One Mindanao - October 29, 2011

Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

P. Urro Street, San Francisco DistrictPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur 7016Telephone no. (062) 215-1480 / 925-0038Cellphone no. 0908-8843404E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]: hnb_r9pia

Northern Mindanao

Graces’ Building, Antonio Luna StreetCagayan de Oro City 9000Telefax No. (08822) 72-66-83Telephone no. (088) 856-8178 / 729-594Cellphone no. 0928-5204305 0917-3084969E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)

2/F Kanto Motors Bldg.,Quimpo Blvd., New MatinaDavao City 8000Telephone no. (082) 297-0991 / 301-8580Telefax no. (082) 297-0992 / 304-2044Cellphone no. 0917-7053606 / 0918-9202950E-mail: [email protected]

Central Mindanao (SOCSKARGEN)

Provincial Capitol Compound Bautista Bldg., Zulueta St.Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506Telephone no. (083) 520-0249Telefax no. (083) 228-9736 / 228-9739 / 520-0100Cellphone no. 0921-6873373 / 0928-5204307E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)

Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines Bldg.,J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan CityTelephone no. (085) 341-5285 / 360-1239Telefax no. (085) 341-2370Cellphone no. 0917-7188834Email: [email protected] [email protected],ph

PIA REGIONAL OFFICESIN MINDANAO

OUR COVER

All-Out-War

is never A solution: a soldier’s viewpoint

Executive Editor ……......... EFREN F. ELBANBUENA Cluster Head, Southern, Western and Central Mindanao Regional Director, PIA Region XI

Managing Editor ……......... ABNER M. CAGA Cluster Head, Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Regional Director, PIA Caraga Region

Associate Editors ……....... OLIVIA T. SUDARIA Regional Director, PIA Region XII NOEMI A. EDAGA Regional Director, PIA Region IX

RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB Officer-in-charge,PIARegionX

Regional Desk Editors …... Jocelyn P. Alvarez, PIA Region IX Elaine O. Ratunil, PIA Region X Rudolph Ian G. Alama, PIA Region XI Danny E. Doguiles, PIA Region XII Robert E. Roperos, PIA Caraga Region Nora CL Molde, PIA Caraga Region

Copy Editor ……………….. Robert E. Roperos, PIA Caraga Region

Layout Artists ……………... Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA Caraga Region Richard D. Atillo, PIA Caraga Region

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Vol. 1, No. 76 OCTOBER 29, 2011

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contentsCover Story :

All-Out-War is never a solution: a soldier’s viewpoint

Aquino issues Memorandum Order No. 25 reconstituting the Inter-Agency Technical Commit-tee on Transport Planning

By Michael Vincent D. Cajulao contents

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President Aquino’s peace advis-er says Basilan incident won’t affect Mindanao peace talks

President Aquino leads launch-ing of global online prayer movement

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WESTERN Mindanao

16“Buntis” congress held in Dipolog

NFA intensifies advocacy campaign on rice fortification program

15 Hundreds attend Youth and Children’s Congress in Zambo City

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Government troops seize machine gun in Payao

SOUTHERN MindanaoDavao architecture students place second in national design competition

DavNor Guv bats for continua-tion of peace process27

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CENTRAL Mindanao

IP achiever at indigenous people’s thanksgiving day

Koronadal City Mayor Miguel supports Cong. Enrile’s agri initiatives

Army’s 6th Infantry Division refutes NPA report

Team Tacurong overall champion in national arnis tourney

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NORTHERN Mindanao

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Bringing services closer to the poor man’s door

Pantawid Pamilya reaches more than 200,000 indigents in NorMin

Northern Mindanao is home to 30% of country’s best teachers in 2010

TF Bamboo 3E starts bamboo tree planting along riverbanks in NorMin

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White beauty flies to freedom24

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CARAGA RegionCCPD spearheads Mindanao Week of Peace 2011 celeb in Caraga

“Phil JobNet” - SRS registration is on-going in Tandag City

News Feature: Gotta have gata in your kitchen!

Surigao Norte to receive funds from OPAPP

PNP-Caraga on heightened alert for ‘UNDAS’

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4Saturday, October 29, 2011

For some, it’s very easy to call for an all-out-war. Why, with tens of thousands of the Philippine military’s strength, not to mention our police force, any group would be foolish to engage the whole of the country’s

security forces to war.


Cover Story

By Michael Vincent D. Cajulao



True, they can easily purge any security threats es-pecially here in Min-danao. Classic ex-ample of that was the all-out-war de-clared by then Presi-dent Joseph Estrada. The Armed Forces of the Philippines cap-tured the Camp Abuba-kar, the nerve center of the Moro Islamic Lib-eration Front (MILF). People all over the country rejoiced over the military’s victory. But, was there really a vic-tory to celebrate? If there was, at what cost? Many people, especially those not from Mindanao would automatically say yes, without batting an eyelash. It was a very sweet “Yes” for them. How about the Mindan-aoans? Those whose families and loved ones perished due to the war? How about the community displaced because of war? How about the children, who, at a ten-der age experienced hunger, pain of losing the parents and loved ones and their education taken away from them? Have we also asked our-

selves, how about our

soldiers themselves? Was that what they really wanted? Ah, yes, our soldiers, those whose lives are dedicated to pro-tect our country, the ones who are always in the frontline, the ones who are first to die. The recent violence in Basi-lan and Zamboanga Sibugay have again, triggered some people to call for all-out-war. Ironically, again, those calling for it are far from the violence and troubles here. Again, the military will be in the forefront. Never knowing that, if war breaks out, they may or may not see their families again. Again, many civilians will be-come the victims.

Soldier of peace Task Force Zamboanga Chief Col. Buenaventura Pascual has long been in the military service. Safe to say, more than half of his life was devoted to the service. A man of his stature, in an ordinary person’s point of view, would be a very courageous man, have threaded numerous perilous armed conflicts, and by some degree, some would think that for an officer like him, killing to protect the country is normal. I personally talked to Col. Pascual just before a press con-ference called by City Mayor Cel-so Lobregat. A very approachable person that he is, we had a very sub-stantive conversation, mainly focusing on the issue of all-out war. “Bilang sundalo, kame yung namamatay e”, (As soldiers, we are the ones who die,) stating his disagreement on all-out-war. “Trabaho naming ang ipag-tanggol ang communities. Kung mamatay man kame, walang ibang dapat sisihin. Pero kung pupwedeng ma-isolate yung to-toong may kasalanan, di na dapat pang mag-all-out-war”, Pascual pointed. (It’s our job to protect the communities. If we die, there

is no one to be blamed. But if we can isolate the culprits, then there is no need for an all-out-war.) The calm military officer fur-thered that the real victims in war are the helpless civilians. “Sa experience ko bilang sun-dalo, naniniwala ako na kakaunti lang ang talagang masasamang grupo dito sa Pilipinas. Kawawa naman yung libu-libong sibilyan na madadamay kapag nag-all-out-war. Libu-libo ang mag-i-evacuate, aalis sa kanilang lugar, at mawawalan ang ari-arian at ka-buhayan. Iyon ang mas malaking

problema”, he explained. (In my experience as a soldier, I believe there are only a few bad groups in the Philippines. Thousands will be displaced, and will lose their properties and livelihood. This


will be a much bigger problem.) He also added that war can also make civilians vulnerable to recruitment of lawless elements, telling them that the government is responsible for their misery. Instead, Col. Pascual point-ed that the best solution to the current problem is the partner-ship of the community and the government. “The help and cooperation of the community will be of great help in solving the problem. We should have links with them for us to have a better intelligence work”, Pascual said. He added, “We should have an honest and good intelligence work, followed by intelligence and police operation. With intel-ligence build-up, we can pinpoint our targets and sort them from the community. Thru this, liliit ng

liliit yung targets natin para wala nang madamay pa”. When asked about his take on some senators calling for all-out-war, Pascual said, “We can’t blame them because as of now, emotions are high after what happened in Basilan. But, as what Pres. Noynoy Aquino said, a person cannot give proper judgment or make a sound deci-sion if he’s angry”. Pascual said that to improve Zamboanga City’s peace and or-der situation in the city, there should be sustained or commit-ted police and military operations to include land and sea patrols and checkpoints among others. “Ito and dapat nating gawin, hindi yung pagaganahin natin ang mga tangke at paputukin ang mga kanyon natin”, he uttered.

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President Aquino leads launching of global online prayer movement

President Benigno S. Aquino III led Friday night the ceremonial launching of a global online prayer movement during the 33rd anniversary celebration of the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide at the

Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila.


The Chief Execu-tive was the first to log a prayer at JIL’s website during the launching. JIL founder and spiritual director Bro Eddie Villanueva joined the President during the event. “Binabati ko po ang Jesus is Lord Movement sa inyong ika-tatlumpu’t tatlong anibersaryo. Sa pan-gunguna ni Bro. Eddie Villanueva, binibigkis ninyo ang maraming Pilipino sa iba’t ibang sulok ng mundo para sa paglilingkod sa Di-yos at sa bayan,” the President said in his message to JIL mem-bers. The President also expressed his gratitude to the Filipi-no people for support-ing his administration in its agenda for re-form and change. “Nawa’y ipag-dasal po ninyo ang

ating bansa at ang ating pamahalaan sa krusada nitong tuldu-kan ang pagdurusa ng nakakarami nat-ing mga kababayan; na bigyan tayo ng sapat na lakas upang gawin ang tama, upang maiparamdam sa ating mamamayan ang positibong bunga ng ating mga repor-ma, at maipagkaloob sa mga Pilipino ang serbisyong karapat-dapat lang naman nilang matamasa,” he said. President Aqui-no acknowledged the importance of pray-ing, citing the Filipino nation’s experience in the toppling the Marcos dictatorship through the historic EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986 in which collective pray-ing became the ma-jor tool in fighting for change.

T h e country will continue towards the righteous path as long as the people are behind his lead-ership, the President said, adding that the nation can overcome all the challenges even those who re-sist reforms. The prayer move-ment, dubbed “God Bless the Philippines” encourages all Filipi-nos to say a prayer at 12 o’clock everyday or at any other time convenient and prac-tical wherever they may find themselves anywhere in the world to verbally utter the words “God Bless the Philippines.” Joining the Presi-dent during the event were Budget Secre-tary Florencio Abad, Sen. Allan Peter Cay-etano, Technical Edu-


President Aquino’s peace adviser says Basilan incident won’t affect Mindanao peace talks

Peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will continue this November despite the bloody incident in Al Barka, Basilan that resulted to the deaths of

19 government soldiers, the President’s peace adviser said on Saturday.

ca-tion

a n d S k i l l s

Development Author-ity (TESDA) Sec. Gen.

Joel Villanueva, Citi-zens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) representatives Atty. Sherwin Tugna and Chona Cruz-Gonza-

les, Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hage-dorn and Bocaue Mayor Jon Jon Villan-ueva. (AS)


“Wala pa yung de-tails pero sa basa natin ngayon ay matutuloy yun (peace talks). We are confident there will be a face-to-face infor-mal discussion—hindi ito full panel meet-ing within the month,” Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles said in an interview over gov-ernment-run station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday. Both panels meet in Malaysia in early No-vember this year, Deles said, the government will raise the Basilan clash issue with their MILF counterparts as the government seeks justice for those who were killed. At the same time, Deles said the Philip-pine government will discuss the issue thor-oughly with the MILF to avoid similar incidents from happening again in the future.

Deles also reiter-ated the all-out justice approach of President Aquino being carried out against criminal groups in Mindanao, noting that while the government pursues bandit groups the peace talks with the MILF will continue. “Ihinihiwalay o nililinaw yung pag-uu-sap doon sa MILF at ki-nikilala na may signifi-cance lalung-lalo na sa leadership ng MILF na gusto talagang maka-hanap ng pangmata-galang solusyon sa problema sa Mindanao. Ito ay hiwalay doon sa pagtutugis sa criminal elements na pamin-san-minsan ay nagka-karoon ng paghaha-lo doon sa mga MILF forces on the ground,” she said. Deles said that it’s possible for the gov-ernment to carry out law enforcement while at the same time pro-

tect-ing the gains of the peace process and seeking accountability for those who are re-sponsible in the Al Bar-ka incident. While the govern-ment and the MILF both rejected the proposals they submitted, Deles remains hopeful about the ongoing negotia-tions saying there are still common grounds that both panels can work on. “Nakikita natin that there are com-mon grounds between the two so ang sinasa-bi mag-usap para pag-usapan kung papaano ipagpatuloy itong sub-stantive agenda, na ito talaga ang gusto nat-ing habulin. Para mag-karoon ng agreement that will be the… pang-matagalang solusyon dito,” Deles said. (AS)


President Benigno S. Aquino III has reconstituted the Inter-Agency Technical Committee on Transport Planning (IATCTP) tasked to formulate comprehensive and integrated transport plans as

part of the government’s efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth in the country.

Aquino issues Memorandum Order No. 25 reconstituting the Inter-Agency Technical Committee on Transport Planning


The Chief Executive issued Memorandum Or-der No. 25 on October 26, 2011 in view of the need to reconstitute the com-mittee that will enhance cooperation and coordi-nation among the vari-ous government agen-cies involved in transport programs and projects to avoid duplication of efforts. “The transporta-tion infrastructure has the biggest share in the country’s infrastructure investment program and will continue to be among the critical driv-ers of the country’s eco-nomic growth,” President Aquino said in the MO. The President tasked the IATCTP to formulate standards and guidelines for the prepa-ration of agency plans for transport development. “It shall develop a transport information system to provide the information needs of all transport planning and other relevant agencies,” he said. The committee is

tasked to coordinate the conduct of studies, re-searches and data-gath-ering on various aspects of the transport sector. According to the President, the committee which shall serve as a fo-rum for the resolution of operational problems of transport agencies shall provide the National Eco-nomic and Development Authority Board Com-mittee on Infrastructure (NEDA-Board INFRA-COM) with up-to-date in-formation needed in the review and evaluation of transport plans and proj-ects. “The Committee shall submit to the NEDA Board INFRACOM any is-sues/concerns that re-quire adoption/resolution by the latter,” he added. The President des-ignated the Deputy Di-rector-General of the NEDA-National Develop-ment Office as chairper-son of the IATCTP. He, likewise, des-ignated the Assistant Director-General of the NEDA-National Develop-

m e n t Office and the Directors of NEDA-Infrastructure Staff; NEDA-National Planning and Policy Staff; NEDA-Project Monitoring Staff and the University of the Philippines-Nation-al Center for Transporta-tion Studies (UP-NCTS) as members. Also designated as members are the Heads of Planning Service/Unit of the Department of Transportation and Com-munications (DOTC), the Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways (DPWH), the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), the Philippine National Rail-ways (PNR), the Light Rail Transit Author-ity (LRTA), Metropolitan Manila Development Au-thority (MMDA), and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The new MO shall take effect immediate-ly and shall supersede Memorandum Order No. 473 that was signed in 1974.(JS)


P-noy Photo

President Benigno S. Aquino III is joined by the winners of the national awarding ceremonies for the 2011 Presidential Award for Child Friendly Municipalities & Cities and Launching of the Book “A Journey with Children” at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (October 27). In photo are Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) Chairperson and DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman and DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo. (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau).


Hundreds attend Youth and Children’s Congress in Zambo CityIt’s “work and business,” as usual in Zamboanga City

despite the recent atrocities that somehow put the city in the “bad light.”

by Jocelyn P. Alvarez

The recent military and law-less elements encounter in Ta-luksangay and the bomb explo-sion in Sangali did not stop the close to three hundred delegates from all over the Zamboanga Peninsula Region (Cities of Di-polog, Dapitan, Pagadian, Sibu-gay province) and Isabela City to attend the Regional Youth Con-gress back to back with the Chil-dren’s Congress held in one of the local hotels here, Oct. 26 and 27 respectively. Ma Socorro Rojas of the De-partment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said, “the Children’s Congress is an insti-tutionalized activity of DSWD to highlight the celebration of the Children’s Month.’ “This event which was held last October 27 aims to promote


the talents of the Day Care Children at the same time, develop the spirit of sports-manship and cama-raderie at an early age,” Rojas added. The multi-talent-ed day care children proudly present-ed their talents in a friendly competition – singing (solo) contest and speech choir. “The Regional Youth Congress held

on October 26 was geared towards pro-moting camaraderie. Talents of our youth were also showcased in the form of com-petition,” Rojas ex-plained. The youth gave their best shot in the Vocal Solo competi-tion, hip-hop danc-ing competition and on the spot painting contest. During the

Youth Congress, lec-ture/insight on the threats and risks that faced the youth sector was dis-cussed by National Youth Commission Director, Raymond Domingo. Winners in the said competition brought home cash prizes. (JPA/PIA9-Zambo City)

NFA intensifies advocacy campaign on rice fortification program by Alfonso T. Ruda

The National Food Authority has intensified has inten-sified its advocacy campaign rice fortifi-cation program as it prepares for the full-blast implementa-tion of Republic Act No. 8679 otherwise known as the “The Philippine Food For-tification Act of 2000 by 2012. This was started with the seminar on October 26, 2011 at

the Bamboo Garden, in Dipolog City, at-tended by more or less 80 representa-tives from the differ-ent municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte and the barangay offi-cials of the 25 baran-gays in Dipolog City. This will be followed by another seminar with the rice millers in the province. According to Ms. Kareen Sarenas, NFA-Zamboanga del Norte

Information Officer, they will also conduct information dissemi-nation campaign at the different elemen-tary and secondary schools throughout the province. During the recent seminar held in Di-polog City, Mr. Remy Samson, Zamboan-ga City NFA Manager who represented the NFA Regional Office 9, stressed that RA 8976 which took


NFA intensifies advocacy campaign on rice fortification program

“Buntis” congress held in Dipolog

To ensure the health and safety among pregnant women, the City Health Office (CHO) here has spearheaded the conduct of “Buntis” congress

recently.

effect in November 2004 seeks to ad-dress the micronutri-ent deficiencies in the country. Ms. Gloria Rigos, NFA-Central Office rep-resentative, tasked to

monitor the implemen-tation of the advocacy campaign was so ap-preciative of the LGUs’ positive response to the program. Rigos said that Region 9 (specifically

Tawi-tawi) ranks first among the regions with the highest cases of micronutrient defi-ciencies, followed by regions 5 and 6. (JPA/ATR/PIA9-Zambo Norte)

by Franklin P. Gumapon

Attended by 67 pregnant women from the different barangays of the city, the activity sought to provide these expectant mothers with the basic i n f o r m a t i o n and knowledge about maternal and child healthcare. Topics like fetal development during pregnancy, pre-natal care, postpartum care, breastfeeding

and newborn screening were discussed with

the participants by CHO personnel. CHO family planning coordinator

and maternal healthcare midwife

R h o d o r a M. Yrañela reminded the e x p e c t a n t mothers to always take care of their health and that of their unborn babies. City Civil R e g i s t r a r R o s e m a r i e P. Miranda

also discussed the importance of having their newborn children immediately


with the Civil Registrar’s Office (CRO), as this is one of the rights of each child to have a name and a nationality. CHO personnel told the participants to always seek the services of a midwife and not a “hilot” (traditional birth attendant) when they are about to deliver

their babies. They were also advised to go to the nearest birthing clinics or hospitals to give birth to their children, as the Department of Health (DOH) no longer allows the midwives to go house-to-house to attend to pregnant women. (JPA/FPG/PIA-Zambo. Norte)

Government troops seize machine gun in PayaoEite soldiers belonging to the 12th Scout Ranger Company

(12 SRC) under Capt. Villanuna scores as it launched hot pursuit operations against the lawless elements (LLEs)

under its known leader Waning Abdulsalam at the remote village in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay province capturing a heavy machine gun at 1:00 pm on Thursday.

102nd Infantry Brigade commander Col. Santiago R. Baluyot said operating troops led by Capt. Villanuna swooped down at Sitio Talaib, barangay Labatan and recovered one (1) caliber .50 machine gun with serial no. 1840459. Prior to the capture of the machine gun, Baluyot said the troops encountered undetermined number of heavily armed LLEs at sitio Osama in the said barangay. Meanwhile, at 8:40am of the same day, elements of the 14th Division Reconnaisance Company and Explosive Ordinance Division of the Philippine National Police while on checkpoint operation at Sangali Fish Port were able to confiscate bomb making items such

as cellular phones, wires and switch that can be used as a triggering device for Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) from a certain Eric Barintos of barangay Quima, Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay who was immediately brought to Sangali PNP station for investigation and filing of appropriate charges. Tabak Division commander Ma-jGen. Noel Coballes commended the concerned units for a job well done. He likewise enjoined the troops to be more vigilant at all times to continue with their mandated tasks against hostile actions by LLEs and to support the PNP in the law enforce-ment functions. (JPA/AFP/GCC/PIA9-Pagadian)


Government troops seize machine gun in Payao

Bringing services closer to the poor man’s doorby Jorie C.ValcorzaChildren and folks in Sitio Quipasa, Poblacion, Mambajao dashed

together for an early morning treat in their community center, eager to avail of free services that await them.

Little kids immediately gobbled down their share of the delicious ‘champorado’ (chocolate porridge) and bread as they wait to avail of free medical and dental services.

This has been a regular thing in the town, under the “Makanunayong Serbisyo Alang sa Katawhan” (MSAK) program of the municipal government of Mambajao.

MSAK simply means continuing service for the people. It aims to strengthen the delivery of basic services especially for the poor by bringing it down to their doors.

In every Sitio visit, the team distributes vitamin A or iron supplements to pregnant women and prioritizes them for dental service like cleaning.

Unregistered newly born babies are not missed out, they are likewise welcome for late registrations by a representative from the local registrar office.

Not a single folk goes home empty handed, some clutching their medications. The government has given away free medicines for immediate relief on sickness such as fever, colds and cough.


Complete set of anti-biotic were likewise afforded for those who availed of the dental services.

Farmers on the other hand took their share of seeds and fertilizers, pre-identified under the Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR), a location specific research that deals with improved farming system technologies for specific micro agro-climatic environment within a province or municipality.

The scheme has to be undertaken to avoid duplication and flooding of supply.

Set of farmers in each visit

also takes home livestock under the dispersal program, the beneficiaries however are obliged to return the same set of livestock to the government as this will also be distributed to other intended beneficiaries.

Fisher folks have likewise received their share of fingerlings to cultivate. Medical cards from PhilHealth were distributed to priority families.

Mayor Maria Luisa De La Fuente Romualdo said the program is conceptualized to be an on-site in terms of the locals’ economic and social needs. It is hoped to help alleviate the living condition of the people and promote their total well-being.

Northern Mindanao is home to 30% of coun-try’s best teachers in 2010by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Three or 30 percent of the 10 winners of the 2010 Search for Outstand-ing Teachers conducted by the MetroBank Foundation, Inc. (MFI) were from Region 10.

And what is interesting about them is that their names all start with the letter “M,” which could also mean “Mentor,” or “Model,” and they not only love to teach but have very strong passions for the teaching profession.

Their profound commitment for the development of the youth through exemplary competence, remarkable dedication to their work, and effective educational leadership made them win the search.

In partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the search was for choosing the “best among the best in the teaching profession as we embark in our continuing commitment to bring about change and inspiration in the sector of education in the country,” Anecito M. Sobrepeña, MFI President, said.


Northern Mindanao is home to 30% of coun-try’s best teachers in 2010

Aside from cash awards of P300,000 for each winner, they also received especially-designed trophies and medals while their schools received plaques of recognition from MFI.

For its part, the Regional Development Council (RDC), Region 10, conferred recognition to these 2010 MFI Awardees:

Miladith B. Polutan, Master Teacher 1, Oroquieta City Central Elementary School, Oroquieta City in Misamis Occidental, 18 years of teaching, with Special Education (SPED) for children with multiple disabilities and visual impairment as field of specialization.

Mercelita J. Labial, English Department Chair/Senior Faculty, Xavier University High School, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental,

18 years of teaching, with English as field of specialization.

Mercedita S. Villamayor, Associate Professor IV, Bukidnon State University Secondary School Laboratory, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, 28 years in teaching, with Mathematics as field of specialization.

Meanwhile, Sobrepeña said a total of 297 teachers, “who have been shining examples of unstinting dedication and commitment to the teaching profession and pride of their respective schools and communities,” have been awarded by MFI since 1985.

“I am pleased to say that Northern Mindanao is the 3rd top-producing region with 23 search awardees or 7.8 percent of the total,” Sobrepeña added.

Pantawid Pamilya reaches more than 200,000 indigents in NorMinby Apipa BagumbaranCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental - A total of 200,569 benefi-ciaries in Northern Mindanao are benefitting from the Pantawid Pami-lyang Pilipino Program since it was implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Of these beneficiaries, the province of Lanao del Norte had the most number of 62, 672 beneficiaries, followed by Misamis Oriental had 52, 571, said Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, Director of DSWD, Northern Mindanao.

She said beneficiaries in Bukidnon have also reached 49,014 while Misamis Occidental and Camiguin have 34,636 and 1,676 beneficiaries, respectively.


Solamillo said the program started in the region last September 2007 with only 1,314 beneficiaries covering two municipalities in Misamis Occidental, but after four years, all the five provinces in the region have been covered with 82 towns/cities out of the region’s 85 towns and eight (8) cities as Pantawid Pamilya areas.

A poverty and social development strategy of the national government, the Pantawid Pamilya provides conditional cash grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education, particularly, of children aged 0-14.

Meanwhile, the total grants released in Northern Mindanao amounted to Php1,553,646,800 as of June 30, 2011.

Lanao del Norte got the biggest share with Php812,822,500 or 52% followed by Misamis Occidental with Php335,494,800 or 22%, Bukidnon

with Php251,806,700 or 16% while Misamis Oriental and Camiguin got Php143,421,200 or 9% and Php10,101,600 or 1%, respectively.

Solamillo said 156,505 beneficiaries have already received their cash grants while 44,064 recipients mostly from Sets 4C and 4D have yet to receive theirs. She said the cash grant is given to the most responsible adult in the household through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) cash cards.

However, if it is not feasible, payments are made using an alternative scheme such as over-the-counter (OTC) transactions or offsite payments through the LBP.

Payments to beneficiaries from the towns of Baroy, Kolambugan and Maigo towns in Lanao del Norte are done through G-Cash, she added.

TF Bamboo 3E starts bamboo tree planting along riverbanks in NorMinby Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental - Task Force Best Action for Mobilizing Barangay Organizations for Opportunities in Education, En-vironment and Entrepreneurship (BAMBOO 3E) has been formed in Northern Mindanao.

Described as a multi-sectoral approach to enhance environmental education and entrepreneurship formation

among children, BAMBOO 3E aims to address the concern on climate change by the elementary, secondary, and tertiary schools


the region.

The said task force advocates for bamboo to be planted along the riverbanks because of its potential for preventing soil erosion and entrepreneurial value to the students,” Regional Director Luz Almeda of the Dept. of Education (DepEd), Northern Mindanao, said.

“We want to start them young in taking care of the environment by educating them how to plant trees, grow them, and then develop their entrepreneurial skills using the bamboo as a means to sustain their lives,” she said.

The composition of TF BAMBOO 3E and their respective tasks is as follows: DepEd, as chair, provides manpower for the planting and growing of the bamboo seedlings into trees and making the tree guards to ensure their safe growth from destructive animals.

Department of Science and Technology (DOST), as vice-chair, provides the technology for the processing of the bamboo trees into school furniture, such as, school desks, blackboards, book shelves, book stands, book ends, etc.

Department of Interior

and Local Government (DILG), in coordination with the local government units (LGU),identifies the planting areas, coordinates with its land owners and arranges for the security of its protection and maintenance of the bamboo growing process.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Dept. of Agriculture (DA) for technical assistance in procurement of seedlings and tree growing.

Also included in the TF are the Dept. of Tourism (DOT), Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) for the information, education and advocacy drive of the project.

Meanwhile, DepEd-10 has identified several pilot areas for planting bamboo trees: Barangays Lingating and Langawon in Baungon; and Bukidnon and Mambuaya, Gusa and Iponan, in Cagayan de Oro City.

So far, Almeda said DepEd has allocated P200,000 for the purchase of bamboo seedlings, while DOST has promised to put up a bamboo processing plant worth P1.2M in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.


White beauty flies to freedomby Jed Christian Sayre

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental - A tropical white-tailed bird which was accidentally caught at sea has been released to its natural habitat and is now free.

The bird, for a short time, was kept at the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center, after it was turned-over, last April 8, to the Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Services (PAWCZMS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Northern Mindanao.

The migratory bird had a most interesting fate, when by chance, it came into a collision course with a cargo ship bound for Cagayan de Oro City (CDOC) from Metro Manila, Dr. Belen O. Daba, Officer-in-Charge, Regional Technical Director for DENR’s PAWCZMS, in the region, said.

Called “white beauty,” due to its extra long tail which actually doubles its size in length, it’s a beauty to see when flying, the bird was discovered by porters in the CDOC’s Macabalan Wharf.

It was believed to have accidentally swooped into the ship’s cargo bay as the ship passed along a portion of its route

exposed to the China Sea.

The White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaeton lepturus) freely flies across three oceans, namely the Atlantic, Indian and the Pacific and scours the open ocean in search for food, and can even float to rest, tropicbirds also seldom fly near the shore.

Meanwhile, Daba said aside from its many advocacies and responsibilities, it is also tasked by the Philippine government to look after all wildlife, be it from land, sea and air.

Thus, Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, prohibits the collection and hunting of threatened wildlife.

Along, this line, PAWCZMS is in charge in rescuing and handling animals who has lost its way, after being caught in mishaps or perhaps illegally kept, Daba added (DENR)


Davao architecture students place second in national design competition

A team of Architecture graduates and a student from Ateneo de

Davao University won second place at a national design competition, the only finalist from Mindanao among 100 en-tries. Team Bldg Blox’s playground design ‘Lihok: Tinalak Dulaan’ placed second in the “Make Space for Play” design competition held on October 21 to 23, 2011 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. “Make Space for Play” gathered

playground designers all over the country to come up with innovative play areas that are not only colorful and attractive, but may help shape young Filipinos today and for years to come. It was organized by Play Universal Co., an organization that advocates the value of play in the development of the children. The competition attracted hun-dreds of entries from students, edu-cators, as well as amateur and pro-fessional designers. The designs were judged by renowned Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue, International Play Asso


ciation Regional Vice President for East Asia Hitoshi Shimamura, archi-tect Marcus Veerman of Playground Ideas, and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Isabel Berenguer-Asun-cion. From hundreds, the judges chose the top 30 entries. The 30 teams took a Play Space Design Workshop under US-based architect Jon Racek. In the work-shop, they were given the chance to improve their designs before the final selection, where only the best five designs remained. One if them is Bldg Blox’s de-sign ‘Lihok: Tinalak Dulaan’, the only entry out of five finalists that came from outside Luzon. The ‘Lihok: Tinalak Dulaan’ 100-sq. m. playground is centered on movement (Lihok) and healthy interaction. The team designed their playground like making a Tinalak, a famous Philippine-Mindanao na-tive fabric that is manually crafted to create patterns and designs inspired from a weaver’s dream. Just like the Tinalak, their de-sign is a manifestation of every child’s dream to play and explore. Judges praised Bldg Blox for their “good use of color and variety of play experiences” in their work. Their design and the other four were exhibited during the Play Pilipi-nas 2011, the first international con-ference on play held at the SMX Con-vention Center. Phoenix Petroleum Philippines supported the Bldg Blox-Davao team by sponsoring the round trip ticket to Manila of one of its members. The

team is composed of Ma. Angelica Sharmane Coquilla, Aibel Grace Ypil, and Arnold Anthony Y. Chong. “We would like to extend our sincerest thanks for the support you generously shared to our team dur-ing the competition. Because of your support, we were able to participate and represent not only Davao City, but the whole Mindanao,” Bldg Blox-Davao team leader Coquilla said of Phoenix. As 1st runner-up, the team re-ceived a cash prize of P30,000. Their playground design will be replicated all over the Philippines, and will be built in Brgy. Buhangin, Davao City. “We hope to continue this ad-vocacy to provide children all over the Philippines with play spaces to encourage and promote active play,” said Coquilla. Phoenix Petroleum Philippines is the fastest growing independent oil company today with an expanding network of operations nationwide. It is engaged in the business of trading refined petroleum products and lu-bricants, operation of oil depots and storage facilities, and allied services. (pr)


DavNor Guv bats for continuation of peace processTAGUM CITY- Peace negations should take its full course despite the recent clash between the mili-tary and the alleged lawless mem-bers of the Moro Islamic Libera-tion Front (MILF). Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo P. del Rosario, chair of the Min-danao Confederation of Mayors and Governors strongly pushed for such move as local executives in Mindanao had bonded togeth-er behind calls of President Beni-

gno Simeon Aquino III for all-out justice. “In the meant ime, let us pur-sue the move of the President to hasten the

negotiation while he is there,” he said referring to the present ad-ministration under President Aqui-no. Del Rosario consulted Confed members amidst insinuations that President Aquino should take the full force of the military to run af-ter those responsible for the death of 19 soldiers in Basilan. He gained the backing of the 26 Confed members to support President Aquino in his call for all-

out justice, “without neglecting what had happened in Basilan.” “The military should pursue those who have violated the rule of law; that they should be pun-ished to apply the full force of the law,” he said in an interview. Del Rosario turned down calls for all-out war as he had foreseen the massive destruction that such move would bring to the lives of people living in Mindanao. “We cannot imagine how many millions of people will be af-fected,” he said. “The Basilan in-cident is an isolated incident,” he added. In a statement during his meeting with key officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police at the AFP Eastern Mindanao Com-mand in Camp Panacan, Davao City, del Rosario underscored the need for the military to uphold hu-man rights at all cost so it “may never be misled to pursue ven-geance amidst atrocities.” “As the legal armed instru-ment of the Philippine Govern-ment, it is incumbent upon you to strictly respect human rights, even if others do not, cannot, and will not,” he said. (jean d. abangan. PIA 11 with reports from DavNor PIO)


IP achiever at indigenous people’s thanksgiving day ALABEL, Sarangani Anne Edday delivers her inspirational speech before indigenous people (IP) from all over the province during the provincial celebration of national indigenous people’s thanksgiving day Friday, October 28, at the Capitol gymnasium. Edday, a Blaan educator who helped implement education reforms in Sarangani, was given the recognition as IP achiever. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)


Koronadal City Mayor Miguel supports Cong. Enrile’s agri initiativesBy Aida Agad

KORONADAL CITY – Being the chief executive of the region’s agro-industri-al center and with more its residents dependent on agriculture, Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel vowed to pursue initiatives that could help the sector.

This commitment is part of his message he delivered at the train-ing of farmer’s group officials from the city’s different barangay’s as he also welcomed to the city the presence of Ca-gayan 1st District Con-gressman Juan Ponce Enrile Jr.

Enrile is the leading proponent of the Food for Filipino First Advocacy (FFFA). Under the FFFA, Enrile said he would like to ensure enough food for Filipinos first before exporting the country’s produce to other coun-tries.

Reports from the city agriculture office said that Koronadal City’s vast agricultural lands are suitable for produc-tion of rice, corn and other high-value com-mercial crops such as mango, papaya, jack-fruit, durian, rambu-

tan, pomelo, lanzones and guyabano, banana (saba), banana (latun-dan), avocado, coffee, and apple guava.

The city has also ven-tured on oil palm and rubber in the past and in three years these crops are expected to be pro-ductive, the report said.

In his message Enrile, said to the farmers that populations in the devel-oping cities in the world are becoming vulnerable

and food insecure, and are likely to be the most seriously affected by de-velopment.

This is why, he said, he is encouraging the farmers sector all over the country to be more productive by venturing on new modern tech-niques, as he also vowed to support them through worthwhile legislations that he would sponsor in Congress. (PIA12)


Team Tacurong overall champion in national arnis tourneyBy Jessa Billano

TACURONG CITY -- The Arnis Sports Team of Tacurong earned its tenth straight National Arnis Tournament championship in the recently held Arnis tilt in Bacolod City last October 15-16.

Tacurong City’s arnis players bagged 18 golds, 10 silvers, and 5 bronz-es.

Venus Apresto with one gold and Cyra Regine Olivar with two golds and one silver led in kids category.

The Junior Category was also dominated by Tacurongnons name-ly: Nolie John Bayya (1 gold), Sheena Del Monte (2 golds, 1 silver), Angel Joy Ariston (2 silvers), Princess Hann Paniza (1 silver), Janica Depasu-pil (1 silver), Brent Ran-dolph Pauya (1 gold, 1 silver), Alfie Carillo (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Rodrick Joshua Victo-rio (2 golds), and Ron-ald Acain (1 gold, 1 bronze).

Reynan Subaldo (2 golds), Rey John Miguel (1 gold, 1 silver), Chris-tian Manaay (1 gold, 1

bronze), Acer Jolero (1 bronze), Ritchie Molina (1 silver), Jose Jover Pajarpa (1 gold), Ferdi-nand Tingson (1 gold), Ma. Lara Carillo (1 gold) and Airene Apresto (1 silver) also dominated the tournament’s Senior Category.

Arnis came from the

Spanish word “arnes” which means armor. It is also known as eskrima, kali, or garrote.

Wooden sticks are used as a weapon and a training tool in this sport. These sticks are given swinging and twisting movements along with the thrusting and strik


ing techniques for de-fense and offense.

With the enactment of Republic Act No. 9850, Arnis was declared as the Philippines’ national martial art and sport.

Tacurong has become popular in the national

arnis circle since joining national tournaments ten years ago.

During the Interna-tional Arnis Champion-ships hosted by the Phil-ippines in 2008, Team Philippines placed second to Team United States

in the overall ranking. Tacurong Arnis players contributed majority of the gold medals for the Philippine Team in that competition. (DED/PIA 12/LGU-Tacurong City)

Army’s 6th Infantry Division refutes NPA report

COTABATO CITY- A top official of the 6th Infantry Division (6th ID), Philip-pine Army based in Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao cat-egorically denies the report of New People’s Army (NPA) accusing the sol-diers as the ones responsible in the slay of Italian priest Fr. Fausto Tentorio in Arakan, North Cotabato.

By Perlita Changco

Sixth ID Chief, Maj. Gen. Rey Ardo said the military has nothing to do with killing of Fr. Tentorio and vehemently de-nies the accusation.

“I vehemently deny this as we have no reason to do so,”Gen. Ardo said.

Ardo said, the mili-tary recognized the active involvement of Fr. Tentorio in vari-ous projects aimed to

help in the empower-ment of the indige-nous people and poor communities in the town of Arakan add-ing having been with the slain missionary in past and recent community activities.

He acknowledged that Fr. Tentorio was instrumental in the release of the four (4) BJMP guards ab-ducted by the NPA in Bukidnon sometime

in July this year. Ardo noted zero

case of extralegal killings in the area of responsibility of the 6th ID since January this year.

This manifests AFP’s all out support to the peace initiatves of the government and strict adherence to the International Hu-manitaran Law, Ardo added. (pbchangco/PIA Cotabato City)


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CCPD spearheads Mindanao Week of Peace 2011 celeb in Caragaby Jennifer P. Gaitano

The Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD) led by convenor Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos is spearheading this year’s celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace (MWOP)

with the theme “Common Word between Us and You: Love of God, Love of Neighbor” on November 24-30.


According to Ric De-quiña of CCPD, the Top 10 Best Poster chosen out from the 42 youth who participated during the On-the-Spot Post-er Making Activity held last October 8 under the guidelines and principles of “Sining Kabataan para sa Kapayapaan” will be used as the official Post-ers for this year’s MWOP celebration. As tentatively planned by the multi-sectors comprising gov-ernment agencies, local officials, academe, non-government organiza-tions, and private stake-

holders who are active members during this celebration on Novem-ber 24, the MWOP will be opened officially in Su-rigao City. On November 24, a Tree Planting and Clean-ing for Peace will also be conducted along Bue-navista, Agusan del Norte area while on November 26, stakeholders will be participating on the ‘Tak-bo Para sa Kapayapaan’. However, CCPD with its stakeholders also con-sider to conduct the Tree Planting and Cleaning for Peace activities together with the Gender and De-

velopment Coordinating Committee (GACDD) si-multaneously since GAD-CC’s 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) will kick off on November 25 as well. Also, entertainment among members dubbed ‘Kalingawan Alang sa Kalinaw’ is scheduled on November 27 while a press conference is also set during the weeklong celebration. With this, the gen-eral public is encouraged to join and give their full support in the success of this celebration.


BUTUAN CITY – The region’s police force is on heightened alert as the country commemorates All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day on November 1 and 2.

PNP-Caraga on heightened alert for ‘UNDAS’by Robert E. Roperos

Philippine Nation-al Police (PNP)-Caraga Regional Director PC-Supt Reynaldo Rafal is-sued an order directing all provincial, municipal and city police stations to double their effort to uphold peace and secu-rity in the entire region during the two-day com-memoration. In an earlier inter-view with a local radio station here, Dir. Rafal said a police action force

was already created in all areas in Caraga Re-gion where police offi-cers will be deployed not only to ensure peace and security but to assist the people trooping in all the public and private cem-eteries in the region. In a separate inter-view, Butuan City Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemu-el Fortun reiterated the need for the city govern-ment to tap the services of the force multipliers

such as the barangay in-telligence network and barangay tanods to aug-ment the number of po-lice officers during those days. “This is to ensure public safety and secu-rity,” Fortun added. Vice Mayor Fortun further said PNP person-nel will be deployed in crowded areas particu-larly in the public and private cemeteries, as well as churches to en-sure their safety.


Surigao Norte to receive funds from OPAPPby: Arturo M. Cruje

SURIGAO CITY – The province of Surigao del Norte will receive P48 million from the Pamana ng Lahi Program to fund the rehabilitation of highway junction of barangay Claver-Sapa-LaSiCam-Puyawon-Gigaquit road with a total length of 22 kilometers. This was confirmed by OPAPP Technical Staff Engineer Oliver Binancilan during his paid visit to Governor Sol Matugas.

The rehabilita-tion works cover the portion of the provin-cial road from Claver to Gigaquit which is not passable es-pecially during bad weather due to its mountainous terrain and it passes valleys

and rivers. The said barangays along the stretch of the road are considered hard-to-reach and conflict-affected areas. The project is targeted to improve accessibility of the people to basic gov-

ernment service fa-cilities. Easy trans-port of farm produce to the market and exchange of trade and commerce is ex-pected to follow. Part of the funds will go to viable livelihood proj-ects.


“Phil JobNet” - SRS registration is on-going in Tandag City by:Nida Grace B. Tranquilan

Dubbed as “Phil. JobNet”, the program was spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employ-ment (DOLE) aimed to address the prev-alent mismatch in the employment and skills of the work-ers. SRS is an elec-tronic system where all the data gathered from the applicants will be uploaded and can capture all the

updates on workers’ skills, and qualifica-tions, among others. Lists of establish-ments and vacancies can also be found rel-evant to labor mar-ket information. According to Ms Lorna Novo, Tandag PESO Manager, only 2 PESO in Surigao del Sur has been granted to localize the acceptance of applicants for SRS as pilot areas in Car-

aga in time of its 2nd wave of implemen-tation. These are the City Governments of Bislig and Tandag. Novo further said application forms are now avail-able at PESO Tandag and has been dis-seminated to 21 barangays here af-ter the orientation was conducted in the middle October 2011.

TANDAG CITY – The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) under the office of City Mayor Alexander Pimentel is now accepting applicants to the national Skills Registry System (SRS).


“Phil JobNet” - SRS registration is on-going in Tandag City

News Feature: Gotta have gata in your kitchen! by Charina A. Javier

The FCS showed that pregnant and lac-tating women consume the most coconut cream at an average of about 4.5 teaspoons or 22.2 grams and 23.2 grams per day, respectively, among other population groups. Coconut cream is usually added in viands like ginataang kalabasa at sitaw, ginataang lang-ka, laing, ginataang ma-nok, Bicol express, gina-taang tulingan, among others, or snacks like ginataang halu-halo, gi-nataang mais, desserts like ice cream and cus-tards and even in re-freshments. These foods are frequently seen in ev-eryday meals or in spe-cial occasions like fiesta and family gatherings. Yes, gata, like co-

conut oil, is rich in fat but the fatty acids it contains is mostly lauric acid, a medium-chain triglyceride (MCT). The MCTs are con-verted rapidly to energy in the liver and do not participate in the build-up and transport of cho-lesterol, as they primar-ily supply energy like sugar. This is not the case for long-chain triglyc-erides (LCTs) which in-volves a complex mech-anism that leads to fat deposition, cholesterol or triglyceride buildup. Various local and foreign studies have shown that MCTs do not significantly increase the risk of having cardiovas-cular diseases. A study by Dr. Ro-dolfo F. Florentino and Dr. Aida R. Aguinaldo

revealed that Bicolanos who have the highest coconut oil intake among the regions of the coun-try have the lowest mor-tality from heart disease and stroke. The late Dr. Con-rado Dayrit, a former National Academy of Science and Technol-ogy (NAST) President and Professor Emeritus

The food consumption survey (FCS) conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) in 2008 revealed that coconut cream

or gata is one of the most commonly-consumed food item in Filipino households, particularly among the Bicolanos.


at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, conducted extensive studies about coconut in different health conditions in the Philippines. His studies showed the numerous potential antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effects of coconut oil, in-cluding lowering the viral load of AIDS patients. Also, another study by Assuncao and oth-ers in Universidade Fed-eral de Alagoas, Brazil showed that coconut oil does not cause dyslipi-demia and seems to pro-

mote a reduction in ab-dominal obesity among women. Aside from fats, gata also provides other nutrients like manga-nese, phosphorus and traces of vitamin E. These, and many other studies showing the health benefits of co-conut, encourage every-one to include coconut, its extracts like gata as well as recipes and prod-ucts made from these in the diet. So go on, include a serving of gata in your daily menu. Gotta have

gata in your kitchen! For more informa-tion on food and nutri-tion, contact Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director, Food and Nutrition Re-search Institute, De-partment of Science and Technology, General Santos Avenue, Bicu-tan, Taguig City. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Telefax: 837-2934 and 827-3164, or call: 8372071 local 2296 or visit our website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph.

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