2nd Bangsamoro Leaders' Peace Summit

Press Release

              "League of Bangsamoro Organizations to Hold Bangsamoro Leaders Summit"

The League of Bangsamoro Organizations (LBO), will hold a Bangsamoro Leaders Peace Summit in Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Centre, ORG compound Cotabato City this October 30, 2016.

The Bangsamoro Leader's Peace Summit is the second annual event facilitated and hosted by League of Bangsamoro Organizations that seeks to gather Bangsamoro Leaders of different affiliations and sectors to discourse on the contemporary issues affecting Bangsamoro people from social, economic and political aspect to come up with resolutions adopted by the participating leaders and organizations in Central Mindanao.

Several civil socety organizations (CSOs), traditional and political leaders, women and youth sectors and other progressive organizations will be in attendance to the said event. This includes the chairman of the two Moro fronts namely Ali Hajj Murad Ibrahim of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Datu Muslimin G. Sema of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

Aproximately 1,000 public figures from different arts of the country also taking part of this event including the Authonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao regional governor Mujiv Hataman, sultanates and high level government officials in the regions.

"The primordial objectives of the aforementioned event is to convene Bangsamoro Leaders to come up witha unified stand on critical issues confronting the Bangsamoro people in general, and the current peace roadmap of Duterte's administration in particular.

The decades-old Bangsamoro struggle and clamour of Right to Self-Determination (RSD) had been identified as the longest revolution in the world.

The peace summit would somehow help the Bangsamoro outory to genuine and lasting peace and would probably lessen the seemingly endless conflict in the country particularly in Central Mindanao for being the war zone every now and then.

The said activity is formed as part of LBO efforts in support to the Bangsamoro struggle for right to self-determination and quest for peace and they will therefore submit resolution to President rodrigo Roa Duterte.

Since this is an annual event, last year, the Bangsamoro Leaders Peace Summit was also conducted by the same organizations. ( MASHOD IBRAHIM SALIK)

Suspetsado tulak Droga naki pagbarilan sa mga autoridad.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY –(October 27, 2016)   Isang lalaki nasita, lumaban at nakipaghabulan, nabaril sa National Highway corner Mabuhay road harap ng Jollibee, ayon sa pulisya ito ay nagngangalang Elizer Sierra y Basilio, tubong Zamboanga City base sa nakuhang driver license sa kanyang pitaka. Ito ay naganap bandang tanghali. At base sa paliwanag ng mga kapulisan na ating nakapanayam na ito siya ay suspected drug pusher, at hinarang ng ating kapulisan para sitahin at biglang nag bunot ng baril at lumaban kaya pinaputukan ng mga autoridad.

Ayon sa ating nasaksihan doon sa lugar na pinangyarihan, ito ay nakasakay sa isang maitim na sasakyan na Toyota na may plate number na MGG 665 at nagkaroon ng 16 na tama ng bala sa ibat-ibang parti ng sasakyan at basag ang mga salamin sa tama ng bala.

Ayon kay P/inspector Jovenson Bayona na ito daw ay may dalawang kasama at biglang nakasakay sa kanilang motorsiklo at nakasibat. Itong si Elizer ngayon ay dinala sa malapit na Hospital (MMC) at nasa critical na kalagayan. By: Gemma Roda/ Photojournalist

Lakaking Negosyante Pinatay sa Purok Cahilsot Gensan

GENERAL SANTOS CITY –  Binaril patay on the spot ang isang lalaki ay nakilalang si Roger Procalia, 47 na pitong gulang, may asawa mga alas 9:55 ng umaga October 26, 2016 sa Purok Cahilsot Village, Calumpang General Santos City ng  dalawang lalaki na nakasakay ng motorsiklo at ayon sa isang nakakita na di makilala ang dalawa dahil ito daw ay naka naka bonet at naka maskara ang mukha.

Ayon sa salaysay ng kanyang naka kababatang kapatid na si Ginang Daylene Velasco nakatira sa naturang lugar di daw dito nakatira ang kanyang kapatid bagkos ay bumibisita lang daw sa kaya at nagpaalam na mag uwi sa Tacurong kung saan sya nakatira.

 Ayon pa sa kanyang kapatid itong biktima ay doon  tumagal sa Maynila at doon na natira ang kanyang maybahay at mga anak niya na may pitong anak sila. Umuwi siya lang siya ditto sa Mindanao dahil sa kahirapan at doon  nakatira sa Takurong.

Sa dahilan mag hanap ng trabaho kaya siya ay nakapunta dito sa Gensan at mag isang taon na nakatrabaho kay Ginang Helen Familiaran as Helper sa Fishport. Minsanan umuuwi sa Tacurong at nag dadala ng daing doon para may dagdag na kita.

Ayon kay PS/ins. Cristo Lagyop na wlang record ang biktima na nakatala sa kanilang staasyon na nagkaroon ng kaaway. At nakitaan na may dalawang gunshot na nakita sa kangyang ulo dahilan ng kanyang pagkamatay. Photo by: Gemma Roda/ PhotoJournalist

Filipino US Expat fears to President Duterte Administration???

Spoke with relatives and friends in the US and they are entertaining fears and holding back on travel plans to spend the holidays here in the Philippines. They citing violent scenes in front of the US Embassy and frequent battering of President Obama by President Rodrigo Duterte as reported in mainstream TV and major publications. We have to do something about the situation and appeal to the government. It's suggested that President Duterte make an official statement jointly with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Tourism and Department of Trade and Industry WELCOMING Fil-ams and American Tourists and Investments.

The problem is bigger than we imagine because there are parties stoking the fire. President Duterte is now commonly perceived as"crazy and communist allies" in the Fil-ams community. President Duterte supporters are trying their best to clarify and justify, but their ranks are getting thinner. All hands on board please help the perception through mainstream media and as well social media and official statement make the situation normal as it is and stable Philippines under Democratic form of government. Apong FVR and Ret. General Jose Almonte where are you now??? God save the Republic of the Philippines. We are for one Philippines...Ciudate.

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CASIS RETURNS HOME TO ASSURE PIGCAWAYAN FARMERS OF DA HELP

Press Release
October 19, 2016


     CASIS RETURNS HOME TO ASSURE PIGCAWAYAN FARMERS OF DA HELP

 After three months of being eventful because of her new responsibility, Department of Agriculture 12 Regional Executive Director Milagros Casis returned to her hometown to deliver the good news from the DA to her constituents.

Director Casis served as the guest speaker in the staging of the mobile agro-trade fair on October 15 as one of the highlights of the town's 63rd founding anniversary which was attended by hundreds of farmers, fishers, village chiefs, and local officials.

Before getting the top regional post, the lady director once served as Pigcawayan's municipal administrator.

"Pigcawayan will be the number one in the list of the beneficiaries of DA projects",Director Casis said assuring farmers and fishers that Pigcawayan town will always be in the priority list but she made it clear that this should fundamentally base on the project proposals submitted by the local government.

Director Casis meantime recognized that from 2011 to 2016, nearly P17-M worth of pre and postharvest cooperatives machines where given to rice farmers cooperatives courtesy of the Rice Program. Corn farmers likewise recieved P7.5-M worth of postharvest facilities and other interventions from the Corn Program.

Nothing the huge projects that Pigcawayan got from those years, the second lady director of DA 12 vowed that bigger and more projects are in the offing under the Duterte administration and Pinol leadership to attain its battle cry of "Available and Affordable Food" for every Filipino Family.

"One of this pet projects in Maunlad na agricultura sa Nayon o MANa which is a six-month initiative to boost rice production and seeks to lay down the foundation for rice-self-sufficiency program of the current administration," Casis shared.

Aside from MANa, Pigcawayan is also one of the recipients of another DA special project called Special area for Agriculture Development (SAAD) which aims to significantly reduce poverty incidence rates among top 10 priority province including North Cotabato province by pouring in livelihood programs.

"To our local officials, barangay captains, farmers and fisher's groups, please submit your proposal on the livelihood projects that you want to get from the DA under SAAD," Director Casis said adding that even if she's at her home in Pigcawayan, she still accepts project proposals anytime.

Director Casis also led the turn-over of agri projects such as farm tractor, palay seeds, among others to identified farmer group recipients.(LMSalvo)