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Presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles being questioned over funds use

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Misinformation, blackpropaganda spread in SuluSULU – Sulu ViceGovernor Sakur Tan hasreminded the public to beextra careful in dealingwith text messages they aregetting from unknownsources after civilians andeven local media receivedmessages of an impendingattacks by armed group inthe province.

Tan urged those whoreceived text messages to

file a report with the policeso that authorities couldtake appropriate actions tostop the proliferation of cellphone messages that tend toscare or sow fear amongcivilians.

One text messagereceived by a civilian froman unknown person saidgunmen would attack PataIsland for reason stillunclear, although there was

a report of a brief shootingin the area. Another textmessage urged civilians toevacuate or get out of theirvillage.

Tan said there havebeen a spike of blackpropaganda through textmessages since politiciansfiled their certificate ofcandidacy for this year’spolls.

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OPAPP UNDER PROBE!OOOOOTTTTTABAABAABAABAABATTTTTO CITO CITO CITO CITO CITY – PY – PY – PY – PY – Prrrrresident Aesident Aesident Aesident Aesident Aquinoquinoquinoquinoquino’’’’’s peaces peaces peaces peaces peaceadviser adviser adviser adviser adviser TTTTTerererereresita Desita Desita Desita Desita Deles is being questioned beles is being questioned beles is being questioned beles is being questioned beles is being questioned byyyyythe Cthe Cthe Cthe Cthe Commission on Aommission on Aommission on Aommission on Aommission on Audit or Cudit or Cudit or Cudit or Cudit or COOOOOA oA oA oA oA ovvvvverererererhundrhundrhundrhundrhundreds of millions of pesos in goeds of millions of pesos in goeds of millions of pesos in goeds of millions of pesos in goeds of millions of pesos in govvvvvererererernmentnmentnmentnmentnment

Office of the PresidentialAssistant on the PeaceProcess or OPAPP rented294 vehicles even thoughshe and other peace panelofficers had their ownservice vehicles andt r a n s p o r t a t i o nallowances.

State auditors saidDeles’ decision to pay thelease for vehicles washighly questionable giventhe deal’s lack of“regularity and probity.”The COA questioned whyDeles’ office went aheadwith the vehicle rentalwithout gettingpermission from theDepartment of Budgetand Management (DBM).

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can be accessed on thisURL http://politics.com.ph/what-price-peace-ging-deles-in-hot-water-for-leasing-300-cars-keeping-p700m-dap-funds, COA is askingDeles to explain why her

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Philippine peace adviser Teresita Deles. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

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CCCCContinued frontinued frontinued frontinued frontinued from page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1The propaganda, he

said, included personalattacks, slander, defamationand libelous messages sentout by political opponentsand detractors, others bypeople paid byunscrupulous politicians tobesmirch the goodreputation of others, anddestroy peace anddevelopment efforts of the

Misinformation, blackpropaganda spread in Sulu

government in Sulu.He said police forces

were deployed in key areasin Sulu to protect thecivilians from threats oflawless elements. Tan saideven civilians are helpingauthorities by providinginformation about lawlessgroups.

Tan said he would askthe National Bureau ofInvestigation and the

Criminal Investigation andDetection Group toinvestigate and file criminalcharges against thosebehind the spread ofmisinformation and blackpropaganda in Sulubecause not only it createsfear and terror amongcivilians, it also violates theCybercrime Prevention Actof 2012. (MindanaoExaminer)

CCCCContinued frontinued frontinued frontinued frontinued from page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1The report said COA

asked OPAPP why it spentP45.3 million for vehiclerental which was more thanwhat it spent for the rent ofoffice space and equipment.The COA questioned theneed to rent 294 vehicleswhen Deles and 34 otherofficers from her office andthe government peacepanel headed by UPProfessor Miriam Ferrer had23 vehicles at their disposalwith at least 4 officials beingissued more than oneservice vehicle; and weregiven regular transportationallowances. The COAdiscovered that Deles’ officehad a total 56 vehicles in itsmotor pool.

The COA said that Delesentered into vehicle leaseagreements with anemployee in her office, whodid not have priorexperience in the rentalbusiness, without bidding to“the disadvantage of thegovernment and inviolation of PresidentialDecree 1445 or theGovernment Auditing Codeof the Philippines andDepartment of Trade rulesand regulations.”

The report said COAalso questioned why OPAPPdid not return the P662million DAP funds morethan year after the SupremeCourt declared itunconstitutional. The COAsaid that Deles’ office couldhave understated theunreturned DAP fundsbecause these were wronglytreated as liquidations byher office.

Deles’ office received atotal of P2.067 billion in DAPfunds of which P1.467billion were used andtransferred to the ArmedForces of the Philippines,Office of the RegionalGovernor of theAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (ARMM)and provincial governmentof Northern Samar and theDepartment of Interior andLocal Government.

The COA said that onlyP800 millions of thisamount was liquidated withthe remaining P667 millionsstill unaccounted for. Therewas no immediatestatement from Deles overthe COA report.

SSSSSajahatrajahatrajahatrajahatrajahatra pra pra pra pra progrogrogrogrogramamamamamJust early this year, the

local government ofZamboanga had stronglycriticized the secretiveprograms implemented byDeles for Moro IslamicLiberation Front rebels andtheir supporters there.

Mayor Beng Climacosaid Deles, withoutinforming the localgovernment, has since 2013implemented the so-called“Sajahatra BangsamoroProgram for MILFcommunities,” raising fearsthat rebels and theirsupporters haveencroached Zamboanga.

Climaco said there areno MILF communities inZamboanga and that localresidents and village leadersare opposed to the inclusion

Presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles being questioned over funds use

of the city in the proposedBangsamoro autonomousgovernment. She saidvillage officials learned ofthe Sajahatra programthrough residentsthemselves.

She said village officialshad been tasked to strictlymonitor their areas ofresponsibility for possibleuncoordinated activitiessuch as those implementedpurportedly forcommunities that are notrecognized by the localgovernment.

RRRRResignesignesignesignesignCivil groups and

politicians have previouslydemanded the resignationof Deles over the killings of44 police commandos byMILF rebels andBangsamoro IslamicFreedom Fighters onJanuary 25 inM a g u i n d a n a o ’ sMamasapano town wheremembers of the SpecialAction Force fatally shotMalaysian bomber Zulkiflibin Hir deep inside MILFterritory during a secretanti-terror operation.

Some groups inZamboanga wanted Delesbe declared “persona nongrata” for the secretiveSajahatra program there.Climaco ordered villageleaders to stay vigilant andreport any and all activitiessimilar to Sajahatra beingimplemented inZamboanga. She said thecity is not part of the Muslimautonomous region norshall Zamboanga beincluded in the proposedBangsamoro region.

The government saidSajahatra is a program aimsto uplift and develop thehealth, education andlivelihood conditions ofMuslim communities,especially in the MILF areasin southern Philippines.

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group called Karapatan alsoquestioned the allocatedfunds for OPAPP after ituncovered a huge amountof money channeled fromthe controversial

Disbursement AllocationProgram of PresidentBenigno Aquino.

Karapatan said theOPAPP received as much as400% more from itsapproved budget includedin the GeneralAppropriations Act or GAAfor 2011 and 2012. It said atotal of P2.294 to 2.542billion went to OPAPP for2011 and 2012. The amountcovered the combined GAA2011 and 2012 approvedbudget of P475 million, andthe P1.819 billion and P248million given through DAPin 2011 and 2012,respectively.

WherWherWherWherWhereeeee’’’’’s the money?s the money?s the money?s the money?s the money?Cristina Palabay,

Karapatan’s SecretaryGeneral, said while OPAPPacknowledged the P248million it received from DAPin 2012, but she noted theamount was not included inthe Malacañang’s release ofDAP-funded projects.

“Is the OPAPPdeliberately evading publicscrutiny by not includingtheir proposed projects forproper allocation in theGAA? Did they find DAP as away to evade scrutiny for thelarge amount of money thatgoes to OPAPP?” she asked.

“Whatever magics theOPAPP and DBM do, suchhuge amount of people’smoney supposedly spent forthe peace initiatives of thegovernment did nottranslate in concrete gainsfor the people. At best, onlyallies of the administrationbenefited from the DAPfunds,” she added.

“The government’speace initiatives havebecome a business venturerather than a sincere effort togo into the root causes of thearmed conflict and solvepoverty, landlessness andjoblessness. Presidentialpork (barrel) oils OPAPP toput up every obstacle it canthink of in the peace theprocess, especially with theNational Democratic Frontof the Philippines, as itcontinues to ignore allpreviously signedagreements and

commitment. Thegovernment continues toinsist on the surrender of themembers of therevolutionary movement asif this will end the armedconflict,” Palabay said.

PPPPPAMANA prAMANA prAMANA prAMANA prAMANA projectsojectsojectsojectsojectsShe said even in the

guise of livelihood projectsthrough the Payapa atMasaganang Pamayanan orPAMANA, OPAPP could notboast of judicious use ofbillions of people’s moneyespecially because it isallegedly being used tofinance paramilitary groupslike the Cordillera People’sLiberation Army or theRevolutionary ProletarianArmy-Alex BoncayaoBrigade.

She said both groupsare involved in several casesof human rights violationsin the Cordillera region andNegros provinces. The CPLAreceived P264 millionsupposedly for projectscoursed through PAMANAwhile the RPA-ABB got P31million.

“The peace processshould serve the interests ofthe majority of our peopleand just a few groups thatsow terror. Through DAP themoney stolen from thepeople are used againstthem. With OPAPP, itbecomes worse as paying lipservice to the peace processonly denies the people of avenue where their basicsocial and economicproblems can be discussed

OPAPP UNDER PROBE!

and solved,” Palabay said.Senator Nancy Binay

also questioned – in a recentSenate Finance Committeehearing – why the MoroNational Liberation Front,through the OPAPP, wasgiven P1.8 billion in DAPfunds. She said Abad failedto clarify issues related toDAP and OPAPP.

PPPPPeace preace preace preace preace projectsojectsojectsojectsojectsOPAPP Undersecretary

Jose Lorena said their DAPfunding allocation in 2011,which amounted to P1.8billion as reflected in theDBM report, was used fordifferent peace anddevelopment initiatives inconflict-affected andvulnerable communitiesacross the country, and insupport of several existingpeace tables and not insupport of the MNLF peaceprocess alone.

Of this amount, nearly P704 million was used to fund219 projects – such ascommunity infrastructures,post-harvest facilities, localroads, and water systems,among others – in MNLFpeace and developmentcommunities in 14provinces and four cities,which were implemented bynational agencies and localgovernments under thePAMANA program, he said.

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no entries on where its fundswent or how its budget wasspent, but President Aquinoapproved the DAP in 2011

on the recommendation ofthe Development BudgetCoordination Committeeand the Cabinet Clusters asa “stimulus package” by thegovernment for the projects.

From 2011 to 2012,DAP funding reachedP142.23 billion – P83.53billion in 2011 and P58.70billion in 2012 – and mostof the funds went tohealthcare, public works,housing and resettlement,agriculture, tourism, roadinfrastructure, schooli n f r a s t r u c t u r e ,rehabilitation andextension of light railtransit systems, andelectrification project inthe villages.

In 2013, some P15.13billion in DAP funds werealso released by Abad andthese went to the policeand redevelopment of theRoxas Boulevard in Manilaand other rehabilitationprojects in areas affectedby typhoons.

Aquino said the DAPfunds came from thesavings of variousgovernment agencies andis legal, citing Article VISection 25 (5) ng 1987Constitution. “…thePresident, the President ofthe Senate, the Speaker ofthe House ofRepresentatives, the ChiefJustice of the SupremeCourt, and the heads ofC o n s t i t u t i o n a lCommissions may, by law,be authorized to augmentany item in the generalappropriations law fortheir respective officesfrom savings in other itemsof their respectiveappropriations.”

And Book VI Chapter 5Section 39 of the 1987Administrative Code:“Except as otherwiseprovided in the GeneralAppropriations Act, anysavings in the regularappropriations authorizedin the GeneralAppropriations Act forprograms and projects ofany department, office oragency, may, with theapproval of the President,be used to cover a deficit inany other item of theregular appropriations….”

“If there is a singularlegacy that I am leavingand sana, masanay angkababayan natin na ito angkaya ng gobyernongpinapatakbo nangmatino,” Aquino said.(Mindanao Examiner)

Various civil groups question OPAPP’s alleged misuse of funds

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With big projects in the pipeline, ARMMexpects more investments, jobs in 2016COTABATO CITY – TheRegional Board ofInvestments in theAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) is expecting todraw more investmentsthis year.

Atty. Ishak Mastura,RBOI-ARMM chairperson,said the agency is targetingto generate at least P900million worth ofinvestments and 900 newjobs in 2016, conservativefigures considering whatthe regional governmenthas achieved last year.

RBOI-ARMM postedP6.5 billion worth of newprojects in 2015, way overits original investmentstarget of only P700 millionannounced early last year.Within this month, RBOI isexpecting to approve a P1.3billion oil palm plantationin Maguindanao, thus theyear’s targets could betopped within the firstquarter.

There are also newventures in the pipelineincluding a P45 millionindustrial waste treatmentfacility in Polloc,Maguindanao and an P80million water facility. Theregion’s economicpotentials – rich in rawmaterials and an emergingmarket for goods and

services – have beengenerally overlooked bythe business sector inprevious decades but thishas changed significantlyin recent years.

Investors, Atty.Mastura said, continue toput money in the regionbecause of their trust in thegood governanceinitiatives of the presentARMM administration.Moreover, he added theongoing peace processaugments investors’confidence in the region.

Atty. Mastura said“2015 was the best year sofar because the region hasposted the highest value ofinvestments in the 26-yearhistory of ARMM.” Lastyear, RBOI recorded anincrease of 70% in the totalvalue of investmentsregistered compared withP3.867 billion in 2014.Likewise, 4,894 jobs werecreated, 43% highercompared with 3,433 newjobs registered in 2014.

R B O I - A R M Mapproved eight majorinvestment projects in2015 led by Al-Sahar AgriVentures Inc., a Cavendishbanana plantation inMaguindanao with a P3.7billion project. It was thelargest single investmentin the history of the ARMM.

Chan C. Mining Inc.also invested P742 millionfor a nickel ore project inTawi-Tawi, Lamsan PowerCorp., meanwhile, had a5.5-megawatt power plantexpansion project worthP687 million in SultanKudarat, Maguindanao.

Other investors in theregion are:

– Tawi-TawianPetroleum Trading Corp. inPanglima Sugala. Tawi-Tawi; DS3 Fuel Tanking andServices Inc., a petroleumproject operating at PollocFree Port, Parang,M a g u i n d a n a o ;Maguindanao EnegryFarms Inc. based in SultanKudarat, Maguindanao fora 474 hectare-napier grassplantation; MatlingIndustrial and CommercialCorp.,, a cassava starchmilling plant in Malabang,Lanao del Sur; andSouthsea Industrial EnergyCorp, an oil refinery projectin Simunul, Tawi-Tawi.

Sixty-five percent, orP4.3 billion, of thecombined value of the newprojects approved by RBOI-ARMM in 2015 are agri-based while 24%, or P1.5billion, are energy related.The rest, or P742 million, ison mining and quarrying.(Bureau of PublicInformation)

BECOMEANICSPSCHOLAR.The Australian Government throughthe Philippines Australia HumanResource and OrganisationalDevelopment Facility (PAHRODF)established and funded the In-countryScholarship Program (ICSP) to helpstrengthen select Philippine institutionsor individuals in priority fields relevantto current development trends. As adelivery mode of scholarship, ICSPcomplements Australia AwardsScholarship and awards partners withoptions for long-term study. A total of99 awardees from Mindanao havebeen granted this study option.

am I eligible?

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Filipino citizen from Mindanao, andis committed to work for thedevelopment of the Bangsamoro

At least two (2) years workexperience

You have not been the subject ofany disciplinary actions thatwarranted suspension or expulsionfrom your employersA certificate of no pending administrativecase from employer is required

4 You are not a benificiary of anyscholarship or other educationassistance program at the time ofapplication or during the duration ofthe scholarship

5 You must pass the program entryrequirements of the academicinstitution where you intend toenroll.

what can I study?The In-Country Scholarship Program(ICSP) is open to individuals (publicand private sectors) wishing to pursuegraduate studies in the areas of:Public Administration(public policy, analysis, governance, finance,procurement)Peace and Development Studies

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SULU PICTURES IN THE NEWS

Year-end party for provincial government employees of Sulu organized by Governor Totoh Tan, who thanked civil servants for their hardwork and dedication to their jobs. (Sulu ProvincialGovernment Photos)

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DSWD-ARMM Pantawid programresumes distribution of cash grantsCOTABATO CITY – TheDepartment of SocialWelfare and Developmentin the AutonomousRegion in MuslimMindanao (DSWD-ARMM) resumes thepayout of cash grants tobeneficiaries of thePantawid PamilyangPilipino Program (4Ps) inMaguindanao aftermonths of delay.

Rahima DatumanongAlba, DSWD-ARMMoffice-in charge,explained “The delay ofthe payment of grants forunpaid periods startedwhen conduit GlobeExchange Inc. (GXI) failedto replenish the fund fromthe previous payouts to itsmerchant partner LoadedMarketing.”

She also explainedthat before thesuspension of the payoutin October 2015, theDSWD, through conduitsGXI and LoadedMarketing, was payingPeriod 5 (September-October) and Period 6(November-December) of2014 as well as unpaidgrants starting Period 6 of2012.

The release of payout

for Period 6 covering themonths November-December in 2012 and forthe same period in 2014 to22 towns of Maguindanaowill start on Thursday,January 7.

Towns inMaguindanao’s firstdistrict where qualifiedbeneficiaries would soonreceive cash grants areBarira, Matanog, Parang,Datu Blah Sinsuat, Upi,Sultan Mastura, SultanKudarat, NorthKabuntalan, South Upi,Mother Kabuntalan, andDatu Odin Sinsuat(Dinaig).

Those in the seconddistrict are as follows:Datu Hoffer, ShariffSaydona, Datu Unsay,Datu Saudi, Datu Piang,Datu Anggal Midtimbang,Guindulungan, Talayan,Talitay, Pagalungan, andPagagawan.

Based on DSWD-ARMM data, GXI haspreviously released a totalof P373,852,600 cashgrants to 120,286beneficiaries inMaguindanao. The LandBank of the Philippinesserves as the soleauthorized disbursement

agent of the DSWD for thenationwide distributionof cash grants. It alsoauthorized moneytransfer agents to deliverthe grants.

The choice ofconduits went through abidding processundertaken by theLandbank Head OfficeBids and AwardsCommittee.

Sec. Alba reiteratedthat the agencycontinuously monitorsthe distribution of cashgrants to the beneficiariesacross the region.

4Ps is the nationalgovernment’s flagshippoverty alleviationinitiative, providinggrants to the pooresthouseholds in order toimprove health, nutritionand education ofchildren.

The cash grantscomprise P500 per monthper household for healthand nutrition expensesand P300 per child eachmonth for educationalexpenses. Householdswith three qualifiedchildren would receiveP1,400 monthly. (Bureauof Public Information)

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Church Formally Opens Diocesan Process for Cause for Martyrdom of Fr. Francesco PalliolaDIPOLOG CITY – TheCatholic Church onWednesday officiallylaunched the diocesanprocess for the cause ofmartyrdom of Fr.Francesco Palliola, thefirst step towardsbeatification andcanonization tosainthood.

In ceremonieshighlighted by Mass atOur Lady of the MostHoly Rosary Cathedral inDipolog City, BishopSevero Caermareannounced the openingof the Cause of Fr.Palliola, an Italian Jesuitmissionary whodedicated his work andhis life to the people ofMindanao.

If declared a saint, Fr.Palliola will be third fromthe Philippines – after St.Lorenzo Ruiz of Manilaand St. Pedro Calungsodof Cebu – and the first tocome from Mindanao.

Born into nobility, inthe town of Nola inNaples, Italy on May 10,1612, Fr. Palliola joinedsome 40 Jesuits on anexpedition to thePhilippines. After a trip ofover two years, he finallylanded in Iligan City on

January 2, 1644,beginning a mission inMindanao that wouldtake take him to Dipolog,Dapitan and the rest ofthe ZamboangaPeninsula, spreading theCatholic faith to thelocals, including thenatives.

Fr. Palliola wasmartyred at Ponot, nowJose S. Dalman town, onJanuary 29, 1648 byTampilo, a convertednative leader who hadleft Catholicism, and whothe priest was trying tobring back to the faith.He died at the age of 37.

A painting of Fr.Palliola, showing adagger piercing histhroat, remains at thearchives of the BangkoSentral ng Pilipinas.Together with traditionspassed on since hisdeath, and writtenrecords of individualswho have been healedafter praying to him, thepainting is a reminder ofFr. Palliola’s lastingimpact on the people ofthe Peninsula.

His gravesite,marked by a modestmemorial, continues tobe regularly visited by

those who seek hisintercession.

Work on Fr. Palliola’ssainthood has been acollaborative effortinvolving not just theDiocese of Dipolog, butalso the Jesuits and theAugustinian Recollects,who had worked in thearea.

On the eve of theopening of Fr. Palliola’scause, Bishop BeniaminoDepalma of the Dioceseof Nola also sent amessage to hiscounterpart in Dipolog,expressing their joy andsupport.

According to BishopCaermare, they arehopeful of Fr. Palliola’scause. “Padre Palliolamay have beenNeapolitan, an Italian bybirth; but his love forGod, his great passion formission and caring forthe people of theZamboanga Peninsula,particularly the Subanonlumad, made him trulyMindanaoan” he said.

He added that thoughFr. Palliola lived close to400 years ago, hecontinues to care for hisadopted homeland tothis day, interceding for

people in need –including fisherfolk whocarry on the tradition ofstopping by his grave topray for a good catch.

With the opening ofthe cause for hismartyrdom, aninvestigative process isnow set in motion, to

ascertain theauthenticity of his life,the renown of hissanctity, and the miraclesattributed to him.

‘Pagbaugbug Ha Kamaruan Iban Martabbat’

‘In defense of Honor and Dignity’

The Mindanao Examiner 7Jan. 11-17, 2016

HEALTH: Karaniwang Sakit ng mga BabaePayo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong

1. Bukol sa suso – Lahat ngbabae edad 20 pataas aykailangang matutokumapa ng kanilang suso.Gawin ito buwan-buwanbago at pagkataposmagka-regla. Humarap sasalamin at tingnan angsuso. May pagkakaiba baang kanan at kaliwangsuso? Habang nakatayo,salatin ang suso mula sautong (nipple). Gamitinang dulo ng dalawangdaliri at kapain ng paikut-ikot ang suso. Mag-umpisasa nipple at hanggang sapapalabas. Pagkatapos ayhumiga naman sa kama atulitin ang pagkapa ng suso.Bago matapos, kapain dinang kili-kili paramaghanap ng kulani(lymph nodes). Kung maybukol kayong nasasalat,magpatingin sa inyongsurgeon o OB-gynecologist.

2. Ulcer opangangasim ng sikmura –Huwag magpakagutom.Kumain nang madalas saisang araw pero kauntilang. Small, frequentmeals. Mag-almusal,meryenda, tanghalian,meryenda at hapunan. Angpag-inom ng tubig ngpakonti-konti sa buong

Dr. Willie T. Ong

araw ay makababawas ngasido sa sikmura. Magbaondin ng saging o tinapay parahindi sumakit ang tiyan.Umiwas sa pagkaingnakaka-ulcer tulad ng sili,orange, pineapple,calamansi, lemon, suka,mga sitsirya at gatas. Oo,nakakangasim ng sikmuraang gatas. Mas maigi pa angyogurt.

3. Nerbiyos ohyperventilation syndrome– Mara¬ming babae anginaatake ng nerbiyos. Sila’ynakararamdam ng hirap sapaghinga, pamamanhid ngkamay, paa at labi. Minsanay nahihilo sila, atlumalakas ang pintig ngpuso. Kung kayo aynakararanas nito, huwagmatakot dahil nerbiyos lang

iyan. Ang problema rito ayang pagbaba ng carbondioxide sa katawan dahilsa sobrang bilis ngpaghinga. Ang solusyondiyan ay ang paggamit ng“brown bag technique.”Kumuha ng isang maliitna bag na gawa sa papel.(Huwag ang plastic bag.)Itakip sa bibig at ilong atdito huminga ng dahan-dahan. Gawin ito ng 15-30minutes. Ang gusto natinmangyari ay malanghapmo ulit ang hangin(carbon dioxide) na iyonginilalabas. Sa ganitongparaan, mawawala angiyong nararamdaman.

4. Masakit ang pusono menstrual cramps —Ang solusyon samenstrual cramps aypagpapahinga. Itulog moang sakit. Umiwas munasa mga stress, trabaho atmeetings. Maligo ngmaligamgam na tubigpara ma-relax ang iyongpuson. Patungan ngmedyo mainit na bote angiyong puson. Sabi ng iba,ang sex daw aynakatutulong din samenstrual cramps. Atkapag masakit talaga,uminom ng paracetamoltablets 2-3 times a day.

RECIPE: Lumpiang Ubod

WWWWWrrrrrappers:appers:appers:appers:appers:3 eggs, beaten2 tablespoons oil1 cup (125 g) cornstarch1/2 teaspoon salt11/2 cups (375 ml) waterFFFFFilling:illing:illing:illing:illing:3 tablespoons oil2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 medium onion, diced2 cups heart of palm (about 10 oz/300g), cut into thin slices, or 2 cups (10 oz/300 g) boiled bamboo shoots, cut intomatchsticks8 oz (250 g) fresh shrimp, shelled,deveined and minced8 oz (250 g) boiled pork, cut into thinslices1 cup (4 oz/125 g) very thinly sliced

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INSTRINSTRINSTRINSTRINSTRUCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:UCTIONS:To make the Wrappers:Whisk the eggs into the oil. Then add the cornstarch and salt, and whisk until welldissolved. Add the water to form a smooth batter.Ladle about 3 tablespoons of the batter onto a heated skillet and tilt the skillet sothe batter forms a thin, even layer. Cook for 1 minute, then flip the Wrapper overand cook on the other side for another minute. Set the Wrapper aside. Repeat tomake 14 more Wrappers or until the batter is used up.To make the Filling:Heat the oil in a saucepan and stir-fry the garlic until golden brown, then add theonion and stir-fry until translucent. Add the heart of palm or bamboo shoots andcook over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and pork,and cook until the shrimp turn pink. Add the green beans and simmer for 3 minutes.Season with the salt and pepper and mix well. Remove from the heat and set aside.To make the Sauce:Combine all the Sauce ingredients, except the peanuts, in a deep saucepan or wokover high heat. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.Lay a Wrapper on a flat surface. Place a lettuce leaf on the Wrapper, so that part ofthe leaf extends beyond the edge of the Wrapper. Place 3 tablespoons of the Fillingat the edge of the Wrapper, then fold one end in and roll it up.

green beans3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon freshly ground blackpepper15 lettuce leaves, washedSSSSSauce:auce:auce:auce:auce:1/4 cup (50 g) brown sugar1 cup (250 ml) Chicken Stock (page 28)or1/2 teaspoon chicken stock granulesmixed with 1 cup (250 ml) hot water11/2 tablespoons soy sauce3/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon freshly ground blackpepper1 tablespoon cornstarch1/2 cup (3 oz/90 g) crushed peanuts, togarnish

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TECH TIPS: How to recoverlost data on Android (rooted or not)

WE’VE all done it:accidentally deletedphotos, videos or files byaccident. Don't panic,though. There are ways torecover your data whetheryou're rooted or not. Timeis always of the essencethough: do not saveanything else to yourdevice or switch it off, andturn off your Wi-Fi and3G/4G connection so thatno automatic updatesoccur before you've had achance to recover yourlost data on Android.

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If the file(s) you'relooking for were on yourmemory card, you can usea Micro SD Card Adapterto attach your microSDvia USB. Then downloadRecuva (you can useeither the paid or freeversion), which is aprogram to recover files.You can also use other

programs, such asCoolmuster orWondershare Dr. Fone(which requires root but isalso available for Mac orPC), but Recuva is a greatfree tool.

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When you runRecuva, the first thing todo is select the type of fileyou want to recover:Pictures, Videos, Music,Documents, etc. Theoption to restore from aspecific location isavailable and you caneven set a specific folderto attempt recovery from.Note that Recuva will onlydisplay locations it canactually recover datafrom. Just follow theprompts in the program.

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4 people arrested forGlobe subscription fraud

CEBU CITY – Fouremployees of a car dealerin Cebu City were recentlyarrested by a joint policeand Globe Telecomsecurity team after theyallegedly submitted fakedocuments in applying forpost-paid accounts thatincluded provision forhigh-end smartphones.

Globe Telecomidentified the suspects asGirly Belleza, Allen MarieAlmario, Gerald AnthonyLizares and WildredoArabis. It said based oninvestigation, the fourindividuals all submittedfake documents - usingfictitious names - inacquiring post-paidsubscription with highend phones. Thisprompted a joint policeand Globe security teamto set an entrapmentoperation against them.

A police reportrevealed that Bellezamanaged to get high-endunits namely 2 units ofiPhone 6+ and iPhone 5

while Almario managed toalso get an iPhone 6, aniPhone 6+ and a GalaxyCore Prime. On the otherhand, Lizares got 2 units ofiPhone 6+ while Arabis gota Lenovo hand phone and2 units of iPhone 6.

The four had beendetained by policeauthorities andappropriate criminalcharges will be filedagainst them, GlobeTelecom said, adding, itwill continue to workclosely with policeauthorities in pursuingfraudsters.

“The company isdeeply committed inprosecuting illegalactivities involving ourproducts and services. Thecompany’s campaignagainst fraudstercomplements an onlineadvocacy of thet e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n sprovider for its customersto step up their onlinevigilance so they canbetter protect themselves

from becoming victimsof online hacks, identifytheft and othercybercrimes,” GlobeTelecom said in astatement sent to CebuExaminer.

“As the leadingprovider of digitalservices on mobiledevices, Globe took thetask of educating andprotecting its customersfrom online securitythreats through itsProtech101 campaign.The campaign tacklesthe issues of weakpasswords, the dangersof the auto fill feature,online sharing ofinformation andawareness on newsoftware and otherfactors that make anaccount unstable andvulnerable to danger,” itadded.

There was noimmediate statementfrom the four suspects onthe accusation againstthem. (Cebu Examiner)

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Bakuna batok sa dengue, mapalit na!MAPALIT na karonsemanaha ang bakunabatok sa dengue, matudpa ni Department ofHealth (DOH) SecretaryJanette Garin.

Sa Pilipinas lamanggihimo ang tulo ka hugnanga clinical trial alang sadengue vaccine,indikasyon nga maayogayud ang mga Pinoyresearcher, matud pa niGarin.

Giingong nigahin ogP3 bilyon ang gobyerno sa2016 national budgetalang sa maong bakuna.Gipahayag ni Garin ngasa pagkakaron, taas angpresyo sa dengue vaccinetungod kay angkumpanyang SanofiPasteur lamang ang

naghimo niini.Matud pa nga

nahatagan lamang ogdiskwento ang Pilipinas sadihang nagpulong angDepartment of Finance ugmga executive sa Sanofi saAPEC Summit niadtongNobyembre.

Ug dugang 34porsiyento usab anggihatag humanmakahinabi ni PresidentBenigno Aquino ang usa paka opisyal sa maongkumpanya sa France.

Samtang gi-aprobahanna ni Aquino angpagdumala sa DOH salibreng bakuna sa denguealang sa mga kabos ngaestudyante sa mgapampublikong tunghaannga nahimutang sa mga

lugar nga adunay taas ngakaso sa dengue.

Matud pa ni Garin ngaihatag ang libreng bakunasa dengue sa mgaestudyanteng grade 4taman grade 5 o sa mgabatang may edad 9 taman10 anyos o may kinatibuk-ang 1,077,000 ka bata saNational Capital Region,Region 3 ug 4-A.

Gitakda angvaccination o pagbakunasa mga buwan sa Marso ugSetyembre ningkasamtangang tuig. Apangipasabot sa Kalihim ngakinahanglang ibaligya angubang bakuna sa mgapribadong pasyente aronmapondohan angnahisgotang programa.(Elvira C. Bongosia)

San Francisco townranks best LGU in Cebu

CEBU - A small town inCamotes Island wasranked the best localgovernment unit in Cebuduring the Capitol-ran“Our Cebu Program”, anin-house search for themost outstanding LGU inthe province.

San Franciscobagged the award for sixtimes in a row now and ithas been a consistent topawardee since the searchstated in 2009, accordingto a press release fromCapitol.

Governor Hilario P.Davide III and ViceGovernor Agnes Magpalerecently turned over thetrophy and a P1-millioncash prize to SanFrancisco officials duringthe awarding ceremonyheld recently at theCapitol Social Hall.

“Our Cebu Programcontinues to changeparadigms of localgovernance. It has engagedlocal government units towork towards the vision ofa wholesome, advanced,vibrant, equitable andsustainable Cebu,” saidDavide.

Vice GovernorMagpale, who has servedas Our Cebu’s programmanager since it started,said the recognition is theCapitol’s way of inspiringthe stakeholders toparticipate in the cause toimprove the communities.

San Francisco ViceMayor Aaron Capao, Jr.credited their success totheir Purok System that hasbeen in place even beforethe Our Cebu Program.Capao said: “Through thePurok, an extension unit of

the barangay, SanFrancisco’s residents areboarding the same boattowards progress anddevelopment.”

Tiotimo Nodalo, aretired teacher, who wastasked by then MayorAlfredo Arquillano, Jr. toestablish the PurokSystem, also said: “ThePurok system allows themunicipal government toexplain its programs andpolicies down to thehousehold level. It alsoencouraged them toparticipate in theattainment of its vision andmission.”

Second place went tothe municipality of Liloanwhich received P750,000while Naga City landedthird place with P500,000as cash prize. (Rachelle M.Nessia)

Survey shows less poor families nowCEBU – The Aquinogovernment haswelcomed the results ofthe latest Social WeatherStations (SWS) survey onself-rated poverty and self-rated food poverty whichshowed a decrease in thenumber of poor Filipinofamilies, saying thegovernment anti-povertyprogram is gainingground.

“We acknowledge thelatest Social WeatherStations survey on self-rated poverty and self-rated food povertyshowing a decrease in thenumber of Filipinofamilies who consideredthemselves as poor and'food-poor' at 50 percentand 33 percent,respectively. We note thatthe rating for self-ratedhunger is the lowest since2011 while the rating forself-rated food poverty istwo percentage pointslower than the 35 percentrecorded in Septemberlast year," saidC o m m u n i c a t i o n sSecretary HerminioColoma Jr.

According to Coloma,the latest SWS surveyvalidates the efficacy ofthe government’spurposive and targetedsocial protection andpoverty alleviation

programs, anchored onthe expanded PantawidPamilyang PilipinoProgram (4Ps), which hasbenefitted close to 4.4million householdsnationwide.

The government, hesaid, is committed tosustaining the momentumof its social protection andsocial welfare programsthrough the delivery ofbasic education, skillstraining and universalhealth care in theremaining months of theAquino administration.

“These governmentinitiatives seek to bringabout the inclusion of allmarginalized citizens inthe mainstream of socialopportunity,” Colomasaid

P r e s i d e n t i a lSpokesperson EdwinLacierda also said thelatest SWS surveyencourages theadministration to furthermaximize the country’sresources toward greaterinclusivity.

The 2016 budgetattests to this governmentcommitment, he said,noting that theDepartment of Educationwas again given thelargest share of thebudget, as well as theConditional Cash

Transfer (CCT) program.“In the coming

months, our agencieswill remain hard at workpromoting countrywidedevelopment andimplementing programsthat will truly benefit thepeople. Clearly, thePhilippines is already onthe path to progress,”Lacierda said.

The SWS releasedrecently the results of itsfourth quarter 2015survey on self-ratedpoverty and self-ratedfood poverty, indicatingthat 50 percent ofFilipino familiesconsider themselvespoor, bringing the yearlyaverage to 50 percent.

This is four pointsbelow the 2014 averageof 54 percent and is alsothe lowest annualaverage for self-ratedpoverty since 2011.

The survey, whichwas conducted fromDecember 5 to 8 among1,200 adult respondentsnationwide, alsorevealed that 33 percentof families considerthemselves food-poor—a two-point dropcompared to the 35percent last Septemberas well as the lowestquarterly rate sinceMarch 2010.