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Abbu lamented that the story was purposely written

Dad assails storyquoting ‘Nene P.’

By CRIS DIAZ of Mindanao Daily News

‘I DON’T believe former Senator Nene Pimentel could have said it,’ Cagayan de Oro City Councilor Jose ‘Pepe’ Abbu in reaction to a banner story (not this paper) that ‘Overall, Sendong good for Dongkoy.’

to push ‘polluted statements’ without even getting his

side. ‘It was a story culled from ‘corroborative state-ments’ of sources who re-fused to be identified,’ Abbu added.

According to Abbu, City Councilor Roger Abaday actually invited him to join a lunch with former Senator Nene Pimentel at ‘Tabing Dagat’ in Opol on December 16, 2012.

‘Ninong, invite ka ni Nene paniudto sa Tabing Dagat. Apas daw kay gim-ingaw na cya nimo. Roger,’ Abbu showed a text mes-sage purportedly coming from Abaday to print and broadcast media.

He said was not able to join the lunch at that time because he was having an

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THE Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and In-dustry Foundation Inc. (Oro Chamber) and Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Inc. (CanCham) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to increase interaction aimed at fostering bilateral transactions between the two chambers.

“We look forward to increased business between Canada and the City of Cagayan de Oro,” said Julian H. Payne, Canadian Chamber president during sign-ing ceremonies held at a local restaurant Thursday, December 27, 2012.

“This agreement is aimed at increasing the inter-national trade between Canada and Cagayan de Oro,”

Oro, Canadian chamber sign

cooperation pactBy MIke BAñoS of Mindanao Daily News

Oro Chamber President ghaye Alegrio and Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Pres. Julian H. Payne sign a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two chambers witnessed by some members of the Oro Chamber Board of Trustees. Also in photo are incoming Oro Chamber President Efren T. Uy (seated left) and former Oro Chamber President Tony Uy (seated right). Photo by Mike Baños

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COMPOSTELA Valley––The whirring helicopter sound interrupted a young guerilla fighter who was finishing his opening speech during the celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines 44thyear anniversary December 26. Davao City Vice Mayor Ro-drigo Duterte later hopped off from the chopper after it landed on a basketball court where about a platoon held an earlier formation.

“Magpasalamat kita nga wala kita gipakyas, naa karon ang higala sa mga masa, sa rebolusyonaryong kalihokan nga nagpaka-bana pud sa mga masang mag-uuma ug lumad nga

Vice Mayor Duterte visits CPP anniversary celebration

GUeSt oF HoNoR. Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is welcomed by lead-ers of the Communist Party of the Philippines-Southern Mindanao Wednesday somewhere in Compostela Valley. Duterte arrived in a chopper and could have stayed longer than 30 minutes had it not rained. He promised help to the people who were badly affected by Pablo. davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante

Duterte only affirmed what the communist movement has been saying all along: that “imperialist logging, mining and agri-busi-ness plantations” exacerbate climate change and hasten the earth’s degradation.

By MARILoU tUBURANDavao Today

nabiktima dili lang sa bagyong Pablo, apan nag-una sa imperyalismo nga maoy hinungdan niining kalamidad,” Ka Enroy, one of the New People’s Army (NPA) fighters announced to an audience composed of company-sized guerillas and about 500 peasants.

Against a desolate land-scape of mountains badly devastated by typhoon Pablo in this remote town, Duterte said, “Nakigduyog ko sa panahon sa inyong kalisud.”

The NPA is right“Asa nato ihampak ang

malas nga niabot kanato karon?” Duterte asked the crowd.

Duterte only affirmed what the communist move-ment had been saying all along: that “imperialist log-ging, mining and agri-busi-ness plantations” exacerbate climate change and hasten the earth’s degradation.

“Tama ang gisulti sa NPA. Hinungdan kini sa pagguba sa atong kinai-yahan,” Duterte said as he noted the situation in other countries like Ukraine where the freezing temperatures, as low as minus 20 degrees Cel-sius, left at least 37 people dead. He said carbon diox-ide emissions from countries like America, Europe and China greatly contributed

to the destruction of the earth’s surface.

“Mao na ning gaantos ta sa kabuang sa mga dato nga nasud. Okay lang sila kay daghan silag kwarta. Tag-as ilang building, dili sila maabot sa baha. Ilang istruktura semento, sam-tang kita dinhi, huyang kaayo (ang mga istruktura),” Duterte said.

Before he left for Davao City, Duterte promised the community here to extend help by sending food, and chainsaws and nails to help the people rebuild their houses from the fallen trees. He also gave PHP 100,000

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Divorce will weaken society, demean sacred vowsTO INSIST on legalizing divorce is to destroy the nation and to teach Filipi-nos to belittle the value of sacred promises, according to a family advocate who is not at all surprised that legislators are broaching the idea of divorce nowadays.

[The move to legalize divorce] has to be stopped because it will undermine the sacredness of the mar-riage bond, and the children are always the victims. The family is a basic unit of society. You strengthen the family and you strengthen society. Conversely, you undermine its foundations and you form a sick society. Just look at the rest of the

world,” said Chet Espino, husband for 21 years and father of a son and two daughters.

He added that to believe in divorce is to “make a mockery of the marriage vow: ‘for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health till death do us part.’ To believe in divorce is to take away the meaning of these words.”

Espino, author of “88 Days in India: A Pil-grimage of Faith, Hope and Love”, explained the reverence with which he treats the matrimonial vow, saying he believed in “the

sanctity of the marriage v o w [because] it is

a cove-

nant with my

God.”“To change my mind

later and turn my back

on my wife is to turn my back on God who was there

present when I made all those vows in his

name,” he said.In “88 Days in

India…” the jour-nalist and busi-nessman wrote

about his harrow-ing ordeal of dealing

with his wife’s life-threatening situation after she experienced two episodes of an-eurysm, meningitis,

infections in the brain, bed sores, and a serious bout

with pneumonia while over-seas in 2008. The title refers to the length of time the

couple spent in the South Asian country where the wife fell unconscious and where Espino nursed her back to health before both flew back to Manila for ad-ditional medical treatment.

Being no stranger to seriously tough times in married life, Espino – also a convenor of Families Against RH Bill and is in-volved in Catholic Vote Philippines – pointed out the need for individual couples to work through the hardships, not for the government to intervene by way of institutionalizing divorce.

“We all know that there are extremely difficult situ-

ations in a lot of marriages. It is up to the couple in such cases to find a solution to their individual situation and we sympathize with them,” he said. “But for the state to intervene is to open the floodgates to an easy way out, and destroy many other marriages that could’ve otherwise been saved.”

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte in a December 18 luncheon with report-ers mentioned his desire to pursue a divorce law in the country.

Gabriela Representa-tives Luzviminda Ilagan and Emerenciana de Jesus

By LILyBetH G. ISoNPhilippine News Agency

PRESIDENT Benigno Aqui-no III has signed into law the Responsible Parent-hood Act.

House Majority Leader and Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali Gonzales II, in a text message to the Phil-

PNoy signs Responsible Parenthood Act into lawippines News Agency on Friday, said the President -- without fanfare -- signed Republic Act no. 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood Act on Dec. 21, 2012, the same day that the Chief Executive signed RA no. 10353 or the “Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappear-ance Act of 2012.”

Under the controver-sial measure, which had languished in Congress for 13 years, the State shall give access to adolescents for age-appropriate and developmentally appro-priate reproductive health education.

The bill also allows full access to reproductive health

services to all except minors “unless they have the writ-ten consent of parents and except on certain cases for minors when the minor is already a parent or they had a miscarriage.”

It also expands the prac-tice of the midwifery pro-fession. After appropriate training, midwives will be

allowed to administer life-saving drugs especially in areas where there are no doctors.

It would also provide women the choice to deter-mine the number of their children, give teenagers protection from unplanned pregnancies and educate citizens about sexual health.

Albay Rep. Edcel Lag-man, one of the proponents of the bill at the House of Representatives, earlier said the implementation of the RH law is the responsibility of both the national govern-ment and local government units.

Under the law, private

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BUTUAN City - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Board of Foreign Service Examination, will hold the Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examination, pursuant to the Republic Act (R.A. 7157) of 1991 and the Revised Administration Code of 1987.

DFA holds foreign service officer exams

By Danilo S. Makiling

According to the DFA, applicants for the ex-a m i n a t i o n m u s t b e knowle dgeable in the economic, political and social conditions of the Philippines; must possess not only facility in oral and written communica-tions, but also person-ality traits essential to the performance of the duties of Foreign Service Officers;

Will ing and able to accept assignments in any post where their service may be required; natural-born Filipino citizens and concurrently permanent residents of the Philip-pines; should not be more than 35 years of age on

the day of the Qualifying test on March 10, 2013;

Graduate of at least four year Bachelor’s de-gree course or higher on or before the prescribe due date of the submission of the requirements and shall present transcript of records or diploma; and should have undergone employment or under-taken further studies after graduating from college or university (preferably at least two years).

The examinat ion is composed of five parts, 1) Qual i f y ing Test ; 2) Preliminary Interview; 3) Written Test; 4) Oral Test; and 5) Psychologi-cal Test.

Applicants can down-load the application form at DFA website at www.dfa,gov.ph, the applica-tion form shall be duly accomplished by the ap-plicants and submitted in person from December 12, 2012 unti l Januar y 25, 2013 at any Regional C onsular Of f ice or at

Philippine Embassies or Consulates abroad, and not later than Januar y 31, 2013 until 5:00 p.m. only at the Board of For-eign Service Examination (BFSE) Secretariat, 2nd Floor, DFA Main Build-ing, 2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. (NCLM/DSM/PIA-Caraga/asf )

PAGADIAN City –-The Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZSPPO) sent relief goods for survi-vors of typhoon ‘Pablo” in Compostela Valley prov-ince.

Senior Supt. Romeo Uy, provincial police director, said he ordered Sr. Insp. Simplicio Pasaol Jr., chief of PPO Community Relations Division, to transport at once boxes of noodles and canned goods, bundles of clothes and other materials to the PNP regional office in Zamboanga City.

The goods were gath-

ZamSur police donates goods to typhoon ‘Pablo’ survivors

By Gideon C. Corgue

ered from the 24 municipal police stations after the assistance call was made by then PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome.

He also directed all chiefs of police to sympa-thize with the victims of typhoon “Pablo” by sharing and donating relief goods to the victims.

The goods, Uy said will be delivered first to the PNP regional office and it will be turned-over to ABS-CBN after all relief goods from the PNP provincial offices are sent in the region. (JPA/GCC/PIA9/asf )

ReBUILDING CoMvAL - Partially-damaged houses in New Bataan town are being fixed using free gI sheets, wood and labor, assisted by the provincial government. (photo: a. dayao/ids comval/asf)

TACURONG City - The Rotary Club of Tacurong ihas distinguished Larry D. Lutche, Saulsalito L. Manoy and Jimbo Escu-bio, as 2012 Outstanding Tacurongnons.

E O R A m e m b e r Lutche, CVO Command-er Manoy and Traf f i c Enforcer Escubio were instrumental in the ap-prehension of the suspect in the November 16, 2012 i mprov i s e d e x p l o s i v e device (IED)explosion at Crossing Exit , Brg y New Carmen.

rotary Club recognizes outstanding Tacurongnons

The al leged bomber was intercepted at Pan-laque Machine Shop and was brought to the police station for further inves-t igat ion, says a report from the Explosive Ord-nance Disposal Battalion of the Philippine Army.

T h e i n c i d e n t w a s joint ly dea lt with and i nv e s t i g at e d by P N P-Ta c u rong , Task Forc e Talakudong and the Phil-ippine Army.

I n 2 0 1 1 , R o t a r y Club star ted to award Tacurongnons, who have

demonstrated braver y and heroism, and those who brought great and posit ive impact to the community.

Lutche, Manoy and E s c u b i o w e r e g i v e n plaques of recognition by the Rotary Club, SK Chamber of Commerce and the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce come on December 22, during the Benefit Vari-ety Show and Gift-Giving for the City's Inugyunay Festival. (site.tacurong.gov.ph/asf )

CAGAYAN de Oro City -- The province of Misamis Oriental has recorded the highest growth rate in terms of investments, among the provinces in Northern Mindanao dur-ing the third quarter of 2012.

Report from the De-partment of Trade and Industr y (DTI) in the reg ion shows that in-vestments worth P375.69 million were poured in the province during the

MisOr posts robust investment growth in 3QBy Apipa P. Bagumbaran

quarter, up by 109 percent from the P179.46 million posted in the same quarter in 2011.

Bulk of the investments in the province were clas-sified under the services sector at 45.29 percent, followed by infrastructure and trading sectors at 21.63 percent and 21.14 percent, respectively.

According to the DTI report, major investments in Misamis Oriental in-cluded development of

new real estate lessors, construction of new hos-pital, construction of new gasol ine stat ions , and establishment of new trad-ing business.

In terms of contribu-tions to the total regional investments, Misamis Ori-ental shared 33 percent fol lowed by Lanao del Norte with P359.93 mil-lion or 31 percent.

Major investments in Lanao del Norte included expansion of commer-

cial building, appliance display center, hardware stores, warehouse and ad-ditional hospital rooms.

M i s a m i s O c c i d e n -ta l’s tota l investments of P220.17 mil lion ac-counted for 19 percent of the regional total while investments poured in Bukidnon and Camiguin contributed 16 percent at P127.09 million and P60.95 million, respec-tively.

Constructions of new

hotel and restaurant, as we l l a s , exp ans ion of ap ar t ments , b o ard ing houses , and mix-used buildings were the major investments monitored by the DTI in Misamis Occidental.

Investments in Bukid-non, on the other hand, included capital infusion on post-har vest fac i l -i ty proj e c t of D avao-Maramag Agri-venture, Inc., expansion of rubber boots/shoes production

of Valencia Rubbertex, Inc., cut flower produc-tion, corn coffee produc-tion, and tourism-related services.

The DTI-10 classified investments in Camiguin under services and trading sectors. These included the establishment of gaso-line stat ions, tourism-related investments, cable TV expansion, and estab-lishment of commercial space leasing. (APB/PIA-10/asf )

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CAGAYAN de Oro City –Some 576.67 board feet of undocumented lumber products were intercepted by police authorities at the national highway of Purok 3, Barangay Antongalon, Butuan City, December 27 this year.

Police confiscates 576.67 board

feet of lumberBy Arjay S. Felicilda

of Mindanao Star Balita

E s t i m a t e d t o c o s t P14,416.75, the mate-rials were loaded in a six-wheeler passenger vehicle, bearing a plate number LYE 417, reg-istered in the name of Cesar D. Ortiz of District 6, Barangay Kinabjan-gan, Nasipit , Agusan del Norte, and driven by Federico Yosa Jr., 42, married of Purok 5, Ba-rangay Sacol, Buenavista town.

Vehicle helpers Roman M. Escalano, 40, mar-ried of Purok 4, Barangay Triangulo, Nasipit town; and Wilfredo Z. Lawan, 37, married of Purok 4, Barangay 9, Buenavista town were also booked by the operating police personnel from Butuan City Police Station 4, led by Police Inspector Mario R. Orbita.

Also part of the operat-ing unit were Forester C.

Francisco Itom of DENR and personnel from the B CPSC, led by Pol ice Chief Inspector Ferdinand B. Dacillo.

Charges of violation of Presidential Decree 705 are now being read-ied against the above-mentioned individuals. (with report from PO3 Zena Menioria Panaligan/Police Supt. Martin M. Gamba, PRO-13 Info Of-ficer)

I P I L , Z a m b o a n g a S i b u g ay, - - “ I f y ou are diabetic, you have a 43.8% chance of devel-oping renal failure,” Dr. Michael U. Abutazil, head of the Renal Transplant Unit of the Western Min-danao Medical Center (WMMC), Zamboanga City said during a me-dia forum held recently at Sibugay Grand Plaza Hotel here.

Abutazil, who is one of the coordinators of the Renal Disease Con-trol Program (REDCOP) of t he D ep ar t ment of He a l t h t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e Na t i o n a l K i d n e y and Transplant Institute (NKTI) explained the importance of the kidney and its functions which is to maintain balance of body fluid, produce a hormone called erythro-poietin, which stimulates

Diabetics prone to develop renal disease, says

nephrologistBy Alma L. Tingcang

the bone marrow to gen-erate red blood cells and prevent anemia, among others.

According to Abutazil, 2003 census showed that Diabetes is the number one cause of renal failure fol lowed by hyperten-sion. Today, kidney dis-eases rank as the number 10 leading cause of mor-tality in the Philippines, causing death to 7,000 Filipinos every year.

He cautioned the use of herbal medicines and taking pain relievers as well as antibiotics that are not pres cr ib ed by doctors. “Masisira ang at ing k idneys because i t h a s n ot u n d e rgon e processing to remove the toxins,” he said.

“Have a healthy eating lifestyle and keep your weight in check, know your ideal body weight,”

h e a dv i s e d . D r i n k i ng 8-10 g lasses a day for adults and 6-8 glasses for children would also help, according to Abutazil.

To prevent End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), one should have a yearly urinalysis. Maintenance of normal blood sugar levels and blood pressure is very vital to prevent kidney problems.

D r. A b u t a z i l s a i d treatment is expensive for ESRD which would require renal replacement therapy such as dialysis and transplantation.

He is looking forward to a healthy Philippines with the help of the RED-COP/NKTI, PIA and the media which play a vital ro l e in d i s s e mi nat i ng timely and accurate in-formation to the public. (JPA/ALT-PIA9/Zambo Sur)

DAVAO CITY, -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will give production loan assistance to Davao region farmers to recover from the destruc-tion brought by typhoon Pablo.

In a recent visit in the region before the holidays, DAR Secretary Virgilio R. Delos Reyes said the department will be provid-ing financial assistance to farmers.

“We don’t have relief goods to give but we are here to assist in providing production loan to the farmers to recover from the destruction brought by typhoon Pablo the soon-est time possible,” Delos Reyes stated.

He emphasized that DAR, the Department of Agriculture, Land Bank of the Philippines, and the local government units of the affected areas will work hand in hand to implement the production loan needed by the farmers.

He added that this will be loan assistance through cooperatives at a very minimal interest rate. The loan is crucial in rehabilitating the de-stroyed livelihood sources of the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

Delos Reyes saw the

DAR to provide loans assistance to typhoon-hit

farmers in Region 11

destruction not only to houses and infrastruc-ture but most especially to major crops such as rice, banana, coconut, rubber, oil palm, and fruit trees which are the primary livelihood sources of the ARBs.

In a meeting with farm-ers and leaders of coopera-tives, Delos Reyes assured them of government sup-port such as the provision of planting materials for various crops, saying that that he is coordinating with DA Secretary Proceso Alcala on this matter.

Meanwhile, the farmers asked the secretary for a five- to seven-year morato-rium on payment of CARP lands as it will take some

time before their farms will be productive again.

Delos Reyes promised to work with the LBP to come up with the guide-lines for the moratorium on land amortization.

He discussed how the field offices can assist the ARBs in securing docu-mentary requirements for the prompt release of production loans and other financial assistance.

He also thanked DAR officials and employees for bringing relief goods directly to CARP benefi-ciaries in far-flung areas in Baganga and Cateel in Davao Oriental and Compostela, Monkayo and New Bataan in Compostela Valley Province. (DAR 11)

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honest, or we won’t obey Jesus’ command to forgive people who have wronged and hurt us, then we’re prov-ing we do not truly know Him personally and have a relationship with Him.

So if Jesus’ written Man-ual for our life is not His living Message in our life, then we’re completely wast-ing the Bible and making it useless to us.

So why not start actually using and living the new life Jesus died to give you.

Everyday read and obey His Message to you, so you can know that you have His eternal life.

If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it—forever.

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Why people shun the local opposition?TONIGHT will unfold another year as the New Year’s Eve ushers another chapter of our lives. The year 2012 may leave unforgettable memories. However, the year that was may have also witnessed triumph and success to those who persevere and endure.

Cagayan de Oro celebrates the an-niversary of typhoon ‘Sendong’ as a triumphed of public service. The city has set an unprecedented record of relocating victims of the tragedy by providing them free house and lots. Notwithstanding, the political opposition disagreed with what the city has attained. It seems that ‘appreciation’ is not part of the opposition’s political dictionary.

We often asked question on whether the political opposition has attained anything that would have eased wounded feelings of those who suffered misfortune in their lives. What has the opposition attained amid the trials that victims of tragedy underwent? It is lamen-table that usually people who do nothing are those who mocked the good things that others attained. Perhaps, this is how the local political opposition behaves. It (opposition) has done nothing but find fault against the city government’s exploits.

We are not saying that it is awful to be with the op-

position. We support the opposition’s adversarial stand against all forms of corruption and disservice to the masses of our people.

We idolized the opposition as precursor of truth and justice. We would be willing to put our lives at stake in the ideals of fair and honest governance. We want everything that Socrates dreamed of an ideal society. However, most people detest the behavior of the local political opposition in the way it wanted the public to appreciate them.

Perhaps, the perception that the local opposition has the bearings of contemptible character is the lack of self-respect. Political opposition in other countries struggle for concrete development.

They fought for the rights of the citizens to be part of the popular will. They contribute much for the welfare of the citizenry in particular and the society in general. Although most of them belonged to the minority, they truly represent the perception of the majority.

It is unfortunate that even in Cagayan de Oro; we could not find a respectable political opposition that encouraged residents to fight for their cause. On the contrary, the city has an opposition that ridicules and divides the aspirations of the local populace. We have a political opposition who belittles the argument of those who disagree with their twisted thoughts.

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… What good is it, my broth-ers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?” (James 2:14, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-BEWARE OF FORTUNE

TELLERS: As 2012 comes to a close, fortune-tellers are being featured once again in many media outlets, radio, TV and newspapers, to give forecasts as to what will happen in 2013. This is great entertainment, of course, but the Bible, in its Jeremiah 29:8, says fortune-tellers and diviners should not be believed.

This verse says: “Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ̀ Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. They are prophesy-ing lies to you in my name. I

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have not sent them,’ declares the Lord.” Instead, people should pray to God, the same verse explains.

-ooo-RH NOW A LAW, SC

BATTLE LOOMS: Whether the usual fanfare when bills are signed into law by the President accompanied the signing of the Reproductive Health Bill or not, what mat-ters is that, it is now clear that the Philippines now has a reproductive health law---Republic Act 10354. The principal authors of the law in both houses of Congress confirmed that

President Aquino already signed the bill into law, so that settles it.

I am sure that as soon as those who are opposing the bill---I mean, the law---will have secured their official copies of the new law, it will be raised to the Supreme Court for its final battle---to have it scuttled or declared invalid and contrary to the Constitution, or to have it validated and declared operative and effective.

-ooo-DECLARATION OF

WAR VS. RP: If China con-tinues its plan to deploy one

of its naval ships---Haixun 21---to patrol the South China Sea or, from the more recent Philippine point of view, the West Philippine Sea, can the Philippines do more than lodge a dip-lomatic protest? I mean, the deployment of Haixun 21, while considered as an act of sovereignty by Chi-nese officials, constitutes, in reality, a declaration of war against the Philippines.

It is no less than a dec-laration of war to me, con-sidering that Haixun 21’s incursion into the West Philippine Sea violates the territorial integrity of our country, and is thus, for all intents and purposes, an invasion against us. While lodging a diplomatic protest may appear to be an “intel-ligent” approach towards avoiding a war, it would in effect be conceding the territory to the Chinese,

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - With the intent to assess the

developments and lay out plans for an effective im-plementation of the Ko-rean Rural Community Corporation-assisted proj-ect in Malagana, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, over 15 delegates from South Korea convened with the representatives from the

Department of Agricul-ture Central Office and Regional Field Unit 10, and from the local government units of the municipality of Claveria and the province of Misamis Oriental. With the devastation recently caused by typhoon Pablo at the Corn Process-ing Center in Malagana, Claveria, Misamis Orien-tal, plans for the inaugu-

ration of the pilot project before the year ends was moved to give way for fur-ther renovations of both the processing facility and the community center. The delegation which are mostly experts and academes in various fields of agriculture headed by Dr. Yanghoon Song, Di-rector of the Center for Overseas Assistance and

International Develop-ment (COAID) of Chun-gbuk National University in South Korea shared their expertise and expe-riences in running a rice processing facility (RPC) and their schemes used in their operation which is applicable for running a corn processing center (CPC). In a related development,

another Korean-assisted project is to be established in the municipality of Claveria which is seen to open opportunities that will help generate income and employment for the locals. The conduct of the Technology Transfer Proj-ect for Microbial/Organic Fertilizer and Mushroom Cultivation will show-case oyster mushroom and

other medicinal mush-room production technolo-gies. This is implemented through the joint collabo-ration of KOICA-COAID and the Department of Agriculture through the Claveria Experimental Station and the Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technol-ogy. (VANESSA MAE S. SIANO, DA-RAFID 10)

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IT HAS been along time ago, exactly in September 1993, the international conference in language teaching held in Padang, West Sumatara, Indonesia. The topic was about foreign language, especially English for el-ementary schools. It was creating controversies. It also made the discussion split into two groups. One is the cons and the other is the pros.

For the cons, they had their own arguments which appear up to now relevant. They argued that a foreign language was dangerous for children’s’ life. They said that foreign language could dam-age the children’s first lan-guage. They explained that in the early age of acquiring the first language, children should not be disturbed by any foreign language.

Again, the cons group stated that while acquiring the first language (regional language) the children are still learning the national language. That is the fact that has happened so far. In Indonesia, children can speak their first language in their own region, such as Ja-vanese, Madurese, Balinese and many other regional languages.

The national language in Indonesia is Indonesian language which is in fact a lungua-franca, connect-ing one region to another. Without this national lan-guage, Indonesia with its more than 17,000 islands, the nation will not be able to interact or communicate one another. That is all the facts used for arguments by the cons group who were against foreign language learning program for el-ementary school students.

What about the pros group? They also had the arguments based on lin-guistics references. Based on the human brain process of splitting (lateralization) as found by the neurologist, it must be started at the age of 13 years. That is the school age for elementary schools or the first year of secondary schools. Accord-ing to this theory, human

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Surabaya, Indonesiabeings who learn any foreign language after the process of lateralization will find it more difficult.

Therefore, chi ldren should also learn other foreign language before the process of the brain splitting. The process of which the brain has been divided into two divisions: left hemisphere and right hemisphere. When this process has been started, learning foreign language will not be quickly effective or efficient. So, the pros at that time warned the cons group by reminding them of such theory.

The more critical one is that, in fact, there is another finding of the research, stating about the time of lateralization process. Even, according to the latest re-search finding, the process of lateralization is started at the age of five. If this is used as the reference, then learning foreign language should be started even be-fore the age of five.

During 1993 to 1998 the cons and the pros were still upholding their own prin-ciples. After the political reform in Indonesia which occurred in 1998, with the overthrown of the Indonesia second president, people have been so independent. Everyone, everywhere is always open to each other.

From then on, the na-tion is free and ideas have come up. Foreign languages, especially English can be taught in primary schools. Even it has been taught in kindergartens. Realizing

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EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBOD, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, HELD ON FEBRUARY 27, 2012, AT THE LEGISLATIVE HALL.

Present: Hon. Eduardo C. Mansueto, Vice Mayor, Presiding Officer Hon. Edward O. Pido, SBMember Hon. Nelly M. Pepito, SBMember Hon. Rudy L. Pepito, SBMember Hon. Nicasio C. Lacson, SBMember Hon. Loriano S. Jumarito, SBMember Hon. Felipe A. Perales, SBMember Hon. Leoncio C. Bagol, ABC President

On Official Business: Hon. Clifford J. Jumalon, SBMember Hon. Jimmy N. Amas, SBMember

Absent: Hon. Peter John G. Yanoc, SK Fed. President

RESOLUTION NO. 24, S’ 2012

“A RESOLUTION ENACTING MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE IMPOSING FEES AND CHARGES FOR NORMAL DELIVERIES OF NON-PHIL-HEALTH MOTHERS/PATIENTS AND NEWBORN SCREENING UNDER THE MATERNAL CARE PACKAGE (MCP) LYING-IN CLINIC OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY IN THE DISTRIBRUTION OF FUNDS AND OUTLINING ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; AND AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE HERETO.”

WHEREAS, the maternity care package unit of Rural Health Unit, Tu-bod, Lanao del Norte is fully operational and accepting normal maternal deliveries for PhilHealth and non-Philhealth mothers/patients;

WHEREAS, Rural Health Units (RHUs) are also mandated by Republic Act (RA) 9288, known as Newborn Screening Act of 2004 which establishes the National Comprehensive Newborn Screening System (NCMBSS) to ensure that Newborn Screening is accessible and affordable to every born baby;

WHEREAS, under the Philhealth Maternal Care Package (PMCP), PhilHealth allocates funds for every 1st to 4th normal pregnancy of Phil-health patient mother to defray expenses of medicines, use of facilities and services during pre-natal delivery and post partum care; and

WHEREAS, the Rural Health Unit (RHU) of Tubod, Lanao del Norte is also accepting deliveries for non-Philhealth patients with same care and treatment.

WHEREFORE, on motion of SBMember Nelly M. Pepito, unanimously seconded by the rest of the members present, it was –

RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Bayan of Tubod in session assembled to pass and enact –

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 225 – 12

“IMPOSING FEES AND CHARGES FOR NORMAL DELIVERIES OF NON-PHILHEALTH MOTHERS/PATIENTS AND NEWBORN SCREEN-ING UNDER THE MATERNAL CARE PACKAGE (MCP) LYING-IN CLINIC OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY IN THE DISTRIBRUTION OF FUNDS AND OUTLINING ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; AND AUTHORIZ-ING THE RELEASE OF FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE HERETO.”

Be enacted by the Members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, in session assembled that:

Section 1 – Duties and Responsibilities – The following are the duties and responsibilities of the RHU Health Workers and Volunteers: (Nurses and Midwives of Tubod RHU staff are doing twenty-four (24) hours of duty in every four(4) days shifting)

1. Municipal Physician/Doctor – shall be responsible for handling and delivering the baby and placenta when available and do episiotomy and repair when necessary. Overall supervision, on-call twenty-four (24) hours a day;

2. Handling and Delivering Rural Health Midwife/Nurse (RHM/RHN) – shall assist MD or be responsible for handling and delivering the baby and placenta. To conduct thermal care, cord care, Hepa B, BCG and resuscitation;

3. Assisting Rural Health Midwife (RHM) – shall be responsible for the patient before and after delivery;

4. Referring Rural Health Midwife (RHM) – shall be responsible for labor watch and postpartum care unit discharge;

5. Referring Barangay Health Worker (BHW) – assists RHM in labor watch/postpartum care;

6. Circulating 1 RHM/RHN to care for the mother – shall be responsible for IV insertion, medication and postpartum care inside the delivery room;

- shall be responsible in supervising monitoring postpartum care.7. Circulating 2 (baby) RHM – shall be responsible for newborn care; - shall be responsible in doing quality care like cleaning, suction-

ing, cord dressing, oxygen when necessary, vaccination and referral of baby at risk;

8. Clerk 1 (RHM) – shall be responsible in keeping all records and reports of the MCP and early submission to Philhealth;

9. MCP Coordinator RHN or RHM – shall be responsible for the overall supervision and monitoring of the MCP program and prepare Maternal Care Package (MCP) and Newborn Screening (NBS) reports;

10. Newborn Screening (NBS) Coordinator – shall be responsible for the overall supervision and monitoring of the NBS program; and

11. Medical Technologist – conducts blood sampling or examination

Section 2. Fees and Charges for Non-PhilHealth patients – there is hereby imposed fees and charges for non-Philhealth deliveries in the amount of Two Thousand Pesos (Php2,000.00). Charges can be adjusted based on the annual income of the family: to wit: • Php10,000.00/monthandabove -Php2,000.00; • Php7,500.00/month(75%) -Php1,500.00; • Php5,000.00/month(50%) -Php1,000.00; • Php2,500.00/month(25%) -Php500.00; • Indigent -FreeofCharge

Section 4. Time of Payment – Payment shall be made to the Trea-surer’s Office at any time before discharge of patient.

Section 5. Fees and Charges for Philhealth patients – 1st and 4th normal delivery, Philhealth shall be payable against the maternal health package of Philhealth. Beyond 4th pregnancy, patient will pay like the other non-Philhealth patient.

Section 6. Fees and Charges for Newborn Screening for non-Philhealth Patients – there is hereby imposed an amount of Php600.00/patients to be paid at the Treasurer’s Office.

Section 7. Breakdown MCP Claims – shall be distributed in the man-ner of the following breakdown, to wit: • 65%-distributedashonorariumforhealthworkers • 35%-fortheLGUHealthPrograms/Activities/equipments.

Section 8. Breakdown of NBS Claims – Newborn Screening claims of Non-Philhealth shall be distributed in the manner of the following breakdown; to wit: • Php550.00–procurementofNBSkitandmiscellaneousexpenses • Php50.00–mailingexpenses.

Section 9. Effectivity. This ordinance shall take effect after its three (3) consecutive publications in a local newspaper.

WE HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance, which was duly enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan during its regular session, held at the Legislative Hall, Sangguniang Bayan Office, Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

(Sgd.) EDUARDO C. MANSUETO Municipal Vice Mayor

(Sgd.) EDWARD O. PIDO (Sgd.) NELLY M. PEPITO (Sgd.) CLIFFORD J. JUMALON SBMember SBMember SBMember

(Sgd.) JIMMY N. AMAS (Sgd.) RUDY L. PEPITO (Sgd.) NICASIO C. LACSON SBMember SBMember SBMember

(Sgd.) LORIANO S. JUMARITO (Sgd.) FELIPE A. PERALES (Sgd.) LEONCIO C. BAGOL SBMember SBMember ABC President

(Sgd.) PETER JOHN G. YANOCSK Federated President

ATTESTED:

(Sgd.) PERLA D. SANTOS APPROVED: Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan (Sgd.) NELIETA QUIBRANZA-NOVAL Municipal Mayor

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appointment.Abbu said he joined Pi-

mentel in a dinner with his family at Carmen on the same day on invitation of ‘Omeng Maglangit,’ Nene’s chief of staff.

‘I went there s ince ‘Omeng’ texted me several times that Nene wanted to see me,’ Abbu said.

Abbu said that he could not decline Maglangit’s in-vitation since he and Nene were together in politics for 30 years.

‘I and Nene did not see each other for two-and-a-half year, so I decided to see him at Jack house where ‘we have a dinner with his wife Bing, son Jack, grand daughter Malene, and Omeng,’ Abbu recounted.

He said Nene asked him what Dongkoy has done during typhoon Sendong. ‘I told them that Emano has constructed 13,000 houses as free permanent reloca-tions for Sendong victims. That cash donation from various sources have reached P100 million which is de-posited in banks.’

‘What is wrong with tell-ing the truth? After all, the money (like the P140 million from the Department of Social Welfare and Devel-opment) is not deposited with the city government,’ he said.

He said the money is deposited in the account of non-government organiza-tions like the Habitat who takes care of the construc-tion of houses for typhoon victims.

I never said that the money have provided the Emano administration a ‘political ammunition’ for next year’s election,’ Abbu said.

‘What could be right, instead, is that the peoples’ trust and faith with the Emano administration are indestructible ‘political am-munition’ for next year’s election,’ he added.

Abbu said he never ‘gate-crashed’ since there never was an affair in Jack’s house but a family dinner where I was invited.

‘I have not seen any writer during the dinner who could have interviewed Nene or Bing as sources of information,’ Abbu added.

‘As far as I can recall, it was Roger Abaday and wife Gina who ‘gate-crashed’ when they arrived after our dinner,’ Abbu said.

He said Abaday invited Nene for a ‘sing-a-long’ reportedly on instruction of a politician who was waiting with his group and

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third all-Filipino crown. With the win, Talk and Text became the first team in 27 years to defend the PBA’s most prestigious title after Great Taste accomplished the feat in 1985.

But in the 2012 PBA Commissioner’s Cup last May, Talk and Text failed to continue its winning ways bowing out in an exciting Game 7 overtime to the B-Meg Llamados which notched its first PBA title since joining the league three years ago. B-Meg’s Denzel Bowles was named Best Import for the confer-ence while teammate James Yap the finals MVP.

Last August, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters also prevented the B-MEG Llamados from getting a consecutive title by closing out another exciting Game 7 finals to claim the 2012 PBA Governors Cup, their first title since joining the league in 2006, despite the absence of Rookie of the Year Paul Lee, who failed to finish Game 2 of the finals due to a recurrent shoulder injury.

The ongoing 2012-13 PBA Philippine Cup started last Sept. 30 and will wrap in the third week of January 2013. Teams now battling it out in the semifinals are led by top seed Talk ‘N Text, San Mig Coffee Mixers, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, and the Alaska Aces, with scheduled games until Dec. 28 at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum and SM Mall of Asia Arena.

With the exception of the loyal Barangay Ginebra fans, enthusiasm in basketball has somewhat diminished as fans cannot distinguish anymore between the All Filipino Cup and the PBA re-inforced conference with the influx of numerous Fil-Ams unlike when excitement in the popular sport was dished out by homegrown Filipino talents.COLLEGIATE BASKET-

BALLIn October, the highly

fancied Ateneo Blue Eagles won its fifth consecutive title by winning the 2012 UAAP 75 Season beating University of Sto. Tomas two games in a row in their best-of-three championship at the Araneta Coliseum that was attended by some 20,000 fans.

In the latter part of Octo-ber, the San Beda Red Lions, mentored by high school alumni Ronnie Magsanoc, scored a three-peat at the ex-pense of the Letran Knights in the 88th National Col-legiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s basketball finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

With the feat, Magsanoc, one of the PBA’s 25 legends and an assistant coach of the Meralco Bolts in the PBA, earned the Season 88 Coach of the Year.

The win also catapulted San Beda as the winningest UAAP team with a record 17 titles.

PHILIPPINE AZKALSThe Philippine Men’s

National Football team, or the Philippine Azkals, had a Cinderella run in 2012 playing a total 32 games including several wins in friendlies with neighboring countries in preparation for the coveted 2012 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup.

However, the Azkals fell short when the Singapore Lions upended their luck, 1-0, during the second leg of their AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal match in Singa-pore. Earlier, the Azkals held Singapore to a draw in their first semifinal leg at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.

Prior to the semifinals, the Azkals lost, 2-1, to Thai-land before winning against Vietnam, 1-0, and Myanmar, 2-0, to advance.

The last time the Azkals reached the semifinals of the Suzuki Cup was in 2010.

In a FIFA-sanctioned international friendly last September, the much im-proved Azkals, for the first time, had beaten Singapore in their home turf. They re-peated the feat in a friendly in Cebu City last Nov. 15 prior to the Suzuki Cup.

Despite reaching the semifinals of the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, the Philippines slid down to 147 in the lat-est FIFA world rankings released last December 19, from their highest ranking of 143rd last November.

FIFA, the world gov-erning football body, now ranks the Philippines third in Southeast Asia behind Vietnam (131st) and Thai-land (136th), which lost to Singapore in the Suzuki finals. Singapore is now ranked 154th, Indonesia at 156th and Malaysia, 158th.

Last September, the Az-kals also won the Peace Cup sweeping its games as expected against lower ranked Guam, Macau, and Chinese Taipei.

Last March in Nepal, the Azkals also reached the semifinals and landed third in the Challenge Cup, a foot-ball competition played by emerging football nations in Asia, with the winner earn-ing a slot in the 2015 Asian Football Cup in Australia.

At present, the Philip-pines is preparing for the Challenge Cup qualifying, where the country hosts this year’s runner-up Turkmeni-stan, Brunei and Cambodia with the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium and the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City as possible venues for the upcoming tournament in March.

While they fell short of expectation, the Az-kals, led by the popular Younghusband brothers, Phil and James, and other Europe-based players with Filipino lineage, have been locally popularizing the sport which does not re-quire height as in basketball and, in several years, could put the Philippines in the football map.

OTHER SPORTING EVENTS NEEDING

SUPPORTThere are other not so

popular sporting events that brought honors for the Philippines despite the apparent lack of support that include the bemedalled dragon boat paddlers and student athletes competing abroad.

Also, the 11-member Philippine Memory Team members who won nine medals including the bronze in the 2012 World Memory Championships (WMC) held in London last De-cember 14-16.

The team members, who personally shouldered most of their expenses, beat around 70 competitors from 24 other countries to place third despite the absence of one of their strongest members, Johann Randall Abrina, who could not af-ford the trip.

Since their first WMC competition in 2010, the Philippine memory team won silver at the 2011 WMC in Guangzhou, China and swept 10 golds at the Thai-land International Open Memory Championships last July.

Roberto Racasa, who coaches and founded the Philippine memory team in 2008, said financial backing from the government or the private sector will help them improve further to even become world champion.THE FUTURE of PHIL-

IPPINE SPORTSWhatever the accom-

plishments of talented Fili-pino athletes in 2012 were hounded by controversies and squabbles among sports officials.

Despite the government funding and efforts in its sports grassroots develop-ment program, athletes still complain of alleged lack of support such as meager al-lowances for food, training and preparations for local and international competi-tions.

In the Olympics, the last medal the Philippines was able to take home was the silver medal in 1996 in Atlanta courtesy of boxer Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco who eventually moved into a more lucrative show busi-ness career.

In 2011, the Philippines also lagged behind neigh-bors in the South East Asian (SEA) Games landing only in sixth place, a poor perfor-mance in comparison to its winning the 2005 edition.

The Philippines is not lacking in talents and the country’s poor performance is always and easily blamed to the perceived lack of vision and support from government.

The lack of budget and accusations of mishandled funds and power struggles over the years have made some lawmakers push for a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Phil-ippine Sports Commission (PSC), the government’s funding arm; and the Phil-ippine Olympic Committee (POC), a non-government organization recognized by the International Olympic

Committee.Lawmakers such as Sena-

tors Francis Pangilinan, Antonio Trillanes IV and Pia Cayetano said athletes suffer from political bick-erings and sports must be prioritized with a bigger budget focused on holistic grassroots development and training if the country wants to produce world-class ath-letes and thereby excel in international competitions.

supporters in one of the ‘resto bars’ in downtown Cagayan de Oro.

Nene was irritated and declined the invitation since he was already sleepy at that time, Abbu said.

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said Ma. Teresa R . Alegrio, Oro Chamber president who signed in behalf of the local busi-ness group. “We aim to do this by ensuring effective information sharing and technology transfer.”

Oro Chamber Sec. Gen. Lordilie Enjambre said the initial undertaking planned under the agreement is a Canadian Business Forum planned for early next year.

As the organized rep-resentatives of business to support, protect and pro-mote their respective busi-ness interests, this can be enhanced by the establish-ment and strengthening of cooperation between the two chambers, the agree-ment reads in part.

According to Wikipe-dia, there are now around 400,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, making them the third largest Asian Cana-dian group after the Indian and Chinese communities. They are also the largest Southeast Asian group in the country. Between the years of 2001 and 2006, the Filipino community in Canada grew from 308,575 to 410,695 or a growth of about 33%, compared to the rest of Canada, which only grew, by about 5%. On average, Canada received about 20,500 Filipino im-migrants every year from 2001 to 2006. Assuming this growth rate continued, the Filipino-Canadian populace was expected to hit 500,000 by 2010.

In 2010, the Philippines were the largest source coun-try for immigrants to Cana-da. There are approximately 7,500 Canadians residing in the Philippines. The Philip-pines is now Canada’s main supplier of skilled immi-grants, with over 500,000 Filipinos already working across Canada.

Total trade between the two countries reached C$680.14 in the first six months of 2012, and to-talled C$1.456 billion for the whole of 2011, according to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. In 2011, Cana-dian merchandise exports to the Philippines were valued at CAD $554.6 million, while Canadian imports from the Philippines stood at CAD $915.8 million.

Just last month, Xin-hua news agency reported President Benigno S. Aquino III and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed to further increase trade between the two countries. At a joint press meeting after their bilateral talks, both leaders stressed the importance of raising bilateral trade, which reached about $1.5 billion in 2011.

“Our government is tak-ing actions to aggressively

expand commercial rela-tions with the entire Asia Pacific region. We’re doing so to help create jobs, eco-nomic growth and a better quality of life both in Asia and in Canada,” Harper said.

“The Philippines has thus become an impor-tant economic partner for Canada. In 2011, bilateral trade reached nearly $1.5-half billion. Our hope is to build on this strong and expanding commercial re-lationship,” the Canadian leader added.

“We look forward to increasing trade and invest-ment with Canada,” Aquino said in response.

Canada’s trade and in-vestment relationship with the Philippines spans many sectors. Canadian compa-nies with expertise in infor-mation and communications technology, aerospace and defence, power generation (renewable energy), and natural resource extraction are in a position to take advantage of new opportu-nities within these sectors. In addition, the market for agricultural products in the Philippines continues to be robust, with significant potential for growth within the processed food and beverage sub-sector and franchises.

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have a pending bill – House Bill 1799 — which seeks to amend the Family Code to include a provision on divorce.

Espino regards the ex-pected moves of the Speaker and the legislature as a manifestation of the same misguided reasoning be-hind the reproductive health (RH) bill’s promo-tion and passage.

“This early they are con-ditioning the minds of the people,” he observed.

“There’s nothing sur-prising about the divorce bill being floated so soon after passing the RH bill. It is the same misguided reasoning, coupled with a secular mentality that drove them to push for contraception, that now wants to legalize divorce to facilitate an easy way out of what should otherwise be a point of struggle for every relationship.” (CBCP for Life)

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health facilities are mandated to extend family planning services “prin-cipally to paying patients but also free services to indigent patients,” he said.

Meanwhile, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad earlier said the ultimate aim of the RH was to ensure “equal opportunity for responsible parenthood among all Filipino families.”

Aside from ensuring health of the mothers and their babies, Abad said the RH Act also ensures that the State “will have wider expenditure space for critical budgetary items, including education, health care, and economic services.”

The government is spending billions of pesos to subsidize the basic needs of severely impoverished families, majority of which are burdened by more children than their parents can afford to raise.

Through the Responsible Parenthood Act, Abad said, the government aims to properly educate married couples so they have a larger understanding of the choices available to them, allowing them to raise families they can properly manage and attend to.

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Agang, 39, a farmer in Sitio Bongkilaton, Compostela town.

The Agangs are one of the 76 families whose houses were ravaged by the strong winds brought by Pablo.

“Most of our things were gone. We need kitchen utensils, blankets, banig (sleeping mats), mosquito nets. We badly need roofs,” this father of four kids said.

Bernadeth Goay, 49, said their house was blown away while their farm was totally destroyed.

“Hurot gyud. Balik mi sa uno. Wala na gyud mi kapanguhaan,” she lamented as she complained that no help has come their way.

“Even our village captain didn’t personally come here to check our situation,” she said.

“If we didn’t line up for the relief goods from private organizations outside our sitio, we won’t have anything to eat,” she added.

Like the Agangs and the rest of their neighbor-hood, the Goays need help to sustain their food and rebuild their houses.

Despite the millions of financial aid from private entities and foreign coun-tries, many still cry out in protest in areas badly hit by Pablo.

According to Ka Oris, foreign financial aid for relief and rehabilitation has found its way into the pock-ets of some bureaucrats.

He added, just like what happened to the victims of Sendong last year, “certain politicians have taken ad-vantage of the situation to use typhoon Pablo’s victims as a showcase to advance their political interests for next year’s elections.”

He furthered, the situ-ation is also being used to create clean image for the AFP doing “humanitarian relief work” for Oplan Baya-nihan. (Marilou Aguirre-Tuburan/davaotoday.com)

that the process of lat-eralization started at the age of five, more parents even send their children to English courses. In that situation, it can be inferred that the policy of language teaching for the nation is a matter of political domain.

When the political do-main is not possible for the nation to create ideas, anything cannot come true. The fact is that the people in a country are living in the political capsule. They have been so much encapsulated in the political domain that they are not creative. Based on such a condition, the

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cash for the residents and coursed through the money to the NPA.

In an earlier statement, Ka Oris, spokesperson of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)-Mindanao, said

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CEBU ROW: UPHOLD RULE OF LAW: So, there are no Court of Appeals justices who can rule on the application for a temporary restraining order which Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia filed to contest her suspension from office decreed by President Aquino and implemented by Secretary Mar Roxas of the Department of the Inte-rior and Local Government (DILG)? That’s unfortunate, in view of the escalating ten-sion in the province which may erupt into deadly vio-lence any minute now.

Perhaps, it is time for all the parties in the controversy, particularly Gov. Gwen, to uphold the rule of law in the meantime, which means obeying the orders of duly-constituted authorities. Yes, Gwen has her misgivings about the order suspending her, but then, only the courts can help her now---not her advisers nor her supporters, no matter how high up they maybe.

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gas emissions was due to the unhampered consumption of fossil fuel by imperialist countries “in the name of super profits.”

Based on the 2008 United Nations estimates, the top 10 CO2-emitting countries from the burning of fossil fuels and cement manufacture are China, United States, European Union, India, Russia, Japan, Germany, Canada, Iran and United Kingdom. They emit 67.07 percent of the world total CO2 emission while the Philippines emits only 0.28 percent.

Ka Oris, in a separate statement, has scored the Aquino government for “playing blind” to the real

reasons of the recent disas-ter blaming small miners and farmers but allowing “the unhampered operation of multinational large-scale mining and plantations that continue to destroy the environment.”

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In one of the sub-villages here, residents complained against the government for the lack of food, and absence of medical aid and shelter after they were hit by Pablo.

“Nobody from the gov-ernment came here to check our situation,” said Elmer

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THE year ended with an unhappy note for sports loving Filipinos when they were stunned with the sixth-round knockout loss of eight-division boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao during his December 8 fourth fight with Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With the loss, Pacquiao fell in most pound-for-pound ratings behind Mar-quez and Filipino boxing sensation Nonito “The Fili-pino Flash” Donaire Jr., who had a successful campaign in 2012.

During the year, Donaire defeated all four opponents in the 122-pound division including his recent third round knockout win over Mexican veteran Jorge Arce a week after Pacman’s loss on

Loss and gains in Philippine sports

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Dec. 15 in Houston, Texas which somehow brought life anew to the bright future of Philippine boxing and soothed the hurting pride of Filipinos.

On Nov. 17 in Los Ange-

les, California, World Box-ing Organization (WBO) flyweight champion Brian Viloria knocked down World Boxing Association (WBA) champ Hernan “Ty-son” Marquez, in the first

and fifth rounds before the Hawaii-based Filipino unleashed a solid left hook in the 10th to win via a technical knockout when the Mexican’s corner threw in the towel to unify the two belts, the first time in nearly 50 years.

With the biological clock ticking fast on the 34-year-old Pacquiao and the 31-year-old Viloria, the role of inspiring Filipinos, athlete or not, now lies in the hands of Donaire and upcoming bright prospects.

BASKETBALLLast January, basketball

crazy fans saw Talk ‘N Text, backed up by finals MVP Larry Fonacier, successfully defending the 2011-2012 Philippine Cup against the Cinderella team of Powerade to notch its fifth Philip-pine Basketball Association (PBA) title and

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ZAMBOANGA City––Mayor Celso Lobregat on Friday afternoon handed out cash incentives to 97 medal haulers as a show of the city government’s gratitude and appre-ciation for the outstanding showings of Zamboangueño athletes both in international and local competitions.

Topping the list of athletes recognized were weight-lifters Jeffrey Garcia and Nestor Colonia, who received P60,000 and P40,000, respectively, for their splendid achievement in the just-ended 19th Asian Junior and 26th Asian Junior Men Weightlifting tilts held in Myanmar.

Garcia won two gold medals and Colonia got three silver medals in the said competitions.

Lobregat, assisted by City Sports Division Chief Bernardito Patiño and staff from the City Treasurer’s Office, released a total of P342,500 as cash incentives for the medalists that included participants in the in-ternational Baseball and Softball competitions, Batang Pinoy-Mindanao leg and weightlifting and wrestling national championships.

Reuben Angeles, Ernesto Binarao, Junifer Piñero and Jonash Ponce, who are members of the Philippine team that topped the 2012 East Asia Cup Baseball Champion-ship in Thailand recently divided the P60,000 incentive for gold medal at P15,000 each.

Receiving P8,000 each for their silver medal haul in the Asian Men’s Softball Championship were Orlando Binarao, Florante Acuña, Rogelio Rojas, Roberto Iturralde and Joel Binarao for a total of P40,000.

Other recipients of the cash incentives from the city government were the 77 medal haulers in the recently concluded Batang Pinoy-Mindanao Leg held Dapitan City from November 7 to 10 where Zamboanga City ranked number one.

Gold medalists received P1,000 each; silver medal-ists got P700 each while bronze medalists went home with P500 each.

Bemedaled athletes get cash incentives

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