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Aside from Malaybalay, the Phivolcs said that Inten-sity 4 was felt in Cagayan de Oro City while residents in the city of Kidapawan experienced an Intensity 3 quake.
Of the 63, excluding Tuesday’s quake in Ma-laybalay City, the town of Burgos in Surigao del Norte experienced an overall 26 earthquakes, followed close-ly by the town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar with 25 quakes.
On September 3, a mag- Matigsalog women show how to make baskets and beads at Davao City’s Pasalubong Center. Photo by Ace R. Morante/davaotoday.com
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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
of Bulatlat.com
MANILA — When we give to the needy, it’s called char-ity; and charity, for most people, is always good.
But is it?In recent years, the Phil-
ippines has been pummelled by a series of typhoons and the consequent floods. Ap-peals for relief and assistance
Beyond charity: analyzing relief work in the context of social conflict
PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO distributes relief goods to evacuees at the de Leon High School in Valenzuela City. Around 605 families from Barangay Gen. T. de Leon were evacuated to the school following the heavy flooding in the area. PIA PHOTO
were issued quickly through various social media, and it it appeared that not even the government was needed because ordinary citizens and various people’s orga-nizations had immediately taken action. Private corpo-rations and their so-called “corporate responsibility” departments as well as tele-vision networks also joined the fray and conducted their own relief missions to ex-tensive fanfare.
By RUEL V. PELONE, Editor in chief
AFTER the strong earthquake which shook Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao regions evening of August 31, the director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), called on Catholic church officials to check on Church’s buildings to make sure these have not been damaged by the temblor.
Phivolcs Director Dr. Renato Solidum said “churches, just like other structures in earthquake affected areas should be inspected by engineers to find out if these were affected by strong ground shaking.”
“All churches in general should be evaluated if these are earthquake-resistant,” he added.
Fr. Jose Edwin Juaban, parish priest of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Quinapondan, Eastern Samar said
Evaluate churches’ stability against
earthquakes: Phivolcs
5.8-MAGNITUDE QUAKE JOLTS BUKIDNONCAGAYAN de Oro City––The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded at least 63 earth-quakes from September 1 to September 4, the latest of which occurred at 3:44 dawn of Tuesday where a 5.8-magnitude was felt in the city of Malaybalay.
nitude 3.4 quake struck the city of Malaybalay in Bukid-non at around 6:48 p.m., followed by a magnitude 4.0 that happened at around 7:45 in the evening––and a magnitude 4.7 that oc-curred at around 9:21 in the evening, record from the Phivolcs showed.
The people of the town of Maramag, also in Bukidnon province, experienced four separate earthquakes.
A magnitude 5.6 quake jolts the town of Maramag
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WEATHER UPDATEAS of 2 p.m. yesterday, the Shallow Low Pres-sure Area (SLPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 135 km Northeast of Hinatuan City (9.0°N, 127.0°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon. Luzon and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over the western section of Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the south to southwest with slight to moderate seas.
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Farmers weigh a bunch of cooking bananas and cassava to determine the winners in a contest for the biggest and heaviest agricultural produce during the 1st East Misor Business Forum and Trade Fair which opened Monday at Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. The fair is open to the public until Friday at the public plaza of the town. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
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BUTUAN City––Th e De-partment of Trade and In-dustry said that out of 49,437 registered motorcycles in Caraga Region, only 2,835 helmets were DTI-certifi ed.
In a media briefi ng, DTI-13 director Brielgo Pagaran revealed that of the 49,437 motorcycles, 5,528 are for hire, 43,525 are privately-owned and 384 are govern-ment-registered. According to Pagaran, all motorcycles drivers and riders are re-quired to have their helmets certifi ed not later than De-cember 31, 2012 in compli-ance with Republic Act No. 0054 known as “Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009” which mandates motorcycle drivers and riders to wear a standard protective motorcycle helmet or those helmets that comply with DTI specifi cations.
DTI-Agusan del Norte provincial director Gay Tid-algo disclosed that as of August 31, 2012, only 2,835
Only 2,835 helmets in DTI list of 49,437 motorbikes in Caraga
helmets had ICC stickers. She brought home the point of the importance of helmets with DTI stickers for mo-torcycle drivers and riders whose safety on the road the government is protecting. She also said that no fee is collected for the evaluation and certifi cation of helmets and assured that DTI-issued stickers are tamper-proof.
Atty. Maria Aurora Cura-za-Maquiling said so far, 8,133 ICC stickers had been requested and that 6,900 were distributed and 2,367 issued. Pagaran said helmets available in the market must now bear the Import Com-modity Clearance sticker or ICC sticker. Th e standard used is PNS UN 22:2007. Old helmets or those purchased before August 1, 2012 must be presented to the nearest DTI provincial office for evaluation and issuance of ICC sticker. Th e brand of helmets to be certifi ed must be included in the list of certifi able helmets issued by the Bureau of Product Standards, he added.
OZAMIZ City, Misamis Oc-cidental––Political parties have the whole month of September to hold conven-tions to select and nominate their official candidates for all elective positions in the May 2013 elections.
This is pursuant to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 9385 entitled “Calendar of Activities and Periods and Certain Prohibited Acts in
Sept 1-30 is for parties to select, nominate candidates: Comelec
By RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB of the Philippine Information Agency-Northern Mindanao
Connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections,” lawyer Sylvan Gerald L. Sabio, election officer of Ozamiz City, said.
This resolution also prescribes the calendar of activities for the rest of 2012, relative to the upcoming elections in May, next year:
Oct. 1-5, filing of cer-tificates of candidacy for all elective positions and Oct. 15, last day for overseas voters to file application for transfer of registration records from the of overseas registry to the local registry.
Oct. 31 – last day of lo-cal voters to file application for registration, transfer of registration records, activa-tion or correction of entries, etc. and last day for overseas Filipinos to file applications for registration/certification as overseas voters and trans-
fer of registration records from one post to another.
Nov. 14 – last day to file petition for exclusion of an overseas voter from the Na-tional Registry of Overseas Absentee Voters (NROAV) and Nov. 19 – last quarterly meeting for Election Regu-latory Board to approve/disapprove applications for local registration.
November 29 – last day for overseas absentee voter (OAV) who transfers from one residence to another within the same post and country to request for a change of address.
Dec. 6 – last day for the Resident Election Regis-tration Board (RERB) to act on all applications for registration/certification as overseas voter and Dec. 14 – last day to publish the National Registry of
Overseas Absentee Voter (NROAV) at the Comelec and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) websites.
Last May 31, was also the last day for the party-list groups duly registered under the party-list sys-tem of representation or with pending petition for registration, desiring to participate in the May 2013 national and local elections, to file a Manifestation of Intent to Participate with its list of at least five nominees.
Among the prohibited acts prescribed in Comelec Resolution 9385 is the trans-fer, promotion, extension, recall, or otherwise move-ment of officer or member of the Foreign Service Corps from their present post or position, during the period May 13, 2012 to Aug. 11, 2013, Sabio added.
DEED OF DONATION. Aboitiz Foundation, represented by AVP Luis Miguel Aboitiz, together with Con-gressman Rufus B. Rodriguez of the second district of Cagayan de Oro sign the Deed of Donation for the P2.1 million two storey two-classroom building donated by Aboitiz Foundation through the efforts of Cong. Rodriguez for the Corrales Extension Elementary School last week. Also in photo is Deped-10 Regional Director Gloria Benigno.
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OF MALAYBALAY
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of Bukidnon
CITY OF MALAYBALAY* * *
Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 21ST REGULAR SESSION FOR CY 2012 OF THE FIFTH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON, HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON JULY 17, 2012.
PRESENT: Hon. City Vice Mayor Victor P. Aldeguer, Presiding Officer Hon. City Councilor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran Hon. City Councilor Lorenzo L. Dinlayan, Jr. Hon. City Councilor Melchor P. Maramara Hon. City Councilor Fernando O. Melendez Hon. City Councilor George D. Damasco, Sr. Hon. City Councilor Mya Analene D. Rosos-Tenorio Hon. City Councilor Tita Perla E. Rubio Hon. City Councilor Anthony Canuto G. Barroso Hon. City Councilor Jose Medardo M. Estaniel Hon. City Councilor Mishel Caren S. Castilla Hon. City Councilor Benjamin S. Omao, Sr. ABSENT : Hon. City Councilor Roland F. Deticio (Official Business) Hon. City Councilor Bob T. Casanova (Official Business) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ORDINANCE NO. 750Series of 2012
Sponsored by: Hon. Mya Analene D. Rosos-Tenorio
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES AND PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS AND IN-STITUTIONS IN THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY TO ESTABLISH BREASTFEEDING CORNER/ROOM IN THEIR OFFICE/ESTABLISHMENT/INSTITUTION AND PROVIDING THE MECHANISM FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Malaybalay, in session assembled, that:
ARTICLE I-DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES
SECTION 1. The Philippines is committed to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals No. 1 on reducing hunger and poverty with a measure on reducing child mortality by two thirds by 2015.
SECTION 2. The World Health Organization’s experts have identified breastfeeding as the most cost-effective measure to prevent infant and young child deaths.
SECTION 3. The Department of Health’s National Policy on Infant and Young Child feeding and the Nutritional Guideline of the Philippines (NGP) recommended the following:
a. Breastfeeding initiated within one (1) hour after birth;b. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six (6) months of life;c. Continue breastfeeding up to two (2) years and beyond with the introduction of safe, affordable
and appropriate complementary food.
SECTION 4. Republic Act No. 10028, an Act expanding the promotion of breastfeeding, amending Republic Act No. 7600, otherwise known as “An Act providing incentives to all government and private health institutions with rooming-in and breastfeeding practices and for other purposes; thus, otherwise known as the Expanded Promotion of Breastfeeding Act of 2009, requires all private and public institutions, medical and non-medical, to set up lactation facilities in the workplace with appropriate lactation program to allow employees to express their milk that would ensure optimum health and proper nutrition of their infants.
SECTION 5. Memorandum Circular No. 2011-54 from the Department of Interior and Local Government emphasizes the implementation and monitoring of the National Policy on Breastfeeding and setting-up of workplace lactation program.
SECTION 6. Breastfeeding is a gender-related concern and should be incorporated in the GAD Plan of all government and private agencies and offices.
ARTICLE II-SCOPE AND COVERAGE
SECTION 7. Scope. This Ordinance shall apply to all government offices and private establishments and institutions operating within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Malaybalay.
SECTION 8. Facility. It shall be the duty of the employer to provide a breastfeeding room in their office/establishment to allow mothers to either breastfeed their babies whom they bring to work or express their breast milk for giving to infant upon reaching their home. And to allow mothers/customers who visit an office or establishment to breastfeed their babies with the use of the said facility.
SECTION 9. Minimum Requirement. The breastfeeding room shall be private and comfortable to ensure that the health and safety of mothers and their babies are observed. Appropriate breast milk storage, handwashing facility, table and comfortable chairs shall be provided by the employer.
The minimum requirement provided on the setting up of a “Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace” shall be observed. Proper use and maintenance of the facility shall also be observed at all times. The use of the breastfeeding facility shall be free of charge.
ARTICLE III-MECHANISM FOR ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 10. Compliance with this ordinance shall be a requirement for the granting and/or renewal of business licenses and permits. For this purpose, the office of the City Treasurer shall deny new and/or renewal applications for business licenses and permits without the following: a. Certification by the Malaybalay City Health Office on the compliance with this ordinance.
SECTION 11. The City Health Office is hereby authorized to conduct regular visitation and inspection of the breast-feeding room to ensure faithful compliance of this ordinance.
FINAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 12. Penalties. Any person, natural or judicial, found guilty of violating any of the provisions hereof shall be imposed a fine of One thousand (P1,000.00) Pesos for the First Offense, Three Thousand (P3,000.00) Pesos for the Second Offense and Five Thousand (P5,000.00) Pesos for the Third Offense.
SECTION 13. Separability Clause. Should any provision hereof be declared unconstitutional or ultra vires, the others not so declared shall remain in full force an effect.
SECTION 14. Repealing Clause. All other provisions of existing ordinances, resolutions and executive issuances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SECTION 15. Effectivity. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after the same has been published in a news-paper of general circulation in Malaybalay City.
ENACTED. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance is true.
(Sgd.) SEMPORIANA A. PAREDES Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary APPROVED, JULY 17, 2012:
(Sgd.) VICTOR P. ALDEGUER City Vice Mayor Presiding Officer
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) IGNACIO W. ZUBIRI City MayorMDN: Sept 5, 12 & 19, 2012
THE Ecosystems Research and Development Service (ERDS) conducted training-workshops to selected per-sonnel of the 103rd Infantry Brigade.
The participants were trained on the Establish-ment and Maintenance of Forest Nursery and Best Nursery Practices. It was conducted on August 30-31, 2012 at Kampo Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.
ERDS RTD Danilo C. Cacanindin, discussed the importance nursery devel-opment and management, and nursery accreditation process.
Forester Manolito M. Pasco, ERDD Chief, ex-plained the essentials of successful nursery practices. For. Lilia Caralde, Forest Management Specialist, talked on tree plantation development.
Among the activities conducted was the field practicum in the existing Nursery of Camp Ranao.
The two-day training-workshop was attended by 20 personnel representing the various units under the Philippine Army in Lanao del Sur.
ERDS-10 trains personnel of 103rd Brigade in Marawi
The act iv ity i s the DENR’s response upon the request of Daniel A. Lucero, Col Inf (GSC) PA Commander, to educate as well as to enhance the
knowledge and skills of the men in uniform on the fundamentals of best nursery practices and proper nursery maintenance. (L.M. Platil-TTID)
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THINK a minute.Just because Christmas
is over doesn’t mean we must stop giving things to others.
In fact, we should enjoy Christmas day every day of the year! We could call these daily gifts “Our daily Christmas celebration.”
At least one a day will make a big difference in your life and in the lives of others around you. Here are a few suggestions.
Make peace with some-one you quarreled with. Find a forgotten friend. Pay a long overdue debt.
Be gentle and patient with an angry person. Make a child happy. Make or bake something for
Think A Minute
Jhan Tiafau HurstJhan Tiafau Hurst
Christmas everyday
someone else - anony-mously!
Let go of a grudge. Make the time to listen to your child’s real feel-ings and interests. Keep a promise. Forgiven an enemy.
Express thanks to your wife, husband, or children for what they do every day. Break a bad habit and
start a new, good one in its place.
Speak k indly to a stranger. Lower your de-mands and expectations of others. Be honest. Take your wife out on a date. Work harder at your job and career.
Show true compassion and put yourself in the other person’s place. Laugh
and have fun with your family. Take the time to talk and listen to an older person. Offer to baby-sit for a tired mother.
Buy someone a meal or an ice cream. Apolo-gize if you’re wrong. Give your teacher a break and do your best. Give your students a break and be realistic in your require-ments.
Let’s make Christmas one life-long gift of our-selves to others. Oh yes, one more suggestion. Give your life to Jesus Christ by loving Him and living His way every day. After all, He died to give His life to you.
Just Think a Minute.
Sereno was correct in acknowledging God
Under his presidency at the Philippine Olympic Com-mittee (POC), former Tar-lac Rep. Jose S. Cojuangco Jr. implemented sweeping changes that truly reformed the country’s sports pro-grams. For starters, Co-juangco effected amend-ments to the POC Charter which subsequently got approved by the Interna-tional Olympic Committee (IOC)---a first for POC since its creation.
To effect fast and cred-ible resolution of disputes among POC members, Co-juangco formed active and independent arbitration and ethics committees, with pro-cesses and procedures that
even the IOC approved and congratulated the POC for.
Then, he enlisted the help of a credible accounting firm---the SGV---to audit the POC on a yearly basis, which is still happening up to now, when the previous practice of past POC ad-ministrators was to change auditors every year. Then, Cojuangco also managed to have SGV provide ac-counting education and audit services to all POC members, for free.
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EARTHQUAKES: Earth-quakes are getting to be extremely ordinary nowa-days, and their occurrence no longer rattles people as much as they did before. But they are actually one of the signs which Jesus Christ spoke about, in Matthew 24:7-8 of the Bible, showing that the end of the world is already very near. This should be the way to look
Hearsay or heresy How prepared are our LGUs in the event of major disasters
THERE are talks that a “Big One” (a major earthquake) will happen anytime and therefore necessitates pre-paredness.
Recent minor quakes which hit several areas of Northern Mindanao have become a grave concern among the populace.
The question is how pre-pared are our local govern-ment units in limiting the impact of a major disaster on the people. Preparedness means continuous plan-ning, managing, organizing, training, equipping, exercis-ing, creating, evaluating, monitoring and improving activities to ensure effective response and coordina-tion among disaster-rescue teams.
Volunteers groups and organizations should also be considered. Their capabili-ties enhanced to efficiently respond to mitigate the effects of natural disasters, and create resources in the preparedness phase.
Do our LGU disaster managers have plans of action to carefully man-age and counter the risks involved for disaster rescue? Measures of preparedness should include commu-nication plans with easily understandable terminol-ogy and methods; proper maintenance and training of emergency services, to includeorganizing com-
munity emergency response teams.
Proper handling of emer-gency population warn-ing methods, emergency shelters and evacuation plans; stockpiling, inven-tory, and streamlining of foods supplies, and equip-ment. Experts are suggesting that even now, the LGUs should stockpile disaster-preparedness kits which may include a gallon of water per person per day for three days, non-perishable food for each person for three days, battery powered or hand crank radio and extra batteries, flashlights for each person and extra batteries, first aid kit, whistle, filter mask or a cotton t-shirt for each person, moist tow-
elettes, garbage bags, and plastic ties, wrench or pliers, manual can opener, plastic sheeting and duct tape, im-portant family documents, daily prescription medicine, other things include dia-pers/formula for babies and special need items.
LGUs should now orga-nized and train volunteers among civilian populations. Professional emergency workers are often times overwhelmed dring mass emergencies. Thus, LGUs should train and organize responsible volunteers.
LGU managers in the planning phase should be all encompassing. That is they should be able to carefully recognize the
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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Train the child in the way that he should go and he will not depart from it even when he grows old…” (Proverbs 22:6, the Holy Bible).
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RECT IN ACKNOWLEDG-ING GOD: I don’t know why it drew criticisms, but Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s attributing to God her appointment as head of the Supreme Court, bypass-ing 11 more senior justices, is a giant step in the right direction. Now that Sereno acknowledged God, God will surely acknowledge her, too.
In Matthew 10:32 of the Bible, Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, said: “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowl-edge before my Father in heaven.” And acknowledg-ing God is something that God Himself wants, as is written in Hosea 13:4: “…
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LAST Monday, about 4:45 in the after-noon, a resident from Xavier Heights in Upper Carmen complained of a sudden traffic build up along Mas-terson St. The build-up had vehicles queuing from the regional office of the social welfare department all the way to a corner that leads toward a secondary school there.
The complainant alleged that the two traffic aides assigned in the area simply watched as vehicles moved bumper to bumper. They just chatted in the corner. In other words, those dumb traffic-aides whose names were unknown simply turned a blind eye as pedestri-ans and commuters started to curse the situation. Had the traffic aides immediately moved to supervise the f low of vehicles, the traffic build up would not have had happened.
Those traffic aides have committed a simple ‘derelic-tion of duty’ right before the eyes of the public. Engr. Oclarit, the city’s traffic czar, should dismiss them. Since their names were unknown, the complainant sent a description of them: One was medium built with a motorcycle and the other was fat-bellied. They wore the RTA’s yellow-shirts.
-0-Here is an unedited email from a certain Glenda
Demafeliz. The names mentioned, notably, ‘Sa-id’ and ‘Ouano’ are unknown to this writer. There is no way to verify if these persons exist. It is not the attitude of this writer to publish plaints or stories of unknown sources. However, this corner believed that as the sender pointed out, something could be wronged somewhere in the barangay mentioned here. It is now up to law enforcers to find out if there is truth to these serious allegations. Since then, this corner maintained that the information here could be hearsays. CD
‘From our point of view Sa-id simply made an un-diplomatic, nonsensical accusations against Ouano. The road dispute was a blessing in disguise. We believed that Sa-id was intimidated and felt uptight owing to his il-legal activities when he realized he was in trouble with somebody inf luential in the law enforcement arena.
We are not are here to brag about the notable achieve-ments of Ouano but he is undeniably far credible than Sa-id. We even hope the reputable lawmaker could assist us in ousting this undeserving leader. We are
You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior but me…”
He who acknowledges God acquires His blessings, guidance, and protection. Proverbs 3:6 says: “In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight…” Surely, a chief justice who acknowledges God can only rule according to God’s rules and regula-tions. When this happens, the flowering of truth and justice in the judiciary is as-sured. Chief Justice Sereno therefore did the right thing in acknowledging God.
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THE Boy Scouts of the Philippines-Cagayan de Oro City Council hold last August 31, 2012 a Rover Vigil and Investiture Ceremony for Rover Scouts of Ateneo de Cagayan-Xavier University in Iponan Elementary School. Present during the In-vestiture are Council Chairman Anthony “Gaga” O. Brellita, Council Scout Executive Rudy G. Guligado, Mr. Alfredo Tongco – Vigil Master, RS Corazon Vios, ATAS/ES Mark Ryan B. Obsioma, ATAS/ES Angelo Mark P. Walag, RS Giovanni Cagurin, RS Marlyn Guligado, RS Roy Macalaguing and ATAS/ES Glenn B. Añora. Good Morning Scouts! Photo by Palang Añora
THE Boy Scouts of the Phi l ippines (BSP)-Misamis Oriental Counci l hold last August 31 to September 2, 2012 a Crew Leaders Training Course and Rover Vigi l and Investiture Ceremony for Senior and Rover Scouts of St. Mary’s School of Talisayan in Talisayan,
Misamis Oriental . Present at the three-day training are Council Board Member Leobino Virtudazo - Vigi l Master , Council Scout Executive Rogelio S. Roferos, Field Scout Execut ive Jaye Jowel le V. Agbu, Field Scout Executive Lina Marie Dumas Dalangpan, Sctr.
Lani Kinakin, ATAS/ES Mark Ryan B. Obsioma, ATAS/ES Glenn B. Añora, ATAS/ES Marjhune Tabalbag, RS Bradge Jumo, RS Louijay Domo, RS Arthuro Monsale and ES Francis Sale. Good Morning Scouts!
Photos by Palang Añora
THE battle for the best re-sumes this year as students from 12 law schools partici-pate in the annual National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law from September 3-7.
For the first time, the Justice Ines Luciano Best Mooter Award will be given, paying tribute to a passionate supporter of humanitarian law and of the competition. The award was named after the Court of Appeals associ-ate justice and chairperson
BUTUAN City––Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with several government agencies in the fight against illegal logging.
Called Oplan Logging: Likas, Lunas, Lakas, the MOU was signed, August 23, by regional directors of the Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Interior and Local Govern-ment (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Devel-opment (DSWD), Depart-ment of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
Also signed by the Na-tional Anti-Poverty Com-mision - Butuan and the Department of Education – Butuan City Division, the MOU aims to develop and sustainably address the issue on displaced timber workers and their families.
“We have previously un-dergone numerous brain-storming sessions leading to the identification of key activities and initial pro-grams, including the time frame and budget allocation, agreements and commit-ments,” Mayor Amante said.
Butuan partners with agencies for ‘Oplan logging’
He added, Budget Sec. Butch Abad has already committed to fund the scholarship of 2,000 students from the affected families.
Tagging of actual num-ber of families affected is ongoing and will be com-pleted on September 15.
President Aquino’s E.O. 23 (Moratorium on the Cutting and Harvesting of Timber in the Natural and Residual Forests and Creat-ing the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force) has since led to the apprehension of tons of illegal logs floating in the Agusan River, resulting in the closure of several wood processing plants in the city and displacement of timber workers and affecting their families. (NCLM/Maria Luisa Dianah Z. Generalao/LGU-BC/PIA-Caraga/asf)
GENERAL Santos City––The 14th GenSan’s Tuna Festival starts today, with Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio and other city officials gracing the opening ceremonies, said Festival Director Carlos Hagosojos.
Highlighting the activity, which runs until September 7 this year, are the Karagatan Awards, 14th National Tuna Congress, Tuna Float Parade, Fishtahan sa Fishport and Streetdancing Competition.
Pre-opening events, Sunday, included the crowd-favorite Mr. & Ms. GenSan 2012 Pageant at the SM City GenSan.
Dry goods, clothes and a variety of cheap items are available at the flea market, while ornamental plants and fruit tree seedlings are being sold at the Tuna Garden Show.
The 14th GenSan’s Tuna Festival is spearheaded by the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), in coordination with the city government. (cpio/ping aponesto/asf)
14th Tuna Festival, a local holiday
Law schools vie for top spot in humanitarian law competitionof the IHL Committee of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) who passed away last year. It will recognize the highest-ranking oralist in the elimination rounds.
The event is the country’s largest moot court competi-tion, to be hosted this year by the De La Salle Univer-sity Manila. Twelve teams using their argumentative skills and knowledge of international humanitarian law will try to win their case before a mock International
Criminal Court.“The moot court com-
petition has gone a long way since 2005 with only six participating schools. It has taught many former law students, who are now in practice, to understand and appreciate internation-al humanitarian law,” said Evecar Cruz-Ferrer, legal adviser of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Manila.
To make the competi-tion tougher, a “power-
matching” system will be implemented so top-ranking teams will be pitted against the lower-ranking teams during the quarterfinals and semifinals. This should ensure that the two best teams will clash in the finals.
The participating law schools for 2012 are Uni-versity of the Philippines College of Law, Far Eastern University-Manila, San Se-bastian College Recoletos-Manila, San Beda College of Law-Manila, Ateneo de
Manila Law School, South-western University, Saint Louis University, University of Batangas, University of Saint La Salle, University of the Cordilleras, Cor Jesu College Law School and De La Salle University College of Law.
The finals—to be held at the Supreme Court en banc session hall—will be judged by a panel of ex-perts including SC associate justice Roberto Abad, Dr. Mario Aguja of Mindanao
State University-General Santos City, lawyer and PRC governor Lorna Kapunan, ICRC regional legal adviser Christopher Harland, and Brigadier General Domingo Tutaan Jr. of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Human Rights Office.
The competitors will also participate in a role-play challenge to simulate practical applications of the body of law that seeks to limit, for
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COTABATO CITY - Cota-bato Regional and Medical Center Employees , here, has strongly opposed the passage of House Bill No. 6069 and Senate Bill 3130 introduced by Congress-man Anthony Rolando T. Golez, Jr. and Senator Franklin Drilon, respec-tively. House Bill No. 6069 seeks to convert govern-ment hospitals into na-tional government hospital corporations, while Senate Bill 3130 seeks to institute a corporate restructuring program for national gov-ernment hospitals. The protesters further said that the two Bills also aim to corporatize 26 re-tained DOH Hospitals and Medical Centers including the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center; The Cotabato Regional and Medical Center is the only tertiary hospital serv-ing the constituents of two administrative regions of Region XII and Autono-mous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the City of
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The Department of Tour-ism – 10 in coordination with the Province of Lanao del Norte will be conduct-ing the “4th NORTHERN MINDANAO FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR” this coming September 6-7 at the Macapagal Training Center, Provincial Capitol Tubod Lanao del Norte. Participants for the semi-nar are Tourism Officers of the various municipalities in the Province of Lanao del Norte, choreographers, event managers, project officers, tourism council officers and members, tourism partners and stakeholders who are into the field of organizing and conducting cultural festivals and other similar events. This is a series of seminars start-ing with Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro cluster / Misamis Occidental together
with the cities of Tangub, Ozamiz and Oroquieta. The seminar aims to equip our tourism front liners on how to conduct a cultural festival and other similar events maximizing man-power, cultural and com-mercial resources that will not endanger the integrity of the event. This will also give them the opportune time to level up and educate them-selves on the fundamentals and other basic requirements in staging an event. The seminar can also enhance the existing festi-vals in the province since several municipal festivals were already conducted for several years now thus the need to elevate the staging and presentation as whole.Competent speakers coming from various fields and disci-pline particularly on Culture
Cotabato. The protesters contend that Region XII and ARMM are regions where majority of the people are marginal-ized, and displaced by the continuing armed conflict. The maternal and infant morbidity and mortality are its highest due to poverty and inadequate health care delivery. Cotabato Regional and Medical Center is the only tertiary hospital that serves the poor. They said that the cor-poratization or privatiza-tion of Cotabato Regional and Medical Center, would deprive the people of its constitutional right to health care; deprive Re-gion XII and ARMM of tertiary health services because of high cost is a neglect of the government and would worsen the poor condition of the people. “Corporatization of the hospital is a step towards privatization or even a form of privatization. Privatiza-tion would mean that the ownership in control public functions is transferred
By Ben D. Arche PANABO City, Davao del Norte – Some 391 busi-ness establishments in 40 barangays here will be facing closure for failure to secure business permit from the City Govern-ment. City licensing officer Dulce Relopez said the city government will be forced to close down these stores for their continued defi-ance of the order from the Panabo Business Permit and Licensing Section. Relopez said the owners of the stores were always
in a whole or in part to a private operator. The primary objective is profit for the owner, among other things and this necessitates an avoidance of customers who cannot pay to maxi-mize between revenues and costs,” the protesters
claim. The protesters believe that, engaging in so called Public Private Partnership as the main engine for growth and development denies the poor of their rights to health and finan-cial freedom. It further
deprives the employees of the government of their security of tenure and a threat to their employment. “House Bill 6069 and Senate Bil l 3130 would slowly put patients to coma and killing through overt euthanasia the dedicated
and committed hospital employees. Therefore, we strongly oppose the pas-sage of these bills and ask the government to fulfill its promise and obligation to provide health for all,” the protesters ended.
391 stores face closure in Panabo Cityreminded by the Joint Inspection Team (JIT) from the permit and li-censing section to pay the obligated fees to the city. “They should not wait for the team to inspect their establishments, it is their obligation to renew their business permits af-ter its expiration to avoid additional payment of interest and surcharges,” Relopez added. The officer clarified that even small business endeavors must have per-mit from the city’s licens-ing section. Relopez urged busi-
ness owners to make a compromise with the City Treasurer’s Office on the payment of their fees. “The participation and cooperation of business owners contribute much for the betterment and progress of the city,” she said. The City Government of Panabo has continued the implementation of the One-Stop-Shop (OSS) and Barangay One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) business permit processing to ensure the smooth processing of both new and old permits and licenses.
Bukidnon Governor Alex P. Calingasan in a huddle with Agricultural Training Institute Director Asterio P. Saliot, MNSA CESO III sa DA-10 (right) during the recent Bukidnon Farmers Day August 30. DA-Region 10 pledged a P5 million support to Agricultural Farming program of the province. Provincial Engineer Fredolfo Pinto 2nd from left) and Provincial Agriculture Offi cer Engr. Alson Quimba listen.(Photo by: FREDELYN L. RAGANDANG – PGO / PAIA)
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R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)Republic of the Philippines
Province of Misamis OrientalMunicipality of Manticao
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that LILIA BONGCAWEL SABERON (complete name of the petitioner) has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from TEODORA (first name to be changed) to LILIA (new first name to be adopted) in the birth certificate of LILIA BONGCAWEL SABERON (complete name of document owner) who was born on 17 JULY 1955 (complete date of birth) at LUGAIT, Manticao, Misamis Oriental (place of birth) and whose parents are RAYMONDO BONGCAWEL (name of father) and JUANITA UGMAD (name of mother). Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written op-position with this Office not later than 03 SEPTEMBER 2012.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of MIGUEL E. RESUS, who died intestate at Butuan City on February 4, 2008, consist-ing of: 1) A parcel of land (Lot 3277-A-9-6, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-220561, being a portion of Lot 3277-A-9, (LRC) Psd-113410 LRC Record No. N-27240) situated in the Barrio of Bading, City of Butuan, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-17693 and Tax Declaration No. 08-05-0008-00019 issued by the Register of Deeds and City Assessor’s Office of Butuan City, containing an area of 300 square meters; 2) A parcel of land (Lot No. 3277-A-9-H, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-220561being a portion of Lot _ A-9, (LRC) Psd-113410 LRC Record No. N-27240), situated in the Barrio of Bading, City of Butuan, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-17694 and Tax Declaration No. 08-05-0008-00014, containing an area of 283 square meters; 3) A parcel of land (Lot No. 3277-A-9-1, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-220561, being a portion of Lot 3277-A-9, (LRC) Psd-113410 LRC Record No. N-27240), situ-ated in the Barrio of Bading, City of Butuan, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-17695 and Tax Declaration No. 08-05-0008-00015, containing an area of 284 square meters; and 4) A parcel of land (Lot 3277-A-9-J, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-220561, being a portion of Lot 3277-A-9, (LRC) Psd-113410 LRC Record No. N-27240), situ-ated in the Barrio of Bading, City of Butuan, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-17696 and Tax Declaration No. 08-05-0008-00017, containing an area of 300 square meters, is the subject of a DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED MIGUEL E. RESUS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS made and entered into by and among deceased Miguel E. Resus, surviving spouse and children, namely, Bernardita R. Resus, Bernadette R. Resus, Michael Jake Resus, Midette R. Resus, and Maricris R. Resus, per Doc. No. 818; Page No. 028; Book No.XXVIII; Series of 2012 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jose S. Orduña, Notary Public.
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WITH its contingency measures in place, the National Grid Corpora-tion of the Philippines (NGCP) was able to prevent damage and maintain the security and reliability of the Mind-anao grid despite a fire incident at a National Power Corporation-owned and maintained cable tunnel adjacent to NGCP’s facilities.
At 10:20 in the eve-ning last September 1, fire broke out at the National Power Corpo-ration’s Agus 6 complex in Iligan City. NGCP’s 69-kiloVolt lines deliv-ering power to Iligan Light and Power Co. Inc. (ILPI), Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) and several directly connected indus-tries tripped as a result.
Power delivery ser-vices to all affected cus-tomers have been fully restored as of 4:15 in the morning of September 4, 2012.
Upgraded facilities equipped with anti-fire systems prevented dam-age on NGCP’s facilities.
In 2011, NGCP em-barked on 106 operation and maintenance proj-ects, which included 22 anti-fire projects as well as 69 slope protection projects, nine transmis-sion line comprehensive maintenance and six rehabilitation projects.
In its effort to con-tinuously improve and speed up restoration
Anti-fire systems protect NGCP switchyard equipment from damage
procedures during emergencies, NGCP also regularly conducts pre-paredness drills for fires,
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Stability...from page 1
Quakes...from page 1
on September 4 at around 3:44 a.m., followed by three aftershocks a magnitude 4.9 at 3;52 a.m., a magni-tude 3.0 at 7:15 a.m., and a magnitude 3.7 that hap-pened at 8:04 a.m., also of the same day.
Tuesday’s quake, said the Phivolcs, was tectonic in origin––and did not dam-age any property and hurt no one.
while there were no casualties in his area, the church sustained cracks on its floors due to strong tremors.
“Parang pumutok ang sahig,” he told CBCP Online Radio late Monday morning. He said he will tap local engineers to further check on the effects of the strong earthquake last Friday.
Surigao Bishop Antoni-eto Cabajog said he has not received any report of damage to any of the diocese’s 31 churches as of midday today.
Fr. Alex O. Bautista, an architect by profession and Consultant for Heri-tage Church Architecture, also said the recent strong earthquake makes it even more crucial to look into the structural stability of churches.
Interviewed at his office at the Episcopal Committee for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, Fr. Bautista said parish priests in the earthquake-affected areas should check the structure.
Professionals, such as structural and civil engi-neers may be tapped to evaluate the churches and look for cracks and move-ments in the structure and analyze to implement re-medial measures.
“Actually, the strength of churches built before were due to the materials
Confl ict...from page 1
Everything, it appeared, was to the good and for the benefit of affected Filipinos; and a tradition was set. Post-Ondoy (2009) and up to the time the massive floods of August 2012’s monsoons struck, the Filipino public has become highly-alert to the necessity of doing relief work. A tradition of kindness and charity of strangers to fellow strangers was set.
For progressive professors from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and members of the Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy, however, there is something both unacceptable and dan-gerous about charity as it is popularly understood and conducted in the Philippines.
Hold the government accountable for disasters
“It should be noted that in the Philippines, the gov-ernment is seldom made accountable for disasters. It is as if the widespread dev-astation that follows natural calamities could not have been prevented to some cru-cial degree. The mainstream media deliberately ignores its responsibility to report on the failings of the govern-ment to address issues of climate change and disaster prevention and mitigation, but instead focuses on the two kilos of rice, the two cans of sardines, the token relief food packages the government gives out to the victims of its criminal neglect,” said Col-
Heresy...from page 4
very familiar with Sa-id since we live in proximity with him in Barangay 37.
We can attest to his in-volvement in illegal activi-ties. To name a few, he is behind the proliferation of pirated audiovisual mate-rials like dvds, violated the city building code by occupying the pedestrian and parking areas, uses the government service ve-hicle for personal purposes and even wrote his name boldly on both sides of the said vehicle, a conduct so unbecoming for a govern-ment officer. We hope that this incident catapults an end to the irresponsible, erratic leadership of Sa-id. Thank you.’
used, the adobe blocks or coral stones which provided structural stability even without steel reinforce-ments,” he said.
He explained the lime used in old churches was to protect the stone from deterioration as it provides the “skin” of the church structure.
“Puedeng yung makikita nating cracks ay topical lamang kung sa palitada lang makikita at pagtanggal yung palitada at yung bitak ay nasa layering mismo ng mga bato, then, something has to be done,” he added.
If and when cracks would be seen, there should be markings or “testigo” which will be the “bench mark” to check if there are other movements immediately after the fairly-strong earth-quake, Fr. Bautista added. (Melo M. Acuna)
lege of Mass Communication professor Choy Pangilinan.
According to Pangilinan, the fact that the government is able to somehow escape blame and accountability in disasters is what also allows the false notions of the “good-ness” of charity to seep into the public’s consciousness?
“People are encouraged to do charity work, to give to relief missions or to devote their time and efforts to participating in the actual relief and rescue activities, and this is good. But on the other hand, it should be asked: whose main respon-sibility is it to ensure that residents are not directly and badly affected? Who is to blame for the extent of the disasters? It has never been the case that the Philip-pines is caught unaware by typhoons: even elementary school level children know that every year the country is visited by typhoons and massive flooding is not a possibility but something that can be expected. The question is, what has the government – this govern-ment and its predecessors – done to ensure that the damage wrought by natural phenomenon does not reach levels of extreme devasta-tion? In the flurry of their own relief missions, their own charity work, people forget that the government itself has not taken action,” he pointed out.
Pangilinan said this is where the danger lies when it comes to acts of charity.
“Is it charity when the government gives out food and medicine packages? No. It’s an insult. It’s an insult to the hundreds of thousands of poor and the affected residents. The government should be doing more than giving out noodles, sardine cans and slivers of hope: it should have long imple-mented policies that will protect the people, the envi-ronment from calamities. Its neglect of its primary duty to ensure the welfare and safety of Filipinos is an act of terrorism,” he said.
According to Pangilinan, when the government does charity work, it is more often with the deliberate motiva-tion and intent to fool the public into believing that it did not drop the ball on disaster prevention.
“What’s worse is that the mainstream media aids and abets the government in projecting an image of saintli-ness, of goodness. Govern-
ment officials are given media coverage, the military is also given a stellar role in the relief missions of the government. The truth is far rosier: most areas ravaged by the floods do not receive help or the people there receive help very late in the day and the aid is far from being enough. If public officials like mayors, or congressmen can actually give out food packages or lead rescue missions , the better the chances of the victims of being helped. Otherwise, many of our fellow Filipinos are left stranded, cold and hungry on their rooftops,” he said.
As for the media networks and institutions themselves, Pangilinan said they also do their best to outdo each other, projecting who is doing more. Tragically, he said, it deteriorates into a competi-tion where the goal is not so much to help the greatest number ofpeople but who gets to make better entertain-ment out of the charity work.
The socio-political con-text of charity work
Sociology Prof. Sarah Raymundo of the Center for International Studies for her part said that the social and political context of disasters should never be ignored be-cause it is also what provides the context for charity work. According to her, divorcing the context from the actions leads to absolving those re-sponsible for the devastation that follows natural climatical phenomena and perpetuating a cycle of violence against the true victims: the poor.
“It should be remem-bered that all this devastation takes in a system, a society controlled by capitalism. The motives, for instance of private, profit-driven corpo-rations are seldom genuinely altruistic. Acts of generosity cannot negate the impact of capitalism and corporate interests. Genuine charity endangers capitalism,” she said.
Raymundo’s position echoes and mirrors the opin-ion of other social observ-ers that the charity work of corporations widely-ac-knowledged to be exploitative and abusive in their quest for higher profit margins stinks to the high heavens of hypocrisy. If oil companies, electricity firms and water corporations, for instance, gave out food packages and donations for rehabilitation efforts in damaged munici-palities, chances are residents would not feel grateful.
Sereno...from page 4
at earthquakes, to entice ourselves to hurry in going back to God, before the end comes.
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MEANT TO BE A JUDGE: If you ask me, it is as sure as the sun rising and setting that lawyer Maria Leonora Gerona Robredo, also known as Atty. Leni the widow of the late Secretary Jesse Robredo, will be appointed as a Regional Trial Court judge, now that the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) nominated her. But then, becoming a judge is not her destiny. She is des-tined to become a national politician, and the death of Jesse assured that!
-ooo-WHY NOT TEACH
SPIRITUALLY, TOO? Educa-tion Secretary Armin Luistro’s plan to train public school teachers in science and tech-nology is okay, but, how come he seems not interested in training teachers on spiritual-ity? Science and technology may give our students the necessary knowhow to land jobs later, but, spirituality will not only make them more useful members of society---spirituality will make them righteous, assuring everyone of a better life here on earth, and a slot in heaven.
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me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193 and 0922 833 43 96. Email: [email protected].
Law...from page 5
humanitarian reasons, the effects of war. A special ceremony at the National Museum’s Marble Hall will be held for the launch of the latest volume of the Asia-Pacific IHL Yearbook, a publication of the University of the Philippines-Institute of International Legal Stud-ies supported by the ICRC.
This annual competi-tion for law students in the Philippines is organized by the ICRC, PRC and the Supreme Court. Last year, the University of Cebu swept the awards and ranked third overall at the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition, an inter-university competition for the Asia-Pacific region. This year’s winner will also represent the Philippines in the regionals, to be held in Hong Kong in 2013.
Disasters...from page 4
risks and exposures of their areas during emer-gencies.
Depending on the re-gion, municipal, or private sector emergency services can rapidly be depleted. So local officials should seek support from non-governmental organiza-tions (NGOs) which offer resources such as trans-portation of evacuees and victims. This should be done beforehand through a mutual aide agreement between government fire departments and rescue teams. This aspect need to be identified early in the planning stages for disaster-preparedness.
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According to Raymundo, when private corporations and the government does relief work, the erroneous belief that those who give are good and those who receive are in perpetual need of help because of some fault of their own is strengthened.
“There is no actual relief given when we think of it. The poor remain poor, and their poverty is even worsened in the wake of calamities. Unless the government and the same corporations that project themselves to be generous and charitable change their corrupt and rapacious ways, social disasters will always take place in one form or another. It is precisely the government’s corruption and the orientation of cor-porations to amass wealth at the expense of jobs, lives and the environment that wreaks havoc on society and exacerbates the crises created by natural phenomenon like typhoons,” she said.
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