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MILF joins Philippines incondemning terror attacks in France

COTABATO CITY – TheMoro Islamic LiberationFront has joined thePhilippines incondemning the deadlyterrorist attacks by ISISacross civilian targets inFrance that had killedand wounded over 300people in Paris.

The MILF, whichsigned a peace accordwith Manila in 2014, said

it was saddened by thetragic events in Paris.

“These blind,indiscriminate acts ofviolence deserve nothingbut condemnation. Thisis unacceptable. TheMILF rejects such acts ofterror against humanityand all peace-lovingpeoples.”

“Our thoughts arewith the victims and their

families. May we all findour way through thesetroubled times andemerge with a strongerresolve to pursue peacefor all peoples in all partsof the world,” the MILFsaid as it also condemnedthe violence againstcivilians in Palestine,Myanmar and elsewherein the world.

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The aftermath of the 2010 suicide bombing outside the Zamboanga International Airport insouthern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

FORCE BEHIND ARMM. (From left to right) Governors Totoh Tan and Vice Governor Sakur Tan of Sulu, Nurbert andSadikul Sahali of Tawi-Tawi, Jum Akbar of Basilan, and Mamintal Adiong of Lanao del Sur.

Skin whitening creams laced withmercury found in Davao stores

DAVAO CITY – Twoenvironmental health groupshave cautioned consumersseeking fairer skin tone towatch out for banned skinwhitening cosmetics ladenwith toxic mercury.

The Davao City-basedInterface DevelopmentInterventions (IDIS) and theQuezon City-basedEcoWaste Coalition issuedthe joint warning againstdangerous cosmetics withundisclosed amounts of

mercury after finding themin store shelves in DavaoCity.

The illegal products arestill available on the marketdespite the ocularinspections conducted bythe City Health Office andthe Food and DrugsAdministration (FDA)Region XI in some retailoutlets last April, the groupsobserved.

“The continued sale ofbanned mercury-laden skin

whitening products is aserious threat to publichealth and should stop atonce. Cosmetics retailersshould only offer registeredproducts that are safe frommercury and othersubstances that aredamaging to humanhealth,” Ann Fuertes,Executive Director of IDIS,said in a statement sent tothe regional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

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terrorismsocieties and generationswith intolerance takfiriideology.”

“Takfiri” refers to theradical Islamic practice ofdeclaring one’s enemies tobe infidels worthy of death.

Arab News said thespeech did not specifically

refer to the attacks in Paristhat killed 129 people, butAbdullah has previouslycondemned them as a“cowardly terrorist act.”

It said Jordan is takingpart in the US-led airstrikesagainst the Daesh (IslamicState) group, which hasclaimed responsibility forthe Paris attacks.

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It quoted the King inhis speech last week, thatconfronting extremism is“both a regional andi n t e r n a t i o n a lresponsibility, but it ismainly our battle, usMuslims, against thosewho seek to hijack our

ISIS-inspired rebels threaten civilian targetsMAGUINDANAO – ISIS-inspired rebels have warnedof more attacks on civiliantargets, particularly Christianareas in the Philippines, assecurity forces continue itsoffensives on insurgent andradical groups in the restivesouthern region ofMindanao.

Masked gunmenreleased a video recently onFacebook threatening attackson innocent civilians and topursue an Islamic caliphatein Mindanao. The videocame out following bombingand suicide attacks by ISIS onvarious civilian targets inParis, France and in Beirutjust this month.

The threats alsocoincided with the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) summitin Manila attended by worldleaders.

The gunmen, with theISIS flags behind them, spokelengthily in fluent Tagalog,

mimicking ISIS style threatsmade against the UnitedStates, Britain and France.

But the military said localinsurgents were riding on thenotoriety of ISIS also knownas Islamic State of Iraq andthe Levant or ISIL. The AbuSayyaf has pledged allegianceto ISIS and so is theBangsamoro IslamicFreedom Fighters, whosemembers were mostlyformer rebels from the largerMoro Islamic Liberation

Front which signed a peacedeal with Manila in 2014.

Late last year, some 100local Muslims in MarawiCity have pledgedallegiance or bai’ah to theISIS following trends fromradical jihadist groups in thePhilippines. Those whopledged their allegiancetook their mass oath-takingin a surpriseannouncement inside theMasjid Islamic Center there.

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Young Muslims in Marawi City in the southern Philippineprovince of Lanao del Sur pledge their allegiance to IS inIraq and Syria in these photos sent to the regional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

(Pagbaugbug HaKamaruan Iban Martabbat)

Nov. 23-29, 20152 The Mindanao Examiner

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ARMM strengthens commitmentto help Basilan young leaders

BASILAN – The AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanao(ARMM) is strengthening itscommitment to empoweryoung leaders in theprovince of Basilan.

The commitment wassealed through aMemorandum of Agreement(MoA) between theAutonomous RegionalGovernment and AyalaFoundation, Inc. with theregion’s Technical Educationand Skills DevelopmentAuthority and theDepartment of Interior andLocal Government (DILG) –Basilan provincial office. Theagreement was signed onNovember 13 in Isabela City,Basilan with ARMMGovernor Mujiv Hatamanleading the ceremony.

The MoA includessupport to theimplementation of theprojects of the Basilan YoungLeaders Alumni, through theLeadership Communities(LeadCom) program.Moreover, it also provides forstakeholders to handle theprogram’s administrativeand logistical support andskills and livelihood trainingrequirements.

The Basilan YoungLeaders Program is an

initiative that empowers,inspires and involves thenext-generation leaders ofBasilan. It conducts plenarydiscussions, workshops,teambuilding activities,educational tours andinstitutional visits to varioussites and locations all overthe country.

The LeadCom, on theother hand, is a program thatteaches youth leaders toexplore and implementprojects like skills andlivelihood training, youthcapacity building, healthand alternative medicineawareness campaigns, andpeace and governanceinitiatives for the province’sconflict-affected residents.

The project trains andempowers community-based youth organizationsby helping them design andimplement projects thataddress their communities’most pressing needs. Itenables young leaders tomeaningfully contribute tothe development of theircommunities.

Governor Hataman saidthe LeadCom project would“respond to the challenge ofcreating stronger and moresustainable growth anddevelopment opportunities

in the province of Basilan.”He added that “the

project helps fulfil the youthleadership and developmentthrust of the BasilanDevelopment Program,” aframework designed tocontribute to the fulfilmentof the peace agreement forthe Bangsamoro as thefoundation of lasting anddurable peace in Mindanao.

The ARMM hasearmarked P5 million tofund the project while theAyala Foundation extendedP100,000 as seed money.The amount wasdownloaded to the DILG-Basilan office.

LeadCom Basilan, withits partners Office of theRegional Governor-ARMM,Nagdilaab Foundation, Inc.,and the Eisenhowerfellowship Association of thePhilippines, started in 2012.

It has implemented 97youth projects, and trained953 youth leaders and 754facilitators. It has awarded P970,000 to different youthgroups all over the countryand reached 6,771 directbeneficiaries as well asmobilized 827 volunteersfrom local communities.(Bureau of PublicInformation)

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Organization (WHO)describes mercury as “toxicto human health” and lists itamong the ten chemicals ofmajor public healthconcern. “Exposure tomercury even at very lowdoses is detrimental tohealth and should beavoided,” Fuertes said.

Thony Dizon,coordinator of the EcoWasteCoalition’s Project Protect,also said: “We hope that theDavao City authorities willtake immediate action to cutthe supply of thesedangerous cosmetics andseverely penalize thoseinvolved in the illegal trade ofmercury-added skinlightening creams.”

IDIS and EcoWasteCoalition urged theauthorities to conductfrequent surpriseinspections on a regularbasis to rid the market ofthese contraband goods, aswell as pass an ordinance tosystematically address issuesand concerns on toxicchemicals.

In a test-buy, Dizon saidthey managed to buy nineskin whitening products thatwere among those bannedby the FDA for violating the 1part per million (ppm)threshold limit for mercuryunder the ASEAN CosmeticsDirective.

Skin whitening creams laced withmercury found in Davao stores

He said the productsobtained from cosmetics andherbal product retailers atDCLA Shopping Center andfrom a kiosk at Plaza Luisitasell for P50 to P150 each.Among these were Bihuayn,Erna, Jiaoli, S’zitang andYinni skin whitening creams.

Subsequent screeningin Quezon City using an X-Ray Fluorescence devicedetected mercury up to 5,445ppm in the samples, wayabove the allowable limit of1 ppm. The top threesamples with the highestmercury content were aS’Zitang two-jar skinwhitening cream in gold boxwith 5,445 ppm, Yinni GreenTea Quickacting Whitener &Speckle Remover Packagewith 5,085 ppm and aS’Zitang single jar skinwhitening cream with 4,899ppm.

Health studies haveindicated that exposure tomercury – even in lowamounts – may have toxiceffects on the nervous,digestive, immune,respiratory and urinarysystems, may damage theskin and may present “athreat to the developmentof the child in utero andearly in life.”

Direct users of mercury-laced skin whiteningcosmetics may experienceskin discoloration, rashesand scarring and reduced

skin’s resistance to bacterialand fungal infections, whilerepeated applications cancause damage to the brain,the nervous system and thekidneys.

Mercury compoundsin skin whitening cosmeticscan enter the human bodymainly via skin absorptionas well as inhalation.

In February this year,the EcoWaste Coalitionpublished the “Beauty andthe Risk” reportdocumenting thewidespread sale ofcontraband mercury-containing skin whiteningcosmetics in 50 cities,including in Davao City and11 other cities in Mindanao.

To curb the illegal tradein mercury-containing skinlightening cosmetics, thereport stressed thatFilipinos should “take pridein our natural skincomplexion.”

“There is beauty anddignity in our‘kayumangging kaligatan,’so refrain from using skinbleaching, lightening orwhitening products,particularly contrabandcosmetics that have notgone through formalnotification or registrationwith the FDA and notguaranteed safe frommercury, hydroquinoneand other harmfulsubstances,” the report said.

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cleric who was a formersenior member of the MoroIslamic Liberation Front;and members of theKhilafah IslamiyahMindanao-Black FlagMovement allegedlyorganized the mass oath-

ISIS-inspired rebels threaten civilian targetstaking.

Dozens of Muslimdetainees in Taguig City justoutside Manila also pledgedtheir allegiance to ISIS andwas believed organized byAhmad Santos, the jailedleader of the radicalMuslim-converts groupRajah Solaiman Movement

or RSM.The Khilafah Islamiyah

Movement which is beinglinked by police and militarywith the Abu Sayyaf and theBIFF, and the Al-Khobargroup and RSM, was thefirst local jihadist vowedsupport to the ISIS.(Mindanao Examiner)

Nov. 23-29, 2015 3The Mindanao Examiner

ARMM anniversary: simple celebrationof reform gains, peace agenda

COTABATO CITY - Thisyear's commemorationof the anniversary of theAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao(ARMM) will be markedwith a muted celebrationin the wake of terrorattacks that claimedhundreds of lives aroundthe world.

“Given recent events,we feel that it is best todirect our attention toexpressing solidarity withthe rest of the world thatmourns over thecountless deathsresulting fromindiscriminate attacksagainst humanity,”ARMM's Bureau of PublicInformation’s ExecutiveDirector Amir Mawallilsaid.

Early this year,thousands were alsodisplaced by the armedconflict in Maguindanao.They are currently in theprocess of rebuildingcommunities andtransitioning back totheir everyday lives.

Because of this, theexecutive committee ofthis year's celebration hasdecided to cancel anumber of events,including the street

dancing competition andtribal parade.

Mawallil said thisyear's celebration, nomatter how simple andmodest, will still highlightthe history of the regionand its achievements overthe past 26 years. It will payhomage to those whosacrificed their livesfighting for theBangsamoro people.

It will also underscorethe agenda of peace andreform that Gov. MujivHataman have set toensure that the people willbenefit from the regionalgovernment's services andenjoy life without armedconflicts.

"The ARMMleadership now hasachieved many things thatmany were skeptical aboutin the beginning,"Mawallil said. "The gainsof Hataman leadershipbased on a strong reformagenda and its all-outsupport for peace inMindanao are just some ofthe things we surely mustcelebrate."

Because of this,activities geared towardsproviding services andpromoting a betterunderstanding of Islam

will push through, such asthe ARMM People’s dayand an exhibition of Quranreaders who have recentlywon local andi n t e r n a t i o n a lcompetitions. Both eventsare scheduled onNovember 19.

Events in line with thecelebration of theMindanao Week of Peace,which will begin on Nov.26, are not also affected bythe changes.

“The regionalgovernment feels that weshould all continue ourengagement in theongoing peace process andseek a deeperunderstanding of theMuslim community,instead of letting thenational discourse beswayed in favor ofprejudice and hate,”Mawallil said.

The ARMManniversary iscommemorated every yearin the month of November,following the creation ofthe region on November 6,1990 by virtue of RepublicAct 6734, during theadministration of formerPresident Corazon C.Aquino. (Bureau of PublicInformation)

Zamboanga power coop executive removedZAMBOANGA CITY – TheNational ElectrificationAdministration hasapproved the terminationof the general manager ofthe debt-riddenZamboanga City ElectricCooperative following aresolution by thecooperative’s boardmembers due to variousreasons.

George Ledesma, whoassumed as generalmanager two years ago, hasbeen replaced by EdAncheta in an actingcapacity. Ledesma has beenwidely criticized for hisfailure to address theworsening power situationhere and the ballooningdebts of the cooperativewhich stands to more thanP1.4 billion.

The board members ofthe cooperative are OmarSahi, Rodolfo Lim, VictorLiozo, Ernesto Perez,Gammar Hassan,Wilhemino Bazan, EfrenFamindalan, Oscar Tiu,Michael dela Serna andEdgar Lim.

Since last year,Zamboanga City has beensuffering from severe powercurtailment – as much as 6hours a day and at worst, 8hours or more. And localelectric cooperativeofficials quickly blamed thelack of electricity to theonset of El Nino and the dryseason, and maintenanceshutdown of hydro andcoal-fired power plants inMindanao for the powercrisis.

Zamboanga City needsat least 80 megawatts ofelectricity. The NationalAssociation of ElectricityConsumers for Reforms orNASECOR said it wantedLedesma to answerallegations against him.Ramon Follosco, local headof the NASECOR, allegedthat under Ledesma's rule,the power cooperativespent more than theamount allowed by the NEAand this included excess"utilization" of funds foremployees' benefits - P58million; sundries - P23.5million and cash for"sinking" funds - P139.6million, among others.

"We, the NASECORE-Zamboanga City Chapter,strongly manifest our

extreme disappointmentover the dismal and poorperformance of Mr GeorgeLedesma as NEA'ssppointed general managerof the Zamboanga CityElectric Cooperative sinceNovember 2013," Folloscowrote in one of his letters toNEA.

He said sinceLedesma's assumption,Zamboanga was beset byup to 4 hours of daily poweroutages and increase insystem's loss by as much as21%.

Ledesma has deniedallegations against him,saying, the coop's hugedebts was incurred duringthe past administrations."As as matter of fact, all our(account) payable are incurrent status. The hugedebts was due to pastadministrations," he said.

The long hours ofblackout are affecting notonly many businessestablishments, but alsohundreds of thousands ofhouseholds here and thereis no tangible solution insight, not until 2016 whenthe proposed 100-megawatt coal-fired powerplant of the Alsons PowerHoldings begins operationsin the village of Talisayan.But villagers have beenopposing theestablishment of the coal-fired power plant in thevillage due to the serioushealth hazards this pose tohumans and animals.

And Alsons have notstarted building its facilityand cited many reasons forthe alarming delay – fromthe failed rebellion in 2013to the P900-millionenhancement program itwanted from theZamboanga City ElectricCooperative – in theconstruction of the 100megawatt coal-fired powerplant, although it finishedanother coal-fired powerplant in Saranganiprovince.

Mindanao has been hitby repeated power crises inthe past and nothing hasbeen done by thegovernment except topromote the use of coal-fired power plants – but thistoo, comes with a price andthat translates to hugeelectric bills and

environmental pollutions.The same problem

occurred in 2013 when theregion suffered to as muchas 14 hours of blackout.

And the ZamboangaChamber of Commerce andIndustry said the acutepower shortage has affectedmany businessestablishments here – bigand small – and continuesto threaten the vibranteconomy.

“Sixty hours of powerinterruptions last March isbad for business. Itincreases our cost ofoperation and decreasedthe productivity ofeveryone, public andprivate offices. Even smallbusinesses like Internetshops, beauty parlors andrestaurants. No power, nobusiness,” Edwin To,president of the localbusiness chamber, told theregional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

He said businessowners who can afford theuse of power generatorswere also complainingbecause it adds up to thecost of running theirestablishment. “For those

with generator, power costsare double. TheZamboanga City ElectricCooperative charges P8 perkilowatt hour while dieselgenerator is P18-P20 perkilowatt hour. Even if youhave a generator, it’s notcheap to operate,” To said.

He also said that theentry of big businessestablishments inZamboanga city will furtheraffect the current powersituation if the local electriccooperative cannot provideadditional supply into thegrid. “And this means moreand longer powerinterruptions. Zamboangachamber is always concernwith the welfare of the

entire city. We see it in amacro-perspective. Weoversee the interest of thebusinesses and the peoplein the community,” To said.

At least 2 new mallshave opened this year inZamboanga – City Mall andYubenco Tetuan – andanother, the KCC Mall deZamboanga, is expected toopen in December. And allthese are on top of othersmaller shops andestablishments.

The Department ofEnergy said the acute powershortage is expected toimprove by 2017, and in themeantime, To said theAquino government shouldpush for the so-calledInterruptible Load Programor ILP.

“In the meantime, thegovernment should pushfor the ILP implementingrules and regulations andmake it attractive forc o m m e r c i a lestablishments with excesspower to join. Manage thedemand side and adviseusers to conserve energy,”said To, who is also thepresident of Budgetwisesupermarket, one of thebiggest in Zamboanga; andthe chairman of themodern Ciudad MedicalZamboanga.

According to the RetailElectricity SuppliersAssociation, ILP – aprogram established by theDepartment of Energy andthe Energy RegulatoryCommission aims to helpmitigate the energy supplydeficiency in the countryuntil new capacitiesbecome available on thegrid.

Companies withstand-by generationcapacities who participatein the ILP will becompensated under this

program should they usetheir own generatingfacilities during instancesof power supply deficit.

But companies thatwill participate in the ILPwill be asked by thedistribution utility to “de-load” for particular hoursin a day when the powersupply in the grid will notbe enough for the powerdemand. “De-loading” willmean having to run itsembedded stand-bygeneration sets to providefor its own electricityrequirements.

For Pedro RufoSoliven, regional governorof the Philippine Chamberof Commerce and Industryfor Western Mindanao,said everybody must dotheir share in helping thegovernment find a solutionto the acute power crisis.

Soliven, formerpresident of theZamboanga City Chamberof Commerce andIndustry, said: “We wouldlike to be part of thesolution and we areworking hand-in-handwith the Zamboanga CityElectric Cooperative andthe Local government ofZamboanga and look forsolution to address thisproblem of powercurtailment.”

“And we are alsolooking for short term andlong term solutions on howwe can really solveimmediately the lack ofelectricity supply in the cityand be able really to comeup with something toaddress the (power)demand of the city.”

The cost of the powershortage to the businessesand Zamboanga City’seconomy is not readilyavailable. (MindanaoExaminer)

Linemen of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative workon a high-tension electrical wire without safety helmet, leatheror rubber gloves and safety shoes. (Mindanao Examiner FilePhoto)

Tight security in Davao following explosionDAVAO CITY – Police andmilitary have tightenedsecurity in Davao Cityfollowing a bombexplosion in a commutervan. Two people wereinjured when animprovised explosivedevice went off inside theUV Express van parkednear SM City Ecoland. The van came fromNorth Cotabato’s Pikittown, said Davao City ViceMayor Paolo Duterte.

“A bomb exploded in avan which came fromPikit, North Cotabato. Noone died from theexplosion, but 2 personswere hurt,” he said.

“Police and militaryare conducting thoroughinvestigation into the blastand are intensifying thecheck points inside thecity and at its borders. Your

local government is on topof it,” he added.

The EasternMindanao Command hasordered stricter security inmilitary checkpoints inDavao City following theblast which occurred ataround 9.40 a.m. at theEcoland 4000 Residencesat the back of mall.

Troops are inheightened alert sinceNovember 15 two daysafter deadly terroristattacks in Paris, Francethat left over 300 peopledead and wounded, andthe on-going Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation(APEC) meeting in Manila.

“We have increasedsecurity not only in Davao,but elsewhere in theregion following the latestbombing and the Parisattacks and APEC meetingin Manila. We are closely

working with the policeand other lawenforcement agencies toensure operationalreadiness and deploymentof troops in case ofemergency,” Capt. AlbertoCaber, a spokesman forthe Eastern MindanaoCommand, told theregional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

Caber said initialreport suggested that a60mm mortar bomb wasused in the attack. “It wasleft in the van; the bombwas placed inside acardboard box. Authoritiesare investigating this nowto determine the motive ofthe bombing,” he said.

No individual or groupclaimed responsibility forthe attack, but several rebelgroups are operating in theregion. (MindanaoExaminer)

Nov. 23-29, 20154 The Mindanao Examiner

SULU PICTURES IN THE NEWS

Governor Totoh Tan with representatives from the Philippine Business for Social Progress accompanied by Education officials during a discussion on the construction of classrooms in the inSulu. (Sulu Provincial Government)

Sulu Governor Totoh Tan with Vice Governor Sakur Tan at the Sulu Job and Career Fair held at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium. (Sulu Provincial Government)

Maimbung town Mayor Samier Tan meets with the peace program officers of the Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process and officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and AquaticResources to discuss various programs for Sulu. (Maimbung Municipal Government)

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Ang matagumpay na bible study na idinaos ng Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministrysa mga miyembro ng militar at pulisya sa Cagayan province sa northern Luzon.

Bible study ng Jesus Miracle Crusade maiinit na tinanggapCAGAYAN PROVINCE – Patuloy ang pamamayagpag ngJesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry sa Cagayanprovince sa northern Luzon na kung saan ay maramingmga mamamayan sa ibat-ibang barangay ang nakiisa sabible study na inulunsad ng maimpluwensyang grupo.

Bukod sa mga sibilyan, nagsagawa rin ng bible studyang Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry sa mgakasundaluhan ng 17th Infantry Battalion at RegionalPublic Safety Battalion ng pulisya sa bayan ng Bag-gao.

Pinangunahan ni Brother Danny Cuarteros angnaturang bible study na isinasagawa rin sa ibang bahaging Luzon, kabilang na ang Visayas at Mindanao at gayunrin sa labas ng bansa sa pangunguna naman ni MinisterWilde James Almeda.

Kamakailan lamang ay maraming mga rebelde saBukidnon province sa Mindanao ang sumama at umanibsa Jesus Miracle Crusade matapos na mamulat angkanilang mga mata at kaisipan sa Salita ng Diyos nadinala ni Cuarteros sa kabundukan ng mga Manobonatives.

Isa ang Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministrysa pinakamalaking religious groups sa Pilipinas.(Mindanao Examiner)

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opportunity also tocondemn in same strongterms the violence againstcivilians in Palestine, inMyanmar, and elsewhere inthe world,” it said, obviouslyreferring to Israel’saggression against innocentPalestinians and thepersecution of RohingyaMuslims in Myanmar.

The MILF - which waspreviously accused byauthorities as behind manyterror attacks in thesouthern Philippines andharbored al-Qaeda andJemaah Islamiya militants –is seeking Muslimautonomy in the troubledregion.

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Aquino has condemned theFriday attacks in Paris.“Terror and brutality haveplunged the City of Light,Paris, into the darkness ofhorror and grief. ThePhilippines and its peoplestand in solidarity with thepeople of Paris and all ofFrance, in this time ofdeepest sorrow and thegravest outrage against theperpetrators of thesecrimes.”

ARMMARMMARMMARMMARMMGovernor Mujiv

Hataman, of theAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao, alsocondemned the Paris

MILF joins Philippines in condemningterror attacks in France

attacks, and the suicidebombings in Lebanonperpetrated by ISIS.

“We condemn theseparate terror attacks thatkilled over a hundred inParis and Beirut - acts thatare designed to sowterrorism, implant hatred,and test humanity. We offerour sympathy and prayersto the families of the victimsand to the people of Franceand Lebanon as we call forunity in the face of thishorrendous adversity,”Hataman said.

While many nationsand people offered prayersfor Paris, Mayor Samier Tan,of Sulu’s Maimbung town,said citizens should alsooffer prayers to thePhilippines where theculture of violence hadkilled many innocentvictims.

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suicide bombing inZamboanga City in August5, 2010, cited bombings inBasilan province,Zamboanga city andelsewhere in southernPhilippines with latestattacks wounding at least 10people in North Cotabatoand Cotabato City.

“I am just annoyed bythis Pray for Paris posts (insocial media), sorry hindiako agaw-trip pero recentlymany (people) were alsokilled in Basilan bombing

at isang buong tricycle angpinasabog, but nobodyprayed for Basilan.”

“Sa Zamboanga City,lintek ang mga bombasumasabog and manyFilipinos were also killed,nobody prayed forZamboanga! I am also avictim of a suicide bomberin Zamboanga(International) Airport, firstin Asia daw na may suicidebomber at sa akin patumalsik ang ulo, but untilnow nobody even posted topray for our country,” hesaid.

Tan was with his father,then Sulu Governor SakurTan, when the backpackcarried by the bomberdetonated outside thearrival area of the airport.The bomber, ReynaldoApilado, and HatimilHaron, one of his cohorts,were killed in the blast thatalso wounded dozens ofpeople, inclduing thegovernor.

Police had implicatedthe governor’s political foesas behind the bombing.The elder Tan also surviveda roadside bombing in 2009in Sulu province, but ten ofhis companions, includinghim and a town mayor,were wounded in the attackalso blamed by the police toTan’s political opponentswho have links with theterrorist group Abu Sayyaf.(Mindanao Examiner)

Muslims must lead thefight against terrorism

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Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov said that participantsat talks in Vienna on Syriahave agreed that Jordan willcoordinate efforts to compilea common list of terroristgroups in Syria.

“The work will becoordinated onsupplementing the terrorist(groups) list, Jordan will be incharge of coordination,”Lavrov told reporters on thesidelines of a G20 summit ofworld leaders in the Turkishcoastal province of Antalya.

In Jeddah, the SecretaryGeneral of the world’s largestbody of Muslim nations, theOrganization of Islamic

Cooperation (OIC), hascondemned the terroristattacks in Paris and hasexpressed the organization’s“unwavering solidary andsupport to France.”

Arab News also reportedthat OIC chief Iyad Madanisaid the organization firmlyrejects any terrorist acts thatviolate the right to life andthat seek to undermine the“values of freedom andequality that France hasconsistently promoted.”

Sunni scholars with theMuslim World League basedin Islam’s holiest city ofMakkah in Saudi Arabia alsocondemned the attack inParis and one that took placein Lebanon a day earlier.

At the request of France,the European Union held aspecial meeting of its interiorand justice ministers toassess the impact of the Parisattacks, the report furthersaid.

It said French InteriorMinister Bernard Cazeneuveasked for the meeting, saying“our battle against terrorismmust be, more than ever,steadfast,” and must bereinforced at the Europeanlevel.

The EU presidency, heldby Luxembourg,immediately obliged.

French PresidentFrancois Hollande hasvowed to crush Daeshextremists.

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Belgian suspected as mastermind of Paris attacksA BELGIAN nationalcurrently in Syria andbelieved to be one of ISIL’smost active operators issuspected of being behindthe attacks in Paris,according to a source close tothe French investigation.

“He appears to be thebrains behind severalplanned attacks in Europe,”the source told Reuters ofAbdelhamid Abaaoud,adding he was investigators'best lead as the person likely

behind the killing of at least129 people in Paris, whichwas claimed by the IslamicState in Iraq and the Levant(ISIL).

The naming of Abaaoudcomes as French and Belgianauthorities conducted earlymorning raids and arrestssearching for other peopleconnected to the suicidebombings and shootings,the deadliest attacks inEurope since the 2004Madrid train bombing.

According to RTL Radio,Abaaoud is a 27-year-oldfrom the Molenbeek suburbof Brussels, home to othermembers of the armed cellsuspected of having carriedout the attacks. A Frenchofficial told The AssociatedPress that Abaaoud was asuspect in thwarted plotsagainst a high speed trainand church.

Media in Belgium saidAbaaoud had been involvedin a series of planned attacks

in Belgium foiled by thepolice last January, whenBelgian police in the town ofVerviers killed two men whoopened fire on officersduring one of about a dozenraids against an armedgroup. Federal prosecutorssaid the group was about tolaunch “terrorist attacks on agrand scale.”

At the moment of theVerviers events, Abaaoud'scellphone was located inGreece, RTL said. While therewas no clear link established,French prosecutors saidfingerprints from one of thesuicide bombers matchedthe prints of a man registeredin Greece in October.

In February of this year,ISIL’s online magazine Dabiqcarried an interview with aman bearing the name ofAbdelhamid Abaaoud andboasting of having traveledthrough Europe unnoticedby security forces to organizeattacks and procureweapons. Abaaoud was alsonamed in various media lastyear as the elder brother of a13-year-old boy who leftBelgium to become a child-fighter in Syria.

Interviewed by Belgiannewspaper Het LaatsteNieuws earlier this year, theirfather Omar Abaaouddisowned his older son.

“Abdelhamid hasbrought shame to our family.Our lives are equallydestroyed. Why would hewant to kill innocentBelgians? Our family oweseverything to this country,”he said. (Al Jazeera andReuters)

Hollande calls for grand coalition to defeat ISILFRENCH PresidentFrancois Hollande hascalled for a globalcoalition to eradicate theIslamic State of Iraq andthe Levant (ISIL) groupfollowing the deadlyattacks in Paris.

Speaking to membersof the French parliamentat the Palace of Versailleslast week, Hollande saidhe wanted to extend thestate of emergency forthree months and wouldmeet US President BarackObama and Russia'sVladimir Putin to "uniteour forces to achieve aresult that has taken toolong".

Beginning his speechwith the words "France isat war," Hollandedeclared: "We will defeatterrorism."

ISIL claimedresponsibility viastatements and videos forFriday's attacks that killedat least 129 people and

wounded hundreds morein the French capital.

Politicians from allpolitical partiesresponded with a standingovation and by singing thenational anthem.

In a show of patrioticdefiance, the Eiffel Towerin Paris was reopened andlit up in the colours of theFrench flag.

Hollande said he hadordered air strikes onheadquarters of ISIL in theSyrian town of Raqqaovernight and wouldcontinue to wage war"mercilessly", sending anaircraft carrier to tripleFrench air power in theregion.

The strikes werecarried out incoordination with the US.

The US and Russia areconducting separatecampaigns in Syria, butRussia's has focusedlargely on Syrian rebelsnot aligned with ISIL.

Hollande said Francewanted more effectivecontrols of the EU'sexternal borders to avoid areturn to national bordercontrols and thedismantling of the 28-nation EU, Reuters newsagency reported.

Additional securityspending would beneeded and France wouldnot let EU budget rules getin the way, Hollande said.

France will alsoincrease policerecruitment and haltpreviously planned cuts tothe army.

Security forces have sofar put more than 100people under house arrestand raided 168 premisessince he declared a state ofemergency, which heasked parliament toextend for three months.

Arrests and raids havealso taken place inBelgium, where a vehicleinvolved in the attack was

rented out and one of theattackers, SalahAbdeslam, was born.

Separately, Germanpolice have detained an

Algerian man in a refugeereception centre inconnection with theattacks in Paris.

The man, detained inthe town of Arnsberg inwestern Germany, is beinginvestigated on suspicionof having told Syrianrefugees at the centre in

recent days that fear andterror would be spread inParis.

He is also alleged tohave spoken about abomb. Officials saidchecks were being madeinto whether theallegations were credible.(Al Jazeera)

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was reopened and lit up in the colours of the French flag [AP]

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HEALTH: Kulebra (Herpes Zoster):Masasakit na Butlig sa Katawan

Payo ni Dr. Willie T. OngANG kulebra ay isangpangkaraniwang sakit ngmga may edad at mgataong mahina angimmune system. Angmedikal na tawag dito ayHerpes Zoster o shinglessa Ingles.

Ang kulebra aynanggagaling sa isangvirus (varicella-zostervirus) at ito din ang virusna nagdudulot ngchickenpox o bulutongtubig sa mga bata.

Paano nakukuha angkulebra? Noong bata patayo, nagkaroon muna ngbulutong tubig. Kapaggumaling na angbulutong ay mananatilipa rin ang virus sa ugat onerve ng tao. Sa atingpag-edad ay puwedengmagising muli itong virusat magdulot naman ngkulebra. Madalas makitaang kulebra sa mgapasyenteng edad 50pataas. Ayon sa mgasurvey, 50% ng mga taongumabot na sa edad 85 aynagkaroon na ng kulebra.

B i l a n gpaghahambing, ang mgabutlig ng chickenpox aynakikita sa buongkatawan. Ngunit angbutlig ng kulebra aynakatuon lamang saisang parte ng katawan.Makikita ito na nakalinyaat magkakasama.Kadalasan, lumalabasang kulebra sa parte ngbalakang, sa leeg o samalapit sa mata.

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Bukod sa butlig, angpangunahing sintomas ngkulebra ay ang pananakitng mga butlig.Magkakaroon ng tubig saloob ng butlig. Atpagkaraan ng ilang araway puputok ang mga butligna ito at magiging tuyo,mapula at mag-uumpisanang mangati.

Kapag tumigas na angmga butlig ay hindi nanakahahawa ang pasyente.Ngunit habang nag-uumpisa pa lamang angkulebra ay puwede itongmakahawa sa ibang taokaya lumayo muna sa iba.Gamot Sa Kulebra:

1. Magpatingin sadoktor kapag kayo aynagka-kulebra. Kapagtumubo ang kulebra satabi ng mata, magpatingindin sa isang espesyalista samata.

2. Kapag maaga kangmagpapatingin sa doktor,puwede kang bigyan nggamot (tulad ng Acycloviro Valacyclovir) na

maaaring magpabilis ngiyong paggaling. Maykamahalan nga langitong mga gamot.

3. Kapag mahapdimasyado ang kulebra,puwedeng uminom ngmga pain relievers tuladng paracetamol tablet omefenamic acid capsule.

4. Huwag putukinang mga butlig at bakaito magkaroon ngimpeksyon.

5. Maghanda ngisang litrong tubig atlagyan ng 1 kutsaritangasin. Ibuhos angsolusyon na ito sa lugarng butlig. Pagkatapos aydampi-dampian angmga butlig para matuyo.

6. Palakasin angiyong katawan.Magpahinga at matulogng sapat. Uminom din ngisang multivitamin tabletbawat araw.

Good news po. Maybakuna nang naimbentopara mabawasan angtsansang magkaroon ngkulebra. Binibigay ito samga taong edad 60pataas. Ang tawag dito ayvaricella-zoster vaccine.Kung may perangpambili, magpaturok nanitong bakuna. Tandaanlamang na bawalmagpabakuna ang mgataong kasalukuyang maysakit, mahina angkatawan at may kulebrana. Ang bakuna ay bilangpag-iiwas o preventionlamang. Good luck po.

Letters to the Editor:Militarization of education in Mindanao

Dear Editor,Militarization of

education in MindanaoYou can see how messed upand at risk our education iswhen the military isbending all laws just to getto it.

I mean what’s moreworse than soldiers beingtaught to teach at schoolinstead of employingeducators who, in years,have trained themselvesfor every bit of difficultiesin handling a child, or anIP student for that matter.Indeed, militarization ofeducation, “it’s moreshameful in thePhilippines” In NorthernMindanao, the AFP’s 4thInfantry Division was saidto have tapped about 125Lumad soldiers for aneducation program whichwill be provided by theDepartment of Education.

By the end of the year,they are scheduled to bedeployed in 35 pilotvillages where they are saidto organize their respectiveAlternative LearningSystem (ALS) units. Aspreposterous as it is!Militarization of educationhas become a policy by theAquino government usingboth the AFP and theDepEd, the agencyexpected to ensure thatschools must be zones ofpeace.

I could not forget theattempt of Dr. JosephineFadul, a DepEd official inDavao del Norte, to closedown lumad schools inSouthern MindanaoRegion before the schoolyear start this year.Following her request forthe closure of three lumadschools was theestablishment of a newpublic school utilizingmilitary as para-teachers.Worst part, during acongressional budgethearing it was revealed thatthe closure of these schoolswas in fact discussedduring a meeting with theNational IntelligenceB o a r d - R e g i o n a lIntelligence Committee

which is under the Office ofthe President.

This, not to mentionthe approval of thepresident to recognize andlegitimize paramilitarygroups such as the onesimplicated in Surigaokillings and the move toincrease the budget for theestablishment of moreCAFGU and Special CafguArmed Auxiliary. Thisshould have stirred ourminds.

Using soldiers asteachers is like employingengineers to perform asurgery. It spells outdisaster. Moreover, it is aninsult to thousands yetunemployed or graduatingeducators. More to this, arethe continuing militaryattacks on Lumad schoolsin Mindanao, thus provingthey are not fit to teach.

For just a year we havedocumented 95 cases ofattacks on schoolsperpetrated by the militaryand it’s paramilitary allover Mindanao sinceSeptember 2014. Thecontinuing encampmentof not just lumad schoolsbut also DepEd schools,threat, harassment andintimidation amongstudents and teachers,destruction of schoolproperty and killings havecaused 40,000 lumad inMindanao to evacuatefrom their communities.

This dire situation ofour lumad brothers andsisters has caught theattention of national andeven internationaladvocacy groups.However, underlying theseevents is the scheme toclose down lumad schools– just what they didrecently in Brgy. WhiteCulaman, Kitaotao,Bukidnon where a lumadschool was demolished bythe barangay captain andthe military over anaccusation that it is ownedby the NPA.

The AFP’s move to useIP soldiers as teachers willignite more disunity thanthe proliferation of

m i l i t a r y - b a c k e dparamilitary has done.This is clearly an attempt todivide the indigenouspeople and discredit theirhistorical resistance todefend their ancestrallands against imperialistplunder andmilitarization.

After all, education hasbecome an effective toolfor the lumad in defendingtheir ancestral lands andfundamental rights.Education has sharpenedtheir knowledge and madethem more critical inasserting their right to self-determination andlegitimate demands. Thegovernment is ontrembling knees over thegrowing resistance of theLumads and is now hell-bent to shut down theschools they built throughyears of hard work.

The incessant militaryattacks on schools is one ofthe reason why over 700lumad, peasants andhuman rights defenders ofManilakbayan ngMindanao are now headedto the National CapitalRegion, and bring theseissues at the doorstep ofthe Malacanang palacewhere the president ishiding from hisaccountabilities to thepeople of Mindanao.

As we get closer to thecapital, we call on thepeople of Luzon and otherparts of the country tos u p p o r t#Manilakbayan2015. Asthe saying goes “the firststep to solve a problem isrecognizing there is one”.We are from Mindanao, weare here, so please hear us.

Thank you and morepower.

Rius ValleSpokesperson, Save OurSchools Network

Southern Mindanao -Lot 3, Sputnik St., DonaVicenta Village, Davao City8000, Philippines

Email Addresssaveourschoolsdavao@yahoo.com.ph

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ASEAN declares TubbatahaReefs as heritage park

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biodiversity. In 1993,Tubbataha Reefs NaturalPark was declared aUNESCO World Heritagesite.

Angelique Songco,Protected AreaSuperintendent of theTubbataha Reefs NaturalPark said that thedeclaration assured themanagement team thatthey have been doing theright thing. “We hope wecan serve as a role modelto other marine naturalparks.”

She noted the need tobe more vigilant inprotecting the richnessand beauty of Tubbataha.

Nelson Devanadera,Director of the PalawanCouncil for SustainableDevelopment, said this isa welcome developmentadding that there is a“need to highlightTubbataha not just as adiving site, but as abiodiversity haven that isworth exploring for a totalunique experience.”

He stressed that thisalso opens an opportunityto replicate the goodpractices of Tubbataha inother protected areas inthe Philippines.

Atty. Roberto V. Oliva,ACB Executive Director,also said that TubbatahaReefs Natural Park – the

7th AHP in thePhilippines – “is atestament of thiscountry’s rich naturalresources and biologicaldiversity. This alsounderscores the need toconserve the park as itbenefits the entireSoutheast Asian region.”

Oliva explained thatthe AHP Programmesupports themanagement of aregional network ofnational protected areasof high conservationimportance that providesa complete spectrum ofrespective ecosystems togenerate greaterawareness, pride,a p p r e c i a t i o n ,enjoyment, andconservation of ASEAN’srich biodiversity.

ACB serves as thesecretariat of the AHPProgram.

Tubbataha ReefsNatural Park joined theranks of other AHPs inthe Philippines – Mt.Makiling Forest Reservein Laguna province, Mt.Hamiguitan RangeWildlife Sanctuary inDavao Oriental province,Mt. Iglit-Baco NationalPark in Mindoroprovince, Mt. ApoNatural Park in Davao,Mt. Kitanglad RangeNatural Park inBukidnon, and Mt.Malindang RangeNatural Park in MisamisOccidental.

Public warned vs. fake medsCEBU CITY - The Foodand Drugs Administration(FDA) has warned thepublic against fakemedicines following therecent seizure of about twodozen counterfeitproducts in CentralVisayas.

Sarah Oriol, of the

FDA, said the public shouldbe aware of the medicinesthey buy, adding, that 12pharmacies have beenpadlocked since Februaryup to September due tocounterfeit drugs, amongothers violations.

Of the 1,654 drugstoresin the region, she said only

1,212 are licensed by FDAwith 238 in Cebu City North;248 in Cebu City South; 483in Cebu towns; 135 inMandaue City and 108 inLapu-Lapu City.

Oriol urged the publicto report to authorities anydrug store or persons sellingfake drugs. (Hazel F. Gloria)

DOH advises public protectskin from extreme heat

CEBU CITY – TheDepartment of Health hasadvised the public to stayaway from over exposure todirect sunlight to preventskin cancer.

DOH's Dr. JoanriRiveral said due to climatechange, we areexperiencing extreme heatmost of the time. “Althoughwe have no statistics fornow on skin cancer asthese are in the privatedoctors, but consideringclimate change let us avoidprolong exposure to the

heat,” he said.He said maximum

exposure to sunlightshould not be more than 30minutes and the maximumtemperature should bearound 37 degrees Celsius.There is also a need toapply sun blocks on skinwhich is SPF 15 (sunprotector factor).

Personal hygiene stilltops as the best preventionsince a clean skin will notbe home to fungi andbacteria. Riveral saidbarangay health centers

are equipped to conductinitial skin examinationand are even giving outointments andmedications fortreatment.

“We should not beneglecting a simple rashor other allergies as thesemay be symptoms ofsomething more seriousinternally. Kidney andliver problems usuallyshow skin discolorationsand abnormalities,”Riveral said. (FerlizaContratista)

Aquino blames slow courtaction in anti-corruption fightTHE GOVERNMENT'santi-corruption effortswould be more effective ifthe court act moreexpeditiously, especiallyin sending wrongdoers tojail, President Aquinosaid.

President Aquino, inan interview with CNN'sAndrew Stevens lastweek, vented hisfrustration on the courts'inability to act quicklythat affects the anti-corruption fight.

“We have threebranches of government.And what I tell theexecutive whom I hold isthat the key to thecorruption fight is not theability to file casesagainst somebody, butactually sending

somebody to jail,”Aquino said when askedif he is satisfied with theefforts to fightcorruption.

“If we can removethis belief that you canget away, literally, withmurder then we will haveachieved something. Butyou now, we areexpecting some majordecisions on cases thathave been pending.”

The snail-pacedjudicial process has beenfrustrating for him,Aquino said, adding, theConstitution says thatonce a case is submittedfor resolution, theSupreme Court has amaximum of two years todecide on that particularcase. And he said that

there are cases that havebeen languishing in thecourt for decades.

This also impacts ong o v e r n m e n tinfrastructure projects,as some projects beingdelayed by the ratherslow court litigationprocess, according toAquino. “For instance,they are not able to givea restraining orderobstruction.

So the new methodwas on valuationquestioning, thevaluation effectivelydelaying the projects sothat some of the targetswe are hoping toaccomplish before westep down will not bemet,” the Presidentfurther said.

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In a ceremony held inPuerto Princesa City inPalawan, the ASEANCenter for Biodiversity(ACB) formally handedthe certificate of the AHPDeclaration to therepresentatives of theTRNP ManagementOffice.

Tubbataha ReefsNatural Park also servesas the first marine-basedAHP in the Philippines.

The nomination ofthe Tubbataha ReefsNatural Park wasapproved by theenvironment ministers ofthe 10 ASEAN MemberStates at the 15thInformal ASEANMinisterial Meeting onthe Environment held inOctober last year.

Known as an “ultimatediving destination” in thePhilippines, the parkboasts of a wide array ofmarine biodiversity. Thenewest ASEAN HeritagePark is home to almost80% of all coral species inthe Philippines and to atleast half of all coralspecies in the world.

It has 10,000 hectaresof coral reef and at least86,000 hectares ofsurrounding waters rightat the heart of the CoralTriangle, the center ofglobal marine