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Sept. 24-30, 2012

ARMM PICKS BEST BET FORGUBERNATORIAL RACE!

Muslim clerics, Islamic scholars and MNLF also pick own choiceCOTABATO CITY – The Autonomous Region in MuslimMindanao has endorsed Sulu Governor Sakur Tan andLanao del Sur lawmaker Ziaur Adiong as the government’sofficial candidates for the ARMM gubernatorial and vicegubernatorial race in general elections in May next year.

The ARMM RegionalLegislative Assembly haspassed a resolution endorsingthe two political leaders toPresident Benigno Aquinoand to the Liberal Party towhich both Tan and Adiongnow belong.

STRONG MUSLIMSUPPORT

“The Honorable SakurTan having been in the politi-cal arena and public servicefor many years...has provenhimself to be a dedicated andtrustworthy leader not only tothe people of the province butalso to the leaders of the ar-eas the ARMM. A man withstrong political will, his ac-complishments are notewor-thy, especially in the field ofpeace and conflict resolution.The stability of the peace andorder in his area has trans-lated into more reforms.Economy, livelihood, educa-tion, infrastructures and othercomponents of developmentare among them which havesignificantly improved in Suluas a result of Hon. Tan’s greatefforts and accomplishments,”the ARMM said in a resolu-tion obtained by the MindanaoExaminer.

It added: “We all believethat as public servant, hisleadership manifested by hisdeeds must not only benefitthe people of his home prov-ince of Sulu, but must also beemulated in the entireARMM. Therefore, it is ourearnest desire that GovernorSakur Tan will be the LiberalParty’s official bet for Re-

gional Governor in next year’selections.”

The ARMM resolutionalso cited Adiong, saying, hischaracter is a clear manifes-tation of selflessness, sincer-ity, dedication and commit-ment to public service. “Andit is high time that we need ayoung and dynamic leader tobe our next Regional ViceGovernor.”

MNLF WOMEN’SCOMMITTEE

The BangsamoroWomen’s Committee of theMoro National LiberationFront also passed a separateresolution urging PresidentAquino to choose Tan for theARMM gubernatorial race,citing the politician’s unblem-ished political track recordsand his commitment to peacenot only in Sulu, but in theentire Mindanao as well.

“Governor Tan is verysensitive to the needs and con-cerns of those in the war-af-fected areas, especially MNLFmembers who were sidelinedby the Peace Agreement andtirelessly working to open op-portunities for them that theirdignity and pride be re-gained.”

“Giving GovernorAbdusakur M. Tan the oppor-tunity to serve as RegionalGovernor, and the opening toreplicate what he has thus fardone in Sulu, we are confidentthat the Autonomous Regionin Muslim Mindanao is in thebest of hands,” the MNLFresolution signed by keywomen leaders headed by

Nurunniaar Mohammad,said.

MUSLIM CLERICS,ISLAMIC SCHOLARS

SPEAK OUT Just recently, influential

Muslim clerics and Islamicscholars from the southernPhilippines also endorsed Tanto President Aquino to be thegovernment’s gubernatorialcandidate.

Tan’s endorsement camefollowing a summit in thesouthern port city ofZamboanga attended by some200 Muslim religious leadersand scholars from Basilan,Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Davao.

At least seven ofMindanao’s most influentialclerics and scholars – MahdiBaguinda, Muhamin Sakili,Jul-Asli Abirin, Jamal Munib,Abdulwahid Inju, AbdulKhabier Jamani and CaithumHibasa led the summit.

They passed a resolutionand manifesto urging thePresident to choose Tan, aknown philanthropist, and awell-respected political leaderin Mindanao.

ULAMA “We, the undersigned,

Muslim scholars and mem-bers of the religious sector andguardians of the Islamic faith;aware of our responsibilitiesto the Ummah or the Muslimcommunity; recognizing theneed for the involvement of allstakeholders in the peace anddevelopment of the Autono-mous Region in MuslimMindanao; submitting to thecommand of the scriptures tochoose the best among theMuslims to lead the commu-nity and lead the governanceof the community, wish tomake public our stand and

commitment and relay to HisExcellency Benigno S.Aquino III...”

“In the summit of theMuslim scholars and religiousleaders duly assembled wefind in the person of the Hon-orable Abdusakur M. Tan,Governor of Sulu, the quali-ties of a leader the ARMMneeds and resolve to endorseto His Excellency Benigno S.Aquino III...that GovernorTan be anointed as the officialcandidate of theAdministration’s Party as Re-gional Governor,” the mani-festo said.

MNLF CENTRALCOMMITTEE

The Moro National Lib-eration Front Central Com-mittee also strongly endorsedTan as the government officialcandidate for the ARMM gu-bernatorial post, saying, thegovernor is the best choice tolead the Muslim region out ofits current state where povertyand lack of development re-main as two the biggest prob-lems.

“The MNLF has foundin the good person of Honor-able Abdusakur M. Tan, Gov-ernor of Sulu, the neededqualities, credibility, experi-ences, and dedication to thecause of genuine reform basedon transparency and account-ability in governance pursu-ant to the reform agenda ini-tiated by His ExcellencyBenigno C. Aquino...in alllevels of government bureau-cracies as exemplified by hispolitical and governance slo-gan ‘Matuwid na Daan.’

“Now therefore, be itresolved...that we, the under-signed leaders and command-

ers of the MNLF representingvarious organs and instrumen-talities of the Front in theground strong support andendorse the candidacy of Hon-orable Abdusakur M. Tan...forthe ARMM Regional Gover-nor in the synchronized elec-tions in 2013,” reads theMNLF manifesto .

The summit was at-tended by more than 200 keyleaders of the MNLF fromMindanao headed by AbdulSahrin, its Secretary General.

MINDANAO CIVILSOCIETY ORGANIZA-

TIONS Early this month, the

Movement for SustainableGood Governance, an um-brella organization of dozensof civil society groups in thesouthern Philippines, passeda resolution and a manifestoduring a huge summit andendorsed Tan to be thegovernment’s gubernatorialbet in the ARMM elections.

The Muslim region iscomposed of Basilan, Sulu,Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao andLanao provinces, includingthe cities of Lamitan andMarawi.

“Gov. Sakur Tan has allthe good qualities of a trueleader and as representative ofthe Muslim people; we haveendorsed the Sulu governor tobe the official candidate of theAquino administration to theupcoming ARMM elections inMay.”

“The civil society orga-nizations strongly support theleadership of Gov. Sakur Tanbecause of his genuine anduntainted political career andsincerity to serve the peopleand bring peace, progress and

development not only to Suluprovince, but to the whole ofthe ARMM,” said Dr.Amildasa Annil, the leaderconvener and president of theMovement for SustainableGood Governance.

The manifesto waspassed following the 1stZamboanga-Sulu-Tawi-TawiCSO Summit held inZamboanga City. Some 300CSO members from Basilan,Sulu, Tawi-Tawi,Maguindanao andZamboanga City participatedin the summit sponsored bytwo of the country’s largestsardine canning factories, theMega Sardines and AmadeoFishing Corporation.

STRONG CLAMOUR “There is a strong

clamour from various Muslimcivil society organizations andBangsamoro people for theSulu governor to govern theARMM and bring peace anddevelopment to the region andprogress to all its provincesand constituents. GovernorTan is the only leader we seefit to be the next ARMM gov-ernor,” said Ustadz NoreenPallong.

Pallong, an influentialMuslim religious leader inBasilan, said provincial con-stituents are strongly support-ing Tan.

“Being PresidentAquino’s Boss, the voices ofthe multi-sector should beheard, all in the cause for alasting and genuine peace andequitable development in theARMM. May the real voicesbe heard,” the Movement forSustainable Good Governancesaid in a statement.(Mindanao Examiner)

Moro National Liberation Front Chairman Nur Misuari with Sulu governor Sakur Tanduring a courtesy call at the Sulu Provincial Capitol in Patikul town.

US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas with Sulu Governor Sakur Tanduring a courtesy call at the Sulu Provincial Capitol in Patikul town.

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First Lady idinaos ang kaarawansa isang medical missionSULU – Nakinabang ang daan-daang katao sa isang medicalmission na inilunsad kamakailan ng grupo ni Sulu First LadyHajja Nurunnisah Tan sa kanyang kaarawan sa malayongisla ng Pata sa naturang lalawigan.

Sa isla ng Pata aynamahagi ang grupo ni HajjaNurunnisah ng libreng mgagamot at katuwang nito siMayor Hajja NurminaBurahan. Todo naman angpasasalamat ni HajjaBurahan at mga taga-isla samga tulong ng grupo ni HajjaNurunisah na siyang nangunasa mga pagbabakuna sa mga

bata at matatanda sa Pata.Isang araw nagtagal ang

naturang medical mission.Tradisyonal na kay Hajja

Nurunnisah, ang may-bahayni Gov. Sakur Tan, naipagdiwang ang simplengkaarawan sa pamamagitan ngmga medical at humanitarianmission sa bat-ibang bayan atisla sa lalawigan.

Madalas rin itongginagawa ni HajjaNurunnisah at halos buwan-buwan ay may mga humani-tarian mission ito sa Sulu.

Hindi rin nito alintanaang peligro ng bumiyahe sakaragatan kahit pa umuulano kaya ay malaki ang alon.Katuwang rin nito ang mgaanak at si Dr. Farah Omar ngSulu provincial hospital atang ibat-ibang grupo ngkababaihan sa kanyang mgamedical mission.

Isang registered nurse siHajja Nurunnisah kungkaya’t malapit sa puso nitoang tumulong sa kapwa,ngunit katulad ng asawa ayhindi mahilig sa publicity oipaalam sa media ang mgakabutihang ginagawa saSulu.

Si Hajja Nurunnisah angsiya rin pinuno ng Sulu Pro-vincial Women’s Council naaktibo sa mga kawang-gawasa lalawigan. (Ahl Salinas)

Si Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan at ang kanyang First Lady na si HajjaNurunnisah Tan na siyang nanguna sa isang medical missionsa isla ng Pata na kung saan ay daan-daang ang nakinabangsa humanitarian efforts na natapat sa kaarawan ng may-bahayni Gov. Sakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo - Ahl Salinas)

Get your ICC stickers now, motorbike riders urgedZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Trade andIndustry reminded motorcycle riders to get Import Com-modity Certification stickers for their protective head gears.

ICC stickers are compulsory for all helmets prescribedby the Land Transportation Office and it also applies toall motorcycle stores selling crash helmets. Provincial DTIdirector Rolando Acuña said they are now issuing ICCstickers in Zamboanga City. He said some 300 ICC stick-ers have been issued so far in Zamboanga.

He said applications for ICC stickers are for riders,motorcycle owners, passengers who purchased helmetsbefore the implementation of the Republic Act 10054 nextyear.

Republic Act 10054 mandates all motorcycle ridersand their passengers to wear standard protective helmets.Those who fail to wear the prescribed helmet would befined P1,500 for the first offense and up to P10,000 forthe fourth offense, including the confiscation of driver’slicense.

The penalty is higher for stores which would sell mo-torcycle helmets without the ICC sticker.

The Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle HelmetAct was signed on March 23, 2010 to secure the safety ofdrivers of motorcycles and their passengers from injuri-ous effects of fatal or life threatening accidents and crashes.(Marvin Saradat)

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Online campaign saves PagadianOnline campaign saves PagadianOnline campaign saves PagadianOnline campaign saves PagadianOnline campaign saves Pagadianhigh school from landslidehigh school from landslidehigh school from landslidehigh school from landslidehigh school from landslide

A screen grab from the website of Change.orgshows part of the Otto Lingue National HighSchool in Pagadian City in the southern Phil-ippine province of Zamboanga del Sur.(Mindanao Examiner)

PAGADIAN CITY - Aschool principal has won amajor people power victoryby forcing the local govern-ment of Pagadian City in thesouthern Philippine provinceof Zamboanga del Sur to takeaction to save students andteachers from the threat of animpending landslide, accord-ing to Change.org Cam-paigner Christine Roque.

Roque said more than2,600 people signed a petitionon Change.org started by OttoLingue National High Schoolprincipal Tess Tarranza, whowas frustrated at the lack ofaction by authorities to fix theruptured landslide wall of theschool in a village calledLower Sibatang.

Tarranza and Faye Reyes,of Checkmyschool.orglaunched the petition onChange.org just a week agoand it already gathered morethan 1,600 signatures in aspan of 24 hours and quicklybecame viral on Facebook andTwitter, she said in a state-ment sent to the regionalnewspaper Mindanao Exam-iner.

She said Tarranzalaunched the petition as a last-ditch effort after countlessappeals to authorities wereignored.

"I believe everything hap-pens for a reason. If not forthis petition, these local offi-cials would not have re-sponded as urgently as theyhave done now," Reyes said.

The ruptured landslidewall of the school is on theverge of collapse putting anentire class of 4th year stu-dents and teachers in danger.Huge amount of rocks and soilhave already started to erodeamid heavy rains that comealmost every afternoon.

The students, teachersand lab facilities have beenremoved from the unsafebuilding and are transferred tosafer and higher grounds.They will temporarily holdtheir classes in tents while of-ficial work is underway to ad-dress the problem in the long

term. The building and land-slide wall are now condemnedand declared off limits.

“I am feeling very happyand relieved because of thelocal government’s commit-ment to save our school, aswell as the overwhelming sup-port we received online,”Tarranza said.

“This is a significant vic-tory because it shows howpeople with the least power insociety are empowered to holdpublic officials accountableand compel them to take ac-tion. Change.org has played avital role in facilitating a num-ber of supporters for the peti-tion. Foremost, it becomes anavenue where our small voiceechoed out loud to the con-cerned individuals and gov-ernment agencies."

In an open letter postedon Change.org, Tarranazawrote: “Otto Lingue NationalHigh School has lately en-countered a serious problemdue to the destroyed portionof a Riprap project in which,if not given any immediateaction, may cause correspond-ingly the destruction of thelives of students, teachers andschool property. As it hap-pened last July 17, 2012 andup to the present, nothing hasbeen done except for the ocu-lar survey of the CityEngineer's office, PagadianCity with its recommenda-tions. Considering the fre-quency of the heavy rains inthe place where the school islocated and latest worseningof the situation, hence, an ap-peal for sincere help is beingasked through any individualor organization.”

“With the recent Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)meeting on August 4, 2012,there were parents who havealready expressed their appre-hension regarding the situa-tion that they have planned tolet their childrein transfer toother nearby schools. Like-wise, there were parents whowould like that there an inves-tigation to be conducted re-garding the construction of the

said Riprap Project.”Tarranza said: “It is then

our hope that appropriate ac-tion will be extended to theschool the soonest possibletime as the feeling of helpless-ness is felt except for the Di-vine Intervention.”

For background, shesaid: “Ang paaralan po aymay inaalala sa kanilangkaligtasan ng kanilang mgapasilidad , mga guro at mag-aaral. Meron pong malakingbitak sa ginawang pader paramapigilan ang landslide.Pinangangambahan ng mgaguro at mga magulang nakung magkaroon ng isangmalakas na ulan, ito po aymaaring bumigay at tumamasa katabing classroom. Isading pangamba ay angmagkaroon ng pagguho nglupa dahil ang ginawangpader ay merong malakingbitak. Sana po ay inyongmatugunan ang kanilangproblema para sa kanilangkaligtasan.”

In a recent round tablediscussion, different stake-holders including city engi-neers, councillors, educationofficials, nongovernmentalorganizations, parents, villageand school officials have out-lined several short and long-term solutions, including di-saster preparedness trainingfor the students and a programof work to be drafted by CityEngineer’s Office for theschool based on the recom-mendations by the represen-tatives of Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau of the De-partment of Environment andNatural Resources.

Roque said: “This peti-tion shows that ordinary citi-zens can mobilize through theinternet and come together tomake a difference even in themost remote communities.”

Change.org is the world’sfastest growing platform forsocial change, enabling any-one, anywhere to start, joinand win campaigns on issuesthey care about. (MindanaoExaminer)

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OFWs told to keep away fromanti-Islam film protests

MANILA – An overseas Philippine migrants group has cau-tioned Filipinos working abroad, especially in Yemen, Libyaand Egypt, to stay vigilant and away from crowds protestingthe film "Innocence of Muslims".

The movie, believed tohave been made by US film-maker Nakoula BasseleyNakoula, who uses the nameSam Bacile, sparked riots inthe three countries. Nakoulawas taken in for a voluntaryinterview with probation of-ficials in Los Angeles.

According to the Los An-geles Times, Nakoula, whowas convicted on bank fraudcharges, violated terms of hisprobation in relation to thevideo and its uploading ontothe web. Nakoula has told theAssociated Press he was a lo-gistics manager on the "Inno-cence of Muslims" movie, notthe director. He told a Copticbishop Thursday that he had

no role in it, the clergymantold The Times.

John LeonardMonterona, regional coordi-nator of the Migrante-MiddleEast, said in view of the es-calating protests at variousUS diplomatic posts in theMiddle East, it is necessaryfor all overseas Filipinoworkers in those countries totake necessary precautionsand limit unnecessary move-ments within these countries.

“To emphasize the needto be safe and to secure our-selves from harm and violentacts, we strongly urge our fel-low OFWs to stay clear ofprotesting crowds especiallynear the diplomatic posts of

the US and similar establish-ments as targets of massiveprotests,” Monterona said ina statement sent to the re-gional newspaper MindanaoExaminer.

Monterona said thatbased on their initial assess-ment, the Muslim protestsmay snowball to other middleeastern countries such asSaudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar,UAE where there are largeconcentrations of OFWs.

“Once again, westrongly advised our fellowFilipinos in the Middle Eastto be respectful of the hostgovernment state religion andtheir symbols,” Monteronasaid, adding that Filipinosabroad must refrain frommaligning any religion andtheir prophets as what Inno-cence of Muslims had disre-spectfully conveyed.

“Our Muslim brotherswon’t rise up in arms fornothing. Certainly, the movieInnocence of Muslims haddone wrong or maliciouslyconveyed that is somethingprotesting or even revoltingcourtesy of some war-mongerUS propagandists,” he added.

Monterona said theirgroup has reactivated “SagipMigrante” evacuation and as-sistance program to serve andprovide aid to OFWs whowill be needing assistanceamid the escalating Muslimprotests in the Middle East.(Mindanao Examiner)

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Investment 'scam'Investment 'scam'Investment 'scam'Investment 'scam'Investment 'scam'pinagkakaguluhan!pinagkakaguluhan!pinagkakaguluhan!pinagkakaguluhan!pinagkakaguluhan!

Pati mga tricycle drivers sa Pagadsian City sa Zamboanga del Sur ay nahuhumaling na rin sa investment trading nakung saan ay umaabot hanggang sa 50% ang interest sa kanilang investment. (Al Jacinto)

PAGADIAN CITY – ISANG investment trading schemeang pinagkakaguluhan ngayon sa Pagadian City saZamboanga del Sur province dahil sa malaking interestna umano’y ibinibigay nito sa mga nahuhumaling sahinihinalang scam.

Ayon sa ilang mganakapanayam ng Abante aynagbibigay umano ng 31%hanggang 50% tubo sa looblamang ng dalawang lingo salahat ng kapital ng bawatisang investor ang nasa likodng naturang trading nanagsimula ngayon taon.

“Malaki ang interest at sakatunayan ay nakuha ko nganga yun kapital kong P5,000at ngayon ay may P31,000pondo pa akong naiwan atnasa investment pa rin ito atpatuloy pa rin na tumutuboang interests,” ani Eli Umabona ilang lingo pa lamangnagsimula sa nasabing invest-ment trading.

“Marami ang nag-investat pati mga pulitiko atordinaryong tao, yan mga tri-cycle drivers, ay talagang maymga inilagay na kapital satrading dito sa Pagadian. Atang sabi nila ay sa overseasraw ini-invest ang kapitalkaya malaki raw ang interestnito,” dagdag pa ni Umabo saisang panayam.

Nabigyan rin umano ngpermiso mula sa tanggapan ngOffice of the City Mayor angnaturang kumpanya, ngunithindi naman matiyak agadkung nasa talaan ba ito ng Se-curities and Exchange Com-mission at Bureau of InternalRevenues.

“Marami ng yumaman atmarami ang nagingmilyonaryo dito sa PagadianCity dahil sa investment trad-ing na yan. Maraming peraang mga tao ngayon dito atlalong dumarami ang mgabagong nagiinvest kasimalaki ang tubo ng pera,”wika naman ni Rick Santiago,ngunit hindi naman nitosinabi kung may inilagaksiyang salapi sa nasabing in-vestment.

Ang naturang modus op-erandi ng kumpanya ayhikayatin ang mga nais namaglagay ng pera sa overseastrading at patubuan ito ngmalaking porsyento. Ngunithalos kapareho nito angbinansagang “Ponzi scheme,”

isang scam na pumutok nuong1920s at ginaya ng mgasindikato mula sa ibat-ibang

bansa na hanggang ngayon aynagpapatuloy pa rin.

Ang investment trading

sa Pagadian ay haloskapareho diumano ng Ponzischeme at ang malaking tubona ibinibigay sa mga investorsay galing rin sa salapi ng mgabago o ibang investors.

At hanggang may mgainvestors ay patuloy angpasok ng salapi, subali’tkailangan ay mas maramingmga bagong investors angpapasok upang masiguronghindi kukulangin sa pondoang kumpanya para maibayadsa malaking halaga ng inter-est.

Ang Ponzi scheme ayhango sa pangalan ni CharlesPonzi, ayon sa Wikipedia.“The scheme is named afterCharles Ponzi, who becamenotorious for using the tech-nique in 1920. His operationtook in so much money that itwas the first to become knownthroughout the United States.Ponzi's original scheme wasbased on the arbitrage of in-ternational reply coupons forpostage stamps; however, hesoon diverted investors'money to make payments toearlier investors and himself,”paliwanag pa ng onlineencyclopaedia.

Ayon pa sa Wikipedia:“A Ponzi scheme is a fraudu-lent investment operation that

pays returns to its investorsfrom their own money or themoney paid by subsequent in-vestors, rather than fromprofit earned by the individualor organization running theoperation. The Ponzi schemeusually entices new investorsby offering higher returns thanother investments, in the formof short-term returns that areeither abnormally high or un-usually consistent. Perpetua-tion of the high returns re-quires an ever-increasing flowof money from new investorsto keep the scheme going.”

“The system is destinedto collapse because the earn-ings, if any, are less than thepayments to investors. Usu-ally, the scheme is interruptedby legal authorities before itcollapses because a Ponzischeme is suspected or be-cause the promoter is sellingunregistered securities. Asmore investors become in-volved, the likelihood of thescheme coming to the atten-tion of authorities increases.”

Hindi rin mabatid kungalam ba ng mga awtoridadang ukol sa investment trad-ing sa Pagadian City at kungito ba ay legal. (MindanaoExaminer)