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VOL. 2, No. 170 Cagayan de Oro City Monday December 3, 2012 P10.00
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Engr. Armen Cuenca, assistant CDRRMC officer, said rescue teams are also on standby for emergencies during the storm, which is said to be bigger than last year’s tropical storm Sendong.
During Saturday’s press conference, the council
A TOTAL of 39 birds have been added to the Philip-pines’ official list of threat-ened species, former Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, Pilipinas Ecowarriors con-venor, said Sunday.
Zubiri identified the
Disaster body readiesfor super storm ‘Pablo’
Engr. Armen Cuenca, assistant City Disaster Risk Reduc-tion and Management Council officer, shows the forecast of tropical storm Bopha which could make landfall in the Philip-pines on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. The storm is reportedly bigger than last year’s tropical storm Sendong. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
By GERRY LEE GORIT of Mindanao Daily News-Cagayan de Oro City
CAGAYAN de Oro City––The City Di-saster Risk Reduction & Management Council says it is prepared for the coming tropical storm Bopha which is expected to hit Cagayan de Oro on Monday eve-ning or Tuesday morning.
presented its contingency plans for a typhoon signal #2, which states that all responding units should report to command center, all fire trucks and barangay patrol vehicles must roam around the affected areas to alarm the residents, imple-ment voluntary evacuation
for the vulnerable sectors and monitor the progress of the typhoon.
The command center has been identified as the City Tourism Hall at the city hall compound with alternative sites at Camp Capistrano in the eastern side of the city and at Oro Chamber in the western side.
Evacuation sites total 13: Barangay 24, Barangay 40, Camaman-an, Indahag, Lapasan, Agusan, Zone 6 Carmen, Zone 10 Carmen, Patag, Kauswagan, Bulua, Xavier Heights and Iponan.
The presscon was also
attended by city councilors Adrian Barba and Prexy Elipe.
Typhoon PabloTyphoon (international
name) Bopha continues to intensify and is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Sunday evening or early Monday morning, the state weather bureau said on Sunday.
Weather forecaster Jori Loiz however said that even if the typhoon enters PAR, it is still too far to affect any part of the country and
39 birds added to threatened species in PH39 species of “threatened” birds, based on their com-mon names, as: the Streak reed-warbler, Blue-capped kingfisher, Silvery kingfish-er, Philippine duck, Darter, Malaysian plover, Philippine leafbird, Japanese white
stork, Mcgregor’s cuckoo-shrike;
Visayan flowerpecker, Cebu flowerpecker, Scarlet-collared flowerpecker, Pink-bellied imperial pigeon, Visayan broadbill, Spoon-billed sandpiper, Merlin,
Little slaty flycatcher, Pala-wan flycatcher, Mindanao bleeding-heart , Tabon scrubfowl, Ashy-breasted flycatcher;
Bristle-thighed curlew, Ryuku scops owl, Palawan
By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––The Philippine government has imposed a 90-day ban on commercial sardines fishing in Western Mindanao to allow fish to spawn and mature.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the ban does not cover small fishermen.
“The ban only applies to commercial fishing. Small fishermen can continue their catch,” said BFAR Di-rector Asis Perez.
He said they also deployed two patrol ships to ensure the enforcement of the ban.
Local canning factories said there are enough stocks of canned sardines in the country while others are looking to import sardines from China so it can continue producing more despite the moratorium.
Tens of thousands of workers rely or benefit directly from canning factories for their livelihood.
90-day fishing ban in Mindanao
FORMER lawmaker Cynthia Villar receives her token of appreciation and award from Prof. Alem Abdurasad Sarangani (third from left), head of the Member-World Muslim League-Philippines chapter, during the opening and ceremonial cutting of ribbons of Hayfah Palace, Hayfah Bakery, Hayfah Petron, and a TV station (dxKC-RPMD TV) in Marawi City on Decem-ber 1. Marawi City Mayor Sultan Fahad “Pre” U. Salic witness the awarding. Photo by Sonny Sudaria, Armm bureau chief
PABLO | page 10
BIRDS | page 10
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ZAMBOANGA City––The military’s Western Min-danao Command, which covers half of the southern
Hanging of the Greens: the Christmas season officially starts at UCCP City Church with the Hanging of the Greens by members of the congregation on Nov. 28, 2012.
Photo by Mike Banos
Republic of the Philippines Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Department of Health OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL SECRETARY
ORG Compound, Cotabato City Tel, No. 421-9840 Telefax No. 421-6842
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUHU
It is my pleasure to extend my greetings to the people of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on the occasion of its 23rd anniversary celebra-tion.
With this year’s theme “Makabagong Hamon Tungo sa Malusog at mapaya-pang Bangsamoro”, it is indeed a challenge not only to the officials of ARMM but also to the people and the community as a whole to attain this goal.
Dubbed as “Peacetivities 2012”, DOH-ARMM promotes “Healthy Lifest-lyle, Promotion of Maternal and Child Health, Newborn Care, Nutrition and Environmental Program”.
Again my warm congratulations to all.
Thank you and MABUHAY.
Wassalam.
KADIL M. SINOLINDING, JR, MD, DPBO Secretary of Health-ARMM
LANAO del Sur Governor Mamintal “Bombit” A.L. Adiong expresses his strong support to the Forestland Boundary As-sessment and Delineation (FLBD) projects in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) during its launching held on December 2 at the Xavier States Clubhouse and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City. The FLBD launching carries the theme “Unang tanda para sa kagubatan, simbolo nang handa, matatag, makabago, at makakalikasang Bangsamoro.” Also present at the launching are DENR-Armm Regional Secretary Hadji Kahal Q. Kedtag, Armm Caretaker Mujiv S. Hataman, former DILG-Armm Secretary Haroun AlRashid Lucman, and Lanao del Sur Mayors League President Lampa I. Pandi, MD. Photo by Sonny Sudaria
Western Mindanao Command has no spokesmanPhilippines, is now without any spokesman after its information officer was or-dered to report to the office of its former commander Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes, now the Armed Forces Vice
Chief of Staff.Lt. Col. Randolph Ca-
bangbang said he is now with Coballes in Manila for a new assignment.
“After 17 years, I am leaving Mindanao. I am
transferring to the Office of the Vice Chief of Staff. It was fun to work with you and I am hoping to return soon. Thank you,” Cabangbang told journalists.
SPOKESMAN | page 10
THE 51st Infantry Battalion of the army’s premier divi-sion in partnership with the Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-Armm) led in the three-day Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) with the theme: “Building Communities of Peace through Youth Empowerment and Solidarity” to 90 high School students from the nine towns of Lanao del Sur held in Barangay Talambo, Pualas town recently.
The objective of the program is to promote peace and enhance a culture of peace,values orientation, sports, skills leadership qualities and strengthen nationalism among the participants.
A series of workshop and lectures by subject mat-ter such as peace team building, youth empowerment, use of illegal drugs, values, human rights and spiritual enrichment were presented to further develop solidarity
DepEd holds youth summit in Lanao Sur
By RIC CLET and MARIZ REVALES
SUMMIT | page 10
GENERAL Santos City––The Philippine Overseas Employment Administra-tion (POEA) has tapped the public employment services offices (PESO) of local gov-ernment units (LGUs) in Region 12 as among the frontliners of its enhanced campaign against illegal recruitment and human trafficking in the region.
Chona Mantilla, Depart-ment of Labor and Em-ployment (DOLE) Region 12 director, said that such move is aimed at bringing the campaign down to the grassroots level within the region’s four provinces and five cities.
Region 12, which is also known as the Soccsksargen Region, comprises the prov-inces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cit-ies of General Santos, Koro-nadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.
“POEA is mainly ex-panding its network among LGUs to make the campaign more focused and effective,”
POEA ties up LGUs vs human trafficking,
illegal recruitmentshe said.
As part of the initiative, Mantilla said the POEA recently launched a series of campaign seminars and capability enhancement trainings on the agency’s overseas employment pro-grams for PESO personnel in the area.
She said they were also updated on the government’s anti-illegal recruitment and trafficking in person’s pro-grams.
Mantilla said DOLE and the POEA will further strengthen the PESO units through sustained technical assistance, trainings as well as the provision of informa-tion materials and resource persons, among others.
“We would like to sustain the participation of LGUs in the campaign through mechanisms that will mo-tivate them like periodic reporting and evaluation and the conduct of capabil-ity enhancement seminars,” Mantilla said.
As local counterparts inHUMAN | page 10
ZAMBOANGA City––Phil-ippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents have arrested three “high-value targets” in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, a PDEA official announced Saturday.
PDEA regional direc-tor Adzhar Albani said the suspects were arrested around 3:40 p.m. Friday at Sto. Niño Drive, Barangay Tumaga, 4.3 kilometers north of this city.
Albani identified the ar-rested suspects as Saidol Naya, 49 and his wife, Ruaina, 49, and Nur-Aine Abubakar, 54, all residents of Tumaga.
PDEA nab 3 ‘high-value targets’ in Zambo
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BUKIDNON - The government is pursuing its comprehensive peace agenda that calls for a principled negotiated settlement with all armed rebel groups, under the rule of law and in accordance with constitutional process.
Former NPAs receive cash assistanceBy: 1st Lt. Froilan T. Bayangos
The livelihood assistance program of the government is a process involving the disarmament, demobiliza-tion and reintegration of the rebel forces in the area.
It is considered as an integral part of the peace process and post-conflict security reform of a society for former rebels to lead a normal life and essential in confidence-building for a renewed community.
The livelihood assistance program requires the con-vergence of efforts between and among non-government agencies (NGAs), local gov-ernment units (LGUs) and other stakeholders.
It is mainly aimed at facilitating the smooth tran-
sition of rebel returnees/surrenderees from being combatants to becoming productive members of society.
The program assists the
rebel returnees by provid-ing them with financial assistance, health coverage, limited rice assistance and cash support for surren-dered firearms under the
Balik-Baril Program.The peace and develop-
ment efforts of the LGU was realized, as a great number of New People's Army reb-els chose to renounce their
armed struggle and embrace a life of peace through the local Social Integration Program.
On November 14, this year, Provincial Administra-
tor Provo Jun Antipasado and Ms Magdalena Barrios of the Office of the Presi-dential Adviser on Peace Process (OPPAP) facilitated the awarding ceremony of livelihood and cash assis-tance program from to the former rebels at Kaamulan theatre, Malaybalay City.
The activity was done with this writer, in his capac-ity as acting CMO Officer of the 8th Infantry Battalion.
Each of the 58 former rebels, under the Rexan Perez Command of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 89, NCMRC,received a compre-hensive package of financial assistance of P50, 000.00 to help them start a new life. (FTB/asf)
ISABELA City - Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban, command-er of the Western Command (Wescom), has visited the military troops deployed at the Kalayaan group of islands in the West Philip-pine Sea.
The visit was to assess the area of operations, par-ticularly on the aspect of readiness, while boosting the morale and welfare of the troops.
The first ever command-er’s visit to the area also served as an opportunity for the military personnel to meet and talk with their commander in time for Yuletide Season.
Christmas gifts, which included groceries and oth-er supplies, were given to the soldiers, whom General Sabban commended for their commitment to protect and defend the disputed islands.
“Our commitment to accomplish the mission of preserving the nation’s peace, while protecting its legitimate possessions and defending our democracy and territorial integrity against all enemies – foreign and domestic, continues to be the moving force from where we draw our strength and inspiration,” he stated.
During the ocular in-spection of detachment facilities, Sabban noted the operational hurdles that need to be addressed, if only to strengthen Wescom’s forces and enhancing its capabilities to meet the needs of today’s evolving
Wescom visits Kalayaan islandsBy: Rene V. Carbayas
threat to environment. He assured the troops
that the command will do everything to address the existing operational con-cerns.
“Our military service is vital to our nation’s fu-
ture. Our country’s future depends on us. As our pre-decessors have done, we will pass on to our children, the same liberties that were preserved for us,” he fur-ther said
The nine island detach-
ments visited by the Western Command chief were Lawak Island, Patag Shoal, Likas Island, Parola Island, Pag-asa Island, Panata Shoal, Kota Island, Rizal Reef, and Ayungin. (ALT/RVC/Wescom/PIA 9, ZBST/asf)
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN - Tri-media practitioners, together with personnel of the Philippine In-formation Agency (PIA-Caraga), and members of the panel are shown here during the press conference on the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children. Spearheaded by the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC), the activity was held at the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA-Caraga) conference room, Butuan City. (Danilo S. Makiling, PIA-Caraga/asf)
COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS - PCOO Sec. Sonny Co-loma spells out peace dividends as one of the opportunities for Mindanao today. Keynoting the opening of the Mindanao Communicators Congress in Davao City, he noted that the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement is a significant achieve-ment of the Aquino administration, adding that leaders from across the globe are hailing its signing. (PIA 10/asf)
GENDER SENSITIVITY AMONG SOLDIERS – Lt. Col. Rene R. Cañete, assistant chief of staff for education and training of the 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, lectures on gender sensitivity during the Gender Awareness Development Orientation Seminar at the Division Clubhouse, Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City, November 27, this year. (4ID photo/asf)
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RTMI CONQUERS GENSAN – Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) proves herself of being the largest fleet in the island by conquering General Santos City, via Malaybalay, Valencia, Tacurong and Koronadal Cities, effective October 18 this year. Fielding out 10 fully-aircondi-tioned WIFI-equipped buses daily, RTMI takes the 405-kilometer route in 10 hours prescribed travel time. Above photo shows, one of such units at GenSan Bus Terminal awaiting turn for an early morning trip to Cagayan de Oro City. (Photo by Arjay S. Felicilda)
CAMP Rafael C. Rodri-guez, Libertad, Butuan City – Fifty-nine members of the Police Regional Office (PRO-13) have be-come capable of speeding up the intelligence opera-tions after finishing the 21-day Basic Intelligence Course, November 26, this year.
Police Chief Supt. Car-melo E. Valmoria, PRO 13 Director, said “police intelligence is a critical part of police operations. When its procedures are properly applied, it allows the law enforcers to effec-tively interpret the criminal environment and forecast criminal actions.”
He added, the graduates are now in a better position to contribute to higher crime solution efficiency, as future intelligence opera-tives and can now adhere to an incisive, practical, and theoretical study of a dynamic process that responds to and predicts emerging criminal trends.
The course was designed to upgrade police intel-ligence capability, as it develops effective strate-
PRO-13 fields 59 new intel officersBy PO1 Ryan C. Cagula
gies on gathering discrete information against any existing criminal elements.
Police Chief Supt. Val-moria led in the distribu-
tion of certificates to the graduates, as well as the awards to the top officers. (RCC/PSupt. Martin M. Gamba/asf)
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Observations in foreign lands
LANDS | page 10
THINK a minute.A social worker named
Margaret Sangster saw a young boy in a poor ghetto of a big city.
He had been hit by a car months earlier.
His legs were so badly broken and twisted that he couldn’t walk.
This boy was not even part of Margaret’s job and responsibility, but she took him to a doctor who oper-ated on the boy’s legs.
Two years later this young boy was completely healed!
He walked into the of-fice of Margaret Sangster to thank her for changing his life.
Naturally she was so
Learning to walk
happy to see him finally walking and living a nor-mal life.
Years later, Margaret was telling this story to some other social workers.
She asked them where they thought that boy was today as a young man.
They each thought, and asked if he was a teacher now? Or a doctor? Maybe
even a social worker like Margaret.
But Margaret, trying to keep from crying, said: “This young man is now in jail for a terrible, evil crime! You see, I helped him walk again, but there was no one there to teach him where to walk and how to live right!”
Many people and exam-ples around us are showing
us how to live. Sometimes it’s hard for us to know who to follow in life.
There’s really only one Person Who can heal and change your life perma-nently for good. You see, Jesus Christ will not only show you how to live, but He will also give you the power to do it.
Then, you can finally start living the good life you want and were created to enjoy.
But you and I must first choose to stop living our way and start living Jesus’ way—24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s a choice you’ll never regret for the rest of your life.
Just Think a Minute.
Kakampi mo ang batas
Atty. Batas Mauricio
Lull before the storm that is the RH billLIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`The man who hates and divorces his wife,’ says the Lord, the God of Israel, `does violence to the one he should protect,’ says the Lord Almighty’…” (Malachi 2:16, the Holy Bible).
-ooo-S U P E R T Y P H O O N
“PABLO” AS PART OF BIBLICAL PROPHECIES: Weathermen are afraid that “Pablo”, the typhoon that was projected to hit the Philippines Monday, De-cember 03, 2012, will be-come a super typhoon, what with its 200 kilometers per hour strength. Even as this column was being written Sunday, the National Disas-ter Risk Reduction Manage-ment Council (NDRRMC) was already issuing warning alerts to our countrymen, urging them to be extra cautious.
The warnings are fine, but what can we really do in the face of a storm that
has been touted to be even stronger than “Sendong”, the killer weather freak that killed thousands in Cagayan De Oro and Iligan Cities in Mindanao almost a year ago? There is none, except to read the Bible and obey what is written in it. Praying will simply not be enough, as the Bible itself said.
For example, in Matthew 7:21, Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, said praying and calling Him “Lord, Lord” will not be enough to give salvation to anyone. It is necessary also that the one calling Him “Lord, Lord” should know God’s will and commands, and then
obey them sincerely, with fear and trembling. The same message is given by James 2:17 and 26, where we are warned that we must “walk our faith, not just talk about it.”
We must all pay atten-tion to what the Bible is saying about these weather disturbances, and what, it says, are the antidotes to their destructive effects, considering that this Holy Book contains dire proph-ecies about rains, floods and strong winds coming to us, bringing death and destruction, if we do not listen to God and do not obey His commands (see
Matthew 7:24-27).-ooo-
M E N’S U N FA I T H-FULNESS AND GOD’S WRATH: Many men will always be men, of course, and would rarely pass up an opportunity for an af-fair or two, even with their gullible law students, as a lawyer whose wife com-plained to a popular radio host-newspaper columnist recently appears to show (if the wife’s complaint is found to be true, of course). Men, after all, are naturally po-lygamous and ego-trippers.
But then, it is an entirely different thing when men, in pursuit of sinful pleasures in the embrace of kept women, leave their wives and their children, who, when such men were still struggling to find their place under the sun and trying to be economically-successful, stood by them, suffered with them, and dreamt and
I HAVE GONE to many countries some years ago and always I compared the Philippines to all the places I have gone to. Perhaps because the latter is so close to me it always come out as the best of all the foreign countries I have seen.
One thing that surprised me though, is the fact that in our country so many people just roam around doing nothing while others sitting down in parks, in sidewalks, in vacant lots, just talking with each other or discussing important issues about politics and religion.
I surmised these people do not have job or perhaps they have retired one way or another or looking for job. In some instances these people end up quarrelling among themselves when formal debates fail or whatever. I have witnessed many times such incidents which ended up in fighting or shouting because they could not settle the issues they are discussing. I would say the matter is the result of people who spend so much time doing nothing that results in misunderstanding or heated arguments. This is terrible and certainly not good.
But this thing, as I look at it, is part of our culture and habit. Filipinos have the ugly behavior of going around for nothing. They leave the homes early in the morn-ing, return at noon to sleep a little after lunch and go out again later in the afternoon. This sort of program takes place everyday and some people are surprised why they do not run out of food or something. They have money for transportation and some of them go drinking when darkness comes. As I said before, nobody dies of hunger in the country. Everybody has food in the table in their homes.
In Germany, the United States of America, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, Puerto Rico etc. that I had been to, I noticed nobody just walk aimlessly. I rarely see people except in
HOW dare you! Interestingly enough with the church saturated all over the country and Roman Catholic being predominantly the national religion; to hear a sena-tor say there is no Catholic vote to begin with, so do not fear the church and vote on the RH bill is an act of self-termination.
It has to be, considering we are mostly Roman Catholics since birth. Just because the church has not endorsed a single politician or political party does not lend meaning that there isn’t one.
Many other break-away evangelists groups may have succeeded in promoting specific candidates so much so that these candidates bear gifts and court their endorse-ments; the Catholic Church has always been prudent and has left politics to the individual.
But to announce with confidence that we should not fear a Catholic vote is total nonsense. Worse would be to go against the dictates of the church with Representa-tives voting against its pronouncements.
Personally I take offense and should you not and stand by idly with pronouncements such like these; is intolerable. By 2013 the lections will take its course and the outcome will be forthright.
Dynasties will finally fall and this will be the doing of
The Striker
Ben Emata Jr.
STORM | page 10
So you don’t fear a Catholic vote huh?no less the Catholic vote. Those who voted to promote the RH bill will suffer its consequences. Candidates who belong to dynasties however numb they have mutated into will feel the wrath of the people. And should this not be the case; all would be lost anyway!
There is also the education that needs to be sustain-ing till Election Day of course. There are many who do not like dynasties but still do not know the meaning or how far the dynasty issue applies.
While there is the first to the fourth level on consan-guinity the issue remains intolerable for father, spouse, sons and daughters. Then there are those who to rotat-ing chairs with their uncles, nephews etc., Article II is forthright, there is no need to expound the meaning or the definition of dynasty, it is against our constitution.
Our leaders need to be living examples for the people who have given them mandates. As our president has coined “ikaw and boss ko”; how is it he too does not heed the call of the people against dynasties or against the RH bill? Are the surveys true when TV is endorsed to promote these atrocities against the people? Or is the handiwork of PR firms and spin doctors in the pockets of big money be it the pharmaceuticals or rich businessmen?
Elections lend to the endorsement of the people and should the two biggest political parties not land their
national candidates into positions considering they are both from the same side; this will tell the President who the real boss is! Let us hope he is listening.
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Dr. Mary Jean LorecheBy ALEX D. LOPEZDavao Today
MANILA––“Gikan pa kami sa Mindanao aron ipahiba-lo dinhi sa kaulohan ang tinuod nga mga panghitabo sa Mindanao (We came all the way from Mindanao to make known the real situ-ation in our island),” said Datu Jalandoni Campos, a tribal leader from Surigao del Sur.
Campos, leader of the Malahutayong Pakigbisog alang sa Sumusunod, is one of the 70 delegates of the Manilakbayan, a People’s Mobilization for the Defense of Land, Environment and Human Rights, who wanted to bring to the National Capital Region (NCR) the real issues and situation in Mindanao.
On Saturday, Manilak-bayan delegates held a pro-test outside the Camp Crame in Quezon City where they denounced the continued human rights violations in Mindanao due to the implementation of the counter-insurgency plan, Oplan Bayanihan, and the displacement of the indig-enous peoples due to the presence of foreign-owned and large-scale mining cor-porations.
Pastor Jurie Jayme of the human rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao, said “the activ-ity will directly refute the
STOP LARGE-SCALE MINING. Tribal leader Genasque Enriquez, Katribu Party-list’s second nominee, calls on the Aquino government to stop the continued intrusion of foreign and large-scale mining companies to the indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands in Mindanao in a protest Saturday outside the Camp Crame in Quezon City. davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez
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TO quote William Blake “the eyes is the window to one’s soul,” so I say, what then is the soul minus one’s eyes?
In my practice as a Spe-cialist, my eyes are my most valued organs in my human anatomy. Not only do these eyes of mine make me see the beautiful world I live in, but, these eyes of mine is what I use to see the microscopic details of diseases.
Of the five senses that we have, eyesight tops my list of most important. I remember one time, com-ing from a 36 hour duty, I accidentally lost my pair of eyeglasses!
I could not read, nor could I see very well and I had to wait for somebody to pick me up just so I can get home. The fear of being unable to see is so strong that I had three pairs of eyeglasses made!
Visual impairment may be in the form of blurred vision, seeing halos, blind spots or floaters. These changes may represent an eye disease, or can be part of the ageing process.
It can also result from injury or trauma, and can occur as a complication of
Vision 20/20Diabetes Mellitus, which more often than not can be felt only after a decade of having that uncontrolled blood sugar.
Infections that can ei-ther be bacterial or viral in origin can impair one’s vision. Mind you, there are even certain sexually transmitted infections that can affect the eyes.
Tumors, stroke, over exposure to outdoor activi-ties, fatigue and yes, certain medications can also result in blurring of one’s vision. A blurred vision is something that may create panic but, worse, if one were to lose one’s vision.
Blurred vision is a com-mon symptom in illnesses affecting the eyes, whether the cause or condition is temporary or more per-manent.
It is not uncommon though to experience in one’s lifetime certain con-ditions affecting the eyes, which are but temporary in nature, which can present as visual impairment.
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‘Manilakbayan’ delegates kick-off 10-day campaign
claims of President Noynoy Aquino, especially to the international community, that human rights violations in the country are only part of leftist propaganda.”
Campos lamented on the continued suppression they experienced as they opposed the entry of large-scale mining corporations to their ancestral lands.
He said to silence them and force them to abandon their cause, “They charged us with these trumped-up cases.”
“Kini nga mga kaso pare-has ra sa mga kaso sa mga
ordinaryong kriminal nga walay bail bond (These cases are similar to those files against ordinary crimi-nals without bail bond),” Genasque Enriquez, the second nominee of Katribu partylist said as he blamed the Philippine National Po-lice to be part of the grand design to silence those who defend their lands.
But despite this, accord-ing to Campos, they will carry on the fight against human rights violations, defend their ancestral do-mains and resist the threats of large-scale mining com-
panies.“With Manilakbayan, we
hope to inform the people of the true state of Mindanaons especially in the rural areas, and debunk the lies that President Aquino has been peddling,” Enriquez said.
Other campaignsManilakbayan delegates
also campaigned for the freedom of all political pris-oners (PPs).
There are currently 401 PPs languishing in the coun-try’s different jail facilities, the Karapatan-NCR noted. Out of this total number,
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VICTORIA TALAO, ANTONIO GAID,JACINTO TALAO AND DANIELA DABLIO, Claimant-Protestant-Petitioner,
-versus- FOR: Annulment and Cancellation of the Original JUAN TUPAS, Survey Claimant JUAN TUPAS Respondent. On Lot No. 13224, Cad-237
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ORDER
WHEREFORE, for reasons above-stated, the name Juan Tupas listed as original survey claimant on Lot 13224 Cad-237 located at Mauswagon, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental shall be CANCELLED and DROPPED from the records. Consequently, Protestants VICTO-RIA TALAO, ANTONIO GAID, JACINTO TALAO AND DANIELA DABLIO be given preferential rights over their respective claims as follows:
Lot 13224-A - Daniela Dablio Lot 13224-B - Jacinto Talao Lot 13224-C - Felicitas Talao (survived by her daughter Victoria Talao) Lot 13224-D - Antonio Gaid
as ref lected and confirmed in the prepared sketch plan of ENGR. CRISOSTOMO G. REGALADO which form part of this Order. SO ORDERED. Cagayan de Oro City, ______________.
(SGD.) MAXIMO O. DICHOSO, CESO III Regional Executive Director
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VICTORIA TALAO, ANTONIO GAID, JACINTO TALAO AND DANIELA DABLIO, Claimant-Protestant-Petitioner, -versus- FOR: Annulment and Cancellation of the Original JUAN TUPAS , Survey Claimant JUAN TUPAS Respondent. On Lot No. 13224, Cad-237 x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /
ORDER WHEREFORE, for reasons above-stated, the name Juan Tupas listed as original survey claimant on Lot 13224 Cad-237 located at Mauswagon, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental shall be CANCELLED and DROPPED from the records. Consequently, Protestants VICTORIA TALAO, ANTONIO GAID, JACINTO TALAO AND DANIELA DABLIO be given preferential rights over their respective claims as follows: Lot 13224-A - Daniela Dablio Lot 13224-B - Jacinto Talao Lot 13224-C - Felicitas Talao (survived by her daughter Victoria Talao) Lot 13224-D - Antonio Gaid as reflected and confirmed in the prepared sketch plan of ENGR. CRISOSTOMO G. REGALADO which form part of this Order. SO ORDERED.
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HOPES for a lasting solution to a strength-ening peso through legislation was dashed Wednesday when members of the Competitiveness Currency Forum were informed the present Congress has a slim chance of getting the Bangko Sen-tral ng Pilipinas’ charter amended soon.
The Competitiveness Currency Forum, chaired by Clara Lapus of the Mama Sita brand of processed food products, is a national coalition seeking for sound management of the peso-dollar rate the way more prosperous Asian nations are managing their own currencies.
Eduardo Gana, consultant to Senator Sergio Osmena III, banking and finance committee chairman of the Philippine Senate, told members of the coalition the present Congress may no longer has the time to pass the BSP charter amendment bill into law before it goes on final recess this coming February. Gana is also the capital management committee chairman of the Financial Executives Association of the Philippines (FINEX).
He suggested the coalition seeks members of the government’s economic team to help them seek ways for quick action on the peso’s appreciation.
The bad tidings from the Senate came on the same day the peso-dollar rate hit a five-year record of P40 to the US dollar.
“When it hits below P39 to $1, it will be Armageddon,” ventured Raul Fabella, national scientist and former School of Economics dean of the University of the Philippines. Armageddon is a biblical
description of the end of the world.The most telling impact of the fast
appreciation of the peso is on the domes-tic helpers in Hongkong earning $500 a month, noted Lito Soriano representing the sector to the coalition. When they get their November pay, they will have lost P1,500 compared to the peso equivalent of their pay the other month.
“That is equivalent to one cavan of rice lost monthly,” Soriano said.
With 12 million Filipinos abroad in the same boat, the peso’s rampage has been hurting at least one of every two Filipino families.
Oscar Barrera, board member of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT), told the Senate consultant that at the beginning, only exporters were complaining. Recently, however, they have been joined by the OFWs, the business processing industry, domestic industries competing with cheapened imports and the farming sec-tor that contend with cheap or smuggled rice, vegetables, meat and spices.
It was also pointed out that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has lost close to P100 billion this year trying to prevent too much pesos exchanged to OFW dollars from circulating by getting the banks to deposit their excess cash with the BSP through its special deposit accounts.
The strengthening peso was also seen to have been eroding the tax takes of both the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs. -- Abe P. Belena, PHILEXPORT News and Features
No relief seen to dollar earners in legislating a new BSP charter
Philippine seafood export-ers eyeing the European Union (EU) markets need to comply with the sustain-ability standards and cer-tification systems required by their buyers.
This advice was given by Hugo Verhoeven, Senior Programme Manager Team Asia and Eastern Europe of the Netherlands-based Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI).
“Supermarket chains which are around 75 per-cent of the market are more requiring that sea-food supplies of developing countries are produced in a sustainable way. So companies need to go for responsible fishing,” he said in an interview here.
Philippine suppliers should thus meet sustain-ability labels for seafood products, Verhoeven said, citing as an example the Marine Stewardship Coun-
EU markets require sustainable standards for seafood products
cil (MSC) certification.“ That is something
which is going to be very important and if you are not able to comply with that, the chance of getting a market share of the EU market becomes less and less,” he noted.
Verhoeven pointed out that the Philippines has huge potential in the sub-sectors of tuna, prawns and seaweeds. Of these products, tuna has better possibilities in terms of sustainability.
Tuna, including fresh, frozen, prepared or pre-served in airtight contain-ers, is among the Philippine top export gainers.
“It is really essential that the tuna sector is moving towards more sustainabil-ity. I think the Philippines is taking steps to that. That is something that has to be pursued in order to remain successful in exporting products to the European
market,” he said.Verhoeven said sup-
pliers find standards and certification systems be-coming tougher to meet.
“Companies are de-manding more from sup-pliers…If you are able to comply (with these) and you have the right products, the right quality, then, you have a good chance of entering the EU market,” he said.
Verhoeven said the CBI has developed export coaching programs for dif-ferent sectors, including the metalworking, food ingredients and tourism.
He said the programs assist exporters to deter-mine the characteristics of the EU market, how to deal with the buyers, and how to improve their production and processes and product quality, among others. -- Danielle Venz, PHILEXPORT News and Features
THE barangay council of Iponan was given the go signal to implement its supplemental budget for 2012.
The City Council during its regular session Tuesday presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas adopted a resolution returning to the barangay council its ordinance covering this
noting that this is in order and may be given force and effect.
The barangay ordinance passed through the review of the committees on barangay affairs and on laws and rules chaired by Councilors Dometilo Acenas Jr and Ramon Tabor, respec-tively.
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123 were arrested during Aquino’s reign.
“The figure runs con-trary to Malacañang’s claim that there are no political prisoners in the country,” Karapatan-NCR said.
Meanwhile, in another set of activity organized by the Promotion of Church Peoples Rights in Quezon City Saturday, Bai Virginia Tugay, a Banwaon and leader of Tagdumahan tribal orga-nization shared the struggle of her tribe in defending their lands. She also shared the killing of another Tag-dumahan leader, Genesis Ambason.
Ambason was tortured and killed in September this year in Agusan del Sur by alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Datu Petronilo Cabung-cal, a Pulangion tribal leader from Bukidnon Province, also shared the killing of environmental activist, Margarito Cabal, whom he believed was murdered “due to his unrelenting ad-vocacies against the con-struction of the megadam (in Bukidnon).”
Cabungcal also lamented the presence of the mili-tary, particularly the 8th Infantry Battalion in their village. “Diha gyud sa sen-tro sa among barangay sila nagkampo (They are really encamping in the village center),” he complained.
The tribal leader be-lieved that the presence of the military is aimed to watch their moves and suppress their activities against the construction of the megadam.
“Nalipay ako niining Ma-nilakbayan kay mapahibalo na nako sa kadaghanan nga ang tribu sa Bukidnon, ilabi na kami nga nagabatok sa mega dam padayong na-kasinati og pagpanghasi (I am happy with Manilak-bayan because it gives us the chance to inform a lot of people that our tribe in Bukidnon, especially to us who oppose the megadam, continue to experience ha-rassments),” Cabungcal said.
Datu Lucio Igpad from Natulinan, Palma-Gil, Ta-laingod in Davao del Norte province asked for support for their campaign against the threats of large-scale mining and massive mili-tarization in their area.
Indophil Resources, an Australian mining company, is exerting all-out efforts to operate in their place, Igpad said. He believed that the mining company is utiliz-ing the military, especially the 60thInfantry Battalion to pressure the people to allow large-scale mining in the area.
The fear of Datu Igpad was confirmed by Aida Siesa, the secretary-general of peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in Southern Mindanao, who said that “militarization in Talaingod is related to large-scale mining.”
Siesa scored the military
Vision...from page 7
pools, and foreign bodies can irritate the conjunctiva.
Aside from a blurred vi-sion, one may feel that grat-ing sensation, sometimes it may even be described
Storm...from page 6
hoped with them.These men will surely find,
as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, that God detests their unfaith-fulness and their sinfulness, and will surely chastise them severely. In Malachi 2:13-14, God has a warning for men who have become unfaithful to their wives.
“Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. You ask, `Why?’ It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant,” these verses say.
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superstores, malls or elsewhere. I had not seen people in groups talking or discussing anything. I assumed these countries have employment for ev-eryone the reason why I did not see anyone going astray. They are just beauti-ful places and we all know them to be prosperous and rich. I could see their style and culture are far advance than ours.
Of course, I met some of them in the airports, aboard jetliners, in train stations and in restaurants and su-
Pablo...from page 1
would likely be felt start-ing Tuesday or Wednesday.
Loiz said that as of 2 a.m. Sunday ,typhoon Bopha was located based on satellite and surface data at 1,380 km East of Southern Mindanao (05.8 °N, 138.8 °E) with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph and gustiness of up to 210 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 20 kph.
Once it enters the Phil-ippine territory, Loiz said the typhoon will be locally named “Pablo”––the first in December and the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.
For the month of De-cember, he said one to two tropical cyclones may still enter the country.
He also said the typhoon has a “high chance” to make a landfall in Eastern Visayas or Northeastern Mindanao.
“We are advising resi-dents who may be hit first, including those in coastal areas in Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, to take precau-tions,” Loiz said.
Meanwhile, Loiz said that aside from possible light passing rains mostly in the afternoon or evening due to localized convection, it would still be generally sunny in most parts of Vi-sayas and Luzon including Metro Manila on Sunday.
However, he said that many areas in Mindanao, on the other hand, will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light to moderate rains.
In its advisory, Philip-pine Atmospheric Geo-physical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the Bicol region, Eastern Visayas, Mindanao and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have partly cloudy skies with isolated brief rainshowers or thunderstorms while Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience fair weather.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east to northeast will prevail over the northern and east-ern sections of the country and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.
Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas. philippine news agency
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scops owl, Mantanari scops owl, Mindanao scops owl, Oriental scops owl, Java sparrow, Mindoro hornbill, Oriental honeybuzzard, Tawi-Tawi brown dove, Ijima’s leaf-warbler;
Sulu woodpecker, Blue-winged racket-tail, Cream-bellied fruit dove, Falcated wren-babbler, Crested ser-pent eagle, Flame-templed babbler, and Whistling green-pigeon.
“These birds are now considered either vulnerable or endangered. At least one – the Cebu flowerpecker – has been tagged critically endangered,” said Zubiri, former chairman of the Sen-ate environment and natural resources committee.
Philippine wild birds, mammals, reptiles and am-phibians are categorized as “threatened” once their habitats have suffered ex-treme depletion and their populations have shrunk to a level below which the species or subspecies will be completely wiped out.
In compliance with ex-isting international and national laws, the Philip-pines keeps a registry of wildlife species “of priority concern for protection and conservation.”
The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau updates the list regularly.
“The biggest perils to our wildlife are the unchecked destruction of their habitats, whether these are forests or mangroves, and rampant illegal trade,” the former senator from Mindanao said.
“We have to step up conservation efforts if we are to save our threatened species, and safeguard our biodiversity,” he added.
The Philippines has agreed to achieve the United Nations’ Millennium De-velopment Goals by 2015.
One of the eight devel-opment goals is “to ensure environmental sustain-ability,” with the specific target to reverse the loss of environmental resources.
Among the indicators used to measure achieve-ment of the goal is “reduced biodiversity loss, to include a decreasing number of species threatened with extinction.”
Pilipinas Ecowarriors is a non-profit, registered non-governmental orga-nization that keeps watch over potential violators of environmental protection and conservation laws, in-cluding wildlife smugglers.
for sowing fear in Natulinan which already affected el-ementary and high school pupils. “They refused to go back to school due to fear of the presence of the military,” she said. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
as burning or itchy and with sensitivity to light. Sty, which occurs when the follicle is infected or tear ducts or glands are blocked, is seen as a pimple.
The patient has that foreign body like feeling, with constant tearing and sensitive to even the light-est touch. Blurring of vi-sion, redness and swelling is commonly felt. When there is lack of sleep as is common among students (nagsusunog ng kilay) or those computer addicts, or in instances where a foreign body gets into the eyes, one may experience a temporary impairment of the vision.
Not forgetting eye strain, which happens when read-ing or watching occurs for long periods of time, causing the eye muscles to tire. In-sufficient lighting or reading while a vehicle is mobile can likewise create eye muscle fatigue.
These are conditions that we can do something about: either prevent it from affecting our vision or, if unavoidable, can be treated, in order to improve one’s vision: maybe not a 20/20 vision, but, enough to make one enjoy a quality living.
Our eyes are extremely intricate , but so delicate an organ. It plays a vital role in making us enjoy life, and allows us to interact with others....
perstores and surely I was delighted of their culture. They smile to strangers, some say hello while oth-ers create a moment when they can talk to you. They ask you from what country you come from, your citi-zenship or anything just to hold you for a moment. And because I was in their place, I adopted the simple style of giving smile to everyone I met and engage them in a short talk. I discovered, for instance, that the Ro-man Catholic Church is strong and widespread in these places. In Prague, Czech Republic, I visited a Catholic Church of the Holy Infant Jesus.
I observed people in these countries are disci-plined and friendly. They are up for something for the betterment of their country and their families. They are courteous and treat foreigners as important people in their place They are extremely hospitable and welcome everyone with smiles and friendship and always try to strike a short conversation with you. Walking around in their cities is safe and people will honestly guide you to places where you want to go. Oh God if we can only copy their lifestyle.
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Former 6th Infantry Division commander Lt. Gen. Rey Ardo was named in October as the new chief of the Western Mindanao Command headquarters in Zamboanga City.
And previous attempts by local journalists to in-terview Ardo had failed because he would always refer to Cabangbang.
Ardo also did not meet with journalists since then and no press releases had been issued to media de-spite reports of violence and fighting between troops and rebels in the Western Mindanao the past weeks.
Local journalists said they now rely on news re-ports from army command-ers in the provinces.
Journalists during Co-balles’ stint also had a similar problem because he would not speak to the press and had banned news photographers from tak-ing pictures of wounded soldiers inside the military hospital in Western Mind-anao Command. (Mindanao Examiner)
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and leadership among the participants.
The 51st Infantry Battal-ion Commanding Officer Lt. Col Ceasar Marlon M. Yadao said that the Christian and Muslim participants were from the municipalities of Bacolod kalawi, Bayang, Binidayan, Ganassi, Mad-amba, Madalum, Pagay-awan, Pualas, and Tubaran.
The three-day summit was pursued to instill the level of awareness on issues that affects the youth. It will
educate the participants in becoming responsible citizens in the community and eventually develop into young leaders for the future, said Yadao.
Meaanwhile, 1st (Tabak) Division Commander Maj General Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III lauded the involved troops from the 1st Infantry Battalion and to the 103rd Infantry
Brigade under the com-mand of Brig. General A. Daniel Lucero for their ef-forts in making the summit a success.
“The YSL aims to trans-form the youth to be more productive and responsible members of the society,” Cruz said.
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the grassroots level, POEA Manpower Registry Division head Corazon Rosales said there is a need to improve the level of awareness regarding the campaign among em-ployment service office managers.
She said that through the conduct of regular pre-employment orienta-tion-seminars at the local level, prospective overseas workers will be properly informed and educated on the physical, emotional, so-cial and financial demands of overseas employment.
They will also be em-powered to eventual ly make intelligent and well-thought decisions, Rosales said.
Rosales said the LGUs, through their PESO units, will assist the POEA in documenting complaints, preparation of affidavits of illegal recruitment victims and refer them later on to the agency’s legal assis-tance division, anti-illegal recruitment branch or any appropriate law enforce-ment agency.
She said they expect the LGUs to establish strong linkages with other law enforcement agencies such as the such as the Phil-ippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, National Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice.
“This is to ensure the proper coordination and referral of illegal recruit-ment and human traffick-ing cases,” she said.
Me ant i me, R o s a l e s urged local residents to be always cautious or alert against the operations of illegal recruiters and hu-man traffickers.
“Don’t entertain over-tures from agencies or entities that are not li-censed by POEA. These may include illegal con-sultancy firms, training centers, travel agencies and foundations that usually promise overseas jobs that are non-existent,” she said.
In Mindanao, the POEA has offices in Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City and a satellite office in Butuan City. philippine news agency
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MULTI-SECTORAL PEACE ADVOCATES. More than 3,000 people and multi-sectoral groups participated in the mass rally for the Peace Advocates on the Framework Agree-ment on Bangsamoro State. Some of the participants include SAKSI led by Datu Musa Macabangkit, MILF Central Committee led by its Chairman Alim Zainoden Bato, Majlis As-Shoorah, Professional Sector represented by Prof. Salipada Tamano, RRUC-ARMM led by Chairman Sultan Atty. Pangnal Daturamos, H.E MGen Adbulrahim Bin haed of mission, IMT of Cotabato City, and other participates coming from DepEd, ARMM, AFP, and some local leaders from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City held on December 1 at the Bangolo Plaza in Marawi City.
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WITH typhoon “Bopha” (international name) expected to enter the country’s area of responsibility Sunday night or early Monday, the Philippine Navy said all of its available naval units are placed on alert in anticipation of possible disaster response missions.
Aside from the ships, PN spokesperson Col. Omar Tonsay said all of their disaster response task units (DRTUs) are also on alert.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration has said that once the typhoon enters Philippine territory, it will be locally named “Pablo” –- the first in December and the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.
Naval units in alert include:* Naval Forces Southern Luzon, which is based in Legazpi
City, Albay and has two DRTUs and five ships in its roster -- the BRP Apollo Tiano (PG-851), BRP Gen. Antonio Luna (PG-141), BRP Simeon Castro, BRP Hilario Ruiz (PG-378), and DF-338.
* Naval Forces Northern Luzon, which is located in San Fernando City, La Union, which has two DRTUs and three ships -- DF-317, BRP Manuel Gomez (PG-388), and BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15);
* Naval Forces West, which is headquartered in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, with three DRTUs and 11 vessels in commission, namely BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35), BRP Rizal (PS-74), BRP Ismael Lumibao (PG-383), BRP Juan Magluyan (PG-392), BRP Federico Martir (PG-385), BRP Filipino Flojo (PG-386), DF-342, BA-484, BRP Mangyan (AS-71), and BRP Benguet (LT-507).
* Naval Forces Central, based in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, which will deploy five DRTUs and eight ships -- BRP Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo (PG-140); BRP Abraham Campo (PG-396), BRP Jose Andrada (PG-370); BRP Carlos Albert (PG-375), DF-352, DF-353, DF-354, and DF-339.
* Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, which is located in Panacan, Davao City and will deploy two DRTUs and 10 ships -- BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19), BRP Iloilo (PS-32), BRP Salva-dor Abcede (PG-114), BU-471, BRP Enrique Jurado (PG-371), BRP Felix Apolinario (PG-395), DF-350, AT-291, BRP Teotimo Figuracion (PG-389), and DF-322.
* Naval Forces Western Mindanao, located in Lower Ca-larian, Zamboanga City, will contribute two DRTUs and three ships, namely, BRP Pangasinan (PS-31), BRP Emilio Liwanag (PG-118), and DF-333.
* Fleet Marine React Force in Sangley Point, Cavite which will round up the PN efforts for typhoon “Pablo” with 11 DRTUs. (PNA)
PN alerts all naval units, DRTUs for typhoon ‘Bopha’
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