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Jesus Miracle Crusade ‘prayer warriors’brave rebel stronghold to bring words of God

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –The influential JesusMiracle Crusade Interna-tional Ministry has con-vinced a former leader ofthe communist rebelgroup New People’s Armyand his followers to em-brace God following a dar-ing mission in the hinter-lands of Bukidnon prov-ince in southern Philip-pines.

A small team of“prayer warriors” led byBrother Danny Cuarterosrecently braved the moun-tains of San Fernandotown just to meet with thegroup of Alde Salusad,who is now the leader ofthe New IndigenousPeople’s Army Reform orNIPAR after he broke awaywith the NPA.

Cuarteros said they

travelled to the provinceand trekked the moun-tains for nearly 7 hourswith nothing but thewords of God and astrong faith to convinceSalusad’s group to “sur-render to the will of theLord and embrace himand his teachings andeventually ended beingbaptized by the JMCIM.”

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The trio – GringoVillaruz and RodlynPagaling; and village chief-tain Roberto Buligao –were being guarded by atleast 8 hooded armed men,

one of them was holdinga bolo to the neck ofPagaling as he was ap-pealing in front of thecamera on an area sur-rounded with shrubs.

They were kid-napped on May 4 aftermore than a dozen 15gunmen swooped downon Aliguay Island nearDakak Resort in DapitanCity.

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A video posted onFacebook showed the men– eyes covered with hand-kerchief and hands tied be-hind their back – begging tothe Aquino government tohelp them, saying their cap-tors have threatened to de-

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Abu Sayyaf hostages Rodlyn Pagaling, Gringo Villaruz – both Coast Guard personnel – andAliguay village chieftain Roberto Buligao, and their captors who are believed to be AbuSayyaf members. (Photos from video posted on Facebook)

A small team of “prayer warriors” led by Brother Danny Cuarteros, of the Jesus MiracleCrusade International Ministry, recently braved the mountains of Bukidnon province to bringthe words of God to the group of former New People’s Army rebel commander Alde Salusad,who is now the leader of the New Indigenous People’s Army Reform.

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DPWH-ARMM to constructP10-B worth of projects this yearCOTABATO CITY – TheDepartment of PublicWorks and Highways of theAutonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao(DPWH-ARMM) has pro-grammed this year variousprojects in the five prov-inces of the region with to-tal allocation of P10 billion.

In a press conferencedubbed “Tapatan saARMM”, newly installedSecretary Don MustaphaLoong said his departmentis speeding up work tomeet its target of imple-menting these projectswithin the year.

Secretary Loong iscontinuing the reformagenda started by the pre-vious administration offormer secretary Engr. EmilSadain and the regionalgovernment. Engr. Sadain,the head of the regional

public works agency forthe past three years, is nowthe DPWH national office’sassistant secretary for for-eign-funded projects.

Secretary Loong reiter-ated that the DPWH-ARMM has many flagshipprojects in the region’s fiveprovinces. In 2014, theDPWH-ARMM targetedP5-billion worth ofprojects, which include400 kilometers of roads, 13bridges, 17 seaports and 12drainage structures.

“As of now, projects for2014 had achieved a physi-cal accomplishment of70%,” Sec. Loong said. TheP10-billion worth ofprojects this year includes500 kilometers of roads, 45seaports and 91 water sup-ply systems.

“We are now doingthings faster and system-

atic and strengthening ourpartnership with the localgovernment units for thepeople of ARMM in orderfor them to have cheapertransport of goods andproducts, better access totourism sites, and mainlyto uplift the lives of thepeople in the region,” headded.

The agency is currentlyworking on flood controland drainage improvementprojects to minimize flood-ing during the rainy season.DPWH-ARMM is also fo-cusing on roads leading totourist spots in partnershipwith the ARMM’s Tourismdepartment.

“This will boost theregion’s tourism industryand will attract more visi-tors and tourists,” he added.(Bureau of Public Informa-tion)

Alde Salusad, leader of the New Indigenous People’s Army Reform.

3 tigok sa baha, landslide sa MindanaoCOTABATO CITY – Binahaang malaking bahagi ngSouth Cotabato, Saranganiat Maguindanao dahil sapatuloy pag-ulan saMindanao at 3 katao anginulat na nasawi at ilangtulay ang nawasak.

Nabatid na matindiang naging pagbaha sabayan ng Tupi sa SouthCotabato na kung saan aynatagpuan ang bangkayng dalawa matanda sakanilang kubo na niragasang landslide sa BarangayBonao. Hindi pa makilala

ang isang biktima nanasawi naman saBarangay Lunen.

Hindi na rin umanomadaanan ang mga tulaysa Koronadal, partikular saBarangay Namnama atConcepcion kung kaya’tnagbabala ang lokal napamahalaan sa mgamotorista na mag-ingat sabaha.

Apektado na rin angmaraming pamilya sabayan ng Glan saSarangani dahil samatinding pagbaha

matapos na umapaw angilog doon sanhi ngmalakas na buhos ngulan. Ito rin ang problemasa Maguindanao at lubogna rin sa baha angmaraming sakahan doon.

Hindi naman agadmabatid sa Department ofSocial Welfare sa mgalugar kung paano nilangtutugunan ang problemasa kakulangan sa pagkainat pansamantalang shel-ter ng mga nasalanta ngbaha. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

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able to convince the groupof Ka Alde through thepower of God and his wordsto surrender and embraceGod in their lives. It was verymoving, it’s so emotionaland in the end, God is victo-rious,” he told the regionalnewspaper Mindanao Ex-aminer.

He said not onlySalusad and his followersaccepted and embracedGod; they also donated aparcel of land for the JMCIMso it can put up a chapel inthe heart of NIPAR’s strong-hold in the town.

According to Cuarteros,Salusad also told villageleaders to play worshipsongs every morning to re-mind them of God and theglorious mission of JMCIM.

“That journey of faithand mission from God hasbecome one of my most un-forgettable experiences andit is a mission of peace,”

Jesus Miracle Crusade ‘prayer warriors’brave rebel stronghold to bring words of God

Cuarteros said. “Ka Alde andhis group accepted JesusChrist as his Lord and Sav-iour and they wanted to starta new life through theJMCIM.”

Salusad, who is also be-ing hunted by the now rivalgroup NPA, has reportedlywanted to be part of thegovernment’s militia force orCAFGU which is the acro-nym for Civilian ArmedForce Geographical Unit, toprotect communities fromlawless elements in the prov-ince.

Cuarteros also said hisyounger sister, ElizaBuenabides, whom he didnot see for a long time andher husband, sheltered hisgroup while they were in SanFernando town.

The JMCIM – led by aninternationally known pas-tor Evangelist Wilde Almedaand his wife, Assistant PastorLina Almeda – is one of thelargest and most successfulapostolic churches based in

the Philippines with mil-lions of followers in thecountry alone. It has sta-tions also in the UnitedStates and other parts of theworld.

It was also Almeda wholed a dozen “prayer war-riors,” including Cuarteros,to a miraculous journeyand mission of 100-days offasting and prayers that vic-toriously convinced therebel group Abu Sayyaf torelease the 21 Sipadan hos-tages in Talipao town inSulu province in 2000.

Almeda’s group alsomanaged to convince a se-nior rebel leader GalibAndang, alias CommanderRobot and his group to em-brace the Christian faithand baptized them. And thevictorious peace mission isrelated in vivid detail in thebook, “Miracles inMoroland” written byAmerican professor Dr. SamSmith. (Mindanao Exam-iner)

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SULU PICTURES IN THE NEWS

Ramadan Islamic Seminar with Sulu Vice Governor Sakur M. Tan (Photos from Sulu Provincial Government)

Camp Asturias, Masjid PC received water tanks from Vice Governor Sa=kur Tan in behalf of the Sulu provincial government. (Photos from Sulu Provincial Government)

Provincial Peace and Order Council with Sulu Governor Totoh A. Tan (Photos from Sulu Provincial Government)

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Sayyaf man in 2001 killings capturedZAMBOANGA CITY – Se-curity forces have capturedan Abu Sayyaf rebel in-volved in the 2001 abduc-tion and beheading of 15farm workers in the south-ern Philippine province ofBasilan, officials said.

Insp. DahlanSamuddin, a regional po-lice spokesman, saidAbdula Indanan, aliasAlkobar, was captured inthe village of Paniongan inLantawan town. He said

policemen, backed by sol-diers, swooped down onAbdula’s hideout after along surveillance opera-tion last week.

He said Indanan wasamong those who ab-ducted the farm workers inGolden Harvest Plantationin Lantawan’s Tairan vil-lage.

The hostages wereused by the Abu Sayyaf asshield against pursuingtroops and then killed

them one by one as thegunmen escaped to themountains.

Samuddin said therebel is long wanted inBasilan and is facing mul-tiple criminal cases. Au-thorities have tagged theAbu Sayyaf – which is fight-ing for an Islamic state – inthe spate of terror attacksnot only in Basilan, butelsewhere in Mindanao,including ZamboangaCity. (Mindanao Examiner)

Maguindanao IDPs return homeCOTABATO CITY – After al-most four months of stay-ing in different evacuationcenters, more than 120,000Internally Displaced Per-sons (IDPs) inMaguindanao have suc-cessfully returned to theirrespective communities,bringing the number ofdisplaced residents in theprovince to zero.

During the com-memoration of the WorldRefugee Day in CotabatoCity, Atty. Laisa Alamia,Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao(ARMM) executive secre-tary, announced that as ofJune 4, Maguindanao has“zero IDP”.

Around 24,000 fami-lies, or about 120,000 indi-viduals, from 11 towns inMaguindanao were dis-placed due to an intensi-fied law enforcement op-eration launched by themilitary starting in Febru-ary this year against theBangsamoro Islamic Free-dom Fighters and otherterrorist groups.

The military operationthat dragged for more thantwo months also disruptedclasses in schools involv-ing at least 16,000 elemen-tary and secondary stu-dents.

In line with the obser-vance of the World RefugeeDay, the United NationsHigh Commissioner forRefugees conducted anIDP forum aimed at updat-ing the public on the stateof internally displacedpeople in Mindanao and inARMM in particular. Vari-ous line agencies includinglocal and international hu-manitarian organizationsattended the event.

Part of the commemo-ration was the sharing ofexperiences of some IDPsduring the intensified lawenforcement operations ofthe Armed Forces of thePhilippines.

Zainudin UkasMohamad, a farmer fromthe town of Talayan, said itwas never easy living in anevacuation center notinghe hopes that somedaygenuine peace will beachieved.

“Natutulog kami salupa at dahon lang ngsaging ang aming banig(We slept on the groundusing banana leaves as ourmat),” he said. “Sanamagkaroon na ng tunay nakapayapaan sa aminglugar (I hope there will begenuine peace in ourarea),” he added.

Saiduna Dalimbang,

16, from Nimao, DatuPiang, said despite experi-encing the hardships of be-ing an evacuee at a veryyoung age, she does notlose hope of becoming anurse someday. “Noong2008 ako unangnagbakwit, Grade 1 akonoon (I first evacuated in2008, I was in Grade 1then),” she said.

“Sa kabila ng paulit-ulit na gulo, hindi akonawawalan ng pag-asa namagiging nurse din ako(Despite the recurring con-flict in our area, I am stillhoping that someday I willbecome a nurse),” sheadded.

The United Nations es-tablished the World Refu-gee Day “to honor the cour-age, strength and determi-nation of women, men,and children who areforced to flee their homesunder threat of persecu-tion, conflict and vio-lence.” It is a day “to recog-nize the resilience of forc-ibly displaced peoplethroughout the world.”

This year, the event fo-cused on bringing to thepublic the side of the IDPsthrough sharing of theirstories of hope and resil-ience. (Bureau of Public In-formation)

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Although no indi-vidual or group claimed re-sponsibility for thekidnappings, authoritieshave tagged the Abu Sayyaf– which pledged allegianceto ISIS – in the raid on theisland which is just 45 min-utes by boat from DakakResort and is a favorite des-tination of local and for-eign tourists.

It was unknown whooriginally put up the clipwhich that ran almost 4minutes, but the video wasshared by viewers onFacebook and can be ac-cessed on this URL:https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /KupalLordOfficial/videos/728450967276861.

The Coast Guard hasconfirmed the two men inthe video were Villaruz andPagaling, and said it willnot pay ransom to the kid-nappers.

“Nanawagan (ako) sapamahalaan na tulungankami, lalo na si PresidentAquino, tulungan mokami…papatayin kaminila. Maawa ka sa amin, samga opisyales nggobyerno, sa pamilyanamin tulungan ninyo

kami,” the terrifiedPagaling said, his voicetrembling and body shak-ing from extreme fear. (Iam appealing to the gov-ernment; particularly toPresident Aquino to helpus…they are threatening tokill us all. Have mercy onus, officials of this govern-ment, our families, pleasehelp us.)

His companion,Villaruz, also made a simi-lar appeal. “Humihingikami ng tulong galing sak a t a a s - t a a s a npamahalaan sa Pilipinas,Sir, tulungan mo kami,hindi kami puwedengmagtagal dito kasikukunan kami ng ulo kungyun hinihingi nila ay hindimaibigay. Kung sino angnakapanood ng video nitotulungan ninyo kami,maawa kayo sa amin.” Weare begging for help to thehighest official of the Phil-ippine government, Sirhelp us. We cannot stayhere longer because theywill behead us if their de-mands are not met. Who-ever is watching this video,please help us, have pity onus.)

Buligao also appealed

to politicians in DapitanCity to help them. “Help us,please have mercy on us,”he said.

One of the armed menclad in a police uniform,who appeared to be theleader of the group, alsoread a message from his cellphone and said: “Kami aynakabihag ng dalawangCoast Guard at isangbarangay captain,nanawagan kami namaibigay ninyo anghinihingi namin sa lalongmadaling panahon kunghindi ninyo maibigay anghinihingi namin aypupugutan namin ang ulong isa sa mga bihag na ito olahat sila.” (We are holdingtwo Coast Guard and a vil-lage chieftain, we are call-ing (on the government) togive us our demand soonand if you will not heed toour demand, we shall be-head one of the hostages, orall of them.)

The gunman did notsay anything about theirdemand in exchange for thesafe release of the hostages,but other reports claimedthe kidnappers demandedat least P3 million ransoms.(Mindanao Examiner)

PNP Officer-In-Charge Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina posed for a photo after theOath-taking and Donning of Rank Ceremony recently in Camp Crame, Quezon City with thepromoted star rank officers led by Deputy Director General Danilo Santos Constantino (3rdfrom left). Other promotees were: Director Moro Virgilio Mandac Lazo (2nd from right); ChiefSuperintendent Francisco De Belen Santiago, Jr.; and Chief Superintendent Rosauro VenturaAcio, His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III approved the promotions upon therecommendation of DILG Secretary and National Police Commission Chairman Mar Roxas.Also in photo was Directorate for Personnel and Records Management Director, DirectorDominador Aquino Jr. (PNP-PIO Photo)

2 soldiers gunned down inrestive Maguindanao provinceSUSPECTED rebels killedtwo government soldiersin downtown ShariffAguak in the restiveMuslim province ofMaguindanao inn south-ern Philippines, the armysaid.

The soldiers, whosenames were not releasedby the army, were buyingmaterials for a schoolproject when gunmen at-tacked them last week.The army did not say howmany gunmen were in-volved in the attack, butthey also took the soldiers’motorcycle before fleeing.

Army Captain Jo-annPetinglay, a spokeswomanfor the 6th Infantry Divi-sion, said the victims weremembers of the 34th In-fantry Battalion which is

currently working on therehabilitation of Meta El-ementary School in theneighboring Datu Unsaytown.

“The unidentified per-petrators took the motor-cycle of the victims aftershooting one in the headand the other at the back.Responding elements ofthe 34th Infantry Battalionwere able to bring the sol-diers to the hospital inMaguindanao, but theywere already declared deadupon arrival,” she said.

Petinglay condemnedthe twin killings andquickly blamed the attackon the separatistBangsamoro Islamic Free-dom Fighters.

“The incident clearlymanifest that the BIFF

members are treacherousand will eventually strike atsoldiers who are not in-volved in actual combatoperation if given the op-portunity. This only furtherproves that the group doesnot care for the welfare andthe future of the childrenwithin their communities,”she said.

There was no immedi-ate statement from theBIFF, but previous attackson military targets werealso carried out by sympa-thizers or supporters of therebel group which is fight-ing for independence inMindanao region.Maguindanao is one of fiveprovince under the Muslimautonomous region inMindanao. (Mindanao Ex-aminer)

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Karachi heat wave: Unforgiving heat claims more lives

PAKISTAN - The unforgivingheat has spared no one. Thevery young, the very old andthose in the prime of theirlives.

Corpses covered in flieslie outside city morgues. In-side, bodies up on bodiesare piled high.

Hospitals are over-whelmed, relying on volun-teers and donors for ice, wa-ter and even spare beds.

By Thursday, the deathtoll from the oppressive heatwave in Sindh provincetopped 1,000, officials toldCNN.

La Vivienda Grilled Shawarma inZamboanga City (Food Review)

LA VIVIENDA GrilledShawarma, owned by the69-year old veteran cookRudy Bravo, at San JoseRoad in Zamboanga Cityis surely a place that I willvisit very often after Itasted their deliciousShawurma or Shawarma– a Levantine Arab meatpreparation similar toTaco where beef orchicken, or lamb or veal,are placed on a pointedrod for holding meat overa fire, or grilled on a pan.

The small road-siderestaurant offers a widevariety of Arabic andMexican Shawarma, anda fusion of Filipino-styleShawarma, omelette,escalope, burgers andmouth-watering saucesfrom barbecue to curryand their super-flaming“volcanic” chili oil andthe lesser hot, but still su-per spicy “dynamite” chiliand garlic oil which willsurely make you sweatbecause of its very hot,hot and hot, but deli-ciously superb tastemade from a blend ofchilies and other herbsand spices.

The five-year old LaVivienda – which literallymeans “home” or “dwell-ing” in Spanish – contin-ues to draw and attract asteady influx of dinersbecause of its good-tast-ing, clean and quality,delicious Shawarma at a

(Shawarma by La Vivienda and restaurant owner Rudy Bravo, photo below. Photos by AlJacinto for Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper)

very affordable pricesranging from P75 to P90.

The humble ownersays the secret of hisShawarma house is thehigh quality of the meat heuses and of course, thecleanliness of his greattasting Sharwarma and hisfresh dough grilled to per-fection, and sauces that goalong with it. The great ser-vice of the food attendants

adds up to the assets ofthe La Vivienda.

I highly recommendLa Vivienda GrilledShawarma. Hurry, goand visit La Vivienda anddon’t forget your hand-kerchief and get ready forthat “dynamite” taste!(Food review by AlJacinto for Mindanao Ex-aminer Regional News-paper)

But even without thenumbers, the full extent ofthe misery isn't hard togauge.

OvOvOvOvOverererererwhelmed hospitalwhelmed hospitalwhelmed hospitalwhelmed hospitalwhelmed hospitalAt the Jinnah Post

Graduate Medical Center inSindh's capital, Karachi,heat stroke victims arewheeled in daily, swellingthe numbers well beyondcapacity.

The overwhelmed doc-tors and nurses do what theycan.

But with supplies lim-ited, the government-runhospital is relying on volun-

teers and donors for eventhe basic necessities, theysay.

Family members tendto many of the patients, wip-ing their brows with spongesand keeping them cool withwet, grimy towels.

"I felt so hot, I was vom-iting," an elderly man toldCNN. "I felt weak and myheart sank."

OvOvOvOvOverpacked morerpacked morerpacked morerpacked morerpacked morgueguegueguegueAt the Edhi morgue, the

largest still operating inKarachi, the picture is evenmore dismal. A charity runsthe facility, but it's strug-

gling.The stench of death is

felt even before visitorsreach the gates.

A handwritten sign out-side says the morgue is filledto capacity, while bodies lieoutside.

Daily power outages, asthe city tries to keep up withthe demands of 16 millionresidents, mean the coldstorage unit that housesbodies is hot and sticky.

The dead, it seems, aredenied the dignity they de-serve.

BBBBBrrrrrutal heatutal heatutal heatutal heatutal heatThe city is used to bak-

ing in the heat around thistime of the year, just before

the monsoon rains arrive aswelcome relief.

But this year's heatwave has been particularlybrutal.

It began last week. Tem-peratures reached 44.8 de-grees Celsius (112.64 de-grees Fahrenheit) -- thehighest-recorded tempera-ture in the country in the last15 years.

Cooler temperaturesare expected to arrive later inthe week.

RRRRRamadan obligationsamadan obligationsamadan obligationsamadan obligationsamadan obligationsThe heat wave comes at

a time when this predomi-nantly Muslim country'scitizens are observingRamadan. During the holy

month, the faithful fast fromsunup until sundown.

This means that, amidstthese scorching tempera-tures, Pakistanis are forgo-ing food and water.

Clerics are remindingresidents that they canforego fasting if they feel thesoaring temperatures arelife-threatening.

"My son had a hightemperature and then hehad a fit," one woman toldCNN

Asked if she had waterand electricity, she replied,"Nothing. We have none ofthose things." (SaimaMohsin and Euan McKirdy,CNN)

A man shifts a heatwave victim to a hospital in Pakistan's worst-hit citym Karachi. Officialssay hundreds have died in a heat wave in southern Pakistan, as the government called in thearmy to help tackle widespread heatstroke in Karachi.

Hordes of people, mostly students, flank Mayor Beng Climaco in a groupie post after themassive tree planting activity in celebration of Arbor Day at the Climaco Freedom park lastweek. Majority of Zamboangueños support Climaco’s admistration. (Joey Bautista)

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Broccoli at Cauliflower Laban sa KanserPayo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong

Alam natingmasustansya ang mgagulay, pero alam niyo bana ang broccoli at cauli-flower ay tinagurian ngmga eksperto napinakamasustansyanggulay?Ayon sa US Departmentof Agriculture, ang broc-coli ay mas mayaman savitamin C kumpara saorange. Kasing-dami angcalcium ng broccoli saisang basong gatas. Angmga sanga ng broccoli aymay 3 doble ng fiberkumpara sa isang pirasong wheat bread.Heto ang mga sakit nap u w e d e n gmatutulungan ng broc-coli at cauliflower:1. Para sa mga babae.Ang broccoli ay maykemikal na sulforaphanena makatutulong sa pag-iwas sa breast cancer.Ang sulforaphane aypinipigilan ang isang es-trogen metabolite namay kaugnayan sa breastcancer. May taglay nafolic acid din ang broc-coli na kailangan ng batasa sinapupunan.Mayroon din itong cal-cium na makatutulongdin sa pag-iwas sa os-teoporosis.2. Para labanan angkanser.

Dr. Willie T. Ong

Ang sulforaphane aynagpapadami ng isangselula na kung tawagin ay‘helper T-cells.’Tinutulungan nito angating atay na tanggalinang mga dumi nanalalanghap natin tuladng usok ng sigarilyo, usokng sasakyan, at mgagamot at alak na ininom.Ayon sa pagsusuri sa To-kyo at Singapore,makatutulong ang broc-coli at cauliflower sa pag-iwas sa kanser sa balat atkanser sa baga. Sakatunayan, ayon sa WorldCancer Research Fund,may 206 na pagsisiyasatna ang nagsasabi na angbroccoli at cauliflower aypangontra sa kanser sabibig, lalamunan, suso,tiyan, baga, pale (pan-creas) at bituka.3. Para sa mataas ang

kolesterol.Ang fiber na taglay ngbroccoli aymakatutulong sapagbaba ng kolesterol sadugo at masasabi natingmakalilinis sa atingbituka.4. Para pumayat.Hindi nakatataba angmga gulay kumpara sakarne at matatamis napagkain. Ang isang tasang broccoli o caulifloweray may taglay lamang ng46 calories. Kung gustoninyo pumayat, kumainng maraming gulay paramabusog agad.5. Para lumakas angkatawan.Maraming antioxidants(panlaban sa sakit) angbroccoli tulad ng beta-carotene, vitamin C atglutathione. May mgaeksperto ang nagsasabina mas mabisa ang natu-ral na glutathione nagaling sa gulay dahiltinutulungan nito angating atay na alisin angmasasamang kemikaltulad ng lead at mercury.Bukod sa mga sakit nanabanggit, ang pagkainng broccoli at cauli-flower ay tinataya dingmay benepisyo sa sakitna Alzheimer’s disease,diabetes, sakit sa puso atarthritis.

The US Must Stop Enabling Israelby Alon Ben-Meir

NO ONE can deny the close,abiding, and unparalleledfriendship between theUnited States and Israel. Thistight bond has served bothcountries well, especially Is-rael, which has benefittedpolitically, economically,and militarily from the US’sunwavering support, help-ing Israel to become a pow-erhouse second to none inthe Middle East. It appears,though, that this unequivo-cal American support andfriendship enabled Israel tobecome more entrenched inthe West Bank by buildingand expanding the settle-ments and expropriatingPalestinian land, therebymaking the prospect ofachieving peace ever moreremote.

Regardless of the warsand violent conflicts sweep-ing the region since Israel’sinception, the US main-tained a steady hand in itssupport of Israel, even at theexpense of its own strategicinterests in the area.

Friendship, after all,whether between countriesor individuals, carries with ita moral responsibility andobligation to lend aid, ad-vice, resources, and protec-tion as the case may warrant.An ethical difficulty arises,however, when one realizesthat instead of helping afriend, one is in fact allowing,or enabling, that friend toharm himself.

To use a simple analogy,if my friend is addicted todrugs, there quickly comes apoint where readily givinghim money (in the Israeli-USsituation, providing Israelwith military aid, economicassistance, and especially

political cover) is directlycontributing to the continu-ation of this devastatinghabit.

It is precisely in thename of friendship that Imust refuse to give thatwhich my friend so ardentlydesires. Such a policy of‘tough love’ is never easy orpleasant, and certainly un-popular – as Nietzsche put it,“This is the hardest of all: toclose the open hand out oflove…”

US-Israel relations arepresently at a historic low be-cause Obama was willing toshow a little tough love by ex-erting limited pressure on Is-rael to suspend settlementactivity. The irony here is thatwhile the US believes that Is-raeli-Arab peace will provideIsrael with ultimate long-term security, it did not exertsufficient pressure on Israelto pursue peace, which of ne-cessity requires significantconcessions.

Every day that the US al-lows the continuation of theoccupation, it is inadvert-ently compromising Israel’snational security, eventhough the US is committedto safeguard that very thing.Israel is digging itself deeperwhile the US remains its pro-tector and the prospect for atwo-state solution becomesdimmer, threatening Israel’svery existence as a Jewishand democratic state.

The US must no longergive Israel a blank check,hoping that it will use itwisely. Israel has failed thattest and the US is becomingas a result complicit in Israel’sself-destructive policy. Giventhat the US has a moral andmaterial stake in Israel’s

wellbeing and is committedto its preservation, it must bein a position to shape and in-fluence Israel’s conduct, par-ticularly in relation to its con-flict with the Palestinians.

There are those who ar-gue that Israel is a sovereignstate and no other country,including the US, can dictatewhat Israel can or cannot do.The problem is that Israel de-pends on the US politically,and to safeguard its nationalsecurity, and cannot at thesame time defy the US andcontinue to expect this un-conditional support.

Other than the damagethe US’s current policy hascaused to Israel’s national se-curity interests, the US haslost much of its credibility inthe region. The Arab statesaccuse the US of lacking im-partiality in addressing theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict,and they go as far as suggest-ing that America is in Israel’spocket.

As it is, the Israeli-Pales-tinian conflict is extremelydifficult to resolve and is fur-ther burdened by differinghistorical and religious ac-counts and claims, and everyday that passes without a so-lution makes the conflictever more intractable.

Prime MinisterNetanyahu believes he candefy the US with impunity;one can count on him (con-trary to his public protesta-tions) to make every effort tostymie the creation of a Pal-estinian state.

Only when the USchanges its policy and is pre-pared to exert, in the main,political pressure on Israel,will the US be able to save Is-rael from its destructive path.

The US must now workclosely with its Europeanand Arab allies to come upwith a binding UNSC resolu-tion that will compel both Is-raelis and Palestinians to sitdown and negotiate a peaceagreement. If Israel refuses toabide by the resolution or ne-gotiate in good faith, the USshould withdraw its politicalcover, thereby exposing Is-rael to international censure.

Netanyahu, like most Is-raelis, simply takes Americanpolitical support for granted.When he realizes he can nolonger do so, he will have toheed the US’s advice and to-gether develop new plansthat will advance the peaceprocess, or resign.

That said, the current ex-treme right-wing coalitiongovernment led byNetanyahu will under no cir-cumstances accede to the es-tablishment of a Palestinianstate, and it will unravel un-der international, especiallyAmerican, pressure.

Needless to say, this inno way exempts the Palestin-ians from fulfilling their ownresponsibility in negotiatingin earnest and making the re-quired concessions, howeverpainful, with the objective ofreaching an agreement.

Like all of his predeces-sors, having judiciouslywatched Israel’s back,Obama has the obligationand moral responsibility todemand that Israel resumethe negotiations in earnest.Although Israel has enjoyedtremendous political sup-port from both Congress andthe American people, there isa definite shift among the

public and leading politi-cians toward putting theonus on Israel.

This seven decades-olddebilitating conflict that hasdestabilized the Middle Eastand continues to feed intothe region’s sweeping violentfrenzy must come to an end.

The US ought to be clearby explaining to the Israelipublic in particular that timeis running out. If Israel con-tinues to build new and ex-pand existing settlements, itwill seriously and rapidlyerode the prospect of a two-state solution.

Israel must choose now

between a) remaining a Jew-ish and democratic state byending the occupation andcreating two states, b) be-coming a one-state democ-racy (in which case the Pal-estinians will be the govern-ing majority), or c) end upbeing an apartheid state sub-ject to international con-demnation, sanctions, andisolation.

A change in Americanpolicy toward Israel in noway suggests that the US isless committed to Israel’s na-tional security. On the con-trary, because of the US’s un-wavering commitment, it

becomes incumbent upon itmorally and materially toend its enablement ofIsrael’s addiction to buildingmore settlements, expropri-ating more land, and main-taining the occupation,which will destroy Israel aswe know it.

By demonstratingtough love, the US can fulfillits moral obligation to bestserve Israel’s national secu-rity and preserve it as an in-dependent Jewish anddemocratic state, which fornearly all Israelis is theirmost cherished dream.(alon@alonben-meir.com)

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Service Insurance Sys-tem (GSIS)makapahimos na sataas nga credit limit ugmas taas nga repay-ment terms sugodkarong Hulyo 1 ubos sagipa-uswag nga con-sol idated loan pr o-gram.

Sa Enhanced Con-sol idated Loan PlusProgram, ang mgamiyembro nganakabayad og pre-mium contr ibutionsnga di mo-ubos sa 15ka tuig, mahimongmakahulam sa 12-month salar y loansamtang kadtongadunay di mo-ubos sa25 ka tuig nga paidpremiums mahimongmakahulam sa 14-month loan.

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Sa pag-standardizesa payment schemes ugdue dates, ang unangamortization due datealang sa loans nga gi-aprobahan sa mismongadlaw o sa dili pa angika-23 sa bulan, adto nasa ika-10 sa mosunodnga bulan gikan sa petsasa pag-aprobar sa loan.

Alang sa mga loansnga gi-aprobahan saika-23 sa bulan, ang firstdue date adto na sa 10thday sa ikaduhang bulanhuman sa pag-aprobarsa loan.

Apr ubado na saUbos Balay Balaoranansa ikatulo ugkatapusang pagbasa

ang balaodnongnagtakda og P2,000across-the-board ngadugang sa binuwangpensyon sa Social Secu-rity System (SSS).

Ubos sa House Bill5842, isaka na sa P3,200gikan sa kanhing P1, 200ang minimum monthlypension nga ihatag saSSS sa mga neretiro ngaadunay 10 ka tuig ngacredited service.

Alang usab sa mgaSSS pensioners ngaadunay 20 ka tuig ngacredited service, isakana kini sa P4, 400 gikansa kanhi P2,400 angilang madawat.

Matud pa ni Re p.Neri Colmenares, angnag-unang milagda samaong balaodnon, tuyoniining makatabang angSSS pension sa mgan a g - u n a n gpanginahanglan sa mgapensyonado ngakadaghanan niini mgasenior citizen. (Elvira C.Bongosia)

City's coastal, urban clean-up (Photo from Cebu City PIO)

Panahon sa ting-ulan,gi-deklarar na sa PAGASA

IKUMPIRMARsa PhilippineA t m o s p h e r i c ,G e o p h y s i c a lG

and Astronomical Ser-vices Administration(PAGASA) nga nagsugodna ang panahon sa ting-ulan.

Matud pa ni PAGASAforecaster Buddy Javier,na-obserbahan nila angpagtumaw sa hanginghabagat o southwestmonsoon.

Giingong igo ra usabang natalang ulan sa mganiaging mga adlaw sanagkalain-laing parte sanasud.

Tungod niini, lagdana lang sa mga opisyal saPAGASA anggikinahanglan aronmapagawas anganunsiyo nga nag-ingong misulod na angting-uwan o rainy seasonsa Pilipinas.

Nanghinaot si Javier

nga mailisan sa mgapag-ulan ang kakulangsa tubig sa mga dam ngatigkuhaan og ilimnonug patubig sa mgairigasyon.

Una nang mi-ubosang supply sa tubigtungod sa El Niño phe-nomenon, samtangaduna pay mga lugarnga nagdeklarar ogstate of calamity tungodsa huwaw. (Elvira C.Bongosia)

VECO rolls out power conservation campaignHE Cebu Un-plugged Cam-paign of theVisayan ElectricT

Company (VECO) spreadsto the barangays nextmonth as the companyadvocates a lifestyle habitto adopt energy conserva-tion measures in thehousehold as a long-termgoal, its manager said.

Maria TheresaSederiosa said the CebuCity Council has adoptedthe program and willlaunch the campaign inJuly which councillorNida Cabrera spearheadsbeing the chairperson ofthe Committee on Envi-ronment.

“Cebu Unpluggedwill now be implementedin the 80 barangays ofCebu City,” saidSederiosa, adding thatCebu Province alreadypassed a resolutionadopting the programauthored by ProvincialBoard Member Peter John

Calderon.Sederiosa said the

conservation campaignin the barangays will notonly focus on energy effi-ciency, but also waterconservation.

Cebu Unpluggedcampaign on the otherhand, listed eight ways toconserve energy of whichthe number one rule is tounplug appliances andelectronics when not inuse because simply turn-ing it off without unplug-ging it continues to con-sume energy.

The other conserva-tion measures listed aredefrost refrigerator regu-larly to prevent build-upand cover up and save oncooling cost by blockingsun’s heat with curtains.

Maximize use ofwashing machine in onego, shut the door of appli-ances, use gas burner in-stead of electric stove,turn on electric fans in-stead of air condition

units and choose en-ergy-efficient appli-ances.

“Power supply is al-most equal to demandand to avert an energycrisis, we need to man-age the problem fromthe demand side,” saidSederiosa.

Cebu Unpluggedwon the Bronze Award inthe 2nd Asia PacificStevie Awards 2015 inShanghai, China re-cently. The campaign,launched in June lastuyear, was pegged as “adifferent kind of peoplepower.”

Sederiosa said powerdemand in VECO’s fran-chise areas particularlyMetro Cebu increases atan average growth of 4.5to 5 percent as she placedemphasis on communityinvolvement in energyconservation to preventa possible power crisis.(Fayette C. Riñen andJay-Ileen Engalla)

P3-M multa silot sa mga grupongmagpahigayon og hazing

PRUBADO nasa Kamara angb a l a o d n o nnga nagbawalA

sa pagpahigayon oghazing sa mga frater-nity, sorority ug ubanpang organisasyon.

Ubos sa House Bill5760 nga tuyongamyendahan ang Re-public Act 8049 o angAnti-hazing Law,

padayon nang gi-bawalang hazing samtang i-regulate usab ang ubanpang paagi sa initiationnga ipahigayon samaong mga grupo.

Adunay multa kiningP1 milyon taman P3milyon ug unom kabuwan hangtudpagkabilanggo sa tibuokkinabuhi ang posiblengatubangon sa mga

molapas sa maongbalaodnon.

Giingong tuyo samaong balaodnon ngapapason na ang kulturasa bayolente nganahitabo sa mga frater-nity ug sorority nga mo-resulta na sapagkamatay sakadaghanan sa mgabiktima niini. (Elvira C.Bongosia)

Ex-army general, bag-onghepe sa Bureau of Corrections

ITUDLO niP r e s i d e n t eB e n i g n oAquino si ex-G

Lt. Gen. RicardoRainier Cruz isip bag-ong Director Generalsa Bureau of Correc-tions sa Department ofJustice.

Siya ang gihulip niFranklin Jesus Bucayunga miluwat sapangatungdanan samaong posisyon karong

tuig. Si Cruz mi-alagadisip commander sa East-ern Mindanao Commandgikan niadtong 2013taman 2014.

Nahimo usab siyangAssistant Division Com-mander sa 10th InfantryDivision sukad niadtong2011 taman 2012.Natapos ni Cruz iyangBachelor of Science de-gree sa Philippine Mili-tary Academy Class of1980.

Samtang si Jose LuisMartin Gascon usab angbag-ong chairman saCommission on HumanRights (CHR) isip hulip sani retirong si EttaRosales.

Gibutang usab isipcommissioners sa CHRsilang Karen GomezDumpit, GwendolynPimentel-Gana ug JusticeUndersecretary LeahArmamento. (Elvira C.Bongosia)