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Oct. 1-7, 2012

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THE PHILIPPINES expressed renewed op-timism that it would be able to sign a peaceaccord with the country’s largest Muslimrebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

The MILF is fighting for self-determina-tion in Mindanao where security forces are bat-tling Muslim and communist insurgents.

“We are hoping to sign a comprehensivepeace agreement with the MILF this year,”Marvic Leonen, the chief government peacenegotiator, told the regional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

He said President Benigno Aquinowanted to sign a peace accord early with theMILF early so the government can immedi-ately focus its peace and development effortsin the mineral-rich, but troubled region ofMindanao.

”It is better to sign the peace accord soonerthan later. We don’t want to sign it on the lastminute of the President’s term (in 2016) andthen let the next administration fulfill this (ac-cord),” Leonen said.

Peace negotiators have signed early thisyear the so-called “10 Decision Points on Prin-ciple” in Malaysia, which is brokering thetalks, and included in the agreement is thecreation of a new autonomous political entitythat would replace the existing AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanao comprising theprovinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi,Maguindanao and Lanao.

The MILF said the new autonomous re-gion is actually a Muslim sub-state, but thedetail of how this would be governed is yet tobe defined.

Mohagher Iqbal, the MILF chief peace ne-gotiator, said: “(Just like) the Bangsamoro Ju-ridical Entity, (the) sub-state, New Autono-mous Political entity” (as termed by Philip-pine government) are descriptions, not specificnames. In the end, the two (Philippines andthe MILF peace negotiators) parties will haveto agree what specific name they call the newentity. Personally, these are choices - Morostate, Moro sub-state, Moroland, Moro coun-

try, or simply Bangsamoro,” Iqbal said, add-ing “the Muslim sub-state in essence is a formof federal state.”

Iqbal said the peace talks are now cen-tered on the issues of power sharing, wealthsharing between the Philippine governmentand the proposed autonomous political entity,among others.

But Leonen insisted that what was agreedupon by the peace panels is only an autono-mous region and not Muslim sub-state. “Wecan only sign what we can deliver and that isthe instruction of the President,” he said.“Whatever agreement we shall sign should notbe an appeasement, but rather to address theproblems of Mindanao.”

When asked if Manila would ask Con-gress to change the Constitution to allow theshift from the current Presidential form of gov-ernment to Parliamentary, or amend or pass alaw similar to Republic Act No. 6734, alsoknown as the Organic Act, that created theARMM in 1989, Leonen said “a plebiscite islikely to be held in areas covered by the newautonomous region.”

Aquino's peace adviser Teresita Deles pre-viously said that the government is commit-ted to the peace process and wanted to pursuepeace and development efforts in Mindanao.

“The President is committed to resolv-ing the problems in Mindanao and we wantedto sign a peace agreement with the MILF soonso we may achieve true and lasting peace andpurse development in the region,” she said.

Murad Ebrahim, the secluded chieftainof the MILF, said the transition mechanism ofthe new autonomous political entity will trans-late the rebel group’s political aspirations intopragmatism and how these would lead to theactual empowerment of the Muslims to exer-cise self-governance is part of the largeragenda.

The MILF has previously said it wouldnot sign a peace deal unless the Aquino gov-ernment agrees to its demand for a Muslimsub-state in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner)

Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Mark Navales)

Tawi-Tawi gets newbridges from DPWH-ARMMTAWI-TAWI - The Depart-ment of Public Works andHighways in the AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanaoare set to inaugurate two ofthree modular bridges it re-cently completed in the re-mote southern province ofTawi-Tawi, officials said.

Officials said the devel-opment project, worth aroundP327 million, is part of thePresident Benigno Aquino’Bridge Program, aimed at en-hancing the trade and com-merce in Tawi-Tawi, one offive provinces under theARMM.

The amount included the

civil works and a road con-necting the bridges in thecapital town of Bongao. Thetotal length of the steel bridgesis about 172 meters.

“The third bridge is near-ing completion and we hopeto inaugurate the two com-pleted modular bridges. Thisproject will further boost thelocal economy and help has-ten trade and commerce inTawi-Tawi,” DPWH-ARMMSecretary Emil Sadain told theregional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

He said before the con-struction of the bridges, trad-

ers and residents will have totravel nearly three hours to getfrom one point to another, butthe modular bridges have cutthe travel time drastically toonly 30 minutes.

“We are really workinghard to bring peace and de-velopment projects to differ-ent areas and provinces in theautonomous region and we arecontinuing this ‘daan namatuwid’ that PresidentAquino is espousing as part ofthe government’s reform pro-gram,” Sadain said.(Mindanao Examiner. With areport from Mark Navales)

President Benigno Aquino's Bridge Program.

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Members of civil society organizations hold a peace rally in Davao City in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Nickee Butlangan)DAVAO CITY – Calls to appoint Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan as thegovernment's candidate in next year's polls in the Muslim au-tonomous region continue in many parts of Mindanao follow-ing mounting support from various civil society organizationsand religious groups in the southern region.

Just recently, more than athousand people rallied inDavao City to dramatize theircalls for reforms and peaceefforts in the AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanao(ARMM).

The peace rally, held apublic park, was attended bymembers of various civil so-ciety organizations, and lastedseveral hours. Those whojoined the rally held placardsand streamers urging Manilato decide on whom to appointin next year’s polls.

In a statement sent to theregional newspaperMindanao Examiner, organiz-ers of the peace rally led bythe Movement for SustainableGood Governance and theUnited Muslims, Christiansand Lumads for Peace andDevelopment in Mindanao,said the concern multi-stake-holders of the ARMM hasshown cognizance on the is-sues of governance and lead-ership in the autonomous re-gion.

It said the postponementof the 2011 ARMM electionsby virtue of Republic Act10153 was recognized by theARMM constituent popula-tion because “it was a logicaldesign to allow ARMM tran-sition and with OIC GovernorMujiv Hataman, OIC Vicegovernor Bainon Karon andthe members of the Regional

Assembly appointed by thepresident to cradle the reformmechanism for the MuslimAutonomy to ascend.”

“The ARMM is now atits healing stage. Notwith-standing, the old and obsti-nate bureaucratic culture leftin the institution on its re-maining 8 months (to count)many were still hoping thatinstitutional reforms can beestablished and corruption isreduced as government sin-cerely invested in its transitionmechanism.”

“The reform mechanismfor the ARMM is one of thecommendable flagshipachievements of PresidentBenigno Aquino as far asMindanao Peace and Devel-opment Agenda is concern.Hence, duty demands themulti-stakeholders of theARMM all over the countryto promote this achievementby increasing their drivingforce and popular participa-tion in all efforts,” the state-ment said.

It said the achievement ofthe President deserves trustand confidence of the peoplein Muslim Mindanao andshould be protected againststereotyped political wran-gling of some inept politicoswho lived-by the old conspira-cies to divide Muslim leadersby creating scenarios that OICRegional Governor Mujiv

Hataman is appointed by thePresident to tactically earnpolitical “winability” in the2013 synchronized local, re-gional and national elections.

“Let it be known topeople in the ARMM that thePresident and Mujiv Hatamangood relations are for good-will and assure the social con-tract with the people that Gov-ernor Mujiv Hataman pro-nounced is real that he will notrun for election neither his ap-pointment as OIC RegionalGovernor is a political schemefor his anointment by thepresident to become the offi-cial administration candidatefor ARMM governorship this2013 elections.”

“It is for these preciseviews and facts that we in theMovement for SustainableGood Governance endorseour alternative Muslim leaderSulu Governor Dr. AbdusakurM. Tan to run for regionalgovernor in the 2013 electionsas official administration can-didate and a standard bearerof the country’s leading Lib-eral Party. We issued thispress statement in firmestsolidarity to His Excellency’smission for democratic re-forms. We remain,” the state-ment said.

Aquino previously saidthat those he would appointas OIC in the ARMM shouldnot run in any electoral posi-tions in next year’s polls.(With a report from NickeeButlangan)

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Passage of the CybercrimePrevention Act of 2012: ARestrictive MindsetThe successful passage through the legislative mill and their immediate signing into law byPresident Benigno S. Aquino III of bills affecting the media and their fundamental task ofgathering and disseminating information, among them the Data Privacy Act (Republic Act10173) last August, and the Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175) this September, suggestshow restrictive rather than expansive is the mindset of the country’s legislators, and of Mr.Aquino himself when it comes to enshrining in the law those principles—accountability andtransparency, press freedom and free expression, etc.—to which he has repeatedly declared heis committed.

RA 10173 and 10175 breezed throughboth houses of Congress within months afterthey had been introduced in 2011, and appar-ently were in no danger of being vetoed oncethey reached Mr. Aquino’s desk.

The Data Privacy Act, among other pro-visions, penalizes those in government whorelease information of a personal nature, whichseems a reasonable enough restriction in be-half of the right to privacy—until one recallsthat information on the personal lives of gov-ernment officials often has a bearing on theirperformance as public servants accountable tothe citizenry, and is therefore among the le-gitimate concerns of the news media.

The Cybercrime Prevention Act, mean-while, incorporates the 82-year old libel lawin the Revised Penal Code (RPC) in includinglibel among the crimes that may be commit-ted through the use of computers. Under theprovisions of the RPC on libel, the penalty forviolators is imprisonment of six months forevery count of libel committed.

Libel as a criminal offense has been usedby past administrations as well as local offi-cials today to harass and intimidate journal-ists. The outstanding example of its use againstjournalists was the filing by Jose Miguel“Mike” Arroyo of 11 libel suits against 46 jour-nalists during the disputed presidency of hiswife Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. And yet Con-gress has through the decades ignored the de-mand from journalists and human rightsgroups for the decriminalization of libel.

Compare the speed with which RA 10173and RA 10175 were passed—in both instanceswith only perfunctory public hearings—withthe difficulties Congress is having with pass-ing a Freedom of Information Act (FOI), andwith Mr. Aquino’s by now obvious aversion toit.

And yet certain honorable members ofCongress have not been miserly with their lipservice to the alleged need for an FOI. As forMr. Aquino, since he became President he has

stopped talking about the need for one, afterpledging during the 2010 campaign for thePresidency that he was all for it in behalf oftransparency and as a means of insuring gov-ernment accountability. The bottom line, ap-parently, is that neither Congress nor Mr.Aquino want an FOI act passed, period.

The passage of the Cybercrime Preven-tion Act also suggests among other possibili-ties that both Congress and Mr. Aquino havechosen to ignore the 2011 declaration of theUnited Nations Human Rights Committee(UNHRC) that the Philippine libel law is ex-cessive because it penalizes violators with im-prisonment, contrary to the human rights pro-tocols to which the Philippines is a signatory,and therefore must at least be reviewed towardsdecriminalizing libel.

Either that, or the authors of the bills, andMr. Aquino himself, are unfamiliar with boththe UNHRC declaration, as well as with thelong-standing demand to decriminalize libelin order to put an end to the use of the libellaw to intimidate and silence journalists. Ap-parently there is little hope that libel will everbe decriminalized, RA 10175 having in effectfurther strengthened it by widening its appli-cation.

Finally, a word of caution. RA 10175 isthe first law affecting communication throughcyberspace that has been passed in this coun-try since the eCommerce Act of 2000. Prior toits passage, the Philippines had been distin-guished among its Asian neighbors for theabsence of regulatory legislation affecting theInternet.

It can signal the opening of the floodgatesof Internet regulation that will affect Filipinonetizens, given the restrictive mindset of thecountry’s leaders. It is a distinct possibility towhich journalists and bloggers, ordinary citi-zen and anyone committed to free expressionthrough whatever medium, should be alert, andmust be prepared to combat. (Center for Me-dia Freedom and Responsibility)

OFW jailed in Saudi Arabiaappeals to Manila for helpMANILA – A Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia continues tosuffer in prison despite the completion of his is jail term andhas appealed to the Philippine government to provide him alawyer to defend him in court pending the resolution of theprivate aspect of the one million rial embezzlement case filedagainst him by his employer.

The Filipino migrants’rights group called Migrante-Middle East said the man -who worked as a salesman for16 years for a company inDammam that sells concrete- was allegedly forced to signa document written in Arabicin 2009 which Saudi authori-ties claimed were an admis-sion to the crime.

John LeonardMonterona, Migrante re-gional coordinator, said aSaudi court sentenced the Fili-pino to one year and 6 monthsin prison, and 250 lashes ofcane. His employer also de-

manded one million rials, butraised this for five millionrials.

“What is appalling on hiscase is that the OFW was notprovided a local lawyer whoshould represent and defendhim in court during hearings.He already completed his jailterm covering the publicrights aspect,” Monteronasaid.

Monterona said theycame to know the case only onAugust this year. “We cer-tainly believed that he was avictim of a trumped-up chargenoting that he had filed a res-

ignation letter prior to the fil-ing of a case against him andhe expected to get his end ofservice benefits after workingfor 16 years,” he said.

Monterona said they al-ready conveyed to Departmentof Foreign AffairsUndersecretary Rafael Seguisthe case and requested thePhilippine official to providethe Filipino with a lawyer sohe can defend himself.

“As we all knew there isno undersecretary yet for Mi-grant Workers Affairs of theDFA, thus we coursed throughour request to Usec. Seguiswho has always been coopera-tive to us especially cases ofdistress OFWs and those injail,” Monterona said.(Mindanao Examiner)

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SPAMAST Student Ranks 2nd in AgriculturalEngineering Board Examination

Dr. Irvin G. Generalao (left), Southern Philippines Agri-Busi-ness and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology president,congratulates Engr. Ryan Art M. Tuling for topping the agri-cultural engineering board examination during a victory partythrown by SPAMAST for its board passers in its Digos Citysatellite campus recently.DIGOS CITY - A student from the Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology(SPAMAST) has placed 2nd in the board examination for Bach-elor of Science in Agricultural Engineering graduates puttinghis alma mater in the country’s league of top performing schoolsin agri-engineering.

The 20-year old EngineerRyan Art M. Tuling, is amongthe 293 board passers out ofthe 530 agri-engineeringgraduates who took the ex-amination in August. His av-erage score of 81.70% is onlyone point shy of getting thetop rank.

Tuling, the 3rd and onlyboy in the four children ofMario and Carmelita Tulingof Sulop in Davao del Surprovince, has not shown anysigns of academic excellencein his elementary and highschool years according to hisfather.

“Wala jud na siya’y honorkadtong elementary ug highschool pa s’ya. Pero kabalo menga maayo ang iyang pag-eskwela sa SPAMAST (Ourson has never received anyacademic recognition in el-ementary and high school.What I know is he is doingwell in college)," he said.

When the news broke out

that his son placed second inthe board, he said they wereshocked. “Dili jud memakatoo (We can’t believethat he did top the boardexam),” said his proud father."We are so proud of him.”

PREPARATIONSTuling graduated in April

this year and spent his vaca-tion scribbling mathematicalformulas in his reviewer.“Naga-review nako ug mgaformula maski wala pa konisulod sa review center (Ihave been doing my own ex-ercises and review of formu-las even before enrolling to anaccredited review center)”, hesaid.

Following the summer,he enrolled in a review centerat the Mindanao State Univer-sity in General Santos City fortwo months. There he in-dulged himself with intensiveexercises on mathematicalformulas, equations and engi-neering theories.

PRESSURETuling said that even be-

fore the board exam, the pres-sure whether to pass or top theboard is already mounting. Herevealed that his departmenthas been teasing him to vie fortop one. “I received a lot ofencouragements from mymentors and friends atSPAMAST,” he said, addingthat he was really not sure ifhe can meet their expecta-tions.

Tuling said that the lasttime the state college has pro-duced an agricultural engi-neering board top-notcher wasin 2008. “A SPAMASTgraduate has already raisedthe bar placing third in theboard,” he said.

He added topping theboard seemed elusive for himbut he still would want to tryhis best shot- this time for ei-ther 1st or 2nd.

“All the sleepless nightsand my anxiety paid off,” hesaid, adding that he is elatedby the fact that he has givenhis parents so much joy andthat SPAMAST has regainedits reputation for producingquality graduates in agri-en-gineering.

SPAMAST has recentlythrown a victory party for himand his fellow board passersat its satellite campus here. Healso received P10,000 cashincentive for topping theboard from the School Admin-istration.

FIRST JOB OFFERAsked about where he

plans to work now that he is alicensed engineer, Tuling saidhe would be glad to teach atSPAMAST. “I think it’s timeto return the favor,” he said,adding that Dr. IrvinGeneralao, SPAMAST presi-dent, has offered him a postin the agricultural engineer-ing department of the state-funded tertiary school.

Although teaching is re-ally not his forte, Tuling saidhe has already turned down ajob offer from a private com-pany in order to pursue hiscareer as college instructor fora start.

AGRI STUDENTSAgriculture and agri-

business will remain the pri-mary growth driver forMindanao’s economy in thenext twenty years according tothe Mindanao 2020 Peace andDevelopment FrameworkPlan, the island-region’speace and developmentroadmap for 2011-2030.

The Plan also noted thatin order to sustain the islan-region’s growing economy,Mindanao would need enoughsupply of manpower. How-ever, the number of highschool graduates enrolling

agriculture-related courses intertiary education is seendwindling over the years.

Studies show that Filipi-nos dislike farming in generallabelling it as menial and hu-miliating chore. For his part,Tuling said that a lot of highschool graduates have no ideaabout the courses in agricul-ture.

“When it comes to engi-neering, they only know aboutcivil, mechanical and elec-tronics and communications”,he said, adding there are manyagricultural companies inMindanao who can offer goodpay- something he said “notknown to many.”

“Agriculture doesn’t lookenticing for most of the highschool students,” but Tulingsaid he wants to change thatnotion by building a good ca-reer in this field.

In 2008, the PhilippineCouncil for Agriculture,Aquatic and Natural Re-sources Research and Devel-opment launched the program“Enhancing the Demand forAgriculture, Forestry, andNatural Resources Graduatesthrough Science and Technol-ogy” where SPAMAST tookan active participation.

“We see to it that our pro-grams cater to the demand ofthe entire AFNR industry notjust in Mindanao but for therest of the country,” saidGeneralao.

He said that their AFNRprograms are geared towardshoning and producing highlycompetent, development-ori-ented and globally competi-tive individuals.

“This is evident in therecent board exam for agricul-tural engineering,” he said,pointing out that aside from aSPAMAST graduate landingsecond in the board, theschool was also able to surpassthe national passing averageof 47.7% by three notches.

He encouraged incomingcollege students to considerenrolling a course in AFNRand see for themselves the vastopportunity that await them inthe future. “And they can alsoconsider enrolling atSPAMAST too where tuitionfees are affordable and stu-dents are assured of qualityeducation,” Generalo said.

Aside from AgriculturalEngineering, SPAMAST alsooffers Bachelors of Science inAgri-Business, AgriculturalTechnology, Agro-forestryand Agri-business manage-ment among others. Its maincampus is located in Malita,Davao del Sur with satellitecampuses in Digos City;Kapatagan also in Digos City;Sulop, Davao del Sur; andBuhangin in Davao City.

A photo released by the Migrante-Middle East to the regionalnewspaper Mindanao Examiner shows Filipino worker MateoAmaro barely two weeks before his death.

Sick Filipino workerin Saudi dies

MANILA – An elderly Fili-pino man suffering from dia-betes and tuberculosis inSaudi Arabia had died barelytwo weeks after he appealedto the Philippine governmentto help him return home, ac-cording to Migrante-MiddleEast.

John LeonardMonterona, Migrante’s re-gional coordinator, whoquoted reports by MarlonGatdula, chairman ofMigrante in Jeddah, said the72-year old Mateo Amaro diedat the King Fahad Hospital.

Migrante and other Fili-pino workers who took pity onthe plight of Amaro broughthim to the hospital for emer-gency medical treatment.

“His being undocu-mented deprived him to behome - just like the thousandsof undocumented overseasFilipino workers - and reunitewith his family,” Monteronasaid in a statement sent to theregional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

Monterona said Migranteofficers and members inJeddah have already contrib-uted to provide air ticket forAmaro after failing to get anyassistance from Philippinediplomatic officials in SaudiArabia.

“Though we already paidand secured an air ticket forAmaro, still he could not berepatriated pending the issu-ance of exit clearance from hiss p o n s o r - e m p l o y e r , ”Monterona said.

He said Migrante officersin Jeddah had been followingup Amaro’s repatriation whenhe was still alive, but Philip-pine labor attaché VicenteCabe and a certain Qassim, ofthe Overseas Workers WelfareAdministration, allegedly ig-nored the Filipino’s appeal.

Amaro, who hailed fromCaloocan City, had beenworking without proper docu-ments in Saudi Arabia for thepast 20 years. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

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Crisostomo, but albeit undera new name: KKK orKaibigan, kaklase, atkabarilan (friends, class-mates, and shooting-rangebuddies).

He said as proofAquino’s recent political ap-pointments: DILG SecretaryMar Roxas, who was thePresident’s running mate in2010, and Chief JusticeLourdes Sereno, who favoredthe retention of HaciendaLuisita in Cojuangco-Aquinohands in a 2011 decision.

“Forty years after, thesame social ills plague ournation. The only difference isthe name of the president whopresides over the military re-pression and names his cro-nies. The struggle for genu-ine social change, justice, andpeace continues under thisadministration” he said.(Mindanao Examiner)

Davao City seaside schoolgets PICE greening projectDAVAO CITY - As part of itscommitment to the protectionof the environment, the Phil-ippine Institute of Civil Engi-neers (PICE) - Davao Citychapter once again donatedone rainwater tank and tengarbage bins to a seaside vil-lage elementary school ofAledia in Paquibato Districtin Davao City in Mindanao.

It said the project aims toraise the level of awareness ofthe school and the communityon proper waste disposal andmanagement by providingeach recipient school adequategarbage bins and provide rain-water collector tank for watersupply conservation.

In a statement sent to theregional newspaperMindanao Examiner, Engi-neer Erdsan Rene S. Suero,PICE chapter president, said

that this is already their sixthmonth of conducting thegreening existing schoolproject that started last Aprilunder the auspices of theProject Green EngineeringPhilippines with the leader-ship of Public Works andHighways UndersecretaryRomeo S. Momo, the PICEnational president.

Other recipient schools ofthe same greening facilities inthe region are Diego SilangElementary School of MatinaAplaya; New Carmen El-ementary School of Tugbok;Gatungan Elementary Schoolof Bunawan, all in DavaoCity. And Nawan PrimarySchool of Malita North dis-trict in Davao del Sur prov-ince and recently Ladian El-ementary School of Marilogdistrict in Davao City.

Workers wearing no safety harness take down a huge tarpau-lin billboard in Zamboanga City in the southernPhilippines.(Mindanao Examiner Photo)

Imbestigasyon sa banta sa buhay ni Vice Mayor patuloyPAGADIAN CITY – Patuloypa rin ang imbestigasyon ngmga awtoridad sa tunay namotibo at kung sino ang nasalikuran ng tangkang pagpataysa vice mayor ng bayan ngLabangan sa Zamboanga delSur province matapos itongatakihin sa Pagadian City.

Pinasabugan ng granadang di-kilalang lalaki ang con-voy ni Vice Mayor UkolTalumpa sa downtownPagadian City habangpabalik na sana ito sakanyang lugar. Naganap angatake nuong nakaraang

MANILA - On the 40th an-niversary of the declarationof Martial Law, the youthgroup Anakbayan said thatthe dictatorship is "continu-ing in essence" under the ad-ministration of PresidentBenigno Aquino III.

“There is no change, ex-cept in name: from MartialLaw to Oplan Bayanihan,from cronies to ‘KKK’,”Vencer Crisostomo, nationalchairperson of Anakbayan,said.

Crisostomo said despitethe President's repeatedclaims that his family was avictim of the Marcos regime,Aquino’s first two years hasbeen marked with rise in thenumber of extra-judicial kill-ings, enforced disappear-ances, illegal arrests, andother forms of persecutionagainst activists and othergovernment critics.

So far, he said, therehave been 102 cases of ex-tra-judicial killings, the lat-est of which was a 23-yearold lumad youth leader inAgusan del Sur province inMindanao. Majority of thesepeople are anti-mining activ-ists, other environmentalists,journalists, and peasant lead-ers.

There has also been anupsurge in the number of po-litical prisoners. The militaryand police have arrested 107activists, filing trumped-upcharges against them. Many,such as National DemocraticFront of the Philippines peaceconsultants Tirso Alcantara,Allan Jazmines, and RenanteGamara, have been subjectedto torture and inhumane liv-ing conditions. Crisostomosaid cronyism continues un-der the current administra-tion, according to

Youth group accuses PNoy of ‘dictatorship’

linggo lamang at hinihinalangpulitika ang dahilan nito.

Sugatan ang isang policeescort ni Talumpa sa naturangambush.

Agad naman nagpadalaang militar ng mga army ex-plosives experts upangtumulong sa pulisya sakanilang imbestigasyon.

Walang umako sabigong pagpatay, subalitsinabi naman ni Maj. Gen.Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, angregional army commander, natutulong sila sa security pa-trol sa pulisya upang

masigurong ligtas angpubliko sa anumang banta ngkriminalidad.

“We are closely coordi-nating with the police to en-sure peace not only in theprovince, but Pagadian aswell,” ani Cruz sa MindanaoExaminer.

Nuong 2010 ay inatakerin si Talumpa sa Maynila atnasugatan ito at ang kanyangpamangkin matapos nabirahin ng mga armado angkanilang sasakyan.(Mindanao Examiner)

Electric coop turns 37, butpower problems still persistSULU – Acting Sulu Governor Abdusakur “Tutuh” Tan, Jr.called on the Sulu Electric Cooperative Incorporated and theNational Power Corporation to exert more effort and jointlyembark on a workable solution to the prevailing problems inthe supply of electricity on the island-province in the southernPhilippines.

Tan, who is also theChief-of-Staff of his fatherGovernor Abdusakur Tan,urged SULECO to be a reli-able partner in moulding adeveloped and better Sulu.

He made the call duringthe recent 37th Founding An-niversary celebration of theelectric cooperative in thecapital town of Jolo. Tan, who

represented his father, wasSULECO’s guest of honor.

“Being the sole powerprovider in Sulu carry with itheavy responsibilities and ab-sorbing the inevitable criti-cisms and unkind commentsresulting from disruptions inthe service are the order ofthings that SULECO has toaccept,” the young Tan said.

Tan was referring to thedisruptions of power resultingin sectoral brownouts due togenerator breakdowns andother technical problemsSULECO and NPC are cur-rently experiencing.

“It is unfortunate thatsuch a situation serves as abackdrop as SULECO is com-memorating its founding an-niversary. Power outages anddisruptions are now almostpart of the daily routine of thepeople. The residents’ seem-ingly coming to terms withprevailing realities or quiet

acceptance of daily occur-rences of brownouts shouldnot, however, result in com-placency on the part ofSULECO and the NPC,” hesaid.

Concluding his message,Tan wished the best forSULECO in its anniversarywith the hope that it will be areliable partner in thegovernment’s efforts to createbetter and convenient lifestylefor the people. (Press Office -Office of the Provincial Gov-ernor)

Sulu OIC Governor Abdusakur "Tutuh" Tan, Jr. during the37th Founding Anniversary of the Sulu Electric CooperativeIncorporated. (Ahl Salinas - Special to the Mindanao Exam-iner)

Oct. 1-7, 20128 The Mindanao Examiner

ZAMBOANGA CITY – ThePhilippine Army’s 55th Engi-neer Brigade handed over toprovincial officials a com-pleted 38-unit Day Care Cen-ter project constructed inBasilan, one of five provincesunder the Muslim autono-mous region, officials said.

Officials said the projectwas part of the stimulus fundof the Department of SocialWelfare and Development.

Col. Arnold RafaelDepakakibo, deputy com-mander of the 55th EngineerBrigade, and Lt. Col. NestorDe Vera, commanding officerof the Engineer MaintenanceSupport Battalion (EMSB) ledthe Army Engineers duringthe hand over ceremony heldin Zamboanga City.

Depakakibo did not howmuch was spent on the

Electric jeepneys win grand prize in prestigiousInclusive Mobility Challenge tilt

Yuri Sarmiento, CEO of EJTC, accepts the top award for the "eJeepney" from the organizers of the Inclusive Mobility Chal-lenge held September 21. Electric jeepneys gained more ground after receiving the top award from the Inclusive MobilityChallenge 2012. iCSC pioneered the first of its electric jeepneys with the support of Stichting Doen, an Amsterdam-basedfoundation.

MANILA - The celebratedelectric jeepney received thetop award of sustainability ju-rors once more, this time froma country-wide contestdubbed the Inclusive Mobil-ity Challenge.

"This is foremost anaward to all eJeepney com-muters and drivers whothrough their patronage proveeach day the commercial andtechnical viability of our ini-tiative," Yuri Sarmiento, chiefexecutive officer of EjeepneyTransport Corporation, saidin a statement sent to the re-gional newspaper MindanaoExaminer.

Sarmiento received thegrand prize with ReinaGarcia, program head ofEJTC's partner Institute forClimate and Sustainable Cit-ies or iCSC.The pioneeringeJeepneys first captured na-tional and international atten-tion when it was launched byiCSC in 2007. The iconic,emission-free public utilityvehicle received the mainprize for transport solutions in2008 in a global contest runby the Ecopolis Program ofDiscovery Channel.

Funded by StichtingDoen, an Amsterdam-basedfoundation, iCSC wasawarded the prestigious Fr.Neri Satur Award for Environ-mental Heroism in 2009 forits work on sustainable trans-port.

"Since its launching fiveyears ago, the eJeepneys havebeen driven by the very crite-ria used by Inclusive Mobil-ity to assess its contestants.Green innovation is at theheart of our work togetherwith social entrepreneurship.We are excited to receive theaward," Sarmiento said.

Sarmiento in his accep-tance speech also announcedthat a national commercialbank is set to open thecountry’s first lending facilityfor electric vehicles in the nextcouple of months.

The Ateneo School ofGovernment and Rockefeller

Foundation teamed up to runthe Innovation at the Base ofthe Pyramid in Southeast AsiaProgram, which is implement-ing the Inclusive MobilityProject. The contest waslaunched in June, with a broadpublic call inviting nomina-tions and applications to thecompetition. The contestevaluated participants largelythrough the yardsticks of so-cial innovation, sustainability,replicability, scalability andevidence of successes.

“All of us dream of aMetro Manila where people,including the poor, the chil-dren, the elderly, and PWDs,can get around in comfort andwith dignity,” said Dr. MarieDanielle V. Guillen, managerof the Inclusive Mobilityproject. “The innovation en-ergy shown by the Challengewinners gives us a lot of hope.It reassures us that ingeniousFilipinos and their groups arealready working hard to makethat dream a reality.” The sec-ond and third prizes wereawarded to Bikes for the Phil-ippines, a project that givesbikes to help students stay inschool, and the Wheelmobileinitiative which providestransportation for under-privi-leged persons with disabili-ties.

"It is not enough to sharecommon goals with the pri-vate sector. We must attainsustainable development ob-jectives together. This is agreen win for everyone,"Reina Garcia said.

iCSC is a Philippine-based non-profit organizationworking on sustainable energysolutions and fair climatepolicy. It is the pioneer of theelectric jeepneys project,which represents a third of theground-breaking Climate-Friendly Cities initiative.

The awarding ceremoniesfor the competition were ledby organizers from the AteneoSchool of Government,Rockefeller Foundation andthe Metro Manila Develop-ment Authority.

Army engineers hand over com-pleted Basilan day care project

project, but EMSB, which hadpreviously constructed daycare centers in Basilan, is asupport battalion of the 55thEngineer Brigade under Brig.Gen. Michaelo Salvaleon.

“Army Engineers is con-tinuously performing its man-date to assist the governmentin term of socio-economic de-velopment program particu-larly the 55th Engineer Bri-gade here in western part ofMindanao,” said Depakakibo.(Mindanao Examiner)

Abaca coopgets twinning

equipmentDAVAO CITY – Members ofthe San Isidro Abaca FarmersAssociation in the town ofManay in the southern Philip-pine province of Davao Orien-tal have received Abaca twin-ning and spinning machines aspart of the government’s AbacaComprehensive DevelopmentAssistance Project.

Army soldiers helped inthe delivery of the machines andprovided security during thehand over ceremony. The pro-gram was implemented in co-ordination with the municipaland provincial governments,the Department of Labor andEmployment, the Fiber Indus-try Development Authority, De-partment of Trade and Industry,Department of Agriculture, the67th Infantry Battalion and vil-lage officials.

“The transportation assis-tance and security to the equip-ment intended for the livelihoodof the farmers in Manay (town)is our simplest gesture of sup-port to the programs of ourGovernment counterparts,” Lt.Col. Krishnamurti Mortela, thebattalion commander, said.

Albert Degamo, Provin-cial labor director, said praisedthe military for its support to theprogram. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

Oct. 1-7, 2012 9The Mindanao Examiner

Provincial Chief of Staff Abdusakur Tan reads the statement of Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan during apublic consultation in the province. (Photo by Kim Uddin)

Calls widen for rigorousimplementation of ARMM LawSULU– Provincial GovernorAbdusakur Tan called for therigorous implementation ofthe provisions of Republic Act9054 or the Expanded ARMMLaw passed on March 31,2011.

ARMM refers to the Au-tonomous Region in MuslimMindanao to which Sulu andfour other provinces –Basilan, Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi and Lanao del Sur, in-cluding the cities of Marawiand Lamitan belong.

Tan made the call in aspeech read by his Chief ofStaff, Abdusakur, Jr. during arecent public consultation onthe study and review of RA9054 held at the Notre Dameof Jolo. A copy of the speechwas obtained by the MindanaoExaminer.

The consultation was or-ganized by the Committee onAmendments, Revisions andCodification of Laws ofARMM’s Regional Legisla-

tive Assembly.“I have been consistent

with my espousal for a re-formed ARMM and I think Iam the first among the gover-nors of component provincesin the region to have publiclycalled for changes in the au-tonomous region, and evenwent as far as calling for itsabolition, if only to draw at-tention to the growing discon-tentment and displeasure rela-tive to governance or the lackof it,” Tan said.

He said that the ARMMleadership is now racingagainst time to fulfill the needfor substantial reformative ini-tiatives to satisfy the clamorof the constituents for concreteand visible changes.

“For more than two de-cades the region failed to liftitself from being one of thepoorest in the country despitethe substantial resources at itsdisposal,” said Tan, who citedhis province’s experience of

recovering from the ill-effectsof war and security threats andthe parallel implementation ofthe peace process and otherdevelopment efforts.

“We are proud of ourachievement along this line ofpolicy and there is indeed noreason why we in the regioncannot replicate this if wemove truly as one cohesiveautonomous region; united inresolve and determination,”Tan said, adding there aresome provisions in the RA9054 which were intended toopen opportunities “that wemay showcase our capabilitiesand qualifications to hold highnational positions.”

“We have yet to be fullyinformed on the steps thathave been taken or the stepsthe Regional Government andthe Honorable Regional As-sembly will take to rigorouslypursue these provisions of thelaw,” Tan said. (Press Office -Office of the Governor)

NPA leader yields inWestern Mindanao

PAGADIAN CITY – ThePhilippine Army is holding aranking member of the com-munist rebel group NewPeople’s Army who surren-dered to authorities inZamboanga del Sur provincein Mindanao, officials said.

Officials said RogerApog, who goes by his aliasesKa Rey and ka Bajik, belongsto the Western Mindanao Re-gional Committee, and is nowbeing held by the 53rd Infan-try Battalion under Lt. Col.Victor Tanggawohn.

Apog surrendered to thearmy in the town of Bayogand is now cooperating with

the investigations by the 1stInfantry Division.

Maj. Gen. RicardoRainier Cruz III, the regionalarmy commander, said thesurrender of Apog is big blowto the rebel group operatingin Zamboanga del Sur.

“Your return to the foldsof the law is a joy to your fam-ily. We only facilitated yoursafe surrender and please helpthe others so they may followyour footstep. Let us all get in-volved in Bayanihan works toachieve peace and progress inthe countryside,” Cruz toldthe Mindanao Examiner.

The Philippine Army is

expected to provide Apog apackage of livelihood assis-tance and other aid thatwould help him and his fam-ily start a new life under thegovernment’s Social Inte-gration Program (SIP).

The SIP, formerly calledBalik-Baril Program, in-volves a set of interventionfor ex-rebels and their even-tual transition to civilian life.

The NPA, armed wingof the Communist Party ofthe Philippines, is fightingfor decades now to over-throw the democratic gov-ernment and install a Maoiststate. (Mindanao Examiner)

The Mid-Year A

ccomplishm

ent Report for C

Y 2012 is the product of transform

ed DPW

H-A

RM

M under

its Reform

Agenda for 2012 geared tow

ards transparency and accountability. The accomplishm

ents thatare being achieved w

ere strongly guided by institutional reform that is em

bodied in our Reform

Agenda.

The DPW

H-A

RM

M, being the show

window

of development of the A

utonomous R

egion, is in the fore-front of advocating change in the A

RM

M bureaucracies in line w

ith the program of good governance of

OIC

-Regional G

overnor Mujiv S. H

ataman, and as a respond to the slogan of President B

enigno S. Aquino

“Daang M

atuwid”.

1. The Departm

ent of Public Works and H

ighways (D

PWH

-AR

MM

), in support to the program and

thrusts of the President and the Regional G

overnor, Honorable M

ujiv S. Hatam

an, came up w

ith its own

Reform

Agenda 2012 after a series of consultative m

eetings with the officials of the departm

ent includingthose in the D

istrict Engineering Offices in the A

RM

M and the D

PWH

administrative offices w

hose area ofresponsibility is very m

uch proximate w

ith the AR

MM

; 2. W

ith the formulation of D

PWH

-AR

MM

REFO

RM

AG

END

A 2012 and in support to its m

andateto carry out the Infrastructure D

evelopment Program

s of the Autonom

ous Region w

here its effective imple-

mentation can greatly contribute to the socio-econom

ic development of the R

egion. The DPW

H-A

RM

Mtogether w

ith District Engineering O

ffices (DEO

s) conducted full validation/assessment of all candidate

priority projects within A

RM

M for C

Y-2012 Infraastructure projects categorized as national roads andbridges, strategic and other infrastructures and com

pleted the national road condition data (RoC

ond) sur-vey for all 992.58907 km

paved/ unpaved national roads to determine the actual condition and investm

entrequirem

ent of the region; 3. C

ome up w

ith a Project Proposal for availing the prefabricated modular-steel bridging m

aterialsfrom

DA

R N

ational under the Tulay ng Pangulo sa Magsasaka to be use as bridge superstructure for the

proposed construction of twenty (20) units em

ergency bridges in the conflict/calamity affected areas w

ithinthe A

grarian Reform

Com

munities (A

RC

s) submitted to the O

ffice of the President thru the Departm

ent ofB

udget and Managem

ent, Departm

ent of Agrarian R

eform and the D

epartment of Public W

orks and High-

ways; 4. Initiated the Proposed Expanded A

RM

M D

evelopment Support Program

costing P 2.461 billion forconcreting of the rem

aining 107.01 kms unpaved national road subm

itted on April 20, 2012 to D

PWH

Secretary Rogelio L. Singson to ensure connectivity of all national roads in the A

RM

M;

5. Prepared project concept for funding request; focus on potable water supply projects that w

illensure sufficient supply of safe drinking w

ater in the AR

MM

, particularly in the depressed Island Prov-inces of B

asilan, Sulu and Tawi-Taw

i; 6. The D

epartment has successfully gained the support of the R

egional Economic and D

evelopment

Planning Board (R

EDPB

) in the proposed reform in the utilization of the P1.0 billion 2012 infrastructure

funds during the 1st Board M

eeting on June 20, 2012 held at Waterfront Insular H

otel, Davao C

ity. TheB

oard further agreed to rationalize the mode of program

ming of that infrastructure fund doing aw

ay with

the previous technical criteria as part of the reform being undertaken by the A

utonomous R

egional Govern-

ment and sam

e shall be incorporated in the provisions of the 2012 Public Works A

ct to be enacted by theR

egional Legislative Assem

bly; 7. The R

egional Legislative Assem

bly (RLA

) supported the initiative of the DPW

H-A

RM

M in am

end-ing the yearly Public W

orks Act citing am

ong others the flaws (technical aspect, financial and legal aspect)

as observed by DPW

H-A

RM

M in the previous Public W

orks Act as basis for the im

plementation of infra-

structure projects. The R

egional Public Works A

ct for CY

2012 has been passed into law on June 26, 2012 by the

Regional A

ssembly and approved by the R

egional Governor on July 3, 2012, allocating the P1.0 billion

2012 infrastructure funds for concreting of national roads and other strategic roads which is entirely differ-

ent from the previous allocation of regional, provincial and district im

pact projects which are com

monly

used for opening of farm-to-m

arkets roads (FMR

s). The passage of this Public Works A

ct strengthens thepolicy of the regional governm

ent of “no more gravelling and re-gravelling of FM

Rs”, instead; priority is

given to the concreting of national roads in order to lessen the gap on un-paved roads in the region; 8. For C

Y 2012 regular infrastructure, a total of fifty-three (53) various infrastructure projects w

ith anappropriation of one (1) billion pesos are being program

med for im

plementation in the five provinces of the

AR

MM

consistent to the 2012 General A

ppropriation Act categorized as N

ational Roads and B

ridges thatincludes the upgrading and rehabilitation of 15.828 kilom

eters of national road and construction of 130.92lineal m

eters of national bridges costing P 446. 629 million, Strategic Infrastructure in support to peace and

development in conflict-affected areas, agriculture, tourism

, public health, assets preservation and roads toaddress bottlenecks, am

ong them is upgrading seven (7) strategic road projects, construction of tw

enty (20)units m

odular steel bridge, two (2) units of ports and six (6) units of w

ater supply costing P 538.371 million

and the preparation of five feasibility studies on various strategic and high impact projects for A

RM

Mcosting P 15 m

illion; 9. The D

epartment im

plemented various m

aintenance works along the 992.589 kilom

eters of Na-

tional Roads and 6,723.8 lineal m

eters of Bridges in the A

RM

M through the 8 Engineering D

istrict Offices

and undergoing some R

oadside Maintenance Projects funded under the M

VU

C Fund through m

emoran-

dum of agreem

ent with D

PWH

Regional O

ffices of Region IX

, X and X

II; 10. In the first and second quarter of the year, prudent fiscal control and proper use of M

OO

E andR

epair & M

aintenance Funds have been adopted by DPW

H-A

RM

M and resulted in the generation of

savings amounting toPhp 59.2 M

illion of which D

PWH

-AR

MM

is earmarking for the procurem

ent ofconstruction and m

aintenance equipment, survey instrum

ents and laboratory apparatus; 11. O

ne of the Strategic Goals in the D

PWH

-AR

MM

REFO

RM

AG

END

A 2012 is to transform

theorganization and its office personnel w

ith an objective of developing good public perception and image of

DPW

H-A

RM

M. To attain this specific objective rehabilitation (repainting and repair) of D

PWH

-AR

MM

Buildings w

ere completed to boost im

age build-up and to have a conducive, safe and healthy working

environment for em

ployees, visitors and its clients. 12. Extend technical assistance in the preparation of design and estim

ates of the Proposed renovationof D

TI-AR

MM

Building;

13. Established Basilan Satellite Engineering O

ffice and work for the devolution of pow

ers and func-tion of B

asilan District Engineering O

ffice from D

PWH

National to A

utonomous R

egional Governm

ent; 14. The D

epartment is closely m

onitoring the implem

entation of the stimulus fund (Investm

ent Sup-port Program

for AR

MM

) being implem

ented by DPW

H national through its R

egional Offices in R

egionIX

for Basilan, Sulu and Taw

i-Tawi, R

egion X for Lanao del Sur and R

egion XII for M

aguindanao andresource accessing w

ith DPW

H N

ational, DB

M and O

DA

institutions; 15. For C

Y 2013, the D

epartment of Public W

orks and Highw

ays-AR

MM

shall continue placing toppriority the im

plementation of the needed infrastructure, focus on transport infrastructure aim

ed at provid-

ing effective and reliable road network and other infrastructure support facilities in the five (5) provinces

and two (2) cities of A

RM

M to spur developm

ent of agriculture, marine and aquatic resources, eco-tour-

ism, trade, com

merce and industry, enhancing peace and security in conflict affected areas and basic deliv-

ery of basic services. A

total of P 1,983,854,000.00 proposed budget for FY 2013 shall fund program

s/projects and servicesin support of its m

andate , which w

ill provide priority infrastructure projects that is urgently needed andgive im

pacts to the region. Seventy six (76%) percent or P 1,510,181,000.00 of the total proposed budget is

for Capital O

utlay. A

mong the proposed infrastructure projects under the 1.51 billion pesos capital outlay, includes the

Construction/R

ehabilitation/reconstruction/Upgrading of 63.465 kilom

eters of national and local roads with

a total cost P 1.219 billion; construction and expansion of 3 units ports costing P 25.00 million; other

structures in support of tourism costing P 9.00 m

illion and project development and engineering services

costing P 20.00 million. A

bout 15 units water system

projects costing P 237.00 million are also included in

the said capital outlay in order to address the reduction of high mortality rate in A

RM

M particularly the

Island provinces, most significant is poor health condition brought about by lack of access to safe w

atersupply;

16. Creation of M

anagement C

omm

ittee (ManC

om) , the policy m

aking body of DPW

H-A

RM

Maim

ed at ensuring that functions and responsibilities are being efficiently and effectively carried out in orderto attain its m

andate, goals and objectives based on established policies, guidelines and government regu-

lations; 17. C

omposition of Personnel Selection B

oard (PSB) to ensure that the selection process on hiring and

promotion are in accordance w

ith merit and fitness as provided by the C

ivil Service Rules and Law

; 18. R

econstitution of Bids and Aw

ards Com

mittee (B

AC

) for Infrastructure Projects, Goods and Ser-

vices of DPW

H-A

RM

M in pursuant to Section 11, R

ule V of the R

epublic Act N

o. 9184 “An A

ct Providingfor the M

odernization, Standardization and Regulation of the Procurem

ent Activities of the G

overnment

and for Other Purposes”;

19. Installation of Biom

etric Machines in order to ensure that officials and em

ployee are properlyobserving the regular governm

ent office hours as prescribed by the Civil Service C

omm

ission; 20. Installation of C

CTV

camera as a deterrent to possible theft and destruction to property, conflagra-

tion and possible bombings in conspicuous locations w

ithin the DPW

H-A

RM

M com

pound; 21. Em

powering D

PWH

-AR

MM

Key O

fficials and Staff through trainings: 21.1 Value Form

ation 21.2 C

omplete Staff W

orks 21.3 Integrity D

evelopment &

Strengthening 21.4 Project Engineers Training C

ourse 21.5 D

istrict Engineers Training Course

21.6 Team B

uilding 21.7 Training on V

isual Road C

ondition (RoC

on) Survey 21.8 Training on Procurem

ent of Civil W

orks, Goods, and Services

21.9 Training in Contract M

anagement

21.10 Training on Materials and W

orks Quality C

ontrol of Infrastructure Projects22. Procurem

ent of various Heavy Equipm

ents, Motor Vehicles and Survey Instrum

ents, re-bid onSeptem

ber 19, 2012 which budget derived from

the MO

OE savings;

23. Forward Schedule

23.1 Launching of DPW

H-A

RM

M W

ebsite on September 11, 2012;

23.2 Launching of the Proposals on five(5) Feasibility Studies on Various Strategic and H

igh Impact Projects for A

RM

M:

* Feasibility Studies and Detailed D

esign of Sumisip W

ater Supply Project and Drainage Im

prove-m

ent* Feasibility Studies and Detailed D

esign for the Rehabilitation and Expansion of Jolo W

ater SupplyProject under Public-Private Partnership.

* Feasibility Studies and Detailed D

esign for Jolo National R

oad and Drainage Im

provement Project.

* Feasibility Studies for the Developm

ent of Lamitan-Sum

isip Transcentral Road.

* Feasibility Studies for the Developm

ent of Molundo-W

ao National R

oad. 24. Inauguration of Sanga-Sanga-Lapid-Lapid B

ridges on September 27, 2012, a m

ilestone of DPW

H-

AR

MM

jointly with D

PWH

National through Presidents B

ridge Program O

ffice and the Provincial Gov-

ernment of Taw

i-Tawi aim

s to connect the Island of Bongao w

hich is the economic center and the m

ainlandof Taw

i-Tawi;

25. Ground B

reaking of Bongao W

ater Supply Project on September 27, 2012;

26. Cerem

onial Turn-Over of R

oCond Instrum

ents and Infrastructure Managem

ent Manual by JIC

APhilippines to D

PWH

-AR

MM

on September 27, 2012; and

27. Procurement of C

ivil Works for five (5) C

ontract Packages for AR

MM

.

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WH

-AR

MM

CY

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