISTA.NAALARMA ANG MAONG GRUPO GUMIKAN KAY KAPIN 1000 KA MGA AKTIBISTA UG
MGA JOURNALISTS NA ANG NAHIMONG BIKTIMA SA PAGPAMATAY SUKAD REHIMENG ARROYO HANGTOD SA KASAMTANGANG ADMINISTRASYON.</span></b></span><span style="background-color: #f7f0e9; color: #634320; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span></span></h2>
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MURRAY HORTON , SECRETARY SA PHILIPPINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK, NGA NIADTONG SI KANHING PRESIDENTE ARROYO SA NEW ZEALAND NIADTONG 2007, GI PANGUTANA KINI NI
HELEN CLARK MAHITUNGOD SA NAGKATAAS NGA IHAP SA HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS APAN WALA KINIY
TINONG TUBAG SA PAGSULBAD NIINNI.</b></span><span style="background-color: #f7f0e9; color: #634320; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span></span></h2>
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HINIUSANG PAMAHAYAG NI HELEN KELLY PRESIDENTE SA NEW ZEALAND COUINCIL OF TRADE
UNIONS INUBANAN SA MGA LIDER SA SIMBAHAN CHRISTIAN WORLD SERVICE, UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, GIPANAWAGAN KANG PRESIDENTE AQUINO NGA RESOLBAHON ANG NATALANG
113 KA MGA BIKTIMA SA EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS.</b></span><span style="background-color: #f7f0e9; color: #634320; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span></span></h2>
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HELEN TE HIRA GIKAN SA AUCKLAND PHILIPPINE SOLIDARITY SA NAGKA DAGHANG IHAP SA EJK UG PADAYONG PAGPAMATAY ILAWOM SA KASAMTANGANG REHIMEN, UG SAGAD SA MGA BIKTIMA NAG GIKAN
SA MGA LUMAD,PISANTE UG MGA ANTI-MINING ADVOCATES. </b></span></span><b style="color: #634320; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">ANG PINAKA BAG-ONG BIKTIMA SA PAGPAMATAY MAO ANG DUHA KA BULANG MABDOS NGA SI JUVY CAPION UG ANG
DUHA NIINI KA ANAK NGA GI MASSACRE SA MGA ARMADONG KUSOG SA PILIPINAS NGA UNTA RESPONSIBILIDAD NIINI ANG PAG PROTEKTA SA MGA SIBILYAN</b></span></h2>
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<i><span style="color: #38761d;">2.<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NASAYOD BA MO UNSA ANG
NAHIMONG TABANG SA PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER NGA GISUGDAN ATTY. ROMEO
CAPULONG?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">ANG PUBLIC INTEREST
LAW CENTER KUN P.I.L.C. NAGAHATAG OG MGA LEGAL NGA SERBISYO SA MGA ORGANISADONG
SEKTOR SA KATILINGBAN KABAHIN SA MGA LEGAL NGA HISGUTANANG MAKAAPEKTO SA
KINABUHI SA DAGHANG HUT-ONG.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">ISA SI ATTY. ROMEO
CAPULONG SA MGA FOUNDER NIINI. ANG P.I.L.C. NANINGUHA NGA MAHATAGAN ANG MGA
KLIYENTE NIINI OG ACTUAL, TANGIBLE UG QUANTIFIABLE GAINS. SUPORTADO USAB NIINI
PINAAGI SA MGA LEGAL ADVOCY ANG MGA ORGANISADONG KABUS DIHA SA ILANG
PAGKAHIGMATA NGA MAKIBISOG BATOK SA INHUSTISYA UG PAGPANGDAUG-DAUG.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">3. <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NASAYOD BA MO KUNG UNSA ANG NAHIMONG PAPEL NI
ATTY. ROMEO CAPULONG DIHA SA ISYU NG BATASAN SIX?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">NIADTONG 2006, HUMAN NAGDEKLA SI KANHING
PRESIDENTE GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO OG STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY, ILLEGAL NGA
GIPANG-ARESTO SA AWTORIDAD ANG 6 KA MAGBABALAOD NGA GITAWAG NGA BATASAN 6 – NGA
SILA ANAKPAWIS REP. CRISPIN BELTRAN UG RAFAEL MARIANO, BAYANMUNA REP. SATUR
OCAMPO, TEDDY CASIÑO, JOEL VIRADOR UG GABRIELA REP. LIZA MAZA TUNGOD SA KASONG
REBELLION NGA GIPASAKA NGADTO SA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SA PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
POLICE.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">NANGUNA SI ATTY. ROMEO CAPULONG SA MGA BANGGIITANG
ABUGADO NGA MIREPRESENTA SA UNOM HANGTUD SA GIDISMISS SA KORTE SUPREMA ANG KASO
NIADTONG HUNYO 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #134f5c;">4. <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NASAYOD BA MO KUNG UNSA
ANG TRABAHO SA INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT DIIN NAHIMONG MYEMBRO SI ATTY.
ROMEO CAPULONG?</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">ANG INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL COURT USA KA PERMANENT TRIBUNAL NGA GINAPASAKAAN OG KASONG GENOCIDE,
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, WAR CRIMES, UG CRIME OF AGRESSION. GITUKOD KINI
NIADTONG 2002 UG OPISYAL NGA NAKABASE SA THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS APAN ANG MGA
PROCEEDING NIINI MAHIMONG IPAHIGAYON BISAN ASA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-small;">September 12, 2012</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #134f5c;">1. <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NASAYOD BA MO NGA SA MGA BULAN NGA MILABAY
DAGHAN NA ANG MGA U.S. WARSHIP ANG NIDUNGGO SA ATONG MGA PANTALAN?</span></span></i><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">NIAGING BYERNES NIDUNGGO ANG USS HAWAII, USA KA
VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE, SA SUBIC BAY ALANG SA ROUTINE PORT CALL UG GOODWILL
VISIT. GISUNDAN NIINI ANG USS FRANK CABLE NGA LY SPEAR CLASS SUBMARINE. SA
KASAMTANGAN DUNAY DUHA KA NUCLEAR ARMED SUBMARINE NGA MIDUNGGO SA DATING U.S.
NAVAL BASE SA SUBIC.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">SA NIAGING MGA BULAN DUHA USAB KA FAST ATTACK
SUBMARINE NGA PAREHONG NUCLEAR-POWERED ANG NIBISITA USAB SA NASUD, ANG USS
NORTH CAROLINA UG USS LOUISVILLE. NIANHI USAB ANG USNS MERCY NGA PINAKADAKONG
HOSPITAL SHIP SA AMERICA. SA MANILA BAY USAB, NIDUNGGO ANG MISSILE
DESTROYER NGA USS MILIUS ARON MAGREFUEL.</span></li>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">2. <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NASAYOD BA MO KUNG UNSANG KLASENG U.S. WARSHIP
ANG MIDUNGGO SA SUBIC FREEPORT NIAGING SEMANA?</span></span></i></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #45818e;">GITAWAG NGA LY SPEAR-CLASS USS FRANK CABLE KUN AS-40
US WARSHIP NGA NIDUNGGO BAG-UHAY LANG SA SUBIC FREEPORT. GIDISENYO KINI ISIP
SUBMARINE TENDER SA MGA NUCLEAR-POWERED, FAST-ATTACK LOS ANGELES-CLASS
SUBMARINE.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #45818e;">ANG 664-FOOT, 23,000-TON NGA WARSHIP
NAGASILBI USAB ISIP TIG-AYO SA UBAN PANG WARSHIP, NAGASUPPKY OG PAGKAON, LANA,
ARMAS UG UBAN PANG SUPLAY SA MGA SUBMARINO SAMTANG NAGKARGA OG KUMPLETONG
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT UG PERSONNEL.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #45818e;">NAKABASE ANG MAONG BARKO SA PANTALAN NG
APRA HARBOR SA GUAM. USA KINI SA NAGPABILING DUHA KA SUBMARINE TENDERS ALANG SA
SPECIAL MISSION SHIP SA US MILITARY SEA LIFT COMMAND.</span></li>
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AGREEMENT?</span></span></i><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d;">ANG VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT KUN VFA MAO
ANG PANAGSABOT SA PILIPINAS ALANG SA MGA PWERSA NG MILITAR NGA NAGABISITA SA
NASUD. ANG UNANG DOKUMENTO NAGAHISGUT SA MGA
PAGTUGOT NATO SA GUBYERNONG U.S. NGA MAGPABILIN ANG JURISDICTION SA MGA U.S.
MILITARY PERSONNEL NGA NAAKUSAHAN SA KRIMEN DINHI SA PILIPINAS GAWAS LANG KUNG
ANG KRIMEN DUNAY PARTIKULAR NGA IMPORTANSYA SA NASUD. SA LAKTOD, DILI NATO
PWEDE ARESTUHON O IPRESO ANG MGA U.S. MILITARY KUNG MAKASALA SILA DINHI.
EXEMPTED USAB SILA SA VISA UG PASSPORT REGULATIONS SA PILIPINAS.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d;">SA PIKAS BAHIN, SA IKADUHANG DOKUMENTO
NAKALATID NGA KINAHANGLAN NGA IPAHIBALO SA GUBYERNONG U.S. NGADTO SA MGA
AWTORIDAD SA PILIPINAS KUNG DUNAY GIDAKOP, GI-ARESTO O GIPRESO NGA PILIPINONG
MILITARY PERSONNEL SA U.S.. MAMAHIMO PUD KITANG MAG-REQUEST NGA IHATAG USAB SA
ATOA ANG JURISDICTION SA KASO GAWAS LANG SA MGA PARTIKULAR NGA KASO.</span></li>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">4. <span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">NASAYOD BA MO NGA ANG KASAYSAYAN SA VISITING
FORCES AGREEMENT, KASAYSAYAN USAB SA PAGPANAMASTAMAS SA KATAWHANG PILIPINO?</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">SA DATOS NGA NAKALAP SA BULATLAT.COM NIADTONG 2010,
UBAY-UBAY NA ANG MGA INSIDENTE NG PAGPANGABUSO SA KATAWHANG PILIPINO ILALUM SA
VFA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->HULYO 25, 2002 GIPUSIL SI BUYONG-BUYONG ISNIJAL
SA AMERIKANONG SUNDALO NGA SI SGT. REGGIE LANE SULOD SA IYANG BALAS SA CANAS,
TUBURAN BASILAN SAMTANG NAGPAHIGAYON OG MILITARY OPERATION ANG 18<sup>TH</sup>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->MAYO 25, 2004 GI-MASAKER ANG MAG-IGSUONG ULONG
MALLA, JUMADIL MALLA UG IBRAHIM MALLA SA UMAPOY ISLAND, TAWI-TAWI. SUMALA SA
MGA WITNESS DILI MUUBOS SA UPAT KA AMERIKANONG SUNDALO ANG APIL SA RAID NGA
GIHIMO SA JOINT RP-US MILITARY UG PULIS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->HUNYO 21, 2004. GIPUSIL SA AMERIKANONG SUNDALO
SI ARSID BAHARON SA ZAMBOANGA CITY SAMTANG NAGTABOK SA AREA NGA GIHIMONG FIRING
RANGE SA JOINT EXERCISES. GIBAYARAN OG 50 MIL PESOS SA SUNDALO ANG PAMILYA NI
BAHARON.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->NOBYEMBRE 30, 2007. GISULOD SA MGA AMERIKANONG
SUNDALO, SA PAGPAMUNO NI M/SGT. RONBURG ANG PANAMAO DISTTRICT HOSPITAL UG
NAGMANDO NGA SIRAD-AN ANG HOSPITAL PAGKA-ALA-6 SAGABII.SUMALA NI DR. SILAK
LAKKIAN, HOSPITAL CHIEF, GIBAHARAN SILA SA MGA AMERIKANONG SUNDALO NGA PUSILON
ANG BISAN KINSANG MAKIT-AN SA SULOD HUMAN ANG GITAKDANG ORAS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--> PEBRERO
4, 2008. NAMATIKDAN ANG PRESENSYA SA MGA US TROOPS SA PAG-ATAKE NGA MIPATAY SA
WALO KA SIBILYAN SA MAIMBUNG, SULU. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->MARSO 2000. GIKULATA ANG TAXI DRIVER NGA SI
MARCELO BATESTIL SA 3 KA U.S. SERVICEMEN SA CEBU.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->NOBYEMBRE 1, 2005. GI-RAPE SI NICOLE NI LANCE
CORPORAL DANIEL SMITH SAMTANG NAGTAN-AW 3 PA KA U.S. SOLDIERS.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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STUDENT NGA SI VANESSA ANG PAGRAPE SA IYAHA SA USA KA U.S. MARINE SULOD SA
HOTEL SA MAKATI.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SULOD SA U.S. TROOPS BARRACKS SA CAMP RANAO , MARAWI CITY.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>1. NASAYOD BA MO UNSA ANG KAHIMTANG SA SERBISYONG PATUBIG SA ATONG NASUD?</i></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13;">SUMALA SA 2005 WORLD BANK STUDY, MUKABAT SA 5000 KA WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS ANG NAA SA NASUD. GIDUMALAAN KINI SA MGA DAGKONG PRIVATE OPERATORS, LGU-SPONSORED WATER DISTRICTS, UG COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SAMA SA MGA KOOPERATIBA, BARANGAY WATER AND SANITATION ASSOCIATIONS UG RURAL WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION. SUBAY SA TAHO SA DEPT. OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 16 MILLION KA PILIPINO NGA NAGPUYO SA 432 KA MUNISIPYO NGA WALAY TUBIG ANG WALAY ACCESS SA LIMPYONG TUBIG NGA MAINOM.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #274e13;">DUGANG PA SA DILG SA 444 OPERATIONAL WATER DISTRICTS SA NASUD, 53 LANG ANG NAGAHATAG OG SERBISYO NGA MULABAW SA 50% SA ILANG WATER SERVICE COVERAGE. MATUD USAB SA WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION UG UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND KUN UNICEF, MUKABAT SA 22 MILLIONG PILIPINO NIADTONG 2008 ANG WALAY ACCESS SA IMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><i>2. NASAYOD BA MO ASA NAGSUMIKAD ANG PAGKATUKOD SA MGA LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS?</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">JUAN TO KNOW?</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #134f5c;">NIGAWAS ANG KONSEPTO SA WATER DISTRICT GUMIKAN PAGPALYA UG PAGKABUNGKAG SA NATIONAL WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY KUN NAWASA. SA PAGTUON NGA GIHIMO SA GUBYERNO KUNG UNSA ANG PINAKAHAUM NGA NASUDNONG POLISIYA NGA MAKAHATAG OG LUWAS, MAINOM UG ABUNDA NGA TUBIG SA MGA PILIPINO SA MGA PROBINSYA, MIRESULTA KINI SA PAGPATUMAN SA PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 198 O ANG PROVINCIAL WATER UTILITIES ACT OF 1973.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #134f5c;">GIDEKLARA SA MAONG NATIONAL POLICY NGA IHATAG DIHA SA MGA TAGA-LOKAL ANG OPERATION UG CONTROL SA MGA WATER SYSTEMS PINAAGI SA PAGTUKOD OG LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><i>3. NASAYOD BA MO NGA BISAN ABUNDA ANG PILIPINAS SA SURFACE UG GROUND WATER WALA GIHAPON KINI NAKASUPPLY SA PANGINAHANGLAN SA KATAWHAN?</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">JUAN TO KNOW?</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #45818e;">TUNGOD SA PAGPASAGAD SA MGA POLISIYA ALANG SA KINAIYAHAN, 58% NA SA GROUNDWATER SA NASUD ANG KONTAMINADO. NAG-UNANG HINUNGDAN SA POLUSYON MAO ANG DOMESTIC UG INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER. 1/3 NA LANG SA MGA SUBA ANG MAGAMIT ALANG SA SUPPLY SA TUBIG. GIBANA-BANA NGA SA TUIG 2025, MUKUNHOD PA UG PAG-AYO ANG SUPPLY SA TUBIG SA MGAMAYOR NGA SYUDAD UG SA 8 OUT OF 19 KA MGA RIVER BASINS.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="color: #45818e;">ANG POLUSYON SA TUBIG DILI LANG MAKAAPEKTO SA PANGLAWAS SA TAO KUNDILI APIL NA SA PANGINABUHIAN SA MGA MANGINGISDA UG SA INDUSTRYA SA TURISMO.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>4. NASAYOD BA MO PILA ANG KANTIDAD SA TUBIG GIKAN SA PRIBADONG SUPPLIER KUMPARA SA LOKAL NGA WATER DISTRICTS?</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">JUAN TO KNOW?</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SA METRO MANILA DIIN ANG PRIBADONG KOMPANYA NGA MAYNILAD ANG NAGSUPPLY OG TUBIG, MUKABAT SA P298.70 ANG GINABAYRAN SA MGA PAMILYANG NAGAKONSUMO OG 20 CUBIC METER KADA BULAN, P608.32 SA NAGAGAMIT OG 30 CUBIC METER SAMTANG P1,325.58 SA NAGAGAMIT OG 50 CUBIC METER.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">SA DAVAO CITY, DIIN ANG DAVAO CITY WATER DISTRICT ANG NAGA-OPERATE, MUKABAT RA SA P228.00 ANG BAYRAN SA PAMILYANG NAGKONSUMO OG 20 CUBIC METER. RELATIBONG MAS GAMAY SA PRIBADONG KOMPANYA.</span></li>
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BA MO NGA DUNAY BALAOD NGA NAGAGIYA SA PAGPAHIGAYON OG GUBAT?</span></span></i></li>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">APLIKABLE ANG INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RIGHTS LAW SA TANANG PANAHON – SA SITWASYON NG ARMADONG PANAGSANGKA O BISAN SA
PANAHONG DUNAY RELATIBONG KALINAW. TUMONG NIINI ANG PAG-HUMANIZE UG PAG-GIYA SA GUBAT.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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USAB SA TAWHANONG KATUNGOD. DUNAY MGA HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS USAB NGA MAHIMONG
IHL VIOLATION KUNG NAHITABO KINI PANAHON SA MILITARY OPERATION O SULOD SA ARMADONG
PANAGSANGKA. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW KABAHIN
SA PAGKAMPO SA MGA ARMADON GRUPO SULOD SA KOMUNIDAD SA MGA SIBILYAN?</span></i></span></li>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">GINAKONSIDERA SA INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW(IHL) NGA PAGLAPAS SA KATUNGOD
SA MGA SIBILYAN ANG PAG-ATAKE O BISAN PAG-GAMIT LANG SA MGA ESKWELAHAN, HEALTH
CENTER, SIMBAHAN UG UBAN PANG PAMPUBLIKONG LUGAR O PASILIDAD ALANG SA MGA
MILITAR.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TAKE-OVER O PAGBUTANG OG MGA KAMPO, DETACHMENT O OUTPOST SA MILITAR SA SULOD O
DUOL SA MGA ESKWELAHAN, HOSPITAL CLINIC, SIMBAHAN, KUMBENTO, BRGY. HALL UG UBAN
PANG PAMPUBLIKONG LUGAR NAGAHATAG OG PELIGRO SA KINABUHI SA MGA SIBILYAN. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BA MO UNSA ANG MGA KOMON NGA PORMA SA PAGLAPAS SA TAWHANONG KATUNGOD SUBAY INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW?</span></i></span></li>
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HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PANAHON SA ARMADONG PANAGSANGKA:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">ARBITRARY UG FRUSTRATED KILLING TUNGOD SA
LAND MINES, AERIAL BOMBARDMENT UG PAGPABUTO OG BOMBA<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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RECONCENTRATION UG DISPLACEMENT SA MGA KOMUNIDAD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">ILLEGAL NGA CHECKPOINT, SEARCH UG ZONING
KUN SATURATION DRIVE SA KABANIKANHAN<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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SA TIBUOK KOMUNIDAD<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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KOMUNIDAD ILABI NA SA MGA GISUSPETSAHANG SIMPATHYZER SA MGA REBELDENG GRUPO.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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NGA PAGTRATAR SA MGA SIBILYAN<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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MGA DINAKPAN UG MGA GISUSPETSAHANG SUPPORTER SA KALABAN<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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SA MGA MEDICAL UG RELIGIOUS PERSONNEL <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206805977297704806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941137905532548105.post-24020080329039485022012-09-04T20:16:00.001-07:002012-09-11T19:21:29.043-07:00BASURERO by DARWIN MONTECLAR<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HbVzrrMXtsg?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206805977297704806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941137905532548105.post-89041835176300652802012-08-31T02:45:00.000-07:002012-08-31T02:49:16.142-07:00<br />
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On December 25, 2010, The <a href="http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/10/12/28/html_output/xmlhtml/20101225-310949-xml.html" style="color: #8697a0;">Philippine Daily Inquirer</a> ran my story about the children of the disappeared. Below is the excerpt of the story of Bayan Intise and his sister, Malaya:</div>
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For Bayan Intise, 25, the best gift that he and his sister, Malaya, could get is to see their parents again.</div>
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“Four Christmases and they are still missing. Both I and Malaya really want to see them,” he said.</div>
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<a href="http://jeftupas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/intise.jpg" style="color: #8697a0;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-790" height="158" src="http://jeftupas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/intise-300x158.jpg" style="background-color: #dddfc0; border: none; float: left; margin: 10px 15px 10px 0px; padding: 5px;" title="intise" width="300" /></a>Bayan’s parents—Federico and Nelly—went missing on October 26, 2006. They were last seen in Purok Puting Bato in Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City. They disappeared with Gloria Canaveral. The human rights group Karapatan in General Santos City reported that the three were with a man identified as Rex Solon, a former cadre of the New People’s Army and suspected of being a military asset.</div>
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This December is like the past three Decembers for them. It would be filled with longing for their parents who taught them selflessness.</div>
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“We long to see our parents,” he said. He said he also wanted to get closure to his search, to find out whether his parents were still alive or dead.</div>
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Recently, Bayan and Bips communed with families and victims of extrajudicial executions, disappearances, torture, harassment and other forms of attacks on human rights during the Human Rights Summit initiated by human rights monitor Barug Katungod Mindanao in Davao.</div>
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Standing before other victims, a courageous Bayan said: “My father was a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) … my mother was a civilian. Both of them have yet to come home … and we are waiting, painfully waiting for their homecoming.”</div>
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Bayan’s parents are among the 51 victims of enforced disappearances in Mindanao under the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Since President Aquino took power, Karapatan says it has recorded two cases of enforced disappearances.</div>
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SOURCE: <a href="http://jeftupas.com/2012/08/30/the-children-of-the-disappeared/" style="line-height: 19px;">http://jeftupas.com/2012/08/30/the-children-of-the-disappeared/</a></div>
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Aquino tells Sereno: Restore people’s trust in judiciary</h1>
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MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino
III on Monday urged Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to restore
people’s trust in the judiciary, ensure a fair justice system, and stand
her ground in the face of odds, assuring her of the country’s full
backing.<br />
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“Umaasa akong titimbangin mo ang iyong hatol at
pasya upang manumbalik ang kumpyansa ng taumbayan sa institusyong iyong
pamumunuan (I expect that you weigh your judgment and decision so that
people’s trust in the institution you’re heading will be restored),” Mr.
Aquino said in a speech marking National Heroes’ Day at the Libingan ng
mga Bayani.<br />
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Aquino, who administered the oath to Sereno last
Saturday in Malacañang, said the Filipino people expected nothing less
than a fair dispensation of justice in the country’s courts.<br />
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“The people’s mandate to you is: let the fair
system of justice prevail. It should be impartial to either the rich or
poor, to ordinary Filipinos or the powerful,” he said before a crowd of
diplomats, Cabinet officials and veterans under a tent behind the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier.<br />
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Mindful of the challenges that await her in the
next 18 years of her term, Mr. Aquino assured the 52-year-old Sereno
that the whole country was behind her.<br />
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“To our new Chief Justice, don’t lose heart when
a deluge of challenges comes your way. Be assured that the Filipino
nation is your ally (kasangga mo),” he said.<br />
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Sereno has a work cut out for her, mainly
restoring the image of the judiciary months after Chief Justice Renato
Corona was ousted by the Senate in an impeachment trial for
non-disclosure of assets in violation of the Constitution.<br />
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But first she has to address the issue of how to
bring together all the 13 justices, including the more senior ones who
observers said felt bypassed because of her appointment.<br />
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When she took her oath before the President,
only four of her colleagues — Associate Justices Martin Villarama Jr.,
Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Mariano del Castillo and Bienvenido Reyes — were
around.<br />
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Absent were the five most senior justices —
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Associate Justices
Presbitero Velasco Jr., Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Arturo Brion and
Diosdado Peralta — as well as Associate Justices Lucas Bersamin, Jose
Perez and Jose Mendoza.<br />
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Aquino said Sereno’s appointment as the
country’s new chief magistrate has added more meaning to the country’s
commemoration of the National Heroes’ Day.<br />
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Source:<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/258672/restore-peoples-trust-in-judiciary">http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/258672/restore-peoples-trust-in-judiciary</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206805977297704806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941137905532548105.post-14549966638687283282012-08-27T01:10:00.001-07:002012-08-27T01:10:12.010-07:00<br />
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LE JARDIN 4. Shown in this picture (from left) are Johnny Urbina, Joselito Lagon Jr., Wyrlo Enero and Michael Lim, four youth activists who were arrested by the police during last Friday’s demolition attempt in Purok 13, Bugac, Maa. They are now detained at the Davao City Police Office in Camp Domingo Leonor. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace Morandante)</div>
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<em>What they said they could not understand about last Friday’s incident was that aside from getting beaten up by the police, they were also electrocuted and held at gunpoint.</em></div>
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<strong>DAVAO CITY, </strong>Philippines<strong> — </strong>Police mauled and arrested four youth activists who staged a blockade with residents during a demolition attempt in Bariquit Compound, Purok 13, Bugac in Maa village, an area claimed by landed clan Villa Abrille, where some 28 families live.</div>
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On Friday morning, residents in the Bariquit compound, together with youth and urban poor activists, blocked the backhoe equipment that was about to destroy their houses and crops to begin the construction of Le Jardin, a high-end subdivision owned by the Villa Abrilles.</div>
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The residents formed a human barricade which arriving police forces from the Talomo Police Station dispersed, seizing four youth activists who were at the frontline and brought them to detention.</div>
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The four were identified as Johnny Urbina and Michael Lim of AnakBayan, Wyrlo Enero of the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Joselito Lagon Jr., chairperson of the cultural group Kabataang Artista Para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Karatula).</div>
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<em>“Gidakop mi nila. Ako nagkuha kog video ganiha, gidakop ko nila. Ingon nila gahapon pa daw ko</em> (They took me as I was taking videos of them. The police told me that I had been doing this since yesterday),” Lagon told Davao Today in an interview.</div>
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Lagon, who have already been staying in Bariquit compound with his fellow youth activists in support of the residents who were keeping watch of an imminent demolition, said the police have already been observing them.</div>
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What he said he could not understand about last Friday’s incident was that aside from getting beaten up by the police, they were also electrocuted and held at gunpoint.</div>
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<em>“Gigamitan mig kuryente tapos ang uban gitutukan mig pusil M16 bisan nihangyo na si (Lily) Bariquit nga dili na ipadayon ang pagback-hoe kay naay status quo. </em>(They used things that electrocuted us, while also pointing their M16 guns at our companions even if (Lily) Bariquit had already made an appeal to stop the backhoe as there is still a status quo order from the court,)” Lagon said.</div>
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The Status Quo order that residents like Bariquit presented to make an appeal to stop the demolition operations stipulates that both parties must take no action on the property as the case is being heard.</div>
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Another resident, 71-year-old Marcela Camumot also tried to do this during the demolition attempt the day before but she was ran over by a backhoe that injured her leg.</div>
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Demolition attempts were conducted on the strength of a fencing permit issued by the local government.</div>
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However, the office that issued the permit, the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) cited that they had no knowledge of the status quo court order. “We issued the fence permit after the Villa Abrille complied with the needed documents and after inspection in the area was conducted,” Engineer Grace Catubig of the CEO said in an interview.</div>
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Catubig also pointed out that the documents included the certified copy of title, which “did not include encumbrances or charges upon property usually fastened with the title if it has cases in court or claims of another party.”</div>
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But the City Legal Office through lawyer Marlisa Gallo explained that a court ruling such as a status quo order shall prevail when there is conflict with another issuance, in this case, the fencing permit.</div>
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The 20-hectare lot being claimed by the Villa Abrilles is home to 28 families, some of them have lived for decades now.</div>
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Camumot, who have lived in the area for 65 years now, said the Villa Abrilles do not have the right to drive them away because the latter use a certificate of title which, when they checked with the Land Registration Authority, does not exist.</div>
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Youth activists like Lagon, stayed by the side of the residents as they resisted attempts of eviction because they believe it was unjust for the residents to be driven away just because “an influential family can show a land title which is questionable in the first place.”</div>
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They did not however saw this kind of police action coming that day.</div>
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Lagon’s companion Michael Lim narrated how the police manhandled him.</div>
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<em>“Ginudnod ko nila sa lupa, didto na ko nila gikulata, gi-aksyon nilag bali akong kamot para maposasan lang, kanang balion jud, unya gisikadan ko tapos akong paa gisikadan pud nila, sa mga pulis</em> (They pinned me to the ground and beat me up, they even tried to break my arm so they can handcuffed me. They kicked me, and hit me hard in the leg),” Lim told <em><a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">davaotoday.com</a></em>.</div>
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Lim said some of the police men who attacked him did not wear nameplates.</div>
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“<em>Gitabangan jud ko nila kay naa man ko sa ilalom sa ilaha. Wala nako kabalo pila kabuok sila</em> (They ganged up on me. I could not tell how many they were),” he continued.</div>
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Lagon said the police also hit him even if he was already inside the police vehicle.</div>
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“<em>Gisumbag-sumbag mi unya ganiha naa mi sa mobile gisumbag ko diri sa wala nga bahin sa akong lawas tapos ang uban, namalikas sa amoa, nagpakita lang gyud sa ilang pagka-arogante </em> (They continued hitting me even when I was already inside the mobile. They shouted profanities at me, which only shows their arrogance),” Lagon said.</div>
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But the designated ground commander at the site, Talomo Police Station Deputy Commander Chief Inspector Aldrin Juaneza, belied the allegations on his men. “There was no brutal arrest by our men. What happened was that we arrested them because they were preventing the backhoe from continuing its fencing.”</div>
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Juaneza pointed out that they were only “enforcing the law and restoring order.”</div>
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But Lily Bariquit, a resident, said Juaneza himself ordered the assault on them. <em>“Ilaha gyud ming ginaharass, pareha ganiha si Juaneza na ang nagmando sa mga kauban niya nga pangharason mi </em>(They really harassed us. Even Juaneza himself gave orders to inflict force on us).”</div>
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Also, residents complained of men whose faces were covered and who were taking photos of them.</div>
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Davao Today tried to inquire from Inspector Juaneza about these men, but he just quipped, “Perhaps they are paparazzis.”</div>
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When prodded further, Inspector Juaneza admitted that the men were intelligence operatives as they were “notified of New People’s Army infiltrating the area.”</div>
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<em>“Naa man guy mga report nga duna nay mga sparrow unit nga armado, so amoang gipamonitor ang area tungod kay nasakyan na man gyud ni siya sa mga amigo nato sa pikas </em>(We have received report that there are armed sparrow units [a term used for hit squads by the NPA], that’s why we are monitoring if the area is infiltrated by them because of this tension),” he told Davao Today in an interview.</div>
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Juaneza’s allegation angered Camumot. “<em>Grabe na man sad na sila, murag wala gyud mi kabalo og unsaon pagbarog sa among kaugalingon</em> (That’s the worse reason, as if we do not know how to defend ourselves).”</div>
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Meanwhile, the four youths who sustained injuries and wounds during the dispersal are still detained as police have filed charges of “physical injury, malicious mischief, disobedience to persons in authority, physical injury, direct assault and obstruction of justice” against them.</div>
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The four were first detained at the Talomo Police Station on Friday. They have been transferred to the Davao City Police Office in Camp Domingo Leonor since Saturday.</div>
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Reverend Jurie Jayme of the Alliance of human rights advocates, Karapatan, said the incident last Friday only shows the brutality of state security agents against the deprived.</div>
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What the police did, he said, were clearly, violations of human rights. He said they will make sure that charges will be filed against the authorities.</div>
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“The four activist youths should be freed,” Jayme said, as he urged citizens to rally behind the call for the immediate release of the four. <em>(Ron C. Clarion & Ma. Luz M. Geldore /<a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">davaotoday.com</a>)</em></div>
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<b>SOURCE: </b><a href="http://davaotoday.com/main/2012/08/27/police-arrest-four-activists-in-maa-demolition-try/">http://davaotoday.com/main/2012/08/27/police-arrest-four-activists-in-maa-demolition-try/</a></div>
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A PROGRESSIVE youth group condemned what they call an illegal arrest and detention by Talomo police of some of its members who tried to stop the demolition of houses at the disputed Bariquit compound in Bugac, Maa on Friday.</div>
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The contested property is part of Le Jardin Subdivision owned by the Villa Abrilles.</div>
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Those arrested were identified as Joselito Lagon Jr., regional spokesperson of Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Karatula); Wyrlo Enero, a member of the League of Filipino Students (LFS); Johnny Boy Urbina and John Michale Lim, both members of Anakbayan.</div>
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Anakbayan appealed for the immediate release of the four.</div>
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"We are outraged by the demonstration of fascism by the Talomo police who arrested, beat up and electrocuted our youth leaders," says Cherry Orendain, regional spokesperson for Anakbayan.</div>
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She said Lagon, Urbina and Lim were seized at the demolition site while Enero was arrested at the police station.</div>
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She said Lagon, Urbina and Lim are sued for direct assault and disobedience, resistance to an agent of person in authority.</div>
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Lim, on the other hand, is charged with physical injuries and Enero with destruction of government property and resisting arrest of person in authority.</div>
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Orendain claimed the four accused were beaten by members of the Talomo police while inside the detention cell.</div>
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She said Rodolfo Silawan, student and also a member of Anakbayan, was punched by an unidentified policeman while leaving the demolition site.</div>
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"Since 2011, the Villa Abrilles attempted to get rid of the residents of the compound in order to develop the area into a subdivision, claiming that it was legally theirs," Orendain said.</div>
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Anakbayan will hold a series of vigil and protest actions to demand for the release of the four.</div>
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Meanwhile, Superintendent Dionisio Abude, chief of Talomo police, denied accusation he owns the security agency that provides private guards to Le Jardin Subdivision.</div>
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He admitted his wife owns the Makabayan Security Agency since 1998, but that none of the Villa Abrille's security guards is their personnel.</div>
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Protesters from the Bayan Muna, Karapatan, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, among others, believe the masked armed men seen during the commotion with residents at Bariquit Compound were personnel of Abude's security agency.</div>
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Abude also said that based on their initial investigation, the four activists were arrested after they threw stones during the demolition of houses.</div>
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"Sa dihang gina-aresto na sila sa atong mga kaubanan... mipalag sila mao tong na samad sa ilong si PO3 Marcelo Cubeta unya na gisi pa jud iyang uniporme (the suspects resisted the arrest the reason PO3 Cubeta was injured)," Abude said.</div>
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The police on Friday afternoon immediately filed charges of direct assault, disobedience and resistance to the agent or person in authority, malicious mischief, and physical injuries before the City Prosecution Office.</div>
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In a videotape of Lagon's account of their arrest, he said, he was in a human barricade trying to stop the backhoe when they were arrested.</div>
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"Ako naga-video lang ko, giingnan ko nga ikaw, gahapon pa ka naga-video-video diha, dakpa pud na (I was documenting the even when someone from the police's ranks said, 'This one has been taking videos since yesterday, arrest him,'" he said.</div>
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"Mao tong gipadakop ko nila, gikuryentehan ko nila mao tong gitamak-tamakan ko (That was when I was electrocuted with a stun gun and throttled on the ground)," he added.</div>
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He accused a "goon" from the Villa Abrille side of hitting him while he was being accompanied to the police car. He was boxed by a policeman as they reached the police vehicle, he said.</div>
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<strong>TALAINGOD</strong>, Davao del Norte, Philippines — 15-year-old Asenad Bago, an Ata-Manobo, has made his school his home.</div>
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This is because Asenad’s sub-village (sitio) is three hours away by foot from the Salugpungan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanugon (Unity in Defense of Ancestral Land) Community Learning Center, located in Sitio Dulyan, Palma Gil Village. He asked his teachers that he could stay with the school staff. In return to their kindness, he wakes up early “to clean around the school grounds and do other errands for the teachers.”</div>
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For the Ata Manobo youth and children like Asenad, the school has been a great help for them in learning basic literacy. Without such school, youths like him would have to travel greater distance to public schools in town proper.</div>
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Another reason why Asenad prefers this school is that “the teachers provide me with what I need for school like my bag, notebooks and pencil and most especially, food.”</div>
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This Salugpungan Community Learning Center is running for nine years and taught 558 Ata Manobo students.</div>
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The school started nine years ago in 2003, as a non-formal school of the religious organization Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) in Southern Mindanao.</div>
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The tribal leaders of Salugpungan thought that education is key for the future generation, especially in learning how to defend their culture and their land against the encroachment of mining and other industries.</div>
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Their hopes were supported by the RMP especially through the efforts of the slain Italian missionary Father Fausto ‘Pops’ Tentorio, PIME (Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions), who was then the chair of the RMP Board of Directors.</div>
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Fr. Tentorio, who runs literacy programs in North Cotabato province, extended support to Talaingod.</div>
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Later in 2007, the Salugpungan Council and RMP established a primary school. Now there are 10 Ata-Manobo schools. Fr. Tentorio had supported the schools through donations and financial support from his friends in Italy.</div>
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Now, the Salugpungan Community Learning Center has become a full-fledged elementary school, offering primary education — for free — up to Grade Six.</div>
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But, the religious and the lumads’ initiative to gain access to basic education had been undermined with lack of government support.</div>
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Even if the Salugpungan school offers free education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has continuously denied its accreditation.<br />
“That’s because we were not able to meet all the department’s requisites; requirements which we think are not practical for a school situated in the mountains,” laments Ronnie Garcia, the school’s first teacher.<br />
He added, they were only given a permit to operate which they have to renew every year.<br />
Garcia, a Mansaka lumad from Mabini, Compostela Valley province, was an RMP scholar himself who took up education course in college. After his graduation, he volunteered to teach the Ata-Manobos here in Talaingod.<br />
He shared that this year has been more difficult for the school as DepEd required them to submit electrical, building and Bureau of Fire Protection permits, among others.<br />
Garcia also noted that they have modified the school’s curriculum so that it will fit the community’s needs, especially on their culture and tradition. He added, the school has yet to discuss how to effectively implement DepEd’s new program, the K to 12.<br />
As a teacher and a student once, Garcia said that requiring them to comply with the numerous requirements is tantamount to denying the indigenous peoples’ right to education, an added burden in the midst of their suffering from severe poverty.<br />
Bago himself has witnessed how some of his classmates come to school with an empty stomach.<br />
“Because of hunger, some of them cannot concentrate on the day’s lesson and many just fall asleep,” he said.<br />
Students here bring with them root crops and yams, whenever it’s possible. They also look for food very early in the morning, which most of the time, stretches until school time. “That’s why some of them come to school late,” Bago said.<br />
These lumad children long for knowledge. Not even their parents can stop them from going to school, even if it means they have to contend with their empty stomachs.<br />
“I’m really happy because since he goes to school, he has learned how to speak Bisaya, and to read and count,” said Bago’s father, Dolfo.<br />
But for Bago, he hungers for more knowledge, not only for him but for his fellow lumad children, as well.<br />
“I hope a Salugpungan High School will be established. We want to reach high school, also, and eventually graduate” Bago said with full of hope. <em>(John Rizle L. Saligumba/<a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">davaotoday.com</a>)</em><br />
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The body of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo was recovered yesterday after divers found it in the wreckage of the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane 180 feet below sea level in the waters off Masbate at about 7:45 a.m. yesterday.</div>
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This was confirmed by Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas who said Robredo's body was found by technical drivers in the cabin of the plane, which was lying upside down.</div>
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As this developed, Malacañang started preparations for the official honors and state funeral for Robredo, as retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, a close friend of Robredo, and Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo called for a hero’s burial for the DILG Secretary.</div>
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In Memorandum Circular No. 36, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., whom President Benigno S. Aquino III designated as DILG officer-in-charge, created an inter-agency committee to organize the funeral arrangements and interment of Robredo, whose tragic death caused “deep sorrow” for the nation.</div>
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The chartered Piper Seneca plane crashed Saturday in Masbate City while en route to Naga City from Cebu.</div>
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<strong>National Days Of Mourning</strong></div>
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President Aquino, upon arrival from Naga City last night, signed Proclamation No. 460 declaring August 21 until the day of Robredo’s interment “National Days of Mourning.”</div>
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The proclamation also directed that flags in all government buildings will be at half-mast “from sunrise to sunset” in the country and posts abroad for the next six days.</div>
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Philippine National Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome had earlier ordered all flags in all police camps and stations at half-mast.</div>
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<strong>Cut In 3 Big Chunks</strong></div>
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Roxas said Matt Reed, a volunteer British technical diver, was the one who saw Robredo's body underwater. The diver said the plane was broken into three big chunks.</div>
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A military diver said Robredo's body was floating inside the plane wreck when found.</div>
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Divers also found one other body in the cockpit of the ill-fated plane, but they could not ascertain the identity as of press time.</div>
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However, search and retrieval operations were temporarily halted after German diver Danny Brumbach suffered decompression sickness. His mouth was frothing as he resurfaced after the search and retrieval operation but is now in stable condition.</div>
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Maj. Gen. Eduardo del Rosario, Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) chief and head of Task Force Kalihim, said personnel involved in the retrieval operations will attempt to bring to surface the aircraft’s wreckage today. He said it will now be a purely military operation when the recovery mission resumes today following the accident involving Brumbach.</div>
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Del Rosario described the wreckage as rested upside down on the seabed.</div>
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“Nakataob yung eroplano and then yung nose nagkaroon ng indention kaya maaring naipit yung mga piloto. Si Secretary Robredo nandun siya sa likuran, natanggal yung pintuan kaya open yun nung puntahan ng ating mga divers at siguro masasabi ko na lucky tayo because kahit na hindi naka-seatbelt si Sec. Robredo hindi siya napalabas ng eroplano,” said Del Rosario.</div>
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Roxas had earlier reported that divers also found the bodies of Capt. Jessup Bahinting and his co-pilot Kshitiz Chand in the cockpit. But he later clarified the report that only one other body was found.</div>
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The wreckage was found about 800 meters from the shoreline.</div>
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The body of Robredo reached the surface at about 8:15 a.m. and was immediately loaded on a rubber boat and then taken directly to the La Funeraria Eternas in Masbate City.</div>
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After confirming the body as that of Robredo, Roxas immediately informed President Aquino.</div>
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<strong>Hope Turned To Heartbreak</strong></div>
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Hope turned to heartbreak when President Aquino learned about the passing of Robredo.</div>
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Already commemorating the death anniversary of his father, the President grieved over the loss of Robredo, his close friend, and personally brought his remains to his hometown in Naga City.</div>
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The grief-stricken leader flew back to Masbate upon learning of the retrieval of Robredo’s body. Aquino then personally saw the return of Robredo, whose body was placed in a metal casket, to his family in Naga City via a Philippine Air Force C-130 plane. Robredo’s body arrived in Naga at 12:55 p.m.</div>
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Because of this development, the President was unable to attend a mass commemorating the 29th death anniversary of his father, the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., at the Manila Memorial Park. It was Aquino who contacted the DILG chief’s wife, lawyer Lenie Robredo, and informed her about the retrieval of her husband’s body, three days after his plane crash off the coast of Masbate.</div>
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Aquino was joined by Roxas, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, and Presidential Communications Development Secretary Ramon Carandang in the sad flight to Naga.</div>
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Before leaving Masbate, Robredo’s friend for 10 years, Father Leo Casas, gave his final blessings for the DILG Secretary.</div>
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“Here we are, a friend blessing a friend,” Father Casas, who was among the few allowed to open the casket, was quoted as saying as he blessed Robredo’s body at the La Funeraria Eternas in Masbate City.</div>
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Upon seeing Robredo’s casket, Cabinet officials present and residents touched and hugged it with affection.</div>
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From Naga airport, Robredo’s body was taken directly to the Imperial Homes funeral house accompanied by President Aquino, who met with the DILG Secretary’s widow, and their children Aika, 24; Patricia, 18; and Jillian, 12.</div>
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Family spokesman Jun Lavadia said the wake for Robredo will be held at the Naga Archbishop's Palace.</div>
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In Malacañang, grief and gratitude enveloped Malacañang following the passing of Robredo, whose integrity and diligence were well known in the Aquino Cabinet.</div>
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Ochoa and several other Cabinet members mourned the death of Robredo and praised him as a “dedicated public servant and a champion of good governance.”</div>
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“I join my colleagues in the Cabinet and the whole nation in mourning the passing of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo,” Ochoa said in a statement.</div>
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“Secretary Robredo was a dedicated public servant and a champion of good governance whose track record in public service has been an inspiration to all those who believe in government as an instrument for positive change,” he added.</div>
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Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda and Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma also expressed grief over the death of Robredo.</div>
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“Jesse has passed. The nation has lost one of her finest servant-leaders,” Lacierda said on his Twitter account, a few minutes after Robredo’s body was found.</div>
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The public was encouraged to use hashtag #salamatjesse for memories and messages of sympathy via Twitter.</div>
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Coloma hailed Robredo for serving the people selflessly and honorably, saying he was “an exemplary public servant, a pathfinder in implementing innovations in governance.”</div>
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Budget Secretary Abad also praised Robredo’s integrity and diligence that served as example to many officials in government. Abad said these were the qualities that made Robredo “a most valuable and highly regarded member of President Aquino’s cabinet.”</div>
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Vice President Jejomar C. Binay asked Filipinos to pray for the family of Robredo that they may be given the strength during this difficult time.</div>
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Iloilo Representative Jerry Treñas, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, remembered Robredo as one of the “most decent” members of President Aquino’s Cabinet team. Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, chairman of the House Committee on Public Information, agreed with Treñas, saying the DILG Secretary was “a great loss to our country and our people.”</div>
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Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) caretaker-Governor Mujiv Hataman and Governors Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu of Maguindanao, Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong Jr. of Lanao del Sur, Sakur Tan of Sulu, Sadikul Sahali of Tawi-Tawi, and Jum Akbar of Basilan described as “great loss” the demise of Robredo.</div>
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The Canadian and British governments also issued messages of condolence to the Philippine government, the Filipino people, and to the family of Secretary Robredo.</div>
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“The government of Canada would like to extend its deepest sympathy to the family of Secretary Robredo, the Government of the Philippines and the Filipino people,” Canadian Ambassador to Manila Christopher Thornley said in a statement. “He will be remembered as a leader who ushered in a new era of political reform in the Philippines, and inspired government workers to selfless devotion in public service.”</div>
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“The British embassy is saddened by the death of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Government of the Philippines and the family of Secretary Robredo,” said British Ambassador Stephen Lillie in a statement.</div>
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Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was in disbelief upon learning yesterday of the confirmation of the death of Robredo.</div>
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De Lima and Robredo, both natives of Camarines Sur in Bicol region, were known close buddies in the Cabinet of President Aquino.</div>
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Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the Department of Education joins the nation in mourning the passing of the untiring public servant which he called “an icon of good governance and faithful stewardship.”</div>
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Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado requested all government units of the province as well as his constituents to pray for the eternal reposed of Secretary Robredo who always supportive and gave help to the Bulakenyos whenever there is a need from his office.</div>
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Former Senate President Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. said yesterday Robredo “was an exceptional public servant, able, and faithful to his oath of office.”</div>
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Senators Manuel Villar, Loren Legarda, and Ramon Revilla Jr. extended yesterday their “deepest condolences” to the family Robredo.</div>
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Cotabato Governor Lala Taliño-Mendoza was grateful of having worked with a public official like Robredo whose main goal is to reach out to LGUs, even in far-flung areas. (With reports from Elena L. Aben, JC Bello Ruiz, Charissa M. Luci, Freddie C. Velez, Ali G. Macabalang, Ina Hernando Malipot, Roy C. Mabasa, Mario B. Casuyuran, Leslie Ann G. Aquino, Malu Cadelina Manar, Leonard D. Postrado, and Edd K. Usman)</div>
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<strong>TALAINGOD</strong>, Davao del Norte, Philippines — The mission of slain Italian missionary Father Fausto ‘Pops’ Tentorio to work among the marginalized peasants and indigenous peoples in Southern Mindanao, continue to inspire many, locals and foreigners alike.</div>
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Tentorio, a missionary based in Arakan Valley, Cotabato Province for nearly thirty years, was killed last October 17 inside the compound of his parish by a gunman believed to be connected with government military forces.</div>
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The missionary is a known advocate of the environment and the struggles of indigenous peoples in the hinterlands of Davao City and the provinces of Cotabato, Bukidnon and Davao del Norte.</div>
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On August 12, they found themselves on the road that Father Pops himself once took: the path to Talaingod, a highland municipality in Davao del Norte which is home to Ata-Manobos who are still struggling from being robbed off of their ancestral land.</div>
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Delegates from various churches in the United States, 22 of them Filipino-Americans and Americans, travelled halfway from across the world to Sitio Dulyan in Palma Gil village of Talaingod where a school that Fr. Tentorio helped established is located.</div>
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The school, the venue of the mission, saw the gathering of foreign missioners, and delegates from various local organizations that provided medical services to more than a thousand Ata-Manobos who walked for days from their communities just to avail of them.<br />
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Jolo Buktaw, a missioner from a California-based Advocacy Ministry of the Rosewood United Methodist Church, saw for himself how needy the lumads have become.</div>
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“They walked for almost a week just to get here in time for the mission, just to get proper treatment and medicine,” he said.</div>
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The Ata-Manobos who were served by the mission belong to the Salugpungan Ta ‘Tanu Igkanugon, an organization borne of the unity of lumad communities in Talaingod who fought the wood company, Alcantara and Sons (Alsons) when it tried to enter their areas. (See Related Story: <a href="http://davaotoday.com/main/2007/10/23/the-fugitive-of-talaingod/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">The Fugitive of Talaingod</a>)</div>
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In the 1990s, Alsons claimed thousands of hectares of lumad ancestral land in Talaingod under the Integrated Forest Management Agreement (IFMA), but this was thwarted by the Ata-Manobos led by Datu Guibang Apoga who fought the company guards with their spears and arrows.</div>
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While Guibang and fellow datus believed that they only acted in defense of their land, charges of common crimes were filed against them. As a consequence, their communities suffered further.</div>
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The missioners who came saw this for themselves. They understood that there is more beyond the lumads’ suffering in terms of government’s negligence of providing basic social services.</div>
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Up to this day, the lumads under Salugpungan have continued to parry countless other forms of disenfranchisement of the right to their ancestral domain.</div>
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After Alson’s IFMA, other private business-led projects came, including a hydro-powered dam project and a mining application.</div>
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With the country’s mining laws, such as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, and recently, President Aquino’s latest promulgation on mining, Executive Order 79, the communities of Salugpungan face more threats of land usurpation by private businesses, particularly, of foreign multinational companies.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In the course of resisting the entry of such projects that would only mean dispossession of their ancestral lands, they have also been put at the receiving end of human rights abuses, </span></div>
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For Buktaw, what the lumad communities they visited experienced was injustice. And for this, he and his fellows, believe that they could do something more.</div>
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<strong><em>Spreading the word</em></strong></div>
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“Our mission does not end after we leave Davao. It will just begin as we share the stories and bring back what we have learned here,” Buktaw said.</div>
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The missioners vowed they were going to make sure they will come back and provide more of the lumads’ material needs. But more than this, they pledged advocacy.</div>
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For Bert Mendoza, President of Filipino Caucus, an organization which covers 28 Fil-Am Methodist churches in Southern California, they can start by calling the attention of their government to cancel its aid for a country that neglects the rights of its people, particularly the indigenous peoples.</div>
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“Our (US) government will listen only if the international community calls its attention,” Mendoza said.</div>
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Furthermore, Mendoza said they can also lobby that their government’s budget for aid to the Philippines be cut in the face of the human rights abuses committed by state security agents against Filipinos.</div>
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For Reverend Sandie Richards of the United Methodist Church of Los Angeles, California the condition of the lumads of Talaingod only mirrors the continuing plunder of the interests of multinational companies.</div>
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“It’s an outrage that the resources of this beautiful land are being consumed and destroyed by multinational and US interests,” she said, adding that it is supposed to be the interest of the Philippines that the Filipino people use the resources for their own nation instead of enriching other nations, particularly the wealthy ones, especially,<br />
their country, the United States.</div>
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She further lamented over the situation of most Filipinos who are forced to go abroad even if it means leaving their families behind.</div>
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“The women, for instance, who care for other children overseas should be home, caring for their own children, they should be able to make living wages and take care of their own families,” Richards said.</div>
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Buktaw summed up the things they could do into four urgent tasks:<br />
First, to know the human rights situation in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao; second, to assert environmental justice; third, to advocate for the health and welfare of the indigenous peoples; and lastly would be to muster support so they can provide more of the social needs, especially, on medical care.</div>
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The missioners have come this far, but being with the people that the late priest served is worth all the long and difficult travel. After all, to them, it is a way of paying tribute to the man and the work he did as Christ’s follower, which is to fulfill Christ’s teachings of helping the poor and the underserved. <em>(John Rizle L. Saligumba/<a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">davaotoday.com</a>)</em></div>
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VIDEO PROFILE | Saturnino Fabros:Assaulted MMDA officer, single dad of 6, surviving on P8K a month</h1>
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MANILA, Philippines - Robert Blair Carabuena, tobacco
firm executive caught on video mauling an MMDA traffic enforcer, could
not have picked a more pitiful underdog to assault on national
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A News5 team on Wednesday visited the hovel in Payatas,
Quezon City, where Saturnino Fabros, 47, is singlehandedly raising six
children. They spoke with a lowly public servant trying to raise a
family all alone, and on a salary of P8,000 a month.</div>
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His eldest child broke down while trying to rationalize
her father’s decision to stoically absorb the blows and the curses that
Carabuena rained on him after he accosted the executive for insisting on
driving while Fabros was manning traffic at the corner of Tandang Sora
and Capitol Hills in Quezon City.</div>
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She said her father had been forced to show restraint
(“nagtimpi”) apparently because he was thinking of his family, and she
wept at the thought of the humiliation he suffered for that.</div>
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Fabros is a 20-year veteran at the MMDA, and the agency’s
management bared plans Wednesday to promote him to Traffic Enforcer 2. </div>
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His peers at the MMDA took turns holding him up as a kind, meek man. </div>
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His daughter called him a hero (“bayani”), as she recalled their shock at seeing their father being manhandled on television.</div>
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Areas in ‘Helen’s’ path stock up on supplies</h1>
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armed with umbrellas resume classes to school on Monday after almost a
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Manila, Philippines – Philippine authorities rushed relief supplies
to the country’s remote north Tuesday in preparation for a new storm,
which was also expected to dump heavy rain on other areas struggling
with deadly floods.<br />
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Tropical Storm “Helen” (international codename: Kai-tak) was forecast
to hit the east coast of Luzon, the country’s main island, on Wednesday
morning, then pass over mountainous regions before heading towards
Taiwan, the state weather bureau said.<br />
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“We are rushing to pre-position relief items to the northern areas
ahead of this storm,” Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman told AFP.<br />
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“We wanted to make sure that we have enough supplies there just in case areas get cut off by landslides or floods.”<br />
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“Helen” was also forecast to bring heavy rains across the central and
southern areas of Luzon, where 334,000 people remain in evacuation
centres following flooding last week that in some farming areas remains
waist-deep<br />
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The floods, which submerged 80 percent of Manila, killed 95 people, according to the government.<br />
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The government had initially said “Helen” would start dumping up to
35 millimeters (1.3 inches) of rain an hour over large areas of Luzon
beginning Monday night, triggering warnings of more mass evacuations
from officials.<br />
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But as of noon Tuesday parts of Luzon were only experiencing scattered, light rain showers.<br />
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Ramos said authorities had begun releasing
water from five dams in the mountain regions of Luzon that were near
overflowing in anticipation of more rains.<br />
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But the “controlled release” was not expected to swamp already swollen river systems and cause more flooding, he said.<br />
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‘Helen’ now a storm; 7 areas in Luzon under storm signal</h1>
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<b>MANILA (3rd Update, 1:31 p.m.)</b> -- Seven areas in Northern Luzon have been placed under public storm warning as Tropical Depression Helen intensified into a storm, the state weather bureau said Monday.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.383333206176758px;">In its latest weather update Monday noon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said public storm signal no. 1 was raised in the provinces of Batanes, Isabela, Kalinga, Apayao, Cagayan, Calayan Group of Islands and Babuyan Group of Islands.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.366666793823242px;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.45em;">Those areas are expected to experience winds of 30 to 60 kilometers per hour (kph) within the next 36 hours.</span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.45em;">In its latest weather update Monday noon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said public storm signal no. 1 was raised in the provinces of Batanes, Isabela, Kalinga, Apayao, Cagayan, Calayan Group of Islands and Babuyan Group of Islands.</span></span></div>
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Residents living in low-lying and mountainous areas under public storm warning signals are alerted against possible flash floods and landslides, while those residing in coastal areas under public storm warning signal no. 1 are alerted against big waves or storm surges generated, Pagasa said.</div>
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As of 10 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Storm Helen (international name: Kai-Tak) was located based on satellite and surface data at 550 kilometers (km) east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora.</div>
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It packed maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph.</div>
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Pagasa said “Helen” carries about 15-35 millimeters (mm) per hour (heavy-torrential) of rainfall within its 400-km diameter coverage.</div>
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“Helen” is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon that will bring rains over Luzon and the Visayas especially over the western section. The storm might leave the country by Thursday.</div>
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“Locally heavy downpours are possible across Luzon in the northern Philippines from Monday through Wednesday. This area has already seen flooding rain over the past week, and additional rainfall will result in the potential for more significant flooding and mudslides to occur,” meteorologist Eric Leister of accuweather.com said.</div>
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By the middle of the week, Leister said “Helen” could also impact Taiwan, another area which has been affected by Typhoon Saola (“Gener” in the Philippines) less than two weeks ago. “Helen” may develop into a typhoon on its way to Southern China on Thursday.</div>
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Pagasa said intermittent light to moderate rains (2.5-7.5 mm/hr) are now affecting Central and Southern Luzon becoming more frequent moderate to heavy rains (7.5-10 mm/hr) during the latter part of the day towards the evening over Camarines provinces, Quezon province, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro, Bataan, Zambales and Metro Manila.</div>
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Pagasa said “Helen” is forecast to move west northwest at 13 kph. It is expected to be 330 km east northeast of Tuguegarao City on Tuesday morning.</div>
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By Wednesday morning, it is expected to be 80 km north northeast of Aparri, Cagayan; and 220 km west of Basco, Batanes on Thursday morning. <b>(PNA/Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)</b><br />
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<b>Read More From <a href="http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/08/13/helen-now-storm-7-areas-luzon-under-storm-signal-237218">Sunstar.com.ph</a></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206805977297704806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941137905532548105.post-41683724676770851662012-08-10T19:33:00.003-07:002012-08-10T19:46:37.556-07:00<h1 class="singlePageTitle">
Pagasa forecast: Expect more monsoon rains</h1>
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<span class="postDate">2:35 am | Saturday, August 11th, 2012 </span>
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Though weakened, the southwest monsoon, locally known as hanging
habagat, will continue to bring rainshowers and thunderstorms over
Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, posing the threat of flash floods and
landslides as people in the two regions, and those in the capital,
struggle to restore normality to their lives after this week’s floods.<br />
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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (Pagasa) on Friday said provinces in the two regions,
particularly Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales,
Pampanga, Bataan, Tarlac and Bulacan, will continue to experience mostly
cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The weather
will become cloudy with widespread rains in the western part of the
region, the state weather service said.<br />
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Pagasa warned residents of those provinces about flash floods in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas.<br />
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<b>Low pressure area</b><br />
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Weather forecaster Raymond Ordinario reported that a low pressure
area (LPA) had been seen east of the country, still very far but moving
toward the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).<br />
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“We expect it to form and enter the PAR by Monday or Tuesday,”
Ordinario said. “But we only expect it to pass through the PAR so we do
not think it would affect any part of the country.”<br />
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<b>Cloudy skies</b><br />
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The skies in the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms, Pagasa said.<br />
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Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over
Luzon and coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds
will be light to moderate coming from the south to southwest with slight
to moderate seas.<br />
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Strong to gale force wind is anticipated to affect the northern and
western seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboard of Central
Luzon.<br />
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<b>Very rough seas</b><br />
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The seas off the western seaboards of Northern Luzon and Central
Luzon, particularly Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan,
Zambales and Bataan, as well as the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon
in Cagayan are expected to be rough to very rough, Pagasa said.<br />
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Pagasa advised fishermen and operators of small seacraft not to venture out to sea. Larger vessels must watch out for big waves.<br />
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TARLAC CITY—President Benigno Aquino III on Friday inspected the
flooded plains of four provinces in Central Luzon, revisiting
decades-old plans to build a multipurpose dam after observing that 25
percent of the villages in Tarlac, his home province, was flooded
because of this week’s torrential monsoon rains.<br />
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In Dinalupihan, Bataan, his second stop on a four-province swing in
Central Luzon, Mr. Aquino promised flood victims that experts from the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) would study the source of
flooding and plug this.<br />
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“After the rains stop, the experts from the DPWH will come here to
study where the water is coming from, and what can be done to mitigate
this. We will come back to present the plan, when we can start it, and
when you can expect the results. We’ll fix this, that’s our commitment,”
Mr. Aquino said.<br />
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But the President, visiting thousands of people huddled in evacuation
centers in Central Luzon, surprised local folks on his way to Tarlac
when his convoy of helicopters made an unscheduled landing near the
freeway.<br />
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Heavy rain and poor visibility forced the group of three military and
two civilian helicopters ferrying the President and Cabinet officials
to make an emergency landing at the Luisita exit of the
Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in Paniqui town around 9 a.m. Mr. Aquino
was on his way to an evacuation center in Paniqui at the time.<br />
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“I came in a little late,” the President said
to flood victims sheltering at the Apulid evacuation center in Paniqui.
“When the helicopter was about to land, the thing they call ceiling
[cloud ceiling] went down.”<br />
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“The President is fine. Everyone is fine. No
one was injured,” Communication Secretary Ricky Carandang said by phone.
“While we were in Tarlac, it started to rain and the visibility became
poor. The pilots made a decision to land.”<br />
<br />
Brig. Gen. Ramon Dizon, commander of the
Presidential Security Group, said the cloud ceiling went down as the
party was nearing Tarlac. “So to be on the safe side, we landed the
choppers before it started to rain,” he said.<br />
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With the President on the helicopter were Joel
Villanueva of the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority,
and Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara, according to Carandang.<br />
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Carandang said he was on another chopper with
Energy Secretary Jose Almendras, Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson,
Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon
Soliman and Akbayan spokesperson Risa Hontiveros.<br />
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From the edge of the freeway, the presidential party motored to the evacuation center in Paniqui.<br />
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<b>Evacuees’ needs</b><br />
<br />
Mr. Aquino told the evacuees that he brought
along Cabinet officials, mentioning Soliman and Singson, to see how they
were doing, and look into their short-term and long-term needs.<br />
<br />
“I’m very glad to see you so alive and smiling,
at that, despite the disaster,” Mr. Aquino said. “Rest assured that the
government is ready to help you along.”<br />
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From Paniqui, the presidential party proceeded to Sta. Lucia High School in Capas, Tarlac, to visit the evacuees there.<br />
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Mr. Aquino thanked the local officials and the private companies that extended aid to the flood victims.<br />
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The President said he expected more international aid to pour in for the evacuees.<br />
<br />
“Our government is ready. We still have funds
for calamities as well as the quick response funds to take care of all
of you,” Mr. Aquino said.<br />
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The President also visited evacuation centers in Dinalupihan, Bataan; San Fernando, Pampanga, and Bulacan.<br />
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The government would attend to the needs of flood victims in evacuation centers in many parts of Luzon, Mr. Aquino said.<br />
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Twenty-eight of the 48 barangays in Dinalupihan were submerged in floodwaters.<br />
<br />
Malacañang said Dinalupihan Mayor Joel Jaime
Payumo asked for budget allocation from the President to finance repairs
on dams and schools damaged by the flooding.<br />
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<b>Help for Pampanga</b><br />
<br />
Mr. Aquino next motored to San Fernando,
Pampanga, home province of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, to
assure flood victims there of continued government assistance.<br />
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In Malolos, Bulacan, the President told flood
victims that the government would undertake projects that would
mitigate, if not stop, flooding.<br />
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“We’re not talking of months here. This is an
extensive project and it has many components. This will probably take
years to complete. Just the same, we’ll try to mitigate the floods,” Mr.
Aquino said.<br />
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The President helped to distribute relief goods at the evacuation centers he visited.<br />
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<b>110 villages flooded</b><br />
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In its latest report, the provincial disaster
risk reduction and management council of Tarlac said 110 of the 500
villages in 10 of 17 towns and Tarlac City are flooded. The floods
affected 65,680 people (15,633 families).<br />
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Discussing the Balog-Balog Multipurpose Dam
with officials in Capas, Mr. Aquino said he wanted to see new plans for
the project, which would improve the dam’s water containment capacity.<br />
<br />
Mr. Aquino reassured the people of his home
province that the government was looking for permanent solutions for the
perennial floods.<br />
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<b>Permanent shelters</b><br />
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He made the same assurance in Paniqui earlier,
focusing on the construction of permanent evacuation centers for
Barangays Salomangui, Apulid and San Isidro.<br />
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Paniqui Mayor Miguel Rivilla said his town had
been at the receiving end of silted river systems that should otherwise
flow to Lingayen Gulf.<br />
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In the afternoon, the President motored to the
City of San Fernando in Pampanga to assure residents that funds are
available to help them recover and to rehabilitate disaster-stricken
areas.<br />
<br />
“We have funds for our quick response. The
government is ready to help,” Mr. Aquino told some 1,000 evacuees at
Sto. Niño Elementary School in San Fernando.<br />
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<b>Manny Pangilinan in Pampanga</b><br />
<br />
Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan traveled to
Pampanga on Friday and distributed 2,000 food packs to flood victims in
San Fernando and the towns of Sto. Tomas, Minalin and his hometown of
Apalit.<br />
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DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Monday that she is now preparing her third State of the City Address (Soca), which she will deliver next month.</div>
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It will be Duterte-Carpio's last Soca in her first three-year term as the city's mayor. She has yet to decide if she will seek reelection in 2013's midterm elections.</div>
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Speaking in her Monday press briefing at her office, Duterte-Carpio told reporters that she has already made an initial list of her accomplishments that will be highlighted in her Soca.</div>
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She said her Soca is in line with the instruction of the Department of Interior and Local Government that all the city and municipal mayors should come up with their respective local government performance report.</div>
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She said whatever she will include in that report will also be the content of her speech.</div>
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The mayor said the performance report will contain a collection of all the activities and achievements of the city for the past year.</div>
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"Kung unsa tong mga nabuhat namo sa niaging tuig, mao ra pud to ang akong hisgutan (I will discuss tackle in mys Sona what we have achieved in tha past year)," Duterte-Carpio said.</div>
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Initially, the mayor said, she will highlight in her Soca the important achievements of some of the departments of the City Government, including the City Health Office, City Tourism and Investment Promotions Office, and Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT), among others.</div>
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The mayor also said she will make public updates of the prime projects implemented during the first two years of her administration, including the rehabilitation of the some city-owned enterprises like the Wireless Cemetery, the DCOTT, among others. </div>
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Flooding eases after killing 16 in Luzon
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<b>MANILA (4th Update, 6:56 p.m.)</b> -- Widespread flooding that
killed at least 16 people, battered a million others and paralyzed the
Philippine capital briefly eased Wednesday, allowing rescuers on rubber
boats to reach a large number of distressed residents still marooned in
submerged villages.<br />
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In its 3 p.m. Wednesday bulletin, the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 16 persons
were reported dead -- nine of whom were victims of a landslide incident
in Lower Bayanihan, Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City and one from
Valenzuela City due to drowning, three were from Pampanga, one from
Zambales and two from Batangas province.<br />
The NDDRMC added that four people were injured, 80,189 families were affected and 394,844 persons were evacuated.<br />
Government forecasters said the monsoon rains that overflowed major
dams and rivers crisscrossing Manila and surrounding provinces would
gradually abate and lead to sunny weather later this week after 12 days
of relentless downpours.<br />
The deluge that began late Sunday was the worst since Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, when hundreds died in rampaging flash floods.<br />
"We're still on a rescue mode," NDRRMC chief Benito Ramos said.
"Floods are receding in many areas but people are still trapped on their
roofs."<br />
Ramos said the massive flooding turned half of Manila into "a water
world" on Monday evening and into Tuesday. At least 16 people died.<br />
More than 1.2 million people were affected by the deluge, including
783,000 who fled from their inundated homes. With the receding
floodwaters, some of the displaced have started returning to their homes
but others stayed put despite the hard conditions in emergency shelters
as rain clouds again darkened the sky Wednesday afternoon.<br />
Carmen Empesao said she panicked and left with her three
grandchildren when waist-deep floodwaters swamped her home in the
hard-hit city of Marikina.<br />
"We fled without any food and the clothes we managed to grab were wet and cannot be worn," Empesao, 60, told <b>The Associated Press</b> in an evacuation center teeming with 3,000 displaced.<br />
Rescue efforts shifted into high gear Wednesday, with more than 130
emergency crewmen from two provinces reaching Metro Manila of 12 million
people to help their overwhelmed teams, including police and soldiers. <br />
Rescuers used rubber boats and ropes to navigate flooded streets
where many people climbed on rooftops to escape neck-deep waters.<br />
Food and drinking water were in short supply because of impassable
roads. President Benigno Aquino III distributed food packs in flood-hit
communities south of Manila.<br />
Ramos said he was overwhelmed by the extent of the flooding when he
flew aboard a helicopter with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin for an
inspection Wednesday, although he added that water in many areas was
beginning to recede.<br />
"In some areas, I could not tell the sea from the flooded villages," he said.<br />
Manila was drenched with more than half of a month's worth of rain in
just 24 hours starting Monday. A typhoon in eastern China that has
helped intensify the southwest monsoon in the Philippines blew further
into the Chinese mainland, prompting Filipino forecasters to predict
better weather the rest of the week.<br />
"We may see the sun tomorrow (Thursday)," said Glaiza Escullar,
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (Pagasa) forecaster.<br />
She added that heavy but brief downpours may still sporadically drench the coastal capital.<br />
Although heavy rains may ease, Escullar warned that up to three storms or typhoons were expected to lash the country this month.<br />
At the height of the flooding, many residents called radio and TV
stations desperately asking to be rescued. TV footage showed rescuers
dangling on ropes to bring children and other residents to safety from a
rooftop.<br />
Vehicles and even heavy trucks struggled to navigate water-clogged
roads, where hundreds of thousands of commuters were stranded.<br />
The government suspended work and classes Tuesday but most offices
opened Wednesday. Traffic was still light as workers began clearing
roads of debris, trash and fallen trees.<br />
In 2009, massive flooding spawned by a typhoon devastated Manila and surrounding areas, killing hundreds. <b>(AP/With Sunnex)</b><br />
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9 killed as heavy rains paralyze Metro Manila</h1>
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MANILA, Philippines – Nine people, including
three children, were killed while four others were injured Tuesday as
continuous heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon triggered a
landslide in Quezon City. Emergency crews scrambled to save tens of
thousands of residents, some of whom were stranded on the roofs of their
inundated homes.<br />
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Six of the fatalities were identified as Jayson
Baylon, 16, Jayvee Baylon, 20, Jissele Baylon, 7, Jonathan Castulo, 3,
Junica Castulo, 3, Jessie Baylon, 24, according to the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).<br />
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The injured were identified as Kidskin Simbulan, 40, and Leslyn Simbulan, 19, NDRRMC said.<br />
Up to forty six cities and municipalities in
Regions 1, 3, 4-A and NCR have been affected by flooding, according to
the latest report of NDRRMC.<br />
As much as 541,498 people have been affected by the rains so far, it said.<br />
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Relentless rains submerged half of the sprawling
Metro Manila, triggered a landslide that killed eight people and sent
emergency crews scrambling Tuesday to rescue and evacuate tens of
thousands of residents.<br />
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The deluge, the worst since 2009 when hundreds
died in rampaging flash floods, was set off by the seasonal monsoon that
overflowed major dams and rivers in Manila and surrounding provinces.<br />
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Executive Director Benito Ramos of the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in a
televised press briefing that the landslide, which occurred in Barangay
(village) Commonwealth, was due to saturated soil.<br />
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“It’s like a water world,” said Ramos, adding
that the rains flooded 50 percent of metropolitan Manila on Monday
evening, and about 30 percent remained under waist- or neck-deep waters
Tuesday.<br />
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He urged residents in areas prone to landslides
and floods to stay in evacuation centers. Because the soil is saturated,
even a little rain could be dangerous, he added.<br />
“Now that it’s getting dark, I would like to
repeat, if the rains are heavy you should be at the evacuation centers,”
he said, warning that rescue operations are more difficult at night and
could put responders at risk.<br />
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State weather bureau said a separate tropical
storm off eastern China had intensified monsoon rains in the
Philippines, which were forecast to last until Thursday.<br />
The Philippine National Police has ordered the
evacuation of residents near the landslide area to avoid further
casualties from possible landslides.<br />
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<br />Last year, I sponsored Senate Bill 2865, otherwise known as the Reproductive Health Bill. It went through the process – we had hearings, then we made our committee report, which embodies SB 2865. Since then, there have been many questions raised by the public and rightly so, given that intelligent debate and discourse are essential in crafting the best version of any bill.<a href="http://interaksyon.com/">InterAksyon.com</a><br />The online news portal of TV5</div>
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In fact, it took almost a year before the RH Bill hurdled the interpellation period (debates where I answered questions posed by my colleagues) at the Senate, where every provision was explained, rehashed, and clarified until it was blue in the face. I am not exaggerating. Finally, the bill has moved on to the period of amendments during which the Senate can incorporate changes to further improve the measure.</div>
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However, it is unfortunate that intelligent discussion is overlooked, sometimes even abandoned altogether by those who mean to distort the meaning and purpose of the bill. Many people are misled by these ill-informed notions. They pass judgment on the RH bill based on misinformation. Don’t take it from the grapevine and learn the facts before taking a stand. Here’s the real deal about the Senate RH Bill.</div>
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<strong>FACT 1: The RH Bill gives a person freedom to choose what family planning method to use, or NOT to use any method at all.</strong></div>
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Once and for all, if you do not want to use any family planning method, if you choose to use an artificial mode of family planning or natural family planning, that choice is yours and yours alone. This is made very clear in the following section of SB 2865.</div>
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<strong>FACT 2: The RH Bill does not legalize abortion. In fact, it explicitly adheres to the penal law on abortion. </strong></div>
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<strong> </strong>As I repeatedly explained during the debates, the provision below is meant to ensure that every woman, like every Filipino, deserves optimal health care which includes compassionate care.</div>
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During one of our debates on the Senate floor in September last year, Sen. Vicente Sotto III, who is vehemently opposed to the RH bill, conceded and even agreed with my position that women with post-abortion complications seeking emergency attention in any medical facility should not be treated like criminals. Instead, they must be treated humanely and given compassionate medical care, which is precisely what Section 3 (i) calls for. For more details on that discussion, click on link here: <a href="http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=639" style="color: #960b12;">‘RH Bill won’t legalize abortion’</a> on my official website.</div>
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<strong>Sen. Pia Cayetano [explaining Sec.3 (i) and (j) to Sen. Sotto] :</strong> ’It shocks me that there are people who believe that women who have gone through an abortion need to be treated like criminals because they have committed an act which is defined as a crime in our country.’<br />
‘…In fact in many hospitals they are treated badly, they are pushed around to the side. In fact, some of them will bleed to death because they will not even be attended to, to punish them for that crime. And I will fight for the right of this woman to have the care that she needs because the emotional, psychological trauma that goes through to have an abortion is something that we, who have not been through an abortion, can never understand and she deserves that from the State.”<br />
<strong>Sen. Vicente Sotto III [agreeing with Sen. Pia's remark]:</strong> ’Yes, Mr. President, I do agree. As a matter of fact, I will be by the Sponsor’s side in defending that woman.’<br />
<strong>Sen. Pia Cayetano :</strong> ’Then we have no problem.’<br />
<em>Source: RH plenary debates (September 5, 2011)</em></blockquote>
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<strong>FACT 3: The RH Bill does not impose an ideal family size and leaves this decision to couples.</strong></div>
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The provisions quoted below is self-explanatory and puts to rest any misconception there may be on this matter</div>
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<strong>FACT 4: The RHBill respects the religious convictions and cultural beliefs of all. </strong></div>
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I am aware that certain religious groups are anti-RH. I respect their position. But I cannot adopt their position because it would be depriving other Filipinos who have other views on reproductive health and on the reproductive health care and services that they need and want. As I said in my <a href="http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=412" style="color: #960b12;" target="_blank">sponsorship speech</a>, it is my job as a duly elected public official to represent every Filipino, not just one religion. Having said that, I repeatedly clarify that those who do not want to use contraceptives are not being forced to. Each person is at liberty to decide for his or herself.</div>
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<strong>FACT 5: The RH Bill will not teach a 10-year-old how to use condoms. RH education is age- and development- appropriate. </strong></div>
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Time and again, sex education has been taken out of context. As I explained in my <a href="http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=412" style="color: #960b12;">sponsorship speech</a>, sex education shall be age-appropriate. It includes a child using the proper name for their body parts. It includes understanding the biological function of their bodies, such that they know that babies grow in mommy’s tummy and do not come out of bamboo trees.</div>
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<strong>FACT 6: The RH Bill promotes BOTH natural and artificial methods.</strong></div>
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Again, there is so much disinformation spreading that only artificial family planning shall be promoted under the RH bill. This is false.</div>
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<strong>FACT 7</strong><strong>: Contraceptives are safe and effective family planning tools. </strong></div>
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Anti-RH advocates repeatedly raise the issue on the safety and effectiveness of contraceptives. That is a valid concern. But like any medicine or medical device, all contraceptives shall be approved by a government authority, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). And like medicines, there will be respect for choices. Couples must decide what is best for them with the advice of their health care provider. Clearly, vasectomy or ligation will not work for a young couple who may want to have more children in the future. On the other hand, some women prefer to use the pill or the IUD. These choices are personal ones. Contraceptives is not a "one-size-fits-all" solution.</div>
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<strong>FACT 8: The RH Bill will not indiscriminately distribute condoms to all.</strong></div>
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During the Senate RH debates in October last year, Sen. Ralph Recto repeatedly stated that “<em>Parang nagtutulak tayo ng</em> contraceptives! (It’s like the government will be ‘pushing’ or peddling contraceptives)" in connection with the bill’s principle of “universal access” to reproductive health care services (Section 2) and the provision mandating mobile health care services (Section 12).</div>
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In response, I explained that reproductive health care is not all about contraceptives, but addresses real and unmet needs of women and families. The need for a mobile health vehicle in particular is important to reach far-flung areas where health care is inaccessible. These services may not only save a mother’s life, but will help couples plan the number and spacing of their children. I clarified that minors and the youth also have RH needs, which we should address primarily through age-appropriate RH education and counseling. But we should also not turn a blind eye to the alarming problems of teenage pregnancy (we have the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Southeast Asia) and numerous cases of young children being sexually abused, sometimes by members of their own family. These are real issues which we should not trivialize by irresponsible statements that the government would freely give away contraceptives to the youth under the RH bill. As I emphasized on the floor, the mobile health care unit <strong>is not</strong> a "contraceptive ice cream truck."</div>
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For more details, see the highlights of floor debates between Sen. Recto and myself , <a href="http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=748" style="color: #960b12;">‘RH debate highlights: October 5, 2011′</a> on my official website.</div>
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<strong>FACT 9</strong>:<strong> An average of 11 mothers die daily. That’s a fact.</strong></div>
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During the Senate debates, Sen. Sotto kept questioning official figures on our Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR). He claimed that the figure of "11 mothers dying per day" had no basis, and was merely being exaggerated in media reports.</div>
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<em>“Eh alam naman natin siyempre kung papaano dalhin kasi ng media iyong ’11 mothers die a day.’ Eh, hindi, eh.. This cannot be accurate.. So, may I ask the Committee to furnish the Senate a copy of how this survey was derived at.. If they can furnish us, I will try to urge 13 Senators to vote for this bill tomorrow on third reading…”</em> <strong><em> - Sen. Vicente Sotto III, Senate RH debates (Aug. 22, 2011)</em></strong></blockquote>
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I explained that the figure is an average generated from data provided by official sources, such as the United Nations (UN), the National Statistics Office (NSO), and the National Statistics and Coordination Board (NCSB). I also provided my colleagues with a copy of how this number was derived, as illustrated on the table below:</div>
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<li><em>Column D calculated by dividing Column B by 1000 and multiplying result with Column C.</em></li>
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<strong><em>So now that we have given our explanations, can we trust Sen. Sotto to call on the majority of senators to act on the RH Bill?</em></strong></div>
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But regardless of whether there’s just one woman or 11 women dying daily, the fact remains that mothers are dying from a highly-preventable cause. If there were only 10 women or 3 women dying, is that one life not worth saving? Who are we to deprive them of access to information and supplies that can possibly save their lives?</div>
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<strong>FACT 10: The RH Bill will not force anyone to act against their ethical or religious beliefs.</strong></div>
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Anti-RH advocates often state that people are being forced to adopt a certain type of family planning method. Or that health care providers will be forced to recommend certain kinds. Fact 1 above already clarifies that each person is free to make his or her own choice of family planning method. Section 18 below further provides that a heath care provider can make a conscientious objection.</div>
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POLICE authorities, who arrested Mayor James Joyce of Jose Abad Santos town and six of his bodyguards in a raid Thursday morning, denied politics as the reason behind the arrests.</div>
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Superintendent Leonardo Felonia, chief of the Philippine National Police-Intelligence Group (PNP-IG) Regional Intelligence Unit, said the operation was conducted by virtue of a search warrant issued by Manila Executive Judge Marino dela Cruz Jr. of the Regional Trial Court National Judicial Region Branch 22.</div>
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"We validated the intelligence reports and so we applied for a search warrant in Manila last week and conducted the raid," Felonia said.</div>
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Felonia said charges of violation of Republic Act 8294, otherwise known as Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosives, were filed before the City Prosecution Office in Digos City against Joyce and his security aides namely Ronnie Pandamon, Arnel Dionesio, Victorino Venancio, Hernan Miguel, Floro Arquillano, and Boroy Tilo.</div>
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Twelve high-powered guns, including an Israeli-made Tavor assault rifle, were recovered from the Joyce’s house in sitio Taisay, Caburan Small during the raid at 1:30 a.m. Thursday.</div>
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A Tavor assault rifle could amount to more than P700,000, making it one of the most expensive high-powered firearms in the world.</div>
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Mayor Joyce, in television interview, said all the firearms confiscated from him are covered with licenses and permits from the Philippine National Police.</div>
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"As far as we are concerned, we are just doing our job," Felonia said, referring to allegations of the arrested mayor that it was purely politically-motivated.</div>
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<strong>PANTUKAN, </strong>Compostela Valley, Philippines – Around 50 small-scale miners mostly from Gumayan village in this town trooped to the office of the Sangguniang Bayan or municipal council on Wednesday to denounce the passage of a resolution endorsing the mining application of the Nationwide Development Corporation (Nadecor).</div>
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<em>“Sa public hearing nga gipahigayon kabahin sa pagsulod dinhi sa Nadecor misupak na kaming mga gagmay nga minero. Natingala lang kami nga kalit lang migawas kini nga resolusyon pinaagi sa usa ka special session”</em> (In the public hearing, we strongly opposed the entry of Nadecor and its planned operations here. Now, we’re surprised why this resolution is approved through a special session),” Rogelio Simbajon, one of the leaders of small-scale miners, told <em><a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">davaotoday.com</a></em>.</div>
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Nadecor, according to Save Pantukan Alliance, an association of small-scale miners of Pantukan, is one of the five foreign-based large-scale mining firms currently claiming portions of this town’s vast deposits of gold, copper and silver for open-pit mining.</div>
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Nadecor’s mining claim, the group said, covers 1,663 hectares where some 3,000 families of small-scale miners, indigenous peoples, farmers and small traders have established a living.</div>
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In a special session on July 2, the municipal council of Pantukan endorsed the application of Nadecor to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) through Resolution No. 55, Series of 2012. It was unanimously affirmed by the council members and signed by Vice Mayor Hajarah Ranain on July 17.</div>
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In the resolution, the municipal councilors stated that Nadecor’s operation will boost the town’s economic growth and progress by bringing more employment to the indigenous peoples and local residents.</div>
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It also stipulated Nadecor’s plan to address the so-called “apprehensions” of small-scale miners, such as the provision of relocation area and housing for those who will be affected directly by its operations; giving priority in terms of employment to affected small-scale miners; and the setting aside of 486 hectares within the mining claim to be utilized as “working areas” for the displaced miners.</div>
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<em>“Wala man mi nangayo anang mga gilatid nga tubag sa Nadecor. Sa paghimo sa public hearing kami hugot nga mibabag sa ilang pagsulod ug wala kami miuyon sa ilang mga proposal</em> (We didn’t ask anything from Nadecor. During the public hearing, we firmly opposed their entry and we never agreed to their proposals),” Simbajon said.</div>
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Ricky Macusa, a Mansaka youth leader, said, “<em>Wa mi natawo aron sugo-sugoon sa mga langyaw. Wa mi natawo aron papahawaon sa among lugar nga natawhan </em>(We were not born to become the slaves of foreigners. We were not born to be evicted from our homeland).”</div>
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Macusa, also a miner, told <em><a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">davaotoday.com</a> </em>that they neither ask the municipal council for relocation nor any employment from Nadecor. He added, small-scale miners have made it clear that they totally reject the entry of any big and foreign mining corporations in their area during the public hearing.</div>
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But the municipal council’s resolution failed to get the nod of Mayor JC Celso Sarenas, Pantukan town’s chief executive.</div>
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Sarenas, in his veto statement on July 27, called the resolution “ultra vires,” which means that the municipal council concerned had acted beyond its power and authority when it convened for a special session last July 2.</div>
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He reiterated the violation committed by the members of the Sanggunian in relation to their adopted internal rules in the conduct of special sessions.</div>
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He said, his office nor any of the councilors “did not call and/or request the Sanggunian” for a special session “to discuss the request of Nadecor to endorse its project to the MGB.”</div>
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It said that the town “is not at all adverse to the inflow of capital investments brought about by large-scale miners” but must also ensure that small-scale miners are at all times protected.</div>
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“Under our rule, it would take 10 days before we could tackle the Mayor’s veto in our session,” Councilor Joepent Acedillo told <em><a href="http://davaotoday.com/" style="color: #de2123; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">davaotoday.com</a></em>.</div>
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Acedillo said they have yet to discuss if they are going to override the Mayor’s veto or not.</div>
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<em>“Ang among pangutana nganong gi-closed door nila. Nganong wala nila gi-apil ang mga tao nga maoy mo-witness sa maong session? Naa sila’y ginatago. </em> (We asked why was it a closed door meeting? Why were the people not invited to witness the said session? They must be hiding something.),” Juland Suazo of environmental rights group said, referring to the July 21 special session.</div>
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BUCANA (76-A) village chief Robert Olan-Olan said Wednesday that he will file a petition to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for a relocation site for residents living along the coast in his barangay who are regularly threatened by monsoon waves.</div>
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Last Tuesday, monsoon waves crashed through 153 houses in 14 puroks of Bucana village, sending 338 residents fleeing to safer grounds with just their clothes on.</div>
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He said these residents insist on living along the coastline despite the constant threat they face every monsoon season, but Olan-olan said this cannot go on every year.</div>
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He would prefer to move the coastal settlers to safer grounds than provide them relief and rehabilitation assistance every year.</div>
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"Ang among pabalhinun lang kay kadtong mga wala pay balay jud. Kanang uban sa ila na nakabalhin na gud, gahi lang ug ulo kay mubalik lang gihapon duol sa dagat tungod lang sa ilang (But we will only look for relocation for those who have not yet been relocated before. There are many stubborn residents who insist on returning to the coast even after relocation),” Olan-Olan said.</div>
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He said the settlers who were affected by monsoon waves last week were the ones affected by last Tuesday’s waves.</div>
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"Busa magsulat ko unya muhangyo sa atong mayor na kung mahimo lang i-relocate ‘tong mga lumulupyo diri nga angay ibalhin. Para man pud ni sa ilang kaayuhan although atong gobyerno maka-provide ug tabang sa ila susama sa pagkaon, pero di ‘ni kanunay (That's why I will write a letter requesting our mayor for a relocation site and to urge the settlers on coastal areas to leave. Government can give them relief and assistance, but we can never sustain this)," he said.</div>
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Olan-Olan added that based on initial record, 153 houses from 14 puroks in the barangay were partially damaged.</div>
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The City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) has listed 133 families affected so far as enlisted by heads of the household. CSSDO has been assisting the affected residents.</div>
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Those living near Times Beach were the most affected. Residents, however, shrugged off the incident, saying they are already used to it.</div>
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Logging, the rebel leader stressed, is already a “sunset industry” and the mining industry is now taking its place in destroying the island’s environment.</div>
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Madlos, also known as Ka Oris, issued this statement in reaction to President Benigno Aquino’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. The President boasted the government’s drive against illegal logging in Caraga region last month.</div>
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But Madlos claimed that the logs confiscated in Butuan City were owned by several Lumad farmers, who were just merely depending on the supposed income from the logs so they can send their children to school.</div>
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“We learned that there was a middle man who consolidated those logs and then sold them to the sawmill operators,” the rebel leader said while monitoring the SONA inside their guerilla base.</div>
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Later in the interview with journalists, he said the revolutionary movement is lenient towards small-scale mining “because it can only cause small damage to the environment compared to the large-scale miners.”</div>
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Madlos pointed out that that for many years that small-scale miners have thrived in Mindanao, the “damage it has done to our ecology is very minimal.”</div>
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On the other hand, large-scale mining companies operate for only a few years but the damage is already evident, he stressed.</div>
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“You can already see how big the damage it has done to our mountains, to our rivers, to our lakes and to our seas,” Madlos said.</div>
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Madlos noted that only large-scale mining companies could afford big and destructive earth-moving equipment that can flatten the mountains while small-scale miners “can only do as much and have smaller capacity to destroy the environment.”</div>
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In a separate statement emailed to media outlets, Madlos said that Executive Order 79 only offers a token concern on environmental protection while giving primacy to the extremely destructive large-scale multinational mining over that of the small scale mining in order to increase the government revenues.</div>
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He added it only gives Malacanang the overriding authority to approve mining applications and policies, and monopolize the “loot” from big mining, while, ironically, depriving the small-scale mining industry, which employs millions, of its rightful share by limiting them to certain areas called “Minahang Bayan.”</div>
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If the communist movement only has the power, they would rather stop all the multinational corporations that operate in the Philippines and allow only small-scale miners, Madlos said.</div>
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“Before when the NPA was still at its formative stage, all these logging, mining and multinational corporations are untouchable. Now, after how many decades of development of the revolutionary movement, you can see that almost all of these companies are recognizing the political authority of the revolutionary movement,” he added.</div>
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Madlos warned large-scale mining companies to comply with all the requirements and the policies of the rebel group.</div>
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One requirement, he said, is that the big companies must discuss with them their environmental program, their policies on the workers and on the lumads as well as their social services in the area.</div>
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“Otherwise they will be sanctioned, we will destroy their equipment and we will drive then out of the area,” Madlos stressed.</div>
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Mining must benefit the Filipino people and the country’s own industry, he said.</div>
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In the Philippines, the government is allowing mining not to have the capital to develop the industry but to satisfy the needs of other countries, Madlos said.</div>
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“The other point is that small-scale miners can only produce as much minerals than the big mining companies. At the rate they are mining our minerals in the Philippines, when the revolution wins, there is no more mineral resources for us to rebuild our economy,” Madlos said. (Keith Bacongco / MindaNews)</div>
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