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BIR honors top tax payers

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has cited two prominent politicians in southern Philippines– Sulu Vice Governor Sakur Tan and Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco – as among itstop tax payers and awarded them for their revenue contributions in the region. Also in thephoto is Alert Alocilja, the BIR regional director for Western Mindanao. (Mindanao ExaminerPhoto)

ZAMBOANGA CITY – TheBureau of Internal Rev-enue has cited two promi-nent politicians in south-ern Philippines as amongits top tax payers andawarded them for their rev-enue contributions in theregion.

Alert Alocilja, the BIRregional director for West-ern Mindanao, said amongthe awardees were Sulu

Vice Governor Sakur Tanand Zamboanga CityMayor Beng Climaco. Tanwas given two awards andClimaco got one during aceremony here that coin-cided with the 111th BIRanniversary celebration.

Alocilja praised Tan forhis tax payments and saidother politicians who havebusiness of their own ortheir family should emulate

the vice governor, whosefamily operates severalgas depots, among others,in the region.

The provincial gov-ernment of Sulu underGovernor Totoh Tan alsowas among the few prov-inces, includingZamboanga City honoredby the BIR for their tax rev-enues.

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One of the Facebook accounts campaigning for ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman to run for theSenate in the 2016 polls. (Mindanao Examiner)

Muslims push ARMM Gov. MujivHataman to run for Senate

MAGUINDANAO –Muslim leaders inMindanao are moving atfull throttle to push for thesenatorial bid of Autono-mous Region in MuslimMindanao (ARMM) Gov-ernor Mujiv Hataman asthey clamor to be repre-sented in Senate.

Hataman supportersfrom Mindanao have al-ready put up differentFacebook accounts and

urging him to run for theSenate in next year’s localand national polls.

“Governor MujivHataman will have the en-dorsement of all Muslimsin Mindanao, not justthose who are in ARMMbecause of this clamor fora Muslim to represent Mus-lims in Senate,” said NungAjihil, president and con-vener of the Zamboanga-based Mahadjanah.

Mahadjanah – whichmeans “public or constitu-ent, community of people”– has members in the prov-inces of Basilan, Sulu, andTawi-Tawi and it is one ofthe Muslim groups that ex-pressed willingness to leada Mindanao-wide signa-ture campaign to urgeHataman to heed the callsof the Muslims for him torun for Senate.

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Lawmaker doubtful onMar Roxas’ campaign funds

MANILA – RepresentativeCarlos Zarate has ques-tioned the sources of po-litical campaign funds ofInterior Secretary MarRoxas who is running forthe presidency in nextyear’s polls.

“It seems that they arereally bent on building upa more (of so-called)masa image for MarRoxas, as his face is con-spicuous on TV morningshows and with all hiscampaign ads on TV. Butit makes us wonder whereMar Roxas is pulling allthe money from. Fifteenseconds on a primetimecommercial spot can goupwards from P250,000,while 30 seconds on TVcan go upwards from halfa million. His TV place-ments early in the gamemakes questioning his

fund source a validpoint,” Zarate said in astatement sent to the re-gional newspaperMindanao Examiner.

He said the 2015 na-tional budget was paddedby the government to pro-vide the administrationsubstantial fuel for theircampaign train.

He said The DILG forexample, with Mar Roxasin the stern, has a whop-ping P154.5 billion bud-get in 2015. “Ang DILG aybinigyan pa ng pondopara sa pabahay atpatubig, na labas na samandato nito. BudgetSecretary Florencio Abadcleverly crafted the 2015budget to service the al-lies of the administra-tion,” Zarate alleged.

Zarate said that thelarge sums of money in

strategic departmentsand the revolving defini-tion of savings go handin hand in ensuringmoney for Liberal Partycampaign kitties.

“We saw it last yearand we see it again in thebudget deliberations thisyear how the executive ispooling funds in localgovernment units and inLP allies in the bureau-cracy. Funds for localgovernment units in-creased five-fold in the2016 National Expendi-tures Program, because itis common knowledgeamong politicians thatLGUs, up to the barangaylevel, are the base in en-suring electoral victoriesfor national candidatesespecially in presidentialraces,” Zarate said.

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Sulu inaugurates new solar street lights

Sulu Governor Totoh Tan leads the inauguration of new solar street lights in the town ofMaimbung. (Photos courtesy of Maimbung municipal and Sulu provincial governments.)

SULU – More than a dozensolar street lights wereinaugurated recently byprovincial government of-ficials in Sulu as part of anon-going infrastructureand development pro-gram, officials said.

Governor Totoh Tanled the ceremony in thecoastal town ofMaimbung where 20 solarpower LED street lightshave been installed in thevillages of Kulasi and Laud

Kulasi.The project, which was

jointly launched by the mu-nicipal government underMayor Samier Tan and theprovincial government, isaimed at hastening devel-opment and productivity inthe area which is rich in ma-rine resources.

The governor said atleast 30 other solar streetlights had been installed inother towns under the so-called “Project Solar Street

Lights.” He said moreprojects are underway notonly in Maimbung, butother areas as well, to bet-ter serve the people.

“We hope to put morestreet lights and other infraand development projectsin all the 19 towns and withthe strong support of localofficials and the people, wenow see a better and pro-gressive Sulu,” the governorsaid.

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(revenue) contributors andis also awarded as one of thehighest tax payers in theprovince,” Alocilja told re-porters before the start of theawarding ceremony.

Tan also thanked theBIR for the recognitionawards and said he has beenpaying his taxes religiouslyeven before he was not inpublic service for many de-cades now.

“Paying the correcttaxes and religiously for thatmatter is our duty and thetaxes also go back to us, tothe people in terms of basicservices and infrastructures,and many more and wehave been very supportive

BIR honors top tax payers

of this effort and a strongadvocate of tax collections,”Tan also told reporters onthe sideline of the ceremony.

Tan, a known philan-thropist, said he has beenpaying government taxes atleast 40 million. “I would likethese (awards) to set an ex-ample to other public ser-vants. These also erase no-tion that our people do notpay taxes. We do pay for aslong as we have the income.We pay for the income wemake to government be-cause we know the govern-ment will return this to thepeople in terms of impor-tant projects,” he said.

“Unang-una yun mganamumuno (sa gobyernotulad namin) sila ang dapat

maging model nanagbabayad ng buwis saatin pamahalaang ng saganoon ay mabura rin angimpression at saka imahe ngmga pulitiko na sila ay hindinagbabayad ng taxes oother income. Alam natinseryoso yun ating nationalgovernment dito sa tuwidna daan kaya dapattumulong tayo atnagpapasalamat nga tayothis is a way on our part asmembers of the communityour way of thanking the na-tional government for pro-viding and knowing that therevenues and taxes that wepay are plowed back to us,”Tan added.

(Firstly, those in the gov-ernment like us should be a

role model in paying taxes tothe government and thisalso erases the notion andimpression that politiciansdo not pay taxes from otherbusiness they make. Weknow that the government isserious in its righteous cam-paign and that’s why weneed to help the govern-ment as members of thecommunity and this is ourway of thanking the na-tional government for pro-viding and knowing that therevenues and taxes that wepay are plowed back to us.)

Among others who

were also awarded were theprovincial government ofZamboanga del Norte,Katipunan Bank, WinstonUy; the provincial govern-ment of Zamboanga del Surand municipal governmentof Ipil in ZamboangaSibugay, and Pagadian BestEmporium, Pagadian Chi-nese-Filipino Chamber ofCommerce, RVSM RealtyDevelopment Corporation,Elena Tsang; Philippine In-stitute of Certified Public Ac-countants, Department ofEducation in Isabela City,Department of Public Works

and Highways in the Mus-lim autonomous regionand Sulu province; Ben-jamin Go, of the GardenOrchids Hotel, MindanaoState University in Tawi-Tawi, Al Tawi-Tawi NickelCorporation and AbdelnooHadjirul.

The BIR also honoredsix of its employees whohave been serving for atleast two decades or more –Casan Azis, Barbara Mon,Liza Ocena, MarisylSantiago, Janette Sarmientoand Luis Velario. (With a re-port from E. Dumaboc)

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ZENEFER R. LUMOSAD, of legal age, marriedto Emmanuel Caliangan, a resident of ZamboangaCity had been missing since 2007.

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The Federation of CivilSociety Organizations(FCSO) of Tawi-Tawi alsosaid Hataman’s victory in theSenate would be the victoryof all Muslims in the Philip-pines. “Hataman for Senatewill bring into the nation’s at-tention the plight of MuslimFilipinos in Mindanao and inthe entire country. Hatamanwill stand, fight and servethem with commitment,steadfastness, and piety andthat’s for sure,” said ArleneSevilla, of FCSO.

She said Hataman is aproven leader. “He is a manof action, someone who re-ally serves his constituentswith transparency and ac-countability, promotingquality service and profes-sionalism in the work place.The Muslim Filipinos need aMujiv Hataman in the Sen-ate,” Sevilla said.

Abdurasad Kenoh,president of the Senior Citi-zens Federation in ARMM,said Muslims must supportHataman without secondthoughts. “It’s in promotionof patriotism,” Kenoh said,adding that “besides,Hataman’s policies andbrand of genuine leadershipare proven to be effective andbeneficial for ARMM and itspeople.”

Muslims push ARMM Gov. MujivHataman to run for Senate

He also cited howHataman put an end to thepresence of so-called “ghost”of fictitious employees,teachers, students and evenschools.”

“It was him who put anend to the nefarious activitiesof these ghosts and he did itwith the determination of agreat leader who felt the needof the people and their ownclamor for lasting changeand development,” Kenohsaid.

Edwin Usman, of theFisherfolk Association ofTawi-Tawi, and TarhataMaglangit, a civil-societyleader in Maguindanao,both also expressed theirstrong support for Hataman.And so is Basher Naim, of theFederation of Cooperativesof Lanao del Sur, who saidthat it is high time for a Mus-lim to be in the Senate.

“With all the issues con-fronting the Muslim-Fili-pino, I think it is high time forus to have a representation inthe Senate,” Naim said.

When reached for hiscomment about the clamorof Muslims for Hataman torun for senator, DirectorAmir Mawallil, the regionalgovernor’s spokesman, saidthat the 2016 elections arenot yet up the radar ofHataman.

“As far as I know thereare no plans for him to runfor higher office,” Mawallilsaid. “The regional govern-ment under his helm is stillbusy preparing for the tran-sition to the proposedBangsamoro entity. He is alsobusy helping his home prov-ince, as I know he wantsBasilan to be a model ofpeace and development inthe region.”

But Mawallil was quickto say that “Hataman’s heartwill always be in the serviceof the Moro people. We are allwitnesses as to what he cando as a true leader and he willalways be willing to serve thepeople of Mindanao,” hesaid.

In 2011, Hataman wasappointed as the caretaker ofthe region, with no less thanPresident Benigno Aquinolabeled ARMM as a “failedexperiment.” Hataman –who was a student activistduring his younger days andlater to become humanrights advocate – became thegovernor when he over-whelmingly won in the elec-tions in 2013.

Hataman was a con-gressional representative ofAnak Mindanao party listfrom 2001 up to 2010. (Witha report from E. Dumabocand Cristina Diabordo)

ARMM hires contractorsfor conduct of census

COTABATO CITY – The Phil-ippine Statistics Authority inthe Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (PSA-ARMM) has deployed 3,145service contractors to con-duct the 2015 Census ofPopulation (PopCen) in theregion.

The contracted person-nel are composed of 2,402enumerators, 604 team su-pervisors and 139 censusarea supervisors. The listingand enumeration forPopCen 2015 are scheduledfrom August 10 to September6.

Pursuant to RepublicAct No. 10625, or the Philip-pine Statistical Act of 2013,the PSA = known in the pastas National Statistics Office –is the lead agency tasked totake an inventory of thepopulation in the Philip-pines.

The last census done in2010 registered a population3.2 million for ARMM. Theregion is composed of theprovinces of Maguindanao,Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and Sulu.

Zamboanga City slamsfalse reports on IDPs

ZAMBOANGA CITY – TheCity Government hasstrongly denied news re-ports alleging that internallydisplaced persons (IDPs)were hidden away during therecent visit of United Nations(UN) Rapporteur ChalokaBeyani.

“There is no truth to theinformation given out thatwe tried to hide IDPs fromthe UN Rapporteur,” saidElmeir Apolinario, City Di-saster Risk Reduction Man-agement Officer.

Mayor Beng Climacosaid the local governmenthas always put the well-be-ing and welfare of IDPs at theforefront of its priorities, fromthe start of the siege almosttwo years ago to the rehabili-tation efforts that are cur-rently ongoing.

“If you ask me as Mayorof Zamboanga, not only didwe apply mercy and com-passion, but we tried to en-sure durable solutions will begiven to the IDPs by puttingabove all their immediate

need for shelter that must bedignified,” she said.

Addressing the allega-tions published by a nationalnewspaper, Apolinario saidthe UN Rapporteur wasaware of the transfer of IDPsand the issues revolvingaround their temporary stayin Lupa-lupa as these werediscussed during his exitconference.

Beyani visitedZamboanga City July 23 tolook into the situation ofIDPs. Aside fromZamboanga, Beyani likewisevisited other areas in thecountry which were affectedby natural and man-madecalamities, particularly inMaguindanao, Taclobanand South Cotabato.

During his visit, Beyaniacknowledged the ongoingrehabilitation and early re-covery efforts being under-taken by the local govern-ment but likewise pressed forimmediate action to improvethe living condition of IDPswho moved to Lupa-lupa

from the sports complex thathoused the IDPs. Aside fromthe fact that the sports com-plex was no longer condu-cive as a shelter site and re-quired extensive rehabilita-tion, Apolinario emphasizedthe transfer from there toLupa-lupa was carried outwith adequate consultationsand preparations, and at theinsistence of the leaders,barangay officials, and IDPs.

“We never do thingswithout coordination” hesaid, noting the timeline forthe transfer, which was de-ferred several times in con-sideration of the requestsand needs of IDPs, had al-ready been planned as earlyas March 2015, way beforethe UN Rapporteur decidedto visit here.

“There was no forcedmovement; there was no in-timidation on the part of thegovernment. Everything wasdone properly in coordina-tion with humanitarian part-ners,” Apolinario said. (Jas-mine Mohammadsali)

The PopCen 2015 is acomplete enumeration ofhouseholds in the countryand is designed to take aninventory of the populationof the entire country. It alsocollects information aboutbasic characteristics of thepopulation such as age, sex,marital status, religious affili-ation, highest grade/yearcompleted and usual occu-pation, among others.

The project will alsogather selected housing datasuch as type of building andconstruction materials used,especially roofs and walls, aswell as barangay character-istics like presence of se-lected facilities and informalsettlers.

“It provides governmentplanners, policy and deci-sion makers with updatedpopulation counts on whichto base their social and eco-nomic development plans,policies and programs,” saidHji. Abdulkareem SuodBarodi, PSA-ARMM interimregional director.

The data and informa-tion gathered in the census

will be the local governmentunits’ official basis when pre-paring and filing ordinances.Barodi urged the public tosupport and cooperate in thepopulation survey by supply-ing complete and correct in-formation.

Section 27 of RA 10625cited that “respondents ofprimary data collection ac-tivities such as censuses andsample surveys are obligedto give truthful and completeanswers to statistical inquir-ies. The gathering, consoli-dation, and analysis of suchdata shall likewise be done inthe most truthful and cred-ible manner.”

Failure to provide truth-ful and complete answers tostatistical inquiries, the lawadded, will be penalized witha fine of P100,000 and oneyear imprisonment.

The population countby province, city, municipal-ity, and barangay will be sub-mitted to the Office of thePresident for proclamationas official census counts inJanuary 2016. (Bureau ofPublic Information)

CCCCContinued frontinued frontinued frontinued frontinued from page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1om page 1In a presentation dur-

ing the Development Bud-get Coordinating Councilhearing discussing theNEP 2016, Zarate also il-lustrated how the defini-tion of savings and aug-mentation has evolvedand has been used to culla “hidden pork barrel.”

“Secretary Abad de-

Lawmaker doubtful onMar Roxas’ campaign funds

fended their version of themeaning of savings, andhow they hastily collectthese “savings” mid-year,because it provides themthe opportunity use thesefunds to their whim. In thehocus-pocus they are do-ing to the people’s moneyby redefining, realigning,and restructuring, it is nowonder why people as-

sume that all these moneygoes to the LP campaigntrain,” Zarate said.

There was no immedi-ate statement from Roxason Zarate’s accusations.Zarate belongs to the op-position Bayan Munaparty list group whileRoxas is from the LiberalParty. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

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attended different sectors,including provincial andmunicipal officials andhundreds of villagers, whowere elated by the instal-lation of additional streetlights in the town.

For his part, the mayorreiterated his commit-

Sulu inaugurates new solar street lightsment to pour more devel-opment projects andbring basic services to thecommunities to spur eco-nomic activities inMaimbung. He said asidefrom the street lights, thereis an on-going construc-tion of flea market and acovered court in the town.

Vice Governor Sakur

Tan praised the projectsand support of the localsto the efforts of the provin-cial and municipal gov-ernments and said: “Onlythrough the path of unitycan we truly achieve thedevelopment of ourpeople and the progress ofSulu.” (Mindanao Exam-iner)

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Mindanao natural resourcegovernance confab ends

DAVAO CITY – A two-dayconference on natural re-source governance orga-nized by the PhilippineExtractive IndustriesTransparency Initiative(PH-EITI) was held inDavao City in southernPhilippines.

The organizer said theconference was attendedby representatives fromthe Department of Interiorand Local Government,Chamber of Mines of thePhilippines, Mines andGeosciences Bureau, Al-ternate Forum for Re-search in Mindanao, andlocal government officialsfrom Davao del Norte andSouth Cotabato.

It said the timely re-lease of shares of the localgovernment units fromthe national wealth, envi-ronment protection andlocal community develop-ment programs wereamong the issues dis-cussed during the forumand workshop entitled“Natural Resource Gover-nance: Making Transpar-ency Matter” held on Au-gust 5 and 6 at WaterfrontInsular Hotel.

The event provided anopportunity for the localgovernment and the com-munity to have a better

understanding of the EITIstandards, processes andimplementation.

“The EITI report canbring us better perspec-tive on how we can fur-ther develop our report-ing for full transparencyin the extractive indus-tries and improve our lo-cal policies on the use ofnatural resources.”

“Let’s build on the ca-pacity of local govern-ment units to collect dataand make reporting andaccomplishing frame-works friendly to users.Moreover, we need to cre-ate strategies to benefitfrom mining revenues todevelop initiative that willbenefit the community inthe mining areas,” saidNeiljun Esdrilon, SamalCity councilor and Vice-President of the Philip-pine Councilors League –Mindanao ExecutiveBoard.

The Philippines sub-mitted its first country re-port to the EITI Interna-tional Board on Decem-ber 29, 2014. The PH-EITIreport contains financialdisclosures of 30 large-scale metallic miningcompanies and 6 oil andgas companies for theyear 2012, covering a to-

tal of P2.7 billion in rev-enue.

Organizer said whilethe EITI process is not ex-pected to provide solu-tions to all issues relatedto the extractives, it canprovide a platform for dis-cussion of such issues.

Wilhelm Suyko, DILGassistant regional direc-tor, who was among thosein the conference, em-phasized the need forcontinuous discussion onpolicy issues that concernthe extractive industries.

“There should be acontinuous dialogue onthe legalities of extractionso that the national poli-cies on mining can besupplemented and un-derstood at the locallevel,” he said.

The Extractive Indus-tries Transparency Initia-tive is a global coalition ofgovernments, companiesand civil society workingtogether to improve open-ness and management ofrevenues from natural re-sources. Countries imple-ment the EITI Standard toensure full disclosure oftaxes and other paymentsmade by oil, gas and min-ing companies to govern-ments. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

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Military officer arrested inZamboanga for firing gun

ZAMBOANGA CITY –Police arrested a militaryofficer who allegedly firedhis gun indiscriminatelyin the air and hit andwounded a villager inZamboanga City in south-ern Philippines, officialssaid.

Officials said CaptainJoselito Vidal, 36, wasnabbed by members ofthe Zamboanga City Pub-lic Safety Company led byPO3 Alharab Saleh alongGovernor Alvarez Street.

Vidal reportedlyfired his pistol and hitMichael Tan, 50. “As a re-sult of the said incident,a certain MichaelElgarico Tan, 50 yearsold, a resident of MarcosDrive in Putik (village)was hit. He was rushed toZamboanga Doctor’sHospital for medicaltreatment,” said Inspec-tor Dahlan Samuddin, aregional police spokes-man.

Samuddin said po-

licemen seized the mili-tary officer’s .45-caliberpistol and a magazinewith four bullets. He saidpolicemen also recovereda bullet casing fired fromthe same gun, and Vidal’smotorcycle.

It was unknown whyVidal fired his gun, butSamuddin said the of-ficer is currently de-tained at a police stationwhile the investigation isgoing on. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

Pulitika sa Lanao Norte mainit na!LANAO DEL NORTE –Mataas ngayon ang ten-sion sa bayan ng Pantarsa Lanao del Nortematapos namagsagupaan doon anggrupo ng mayor at vicemayor na kung saan ayisang katao ang inulat nanasawi at ilang iba pa angsugatan.

Sa nakalap naimpormasyon ngMindanao Examiner Re-gional Newspaper,nabatid na nauwi sabarilan ang away ninaMayor MohammadExchan Limbona at

kanyang Vice Mayor nasi Mangundaya Tagodahil sa pulitika.Naisugod naman sapagamutan sa MarawiCity ang isang sugatanna nakilalang JamailMagompara, 29.

Nahagip ito ng balang magsagupaan angmga armadong grupo ngdalawang pulitiko nakung saan ay nasawi angisang tiyuhin ng kapatidng vice mayor.

Sinabi naman ni Col.Gilbert Gapay, ang com-mander ng MechanizedBrigade sa Iligan City, na

political rivalry ang ugatng kaguluhan. Nabatidna magkamag-anak rinang dalawangm a g k a t u n g g a l i n gpulitiko, subalit hindiagad matiyak kunganong partido ang mgaito.

Tiniyak naman niGapay na under controlang sitwasyon atmagiging payapa anghalalan sa susunod nataon. Ang Lanao delNorte ay tradisyonal nahot spot sa tuwinghalalan. (E. Dumaboc atCristina Diabordo)

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Sulu Governor Totoh Tan along with Vice Governor Sakur Tan, and Maimbung Mayor Samier Tan lead the inauguration of solar LED street lights in Maimbung. (Sulu Provincial Government)

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Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin, killing 17 and injuring over 300 ––––– CNN

NINE firefighters are deadand dozens more remainmissing in the wake of mas-sive blasts at an industrialwarehouse in the northernChinese city of Tianjin over-night last week, China'sstate-run news agencyXinhua reported. It wasn'timmediately clear whetherthe firefighters' deaths wereincluded in the overall

death toll of 17 that Chinesestate media reported.

A series of huge explo-sions shook the northernChinese city of Tianjin, kill-ing 17 people and injuringmore than 300, accordingto officials and state media.

The cause was not im-mediately clear.

Liu Yue, a 25-year-oldTianjin resident, said she

felt the first blast but didn'tthink too much of it.

"The second explosionwas so powerful that I feltthe entire 16-floor-buildingwas shaking," said Liu, wholives about 4 kilometers (2½miles) from the site of theblasts. "I thought it was anearthquake! I was extremelyscared. I was afraid my fam-ily was in danger."

The initial explosionerupted at a warehouse fora logistics company in anindustrial area of the portcity, according to Tianjinpolice. The company wasidentified as TianjinDongjiang Port Rui Hai In-ternational Logistics Co.Ltd.

The state-run newsagency Xinhua reportedthat the explosion torethrough a warehouse stor-ing "dangerous and chemi-cal goods" in Binhai, anarea of the city by the water.

Video from the sceneshowed a blinding blast oflight and smoke that sentfireballs shooting across thenight sky. That was followedby an even bigger explo-sion, the force of which ap-peared to knock over thevideo camera.

The shock waves werefelt kilometers away,Xinhua reported, and someresidents said windows andfish tanks had been shat-tered.

The state-run ChinaEarthquake Networks Cen-

ter said in an official poston social media that two ofthe explosions had carriedthe force of small earth-quakes. The first was mea-sured at magnitude of 2.3,the second at 2.9, it said.

As day broke lastThursday, the extent of thedamage was beginning tobecome clear. State mediacarried images of damagedbuildings and parking lotsfull of rows of burned-outcars.

The People's Daily andCCTV, China's state-ownedbroadcaster, reported that17 people were killed.CCTV and Xinhua said thatmore than 400 people wereinjured, while the People'sDaily said some 315 werehurt, 32 of themcritically.Xinhua had re-ported earlier that most ofthe injuries were fromstones or broken glass.

The injured were takento different hospitals in thecity, and people gatheredoutside, waiting for news ofloved ones.

Many roads were

blocked off around the city,which has a population ofmore than 13 million.

The firefighting divi-sion of the Chinese PublicSecurity Ministry saidfirefighters were first calledto the scene about a fire. Anexplosion happened afterthey arrived and it dam-aged buildings and infra-structure. Four firefighterswere injured and two morehave lost contact, accord-ing to the ministry.

Chinese President XiJinping and Premier LiKeqiang have called for"all-out efforts" to save theinjured and minimize casu-alties, Xinhua reported. Lialso promised a full inves-tigation of the incident. (BySteven Jiang and DanaFord, CNN. Steven Jiang re-ported from Tianjin. JethroMullen reported and wrotefrom Hong Kong, and DanaFord reported and wrotefrom Atlanta. CNN's WillRipley, Shen Lu, KevinWang, Elizabeth Josephand Don Melvin contrib-uted to this report.)

Fire and smoke rise from the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin. The blasts at a warehousein the northern Chinese port city killed 17 people, state media reported. (CNN Photo)

Unpredictable peace: Taliban’s internal instability – Al JazeeraDESPITE efforts by two setsof mediators, the disputeover the issue of successionis still unresolved even aftermore than a week since theTaliban belatedly concededthe death of their supremeleader, Mullah Omar.

The generally disci-plined Taliban movement isincreasingly facing anarchyin its ranks.

In my attempts to fullyunderstand and be able tofully communicate all sidesof this issue, I conducted anumber of personal inter-views with both supportingand dissenting figures of theTaliban movement andMullah Akhtar Mansoor’sleadership.

In an interview withMansoor’s aides, supportersof the new “emir” of theTaliban movement have ac-cused Mansoor’s opponentsof remaining inactive allthese years, while the groupstruggled to survive after be-ing ousted from power in late2001.

In an interview withleaders of an anti-Mansoorfaction, they responded byalleging that he hurriedly gothimself chosen by the pliant,18-member leadershipcouncil – the rahbari shura –when Taliban members werestill in mourning for Omar.

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The anti-Mansoor fac-tion is demanding the con-vening of a larger shura ofpro-Taliban religious schol-ars, field commanders, andnotables to decide the suc-cession and name the newTaliban leader.

According to my per-sonal sources within theTaliban and pro-Taliban re-ligious circles, the mediatorsare pro-Taliban religious fig-

ures, but not all are neutral –an essential requirement tobe able to win the trust of theparties to the dispute.

Instead of pooling theirresources and influence, themediators are working sepa-rately in three groups and inthe process, they’re causingconfusion.

The anti-Mansoor fac-tion, which is weaker in thatit lacks influential members,has given authority to one setof mediators and pledged toabide by whatever verdict itdelivers with the sole condi-tion that this should be basedon Islamic law.

After an interview I con-ducted with Mansoor’s aides,it is clear that the Mansoorgroup is unwilling to giveauthority to the mediators.

In fact, the group quicklyarranged meetings of its sup-porters across Afghanistanand Pakistan to seek “baiyat”(pledge of loyalty) forMansoor in order to wrap upthe issue of succession andpre-empt any adverse moveby the opposition.

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terview with the spokesper-son for the anti-Mansoor fac-tion and Mullah Omar’s onlysurviving brother, MullahAbdul Manan Niazi, thesemeetings were also used tooffer prayers for Omar to at-tract more people, a movecriticised by the anti-Mansoor faction.

Mansoor’s men are pre-senting his appointment andtheir pledge of loyalty to himas a fait accompli which can-not be rolled back.

They have now takenthe next step by offering po-sitions in the Taliban set-upto opposition stalwarts, par-ticularly to Omar’s only sur-viving brother, Mullah

Abdul, and eldest son,Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob.

In fact, Mansoor’s big-gest worry is to neutralise thefamily of Omar, the Talibanmovement’s founder andhead for 19 years, who, as the“Amirul Momineen” (com-mander of the faithful), en-joyed unparallelled popular-ity among his followers.

Omar’s family has re-fused to pledge loyalty toMansoor and, instead,backed the opposition’s de-mand for convening a largercouncil meeting to decide onthe issue of succession.

In an interview, Yaqoob– stated to be about 23 yearsold – told me he had beenoffered the important job ofhead of the Taliban militarycommission despite beingyoung and inexperienced.

If Mansoor can win overOmar’s brother and son, hisposition as the new Talibanhead will become strongerand unassailable.

However, if he fails to doso, Mansoor will maintainthe title of “emir”, though hisposition will be deemed con-troversial.

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saddle, Mansoor will have tomake decisions that couldalter the course of the ongo-ing Taliban insurgency in Af-ghanistan.

Mansoor has neither hispredecessor’s stature nor hisunchallenged powers.

Unlike Omar, who wasthe Taliban’s “AmirulMomineen”, and therefore,the supreme leader,Mansoor is a mere “emir”with lesser powers.

He will have to lead byconsensus and involve hisshura members and militarycommanders in the deci-sion-making process.

Mansoor will also haveto go beyond his IshaqzaiDurrani tribe while makingkey appointments to refuteallegations of nepotism.

One keenly awaited de-cision by Mansoor will be thefuture of the Afghan peaceprocess.

Through persuasion byPakistan, Mansoor agreed tothe peace talks withAfghanistan’s unity govern-ment of President AshrafGhani and Chief ExecutiveOfficer Abdullah Abdullahand sent a Taliban delega-tion to the Pakistani hill-sta-tion of Murree for the firstface-to-face meeting on July7. However, his recent anti-peace talks statement hascaused disappointment andconfusion for Islamabad andKabul, as well as for Washing-ton and Beijing.

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statement should be seen incontext of his ongoing efforts

to consolidate his position asthe new Taliban leader byseeking support of groupmembers, particularly thefighters, who are opposed tothe peace talks.

Mansoor’s earlier deci-sion to hold negotiationswith Kabul was certainlybold and risky, as he gave upthe old Taliban demand thatall foreign forces should bewithdrawn from Afghanistanbefore any peace talks cantake place.

This move invited criti-cism that Mansoor was tooclose to Pakistan andunableto take an independent lineon key issues.

However, it is also truethat he will first have tostrengthen his position as theTaliban head in order to beable to persuade his fieldcommanders and clerics togive up their opposition tothe peace talks.

The recent statement byPakistan’s Army Chief Gen-

eral Raheel Sharif, statingthat those opposed to the Af-ghan peace talks are enemiesof peace in the region, shouldbe seen as a warning to allsides in the conflict, includ-ing the Taliban.

If the Taliban leadershipwants to continue to stay inPakistan, it won’t be able toignore Islamabad’s advice totry to achieve some of its ob-jectives through negotiationsand become part of thepeace and reconciliationprocess in Afghanistan.

The peace process is stillin an early and unpredict-able stage and it could bespoiled by the hawks whichare present in both the Af-ghan government and theTaliban movement.

However, it is the pre-ferred option as the alterna-tive is continued war in Af-ghanistan fuelling instabilityin the region, particularly inPakistan. (RahimullahYusufzai)

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breastfeeding is not justabout latching. It is more ofa holistic family journey toa healthier and wonderfullife.”

Hi. I’m Jaime. A soon-to-be Tatay. Few days or aweek from now a littlebundle of joy—a Baby Boywill be joining our family.

I’m Jaime (pro-nounced as Hay-me), aproud member ofBreastfeeding Pinaysfacebook community. ATatay-to-be. A man.Though it is my desire tobreastfeed my Baby, it isimpossible in my part.

I’m a father. I’m a man.Though I have no breast, Iam very proud to say that Iwill not just be supportingmy mag-ina in OURbreastfeeding journey butwill staunchly involve my-self into this wonderfuljourney. In fact, in our al-most-a-year preparationfor my wife’s pregnancy,the biggest part of it is allabout researching, study-ing, asking and enthusias-tically inquiring aboutbreastfeeding.

I am actually a victimof “HI MOMMY JAIME” re-plies and comments to the

online community where Iusually post my inquiries.Perhaps, people in theonline world think that Iam a usual woman orNanay asking aboutbreastfeeding and any-thing about pregnancy.And I am untiringly mak-ing clear to them that I amnot a Mommy. Tatay po ko.

I’m patiently studyingevery single detail aboutbreastfeeding. I am re-searching about the impor-tance and benefits ofbreastfeeding and how aman like me can be part ofit. ‘Cause I’ve realized thatit is not enough to supportmy wife. I’ve realized thatit is important not only tosupport her but be a vitalpart of this journey. Morethan the support is the ea-gerness to accept all thechallenges in OURbreastfeeding journey be-cause I believe thatbreastfeeding is not justabout latching.

It is more of a holisticfamily journey to a won-derful life. Where in mywife is the main player, I asthe staunch supporter andour Baby as the beneficiary.And the eagerness to knowevery single detail aboutbreastfeeding is part of in-

volving myself into thisjourney. It is not enoughthat Nanay is the only onewho knows about it. I alsoneed to know. I want toknow everything about ourjourney.

It is a must that I knoweverything about exclusivebreastfeeding (EBF). It’s amust that I know aboutproper latching. It’s a mustthat I also know about co-lostrum, inverted nipple,engorged breast, nippleconfusion, virgin guts,growth spurts, hand ex-press and milk storageplastic or bag. It’s a mustthat I know the importanceof the Unang Yakap, theskin-to-skin, the impor-tance of Baby’s first 1000days and the Tamang Kain.It’s a must that I also knoweverything about properstorage of breast milk andhow to preserve it.

I have to know Execu-tive Order no. 51, the RA10028, the RA 7600 andother laws that will guaran-tee the rights of my wifeand my baby to a free andefficient breastfeeding. Ihave to know even the sim-plest thing aboutb r e a s t f e e d i n g — e v e nabout places that arebreastfeeding-friendly, lo-cations of breastfeedingstations in the malls andonline resellers on nursingbras, nursing tops or nurs-ing covers. [Segue: It is justa few of the things I’m will-ingly learning apart fromthe details of gentle andnatural birth, breech ba-bies, cephalic position,epidural, induced labor,episiotomy, amniotic fluid,doulas, Shiphrah,babywearing, Mei tai, SSC,Saya, Ringsling, Wrap, Wo-ven Wrap and Stretchywrap, Tula, Ergobaby,Pognae, Lennylamb,Lelliebubb, scarf hack,NBC, cloth diapers, inserts,liners, MF, Bamboo cotton,Hemp, Minky, Alva 3 and4.0 and many more thingsabout our Baby’s welfare.]

It is important to knoweverything about it for meto effectively guide mywife. In this way I can effi-ciently help my wife in thechallenges ofbreastfeeding. Tulad din saibang bagay, masmakakainam na alam moang iyong mgapagdadaanan. In this wayI feel that I am part of thejourney. And I know by in-volving myself in thebreastfeeding journey willlet me appreciate more thebeauty of my wife—herwonderfulness as a womanand her greatness as themother of my child.

I know that there’s a lotmore thing we shouldknow especially that we arestill not yet in the situation.And I am already preparingmyself. I am preparing my-self the way how my wifeprepares herself to ourbreastfeeding journey. Infact I’ve already notifiedmy bosses about my inten-tion to temporarily leave towork from the day of thebirth of my child until themilk production of my wifebecomes stable. I’ve com-puted our financial lossand need due to this leave.I know that my support formy wife and my child willbe more important rather

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than any amount ofmoney.

I am preparing myself.I’ve prepared myself towash, iron and prepareclothes, to do the palengkework, to cook food, toclean the house and to doall the house chores. I’veprepared myself in helpingmy wife and my child withall their needs. I know thephysical, mental and emo-tional challenges that mywife will be facing afterbirth. I know how difficultis to breastfeed especiallyon its first weeks. I knowhow hard is to breastfeedthat’s why I know that itwould be helpful to takeover the chores.

I know how painful isto breastfeed that’s why Iam preparing myself onhow to boost her morale intimes she wishes to quit be-cause of the pain. I need tocontinuously learn thingsabout breastfeeding—breast massage, properbaby nursing position,

breast pumping, lactationfood and all the otherthings that could make ourjourney a lot easier. I needto be strong for them to bestrong. Kailangan kongmaging Tatay para sa akingasawa. Kailangan kongmaging Tatay para kayBaby. Kailangan konggawin ang lahat ng ito parasa aking mag-ina. I know itwould be difficult, hardand painful but I also knowhow important it is to winthis journey.

We don’t know whatwill be our set-up in an ac-tual scenario. But we arepositive that we will winthis journey whatever ittakes—no excuses, no ali-bis. This journey is for thefuture of our baby. Just likethe other parents, we wantnothing but the best futurefor our Baby. And we wantto start fulfilling this dreamby giving what is best forhim.

Lastly, I want to saluteall the mothers that gave

and continuously offeringtheir selves for their Baby.Also, a salute to all the fa-thers that unwaveringlysupporting and involvingtheir selves into a journeythat may not be ours butundeniably one of thegreatest part of us—thebreastfeeding.

I hope one or two yearsor more from now we arestill winning this wonderfuljourney of breastfeeding.Happy BreastfeedingAwareness Month to all…Thank you.TTTTTatay Jatay Jatay Jatay Jatay Jaimeaimeaimeaimeaime(The 25-year old Jaime deGuzman is an expectant fa-ther to a boy (to be namedJamir). He is currentlyworking as a CommunityRelations Officer in the Na-tional Housing Authorityand a proud member ofBreastfeeding Pinays,Babywearing Philippines,Modern Cloth andNappying Philippines andGentle Birth Philippines.jaimedeguzman08@gmail.com)

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Two long week-endsfor tourism in August

TAGBILARAN CITY - Localand foreign tourists willhave a hip time booking inadvance for their mostwanted Bohol countrysidetours with three days of un-interrupted fun as thecountry sees two longweekends in August.

Tourists and evenworkers and studentswould find that the firstthree days of fun starts onAugust 21 which coincideswith Ninoy Aquino Day andhas been declared as a spe-cial non-working day in thecountry.

It is also customary forworkers and students torest on the weekends thatSaturdays and Sundayshave been generally under-stood as short vacations.

The week after, anotherlong holiday happens andits starts on a Saturday.

By August 31, thecountry's workers and stu-dents take a pause again asthe country commemo-rates National Heroes' Day,which happens this year ona Monday.

August 31 has also beendeclared a regular holiday,one among the ten whichthe proclamation included.

With these two holi-days, in fact, tourists whopick on going to Panglaobut couldn't get on with thelong holidays can alsocome in on the 28th, whichis a Friday.

August 28 is the townfeast day as the parishio-ners would be celebrating

Saint Augustine's feast.That same day, a

street dancing competi-tion also takes on the fes-tival beat as dance contin-gents featuring the townbarangays take on thestreets in an explosive dis-play of grace, color, andtraditions.

Panglao's festivestreet dancing and feastday billed sa Hudyaka saPanglao, which has been acertified tourism drawer,also showcases the localreports and tourism es-tablishments sponsoringand paying for the finan-cial needs of practices,lavish costumes andprops and choreogra-phers stiff fees. (Rey An-thony Chiu)

Facility to boost virgin cocooil production in Naga, CebuCEBU CITY - The Depart-ment of Trade and Industry(DTI) and its partners re-cently inaugurated a P10-million Shared Service Facil-ity (SSF) in the village ofInayagan in Naga City thatwill boost production of vir-gin coconut oil (VCO) as wellas other coconut products.

“SSF is implementedmainly to bridge productiongaps, in the processing of theproducts,” said DTI CebuProvincial Director NeliaNavarro, adding, the SSF inNaga will receive initiallyprocessed materials from

another SSF in Toledo City,also in Cebu.

Navarro said these in-clude the desiccated coco-nut and coco charcoal whichwill then be processed intoVCO and coconut briquettes.

DTI forged ties withSouthern Partners anda FairTrade Center (SPFTC), whichaccording to its chairpersonGeraldine Labradores, has10 villages under them thatwill provide coconut-basedproducts. These include twovillages in Aloguinsan, two inSibonga, one in Toledo City,one in Carcar City, one in

Compostela, one inCarmen, one inMinglanilla, and anotherone in Alegria.

Labradores said thereis always a demand for VCOin the world market espe-cially in South Korea andSpain. “With this facilitythat will cater to the needsof coconut farmers, theywill be more empowerednot just to produce morebut to learn about entrepre-neurship,” Labradoressaid, adding, there are 21SSFs in the province.(Ferliza Contratista)

Hotels increase rates ahead of APEC meetCEBU CITY — In responseto reports that some hotelshere have raised their ratesin view of the upcomingAsia Pacific EconomicCouncil (APEC) Meetings inCebu, the National Orga-nizing Committee (NOC)released a statement sayingthat the hotel rates are"market-driven."

Ambassador MarcianoPaynor Jr., Director-Gen-eral of 2015 APEC NOC, ex-plained that they have veri-fied that such rate-setting is"market driven and isaligned with the ratescharged by hotels that arepart of their global net-works."

It was learned duringthe APEC 101 Briefing forMedia and Information Of-ficers held recently at CebuCapitol that some delegates

have reportedly com-plained of a 120% increasethan the usual hotel rates.

Paynor said they wereinformed that certain ac-credited hotels for the Se-nior Official’s meetingscheduled to be held inCebu in September havequoted significantly higherrates. He said there are atotal of 9 hotels that havebeen accredited for theCebu meetings next monthwith over 30 others tochoose from.

“We wish to assure alldelegates and participantsthat there are sufficient ac-commodations that can beprovided to suit theirneeds,” Paynor said.

He said all APEC del-egates have been advisedahead of time through anAdministrative Circular re-

garding conference ven-ues and hotel accommo-dations for them to makethe necessary prepara-tions. The conferencevenues were chosen inaccordance with interna-tional standards and thelist of hotels was drawnup to provide the partici-pants a wide range ofchoices.

Those that opt to stayin hotels other than thedesignated conferencevenues will be providedshuttle transportation fortheir convenience.

Julie Najar, head ofHotel Resorts and Restau-rants Association, saidthat August to Septemberis a peak season for tour-ists, just like January dur-ing the Sinulog season.(Ferliza Contratista)

Population survey,angay seryosohon – NSA

IPAHINUMDOMsa NationalStatistics Au-thority (NSA)G

sa publiko nga angaygayud seryosohon angpagtubag sa mgapangutana sagipahigayong survey sapagsugod sa mid-decadenationwide populationsurvey.

Matud pa ni InterimAssistant National Statis-tician Socorro D. Abejo,kun magbinuang o e-misdeclare ang mgaimpormasyon sa mga

nagpahigayon og survey,pahamtangan og silot kunmapamatud-ang dilitinuod ang gihatag ngaimpormasyon.

Matud pa nga naglisodang NSA sa pagpahigayonsa survey sa mga nag-unang lungsod tungod kaydili mo kooperar onahimong uncooperativeang mga gipangutana ilabina sa mga naa sulod samga executive villages ugmga condominium units.

“It has been proven inthe past that it is hard toconduct surveys in Metro

Manila, Metro Davao andMetro Cebu. One reasonfor this is the unavailabil-ity of people living in con-dominium units,” matudpa ni Abejo.

Dugang pa ni Abejo,mas taas ang cooperationrates sa mga naa sa lowerclass sa katilingban kunitandi sa mga naa sa classA ug Class B tungod kaykasagaran giingong walaang mga hingtungdantungod kay naa sa opisinasa panahon ngaipahigayon ang mga sur-veys. (Elvira Bongosia)

Doctor lauds Cebu towns’breastfeeding practices

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tologists is impressedwith Cebu provincialhospitals’ thrust in thepromotion ofbreastfeeding in themunicipalities.

Dr. Maria AsuncionA. Silvestre narratedthis to participants inthe Gugma ni Nanay: ABreastfeeding Affair atthe Capitol SocialHallher Bogo City expe-rience, post-Yolanda.

She and her teamended up bringing backwith them a stock ofmother’s milk theyplaced in a small freezerthey purposely broughtfor mothers of familieshit by Yolanda in Cebu.

To her delight, theirgift was turned downbecause hospitalshadenough for lactat-ing mothers. Her de-light came from know-ing that both hospitalsand mothers in thecountryside are con-scious of breastfeeding.

She also describedBogo Provincial Hospitalas very conscious in theimplementation ofbreastfeeding. She alsonoted that theNorthernCebu towns have strongbreastfeeding practices.

Silvestre is now pro-moting the “first 1,000days campaign”. Helpingher is a Cebu-basedgroup of breastfeedingmothers called LactationAttachment, Training,Counselling and Help(LATCH).

The campaign fo-cuses on improvingmother’s and child’s nu-trition. It is 1,000 days be-tween a woman’s preg-nancy and the child’ssecond birthday. Theright nutrition duringthese 1,000 days is said tohave a profound effect ona child’s ability to grow,learn and rise out of pov-erty.

Research says under-nutrition in infants andchildren under two yearsold can be irreversible.Undernourished babiesin the womb have a high

risk of death and morelikely to face cognitiveand physical defects andchronic health illness.

Silvestre told her au-dience of young mothersthat staying healthystarts right from the verystart they become sexu-ally active, knowing verywell the consequence ofhaving sex.

Provincial Health Of-ficer Dr. CynthiaGenosolango expressedthe province’s support forhealth intiatives throughthe Provincial Health Of-fice and underscored therole of barangay nutri-tion scholars who shesaid are also responsiblefor teaching mothers bebreastfeeding-conscious.

Silvestre and LATCHare also campaigning forUnang Yakap (First Em-brace). Already prac-ticed by some mothersright after birth clean-upprocedures, the baby isplaced on the mother’schest, is left to crawl tothe mother’s breast andsuck for milk. (FidesPalicte)