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TALAMDAN SA PANGINABUHIang Talamdan sa Panginabuhi usa ka pinasahing panid sa Mindanao Journal nga gipahinungod ngadto sa mga mag-u-uma ug sa uban pang matang sa panginabuhian alang ngadto sa sektor nga maka-angay niini. Edited by Roger Bantiles

Davao del Norte – Literacy has empowered the Indigenous People in the province to share and celebrate their cultural heritage.

Datu Fernando Mantog, Tribal Chieftain of Barangay Florida in Kapalong, this province, said that basic literacy skills has allowed his people to release the deep-seated feeling of shame and low self-esteem.

He heralded the government’s literacy program has helped the Lumads build self-confidence and improve their well-being.

“Dili na mi maulaw kay kabalo na mi mubasa, mosulat ug mo-ihap (we are not ashamed anymore since we are now able to read, write and count),” he said.

Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario, center seated, poses with Lumads, who completed basic literacy under the Alternative Learning System for Indigenous People program. noel baguio/davnor pio

literacy empowers DavNor lumads to share, celebrate culture

Sa panahon nato karon nga kalbo na kasagaran ang atong kabukiran ug kabakildan, kinahanglan nga gukdon nato ang pagpananom og kahoy. Nindot gyud unta kaayo kun atong mabalik ang orihinal nga mga tanum sa bukid, apan basin og lisud na gyud kaayo tungod kay kulang na ta og similya. Paninguhaon lang nato kutob sa mahimo ang pagpabalik sa orihinal. Anaa pay pipila – pipila lang – ka mga seedling nurseries sa gobyerno nga kakuhaan. Daginoton ni nato ug iseguro og tanum.

Adunay usa ka kahoy nga angay natong iuban og tanum. Proteksyon ni sa uban aron dili hilabtan. Mao ni ang kahoy nga Balete. Ang ordinaryong Pinoy ug Pinay hadlok sa Balete tungod kay ang ilang pagtuo puy-anan ni sa di-ingon-nato. Sa mga kasugiran (folklore), puy-anan daw ang Balete og Agta o Kapre. Ang ubang mga kasugiran nag-ingon nga Tambaloslos ang mopuyo sa Balete.

Para sa mga bag-ong tubo, ang Agta o Kapre usa ka klase sa mga di-ingon-nato nga itum daw kaayo, lagum pa daw sa lubot sa kolon o kaldero ang pamanit. Kasagaran, kun magpakita daw ni siya, maglingkod daw ni sa sanga sa Balete, magtangag og abano. Wa lang maapil sa istorya kun unsa ang brand sa abano, Havana Cigar ba nga imported gikan sa Cuba o tinustos lang nga eskuhido dahon sa tabako nga gikan sa Ilocos.

Lahi sab ang Tambaloslos sa mga kasugiran. Mao ni ang kusog daw mobahakhak og katawa, kun magpakita, ug ang katawa niini mobukhad sa tibuuk niyang nawong. Maloslos ang tibuuk nawong sa pagkatawa, mao nang ginganlan og Tambaloslos.

Tagalog ang Kapre, mao na nga makaingon ta nga bisan ang taga Luzon nagtuo nga dunay mga di-ingon-nato nga Agta. (Bisaya ang pulong nga Agta.) Binisaya ang Tambaloslos, mao nga sa akong tan-aw, wa ni nga klase sa di-ingon-nato sa Luzon.

Nganong akong gihisgotan ni nga pagtuotuo? Kasagaran man gud sa atong reforestation program mobalik sab pagka kalbo tungod kay pamutlon ang kahoy kay ulingon. Daghan man ta og ulingonon nga bagol sa lubi, kini na lang gyud unta ang gamiton. Kinahanglan lang nga sulbaron ang paglabtik sa kalayo tungod sa paglugti sa uling, o dili ba kaha magpalayo lang kun magsugba, magbarbecue o magtap-an.

Tungod sa kahadlok sa mga yanong Pinoy ug Pinay sa di-ingon-nato nga nagpuyo sa Balete, dili bastabasta ni nila nga putlon. Mao sab ang mga kahoy ug ubang tanum nga naglibot sa Balete.

Dugokon sab sa kalanggaman ang Balete. Sa ato pa, ang mga langgam makatabang og reforestation pinaagi sa ilang pag-ite sa mga lugar nga ilang maagian sa di pa sila mobatog sa Balete.

Balete: puy-anan daw sa di-ingon-nato(unang gula)

Naay mga parte sa Manila nga ginatamnan og Balete ang daplin sa ilang mga karsada. Kasagaran daghan og tinanom nga Balete sa mga subdivisions sa mga adunahan. Baga man gud kaayo ni og dahon, landing kaayo ug bugnaw sa ilawom. Sa Hinduism ug Buddhism, sagrado ang kahoy nga Balete. Sa sugilanon sa mga Buddhists, sa ilawon daw sa Balete kasagaran namalandong (meditation) si Prinsipe Siddharta, ang ningtukod sa Buddhism. Sa ilawom daw sa Balete siya nalamdagan ug nakakab-ot og katin-awan.

Native ang Balete sa atong nasud, susama nga native sab ni sa ubang parte sa Asya. Balete ang pangalan niini sa mga Tagalog, Ilocano ug mga Bisaya. Salisi sa Isneg, ug Dakit sa ubang Bisaya. Ficus Benjamina ang scientific name niini. Benjamin’s Fig, Benjamin Tree, Small-leaved Rubber Plant, Weeping Fig ug Weeping Laurel ni

sa Iningles ug Chui Ye Rong sa Ininsek.Sa mga manghihilot nga Bisaya, gamit ang

panit sa Balete nga pampahiuli sa piang. Iputos ni sa parte nga napiang. Naa lay angay nga bantayan sa Balete. Posible nga ang duga sa panit may epekto nga dili maayo sa panit, sa mata, sa ilong ug sa gininhawa.

Sa ubang nasud, ang gamut, panit sa gamut ug ang dahon ginapabukalan sa lana ug mao ning lana ang itambal sa mga samad ug bun-og. Ang dahon ug panit ginadugmok para panghampol sa reyuma ug sa ulo sa gihilantan.

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Mantog is among the 132 Lumads, who completed the Alternative Learning System for Indigenous People (ALS-IP) implemented by the Provincial Government, in coordination with the Department of Education.

The p rog ram inc ludes livelihood trainings to widen the economic opportunities of the IPs.

Governor Rodo l fo de l Rosario, who led the distribution of their certificates of completion, lauded the IPs for their enthusiasm in learning basic literacy and numeracy.

Aside from allowing the Lumads to attain their goals and participate meaningfully in society,

Davao City- Mayor Rodrigo Duterte continued to give a categorical answer on whether or not he will run for President in 2016. The first time that he has come close to a positive reply was when he was interviewed at ‘Give Us This Day’ televised program of Pastor Apollo C. Quibiloy. In response to a text message which urged him to run for President, Mayor Duterte told the TV audience and those from the gallery watching the show live to first seriously consider those from the “North”, meaning Binay, Roxas and Poe, and that if any of the three does not meet the their expectation then look “South” obviously referring to himself.

He repeated the same suggestive response when he spoke in Dagupan where he added that he “is willing to run to save the country from being fractured”. But just when the Duterte watchers start to celebrate, the shrewd mayor would issue another statement in yet another forum that as far as he is concerned the Presidency is “a long shot”.

Over the weekend in Rockwell, Makati where Duterte was invited to speak before Metro Manila’s Architects and Construction moguls, the Mayor focused his talk on

Duterte wins adherentsfor Fed and Presidency

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte speaks before delegates to Rotary International District 3860 Conference held at SMX Convention Center in Davao City. (By Tomas C. Avanceña, Jr.)

Federalism, crime and punishment. He gave a bit of history on how the present unitary government was handed down from Spanish conquestadores and perpetuated by the Americans. “The unitary system was meant to tighten control on the Filipinos. When we were ceded to the Americans, they did not change the system to Federal because they want to deal only with the central government”, Duterte said. The mayor explained that the conflict in Mindanao can be effectively and permanently addressed under the Federal System.

Duterte had two other speaking engagements with two Rotary International District Conferences, the first with southern Luzon Rotarians which was held in Sofitel Hotel in Manila and the recent one with Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao Rotarians at the SMX convention hall in Lanang, Davao City. The mayor again asked his audience to support the Federal System of government stressing that only when the regions will

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T h e C i t y G o v e r n m e n t o f Cotabato City will be in s t a l l i ng 24 Uni t s o f C l o s e d C i r c u i t Te l ev i s ion (CCTV) cameras in different s t r a t e g i c a r e a t h i s month.

As of now, the city government is waiting for the recommendation of the City Police who are the ones to identify which locat ions are best to put up these CCTV cameras.

The f i r s t phase was completed in the year 2011 with 12 units of CCTV cameras put up in different parts of the city’s downtown area.

N S FA , P a n a c a n Davao City- In a simple but memorable turn-over ceremony held at the Naval Station Felix Apol inar io Panacan Davao City Tuesday morning, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Carter Sibal was installed as the new Commander o f t h e 1 0 t h C i v i l Mi l i ta ry Opera t ions “KALINAW” Battalion of the 10th Infantry Agila Division.

Lieutenant Colonel Sibal who served as assistant to the Chief of Staff for Personnel o f 1 0 I D r e p l a c e d L i eu t e n a n t C o lo n e l Llewellyn R. Binasoy who led the 10th CMO Battalion for more than six months.

I n h i s relinquishment message Lt.Col. Binasoy thanked the men and women u n d e r h i s u n i t f o r supporting all endeavors in implementing different projects and programs u n d e r t h e I n t e r n a l Peace and Secur i ty P l a n “ B a y a n i h a n ” . M e a n w h i l e , i n h i s acceptance message, L i eu t enan t Co lone l Sibal assured the public that he will continue the good endeavors of the unit and encouraged stakeholders for their continued support.

1 0 t h I n f a n t r y Division Commander Maj.Gen. Eduardo M. Año presided over the ceremony and lauded the two officers for their good performances.

In h is message , General Año reiterated the huge role of the Civil

NSFA, Panacan, Davao City – “Poverty is not a hindrance to success,” thus says 50-year old Alexandra Casas, one of the one-hundred th i r ty- two (132) students who successfully received t h e i r d i p l o m a i n graduation rites held at Headquarters, 72nd Infant ry Bat ta l ion , Brgy Tuburan, Mawab Comval Province.

The Alternative L e a r n i n g S y s t e m ( A L S ) a n d t h e accredited equivalency Army Literacy Patrol System (ALPS) is a joint undertaking of the

Several foreign groups of companies are expected to pour in investments to Cotabato City this year.

A group of Malaysian investors have already finished putting up a water distilling plant in which the equipments needed will be delivered anytime soon.

According to Secretary to the Mayor Anice to Rasalan, the objective of the Malaysian investors in building the plant in the city is to set an affordable price of the distilled drinking water that will surely compete with the commercial brands that are available in the city.

“Sabi ng mga investors from Malaysia, baka ang presyo na ma i-offer sa market ay 30 percent or 35 percent less than the retail prices of the existing brands in the city”, Rasalan said.

F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e Malaysian investors will be supporting the program of the

T h e P h i l i p p i n e s remains one of the fastest g rowing economies in Asia. Low inflation, robust l i qu id i t y, s t e a dy f l ow of OFW remittances and increased BPO revenues are seen to sustain the country’s economic growth in 2015.

“These result to an upbeat investor confidence in the economy with both foreign and local investors p o s i t i o n i n g t o t a k e advantage,” said PAMI Executive Zedric J. Matubis at the recent “Prosperity in 2015” forum organized by Philam Life and Philam Asset Management, Inc., (PAMI).

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DAVAO CITY – The 7th ARcen of Philippine Air Force was conducting an Educational Tour and ROTC Challenge program this 28th day of February, 2015 which were attended by 18 participating schools from diverse places like Davao City, Davao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur, and Cotabato City representing their respective ROTC’s compet ing for different events such as M16 Rifle Disassemble Assemble, Flight Drill Competition, Tug of War, and Flight Run.

It was a one day event that was fully supported by the TOG 11 commander spearheaded by the LTC NAPOLEON A TACUT, PAF (GSC). When he was asked what made it successful “ Unang-una nagpapasalamat ako sa almighty for giving us a very fine weather at saka sa suporta ng mga shool heads at coordinator na ina allow nila ang mga students to attend”. Since this activity is done only once a year thay have

The awarding of events was given by the guest of honor LTC PABLO E RUSTRIA JR PAF (GSC), Commanding Officer LTC NAPOLEON A TACUT PAF (GSC),and Executive Officer 1LT MICHAEL JONATHAN P GUINTOCouncilor Al Ryan Alejandre with the Mutya ng Dabaw candidate during I-Speak forum at City Hall Conference Room. By Tomas C. Avanceña, Jr.

132 STUDENTS GRADUATE IN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM

Department of Education and the 10th Infantry Div i s ion Ph i l ipp ine Army which aims to p r o v i d e a c c r e d i t e d learning opportunity to people of varying ages.

Of the one-hundred thirty-two graduates who received certificates of completion last February 27, 2015 , fifty-four (54) s tudents came f rom Visayan Village Tagum City Davao Del Norte while seventy-eight (78) came from Brgy Mipangi, Nabunturan Compostela Valley Province.

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theme “Kasipagan at Katatagan, Tagumpay M a k a k a m t a n ” , t h e D i v i s i o n S c h o o l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f Ta g u m C i t y M r s . Cristy C. Epe the guest of honor and speaker, lauded the perseverance and enthusiasm of the graduates. “Learning starts from womb and ends in tomb”, she told the graduates. Mrs. Epe also thanked the 10th Infantry Division Philippine Army for its active support to DepEd in promoting education among the people.

Lieutenant Colonel E l m e r A t e r r a d o ,

influx of foreign investments to Cotabato City this year expected to boom economy

t h e C o m m a n d e r o f t h e 7 2 n d I n f a n t r y Battalion expressed the cont inued advocacy of the 10TH Infantry Divis ion Phi l ippine Army in helping other stakeholders like DepEd to pave the way for a better future especially of the youth sector.

Also in attendance in the ceremony were Ms. Elena G. Pugay, Tagum City Education P rog ram Spec i a l i s t 1, Mr. Delio S. Caya, Educa t ion P rog ram Specialist II ALS Focal and Pastor Leonardo S Dabalos of Tagum Speakers Bureau.

Department of Health, wherein patients admitted to public hospitals will be provided distilled drinking water to ensure health safety.

The water distilling plant will be inaugurated on March 15.

A n o t h e r g r o u p o f Malaysian investors are involved in aquamarine business, in which they will give hands-on training to the fishermen of Tamontaka on how to culture export quality crabs.

The remaining groups of Malaysians are interested on waste to energy project and trading.

Moreover, two Japanese investors from different companies have also taken interest in aquamarine industry. They will be buying cultured eels and mud fishes from barangays Tamontaka 2, 3, 4, and where most of these will be exported to Japan.

Apart from buying and

exporting cultured eels, and mudfish, the Japanese will also conduct trainings and teach the fishermen some fishing and culturing techniques.

“Ang malaking benefit dito is technology transfer. Tuturo sila ng techniques and methods. Sabi ng Japanese investors , kahi t s inong gustong matuto, tuturuan n i la . L ibre i to sa mga interested para ma increase ang production, at para meron silang mabili to export sa Japan”, Rasalan said.

M o r e t h a n 2 8 0 households have already expressed their willingness to undergo these trainings.

“Malaki ang impact ng investments na ito, dahil it will generate employment, panga lawa , madeve lop natin ang inland fishery or freshwater fishery sa ating marshland sa area na yan”, Rasalan added.

A Jordanian engineer has a l ready s ta r ted an

aquamarine project to be implemented in Kalanganan.

The goal on the said project is to improve or increase the production of crabs, shrimps, milkfish, and prawns.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e Jordanian engineer, if the project will be implemented, the production will be more than double, compared to the current production.

At present, the fishermen from Kalanganan have 1 ton per harvest. However, it is possible to increase it to 7.5 to 10 tons per harvest if the project will be implemented.

Al l these bus iness endeavours are expected t o h e l p i n t h e f u r t h e r development of the city’s economic status.

As of now, talks are ongoing between the local g o v e r n m e n t a n d o t h e r inves tors who a re a l so interested in putting up their businesses in Cotabato City.

10TH CMO BATTALION HAS NEW COMMANDER

Mil i ta ry Opera t ions Battalion in the counter-insurgency campaign of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “The CMO Battalion plays a crucial role in 10th ID’s campaign which directly supports the gains and success to our internal peace and securi ty operat ions” General Año said. “While we are making great strides in all aspects of our counter insurgency campaign, the need for a purposive and relevant CMO effort cannot be over-emphasized,” he added.

MGen. Ano also cha l l enged the new commander of 10TH C M O B a t t a l i o n t o m a i n t a i n t h e t r u s t and confidence of the communities, to catalyze the promotion of peace and sustainable development, to contr ibute in the eradication of insurgency in the region and to c o n t i n u e t o u p h o l d the un i t ’s d r ive for excellence. “As the unit’s n a m e “ K A L I N AW ” suggests, may this unit continue its untiring effort to promote and propagate the culture of peace” the official added.

C e r t i f i c a t e s o f a p p r e c i a t i o n we re a l so g iven t o different stakeholders, i n d i v i d u a l s , government agencies and non-government organizations for their huge contribution in making the campaigns, programs and projects of 10th CMO Battalion possible.

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By: Jeff Jabillesmade their best effort to make it successful.

The last part of the program was an inspirational speech by the guest of honor LTC PABLO E RUSTRIA JR PAF (GSC) followed by the awarding of the winners of the said event. The champion of the flight drill category went to IASAT, 1st runner up – Davao Central College, 2nd runner up – Collegio de Kidapawan, 3rd runner up – Ramon Magsaysay General Santos and the MATS College of Tech won the M16 Rifle Disassmbly/Assembly category.

The commanding officer of the ARcen reiterating that their goal is to establish camaraderie among ROTC students and emphasized that it is not the winning but how they participated in the competition.

The PAF ARcen is hoping that more attendees will be will be expecting next year as the coordinators will be planning more categories will be added in the program.

Second Phase of CCTV Cameras Installation now ongoing

A c c o r d i n g t o Secretary to the Mayor Aniceto Rasalan, all the installed cameras are still working properly a n d a r e a p r o v e n effect ive in helping in crime solution and prevention.

“Effect ive s iya , dahi l nakatulong sa pag solve ng crimes, pero may mga criminal na wise din, lumipat sila ng lugar dun sa walang CCTV cameras. So ngayon sa phase 2 we hope to cover all crime prone areas. Rasalan said.’’

More or less 10 m i l l i o n p e s o s w i l l be al located for the

presidente human sa iyang termino ug motapun dayon s i la sa par t ido sa bag-ong administrasyon. Ila pang unayon pagsumbong ang ilang gitalikdan nga presidente aron sila madawat ug mohumot sa ilang bag-ong gitapunan nga Political Party. Silay magpapreso sa ilang presidente.

Pwede nilang ipapreso ang kanhi-presidente tungod kay wala na man siyay nabilin bisan gamayng gahum human sa iyang termino.

Apan Brayt kini si Mayor Digong. Matud pa lagi nila: “Mat-an pas Pinya”. Dili mapriso si Mayor Digong.

Unsaon pagkapriso ni Digong nga iya man ning tanang paga-usbon. Ang Unitary System himoon niyang Federal. Dinhi daghan na unya ang mga tawo nga mag-ambit sa gahum sa pagpadagan ug pagpalambo sa ilang tag-satagsa ka mga lugar. Dili na kay ang Presidente lamang maoy bugtong gamhanan.

Ikaduha, ibalik niya sa Two-Party System. Meaning, duha lamang ka mga partido ang magsampok kanunay sa tanang Piliay. Tungod niini, ang molingkod nga Presidente dili magpatakag inabusar sa pwesto tungod kay naa kanunay uban kaniya ang dungog sa ilang Partido. Pagkahuman sa iyang termino magpabilin pa gihapon ang presidente nga aktibong membro o opisyal sa ilang partido, ug dili siya mahimong morag kiko nga wala na unyay trabaho.

Kining tanang balikwaut nga sistima pagtul-iron ni ni Mayor Duterte aron mahibalik ang dignidad ang Buhatan sa Presidente ug mapalig-on pagbalik ang atong pang-goberno.

P o r e s o n a g t u o a n g Pikat nga layo ra kaayo ang purohan nga mapriso si Mayor Duterte human unya sa iyang termino (Maluoy’ng Ginoo) Pagkapresidente!

ng atong Ginu-ong Jesu Kristo mismo mao ang naghatag ug hustong mga dalan nga subayon sa iyang mga tinuod nga dicipulo

ug mga tinun-an kon unsay ilang angay nga baruganan diha sa kummunidad, balangay, ukon istado, diin sila nanimuyo.

Ang iyang mga sagradong mga pulong mga duha na ka libu tingali ka mga katuigan kanhi, apan ang pagkabililhon sa iyang mga gipamulong sa dalungan sa iyang mga sincerong mga sumolunod nagpabilin pa gihapong timgas, undanon sa kasing-kasing sa iyang maaghop nga mga katawhan nga naga-pamati kaniya.

Diha sa record sa ilang mga sinulat, ang nailhang bibliya o sagrado nga mga kasulatan ang basahong pinakadaghan nga na imprinta ug napanagtag sa tibuok kalibutan masabtan nato ang klaro nga baruganan sa mga dicipulo ni Jesu Kristo nga makatabang unta sa usa niining atong panahon kon ang usa mamati lamang sa ginapamulong nga na record diha sa nahisgutan nga basahon.

Makita na man nato pananglitan nga daghan sa mga relehiyuso nga mga pundok nagpaki-alam sa mga kalihukan sa mga kalihukan sa mga istados. Butang nga wala gayud gihimo sa unang mga dicipulo ni Jesu- Kristo o ni Kristo mismo. Ang uban naninguha pa nga makaambit ug makahupot sa political nga gahum, butang nga wala gayud gihimo niadtong matinumanong mga tinun-an sa Ginuong Jesu Kristo.

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DiHa sa isTaDOikan mismo sa baba ni Mayor Rody Duterte nadunggan ang mga

Pulong nga: “Presidente? Patay ta diha! Priso ta diha!”

Sa atong kahimtang karon, morag tama si Mayor Digong. Priso gyod ang iyang abuton. Ang halos tanan man gud nga nahimong presidente sa nasud halos didto mihuman sa ilang termino sa bilangoan. Hahaha! Ano ba yan?

Tan-awa si Presidente Marcos, Erap ug Arroyo. Silang tulo priso! Si Presidente Noynoy Aquino pud malagmit mapriso. Mao bitaw nga miingon si Kris Aquino nga dili lang una siya mag-apil-apil sa politika kay tabangan pa niya ang iyang kuya nga si Noynoy kay basin kun tambakan og mga kaso pagkahuman sa iyang termino.

Nganong mangapriso ang mga presidente human sa ilang termino? Ang tubag simpli lang, kana tungod sa dili maayong sistima sa atong panggamhanan.

Ang sistima sa atong nasud Unitary. Buot ipasabot, nakasentro sa usa lang ka tawo ang tanang gahum ug bahandi sa nasud. Kanang maong tawo mao ang Presidente nga anaa nagpuyo sa Malacanang.

Ang giingon nga co-equal branches of government nagpabilin lang nang damgo. Para sa Pikat, lisod kanang matinood. Tan-awa, naa bay balaod nga gipanday sa kongreso nga mahimong hingpit nga balaod kun dili permahan sa Presidente? Wala! Ikaduhang pangutana, naa bay sakop sa Judiciary- gikan sa Chief Justice ug mga magistrates sa Supreme Court, ug sa tanang mga huwis sa korte sa atong nasud nga wala gi-aprobahan ang ilang appointment sa Presidente? Wala.

Sa atoa pa, ang tanan moagi sa Presidente. Ang labing gamhanan sa tanang bahandi ug otoridad mao lamang gyod ang Presidente.

Ang tanan magyampungad ra gayod kaniya.

Mao ni ang hinungdan ngano nga ang Presidente malagmit makalapas gayod sa iyang limitasyon tungod kay gihatagan s iya og subrang gahum- lakip ang gahum sa pagpangurakot ug pagpangabuso. Ipakapin pa gyod dinhi ang iyang immunity nga dili siya pwedi madutlan og kaso sulod sa iyang termino.

Tungod niini natural lamang nga pangitaan siya og bikil, ug tabangan siya’g daut sa mga politicians nga adunay interes nga mahimong p r e s i d e n t e . H i m o o n g unpopular ang presidente aron nga mawad-an siyag kridibilidad sa pagtuboy sa tawo nga iyang gi-endosar nga mobanos kaniya.

Ang ikaduhang bikil mao ang political system sa atong nasud. Kining multi- Party System wala gayoy hinungdan. Gihimong Kiko ang Presidente niini. Gihatagan og makabungog nga gahum sa Partido ang ilang Presidente samtang naglingkon pa sa pwesto, apan sa higayon nga hapit na kining motapus sa iyang termino, ila kining biyaan. Motapun s i la sa la ing partido- labi na kun winnable nga partido- o di ba kaha magmugna silag lain partido nga maoy makapadaug sa ilang ituboy nga bag-ong kandidato.

Pagkakarun pwerting daghanang mga political P a r t y. N a a y L i b e r a l , Nacionalista, KBL, PDP-Laban, Lakas ng Bayan, NPC, Lakas-EDSA, LDP, Peoples Reform Party, ug daghan pa kaayong uban.

Tungod kay daghan ang kapilian, biyaan sa mga Partymates ang ilang

si MayOR DuTERTE, MaPRisO?

GKiNG QuiMPaN

PIKATBy KING QUIMPAN

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late

Placido G. Cañedo, Jr., who died in Davao City on September 12, 2014, left real and personal properties described as TCT No. T-153815, containing an area of 47,929 square meters, more or less; OCT No. P-47702 containing an area of 15,129 square meters, more or less; TCT No. T-399792 containing an area of 150 square meters, more or less; TCT No. T-202689 with an area of 270 square meters, more or less; TCT No. T-179770 with an area of 246 square meters, more or less; TCT No. T-256286 with an area of 193 square meters, more or less; TCT No. T-202690 with an area of 272 square meters, more or less and with personal properties described as: Chevrolet Trail Blazer SUV with motor no. 49LG131831240, serial no. MMM156MH0DH802222, plate no. BCV-210; Toyota Fortuner Wagon with motorplate no. 1KD-7272302, serial no. MROYZ59GX00052629, plate no. LFZ-741; Isuzu Elf Pick-up with motor no. 510902, serial no. TLD54-9629340, plate no. PJP-629; Nissan Power Pick-up with motor no. BD25-TEO1628, serial no. UTGD21-C84561, plate no. TGB-338; Mitsubishi Fuso Truck with motor no. 6D22-125010, serial no. FU418T-20011, plate no. CTG-426; International Harvester Tractor Head with motor no. 11255820, serial no. FHB19155, plate no. URM-845; Suzuki Motorcycle with motor no. F465-TH224338; Serial no. BF44R-124338, plate no. 9734YV, have been a subject of Extra Judicial Settlement of Estate, as per Doc. No. 486; Page No. 98; Book No. III; Series of 2015, of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Rodolfo A. Lalin.

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late

Andrea A. Gelicana, who died on December 16, 2014, left Two (2) parcels of land covered by TCT No. T-423006 with an area of 30 square meters, more or less and TCT No. T-423007 with an area of 1,482 square meters, more or less, have been a subject of Extra Judicial Settlement Among Heirs, as per Doc. No. 213; Page No. 15; Book No. X; Series of 2015, of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jose R. Banal.

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late

Aquilino Pedros Luminarias, who died on September 21, 2014 at Southern Philippines Medical Center, left a parcel of land containing an area of 80 square meters, more or less, situated at Lot 16, Block 16, NHA Kadayawan Homes, Bangkal, Davao City, has been a subject of Extra Judicial Settlement Among Heirs, as per Doc. No. 494; Page No. 99; Book No. XIV; Series of 2015, of the Notarial Registry of Atty. John Christopher T. Mahamud.

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late

Rafael D. Abangan and Beatriz Abapo, who died on June 6, 2006 and April 3, 1993 both at Digos City, Davao del Sur, left a parcel of land containing an area of 310 square meters, more or less and covered by TCT No. T-53510, situated at Barrio of Talomo, City of Davao, has been a subject of Extra Judicial Settlement Among Heirs with Waiver of Rights, as per Doc. No. 437; Page No. 112; Book No. VII; Series of 2013, of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Luciano G. Cameros, CPA.

Republic of the PhilippinesCity Civil Registrar’s Office

City of Davao

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

CCE#0529-2015 Date: February 27, 2015

In compliance with publication requirement and pursuant to Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 and OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, the Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR OF R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that RHENGIE CALAGO MOSE has filed with this Office a petition and correction of entry in the child’s sex of birth from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RHENGIE CALAGO MOSE at Davao City and whose parents are RICARDO C. MOSE and EVANGELINE A. CALAGO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than March 23, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. LEO ANTHONY R. BRACEROSCity Civil Registrar

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT11TH JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFFDavao City

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND Or Pag-ibig Fund,Mortgagee,

-versus- EJF-REM CASE NO. 15,094-15

ARLENE I. GARCIA married to Rodney A. Garcia,Mortgagor/s.x-------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against Arlene I. Garcia married to Rodney A. Garcia with postal address at Lot 12, Block 19, Don Lorenzo Homes, Phase II, Toril, Davao City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness in the total amount of Php427,595.18, Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges of October 21, 2014, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to TEN (10%) percent of the total indebtedness, plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on April 17, 2015 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency, the real property with all its improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2012006139

“A parcel of land xxx (Lot 12, Blk. 19, xxx), situated in the Barrio of Bato, Toril, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of NINETY (90) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event that the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on May 15, 2015 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the condition of the unit and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, February 24, 2015.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:(Sgd.) JULITO J. ANGGOT

Sheriff IV

NOTED BY:(Sgd.) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR.

Clerk of Court VIEx-Officio Provincial Sheriff

Notice is hereby given that FILINVEST LAND INC., ANTONIO V.A. TAN, ET AL (owner/) FILINVEST LAND INC. (developer) has filed with this Office a sworn registration statement for the sale of condominium units at 8 SPATIAL DAVAO BUILDING 1 CONDOMINIUM located at Ma-a, Davao City specifically identified/ described as Block 1, Lot Nos. 12 to 19, 24, 25, 34 to 37; Block 2, Lots 1 to 27 and portion of Road Lot 1 ALL OF PSD-11-100962 containing an area of 22,260.65 square meters and covered by TCT Nos. T-146-2012000664 to T-146-2012000671; T-146-2012000676 to T-146-2012000677; T-146-2012000686 to T-146-2012000689; T-146-2012000703; T-146-2012000705 to T-146-2012000731 and portion of T-146-2012000738,

All papers relative thereto shall, upon request and payment of processing fee, be available for inspection during business hours by any person having legal interest thereon.

Absent any legal impediment, the above-cited project is deemed registered and a certificate, in evidence thereof, shall forthwith be issued after five (5) days from the last day of publication.

Davao City, Philippines, 24th day of February 2015.

(Sgd.) ATTY. RM MIGUEL T. PALMA GILRegional Director

Republic of the PhilippinesOffice of the PresidentHousing and Urban Development Coordinating CouncilHOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARDSouthern Mindanao Region, Davao City

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the governor said education is the key to preserving their cultural heritage.

Breaking free from shame

The fifty-year old Mantog never had formal education when he was young out of fear.

“Giingnan ko sa akong amahan nga ka-onon ko sa agta kung moeskwela ko (my father told me that a mythical monster will eat me if I go to school),” he revealed.

Education was not on his list of priorities since he became engrossed with his duties as a young chieftain starting the age of 15. He was a well-respected leader well-versed in their cultural tradition and practices.

“Apan maulaw ko nga dili ko kama-o mobasa (I was ashamed that I could not read,” he opened up.

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when he was given the opportunity to learn basic literacy skills in 1981, which was enriched by his participation in the ALS-IP program since last year.

He said the literacy program significantly helped him improve his people skills as a tribal leader.

He also became a trainer of the municipal tribal dance troupe, which even won in a national competition some years back. His artists, who are also ALS-IP completers, now get regular invitations to perform in various occas ions ac ross the region.

“Nahimo kaming madasigon sa pag-ambit ug pagselebrar sa among Lumadnong kultura (We are more inspired to share and celebrate our culture),” he said.

be given just autonomy will they be able to make and implement their own plans according their needs and not on the whims of the central government. He also enunciated that under a Federal System the regional governments or states will retain at least 60 percent of the revenues collected and remit only 40% to the central government for its upkeep. Duterte lamented that under the present set up the local government units remits all collections to the national treasury and wait for their share which will come as internal revenue allotment.

But what interest his audience is when he talks about how he deals with criminal elements. A n s w e r s t o r a n d o m interviews conducted by the Mindanao Journal among the participants on what interest them most in Duterte’s extemporaneous speech reveals why they wanted to see and listen to the Mayor in person. They wanted to see him close and feel his pulse. The mayor never ran short of expletives when he explains on how he deals with criminals. He confessed that he ran afoul of the Commission of Human Rights but reasons out that he “would rather go to hell so that my constituents will be in paradise”.

I n e a c h o f h i s speaking engagements, a brief video about the

mayor as a courageous political leader and as a person with a soft heart for the afflicted is shown on a wide screen. The video clip also shows UP Prof. Clarita Carlos spoke highly of Duterte as a man of determination and political will and being intelligently courageous.

This week Mayor Duter te wil l fulf i l l a speaking engagement in Ormoc City and then with the Association of Generals and Flag Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines next.

t is about time we calm down. The 44 SAF combatants will never come back to poke their guns on the characters who fed

them to the lion’s den. As Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said, we should rise up above our anger. We would like to think that what he meant was for us to plan and act on what to do to protect and alleviate the sufferings of those who are alive.

A gross mistake had been committed by the few who plotted the operations against a high value terrorist that ended up in a classic pyrrhic victory. To further inflict harm on innocent civilians that had been displaced by a follow-up military operations intended to display valor is misplaced. We feel we have enough of it and it is about time to help the evacuees go back to their farming communities and simply secure them from brigands if any.

Following the Mamasapano tragedy, a lot of trust had been eroded and the Basic Bangsamoro Law which was actively promoted by the lawmakers has become an object of vexation. Let us not forget the simple fact that in every encounter there will always be casualties and Mamasapano is not an exception even as the ceasefire was in place and the peace negotiations was about to be concluded with the passage of BBL. Crucify the idiots who ill-conceived of the plot to get an elusive terrorist but never jettison an agreement designed to settle disputes. We have to restore and rebuild whatever is left of trust and rekindle the flickering light of peace.

If the decommissioning of firearms not only of the rebels but of civilians volunteers is of any value at all in the BBL, let us worry less of constitutional barriers. If at all we entertain apprehensions about the BBL, it is more on the superfluous ceremonies and ambiguous provisions of how firearms be decommissioned. We propose that those firearms be destroyed on sight and not be turned over to a custodian. What for? Who are they? Unless they are destroyed shall we be confident that they will not be recycled only to be used in another conflict. The entire Bangsamoro territory should be declared a zone of peace so that even ruinous clans’ war will also end.

The guns must be silenced forever in the Bangsamoro land.

PublisherFERDINAND M. LEDESMA

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sa akin o they are trying to discourage the women to come near me”, he kidded.

The truth of the matter is that both magazine were all high praises for him. But not only are the accolades limited to the print media, Duterte is also mobbed by the audiences that listen to him talk about Federalism and his take on crime and punishment. When he talks about crime, he throws niceties on the air and spew out expletives which, believe it or not, are music to the ears of his audience. And his romantic escapades…Before a huge crowd of architects and contractors in Rockwell, Makati, he brought down the house when he warned the women present that if they think that he is the only one who has some romantic escapades the ladies are absolutely wrong and obviously in the dark. He said that every male architect in attendance have at least four women, each provided with a condo. “Ang sa akin pang-dormitoryo lang”.

But the lady architects seemed unmindful or unbelieving of his antics. After his speech, they rushed to him as if he is a movie star who just won a Famas award. One of his admirers, pleadingly asked for the copy of the Esquire Magazine which I bought with my last taxi money so she can have something which Digong will affix his signature on. Sensing how desperate she was, I let go with my copy. “Now I have a remembrance from the next President of the Philippines”, she announced after the mayor signed her magazine.

Speeches after speeches. I really am in a quandary whether those who listen to Mayor Duterte ever absorbed any education about Federalism and the

f the overwhelming endorsements for City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to gun for the Presidency won’t

work, I am at a loss what can. The latest we hear from the elusive Mayor when asked whether he is running for President is “it’s a long shot”.

Again it’s true to form. The Mayor has always been modest except in counting the many incorrigible kidnappers and members of drug syndicates who have gone to that great beyond. On the other hand, he dishes out a piece of advice to those who urge him to run to first “face north. Maraming magagandang lalake and babae diyan na gustong maging Presidente. Weigh them carefully and if you think you cannot find the person you want to be President then look south”.

Now how can you bait a person like Duterte into biting the Presidency? Let me offer some suggestions. You have to support his crusade for Federalism and imbibe this without even thinking first of Duterte as or for President. You have to believe in the system before considering the mayor for the top position. Duterte is not the type of a traditional politician not a few might have thought him to be. He is everything that Jojo Binay or Mar Roxas is not. He lives a simple and frugal life style. He resides in a low-cost subdivision in a house with a receiving room that can barely accommodate five people. He loves denims, T-shirts and relish ‘bolinao nga inun-unan’. (among Tagalogs the closest equivalent is dilis with balimbing or vinegar wrapped in banana leaves). Dilis or bolinao is anchovy.

If he is President, he tells me,

IBaiting Duterte

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Jun ledesmahe will not and will never live in the Malacanang Palace but maybe across the Pasig River. He will just have a small house there. The Palace he said is inhabited by ghosts and that once when he was called to see the President he felt a sepulchral chill the moment he stepped inside the halls of the palace despite the summer heat. “I will give the Palace to the people. Will convert that to a museum of some sort. Maybe we will have that exorcised first”.

Barely 30 days into his forays preaching Federalism, Duterte has become a cover boy of two national magazine. The first on the Philippine Graphics and the second on the glossy men’s magazine – Esquire. The exquisite photography done in black and white did not sit well with Digong as it defines to the minutest details the pores on his face. He was holding a rifle in the crooked of his arm and flanked by young and curious Lumads who posed with him as a sharp-shooting wild boar hunter never knowing he is Mayor and the person the nation yearns to become President. The rest of the inside pages where he was prominently featured were also in black and white. When I handed him a copy of Esquire Duterte squirmed. He complained why the rest of the macho looking lady killers in the mag were in full colors and his photos were in crisp b&w. “Hindi ko alam kung galit itong may-ari ng magazine (a Gokongwei publication)

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evils of the unitary system. The professionals and the business executives I talked to after his speech are impressed by his character, his simplicity, his down-to-earth impromptu talks, his true confessions about how he neutralizes kidnappers and drug lords. He pales in comparison with his peers when it comes to public speaking but his audience are spellbound by

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his presence. They look at him with awe. But they wonder why, despite the promise of support and prodding’s for him to declare his candidacy, the Mayor cleverly hedges. He moreover tells us that should no one in the north does not fit our penchant for a President then “look south”… we will find him there . That is good an assurance for now.

purchase of the CCTV c a m e r a s , w h i c h i s already included in the city’s 2015 budget.

According to the city police, they will have to expand the c o v e r a g e o f C C T V cameras because a t least 72 cameras are needed to cover a l l strategic areas.

A c c o r d i n g t o Deputy City Director for Operations CCPO, Cotabato City, PSUPT M a r c y S . S a l t i n g , they cannot pin point the loca t ion o f the installation of cameras, until such time that they will come up with the parameters and a study that will determine the areas which are prone to crime incidents.

P S U P T S a l t i n g also added that the main goal of the installation of the CCTV Cameras is for the reduction of

crime, and hopefully t h i s y e a r i t w i l l cont r ibu te to c r ime solution.

Furthermore, the City Government will also be distributing 12 motorcycles, 8 of which will be given to the City Police along with the community equipment which includes radio, while 4 motorcycles will be given to the different department off ices . 4 of the 12 motorcycles will have their own side cars and will be distributed this month.

Moreover, the City Government will also be distributing 30 units of vehicles (multicabs) to the barangays on the middle of March. T h e C i t y D i s a s t e r Risk Reduct ion and Managemen t o ff i ce will be also given one of these multicabs.

R&D spending in Davao Region expected to hike this yearDAVAO CITY (PIA)

- Spending on Research and Development is expected to increase this year in the Davao Region as the R e g i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t Council (RDC) XI counts Science and Technology (S&T) as vital component of development.

Addressing the Science in Nation Tour this morning, RDC XI Chairperson Rodolfo P. del Rosar io revealed targets of the Davao Region to increase R&D spending from 0.11 percent of the gross regional development plan to 0.40 percent.

The Region also targets to level up the average number of R&D human resource from 181 per one million

population in 2009 to 500 per one million population in 2016.

D e l R o s a r i o a l s o revealed plans of RDC XI to mainstream and bring down S&T to the grassroots level through policy agenda that can be done through creation of S&T and R&D committees at the regional, provincial, city and municipal levels.

Smal l fa rmers and f isherfolks wil l a lso be benefitting from efforts to widen the adoption of R&D adoption and innovation del Rosario said while also revealing efforts to boost S&T inf ras t ruc ture and human capital investments, “in addition to mainstreaming disaster resiliency in our

communities”.It was in this context

that del Rosario thanked the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for turning over to the local chief execut ives in the Davao Region the 56 hydro meteorological sensors that it installed last year in the Davao Region.

Del Rosario was among the LCEs that penned the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the DOST for the maintenance and stewardship of the hydromet equipment to monitor water levels in river basins as an early warning means to mitigate adverse impact of flooding.

In a separate press conference, DOST Secretary

Mario G. Montejo said the MOA stated the commitment of the local government units to take care of the hydromet units by installing cages for such units.

Meanwhile, Del Rosario also expressed his gratitude for DOST for choosing Davao City as the host of the first Science Nation Tour dubbed as Science Jam, “Agham na Ramdam” which will be held tonight at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP).

The event will feature the awarding of science ambassadors aside from p re sen t i ng t he va r ious programs and projects of the DOST. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive D. Abangan)