Death of Muslim lady educator mourned

Dr. Hadja Sittie Nurlayla Emily M. Marohombsar

 

By ALI G. MACABALANG
(NOTE: The subject of the story is my cousin, an icon of true public service. I wrote this piece in tribute to her in the name of good governance and peace-building.)

COTABATO CITY – Thousands of people from various walks of life in the country and elsewhere are mourning the death of a Mindanao-based Muslim lady educator they adored as an “icon” of peace building, good governance and quality education for the Bangsamoro.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front leadership led the mourners, posting in its official website – luwaran.com – a message of condolence and a tribute to Dr. Hadja Sittie Nurlayla Emily M. Marohombsar, the first woman state peace panelist it had dealt with during the stormy days of the MILF-government peace talks.

“I know her very well (as) a very amiable personality and so easy to deal with… We would miss another good person and may Allah bless her soul,” MILF chief peace panelist Mohagher Iqbal said in the online message, referring to Dr. Marohombsar.

ARMY FORCES PARTICIPATE IN THE “BRIGADA ESKWELA”

The 101^st Infantry (Three Red Arrows) Brigade,

1^st Infantry “Tabak” Division, Philippine Army

together with the School Teachers and Faculty

members of Sicayab, Elementary School, Dipolog

City takes a pose before the start of the Department

of Education National Schools’ Maintenance Week

also known as “Brigada Eskwela” last May 20, 2013.

PIÑAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – The 101^st Infantry (Three Red Arrows) Brigade, 1^st Infantry (Tabak) Division, Philippine Army participated in the Department of Education (DepEd) National Schools’ Maintenance Week (NSMW) or known as the “Brigada Eskwela” in selected public schools within its Area of Responsibility.

The activity which started last Monday May 20, 2013 was run until May 25, is intended to engage the voluntary participation of the school teachers and faculty members, parents, students and other stakeholders to do minor repairs, repainting, class room and ground cleaning and grass cutting. 

Why Disinformation Works. In America “Truth has no Relevance. Only Agendas are Important”

By Global Research

Have you ever wondered how the government’s misinformation gains traction?

What I have noticed is that whenever a stunning episode occurs, such as 9/11 or the Boston Marathon bombing, most everyone whether on the right or left goes along with the government’s explanation, because they can hook their agenda to the government’s account.

The leftwing likes the official stories of Muslims creating terrorist mayhem in America, because it proves their blowback theory and satisfies them that the dispossessed and oppressed can fight back against imperialism.

The patriotic rightwing likes the official story, because it proves America is attacked for its goodness or because terrorists were allowed in by immigration authorities and nurtured by welfare, or because the government, which can’t do anything right, ignored plentiful warnings.

Whatever the government says, no matter how problematical, the official story gets its traction from its compatibility with existing predispositions and agendas.

In such a country, truth has no relevance. Only agendas are important.

A person can see this everywhere. I could write volumes illustrating how agenda-driven writers across the spectrum will support the most improbable government stories despite the absence of any evidence simply because the government’s line can be used to support their agendas.

4 ASG Members Killed in Sulu Encounter

By KIT KAIMO

CAMP NAVARRO, ZAMBOANGA CITY - Four Abu Sayyaf Group members were killed and ten others were wounded in a close firefight with the Marines soldiers in Patikul, Sulu.

This Report received by Western Mindanao Command, at around 6:30 a. m. this morning.

Marines from the Force Recon class 18, have engage in a close firefight with the
notorious ASG at Brgy Tugas, Patikul Sulu where four of the ASG members were killed and ten others were wounded.

NO ONE HURT IN BOMB EXPLOSION AT GAISANO PAGADIAN CITY

By JONG CADION

PAGADIAN CITY, ZamboSur – The Improvised Explosion Device (IED) exploded at the parking area of Gaisano Capital in Pagadian City at about 3:30 this afternoon. No one is reported hurt, Police Deputy Prov’l Director P/Supt. Jalilul Bandahala told AFP News.

The still unidentified suspects used 81mm mortal as their improvised explosive device and two-way radio transceiver Motorola as their trigger device were placed inside the Automobile Toyota Corola color white with plate number MNC 785.

The vehicle had been parked inside the parking area at the back of Gaisano Capital Mall along Pulmones Avenue, Brgy. San Pedro, Pagadian City when the explosion occurred.

ARMY FORCES HELP KEEP MAY 13 ELECTIONS PEACEFUL

PIÑAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE – “The recently concluded May 13, 2013 National and Local elections in the provinces of Zamboanga Del Norte and Misamis Occidental including five municipalities of Zamboanga Del Sur was generally peaceful”.  This was the assessment of the various sectors after all the results of the elections in said areas were reported.

Despite a few untoward incidents, the conduct of elections in those areas was orderly as no major cases of election-related violence were reported. 

For his part, Col. Apolinario Y. Alobba, Commander of the 101^st Infantry Brigade, 1^st Infrantry “Tabak” Division, Philippine Army credited the peaceful elections in those areas which are within the Brigade’s Area of Responsibility or AOR to the combined efforts of different government agencies and the civilians.

CAMPAIGN FOR LAND USE POLICY NOW! (CLUP Now!)

Greetings from the Campaign for Land Use Policy Now! (CLUP Now!)

We are a network of peoples’ organizations and non-government organizations (NGOs) leading the campaign for the passage of the National Land Use Act (NLUA).  The NLUA bill was approved this 15^th Congress on 3^rd reading by the House of Representatives last September 20, 2012. The Senate approved its version on 2^nd reading in January 2013. Moreover, President Benigno S. Aquino III certified land use bill as urgent that must be enacted into a law this 15^th Congress.

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Mga pekeng kwarta nanggawas pagkahuman sa gipahigayong election

Charlito Tugao ang midagan nga Mayor ub os sa LP

(Hulagway ni Jong Cadion)

Pagadian City – Giandam na karon sa Liberal Party dinhi sa lalawigan sa Zamboanga del Sur, ang tukmang mga papeles sa pagpasaka ug kaso batok sa ilang kontra nga partido sa miaging election gumikan sa matud pa sa paggamit nila sa mga pekeng kwarta aron makuha lamang ang mga boto sa mga katawhan.

Matud pa ni Charlito Tugao ang napilding kandidato sa pagka Mayor sa lungsod sa Margosatubig, ubos sa Liberal Party nga posibleng nasilaw ang mga botante sa mga kwarta nga gipakatag sa ilang kaatbang sa politika sa pagtoong dili peke ang kwarta ug mapahimuslan kini bugti sa ilang mga boto alang sa mga kandidto nga nakalista sa usa ka papel nga diin didto nakadikit ang maong pekeng kwarta.

Kasagaran sa mga nabiktima mao ang mga gagmayng tindahan nga diin  nagsalaig lamang sa ilang inadlawng halin gikan sa ilahang gagmayng paninda.

CCTVs, aid successful election in Lanao del Sur

During the installation of CCTVs (Photo provided)

KUTA SANG-AN, LABANGAN, ZAMBOSUR – The 103rd Infantry Brigade credited the success of the recent election in Lanao del Sur with the presence of Close Circuit Television (CCTVs) Cameras in major voting precincts in the province before and during the casting of votes last 13 May 2013.

Before the election date, the Brigade has initiated series of consultative meetings to discuss the use of CCTV cameras. Attendees are political aspirants, tribal elders, and civilian poll watchers in partnership with COMELEC officers and other stakeholders. As proposed and suggested, the presence of the surveillance cameras would prevent election frauds, irregularities and other unnecessary actions that may come from groups or individuals planning to commit such actions.

Inmates join 2013 Election

Photo provided thru FB of SJOI Gregorio Batoon

PAGADIAN CITY – Although they are in jail, the inmates here still exercised their rights to suffrage in last Monday’s National and Local Midterm Election.

A total of 241 inmates clad in yellow shirts marked “BJMP detainee” have cast their votes at the city jail’s administrative office which was converted into a special polling place for clustered precincts 156-A, 156-B and 156-C.

City Jail Warden Senior Inspector Mashur Sala said the inmates, which were composed of 199 males and 42 females, have successfully cast their votes with the help of a special Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) assigned by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to assist and facilitate the voting. 

City ug Provincial Elected Officials giproklamar na

Elected Mayor Romeo Tata Pulmones ug si Vice Mayor

Elect Divina Grace Yu, ang kapikas ni Congressman Victor

Yu sa First District of Zamboanga del Sur 

(Photo by JONG CADION)

Gi-proklamar ang bag-ong napiling mga opisyales sa

dakbayan sa Pagadian (By Jong Cadion)

PAGADIAN CITY - Giproklamar na sa Election Board of Canvassers sa pagpangulo ni Atty. Edmon Calo kanidtong Martes sa hapon si Vice Mayor Romeo "Tata" Pulmones nga maoy midaug nga Mayor sa Pagadian City ug ang iyang Running Mate pagka Bise Mayor nga si Divina Grace Yu, nga taga Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) batok sa ilang kaatbang nga Liberal Party (LP).

Si Pulmones nga anaa na sa iyang last term sa pagka Vice Mayor maoy midaug sa 41,182 ka mga botos batok sa iyang kaatbang nga si Prescilla "Ilang-ilang" Co ang asawa sa incumbent ug last termer Mayor Samuel Co nga nakakuha og 40,644 ka botos sa diperensya nga 538 ka mga botos.

Si Divina Grace Yu, asawa ni First District Congressman Victor Yu nga midaug sa 40,100 ka mga botos batok ni Atty Boyet Vera Cruz nga nakakuha og 39,494 votes kun sa diperensya nga 606 votes.

Sa City Council mayoriya sa mga sakop sa Liberal Party ang midaug samtang 3 lamang sa Nationalist Peoples Coalition.

Kini mao silang:

                          

1.      ARIOSA, JIGGER

2.      CULVE, BIENVENIDO

3.      GAVENIA, GLAVYS

4.      MONDARTE, ERNESTO

5.      DACAL, CESAR JR.

6.      ONA, RICARDO VICTOR

7.      CO, WILSON

8.      FERNANDEZ, BALELENG

9.      QUICOY, TATA

10.  ASUGAS, TROY 

Proclaimation at the City SP Session Hall (Photo by Jong Cadion)

Mga Armas nga nasakamit sa kapulisan matud pa gipanag-yahan sa politico giimbistigahan na

Mga nadakpang armas gi-inventory (Hulagway ni JONG CADION) 

PAGADIAN CITY - Kusganong gipaimbistigahan karon sa mga tinugyanan sa kapulisan pinaagi sa pagpangulo ni Provincial Director SSupt. Tomas Abellar ang kabahin sa Trese ka mga tag-as nga kalibre sa armas nga nasakmit sa Pagadian City Police Operative kaniadtong Martes sa mga alas 4:00 sa kadlawon didto sa Bgy. Poloyagan, ning dakbayan sa Pagadian.

Matud pa sa hepe sa Pagadian City Police nga si P/Supt Julius Muñez nga sa mga alas 4:00 ng takna sa kadlawon  samtang mirespondi ang mga sakop sa kapulisan sa pagpangulo ni P/Chief Insp. Parson Asadil, ang Deputy Chief of Police kalambigitasn sa nadaut nga PCOS Machine sa maong Barangay usa ka makadudang sakyanan nga Pick-up HI-LUX color Itum ang nagparking us sa dihang gisita kini nasayran nga 5 ka mga lalaki nga armado nga naka-civilian ug ang duha nailhan nga sakop sa PNP Regional Public Safety Basttalion (RPSB) Regional Command nga nagbasi sa Brgy. Balintawak ning dakbayan sa Pagadian.

 

Mga armas nga gidala sa 3 ka guwardya walay papeles

Samtang sa mga alas 8:00 sa buntag sa maong adlaw, lain pang 4 ka mga tag-as nga kalibre sa armas ang nasakmit usab gikan sa 3 ka gwardya nga nadakpan sa dihang mohimo na unta kini pagduty didto sa balay nilang Vice Mayor Romeo “Tata” Pulmones sa Brgy. Santiago, ning dakbayan sa Pagadian. 

   

Philippines: Long road to recovery for survivors of Typhoon Bopha

For the map of current Bopha operations and more photos: http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2013/05-15-philippines-typhoon-bopha.htm

More than four months have passed since Eastern Mindanao was hit by a typhoon that destroyed the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. This is an update on what the ICRC is doing to help them get back on their feet again.

Typhoon Bopha (known locally as Pablo) has had a devastating impact on the south-eastern Philippines, destroying infrastructure and displacing thousands. While continuing to distribute food and other relief items to more than 273,000 people in the two worst-hit regions of Eastern Mindanao, the ICRC and the Philippine Red Cross have now launched income generation projects and begun improving communities’ longer-term access to shelter, clean water, and health care.

 

ICRC premises, Davao Oriental province, Philippines:

Carpenters from Campawan learn to build storm-resilient

houses in the pilot site of the ICRC shelter program. The

ICRC will soon be replicating the program in Compostela

Valley province. ©ICRC/Benito Lavisurez

"Many people lost their homes and livelihoods as a result of the havoc wreaked by the typhoon in December 2012," said Pascal Mauchle, head of the ICRC delegation in the Philippines. "It is a long and difficult process for them to rebuild their lives from scratch."

 

"What survivors most need now is help to quickly recover from this harrowing experience and get back on their feet again. The ICRC is providing sustainable access to drinking water and health care, supporting families in their efforts to rebuild longer-lasting shelters, and finding ways to kick-start their livelihoods. At the same time, we are also delivering emergency aid to cover essential needs," Mr Mauchle added. 

Assorted FAs recovers by the Army troopers of 53IB

Assorted firearms recovered by the 53rd IB a day before the election

By JONG CADION

KUTA SANG-AN, LABANGAN, ZAMBOSUR – Elements of Bravo Company, 53^rd Infantry Battalion while conducting security operations at Brgy Buburay, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur as part of the preparation for the election, discovered a cache of fire arms with assorted ammunitions at Buburay Elementary School around 9:00 o’clock yesterday morning May 12, 2013.

1Lt Leonil Alexis C Tan, Company Commander said that while his troop was conducting operations and inspection in one of the classrooms as part of the standard operating procedure they discovered assorted firearms with various types of ammunitions hidden thereat, such as; one (1) modified M653, one (1) M14 rifle, one (1) M1 Garand, one (1) M79 Grenade Launcher, two (2) modified M1 Carbine, two (2) Shotguns and one (1) cal. 45 pistol.

SAFETY FIRST

CAAs’ death due to personal grudge

CAA Jhon "Jay" Siay was wounded (Photo by Jong Cadion)

By JONG CADION

KUTA SANG-AN, LABANGAN, ZAMBOSUR – A member of Civilian Active Auxiliary identified as CAA Alberto B Cabiling was stabbed to death at about 12:45 early

SSgt Jimbo Catubig (By JC)

dawn of May 11 by his companion identified also as CAA Jhon "Jay" Siay both under Bravo Company, 5^th Infantry Battalion were part of augmentation personnel to guard the PCOS machines at Lantian Elementary School, Brgy Lantian, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.

                                 

Cpt Rene Duran, Company Commander in his initial findings said that both CAA were residence of Brgy Cogonan, Labangan, ZDS posted at the main gate of the school as sentinel, while their companions from the PNP and Army were conducting roving patrol along the vicinity.

ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL “Migz” FERNANDEZ DAPAT ILAGAY NATIN SA SENADO

SENATE STINT

During the 14^th Congress, he served as the Senate Majority Leader.

During the 15^th Congress, he was the chairman of the following committees at the Senate:

Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Committee on Cooperatives

3 Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act; Joint Congressional Committee on Clean Air Act; and the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Cooperatives.

He was also a member in 20 other Senate committees

OTHER PREVIOUS POSITIONS

·         Governor of the Philippine National Red Cross

·         Member, Rotary Club of Makati

·         Governor, Ranchers’ Club Philippines 1989- University of the Philippines Los Banos chapter

·         Chairman, Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines Bukidnon Chapter

·         Chairman, Paglaum Foundation

·         Member, Upsilon Phi Sigma Fraternity and Sorority (founded 1935)

·         President of the KATALA Foundation

·         President of the Philippine Deer Foundation

AGRI UG ABRA Party-List naghi-usa alang sa kadaugan karong Mayo 13

Ni KIT KAIMO

Human nga wala tugoti ang ABRA Party-List sa Commission on Election (COMELEC) sa pag-salmot niining Mayo 13 nga mid-term election mihukom kini sa paghi-usa ngadto sa AGRI Party-List aron mapalig-on ang pwersa niini ngadto sa kadaugan niining election.

Matud pa ni Anito L. Tilos, Board Member/Chairman sa Region 9 nga ang tumong usab niining maong paghiusa mao ang paglig-on nga matabangan ang mga Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries nga moasinso sa ilang panginabuhian isip mga mag-uuma.

Pastor Anito L. Tilos BOM/Chairman Region 9 (Photo by Jong Cadion)

COMELEC, PNP, military ready for May 13 polls

PNP Regional Director Chief Supt. Juanito Vaño (Photo by Jong Cadion)

PAGADIAN CITY – “We are 100% ready to secure the conduct of the May 13, 2013 midterm elections.”

This was declared by Philippine National Police (PNP) 9 Regional Director Chief Supt. Juanito Vaño in a press statement following the conduct of the 3rd Provincial Joint Security Coordinating Center (PJSCC) conference at Camp Abelon headquarters held here last Tuesday.

“In fact if the elections were held today, we could handle it,” Vaño assured the public.

Vaño said: “With the coordination that we are making with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Commission on Elections, Department of Education, Department of the Interior and Local Government and Department of Public Works and Highways, we can assure the public that we have safe and fair election on Monday.”

(From right) ZSPPO PD P/SSupt Thomas Abellar, PNP RD Chief

Supt. Juanito Vañio, Tabak Chief BGen. Daniel Lucero, Provincial

Election Supervisor Atty. Dinah Sapong and DepEd Schools

Division Superintendent Arturo Bayocot. (Photo by Jong Cadion)