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MMDA to re-implement ‘no-contact policy’
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Authority (MMDA) will re-implement
on April 15 its “no-contact apprehension
policy” on erring motorists on the major roads
of Metro Manila, including EDSA, the C-5 Road
and Commonwealth Avenue.
MMDA chairman Emerson Carlos said the
no-contact apprehension policy would cover
drivers of private and public utility vehicles.
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use of closed circuit television cameras
(CCTVs) positioned on the roads and on
cameras held by traffic enforcers in catching
images of erring motorists.
He cited the success of the no-contact
policy in the MMDA’s drive against speeding
motorists along Commonwealth and
Diosdado Macapagal avenues in 2011.
“There had been piles of summons
regarding the violations caught with the nocontact policy on my desk which proved its
effectiveness,” the MMDA chair said.
Carlos added that the traffic violation
receipt for the MMDA’s no-contact policy had
never been questioned before the courts.
He said the MMDA’s no contact policy
was shelved during the time of former MMDA
chief Bayani Fernando because apprehended
motorists were required to first pay their fine
first before they are allowed to contest the
apprehension during adjudication.
“But with the new guidelines, we let the
motorists to contest the violations,” Carlos
said. He added that all of the motorists who
received the summons have not questioned
apprehension.
Meanwhile, the MMDA has installed
additional CCTV cameras in strategic areas in
Metro Manila for its no-contact apprehension
operation.
It would be recalled that the MMDA
had previously implemented the nocontract policy during Fernando’s term
as the “Non-Contact Traffic Apprehension
Program (NCTAP).” The NPCP was approved
under Fernando’s term for a six-month
experimental run starting July 23, 2009.
It was revived during the time of then
MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino to catch
speeding motorists along Commonwealth
and Diosdado Macapagal avenues.
According to Carlos, the no-contact
policy aims to prevent extortion in the ranks
of traffic enforcers.
Under the policy, an erring motorist
caught by the CCTV camera will be sent
a notice by the MMDA giving him or her
seven days from receipt to pay his or her
corresponding fines or file an appeal of the
apprehension for review.
The MMDA’s notice contains the image
or photo clip of the vehicle of the erring driver
while in the act of violating traffic rules. The
notice will also detail the date, time, location
and the nature of the traffic infraction.
After the lapse of the seven-day period
and the notice has not been settled, the
MMDA will then send the motorist a final
notice informing him or her to immediately
settle his or her citation ticket.
The MMDA will then forward the driver’s
license number of the motorist to the Land
Transportation Office (LTO) if payment has
not been made after the receipt of the final
notice.
The non-paying motorist will not be able
to renew his or her driver’s license with the
LTO in the future until he or she has paid his
traffic dues. —Philstar
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Pacquiao home, ‘leaving door open’
for rematch with Mayweather
B
oxing superstar Manny Pacquiao
returned home to a hero’s welcome
on morning of April 14 after his
triumphant farewell fight against American
Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas last April 10,
and said he is “leaving the door open” for a
rematch with Floyd Mayweather.
“I don’t want to say something that you
know we don’t know yet,” said Pacquiao,
who is not sure whether to hang his gloves,
as he seems to be waiting for “a green
signal for a rematch” with the unbeaten
Mayweather, who is now retired. “I don’t
know what the feeling is going to be like
when I’m retired.”
Pacquiao arrived with his family
aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR
103 at the Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA), and was
greeted by fans and passengers, who took
selfies with him.
Security personnel had to whisk him
away from the crowd and made a brief
arrival news conference at the airport’s
lobby, where he discussed his retirement
and future plans.
“Yes, I am retired – as of now,” Pacquiao
said, refusing to categorically say that he is
officially retired from boxing. “I want to be
with my family and to serve my people.”
When asked about this, Pacquiao’s
wife Jinkee replied that the people’s champ
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Dry season to reach peak in May: PAGASA
S
tate weather bureau PAGASA warned
that the peak of the dry season won’t be
felt until May, as over a dozen provinces and
towns grapple with the impact of El Niño.
PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction
officer-in-charge Anthony Lucero said that
the country will only experience isolated
rainshowers after the dry season ends
between the last week of May and the first
week of June.
“Kapag narating na natin ang kasukdulan,
mawawala na rin po iyung masyadong init at
magkakaroon na rin ng kalat-kalat na pagulan na magbibigay ng hudyat na malapit
na talaga ang malawakang pag-ulan,” the
scientist told radio dzMM.
As the dry season ends, Lucero said the
southwest monsoon (habagat) will herald the
start of the rainy season.
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Continued on Page 6
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao
is retiring and “it’s up to him if he leaves his
door open for another fight.”
Pacquiao thanked his fans and
supporters for the endless support they
have given to him.
On his match against Bradley, Pacquiao
said he was able to adjust quickly to the
game of his opponent, who become a
counter-puncher and scientific in his
boxing style during their third and recent
fight.
There have been speculations that
a rematch of the richest fight in boxing
history is under discussion, with the foreign
media reporting April 13 on the promoter
Bob Arum as saying about a “better than
50-50 chance” of Mayweather-Pacquiao II.
Asked about his conditions, Pacquiao
said, “Nothing has changed and I have the
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How to deal with lifestyle inflation
A
surge in income often means that you
start getting all these ideas for the
money. Sometimes, the ideas involve
saving, or putting the money into investments,
or settling debts – all great things as far as
your finances go. There are also going to
be moments that you just forget about your
financial road map and want to spoil yourself,
after all, you’ve worked hard to get that
income surge.
Spending guilt-free isn’t a bad thing
– when you can actually afford it. Lifestyle
inflation is the phenomena of spending bigger
each time you make more money in life, and
it can lead to an unending cycle of debt. This
phenomenon is also a natural part of growing
up, but can be the cause of living paycheck to
paycheck.
Learning to deal with lifestyle inflation
is also an important part of growing up, and
here’s how you do it.
Set aside fun funds
Enjoying the fruits of your hard work isn’t
a bad thing, but like all good things, moderation
is a key point. Splurging half your paycheck on
something that you don’t immediately need is
a surefire no-no. You’ve got a budget down by
now, so expand it to include a fun fund – a few
hundred pesos that’s all yours to spend guiltfree.
This way, you’re sure that you have
money set aside to do whatever you want.
If you don’t use it, you can just add it to the
next paycheck’s fun fund and end up with a lot
more money to spend on your wants.
Focus on the important things
A larger paycheck can sometimes mean
having to take on more financial responsibility,
especially if you live with or have a family of
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can start putting away for the future. Invest
or save some of your extra money; let it grow
into something you and your family can enjoy
when you’re a little older.
If you’ve got debt, now is the time to
double down on it and get it out of the way
permanently. Your income surge will ensure
that you still have enough funds to handle
bills, your fun fund, and let you get rid of the
debt that’s hanging over your head.
Debt and saving/investing have been
lumped together because sometimes one
may seem more important depending on the
person. Some people can manage both, but
the thing to remember is that eliminating debt
comes first.
Make gradual changes
There’s nothing wrong with improving the
way you live as you achieve more success
and higher income in life. The issue is that
making those improvements in one go, or with
complete disregard for how it will affect your
budget in the long run can spell a lifetime of
debt.
It’s important to remember that as you
increase your lifestyle, you also increase
your expenditures. A car can spell expensive
insurance. Likewise, you’ll have to keep up
with payments on a new home. These are big
changes that don’t need to be rushed.
Final thoughts
At some point, you’ll have to accept
that lifestyle inflation is a thing. Embrace it,
because it means that you’re achieving great
things in your career. Don’t be afraid to put
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PAGASA expects that although the total
rain volume will be less compared to previous
years, rainy days will be more frequent.
“Bagama’t kakaunti pa rin ang inaasahan
nating pag-ulan, madadagdagan naman ang
araw na may ulan,” he said.
The weather bureau also maintained
that it was not remiss in educating other
government agencies and the public on the
effects of El Niño. Lucero said they created
technical groups to ensure that information will
reach all sectors. He added that PAGASA, as
early as May 2014, warned that the ongoing El
Niño will be strong.
He also said that they released warnings
when dry conditions were first monitored
on November 2014 and when the full-blown
effects of the El Niño were recorded on March
2015.
PAGASA also continues to head monthly
climate fora with other government units and
private organizations, Lucero said.
Seven provinces and 12 cities have been
placed under a state of calamity due to the
widespread effects of El Niño.
As of last March, a total of 252,176
hectares of agricultural land nationwide have
been affected by the extreme heat, according
to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The DA added that this resulted in a
loss of 383,743 metric tons in agricultural
production, equivalent to P5.53 billion.
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May 2016
Philippine
diplomat elected
to top UN post on
migrant workers
A
senior Philippine diplomat was elected to a
top United Nations post for the protection
of migrant workers, the Department of
Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on April 19 Tuesday.
Former Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for
Special and Ocean Concerns Jose S. Brillantes
was unanimously voted last week as Chairman
of the UN Committee on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members
of their Families (CMW) at committee’s 24th
session in Geneva, Switzerland. Brillantes,
who also served as Philippine Ambassador to
Malaysia and Canada, will serve as committee
chairman until December 31, 2017. “It is a
recognition of the high priority the Philippines
places on protecting the rights and promoting the
welfare of Filipino migrant workers,” Philippine
Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva
Cecilia Rebong said in a statement sent to the
Home Office in Manila. “This is an honor not
only to Undersecretary Brillantes but also for
the Philippines,” she added. The committee
is composed of 14 independent experts that
monitors implementation of the International
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
by its State parties. The Philippines is one of the
world’s top labor-exporting nations with about 8.6
million skilled and unskilled workers scattered
abroad, exposing them to abuses, unfair labor
practices, and in some cases, civil strife in
conflict-torn nations. Remittances from Filipino
migrant workers constitute a significant source
of the country’s foreign exchange as they send
home over $20 billion per year.
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Ople urges DoF, BSP to protect OFW
O
ple urges DoF, BSP
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and OFW advocate
heist involving stolen
It is extremely
Bangladeshi funds laundered in Philippine important that the FBI-led investigative
banks and casinos.
team receives the full cooperation of the
The call was made by Susan Ople, a various entities involved otherwise we
former labor undersecretary and OFW might end up in the FATF blacklist, next to
advocate, who had first flagged the harm Iran and North Korea. Millions of OFWs will
done to OFWs that are at the receiving end end up suffering because of this scam,” Ople
of restrictions as a result of the scandal.
pointed out.
Ople noted, as the Senate held its Countries and territories that closed
fourth hearing on the case, that that prior down the bank accounts of Philippineto the discovery of the stolen Bangladesh owned remittance companies and banks
funds, 17 countries and territories had in offering remittance services prior to the
fact already closed down the bank accounts scam were: Hong Kong, Australia, Canada,
of Philippine-owned remittance companies, United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, USA,
including government banks such as the Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Brunei,
Development Bank of the Philippines. The Austria, Cyprus, Saipan, France, Germany,
situation for OFWs could worsen as the Spain and Ireland.
cyber heist investigation continues, she Ople said it is imperative that the
said.
Philippine government acts as one in
“Such closures have led to higher ensuring proper cooperation with the FBI
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investigation.
“We are relying on the government to
protect legitimate remittance companies
and the industry as a whole, from any
fall-out resulting from the ongoing probe.
Failure to do so would prove disastrous
to our OFWs, many of whom are not even
aware of the heist.”
The president of the Blas F. Ople Policy
Center, a non-government organization that
specializes in labor and OFW concerns, said
that since both PhilRem and RCBC have law
firms to watch out for their interests, all
kinds of legal roadblocks may be put in place
to slow down, if not derail the international
investigation.
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Taipei Railway Station
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P
eople who have
trouble finding
their way around
Taipei Railway Station
can now download
an app developed by
the Taiwan Railways
Administration (TRA),
the agency said.
In addition to the
TRA system, Taipei
Railway Station houses
the main station for the Taipei MRT system,
the high-speed rail system and soon-to-belaunched Airport MRT system.
The station is also home to the Taipei
City Mall, and people can walk to the Taipei
Bus Station through the passages in the mall.
Taiwanese and foreigners alike often get lost
inside the station due to the multitude of
transport systems and facilities.
The TRA said that the TRA EZ Go,
developed by TRA technician Chang Chi-lun,
uses neither GPS nor blue-tooth technology.
Rather, it was created using a technology
called augmented reality, which enhances
one’s perception of reality through sounds,
videos, or graphics, the TRA said.
The app uses 100 positioning stickers
on different locations on the ground floor
and the first floor in
the station’s multilevel
basement.
Travelers can scan
the patterns on the
stickers with the app
after they determine
where they want to
go, and an arrow head
then appears on the
screen of their mobile
phones to show them
the direction they need to take.
Chang said that he first developed the
app while studying for a doctorate at National
Chiao Tung University.
He said that he continued the
development when he started working for
the TRA, and the system only ended costing
the agency NT$130,000 (US$4,031).
Chang said the agency had budgeted
about NT$5 million to develop an app using
blue-tooth technology. However, the cost of
purchasing Bluetooth beacons alone would
have cost more than NT$5 million, which led
Chang to seek a cheaper alternative.
The app is scheduled to be available
next month, the TRA said, adding that people
would be able to download the it from both
iOS and Android systems.
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consists of national holidays and weekends, will feature six extended holidays, including a
six-day Lunar New Year holiday from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1. There will be four four-day holidays
for 228 Memorial Day (Feb. 25-28), Tomb Sweeping Day (April 1-4), the Dragon Boat Festival
(May 27-30), and Double Ten National Day (Oct. 7-10). The only other long holiday will be a
three-day break for the new year, from Dec. 31, 2016 to Jan. 2, 2017. Because another major
holiday, the Mid-Autumn Festival, falls on Oct. 4 in 2017, a Wednesday, it will not be celebrated
as a long weekend but rather as a single day off.
Taipei MRT lines, stations to get new coding system
T
aipei’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system unveiled a new coding system for its metro
lines and stations aimed at helping foreigners to navigate the system more easily. The
new system, which was announced by the Taipei City Government in November last year and
underwent public consultation, introduces a color-coded system for each line to replace the
number-coded system in use since November 2014. Line 1 (Wenhu Line), the first line that
entered service, is to be officially called the “Brown Line,” as it has been known throughout the
MRT system’s 20-year history. The other four lines are also to be renamed in the same manner.
An alphanumeric code is to be assigned to each station, which currently is only distinguished
by the station’s name in Chinese and English, MRT operator Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC)
said. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and TRTC president Yen Pang-chieh pledged to introduce a
coding system for the stations after Democratic Progressive Party Taipei City Councilor Lee
Chien-chang said during a council session in November last year that foreigners are often
confused by the station names, since many of them are romanizations of Chinese names.
Lee cited the metro systems in Seoul and Mexico as examples of how station codes makes it
easier for foreigners to find their way around. According to the new system, New Taipei City’s
Xindian District, the terminal station on the “Green Line” (Songshan-Xindian Line), is to be
coded “G01,” a combination of a prefix to indicate the line color and a number. Two codes are to
be assigned to stations where two lines meet, such as Taipei Main Station, which will be coded
“R10” and “BL12,” as the “Red Line” (Tamsui-Xinyi Line) and the “Blue Line” (Bannan Line)
intersect. The codes for the stations on the “Orange Line” (Zhonghe-Xinlu Line are to have
the prefix “O,” while those on the Wenhu Line (Brown) will have the prefix “BR.” The number
of each station would increase from south to north and from west to east, TRTC said. Once
the new coding system is approved by Ko, TRTC said it plans to complete updating the maps
and signage in the stations, which will cost NT$30 million (US$926,268), before the Summer
Universiade opens on Aug. 19 next year. The new coding system is the same as the one adopted
by Kaohsiung’s metro system since it began operations in 2008. It is also used for all metro and
tram lines in Taiwan during planning stages, when no station names have been designated.
Kaohsiung police nab 5 in death of Philippines fishery worker
T
he Kaohsiung Harbor Police Department said it has arrested five Indonesian migrant
workers on a foreign fishing boat docked at a wharf in Cijin, on suspicion of links to the
death of a Philippines fishery worker. Police searching for other suspects are investigating
a possible homicide after a body was found drifting in the sea in front of the shipyard of
a shipbuilding company in Cijin on April 16. The dead man, who appeared to be a foreign
national and about 30 years old, suffered three puncture wounds to his abdomen and had
bruises on his head. The possibility of murder cannot be ruled out, police said. After an
investigation, police further discovered that Indonesian workers on the Vanuatu-registered
fishing boat which docked at the wharf were suspected of attacking Philippines crew members
from another vessel with knives, fishing hooks and wine bottles on April 15 Friday night,
resulting in one death and injuries to two Philippines workers. Police said that the dead body
was that of a missing Philippines fishery worker who was to work on a newly built fishing
boat berthed in front of the shipyard. The Filipino arrived in Taiwan on April 14 and was
preparing to work on the new boat. The Filipino and five other Indonesian fishing workers on
the same boat headed to another fishing boat docked nearby to drink and socialize with other
Philippines fishery workers on the boat. They then unexpectedly came under attack by more
than 10 Indonesian crew members at the scene, which led to the death of the Filipino and two
others injured, police added. The case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office and police are
searching for other suspects at large, according to a police report.
Story of Filipino fisherman selected for Cannes Critics’ Week
“
Arnie,” the story of a Philippine fisherman
filmed by a Taiwanese director with a
Filipino mother, has made the final list of
“short and medium-length films” competing
in International Critics’ Week from May 1220 at the Cannes Film Festival. Rina Tsou said
she shot the film in Cianjhen fishing port in
Kaohsiung to record a day in the life of Arnie,
whose fishing boat was docked at the port
after weeks of battling waves on the high seas.
Her film will be up against nine other entries
in the category at Critics’ Week, a parallel
competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival dedicated to giving young directors exposure
and discovering new talents. “Arnie” will also be featured at this year’s Kaohsiung Film Festival
along with 11 other “shot-in-Kaohsiung” films subsidized by the city government. The last
time a Taiwanese young director caught attention at International Critics’ Week in Cannes
was in 2005, when Ho Wei-ting’s 15-minute film “Respire” won the best short film award.
Respire presented a futuristic world in which wearing a mask is mandatory at all times -- a
story inspired by the SARS outbreak, which hit Taiwan in late 2002 and led many people to
wear facial masks on a daily basis.
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‘Klase ng pagkatao’
kalayaan sa pag-iisip
at pamumuhay (individualism). Inaasahan
tuklasin ang sariling
pagkatao nila. Inaasahan na sila na mismo
ang huhubog sa sariling pagkatao. Ang sarili na ang maglalagay ng
Rev. Pastor Ko
pamantayan kung sino
at anong pagkatao ang gusto para sa sarili.
Ang pagpapahalaga sa sarili ay nasasa pamamantayan lamang ng sarili. Sinabi ni Tim
Keller, madaling makita ang ganitong narrative sa mga movies sa western culture gaya ng
“Frozen.” Sabi ng isang kanta duon, “Let it go,
Let it go” na ang ibig sabihin huwag pigilin ang
nasasaloob. Huwag intindihan ang sasabihin
ng iba. “Just go for it.” Miski sa kilalang Sports
wear, “Just do it.” Gayun din sa isang kanta sa
Sound of Music, “Climb every mountain, Ford
every stream, Follow every rainbow, ‘Till you
find your dream.” Ang diin ay paghuhubog mo
sa sariling pagkatao. Kung ang panaginip mo
ay maging artista, doctor, bumbero, polis, sundalo, atleta, guro, pari, maging tatay o nanay
o ano man ay nasa sarili na iyon. Walang paki-alam at pagpigil ang sariling pamilya. Hindi
inaasahang mag sakripisyo o mag bayad ng
utang na loob sa pamilya. Maging sa relihiyon, sila ang pipili ng kanilang paniwala kung
gusto nila o hindi. Hindi sila puedeng puwersahin ayon sa tradisyon o ng ibang tao. Malaya
sila sundin ang sariling panaginip. Kaya kung
maabot nila ang sariling adhikain, masaya’
na sila. Ang motto, “Life, Liberty, Pursuit of
happiness. Kung pumalpak, sarili lamang ang
sisihin nila.
Ang problema sa hinubog ng tradisyon
o nang Sarili ay parehong nakakadurog sa
pagkatao. Paano? Parehong silang nakasandal
sa pagganap ng mga bagay na inaasahan.
Ang hinubog ng TRADISYON o KULTURA ay
inaasahan na tuparin ang mga ito. Ang hindi
makaganap ay mapapahiya sa pamilya at sa
komunidad. Maaaring itakwil o kamuhian.
Gaya ng isang OFW sa Taiwan na nakilala ko
ay kauntik ng magpakamatay gawa ng hindi
lamang siya makapagpadala ng pera. Pinagpapaliban kasi ng boss na suwelduhan siya.
Sinabi ng nanay niya na kapag hindi pa siya
nagpadala, itaktakwil na siya. Matindi ang
pagkadurog ng puso ng OFW na ito kaya tinangkang magpakamatay. Tungkol naman sa
mga anak, inaasahan ang mga anak na mag-
bayad ng utang na loob. Kapag hindi ginawa
ay babansagang walang utang na loob.
Sa mga hinubog naman ng SARILI ay umaasa
na maitaguyod ang sariling identity o pagkatao. Kapag hindi nakamtan ang nais sa sarili, self condemnation ang resulta. Sinisisi ang
sarili. Sa mga natupad ang ninanais para sa
sarili ay natatagpuang hindi pa rin kontento
at masaya. May mga kilalang tao na bagamat
naabot na nila ang tugatog ng tagumpay sa
sarili ay hindi pa rin kuntento. Si Elvis Presely ay namatay sa overdose ng prescription
drugs na nagpatigil sa kanyang puso sa pagpintig at ito ay hinihinala na nagpakamatay. Si
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC na isang
Amerikanong musikero, isa sa nagpa-umpisa
ng hip-hop culture ay nagtapat na kamuntik
na niyang kitilin ang sariling buhay. Bagaman
tagumpay bilang musikero, hindi pa rin siya
masiya. I-google na lamang ninyo ang mga
listahan ng mga kilalang matagumpay na taong nag-pakamatay. Sa tutuo lamang, walang
total freedom to do what you want. Maraming
natural na hadlang sa buhay pisikal, emosyonal, sosyal, at kung ano ano pang regulasyon
sa buhay. Puede kang mamatay kung igigiit
ang sariling gusto. Resulta, frustration at
meaninglessness. Do you wonder why many
gets into alcohol or drugs?
May ikatlong pagkahubog na hindi nakakadurog sa pagkatao at tutuong malaya sa guilt
trip. Ito ay may tutuong katuwaan, kaluwagan
at mabiyaya sa buhay. Iyan ay ang mga taong...
Hinubog ng Diyos. Sa Biblia, ang tinawag
ng Diyos sa kanyang pamilya ay binabago ang
pagkatao (loob at labas). Sa Lumang Tipan,
binago ng Diyos ang pagkatao ni Abraham
(Genesis 12). Binago si Jacob (Genesis 35:10),
si Moses ( Exodus 3), si Haring Saul (1 Samuel
10:6), si Haring David (2 Sam. 7)at si Haring
Solomon (1 King 3). Sa Bagong Tipan, binago
si Apostol Pedro ( John 1:42) at si Apostol
Pablo na dating Saulo (Acts 13:9) at iba pang
alagad. Pinapalitan ng Diyos ang kinalakhang
pagkatao na hinubog ng tradisyon, relihiyon
o sarili at binibigyan ng bagong pagkatao
(identity) galing sa Diyos. Anyo na hinuhubog
ng Banal na Espirito. Kapag tinawag ka ng
Diyos at tumugon ka, bibigyan ka ng bagong
pagkatao kung saan Diyos na ang mamumuhay at gagawa sa pagkatao mo. Maliwanag na
sinabi ito sa Biblia ni Apostol Pablo sa 2 Cor.
5:17, “Kaya nga, kung ang sinuman ay na kay
Cristo, siya ay bago nang nilalang. Ang mga
dating bagay ay lumipas na, narito, ang lahat
ng bagay ay naging bago.” Ano ang kailangang
gawin upang mahubog ng Diyos? Sinabi ng
Biblia na kailangan kilalanin at aminin na ang
dati mong pagkatao ay nasa ilalim ng pagkamakasalanan (Roma 3:23). Dapat na unawain
na ang pagkakahubog sa iyo ng tradisyon,
relihiyon mo man, o pinag-aralan (disente o
hindi, mabait a o hindi, walang utang o may
utang, responsable o hindi) ay walang kinalaman at kapangyarihan baguhin ang kaibuturan ng iyong pagkatao sapagkat nasa ilalim ng
sumpa at alipin ng kasalanan ang lahat ng tao
(Ps. 51:5; Roma 3:10; 5:12,19; Gal.3:10;1 John
1:10). Ang ginawa ni Jesus sa krus ang nagpawalang bisa sa sumpa ng kasalanan. Ganito
ang sabi ng Biblia sa Gal. 3:13, “…si Cristo ay
naging sumpa nang dahil sa atin, tinubos niya
tayo mula sa sumpa ng kautusan…” Kaya nga
sinabi sa Roma 6:6-7, “Nalalaman natin na
ang ating dating pagkatao ay kasama niyang
napako sa krus upang mapawalang-bisa ang
katawan ng kasalanan. Dahil diyan hindi na
tayo magiging alipin ng kasalanan. Ito ay sapagkat siya na namatay ay pinalaya na mula
sa kasalanan.” Take note na hindi tradisyon,
relihiyon, edukasyon, kabaitan ang namatay
sa krus. Ang namatay sa krus at nabuhay muli
ay si Jesus. Siya lamang ang may kapangyarihan baguhin ang iyong pagkatao mula sa pagkamakasalanan. Kaya nga, sinabi ng Biblia, “
Datapuwat ang lahat ng tumanggap sa kaniya
ay binigyan niya ng kapamahalaan maging
mga anak ng Diyos. Sila ay ang mga sumampalataya sa kaniyang pangalan. Ipinanganak
sila hindi sa dugo, ni sa kalooban ng laman, ni
sa kalooban ng tao. Sila ay ipinanganak mula
sa Diyos” (Juan 1:12-13). Mararanasan mong
mahubog sa bagong pagkatao mula sa Diyos
sa pamamagitan ni Jesu Cristo. Kapatawaran
at kapayapaan ang tatamuhin sa ano mang
kalagayan sa buhay, magpakailanman.
Nais mo bang manatili sa pagkakahubog
sa iyo ng tradisyon, ng relihiyon, ng sarili, o ng
Diyos mismo? Kung nais mong baguhin ng Diyos ang iyong pagkatao, tumawag ka ngayon sa
Diyos. Humingi ka ng tawad sa makasalanang
pagkatao mo at angkinin ang bagong pagkatao
kay Jesu Cristo ngayon din. Gagawin mo ba?
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alacañang
gave
according
to
the
assurances that there
National
Water
will
be
sufficient
Resources Board headed
supply of electricity and potable
by
(Public
Works)
water during a severe long dry
Secretary
(Rogelio)
spell brought by El Niño.
Singson, we have enough
Palace
Communications
water supply for Metro
Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.
Manila. Nevertheless, it
said the government has put
is important that we also
in place several measures that
conserve water,” Coloma
Secretary Herminio
aim to soften impact of the dry
pointed out.
Coloma Jr.
season on electricity and water,
The water board, he
Palace Communications
especially in Metro Manila,
explained, has an El
which gets its drinking water from the Niño preparedness plan that covers effects
“evaporating” Angat dam.
of drought on the Angat dam. The plan is
The Palace official doused fears that the being implemented by the El Niño Domestic
continuous evaporation of water in the dam Supply Management Task Force composed of
will result in water shortage in Metro Manila. the water board, Metropolitan Waterworks
“We have prepared for the drought, and and Sewerage System, National Irrigation
Administration and concessionaires Maynilad
and Manila Water. Coloma said a worsening
heat index is aggravated by scheduled
maintenance shutdowns of various power
plants and “forced outages.”
‘All of these things are being monitored
by the Department of Energy. Their intention
is to ensure the reliability of the supply of
electricity,” the official added.
The inspections were conducted on
important installations in Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao, Coloma said.
He lauded the private sector for its
prompt response when the Kalayaan 3 and 4
power plants and Malaya 2 suffered outages
last Friday, which prompted the National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to
declare deficient supply.
“Because of this, the NGCP has issued a
yellow alert status and later to red alert status.
But this was solved by the interruptible load
program [ILP] participated in by 121 private
corporation participants that contributed
247 megawatts of power from their own
generator sets,” Coloma said.
The ILP allowed the Manila Electric Co.,
the country’s biggest power distributor, to
move to prevent rotating brownouts that
would have affected about half a million
consumers.
“This is a good example of the timely
action of the private sector in helping the
government adapt to a situation where the
power supply was insufficient,” Coloma said.
He called on the public to conserve electricity
by adopting several energy conservation
measures.
—Manila Times
MUSINGS OF THE
SOULS
M
asaya ka ba sa pagkatao mo?
Kuntento ka ba sa sarili mo?
May kulang pa ba sa iyong pagkatao? Kung nais mabago ang iyong pagkatao? Ano ang dapat malaman at gawin?
Una, kailangan mong maunawaan kung
paano nahubog ang iyong pagkatao. Ang pagkatao (identity) ay ang tanggap mo kung sino
ka sa sarili mo. Kasama na rito ang iyong pakiramdam sa iyong sarili. Tatlong bagay kung
paano nahuhubog ang iyong pagkatao. Ang
identity o pagkatao ay maaaring….
Hinubog ng kultura at tradisyon. Nakakarami sa mga tao ay hinubog ng kultura
o tradisyon kung saan pamilya siya ipinanganak, lumaki, naging sapat sa gulang. Ang
pagkaunawa sa sarili ay may kinalaman sa
bayan, katutubo, relihiyon, pamilya at sosyodad na kinalakhan, katayuan sa kabuhayan
(economic status), edukasyon at lokalidad
kung saan nakatira. Bawat kultura at tradisyon ay may kanya-kanyang patakaran sa
paghubog ng kani-kanilang mamamayan. Sa
Pilipinas, karaniwan, inaasahan ang tatay ang
tatayong ulo ng tahanan at kakayod para sa
pamilya. Ang nanay naman ang inaasahan sa
pangangalaga ng tahanan at mga anak. Ang
mgaanak ay inaasahan sumunod sa pamantayan ng tradisyong kinakalakhan. Binibigyan
halaga ng mga Pilipino ang magandang asal,
ang pagiging masunurin, respeto sa matatanda, pagsama sa relihiyon, ang pag-aaral at
pagsasakripisyo para sa kapamilya. Inaasahan na itabi ang sariling kalooban at tupdin
ang inaasahang papel ayon sa tradisyon. For
example, inaasahang mag-sakripisyo para sa
pamilya at bayan ang OFW. Kondenado sila
kapag hindi ginanap ito. Sa mga pambasang
beauty contestants o atleta gaya ni Manny
Pacquiao, may inaasahan din. Kapag nanalo-marangyang pagtanggap sa pag-uwi. Kapag
natalo-panis ang pag uwi. Ang ganitong mga
pamantayan ang humuhubog sa pagkatao. Ito
ang nagbibigay halaga sa sarili. Ikinahihiya at
napapahiya ang mga taong lumapastangan o
naiba o bumali sa mga inaasahang ito.
Hinuhubog ng Sarili. Sa kanluran (western culture) kultura, gaya ng Amerika, Britania at nakakarami sa Europa, ang humuhubog
sa pagkatao ay ang pagkakaroon ng sariling
Palace vows ample power, water supply
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After Comelec data leak, what to do to protect yourself?
A
“Pandora’s box” has been opened.
Nearly a month after the website of the
Commission on Elections (Comelec)
was hacked, a website surfaced on April 21,
posting the contents of the poll body’s leaked
database containing over 55 million voter
registration records. Searchable are voters’
now-decrypted names and birthdates, as well
as personal addresses, citizenship details,
passport numbers, fingerprint data, and
other miscellaneous information. This can be
considered the biggest leak of personal data
in Philippine history.
With these kinds of personal identifiable
information on the Internet, data privacy
and IT experts admit there is “nothing much”
Filipino registered voters can do to protect
themselves from possible repercussions.
“That is the danger when you put up data on
the Internet. It (becomes) permanent,” said
Rene Jaspe, founder and chief security officer
of local information security consulting
company Sinag Solutions. Jaspe had
previously worked for a defense contractor in
the US for over a decade.
“It may not affect you now, but it might
harm you later,” added lawyer and technology
law expert JJ Disini, who played a role in
lobbying for the passage of Republic Act 8792
or the e-Commerce Act.
Nevertheless, Rappler got some tips
from them on how to mitigate the impact of
the leak, and looking forward, how to afford
better protection.
1. Monitor your transactions and activities
online and offline.
In a Facebook post, local software
development company Seer Technologies
co-founder Joben Ilagan* said that online
users should take care of themselves when
interacting on social networking sites.
“Be careful before accepting new Facebook
friend requests,” said Ilagan. He explained
that a user spoofing as (or pretending to be)
a friend would “get to see your more private
posts” if you accept his or her friend request.
“Also, search Facebook regularly for people
who may be spoofing you,” Ilagan said.
Jaspe, for his part, advised everybody to be
careful with bank and online transactions. “If
you have a credit card, watch out for activities
(connected with your account).”
of undernutrition because a child’s
internal organs are affected and bodily
functions are impaired, according to
Parawan.
Save the Children stressed the
need to double efforts to ensure
that nutrition-related policies and
programs reach the “most vulnerable.”
The group noted that children born to
the poorest mothers are thrice likely
to suffer from stunting.
The government has been
implementing
the
Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the
aim of which is to mitigate poverty by
addressing high hunger rates and drop-out
cases in schools.
Under the 4Ps, qualified poor families
receive a P500 monthly health grant and
P300 to 500 monthly educational assistance
until their children finish high school.
According to Save the Children, it is crucial
that malnutrition is given importance
especially in the upcoming May 9 national
elections.
“New global health targets (World
Health Assembly
and
Sustainable
Development Goals) cannot be achieved
without sustained political will and increased
nutrition investments in the ‘First 1000
Days,’” said Ned Olney, the group’s country
director.
Save the Children recently launched
a Community-based Management of Acute
Malnutrition (CMAM) project in Metro
Manila, which aims to treat and rehabilitate
children suffering from severe and moderate
acute malnutrition.
The group stresses the need enhance the
delivery of quality nutrition interventions in
the first 1,000 days of life to prevent stunting
among children.
It also calls for focus on maternal
nutrition, noting that mothers need as much
health care as the child before, during and
after childbirth.
“Save the Children is renewing its call to
end this unacceptable reality. We are calling
future leaders of the country to tackle and
commit to the issue of child hunger and
malnutrition,” the group added.
—ABS-CBN
LEAK
Continued on Page 22
More Filipino children face chronic malnutrition
T
he number of Filipino children
suffering
from
chronic
malnutrition
continues
to
increase, recent data showed, despite
government efforts to address hunger
and poverty through a conditional
cash transfer (CCT) program.
Data from the 2015 Updating
of the Nutritional Status of Filipino
Children by the Food and Nutrition
Research Institute (FNRI) showed that
the chronic malnutrition rate among
children aged 0 to 2 years old is now at
26.2%.
The lowest chronic malnutrition
rate in recent years was recorded in 2008, at
20.9%.
Chronic malnutrition has been said to be the
primary cause of stunting among children,
according to a report by Save the Children.
“Save the Children knows that the first 2
years of life is considered the critical ‘window
of opportunity’ for a child’s optimal growth
and development. Any damage caused by
stunting or chronic malnutrition during
this period is irreversible,” said Dr. Amado
eecnow
Parawan, the group’s health and nutrition
advisor, in a statement.
Overall chronic malnutrition among
children under 5 years old has also
significantly increased to 33.5% from 30.5%
in 2013.
In terms of wasting, meanwhile, where a
child suffers starvation and illness, there has
been almost no progress in the national data:
from 7.9% in 2013 to 7.1% in 2015.
Wasting, or when a child’s weight is below
that for his height, is the “most severe form”
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nga EX mo dib a?
Boy: Eton a nga. BInabalikan na ulit kita.
Aanhin ang gwapo quotes
Gwapo pa ang hanap mo?
Pwes, mag-esep esep muna. Di porke
nakabingwit ka ng guwapo, masaya na buhay po.
-------------------------------------------------------Di mo alam, impeyerno ang mapapala mo.
Kaya wag magpapaloko, di porke gwapo,
mabait at matalino. Gamitin ang utak din
natin pag may time.
-------------------------------------------------------Aanhin mo ang guwapo, kung lalaki din
naman ang gusto.
-------------------------------------------------------Aanhin mo ang gwapo kung masama naman
ang ugali ito.
-------------------------------------------------------Aanhin mo ang gwapo, kung masisira naman
ang kagandaahn mo sa kakaisip kung ilan
kayong tinatarantado!
-------------------------------------------------------Boy: Chocolate ka ba?
Girl: Dahil sweet ako?
Boy: Hinde, dahil amg itim mo kasi
-------------------------------------------------------Wag mong ikahiya kung maitim ka, isipin mo
na lang sa sobrang HOT mo, nagging tostado
ka.
-------------------------------------------------------Ano bay an, galling kang America, maitim ka
pa din! Ikaw lang ang kakilala ko na hindi
tinalaban ng simoy ng hangin dun ah.
-------------------------------------------------------Girl: Kape ka ba?
Boy: Bakit?
Girl: Kasi maitim ka na, bitter ka pa!
-------------------------------------------------------Kapag magse-selfie, siguraduhin mong hindi
maputi ang mukha tapos maitim naman ang
leeg mo. Dapat din hindi sobrang puti ang
katawan tapos maitim naman ang kilikili.
Tandaan mo tao ka hindi ka Zebra.
-------------------------------------------------------Girl: Gulong ka ba?
Boy: Dahil malakas akong mambola/
Girl: Hindi ang itim mo kasi!
-------------------------------------------------------Me: Honey tignan mo yung nasa kabilang
tablr nagkiss sila kakainggit
GF: Wag mo intindihin yan, wala yan.GF mo
ako, I can do more than that.
-------------------------------------------------------Boy: Pag tayo na, magkasama nating
haharapin ang mga problema.
Girl: Wala naman akong problema eh.
Boy: Kasi nga hindi pa tayo…wag kang
excited, feeling?...hehehe
-------------------------------------------------------Boy: Parang kang pato
Girl: bakit naman?
Boy: Kasi ako yung bebe mo.
-------------------------------------------------------Girl: Maghiwalay na lang tayo!!
Boy: Ok lang babalikan ko na lang yung ex ko.
Girl: Aba! Ang kapal mo talaga! Were officially
break!!!
Kinabukasan…
Boy: I still love you…
Girl: Di ba break na tayo? Babalikan mo pa
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Dalawang engot nag-uusap
Engot 1: Pre nabalitaan mo nab a yung
nakarating sa buwan di ba sumikat! Tayo sa
araw naman pumunta para tayo’t sisikat din!
Engot 2: Engots ka ba? Mainit kaya sa araw!
Engot1: Aba oo nga ano!
Engot 2: Gantio na lang pre sa gabi na lang
tayo pumunta para di mainit!
-------------------------------------------------------Pulis 1: Pre, lam mo naba ang usap usapan?
Pulis 2: Bakit pre anong balita?
Pulis 1: May bading daw dito sa campo natin?
Pulis 2: Sino daw pre?
Pulis 1: Kiss muna. Hehe
-------------------------------------------------------Teacher: What do you call a person who
keeps on talking even when people are no
longer interested?
Students: a teacher!
Teacher: hahaha! Very good answer! Tangina niyo! Get 1 whole sheet of manila paper!
Long quiz tayo! Back to back!!!
-------------------------------------------------------Banat ng nanay sa anak
Aanuhin mo pa ang alak kung sa akin pa lang
tatamaan ka na!
-------------------------------------------------------Boy: Alam mo, para kang albatross deodorizer
Girl: Bakit naman?
Boy: Kasi binigyan mo ng halimuyak ang
mala-inodoro kong buhay.
-------------------------------------------------------BF: Sino yang tinitingnan mo, love?
GF: Ex ko iyon, love. I heard lasenggo na siya
after out break-up 7 years ago.
BF: Grabe, ha, haba ng celebration!
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Boy Bolero: Hindi ka taom hindi ka hayop
Girl: Ano tayo?
Boy Bolero: Bagay tayo..
Girl: Utot mo! Hindi ka tao, Hindi ka bagay,
hayop ka!
-------------------------------------------------------BF: Susunduin kita mamaya ha? Bubusina na
lang ako kapag nasa harap na ako ng bahay
niyo.
GF: Okay! Anong sasakyan ang dala mo?
BF: Wala. Busina lang
-------------------------------------------------------Di ba pwedeng banat
— Kapag i-fofollow, TWITTER agad? Pwede
bang si GOD muna?
— Pag adik, sa drgud na agad? Di ba pwedeng
saýo muna?
— Kapag ZERO sa test, bobo na agad? Di ba
pwedeng “Mental Block”muna?
— Kapag champion, si Manny Pacquiao na
kaagad? Hindi ba pwedeng “Sabon”muna?
— Porket din a makatulog, insomnia na agad?
Di ba pwedeng ïniisip ka”muna.
-------------------------------------------------------Alam mo ba wala akong ibang hinahangad
kindi ang mapalapit sayo. Pero patuloy ang
pag-iwas mo”— IPIS
-------------------------------------------------------“Hala sige magpakasasa ka! Alam ko naming
katawn ko lang ang habol mo.”— Hipon
-------------------------------------------------------“Ayoko na! pag nagmamahal ako lagi na lang
maraming tao ang nagagalit! Wala nab a
akong karapatang magmahal! — GASOLINA
-------------------------------------------------------Ang lakas mo sumipa, para kang alak! Kaso sa
puso ko ang tama!
-------------------------------------------------------“Mabuti nang maging tanga basta kasama ka.
Kesa ang dami kong alam wala naman.”
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May 2016
Construction of the MRT line 7 begins
T
he construction of
in Caloocan and NLEX,”
the Metro Rail Transit
said DOTC Secretary
Line
7
(MRT-7)
Jun Abaya.
kicked off on April 20, with
The
P69.30a groundbreaking ceremony
billion project includes
held at the Quezon Memorial
the development of a
Circle. Residents
from
23-km railway system
Quezon City, Caloocan City,
with 14 stations from
Bulacan, and neighboring
North Avenue, Quezon
Jun Abaya
areas in the north can look
City to San Jose del
forward to a faster and more convenient Monte, Bulacan. Once completed and
commute to the center of the metropolis. operational by April 2020, the MRT-7
“The long-awaited MRT-7 will is expected to initially accommodate
serve commuters who ply the heavily 350,000 daily passengers and shorten
congested Commonwealth Avenue area travel time from the current 3.5 hours
for work and school on a daily basis. on the road to one (1) hour. Once further
The new railway system will not only upgrades are made, ultimately 800,000
significantly lessen travel time along this passengers per day will benefit from the
corridor, but also help decongest traffic project.
LEAK
Continued on Page 18
If you notice any suspicious transaction,
Jaspe recommended that it be reported
immediately to your bank and to have your
account cancelled.
2. Avail of additional means to secure
bank and online transactions.
Jaspe said some banks offer a onetime PIN for certain banking activities. This
PIN code is sent to your registered mobile
number, and should be entered when you
log on to your online account or pay for your
purchases.
“You could have that activated if it is
offered,” said Jaspe. Ask your bank and other
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His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
attended the groundbreaking ceremony,
together with DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya
and Ramon Ang, president of San Miguel
Corporation (SMC), the parent company
of contractor Universal LRT Corporation
(ULC).
The project covers the development
of an integrated transportation system,
which includes the said railway system,
a 22-km highway from the NLEX Bocaue
interchange, and an intermodal transport
terminal (ITT) adjacent to the San Jose
del Monte Station. Commuters can take
public utility vehicles (PUVs) or private
cars and use the new highway from NLEX,
alight at the ITT, and board the MRT-7
going to North Avenue, Quezon City.
service providers for this and other similar
features.
3. If you use personal information as
your password, change it immediately.
Time and again, IT experts tell online
users to never use personal data as
passwords. These could include your age,
birthday, or a part of your name. If yours still
contain personal information, don’t delay, and
change them now.
Ilagan also advised changing security
questions into those that won’t require
sensitive personal information as answers.
(i.e., “What is the name of your favorite pet?”)
Otherwise, make the answers to security
questions fake (but make sure to remember
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and take note of them).
4. Be aware of the risks, now that your
personal information is out there.
Jaspe said that IT security heads in offices
and companies can brief their employees
about information security awareness.
“Your employees most probably are
voters… (They) have to be aware of the
possibilities, now that (their) personal
information is out there.”
Individuals can also search for safe and
secure online practices on the Internet.
5. Submit complaints to authorities and
web companies.
Jaspe said the Department of Justice
(DOJ) can act on a request – which the
Comelec can file – to take down the said
website.
Many netizens have suggested reporting
the website to web security provider
CloudFlare, web hosting service GoDaddy,
and Google. But Jaspe said that CloudFlare
“does not take down a site, as a matter of
policy.”
Suggestions to government, Comelec
Disini said that government should have
done more to stop this leak from happening.
“Voters give these data to the Comelec, to
verify their qualifications.” That is why, Disini
argued, that as the data controller of these
personal information, the Comelec “should be
held to the highest standards.”
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NEWS 23
May 2016
Pag-IBIG declares highest
ever P14.24B dividend
S
tate-owned Pag-IBIG Fund
above to claim their matured Paghas declared more than
IBIG savings, otherwise known
P14 billion in dividends, the
as their Total Accumulated Value
highest payout in the 35-year
(TAV). The TAV comprises of the
history of the agency.
member’s contributions, the
“This
year,
we
employer counterpart share,
declared dividends worth
and Pag-IBIG dividends earned
P14.24billion. This is the
throughout the years of one’s
highest amount the Pagmembership.
IBIG has ever declare since
In December 2014, the agency
it opened its doors three
launched its BalikSavings65
Atty. Darlene Marie B.
and half year ago. This will
program which simplified the
Berberabe
be credited directly to the
savings withdrawal process
accounts of our members Pag-IBIG President and CEO for elderly Pag-IBIG members.
within the first quarter of
About 7,662 members who are
2016,”said Pag-IBIG Chairman Atty. Chito 65ers have received their TAV as of December
M. Cruz. Every year, Pag-IBIG Fund credits 31, 2015. Their savings total to more than
dividends to member’s accounts. This year’s P301 million pesos that were claimed.
dividens is more than 25 percent, or P2.89 “There are still many 65ers-members
billion, higher compared to the P11.35 who have yet to withdraw their TAV. Their
billion declared last year. Since 2010, Pag- TAV is money which they saved and now
IBIG has declared more than P61.33 billion is the time to reap the benefits. The TAV
in dividends. “Remember that the members usually ranges from P40,000 to P70,000
‘monthly contributions are the member’s but some members upgrade their monthly
savings, and their earn dividends each year. contribution so they can have a much bigger
The dividends rate this year is 4.83 percent, TAV. Some of the biggest TAVs I’ve seen ranged
which is much higher compared to interest from P532,000 to more than P733,000. I’m
rates on other savings instruments. The best calling our retired members to claim their
part is that Pag-IBIG President and CEO Atty. matured savings to help with their finances.
Darlene Marie B. Berberabe.
It’s time for them to enjoy their hard-earned
She also reminded members aged 65 and savings,”said Berberabe.
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Think tank: Rape happens in
Philippines every 53 minutes
A
research institution focusing on
women’s issues expressed concern
over the infamous remarks made by
leading presidential candidate and Davao
City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on the rape and
murder of an Australian lay missionary in
1989 which drew flak from various sectors.
The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR)
said that under the current administration, the
number of recorded rape cases increased by
92 percent: from 5,132 in 2010 to 9,875 in
2014. This meant that a woman or a child was
raped every 53 minutes.
The center also revealed that seven in
10 victims of violence were children and that
violations of Republic Act No. 9262 or AntiViolence against Women and their Children
Act have jumped by 200 percent from 2010 to
2014. “Reducing the issue of rape to ridicule
is alarming because the reality shows that
every 53 minutes, a woman or child is raped.
Everybody cringes with such information.
Every woman or girl feels unsafe,” said CWR
executive director Jojo Guan.
She said Duterte’s proclamation at a
campaign sortie that he should have been first
to rape 36-year-old Jacqueline Hamill was not
the first instance that rape was trivialized.
Guan hit the Aquino administration for
supposedly fostering an environment where
victims could not obtain justice as the
perpetrators enjoyed impunity.
“Government records showed that of the
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9,445 rape cases reported, only 59 percent
were filed in court. Victims were usually
discouraged in pursuing their cases because
of the expensive litigation and the slow judicial
process especially that most of them belong to
the lowest wealth quintile,” she said.
Aside from the low percentage of
rape cases filed in court, the center also
pointed out that “persistent poverty and
crisis resulting from the implementation of
antiwomen, antipoor neoliberal policies”
have aggravated the condition of women.
“The proliferation of violence is caused by
an existing culture that promotes exploitation
and subjugation of women especially in the
lowest echelon of society. It is a culture where
the powerful dominates the powerless. Such
domination is translated in the treatment of
women, especially those who belong to the
marginalized sector,” Guan said.
Duterte has drawn flak for his
statements from his rivals, netizens, and even
international media. His camp has released
conflicting statements stating that the toughtalking mayor has apologized for his remarks.
On Tuesday, PDP-Laban issued a statement
where Duterte supposedly said sorry for his
gaffe. However, Duterte himself later that
day maintained that he would not be forced
to apologize and that what he said was not
a joke. uterte remains the front-runner in
various opinion polls, beating erstwhile top
contender Sen. Grace Poe. —Inquirer
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May 2016
Kidapawan protesters refuse to go home
D
espite being released on bail, majority
of protesters from the violent
dispersal in Kidapawan City, North
Cotabato on April 1 have not gone home yet.
As of April 19, more than 60 farmers are still
staying inside the Social Action Organic Farm
Center (SAOFAC), a facility owned by the
Diocese of Kidapawan in Bgy. Balindog.
This alarmed Public Attorneys’ Office
(PAO) Chief Persida Acosta who visited
Kidapawan and checked on the protesters’
plight on April 18.
Acosta offered cash assistance, rice and
free ride if the farmers wanted to go home but
majority decided to stay inside the Catholic
Church-owned compound.
“Huwag po kayong matakot dahil ibibilin
namin kayo sa mga barangay chairman niyo,”
Acosta assured the crowd.
(Translation: “Don’t worry because we
will endorse you to your village chairmen.”)
Employees from Municipal Trial Court in
Cities (MTCCs) also came to give each farmer
a copy of their release order and explained to
them that they are already free to go home if
they want.
Acosta gave each of the five farmers
who agreed to return to their homes cash
assistance and a sack of rice.
They were brought to the Arakan parish,
and from there they are expected to go home.
The protesters were arrested by the police
after they were violently dispersed on April
1 for blocking the Davao-Cotabato Highway,
leaving three people dead and dozens
The protesters, majority of them farmers, were arrested after blocking the Davao-Cotabato Highway to
demand the release of calamity aid from the local government after their crops were destroyed by the
drought. They were violently dispersed on April 1, leaving three people dead and dozens wounded.
wounded.
Some farmers who refused to face the
camera for an interview revealed that they
do not want to go home yet because they do
not have food to eat and they fear for their
security.
Drought
continues
to
devastate
agricultural crops in North Cotabato, leaving
farmers with nothing to eat.
Some residents in Sitio Kamarag
Barangay Malibatuan in Arakan were forced
to eat banana, wild yam and exotic animals
such as bats and rats.
But even these kinds of food have been
scarce. The farmers have been calling on the
government for assistance after their crops
were destroyed by the drought, thus the
series of protest actions.
Meanwhile, the family of slain protester
Darwin Sulang had already left their home
after they observed some unknown persons,
whom they believed are members of the
military’s intelligence community, near their
house at night.
Another accused, Bryan Icnad of
Sagkungan, President Roxas, also complained
that unknown persons frequently visit their
house at night.
the BOCEA, the members were aware of the
plan to install CCTVs and did not raise any
objection.
The issue concerning Francisco stemmed
from a news story triggered by the statement
of Sen. Francis Escudero during the vice
presidential debates wherein he mentioned
that one of the measures that could be done
to minimize corruption is to remove pockets
from BOC personnel’s uniforms, remove
drawers from the tables and install CCTV
cameras.
In the interview, Francisco reportedly
said he is against the installation of CCTVs.
“They should try raising our salaries and
giving us the right benefits. Do they think we
will still keep doing those things?” Francisco
said in Filipino.
BOC Deputy Commissioner for Revenue
Collection and Monitoring Group Arthur
Lachica said that the case of Francisco would
go through proper procedures.
“We are endorsing the case to our
Intelligence Group (IG) that will conduct the
investigation, then if warranted a case might
be filed against Rommel,” said Lachica.
Francisco
might
face
an
administrative case of grave misconduct
but that “really depends on the findings of
the IG on the basis alone on the statement
wherein he said that ‘if they would
increase our salary, would we still do it’,
this could have several interpretations
which might not necessarily mean that
they did it (corruption, accept bribe). Even
if he said that statement, the evidence
that we are looking for is did they really
do it. It will depend on the findings of the
investigation,” Lachica added.
Taipei
Department
of
Health
inspection of melamine tableware
used at five hot-pot chain stores
showed that six of the nine items leached
melamine into the food, with two items
exceeding legally acceptable maximum limits.
The department conducted a random survey
of nine melamine tableware used at five
popular hot-pot chains, and six were found
to leach, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Taipei City councilors Wang Wei-chung and
Kao Chia-yu said.
“To test them for heat resistance, the
health department placed them in hot water
for 30 minutes — although most people
usually take two to three times longer to
finish a hot-pot meal,” Wang said.
“The melamine chopsticks came with
labels advising users not to ‘wash them using
scouring pads,’ but we do not know how these
chopsticks are washed at hot-pot stores,”
Wang said.
Wang said they hoped the department
could use stricter testing standards to ensure
that people are not taking in toxic substances
when they eat at hot-pot restaurants.
The department said that the nine
Defense lawyer Atty. Dionisio Alave said
he also wanted the farmers to return home
but cannot do anything if they refrain from
doing so.
Alave, who is also the president of
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) North
Cotabato chapter, appealed for the farmers’
psycho-social treatment to be postponed for
at least two days so farmers can go home.
Reports earlier said organizers of the rally are
preventing the protesters, majority of them
farmers, from going home.
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMPNorth Cotabato) Spokesperson Lito Roxas
denied the allegations.
“Anytime na pwede sila umuwi, meron
talaga silang escape… Nanawagan pa nga
kami na kung gusto nila umuwi, andyan
naman si Atty. Acosta na pwedeng sumama,”
Roxas said.
(Translation: “They can go home
anytime, they really have an escape. We even
announced that if they want to go home, Atty.
Acosta is there to accompany them.”)
But Roxas said most of the farmers
decided to stay in the center while waiting for
their court hearing on April 25.
He added that immediate family
members of the accused farmers are also free
to visit and join them inside the center.
The KMP North Cotabato still has no idea
what is going to happen to farmers after the
court hearing.
Roxas said they still have to discuss the
matter with other support groups.
Bureau of Customs allocates
Tests show risks of melamine
P20M for CCTV project upgrade leach at hot-pot diners
T
here will soon be more “eyes”
monitoring illegal transactions at
the Bureau of Customs with the
allocation of P20 million for the installation
of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras
at ports and BOC offices nationwide.
BOC Commissioner Alberto Lina said
that he intends to continue the program
of his predecessor, John Phillip Sevilla, to
install the additional CCTVs. Lina said that beefing up security
and monitoring at the BOC offices would
be done nationwide. “We will just first
concentrate on nearby ports and the big
ports where there is a large volume of
imports,” he said.
The new monitors would be set up at
the BOC main office in Port Area in Manila,
the Manila International Container Port,
Port of Manila (POM), Port of Batangas, Port
of Cebu, Port of Davao and Port of Cagayan
de Oro.
He would also require the “off docks”
such as private container yard/ container
freight station to install CCTVs in their
warehouses that are used by the BOC to
store imported goods.
They should also put a monitoring
screen at the BOC to enable the government
agency to ensure that nothing would be
stolen. Lina said they would pursue the
CCTV program even if there had been
reports that Rommel Francisco, president
of the BOC Employees Association (BOCEA)POM, is against it.
Lina said only a court order could stop
him from proceeding with the installation of
the CCTVs.
He noted that in his previous meetings with
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items tested between 80.7oC and 89.9oC for
heat resistance — lower than the maximum
tolerable level suggested for dishwashers
(about 110oC to 130oC). Moreover, six of
them leached melamine, with concentration
levels ranging from 0.9 to 5.4 parts per
million (ppm). The acceptable maximum
level of melamine dissolved from melamine
tableware is 2.5ppm.
Food and Drug Division Director Wang
Ming-li said that the two restaurants found
using poor melamine tableware have changed
their tableware on a second review.
“We will advise companies [restaurants]
to stop using melamine chopsticks,” she said.
However, the WHO does not recognize
melamine as a toxic substance that cannot
be used for tableware, because it can be
discharged through urination within 24 to 48
hours, and the department cannot force the
companies to stop using them, she said.
The
department
urged
hot-pot
restaurants to refrain from or stop using
melamine dishware, replace tableware that
are damaged or scratched with new ones, and
provide stainless steel tongs for people to put
meat into hot pots.
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Amendments fail to protect
naturalization, groups say
T
he Ministry of the Interior’s proposed
amendments to the Nationality
Act would fail to guarantee the
naturalization rights of foreign nationals,
civic groups, demanding the full repeal of
discriminatory provisions.
About 20 campaigners from the Taiwan
International Family Mutual Help Association,
Taiwan TransAsia Sisters’ Association and
other immigrant advocacy groups gathered
outside of the Legislative Yuan, shouting
for the legislature to remove the “shackles”
migrants face when naturalizing.
“The current law allows for our citizenship
to be stripped at any time within the first five
years for any kind of a police record — even a
speeding ticket,” the Taiwan TransAsia Sisters’
Association’s Yadrung Chiu said. “Government
discretion to strip our citizenship is not fair
because we have already gone through an
extremely rigorous review process, including
proving that we had no criminal record in
the past,” she said. “A citizen is a citizen — if
the government does not have the right to
strip native Taiwanese of their citizenship, we
should not be treated differently.”
Because foreign spouses are required
to give up their native citizenship before
naturalizing, being stripped of Taiwanese
citizenship makes them stateless, leaving
them in an administrative “black hole” if their
relationship with their Taiwanese spouse
ends because of death or divorce, she said.
A woman originally from Thailand
named Tiponda said she had been stripped
of citizenship after the broker who arranged
her marriage was accused of fraud in cases
involving other couples, and that she had
forfeited her only opportunity to appeal
because she did not understand that the
appeal had to be filed within a week.
The death of her husband the same year
ended any possibility of renaturalizing, she said.
“When I go to the Thai representative office,
they say they cannot help me because I am
Taiwanese now, but when I go to the National
Immigration Agency, they say I am Thai,” she
said, adding that she could only extend her
resident rights in three month increments,
making it nearly impossible for her to find
stable employment, as well as making her
ineligible for National Health Insurance.
Wong Lennon, the director of the Serve
the People Association’s service center and
shelter for migrant workers, blasted the draft
legislation for giving the government the
right to strip new citizens of legal residency,
as well as citizenship, if they fail to prove they
have given up their original citizenship within
a year, saying that the legislation perpetuated
double standards on dual citizenship.
“The Taiwanese government in practice
allows for dual citizenship by Taiwanese
nationals, but still refuses to allow foreigners
to maintain their original citizenship,” he said.
“We have to spend five years before getting a
national ID card, but even after we get it, we
still do not have the same rights as Taiwanese,”
said Melisa Huang, originally from Indonesia,
criticizing draft legislation for failing to drop
requirements that naturalized citizens wait 10
years before standing for public office.
No Contact Traffic Apprehension Policy
(11 Things You Need to Know)
1. What is the No Contact Traffic Apprehension Policy?
The No Contact Traffic Apprehension is a policy that utilizes CCTV, digital cameras and/or
other gadget or technology to capture videos and images to apprehend vehicles violating
traffic laws, rules and regulations.
2. What is its coverage?
The No Physical Contact Apprehension covers the apprehension of violators in areas within
Metro Manila that are covered by MMDA CCTV cameras.
3. Will the policy rid Metro Manila roads of MMDA Traffic Enforcers?
No. It was conceptualized to supplement the presence of MMDA Traffic Enforcers. Aside
from the fact that there are still places not covered by CCTVs, the No Contact Traffic
Apprehension was designed to catch moving violations, thus leaving the apprehension of
administrative offenses to MMDA constables.
4. How will the No Contact Team know about the records of the vehicle?
The MMDA No Contact Apprehension Team will search for the motor vehicle records of
violators in coordination with LTO.
5. If I’m the registered owner and the current owner hasn’t processed the vehicle’s
transfer of registration yet, will I still be penalized for a violation I did not commit?
The first notice shall require the owner of the vehicle to identify its driver at the time and
place indicated in the notice and his/her address. It is the responsibility of the current
owner to have the vehicle registered under his/her name. If a previous owner receives the
Notice, he or she may file a protest at the MMDA Traffic Adjudication Division and show
a notarized Deed of Sale as evidence, as well the name and address of the current owner.
6. How will the MMDA send the Summon to violators?
Notices shall be sent thru personal service by MMDA Personnel, registered mail or courier
services through government or private service providers.
7. What if the violator refuses to receive the Notice?
Traffic violators who refuse to receive or accept the notice issued to them without any valid
reason shall be deemed to have received it by leaving a copy and submission of an affidavit
of service or report attesting the refusal of the violator to acknowledge receipt of the Notice.
8. Within how many days should a driver settle his/her violation under this policy?
Payment of fines and penalties shall be made within seven days upon receipt of the first
notice to any authorized accredited payment centers unless a protest is filed before the
MMDA TAD, in which case, the fines as finally adjudicated shall be paid at the Collection
Division of the MMDA Central Office.
9. Where should I pay to settle my violation?
The violator may pay either in the MMDA Main Office or in any branch of MetroBank.
10. If I don’t agree with the violation given to me, how do I contest it?
The First Notice contains a statement that the traffic violator shall have the right to file
a protest before the MMDA-Traffic Adjudication Division or TAD within seven days from
receipt of the Notice, and that failure to do so within the prescribed period shall be seen as a
waiver of such right to contest the violation or present evidence as a defense.
Within fifteen days from receipt of an adverse TAD resolution, the driver may file a Motion
for Reconsideration. Within thirty (30) days from receipt of the denial of the Motion for
Reconsideration, the driver may file an appeal at the Office of the Chairman where the
Decision shall be final and executory.
If no protest is filed within the 7-day prescriptive period and the fines remain unpaid, a
Final Notice to settle the violation shall be issued.
11. What will happen if I don’t pay at all?
If a violator fails to settle the assessed fines or penalties from the receipt of the Final Notice, the
vehicle license plate number shall be included in the Alarm list and be reported to the LTO with
a request that its registration not be renewed until the penalties or fines are fully settled.
—mmda.gov.ph
No wage hike on Labor Day – DOLE
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Labor Day.
The Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) ruled out the possibility
of granting salary increases within the next
two weeks.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said
the wage board must follow procedures in
resolving a petition for salary hike. “Based on the process, the wage board
will have to issue notice of hearing and they
may not be able to come out with a decision
on or before May 1,” Baldoz said.
She said conducting a public hearing
in resolving a petition for salary increase is
required by law. Baldoz said representatives
of DOLE, Department of Trade and Industry,
National Economic and Development
Authority and employers would decide the
petition.
“If ever the board decides to grant a
petition for wage increase, it would probably
be after Labor Day,” she said.
Baldoz ordered the National Wages
and Productivity Commission and Regional
Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board
(RTWPB) to hasten the process and come
out with a decision by May. There are two
pending petitions for salary increase filed
before the RTWPB in the National Capital
Region. Meanwhile, Baldoz said they have yet
to receive a copy of a Supreme Court order
requiring the department to comment on a
petition to implement a national minimum
wage and close down all RTWPBs.
She said it is unlikely to enforce a fixed
minimum wage because of the different
socio-economic conditions in the country’s
17 regions. Baldoz said only Congress could
change the current regional minimum wage.
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Aiza Seguerra and Liza Diño raise funds to
bail out 77 detained Kidapawan farmers
M
arami ang pumuri sa ginawang
campaign drive ng mag-asawang
Aiza Seguerra at Liza Diño para
makalikom ng pondo para pampiyansa
sa mga nakakulong na mga magsasaka ng
Kidapawan, North Cotabato.
Sila ay mga napagbintangan ng direct
assault at frustrated homicide kaugnay ng
madugong dispersal sa mga magsasaka
noong April 1 sa naturang probinsiya.
Umabot sa lagpas 80 magsasaka
ang ikinulong: 45 na lalaki, 29 babae, 3
buntis, 3 senior citizens, at 8 naman dito ay
kasalukuyang nasa ospital.
Ang kailangan nilang piyansa bawat isa
ay P12,000 na ibinaba sa P6,000 noong April
14.
Ang tanong ng karamihan: Saan nila
kukunin ang naturang halaga gayong pambili
nga ng bigas ay wala sila?
Ang nangyaring rally ng mahigit 6,000
magsasaka sa Kidapawan noong April 1
ay nag-ugat sa pagkalam ng kanilang mga
sikmura.
Dahil dito, humingi sila ng ayudang bigas
sa gobyerno, ngunit nauwi ito sa madugong
sagupaan sa pagitan nila at hanay ng pulisya.
Dahil na rin sa awa, kaagad na kumilos
ang aktor si Robin Padilla at nangalap ng
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Kabilang na rito ang ilang matatanda at
babaeng pinagbintangan ng direct assault at
frustrated homicide.
Kaya naman ibinalita ni Liza ang
magandang resulta ng kanilang ginawang
fundraising para sa mga nakakulong na
magsasaka.
“GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE!!!
‘We were able to raise funds to cover
the whole amount of 546,000 to bail out our
farmers!!!! Thank you LORD!!!
‘Most came from artists from the
entertainment industry and friends who
readily gave their support but there were
other groups who donated as well to fulfill the
Mag-asawang Aiza Seguerra at Liza Diño amount.
‘MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT SA
tulong mula sa mga kapwa-artista upang makapagbigay ng saku-sakong bigas sa mga TULONG NINYO!
‘Dumalaw po kami sa mga nakulong
gutom na magsasaka ng Kidapawan.
Noong April 12, binatikos ni Liza kanina. Pinapahatid din po nila ang kanilang
Diño ang gobyerno, sa pamamagitan ng taos pusong pasasalamat sa pagpapakita
Facebook, dahil sa tila walang aksiyon nito sa natin ng suporta at pakikiramay. Malaking
bagay po ito para sa kanila na malamang hindi
kinahinatnan ng Kidapawan farmers.
Sa Facebook post naman ni Aiza sila nag-iis sa labang ito.
‘Next step is to process their release.
Seguerra, ibinahagi nito ang larawang kuha ng Karapatan—isang alyansa ng mga taong As of kanina, halos walang ID ang lahat
nangangalaga sa karapatang pantao ng dahil sinunog ang gamit nila or ang iba
bawat Pilipino—sa mga nakakulong na mga pinagkukumpiska during the rally so baka
madelay lang ng konti ang paglabas nila but
magsasaka.
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the lawyers are expediting the processing of
documents for their immediate release.
‘This is only the beginning. Mahabahaba pa po ang journey na ito. The goal is for
all these charges to be dropped at madismiss
ang kaso---Pagpupugay para sa ating
mga human rights lawyers from different
groups like Union of Peoples Lawyers from
Mindanao (Davao), KARAPATAN, Nat’l
Union of People’s Lawyers, at marami pa
pong iba na boluntaryong binibigay ang
kanilang serbisyo upang matulungan ang
ating mga magsasaka. Wag po tayong
bibitaw. Patuloy po nating ipakita ang ating
pakikiisa sa kanilang laban upang makamit
ang HUSTISYA.#‎BigasHindiBala’
Kabilang sa mga nagbigay ng tulong sina
Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Ai-Ai delas
Alas, at Dingdong Dantes.
April 14, lumipad patungong Kidapawan
sina Aiza at Liza upang pangasiwaan ang
pagpiyansa sa mga nakakulong na magsasaka.
Bago matapos ang araw, nag-update si Liza na
may mga nakalaya na sa mga nakakulong na
mga magsasaka.
Sabi niya, ‘Update: 26 out 77, marerelease
today. The rest of them inaasikaso ang papeles
para makakuha ng ID.’
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moved from the polling precincts to the municipal canvassing centers, according to the
Commission on Elections. “Ang tingin namin maging mas manageable ang proseso kapag
nasa isang lugar na mas maayos,” Comelec Commissioner Luie Guia told reporters. Around
715 polling precincts will be subjected to Random Manual Audit to verify the accuracy of poll
results. The law mandates that RMA will be done in at least one polling precinct per legislative
district. This year, Guia said that each district may have until four or five precincts that will
be subjected to RMA, based on the number of clustered precincts. The commissioner said the
municipalities will be decided through random selection, either at the Comelec main office or
the National Canvassing Center in the morning of Election Day. The specific polling precincts,
meanwhile, will be determined later in the afternoon. “Alam naman natin sa presinto
pagkatapos ng transmission masyado nang madilim at malalayo yun. Nagka-problema din
kami sa nakaraang election doon sa deployment ng mga mag-RMA. May mga iba na hindi
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municipal treasurer,” Guia said.
Indonesia wants joint maritime patrols with Philippines,
Malaysia after kidnappings
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ndonesia has called for joint maritime patrols with the Philippines and Malaysia after a
spate of kidnappings in waters near Mindanao by suspected militants, a military spokesman
said Tuesday. Around 14 Indonesians and four Malaysians have been abducted in recent weeks
by groups with suspected links to the Abu Sayyaf group. “We are trying to set up cooperation
on coordinated patrols between Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines,” Indonesian military
spokesman Tatang Sulaiman told Reuters. “If there is some kind of disturbance or security
threat, it could be overcome in (our) respective areas,” Sulaiman said, adding Indonesia
had already sent two warships to the area. Abu Sayyaf, known for kidnappings, beheadings,
bombings and extortion, is one of the most hardline militant groups in Mindanao. The group
is holding other foreigners, including one from the Netherlands, one from Japan, one from
Norway and two from Canada. The Philippine military has said the militants have been
targeting foreign crew of slow moving tugboats because they can no longer penetrate resorts
and coastal towns in Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state due to increased security. Members assured of refund amid Palace order to abolish AFP-RSBS
S
oldier-members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Retirement Separation and
Benefits System (AFP-RSBS) have been assured of refund following Malacañang order for
the agency’s abolition. “Actually, if you look at the finances of the AFP-RSBS, our total assets is
more than P17 billion,” said RSBS president Norman Legaspi in a press briefing on Tuesday.
“The refundable amount, including the accrued interest, is more or less P15 billion to P16
billion.” Malacañang, through Memorandum Order 90 dated April 8, ordered the abolition of
the RSBS, which was established in 1973 under then-President Ferdinand Marcos. The agency
was provided with a P200-million seed money and was envisioned to provide the pension for
the soldiers after attaining self-sufficiency — a target it failed to hit, forcing the government to
fund the soldiers’ pension. Legaspi said soldiers should not be alarmed by Malacañang’s order
to abolish the RSBS. “This is just a terminology so that we can start the liquidation process and
we can actually orderly close down the RSBS and also ensure the preservation of its assets
and be able to give what is due the soldiers,” he said. Legaspi added that said RSBS has P6.5
billion in cash and cash equivalents but expressed confidence that “we’ll be able to raise the
total amount for refund when we start liquidating our assets.” In Malacañang’s order, the RSBS
Board will act as Board of Liquidators. The disposal of the RSBS’ assets will be guided by the
Governance Commission for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations, Legaspi said.
Rules and regulations of the Commission on Audit will be followed. The soldiers’ monthly
contribution is equivalent to five percent of their salary and earns and interest of six percent
per annum. “Hopefully, we will be able to refund everything before finally RSBS will close,”
Legaspi said.
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senior official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has expressed concern over the
low turnout of the estimated 1.3 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) allowed to
vote in the coming May 9 presidential election. “I will make an inquiry with the diplomatic
posts with low voters’ turnout and ask them why,” said Seguis, the head of the DFA Overseas
Voting Secretariat, who admitted the turnout remained low at 66,378 or less than 10 per cent
more than a week after the voting started on April 9. This was especially true in the Americas
and Europe where a low voters’ turnout was noted, according to Seguis. In Europe which has
a total of 161,718 registered voters, only 7,635 qualified voters have so far cast their ballots,
with Rome in Italy topping the list with 1,025, Seguis reported. The month-long voting for
OFWs started on April 9 and is to end on May 9 in which they are to elect the president, vice
president, 12 senators and party-list group members who are to promote and defend of “underrepresented” sectors in the House of Representatives like government and private pensioners
such as teachers and policemen as well as farmers, fishermen and small businessmen. In the
Americas, Seguis said the Philippine embassies in Chile and Mexico have zero and one voter
turnout, respectively. Since the voting started, only 1,601 of the total 275,729 qualified OFWs
in the Americas including the US and Canada, showed up at the Philippine diplomatic outposts
such as embassies and consulates, Seguis said. Seguis noted that compared to the country’s
other diplomatic outposts, OFWs in the Middle East particularly Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates have shown enthusiasm in casting their ballots. He cited the example of 4,864
OFWs who cast their ballots in Dubai in the UAE, followed by Riyadh in Saudi Arabia with
4,700. The same was true for OFWs in Asia and the Pacific who heeded the plea of the DFA and
the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to vote early. The highest OFW voter turnout in the
region, Seguis said, was in Singapore with 9,149 ballots cast as of April 17.
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Robin Padilla names fellow celebrities
who donated bags of rice to Kidapawan
inupuri si Robin Padilla dahil sa kanyang maagap na pag-aksyon at pagtulong
sa mga biktima ng violent rally dispersal sa Kidapawan, North Cotabato,
noong April 1. Pero hindi siya nag-iisa at lalong hindi niya sinosolo ang kredito.
Pinasasalamatan ng action superstar ang mga kaibigan na tinawagan niya sa
telepono at hiningan ng tulong habang papunta siya sa Kidapawan noong Sabado,
April 2. Hindi nagdalawang-salita si Robin dahil agad na nagbigay ng kaban-kabang
bigas ang mga sumusunod: Perci Intalan and Jun Lana – 70 sacks; Anne Curtis
– 200 sacks; Jasmine Curtis; Smith – 20 sacks; Bianca Gonzales – 20 sacks; Karla
Estrada at Daniel Padilla – 100 sacks; Mariel Padilla – 60 sacks; Angel Locsin – 120
sacks; Erika Padilla – 10 sacks; Megan Young – 10 sacks; Mikael Daez – 10 sacks;
NUR Factory – 50 sacks; Luis Manzano – 100 sacks. Sa pamamagitan ni Robin at
ng kanyang manager na si Betchay Vidanes, natanggap na ng Kidapawan farmers
ang sako-sakong bigas mula sa magkapatid na Anne at Jasmine, at parating na doon
ang mga padala ng ibang mga nagpadala ng tulong. Mariing paglilinaw ni Betchay,
kusang-loob ang pagtulong ni Robin at ng kanyang mga kaibigan na artista sa mga
magsasaka ng Kidapawan at wala ito halong pulitika. Pahayag ng manager ni Robin,
“Definitely no politics! “Pumunta kami ni Robin for PEACE. Gusto niya na makiramay
sa mga magsasaka na namatayan. “Walang ipinagkaiba ang kanyang ginawa sa mga
namamatayan sa Manila na pinupuntahan niya agad para makiramay. “Kinausap
niya ang mga magsasaka na maging mahinahon at umuwi sa bahay nila. “Nagbigay
siya ng mga bigas dahil ‘yon ang hiling ng mga magsasaka at ng mga katutubo.”
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Aiko Melendez confirms relationship with Persian businessman
indi maitago ang kasiyahan ni Aiko Melendez sa piling ng bago nitong boyfriend na si
Shahin Alimirzapour, isang Persian businessman. Kasalukuyang nasa Davao City ang
No. 45 3F Chungshan N. Road, Section 3, Taipei City 105
dalawa kasama ang ilan pang kaibigan. Kinumpirma ni Aiko Melendez na boyfriend na niya
104 台北市中山北路三段45號3F
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ang ilang mga kaibigan, at sumunod daw sa kanya roon ang foreigner boyfriend. Panimula ng
40-year-old actress tungkol kay Shahin, “He is the one who makes me smile and who made an
effort to pursue me.” Nagkakilala raw sila sa birthday party ng isa niyang kaibigan. Labis daw
ang kasiyahan ni Aiko dahil sinorpresa siya ni Shahin habang nasa Davao. “We are in Davao right
now to visit my friend. Came here with Pepsi Herrera and Edwin Tan but he surprised me and
followed me here.” Matagal na ring single si Aiko. Sabi niya tungkol dito, “Yeah, you know, I have
just been dating, di ba, for so long, and I was afraid to put any label. “But now, it’s going to that
direction that we both want a label for it. “Because I asked him to prove his worth, and now
he is.” Ayaw raw munang magbigay ni Aiko ng maraming detalye tungkol sa kanilang relasyon.
Nang tanungin kung sila na ni Shahin, diretsong sagot ng aktres: “Yes, we are.” Sa pamamagitan
ng direct messaging sa Instagram, tinanong ng PEP si Shahin kung ano ang mga nagustuhan niya
kay Aiko. Sagot ng Persian businessman, “We just clicked so well. “We have so many things in
common and we love the same things. “I love her behavior, she has her own style. “There are so
many things that made me fall in love with her. “She is an introvert, an artist, a lover, a fighter.
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(04) 2227-2200
si Alex ang unang nakaalam ng magandang balita. “The first time I found out about this great
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------news, si Alex ‘yung unang nakaalam. Siya ‘yung unang nakaalam sa lahat,” kuwento ni Toni.
TEPZ
(04) 2535-8888
(04) 2535-7777
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Napiling ianunsiyo ni Toni ang pagbubuntis sa ASAP dahil doon siya unang ipinakilala bilang
Chiayi
(05) 225-2928
(05) 225-4249
talent ng ABS-CBN. Doon din siya nag-celebrate ng kaniyang kaarawan bilang Kapamilya.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aniya hinintay muna nila ang go signal ng doktor bago niya ikinuwento sa mga manonood ang
Tainan
(06) 223-8260
(06) 223-8264
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------pagbubuntis. Ikinasal sina Toni at Paul noong Hunyo 12 kung saan sinabi nila na sa 2017 pa
NEPZ
(07) 364-0036
(07) 364-0065
nila planong magkaroon ng baby. Bago ang pag-anunsiyo ni Toni ay kumalat na ang balitang
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------buntis siya noon pang Pebrero ngunit nanahimik lamang siya.
Gangshan
(07) 622-9903
(07) 622-6172
GBD
(03) 699-3778
(03) 669-3779
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