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he Philippinemilitary has pa-raded 7 allegedAbu Sayyaf

anti-terror Joint Task GroupZAMBASULTA, said therebels also surrenderedtheir weapons – four auto-matic rifles, a grenadelauncher and a pistol – toColonel Rolando JoselitoBautista, the army com-mander in Basilan, one of 5provinces under the Mus-lim autonomous region.

Barrientos praisedBautista, also the com-mander of Joint Task GroupBasilan, for a job well done.“The surrender of the Abu

Sayyaf fighters is a clear vic-tory for the people of Basilanwho yearn for peace and de-sire to live lawfully andpeacefully,” he said.

In his report, Bautistasaid the rebels voluntarilysurrendered in two groupson January 18 and 19 inCamalig village in UngkayaPukan town, a strongholdof Abu Sayyaf and Moro Is-lamic Liberation Front,which signed a peace dealwith Manila in 2014.

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Sayyafs or not?Trebels who surrendered inthe restive province ofBasilan where securityforces are battling thejihadist group whichpledged allegiance to ISISor Islamic State of Iraq andSyria.

Major GeneralGerardo Barrientos, Jr,commander of the 1st In-fantry Division and

Sulu’s rich, colorful pastin book presentation

SULU – The colorful history of Sulu – theseat of the powerful Sultanate in the Phil-ippines – again drew accolades and praisesfollowing a two-day book presentation onthe province’s rich cultural heritage.

The Sulu provincial government incollaboration with distinguished Tausugwriters, scholars and historians hosted thebook presentation – Lindu Randam SinMasa: Foregrounding Sulu History – heldrecently at the Sumadja Hall in the Provin-cial Capitol in Patikul town.

The program highlighted the syndi-cated and partial presentation acomprehensive book on Sulu’s rich history

which aims to promote the authenticknowledge and awareness about the prov-ince.

Among the writers who spoke duringthe book presentation were Dr. BenjaminBangahan, who discussed the pre-IslamicSulu civilization; Professor Darwin Absaripresented the topics on the spread of Islamand Rise of Sulu sultanate; lawyer MeholSadain who presented the history and thelegal significance of the treaty-makingpower of the Sultanate of Sulu, and Dr.Abraham Sakili who presented Tausug artsand symbols.

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Military officer in drug raidsays he’s in covert ops

MANILA – Marine ColonelFerdinand Marcelino in-sisted he was in a covertmission when govern-ment agents arrested himand a Chinese man duringa raid in Manila. Police said Mercelinowas arrested along withYan Yi Shou, alias Randyand agents seized someP380 million worth ofmethamphetamine hy-drochloride or locallyknown as shabu or icefrom the hideout in SantaCruz.

The raiders – all

agents of the Anti-IllegalDetection Group of thePhilippine National policeand Philippine Drug En-forcement Agency – werearmed with warrantswhen they swooped downon the hideout and ar-rested the duo.

“The operation wasconducted by virtue ofsearch warrant issued bythe Quezon City RegionalTrial Court which said thatthe house serves as a stor-age facility of illegal drugs,”police said in a statement.

It said some 64 kilos of

shabu were confiscatedfrom the house that servedas storage for the illegaldrugs. Assorted chemicalsand laboratory equipmentbelieved used in the manu-facture of the drugs werealso seized by the raiders,including a car.

Police said the twomen – who previouslyworked with the PhilippineDrug Enforcement Agency– are facing criminalcharges. They are currentlybeing interrogated by thepolice. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

Maguindanao's Mamasapano town getsP667 million ARMM peace projects

MAGUINDANAO - TheAutonomous Region in Mus-lim Mindanao (ARMM) hasearmarked at least P667million for various infra-structure projects inMamasapano town inMaguindanao province -scene of bloody battlebetween rebels and policecommandos in January 25last year.

The projects aimed toimprove the lives of local resi-dents and Del Dagadas, a42-year old farmer fromBarangay Tukanalipao inMamasapano town, ex-pressed his optimism - whichis also shared by local farm-ers and residents - that theinfrastructure will bringpeace and development inhis hometown where at least60 people perished in thefighting.

Dagadas said the re-cently constructed120-meter Tukanalipao foot-bridge known as ‘Bridge ofPeace’ and the 880-meterTukanalipao Road are nowaccessible to local residents.

“Su dala pan bridge baniya na ibelipag nami e mgaprodukto nami san sa foot-bridge a malemu gageba, udi menem na beladaw kamisan ba sa pulangi ah. Arenantu na ibageda sa pambut(Before this bridge was con-structed, we used to moveour agricultural productsthrough a weak footbridge,or by walking through theriver. Sometimes, we trans-port them through the motorboat),” Dagadas said.

“Saguna na malemuden e kapembedtas,malemu ren e kabelyu endukabeludup nami di kenamana kanu nona. Masla ekindtabang na kinaumbal a

nya sa titayan sa lekami amga bangangawid (Now,our farms are easily acces-sible and we are able totransport our productssmoothly unlike before. Theconstruction of this bridgebenefits us farmers),” headded.

Engr. James Mlok, headof ARMM’s 2nd district engi-neering office, said his officehas implemented various in-frastructure projects thatinclude a footbridge, accessroads, school buildings andwater sanitation projects.

ARMM Governor MujivHataman said these projectswill surely deliver develop-ment and peace in the area.He added that the region’sinfrastructure program willhelp boost ARMM’s eco-nomic development,agricultural growth, and pro-grams aimed at povertyalleviation.

Aside from the bridgeand access road, theARMM’s Public Works andHighways department(DPWH-ARMM) con-structed 8 school buildings- Hadji Salik Kalaing El-ementary School, HadjiKalaing National HighSchool, Tatak PS, LibutanElementary School, DatuTahir Central ElementarySchool, Datu TahirAmpatuan National HighSchool, Mamasapano Na-tional High School, andMaulana National HighSchool.

DPWH-ARMM also putup 8 water and sanitation fa-cilities in the followingschools Datu TahirAmpatuan National HighSchool, Maulana NationalHigh School, Tuka Elemen-tary School, Datu Tahir

Central Elementary School,Hadji Salik Kalaing Elemen-tary School, LinantanganElementary School, LusayElementary School andPidsandawan ElementarySchool.

The funds used in con-structing the schoolbuildings and in completingthe water sanitation projectscame from the ARMM’s De-partment of Education.

“Sobrang saya ponamin ngayon dahilmaayos at maganda na angaming paaralan (We arevery glad that we now havea better school building),”said Montasser Tago, aGrade 10 student of HadjiSalik Kalaing National HighSchool.

“Hindi na naminkailangan manatili samainit at maliit na class-room na dating bodega,kaya po sobra po kamingnagpapasalamat sa ARMMgovernment (We don’t needto stay in an old warehouse-turned classroom that ishumid and small, that’s whywe are very thankful to theARMM government).”

“We will also constructdifferent infrastructureprojects in BarangayTukanalipao, under theARMM’s Health, Education,Livelihood, Peace and Gov-ernance and Synergy(HELPS) program,” Engr.Mlok said.

ARMM HELPS is theregion’s banner programthat aims at bringing a con-vergence of governmentservices closer to the peoplethrough the delivery of inte-grated and enhancedinterventions in identifiedcommunities. (Bureau ofPublic Information)

Police patrol ambushed in MILFarea ahead of new Mamasapano

‘massacre’ investigationPAGADIAN CITY – Uniden-tified gunmen ambushed apolice patrol and woundedat least 4 people in the south-ern Filipino province ofZamboanga del Norte, offi-cials said.

Officials said the am-bushed in Santo Nino villagein Sibuco town sparked afirefight and that two civil-ians were among the injured.Police and military forceswere sent to the town to pur-sue the attackers whoescaped to the neighboringvillage of Lakiki.

The wounded police of-ficers have been identified asSPO2 Berhay Ali and PO1Atani Fahad.

No individuals of groupclaimed responsibility for theattack, but the town is aknown stronghold of theMoro Islamic Liberation

Front which signed an in-terim peace deal with theAquino government in 2014.

MILF forces had killedover a dozen miners work-ing for the TVI ResourcesDevelopment, Inc. in previ-ous ambush in Zamboangadel Norte after they ignoredwarnings to stop operationin Mount Canatuan inneighboring Siocon town, asacred altar to an indig-enous tribe called theSubanon whose ancestorssettled in the area centuriesago.

And MILF gunmen alsoambushed a police patrol inSibuco’s Lakiki village in2008 that left four officerswounded.

Security officials did notsay if the latest attack wasperpetrated by the MILF, butthe ambush came ahead of

another senate investiga-tion into the brutal killingsof 44 police commandos lastyear in Mamasapano townin Maguindanao provinceby the MILF andBangsamoro Islamic Free-dom Fighters (BIFF).

The commandos werein a secret mission deep in-side MILF territory to arresta Malaysian bomber,Marwan, who was eventu-ally killed by the raiders. ButMILF gunmen and BIFF –alerted by the clandestinemission approved by Presi-dent Benigno Aquino –caught up with the com-mandos and engaged themin a daylong battle until allthe members of the SpecialAction Force were brutallykilled and stripped of theirweapons and uniform. (E.Dumaboc)

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7 Sayyaf fighters surrender in Southern Philippines

Major General Gerardo Barrientos, Jr, commander of the 1st Infantry Division and anti-terror Joint Task Group ZAMBASULTA, and Colonel Rolando Joselito Bautista, the army commanderin Basilan, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, receive the 7 Abu Sayyaf rebels who surrendered in Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo- E. Dumaboc)

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identified as SulaimanKasaran, Marwin AsanKasaran, Derwin AsanKasaran, Halid AsanKasaran, HadzminKuluman Kasaran, FaisalLaudmin Kasaran andSalman Najallon Kasaran.

“The Abu Sayyafmembers successivelysurrendered on two sepa-rate occasions andsubsequently underwentcustodial debriefing.They will be duly en-dorsed to the ARMMRegional Governor MujivHataman for rehabilita-tion and integration intothe mainstream of our so-ciety,” Bautista said.

“The Abu Sayyafmembers realized thatfighting the governmentand enduring hard life inthe mountains is a lostcause. The surrender wasmade possible throughthe help of the populaceand local government ofUngkaya Pukan. The sin-cere coordination andpassion of the govern-ment in delivering the

message for peace andreconciliation on theground made the pivotalrole to convince the otherAbu Sayyaf members toreturn to the folds of thelaw,” he added.

It was not immedi-ately known whether therebels would be crimi-nally charged orpardoned, but the Aquinogovernment has made nopeace offer or amnesty tothe Abu Sayyaf – blamedby police and military forthe spate of terror attacksand kidnappings for ran-som in the region.

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Sayyaf leader in Basilan -Isnilon Hapilon - has re-newed their pledged ofallegiance to ISIS.

In a propagandavideo released by the AbuSayyaf and picked up byinternational and localmedia, more than twodozen gunmen – includ-ing child warriors – led byHapilon were seen hikingin the hinterlands ofBasilan while chantingthe “Dawlah Islamiyah

(Islamic State)” afterwhich they recited an Ara-bic script of bayah orpledge of allegiance.

Hapilon, alias AbuAbdullah, was named asthe new leader of the“Harakatul Islamiyah” (Is-lamic Movement)” thenew name given to theAbu Sayyaf by its founderAbdurajak AbubakarJanjalani who was slain ina police shootout inBasilan in December1998.

The Abu Sayyafevolved to a notoriousgroup known for havingcarried out kidnappings,bombings and othercriminal activities insouthern Philippines. TheUS government has of-fered a $5 million bountyfor Hapilon’s head – deador alive.

In the video, Hapilonwas shown with AbuHarith Al-Filibbieni, whois reported to be deputycommander of the al-Ansar Infantry Division ofthe ISIS, and Mohd NajibHusen (Hussein) aliasAbu Annas Al Muhajir, a

division head of the Ansaral-Sharia of the ISIS.

The rebels explainedin the video that they hadpreviously done thebayah, but did it again infront of their new leaders.It was unknown when thevideo was recorded, but itwas released just after themilitary’s WesternMindanao Command inZamboanga City claimedlast month that Husenwas killed during offen-sive operations againstthe Abu Sayyaf in thetroubled province ofBasilan in December.

Husen was with otherMalaysian jihadists –Mahmud Ahmad,Muhammad JoraimeeAwang Raimee, AminBaco and Jeknal Adil –who fled to southern Phil-ippines reportedly torecruit militants and sendthem to “Dar al-Harb(place of war),” referringto Syria and Iraq, wherethe ISIS established itsown caliphate state.

The Abu Sayyafhoisted a black flag simi-lar to those being used by

the Khilafah IslamiyahMovement and otherhard-line radical jihadistgroups like the BokoHaram in Africa.

In Maguindanao andnearby provinces, theBangsamoro IslamicFreedom Fighters and theAnsarul Khilafah alsopledged allegiance to theISIS. Radical militants inIndonesia and Malaysia,including the SoutheastAsian terror groupJema’ah Islamiyah hadalso done the same.

Just last month, thejihadists also released avideo of the ISIS’s AlhayatMedia Center whichshows the Philippines asamong countries inSoutheast Asia they wereplanning to expand its“Khilafah (caliphate).”

The Abu Sayyaf is nowusing the Daesh flag andalso the KhilafahIslamiyah Movement andother radical groups inLanao del Sur, also in theMuslim autonomous re-gion where local militantsof the Ghuraba (Strang-ers) – both the Ghuraba

and Khilafah IslamiyahMovement are headed bya leader called HumamAbdul Najid, who was im-plicated in the 2013Cagayan de Oro Citybombings.

In October 2014, thejihadists Ghuraba hadclaimed that they estab-lished the Khilafah aftercourting other radicaljihadists in the South tovow their allegiance to theMuslims’ caliph al-Baghdadi.

The Ghuraba is re-portedly harboringforeign militants, includ-ing an agent of theJama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, a group believed tobe the original name ofnow infamous interna-tional threat group ISIS.

The KhilafahIslamiyah Movement andGhuraba militants de-clared jihad or holy war inFebruary 1, 2013 follow-ing a deadly againstsecurity forces in MarawiCity. (Ely Dumaboc re-ports in Basilan provinceand Mohd Saaduddin inMarawi City.)


South Cotabato 2nd District Board Member Vicente De Jesus (leftmost) leads the ceremonialturn-over of tractors to the cluster members of the Cassava Production and Marketing Projectrepresented by Polo Samahang Nayon Multi-purpose Cooperative chairman Raul Gerada (5thfrom left). Also with them are (left to right) Mon Mati, South Cotabato 1st District BoardMember Romeo Tamayo, Abner Navarro, Karen Daguro, Provincial Agriculturist JustinaNavarete, and Marlyn Almaden.

South Cotabato farmers'cooperatives get tractors

SOUTH COTABATO - TheDepartment of Agricultureturned-over 5 tractors tofarmers in Polomolok townin South Cotabato provincein Mindanao to furtherboost implementation ofcassava granule productionand marketing under the so-called Philippine RuralDevelopment Project orPRDP.

The beneficiaries of thetractors are also members of5 farmers' cooperatives -Polo Samahang NayonMulti-Purpose Cooperative,which is the lead proponentof the P39-million enter-prise, and cluster membersSelf-Reliant Multi-PurposeCooperative, San Jose Multi-Purpose Cooperative,Pobusilla Multi-PurposeCooperative and ToplandMulti-Purpose Cooperative.They were initially releasedP20 million to jump-startthe implementation of theproject in June last year.

“We are moving for-ward. The five cooperativescontinue our positive andupbeat implementation ofthe project,” said RaulGerada, chairman of thePolo Samahang Nayon

Multi-Purpose Coopera-tive.

At least 250 cassavafarmers directly benefitedfrom the enterprise whenthe project started in 2015.The clusters aim to increasebeneficiaries by 40% everyyear of implementation.

“I am thankful to thestrong leadership and part-nership of the Departmentof Agriculture led by Secre-tary Proceso Alcala, theDepartment of Agriculturein Region 12 headed by Re-gional Executive DirectorAmalia Datukan, and theprovincial government ofSouth Cotabato under Gov-ernor Daisy Fuentes formaking things happen,”Gerada said.

Karen Daguro, managerof the Polo SamahangNayon Multi-Purpose Co-operative, also said that thetractors will be used to makeland preparation of the ex-isting 250-hectare cassavafarm easier and more effi-cient, and expansion of theirfarm areas. "Part of cassavagranule production projectincludes construction ofnursery for planting materi-als, acquisition delivery and

hauling trucks, setting-uptruck-scale, post-harvestand processing facilitiessuch as granulators, me-chanical chipper, solardryer, warehouse, and or-ganic fertilizer plant,” shesaid, adding, the first waveof farm inputs comprised ofcassava granulators andcassava chippers herehanded to the cluster mem-bers in November last year.

Daguro said that theywill also turn-over sometrucks and additional mois-ture meters which are nowready for procurement.

The PDRP - imple-mented by the Departmentof Agriculture and jointlyfunded by the World Bank -is a six-year project designedto establish the governmentplatform for a modern, cli-mate-smart andmarket-oriented agri-fish-ery sector. PRDP is inpartnership with local gov-ernments and the privatesector in providing key in-frastructure, facilities,technology, and informa-tion that will raise incomes,productivity, and competi-tiveness in the countryside.(Mindanao Examiner)

Zamboanga City reaps awards

Zamboanga City has been adjudged most improved among cities and municipalities in WesternMindanao for its strong performance in the competitiveness index.

ZAMBOANGA CITY MayorBeng Climaco saidZamboanga City was ad-judged as the mostimproved among citiesand municipalities inWestern Mindanao for itsstrong performance in thecompetitiveness index.

She said the award wasgiven by the RegionalCompetitiveness Commit-tee led by the Departmentof Trade and Industry onTuesday. “The award gavedistinction toZamboanga’s giant leapforward in overall com-petitiveness ranking basedon the results released dur-ing the 3rd RegionalCompetitiveness Summitin July last year,” Climacosaid.

Zamboanga rose fromRank 74 in 2014 to Rank 15in 2015 among highly ur-banized cities and 14thamong all cities in thecountry. Climaco largelycredited the “hard workand resiliency of the

people of Zamboanga” asinstrumental in the perfor-mance of the localgovernment in the com-petitiveness index.

“Our story is really astory of God’s grace, hardwork, and resiliency. Wecontinually support theCMCI (Cities and Munici-palities Competitive Index)and we hope to have morein the national competi-tion so that we will not onlygauge our winning, but wewill also be able to gaugeour competencies withinus and within the other cit-ies. Much work has to bedone. With hard work, per-severance, and God’sgrace, we will achievemore,” she said.

Climaco saidZamboanga City also re-ceived plaques ofrecognition for its top rankperformances in the infra-structure category - Rank 3- and as a highly urbanizedCity Rank 15.

The CMCI is an annual

ranking of cities and mu-nicipalities developed bythe National Competitive-ness Council in 2013 withthe assistance of theUnited States Agency forInternational Develop-ment through Project –INVEST. The index mea-sures economicdynamism, governmentefficiency, and infrastruc-ture of a local government.

For 2015, Zamboangaranked 3rd in infrastruc-ture, 15th in GovernmentEfficiency and 26th in Eco-nomic Dynamism.

Climaco also praisedCity Planning OfficerRodrigo Sicat, Investmentand Promotion ChiefApple Go, Special Assistantto the City Mayor JoseGenaro Aizon, and Busi-ness Licensing HeadBenjie Barredo for their ex-emplary performance andcommitment to their work.(Mindanao Examiner. Witha report from JasmineMohammadsali)

Over 2,000 ARMM barangays toreceive PAMANA projects

COTABATO CITY - Morethan 2,000 barangays inthe Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao(ARMM) will receiveprojects this year underthe national government’sPayapa at MasaganangPamayanan (PAMANA)program through theregion’s Department of So-cial Welfare andDevelopment (DSWD-ARMM).

The projects would bedelivered under thePAMANA CommunityDriven Development(CDD) Expansion andPAMANA MNLF Program.The PAMANA CDD Expan-sion will target a total of1,777 barangays in the en-tire region while thePAMANA MNLF is set to beimplemented in 291 pre-identified barangays in 74ARMM municipalities.Both initiatives are in theirlast year of implementa-tion.

Rahima Alba, DSWD-ARMM Secretary andconcurrent PAMANA pro-gram manager, said thisyear’s PAMANA will begeared towardssustainability of the coop-eratives the program hasestablished and sup-ported.

“We want them (ben-eficiary cooperatives) tocontinue operating, andfor them to have evenwider opportunities intheir localities. Kahit taposna ang programa, silamismo ang magpatuloy ngkanilang pag-unlad (Even

if the program ends, theycan sustain their develop-ment),” Secretary Albasaid.

This year, PAMANACDD will boost its imple-mentation through theIntegrated CommunityEnterprising Market Pro-gram. This will augmentlivelihood opportunitiesin conflict-affected andconflict-vulnerable com-munities in threemodalities:

Capacity develop-ment trainings;

Production of inputs;and,

Additional capital as-sistance.

Each barangay wouldhave a total project cost al-location of P300,000.

The PAMANA MNLFprogram, on the otherhand, will provide servicesto the families of MNLFcombatants throughhealthcare benefits, col-lege scholarships,tech-voc capacity devel-opment, and livelihoodventures support. Eachidentified MNLF coopera-tive is allotted a projectcost ceiling worthP885,000 from DSWD-ARMM.

From January 15 to 18,DSWD-ARMM has con-ducted an orientation andplanning workshop thatmarked the start of the2016 project implementa-tion of the program. Theevent was designed to ori-ent the stakeholders at theprovincial level on thenew process and mecha-

nisms of implementationof the last cycle ofPAMANA.

The program’s provin-cial teams, provincialsocial welfare officers,project development of-ficers, provincial focalpersons, and specialproject staff attended thethree-day activity spear-headed by the agency’sRegional Project Manage-ment Office.

Also present are offi-cials from the PAMANANational Project Manage-ment Office, which isunder the Office of thePresidential Adviser on thePeace Process (OPPAP).

Howard Cafugauan,OPAPP assistant secretaryfor Special Programs, saidby the end of 2015, a totalof 5,659 households werecovered with health insur-ance, 400 beneficiariesreceived study grants, and5,115 households – spe-cifically those displacedby the 2008 conflictbrought about by the re-jection of theMemorandum of Agree-ment on the AncestralDomain – were providedwith shelters.

PAMANA is a projectaimed at making citizensbecome stronger agents ofpeace and development inthe region and in the coun-try. This is the currentadministration’s peace anddevelopment frameworkanchored on promotinginclusive growth and last-ing peace. (Bureau ofPublic Information)

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DILG Provincial Director Hja. Sitti Kausar Sahijuan hand over the Plaque and Certificate ofRecognition as Regional Awardee for the Seal of Child Friedly Local Governance to Hon.Samier A. Tan, Mayor of Maimbung, Sulu (Maimbung Municipal Government)

12,000 ARMM residents toreceive livelihood funds

COTABATO CITY - Asmany as 12,000 residentsin the Autonomous Re-gion in MuslimMindanao (ARMM) whowish to start up their ownlivelihood projects wouldreceive financial assis-tance this year from theregion’s Department ofSocial Welfare and Devel-opment (DSWD-ARMM).

Rahima Alba, SocialWelfare Secretary, saidthe beneficiaries aremembers of 480 Self Em-p l o y m e n tAssistance-Kaunlaran(SEA-K) associationsacross the region.

“Maibibigay na ponatin kung ano angnararapat sa bawat SEA-K association ( We cannow distribute what isdue to each SEA-K asso-ciation),” Sec. Alba said.

Sec. Alba added thecapital funds will assistthe beneficiaries to putup their own source of in-come such as smallbusiness, or to supporttheir livelihood such asfarming or fishing.

SEA-K associations,each composed of 25members, were estab-lished in August 2012through the initiative ofDSWD-ARMM. Sec. Albanoted that the programwas funded by thedepartment’s Sustainable

Livelihood Program(SLP), which has a totalfunding of P120 million.

Eighty seven associa-tions in the provinces ofMaguindanao and Lanaodel Sur received fundingof P250,000 on Wednes-day, January 20, in aceremony held at theARMM Compound here.Close to 400 more SEA-Kassociations from theprovinces of Basilan,Sulu and Tawi-Tawi areset to receive similargrants this year.

To be able to receivecapital funds, associa-tions must submit alivelihood proposal to bevalidated by the RegionalProgram ManagementOffice of DSWD-ARMM.Sec. Alba noted that mostof the proposals submit-ted were smallbusinesses as well as fish-ing and farming-relatedprojects.

The target recipientsof the SLP are Moro Na-tional Liberation Front(MNLF) members, andbeneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Pro-gram, the flagshipinitiative of DSWD-ARMM.

Among the recipientslast Wednesday wasAnisa Abdulfatah, 55, aresident of Poblacion,

Shariff Aguak town inMaguindanao, who re-ceived P10,000. Themoney, she said, will beused to put up a smallcafeteria.

Abdulfatah is thepresident of MNLFWomen’s Business Sectorbased in Shariff Aguak.“Su mga tagapeda ko amga babay napapedtindeg bun sa mgamadido a pegkanan(Some of the memberswill also set up small eat-eries, similar to mine),”Abdulfatah said.

During the event,ARMM Executive Secre-tary Laisa Alamia posed achallenge to the recipi-ents. “Kailangan natin ngcommitment galing samga benepisyar yo ngSLP na sana ay gamitin samaayos itong capitalfund na maibibgay sainyo (We need to ensurethe commitment of ourSLP beneficiaries to usethe capital funds pur-posely),” Alamia said.

Sana lumago angbusiness na inyongipapatayo o gagawin (Wehope that the businessyou will set up will pros-per),” Alamia added.“This is one of the mostimportant programs ofDSWD,” Sec. Alba said.(Bureau of Public Infor-mation)

Police hunt down Misamis ambushersPAGADIAN CITY – Policewere searching for gun-men who recentlyambushed the group ofMisamis Occidental ViceMayor Annabelle Hamoy.

Hamoy escapeddeath, but two otherpeople were woundedwhen gunmen atteackedthem in Don VictorianoChiongbian when gun-men opened fire. Her

driver and a security aidewere both injured in theambush.

Hamoy’s group washeading to Zamboangadel Sur province whenarmed men attackedthem.

No individual or groupclaimed responsibility forthe ambush and it was un-known if the attack waspolitically motivated or

not. The communist rebelgroup New People’s Armyis also actively operating inthe province and notoriousfor attacking civilians andgovernment targets.

The town is also underthe so-called “areas of con-cern” of the Commissionon Elections due to politi-cal violence in previouselections. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

Motorista, pinagiingatsa Kidapawan highway

KIDAPAWAN CITY –Pinagiingat ngayon ngpulisya ang mga motoristaat biyahero sa kanilangpagmamaneho sa highwaymatapos ng madugongaksidente na kumitil sabuhay ng 3 kataokamakailan lamang.

Nasawi ang mgabiktima matapos nasumalpok ang kanilangBongo truck sa masmalaking Coca-Cola trucksa highway ng KoronadalCity sa Mindanao. Nakilalaang nasawi na sina Marco

Fernando at BonileoVicente na pawang mgataga-Zamboanga City; at siVicente Santos na tubong-Ilaga sa Isabela province.

Nabatid na maykargang mga daing at tuyoang nasabing Bongo truckng ito’y sumalpok sapapasalubong na truck naminamaneho ni JohnnyRetardo – mula sa bayanng Malalag sa Davao delSur – na sugatan rin saaksidente.

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Sakur Tan, the project pro-ponent, also welcomed andinspired the visitors to theevent. He said the event wasalso in collaboration withProfessor Julkipli Wadi,Dean of the University of thePhilippines (UP)-Institute ofIslamic Studies; ProfessorSakili, of the UP College ofArts and Sciences; lawyerSadain; Professor Absari, theof UP Islamic Studies, Dr.Bangahan, a medical prac-titioner and the only Tausuglexicographer and authorityon the Sin?g language; andDr. Kalbi Asain.

Others who attendedthe book presentation wereProfessor Mucha Quilling,faculty member if theMindanao State University(MSU) in Tawi-Tawi and Ex-ecutive Director of SuluCurrent Research Institute;Professor Benhal Tahil, VicePresident for Academic Af-fairs of the ZamboangaPolytechnic College; Profes-sor Anne Christine Ensomo,of Ateneo de Manila; Chan-cellor Adjarail Hapas, ofMSU-Sulu; Dr. HanbalBarra, former Dean MSUGraduate Studies; ProfessorAlih Aiyub, faculty memberof the Western MindanaoState University (WMSU) inZamboanga City; ProfessorEddie Ladja, Dean, WMSUCollege of Asian and IslamicStudies, Professor ArsanialSappayani, faculty memberof the Sulu State College andDr. Anwar Anzar, Commis-sioner of the NationalCommission on Culture andthe Arts.

In his speech, Tan said:“A few days back, I cameacross a rather intriguingstatement that – there isnothing in tomorrow thatwas not there yesterday – orif I may say it in another way– there is nothing in the fu-ture that was not there in thepast – and the twist in the

idea might sit well with theo-retical physics or quantummechanics that have beenastounding our knowledgeof the universe with the cur-vature of light, the warpingof time and space throughthe fabric of the universe.”

“On the ordinary day-to-day life we actually aregoing through with thoseideas especially when weenvision the future. All toofrequently, when we think ofthe future there is always thepast that goes with it. Welook forward in consider-ation of the past. Both eventsof the timeline merge andblur our consciousness ofwhat was there in the past tofill in the future. Perhaps no-where is the thought moreclearly laid out than theblockbuster scifi movie, StarWars. The movie spins offinto the future which ismade real with the back-drops of the pastcivilization.”

“The scenes drift intodessert and forebodinglandscape with charactersin flowing robes and tur-bans. The storyline alsorevolve around the prover-bial struggle between goodand evil. The good possessesthe ancient mystical power– the force in all of us. Evil isrepresented by the ultimatedark side created by highend technology and artifi-cial intelligence robotics. Ofcourse, the primal humaninstinct and spirit triumphin the end. The future is in-deed defined not by its ownwillpower, on the advance-ment therein by virtue oftechnology; it is still the pastthat directs and controls theoutcome,” he said.

Tan said needless to say,the stronger the foundationtherein in the past, thegreater is the force it bearsupon the shaping of the fu-ture.

“This goes without say-ing then, that the occasion

we are witnessing at the mo-ment, is basically animperative on our desire tolook at history, the Sulu his-tory, not as nostalgia or ofromanticism on the gloriesof the past but for the simplereason that our future is inour history. I presume thatthe task on hand is beyondefforts of looking back atwhat has transpired with themission of rectifying the er-rors on the accounts or to fillin the gaps on what hasbeen missed; in short, re-writing history as one wouldwont to call it. What is im-portant is the human willand the human spirit thatwere wielded in creating theconditions ideal to our exist-ence as a people.”

“What force drives us?What was there that guaran-teed that we have remainedconscious of who we are?What makes us Tausug? Cer-tainly, again as in the StarWars episode, we awakenthe force. Of course, this notto say the least, that weforego scholarship on ourhistory. We need it to estab-lish or to instil certitude thatwe deserve the sacrificesthat our ancestors havemade for us to be truly aproud and undauntedpeople. We need it tostrengthen the foundationof our being, of our existencethat we may take on our am-bitions, our dreams, and ouraspirations with determinedwill and unshaken confi-dence as it has always been.We are what we are becausewe had the will to shapewhat we have in the past,wielded us in a distinct waythat we bear the truth of whowe are,” he said.

Tan added: “Personally,this could only mean thatwe made the past and wemake the future. Sulu’s his-tory is not an accident ofsuccession of events; theTausug created the events,they made history as history.

That otherwise, we willnever be Tausug as we arenow and be merely at themercy of events that hap-pens at random and in aflux. And we shall be at lostin calamities and disastersbegging for donations andthe like. We never do that,and will never will. It is so forthe simple reason that wehave faith in ourselves.”

“There is so more instore by way of Sulu’s history.The last four hundred yearsare strewn with accounts onthe resiliency of the Tausugin times of living danger-ously. Individual feats andadventures is a lifetime re-search and the cultures andtraditions that followedequally put scholarship tothe test. Nonetheless, we areled to ponder on the essen-tial factor that set all thesethings into place. It may beconsidered herein on howthe phenomenon of the“parangsabil” was wroughtby the inability of the Sultanto defend the area from for-eign aggression. Individualstook on the responsibilitybut still on behalf of thecommunity. There is some-thing there that we need tolook into that we may un-derstand what it means tobe a Tausug or what Suluhistory is. *I trust that thisoccasion, the meeting of theminds so to speak, will bearsome substantial and sig-nificant ideas in thechallenge before us – whowe were, who we are andwho we will be. Honestly, weare because we are, since wemake history and not his-tory taking us along in theflow of time. Let me say, theforce has always been withus.”

The event ended onthe third day with many ofthe guests touring theAhmad Timhar MagbaluShrine at Bud Datu andPoon Tao Kong. (Ahl-franzie Salinas)

Sulu’s rich, colorful past in book presentation

The Sulu provincial government in collaboration with distinguished Tausug writers, scholars and historians hosted the bookpresentation – Lindu Randam Sin Masa: Foregrounding Sulu History – held recently at the Sumadja Hall in the ProvincialCapitol in Patikul town. (Ahl-franzie Salinas)

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HEALTH: Okra’s Health BenefitsPayo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong

OKRA is also known as“lady finger” because ofits unique elongatedshape. It has a green col-ored and fibrous fruit,called a pod, and mea-sures between 2 to 7inches in length. The okrapod contains rows ofsmall round white-col-ored seeds and a slimythick fluid.

A half cup of slicedcooked okra contains thefollowing nutritionalvalue: 25 calories, 2 gramsof dietary fiber, 1.5 gramsof protein, 5.8 grams ofcarbohydrates, 460 IU ofvitamin A, 200 mcg ofbeta-carotene, 13 mg ofvitamin C, 36.5 micro-grams of folate, 50 mg ofcalcium, 0.4 mg of iron, 32micrograms of Vitamin K,257 mg of potassium, and46 mg of magnesium.

Health Benefits ofOkra:

1. Prevents constipa-tion and good for thebowels - Okra contains aunique gooey fluid, calledmucilage, which lubri-cates the intestines andhelps in the passage ofstools. The okra fiber alsoabsorbs lots of water andadds to the bulk of thestools. Both characteris-tics make the okrabeneficial for maintaininga healthy gut.

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diabetics and those withheart disease - Okra con-tains both insoluble fiberand soluble fiber. Insolublefiber is good for the intes-tines and build the bulk ofthe stool, while soluble fiberis absorbed by the body andhelps lower cholesterol lev-els. Okra’s soluble fiberbinds with excess choles-terol and toxins andexcretes them out of thebody. It can also reduce theabsorption rate of sugar inthe intestines.

3. Good for weight loss– A half cup of cooked okracontains only 25 calories,one of the lowest amountsfor any kind of food. Okra ishigh in dietary fiber (in-soluble fiber), which makesone feel full and satisfied.Moreover, okra containszero fat and zero choles-terol.

4. May prevent cancers– A study at Emory Univer-

sity showed that personswho consumed foodshigh in glutathione had a50% reduction in the riskof developing oral andthroat cancers. Okra hasmoderate levels of glu-tathione, similar to otherfoods like watermelonand avocados. A high in-take of vegetables andfruits is likewise proven toreduce the risk of coloncancer.

5. Other possiblebenefits - Okra containsample quantities of anti-oxidants like vitamin A,beta-carotene, xanthinand lutein, which areknown to be beneficial forone’s vision. Some claimit may lower the risk ofcataracts. The high vita-min C content of okramay be good for the im-mune system and helpprevent cough and colds.Okra also has adequateamounts of folates (folicacid), a compound that isproven to help decreaseneural tube defects in thefetus. Hence, pregnantand breastfeedingwomen may benefit fromokra.

Finally, I know youmay not be fond of eatingokra. But after discover-ing its wonderful healthbenefits, you may want toreconsider and add it toyour regular meals.

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1 medium sized Carrots, sliced1 bulb Onion, sliced1 tbs Garlic, crushed1 cup sliced Bean sprouts, trimmed1 small head Cauliflower, cut into florets1 tbs Cornstarch1 medium sized Chayote, sliced

INSTRINSTRINSTRINSTRINSTRUCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:1. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, liquid seasoning and pepper.2. Saute the onions in a hot pan with the olive oil already on it. Do this until theonions look transparent.3. Then, add the garlic until they become light brown.4. After that add the fish and cook until it’s light brown.5. Add the fish broth, chayote and carrots. Stir infrequently for 1 minute.6. Then, add the cauliflower, cabbage and bean sprouts.7. Next, pour the mixture of cornstarch, water, liquid seasoning and pepper intothe pan. Cook until the vegetables are tender but still crispy and until the sauce isgel like.

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The expansion will in-crease passenger capacity to12 million annually from thecurrent 4.5 million, he fur-ther said. “This is actually thefirst PPP airport project. Withthis, we are building history,”said Ferrer.

This year alone, fournew international flights willopen from Cebu to Los An-geles, Dubai via Clark, Taipeiand Xiamen, said GMCACChief Executive Advisor An-drew Harrison, furtherstrengthening thecompany’s goal of promot-ing Cebu as a regional hub tothe rest of the world.

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tional flights this year willcreate more trade and em-ployment opportunities forCebu,” said Harrison, addingthe construction of the ter-minal project within the nexttwo years will generatearound 3,000 jobs.

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He said five new regionalairports will soon be biddedout under the PPP structure.These airports with an esti-mated cost of P106 billion arelocated in Panglao, Bohol;Bacolod; Iloilo; Davao; andin Laguindingan, Cagayande Oro.

Seven well-known bid-ders are set to participate inthe bidding of these five PPPregional airport projects,said Abaya. (Fayette C.Riñen)

Abaya said the activitysignifies the completion ofthe government’s task un-der the public-privatepartnership (PPP) projectas it shifts its role to being aregulator once the terminalis completed.

“The PPP is best exem-plified and explained byshowcasing the MactanCebu airport rather than gointo technicalities. Weshould push for PPPprojects,” Abaya said. “Effi-cient transportation is abasic human right andsupports major drivers ofeconomic growth espe-cially in the areas oftourism and agriculture.”

Louie Ferrer, presidentof the GMR-MegawideCebu Airport Corp.(GMCAC) that is undertak-

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