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DAVAO CITY – Peace ad-vocates warned Thursday apossible derailment of the peace talks between the Government of the Philip-pines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) because of alleged interested groups that are riding on the Sabah issue. Rev. L. Daniel Alba Pan-toja, president of the Peace-builders Community, said in a rally at the Freedom Park here his group believes that there is a "force behind" the Sultanate of Sulu's claim of Sabah. Many would lose their businesses from the culture of war as wealth and power landscape will change in the culture of peace, Pantoja said. He said he was able to talk

with Sulu's Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, who rarely spoke as there was someone who did most of the talking inKiram's behalf. He said the Peacebuilders, a peace building arm of the Philip-pine Council of Evangeli-cal Churches, supports the resumption of peace talks without being derailed by the Sabah crisis. Should both parties com-plete the peace process, he explained, then they would be able to extend their ca-pacity to settle other issuessuch as that on Sabah. He added that while the gov-ernment continues with the peace talks, there is still a need to provide relief for theFilipinos affected in Sabah, and to create a committee or commission that will focus on the issue.

Peace talks may deraildue to Sabah -advocates

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – No less than the Executive Director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Phil-ippines was invited by this city’s premier busi-

Canadian chamber exec director graces Oro Chamber general members’ meeting

ms. Cora dela Cruz (right), executive Director of the Canadian Chamber, stresses a point during the oro chamber gen-eral membership meeting in Cagayan de oro yesterday. at left, former orochamber past president antonio Uy chats with incumbent President efren T. Uy. Photo by rolando Sudaria

ness organization – the Oro Chamber - to grace its 1st Quarter 2013 General Mem-bership Meeting yesterday at the N Hotel.

Ms. Cora dela Cruz, Executive Director of the

Canadian Chamber, graced the Oro Chamber meet-ing and induction of new members.

Cruz who hails from Tarlac immigrated to Can-ada in 1971, and has dual

Canadian-Philippine citi-zenship. She lived in On-tario, Canada, but moved back to the Philippines upon her assignment as executive director of

ed in Chief allan mediante was one of thenewly inducted members of the Chamber.

By Cris DiazAssociate Editor

MISAMIS ORIENTAL – A militiaman was killed while three soldiers of the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion

One killed, 3 wounded asNPA-Army clash in MisOr

wounded when government troopers and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels engaged in a day-long running gun battle in the hinterlands of the municipal town of Claveria Wednesday.

Lt. Col. George Banson, commander of the army’s 58th IB based in Claveria, on Thursday said that the running gun battle started about 7:00 o’clock

DAVAO CITY (Mind-aNews / 21 March) – It’s summer but the weather bureau has warned resi-dents of Caraga and Davao regions in Mindanao and Eastern and Central Vi-sayas of cloudy skies with

moderate to occasionally heavy rain showers and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides due to a low pressure area (LPA).

In its 5 p.m.

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By CHRIS PANGANIBAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— With still more than a week before the lo-cal campaign period starts, the bitter rivalry among the siblings of the long running Plaza political dynasty in this province has heated up in public gatherings. Former three-term con-gressman Rodolfo “Om-pong” Plaza who is on a comeback bid in the sec-ond congressional district has broke the silence that would spark the animosities among the siblings when he openly lambasted in vil-lage meetings, his younger brother and incumbent Gov.

Plaza siblings rivalry in AgSur heats up

Adolph Edward Plaza about the alleged multi-million anomalies and misman-agement of the provincial government. The Plaza family who dominated politics in the province for almost half a century have broken up into two factions with Rodolfo siding with younger brother Victor, an incumbent pro-vincial board member who is running for vice governor, while Adolph Edward who is seeking his fourth reelec-tion is with his two sisters, Ma. Valentina and Evelyn Plaza Mellana, who are also seeking reelection bids in the first and second congres-sional districts respectively. Interestingly, Rodolfo’s camp which coalesced with former two-term congress-man Ceferino Paredes Jr., a long-time political rival of the Plaza clan, has brokered both the ruling Liberal Party and the opposition United Nationalist Alliance while Gov. Plaza who was a close ally of former President Gloria Macapagal

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riaCFF First Quarter meeting. The Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 (DSWD) holds the Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Filipino Family (RIACFF) first quarter meeting with the aim to discuss RA No. 10361 known as the “Domestic Workers Act,” present accomplishment for January-March, present RIACFF and DSWD plan of action for Filipino Family CY 2013 and prepare 2014 plan for Filipino Family at Pearlmont Inn on March 20, 2013. PIA 10

turnover oF sChool Classroom in nazarethCongressman Rufus B. Rodriguez leads the ribbon cutting in the turn over ceremony of a recently completed grade six classroom at South City Central School in Barangay Nazareth. With the congressman are school principal Emmanuel Alingig, barangay kagawads Rodney Magno Quiblat, Henry Madria, Clarissa Guidaben and teacher Joy Pangan and students.

CAGAYAN de Oro City––City Mayor Vicente Emano on Thursday ordered all members of the City’s Risk Reduction and Management Council (CRRMC) on full alert during the duration of the Holly Week.

Armin Cuenca, head of the CRRMC, said that the memorandum also detailed assignments of each member of the group

during the Holy Week.According to Cuenca, the CRRMC

could be reached 24/7 during the duration of the Holy Week at its headquarters at the city tourism hall here.

Cuenca said that the full alert status starts next week on Holy Maunday until Sunday.

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Mayor Vicente Emano on Thursday issued a memo-randum warning city em-ployees caught texting dur-ing office hours of drastic action.

Emano issued the state-ment in response to com-plaints that some city hall workers attend to texting messages while people with transactions dismally wait.

“The incident should be

City Hall implements ‘no texting’ on office hours

stopped,” Emano said warn-ing that city hall employees would face suspension once caught texting amid work-ing hours.

Emano said that he was not banning the use of cell phones and texting mes-sages during office hours especially in emergencies.

He said that the mem-orandum has an explicit instruction that texting and cell phones should be

discouraged when serving the general public on office hours.

“We should always at-tend to people transacting business at City Hall at the earliest since these people were also busy,” Emano added.

He said he would not hesitate suspending those found violating the “no cell phone, no texting” memo-randum at City Hall. CD

Risk management council on full alert

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Westwoods:A Natural Enclave in the Midst of the MetropolisPueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PODC) is proud to introduce its latest innovation in project design: Westwoods.

Westwoods is an exciting and new premier subdivision in the Pueblo de Oro Township in Cagayan de Oro. Surrounded by the Pueblo Urban Rainforest, it is a natural and eco-friendly residential environment where you may also enjoy an urban lifestyle.

Westwoods offers both lots only and house and lot packages. These lots are available at an introductory price of P 4,850/sq.m.

Only five (5) minutes from SM City CDO, Westwoods features the following amenities:

• Grandentrancegateandguardhouse• Clubhousewithfunctionhall,swimmingpool&cabana,andbasketballcourt• Landscapedparks,playground,andpicnicgroundswithlotsoftreesand greenery all around• Jogging,hiking,andbikingtrail• Perimeterfence• 24/7SecuritysupportedbyK-9andhorse-mountedpatrol• Wideandwell-litconcreteroads• Efficientundergrounddrainagesystem• SM-ForestView-Westwoodsshuttleservice

PODC will be holding the groundbreaking of Westwoods’ entrance gate on March 22,2013attheprojectsite.

To know more about Westwoods, please visit the PODC Sales Office (look for LynorWeng)orcontactPODCat (088)858-8976,09177004993 (Globe),or09209477028(Smart).YoumayalsologontoPODC’swebsitewww.pueblode-oro.com,checkoutitsFacebookpagewww.facebook.com/pueblodeoro,e-mailpueblosales@pueblodeoro.com, visit Pueblo de Oro’s mall exhibits (SM City, GaisanoMall,andOroramaCogon)orgetintouchwithanyPODC-accreditedbroker or agent.

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SURIGAO del Norte - The provincial government here is on the right track in its developmental pursuit assessing from the gains basic services delivery to the people, under the health, education and environment, agriculture and aquaculture, livelihood and tourism, spiritual renewal social services and security (HEALS) program.

Province is on right track – MatugasBy Susil Ragas

This, for the last two and half years from July 2010 to December 2012.

Governor Sol F. Ma-tugas made this assess-ment last Monday dur-ing her 3rd State of the Province Address dubbed “Pagpahayag 2013” at the Provincial Convention Center, where she outlined the accomplishments of her administration that strengthened and propelled the province as one of the top performing provinces

in Caraga Region.“Based on the various

national and local awards the provincial government obtained, we can say that we are substantially on the right track in fulfilling our obligations of deliver-ing basic services to the people,” the governor said.

She reported substantial increase in revenue collec-tion from real property tax and remittance, hospital income, and economic en-terprise. She also reported

a total of 115 infrastructure projects worth P222.94 million which were imple-mented from July 2010 to December 2012.

The governor cited sub-stantial gains, such as the restored trust and confi-dence in local governance; the HEALS program, as a banner development strategy of the province; institutionalized transpar-ency, accountability and participation as a core values;

The convergence pro-gram on social protec-t ion ser vices focusing

on the poorest and most depressed areas; strength-ened niche as agri-fishery,

mining and tourism site, upgraded capabilities of human resources to keep pace with the requirements for the development;

Upgraded existing edu-cational system to effec-tively meet the demands of the industries and gave focus to peace and social inclusiveness in the at-tainment of the overall development.

She a l s o c i te d t he awards that the province obtained, l ike the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award, Gawad Pamana Ng Lahi Award and Gawad Kalasag Award, proving that the province is on right track towards the “Ang Bag-ong Surigao.” (SR/SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte/asf )

CAMP Rafael Rodriguez, Butuan City - A Mitsubi-shi Delica van SHK 171, belonging to La Paz LGU in Agusan del Sur, was damaged in an accident along the national high-way of Purok 5 Brgy. Noli, Bayugan City, early eve-ning of March 18this year.

The van was driven by Welmie Havana Ignacio, 37 years old, with passengers Perlina Manalo, 61 years old; Cora Urdanilla,; and Dona Urdanilla, 16 all of Brgy. Poblacion, La Paz.

They sustained injuries in various parts of their body.

Police records show, the accident took place

w h e n a m o t o r c y c l e abruptly crossed the road, prompting Ignacio to veer left, accidentally hitting a six-wheeler truck trav-elling towards opposite direction.

The truck consequently hit a tricycle parked along the road before ramming into a bamboo barrier.

The unidentified truck driver allegedly fled board-ing a passing passenger bus, while Ignacio and his passengers were brought to New Bayugan Medical Hospital for treatment by the Search and Rescue Agusan del Sur (SARAS) personnel. (PAPM/MMG/asf )

LGU van crashes, 4 persons injured

By SPO1 Philip Amer P Mazo

BUTUAN City - The Department of Trans-portation and Com-munications (DOTC-Caraga is heightening security in all seaports, airports, and bus termi-nals starting March 25 up to April 1.

DoTC Caraga ready for oplan Semana Santa

By Nora L. Molde

DOTC-Caraga Chief of Operations Eugene Rula said, to have a meaningful and safe celebration of the “Semana Santa” 2013, their office will again activate its “Oplan Se-mana Santa” helpdesk in all public places in the region.

He further said, law en-forces, inspectors and per-sonnel will be deployed in different terminals of public utility buses, vans, jeepneys and other public places to assist passengers, inspect franchises and road wor-thiness of vehicles traveling to different locations of the

region.The Oplan Semana Santa

helpdesk will be activated from 8 a.m. up to 5 p.m.

Engr. Rula also said they have conducted seminars to drivers and operators of buses, vans, and jeepneys since yesterday, until today on matters relating to Oplan

Semana Santa helpdesk.He called on the public

to be vigilant when riding vehicles and going to crowded public places especially that shoplifters/hold uppers are active during this time.

Their office also coor-dinated with different mo-tor pools like that of the

Technical Education and Skills Development Author-ity, Department of Health, Philippine Red Cross, and local government units to ensure that any untoward road incident will be given immediate actions by con-cerned units. (NCLM-PIA 13 Caraga/asf)

CAMP Rafael Rodriguez, Butuan City - A mom was shot dead by two un-identified persons, while dining with her husband and two kids inside their rented house in Purok 5, Brgy. Zillovia, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, evening of March 19, this year.

The victim, Mina Man-pinsahan Manpatilan, 58 years old of Brgy. San Pedro, San Luis, Agusan del Sur died instant ly after sustaining gunshot wounds in the head and neck.

Police said the assail-

ants, who were wearing bonnets, barged in and shot Mrs. Manpatilan us-ing a caliber .45 pistol and a 9MM hand gun and fled.

Personnel of the Talacogon Municipal Po-lice Station, led by SPO3 Raul Francisco, found two empty shells of caliber 9MM, five empty shells of caliber .45, one bullet from a caliber .45 and one slug from a caliber .45 hand gun.

The case is still being investigated by authori-ties. (PAPM/MMG/asf )

Mom shot dead

By SPO1 Philip Amer P Mazo

2013 TAX CAMPAIGN - With this year's theme "I love the Philippines, I Pay Taxes Correctly!", Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR-Caraga) Regional Director Norberto Vitug urges all individuals to file their taxes before the April 15, 2013 deadline. This, during the kick-off ceremony of the agency’s Tax Campaign 2013 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City. (Jennifer P. Gaitano, PIA-Caraga/asf)

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TACURONG City - The Junior Chamber Inter-national Philippines (Philippine Jaycees), with the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) and the Office of Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, has recognized Tacurong City Councilor Psyche M. Sucaldito, as one of The Outstanding Councilors of the Philippines (TOCP) for year 2012.

Tacurong dad is one of Philippine’s 10 Outstanding Councilors

Councilor Sucaldito, along with nine other award-ees, received a trophy and cash incentive worth P1.5 million pesos during the TOCP awarding ceremo-nies, March 7, 2013, at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

She is Tacurong’s No. 1 elected city councilor during the 2010 elections and known for pioneering environmental activities in the city.

One of such activities is the Limpyo Kalog (Linis Kanal) gathering all sectors in the community to clean and desilt canals and drain-ages to prevent flooding in the city.

She also authored the Integrated Solid Waste Man-agement Ordinance and the landmark 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan of the City.

For the present three-year term, she authored the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Ordinance; Ordinance Pro-hibiting the Nailing, Posting, and Hanging of Streamers, Posters, Banners, Political Ads, and Other Advertising Materials on Trees;

Ordinance Declaring May 19 of Every Year as Blood Donors’ Day; Ordinance Providing Guidelines for the Increase of Monthly Honorarium of Day Care Workers; Ordinance Regulat-ing Smoking in Public Places and Prohibiting Smoking for Minors; and Ordinance Enacting the Gender and Development Code of the City.

According to the TOCP award citation, Councilor Sucaldito’s ‘remarkable achievements and sterling track record coupled with her talent, dedication, and sincere passion to serve the people of the City of Tacurong are clear indica-tors of her competence as a legislator and leader of impeccable integrity.’

“My accomplishments are products, not only of my own hard work, but of coopera-tion and unity of the officials, employees, and the people of Tacurong,” said Sucaldito. “I assure Tacurongnons that this recognition will benefit them through a project that will be funded through the P1.5 million cash incentive I received,” she added.

TOCP was conceptual-ized to recognize excellence in legislation output and participation in the conduct

of local government programs and projects. The award is now on its 3rd year of implementation.

This year’s TOCP was divided into two categories: Municipal Category with 6 winners (2 from Luzon, 2 from the Visayas, and 2 from Mindanao); and City Category with 4 winners (1-NCR, 1-Luzon, 1-Visayas, 1-Mindanao). (net/arjaysfelicilda)

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Harry Tambuatco

AC-DC?IN MEDIA parlance this is the derogatory term to mean “attack”, then to “collect” and DC as in to “defend” and again to “collect”. Either way it becomes prosper-ous for the media at hand. This is the corrupt presentation and the muscle media has and does to its public unfortunately. Horrid as it sounds the practice is what it is to harass its clients.

The problem with the “defend” issue is that perceptions when born most times are more difficult to generate with a proper erratum. Providing equal time and opportunity to those already offended is not as effective with the presentation of a defense. Perceptions once formed are hard to change and the top-of-mind attitudes become set and truths. This is when crisis-management come into play and the urgency of this service when addressing media “attacks”.

Let us take for example the issue of Sabah and the mounting aggression of the Sultan’s Royal Forces and our President. Barely a week after the incident of deaths of Filipino Muslins or Royal Forces, the mishandling of the Sabah issue has not only become frail but its volatility has turned against the President as far as perceptions are concerned. Public opinion is working against his politi-cal edge or popularity. There are multiple reasons as to why the President has chosen a particular path on how

to deal with the issues considering the confusion of the claimants to the Royalty, the rent paid by Malaysia, its sovereignty vis-à-vis land ownership/s and of course the very fragile Nobel winning act called the Bangsamoro peace pact with Malaysia as its arbiter. The integrity of the peace broker is now muddled all considering. Now with desperation and spin, Malacanang has to deal with the issues of Filipinos being slaughtered not to men-tion the residing majority of Sabah’s population being Filipino, documented or not. To create the spin and to take the heat away from the President will be difficult to wash with perceptions already generated.

Another example would be the Tejada teen who com-mitted suicide allegedly due to financial woes and the University of the Philippines who to begin with is a state college presumably operating for the under-privileged or poor. The university has no business turning away scholars (if she was one in deed) or for that matter a financially disabled student who wishes only for a good education. The chancellor, its dean and or the board of regents of the university is shamed. The public is asking for retribution but there seems to be another spin, be it real or otherwise. As it turns out, according to Atty. Popoy De Vera, the ill-fated child was not enrolled for the semester due to lack of funds. The systems in the University for Redress on financial issues have it that unless she files for the controversial “leave of absence” she could be dropped from the roll or enrollees having

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Come what may

Ruel V. Pelone

“EVERYONE makes mis-takes. That’s why there is an eraser on every pencil.”

Japanese Proverb

Barely eight Sundays left and the people of the Republic of the Philip-pines will finally choose their 12 new senators, congressmen, governors, mayors, vice mayors, and councilors.

If you want change then you have to use your ulti-mate power to choose your right leader wisely.

In an election, it is not necessary that the presi-dent will be in your side to win. While it maybe advantageous because you will enjoy the so-called “machineries” as others are saying when you become an official candidate of the president. People call him,

Chosing the right leader

“manok sa presidente.” Maayo na lang kay na “ma-nok” ug dili “iro” o “itoy” sa presidente. Ahay!

How are you going to measure the performance of re-electionist Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano and Misamis Ori-ental Governor and at the same time Cagayan de Oro mayoral candidate Oca Moreno.

As I hear it from More-no himself, he was able to construct many class-

rooms. Good!He was able to construct

many far m-to-market roads. True?

But the real and ef-fective tool in measuring how Moreno and Emano performed their respec-tive tasks as heads of the local government units is the annual audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA).

Get a copy of the COA report on how Moreno spent the money of the

provincial government and compare that on the audit report conducted by the COA on Emano’s administration.

Just get a copy and compare.

•••Moreno belied the re-

port that his administra-tion has unaccounted for P193 million in public funds. What? Who said that the provincial govern-ment has an unliquidated cash advance amounting to P193 million.

In fact, the P96 million unliquidated cash advance which Emano is saying in his various radio guest-ing is not supported by document.

Good work! Maayo gyud ng palooy-looy ba kay basin ra mogakat ang mga botante.

Cris diaz

THE regional office of the Com-missions on Audit (COA) should release the results of audit reports of the province of Misamis Oriental and the city of Cagayan de Oro in 2012. COA should furnish news-papers, especially newspapers with Mindanao wide circulation, copies of these reports, too.

We are throwing this suggestion to end speculations about the exact financial condition and status of governance in Misamis Oriental. The 2011 COA reports now available on the website were a hodgepodge audit report of local government units and national govern-ment offices. Shifting through the more than 300 page report was too technical that one could not get anything substantial from it. Are this how government offices ( COA ) write reports?

If the COA report was an exercise of transparency, we could say to torture and becloud the minds of the readers. Now, in the spirit of transparency, we need a specific COA report about provinces and cities in order to understand how these government units operate. We know COA have these reports yet it seems that the of-fice is not releasing this for public consumption. Why?

For instance, a COA should shed light on allegations about the P193 million unsettled cash advance of Gov. Oscar Moreno of Misamis Oriental. If this government is getting rid of corruption in the government, COA

should take the lead in filing charges against govern-ment officials who clearly violate auditing rules and procedures in the liquidation of cash advances. In the case of Moreno, the COA is extraordinarily silence. Is it true that a top COA official in Manila is protecting Moreno in order to get away with graft court involving his unsettled cash advances? The taxpayers are asking COA questions for its apparent neglect in filing charges against public officials perceived to be corrupt.

In the past, COA said it could not file charges of corruption against government officials since its re-sponsibility is only to submit recommendations based on its findings in audit reports. If the COA could not do anything to curtail corruption in the government, then, Congress should move for its abolition. After all, former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos created the COA as an independent body to serve the whims of the Martial Law Regime. In many instances in the past, COA was involved in multi-million graft cases in connivance with national and regional offices. During the Martial Law era, COA’s top officials were involved in the one of the largest graft cases involving the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the country.

It seems that COA, as an independent constitutional body, supplies audit information only to politicians for political purpose. Perhaps, Moreno is one of the victims of COA’s adverse reports. Alternatively, COA peddles the wrong information to make it appear that those who use the audit report were liars.

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COA’s audit report: A political conspiracy

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MUCH have been said and written about the suicide of a freshman University of the Philippines (UP) Manila student, Kristel Tejada, over her failure to continue her studies because of non-payment of her school fees.

Tejada, the 16-year old daughter of a father was recently terminated from work because the compa-ny where he used to work closed shop and a housewife mother caring for her five children, had a hard time settling her school fees for the first semester of the soon to end school year. Upon enrollment, she was able to pay more or less P2,000 only of her P9,000 total school fees. She had to secure a student loan to be admitted.

During the second se-mester, she was forced to go on a leave of absence because she was denied admission for her parents’ ability to settle her student loan incurred during the first semester only in De-cember of last year. And no additional loan could be granted her without her settling her outstanding loan first.

Pleas were made by her and her parents to no avail. All that the UP Manila school officials could say was for her to abide by the

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The death of all dreams

university’s no tuition, no admission policy. Con-sidering her ability to settle her first semester loan only in December, she could no longer be granted admission for the second semester since it was middle of the semester already.

During those weeks and months that Tejada had to wrestle her case with the UP Manila school administrators; she con-tinued attending classes upon the good graces of some of her teachers. Some even included her in the roll call if only to let her feel she still was part of their classes.

But reality dawned upon her that she was not really enrolled and just pretending to be enrolled when she was forced to file a leave of absence and was required to surrender her school identification card. Without her identi-

fication card, entry to the UP Manila campus was not possible anymore. All the pretensions had to end.

That was Tejada’s situ-ation when she decided to end everything by commit-ting suicide. With her death her pretensions as a student even if she was not a student anymore because of a school policy that barred her from being so also ended. The pain and agony of having to stop her studies because of abject poverty also ended and perhaps her hope that her impoverished parents will also be freed from such pain and agony.

With her suicide, Tejada’s dream of being able to fin-ish her behavioral science course and thus be able to help uplift her family from the financial hard-ship they were experiencing likewise ended. The bright future awaiting her was also snuffed off with her suicide.

But the difference in

Tejada’s case is that she lost her life and everything that life beckons for her and her family. The truth, however, is that she is not the only youth in this country whose future had been snuffed off by a very oppressive system. Cleve Arguelles, the UP system student regent was perfectly right when he said Tejada was not just a suicide for there really was no choice for her. Either she pays or stops pursuing her dreams.

“She was killed,” Ar-guelles added, “by the sys-tem – a system that refuses to recognize that education is a right.”

For sure, Tejada would still have been alive today and still pursuing her dream of finishing her course if she was not denied admission to UP Manila because she could not pay her tuition fee. She was resolved in making her dreams come true. She was willing to make all the sacrifices needed for her to realize what she aspires to achieve for herself.

But Tejada was just un-fortunate that the world is unkind to her. But she is not the only youth in this coun-try in such a tight fix. She is not the only youth who had to forgo their studies because no matter

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Message to the fresh graduates

(And Not So Fresh)

Integrity. Guard it. Keep it.4) VALUE TIMETime is a scarce resource

and it is something you can never take back. Don’t waste time, or time will waste you. Manage your time wisely. Work out on a personal deadline. Monitor your progress and strive to meet your targets. What gets measured gets done. And just as you value your time, respect other people’s time too.

Time. It is a treasure. Value it. Make the most out of it.

5) CHALLENGEStretch yourself. Get

out of your comfort zone. Do not hesitate to step up and accept those challeng-ing assignments. Stretch past your perceived limits. This is how you grow and evolve. Also try to work with someone who will challenge you. You will learn more in a year working with that person, versus your four (or more) years of stay in the university.

When you get an inter-view and if you are asked if you have failed on some-

thing, do not hide your failures. If your answer is, “I have never failed”, then they will not hire you. Why? Because only people who have experienced failure become strong. You learn resiliency. You learn to flex. You learn to be creative. You get to learn a new skill, character and trait.

History has shown that great men are never devel-oped in times of prosperity. Men are developed in times of adversity. Study history. All successful people have gone through adversity.

Challenge. Accept it. Face it. Conquer it.

6) ADVERSITYKeep this in mind: graduates | page 10

Last of a series

TURNING back the pages of history, Julius Caesar was assassinated on his way to the Roman Senate on the 4th Century. It happened on March 15th after he was murdered by Brutus and company in front of the statue of Pompeii. The murder was planned that even Sooth Sayers foresee it happening. It was recorded as the “Ides of March” the first political murder in the early civilization. Parliamen-tarians have debated but without accepting its legality called it luck and necessity to transform an empire into a republic. Speakers one after the other, declared inside the presidio and asked the Romans to lend their ears and listen to the sins and evil that Caesar’s did.

After the death of Caesar, a republic was born which is a transactional layer of leadership between collec-tive groups of leaders chosen at large by the majority. That was the basis centu-ries later where Abraham Lincoln phrased his famous address at Gettysburg of a “government of the people, by the people and for the people” of America which has remained a misnomer in a democratic country like the Philippines who copied this form of government from USA. Many of our leaders think like Ameri-cans, dress, eat and speak like the Thomasite’s who

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The Ides of March

sets forth in this country in 1903 but lack the discipline and firm tenacity of an American to govern. Re-member the speech of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon during the Commonwealth of the Philippines Inauguration as he declared, “I would rather see the Philippines run like hell by Filipinos than govern like heaven by the Americans”. Quezon was true to his form and that is what we are getting today as the prize of independence?

Politics in our country caused animosity between friends and political foes. Siblings and relatives con-testing juicy elected posi-tions in the government would even face and tear each other apart. Former political allies who are now contesting the Mayoralty race in Manila are seen on national television flexing their muscles with teeth rattling in any moment both personalities may just explode and maimed each other in public? Many other confrontations all over the country are in familiar situ-

ation when uncontrolled emotions shatters peace-ful debates and exchange of ideas so the electorate may know their worth and platform of governance? Politics in the Philippines is no fun.

In 1985, the youngest Governor of the Province of Antique, Evelio Javier was felled by a hail of M-16 bullets while overseeing the election results of the his province whose votes went to his favored candi-date Cory Aquino against the incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos. The henchmen of the other side could not have accepted defeat because they were the party in power. In poli-tics, it could be dirty and dangerous.

How many political as-sassinations or election re-lated violence may happen when the heat is on as the local campaign period starts next month? We have the peculiarity to make a head count and tally the fatalities as if life among

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THE site visit conducted by JICA consultants, DAR officials and DPWH representatives in Sultan Naga Dima-poro, Lanao del Norte. Photo supplied

By RASHID M. DATu

The Japan International Co-operation Agency launched the opening of a farm-to-market road (FMR) during a recent site visit in Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte. The FMR is under the SND-ARC Rakim.

JICA consultants led by Engr. Victor Saplala, along with Engr. Mel Lamboon graced the said occasion together with the LGU officials of the SND. The 2.2-kilometer road is locat-ed at Sitio Junction National Highway that connects with Sitio Langgoyo and traverses the MSU-Lanao Norte Agricultural College (MSU-LNAC). A Brgy. Maguindanao communal irrigation project also ex-ists and is traversed by the farm-to-market road project.

A pre-construction con-ference followed at the Min-danao Convention Center in Tubod, after the site visit at SND, where JICA consultants, DAR regional and Lanao officials with members of the LGU and other national agencies participated in a briefing

JICA opens farm-to-market road in SND under DAR’s ARISP-III

with beneficiaries of the FMR.

During the conference, DAR-10 Regional Director Felix Aguhob thanked the

JICA for its support to the road project and expressed optimism at the develop-ment in SND, especially the beneficiaries of the ARC,

whose standard of living is expected to improve.

DAR-Lanao del Norte officials led by PARO Ibra-him Marmay also attended

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present included Engr. Alex Guan Hing, Senior Infra Engineer of the Central Project Management Office, DAR-ARISP, Engr. Manny Bulosan of the DPWH cen-tral office in Manila, and DPWH-OIC District Engr. Khalil D. Sultan of the first engineering district in Lanao del Norte.

The FMR was originally designed for a 1.75-ki-lometer road at a cost of P12,200,407. However, the faculty, staff and students of MSU-LNAC requested for an additional 450 me-ters in order to service the community college located halfway between the two sitios.

DA R- 1 0 R D F e l i x Aguhob then requested the DAR-RSP central office to increase the road length which became 2.2 kilome-ters. As of this writing, about 12% of the road had already been completed.

After the pre-construc-tion conference, the JICA, DAR and DPWH teams visited another ARISP-III FMR sub-project in the town of Kolambugan.

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Graduates...from page 7

picture, your purpose in life.Personally, as a Christian

I have based my personal guiding work principle in Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men”, upon which the rest of my work styles and work output are based upon.

Reflect. Evaluate. Medi-tate. Pray.

Now after three years here in Australia, I would say that the above principles remain the same. However, I would like to add:

11) TAKE IT EASYSometimes there will

be pauses in between your already accelerating career. But that is good. You some-times need a moment to relax, rejuvenate yourself and sharpen your saw. Just because things are not head-ing toward the path where you want to be, it does not mean that you will never get there. Life is a long lesson of patience and humility. Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remem-ber everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, all the fears you have overcome.

Take it easy. Breathe. Chin up. Keep the faith.

To all my fresh graduate friends congratulations on this achievement. May my message inspire you to be the best that you can be. I wish you all the very best in all your endeavours. And just like me, may you find that career of your dreams.

LIVE, LOVE, LEARN... LEAVE A LEGACY.

you can never please ev-eryone. Remember that you are hired first and foremost to do your job and not make friend. Yes, teamwork and proactive cooperation are very important. I am not saying you become an inde-pendent worker. What I’m saying is that no matter how friendly you are, at some point you will encounter some few difficult people at work (Hey, they are everywhere anyway.) who may prove to be challenging in achieving your business objectives. As long as what you are doing is in line with the corporate strategy, values and principles then stand your grounds.

Politics are everywhere and everyone is part of it. I personally don’t like of-fice politics. I have always chosen to remain a silent spectator. This is the role I have chosen for myself. If someone is unhappy with you, it is their problem not yours. Do not take things personally. Do your job, work hard, and stay humble.

Adversity. It is tough, I know… Be strong.

7) PROMOTIONThe best way to the top

is to start from the bot-tom. What’s your hurry? Gain as much experience and exposure as you can. Instead of a straight-line ladder, make your career path like a spiral staircase. Lateral moves along the pyramid allow you to build a stronger base of experi-ence. It may not look as though you are moving up quickly, but you are gaining the foundation of skills and experience that will prove extremely valuable in the long run.

Promotion. Be patient. Prepare. Be ready.

8) INSPIREManage activities, lead

people. Teach, coach, men-tor. Do no be selfish with what you know. There is a great satisfaction in help-ing other people grow. Be a positive influence to the people around you. True measurement of great lead-ers is not the quantity of people reporting to them, but the quality of people they have developed.

Inspire. Develop oth-ers. Touch lives. Make a difference.

9) CELEBRATECelebrate small wins.

Reward yourself. Relax. Have a break. Take time to enjoy the roses. Enjoy life. Be happy. Keep smiling. Keep shining.

Celebrate. Smile. You deserve it.

10) REFLECTAlways act with a higher

purpose. Know what you want out from life. What is your life’s greater mission? What kind of person do you want yourself to be? How can you go about it? Spend some quiet time on a daily basis. Regularly evaluate yourself – your actions, your decisions, your motives. Align it with the bigger

Dream...from page 7

how much they are will-ing to make their dreams come true financial hard-ships, which is not to their liking much more their own making, prevent them from pursuing their dreams. Tejada is not alone in this regard. There are so many of them in such a situation.

The system is simply just oppressive and unkind to them. And this situation is being compounded by people who have become callous about their plight like the officials of UP Ma-nila who stood their ground in implementing the no tuition, no admission policy without looking beyond such policy by looking with open mind and sensitive heart the hardships Tejada and the like are in. Had these school officials done this, they would have seen the need to help her if only to ensure that she is able make her dreams come true. Let us just hope Tejada’s suicide will indeed soften the cal-lousness in heart prevailing in society today.

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March...from page 7

the contesting parties and their supporters are

valued like dressed chicken in the market. We stooped so low and disregard dig-nity and respect for human lives when political leaders resort to violence and dirty tactics to win an election. How many is contemplating of doing so?

The stakes are of course high in every elected posi-tion in the government. The price of power is the source of money and authority which becomes a license to accumulate wealth and built political dynasties. Once they are there, there is no turning back until their dreams could turn dust to gold that they cannot bring to their graves. Why do we wallow in this quagmire that has entangled political leadership in this country only to a few families in succession? The problem of course lies among our leaders. A constitutional prohibition on political dynasties is enshrined in the 1987 Constitution. But after five elected Presidents and the 15th Congress, it has outlived the funda-mental laws of this land, no one dared and nobody ever sponsored a law prohibiting political dynasties because it cannot be approved in a dynasty filled Congress, anyway!

The ides of March in Rome happened in the 4th century for the simple rea-son that the Romans do not want to be ruled by an Empire. Can it happen again on the political exercise of May 13, 2013, to bring finish to the empire and dynasties which multiplied and overstayed in Philip-pine politics? It can only be done with more luck and intelligent issues that must be understood by the electorate.

Sabah...from page 1

Datuan Magon, deputy secretary general of the United Youth for Peace and Development, also at the rally, said the protest action aimed to pressure both sides – the Philip-pine government and the MILF – to resume the peace talks, preserve the gains of the peace process, and resolve the issue on Sabah peacefully.

Magon said some 300 Moro youth held a rally at the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in Manila last Wednesday to show their support for the peace talks. He said the OPAPP assured them that it will pursue the talks and will resolve the Sabah conflict separately.

Both the government and the MILF are optimistic to resume talks by the end of the month to continue discussion on the annexes of the Framework Agree-ment on the Bangsamoro, particularly on power shar-ing, wealth sharing and normalization.

Both parties signed the annex on transitional ar-rangements and modalities last February 27 during their

exploratory talks in Kuala Lumpur.

MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal reportedly said the Sabah conflict is a security issue, which is sepa-rate from the peace process. He said the peace talks will proceed as scheduled before the end of March.

Lawyer Mary Ann Ar-nado, secretary general of the Mindanao People's Caucus, said both sides had expressed optimism to continue the talks, adding that there was no issue with Malaysia, which has been acting as the third party facilitator of the GPH-MILF peace talks.

The rally, she said, aimed to call all people in Mind-anao to unite, "rally behind the effort to protect the gains of the GPH-MILF peace talks." She pointed out that the "spoilers" who are rid-ing on the Sabah issue are "counterproductive", add-ing that they will not allow interested groups to derail the talks as a lot of time, resources, trust, confidence and relationships have al-ready been invested into the peace process. (Lorie Ann A. Cascaro / MindaNews)

Rivalry...from page 1

President Gloria Ma-capagal Arroyo had only settled for the obscure Na-tional Unity Party.

In one of the meetings early this week, residents of this town were surprised to listen to Rodolfo’s litany of expose ranging from unnecessary overspending during the annual Naliyagan Festival and the close to a billion pesos unliquidated cash advances of the provin-cial government in the last ten years under the admin-istrations of Adolph Edward and Maria Valentina.

He said Agusan del Sur is still one of the poorest prov-ince in the country yet the provincial government had the gall to spend over P40 million during Naliyagan Festival let alone just turning into ashes one million pesos worth of fireworks display every night for seven days while the adjacent expan-sion project of D.O. Plaza Memorial Hospital remain unfinished after three years had passed.

Adolph Edward’s camp remains mum over Rodolfo’s tirades but block time ra-dio commentators have also started drumbeating the achievements of the incumbent Plaza siblings while at some time took pot-shots against Rodolfo.

“Is this the kind of pub-lic service? Is this the seal of good governance? The people in the province con-tinue to be poor,” Plaza said in his speech to the amazement of the crowd. “It took a Plaza to expose the venalities of the provincial government while many people are afraid to talk about it,” said a concerned resident.

“If we parted ways, it is strictly because of principle since I can no longer take

it anymore,” Rodolfo said referring to his claims over the anomalies including P852 million unliquidated cash advances under Adolph Edward’s long years as gov-ernor.

Meeting...from page 1

the Canadian chamber.Ms. Cruz talked exten-

sively on the business pros-pects that Canada offers to investors from the Philip-pines and other countries worldwide.

She received a warm applause after presentation, supporting and promoting Canada-Philippine business interests. She has outstand-ing experience in the private sector in both Canada and the Philippines.

Ms. dela Cruz, it was learned, has her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Osias College in the Philippines and Bachelor of Adminis-trative Studies degree from York University in Canada.

In government she held a wide range of managerial positions in the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations in-cluding those related to the real estate sector, the tourist and travel sector, and the ITC sector as well as for legislation for business regulation and consumer protection. She served on major interdepartmental review committees including the Ontario Securities Com-mission Operations Review and the Ministry of Revenue Freedom of Information and Privacy Task Force.

Ms. dela Cruz was President of the Canadian Association of Philippine Travel Agents from 2001 to 2004, President of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce-Toronto from 2005 to 2006, and President of the National Alliance of Philippine Business Trade and Tourism (Canada) from 2009 to 2012.

The membership of the Canadian Chamber of Com-merce of the Philippines includes about 250 Cana-dian, Philippine and other international businesses as well as individuals in the Philippines.

Spotted...from page 1

advisory on Thursday, March 21, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA was estimated at 170 kms southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as of 4 p.m. Thursday.

In its 5 a.m. advisory, the LPA was spotted at 180 kms southeast of Hinatuan.

In its 24-hour special weather forecast issued at 11 a.m. Thursday for Com-postela Valley and Davao Oriental, the two provinces hardest hit by Typhoon Pab-lo on December 4, PAGASA said the two provinces will have “cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms today but partly cloudy to at times

cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms tomorrow.”

“Winds will be moderate to strong easterlies to north-easterlies with moderate to rough seas,” it said.

Last month, two persons were killed in Compostela Valley province while two persons in Lanao del Norte were injured as tropical depression Crising swept across Mindanao on Feb-ruary 19.

Twenty-one of 26 Mind-anao provinces were placed under public storm

warning signal as of 5 p.m. on February 19 but the number went down to only one – Zamboanga del Norte – by11 a.m. on Feb-ruary 20 as Crising moved over Moro Gulf and on to the Sulu Sea.

After Typhoon Pablo on December 4, an LPA was spotted towards Caraga

and Davao regions, with an expected landfall in Dina-gat islands on December 26. The LPA, which intensified into Typhoon Quinta, made landfall in Eastern Visayas instead. On January 2, an-other LPA was also spotted near the same regions, later intensifying into what would be known as Typhoon Aur-ing. (MindaNews)

Wounded...from page 1

Wednesday morning ending late in the afternoon.

Banson confirmed the death of a member of the Civilian Auxillary Geographical Forces Unit (CAFGU), militia volunteers, during the firefight.

He said that three regular members of the army’s 58th IB wounded in action were flown to the army hospital in Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City.

Banson identified the lone fatatlity as a certain Pedro Gasahan, a CAFGU member, while the wounded soldiers were Pfc. Ruel Sacal, Pfc. Ric Ignatius and Pfc. Brix Perea, all of the 58th IB.

The wounded soldiers were flown to the army hospital in Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City, Banson added.

The report said elements from the scout platoon of the 58IB led by 2Lt. Kenneth Cabigat encountered an undetermined number of fully armed NPA rebels believed to be belonging to the Guerella Front 4B at sitio Dugo-dugo in Barangay Pelaez, Claveria , Misamis Oriental.

Banson said undetermined num-bers of NPA rebels were wounded as a result of nearly 8 hour firefight between the communist rebels and the military.

“Maraming sugatan sa mga NPA. 15 to 20 minutes lang ang pahinga at putukan na naman,” (Many NPAs were wounded. A lull of 15 to 20 minutes took place before shooting against started) Banson said.

Lt. Col. Eugenio Julio Osias IV, spokesperson of the army’s Fourth Infantry Division, did not release details of the encounter saying all reports were forwarded directly to the army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio in Manila.

Osias, however, confirmed that the firefight was “going on” with an “unknown” armed group when contacted Wednesday about the gun battle in the hinterlands of barangay Pelaez, Claveria, Misamis Oriental.

The Claveria clashed was one of the major clashes that took place in Misamis Oriental after the NPA rebels laid siege the Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) Main Camp Philipps in Manolo Fortich last month.

In a statement emailed to the Philippines News Agency Thursday, the NPA-North Central Mindanao Re-gion said the it is conducting military actions in the region in response to a nationwide call to commemorate the NPA’s 44th founding anniversary on March 29.

The NPA statement signed by Allan Juanito as the spokesperson of NPA-NCMR, also claimed responsibility in the attack of 58th IB unit in Manoligao, Carmen, Agusan del Norte on March 17 killing three government troopers. CD

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The Philippines’ No.1 International Water, Sanita-tion, Industrial Wastewater & Purification Event – the Water Philippines 2013 Expo opens today at the SMX Con-vention Center, Pasay City. The opening of this 2013 event and the PWWA In-ternational Conference was presided over by the Youth Leader and Senatoriable Be-ningo Paulo “Bam” Aquino , as well as witnessed by Mr Edgar C. Lopez, President of Philippines Water Works Association (PWWA0 and

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been late in the day with nine weeks into the pro-gram. The problem here is the perception generated which is difficult to turn around with the hate cam-paign against the schools management and this ad-ministration.

I too have been a victim of truths that unveil over a period of time with com-plainants asking to guest on my TV shows only to realize later on that there is another side to the issue. Then there is also retri-bution wherein those of-fended make amends and correct the issues against them for whatever reason nevertheless correcting the ills that supposedly ailed them. There is the issue of Century Properties and its complainants only to find out all issues were indeed addressed, corrected and fi-nally there was redemption.

But can I change the perception I have gener-ated initially? Yes but there are times it becomes even more difficult. The powers of the media can ruin lives, reputation and careers. It’s all about perceptions and media needs to be sensitive to this authority and gun.

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The year’s most-awaited water event is backMs. Stephany Dianne D. Stefanowitz, Miss Philippines Earth in 2012.

“I would like to congratu-late the Philippine Water Works Association and its Malaysian partner, the united business media, for putting up these twin events, the PWWA international conference and the water philippines inter-national exposition with the theme, “sustainability of water resources and environmental solutions to climate change. The theme for this event in-deed captures the imperatives the Philippine water sector and the water sector in both the developed and develop-

ing countries are confronted with; which are ensuring wa-ter resource sufficiency and security to meet the demands of growing population and to sustain continuous economic growth and coming up with environmental measures to deal and cope up with the challenges of global warming and climate change” indicated by Honorable Benigno Paulo “Bam” Aquino.

The event will run until 22 March and is a must-attend event for all water and waste-water industry players. The Water Philippines 2013 Expo has been specially designed to help you make new contacts,

build business, review the latest industry technology and contact new markets.

“We are excited to see the Water Philippines Expo establish itself as the most important industry gather-ing in the Philippines,” said Mr. M. Gandhi, Managing Director of UBM Asia (Asean Business). “This 2nd edition is over 40% larger than last year’s inaugural event and will showcase over 316 companies from 28 countries and feature seven National Pavilions,”

“The PWWA is pleased to organise the PWWA In-ternational conference in conjunction with the Water

Philippines 2013 Expo, said Mr. Edgar C. Lopez, Presi-dent of the Philippines Water Works Association (PWWA). “We are expecting over 700 delegates from around the country to attend. Our theme will be :‘ Sustainability of Water Resources and En-vironmental Solutions for Climate Change’ . The con-ference will discuss current issues and global practices for the betterment of the water industry in the Philippines”.

The 2013 exhibition will also feature a constructive Water Philippines Technol-ogy Seminar with themed ““Water Safety and a Sus-tainable Environment in the 21st Century”. The FREE Technology Seminar will be held today and continue until 21 March. Presentations will revolve around the latest ideas and technologies intended to help solve the country’s water problems.

“Universal Techno Piping Corp is prepared to intro-

duce the latest products and technology at the technology seminars. Come visit us at Water Philippines 2013 to find out more about our new technology. This event is a great platform to generate business.” said Ms Bernadette D. Galve, President, Universal Techno Piping Corp.

Don’t miss the many gold-en opportunities provided by the No.1 water show in The Philippines! For more information, please visit www.waterphilippinesexpo.com

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