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Amnesty For Muslim Prisoners SoughtCOTABATO CITY – TwoMindanao-based humanrights groups have ap-pealed to presumptivepresident-elect RodrigoDuterte to include all Mus-lim prisoners who werefalsely accused as terroristsafter the politician an-nounced his plans to grantamnesty to political prison-ers.

Suara Bangsamoroand Kawagib Moro HumanRights said most of thosewho are being held in pris-ons were victims of militarycrackdown conductedsince 2001 against inno-cent Muslims accused asAbu Sayyaf members.

They said more than200 Muslims from the prov-inces of Basilan, Sulu andTawi-Tawi, even as far asManila and other parts ofsouthern Philippines hadbeen arrested and de-tained– many illegally –and were also tortured andforced to sign documents to

admit they are members ofthe notorious Abu Sayyafgroup.

The two groups are alsoseeking the review of the caseof 224Muslims accused asmembers of the Moro Na-tional Liberation Front, whowere arrested during the2013 Zamboanga siege anddetained at Camp BagongDiwa in Taguig City.

“Suara Bangsamoro andKawagib Moro HumanRights hope that through theamnesty program of the pre-sumptive president, justicewill be rendered to the vic-tims and their families andwill help address the histori-cal injustice of militarysolution to the conflict in theMoro areas, of using dis-criminatory policies againstthe Moro people such asequating terrorism to theiridentity and struggle,” theysaid in a joint statement sentto the regional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

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Filipino Children Promised Better Disaster ReliefMANILA – OutgoingPresident Benigno Aquinoapproved a law that makeschildren’s needs and wel-fare a top priority duringdisaster relief operations.

The Children’s Emer-gency Relief and ProtectionAct tasks the Department ofSocial Welfare and Devel-opment to come up with a

plan to “be used as the basisfor handling disasters andother emergency situationsto protect children, pregnantand lactating mothers, andsupport their immediate re-covery.”

The law directs the de-partment to integrate theprogram into disaster plan-ning and responses of local

government units, which areoften the first-responders ina crisis. Under the new law,responders are required toplan for the provision ofevacuation centers, transi-tional shelters and theimmediate delivery of ser-vices for orphaned,separated, and unaccompa-nied children, and pregnant

and lactating mothers.The law is urgently

needed for one of the world’smost disaster-prone coun-tries. The United NationsOffice for Disaster Risk Re-duction rates the Philippinesas one of the 10 countriesworst affected by weather-re-lated emergencies.

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Sinabi sa Mindanao Exam-iner ni Bro. Danny Cuarteros, ngJMCIM, na mismong si AlkaldeLeticia Sebastian ng bayan ngJones sa Isabela province, angkabilang sa mga na-baptismohan kamakailanlamang. At nangakongsusuportahan ang mga krusadang JMCIM sa kanyang bayan nakung saan ay aktibo ang NPA.Matatandaang napatay ng di-kilalang salarin ang asawa niSebastian na si Jesus Sebastianna dating alkalde ng Joneshabang nasa flag ceremony samunisipyo noon 2002.

Ayon pa kay Cuarteros,kabilang sa mga bumalik saDiyos matapos na mahikayatng JMCIM ay ang mag-asawangcommander na sina Ka Eloisa atKa Lando na nangakong paba-

baptismohan ang mahigit sa200 mga tauhan sa Marag Val-ley. Iniwan pa nina Ka Eloisa atKa Lando ang kanilang mgaarmas at gayun rin angkanilang mga kasamahan saJMCIM choir sa kahabaan ngkrusada.

“Victory in Jesus namethrough the leading prayer ofour beloved and honorableEvangelist Pastor WildeEstrada Almeda, the end-timeprophet of God, at least 108lost souls received water bap-tism in Jesus’ name mostlyfrom Marag Valley togetherwith Ka Eloisa and Ka Landoof the communist NewPeople’s Army, who voluntar-ily surrendered to our dearestLord Jesus,” ani Cuarteros.

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Jesus Miracle Crusade leaflets.

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Cuarteros na pinasok nilaang Marag Valley atnamudmod ng mga leafletsat flyers na kung saan aysinasabing ang“Komunismo aySatanismo” at ipinapakitaang isang duguang karit atmartilyo na sumisimboloumano sa “kamatayan.”

Nagkaroon pa umanong milagro ang Diyos sakasagsagan ng krusada atng matapos namabasbasan si Ka Eloisa aynagulat pa ito ng biglangluminaw ang paningin ngkanyang mga mata namatagal na nitong iniinda.Hindi makapaniwala si KaEloisa sa milagrongipinamalas ng Panginoonsa pamamagitan ng dasalng JMCIM at pananalig sa

salita ng Diyos.“Grabe ang kagalakan

ni Ka Eloisa dahilnatanggap po niya angkagalingan ng kanyangmga mata dahil bago angkrusada at tunay na malabodaw yun kanyangpaningin. Kaya dumalosiya sa krusada ng JesusMiracle Crusade at nag-ob-served kung totoo yunnakasulat sa atin leaflets atglory to God, napatunayanniya na ang Diyos na atingpinaglingkuran ay totoo atbuhay.”

“At ang sabi pa niya aynakita daw niya kami noonsa Zinundungan Valley saRizal sa lugar ng mga NPAkaso ay hindi nila kayakaming galawin kasiibinunyag niya na kapagnakikita daw nila yungrupo ng Jesus Miracle Cru-

sade ay kinikilabutan dawsila at natatakot kungkaya’y grabe ang pagkilosng mahal na Panginoon sakrusada,” patotoo pa niCuarteros.

Naalala rin niCuarteros na isa si Ka Eloisasa mga nabigyan ng leafletssa Marag Valley atnagtanong pa kung bakitang nakasulat sa mga ito ay“Kumunismo aySatanismo” at kung anoang ibig sabihin ngduguang karit at martilyo.Sinabi pa ni Cuarteros naipinaliwanag nito kay KaEloisa at sa mga iba pangresidente doon na ang ibigsabihin ng simbolongduguang karit at martilyosa leaflets ay sapagkat“kumikitil ang mga rebeldeng buhay at kung kayanaging Satanismo ang

Komunismo.”Dahil sa krusada at sa

paniniwala sa Panginoon,humingi ng maraming leaf-lets si Ka Eloisa atnangakong tutulong sapagpapalaganap ng salitang Diyos sa pamamagitanng JMCIM sa kanyangnasasakupan sa Marag Val-ley na kilalang kuta ng NPA.

“Nakiusap si Ka Eloisana bigyan namin siya ngmaraming leaflets at siya naang magpapaliwanag samga kasamahan niya atmga residente sa kanyanglugar ukol sa mga salita atmilagro ng Diyos. At nag-request pa sila na magdaosng krusada ang JMCIMdoon mismo sa Marag Val-ley at lahat po sila ay dadaloat magpapa-baptismo,” aniCuarteros.

Nagsagawa rin ang

grupo ni Cuarteros ngkrusada sa bayan ngGonzaga na kung saan aydumalo si Minister JunEsguerra at asawang si Sis-ter Rachel Almeda na isa samga anak ni EvangelistWilde Estrada Almeda, angfounder ng JMCIM.

Isa rin ang nasabingbayan sa mga kuta ng NPAat noon 2014 ay napatay ngmga armadong nakasuotng uniporme ng pulis siGonzaga Mayor CarlitoPentecostes Jr. at dalawangsecurity escort nito habangsila ay nasa flag ceremony.Tumakas ang mga salarinsakay ng ninakaw na policecar na natagpuang sunogsa nasabing bayan.

Samantala, Inamin rinni Cuarteros na tinangka ngmga di-kilalang lalakingnaka-motorsiklo na

banggain at harangin angkanilang sasakyan saGonzaga. Ngunit bigla nalamang tumakas ang mgasalarin habang nagdarasalang grupo ni Cuarteros atisang malakas na kalabogang narinig sa bubunganng kanilang sasakyan.

Isang malaking tipakng bato ang bumagsak saibabaw ng sasakyan,ngunit laking gulat niCuarteros ng walangmakitang marka o gasgaman lamang sa bubungan.

Sinabi ni Cuarteros namaraming mganakalinyang krusada angJMCIM sa lalawigan ngCagayan at Isabela at ibapang mga lugar sa northernLuzon na kung saanngayon ay libo-libongmiyembro ang nasa likodnito. (Mindanao Examiner)

ARMM pushes for sustainable agribusiness development approachCOTABATO CITY – TheAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao said itis pushing for sustainableagribusiness developmentthrough an environment-friendly land use planningapproach.

On May 25, the ARMM,together with the Interna-tional Finance Corp. of theWorld Bank and theHineleban Foundation,launched the High CarbonStock Approach (HCSA) forthe region’s majoragribusiness projects.

Lawyer Ishak Mastura,chairman of the ARMM'sRegional Board of Invest-ment (RBOI) and head ofthe Regional Cabinet Clus-

ter on Economic Growth,said the HCSA is an ap-proach that would “protectthe environment” in large-scale agriculturalinvestments that use vastagricultural lands.

“The High CarbonStock Approach is aboutprotecting the environ-ment when you invest. Yousee to it that the environ-ment is not destroyedwhen you put in big invest-ments like bananaplantation, palm oil, cacaoplantation, all kinds of ag-ricultural investments,”Mastura said.

The HCSA is part of theBangsamoro SustainableFramework that aims at

promoting sustainable ag-ricultural investments inARMM.

In the first quarter of2016, RBOI-ARMM regis-tered a P1.3-billion projectof Gintong Agri Corp., acompany engaged in oilpalm plantation develop-ment. The region alreadyexceeded its target of P900-million worth ofinvestments for that pe-riod. In 2015, the agencyregistered a total of P6.5billion, the biggest in thehistory of the ARMM.

The RBOI-ARMM ap-proved eight majorinvestment projects in2015 led by Al-Sahar AgriVentures Inc., a Cavendish

banana plantation inMaguindanao with a P3.7billion project. It was thelargest single investmentin the history of the ARMM.

Investors, Masturasaid, continue to putmoney in the region be-cause of their trust in thegood governance initia-tives of the present ARMMadministration.

Dr. Urooj Malik,Hineleban Foundationchair, said his group is keenin partnering with ARMM’sagencies, the PhilippineBusiness for SocialProgress, and other localand international nongov-ernmental organizations,among others, in the

implementation of theHCSA at ‘landscape scale’for the Bangsamoro region.

“This landscape levelstrategy will be imple-mented via use of theHCSA, a methodology thatdistinguishes forest areasfor protection from de-graded lands with lowcarbon and biodiversityvalues that may be devel-oped,” Malik said.

“The methodologyaims at ensuring a practi-cal, transparent, robust,and scientifically credibleapproach that is widely ac-cepted to implementcommitments to halt defor-estation while securing therights and livelihood of the

Bangsamoro people,”Malik added.

Mastura said investorswill have clearly definedguidelines for sustainableand responsibleagribusiness investment.

Re-elected ARMMGovernor Mujiv Hatamanis supportive of the projectnoting it is a welcome de-velopment making surethat agribusiness invest-ments in the region willhelp propel economicgrowth as well as ensurethat there will be enoughresources and opportuni-ties for the Bangsamoropeople now and in the fu-ture. (Bureau of PublicInformation)

Ka Eloisa and her husband Ka Lando with Bro. Danny Cuarteros and other members of the Jesus Miracle Crusade during a crusade recently in Marag Valley in northern Philippines.

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ARMM celebrates ‘Farmersand Fisherfolks’ Month

COTABATO CITY –Recognition eventsacross the AutonomousRegion in MuslimMindanao (ARMM) high-lighted this year’scelebration of “Farmersand Fisherfolks’ Monthas well as the 25th Devo-lution Anniversary of theDepartment of Agricul-ture and Fisheries(DAF-ARMM).

Alexander Alonto,DAF-ARMM Secretary,said the celebration wasaimed at recognizing andhonoring farmers andfisherfolks for their valu-able contribution to theeconomy.

ARMM’s economicoutput is anchored on re-source-based activitiessuch as agriculture,aquaculture, fishery andforestry. These compriseroughly two-thirds of theregion’s gross regionaldomestic product.

Eighteen rice pro-ducers in ARMM wererecognized as Agri-PinoyRice Achievers for 2015.The award is given tofarmers with the highestrice production duringthe year and is largelybased on a selection pro-cess conducted by theRegional Agriculture andFisheries Council.

Among the achieverswas Rahib Mamaluba,36, a farming technicianin Mamasapano,

Maguindanao who helpsfarmers improve rice pro-duction by giving themtraining on land prepara-tion and plantingtechniques, among oth-ers.

Mamaluba received aunit of rice transplanterthat makes crop plantingeasier. For example, twohectares of farm could beplanted in one day withhelp from two farmers. Intraditional planting, 20farmers are needed tocover a two-hectare land.

“Masela ged epakadtabang na niyabaka malemu endumalangkas ekapegkumpay nami(This helps a lot becauseit makes planting easierand faster),” Mamalubasaid.

Distribution of farm-ing inputs, machineriesand fishing paraphernaliaworth P14.05 million topre-identified farmersand fisherfolks was alsopart of this year’s celebra-tion, Sec. Alonto added.

The items distributedwere 400 bags of certifiedpalay seeds; 1,500 bags ofopen-pollinated cornseeds; 5,000 sachets of ro-denticides; 11,200 liters offungicides; 12,096 liters ofbactericides; 8,720 litersof pesticide; 680 gallonsof foliar spray; and 30boxes of foliar fertilizer.

Farm machineries

were also distributed,which include nine unitsof rice transplanter, eightunits of hand tractor, andtwo units of floating tiller.These were all funded bythe Agri-Pinoy rice andcorn programs.

During this year’s cel-ebration 15 fisherfolksfrom Datu Odin Sinsuat inMaguindanao were alsogiven non-motorizedbanca and gillnet.

More than 200 farm-ers from Maguindanaoand Lanao del Sur, mean-while, graduated from theSchool-On-the-Air (SOA)course on Rice Pests andDiseases on Thursday,May 19, in Cotabato City.

The SOA is a radioprogram of DAF-ARMMaimed at educating farm-ers in the region throughlectures and courses suchas Palay Check System,Organic Vegetable Pro-duction, and High-ValueCrops Development.More than 40 SOA pro-grams had beenconducted since 1975.

The month of Maywas declared Farmers andFisherfolks’ Month by thelate President CorazonAquino in 1989 by virtueof Proclamation No. 33.The DAF was devolved tothe ARMM regional gov-ernment in 1991 throughExecutive Order 460.(Bureau of Public Infor-mation)

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the most in these disas-ters, such as in theaftermath of TyphoonHaiyan in 2013. Childrenare also highly vulner-able in humanitariancrises created by armedconflict, such as the dis-placement of tens ofthousands of residents inZamboanga City in 2013and Surigao del Sur prov-ince in 2015.

Signing this law,however, need not bePresident Aquino’s last

Filipino Children PromisedBetter Disaster Relief

effort on behalf of pro-tecting the Philippines’children, according tothe Human Rights Watch.

“He still has time tohave the Philippines jointhe Safe Schools Declara-tion, which marks its oneyear anniversary thisweekend. The Declara-tion outlines concretemeasures all govern-ments can take to betterprotect students, teach-ers, and schools fromattack during armed con-flict,” it said.

“The disaster relief

law’s passage is a goodfirst step toward ensuringthat the most vulnerablein Philippine society getthe necessary resourcesto mitigate the dangersand disruption of naturaland man-made disasters.The ball is now in thegovernment’s court toensure that the relevantagencies implement thelaw. More and more chil-dren are affected bydisasters in the Philip-pines. They need all thehelp they can get,” itadded. (Carlos Conde)

Zamboanga region to get ‘RxBox’ devicesZAMBOANGA CITY – TheDepartment of Scienceand Technology said itwill deploy dozens of so-called “Telehealth”devices or “RxBox” to se-lected health centers inZamboanga Peninsula.

It said the project isone of the initiatives ofDOST under the “SmarterPhilippines” program,and its contribution toachieve the MillenniumDevelopment Goals onimproving maternal andneonatal health services.

DOST said it will de-ploy at least 58 units ofRxBox in close coordina-tion with UP Manila andNational Telehealth Cen-ter.

In February, DOST re-gional coordinatorsconvened for the firsttime at Green Leaf Hotel

in General Santos Cityand tackled the nation-wide roll-out of 1,000units of RxBox in thecountry.

DOST said since 2014,a total of 143 units ofRxBox had been deployedin the country.

The RxBox is a multi-component devicecomprising of blood pres-sure monitor, pulseoxymeter, electrocardio-gram, fetal heart ratemonitor, maternaltocometer, and tempera-ture sensor – anddesigned to provide betteraccess to life-savinghealth care service in iso-lated and disadvantagedareas.

According to the Na-tional Telehealth Center,the RxBox is atelemedicine device ca-

pable of capturing medi-cal signals throughbuilt-in medical sensors,storing data in an elec-tronic medical record andtransmitting health infor-mation via internet to aclinical specialist in thePhilippine General Hos-pital for expert advice.

It also catalyzes im-provement in the localreferral system by facili-tating teleconsultations(audio- video confer-ences) within theNational Telehealth Ser-vice Program. The RxBoxcan reduce the overallcost of healthcare by en-abling health workers todiagnose, monitor andtreat patients within therural health facility,thanks to medical sensorsinside the box.(Mindanao Examiner)

RxBox

4 mangingisda pinaslang sa BasilanBASILAN – Apat namangingisda ang napaulatna pinatay ng mga di-kilalang armado sakaragatan ng Basilan samagulong Muslim autono-mous region sa Mindanao.

Hindi pa umanonatatagpuan ang bangkayng mga biktima nasinasabing naharang ngmga armado sa bandangbayan ng MohammadAdjul noon nakaraang

linggo.Nangingisda umanoang grupo ilang milyalamang ang layo sa isla ngLangil at Sibago ng sila’yratratin ng mga armadongnakasakay rin sa mga mo-torboat.

Galing ang ulat sa armyintelligence sa Basilan,ngunit patuloy pa itonginaalam ng pulisya. Hindirin mabatid kung AbuSayyaf o pirate ang tumirasa mga biktima o kapwa

nila mangingisda.Ilang beses ng

nagkaroon ng sigalot sakaragatan ng Basilan sapagitan ng mga grupo ngmga mangingisda doon atmga dayo. Noon 2012 ay 15mga mangingisda mulaPagadian City ang pinataysa lugar matapos naumano’y mahulingnagnanakaw sa mga payaoo fish cages doon. (ElyDumaboc)

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The CommunistParty of the Philippinesand the National Demo-cratic Front of thePhilippines have wel-comed Duterte’s plan togrant amnesty to politi-cal prisoners. Thecommunist groups saidover 500 political prison-ers – mostly members ofthe CPP and NDFP andits military wing, the NewPeople’s Army are lan-guishing in jails acrossthe country.

Duterte is eyeing theresumption of the stalledpeace talks with the CPPand the NDFP in an effortto end decades of fight-ing in the country. He

also offered four cabinetpositions to communistleaders.

Last year, communistrebels accused PresidentBenigno Aquino’s peaceadviser Teresita Deles ofmuddling efforts to re-start stalled peacenegotiations with Ma-nila. Daniel Ibarra, aspokesman for the NewPeople’s Army, said Delespeddled lies and blackpropaganda against therebel group to discourageAquino from pursuingpeace negotiations.

Government peacetalks with the NewPeople’s Army collapsedin 2004 after rebels ac-cused then President

Gloria Arroyo of renegingon several agreements,among them the releaseof all political prisoners,and the removal of theterrorist tag on the Com-munist Party of thePhilippines and its politi-cal wing, the NationalDemocratic Front of thePhilippines.

Manila also sus-pended the JointAgreement on Safety andImmunity Guarantees af-ter the peace talks failed.The rebels have beenfighting for many de-cades now for theestablishment of a com-munist state in thecountry. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

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U.N. fears for 10,000 families trapped inISIS-held Falluja as Iraq army advances

THE UNITED NATIONSsays it fears for the safety ofan estimated 10,000 fami-lies trapped in Falluja asIraqi forces press in to re-take the city from ISIS.

Fierce fighting hasbeen raging around Fallujasince Iraq's militarylaunched an offensiveMonday to reclaim the tra-d i t i o n a l l ySunni-dominated city,about 65 kilometers (40miles) west of Baghdad,from the terror group.

And with tens of thou-sands of residents unableto flee the clutches of ISIS,the U.N. fears that civilianswill pay a heavy toll for theliberation of the city.

Iraq's air force hasairdropped thousands ofleaflets on Falluja instruct-ing residents to leave andpromising them passagethrough "safe corridors"established by the militaryto camps outside the city.

The government hasset up a hotline for resi-dents to call or text if theyrequire evacuation, whilestate television has broad-cast advisories to residentsto wave white flags overtheir homes if they can'tflee, and to stay away fromISIS facilities and gather-ings.

But activists say ISIShas been preventing resi-dents from leaving, andhas cut many communica-tion lines -- leavingthousands potentiallycaught in the crossfire be-tween government troops,backed by Shiite militiaand tribal fighters, and theSunni terror group.

An estimated 10,000families remain trapped inthe city "in a very precari-ous situation," the U.N.said in a statement.

The push on Fallujacomes as an alliance ofU.S.-backed Kurdish andArab forces announcedTuesday that an offensivewas underway to retake ar-eas to the north of the defacto ISIS capital of Raqqa,in neighboring Syria.

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The U.N. said thatabout 80 families havebeen able to flee Falluja inrecent days using thepromised "safe corridors"and are now receivingemergency assistance.

Some had been able toescape to the main road

between the city andAmiriyat al-Falluja, a cityabout 30 kilometers to thesouth, while others es-caped through agriculturalfields between the two cit-ies, the statement said.

But for some of them,it said, the so-called safecorridors had failed to liveup to their promise.

"In some cases, theirescape was at the cost oflost lives, includingwomen and children asthey fought their way out ofFalluja," said Laila JaneNassif, assistant represen-tative in Iraq for the U.N.'srefugee agency.

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The Falluja region hasbeen the scene of in-creased violence in recentweeks, with the U.S.-ledanti-ISIS coalition carry-ing out 21 air and dronestrikes on ISIS targets inthe city in the past weekalone.

But even before this,the humanitarian situationin the city was dire.

Residents have beensuffering from acute short-ages of food and medicinefor months, since supplyroutes into the city were cutoff by government forceswhen the nearby city ofRamadi was retaken in De-cember, according to theU.N. refugee agency.

Human Rights Watch

warned last month thatISIS was barring civiliansfrom leaving Falluja, andthat residents faced starva-tion due to food shortagesand exorbitant prices be-cause of the siege.

The U.N. refugeeagency says it is setting upcamps with capacity toshelter up to 1,000 familiesat Amiriyat al-Falluja andHabbaniyah, a city to thewest of Falluja, for thosewho manage to flee thecity.

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dominated Anbarprovince, Falluja was thefirst Iraqi city to be cap-tured by ISIS when it fell inJanuary 2014. Following aconcerted push back byIraqi forces, it remains,along with Mosul, one ofthe last two Iraqi cities heldby the terror group.

Now estimated to haveonly a third of its one-timepopulation of 300,000, thecity was the scene of twomajor battles during theIraq War, witnessing someof the fiercest fighting be-tween U.S. forces andinsurgents.

Iraq's government hasbeen under increasingpressure to reclaim thecity following a string ofcar bomb attacks on civil-ian targets in the nearbycapital, which many be-lieve may have originated

in Falluja.Footage of ground

clashes was released byboth Iraqi governmentand ISIS-aligned mediasources Monday.

Commenting on theprogress of the operation,Iraqi Defense MinisterKhalid al-Obeidi told re-porters it was "going verywell, beyond expecta-tions."

"The enemy is com-pletely collapsing, ourtroops' morale is veryhigh, because of their vic-tories and we believe thatthe battle of Falluja will befinished soon," he said.

Having had nearly twoand a half years to preparefor the offensive, ISIS hashad time to make plans forthe government assaultand make the advancingtroops' job as difficult aspossible. It took Iraq'sarmy several failedoffensives to retake neigh-boring Ramadi from theterror group -- a victorythat left much of the cityuninhabitable.

On the horizon, thebiggest challenge forIraq's government re-mains the liberation ofMosul, the country's sec-ond-largest city. ( TimHume and JomanaKaradsheh, CNN. CNN'sBen Wedeman and HamdiAlkhshali contributed tothis report.)

Moments from the Iraq War – U.S. Marines in northern Kuwait gear up after receiving ordersto cross the Iraqi border on March 20, 2003. It has been more than 10 years since the American-led invasion of Iraq that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. (CNN photo)

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HEALTH: Pagkain para sa puso (Take care of your heart)Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong

HETO ang listahan ngmga pagkaing mabuti saating puso at ugat.Damihan ang pagkainnito para maging healthy.

*Matatabang isdatulad ng tuna, tamban, ti-lapia, sardinas at salmon.Sagana ito sa omega-3fatty acids nanagpapaluwag ng ugat sapuso at utak.

*Oatmeal. Maysangkap itong omega-3fatty acids, magnesium,potassium, vitamin Bs,calcium at fiber. Kapagkumain ka ng oatmealbawat umaga, siguradongmalaki ang ibababa ngiyong cholesterol.Subukan ninyo.

*Saging. May bagongkasabihan na “Two ba-nanas a day will keep thedoctor away.” May potas-sium, vitamin C,tryptophan at carbohy-drates ang saging.Mahalaga ito sapasyenteng mayaltapresyon at umiinomng maintenance nagamot sa puso. Pero angsaging talaga ay para salahat.

*Kamatis, karrots,kamote at kalabasa. Ang4Ks na ito ay mataas sabeta-carotene, lycopene,vitamin C at potassium.

Dr. Willie T. Ong

Maganda ito sa mata at sapuso.

*Monggo beans.Mataas ito sa protina, vita-min B, magnesium,omega-3 fatty acids, cal-cium at fiber. Pampalakasito ng katawan at abot-kayapa!

*Mani, tulad ng al-monds at walnuts. Angmani ay may good fats, vi-tamin E, magnesium atfiber. May tulong ito sapuso, ugat at balat natin.Kumain ng isang dakot langat hindi isang bowl. Piliiniyung mababa sa asin (low-salt).

*Tofu, tokwa at soymilk. Mataas ang mga ito saprotein, niacin, folate, cal-cium at potassium. Angprotina ng tokwa ay mashealthy at hindi nakatatabakumpara sa protina ng

karneng baboy at baka.*Spinach at broccoli.

May sangkap ito nalutein, vitamin Bs, mag-nesium, potassium,calcium at fiber. Kung siPopeye ay lumalakas saspinach, subukan dinnatin kumain ng spinach.Hindi ako nagbibiro.Mabuti ito sa tiyan,katawan at puso.Nagpapasaya pa ito atpinapaganda ang atingemosyon.

*Bawang. Angbawang ay may sangkapna allyl sulfides natumutulong magpababang ating kolesterol atblood pressure. Lutuin ngbahagya ang 2-3 pirasongbawang. Huwag sunugindahil mawawalan ito ngepekto. Mag-ingat lang sapananakit ng sikmura sasobrang pagkain ng hilawna bawang.

*Dark chocolate. Mayespesyal na sangkap naresveratrol at flavonoidsang maitim na tsokolate.May posibilidad na angresveratrol ay puwedengmakapagpabata sa atin.Mas healthy ang darkchocolate kumpara samilk chocolate, na purosgatas at mababa sa cocoa.Kumain ng 1-2 pirasolang para hindi tumaba.

TECH TIPS: 12 easy ways to dramaticallyreduce your mobile data usage on Android

UNLIMITED data plans areso expensive that most of ushave to live in fear of exceed-ing our monthlysmartphone data allowance.But with our 12 simple waysto use less mobile data onAndroid, you'll never have toworry again. Check themout.

NNNNNote:ote:ote:ote:ote: Individual datasavings will vary, but these 12steps cut my data usage inhalf. You can adapt these tipsfor the apps you use the mostor your particular usage hab-its.

1. C1. C1. C1. C1. Compromprompromprompress Chress Chress Chress Chress Chromeomeomeomeomepagespagespagespagespages

If you use Chrome for allyour web traffic, this tip alonecan save you 30-35 percentof your mobile browser dataconsumption. The DataSaver option compressesweb pages before loadingthem in your browser.

Using Data Saver doesslow things down a tiny bit,but you quickly get used toit and a moment's delay isworth it when your datalasts so much longer. Justlaunch Chrome, tap thethree dots in the top right-hand corner, go down toSettings and then to DataSaver. Keep an eye on thegraph to see your data sav-ings grow.

2. U2. U2. U2. U2. Use Ose Ose Ose Ose Operperperperpera's videoa's videoa's videoa's videoa's videocomprcomprcomprcomprcompressionessionessionessionession

The Opera for Androidbrowser now has a very use-ful video compressionoption, which can save youa load of data if you're fre-quently watching videos onthe go. To use it, simplydownload the Operabrowser, go to Settings >Data savings and tick thebox that says Video com-pression.

This setting not onlysaves you data, but alsomeans that videos are morelikely to load faster.3. D3. D3. D3. D3. Ditch the Fitch the Fitch the Fitch the Fitch the Facebook appacebook appacebook appacebook appacebook app

It's pretty well knownamong Android aficionadosthat the Facebook app is oneof the biggest consumers ofdata, not to mention its highresource use and batterydrain. So why not replace itwith something less de-manding?

There are lots of alter-nate Facebook apps butmany of those are just ashungry as the official ver-sion. Even Facebook Lite,which claims to reduce dataconsumption by 50 percent,still chews through hun-dreds of MB in a month.

So why not try Tinfoil forFacebook, which is simply aweb app that displays theFacebook website (you canstill get push notifications byusing IFTTT andPushbullet). Or you couldsimply create a Chromeshortcut in your webbrowser. Just openFacebook in Chrome, openthe overflow menu and se-lect Add to Home Screen.

4. M4. M4. M4. M4. Make use of offlineake use of offlineake use of offlineake use of offlineake use of offlineappsappsappsappsapps, games and ser, games and ser, games and ser, games and ser, games and servicesvicesvicesvicesvices

Some apps and gamesrequire constant internetaccess to function: this canbe simply a security mea-sure or because theyconstantly need to retrievedata. There are some appsand games that don't re-quire internet access at allafter the initial download.

5. R5. R5. R5. R5. Restrestrestrestrestrict backgrict backgrict backgrict backgrict backgroundoundoundoundounddatadatadatadatadata

The easiest way to savedata is to tell your apps (orthe Android system itself) torestrict background data.Background data is all thatinternet traffic that goes onwhen you're not actually us-ing an app: email syncing,feeds updating, weatherwidgets and so on.

You can also tell the An-droid system to restrictbackground data in Settings> Data usage > RestrictBackground Data or for in-dividual apps in Settings >Apps (depending on whichversion of Android youhave). You can also changeyour sync settings forGoogle services in Settings >Accounts > Google > selectthe account and then un-check the services you don'twant to sync automatically.6. D6. D6. D6. D6. Disable auto-updatingisable auto-updatingisable auto-updatingisable auto-updatingisable auto-updating

appsappsappsappsappsAnother huge drain of

your data allowance comesfrom the occasional bout ofGoogle Play app updating. Ifyou have the Play Store setto auto-update apps, evenover a data connection, thiscould be chewing its waythrough your allowance ev-ery month without you evenknowing.

To check, go to the PlayStore and swipe out the left-hand navigation drawer.Tap Settings and at the top,you'll see Auto-UpdateApps. Tap this and makesure you either have it set to'Do not auto-update apps'or 'Auto-update apps overWi-Fi only'. To manage in-dividual apps, go to MyApps, select an app and thentap the overflow menu tocheck, or un-check Auto-Update.

7. P7. P7. P7. P7. Put some music onut some music onut some music onut some music onut some music onyyyyyour phoneour phoneour phoneour phoneour phone

Streaming services likeYouTube, Spotify, Vine andother video and music sitesare huge data killers. Ifthere's a tune or albumyou're constantly listeningto at the gym or on the wayto work, you'll use much lessdata by loading it onto yourphone and listening to itoffline, than endlesslystreaming it from the web.

If your phone doesn'thave a microSD card orenough space in its internalmemory for you to save mu-sic, you can use a microSDadapter. Alternatively, youcan save music for offlinelistening. It won't require asmuch space on your phoneand it's easy to get rid of orreplace later. If you can curbyour streaming cravings,even just a little, you'll see ahuge reduction in data con-sumption.

8. I8. I8. I8. I8. Identify and limit/dentify and limit/dentify and limit/dentify and limit/dentify and limit/rrrrremoemoemoemoemovvvvve high consuminge high consuminge high consuminge high consuminge high consuming

appsappsappsappsappsIn Settings > Data usage

you can get a look at theapps which are consumingthe most data both in theforeground and the back-ground. This can be reallyuseful for knowing whichapps you should restrict.

Take Gmail, for ex-ample. On my phone, it hasdownloaded 451 MB ofemails in the background. IfI felt I didn't use the appenough to justify that muchdata use, I could remove theapp, limit how often it syncsor prevent it from down-loading attachments, all ofwhich would reduce data

consumption.9. N9. N9. N9. N9. Navigate offlineavigate offlineavigate offlineavigate offlineavigate offlineGoogle Maps can use

up quite a bit of your mobiledata if you're not careful, butthankfully it is possible touse Google Maps offline.Follow our guide and seehow much data you couldsave.10. Don't upload, do10. Don't upload, do10. Don't upload, do10. Don't upload, do10. Don't upload, down-wn-wn-wn-wn-load or send picturload or send picturload or send picturload or send picturload or send pictures ores ores ores ores or

videosvideosvideosvideosvideosA single minute of high

definition footage capturedon a modern smartphonecan take up as much as 200MB of data. Single photoscan easily exceed 40 MB.Don't even think about up-loading these to Facebook,or downloading picturesand videos from friends, un-less your mobile data plancan handle it.

11. M11. M11. M11. M11. Make use of ake use of ake use of ake use of ake use of WWWWWi-Fi-Fi-Fi-Fi-Fiiiiihotspotshotspotshotspotshotspotshotspots

Open Wi-Fi networksare a great way to save datawhen you're out and about.More restaurants and eater-ies are providing Wi-Ficonnectivity all the time andthese hotspots are easy tofind on your Android device.

In your Wi-Fi menu(easily found with a two-fin-ger downward swipe fromthe top of your phone onLollipop/Marshmallow)any Wi-Fi access pointwhich does not feature alock icon is 'open' and hasthe potential to be accessedwithout entering any detailsor passcodes. Simply tapone such hotspot when yousee it to connect.

There is a potential forpeople to 'listen in' on youronline interactions overthese networks – but this justmeans you should exercisecaution. Don't enter sensi-tive information in suchsituations, or access privatematerial. Or if do wish to dothis, you could make use ofa VPN app to keep you pri-vate and secure.

12. S12. S12. S12. S12. Sharharharharhare photose photose photose photose photos, videos, videos, videos, videos, videosand other files viaand other files viaand other files viaand other files viaand other files via

BBBBBluetoothluetoothluetoothluetoothluetoothAs we mentioned in

point 10, just receiving pho-tos and videos can consumea lot of data. But transfersover mobile network isn'tthe only way to send files.Thanks to the magic ofBluetooth, you can quicklyand easily send relativelylarge files to others in yourvicinity without using anydata at all.

Of course, proximity isone of the limitations ofBluetooth, but when the in-tended recipient is close by,this could be a huge datasaver.

To send something viaBluetooth you must navi-gate to the item you wish tosend and then hit the sharebutton (looks like this) orselect share from the op-tions menu. The way to do itwill depend on the item youare sending.

Next, select theBluetooth icon. If yourBluetooth isn't enabled, youmay be prompted to enableit. Finally, you must selectthe destination device froma list of nearby Bluetooth-enabled gadgets. Note thatthe destination device mustalso have Bluetooth en-abled, and you must knowits name to find it in the list.(Scott Adam Gordon,AndroidPIT)

The Clergy vs DuterteBy Serafin Ledesma, Jr.

THERE IS MORE to what meets the eye inthe impassioned criticism of MayorRodrigo Duterte against the leaders of theCatholic Church in the Philippines. BishopSocrates Villegas had humiliated the DavaoCity Mayor before a captive and largestCatholic audience in Asia.

At the height of the presidential cam-paign, when Duterte was emerging to bethe winnable candidate, Villegas as head ofthe Roman Catholic Church, singled out themayor as a “bad vote”. While in his assail-ment he did not spell out the name ofDuterte, it is clear as daylight that he wasreferring to no one else because he de-scribed his penchant as one who cussesand one whose program is to exterminatecriminals. Only a dunce will think thatVillegas meant Mar Roxas, Jejomar Binay,Grace Poe or Miriam Santiago.

Duterte was pummeled by the bishopsand by his political adversaries who obvi-ously wanted to gain patronage from theCatholic clergy. The mayor endured thepontifical tirade. On the other hand, 86%of the Catholic Christian population wasnot listening to the homily of BishopVillegas. That one should hurt at the sametime insulting.

Notwithstanding the astounding re-sults of the elections that showed anoverwhelming support of the nation forDuterte, the Catholic Bishops Conferenceof the Philippines or CBCP still hounded themayor counseling him this time to behumble in his victory. Duterte who for awhile, faded out from the limelight for amuch needed rest, could not take the deri-sion anymore. Like a crouching lion hecharges this time showing his fangs. “TheCatholic Church is the most hypocritical or-ganization….”

Retired Bishop Oscar Cruz could onlymuster a weak albeit condescending de-nial. “Expose the sins of the Church so theycan be corrected”. But the Church is an in-stitution. Cruz should have challengedDuterte to expose the sins of the clergy in-stead. Nevertheless, expect Duterte tocome up with the litany of mortal sinssince it is demanded.

The intervention of the church in poli-tics struck a chord in the social media. Thesubject stirred another controversy andthis time the Church seemed to be in thelosing end again.

Which should send an alarm to CBCP.While they pride that Roman Catholicsdominate the Christian religions in thePhilippines, they might as well visit thechurches whether their numbers grow orare declining. Check also as to how manyare listening to the sermons or are testingduring the liturgy. Is it true, as a vocal Mon-signor said, that 60% of the Catholics doesnot go to church anymore? With the non-chalance of the Catholic faithful on thepreaching and political commentary ofthe clergy it is not farfetched that we willhave empty cathedrals like those of Franceand Italy.

Instead of counseling Duterte tohumble himself, the clerics should cometo terms with the issues surrounding theChurch. They should absorb lessons fromPope Francis who in all humility soughtforgiveness for the sins that were commit-ted by the Papacy and the Catholic clerics.The Pontiff did not raise any issue againstDuterte’s cusses so why should BishopVillegas be more popish than the Pope?

But sorry mayor, I cannot join yourIglesia ni Duterte. I value more your friend-ship and that is what really counts.

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Incoming officials told toobserve civil service laws

CEBU CITY — Govern-ment leaders and civilservants are reminded oncivil service mandates inthis transition phase.

Civil Service Com-mission (CSC)Chairperson Alicia Balastressed the existing pro-grams that leaders andcivil servants must takenote of during this timeof transition.

These include ap-pointments onlyaccording to merit andfitness, nepotism, unjusttermination or ensuringsecurity of tenure, theCode of Conduct andEthical for Public Offi-cials and Employees asthe “bible” of gover-nance, and theenforcement of the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA).

“As we navigate thiscritical point of transi-tion, I urge allgovernment officials andemployees to never forgetour sworn duties as keep-ers of public trust, and toserve the public with ut-most professionalism,effectiveness, and integ-rity,” Bala said.

She said in spite ofdifferences in political af-filiations and opinions,as public servants, theirloyalty must lie with thecountry and the people.

Bala was recently inCebu City for the 2016Public Sector Human Re-source Symposiumattended by more than2,000 human resourcepractitioners from all

over the country.“As the country finds

itself in the transitionfrom the previous admin-istration to the new one,the CSC anticipates that alot of changes arisingfrom new leadership,paradigms, and ways ofworking may lead to un-certainties andchallenges within the bu-reaucracy,” she said.

Bala also said thathuman resource (HR)practitioners play a ma-jor role along with othercivil servants to ensure ahealthy balance betweencontinuity and changeamid the transition of anew leadership startingJuly 1.

She said there will bea lot of challenges in anew bureaucracy, butstressed that governanceand service delivery mustnot be compromised dur-ing transitions.

She said: “The criticalpoint of transition is (forpublic officials) never toforget their sworn dutiesand the public’s trust andto serve the latter with ut-most professionalismand integrity. We need tounite and work togetherfor the good welfare ofthe citizenry.”

Bala said the CSCpolicy remains the sameand that all appoint-ments should meritfitness and competence.

Minimum qualifica-tion standards must bemet relative to education,training and experience,

she said.She reminded pub-

lic officials thatnepotism is a grave of-fense and that innational governmentagencies, relatives up tothe 3rd degree of con-sanguinity is prohibitedto enter the sameagency while the prohi-bition applies up to the4th degree of affinity tolocal government units.

The position of ad-ministrator, however, isnot covered undernepotism as this shouldhave the confidenceand trust of the localchief executive, accord-ing to Bala. “However,there is still a need tocomply with qualifica-tion standards,” shesaid.

Asked regarding thecommon practice ofnepotism by local chiefexecutives, Bala said acomplaint that shouldbe filed with theOmbudsman’s Office asthe agency has the juris-diction over the electedpublic officials.

She said no govern-ment official oremployee should besuspended or removedexcept by cause pro-vided under the 1987Constitution.

Any employee whofeels unjustly treatedcan seek legal remedyfrom their office, Balasaid. (FerlizaContratista and FayetteRiñen)

Tuition sa senior high school,abagahon sa gobyerno

GI-KLARO saMalakanyang nga walana’y bayrang tuition feeang mga estudyante ngamosulod sa senior highschool (SHS) sa K-12 pro-gram sa gobyerno.

Gihimo ni Presiden-tial CommunicationsOperations Office (PCOO)Kalihim HerminioColoma Jr., ang pahayagaron mapapas angkahadlok sa pipila ka mgaginikanan nga maglisodsila og pangita og kwartasa pagpatungha sa ilanganak sa grades 11 ug 12.

Matud pa ni Coloma,kining mga kabalaka samga ginikanan tungod sakakulang sa kasayoran

nga abagahon sagobyerno ang gasto sagrades 11 to 12.

“Such concerns mayhave arisen from lack ofinformation on and un-derstanding of thepolicies and processesput in place by govern-ment to ensure a smoothtransition into and fullimplementation of the Kto 12 program, particu-larly on the inception of asenior high school pro-gram that will add twoyears, grades 11 and 12 tothe free universal basiceducation program asmandated by the Consti-tution,” matud pa niColoma.

Una nang gipasabotni Luis-tro nga abagahonsa gobyerno angpagpatungha sa seniorhigh school studentstungod sa governmentsubsidy pinaagi savoucher system.

Gibanabanang 90%sa Grade 11 enrollees saprivate schools, stateuniversities ug collegesug local universities andcolleges angbenepisyaryo sa vouchersystem.

Naggahin na angDepEd og P12 bilyonalang sa 1.5 milyongmosulod sa senior highschool program karongtuig. (Elvira Bongosia)