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Zamboanga to closedown refugee shelter

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thelocal government said itwould close down theJoaquin F. Enriquez Me-morial Sports Complexwhich is being used astemporary shelters for warvictims in ZamboangaCity.

Acting City Adminis-trator Elmeir Apolinariosaid some 400 families in-side the sports complexwould have to be relo-cated to Masepla in

Mampang village, site of ahousing facility for refu-gees.

Apolinario said they willclose the sports complex onJuly 16 to pave way for itsrenovation.

Many war victims havebeen relocated to other tran-sitory sites in different areasin Zamboanga, but manywere also opposing this, say-ing, it would be very difficultfor them to continue withtheir livelihoods.

Most of the refugeeswere native Badjao who relyon fishing for their daily sus-tenance. They also com-plained that there is no elec-tricity and water supply inthe transitory sites. The localgovernment earlier said itwould clear the sport com-plex before the end of June,but extended this to allowthe transfer of all refugees toMasepla and in Buggoc inKasanyangan village.

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2 stranded Filipina workersgo missing in Saudi Arabia

MANILA – Two Filipinaworkers stranded in SaudiArabia went missing afterthey were picked up by im-migration people inRiyadh City, Migrante-Middle East reported.

John LeonardMonterona, Migrante’s re-gional coordinator, saidthe two women – SheilaMae Masulit and BabaeRamalan – from takenfrom their shelter. Beforedisappearing, the duomanaged to phone theirfellow workers to say thatthey were assaulted andmolested after refusing tosign documents written inArabic.

Masulit also phonedher husband who is work-ing in the municipality ofAl Kharj, about 120 km.from Riyadh, and soughthelp.

“The two conveyedthat they were beingforced to sign documentsin Arabic and becausethey refused to sign thedocuments, both wereslapped and allegedly mo-lested. The two said theywere not at Jawazat (immi-gration) office, but werebeing held in an isolatedroom,” Monterona toldthe regional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

He said before thewomen were picked up,the Philippine labor officetold them to proceed tothe immigration office fortheir deportation formali-ties.

Monterona said heand other Migrante offic-ers reported the incidentto the Philippine OverseasLabor and Welfare Officein Riyadh, and that they

sought the assistance ofthe Filipino officials tolocate the missingwomen.

“We have also mobi-lized our members andnetworks to visit all po-lice stations near the de-portation center to lookfor the two OFWs. BothSheila Mae and Babae’smobile phones can nolonger be contacted,” hesaid.

It was not immedi-ately known whether theDepartment of ForeignAffairs and the Saudi em-bassy in Manila wereaware or has been in-formed about the miss-ing Filipinas. No otherdetails were made avail-able by Migrante aboutthe women’s back-ground. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

SUPORTA!‘Sulu Governor Totoh Tan umani ng malakingsuporta, muling pinatatakbo sa 2016 polls’

MULING UMANI ng malaking suporMULING UMANI ng malaking suporMULING UMANI ng malaking suporMULING UMANI ng malaking suporMULING UMANI ng malaking suporta si Sta si Sta si Sta si Sta si Sulu Gulu Gulu Gulu Gulu Gooooov-v-v-v-v-ererererernor nor nor nor nor TTTTTotoh otoh otoh otoh otoh TTTTTan mula sa mga alkalde ng ibat-ibangan mula sa mga alkalde ng ibat-ibangan mula sa mga alkalde ng ibat-ibangan mula sa mga alkalde ng ibat-ibangan mula sa mga alkalde ng ibat-ibangbayan ng kanyang lalawigan upang masigurbayan ng kanyang lalawigan upang masigurbayan ng kanyang lalawigan upang masigurbayan ng kanyang lalawigan upang masigurbayan ng kanyang lalawigan upang masigurongongongongongmatutulomatutulomatutulomatutulomatutuloy ang ang magagandang pry ang ang magagandang pry ang ang magagandang pry ang ang magagandang pry ang ang magagandang progrogrogrogrograma nito atama nito atama nito atama nito atama nito atmuling tumakbo sa 2016 elections at manilbihanmuling tumakbo sa 2016 elections at manilbihanmuling tumakbo sa 2016 elections at manilbihanmuling tumakbo sa 2016 elections at manilbihanmuling tumakbo sa 2016 elections at manilbihanulit bilang goberulit bilang goberulit bilang goberulit bilang goberulit bilang gobernadornadornadornadornador.....

Sulu Governor Abdusakur “Totoh” Tan II

opment programs ng Suluay walang humoay ito sapag-ani ng maraming mgapapuri. Kilalang masipagsi Governor Totoh Tan attulad ng kanyang amangsi dating Governor SakurTan ay priority nito angmga mamamayan nglalawigan, at peace anddevelopment programspara sa lahat.

Sa kanilangnilagdaang “Manifestoexpressing confidenceand unconditional sup-port for Hon. AbdusakurA. Tan II and calling forhim to continue leadingSulu,” ito ang nakasaad:“We, the Local Chief Ex-ecutives and politicalleaders of the differentmunicipalities of Sulu, in

our individual and collec-tive capacity, and aftermaking comprehensiveassessment of the politi-cal and social environ-ment prevailing, herebyconclude that GovernorAbdusakur A. Tan IIshould continue to be atthe helm even beyond2016 and steer the prov-ince towards more mean-ingful development andhuman progress. Our col-lective commitment is an-chored on the followingconsiderations:

The young generationof Sulu constitutes themajority block, and theyidentify with the youthand vitality of GovernorTan’s as manifested by hisassistance and support tovarious youth organiza-tions and his programscatering to the interests ofthe aforementioned sec-tor;

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Isang manifesto angnilagdaan ng mgaalkalde upang ipabatidkay Governor Totoh Tanang kanilang suporta atpanawagan sa kanya namuling tumakbo.Naunang nagbigay ngsuporta ang maramingmga civil society at non-governmental at peoples’organizations, atkabilang ang religious atbusiness sectors saliderato ni GovernorTotoh Tan, bukod pa ritoang malawak nasuportang tinatanggapnito sa publiko.

Maganda ang takbong administrasyon niGovernor Totoh Tan at sadami ng mga proyekto athands-on nito sa devel-

War refugees staying inside Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in ZamboangaCity. And the Buggoc transitory site in Kasanyangan village. The local government saidit would close down the sports complex. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

NFA says no fake ricein ARMM

Solon raises alarm overMetro Rail contract awarded

to tycoon Pangilinan

Zamboanga jeepneys,talamak sa traffic

violations

Muslims raise $38,000 torebuild burned black

churches

Letters to the Editor:Our Continuing Hopeand Cry for Peace

Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong:Sakit sa Tag-ulan at Baha:

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PAGADIAN CITY – A tor-nado struck a small villagein Pagadian City inZamboanga del Sur prov-ince in southern Philip-pines, but authorities saidthere were no reports of ca-sualties, although severalhouses were destroyed bythe swirling vortex of windand debris.

Wilfredo Asoy Jr, of theprovincial disaster risk re-duction managementcouncil, said the tornadohit the village ofKahayagan last week.

The tornado struckjust as the region was beingbattered by heavy rainsthat triggered flash floodsin many areas in

Mindanao that had killedat least 6 people.

Authorities said the rainsalso triggered a landslide inhe village of Biswangan inLakewood town also inZamboanga del Sur.

There were also no casu-alties in the landslide whichblocked half of the road.(Christina Diabordo)

A woman looks at her destroyed house hit by a tornado in Pagadian City in Zamboanga delSur province. Heavy rains also triggered a landslide in the town of Lakewood. (MindanaoExaminer Photo – Christina Diabordo)

Tornado, landslide hit Zamboanga Sur

CCCCContinued frontinued frontinued frontinued frontinued from page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1“Governor Tan’s lead-

ership principle of“Kasilasa” (love and care)for the people and theprovince is manifestedmany times over by nu-merous infrastructureprojects sprouting in arelatively short period andby his outreach programsand visitation trips cover-ing the length and breadthof Sulu; his unheralded as-sistance to the needy andthe underprivileged isnoteworthy;

The strengthening ofthe Area CoordinatingCenter and the establish-ment of the Provincial Di-saster and Risk ReductionManagement Office; augurwell for early and effectiveresponses of the ProvincialGovernment for calamitiesand other eventualities;

His regular consulta-tions with the stakehold-

SUPORTA!ers through the ProvincialPeace and Order Council(PPOC) is a solid testa-ment to his espousal ofcontinuing the principleof inclusive governanceand shared responsibili-ties between the govern-ment and the various sec-tors.

His support and assis-tance to the uniform sec-tors, the PNP and AFP, is amanifestation of hisstrong aspiration forpeace and security toreign in Sulu.”

Kabilang sa mgapumirma sa manifesto ayang mga sumusunod: 1stDistrict Rep. Tupay Loong,2nd District Rep. MaryamArbison, Jolo MayorHussin Amin, TalipaoMayor Raya Tulawie,Talipao Vice MayorTambrin Tulawie, ParangMayor Madzhar Loong,Patikul Mayor Kabir

Hayudini, Indanan MayorSaripuddin Jikiri,Pangutaran MayorAmilhamja Taib,Maimbung Mayor SamierTan, Panglima MayorAbraham Burahan, ex-Rep. Munir Arbison, PataMayor Anton Burahan,Luuk Mayor AllayonArbison, Panamao MayorGafor Abdurajak,Kalinggalan CaluangLiezel Halun, Omar MayorFerhana Mohammad,Tapul Mayor Nasser Daud,Pandami Mayor IntanBerto, Siasi Mayor MussahMuksan, at Lugus MayorAl-zudhurie Asmadun.

Taus-puso naman angpasasalamat ni GovernorTotoh Tan sa suporta attiwalang ibinigay sa kanyang mga lumagda sa mani-festo at sa iba pang mgagrupo may pananalig sakanyang administrasyon.(Mindanao Examiner)

3 nawawalang mangingisda,nakabalik ng buhay

COTABATO CITY –Nagmistulang bayani angtatlong mangingisda nangsila ay makabalik ng buhaysa lalawigan ng Saranganimatapos na mailigtas sakaragatan ng Sabah.

Lumubog ang motor-ized boat ng tatlo nanakilalang sina Edwin May-ordomo, Adel Felipe at Eu-gene Pepito ng sila aypumalaot, ngunit inabutan

sila ng bagyo sa gitna ngkaragatan.

Sa kanilang salaysay,tatlong araw umano silangnagpalutang-lutang sakaragatan hanggang samapadpad sa Sabah atnailigtas ng cargo ship M/VSpring Zephyr.

Mismong ang Philip-pine Coast Guard angnaghatid sa mgamangingisda sa Sarangani

province na kung saan aynagdiwang ang mgapamilya, kaanak atkaibigan nito.

Hindi naman sinabi ngmga ito kung paano silangnabuhay ng tatlong arawng walang tubig atpagkain. Isasalang sa isangmedical examination angtatlo upang masigurongnasa mabuting kalagayansila. (Mindanao Examiner)

NFA says no fake rice in ARMMCOTABATO CITY – The Na-tional Food Authority (NFA)in the Autonomous Regionin Muslim Mindanao(ARMM) assured the publicthat there is no synthetic, orfake rice in the region amidreports of such product soldin Davao City and in otherareas.

The NFA-ARMM hasconducted inspections inrice retail outlets all over theregion since July 1 in re-sponse to reports of sus-pected synthetic rice beingsold in some provinces, notonly Mindanao but inLuzon and the Visayas aswell.

“We closely superviserice (distribution) in the re-gion and so far, we have notmonitored any fake rice,”said Fernando Nuñez, NFA-ARMM assistant regionalmanager.

Fake rice is reportedlymade from other cropsmixed with synthetic com-ponents, including chemi-cals related to the manufac-ture of plastic, and pro-duced in neighboring coun-tries.

NFA rice supply inCotabato City andMaguindanao comes fromGeneral Santos City; rice re-tailed in Marawi City andLanao del Sur is fromCagayan de Oro City; and inBasilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi,rice comes from ZamboangaCity.

Nuñez said there areseveral processes and certi-fications in the legal impor-tation of rice. The supplier isrequired to submit certifi-cates of origin, of weight, andof quality in order to check ifthe incoming commodityconforms to current stan-dards.

NFA rice is available inthe region’s markets at aprice of P27 per kilo for regu-lar milled and P32 per kilo forwell-milled. The region’sgrains agency also offeredtips when buying rice.

Consumers, it said,should buy only from li-censed retailers, which canbe found in designated pub-lic markets, from groceriesand supermarkets, as well asin NFA-accredited outlets.Licensed outlets, it added,

display the full name of theretailer and the NFA ac-creditation number.

Consumers should alsopay attention to the appear-ance of the commoditysince the NFA imports long-grained and white rice. Fakerice is reportedly not toowhite, usually round, anduniform in shape and size.NFA rice also does not smellof plastic. When cooked,there should be no layer ofplastic above the rice. Avoidrice, the agency said, thatweighs less than the usual.

Furthermore, thegrains agency said if there issuspicious-looking ricebought, the consumer mustprovide a sample of at leastone kilo of uncooked grainsand basic information ofwhen, where, and fromwhom it was bought.

He said reports on suchproduct retailed in the mar-ket can be relayed throughNFA-ARMM telephonehotline at (064) 421-2407and NFA’s Bantay Bigashotline at mobile phone0906-4363133. (Bureau ofPublic Information)

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Solon raises alarm over Metro Rail contract awarded to tycoon PangilinanMANILA – CongressmanCarlos Zarate has expressedalarm over the awarding of aP43 million contract toMiescor Rail (MRAIL), acompany controlled by ty-coon Manny Pangilinan.

He said the Departmentof Transportation and Com-munications (DOTC) an-nounced that a subsidiary ofpower distributor ManilaElectric Co. (Meralco) willmaintain the power supplyof Metro Rail Transit Line 3(MRT-3) along EpifanioDelos Santos Avenue, andthat aside from the railwayline’s power supply, MRAILwill also maintain the over-head catenary systems for sixmonths, beginning July 5.

“It seems that they havealready controlled many as-pects of the operation of theproblematic rail system aswell as other strategic indus-tries in our economy likeelectricity, water, telecom-munications, health, roadsand media, among others,”Zarate said.

“This is very dangerousconsidering that only oneindividual or group controlsa very significant portion ofour society. The apparentdanger further increases ifsuch control belongs to a for-eign individual or entity likethe Indonesian Salim group,which is reported to be theputative owner of the MVPgroup of companies. Thus,depending on the situation,such effective control canhold hostage a country,” headded.

Aside from MRAIL thatsupplies power and to OCSto LRT and the recentlyawarded P43.23-millioncontract for MRT, thePangilinan-controlled MetroPacific Investment Corpora-tion (MPIC) also has majorstakes in the AF Consortiumthat won the Automated FareCollection System (AFCS).Also, along with Ayala Corp.,MPIC bagged the P65-billionLRT 1 Concession deal.

Meanwhile, MPIC alsohas yet to exercise its optionover the 48 percent interest inMRTC after it entered intocooperation agreement withthe Sobrepeña-owned Fil-Estate Corp. in November2010 regarding its interestsand rights in Metro RailHoldings Inc., Metro RailTransit 2 Inc., andMonumento Rail TransitCorp.

Zarate claimed theagreement leads to the re-vival of its $300 million offerto expand the capacity ofMRTC after signing coopera-tion agreements with variousgroups that hold rights andinterests in MRT 3. MPICalso made a separate offer of$350 million to acquire theequity and bonds held by aprivate contractor that builtMRT 3.

“We must remain vigi-lant and even take actions toprevent these kinds of con-tracts because before weknow it all of our resources,our major public utilities andservices are already underthe control of foreign con-trolled or influenced entities.This is the main reason whywe oppose Charter changethat will further open up andliberalize our Constitution.Yet, now it seems that thegovernment is doing it bypiecemeal,” Zarate said.

There was no immedi-ate reaction from Pangilinanon Zarate’s claims.Pangilinan has business in-terests also in broadcast me-dia and newspapers, amongmany others in the Philip-pines.

MVPMVPMVPMVPMVP-S-S-S-S-Salim Galim Galim Galim Galim GrrrrroupoupoupoupoupIn a recent article that

was published in The ManilaTimes, it said the so-called“MVP” group of compa-nies—dubbed after the ini-tials of its public face andchief executive Manuel V.Pangilinan—has emerged asone of the biggest conglom-erates in the country today,its newest and the most ag-gressive.

It said the real owner-ship of this vast conglomer-ate has been kept hiddenfrom the public eye.

The conglomerate isdominantly owned and con-trolled by Anthoni Salim, 66,heir to the fortune of his latefather, Soedono, who was thebiggest and closest crony ofthe late Indonesianstrongman Suharto duringhis 33-year regime. “MVP”has miniscule shares in theconglomerate.

That the group hasstrived to make it known bythat name, as will be ex-plained in this series, is for aspecific purpose.

Forbes magazineranked Salim as the thirdrichest Indonesian in 2014,with his $5.9 billion networth topping that of Philip-

pine tycoon JohnGokongwei’s $4.9 billion orJaime Zobel de Ayala’s $3.9billion, according to thesame list.

The Forbes’ profile ofSalim in 2014 is a revelation:“Salim’s Philippine Long Dis-tance Telephone (PLDT) hasinvested $445 million [in] a10% stake in Germany’sRocket Internet. Hisfather,Liem Sioe Liongfounded the Salim Group;the clan was later criticizedfor ties to Suharto.” Salim’sPLDT, not MVP’s nor FirstPacific’s.

Salim is the only billion-aire in the magazine’s listwho is indisputably one ofIndonesia’s richest tycoons.Yet a big chunk of his wealthis generated in another na-tion, the Philippines. That’show broken our nation hasbecome.

From 2000 to 2014, FirstPacific Co., Ltd. – Salim’sholding company – gener-ated $2.7 billion in profitsfrom its Philippine opera-tions, mostly from PLDTamounting to $2.2 billion. Incomparison, Salim’s compa-nies in his own country gen-erated just about half of that,or $1.4 billion. That meanshis Philippine operationsmake up 66 percent of hisempire’s profits.

The Manila Times reportsaid that Salim acquiredPLDT in 1998 for $749 mil-lion, while Meralco was cap-tured – as these series willexplain – with the Indone-sian bringing very little newcapital into the country.

In the case of Salim’s op-erations, it has resulted incapital outflow – $2.7 billionin 14 years or $200 millionyearly, or nearly fourth of theaverage foreign equity inflowover the same period.

Salim’s companies havealways used local borrow-ings for much of its opera-tions and acquisitions, evenmanaging to borrow billionsof pesos from governmentbanks such as the Develop-ment of the Philippines andthe Land Bank.

Those huge revenues arepossible because of Salim’scontrolling 26-percent hold-ing in PLDT, the biggesttelecom firm in the Philip-pines, which owns mobile-phone behemoth SmartTelecoms as a subsidiary,and his 52-percent stake inMetro Pacific Investments

Corp. (MPIC), his holdingcompany of 48 subsidiariesin the country. MPIC’s cashcows are the Manila ElectricCo., the electricity-distribu-tion monopoly in Metro Ma-nila, and Manila Water Ser-vices, the monopoly for wa-ter distribution and sewer-age for the western part of themetropolis, covering 17 cit-ies.

Through MPIC’s MetroPacific Tollways Corp., theIndonesian is now the big-gest toll and expressway op-erator in the country, man-aging the North Luzon Ex-pressway (NLEX), SubicClark Expressway and theManila Cavite Expressway.

The report further saidthat President Aquino’s ad-ministration has turned overto the Salim conglomeratesome of the country’s biggestinfrastructure projects –among these are toll road ex-pansion projects such as theNLEX Harbor Link (P11 bil-lion project cost, NLEX CitiLink (P7 billion), Cavitex ex-pansion (P8 billion), Con-nector Road/Metro Express-way Link (P124 billion).

The group has diversi-fied into bridge constructionwith its P18 billion project tobuild the Cebu-CordovaBridge. In partnership withthe Ayala group, the Salimconglomerate has won theP1 billion projects to operatea computerized fare collec-tion for the light-rail lines.

In 2013, its 55-percentcontrolled Salim consortiumwon the project to build theP65-billion Light Rail TransitLine Cavite ExtensionProject, the biggest infra-structure project awardedunder the Aquino Adminis-tration.

And unexpectedlythrown in as part of theproject was the award of theconstruction of the commonstation of LRT lines to theconsortium, which moved itslocation close to the Trinomamall of the Ayalas – Salim’spartners who hold a 35 per-cent stake – from its originalSM North Mall site. Suchgovernment decision was sopatently anomalous that theSM’s Sys have sued, evenbringing the case to the Su-preme Court.

Salim’s latest coup waswinning the Cavite-LagunaExpressway (Calax) projectwith its bid of P27 billion, P5billion more than the nexthighest bidder, a San MiguelCorp.-led consortium.

PLDT itself, whichSalim’s firms control, to-gether with Japanese com-panies, is a corporate empirewith 49 subsidiaries, severalin strategic public utilities,the largest of which are themobile telephone firm SmartTelecommunications andCignal TV, the direct-to-home satellite TV firm thathas the biggest subscriberbase.

Salim, in effect, has overthe past several years be-come the newest media mo-gul in our country, despitethe categorical constitu-tional ban on foreign owner-ship of even a single share ina local media outfit.

Through a PLDT unit hisexecutives control, Salim’sgroup operates TV 5 with itsmore than two dozen radiostations and online newsedition, interaksyon.com.PLDT’s power to prop up amedia outfit with mediocreexpertise in the field was, infact, demonstrated when itthrew nearly P1 billion a yearinto advertising to its start-up firm TV-5 from 2010 to2014. According to PLDT’slatest report, that financialsupport will continue until2021.

Salim indirectly holds,through PLDT’s 70 percentinterest in BusinessWorldand a 22 percent stake in thePhilippine Daily Inquirer.Soon – I was informed byhighly reliable sources – theNew Standard newspaperwill join Salim’s media stable.

The Salim conglomer-ate last year bought the Phil-ippine Star publications forP3.5 billion from the familyof House Speaker FelicianoBelmonte, who also is theprincipal author of a resolu-tion for the Constitution to beamended to lift all restric-tions on foreign investments.(Mindanao Examiner)

CCCCContinued frontinued frontinued frontinued frontinued from page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1“We told them that util-

ity services like water andelectricity can only be con-nected to the temporaryshelters (at Masepla inMampang) once there arealready occupants. Other-wise, the materials will againbe stolen as in the past,”Apolinario said during a re-cent news conference inCity Hall.

Local police chiefAngelito Casimiro said theyhave measures to secure thetransitory sites, especiallythose near the sea and man-grove areas which couldwell be used as entry pointsof lawless elements.

Apolinario said the localgovernment will continue to

2 stranded Filipina workersgo missing in Saudi Arabia

assist the refugees and thatmany housing facilities arenow being occupied by refu-gees. Rebel forces fromBasilan and Sulu provincesunder the command ofHabier Malik, an aide ofMoro National LiberationFront chieftain Nur Misuari,stormed Zamboanga onSeptember 9, 2013 and tookover 200 people hostage andused them as shield againstgovernment soldiers andpolicemen. More than 400people were killed andwounded in the fighting thatlasted three weeks. Thebattle displaced over120,000 residents.

Misuari, who signed apeace accord with Manila in1996, accused the Aquino

government of reneging onthe peal deal and launcheda new rebellion, the secondin more than a decade. In2001, loyal forces of Misuarialso attacked military basesin Zamboanga City and Jolotown in Sulu province andthe clashes killed over 100people.

Misuari, who fled toMalaysia after the siegefailed, was arrested andjailed, but eventually re-leased by then PresidentGloria Arroyo after hepledged loyalty and supportto the politician. He is nowat large and hiding in Sulu,one of five provinces underthe Muslim autonomous re-gion in Mindanao. (With areport from Amor Arcillas)

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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Tila‘ningas cogon lamang angoperasyon ng Land Trans-portation Office at TrafficSection ng lokal na pulisyasa kanilang kampanyakontra motorista nalumalabag sa batas-trapikosa Zamboanga City.

Kaliwa’t-kanan ngayonang paglalagay ng check-point, partikular sa dakonghapon at gabi, ng mgakawani ng LTO at traffic po-licemen, upang mahuli angmga lumalabag sa batas,partikular ang mga

nakasakay o pasahero ngmotorsiklo na walang suotna helmet o kaya ay walangdalang lisensya at iba pa, atgayun rin sa mganagmamaneho ng kotse atmga sasakyan.

Sa kabila ng pasulput-sulpot na operasyon nito aytila bulag naman ang mgaawtoridad sa mgapampasaherong jeep atmini-bus na walanghumpay ang paglabag sabatas-trapiko.

Sa araw-araw natanawin dito, kapuna-puna

ang mga bumibiyahengoverloaded jeep at mini busat bukod pa ang maramingmga pasaherong nakasakaysa ibabaw ng mgabubungan nito, subalit sakabila nito ay dedmalamang dito ang mgaawtoridad.

Hindi lamang peligroang dulot nito sa mgapasahero kundi angtahasang kawalan ngrespeto ng mga tsuper sanaturang batas. Naunangidinahilan sa MindanaoExamienr ni LTO regional

director Aminola Abaton nakulang sila ng tauhan kungkaya’t hindi maaksyunanang mga paglabag na ito.

Maging ang City Hall atang Traffic Section ngpulisya at Highway PatrolGroup ay wala rin aksyon samatagal ng problema samga abusadong tsuper at

ang walang-katapusangpaglabag sa batas ng mgajeepney drivers.

Idinadahilan naman ngibang mga opisyal nakakaunti lamang ang jeepna bumibiyahe or kaya aymadalang na ito sa gabi,partikular sa east coast ngZamboanga, ngunit hindi

naman nakasaad sa batas omaaaring gamitin dahilangng overloaded jeeps.

Hanggang walangmalagim na aksidente ngmga overloaded jeeps atpatuloy ang paglabag ngbatas sa trapiko saZamboanga. (MindanaoExaminer)

Zamboanga jeepneys, talamak sa traffic violations!

Ito ang karaniwang tanawin sa Zamboanga, ngunit dedma lamang ang Traffic Section ng lokal na pulisya at City Hall, gayun rin ang Land Transportation Office sa walang humpay napaglabag ng batas-trapiko ng mga abusadong tsuper ng jeep at bus. Hindi alintana ng batang ito ang peligro habang nangungulekta ng pamahasahe sa pasahero sa Zamboanga City.Maraming mga menor-de-edad ang ginagamit ng mga jeepney drivers bilang konduktor sa Zamboanga sa kabila ng pagiging ilegal nito. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

Charges filed vs suspects in slay attempton ARMM official’s youngest brotherCOTABATO CITY – Localauthorities said it filedfrustrated murder chargesagainst two suspects inthe attempt on the life ofthe youngest brother of atop official of the Autono-mous Region in MuslimMindanao (ARMM).

City ProsecutorRicardo Cabaron saidthey have filed charges(Frustrated Murder CaseNo. 30861) against AlHuzain Hussin and hiscompanion in connec-tion to the shooting of Al-Wijar Mawallil.

Mawallil is thebrother of Amir Mawallil,Director of the ARMM’sBureau of Public Informa-tion.

Al-Wijar was shot bytwo motorcycle-ridingmen on January 7 whiledriving his car on the wayhome at Galvez Drivealong Governor RamosAvenue in the village ofSanta Maria here.

The resolution saidHussin, also known as“Alhusiane Hussin yIbrahim,” was one of thealleged suspects behindthe shooting of Al-Wijar.Hussin was Al-Wijar’sfriend.

A supplemental Judi-cial Affidavit executed byAl-Wijar on April 4 said

that on the night beforehe was shot, he sloweddown his car as he sawHussin and his compan-ion allegedly tailing himon a motorcycle.

Al-Wijar said that assoon as Hussin posi-tioned his motorcycle onthe driver’s side, his back-rider allegedly shot himand then they sped off.

Hussin, however, sub-mitted a counter-affidavitand other controvertingevidence denying the ac-cusations lodged againsthim. He said he was withhis family and friends onJanuary 7.

He also averred andsubmitted his medicalcertificate asserting thathe was diagnosed withheart ailment thus wasadvised to avoid strenu-ous activities includingdriving a motorcyclehence, making it untruethat he allegedly drove themotorcycle.

Hussin also deniedever receiving text mes-sages from a certain “Tot-ing.” His allegations werecorroborated by his wit-nesses – MershaleneHamid, Ibrahim Hussin,Nursima Hussin, AlgazimHussin and Aziza Sahid.

The City Prosecutorsaid Hussin’s companion,

whose true name andidentity is still unknown,cannot be properly inves-tigated in accordancewith the Rules of CriminalProcedure. But the Pros-ecutor recommended thesum of P200,000 bailbond for each accused.

The Prosecutor addedthat after careful evalua-tion and assessment ofthe evidence on record,he found there is reason-able ground to believethat the crime chargedhas been committed andthat Hussin and his com-panion, by virtue of con-spiracy, appear to be re-sponsible for the sameand are probably guiltythereof.

“The defense inter-posed by the respondentbeing evidentiary in na-ture can be best deter-mined during the trial ofthe case,” Cabaron said.

The elder Mawali saidthey will pursue the caseagainst his brother’s at-tackers. “We will pursuethis case,” Mawallil toldthe regional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

The attack was alleg-edly triggered by jealousyafter Hussin reportedlythought that Al-Wijar wascourting his girlfriend.(Mindanao Examiner)

"I challenge you, that before you earn your stars, you make Zamboanga City your personaland professional pilot project by converting Zamboanga from its present state to the mostsecure and safest City in Asia. I am charging you to dedicate your service and leadership intransforming the lives of our people now in Zamboanga. I expect to see you in ZamboangaCity," Mayor Beng Climaco's call to 152 Commanders, Majors and Lieutenant Colonels, duringlast week’s Masters of War Leadership Forum at the General Staff College.

NPA offensive continues in SouthDAVAO CITY – Communistrebels continue their offen-sive operations againstmilitary targets in easternMindanao despite relent-less anti-insurgency cam-paign by the government. Just last week, two infan-trymen were wounded in abomb attack in the town ofTalaingod in the Davao delNorte.

Capt. Alberto Caber, ofthe Eastern MindanaoCommand, said the sol-diers were patrolling the vil-lage of Palma Gil when theexplosion occurred. Heblamed the New People’sArmy for the latest attack.

The ambush alsosparked a 20-minute gunbattle. There was no reportof enemy casualties.

“The soldiers sufferedminor shrapnel woundsand burns due to the explo-

sion in the area. First aidcare was immediately ap-plied by the troops to thewounded personnel andthey are now in stable con-dition,” Caber said, adding,the soldiers were membersof the 68th Infantry Battal-ion.

It was the second attackin recent days, communistinsurgents also detonatedan improvised explosiveplanted on a road in the vil-lage of Binucayan inAgusan del Sur’s Loretotown and wounded fourpatrolling soldiers from the26th Infantry Battalion.

NPA rebels also killed apro-government militiaand an army soldier in anattack in Aguinaldo villagein Laak town in CompostelaValley province.

Rebel forces have in-tensified its attacks on mili-

tary and other targets in thetroubled region followingthe killing of one of theirleaders, Leoncio Pitao, lastlast month in Davao City.

Pitao, alias Ka Parago,and his medical aide werefatally shot by troops inPaquibato District, aknown NPA stronghold.

The NPA, armed wingof the Communist Party ofthe Philippines, has beenfighting for decades for theestablishment of a separatestate in the country.

Government peacetalks with the rebels havebeen on and off with bothaccusing each other reneg-ing on many agreements,including demands by thecommunist group for Ma-nila to release all politicalprisoners languishing injails across the country.(Mindanao Examiner)

July 13-19, 20156 The Mindanao Examiner - FOREIGN

Muslims raise $38,000 torebuild burned black churchesSEVERAL black churchesacross the South haveburned in recent weeks,some due to what is be-lieved to be arson, whileothers fell victim to natu-ral disasters such as light-ning.

The destruction ofthese black churches in-spired a group of youngMuslims from differentparts of the country to puttogether a crowdfundingcampaign to raise moneyto help rebuild them.

Faatimah Knight, a23-year-old studying the-ology, started a campaignon LaunchGood with agroup of friends to raise$50,000 during the monthof Ramadan, a holymonth for Muslims dur-ing which they fast andgive alms.

The initial goal for thecampaign was only$10,000, but the groupsurpassed that mark injust 12 hours after theylaunched. "Nearly broke

the LaunchGood servers!"The website's Facebookpage posted.

On the campaign'spage, Knight writes, "Allhouses of worship aresanctuaries... let's unite tohelp our sisters andbrothers in faith."

But there was morethan just religion thatcompelled Knight to startthe fundraiser with herfour other friends. She felta personal connection tothe recent tragedies.

"Supporting thesechurches hit me most as ablack person," the Brook-lyn resident said. "It hasbeen a challenging timeto be black in America."

On June 17, DylannRoof allegedly killed ninemembers of Charleston'sEmanuel African Method-ist Episcopal Church.Four days later, blackchurches began burningacross the South.

The NAACP, which ac-knowledged that only

three of the recent churchfires are thought to be ar-son-related, said theblazes require "our col-lective attention."

Regardless of why orhow these churches wereburned down, the cam-paign has seen an over-whelming support since itlaunched in early July. Ithas already raised morethan $38,000, and with afew days left, Knight isconfident they will reachtheir goal.

"The response hasbeen overwhelminglysupportive. There havebeen a few people whowere confused about whyMuslims would rebuild achurch, but for the mostpart people are totally onboard," she said.

The campaign is notabout being an activist,it's about helping people,Knight said. "I think ev-eryone can be activeabout something."(Jareen Imam, CNN)

Pope praises Bolivia'sefforts to help the poor

POPE Francis's home-coming tour of SouthAmerica has moved toBolivia for the second legof his regional tour,where he has urged theworld to take better careof the environment andthe poor.

Bolivia's leftist Presi-dent Evo Morales was atEl Alto's airport to wel-come the pontiff, whopraised Bolivia for taking"important steps" to in-clude the poor andmarginalised in the po-litical and economic lifeof the country.

Morales hugged thepope as he descendedfrom the Boliviana deAviacion plane onWednesday and hung apouch around his neck,woven of alpaca with in-digenous trimmings.

It is of the type com-monly used to hold cocaleaves, which are chewedby people in the Andes toalleviate altitude sick-ness. It was not known ifFrancis chewed anyleaves, though he wasserved mate tea madewith coca leaves, chamo-mile and annis on theplane from Quito, Ecua-dor.

"Brother PopeFrancis, you come filled

with energy after comingfrom Ecuador's Pacificbreeze. You have arrivedto a land of peace thatseeks justice. Welcome toa part of a large country,which seeks access to thesea," Morales said.

"Brother Pope, inmany historic moments,the Church was used fordomination, for subver-sion and for oppression.Now the Bolivian peopleare welcoming you withhappiness and hope. Wewelcome you as the toprepresentative of theCatholic Church whocomes to Bolivia to sup-port the freedom of ourpeople," he said.

Cultural and ethnicdiversity

La Paz stands at 4,000meters above sea level,and the Vatican decidedto keep the pope's stay tojust four hours to limitany problems for the 78-year-old pontiff, who hasonly one full lung.

The pope praisedBolivia's rich culturaland ethnic diversityshortly after touchingdown in El Alto.

"Above all, it is a landblessed in its people -with its true cultural real-ity and ethnicity whichconstitutes a great rich-

ness and permanent callfor mutual respect, dia-logue," said the pontiff.

"Indigenous people,and contemporary indig-enous people. How muchhappiness does it give usthat castellano, broughtto these lands today liveswith 36 or iginal lan-guages? Uniting like thenational flowers, the redand the yellow, to givebeauty and unity in di-versity," he said.

The pope will say aMass in Santa Cruz ineastern Bolivia on Thurs-day and the next day isscheduled to visit the no-toriously violentPalmasola prison.

Bolivia is one of LatinAmerica's poorest na-tions but the country'sfirst indigenous presi-dent, Morales, has wonwidespread support fromprudent spending fromnatural resources totackle poverty.

One of Morales' firstmoves upon coming intothe presidency in 2008was to push a re-namingof the countr y to a"plurinational" state tobetter represent thecountry's diverse indig-enous and mestizo cul-tures. (Source: ReutersAnd AFP)

Morales hugged the pope as he descended from the Boliviana de Aviacion plane [Reuters]

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mabibili sa mga botika.4. D – Ang dengue aynakukuha sa kagat nglamok. Matindi itongsakit at nakamamatay.Paano iiwas? Paramakaiwas sa lamok,maglagay ng OFF lotion,magsuot ng long sleevesat long pants, at gumamitng kulambo. Gamitin ang3S laban sa dengue: (1)Search and destroy.Maglinis sa bakuran atalisin ang mga nag-iipongtubig; (2) Self-protection;at (3) Seek early treat-ment.Tips para makaiwas sasakit:1. Palakasin ang katawanat umiwas sa mga bisyotulad ng sigarilyo at alak.2. Kumain ng pagkaingmasustansya at mataas saprotina tulad ng gatas,karne at sabaw ng manok.3. Umiwas sa sobranglamig o sobrang init. Kungmalamig ay mag-jacket atmag-medyas. Kungmainit naman ay mag-sando, at umiwas sa araw.Kailangan ng atingkatawan angk a t a m t a m a n gtemperatura lang.4. Uminom ng multivita-mins araw-araw.Puwedeng mapunuan ngmultivitamins angkakulangan ng atingdiyeta. Mura at mabisadin ang mga generics navitamins.

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“““““BBBBBut those who hopeut those who hopeut those who hopeut those who hopeut those who hopefor the Lfor the Lfor the Lfor the Lfor the LORD will rORD will rORD will rORD will rORD will renewenewenewenewenewtheir strtheir strtheir strtheir strtheir strength, they willength, they willength, they willength, they willength, they willsoar on wings like eagles;soar on wings like eagles;soar on wings like eagles;soar on wings like eagles;soar on wings like eagles;they will rthey will rthey will rthey will rthey will run and notun and notun and notun and notun and notgrgrgrgrgrooooow ww ww ww ww wearearearearearyyyyy, they will, they will, they will, they will, they willwalk and not be faint.walk and not be faint.walk and not be faint.walk and not be faint.walk and not be faint.”””””(I(I(I(I(Isaiah 40:31 NIVsaiah 40:31 NIVsaiah 40:31 NIVsaiah 40:31 NIVsaiah 40:31 NIV)))))

We are the PhilippineEcumenical Peace Plat-form (PEPP), the largestecumenical formation ofchurch leaders in thecountry today. As peaceadvocates, compelled bythe gospel mandate, wesee it within the ambit ofour mission to accompanythe peace process be-tween the Government ofthe Philippines (GPH) andthe National DemocraticFront of the Philippines(NDFP).

We held our 4thChurch Leaders’ Summitin Cebu City this June 29 toJuly 1, 2015 with sixty-three (63) participantsrepresenting the Associa-tion of Major Religious Su-periors of the Philippines(AMRSP-men andwomen), Catholic Bish-ops’ Conference of thePhilippines (CBCP), Ecu-menical Bishops’ Forum(EBF), National Council ofChurches in the Philip-pines (NCCP) and thePhilippine Council ofEvangelical Churches(PCEC) coming from allover the country to expressour support for the re-sumption of the peacetalks between the parties.As we journey with theGPH-NDFP peace pro-cess, we resolved to am-

plify the call to both par-ties to resume the formalpeace talks on the Com-prehensive Agreement onSocio-Economic Reforms(CASER) that has been inan impasse since February2011.

The former Commis-sion on Elections(COMELEC) Chair, Atty.Christian Monsod andformer National Eco-nomic Development Au-thority (NEDA) Chief, Dr.Cielito Habito briefed uson the challenges of socialjustice and the need forfundamental socio-eco-nomic reforms that willaddress the issues of pov-erty and inequity – theroots of the armed con-flict. We heard the expla-nations of former GPHPeace Panel member, Atty.Rene Sarmiento on howthe Comprehensive Agree-ment on Respect for Hu-man Rights and Interna-tional Humanitarian Law(CARHRIHL) was craftedthrough an arduous pro-cess of negotiations in-cluding the contentiousissue of the Joint Agree-ment on Safety and Immu-nity Guarantees (JASIG),which underwent a totalof 17 drafts.

We were likewisemoved by the testimoniesof a health worker, afarmer and a LUMADabout their experiences ofinjustice and the violationof their fundamentalrights in their communi-ties. We also engaged inprofound conversations

on how we as church lead-ers and our flock, can con-tribute to the peace nego-tiations in order to attainthe peace our people cryfor. This sharing of in-sights and experiences byour resource persons andour own conversationshas inspired us to remaincommitted and steadfastin our accompanimentwork with the GPH-NDFPPeace Process.

Recent developmentshave also strengthenedour resolve. We are en-thused by the recent pro-nouncements of the GPHand NDFP that they areopen to the possibility ofgoing back to the negoti-ating table. We are simi-larly encouraged by theperseverance and readyinvolvement of the RoyalNorwegian Government(RNG) in its role as thirdparty facilitator with theappointment of a new spe-cial envoy in the person ofMs. Elisabeth Slattum, aswe also call for a more pro-active facilitation.

We call on the GPHand NDFP to immediatelyresume the formal peacetalks in order to addressthe roots of the armedconflict. Along with thiscall is our appeal to bothparties to make them-selves more visible andaccessible to the public,especially to the organiza-tions accompanying thisprocess.

As an expression ofour commitment, we willhelp spread the goodnews of peace through thecreative education of ourpeople on the GPH-NDFPprocess. We will do inno-vative approaches topeace in our churches likepopularizing peacesports, songs, dances andother art forms in supportof the peace process. Wewill encourage our youngpeople to be involved indifferent fora. We will like-wise make our churchleaders more visible in thepublic media expressingtheir full support to thetalks. We will use the timeand space during theelection months to con-solidate our ranks,strengthen our collectivestrategies, dialogue withdifferent stakeholders tosustain the peace processand be more pro-activewhen an opportunityopens up for the resump-tion of the talks.

We affirm that allsigned agreements thatwere painstakingly nego-tiated by both parties inthe past are signs of hopeand should be honored toserve as building blocksfor future agreements.

We will journey withthe parties and our peopleuntil the day we see thedawning of peace. We en-join all peace-loving Fili-pinos to continually prayand tirelessly work forpeace.

Thank you verymuch.

Bishop Deogracias S.Iniguez, Jr., D.D.

Head, Secretariat,Philippine EcumenicalPeace Platformpeaceplatform2007@gmail.com

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DOH, nipasidaan batok sa W.I.L.D.diseases karong ting-ulan

IPASIDAAN sapubliko ang De-partment ofHealth (DOH)N

batok sa W.I.L.D. diseaseskarong panahon na sating-ulan sa nasud.

Ang W.I.L.D.nagtumbok sa mga sakitnga Waterborne diseases,

Influenza, Leptospirosis ugDengue.

Matud pa sa tigpamabasa DOH nga si Dr. LyndonLee Suy, malikayan angmaong mga sakit pinaagi sapagbaton og limpyo ngapanglawas ug palibot karongpanahon sa ting-ulan.

Dugang pa niini,

gipaabot nga mosaka angkaso sa WILD karongpanahon sa ting-ulantungod sa mga pagbaha.

Kinahanglan usab ngasiguradohong luwas sa bisanunsang kontaminasyon angmga ilimnong tubig uglikayan ang paghumol sabaha. (Elvira Bongosia)

Obese ug overweight nga Pinoy, nagkadaghanA pinakaulahingsurvey ngagipahigayon saFood and Nutri-S

tion Research Institute saDepartment of Scienceand Technology (FNRI-DOST), natino nganagkadaghan ang mgaobese ug overweight ngaPilipino nga nag-edad 20anyos pataas.

Ang datos nga nahiposbase sa body mass index,usa ka basehang gikan saWorld Health Organization(WHO).

Matud pa sa maongsurvey sa FNRI-DOST, angmga tambok ug sobra satimbang mas daghan samga may edad 40 anyoshangtud 59, ug masdaghan ang tambok ngakababayen-an kun itandisa mga kalalakin-an.

Ang 3 ka rehiyon ngaadunay taas oggidaghanon sa mga

tambok ug sobra sa timbangnga mga bata nga may edad5 anyos paubos mao ang Re-gion III sa Central Luzon, Re-gion IV-A CALABARZON ugCordillera Administrative Re-gion.

Matud pa sa FNRI, angdili pagkaon og sakto,kakulang sa ehersisyo, pag-inom og ilimnongmakahubog ug panigarilyoang mga behavioral risk fac-tors nga mahimong mabag-o aron malikayan angpagtambok, pagbaton ogalta-presyon, sakit sa baga,pagsaka sa asukal sa dugo odili kaha sakit sakasingkasing.

Ang mga mosunod angpipila sa mga tambag saFNR-DOST aron malikayanang mga sakit nga dala sakatambok ug sobrangtimbang.

Una ang pagkaon ogbalanseng pagkaon, sasaktong gidaghanon ug

matang. Ang Daily Nutri-tional Guide Pyramidnaghulagway sa saktongmatang ug gidaghanongpagkaon nga angay kaunonsa adlaw-adlaw.

Ang gulay ug prutaskakuhaan og bitamina ugmineral aron mahimongmaayo ang atongpanglawas. Abunda kini samga lanot o fiber aronmahimong maayo angdagan sa pagkaon sa atongkolon.

Ang humay, pan ug mgalagotmon ang nag-unangpagkaon nga makahatagkanato og enerhiya.

Batasanon usab angpag-inom og 8 ka basongtubig o labaw pa niini saadlaw-adlaw aronmahimong maayo angdagan sa mga sustansya salawas ug aron dili usab ma-dehydrate o makasinati oggrabeng pagkauhaw. (ElviraC. Bongosia)

‘Fake Rice’ULO ka ahensya sagobyerno angnakatutok karonaron imbestigahanT

ang giingong mga pekengbugas nga nakasulod sanasud ug gibaligya na sakamerkadohan.

Matud pa ni Communi-cations Secretary HerminioColoma Jr. gipa--beripika nanila kun ang mga pekengbugas kauban sa gi-angkatsa National Food Authority(NFA).

Gitumbok ni Colomanga adunay obligasyon anggobyerno nga atimanon angkahimsog sa mataglumulupyo mao nga gihimonila ang lakang nga pa-imbestigahan ang giingongpagkatap sa pekeng bugas.

“Tinututukan po iyan ngating mga concerned agen-cies. Iyon pong Departmentof Trade and Industry, De-partment of Health, pati narin po NFA kung ito aynapasama sa mga inaangkat

na bigas dahil pangunahinpo iyong kaligtasan ng atingmga mamamayan at iyongkanilang kalusugan. Hindipo natin puwedengmapahintulutan namagkaroon ng panganib posa kanilang kalusugan dahilsa pagpasok ng mga pagkainna hindi po naaayon sapamantayan ng kalusugan,”matud pa ni Coloma.

Nanawagan si Colomasa publiko nga mag-ampinggayud sa pagpalit ug bugasug mopalit lamang gikan samga accredited ug kasaligannga namaligya niini ug adtolamang sa mga authorizedrice dealers o mga tindahanog bugas nga adunaypagtugot sa NFA ug mgaawtoridad.

Gikatahong gikan saChina ang mga pekengbugas bisan ang Pilipinasnag-angkat lamang ogbugas sa Vietnam ug Thai-land.

Si Presidente Aquino

mimando na kang Interiorand Local GovernmentSecretary Mar Roxas ugJustice Secretary Leila deLima pag subay sagigikanan sa fake rice,matud ni Coloma.

Samtang si Presiden-tial Assistant for Food Se-curity and AgriculturalModernization SecretaryFrancis Pangilinan anggimandoan usab saPresidente pagpahigayonug imbestigasyon samaong hitabo.

Ang NFA, pinaagi sailang Food DevelopmentCenter, naghimo ug mgalaboratory test sa mgasample sa fake rice ngagihatag sa ilang buhatanug ang resulta niinigilaoman nga ipagawas sadili na madugay.

Sumala sa nakuhangbalita, mga kunsumidor saDavao City mi reklamo nganakapalit sila sa fakerice.(Elvira C. Bongosia)

From the website http://www.coffeeticks.my

Health Department preparadosa bag-ong kaso sa MERS

AMAHAYAG angMalakanyangn i a d t o n gadlawng LunesN

nga preparado ang Depart-ment of Health (DOH) sabag-ong kaso sa MiddleEast Respiratory Syndromenga gikatahong nakasulodsa nasud.

Ang DOH, preparadona nga mu ila sa mgasintomas, mo isolate ug moatiman sa pasyente ngapositibo sa MERS, matud niCommunication SecretaryColoma, Jr.

Si Health Secretary

Janette Garin mipahibalonga usa ka foreigner gikan saMiddle East ang nagpositibo sa MERS. Matud niGarin ang pasyentegipabilin sa “isolation”mentras padayon angpagtambal niini sa ResearchInstitute of Tropical Medi-cine sa Muntinlupa City.

Dugang ni Garin ugColoma nga base sa ulahingmga test results nagpakitahinoon kini ug kaayohan saiyang kondisyon,gimandoan na ni PresidenteAquino ang DOH ngahugtan pa ang pagbantay sa

mga ports of entry ugipasusi gilayon kungadunay mga pasyente samga tambalanan nganagpakita ug sintomas saMERS aron dinalian ngama isolate kini ug aronmasubay asa nga lugarnakuha sa pasyente ang vi-rus.

Laing Filipina nursenga miabot gikan sa SaudiArabia nga positibo usabsa MERS adtong bulan saPebrero apan dali kiningnatambalan ug luwas nakini sa maong virus.(Leandria P. Pagunsan)

Palasyo nagdto sa China, tahoron anggilagdaang ‘Conduct of Parties’

U M A Nn a m a h a y a gang Beijing ngana tapos na nilaH

ang gipahigayong land rec-lamation sa South ChinaSea, ang Palasyomipahimangno ngakinahanglang tahoron saChina ang gilagdaan niininga "Conduct of Parties" satuig 2002.

Si CommunicationsSecretary HerminioColoma namahayag ngabisag unsa pa anggibuhiang pulong sa nasudsa China, kinahanglang ngabarogan nila anggipirmahan nga kasabutantali sa mga miyembro sa As-sociation of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) ngarespetohon angkasamtagang sitwasyon ugdili hilabtan ang kinaiyahansa South China Sea.

Si China Foreign Min-istry spokeswoman HuaChunying mi anunsyo ngana kumpleto ug natapos na

nila ang gihimo nilang landreclamation projects saubang isla ug kagaangansulod sa South China Sea.

Agi ug tubag sa maongpahibalo, namahayag siColoma nga ang gihimo nilatataw kaayo nga usa kapaglapas sa kaugalingonnilang deklarasyon.

Base sa napatik sa Para-graph 5 sa 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration on theConduct of Parties in theSouth China Sea nag ingonkini: “The parties undertaketo exercise self-restraint in theconduct of activities thatwould complicate or escalatedisputes and affect peace andstability including, amongothers, refraining from actionof inhabiting on the presentlyuninhabited islands, reefs,cays, and other features andto handle their differences ina constructive manner.”

Ang deklarasyon sahabig sa Republic of Chinagilagdaan ni kanhi-ay Spe-cial Envoy and Vice-Minister

of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.Tungod sa maong

kasabautan angayanlamang nga ipakita sa duhaka nasud ang patas ug tinud-anay nga pagtahod pinaagisa malinawon ugdiplomatikanhong pamaagiang paghatag ug solusyon sapanagbingkil sa South ChinaSea, gani gipungngan saPilipinas ang pagpahigayonug mga kalihokan ugpagpalambo sa airstrip saPagasa Island aron ipakitanga gituman sa Pilipinas anggilagdaan niini ngadeklarasyon, matud niColoma.

Dugang pamahayag niColoma nga ang nakuhangsuporta sa Pilipinas gikan sainternational communitynagpasabot lamang nganasubay sa gikasabutangdeklarasyon ang paghatagug kasulbaran sakasamtangang panagbingkilsa China ug Pilipinas diha saSouth China Sea. (LeandriaP. Pagunsan)