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Forum ensures peace to reign in the land
September 3, 2006 - Bohol Standard Newspaper

WHILE cause-oriented and left-leaning groups elsewhere in the country fear for their lives with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s declaration of an all-out war against insurgents, leaders of such groups in Bohol are “textmates” with Col. Arthur Tabaquero, commander of the Philippine Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade based in Katipunan, Carmen town.

Tabaquero and the “marked” leaders exchanged cell phone numbers during a dialogue yesterday. Bishop Leopoldo Tumulak, chair of the Local Peace Forum here â€" one of only three in the country â€" and Gov. Erico Aumentado who is the co-chair convened the LPF, to address issues like peace talks and political killings. Tumulak is the military vicar and concurrently the administrator of the Diocese of Tagbilaran.

Local Bayan Muna chair Victor Olayvar, Hugpong sa mga Mag-uumang Bol-anon (Humabol) chair William Boybanting, Humabol chapter leaders Felipeneri Bejasa, Tomasa Santos and two others claim to be in a liquidation list allegedly drawn by the military.

Tabaquero categorically denied having such a list. To allay the fears of liquidation expressed by the peasant leaders, Aumentado and Tumulak suggested that they exchange numbers for the leaders to easily reach the top military commander here in case they notice suspicious persons shadowing or conducting surveillance on them.

The leaders claim that the “list” comes from the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) but Tabaquero said such list does not exist.

Finding the dialogue fruitful and beneficial, presiding officer Aumentado steered the LPF into passing a resolution urging the continuance of the stalled peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its political arm, the National Democratic Front (NDF), and to allow such talks in the local level.

To note, party leader Jose Ma. Sison now exiled in the Netherlands, and the hierarchy of the CPP-NDF and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) do not allow peace talks at the local level.

The LPF also passed a resolution urging the CPP-NPA-NDF to stop collecting revolutionary taxes.

Bohol peace formula eyed for ‘bloodied’ Central Luzon
September 3, 2006 - Bohol Standard

IT may be a tall order for former Bohol top military commander Brigadier General Juanito Gomez as he assumes the top post of the Central Luzon’s 7th Infantry Division (7th ID), but he has a silver bullet in his musket.

Soon to take over command of a land so bloodstained by accusations of human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings formerly under controversial Major General Jovito Palparan, General Gomez earns the confidence of no less than Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz.

Gen. Gomez’s silver bullet for the insurgency infested Central Luzon is the same winning approach he did in Bohol, a province that was once considered a breeding ground for insurgents.

The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) here reported that the Gomez led military operations were credited for the disbandment of two of the four active New People’s Army fronts and the eventual evacuation of the rebel’s Central Visayas regional Party strategic base to Leyte.

When most images of military operations picture the gruesome deaths and bloody encounters, Bohol’s way is for peace, while putting the military in active civil military operations in focused areas in coordination with the famed convergence of all government resources, PPOC documents reveal.

In fact, Bohol story did not escape President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s attention when she mentioned Gen. Gomez counter insurgency innovation during her recent state of the nation address.

When he assumes post, Gen. Gomez would be taking over a command so differently situated from his successful campaign for peace. He would be dipped in a land so bloodstained with allegations of being under an iron fisted “butcher and executioner” a reference militant groups give to Palparan’s military counter-insurgency campaign.

But, according to newspaper reports, Defense Secretary Cruz Sec. Cruz wants the military in Central Luzon to project a new image to the public, the one success story in Bohol which he said should be a new government approach against insurgency.

Gomez assumption to the 7th ID starting September 11 when Palparan retires is the second time that the former Bohol general takes over Palparan’s command.

He took over Palparan’s 204th Infantry Brigade in Oriental Mindoro in 2002 until October 2003. Now Gen. Gomez also takes the reins from Palparan again, following a Palparan led massive counter-insurgency operations peaking in requiring for each one resident in Central Luzon to get a community tax certificate.

With the Bohol experience for Central Luzon, Secretary Cruz may again mean the Gomez’s approach through understanding and striking a deal towards a workable peace process. (rachiu/PIA)

SP-VGO trains Bohol barangay legislators
September 3, 2006 - Bohol Standard

Getting that big laugh over a seemingly funny barangay ordinance? Well, not in Bohol.

At least, when all of the barangay officials would have been equipped with the knowledge on barangay legislations, parliamentary and legislative work becomes easy job. Then the review of ordinances committees would have no reasons to laugh anymore,” says Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera.

The Office of the Vice Governor (VGO) and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here now embarks on a Training on Barangay Legislations, a critical move to give the barangay officials who are in the forefronts for government service the right tools, says Dioville Mar, of the Special Projects Unit (SPU).

With the barangay officials earnestly asking for help to be able to contribute to the general aim of helping the country cross the threshold of the first world, the SP Local Legislative Development Project now puts in a novel technology transfer scheme.

This would be on the most needed legislative processes, parliamentary procedures, drafting of resolutions and ordinances, research and data banking as well as codification, explains VGO Chief of Staff Anne Mariquit Oppus.

Implemented by a training team composed of SP and SPU staff funded by the VGO, the training was initially piloted in 8 towns here since 2004 and has now spread while equipping approximately 3,000 barangay officials in 17 towns, Mar said.

The one day course targets barangay captians, councilors, secretaries, Sangguniang Kabataan barangay chairs, SK councilors and secretaries, the Training on Barangay Legislations concept paper states. (rachiu/PIA)

Published on Sept 3, 2006 Bohol Standard

With this issue, the Bohol Standard celebrates its second year of existence as a community newspaper in the service of the Boholano community.

It may not mean much to those who cannot help but compare the Standard with those who came very much earlier. The comparison would be unfair because to do so would be like pitting an adult with a child. It is unfair to the child in the sense that it still has a lot to learn. It is also unfair to the adult that has proven a lot.

In its very brief existence, the Standard has faced challenges that other papers will never face. Challenges are normal events in the lives of people and organizations so they should not come as a surprise.

However, any challenge that comes from within is naturally disappointing and sad. A house divided in itself is not expected to stand long. The Standard would have preferred other challenges, but this is one challenge that has to be dealt with.

There are challenges on other fronts. We have been the butt of jokes, ridicules and insults. Of course, that is not entirely unexpected. Newcomers have to prove themselves to put that behind them.

The Standard however is proving that it intends to stay. Contrary to the belief of critics who thought it would fold up when confronted by problems, it has managed to survive.

It does not intend to compete with the older newspapers. That was clear since the start. The Standard only intends to present another view to readers in presenting the news and through the opinions of its writers. This is the reason why the Standard refuses to dignify quarrels and controversies, because it believes that there are enough existing conflicts.

Many people like to read and listen to gossip and conflict but the Standard tries to stay away from them. It is not for the trouble-makers and the quarrelsome because this would violate the Standard’s policy.

This policy has been noticed by many readers. A growing number of them go for the Standard because they do not want any more trouble and conflict. This is the path that the Standard would like to walk.

As it moves into its third year, the Standard continues to look forward. The challenges of the past should not prevent it from going forward. The lessons remain but they should not keep the paper from moving on.

In its search for its own place under the sun, the Standard needs all the patronage, encouragement and even criticism of the people who want it to grow. They are the reasons why the Standard is looking forward.

By Loy Palapos
Published September 3, 2006

A film director at twenty-four on two opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, RD Alba is an epitome of the responsible youth, accomplished for his age, and full of promises. In a country where many artists gain recognition posthumously, and achievement is always associated with age, and the young is only expected to earn his laurels after roughing it up in the tumble of misses and frustrations, Director Alba has proven himself belonging to an elite breed of creative denizens imbued with a deep sense of dexterity in a field where the Darwinian survival of the fittest is the rule.

RD is derived from the first letters of parents Rey Alba and Disi Yap, both successful medical doctors by profession. Christened Jose Simplicio, his grandfather’s name. RD was born in Cebu City on September 4,1978. He is a product of the Bohol Wisdom School, where he was a constant participant in the school’s extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. It was during this phase in his life that he decided to be involved in film as a lifetime career.

When he was barely three years of age, he wanted to be a pilot, being deeply influenced by his granduncle, Captain Ruperto Luzon, the first Filipino test-pilot. At age seven he was gifted a Betamax movie camera, and this changed his world. During class breaks and weekends he would film a world of make-believe (Oscar awards night, lachrymal episodes, etc.) with members of the family as the cast. The camera became his closest friend as he recorded significant events in the life of their family. While everybody else was enjoying a birthday party, he was filming the event.

Today, even his siblings have grown up, but the Beta tapes are still there, reminders of a young lad and his characters now preparing their lives for the future. Lucy finished her Arts study at the University of the Philippines, had her internship at the Smithsonian Museum in Maryland, and is now an art connoisseur in the Museum of Portland, Oregon. Disi Rae finished the four-year pre-medicine at the University of Santo Tomas, and will soon graduate as a Doctor of Medicine at Southwestern University. Carlo Niño finished a computer course and will graduate with a Master’s degree at Informatics-Cebu. Julia May is on her last year in BS-Biology at Velez College and plans to have her regular Medicine at UST.

His mother sees in him “a very good son...honest, responsible, diligent...liwat sa papa.” Even when the entire family established residence for more than a year in the States, RD continued to make home movies with his American neighbors. It does not anymore come as a surprise that he has selected the movie realm as his world.

Right after graduation from his secondary course he went abroad and enrolled at the Jacksonville State University, in Alabama, USA where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree, major in Drama, and minor in English. Aware that his knowledge still left many things to be desired, he decided to widen his horizons and took up a Master's Degree in Fine Arts, major in Film Directing, in Los Angeles Film School, in Hollywood, California, USA.

It was in Hollywood where he came under the tutelage of brilliant and prominent mentors who have proven themselves the best in the field. Steven Spielberg, director of E. T., Schindler’s List, Jaws, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, and many other cinematic masterpieces gave him the rudiments of film direction. He learned from Wes Craven the nuances of horror films, exemplified by the box office success of Scream, Parts 1,2,3 and Nightmare on Elmo Street. He imbibed knowledge of cinematography from Januz Kaminski, the cinematographer of Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List. He learned much from the suspense-thrillers of Jon Amiel, director of Entrapment and Copycat. From Philip Noyce, who directed Clean and Present Danger, he developed further his adroitness in action scences. In comedy he derived his knowledge from Donald Petrie, responsible for megging Miss Congeniality, Grumpy Old Men, and Mystic Pizza. There were many more Hollywood film personalities from whom he absorbed nuggets of ideas which come in handy when he makes his own films.

In the year 2000 RD Alba became a legitimate part of American films. It was during this time when he conceptualized, wrote the script, and directed “Mourning Eve,” which became an official entry to the Los Angeles Film Festival. In the same year he directed “Lust,” a CineManila Entry, which won the Los Angeles Short Film Award. His giftedness behind the camera impressed his most astute film mentors.

Then came “Sabangga” in the year 2001, which garnered the Audience Award in the Vancouver Asian Festival 2001. The same film was also given the Swiss Asian Film Festival Award. It was a victory that proved further his great talent in film making.

Another international recognition followed. For his “Top Model,” made also in 2001, Director Alba won the Swiss Film Festival Award. That same year he was given the American Film Institute Recognition Award for “Nina.” The same body gave him another recognition later for his other directorial achievement, “Drive.”

RD Alba now resides in West Hollywood, California, but oftentimes fly home to nurture his roots. He produced “A World Without End,” which starred G Toengi and Joel Torre. A true Boholano blood, RD has been back and forth to Bohol and Los Angeles at least three times a year.

Filming has always been his passion since his younger years. RD Alba feels lucky to have been where he is at present, experiencing the best in Hollywood and giving back what he has learned to his homeland in terms of entertaining his fellow Filipinos.

Director RD Alba is the Assistant Director of “Reunion,” a comedy flick starring Cesar Montano and Giselle Sanchez which is now on its post-production stage after months of filming in Bohol. In this movie, Cesar Montano, recently awarded one of the Ten Outstanding Boholanos Around the World, plays the role of a tourist guide. RD is presently directing “Milyonaryong Mini” of ABS-CBN, which he also edits, and which will be shown this coming October.

For the first time in TV history, a Boholano was accorded recognition via the much acclaimed “Kapalaran,” aired over ABS-CBN National TV. It utilized local, national, and foreign talents. The best shots of the TV series showcased the incomparable scenes in Bohol, thereby enhancing the potentials of the province as the number one tourist destination. When the drama series reached the United States, it was viewed by the thousands of Filipinos from California to New York, making the Boholano extremely proud.

This could not have happened if not for a boy who dreamed big, not for his own sake, but for his nation. Youth has played a role to his advantage. He has still a long way to go and develop his skills. This young Boholano is a film maker on the rise. He is a son of the East, brought up in the West. RD Alba will soon prove that he has the best of both worlds in order to live up to his passion.

CIDG takes lead in drive against loose firearms
September 3, 2006 - Bohol Standard

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group here are taking the lead against the proliferation of loose firearms.

CIDG head Insp Ricaredo Flores said his team would be conducting raids on identified holders of illegal firearms.

“The location and holders of these illegal firearms are now in our list and we only need the necessary search warrants from the court to conduct the raids,” he assured.

Loose firearms are traced as contributing factor to the numerous armed robberies hitting the province in the past months. Aside from robberies, shooting to death incidents also indicate the high number of firearms falling in the wrong hands, criminal investigators said.

Flores however urged the community to be vigilant and report any sighting or information of people holding these illegal firearms.

Positive results were made this week in the intensified campaign against loose firearms as police nabbed a habal-habal driver tucking in his waist a .357 Magnum revolver with live ammunitions in a checkpoint in Buenavista town.

Another police operation in Ubay the other day yielded firearms in a house earlier put under surveillance through the help of a vigilant community.

Killer of habal-habal driver now in hiding
Published: Sept 3, 2006 Bohol Standard

A SUSPECT in at least two cases of killings could not be located anymore after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The police could no longer locate suspect Christopher Buslon, tagged as the killer in the death of habal-habal driver Nelson Pacatang whose body was found dumped at a grassy lot in Cabawan district this city, dawn of the Tagbilaran City fiesta May 1, 2006.

The search for him came after an arrest warrant was issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 49 Judge Fernando Fuentes for the case of Complex Crime for Qualified Carnapping filed in court by the City Prosecutor’s Office last month.

A witness identified Buslon to be the person who hired Pacatang on the evening before the victim was found dead the next morning.

The same suspect is also facing another murder charge for the death of a farmer in Bicao, Carmen shot to death last month.

Witnesses positively identified Buslon as the assailant. The case is pending resolution at the Provincial Prosecution’s Office under Fiscal Eric Ucat.

The police unit in Pilar where the suspect’s address was indicated, the Bohol Provincial Intelligence and Investigation Division and the City Police are now coordinating for the speedy arrest of the suspect.

PRESS BRIEFING OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY CHARLES JOSE

(DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)[Press Briefing Room | 14 October 2016]

OPENING STATEMENT:

ASEC. JOSE: Good morning to everyone. I would like to brief you on the forthcoming trips of the President to Brunei and China.

Maayong buntag sa tanan.Ganahan ko sultian tamo sa mga biyahe sa Presidente sa Brunei ug China.

The President will be leaving next week, from October 16 to 21, 2016 to visit Brunei and China.

Ang presidente kay mung-gikan sunod simana, gikan Oktobre 16 hanton 21, 2016 para mubisita sa Brunei ug China.

The President will travel to Brunei for a state visit on October 16 to 18 and to China for a state visit on October 18 to 21, 2016.

Ang Presidente kay mubiyahe sa Brunei para sa state visit inig Oktobre 16 hantod 18 ug sa China para state visit sa Oktobre 18 hantod 21, 2016

Both visits are expected to enhance our friendly relations with both countries and to ensure them that the Philippines will continue to be their partners in the region.

Ang duha ka bisita kay para mapalambo ang atong pagkaamigo sa duha ka nasod ug masigurado ang pagkapartner sa Pilipinas sa ilaha sa atong rehiyon.

In Brunei, the President is expected to hold bilateral talks with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on issues of bilateral and regional concern.

Sa Brunei, ang gisulting magbuhat ug bilateral talks ang Presidente sa His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan ug Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam sa isyung bilateral ug rehiyonal nga concern.

It is hoped that during the visit, both leaders could also exchange ideas on how to broaden cooperation.

Gadahom ta nga sa bisita, ang duha ka lider kay maghatag ug mga idea para mapalambo ang pagtinabangay.

The President is also scheduled to meet the Filipino community in Brunei on the first day of his visit to the country.
Ang Presidente kay scheduled para makigkita sa Pilipino nga komunidad sa Brunei sa unang adlaw sa iyang bisita sa nasod.

We expect that there will be a huge turnout of Filipinos to greet and meet the President. The event will be held at the Indoor Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex.
Gadahom ta nga daghan mga Pilipino nga musugat sa Presidente. Ang panghitabo kay naa sa Indor Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex.

Around 23,000 Filipinos are working and residing in Brunei.
Mga 23,000 ka Pilipino ang gatrabaho ug gapuyo sa Brunei.

It may be recalled that Brunei was scheduled to be the first ASEAN country to be visited by the President this year. However, due to the unfortunate bombing incident in Davao City last September 2, 2016, the President’s visit to Brunei was rescheduled to a later date.
Mahinumdoman nga Brunei ang gischedule nga una ka ASEAN nga nasod ang dapat bisitaonsa Presidente karong tuiga. Pero,tungod sa pamomba sa Davao City pag Septyembre 2, 2016, naiswag ang bisita sa Brunei sa ulahing petsa.

Brunei is a fellow ASEAN country. In 2014, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of our diplomatic relations with them.
Ang Brunei kay kauban natong ASEAN nga nasod. Pag 2014, nagcelebretar sa ika 30 nga anibersaryo sa atong paghimo ug diplomatikong relasyon sa ilaha.

With regard to China, the President will arrive in Beijing from Bandar Seri Begawan on October 18, 2016.
Sa China pud, maabot ang Presidente sa Beijing gikan sa Bandar Seri Begawan inig Oktobre 18, 2016.

In Beijing, the President is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with President Xi Jinping.
Sa Beijing, ang Presidente kay gischedule nga bilateral meeting sa PresidenteXi Jinping.

He is also expected to meet separately with National People’s Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
Giexptektar pud siya nga makig kita ug lahi sa National People’s Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang u gang Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Following the meeting, President Duterte and President Xi are scheduled to witness the signing of a number of memoranda of understanding and agreement on various fields of cooperation between the two countries.
Inig human sa meeting, si Presidente Duterte ug si Presidente Xi kay giskedyul nga mutan-aw sa pag-signatura sa mga memoranda sa pagkasinabot ug pagkahiusa sa mga fields of cooperation sa duha ka nasod.

A joint statement will likewise be issued which will stress areas of cooperation.
Usa ka hiusang sulti ang buhaton nila para mapakita ang pagtinabangay.

As part of his official program, the President may visit some law enforcement and drug rehabilitation centers.
Parte sa iyahang opisyal nga programa, ang president kay mubisita sa ubang law enforcement ug drug rehabilitation center.

An activity is also scheduled for the President to meet the members of the Filipino community in China.
Usa pud ka aktibidad ang giiskedyul para sa Presidente para makipagkita sa  myembro sa Pilipinong komunidad sa China.

President Duterte will deliver the keynote address at the Trade and Investment Forum, which will be attended by Filipino and Chinese investors.
Si Presidente Duterte kay musturya sa Trade and Investment Forum, nga adtoan ug mga Pilipino ug Intsik nga inbestor.

In June this year, the Philippines and China celebrated 41 years of formal bilateral relations. The relations began in June 9, 1975 when then President Ferdinand Marcos and then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai signed a joint communiqué of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing.
Sa Junyo katon tuiga,ang Pilipinas ug Tsina kay ga selebrar sa 41 ka tuig nga pormal nga relasyon. Nagsugod ang relasyon pag June 9, 1975 pag si Presidente Ferdinand Marcos ug ang kaniadtong Chinere Premier Zhou Enlai kay ga sign ug joint communiqué of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the People’s Republic of China sa Beijing.

With this visit by President Duterte, the Philippines hopes to strengthen the bilateral ties between the Philippines and China through mutual respect and sincere cooperation for the prosperity and benefit of both countries and their peoples.

Sama sa kaning bisita sa Presidente Duterte, nagdahom ang Pilipinas nga mas-makusgan ang relasyon sa Pilipinas ug Tsina, agi sa mutual nga repeto ug sincere nga cooperasyon para sa prosperidad ug benefisyo sa duha ka nasod ug mga katawhan.

Jamela Alindogan: Mr. President, thank you for talking to Aljazeera. Its been a tumultuous presidency for you, full of controversy, particularly about the war on drugs. But first, let’s start with your background. You were raised in a politically-inclined family, your father was a governor, your mother was a freedom fighter during the reign of former president Ferdinand Marcos. How was that affected your outlook?

Mr. Presidente, salamat sa pagsturya sa Al Jazeera. Grabe ni nga presidensyia para sa imo, puno ug kontrobersya, samot na ang gyera kuntra sa drugas. Pero sa una, magsugod tas imong gigikanan. Gipadako ka sa isa ka political nga pamolya, imong amahan, gobernor, imong inahan kay isa ka freedom fighter sa panahon sa niatong Presidente Ferdinand Marcos. Giunsa ani ug apoekto imong pagtan-aw?
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte: Profoundly, I would say. I grew up in an environment of politics, and uh, as politicians, we tend to go by the issues of the day. The big ones that would affect the, uh, economies and all, especially the political issues. My father was a governor for ten years or more. But when he died, uh, I was, I was then a prosecutor. And when the revolution came, my mother was one of the star wards of the opposition against Marcos.
Grabe jud, kung ako pangutan-on. Nagdako kos palibot nga pulitika, ug uh, isip politico, agian jud namo ang mga isyu sa adlaw. Ang mga dagko nga muapekto sa, uhh, ekonomiya ug unsa pa,  samot na ang mga political nga isyu. AKong amahan kay na gobernor sa napulo ka tuig o masdaghan pa. Pero pagkamatay niya, uh, prosecutor ko ato panahona. Ug pag rebolusyon, akong inahan ang usa sa mga dakong ward sa oposisyon kuntra ni Marcos.
Wayne Hay: You also had some difficult times when you were younger as a child. You have revealed that you were sexually abused by a priest. Has that shaped your beliefs? Has that shaped, helped shaped who you are now?
Naa pud kay mga panahong galisod ka pagka bata. Imong gisulti nga giabuso ka sa usa ka pari. Nakahulma na sa imong pagtoo? Naka hulma na, o tabang sa paghulma kung kinsa ka karon?
PRRD: Yes, uh, to a large extent, actually. It’s what you get along the way that shapes your character, especially. And even you know, at that time, even your politics and uh, how you look at the world and how you assess them by the standards that you have used in school and in growing up. The things that you pick up along the way, you said, uh, it sorts of blend into a collation, it blends into something which is, uh, can be said forming your own values in life.
O, dako jug epekto. Ang mga naagian nimo ang muhulma sa imong karakter. Ug bisag ikaw kabaw, sa ana panahona, bisag imong politico ug uh, unsa imong pagtanaw sa kalibutan ug unsa imong paghunahuna sa ila sa imong standard nga imong gigamit sa skwelahan ug pagdako. Ang mga maagian nimo, ingon ka, ug, kay musagol ran na, musagol sa usa ka, ugg, pwede insulting imong values sa kinabuhi.
WH: Let’s talk about the war on drugs now. Three and a half thousand have been killed so far. It seems like the whole world is talking about it at the moment. The Philippines seems to have so many problems. So why launch what is a brutal war on drugs?
Sturyaan nato run ang gyera sa drugas. Tulo ug tunga na ka libo ang napatay. Murag mao juy gisturyaan sa kalibutan aron panahona. Ang Pilipinas kay murag daghag problema. Nganong sugdan man ning brutal nga gyera sa drugas?
PRRD: Because the sheer number of people contaminated will pull my country down. It would destroy the next generation of Filipinos. You know, this lives lost, some of them were lost during legitimate encounters with the police.
Tungod sa grabe kadaghan sa mga tao nga gusto mubira sa akong nasod. Maguba ang sunod nga generasyon sa Pilipino. Kabaw ka, ang mga nalabayng kinabuhi, ang uban nila kay namatay jud sa tarong nga engkwentro sa pulis.
WH: But the fact at the moment, we have three and a half thousand people killed and you yourself eluded to, just then, some of them weren’t legitimate targets.
Pero ang tinuod kay, naa tay tulo ug tunga ka libong tao ang patay ug ikaw jud kay  nilikay nga , karon lang, ang uban nila kay di man diay tarong nga target.
PRRD: You know, there is no crime at all when you threaten criminals with death. In my country at least, there is no law which say I cannot threaten criminals. And that was the favorite, uh, well of course the cliché that the youth, it became a cliché over time, when I was President I said, we have three million according to PDEA. Three million drug addicts. Not counting mine, because it is still going on. So I said, if we do not interdict this problem, the next generation will be having a serious problem. And uh, as I was…again the same. You destroy my country, I’ll kill you. And it’s illegitimate to uh…If you destroy our young children, I will kill you. That is a very correct statement. There is nothing wrong in trying to preserve the interest of the next generation. That three million addicts, it’s not, they are not, uh, residents of one compact area or contiguous place. They spread all over the country, and by the sheer number. Because if you are a user, you must push. Unless you are the son of a billionaire or, because you have to sustain your addiction by getting another financer for you. And then the next financer would have to get a new victim to finance. That’s how it became. That is how drugs is spread. But it was not until I became President, that the widespread and the magnitude of the problem became really a serious issue.
Kabaw ka, di man krimen nga hadlukon ang mga criminal sa kamatayon. Sa akong nasod, bisag diri lang, walay balaod nga gasulting di ko pwede manghadlok ug kriminal. Ug mao na ang paborito, ug, kay cliché na sa kabaaan, nahimo nang cluche, nga pag president nako, ingon ko, naa tay 3 ka milyon ingon ang PDEA. Tulo ka milyones ka drug adik. Way labot sa akoa, kay nagpadayon pa ni. Mao nang ana ko, kung di ni nato aksyunan, ang sunod nga generasyon ang naay seryosong problema. Ug uhh, ako pud. . . napud, pareho ra. Imong gub-on akong nasod, patyon taka.Sakto kaayo na nga sulti. Wala may sayop sa pag preserba sa interes sa sunod na generasyon. Kanang tulo ka milyones nga adik, din a sila residente sa usa ka gamay nga lugar. Nakakatag na sila, ug sa kadaghan. Kay kung user ka, dapat ka mudulot. Unless anak kag dato, o kung mapadayon ra imong adiksyon sa lahi nga tighatag kwarta. U gang sunod financer may ang mangita ug bagong giktima. Giingana na. Mao na ang pagkatag sa drugas. Pero dili man na ana hantod sa pagkaPresidente nako, nga ang pagkatag ug kagrabe sa problema kay na grabe nga isyu.
WH: So what about the children and the innocent people that have been killed?
Unsaon na man ang mga anak ug mga inosenteng tao nga namatay?
PRRD: Well, that is bad.
Aw, kana, bati jud.
WH: So will those cases be investigated? Do you, do you promise that?
So imbestigahan na na mga kaso? Gipasaad na nimo
PRRD: Yes, of course. Of course. But let me tell you. This is the law of my land. Here is a police, here is a gangster. He’s armed with M16, the gangster only a pistol. But when they meet, they exchange fire. With the police with the M16, its one burst, prrrt, and hits one thousand people there and they died. There’s no criminal liability. It could not be negligence because you have to save a life. It could not be recklessness because you have to defend yourself. Just like when the United States and the rest of the country, when you bomb a village, you intend to kill the militants but you kill in the process the children there. It’s only how it is explained and we are, you know, people judge best when they condemn. So they will always place you in the bad light. But the situation does not go for that. And that explains the reason why until now, I have yet to hear an apology for those who have, in Vietnam, in Afghanistan, never mind about the militants, kill them! We don’t, but then, in the process, two families, hospital, oh its collateral damage. Then why is it, is it a collateral damage to the west and to us, it is murder.
O gud. Pero ingnan taka. Mao ni ang balaod sa akong yuta. Naay pulis, naay gangster. Ang pulis naay M16, and gangster naay pistola. Pero inig kita nila, magpusil. Kung ang pulis mutirag usa ka burst, prrt, ug makaigo ug makapatay ug usa ka libong tao. Walay criminal liability. Dili man negligence kay kailangan ka muluwas ug kinabuhi. DIli man recklessness kay kailangan man nimo protektaan imong kaugalingon. Pareho ra sa ang Estados Unidos u gang uban nga nasod, inig bomba nimog usa ka lugar, militante ra imong patyun unta, pero makapatay kag mga bata na naa didto. Mao ra na ang pagsulti, ug kita, kabaw na ka, maayo muhusga kung gacondemn. Mao na ilugar jud ka nila sa bati. Pero ang sitwasyon dili jud muana. Ug mao na ang rason, nga hantod karon, wa pa ko nakadungog ug apology para sa Vietnam, Afghanistan, nga way pakialam sa miliante, patya ra sila! Naa man ta sa proseso, duha ka pamilya, ospital, o, collateral damage. Unya nganong collateral damage man sa west, pero kung sa amoa kay murder.
JA: You went to law school. You worked hard to be part of the legal system. You are a lawyer by profession. And you were a prosecutor for many years. Do you still believe in the country’s judicial system?
Niadto man kag law school. Nagtrabaho ka pag-ayo para ma parte sa legal system. Lawyer ka. Daghang tuig ka na prosecutor. Mutuo pa ka sa judicial system?
PRRD: Correct. Yes. Right now, I still believe in the system because I will guarantee this time that the law is obeyed. There are judges here in Manila, more than 1000 cases, no conviction at all of a drug case. That is where banned if closed, uh uh, maybe savagery, threatening people on both sides. That is how it is played here, that is why we are this miserable thing about the drug problem now.
Sakto. O. Karon, mutuo pa ko sa sistema kay isigurado nako  karon kay gisunod ang balaod. Naay mga judge diri sa manila, lapas 1000 ka kase, walay conviction ug bisag unsa sa mga kasong drugas. Diha na ban, kung sarado, uh uh, basig savagery, hadlukon ang mga tao sa duha ka dako. Mao na ang pamaagi diri, mao na naa tay grabeng problema sa drugas karon.
WH: Do you agree, do you acknowledge that you have encouraged vigilante killings?
Magkasinabot ta, mudawat ka nga imong gi-awhag ang vigilanteng pagpatay?
PRRD: No, I said I will kill you. If I encourage, fine.
Wala, ana ko patyon taka. Pero kung i-awhag, sige.
WH: Yes, but the point is that people can get away with murder right now and you know that some of the killings are not legitimate. So, do you think there might be cases of people settling old scores out there and disguising them as the war on drugs?
O, pero ang punt okay makatakas ra ang mga tao sa murder karon, unya kabaw pagyud ka nga ang ubang pagpatay kay di tarong. Mao na para nimo, naa may mga kasong naay mga tao nga mupatay sa mga daang gubot unya ipagawas ra nga gyera sa drugas?
PRRD: I do not play by conjectures. I do not make assumptions. I just say what I should be saying as the President and as a mayor. My, if the criminals there are killed by the thousands, it’s not my problem. My problem is how to take care of the law-abiding, God-fearing, young persons of this Republic because they are our resources. Strictly speaking, you do, cannot find any redeeming factor in being, you know, the criminal there. They are therefore what? Just like the cartel in Mexico, uh, if you have read the Ioan Grillo, how the cookie crumbles. Exactly. So when I put, I will kill you, because I’m the mayor, I’m the President. It vigilante would take over, you know, I cannot control it. I cannot be God and control everything. Okay, you just kill these guys or you wait for the courts do that.
Di ko magduwa sa conjectures. Di ko tighimog assumptions. Sulti ra ko unsa akong mga sulti isip Presidente ug isip mayor. Kung mangamatay ang mga criminal sa libolibo, din a nako problema. Akong problema kay kung unsaon ug amping sa mga gatarong nga mga batang tao sa Republika kay sila atong resources. Wa man kay makitang nindot sa mga kriminal. Unya unsa man kuno sila? Mao na, pagsulti nakog patyon taka, tugod mayor ko, Presidente ko. Kung mu-takeover ang vigilante, di man na nako makontrol. Di man ko Ginoong ma control tanan. Okay, patya lang na sila o huwaton nimo ang mga korte.
WH: You can encourage good policing and you can encourage justice and trust in the judicial system.
Pwede nimo I-encourage ang maayong pamulis ug hustisya ug salig sa judicial system.
PRRD: Correct, but when I was campaigning as the President, the drug problem was already reaching by the millions. I said, 3 million is 3 million. No, during my time, we have studied to count, we are nearing now the 800 mark, 800 thousand. By the year ends, I would have the bottom sold to 500 million. So I have 4 million drug addicts. Do you think that’s an easy number?
Sakto, pero katong nangampanya ko, niabot nag milyones ang problema sa druga. Ana ko ang 3 milyon kay 3 milyon. Di, sa akong panahon, gitun-an na namo  niabot na sa 800 nga marka, 800 ka libo. Paghuman sa tuig,  maabot tag 500 milyon. Naa koy 4 million ka drug adik. Abi nimog sayon na kadaghana?
WH: No. So why not put all the energy into rehabilitation? Healthcare?
Dili, edi nganong di man nimo ibutang sa rehabilitasyon imong enerhiya? Sa Healthcare?
PRRD: So what do you find there? Can we cut this for a while, I just have to…Pakihanap yung newspaper kahapon.
Unsa may Makita nimo diha? Pwede ta muputol kajut, naa ra koy kailangan . . . pangitaa ra gud ang newspaper gahapon.
JA: He wants to show you the newspaper.
Ganahan sya ipakita ang newspaper.z566
WH: Oh sure sure. No problem.
Ah, sige sige. Way Problema.
JA: So you were saying about these facilities sir, what is this about?
Mao naa kay gisulti sama ani nga mga pasilidad, sir, sa unsa man  ni dapit?
PRRD: This is a rehab facibility built by somebody. This is what they cried, “you know Duterte, he should have built rehab houses instead of killing the criminals, the drug lords. You know, this would cost millions. I entered the presidency of the Republic of the Philippines midterm. There is nothing at all left in that budget for this year which was prepared by my predecessor, which was also prepared the other year to be implemented this year. The implementation does not contain any money. Because nobody, until I became President of this country, nobody realize how widespread, how dimensional it was for us.
Usa ni ka rehab facility nga gihimo ug usa ka tao. Mao ni ilang giinging “kabaw ka Duterte, maypag gahimo siyag balay nga pang rehab kaysa patyon ang mga criminal, mga drug lord. Kabaw ka, muabot nig milyones ang gasto ani. Nisulod kos presidensya sa Republika sa Pilipinas sa tungatunga. Wala nay nabilin sa budget karon tuiga nga giandam sa nauna nako,  nga giandam pud atong niaging tuig pa para karon nga tuig. Ang pagpatupad kay way kwarta. Kay walay tao, hantod naPresidente ko ani nga nasod, walay nakabantay unsa kalawak, unsa gadako ni para nato.
JA: Sir, in the past, during the campaign and weeks into your presidency, you have repeatedly said that you have no regard for human rights, but human rights is actually part of the constitution and as a head of state it is also part, your duty to uphold the constitution. How does that connect?
Sir, sa mga niaging panahon, sa pagkampanya ug mga simana sa imong presidensya, gibalikbalik nimog sulti nga wala kay pakialam sa human rights, pero ang human rights kay parte man sa konstitusyon unsa isip ulo sa nasod, parte pud nimo, imong obligasyon nga tumanon ang konstitusyon. Unsay konek ana?
PRRD: I would rather intimidate and strike fear in the hearts of the criminals just like what happened in Davao, when finally you can walk the streets, walk about in the streets at night, and you can eat anywhere at any time and nobody but nobody would bother you. It’s happening in Davao, Davao City is in the midst of Mindanao, it a troubled land. But I can assure you, as plenty of people have been there, it’s a destination for conventions and conferences international. Its alwaysâ€"its booming. It is a little bit rich than the others. Why? Because we can live our lives normally. And of course business can thrive. So when I said I do not care about what the human rights guys say, I have a duty to preserve the generation, if it involves human rights, I don’t give a s***. I have to strike fear because I have I said, the enemies of the States are out there to destroy the children.
Masgusto pa ko manghadlok sa mga criminal, murag sa nahitabo sa Dava, nga pwede na ka maka lakaw lakaw sa kadalanan, lakaw lakaw sa kadalanan inig gabii, ug maka kaon bisag asa, bisag kanusa ug walay manghilabot nimo. Nahitabo ni sa Davao. Ang Davao kay naa sa tunga sa Mindanao, gubot nga lugar. Pero makasigurado mo, uban sa daghang tao didto, adtoanan to para mga convention ug conferences nga international. Pirme ni booming. Masdato gamay, kumpara sa uban. Ngano man?  Kay makapadayon mis among kinabuhi  nga normal. Ug mulambo gyud ang negosyo. Mao na pag ingon nako nako nga wa koy paki unsay sulti sa mga tao sa human rights, naa koy obligasyon nga preserbaon an g sunod nga generasyon, kung maamong ang human rights, wa koy pakialam. Kailangan ko manghadlok kay, ingon lagi ko, ang mga kuntra sa estado kay gusto gub-on ang atong mga anak.
JA: Are you not worried about possible ramifications in the future for you, possible impeachment, or being tried in the international court
Wa ba ka nabalaka sa mga mahitabo sa kaugmaon  tungod sa imong gipangbuhat, basig impeachment o i-adto ka sa international nga korte.
PRRD: Good question. Before you can begin, you must determine that I have committed a crime in my country. That I have committed mass murders in my country and then charge me there. There can be no ramifications when I say that I will kill you if you destroy my land. It’s a legitimate, it’s a legitimate statement of any general, of any wartime president, of any tribal leader, to say those things. Of course you said that there can be consequences, but I am not worried about this thing, I do not make any projections. How many vigilante killings, well if you compare the 4 million to the 3 thousand, minus the legitimate encounters between the law enforcers and the criminals, give or take even a half of it. So what is it to the lives already lost. I have 4 million addicts to take care of and I have been criticized and would say why don’t just say, you know, Duterte build a rehab centers and just place them there? Why do, why do you have to kill them? Look, I am a midterm president. In the sense that I entered this year the Presidency only this year, the budget for this year was prepared by my predecessor. So Aquino. And it binds me because it would last until December. Nowhere in this budget provides enough money to build even 2 buildings of rehab structures. Its all, what is left of my government now after the election is just enough for the MOE… MOOE maintenance and all.
Maayong pangutana. Bag-o ta magsugod, dapat nato hibaw-on nga nakasala jud ko sa nasod. Ngan nagbuhat kog mass nga pagpatay sa akong nasod, nya kasohi ko. Wa man kay makuha  inig sulti nakog patyon taka kung gub-on nimo akong nasod. Tarong man na, tagong man na nga sulti na bisag kisnang genera, o presidenteng naa sa gyera, o lider sa tribo nga musulti ana. O niingon kang naa nay mahitabo, pero wa koa nabalaka ana, wa ko gabuhat ug projections. Pila ka vigilanteng pagpataay, kung apilon ni mo ang 4million sa 3 thousand, wa pay labot ang mga tarong jud nga engkwentro sa kapulisan ug sa criminal, basig mga tunga ana. Mao na, unsay naa sa mga patay na. Naa koy 4million ka adik nga trabahuon, unya icriticize ko ug ingna ra kog, kabaw ka Duterte, humo lang ug rehab center ug ibutang sila diha? Nganong, nganong kailangan sila patyon? Tan-awa, tungatunga na ko na Presidente. Pasabot, nisulod kos Presidensya karon ra tuiga, unya ang budget kay gikan pa sa nauna nako, si Aquino. Unya, gipit ko ana hantod Desembre. Wala sa budget ang sakto panghimo bisag duha ka regab structure. Mao ra y nabilin sa akong gobyerno paghuman sa eleksyon, sakto ra para MOE. . .MOOE sa maintenance ug unsa pa.
JA: So you’re saying sirâ€"
So, imong buot pasabot sir--
PRRD: No capital outlay
Walay capital
JA: The budget of President Aquino for this year, the last 6 month does not include any rehabilitation
Ang budget ni Presdente Aquino karon tuiga, sa ulahing unom ka buwan, walay labot ang rehabilitasyon.
PRRD: No it does not. Nobody is going to give up theâ€"judgment that it is in our favor. You cannot, I cannot give it up, nobody can give it up, nobody in the constitution allows anybody to give it up. Even the president cannot give it up. Those are our entitlements. This is an island, everybody, every country in this world is given its own fishpond. That’s your fishpond where you get the fish, the shells and everything. You cannot give it up. You can only negotiate to prevent war. Remember that we were… Okay, I’ll push your logic to theâ€"Logical conclusion. We have this judgment right? Two things, I can go into a rage because it is being occupied, but remember it is not a sovereign that is there, it is the entitlement attached to it is the sovereignty, okay, the other is to go into a rage and fight and the other is to talk. What do you think will happen to my country? If I choose to go to war? A fight alone? Or I would call upon the other countries to help me, who? Who would die for my country except us? So we can only talk. And that is why they invited me for talks, I will go. But I will go with this paper. (points at a white sheet)
PRRD: Dili. Wala may mohatag saâ€"hukom nga pabor to sa atoa. Dili ta, dili ko mo-undang, walay mo-undang, wala sa konstitusyon ang nitugot sa bisan kinsa nga mo-undang. Bisan ang presidente dili kaundang. Atoa man ni. Isla man ni, tanang nasud aning kalibutanan gihatagan ug kaugalingon nga fishpond. Inyoha man na nga fishpond kung asa mokuha ug isda, mga baog ug bisan unsa pa. Ang mabuhat ra nimo kay makigsturya para malikayan ang giyera. Hinumdumi nga kuan ta… Sige hunahunaon nato angâ€"Logical conclusion. Pwede man ta mohukom diba? Duha ka butang, pwede ko maglagot kay naay niangkon, pero hinumdumi nga dili soberanya ang naa didto, atoang panag-iya nga nakakonekta sa atong soberanya, sige ug ang lain kay pwede makigsyurya. Tan-aw nimo unsa ang mahitabo sa atong nasud? Kung akong pilion na makiggiyera? Wala tay kauban inig away? O pwede sad ko magpatabang sa uban nga nasud pero kinsa? Kinsa may andam mamatay para sa atong nasud kundi kita ra man? Mao nang sturya ra atong mabuhat. Ug mao nang nangimbitar sila nako ug sturya, moadto ko. Idayon ni nako nga papel. (nagtudlo ug puti nga papel).
WH: A blank sheet of paper
WH: Blanko nga papel.
PRRD : Yeah, this is the award. I cannot go out beyond the boundaries of this paper. Talk. Lets talk. Lets begin here.
PRRD: Oo, mao ni ang award. Dili ko makaadto gawas sa utlanan ani nga papel. Sturya. Magsturya ta. Sugod ta diri.
JA: The Philippines won a landmark case against China unprecedented in recent history, a smaller country standing up to a super power, it declared the 9-dash claim of China invalid. Now you’re going to China and you’ve mentioned previously you said that you will not insist on the position of the Philippines Scarborough shoal. Now your critics are questioning why it seems you’re going to China and negotiating from a position of weakness rather than of strength.
JA: Nakadaog ang Pilipinas ug landmark nga kaso batok sa China nga dili madahom karon nga panahona, gamay nga nasud batok sa kusog nga nasud, gibaliwala ang 9-dash claim sa China. Karon nga moadto kasa China ug nahisgotan na nimo nga dili ka mamugos sa posisyon sa Pilipinas sa Scarborough Shoal. Karon imong mga kritiko kay nangutana nganong murag niadto kasa China ug nakigsabot gikan sa posisyon kung asa huyang ka ug dili kusog.
PRRD: It would be arrogant of me to go there and say “Im going there to fight for this and that!” you know, there is much to be learned in history. And even in the books and the way the Orientals places the words in his mouth, specially the Chinese. You have to go there with a little bit of courtesy. But when we are already infront of each other, then I said, this is it. We do not go (points at an imaginary empty sheet). What would beâ€" I go, what would be the purpose in going there without discussion. For what?
PRRD: Arrogante kaayo ko kung moadto ko ug moingon nga “Im going there to fight for this and that!” (Moadto ko para makig-away para ani!) kabalo ka, daghan kaayo tag pwede makat-onan sa kasaysayan. Bisag sa mga libro ug sa pahimutang sa mga Oriental sa ilang ba-ba, labaw na ang mga Chinese. Kinahanglan ka moadto didto nga naay gamay nga pagkamatinahuron. Pero inig atubangay na namo, pag-ingon nako, mao na ni. Dili nako moadto (tudlo sa imaginary sheet nga walay suwat). Unsa man ni, moadto ko, unsa may hinungdan kung moadto ko nga dili magsturya? Para unsa?
WH: But you can guarantee to the Filipino People that you are not going to sign away or give up hope of, give fighting for the Spratly’s Scarborough shoal. Philippine Territory
WH: Pero makasigurado ka sa mga Pilipino nga dili nimo undangon ang pangisog para sa Spratly’s Scarborough shoal. Philippines Territory
PRRD: Nobody but nobody, not even the president of this country can give up the claim. You are not allowed to do that. That is a sure way of going to impeachment.
PRRD: Walay bisan kinsa, bisan ang presidente dili makaundang sa pangangkon. Dili ka pwede mobuhat ana. Sigurado nga impeachment ang padulngan ana.
WH: But can you guarantee that you will fight to maintain those.
WH: Pero makasigurado ba ka nga makig-away ka para ani?

PRRD: Yeah, nobody is going to give up anything there. I said that if the constitution does not allow you then who can? Not even your mouth that’s how it is.
PRRD: Yeah, wala may moundang diri. Niingon ko nga kung ang konstitusyon wala nisugot, mao nang kinsa man pwede? Bisag imong ba-ba ing-ana man gyud na?
WH: What do see are you hoping to do when you go to China?
WH: Unsa man imong makita nga buhaton nimo para sa China?
PRRD: Well. Maybe we would aboutâ€"I wouldn’t know the wherewithal’s of where we’d start. Then the judgmental thing would come into fall, then some other things about trade and commerce, and if there is any arrangement that would come into a happy compromise, then we can talk about entitlements of the China sea. But really I cannot predict on any solid thing to talk about until I’m there. So I am not there until I’m there.
PRRD: Basin pwede ngaâ€"wala ko kabalo sa wherewithal’s ug asa magsugod. Dayun ang judgemental nga butang kay mahulog, dayun ang uban sa trade ug commerce, ug kung naay laing butang nga masabutan, pwede na ta makigsturya sa pagpangangkon sa China sea. Pero dili gyud ko makabana-bana sa bisan unsa hangtod maabot ko didto.
WH: Will you discuss the war on drugs? Because records show that a lot of the drugs coming into the Philippines are coming from China.
WH: Imong sturyaan ang giyera batok sa droga? Kay ang mga record nagpakita nga daghan nga drugs moabot sa Pilipinas ang gikan sa China.
PRRD: Yes, they understand it that is why they’d like to help. But you know China now is a democracy. I mean, a communist is just a thing to go by to keep control, but everything there is free enterprise.
PRRD: Oo kasabot sila nga, ug mao ni ang rason nga ganahan sila motabang. Pero kabalo ka ang China karon demokrasya. Komunista pero ila ranang gibuhat para makontrol, pero tanang butang didto free enterprise.
JA: Having said that Mr. President, you have clearly moved away from the United States. Why do you think it is necessary for the country to distance itself from its long standing ally in Asia.
JA: Karon nga nasulti na nimo Mr. President, klaro na kaayo nga nilayo ka sa United States. Nganong kinahanglan man gyud molayo ta sa atong dugay na nga kauban sa Asia?

SPEECH OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
DURING HIS VISIT TO BATANES TO INSPECT THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY TYPHOON ‘FERDIE’
[Delivered in Basco, Batanes | 14 October 2016]

[recording starts]

Tapos na ’yan eh. So ganito ‘yan. Kung ano ‘yung pera natin, paghati-hatian tayo palagi. It will be divided equally na walangâ€"ito dito, kontra partido, wala ‘yan and as a matter of fact, nandiyan man ‘yan si Mark pati si Ben pati si Judy.

That’s done already. So it’s like this. If our money’s like this, it will always be divided. It will be divided equally with no -- like this here, kontra partido, none of that and as a matter of fact, even if Mark and Ben is there, even Judy.

Human na man na. Ing-ani man gud na. Kung unsa atong kwarta, tunga tungaon man na pirmi. Tungaon na siya, walay ing-aniay, kontra partido, walay ing-ana ug sa tinuod lang, naa na man na si Mark pati si Ben pati si Judy.

Hindi kami nag-uusap ng pulitika at ako’y nagagalit basta--I do not allow in the Cabinet talking about politics. I do not even want to hear that, ‘this should be priority because it’s the project of congressman ano.’

Were not talking politics here and I get mad everytime -- I do not allow in the Cabinet talking about politics. I do not even want to hear that, ‘this should be priority because it’s the project of this congressman.’

Wala mi gaisturya ug pulitika diri. Maglagot ko basta -- di ko musugot nga ang cabinet mag isturya tungkol sa pulitika. Di gani ko ganahan makadungog anang ‘mao dapat ni ang prioridad kay proyekto ni ani nga congressman’.

Wala ‘yan sa akin. Alam mo kung bakit? Nanalo ako, wala akong partido halos. ‘Yung PDP was a moribund party. It was not alive, it was just breathing because there were two members: Senator Pimentel and the father. Of course the rules organization was there but it only came into being, again alive, when I ran.

That’s nothing for me. You know why? I won, I almost have no party. ‘The PDP was a moribund party. It was not alive, it was just breathing because there were two members: Senator Pimentel and the father. Of course the rules organization was there but it only came into being, again alive, when I ran.

Wala na sa akoa. Kahibaw mo ngano? Nakadaog ko, halos walay partida. ‘Ang PDP kamatyunon na nga partido. Naglihok lang na tungod sa duha ka miyembro: Senator Pimentel ug iyang amahan. Siyempre naa ang rules organization pero nabuhi ra na balik pagdagan nako.

Wala ho akong pera. Wala hong nag-suporta sa akin, mas mabuti. Nagpapasalamat na ako ngayon, wala akong utang na loob, sa totoo lang.

I have no money. I have no one supporting me, much better. I am thankful now that I am not in someone’s debt, to be honest.

Wala man koy kwarta. Walay nagsuporta nako, pero mas maayo. Nagpasalamat ko karon kay wala koy utang kabubut-on, sa tinuod lang.

So kung wala akong utang na loob sa isa ninyo, eh di lahat ako may utang na loob sa lahat because I cannot really [inaudible] a few persons who helped me financially.

So if I am not in someone’s debt, that means I am in debt to all of you because I cannot really [inaudible] a few persons who helped me financially.

So kung wala koy utang kabubut-on sa usa ninyo, edi tanan naa koy utang kabubut-on kay di man jud ko [inaudiblle] ubang mga tao nga nagtabang nako sa kwarta.

Basta sinasabi ko I never accepted donations. I just cannot the name the names but mag-isip nalang kayo ‘yung mga contributors na malalaki at ‘yun na sila at ipapagmalaki ko. I never never.

What I am saying is I never accepted donations. I just cannot the name the names but whoever contributed a huge amount just think that I am proud. I never never.

Basta akong giingon ninyo, wa ko nidawat ug donasyon. Di ko kahatag sa mga pangalan pero huna-huna nalang mo katon mga dakog nahatag gikalipay na nako. 

Kaya swerte ang diskarte ko na, eh kung matalo, eh di matalo. Wala naman tayong magawa diyan. Ngayon sinasabi nila itong trabaho ko.

That’s why my strategy’s lucky, if I lose, then I lose. We cannot do anything about it. Now they’re talking about my work.

Maong swerte akong diskarte nga, kung mapildi ko, wa koy mabuhat. Karon nag isturya sila bahin sa akong trabaho.

Maswerte kayo dito because we do not have to talk bloody things but the Philippines is reeling under the contamination of drugs and it has reached the 4 million mark.

You’re lucky here because we do not have to talk bloody things but the Philippines is reeling under the contamination of drugs and it has reached the 4 million mark.

Swerte mo diri kay di ta kailangan mag-isturya ug mga madugo nga butang diri pero ang Pilipinas kay gihugawan na sa droga, ug niabot na siya sa 4 million.

Now, ang masakit sa akin ganito. Kasi ako po’y pinagbabatikos at gusto ako ipakulong ng mga u***. Ang sinabi ko na, ‘if you destroy my country, I will kill you. If you destroy the youth of the land, I will kill you.’ Bayan ko ‘to. Mahal ko ang bayan pati Batanes, kalayo-layo nito.

Now what hurts me is this. I am tiraded here and they want me to be imprisoned. What i said is that, ‘if you destroy my country, I will kill you. If you destroy the youth of the land, I will kill you.’ This is my country. I love this country, even the far Batanes.

Karon ang sakit sa akoa kay kini. Kay ako ginabatikos ug gusto ipapriso sa mga bu****. Ingon ko nga kung inyong dauton akong nasod, pamatyon tamo. Kung inyong dauton ang mga kabatan-onan, pamatyon ta mo. Nasod nako ni. Gihigugma nako akong nasud hangtod Batanes, bahalag unsa ka layo.

Do not mess up with my country. Pero and it is, hindi dito but I’ll just give you one example. Pera ang pinag-usapan eh.

Do not mess up with my country. But and it is, not here but I’ll just give you one example. Money’s our topic here right?

Ayaw ninyog gubuta akong nasod. Pero kini tagaan tamo ug usa ka example. Kwarta may gi isturyaan.

There are, ‘wag lang ‘yung akin, ‘yung one million, sa akin ‘yun panahon eh. But I am still counting because there are still surrenderees day to day.

There are, not talking about mine, the one million, the moment’s mine. But I am still counting because there are still surrenderees day to day.

Naay mga, dili ni akoa. Katon one million, sa ako man to nga panahon. Pero nag ihap gihapon ko kay naa gihapoy nisurender karong panahona.

At the end of the year, I might make a computation diyan, it’s gonna be 4 million. Noon 7, ngayon 8, ngayon nagiging 9 na. Well wag muna ‘yung akin. ‘Yung sinabi ni Santiago, General Santiago when he was the PDEA. Sabi niya, there are now 3 million addicts.

At the end of the year, I might make a computation, it’s gonna be 4 million. Before 7, now 8, now it’s becoming 9. Well not talking about mine. The one that Santiago said, General Santiago when he was the PDEA. He said, there are now 3 million addicts.

Sa katapusan sa tuig, nag kompyutar ko, mahimo ni siyang 4 million. Sauna 7, karoon 8, karon mahimo pa jud ning 9. Dili sa ni sa akoa. Ang giingon ni Santiago, General Santiago katong naa pa siya sa PDEA. Ingon siya naa nay 3 million ka addict karon.

I’ll give you a simple computation. At 200 per hit for one day, that is 6,000 a month per person times the 12, that is 18 billion a month. Times 12, that is 216 billion a month.

I’ll give you a simple computation. At 200 per hit for one day, that is 6,000 a month per person times the 12, that is 18 billion a month. Times 12, that is 216 billion a month.

Tagaan ta mog simple nga kompyutasyon. Sa 200 kada suyop sa usa ka adlaw, mahimo na siyang 6000 tanan tanan sa usa ka buwan kada tao. Times 12, mahimo na siyang 18 billion kada buwan, times 12, 216 billion na kada buwan.

Pupunta sana sa pagkain, enrolment ng mga bata, baon ng mga bata, at kung ang tatay ang tinatamaan, it becomes a dysfunctional family. Wala nang pagkain, sabog ang pamilya and ultimately, minsan maghiwalay.

It should’ve been for the food, enrolment of the kids, allowance of the kids, and if the father becomes an addict, it becomes a dysfunctional family. No more food, the family will be destroyed ultimately, sometimes become broken.

Maadto unta sa pagkaon, enrolment sa bata, baon sa bata, ug kung ang tatay ma adik, mahimo na na siyang way ayo nga pamilya. Wala nay pagkaon, wala na ang pamilya ug sa katapusan posibleng magbuwag.

If it’s the husband or the wife, it will destroy the family. It becomes dysfunctional, ang mga bata hindi na makapag-aral, at lahat na at ‘yung mga kababayan natin.

If it’s the husband or the wide, it will destroy the family. It becomes dysfunctional, the kids cannot study, and also our fellowmen.

Kung ang bana o asawa ang ma adik, maguba jud ang pamilya. Ang mga bata dili ka iskwela, ang uban pa natong mga isig katawo.

Talagang masakit sa akin t*** i**, bantay kayo sa akin. Nandoon sa labas nagpakamatay, working their a** to death para lang makakuha ng pera, magpasweldo, makapag-aral ang mga anak nila dito. And pagdating dito, nalulong sa droga, nadisgrasya ang anak, ni-rape, pinatay because the criminals were sprawled all over the country.

It really pains me, m*****f*****, watch out for me. There outside the country working their a** to death just to get money for food, to get salary, for their kids to study here. And here, the husband’s addicted to drugs, the kids are misfortunate, raped, killed, because the criminals were sprawled all over the country.

Sakit jud kaayo sa akoa, bantay lang mo nako mga y*&^%. Naa sa gawas sa nasod nagpakamatay, gakalisod para lang makakuha ug kwarta, makasweldo, makapaiskwela sa anak nila diri. Pag abot diri, adik ra sa droga, na disgrasya ang anak, na rape, gipatay kay ang mga criminal gakalat sa nasod.

Ano ba naman ‘yung patay ngayon?  Gusto ninyong bilangin? Hindi naka kalahati ‘yung criminal na namatay ngayon sa ‘nung namatay ‘nun nakaraang  panahon. Noon ang namamatay, rape, bata, tatay sinasaksak, nanay ina- (inaudible). Those were the crimes on those days. Rape ng isang pamilya, patay ang lahat ng… from the daughters to the mother.

What are the deaths now? You want to count? The criminals that’re dead today aren’t half of what’s dead in the past time. Before the killings were rape, kids, father stabbing, mother (inaudible). Those were the crimes on those days. Rape of one family, all members are dead, from the daughters to the mother.

Unsa ra man nang patay karoon? Gusto mo iphon? Wala ra nakatunga ang mga kriminal nga namatay karon sa mga namatay sauna. Sauna ang mga nangamatay, rape, bata, tatay giluba, nanay gi-(inaudbile). Mao nang mga krimen sauna. Rape sa usa ka pamilya, patay tanan, gikan sa anak padung sa mama.

Ngayon, nagbibilang sila ng 3,000 na patay. Three thousand? Ay, sinong nagpatay, ewan ko.  Eh ako ‘yung tinuturo nila.

Now they’re counting 3000 deaths. Three thousand? Who killed them, I don’t know. They’re pointing their fingers at me.

Karon, 3000 na ilang naihap nga patay. Three thousand? Kinsay nagpapatay, ambot. Ako ilang gipasanginlan.

Look, ganito ‘yan ha, though, I’m not trying to offend anybody. Hindi ‘yung ngayon, puro matitino ‘yan. When I assumed the presidency, I had to fire six generals, for involvement in drugs. ‘Yung mga pulis na they number about 150, tawag nila ninja. Hanggang ngayon, ni isa walang nag… baka nagtago dito ang g***, walang nagsurrender. Kaya lagyan ko ‘yung ulo nila two million each.

Look, it’s like this, though I’m not trying to offend anybody. Not now, they’re all goood people. When I assumed the presidency, I had to fire six generals, for involvement in drugs. Thos police they number about 150, they call them ninja. Until now, not even one.... Maybe they’re hiding, nobody surrendered. That’s why I put a price on their head, two million each.

Tan-awa, ing-ani na ha, wa koy gipaiguan nga bisan kinsa. Dili karon, kay puro man na sila tarong. Katong napresidente ko, naa koy gipahawa nga unom ka heneral, kay sangkot sila sa droga. Katong mga pulis nga mga 150 kabuok, tawag sa ilaha ninja. Hangtod karon, bisag usa sa ilaha walay... Basin nagtago tong mga bu****, wala nag surrender. Maong gibutangan nako sila ug bountry sa ilang ulo, two million kada usa nila.

Ewan ko kung tanggapin ko buhay ‘yan buhay o patay. Pero ganun kalala ang nangyari sa ating bayan. So anong gusto nilang gawin? Gusto nilang ipakulong pati ako daw, extra judicial killing, susmaryosep. Di nila alam na nung una, they were cleansing sa kanila-kanila lang. Ay ‘yung sa mga generals ipapatay niya ‘yung mga tauhan niya, eh, talagang iipitin sila nun at saka ‘yung pulis, yung mga runner nila.

I don’t know if I will accept that life, alive or dead. But the happening in our country is that serious. So what do they want to do? They want to put in jail including me, extra judicial killing, susmaryosep. They don’t know that at first, they were cleansing among themselves only. Those generals that he ordered to kill, his personnel, eh, they would really be pressured and also the police, their runners.

Wala ko kabalo kung dawaton nako ang kanang kinabuhi, buhi o patay. Pero ing-ana kagrabe ang nahitabo sa atong nasod. So unsa man ang ilang gusto buhaton? Gusto nila ipapriso apil daw ko, extra judicial killing, susmaryosep. Wala sila kabalo na pag-una, ila ra gilimpyohan ang sa ilaha ra. Ay katong sa mga heneral ipapatay niya katong iyang mga personahe, eh ipiton gyud sila ato ug apil ang pulis, ang ilang mga runner.

Now anong pinatay namin? Kami sa gobyerno? Wala, wala pa, mag-umpisa pa lang, so wala pa kami doon sa 3,000 na ‘yun. Sa da… now, now itong mga Amerikanong na…. I end my story. Sabihin nila na I am threatening doon sa EU ‘yung ginagamit nila, this politician is threatening the criminals to death. There is nothing wrong in threatening criminals to death. By that statement alone, maski ikaw sabi mo: kayong mga criminal patayin ko, ‘wag kayong magluku-luko. It is a perfect statement, na ngayon gusto nilang hilain doon for that statement.

Now what did we kill? Us in the government? Nothing, still nothing, it’s just starting, so we are not yet in that 3,000. Now, now these Americans that… I end my story. They will say that I am threatening there in EQ. What they are using, this politician is threatening the criminals to death. There is nothing wrong in threatening criminals to death. By that statement alone, even if you say: you who are criminals I will kill you, do not screw me. It is a perfect statement, that now they want to pull there for that statement.

Karon unsa man ang among gipatay? Kami sa gobyerno? Wala, wala pa, magsugod pa, so wala pa mi didto sa 3,000. Karon, karon kaning mga Amerikano na… akong gihuman akong storya. Ingnon nila na nanghadlok ko didto sa EU. Ang ilang gipanggamit, ang kaning politico kay nanghadlok sa mga criminal ngadto sa kamatayon. Walay sayop sa pagpanghadlok sa mga criminal ngadto sa kamatayon. Sa kana ra na pagpahayag, bisan ikaw ingon nimo: kamong mga criminal patyon nako, ayaw mo pagbinuang.  Pinahingpit ni na pahayag, na karon gusto na nila birahon didto para sa kanang pahayag.

If it is not a crime in my country, why would you just…. Kaya ako sa galit ko minumura ako. Why, kasi ‘nung inumpisahan ‘yan ng yellow, yellow daw na ‘yan e, yellow ‘yan . Sinakyan na. Remember that it is not an issue against me. It was only after I was hitting the ratings, na lumabas na ‘yung mga basura nila Trillanes, ‘yung aking mga deposito. Kung meron akong ganun karaming pera hindi  mo ako makita dito. Sa edad kong 71 years old, mamamasyal na ako maski saan. ‘Yun ang problema, yan dun nila binuhos yung black propaganda.

If it is not a crime in my country, why would you just…. That’s why I’m in my rage I’m cussed. Why, because it was started by the yellow, those yellow e, those yellow. They rode in. Remember that it is not an issue against me. It was only after I was hitting the ratings, that the trashes of Trillanes came out, my deposits. If I have that much money you cannot see me here. With my age of 71 years old, I will be strolling anywhere. That’s the problem, they poured the black propaganda in there.

Kung dili na krimen sa akong nasod, ngano imo raman… Mao na ako sa akong kalagot gipamalikasan ko. Ngano, kay katong gisugdan na sa yellow, kana daw’ng yellow, kanang yellow. Gisakyan na. Hinumdumi na dili na isyu kontra sa ako. Adto ra katong nitaas na akong ratings, na nigawas na ang mga basura nila Trillanes, ang akong mga deposito. Kung naa koy ing-ato kadaghan na kwarta dili ko nimo Makita diri. Sa akong edad na 71 ka tuig, maglaag-laag na ko bisag asa. Mao na ang problema, adto nila giyabo ang black propaganda.

At dun nangyari yung sabi na wala ho ako niyan. Sa totoo lang, I became mayor in Davao City in 1988. I never lost an election until now. Pagka mayor tuluy-tuloy na hanggang pagka Presidente ko. Ngayon, bakit ako naging Presidente, eh ewan ko talaga ‘yan ang problema pag pag-usapan pa natin.

And it’s that time that it’s said that I don’t have that. In truth, I became mayor in Davao City in 1988. I never lost an election until now. When I became major, it continued until I became the President. Now, why did I become the President, eh I really don’t know. That’s the problem if we will talk about it.

Ug adto nahitabo ang ingon na wala ko ana. Sa tinuod lang, nahimo kog mayorsa Davao City pagka-1988. Wala pa ko napildi ug eleksyon hangtod karon. Pagka-mayor nagsunod-sunod na hangtod nahimo nakog Presidente. Karon, ngano nahimo man kog Presidente, eh wala gyud ko kabalo. Mao na ang problema kung storyaan pa nato.

Kaya wala akong utang na loob, wala lahat, kaya sinabi ko, sa lahat and tayo sa gobyerno, and I will end this talk with you. Okay na ito, may pera kami. I will ask General Alad to coordinate to all the national agencies. He will come back here to--para to coordinate.

That’s why I don’t have a debt of gratitude, nothing at all, that’s why I said, to all and us in the government, and I will end this talk with you. This is okay, we have money. I will ask General Alad to coordinate to all the national agencies. He will come back here to coordinate.

Mao wala koy utang kabubut-on, wala tanan, mao giingon nako, sa tanan ug kita sa gobyerno, ug ako na ning humanon ang pakigstorya sa imo. Okay na ni, naa mi kwarta. Akong hangyuon si Heneral Alad na makigpagsabot sa tanan ahensya sa nasod. Mubalik siya diri para magkigsabot.

At saka, I will end it by saying na corruption has to stop. I also bind the local government, ‘yung iba kasi sa BIR two days na lang, ‘yung iba online na. Wala nang punta-punta, wala ng follow-up. No problem about them. So I would like local governments to follow suit, adapt in the most expeditious way the release of documents and papers needed by them.

And also, I will end it by saying that corruption has to stop. I also bind the local government, since the others in BIR are now for two days only, others are online already. You don’t need to go anymore, no more follow-up.  No problem about them. So I would like local governments to follow suit, adopt in the most expeditious way the release of documents and papers needed by them.

Ug usa pa, akong tapuson sa pagsulti na dapat muhunong ang korupsyon. Ako pud ibugkos ang local na gobyerno, ang uban man gud sa BIR duha nalang sa adlaw, ang uban online na. Wala nay adto-adto, wala nay follow-up. Wala problema tungkol sa ila. Mao ganahan ko na ang local na gobyerno kay musunod, mupaangay sa pinakanindot na pamaagi sa paghatag sa mga dokumento ug papeles na gikinahanglan nila.

The ideal number daily is three days, two days- ano ka bang, wala kang ginagawa diyan, eh di gawain mo ‘yang trabaho mo. And that goes for the national government. It will not be years, it will only be one month for everybody. Walang  extension ‘yan. I’m telling you now, let us give the Filipino a respite of all of these years’ suffering corruption in government.

The ideal number daily is three days, two days- what are you, you are not doing anything, eh it’s your work to do your job. And that goes for the national government. It will not be years, it will only be one month for everybody. No extension. I’m telling you now, let us give the Filipino a respite of all of these years’ suffering corruption in government.

Ang ideyal na pang-adlaw-adlaw na numero kay tulo ka adlaw, duha ka adlaw- unsa man ka, wala kay gibuhat diha, eh himoa na imong trabaho. Ug mao pud na para sa nasyunal na gobyerno. Dili na muabot ug mga tuig, mga sa ran a ka buwan para sa tanan. Wala nay ekstensiyon. Giingnan na mo nako karon, tagaan nato ang mga Pilipino ug pahulay sa tanang tuig na pag-antos sa korupsyon sa gobyerno.

Ngayon itong law and order, sabihin ko sa inyo sabi ko walang corruption, walang droga, walang  kriminalidad. I will not stop, masiguro ninyo, itaga ninyo kung saan ninyo itaga ‘yan. I will not stop until the last pusher, until the last drug lord is taken away.

Now this law and order, I will tell you I said no corruption, no drugs, no criminality. I will not stop, I assure you, carve it to anywhere you want to carve. I will not stop until the last pusher, until the last drug lord is taken away.

Karon ang kaning law and order, ingnon nako sa inyo niingon ko na walay korupsyon, walay droga, walay kriminalidad. Dili ko muhunong, masiguro ninyo, ikulit ninyo bisan asa ninyo ikulit. Dili ko muhunong hangtod sa pinakaulahi na pusher, hangtog ang pinakaulahi na drug lord kay nakuha.

Now, let me end it by saying, in this quest, kasi hindi naman talaga ako, hindi ko sinense bakit ako nanalo? Without the money and effective machinery. And I would say, Panginoong Diyos  ‘yan. God gave it to me, alam ninyo ‘yan. Pati kayo nagtaka bakit ako nanalong Pangulo and with the largest margin ever, of six million ang lamang.

Now, let me end it by saying, in this quest, because it is really not me, I didn’t sense why I won? Without the money and effective machinery. And I would say, it is God. God gave it to me, you know that. Even you wondered why I won as President and with the largest margin ever, of six million margin.

Karon, pahumana ko anis a pag-ingon, sa kining pangaplag, kay dili man gyud ako, wala nako na-sense kung ngano ko nadaog? Walay kwarta ug epektibo na makinarya. Ug ingnon nako, ang Ginoo na. Gihatag na sa Ginoo sa ako, kabalo mo ana. Apil kamo kay natingala kung ngano ako ang nakadaog na Presidente ug sa pinakadako na labaw sa tanan, mga unom ka milyon ang labaw.

Why? It was in the messaging. Why? Because I tend to believe now, that it was God who gave it to me. And sabi nila, “ ay ‘yan mawala ‘yan i-impeach.’ Ako taya ako honor, buhay, pati ang pagka-Presidente ko. Huwag ninyo akong takutin ‘yang mga taga-Manila na mag-rally kayo next year paalisin niyo ‘yan. Kasi pag napaalis ako, that is part of my destiny. Na ang destiny ko ma-Presidente isang  taon lang ako. Ganun ‘yan, so do not magsabi na Duterte sa mga newspaper na warningan ako, mag-kudeta mag ano.

Why? It was in the messaging. Why? Because I tend to believe now, that it was God who gave it to me. And they said, “ay he will disappear, he will be impeached.’ I put at stake my honor, life, even my Presidency. Do not scare me. Those from Manila that you will rally next year, expel him. Because if I get expelled, that is part of my destiny. That my destiny is to be the President for one year only. It’s like that, so do not say that Duterte in the newspaper that I am warned, doing coup d'état, doing what.

Ngano? Naa na sa pagmensahe. Ngano? Kay nagtoo man ko karon, na ang Ginoo ang naghatag sa ako. Ug ingon nila, “ay mawala na i-impeach na.” Akong gipusta akong honor, kinabuhi, apil ang pagka-Presidente nako. Ayaw ko ninyo hadloka, kanang mga taga-Manila na mag-rally mo sunod tuig pahawaa ninyo na. Kay kung napahawa ko, parte na sa akong kapalaran. Ako nang kapalaran na ma-Presidente ug usa ka tuig lang. Ing-ana na, mao ayaw pagingon na Duterte sa mga diyaryo na warningan ko, mag-kudeta mag-unsa.

Kasali ‘yan sa destiny ko na kung ma-Presidente ako ng dalawang buwan lang, dalawang taon, that is part of what destiny, what God gave me. Hangang diyan ka lang, tapos. So hayaan kong takutin ‘yan mga mag-kudeta, magkudeta paalisin tapos people power, ay anak ka na ng.

It is included in my destiny that if I will be the President for only two months, two years, that is part of what destiny, what God gave me. You are only up to there, done. So let me scare those that will be doing the doing coup d'état, doing coup d'état, expel then people power, ay son of the.

Apil na sa akong kapalaran na kung ma-Presidente ko ug duha ka buwan ra, duha ka tuig, mao na ang parte sa akong kapalaran, na gihatag sa Ginoo nako. Hangtod ara lang ka, human. Mao pasagdii ko na hadlokon ang mha mag-kudeta, magkudeta pahawaon dayon people power, ay anak ka sa.

Kasali  na ‘yan, nakasulat na ‘yan. Eh paano ako nanalo pagka-Presidente? Sagutin mo muna ‘yan. Kung hindi mo masagot, eh ayan. Paano ako maging Presidente dalawang taon lang? Kasali na ‘yan. ‘Yan sa destiny ko, ‘yan lang ang binigay ng Diyos sa akin. Paabutin ako six years, ah patay kayong lahat.

It is already included, it is already written. Eh how did I win as the President? Answer that first. If you cannot answer, eh there. How will I become the President for two years only? It is already included. In my destiny. It’s what God only gave to me. Let me reach six years, ah all of you will be dead.

Apil na na, nakasulat na na. Eh giunsa man nako pagkadaog sa pagka-Presidente? Tubaga sa ninyo na. Kung dili nimo matubag, eh kana. Unsaon man nako na ma-Presidente sa duha ra ka tuig? Apil na na. Mao na ang akong kapalaran, mao ra na ang gihatag sa Ginoo sa ako. Paabton ko ug unom ka tuig, ah patay mong tanan.

Maraming salamat po.

Thank you very much.

Grenade explodes at Cogon drug den
Published on March 7, 2004 (Bohol Chronicle)

A homemade grenade exploded as a drug suspect was cornered by CIDG-PNP operatives at his residence at Airport Road, corner Lamdagan Street, early Friday morning.

Police Inspector Joe Pacito Yape Jr., chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), identified the suspect as Paul P. Dagamac, 34, of Cogon district, this city.

In the search warrant issued by RTC Executive Judge Fernando Fuentes, the area raided was pinpointed as a drug den, a venue for the sale of shabu.

CIDG agents PO1 Renato Garcia and PO1 Herold Bihag alleged that the suspect was engaged in the distribution of shabu.

When operatives surrounded the area, the suspect noticed their presence. It was at this juncture that Dagamac allegedly threatened to release the grenade, and barred the operatives to go near him.

Sensing the arrest, he released the grenade. However, a shrapnel strayed upon explosion and hit him.

Operatives said that neighbors interviewed confirmed that the suspect is peddling drugs at said residence at the corner before entering the City Airport.

Dagamac was brought to the Gallares Memorial Hospital for treatment. Afterwhich, he was transferred to Camp Dagohoy stockade.

Seized by the operatives were two decks of suspected shabu, plastic with traces of shabu, empty plastic of various sizes, twisted foil, rolled tin foil, syringe, improvised sealer, forcep, a cutter and tooter. Also seized from the suspect’s bedroom were an improvised hunting knife, a shirt with PNP markings, leather wallet containing the badge, ATM Landbank card and notebook with calculator.

The city PNP operatives who joined the raid were led by Police Inspector Miguel Jimenez.

With the raiding team were Zacarias Castro of DOJ, Cogon barangay kagawads Jeremias Pabe and Philip Besas, Cogon Barangay Chief Tanod Generoso Diez and DYRD radio reporter Willy Maestrado.

PO2 John Guilbert Basalo conducted the inventory of seized items inside the Dagamac residence last Friday.

The suspect will be formally charged for violation of Sec. 6, Art. 2 of RA 9165 known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (With reports from Willy Maestrado and Danny Reyes)

Clash Kills Two Rebels
By DANNY REYES & RIC OBEDENCIO
Published: March 7, 2004 (Bohol Chronicle)

Two members of the New People’s Army were killed during a 45-minute gun-battle with government troops in Sitio Ipo, Barangay Bigtik in Catigbian town about 3 p.m. Friday.

The rebels, led by Kumander Domingo Samuya alias Ka Minggoy or Ka Jake, numbering to about 40 were chanced upon by troopers of the 17th Special Forces Company under Capt. Dennis Cuaresma.

The armed clash resulted to the evacuation of some 116 families, comprising 528 residents.

Intelligence reports revealed suspicion that the rebels were about to hold a conference in the secluded sitio when they were spotted by the government troops.

The slain rebels were among those assigned to guard the area. Their bodies were recovered during clearing operations conducted by elements of the 6th Special Forces under Col. Abundio Cases based in Bilar town.

Senior Police Officer 3 Modesto Renoblas, Catigbian PNP station commander, told the Chronicle that the suspected leader of the rebels is a resident of Catigbian, a brother of a chief tanod working under Catigbian Mayor Aurelio Dinorog.

The slain rebels, identities still unknown, were in their middle 20s, with height measuring 5’2” and 5’6”.

After five days, if no claimants will come, they will be buried, Dinorog said.

BETTER INTELLIGENCE

The military is on the upper hand of the drive against insurgency after a much improved support of the civilians, according to Col. Juanito P. Gomez, commanding officer of the 302nd infantry battalion.

He said that it was the fourth encounter during the first quarter of the year, an indication that rebel operations can easily be aborted by the military.

Working under Col. Gomez are the 15th IB, 6th Special Forces, engineering battalion and the scout rangers.

EVACUATION AND FEAR

In a separate interview, Triple Union barangay chair Cresencio Lupian, 50, confirmed that some 40 families evacuated to the barangay hall and St. Vincent Chapel. The barangay about seven kilometers from the town proper, has 216 households.

After the pulong-pulong conducted by the Special Forces, the residents were allowed to go back home.

Residents of puroks 1 and 3 evacuated due to proximity to the encounter site.

Daguing said that some 68 households took shelter at the barangay hall after the first volley of gunshots.

The barangay chair said that burst of gunfire prompted him to suspend a session with the barangay council. He immediately called his tanods to urge residents of sitio Ipo to evacuate to nearby elementary schools.

Fear still gripped Teodora Batestes, 45, a resident of Liboron; and Ciriaca Tortor, 54, of Triple Union when both were interviewed by the Chronicle yesterday. Tortor expressed relief when she was allowed to go back with her husband Nicolas Tortor, 55, and their only child Richard, 19.

RELIEF GOODS
The evacuees will be provided with foodstuff during their stay at the barangay halls.

Dinorog and his archrival in politics, Bert Salinas, sent sacks of rice and canned goods for the evacuees.

The mayor mobilized the municipal health office personnel to attend to the health needs of the evacuees while the provincial Social Welfare Office led by Constancia Tuñacao delivered goods yesterday.

Liboron and Triple Union as well as nearby barangay Bagtic are recipients of the provincial government's poverty reduction program initiated by the Bohol Poverty Reduction Management Office under the governor’s office.

Murag 70 plus na ni si Ernesto Lariosa. Nag-uban pa ni sila ni Chito Visarra didto sa NFA Manila in  the 70s.

Never Too Busy

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. Luke 10:33

If anyone could understand the temptation to let busyness distract Him from the Father’s activity, Jesus certainly could! He told a parable that clearly illustrated this danger: A certain Jewish man was on his way to Jericho when he was brutally attacked by thieves and left to die by the road. First a Levite, then a priest, passed by. These were religious leaders; surely they would show compassion to a wounded person! But they had places to go and appointments to keep, so they passed him by. Surely someone else would come along who had more time to help the wounded man! Then a Samaritan, despised by the Jews, came along. Of all people, this man had reason to look the other way, since the wounded man was his enemy. But wherever he was going could wait, for someone needed his help.

It’s easy to become so busy that you are oblivious to those in need. Your schedule can become so full of accomplishing good things that you are of no help to the people around you. God is at work in the lives of your friends, your neighbors, your family members. He may ask you to interrupt your day long enough to join Him as He ministers to them. Nothing on your agenda, no matter how pressing, is reason enough to ignore the voice of God when He tells you to stop and help. If you have become too busy to minister to those around you, ask God to reestablish your priorities so that you do not miss opportunities to serve Him.     Henry and Richard Blackaby

One Man's Sin

Get up, sanctify the people, and say, "Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.'" Joshua 7:13

Just as the obedience of one Christian can bring blessing to others, the sin of one Christian can bring harm to many others. The children of Israel were rapidly advancing into the Promised Land. They had experienced a miraculous victory over the city of Jericho, and they were continuing toward their next conquest. To their surprise they met decisive defeat as they attempted to capture the small town of Ai. They sought God’s explanation for their failure, and He provided it. He revealed that someone among them had disobeyed His clear command not to keep any possession from Jericho. The disobedience of one man and his family had paralyzed an entire nation! Achan thought he could conceal his sin and it would not affect anyone else. God chose to demonstrate the destructive power of one sin to His people. One act of disobedience cost Achan and his family their lives. It caused his countrymen to lose the battle; innocent soldiers were killed. His sin had serious repercussions for others, denying them the blessing, power, and victory of God.

Your sin will have an impact on others. Choosing to disobey God may cost your family God’s blessing. The power of God may be absent from your church because you are living in disobedience. Your friends may suffer because you are not living righteously. Diligently seek to obey every word from God, for you do not know how your disobedience could affect those around you. Scripture promises that if you will obey the Lord, your life will be a channel of blessing to others (Ps. 37:25-26).   Henry and Richard Blackaby.

The Desires of Your Heart

Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

Your relationship with God ought to bring you more joy, satisfaction, and pleasure than any other relationship, activity, or material possession you have. Scripture exhorts you to delight yourself in the Lord, finding your greatest pleasure in God and the things dear to His heart.

How can you find pleasure in what God enjoys? Only as you spend time with Him will you begin to take delight in the things God loves. As you spend intimate time with God and allow Him to show you your situation from His perspective, you will begin to see things as God sees them. As you adjust yourself to God, your heart will begin to desire the same things God’s heart desires. When you pray, you will find yourself asking for the very things God desires. Matters foremost on God’s heart will be preeminent in yours. Your first request in prayer will not be for yourself, but for God’s name to be exalted and His kingdom to be extended (Matt. 6:9-10).

Have you been asking God to give you the desires of your heart without first seeking to understand what is on His heart? God places this important requirement for those who pray: that we seek His priorities and make them our own. This great qualifier prevents us from asking out of selfishness. As we find joy in the Lord, we will see what is truly important, and we will long for these things as the Father does.Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Victory over Sin

For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness. . .that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 3:22b-26

Because of sin, Adam and Eve fell short of the perfection God intended for them. Because of sin, the Israelites relinquished the glory they could have experienced as God’s holy nation. Because of sin, Judas fell short of the opportunity to be an apostle of Jesus Christ. Sin will corrupt every area of your life that it touches. Sin will cause your marriage to fall short of the promise it held in the beginning. Sin will cause you to fall short as a parent, a church member, a worshiper, or a friend. Every area in your life is susceptible to sin’s destruction.

The wonder of salvation is that God completely dealt with sin. He did what we could not do. Through Christ’s sacrifice, God, by His grace, offered His salvation and canceled the penalty of our sin. By His grace, He takes a life that has fallen short of God’s best and gives it meaning. He provides the opportunity to immediately confess our sin and to be cleansed from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). He mends a broken heart. His grace erases anger and bitterness. He restores severed relationships. He takes a life devastated by sin and makes it whole. He takes our failures and produces something good.

Only God can heal sin’s devastation. Only He can bridge the gap between His glory and your sin (Rom. 3:23). You must trust Him to do so. If you will ask Him, He will free you from the of your sin, reestablish your relationship with Him, and restore you to wholeness.Henry and Richard Blackaby

Hallowed Be Your Name

"Hallowed be Your name." Matthew 6:9b

Our calling as Christians is to bring glory to the name of God. God’s name represents His character. Taking the name of God in vain misrepresents God’s character to others (Exod. 20:7). As Christians, we carry the name of our Savior. The way we live and relate to others is a direct reflection on the name of Christ. Doing something “in Jesus’ name” is to do something that is in accordance with His character (John 15:16). It means that Jesus would be pleased to join us in what we are doing. If, however, our actions detract from God’s reputation, He will jealously guard His name. Sometimes we are too concerned with protecting the reputation of people but too little concerned with protecting the holy name of God. When the Israelites profaned God’s name before the nations by the way they lived, God “hallowed” His name: He made His name holy by punishing them (Ezek. 36:22). When David sinned before his nation, God publicly disciplined him in order to protect the holiness of His name. We can so tarnish the name father before our children that it hinders them from loving God as their heavenly Father. We can be such unforgiving Christians that our sinfulness discourages people from seeking forgiveness from our God. We can show such disrespect for God as we worship Him that those observing lose their reverence of Him as well. Our supreme desire should be to glorify the name of God by the way we live. We ought to pray daily, as Jesus taught us to, that God’s name be treated as holy. Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Can We Continue in Sin?

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Romans 6:1-2

A Christian has died to sin. Sin has no control over a corpse. Temptation can present itself enticingly and persistently, yet a corpse will not succumb! Before you were a Christian you were keenly susceptible to sin. Sin held you in its grip. When you became a Christian, your old self died (Gal. 2:20). Sin now has no more control over you than temptation has over a corpse. You have died to sin. You can still sin, but you are no longer in sin’s power. If you choose to succumb to temptation, you are rejecting the freedom from sin that Christ gained for you by His death. God’s grace is a further motivation for us to resist sin. It was God’s grace that enabled Jesus to endure mocking, beating, and crucifixion at the hands of those whom He had come to save. It was grace that led God to forgive our sin despite our rebellion against Him. It is this same grace that God expresses toward us each time we sin against Him. Knowing this grace, we cannot continue to practice sin (Rom. 6:1-2). We cannot presume upon God’s forgiveness by committing further offenses. You are no longer the helpless victim of your sin. The victory has already been won. God does not have to win a victory over your sin; He already has! You only need to apply His victory to each area of your life. If there is a sinful habit, an ungodly attitude, or an unrighteous relationship that you need to put to death, claim the victory of Christ’s resurrection today. Then you will be free to experience the abundant life that God intends for you! Henry and Richard Blackaby

The Key to Prosperity

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered. 2 Chronicles 31:21

There is a way to ensure that you prosper in what you do: serve the Lord with all your heart! Hezekiah, king of Judah, lived in a dangerous and tumultuous time. He faced powerful enemies. Idolatry was the popular religion of the day. His parents had rejected God and encouraged people to worship other gods (2 Chron. 28). Hezekiah had the opportunity to reject God as well, yet he chose to serve God with all of his heart. He did everything in his power to promote worship of the true God. He diligently followed God’s commandments. As a result of Hezekiah’s determination to serve God, God blessed him. Hezekiah thrived in an unsettled time because he resolved to follow God despite popular opinion. God will honor the heart that commits to follow Him (2 Chron. 26:5). In times when worshiping God is not in vogue and when the forces of the day oppose Him, it takes courage and resolve to seek after God. God is pleased to prosper those who strive to please Him rather than to seek the approval of people (1 Sam. 2:30). Hezekiah stands in stark contrast to Rehoboam, an earlier king of Judah. It is said of Rehoboam that “he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord” (2 Chron. 12:14). When you do not set your heart to seek the Lord, calamity is the inevitable result. The surest way to prosper in your endeavors is to diligently pursue the will of God.  Henry and Richard Blackaby.

God's Sufficient Grace

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

Human strength is a strong deterrent to trusting in Christ. When we rely on our own strength, resources, and knowledge, we assume we can handle situations without help from God. We tend to divide problems into two categories: problems that we know require God’s help and problems we think we can handle on our own.Paul had a tenacious personality and an exceptionally strong will. He courageously faced angry mobs as he traveled far and wide to promote the cause of Christ. He had spent the first half of his life serving God in his own strength. However, once God gained his attention, Paul had to learn to rely on God’s strength and not his own.

Paul was afflicted with a thorn in the flesh (2 Cor. 12:7). Whatever this was, it humbled him. He had performed incredible miracles, even raising the dead, but he could not remove the affliction that God had given him, an affliction that made him depend on God. The world had seen what Paul could do in his own strength, and it was horrifying! Now God wanted to exercise His power through Paul’s life. When Paul thought he was strong, he neglected to rely upon God’s strength. Only in his weakness did Paul trust implicitly in God.

If you feel strong in an area of your life, beware! Often your strength, rather than your weakness, hinders you from trusting God. God will bring you to a point of weakness if that is what it takes to bring you to trust in Him. Do not despise your weakness, for it leads you to trust in God’s strength. - Henry and Richard Blackaby

Confession

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16

Confession is God’s provision to clear obstacles that hinder our relationships with God and with others. Confession is not just for those who don’t mind admitting their faults. Confession is a command, given to every Christian. James advised that when we sin, it is important for us to confess not only to God, but also to our fellow Christians. There is a tremendous freedom that comes as we openly acknowledge the sinfulness of our actions to others. If confession does not come out of repentance, it is merely admission, and not true confession. It is important to confess your sins specifically and not hide behind generalities. It is one thing to pray, “O Lord, forgive my sin.” � It’s quite another to identify specifically in painful honesty. Whenever possible, confession ought to be made directly to those whom your sin has hurt. You are not to confess the sins of others but only your offenses. Confession is not a sign of weakness; it is evidence of your refusal to allow sin to remain in your life. Significantly, James linked confession with prayer. Your prayers will be hindered if you hold on to unconfessed sin. When James promised that the “effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much,” he did so in the context of confession. If you wish to have a powerful prayer life, you must regularly confess your sin. Only when there are no obstacles separating you from God and others will your prayers be effective. Pride will discourage you from admitting to others the sinfulness of your heart. A desire to please God will compel you to confess your sin and rid yourself of its oppressive burden. - Henry and Richard Blackaby

Leaders and Managers

And the LORD said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them." 1 Samuel 8:7

The Israelites were to be a nation unlike any other. Every other nation had a king or ruler, but Israel’s king was to be God Himself! Still, the Israelites complained that they wanted to be like other nations and have an earthly ruler! As we read about the Israelites, we marvel at their foolishness. Yet we are prone to make the same mistake, choosing our human wisdom over God’s leadership.

There is much discussion these days about leaders and managers. According to popular teaching, leaders have the vision and set goals for people or organizations to follow. Managers handle the day-to-day marshaling of resources under their charge. In the Christian life, God is the leader of our lives, our families, and our churches. God sets the direction; He establishes the priorities; He provides the resources. We are the managers. We take what He gives us and do with it as He directs.

The biblical term for leader is Lord. As our Lord, Christ has the authority to reveal the direction for our lives. As Lord, He chooses our careers, leads us to our marriage partners, and helps us set our daily priorities. We are to be good managers of the mind, body, and spiritual life He gives. He is the Lord of our families. He knows what is best for our children. He knows how to make marriages strong. Our responsibility is to obey Him as He leads our families to Christlikeness. Christ is the Lord of our church. He takes responsibility for expanding it (Matt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 12:18). Only He knows what is best for our church. Our task is to faithfully perform the role He assigns us.

Do not foolishly trust in human wisdom and leadership as the Israelites did. Follow your Lord and trust Him alone.-Henry and Richard Blackaby .

Spiritual Preparation

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. Matthew 25:10

There is no substitute for spiritual preparation. Spiritual preparation equips you for unforeseen crises or opportunities. However, if you are unprepared you will be vulnerable in life’s unexpected events.

Jesus told a parable that teaches this truth. Ten virgins were awaiting the arrival of the bridegroom so that they could celebrate with him and his bride. Five of them prepared in advance and brought an adequate supply of oil for their lamps. The other five were not prepared, so they rushed out to buy additional lamp oil. While they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who had planned ahead entered into the house with him, but the door was closed against the five who were not ready, and they missed the celebration.

If you are spiritually prepared when a crisis comes, you will not have to try to develop instantly the quality of relationship with Christ that can sustain you. If you suddenly have an opportunity to share your faith with an unbeliever, you will be equipped to do so. If you enter a time of worship spiritually prepared, you will not miss an encounter with God. If you are spiritually filled when you meet a person in sorrow, you will have much to offer. If you have established safeguards in your life in advance, you will not give in to temptation.

Christians lose many opportunities to experience God’s activity because they have not devoted enough time to their relationship with God. If you have not yet developed the habit of daily prayer and Bible study, why not begin now, so that you will be equipped for whatever life brings. - Henry and Richard Blackaby

Victory Versus Defeat

The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. . . . The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. Deuteronomy 28:7, 25

As the Israelites were preparing to enter the Promised Land, God set before them a choice: Heed His voice, obey His commandments, and experience continued victory. Or turn from God, disobey His word, and experience repeated and resounding defeat. It was a simple choice. The choice they made would be evident by the results on the battlefield. The assurance of victory did not mean that the Israelites would not have to strap on their armor and go to battle. It did not assure them of effortless victory. At times their enemies fought fiercely, and the battles raged back and forth. Nevertheless, as the Israelites walked closely with God, they knew that their efforts would always result in victory. God gives us the same choice He gave the Israelites. If we walk with Him, obedient to His word, He will stand with us and ensure victory over our challenges. We must face the battle, but God promises us victory if we remain in His will. However, if we choose to disassociate from God, we surely will be overtaken by difficulties. As with the Israelites, our decision will be evident by the outcome.� If you are continually being defeated by everything you face, your heart has departed from God. If you have been experiencing defeat in the challenges you face, examine your heart. When you are buffeted by the crises of life, your heart may have shifted away from God. Choose to listen to God. Then obey what He tells you, no matter what you face, and you will experience victory.   Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Discouragement

And he said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life." 1 Kings 19:14

Kingdom work can be challenging! You can give everything you have to God’s service and come away exhausted. This is what happened to Elijah. God had just used Elijah to call down fire from heaven in a spectacular display of divine power. But Elijah’s exhilaration was soon replaced by strenuous work followed by death threats, causing him to flee for his life. Now he was alone, exhausted, and discouraged. Again, God came to Elijah. This time, He came not in fire or in a loud, spectacular way, but in a still, small voice. God’s servant was tired, and God brought him comfort. Elijah’s focus had shifted from God to God’s enemies. He had allowed his circumstances to overwhelm him, leaving him disoriented to God and feeling alone. So God encouraged him. God provided Elisha for him as a helper, friend, and companion. God removed Elijah from the activity for a time, so that he could rest and spend time with God. When the nation next saw Elijah, he was rejuvenated and refocused on God and His assignment. If you are overwhelmed by kingdom work so that your focus is no longer on God but on all that there is to do, let Him comfort you. Listen to His gentle voice. He will encourage you and provide exactly what you need to prepare you for what comes next. If He needs to remove you from your work for a time, He will. He may place a friend or co-laborer beside you to help carry the load. God knows exactly how to encourage you. Let Him do so.     Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Godliness and Persecution

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12

Living a godly life will not insulate you from hardship. Paul said that the more blameless your life, the more likely you will be persecuted. According to Paul, “evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse” (2 Tim. 3:13). As the world increasingly embraces sin, worldly people are becoming increasingly intolerant of godliness. Darkness cannot tolerate light; the more your life illuminates the presence of Christ, the more you should expect opposition from the forces of darkness. Your Christlike nature will be offensive to those in rebellion against Christ’s Lordship. You may have recently repented of your sin and taken a new step of obedience to God. Perhaps you expected to experience God’s blessing immediately as He demonstrated His approval of your obedience. Instead, you were met with opposition. The persecution may have come even from other Christians who misunderstood your motives. Perhaps you obeyed God, and still your actions were met with criticism instead of praise. If you are sincerely following the Lord’s direction, don’t be discouraged. Paul warned that those who seek to live godly lives will suffer persecution. Do not be surprised when this happens to you. If the world crucified the Son of God, surely the world will be hostile to anyone who lives by the power of the Holy Spirit. Persecution may be the best evidence that your life is like that of Christ. Jesus warned that the world hated Him, the Savior, and so it would certainly misunderstand and mistreat His disciples (John 15:18).Henry and Richard Blackaby .

Cayetano slams CHR over 'disrespectful' remarks vs Gordon, Senate committee

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called out the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for slamming the Senate Justice Committee and its chairperson, Sen. Richard Gordon, for suspending the hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings in the country following a heated debate with Sen. Leila de Lima over the “material concealment” of an information about witness Edgar Matobato.

Cayetano on Wednesday (October 12) criticized the CHR over one of its commissioners’ recent remarks against Gordon, which several senators described as an attack against the entire Senate institution.

Last October 4, CHR Commissioner Roberto Eugenio Cadiz issued a statement calling Gordon a “coward” for suspending the proceedings.

Cayetano for his part stressed that as a constitutional body, the Commission should have enough respect for the Senate as an independent body, including its processes and procedures.

“The public and the media can criticize us all they want… It is their right. But if departments, agencies, or constitutional bodies would be allowed to do this… then they are running the Senate. We are not independent anymore,” he said.

The senator made his manifestation on the floor after Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri delivered a privilege speech demanding the CHR to issue a proper apology to Gordon and to members of the committee.

Cayetano also took note of the Commission’s call for the committee to come up with “fair and credible results cognizant of the latter’s independence and competence.”

“I’d like to clarify, what does that mean? Kung hindi sila satisfied sa results, hindi na ito fair and credible? Kung ang resulta ay lumabas at hindi ito ang resultang gusto ng CHR, they will again slam the Senate. So why apologize in the first place?” Cayetano said.

Furthermore, the senator questioned CHR officials for their lack of initiative in conducting their own investigation on cases of human rights violations in the country. He said the Commission is tasked to probe such cases and to submit their findings to the country’s prosecutorial services.

“The CHR is a constitutional body. It is up to them to investigate human rights violations. So I do not understand why they are making it appear to the public and to the international community that when we stop, tigil na ang imbestigasyon sa human rights... They can investigate 24/7… Yung atin, in aid of legislation,” Cayetano said.

No Secrets

For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. Luke 8:17

One of Satan’s subtle deceptions is that you can do things in secret that will never be revealed. This is simply not so. The Bible stresses that everything done in darkness will one day be brought to light. So before you commit yourself to do anything questionable, seriously ask yourself, “Am I willing for those around me to know what I am about to do? Am I willing for God to watch me participate in this activity?”

The knowledge that God sees what we do, the certainty that we are accountable for every word and action, ought to dissuade us from sin (2 Cor. 5:10). But we can become so alienated from God that even this knowledge does not deter us. God promises that He will publicly expose our sin so that we must give an account to others for our actions. Ultimately, everything we do will be exposed on judgment day.

Still, some people believe they can sin against God, their families, their employers, or their friends and never be discovered. God has provided a safeguard against sin: the certainty of disclosure. Scripture commands us to expose the deeds of darkness as we become aware of them (Eph. 5:11). As Christians we are to be the light that dispels darkness in our world. Sin cannot continue in the Christian’s experience, for light cannot dwell with darkness. The only insurance against having your sins exposed is living a blameless life.   Henry and Richard Blackaby

January 17, 2001 - Bohol Chronicle

A casual Internet talk which later prospered into an intimate E- mail messaging routine, ultimately taught a young Boholana dentistry student in Cebu City a bitter lesson when she was raped.
       The 20-year-old lass from Garcia-Hernandez town, has since stopped schooling since the rape resulted to unwanted pregnancy.
       Monalisa (not her real name) has sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation for the filing of a proper charges against the suspect, a certain Dexter Lao.
       Lao, 24, and a computer programmer of an Internet shoppe in Cebu City, was nabbed on Thursday by the NBI after he recently raped another young, beautiful victim, believed to be a kin of a Cebu politician.
       Monalisa first got acquainted with her would-be-rapist in one of her chats through the Internet last year.
       She was then lodging at a dormitory near the Capitol Site in Cebu City while pursuing her dentistry course in one of the universities there.
       When Lao thought that he had already the trust of her unseen Internet friend, he asked Monalisa for a meeting date at an uptown mall.
       Meanwhile, Monalisa was faithfully convinced by Lao's sweet talks and gentlemanly advances that she readily accepted the invitation.
       During that meeting, Lao invited the innocent lass to his house in Consolacion, a town near Cebu City, to see his computer.
       She went along with him to his house and both proceeded to his computer room.
       But once inside his room, the host, suddenly hugged Monalisa and raped her.
       The incident occurred last June but Monalisa managed to surface and pinpoint her sexual assailant only after Lao was arrested last week for raping another pretty girl.

DPWH blacklists
RAR Construction
Published in November 1999, Bohol Chronicle

The controversial RAR Construction is finally blacklisted from the roll of contractors qualified to bid for government projects nationwide.

DPWH Assistant Regional Director Ernesto Roldan declared Friday before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan that the blacklisting of the contractor is the consequence after his contract was rescinded by the Department of Public Works and Highways when he abandoned a P28 million raod project at the Loay Interior Road. 

Roldan appeared  before the provincial lawmakers’ regular session last Friday while DPWH Bashir Rasuman, who was requested to attend the session, failed to show up, and instead sent his deputy to answer queries from the provincial SP. 

He also announced that another project of RAR Construction which is the P38 million abandoned Loay-Loboc Waterworks Project was likewise rescinded by the regional DPWH. 
The blacklisting of the contractor will be in effect for one year. 

The explanation of Roldan came to clarify reports that RAR Construction was only asked to stop working at the road project without any penalty.  He said that RAR will virtually be dropped from the list of qualified and competent contractors, thus, will be barred from joining any public bidding of government projects for one entire year.

RATIONALE
Published by bohol.gov.ph in September 2000

Bohol as a province envisions itself to become a prime eco-cultural tourism destination and a strong agro-industrial province and as a Local Government Unit it seeks to be a dynamic and responsive organization that provides a responsible, participatory, informative and self-reliant governance led by pro-active, innovative and committed leaders and staff equipped with new capabilities to inspire entrepreneurial efforts among different sectors and to effectively deliver quality services to all stakeholders primarily the Boholano people. To be able to attain such visions, we should take initiatives to provide the necessary infrastructure to create a healthy environment for development. Water and Electric Power Supply are primary considerations in establishing investments. It is in this context that the provincial government has considered the move to invite the private sector to a joint venture project for the Provincial Electric System (PES) and Provincial Waterworks System (PWS).

Situationer. At present, the PES and PWS are burdened by the following problems:
Limited source of water supply and service area
Water quality which is below world health standards
Old equipment and electric posts of PES
Inadequate funds to conduct major rehabilitation, upgrading and expansion
Systems loses in excess of industry standards
Cumbersome bureaucratic government processes

Legal Basis. The Local Government Code of 1991(Republic Act No. 7160) contains several provisions which gives Local Government Units (LGUs) legal authority to tap private resources in the performance of certain government and proprietary functions, especially in the delivery of public services. It also gives LGUs the power to enter into any contract including joint venture agreement.


OBJECTIVES
To rehabilitate, upgrade and expand the coverage areas of the power and water systems, without depleting the provincial government’s financial resources, to the prejudice of its other basic services
To improve the quality of services, owing to the high standards set by private utility companies
To augment the provincial government’s financial resources by way of the freed-up IRA
To retain a stake in both systems, maintained at 30% of total equity
To earn a corresponding share in the profits, without the day-to-day costs of operation



BENEFITS

For the Tagbilaranons and Prospective Consumers:
Assurance of reliable, safe and sustainable power distribution and water supply systems meeting world standards
Safety net on pricing: with the provincial government’s continued stake in the joint venture, changes in the rate structure will continue to be scrutinized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan


For the Province of Bohol and the Boholanos in general:
Because of more efficient and reliable power and water systems, Bohol will attract more investors , thereby providing more job opportunities and improving living conditions
At the same time, Bohol will be able to accelerate the attainment of its vision of becoming a prime eco-cultural tourist destination and strong agro-industrial province
In providing clean, potable, good quality water, we will improve the health and well-being of Boholanos
We will develop more reliable, safe and sustainable sources of water supply that will meet future demand not only in Tagbilaran City but in other municipalities as well
Because of the freed-up provincial government’s funds, financial resources will be more equitably distributed to support projects beneficial to all Boholanos
Technical expertise of local workers will be enhanced though technology transfer from the JV partner
Because of reduced systems losses, consumers will not have to bear the burden of pass-on rates

For the Provincial Government:
The provincial government can now focus its resources and effort on providing basic essential services, which are less likely to attract private sector investment to a broader base of constituents
The cash to be received from the private investor as a result of the JV will be used to fund projects like acquisition of heavy equipment, hospital facilities and livelihood fund to benefit all Boholanos.

I support his war on drugs, but his foreign policies are self-destructive.

Capitol plans to dispose off ‘NPAs’
By RIC V. OBEDENCIO
Published on: June 4, 2006 - Bohol Chronicle

The provincial government is contemplating of disposing off its real properties, considered as non-performing assets (NPAs). The said properties are unredeemed and have not been subjected to bidding.

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan is set to refer the matter to the committees on government properties and ways and means, to sell some 29 parcels of agricultural lands situated in different municipalities.

The plan to resell was based on the Local Government Code. In auctions conducted on May 15-16 and 19-22, and 26-27, 2003, no bidders dared to redeem the lots. The failure of redemption of said properties and delinquency in tax payments means forfeiture in favor of the province.

The Provincial Treasurer’s Office (PTO) strongly indorsed the move to re-trade the NPAs even as it prepared a Provincial Ordinance “authorizing the PTO for the resale through public auction of tax delinquent properties already forfeited in favor of the Province of Bohol.”

The properties are located in the municipalities of Alicia, Mabini, Ubay, Talibon, Dagohoy, San Miguel, Catigbian and Sikatuna.

“The delinquent real properties offered for sale at the public auction had no bidders. Consequently, such properties were purchased in behalf of the Province pursuant to section 263 of the Local Government Code of 1991,” the proposed Ordinance explains.

Those delinquent and unbidded properties are those of Mateo Butawan, Cayacay, Alicia, Bohol; Victorio Cagas, Katipunan, Alicia; Epifanio Genita, Katipunan, Alicia; Francisco Sosoban, Poblacion, Alicia; Fernando Torrejos, Katipunan, Alicia; Dioscoro Vallejos, Del Mar, Mabini; Victor Valmoria, Lungsodaan, Mabini; Jerome/Urbando Coquilla, Bayongan, San Miguel; Necornia Polpinosas, Garcia, San Miguel; Eutiquio Sabior, Bagacay, Talibon; Catalino Yana, Bagacay, Talibon; Celestino Yana, Bagacay, Talibon; Nena Tiro Gonzales, San Pascual, Ubay; Ciemenlo Reyes, Ilihan, Ubay; Paul Sarabosing, Poblacion, Ubay; Anacleto Corambao, Rizal, Catigbian; Apolonio Dumangas, Rizal, Catigbian; Marciano Diaz, Hagbuaya, Catigbian; Abundia Juit, Triple Union, Catigbian; and Cristino Palingcod, Cang-iras, Catigbian.

The unredeemed properties include those of Simeon Vale/Teodulo Yecyec, Babag, Dagohoy; German Amolat, Cagting, Ubay; Remegio Almedilla, Garcia, San Miguel; Francisco Espina, Bayongan, San Miguel; Vicente Padonas, Camanaga, San Miguel; Anecito Butawan, Cayacay, Alicia; Paciencia Butawan, Cayacay, Alicia; Isaac Carlos, Katipunan, Alicia; Macario Libres, Cayacay, Alicia; and Mateo Cuñado/Restituto Fostanes, Abaca, Mabini.

ALFONSO RAFOLS DAMALERIO II
THE PILOT MORPHS INTO A LEADER
Published: June 10, 2007 Sunday Post

At 35 he is the youngest Board Member-elect, in a field usually dominated by veterans who have outgrown their salad days. The road most traveled to become a part of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is for the aspirant to be a Municipal Mayor first and, after the maximum limit of three consecutive terms, run for the Provincial Board. But in a few cases, there are those who take the short-cut to the legislative body of the province.

The latter is the road taken by Alfonso Rafols Damalerio II. He is known as Ae to his friends and peers, and in rare cases he answers to the moniker Al. He was born in Tagbilaran City on January 17, 1972. His parents were former SP Senior Board Member and Majority Floor Leader Alfonso Damalerio of Calape and Anesia Rafols of Sierra Bullones. He was a prominent lawyer, and she was a public school Teacher.

The blood-line of Ae exudes political leadership. His great-grandfather, Alfonso Damalerio was a Mayor of Calape. His grandfather, Porferio, was a gifted Municipal Councilor. Arsenio, his grand-uncle also served as Mayor of Calape. This lineage speaks well of his inclination to public service.

They are eight siblings in the family. Alan finished BS in Computer Science and Bachelor of Laws. He used to work with SSS, but is now based in Houston, Texas.

Abeleon studied at UP-Cebu and HNU, and is now a practicing lawyer. Anthony took up BS Biology at the Cebu College of Medicine, intending to be a Doctor, but a family tragedy struck, cutting short his dream. He now works in the office of Congressman Edgar Chatto. Adonis has a BSC, major in Management, and BSE degrees from HNU; and is now assigned as DILG Municipal Local Government Operations Officer in Bien Unido. Aldner studied at Christ The King Academy in Quezon City, planning for a career in priesthood, and finished AB-Philosophy. He is presently one of the executives of Globelines.

With Ae as the second in a row of 6 boys, came Angelie and Alannie, both graduates of HNU. The former is a Registered Nurse, soon to take the NFLEX; and the latter graduated BS in Mass Communication last March.

Board Member-elect Ae Damalerio's dream was to soar the skies as a pilot. He enrolled at the Philippine Aeronautical Technical School in Pasay City, then at the Philippine Airforce College of Aeronautics in Mactan Airbase, Cebu. He finished Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Technology at the Aeronautical Technical School in Lahug, Cebu City. He graduated from the Basic Flying Ground Course and Primary Flying Courses at the Philippine Winds Flying School. He was able to fly solo, and would have earned more credits for a flying career, until a tragedy struck the family.

His father had a stroke right on his birthday on December 2, 1996, from which he did not recover despite efforts from medical experts in Cebu. Atty. AL Damalerio was then in the midst of a speaking engagement among Couples for Christ in Butuan, when the tragedy occurred. The family reserves were drained. With three boys in college, two in high school, and the high flying costs, his dream of becoming a full-pledged pilot perished.

He lost his father when he was 25 years old, ten years ago. After the catastrophe he was hired in the office of the then Vice Governor Edgar Chatto , who inspired him for public service. Earlier, when he was in high school at Divine Word College (1980), he was a Leadership Medal Awardee. Very much earlier at the Holy Spirit School (1985) he not only received a Loyalty Award, but also the much coveted Scout Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

Ae Damalerio was elected Sangguniang Kabataan Councilor in Cogon (1992-97); was Provincial Coordinator of the Visayas Network for Environmental Sustainability (1993-95), and Presidential Council for Youth Affairs Coordinator (1994-96). He was appointed Legislative Staff Assistant III of the SP (1993-96), and Executive Staff Assistant on Youth and Sports Affairs (1999). In 2000 he became Legislative Staff Assistant III for Barangay Affairs. From 2001 to the present he has been designated Government Affairs Consultant of UBEC Philippines Development Corporation, and Political Affairs Officer III of the First District of Bohol.

His professional advancement has been greatly enhanced by seminars, workshops, and trainings not only in Bohol, but also scores of then held in Bacolod, General Santos, Iloilo, Pampanga, Cebu, Manila, Aklan, Biliran, Ormoc, Tacloban and several other places. From sports to environmental sustainability, Mr. Damalerio has imbibed truckloads of wisdom enough to augment his capabilities as a Legislator.

Even his affiliation with various socio-civic organizations leaves nothing to be desired. He is an active member of the Bohol Licensed Firearms Association, Order of the Knights of Rizal, RECOM-BARGE, KBP, Bohol Tri-Media Association, Bohol Island Lions Club, and many others. He belongs to the Bohol Ready Reserved Battalion, and this year's President of the Bohol Sandugo Jaycees.

In September 1996 he joined a select group on an observation tour in Heidelberg (Germany), Weinsterswick (Netherlands), and Strasbourg (France). The following month (October) he observed the social and economic programs of Bangkok, Thailand. In 1997 he joined the investment and tourism promotion in California.

From September to October 2005 he was a delegation member of the TBTK campaign for the 2006 global homecoming of Boholanos, which brought him to Houston (Texas), Stockton (California), and San Francisco.

Ae Damelerio enjoys wedded bliss with the former Severina Bual, a BSC graduate now working at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. They have 3 children: Syra Monica, 11 years old, and a grade four pupil; Kristine Alvina, 7 years old, and a first grade pupil; and Alfonso Annevero III, 6 years old, and a kindergarten II pupil. All three study at the HNU Elementary Department.

Even before his decision to take the cudgels as a lawmaker of the Bohol Sangguniang Panlalawigan, representing the First District, Alfonso Rafols Damalerio II already had his goals in view, patterned after the mission-vision for sustainability in eco-tourism and agriculture. He has special concerns for investment promotion, youth and sports, health, and the anti-poverty program.

He is not a young man in a hurry. He has proven himself in campus Leadership and Organizational Management. Life's ups and downs have made him what he is now, and he is willing to face this latest challenge without blinking an eye.

Ombudsman junks case vs governor Aumentado, admin man
Bohol Chronicle: June 4, 2006

Finding no substantial evidence to hold them answerable, Tanodbayan Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez recently dismissed the case of misconduct against Gov. Erico Aumentado and Felix Mejorada, an administrative officer of the Office of the Governor.

Gutierrez approved the 21-page decision penned by Allan Francisco Garciano, graft investigation and prosecution officer 2, reviewed by Director Edgardo Canton and recommended for approval by Deputy Ombudsman Primo Miro all of the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas).

A certain Eugenio Jamero of Barangay San Juan in Sierra Bullones town filed the complaint. Jamero claims to be "an entrepreneur, a taxpayer and a concerned citizen whose love of country has become of prime importance to him most especially in living his simple but dignified life."

Jamero had alleged that on Dec. 22, 2002, Aumentado and his wife hosted a Christmas Party for provincial officials and guests at the Meridian Hotel in Tagbilaran City. He submitted as evidence a copy of the statement of account with Dec. 23, 2002 as billing date for P28,000 for 140 persons at P200 per cover, supported by an order slip dated Dec. 22, 2002.

He said government funds were used in paying for the event as shown by a job request dated Dec. 26, 2002 signed by Mejorada.

Jamero pointed out that strangely, the job request was dated four days after the alleged party took place and yet the words "to be done by any catering services in the City of Tagbilaran" ironically appear therein.

He also said "what made it more interesting" is the fact that while Mejorada was the requesting officer, he also approved the job request. Jamero also submitted a copy of the allotment and obligation slip (Alobs) for P28,000.

The complainant avers that "clearly, the hosting of a Christmas Party using government funds falls squarely on what is considered as ‘unnecessary expenses’" as defined in Commission on Audit (COA) Policy Training and Technical Assistance Facility (PTTAF) Manual of Procurements.

He claims that the party falls under "extravagant expenses" as defined by COA Circular No. 77-55.

In his counter-affidavit, Aumentado pointed out that the Capitol Christmas Program and Party was held on Dec. 20, 2002 at the Bohol Cultural Center â€" for which the provincial government did not spend a single centavo.

He said the expenses were shouldered by contributions of the chiefs and assistant chiefs of offices and regular employees, donations from the three congressmen of Bohol, the governor, vice governor and Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members as well as pledges of the Bohol Provincial Employees League (Bopel) and the Bohol Association of Women in Government Service (Bawigs) â€" both being organizations of provincial employees.

Contrary to what was published in the June 26, 2003 issue of the Atong Balita Sano," the Dec. 22 event was not a Christmas party but a consultative conference and program.

He said his wife Peregrina was present during the conference being the president of the Bohol Officials Ladies Foundation, Inc. (Bolfi) whose members are wives of elective provincial and municipal officials in the province. Bolfi is in charge of the Bohol Island Garden Park â€" a clean and green project.

When he obtained a copy of the voucher and supporting documents, Aumentado called the attention of Mejorada on the "Christmas Party" label.

Mejorada explained that it was Evelyn Butalid, Meridian’s reservation manager who prepared the statement of account. She presumed that the event was a Christmas party it being a gathering held within the Christmas season. She prepared the statement for billing purposes only, but her mistake was apparently carried over to the other documents supporting the voucher.

Aumentado pointed out that he had no conformity on the statement Butalid prepared. He did not sign any of those documents and therefore had no participation therein, making the complaint "pure harassment," and filed with malice as part of the demolition job of his political detractors.

For his part, Mejorada said the "Christmas party" label was merely carried on to the voucher and supporting documents based on the statement of account prepared by Butalid.

In his discussion, Garciano said his office was convinced that the Meridian activity was not a Christmas party, but a consultative conference and program that had specific official agenda like the assessment of performances of the offices for that year and discussion and formulation of plans, programs, thrusts and strategies of the province for the coming year, among others.

As such, the same could not be considered a "unnecessary"; it was official and not a mere social affair as correctly argued by the respondents, but misconstrued as a Christmas party, he wrote.

He termed the error as "a procedural lapse." Basing on Butalid’s affidavit, he said it could now be inferred that there were mistakes in the entries "caused by miscommunication and oversight."

Garciano’s dismissal of the case however came with the advise for Mejorada and the other responsible officials and employees of the provincial government to be more discreet and circumspect in their actions to avoid any suspicion from the public.

"They are also warned that a repetition of the same will be severely dealt with by this office. They should remember that as public officials and employees, they must at all times conduct themselves with proper decorum and beyond reproach," Garciano wrote.

President Arroyo can appoint the next Chief Justice - SC
Published in 2010

Voting 9-1-2-3, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ruled that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo can appoint the next Chief Justice to replace Chief Justice Reynato Puno who will retire on May 17, 2010.

SC Spokesman and Court Administrator Atty. Jose Midas Marquez said that the Court in an en banc session said that under Article 8 of the Constitution which covers the Judiciary, President Arroyo can make the appointment within 90 days upon the existence of the vacancy in the Judiciary.

Article VIII Section 9 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the President can make the appointments to the Judiciary within 90 days upon the existence of a vacancy in the Judiciary.

The SC also ordered the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to submit its shortlist of nominees of at least three to four names to the Office of the President (OP) on or before May 17.

The JBC is an independent constitutional body that screens nominees to the positions in the Judiciary and submits its shortlist of nominees of at least three to four names to the Office of the President (OP) whenever a vacancy occurs in the Judiciary.

In turn, the President has a period of 90 days within which to fill up the vacancy in the Judiciary.

Puno presided over the en banc session but did not participate in the deliberations and in the voting.

He will take his leave beginning Thursday until his retirement on May 17.

Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin wrote the decision saying that President Arroyo can appoint the successor to Chief Justice Puno when he retires.

The JBC was also directed to submit its shortlist to the incumbent President for the position of SC Chief Justice on or before May 17.

Bersamin, in his decision, said that the appointments to the Judiciary are not covered by the election ban.

Thus, he said, the President can appoint the members of the Judiciary from the position of Municipal Trial Court (MTC) judge up to the position of Chief Justice, because appointments to the Judiciary are not covered by the election ban.

Article VII Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the President cannot make an appointment, except on temporary appointment in the Executive Department, two months or 60 days prior to the next succeeding elections until the President's term expires.

Nine of the justices voted yes that the incumbent President can appoint the successor of Chief Justice Puno.

They are Associate Justices Lucas Bersamin, Arturo Brion, Teresita Leonardo de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Mariano de Castillo, Martin Villarama, Jr., Roberto Abad, Jose Perez and Jose Mendoza.

Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales voted no to the power of the incumbent President to appoint the next Chief Justice.

Associate Justices Antonio Eduardo Nachura and Presbitero Velasco, Jr., said that the petitions should be dismissed as they are "premature" as there is still no "actual case of controversy" to warrant the judicial determination of the Court.

Chief Justice Puno, and Associate Justices Antonio Carpio and Renato Corona inhibited from the deliberations and did not participate in the voting.

Marquez added that the petitioners can still file their motion for reconsideration within a "non-extendible" period of 15 days from today.

Palace approves 2010 Investment Priorities Plan
Archive: Published 2010

MANILA (PNA) Malacañang on Tuesday approved the country's Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) for 2010 that would give incentive to private companies that are qualified under the criteria set by the Board of Investment (BOI).

"The Cabinet approved the IPP for 2010 without revisions," Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Augusto B. Santos told reporters.

Santos said Malacañang had approved giving incentive to importers of generator sets (gensets) intended for use in Mindanao to avert the power crisis in the region.

Electric cooperatives that would import gensets may be granted perks such as duty- and tax-free importation.

Also, rehabilitation of existing power plants may qualify under the proposed 2010 IPP’s infrastructure list.

The government also extended similar incentives during the power crisis in the early 1990s.

"Green” and “disaster prevention, mitigation and recovery” projects are also included in the list of those that can avail of tax breaks this year.

Projects like rebuilding of roads and bridges after earthquakes/floods, volcanic eruptions, oil spill clean-up; training for disaster preparedness; mitigation or recovery/rehabilitation/reconstruction can also get tax perks.

Also included in the IPP list are cement, drugs and medicines, which are considered manufactured goods under priority investment areas.

The government also extended tax breaks to companies under the "contingency list," which covers existing activities and/or projects affected by the global economic crisis that will retain investments and employment, retain investments and increase employment, increase investments and retain employment, or increase investments and employment.

In addition, the BOI grant incentives to micro and small businesses in line with the government’s efforts to support entrepreneurship. Micro enterprises are businesses with assets of no more than P3 million, or employment of up to nine people. A small enterprise has assets of between P3 million and P15 million, or employ between 10 and 99 workers.

Latest data from the Department of Trade and Industry shows that about 92 percent of local businesses are micro enterprises, and about 7 percent are small enterprises.

However, projects not qualified under the micro-small enterprises list are those of banks and financial institutions; retail businesses; services; small-scale mining; activities that are restricted/regulated by law or ordinances for reasons of security, defense and risk to health and morals; activities of non-Philippine nationals that are not qualified under the Foreign Investment Act; non-agricultural basic consumer goods; personal care products; power and infrastructure projects with sovereign guarantee or granted income tax holiday (ITH); and other activities as may be determined by BOI.

Palace favors revival of Spanish subject in High School
Published 2010

Malacañang favors the revival of Spanish subject in private and public high schools in the country.

Deputy Presidential Spokesman Gary Olivar said there was nothing wrong in bringing back the Spanish subject in high school.

Olivar, in a media briefing today in Malacañang, said the Spanish subject would be an elective subject unlike before that it was compulsory taught in private and public high school in the country and 12 units in college.

He also said that it would help the students to speak a little Spanish language since the country had been under the Spanish occupation for more than 400 years.

Olivar said that many of Filipino words were rooted from the Spanish language because the country was under the Spanish regime for more than 400 years.

”I don’t see anything wrong in teaching Spanish subject, I think its helpful for kids to be given the opportunity to learn about because it is after all almost 400 years of our pas, under the Spanish regime,” Olivar said.

He said the planned resurrection of Spanish subject in high school would be elective, meaning if they do not feel to enroll with it then it would be the student’s choice.

The Department of Education (DepEd) plans to introduce again the Spanish subject as an elective subject in both private and public high school in the country beginning this coming school year.

Bohol BDRC jail guard commits suicide
Published on June 4, 2006 by Bohol Chronicle

A jail guard at the Bohol Detention and Rehabilitation Center (BDRC) committed suicide late yesterday afternoon while on duty at his post.

The casualty, identified as JG Restituto Evangelista, 35, a resident of barangay Sto. Niño, Talibon town, had just assumed his shift in Post No. 5 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon before committing suicide using his .38 caliber service firearm.

PO3 Fernando Mahumot, a police posted at the BDRC, said he immediately hurried towards the post of Evangelista after he heard a gunshot coming from said spot. Mahumot saw Evangelista already slumped and bleeding with his service firearm lying in the floor.

Evangelista was rushed to the Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

As of presstime, the PNP crime laboratory was still performing paraffin test to determine whether Evangelista really fire his service weapon to himself. BDRC authorities, however, denied any possibility of foul play in said incident.

City PNP files charges against murder suspect
Published on June 4, 2006 by The Bohol Chronicle

The Tagbilaran City Police has filed charges on Friday against Christopher Buslon a suspect in the killing of Nelson Pacatang last April 30.

Buslon was nabbed by police authorities last May 30 in barangay Dusita, Sierra-Bullones after receiving a tip from the Bohol Detention and Rehabilitation Center (BDRC) in Cabawan. Buslon was reportedly sighted on several occasions driving a motorcycle with the same description of that which was owned by murder victim Pacatang.

The suspect, after having been turned over to the Tagbilaran City police for investigation, was later released from detention last May 31 even as he had disclosed having witnessed one Roneo Busalanan, alias Aloy, as the one who stabbed Pacatang to death.

According to city PNP chief S/Insp. Jacinto Cesar, they had to release the suspect since they do not have corroborating evidence to justify the detention of Buslon. Cesar also cited that in the absence of a complainant they could not detain the suspect beyond 36 hours as they would be liable for arbitrary detention.

It may be recalled that the lifeless body of Nelson Pacatang, 26, a habal-habal driver residing in Dampas was found dumped with seven stab wounds in barangay Cabawan, this city, on April 30, the city’s vesper day.

Police had since been in hot pursuit of the perpetrators of said crime.

Based on police investigations, Buslon admitted having witnessed Busalanan stabbing Pacatang seven times. Later he took the motorcycle of the victim with Busalanan riding on the backseat.

In an interview with the Chronicle, SPO3 David Niluag said they had already filed charges of murder and carnapping against Buslon last Friday. He added that the suspect would be given a chance to submit his counter-affidavit in the preliminary investigation with the city prosecutor’s office.

However, if Buslon refuses to appear in the preliminary investigation, the case will be elevated to the proper court where he will be given notice for arraignment.

SPO3 Niluag, however, bared that police operatives are closely monitoring the whereabouts of Buslon. Should he refuse to appear in court, they could readily seize him upon issuance of a warrant for his arrest.

Cruise ship drops anchor at Boracay Island

SAN JOSE de BUENAVISTA, Antique, Sept. 24 (PNA) - - Legend of the Seas, a luxury cruise ship carrying around 2,700 passengers and crew dropped anchor at the Boracay jetty port at about 7 a.m. on on Saturday and expected to depart for its next destination in the next 10 hours.

The luxury ship was built in France and operated by Thomson Cruises but it was registered in Malta. On this trip, its passengers are Chinese and they chose Boracay as their destination because of its “beauty and safety and where all nationalities are given a warm welcome.”

Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 Director Helen Catalbas said that this visit was very significant to Philippine tourism industry in the sense that it added up to number of tourist arrivals, not just in Boracay but in the whole of Western Visayas.

According to Catalbas, other cruise ships that will visit Western Visayas in the near future, particularly on Nov. 9, of this year, is Pacific Venus and on Nov. 22, Celebrity Millenium, will likewise drop anchor. The director did not specify Boracay Island though, as to the point of entries of these cruise ships, but these might drop anchor at any Western Visayas port and tourist destination.

These cruise ships, which brought with it lots of tourists and should be considered as having economic significance in terms of tourist spending and must be counted as a positive factor realized during the visit, added Catalbas.

Catalbas also disclosed that there were around 200 Filipinos who worked as cabin boys, chefs and crew in this cruise ship, and "that is something we should be proud of."

Boracay is visited by an average of 9 cruise ships every year from the US, Europe, China, Singapore and Hongkong, furthered Catalbas. And these visits played a big role in terms of tourist arrivals.

As of middle of this year, Western Visayas registered a total of 4.6 million arrivals, with Boracay having 1.5 million visitors, said Catalbas.

The luxurious Legend of the Seas , the first Vision-class Royal Carribean ship was launched in 1995 and is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. In spring of 2017, it will be transferred to the UK cruise line and will have its final sailing for the US Company on March 13, 2017. (PNA)
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MGB denies Domingo Chua's mining claims in Bohol
By MICHAEL LIGALIG
Published on October 12, 2003 - Bohol Chronicle

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-7) said Domingo Chua’s mining claim covers only 25,135 hectares of land, which is 6.10 percent of the total mining area of the province. The MGB also belied reports that Bohol’s smalltime miners were “helpless, hapless” over Chua’s dominance in mining claims.

MGB regional director Eligio Ariate, in a statement, clarified that MGB is “not favoring somebody or anybody” in rights applications.

According to Bohol miners, Chua allegedly owns two-thirds of Bohol in rights applications.

“As to the allegations that MGB-7 has the propensity to give advantage to big businessmen like Mr. Chua,” Ariate said, “we would like to beat off this speculation as the Office has been intensifying its Information and Education Campaign of its policies, rules and regulations.”

MGB maintained that application for any mining right is subject to a “first-come, first-served” basis provided that the applicant has met all the requirements.

Ariate explained that MGB’s stand over conflicts arising from Chua’s mining claims, which is being protested by the local miners, has been clarified during the First Visayas Regional Mining Summit in Bohol Plaza last Sept. 24-26.

The MGB chief said that with the establishment of the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) issues and concerns of the smallscale miners could now be addressed to the board.

Meantime, the three congressmen here are set to call a legislative inquiry in aid of legislation over Chua’s land claims.

Reports said earlier Chua is allegedly using other names of individuals and companies in filing for rights applications.

The Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has vowed to seek remedy on the miners’ plight.

Health officials clarify difference on bites, rabies
By Michael O. Ligalig
Published on Sept. 3, 2003 - Bohol Chronicle

Health officials have clarified that the reported 321 animal bites treated at the Gallares Hospital could not mean these are all positive of rabies.

But the veterinary officials were quick to add that indeed an alarming increase of animal bites has swept all over the province.

The Chronicle story prompted on Monday the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to consider a resolution mandating for a massive dog vaccination.

According to Elena Hongayo of the Animal Bite Treatment Center at Gallares Hospital, animal bites inflicted by dogs or cats cannot yet be considered as rabies cases.

She said it is difficult to identify which of the patients who underwent vaccination at the center have carried the rabid virus as victims would no longer return to the hospital for further medical checkup.

“Dogs are usually killed after a biting incident (which should not be done),” said provincial veterinarian office head Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz yesterday. “Not all dogs are rabies-positive.”

A dog, if it is sick of rabies, will die within 2-7 days. A canine that bites even if not provoked is most likely rabies-carrier.

Man’s best friend, if after it had bitten a person, should be kept for observation for 14 days. It stays alive if it is not rabid.

For his part, Dr. Aurora Tagaan, veterinary quarantine officer, explained there has been massive vaccination campaign done in the province.

“…rabies cases went down on dogs because of active vaccination program,” Tagaan said in a statement.

Meantime, the city veterinarian office has so far vaccinated more than 600 dogs this year. The PVO has yet to consolidate municipal reports on number of dogs already vaccinated.

Lapiz said vaccination cannot totally eliminate problem on rabies, but “responsible pet ownership.”

Dog owners themselves should provide good food and proper hygiene to their pets, Lapiz said. They should ensure their dogs could not harm others, she added.

The PVO head lamented that there are only few towns in the province that are sincerely enforcing laws on regulating stray dogs and mandatory vaccination.

Most of the municipal rabies councils have also been inactive, Lapiz noted.

Saying that there are only three veterinary officials at PVO, Lapiz said her office has started the campaign on vaccination as early as 1999.

“Towns should lead the vaccination effort,” she said.

3 robbers hit Caltex (Sept 3, 2003 - Bohol Chronicle)

Three unidentified robbers struck anew victimizing a Caltex station near HNU at upper J.A. Clarin Street, carting away P25,000 yesterday afternoon.

The suspects immediately fled around 2:15 p.m. boarding a red Aura motorcycle without plate number, going downtown Tagbilaran.

The five workers of the gasoline station owned by George Lim were helpless to detect the robbers’ motive since there was no security guard fielded by the establishment.

Police said the robbers disguised themselves as customers availing of the washing service. One of them suddenly held at gunpoint Michael Cagas, a washer.

The gun used was reportedly wrapped with a cloth but it cannot yet be confirmed if it was just a toy gun.

Police said the two female cashiers yielded the cash after they were threatened with a knife pointed to them by one of the robbers who also cut off the station’s telephone wire inside the cashier’s booth.

The other suspect served as lookout and driver of the motorcycle.
It took five minutes before one of the gasoline’s employees could notify the police using a residential phone nearby the station.

Unconfirmed reports bared that responding police operatives arrived 30 minutes late because they got lost their way locating the crime scene.

Earlier, City PNP Chief Col. Edgardo Ingking warned city businesses that robbers would strike anytime as December is approaching.

Ingking was earlier quoted as saying that banks could be prime targets of future heist in the city.

A week ago, a video rental shop and an internet café in the city were robbed by still unidentified suspects.

Unconfirmed intelligence reports have revealed there are robbers coming from Mindanao who are poised to strike here.

Meantime, Ingking has considered establishing a cellphone number through which the City PNP could be reached easily by the public. (Mike Ligalig and Wellie Maestrado)

Trusting God's Wisdom

Go and tell Hezekiah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: 'I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.'" Isaiah 38:5

The fundamental premise of Christianity is that God knows what is best better than we do. When we are experiencing God’s blessing, it is easy to believe that God knows what is best. But when God allows sickness and sorrow in our lives, we may be tempted to question His wisdom. The Lord told King Hezekiah that his life was coming to an end. God advised him to prepare himself for death and to make arrangements to turn over the kingdom. Instead, Hezekiah pled for his life, begging God to spare him from death (Isa. 38:3). God loved the righteous Hezekiah and, in His grace, granted him an additional fifteen years to live. Those fifteen years would prove that God’s wisdom far exceeds human wisdom. During those added years, Mannasseh was born, and he eventually succeeded Hezekiah as king of Judah. Mannasseh, who reigned for fifty-five years, was the most evil king ever to rule over Judah (2 Kings 21:1). Mannaseh encouraged the worship of idolatry throughout the nation. He passed his own son through fire according to the abominable practices of idolatry. He shed much innocent blood during his reign; every part of the nation suffered from his cruelty. Manasseh’s wickedness provoked God to anger, but Manasseh ignored God’s warning (2 Kings 21:16; 2 Chron. 33:10). All these hardships were caused by Manasseh, a king who would never have been born if Hezekiah had accepted God’s will for his life! Furthermore, Hezekiah’s extended reign led to Judah’s eventual defeat by the Babylonians (2 Kings 20:12-20). So much suffering resulted from Hezekiah’s unwillingness to accept God’s will for him. God knows what is best. Whether your circumstances are easy or difficult, you can completely trust His guidance.     Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Amphibious landing capability also a life saver during disasters

MANILA, Oct. 5 (PNA) --- Aside from its military applications, amphibious landings can also save lives during disasters.

"This landing is not just about projecting power from sea to shore, it is about growing a capability; a capability that has saved lives during times of crisis. This unique amphibious acumen has enabled our combined forces to bring in water, medical supplies and relief whether by helicopter or landing craft," US 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commander Brig. Gen. John Jansen said.

He made this statement during the opening day of the 33rd iteration Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) Tuesday.

"The relationship building and capability enhancement serves as the absolute bedrock during a natural disaster thus allowing for our combined efforts to preserve life to be complementary and timely response in hours versus days equates to saved lives," Jansen added.

This concept was proven when typhoon 'Haiyan' (Yolanda) made landfall in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on November 8, 2013.

"Within four hours, Ospreys from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, arrived to support the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The MV-22s evacuated more than 1,200 people while delivering over 20 tons of supplies none of which would have been possible without the Philippine Government and military’s fast actions, and the practice we all receive during exercises. Our forces have come together again and again, in 2013 for the Bohol Earthquake and typhoon Bopha, typhoon Washi in 2011, typhoon Frank in 2008, and typhoon Reming in 2006," Jansen stressed.

PHIBLEX started on Tuesday and will end on October 12. It will take place in various areas in Luzon and Palawan.

Around 1,400 American military personnel and 500 Filipino troops will take part in the eight-day event. (PNA)

Sec. Lopez fears losing FDIs to Vietnam if forced regularization in firms pushed
By Kris M. Crismundo

MANILA, Oct. 7 (PNA) -- The country might lose prospective foreign direct investments (FDIs) to Vietnam if the government pushes for firms to regularize employees or just source their manpower to service providers, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said.

In an interview over a local radio station, Lopez said it is crucial to push for security of tenure of workers but this should not scare off investors to establish their businesses in the country.

"We really need to protect our labor market but we also need to give our investors options of hiring regular employees or sourcing them to service providers," he said in Filipino.

"If we cannot give them [prospective investors] options, flexibility, they might just go to Vietnam," he added.

In a dialogue with the labor department along with the business community and service providers last month, the trade chief presented a "win-win" solution to stop end-of-contract scheme or "endo" as part of the administration’s initiative to strengthen security of tenure among workers.

In his proposal, the service provider -- which will deploy manpower to their respective client companies -- will have the direct employer-employee relation and will ensure the security of tenure of their workers.

The service provider also has the responsibility to re-deploy their workers to other firms if the workers’ service to their respective companies has ended.

On the other hand, the principal or the company will pay the salary and provide benefits to workers such as from SSS and PhilHealth as well as retirement benefits, among others through the service providers. (PNA)

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Questioning God

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: "Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man;I will question you, and you shall answer Me." Job 38:1-3

Job was a righteous man who, from a human perspective, did not deserve to suffer. He lived a blameless life and followed God’s laws to the letter. As he was experiencing great tribulation, Job cried out in frustration and questioned why God was allowing him to suffer. God came to Job in the form of a whirlwind with His answer. As soon as God spoke, Job recognized that he should not have challenged God’s wisdom. God turned to Job and asked him several sobering questions: “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Where were you when I set the oceans in their place? Where were you when I put the constellations of stars in position?” God’s questions humbled Job and reminded him that his own wisdom did not begin to compare with God’s. When God finished asking His questions, Job replied, “I have uttered what I did not understand, / Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know” (Job 42:3). In a moment of despair and frustration, Job had challenged God’s wisdom. God had firmly reminded Job that He was still sovereign and that this truth was enough for Job. Whether Job ever knew that his life had been the focus of a cosmic struggle is unclear. Perhaps Job never realized that his experience brought glory to God in the face of Satan’s challenge (Job 1:8-12). But Job was satisfied to know that God’s wisdom was flawless. A times you may not understand why a loving Father would allow you to suffer as you are. You may question the wisdom of God’s direction for your life. Learn from Job. Review the awesome power and wisdom of almighty God (Job 38-41). Have confidence that this same God is directing your path.      Henry and Richard Blackaby .

Business leaders chart course of Mindanao, eye something big
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (31 October 2006) -- Something big is coming out within the last two months of the year as business leaders chart the course of Mindanao.

Mindanao Business Council chair Romeo Serra during Kapehan sa Dabaw held at SM City on Monday said projects are already on the works and these involves international funding communities.

Although he did not give details Serra said there will be major shake up and the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCCII) will play a critical role.
"A lot of things are brewing up on the ground and all of these will redound to the benefit of Mindanao," he said.

Serra who was vice president for Mindanao of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) resigned last week after the national body implemented the reconfiguration of vice governors in Mindanao from eight to five and proceeded with the elections of the reconfigurated number.

"MinBC is completely an independent organization from PCCI and PCCI has in no terms have anything to do with MinBC," he said.

After his (Serra) resignation, he said MinBC will continue to move towards the development of Mindanao which is one of the forerunners of the BIMP EAGA where plans for the next five years are now prepared.

Jayson Magnaye, MinBC executive director said the Mindanao Chamber Management Institute (MCMI) one of MinBC's "baby" will be moved out to chambers of the island who are willing to work with them.

Meanwhile DCCCII president Atty. Bienvenido Cariaga said that up to this time they haven't come up with a stand and remain disaffiliated with the PCCI.

Cariaga said there is no disadvantage on their part not being affiliated with the national chamber (PCCI) because they will no longer pay the yearly dues of P7,500.

He said they get nothing from PCCI and their earnings of P11 million for the period September 2005 to August 2006 was purely their efforts and none came from the national body.

DCCCII has to meet again with the board to study further the issue although during their board meeting last Friday at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Cariaga said that his announcement of disaffiliation got numerous support verbally and thru text from the members.

PCCI president Donald Dee and party met with the members of the board of DCCCI last week but has not reached a possible solution where the former was trying to ask the local chamber to reconsider its disaffiliation.

"As of this time, DCCCII is no longer a member of the PCCI," Cariaga said.

PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
VISIT TO BEIT YAACOV SYNAGOGUE, JEWISH ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
MAKATI CITY
October 4, 2016 / 7:13 - 7:41 P.M.
                                       
Thank you very much and can you please sit down. Thank you for the courtesy.

Daghang salamat ug palihug manglingkod kamo. Salamat sa katahoran.

Secretary Yasay of my government, General Esperon, Secretary of… he is my National Security Adviser, Effie Ben Matityau, the first Ambassador to the Philippines; Rabbi Eliyahu Azaria, Mr. Rosenberg, Mr. Lee Blumenthal, the Director  of Jewish  Community in the Philippines, ladies and gentlemen.

Secretary Yasay sa akong gobyerno, General Esperon, Secretary sa… siya akong National Security Adviser, Effie Ben Matityau, ang una nga Ambassador sa Pilipinas; Rabbi Elihayu Azaria, Mr. Rosenberg, Mr. Lee Blumenthal, ang Direktor sa Jewish Community sa Pilipinas, ladies and gentlemen.

I came here with a prepared speech so that we can be together and meet to share the blessing of the day for the Rosh Hashanah. But more than thatâ€"I will not read my prepared speech. I would rather just deliver maybe what my presence here for it was a compelling one. First, because I’d like to greet you on your holiday; and second, because I would like to apologize, and it comes from the heart.

Ako mianhi dinhi dala ang usa ka andam nga pakigpulong aron magkuyog kita, ug magsugat para sa pagpakigbahin sa panalangin sa adlaw para sa Rosh Hashanah. Apan labaw pa nianaâ€"dili nako basahon ang akong giandam nga pakigpulong. Palabihon ko ang pagluwas tingali kung unsa akong pagtambong dinhi kay kini mao ang nagpugos. Una, tungod kay gusto ko manimbaya kanimo sa imong holiday; ug ikaduha, ganahan ko mangayo ug pasaylo, ug kini moabut gikan sa kasingkasing.

You know I have been mayor of Davao City for the last 23 years, then I was a congressman, a member of the Assembly, then also I was a vice mayor to my daughter and before that I was 10 years a prosecutor in court.

Kahibaw ka na mayor ko sa Davao City sa ni-aging 23 ka tuig, dayong nahimo akong usa ka congressman, usa ka miyembro sa Assembly, Dayon nahimo pud akong usa ka vice mayor sa akong anak na babae ug bag-o pa ana nahimo akong usa ka piskal sa korte sa 10 ka tuig.

You know, it’s my character and I’m easy to [snaps fingers] that’s how, that’s what I am. When I am I and you are you. And God created me to be in this way, I suppose. But one day, when I was coming home from Laos, I was a bit tired, we were on the plane. We arrived at 2 o’clock in the morning from the ASEAN Summit. And, part of the briefing was really that I was pictured by the media guys, especially those who are against me on the political side, the other side of the fence, that I was portrayed and pictured as a Hitler.

Kahibaw ka, ako-a na nga karakter ug dali ra ko nga  [snaps fingers] ingon ana na, ingon ana ko. Sa diha nga ako nga ako ug ikaw. Ug gihimo ko sa Ginoo nga ingon ani, nagtuo ko. Pero usa ka adlaw, samtang padulong ko ug uli gikan sa Laos, gikapoy ko gamay, naa mi sa eroplano. Miabot mi alas dos sa buntag gikan sa ASEAN Summit. Ug, bahin sa briefing kay gikuhaan gyud ko ug litrato sa mga media, labi na kadtong mga kontra nako sa politikal nga bahin, ang pikas nga bahin sa koral, nga ako gihulagway ug gilitrato ingon nga usa ka Hitler.

And so true to my character, actually I am one who would never say no. I am not that. I just would ride on this and say okay, I am Hitler and I will murder this three million drug addicts. But in doing so I mentioned the word ‘Jewish’ and that was what was terribly wrong. And for that I apologize. But I am neverâ€"[applause]

Ug sa tinuod sa akong kinaiya, tuod usa ko nga dili gyud moingon ug dili. Dili ko ingon ana.  Mosakay ra ko ani ug moingon nga okay, ako si Hitler ug ako pamatyon kining tulo ka milyon nga mga adik sa drogas. Pero sa pagbuhat ani ako gihisgot ang pulong nga ‘Jewish’ ug mao kadto ang dakong sayop. Ug para ana ganahan ko mangayo ug pasaylo. Pero dili gyud koâ€"[palakpak]

As you can see, I am not one of the racist members of this Republic. Be it the Moro tribe, the Muslim or any other region, you have never heard me talk about race and religion. But it was only because that they pictured me to be killing so many persons and because of the drug problem. And I would say that it is true. But not all were killed with their backs… tied behind their backs. That would have been an exaggeration.

Sa inyong makita, dili ako usa sa mga racist nga miyembro ani nga Republika. Ang tribo man kini sa Moro, ang Muslim o bisag usa nga uban nga rehiyon, wala gyud ko nimo nadunggan nga naghisgot mahitungod sa rasa ug relihiyon. Pero tungod ra kadto kay ila akong gihulagway nga mupatay sa daghang nga mga tawo ug tungod sa problema sa drogas. Ug ako maingon nga tinuod kini. Pero dili tanan gipatay sa ilang likod… gihigot sa likod sa ilang mga buko-buko. Sobra ra na.

When I was mayor, I realized of the drug severity in Davao City and so I have to control the flow of drugs and control crime. Which whenever there are so many drugs, there are so many crimes because a pusher to a user is always a user, a pusher, and he pushes to another person to have… to contaminate another one, to spend for his behavior. And this victim will now look for another victim and so on and so forth. And that is why the proliferation of an epidemic and it was appalling and I was very certain of what I was doing.

Adtong mayor ko, nabatyagan nako ang kapig-ot sa drogas sa Davao City ug maong kinahanglan nako ikontrol ang paglatay sa drogas ug ikontrol ang krimen. Kung kanus-a daghang kaayo ug drogas, daghang kaayo ug krimen tungod kay usa ka pusher sa usa ka tiggamit kay pirmi usa ka tiggamit, usa ka pusher, ug iya itukmod sa usa ka tawo nga mugamit… aron sa pagdahin sa lain, aron mugasto para sa iyang pamatasan. Ug mangita na kini nga biktima ug lain nga biktima ug magpadayon na kini. Ug mao kana ang rason nga ang pagdagsang sa usa ka epidemya ug kini kahibulongan ug segurado kaayo ko sa akong gibuhat.

In Davao, this is what I… I’d say that if you are a criminal -- and your intelligence people would tell you this -- If you’re a criminal, if you’re a drug lord, if you are a for a kidnap for ransom, gun for hire, go out of the city because I will kill you. Because I have to build the city, a habitable city, one that people will enjoy to live. And there are many Israelites there in Davao and they can tell you that it’s not only up to those threatening words. Because there is no law in my land which says that I cannot threaten criminals. And that’s an accepted in other countries when you threaten criminals, enemies with death because they pose a harm or danger against you. It’s perfectly alright.

Sa Davao, mao kini ang akong… moingon ko nga kung usa ka ka kriminal â€" ug ang imong mga salabotan ang moingon nimo niini â€" kung usa ka ka kriminal, kung usa ka ka drug lord, kung para ka sa usa ka kidnap para sa ransom, gun for hire, gawa sa siyudad kay patyon ka nako. Tungod kay dapat nako itukod ang siyudad, usa ka mapuy-an nga siyudad, usa ka siyudad nga malingaw ang mga tawo sa ilang kinabuhi. Ug naay daghang nga Israelites didto sa Davao ug maingon nila nimo nga dili ra na kutob sa mahulgaon nga mga pulong. Tungod kay walay balaod sa akong yuta nga nag-ingon nga dili nako mahulga ang mga kriminal. Ug gidawat kana sa uban nga mga nasud kung kanus-a imong ihulga ang mga kriminal, mga kontra nga uban ang kamatayan tungod kay delikado sila kontra nimo. Kini hingpit nga sakto ra. 

But you know that issue which is all garbage in the Davao City politics, but it was not even mentioned - I’m sure you are residents of Manila - and I was judged during even the… you might have listened to the debates, politically. You have not heard any issue about extrajudicial. It was a non-issue to me.

Pero kahibaw ka adtong isyu nga puro basura sa politika sa Davao City, pero wala man gani kadto gihisgot â€" segurado ko nga mga residente mo sa Manila â€" ug ako gihusga adtong nahitabo bisan ang… basin nakapaminaw mo sa mga debate, pagkapolitikanhon. Wala pa kay nadunggan nga isyu mahitungod sa ekstrahudisyal. Dili kadto usa ka isyu para nako.

And even during the debates, nobody, no candidate ever came up with that issue. But when my rating went up and I was already number 1, and a viable candidate for the presidency, they dished out that garbage. It is true I am very strict. It is true that I would be a danger to criminals. I never denied it.

Ug bisan sa mga debate, walay bisag kinsa, walay kandidato nga naghisgot mahitungod ana nga isyu. Pero adtong misaka akong rating ug numero uno na ko, ug usa ka mahimo nga kandidato sa pagkapresidente, ilang gipagawas na nga basura. Tinuod nga strikto kaayo ko. Tinuod nga usa ko ka peligro sa mga kriminal. Wala gyud nako ni gibalibad.

And when I became President, until I was able to squeeze every one, that the naked truth came out that there about 700… hundreds of thousands of addicts. And we have stopped counting because I’m waiting for the final report, because it would reach a one-million mark.

Ug adtong nahimo kong Presidente, hangtod sa akong napuga ang kada usa, nga ang kamatuoran migawas nga mahitungod sa 700… pulo ka libo nga mga adik. Ug miundang na mi ug ihap tungod kay naghuwat ko sa katapusan nga report, kay moabot kini sa ika-usa ka milyon nga marka.

Now, remember, if you have been resident of this place, three years ago, you must have heard General Santiago said that we have already three million drug addicts. If you add that to the one million, I am expecting to be the incremental increase of all of those years, I would have about four million drug addicts.

Karon, hinumdumi, kung nahimo na kang residente ani nga lugar, tulo ka tuig nga miagi, nadunggan na dapat nimo nga niingon si General Santiago nga aduna na kita tulo ka milyon nga mga adik sa drogas. Kung imo na idugang sa usa ka milyon, nagdahom ko nga tubo sa tanan nga mga tuig, aduna koy mga upat ka milyon nga adik sa drogas.

When I was in Laos, I had a talk with Widodo, President Widodo. And we had this time to talk about drugs in our respective countries. And I asked him, how many drug addicts do you have in Indonesia? And he answered: Four million.

Adtong aduna ko sa Laos, kinahanglan nako makigsturya ni Widodo, Presidente Widodo. Ug aduna mi ani nga oras nga magsturya mahitungod sa dorgas sa kina-iya namong mga nasud. Ug ako siya gipangutana, pila ka adik sa drogas ang naa sila sa Indonesia? Ug mitubag siya: upat ka milyon.

Now, I have this confirmed three million during the time of General Santiago three years before. And I was just playing with mind that by what I saw, I said there’s no dissimilarity because I am sure by the end of this year I would have about four million.

Karon, ako kini gikumpirma tulo ka milyon adtong panahon ni General Santiago tulo ka tuig sauna. Ug nagduwa ra ko sa ako hunahuna nga base sa akong nakit-an, akong giingon nga walay kalahian kay segurado ko sa katapusan sa tuig aduna na ko mga upat ka milyon.

Indonesia is a big country. It has three great islands and it has 240 million people. The Philippines is an archipelago, scattered islands, then also have four million of a population of 1,400,000.

Usa ka dako nga nasod ang Indonesia. Aduna kini 3 ka dako nga mga isla ug aduna kini 240 ka milyon ka tawo. Usa ka kapulu-an ang Pilipinas, katag-katag nga mga isla, dayon aduna pud upat ka milyon sa populasyon nga 1,400,000.

How I am supposed to do? What else could I be? Except to be threatening and maybe they might just be afraid and stop. It could be a deterrent, if you may. Stop, I said. Because when I became President and squeezed everybody, turns out now - you saw on TV - every people, thousands of them in every city in the Philippines lining up, surrendering and seeking to be cured. But you know in the meantime, I was taking a hard stance and it will be until the last pusher is taken out of the streets. It will be relenting and I will not stop even if it would take me of the whole six years of my term.

Unsa-on man ako dapat buhaton? Unsa pa ko pwede mahimo? Pwera sa mahimong mahulgaon ug basin mahadlok sila ug muundang. Pwede kini mahimong modiskurahi, kung pwede. Undang na, ingon ko. Kay adtong nahimo kong Presidente ug gipuga ang tanan katawhan, ang migawas karon â€" kita ka sa TV â€" kada tawo, libo sa matag siyudad sa Pilipinas naglinya, nagsurender ug nangita nga ma-ayo. Pero kahibaw ka samtang karon, nagkuha ko ug gahi nga tinindogan ug kini hangtod sa matangtang sa dalan ang ulahi nga pusher. Lunga kini ug dili ko muundang bisan pa ug moabot ko sa tanan unom ka tuig sa akong termino.

I am putting on the table at risk my life, my honor and the presidency itself. It means nothing to me. If I’m taken out of the office, fine. So long as I’d just say that I will do my duty and do what I promised to the people: I will stop corruption, drugs and criminality and my God, if I have to die doing it, I will anytime. That’s what I promised to the people and that is a sacred promise. I will do it and I will not stop despite hypocrisy of the Europeanâ€"EU and America and Obama.

Akong gibutang sa lamesa sa risgo ang akong kinabuhi, akong kadungganan ug ang pagkapresidente mismo. Wala kini kahulogan kanako. Kung pahawaon ko sa opisina, fine. Basta moingon ra ko nga ako buhaton akong trabaho ug buhaton ang akong gisaad sa mga tawo: Ako iundang ang korapsyon, drogas ug kriminalidad ug akong Ginoo, kung kinahanglan ko mamatay aron mabuhat na, buhaton nako bisag kanus-a. Mao kana akong gisaad sa mga tawo ug usa kana ka sagrado nga saad. Ako na buhaton ug dili ko muundang bisan pa sa hipokrisiya sa Europeanâ€"EU ug Amerika ug Obama.

Now, they seem to refuse to understand I became President midterm. What is left of the money of the government after the election of last June is only good for maintenance -  MOOE. Nothing else. And they would say that, “why is Duterte killing them? Why does not he build so many rehab centers so they can be cured?” And I said and despite of my explanation, it was never carried by media, neither in the domestic or, for else said, men judge best when they condemn.

Karon, murag ilang gibalibad ang pagsabot nga nahimo kong Preidente sa tunga sa termino. Ang nahabilin sa kwarta sa gobyerno pagkahuman sa eleksyon niadtong Hunyo kay maayo lang para sa sustento â€" MOOE. Wala nay lain. Ug ilang iingon nga, “why is Duterte killing them? Why does not he build so many rehab centers so they can be cured?” Ug akong giingon ug bisan pa sa akong mga eksplanasyon, wala gyud kini gidala sa media, wala bisan sa panimalayon o, para sa lain nga ingon, muhusga ang mga tawo kung magkondem sila.

So whatever reason you have, it’s none, it’s of no moment to them. I said I do not have the money. We’re preparing now this budget for implementation of next year. That’s what your government does. This budget that I am operating on was prepared the other year by Aquino, but he never foresaw the problem until I became President in June. It was then we realized that there are really millions and millions of drug addicts. And this will destroy the country. I am very sure of that.

Mao nga kung unsa man nga rason ang naa ka, wala na, wala na para nila. Miingon ko nga wala nako ang kwarta. Nag-andam na kita ani nga badyet para sa implementasyon sa sunod tuig. Mao na ang buhaton sa imong gobyerno. Kining badyet nga akong gimaneho kay giandam niadtong usa ka tuig ni Aquino, pero wala niya nakit-an ang problema hangtod sa nahimo kong Presidente niadtong Hunyo. Mao ra kadto ang panahon nga among namatngon nga aduna gyud mga milyon ug mga milyon nga mga adik sa drogas. Ug gub-on kini ang nasud. Segurado ko ana.

Four million scattered around the Philippines with congressmen, governor, mayors, 11 generals, judges in the list. It’s either they are on the take or the generals are doing it themselves. So when I became President I’ve fired six generals of the Philippine National Police and I warned them that I will really kill you if you do it. You continue with your business, I will kill you. Because there is no other way to do it.

Upat ka milyon nga katag-katag sa Pilipinas uban ang mga congressmen, governor, mayors, 11 ka heneral, mga hukom sa lista. Naa ra na sa gikuha nila o ang mga heneral mismo ang nagbuhat ana. Mao adtong nahimo kong Presidente misisante ko ug unom ka mga heneral sa Philippine National Police ug ako sila giwarningan nga akon gyud sila patyun kung buhaton niya. Mopadayon ka sa imong bisyo, patyon ka nako. Kay wala nay laing paagi.

In the case of the barangay, that is the smallest political unit. It’s the barangay, then the municipality, then the city, the province. There are 6,000 barangay captains doing their own thing - manufacturing shabu. How am I supposed to deal withâ€"sometimes, I’m tempted really to declare martial law, but it is not feasible they say. Well, fine. That’s why I declared a state of lawlessness because narco-politics has entered my country just like the failed states of South America. Where the portals of the national government was already tainted with narco-politics when they elected Senator De Lima. The Secretary of Justice was responsible under his watch, one of the bureaus was the National Penitentiary and it was there where drugs were manufactured, drugs were sold.

Sa kaso sa barangay, mao kana ang pinakagamay nga yunit. Ang barangay, dayon ang munisipalidad, dayon ang siyudad, ang probinsya. Adunay 6,000 ka kapitan sa barangay nga nagbuhat sa ilang kaugalingong butang â€" naghimo ug shabu. Unsa-on nako pag-atubang saâ€"usahay, matintal gyud ko na magdeklara ug martial law, pero ingon sila dili na mahimo. Aw, okay. Mao na nagdeklara ko ug usa ka estado nga lawlessness tungod kay nisulod na ang narco-politics sa akong nasud sama sa mga napakyas nga mga estado sa South America. Kung asa ang mga portal sa nasyonal nga gobyerno kay natakod na ug narco-politics adtong napili si Senador De Lima. Ang Secretary of Justice ang responsable sa ilawom sa iyang pagbantay, usa sa mga buro ang National Penitentiary ug mao kadto kung asa gihimo ang mga drogas, gipamaligya ang mga drogas.

And so, the story of narco-politics is complete in my country. And you guys in the intelligence community know it. As a matter of fact, I told my Secretary of Defense and of course, General Esperonâ€"this is not to flatter you because I have sinned against you, no. I have apologized. If you accept it, fine. If you don’t, I’m really very sorry. It was not intended. It was just a mental slip of the numbers of three and Hitler. It had nothing to do with the memories of the Jews. Because in my country, we do not tinker memories of our ancestors, that’s a no-no. It was just the play of my tongue. Hitler’s for the number and I said, I would not hesitate to kill these idiots, I really will. There’s no problem about that. Because if I don’t interdict the problem now, then I will have a failed state by the next generation, I would have compromised.

Ug mao, ang istorya sa narco-politics kay kompleto na sa akong nasud. Ug kamo nga naa sa komunidad sa mga salabotan kahibaw niana. Sa kamatuoran, ako giingnan akong Secretary of Defense ug syempre, General Esperonâ€"dili kini para bulatikan ka tungod kay nakasala ko kanimo, dili. Nangayo na ko ug pasaylo. Kung imo dawaton, maayo. Kung dili, sorry gyud kaayo. Wala gyud kadto gituyo. Usa ra kini ka mental slip sa mga numero tulo ug Hitler. Walay labot ang mga memorya sa mga Jews. Kay sa akong nasud, dili namo hilingon ang mga memorya sa mga katigulangan, usa na ka no-no. Duwa ra kadto sa akong dila. Hitler kay para sa numero ug miingon ko, dili ko magduhaduha ug patay aning mga bogo, buhaton gyud nako. Walay problema mahitungod ana. Kay kung dili nako pugngan ang problema karon, aduna na akoy mahimo nga napakyas nga estado sa sunod nga henerasyon, nagkompromiso unta ko.

You know, a drug addict first begins to steal in his own house; he begins to steal on some other people’s house; he gets things that somebody else’s own, and then there was a rampaging crime, there is a social dysfunction, a family dysfunction to start with a social function in your place then it places everybody in danger.

Kahibaw ka, ang usa ka adik sa drogas magsugod na una sa pagkawat sa iyang kaugalingong balay; magsugod siya ug pangawat sa balay sa uban tawo; manguha siya ug gamit nga naay nagtag-iya, dayon adunay usa ka sugoksugok nga krimen, adunay usa ka social dysfunction, usa ka family dysfunction aron sa pagsugod sa usa ka social function sa imong lugar dayon mabutang sa peligro ang tanan katawhan.

How many timesâ€"who  are residents here? How many times have you read of newspapers detailing how an 11-month old baby was raped? How a mother was killed because the son was asking for money? You are not a stranger to that news, I am very sure of that. That is the reason why my mouth opens like this.

Pila ka mga higayonâ€"nga mga residente diri? Pila ka mga higayon nga nabasahan nimo ang mga mantalaan na nag-ingon kung gi-unsa nga nalugos ang usa ka 11 ka buwan ka tuig nga bata? Gi-unsa pagkamatay sa inahan tungod kay nangayo iyang anak ug kwarta? Dili ka estranyo ana na mga balita, segurado kaayo ko niana. Mao na ang rason kung ngano ingon ani ang pag-abli sa akong baba.

And then here comes the human rights attacking me and Obama and the State Department. You know, these guys who are mighty and very strong, industrialized, they don’t just doom at a day insults small nations. We are a member of the United Nations, so if you are a President of a country whose a member of the United Nations and now you have a grudge against me, open the talk and subject matter in the United Nations. Then maybe the United Nations or whatever, the Security Council will decide to investigate, then they would order one of the organs under them is the Human Rights Commission.

Dayon miabot ang tawhanong katungod nga nag-atake kanako ug Obama ug ang State Department. Kahibaw ka, kini nga mga tawo nga mga gamhanan ug kusgan kaayo, insudtriyalisado, dili ra kalaglagan sa usa ka adlaw ang mga insult sa mga gamay nga mga nasyon. Miyembro kita sa United Nations, mao na kung Presidente ka sa usa ka nasud nga usa ka miyembro sa United Nations ug karon aduna na kay pagdumot kanako, iabli ang storya ug ang mga sabdyek nga butang sa United Nations. Dayon basin ang United Nations or unsa ba, ang Security Council ang modesisyon na moimbestigar, dayon dugu-on nila ang usa sa mga organ sa ilawon nila kay ang Human Rights Commission.

Then they should send a Rapporteur to investigate me, give the results to Ban Ki-moon and Ban Ki-moon will now call my attention. For what is the United Nations, what is its use if you just insult people without any investigation? And so when I said, go arrest them and if they present a violent resistance and if you are the policeman or military man and your life is in danger, kill them.

Dayon dapat mopadala sila ug usa ka Rapporteur na moimbestigar kanako, mohatag sa mga resulta kang Ban Ki-moon ug tawagon na karon ni Ban Ki-moon akong atensyon. Para asa ang United Nations, unsa iyang gamit kung mang-insulto lang ka ug mga tawo na walay imbestigasyon? Ug mao adtong miingon ko, lakaw  ipriso na sila ug kung mopresentar sila ug maharoson nga oposisyon ug kung ikaw ang pulis o military nga tawo ug naa sa peligro ang imong kinabuhi, patya sila.

I just came from the hospital, I just came from another... I lose two policemen a day. Is that really extra judicial killing? Why would I allow even one single policeman to die if I am into it? They might as well shoot people at a distance. You need not really go near him and have yourself slaughtered too.

Bag-o ra ko nigikan sa ospital, gikan ra ko bag-o lang sa lain… mawalaan ko ug duha ka pulis sa usa ka adlaw. Ekstrahudisyal na pagpatay ba gyud na? Ngano mosugot man ko ug bisan usa ka pulis nga mamatay kung musuporta ko niana? Mas maayo pang pulison nila ang tawo sa layo. Dili man nimo gyud kinahanglan duolon siya ug patyon imong kaugalingon pud.

And the problem is… I am very emotional because America has certainly failed us. Instead of being a friend, since election time and they just, you know, go ahead and talk, reprimand another president in front of the internationalâ€"is that good?

Ug ang problema kay… emosyonal kaayo ko kay napakyas gyud kita sa America. Imbis nga mahimong usa ka amigo, kay oras sa eleksyon ug ang ila ra buhaton kay, kahibaw ka, pagpadayon sa imong pagsturya, pangasaba sa usa pa ka presidente sa atubangan sa internasyonalâ€"maayo kaya na?

You have a President, Netanyahu. He does not want himself even corrected in public, he will answer you. You know, I’m sure you are familiar with how Netanyahu responds to vicious attacks against his policies. You hear him out. He does not care. America? He does not listen to America. Well just shut up. We have our own problem. We will solve it our way.

Aduna kamo usa ka Presidente, Netanyahu. Dili siya ganahan nga isakto sa publiko, tubagon ka niya. Kahibaw ka, segurado ko nga pamilyar na mo sa kung unsa-on ni Netanyahu ug responde sa mga mabangis nga mga atake kontra sa mga polisiya. Paminawon nimo siya. Wala siyay pake. Amerika? Dili siya maminaw sa Amerika. Aw paghilom nalang. Aduna kitay kaugalingon nga problema. Ato isulbad sa atong kaugalingon nga paagi.

But did they ever chastise… can they ever chastise Netanyahu? No, because he will not allow it. And the other Presidents maybe. But me, I will not. Then what is your defense now? If media misquotes you; if   media does not publish all that you say or media slants it a little bit and you have no defense. Here I am trying to explain. My explanation never reaches the front pages. It is not even given a slightâ€"all they want is aâ€"they don’t even know the feelings of the Filipinos or my feelings. They worried of the feelings of EU, of Obama, and the Human Rights.

Pero namadlong ba sila… mabadlong ba nila si Netanyahu? Dili, kay dili siya mosugot nga mahitabo na. Ug ang ubang mga Presidente siguro. Pero ako, dili ko. Dayon unsa man imong depensa karon? Kung sayop ang pagkutlo sa media kanimo; kung dili imantala sa media tanan na imong giingon o ihiwi gamay sa media ug wala kay depensa. Naa ko diri nagsuway ug eksplikar. Ang akong mga eksplanasyon dili gyud moabot sa atubangan nga mga pahina. Dili gani hatagan bisan gamay ngaâ€"ang ganahan ra nila kay usa kaâ€"wala gani sila kahibalo sa gibati sa mga Pilipino o sa akong mga gibati. Nabalaka sila sa mga gibati sa EU, ni Obama, ug sa Human Rights.

They are worried about how these guys feel towards the Philippines, when after all they do not really care. And that is why I said, if this is what happens now, I will be reconfiguring my foreign policy.

Nabalaka sila mahitungod sa unsa ang ilang pagbati para sa Pilipinas, ug sa diha nga wala man kaayo silay pake. Ug mao kana kung ngano miingon ko, kung mao kini ang mahitabo karon, magreconfigure ko sa akong langyaw nga palisiya.

Eventually I might… in my time, I will break up with America. I would rather go to Russia and to China. At least even if they do not agree with the ideology, they have respect for the people.

Sa katapusan ako unta... sa akong panahon, makigbreak ko sa Amerika. Mas mupili hinoon ko nga moadto sa Russia ug sa China. Sa labing ubos bisan pa kung sila dili mouyon uban sa mga ideolohiya, aduna silay pagtahod alang sa mga katawhan.

Respect is important. And that is why I’m here.  I really came here to say I am sorry, because I respect the Jewish people. For the life of me, you have never heard a single word. As a matter of fact, my wife is a Zimmerman. She was a descendant of an American Jew - Zimmerman. So why would I defile the memory of the Jews? What would I get if I insult the Jewish people when we have been friends; and even in the matters I said of arms, I said do not buy from anyone except from Israel.

Importante ang respeto. Ug mao na ang rason kung ngano naa ko diri. Ning-anhi gyud ko para mangayo ug pasaylo, kay akong girespeto ang mga Jewish na mga tawo. Para sa kinabuhi sa ako, wala gyud kay nadunggang nga usa ka pulong. Sa kamatuoran, usa ka Zimmerman akong asawa. Kaliwat siya sa usa ka American Jew â€" Zimmerman. Mao ngano ako man idefile ang memorya sa mga Jew? Unsa akong makuha kung insultohun nako ang mga Jewish na mga tawo kung nahimo na kami nga higala; ug bisan sa mga butang nga ako giingon sa mga armas, ingon ko ayaw ug palit sa bisag kinsa pwera gikan sa Israel.

Why? Because we have excellent relations and if you would sell us this gadget, they will not include a bug there for them to listen also to what they have sold to us.  (laughter) If I get it from America, you are talking here secret blah, blah, blah, and they are listening before you buy it, they’ll put another screw there. This screw is for us.

Ngano? Tungod kay aduna kitay maayo nga relasyon ug kung baligyaan mi nimo ani nga gadget, dili nila apilan ug usa ka bug diha para makapaminaw sila uban pud sa kung unsa ilang gibaligya kanato. (katawa) Kung kuha-on nako gikan sa Amerika, nagsturya mo diri ug sekreto blah, blah, blah, ug naminaw sila bag-o pa nimo gipalit ang butang, butangan nila ug lain nga screw dira. Kini nga screw kay para kanato.

Then you can ask the arms dealer here. Please, ask your people who are here to sell us arms. Ask them. Ask them what I tell them and what they tell you.

Dayon pwede nimo pangutan-on ang tigbaligya sa armas diri. Palihug, pangutan-a inyong mga tawo nga naa diri nga mobaligya ug armas kanamo. Pangutan-a sila. Pangutan-a sila kung unsa akong iingon nila ug kung unsa ilang iingon nimo.

It was a slip, it was because of the number of three million and that I was portrayed as a Hitler. That did it. It was never my intention to include. Would it help?  I mean-- If I do that, if I add another phrase, would it help?

Usa kadto ka slip, tungod kadto sa gidaghanon sa mga tulo ka milyon ug nga ako gihulagway ingon nga usa ka Hitler. Mao ang nagbuhat niana. Wala gyud nako gituyo ang paglakip. Makatabang ba kini? Akong pasabotâ€"kung buhaton na nako, kung modugang ko ug usa pa ka pulongan, makatabang ba kini?

I am sorry, I …That’s why I did not read the speech. Loko-loko. It does not anything because it will not show my emotions.

Pasaylo-a ko, ako ... mao kana nganong wala nako gibasa ang pakigpulong. bu****-bu****. Dili kini makabuhat ug bisan unsa kay dili kini mapakita akong mga emosyon.

The problem with speeches that are prepared is that does not show the person. It cannot transmit the emotion which I would like toâ€"you to feel.

Ang problema sa mga giandam nga pakigpulong mao nga dili mapakita ang tawo. Dili mapadala niini ang emosyon nga ganahan ko ngaâ€"mabati kanimo.

So, all of my equipments, we will be buying… I’ve all always told the National Security, General Esperon - Is he here? Where are you sir? - I said, buy it from the Israel companies because we are safe.

Mao, tanan sa akong mga gamit, atong paliton… pirmi nako giingon sa National Security, General Esperon â€" naa siya diri? Asa man ka sir? â€" ingon ko, palita gikas sa mga kompanya sa Israel kay luwas kita.

Why buy? Because we are friends and we can never quarrel because we do not own lands there. We cannot be occupying or extending our property there for you to get angry. We are so worlds apart. So what is the basic common among us? What is the common denominator that makes us decent? God. (applause)

Ngano paliton? Kay amigo man kita ug dili gyud kita mag-away tungod kay wala kita nagtag-iya ug mga yuta didto. Dili pwede nga nag-okupar o nag-eksten kita sa atong katigayonan didto para masuko ka. Layo kita kaayo sa usag-usa. Busa unsa ang nag-unang mga komon kanato? Unsa ang komon nga denominator nga naghimo kanato nga desente? Diyos. (palakpak)

We believe in righteousness. We believe in karma. We believe that at the end of this earthly… we all go to one, to our Maker. That has been instilled in us, kindergarten when I was only five years old. I could not have nurtured an idea of slurring even a day.

Motuo kita sa katarungan. Motuo kita sa karma. Motuo kita nga sa katapusan ani nga yutan-on… kitang tanan moadto sa usa ra, sa atong Magbubuhat. Mao kana ang gipatu-ohan sa ato-a, kindergarten adtong panahon nga lima ka tuig ra ko. Wala ko nakaabot sa ideya na mokupil bisan sa usa ka adlaw.

As a matter of fact, all of my favorite shows was the one Raid in Entebbe and you know, the Eichmann who was… well, those are the things that I read because I marvel in these kind of thing.

Sa kamatuoran, tanan nakong paborito na mga salida kay kadtong Raid in Entebbe ug kahibaw ka, ang Eichmann nga mao nga… aw, mao na ang mga butang nga ako basahun kay mahibulong ko aning mga klase nga mga butang.

So again, I cannotâ€"it’s the birthday of my…she’s coming, she’s flying in…my wife. I also…I’m sorry I can’t stay long with you. I want to go on with my speech and tell you my life. But it’s not possible. I have to leave because the plane has landed. And I promised them a dinner. So I have to say, please accept my apology; and it will never happen again. (applause).

Usab, dili nako maâ€"birthday sa akong… padulong na siya, naglupad siya padung diri… akong asawa. Ako pud… mangayo ko ug pasaylo kay dili ko makakuyog ninyo ug dugay. Ganahan ko mopadayon sa akong speech ug mosturya kaninyo mahitungod sa akong kinabuhi. Pero dili kana posible. Kinahanglan na ko mubiya kay bag-o ra mitugpa ang eroplano. Ug nisaad ko kanila ug usa ka panihapon. Mao kinahanglan nako iingon, palihog dawata akong pagpangayo ug pasaylo; ug dili na gyud kini mahitabo balik. (palakpak).

We will always be friends and I said, even if we do not share the same structure of government, we have the common denominator and that’s our God. We only believe in one God. I don’t want to talk dogma to other religion, I only believe in one God. I do not tinker with so manyâ€"there is only one God and that God is yours, too.

Kanunay gyud mi na amigo ug ingon ko, bisan ug wala kita nag-ambit sa pareha nga estraktura sa gobyerno, aduna kita adtong common denominator ug mao kana atong Ginoo. Nagtuo kita sa usa ra ka Ginoo. Dili ko ganahan mosturya ug dogma sa uban nga relihiyon, nagtuo ko sa usa ra ka Ginoo. Wala ko naghiling sa daghang kaayoâ€"aduna lang usa ka Ginoo ug kana nga Ginoo kay Ginoo pud nimo.

Thank you very much.
Daghang salamat.

Mayor Duterte asks for discipline during observance of All Souls Day
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (31 October 2006) -- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reminded Dabawenyos to stay sober and maintain a little discipline in observing All Souls Day.

In his weekend television program "Para sa Masa, Gikan sa Masa," Duterte reiterated his appeal to the public to make the day of the dead a moment of meditation prayer.

There had been a lot of changes in the modern day observance of All Souls Day where people spruce up the tombs to show the dead that they are still remembered to the point of installing sound system where people can be seen singing to their hearts content and creating noise. Some also bring in liquor for a drinking spree.

Duterte said he will not allow intoxicating liquor in and out of the cemeteries and the bringing of apparatus to the point of creating noise and disturbing others who want to remember their departed peacefully.

"Try to suppress noise to tolerable limits ug kadaghanan man gud mag-inom unya mahubog ug mag-maoy," he said.

Policemen are deployed in various public cemeteries and are instructed to confiscate liquors that will be brought in. The police will also hold the entry of sound system into the cemetery.
"When we remember our dead we go to the cemetery and we are suppose to be there to commune with them through prayers," he said.

Vendors within and outside the premises of the cemetery are also warned not to set up "Videoke" in their stalls.

Meanwhile, the Davao City traffic management center will deploy traffic personnel in 16 hours shift to ensure smooth flow of vehicles and pedestrians going in and out of cemeteries.
Davao City has 11 public cemeteries and five privately owned memorial parks.

Meanwhile, Davao City is already placed under heightened alert until the holding of the National Youth Day that will end in November 12, 2006.

City police director Catalino Cuy said that during the observance of All Souls Day, the policemen will do routine inspection and will see to it that the observance of the All Souls Day will be carried out smoothly.

Although he said that as far as terrorism is concern the threat is everywhere however their campaign will be reinforced by Task Force Davao and the 100 new graduates of the Regional Mobile Group will be mobilized. (PIA XI)

Child representative to sit in RDC 8
By Lanie Pitao-Tupaz

Naval, Biliran (31 October 2006) -- A child representative will soon sit in the Regional Development Council (RDC) as part of the Social Development Committee to raise issues concerning the situation and status of children in region 8.

A child representative from World Vision of Maasin City was recently elected as president of the regional child representative during the children's consultation/congress on October 27-28 at the Biliran Garden Resort, Naval, Biliran, according to Ms. Flordeliza Trani, Biliran Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer.

The two-day congress which was sponsored by the United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) was attended by 22 children representative from the different provinces and cities in Eastern Visayas , she added.

Part of the regional children's congress was the presentation of situationer on children, UN convention on the rights of children, duties and responsibilities of children and parents, challenges/concerns of children in the third millennium, threats and effects of cyber technology and globalization, and programs and services for children.

The 22 participants who were chosen from among out-of-school children, in-school children, sexually abused and physically abused children made an interactive discussion on the issues presented.

As for the province of Biliran , an increase in sexual abuse (rape, incest, and acts of lasciviousness) was noted in 2005.

Data gathered from Ms. Zenaida T. Cañete, DSWD Senior Social Worker, it showed a total of 14 reported cases of sexual abuse in 2004, 19 reported cases in 2005 and 18 reported cases as of October this year.

However, a decrease was noted in the case of physical abuse such as neglect, to include street children, and child labor, Provincial data showed 30 reported cases of physical abuse in 2004, 12 reported cases in 2005 and seven reported cases as of October 2006.

The provincial government of Biliran maintains a Lingap Center ready for protective custody of child-victims of sexual and physical abuses, and are having threats from their aggressors and the community.

The increase of reported sexual abuses despite the enactment of laws proctecting children alarms social workers in the province.

National laws protecting children include Republic Act 7610 which is a special protection of children against discrimination and exploitation.

Republic Act 9262 is an anti-violence against women and and their children act while Republic Act 9344 is a juvenile justice welfare act which concerns children in conflict with the law.

With the number of abused children despite the imposition of laws protecting them, the child victims and child representatives are hopeful their ordeal be relieved and their voices be heared in the Regional Development Council. (PIA Biliran)

Capiz SMEs form alliance

OCTOBER 6 2006 Roxas City - Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Capiz have banded together into an alliance called Alliance to Uplift SMEs of Capiz (AUSCap) as part of the efforts of the government spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to develop and promote SMEs as an important sector of the country's economy. The alliance building capped the local celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) in the country.

Alongside the challenge of DTI Regional Director Dominic Abad to the Filipino youth to pursue entrepreneurship as another option in addition to office employment, PACAP Program Manager Ma.

Lourdes Padilla commended the quality and craftsmanship of Capiceño products, a result of dedication of local entrepreneurs and the convergence of project partners.

DTI Provincial Director Rebecca Rascon said among the SMEs and projects assisted by PACAP in the province is the SME Center that would assist local entrepreneurs.

The provincial government has also provided support to SMEs here as part of Gov. Vicente Bermejo's Ten-Point Agenda. (PIA-JSC)

It's Not Difficult!

For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. Deuteronomy 30:11

The Christian life is not difficult. The same Christ who lived a perfect, obedient, and sinless life stands prepared to live it again through you (Gal. 2:20). God’s will is not hard to discern. He has given us the Scriptures, which reveal His will, and He has placed His Holy Spirit within us to guide us to His perfect will in every situation (John 16:13). Our greatest challenge will be to wholly commit our lives to follow God’s will obediently as He reveals it. Moses gathered the Israelites around Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim before they were to enter the Promised Land. There, God described what they had to do in order to obey Him. God gave detailed instructions so there was no mistaking what was expected of them. Then God asked them to make a choice. If they chose to disobey His commands, they would face His wrath. If they chose to obey, they would receive His blessing. God’s Word comes to you in the same way. It is not too complex to understand. You don’t have to struggle to discern God’s will about adultery or forgiveness or honesty. God’s word is perfectly clear. The question is, how will you respond? Nowhere in Scripture did God excuse disobedience because His instructions were too vague or complex. Condemnation came because they knew exactly what God wanted them to do, yet they chose not to do it! God, through His Holy Spirit, will always give you sufficient revelation and strength to take the next step with Him. If you are uncertain about what God is asking of you, make sure that you are obeying all that you do know, and through your obedience, God’s next instruction will become clear. Henry and Richard Blackaby

Cayetano to colleagues: speed up discussions on teachers’ additional allowances

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on his colleagues at the Senate to fast-track the passage of a measure that would augment public school teachers’ allowances.

Cayetano on October 4 urged the Senate Committee on Education to start conducting hearings on the proposed Senate bills seeking to sufficiently increase teachers’ salaries and benefits.

“With the dawn of real change initiated by the new administration, now is the perfect time that we give our teachers the proper services that they deserve from the government,” Cayetano said as he underscored the observance of National Teachers’ Day celebration on October 5.

Last July, the senator filed Senate Bill No. 75, which aims to provide additional support and compensation for educators in basic education.

The bill seeks to grant public school teachers P9,000 in additional monthly compensation by the end of three tranches in three years. It will be much higher than the approved 12-percent salary hike for public school teachers granted by the previous administration, that provided teachers will only be a little more than P500 per year adjustment per year.

“Despite their important role in society, Filipino teachers don’t receive the appropriate salary grade that they are entitled to,” Cayetano said. “[SBN 75] is in response to their clamor for the urgently needed support, considering that their present compensation package places them in a peculiar situation of being just within the present poverty threshold,” he added.

'Ensure implementation of Magna Carta law for teachers’

Cayetano’s bill also directs the Department of Education (DepEd) to grant teachers an annual bonus to answer for the unpaid benefits due to them under Republic Act No. 4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers Act.

SBN 75 further seeks to give teachers an annual medical allowance of at least P1,000 and to authorize the Local School Board to provide them with additional support in the form of allowances and other remuneration funded from local school board funds.

All Things Are Pure

To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. Titus 1:15

Your heart’s condition will be expressed through your life. It will be evident by your attitudes, your words, and your behavior. Jesus said that you can clearly see others only when your own eyes are unobstructed (Luke 6:42). If your vision is hindered by sin, you will not look at others properly.

If your heart is pure, you will approach life without malice. You will not question the motives of everyone around you; you will not doubt the truth of everything others tell you; you will not look for fault in others. Instead, you will look for the good in others, finding what is praiseworthy. You will not be naive or gullible, but you will seek what is good rather than what is evil. If your heart is pure, you will see others the way God sees them (Matt. 6:22).

If your heart is defiled, everything with which you are involved will seem corrupt as well. You will assume evil motives in others because you know what you would do given the same circumstances. You will be cynical about what you hear because your own words are deceitful. You will be drawn to evil people and evil things.

How do you look at the words and actions of others? Are you critical of them? Are you judgmental? If so, ask God to purify your heart. Once He has, you will be free to see yourself and others as God does.    Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Prayer Changes You

Yet now, if You will forgive their sin--but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written. Exodus 32:32

Prayer is not designed to change God, it is designed to change us. Prayer is not calling God in to bless our activities. Rather, prayer takes us into God’s presence, shows us His will, and prepares us to obey Him.

Moses climbed Mount Sinai and spent forty days communing with God. God showed him the wickedness of the Israelites (Exod. 32:7). Moses had not known their desperate condition, nor had he realized the imminence of God’s judgment upon them until God revealed it to him. As God made Moses aware of all that was at stake, Moses felt the same compassion for the people that God felt. Moses became willing to sacrifice his own life for his obstinate people. In a compelling and selfless prayer of intercession, Moses offered to have his own name blotted out of the book of life if God would spare the people. In Moses’ time with Him, God had formed a mighty intercessor for His people.

God will use your prayer times to soften your heart and change your focus. As you pray for others, the Holy Spirit will work in your heart so that you have the same compassion for them that God does (Rom. 8:26-27). If you do not love people as you should, pray for them. If you are not as active in God’s service as you know He wants you to be, begin praying. You cannot be intimately exposed to God’s heart and remain complacent. The time spent with God will change you and make you more like Christ.  Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Si F. Sionel Jose kaha sa Nobel for Literature?

So makigsturya. Ingna ko, “Oh, Duterte, ngano imong talikdan karon ang award. Wa nimo gikalimtan na…” Naa juy panahon para makighusay sa butang. Kung maabot na na panahon, ingnan nako ang China, mao ni amoa. Makigsturya ko nimo pero di ko muhawa sa upat ka suuk ani na papel. Pero dili panahon para mamatay. Di pa ko andam ipadala ang sundalo sa atong nasod para lang imassacre. Hinuon, tang-ina, ang battleground ang Palawan, na boang na. Kung dad-on nato na didto sa San Francisco, okay nako, or sa China. Pili mog paglantaw dinha. Pero mag-away ta unya himuon ninyog battleground, pahawaon tamo… maski Amerika, hawa diha. Ngano imong himuong â€" murag warming death ang akong nasod. Mao na ang sitwasyon.
Sabi nila, may plano daw ang CIA na patayin akoâ€"susmaryosep, ginoo. Until now, I cannot even believe that I’m the mayor. Bigyan mo muna ako ng panahon mag-isipâ€"I’ll be a Presidente. I’d been mayor for 23 years kaya ang tawag ... ang sabi ko nga sa kanila, you call me mayor. Do not call me President, nakokornihan ako. There are many changes in my time. In my time, silang Cabinet members, I have prohibited them from using low numbered… iyang 8. Because 8 is the number assigned to Cabinet membersâ€"ah, 6. I forgot, 6. Wala na sila. Kayong mga senador pati congressmen, bahala kayo. The Senate is 7, and 8 sa congressman. Ako, binawal ko iyan. Pati iyongâ€"ay, ayaw ko na ito, kay nandiyan iyong mga security. Kapoy yan sila, magsunud-sunod maski saan ka. Alam nila kung saan ka, kaya sabi ko, ‘pag ang girlfriend ko na naging girlfriend ng Presidential Security Group, bantay kayo sa akin. Barilan tayo sa Malacañang. Kasi alam nila kung saan...
Ingon sila, naa daw plano ang CIA na patyon ko --- susmaryosep, ginoo. Hangtod karon, di gihapon ko katuo na ako ang mayor. Hatagi sa kog panahon para maghuna-huna --- ma Presidente ko. 23 katuig kong mayor mao na ang tawag… ingon ko nila, tawagi kog mayor. Ayaw ko tawagag Presidente, corny para nako. Daghag kausaban sa akong panahon. Sa akong panahon, silang Cabinet members, gibawalan nako sila na magamit ug low numbered … kanang 8. Kay 8 ang numero na naka-assign sa Cabinet members --- ah, 6. Kalimot ko, 6. Wala na sila. Kamong mga senador ug congressman, bahala mo. Ang Senate kay 7. Og 8 sa congressman. Gibawal na nako. Ug kanang --- ay, din a ko ani, kay naa dinha ang mga security. Kapoy na sila, magsunud-sunod maski asa ka. Kaybaw na sila asa ka, mao na ingon ko, kung akong girlfriend nahimong girlfriend sa Presidential Security Group, bantay mo sa ako. Pinusilay ta sa Malacañang. Kay kaybaw sila kung asa…

Alam mo itong mga ito, when I won the presidency, wala pang oath taking, iyong sinundo nila ... iyong the day that ... iyong pagsabi ng Congress ‘Duterte won the election.’ That day, nagpuntahan na kaagad sa bahay. Ito, ito sila. Pareho kaming uniporme oh. [Laughter] Ah, mga sundalo natin iyan, Marines iyong isa. Si Rolly Bautista was the Task Force Basilan. He’s my friend. Si Digoy here as my senior military aide. [Applause] Saan iyong ... Si Sunshine, she’s a Tausug, pulis ito. Siya ang aide ko (applause). Sinundo nila ako sa bahay. Pinaalis nila iyong mga pulis ... ayan yung iba mga military. Suya ang mga pulis. Iyan iyong mga security ko for the last 23 years. Sabi nila, basta kami na, take over. Tapos iyon, so una kong opisina, diyan na rin sa kabilang ... kaibigan ko iyon Enclaves sa Davao. Enclaves, papunta ako, isang kilometro ang ... I don’t know if it’s cortege or entourage. Pagka ganoon ko… nung binilang ko iyong ulo nakaganoon lahat. Ayaw ko naman ... I never used a siren, ayaw ko iyon. I’m the only mayor na hindi gumagamit ng siren. Pagkatingin ko doon sa rear view mirror, may naka ...mataas iyong blinker na pula. Sabi ko, putang-ina, nagradyo ako, ‘Sino ba iyong...’ ‘Sir, ambulansiya iyan’ [Laughter]. Somewhat ako katirik. [laughter]
Kaybaw mo, kaning mga kini, pagdaog nako sa Presidency, wala pay oath taking, katong pagkuha nila, katong adlaw na, katong pagpahibalo sa Congress na ‘Duterte won the election.’ Kato na adlaw, nangabot na tanan sa balay. Kani, mao ni sila. Pareho mig uniporme oh. Ah, mga sundalo nato na, Marines nang usa. Si Rolly Bautista kay Task Force Basilan. Amigo na nako. Kini si Digoy kay senior military aide. Asa tong … Si Sunshine, Tausug siya, pulis na. Siya akong aide. Gikuha ko nila sa balay. Gipahawa nila ang mga pulis … ang uban mga military. Suya ang mga pulis. Mao na akong mga security sa niaging 23 katuig. Ingon sila, basta kami na, take over. Unya, una nakong opisina, dinha sa pikas … amigo nako nang Enclaves sa Davao. Enclaves, padong nako, usa ka kilometro ang … wa ko kaybaw kung cortege ba or entourage. Pag kuan nako … pag ihap nako sa mga ulo, nakakuan tanan. Di man sad ko ganahan … wa pa ko kagamit ug siren, di ko ganahan ana. Ako ra ang mayor na di mugamit ug siren. Pagtan-aw nako didto sa rear view mirror, naay naka … taas ang  blinker na pula. Ingon ko, putang-ina, nagradyo ko, ‘Kinsa man nang …’ ‘Sir, ambulansya na’ Murag na katirik ko.

Tapos gusto kong ... eh kaibigan ko lang si Rolly, I know him because he was assigned… he earned his force as a General. He’s the General, I was the one who signed his ... tamang-tama din. And he was up to be a General, panahon ko, I signed the ... he’s the chief of the Presidential Security Group. But anyway, sabi ko sa kaniya, kung ganoon lang naman, magkuha na lang kayo ng punerarya para kumpleto iyong linya natin. [Laughter] ‘Pag na baril ako dito, ilipat ako sa ambulansiya; kung hindi na ako humihinga, eh di ilagay mo lang rin ako doon sa kabaong ng punerarya. 
Unya gusto nako… i amigo lang si Rolly, kaila ko niya kay na-assign…iyang nakab-ot iyang posisyon na General. Siya ang General. Ako ang nag-pirma sa iyang … saktong sakto ra sad. Ug mahimo na siyang General, panahon nako, gipirmahan nako ang … siya ang chief sa Presidential Security Group. Niingon ko sa iyaa, kung mao man gani, kuha nalang mog punerarya para kumpleto na atong linya. Kung mapusilan ko diri, ibalhin kog ambulansiya; kung wala nako nihinga, edi ibutang lang ko didto sa lungon sa punerarya.

Ang ano ko lang is… hindi ko kayo sinasabihan ... I do not want to offend you. But, huwag kayong maglagay ng kamay sa aking ... iyong mag ganun. I like it, really, I like it. Anak ako ng mahirap eh, galing ako sa baba. Kumbaga, pareho sa kanila, sarhento rin ako. I was a prosecutor. I started the seventh assistant prosecutor hanggang pataas, all these years. Ang mga tao sa Davao sanay mag-embrace, ganoon. Pero ngayon, kasi I’m sad, huwag ninyo akong hawakan dito kasi ganunin ng ano iyan ... iyong iba kasi talagang gaganunin ang kamay mo. Kasi kung mag ganun ka tapos bigla na lang parang hampasin ang kamay mo, tapos sabihin do notâ€"ako sana, tutal wala namang killer dito. Wag mong sabihin naâ€"sana iyong mga magaganda diyan (laughter), at least magtanong sila, ‘Ano ang nangyari doon sa Vietnam?’ ‘Eh yung lahat ng Pilipinang magaganda doon medyo na-embrace ko.’
Akong kuan lang kay… wa ta mo giingnan … di ko ganahan malain mo. Pero, ayaw mo pagbutang ug kamot sa akong … kanang mga ing-ana. Gusto ko ana, seryoso, gusto ko ana. Anak ko sa pobre, gikan ko sa ubos. Murag, pareho nila, sarhento pud ko. Prosecutor ko. Nagsugod ko sa ikapitong assistant prosecutor hangtod pataas, gikan pa sauna. Ang mga taga-Davao, anad mudawat, ing-ana. Pero karon, kay guol ko, ayaw ko ninyo hikapa dinhi kay kuanon na ug kuan… ang uban man gud, kuanon jud imong kamot. Kay kung mag kuan ka unya kalit rang hikapon imong kamot, unya ingnan ug ayaw â€" ako unta, hinuon wala may killer dinhi. Ayaw ko ingni na â€" mayta kanang mga gwapa dinha, at least mangutana sila, ‘Unsay nahitabo didto sa Vietnam?’ ‘Eh tanan gwapa na Pinoy didto murag na gakos nako.’

Now, let me give you the staggering economic impact daw now. Drugs. Huwag na iyong seven hundreds of thousands nag-surrender sa panahon ko. Let’s stick to the original survey of General Santiago. Here comes: There are at least three million drug pushers or addicts in the country today. One hit, daily â€" sa Tondo, Pandacan, Sta. Ana, 200 iyan noon. So 200 a day, that would be 6,000 a month. Itong mga user pati druggers, if they are there, araw-araw naghihithit, in one year, it would be eight billion pesosâ€"a month, rather, P8 billion. And for a year, it will be 216 billion. Kayong nag negosyo dito, walang nakaabot ng ganun ... It is never wrong. Ako sinasabi ko sa mga military pati pulis, my ordersâ€"hey, guys, listen! My order was, “Go out and hunt for them. And if you find them, apprehend, arrest them. And  if they offer a violent resistance upon announcing your authority, they offer a violent resistance and you think that your life is in danger, in jeopardy -- pati ikaw mamatay, you also would be included in funeral parlor -- shoot and kill them.” That is my order. That is legal in any country.
Karon, tugoti ko na muhatag ninyo ug staggering economic impact karon. Drugs. Ayaw na nang seven hundreds of thousands nag-surrender sa panahon nako. Mu base lang ta sa original na survey sa General Santiago. Mao ni: naay at least three million drug pushers or adik sa nasod nato karon. Usa ka igo, taga-adlaw â€" sa Tondo, Pandacan, Sta. Ana, 200 na sauna. 200 taga-adlaw, bale 6,000 taga buwan. Kaning mga user ug druggers, kung naa na sila diha, taga-adlaw naghihithit, sa usa ka tuig, muabot ug eight billion pesos â€" sa usa ka buwan, bale, P8 billion. Ug sa usa ka tuig, muabot ug 216 billion. Kamong nag negosyo diri, walay nakaabot ug ing-ana… di jud siya sayop. Nagpahibalo ko sa mga military ug sa pulis, akong sugo â€" hoy, paminaw! Akong sugo kay, “Gawas ug dakpa sila. Kung makakita mo nila, dakpa sila. Ug kung mubaws silag violent resistance pagkahuman sa inyong pagpahibalo sa inyong awtoridad, nagpakita sila ug violent resistance ug kung nakabati mo na inyong kinabuhi naa sa peligro â€" maski ikaw mamatay, maski ikaw pud kay pwede maapil sa funeral parlor --- pusila ug patya sila.” Mao na akong sugo. Legal na sa maski asa na nasod.

When I say that I will kill you if you will destroy my country, I never said I was launching a punitive police action. I used the word ‘I am declaring war against the drug syndicates.’ So look what happened? Kung hindi ako nag-presidente, hindi talaga ninyo malaman ang totoo. Because even I, myself, when the reality was there, when I became President, I started to squeeze everybody then you saw the hundreds of thousands surrendering to the police, I was really horrified. Maski kayo nakita ninyo sa mga barangay naglinya, hundreds of thousands. And this Obama, Ban Ki-Moon, you must be joking. Whether you are there or not, the campaign against drugs in the Philippines will continue and it will be relentless. And I will not count the dead bodies, I will just say continue to destroy the drug apparatus. For if you do not do it, it will destroy our country. Make your choice. And the military has understood it, because we share the same data.


Sa akong  pagsulti nga pangpatyon mo nako kon inyong gub-on ang akong nasod, walk o masukad musulti nga magsugod ko ug pagsilot sama sa kapulison. Akoang gigamit ang pahayag nga, “I am declaring war against the drug syndicates.” Busa tan-awa kon unsa ang nahitabo? Kon wala ko mahimong president, dili gayod ninyo mahibal-an ang kamatuoran.  Kay bisan ako sa akong kaugalingon, sa naa na ang kamatuoran sa panahong nahimo nakong president, gasugdan nako ug puga ang tanan; unya nakita ninyo ang gatusan ka libo nga gapatugyan sa mga pulis ug ako naalarma. Maskin kamo, nakita man ninyo nga maglinya sa mga barangay [muabot ug] gatusan ka libo. Ug kining si Obama, Ban Ki-Moon, gapakatawa ra man tingali ni sila. Bisan ug aduna ka diha o wala, ang kampanya  kontra drogas diri sa Pilipinas, magpadayon nga walay puas. Ug dili nako iphon ang mga patay nga lawas; ako rang isulti nga ipadayon ang pagguba sa mga kagamitan mahitungod sa drogas. Kay kon dili ni mahimo kini mao ang mudaot sa atong nasod. Pagpili kamo. Ug kini nasabtan sa military kay parehas kami ug datos.

So that is my report to you. It’s not reallyâ€"now, what ... so why? Alam mo, there are millions of Filipinos outside of their country. They’re spread all over. Kayo dito, OFW, Overseas Worker. Plenty sa Middle East. Both husband and wife, the wife is in Qatar, the husband is in the Saudi Arabia. They work their ass to death to support the schooling and food for their children. They remit money to the Philippines, to their families. But only one day to hear that his daughter was raped and found dead, or receive from family that his son was hooked into drugs. And for all of his sweat and toil, it boils down to grief. So, do not make me. [Applause] I will repeat it, for all and sundry, in this fight for my country, I put at stake on the table my honor, my life and even the presidency.

Busa mao na ang akong raporto alang ka ninyo. Dili man gyud kaayo siya---karon, unsa man--- nganu man diay? Kabalo ba mo, aduna’y milyones nga mga Pilipino gawas sa atong nasod. Bisan asa, makaylap sila. Kamo diri, [mga] OFW [kamo], overseas [Filipino] worker. Daghan sa Middle East. Parehas ang bana ug ang asawa [naa sa gawa], ang asawa sa Qatar unya ang bana naa sa Saudi Arabia. Muna-muna nilang trabaho aron lang nga makasuporta sa pag-iskwela ug pagkaon sa ilahang mga anak. Magpadala sila ug kwarta sa Pillipinas, sa ilahang mga pamilya. Unya usa ka adlaw, madunggan na lang ang iyahang anak nga babaye gilugos ug nakitang patay na o di ba madunggan gikan sa iyang mga kapamilya nga ang iyahang ank nga lalaki na-adik na sa drogas. Sa tanang kahago ug singot, kini muresulta ra ug kaguol.  Mao nang ayaw ko pabuhata… [pakpak] Akong balikon ug sulti nga alang sa tanan ining gubat para sa akong nasud akong ipusta ang akong dungog, akong kinabuhi ug  pati kining akong pagkapresidente.

They want/decide to impeachment me â€" Fine. But solve the problem. If Congress may say, “you should go because you are like what Obama said and Ban Ki-moon” â€" Okay, make it legal and I’ll go. But solve the problem. But if you cannot guarantee me, then there will be trouble in this country. Eh bakit ko ibibigay sa inyo, puro inutil. Tignan mo lang, magprangka ako. When De Lima raided the... iyong Muntinlupa, naka-battle gear siya. Garbo, the senior aide of Senator Roxas at that time was inside. Iyong police general na ... iyong one of those I read publicly. Kaya nabasa ninyo, what was going on inside? There was a nightclub inside, women of all ages were free to enter and leave, either there was band, there was liquor flowing â€" so what’s your problem? Why be afraid to go prison anyway you’re enjoying the life of a free? That is how corrupt the Philippines was. Ah, dito, patay ka sigurado.

Gusto sila nga ipa-impeach ko. Sige. Pero sulbara una ang problema. Kon musulti ang kongreso nga, “you should go because you are like what Obama said and Ban Ki-Moon,” ok, himu-ang legal [ang impeachment] ug mulakaw ko. Pero sulbara ang problema. Pero ug dili kini ninyo masigurado, aduna gayo’y gubot ining nasura. Eh nganu mang ihatag nako ninyo, puro mga walay pulos. Tan-awa laman ninyo, magpranka ko. Sa panahong gi-raid ni De Lima ang Muntinlupa, gasuot siya’g battle gear. Garbo, ang senior aide ni Sen Roxas, naa didto sa sulod [sa prisohan] niadtong mga panahona.  Kadto pu’ng pulis nga heneral nga akong gi-anunsyo sa publiko. Nabasa ba ninyo kon unsa ma’y mga nahitabo didto sa sulod? Aduna’y night club sa sulod, mga babaye nga lain-lain ug edad kay makasulod-gawas ra, ug dili banda naa’y alak. Unya unsa pa ma’y problema nimo? Nganung mahadlok man ka mapriso total gapakalami ra man mo sa inyong kinabuhi nga murag dili priso? Ingon ana ka korap ang Pilipinas sa una. Ah,  [karon] diri, patay gyud ka sigurado.

Hindi ako nagbibiro. I’m telling everybody, every meeting sa Cabinet sinasabi ko talaga, nandiyan sila: Do not f*** with me! This will be a clean government. [Applause] And let us give the Filipinos a respite of the agony and suffering. Kaya kayo, you guys when you go home, there will be changes. [Applause] There will be no more harassment in the Immigration and Customs. I will not allow that, I will not allow that. And itong mga BIR, mga ano, wala na ito; it would be a thing in the past. Ang hinihingi ko lang sa inyo: Just let me know. No need to give me your name. Just tell me who is the son of a bitch in that office and I will take care of him (applause). At sinasabi ko doon sa mga ... huwag ninyo akong pahiyain. Do not put me to shame while I declare all of the things are now implemented and you do exactly what I prohibit you to do. Dali lang man.

Wala ko gabinuang. Akong sultian ang tanan, kada magpulong mi sa gabinete, akong isulti gyud nga naa sila: “Do not f*** with me! This will be a clean government. And let us give the Filipinos a respite of the agony and suffering.” Mao nang kamo ug manguli mo, aduna’y mga kabaghu-an. [pakpak] Wala na’y sayop nga pagtrato sa Immigration and Customs. Dili ko musugot nga mahitabo, dili ko musugot. Ug kining taga-BIR, mga kuan ni, wala na kini; usa na lang kini ka-butang sa kagahapon. Mao ra ni ang akong gipangayo ninyo: Pahibal-a lang ko. Dili na kinahanglan ihatag ang inyong ngalan. Ingna ra ko kinsa nang buanga sa office ug ako na ang bahala ana niya [applause]. Unya akong ingnon didto sa mga… ayaw ko ninyo pakaulawi. Ayaw ko ibutang sa kaulaw samtang akong gideklarar ang tanang butang nga ako nang ipatuman ug [ayaw] buhata ninyo kung unsa ang akong gibawal nga buhaton ninyo. Dali ra man

Now, why am I so predisposed to __? Because we are suffer a crisis. We need to build a country. We are left behind. There are millions of you, including you. You are going out of your country just to work, to earn a living. Tapos ganunin mo, then you this to my country â€" my God! I will not allow you to exist even for one minute, just to be very, very brutally frank with you.

Karon, nganong gapameligro man ko? Tungod kay kita gaantos ug usa ka krisis. Gakinahanglan ta nga magtukod ug usa ka bayan. Nabiyaan na ta. Milyones mo, apil na ka. Mugawas ka sa imong nasud aron lang makapangita ug trabahao, aron lang makapangitag panginabuhi. Uya ingon ana-on ra nila, unya buhaton ra ni nila sa akong nasudâ€"Ginoo ko! Dili ko musugot nga mabuhi pa ka bisan sa usa lang ka minuto sa prangkahanay nga pagkaistorya.

I am not a killer but if you want me to be, so be it; definitely no problem. A lot of…improving eh… a lot of new cemeteries. They call it a park, heavenly ... there was one heavenlyâ€"something, heavenly place. You go there.

Dili ko tigpatay apan kon gusto mo nga mahimo ko, mahimo ko; walay problema. Daghang… ninglambo eh…daghang bag-ong sementeryo. Gitawag nila kining parke, langitnon… naay usa ka langitnongâ€"butang, langitnong lugar. Pangadto mo.
Two hundred sixteen billion, and they wanted me to build rehabilitation center. I do not have that money because the President who allowed it also to bloom never expected that it would reach... it would cost us 216 billion â€" for food, education, health. So what’s the lesson? Ah sige, you imagine the three, magtindig kami diyan. Nanood ba kayo sa debate? Was I good? Kung hindi ako nag-presidente, anong mangyari? Iyan pag-isipan ninyo. I ran without money. For the island of the Philippines, I did not even have one barangay captain outside of Davao City. Wala akong congressman except iyong nephew ko sa Davao, iyong anak ni Nograles na kalaban ko. Wala akong ... walang governor except Imee Marcos and si Abet Garcia ng Bataan pati saâ€"sinong taga-Agusan dito? Agusan del Norte? Nanalo ako sa Agusan del Norte. I won by about 1,000. Bakit? Just tell them bakit. Ano? [SINGS] “Love is a many splendored things. It's the April rose that only grows in the early Spring.” Now she is married now. She Angelâ€"hindi ako nag tsitsimis. Totoo naman eh. Hindi ako nag-aano, but she was... we were young then. She was just 27 when she becameâ€"anak ito ni Edel Amante. Lider ni Ramos at he’s a bigwig during President Ramos’ time. Bata pa siya, hindi naman ako masyado pero bata pa rin ako. Now, we are now in the winter stage of our lives. So somebody should give me either a summer or spring. [Laughter] Spring me back to my...

Duha ka gatos ka dise-sais ka bilyon unya gusto sila nga mmagtukod ko ug rehabilitation center. Wala ko’y kwarta kay ang president nga hingtugot nga mudako ug ingon ani wala magtuo nga m uabot ug in-ani. Mugasto kita ug abot 216 ka bilyon para sa pagkaon, edukasyon, ug panglawas. Unya unsa man ang leksyon ani? A sige,  hunahunaa kaming tulo gabarog diha. Nitan-aw ba kamo sa dibati? Maayo ra ba ko? Kung wala ko mahimong presidnete, unsa man an mahitabo? Huna-hunaa na ninyo. Nidagan ko nga wala’y kwarta. Para sa mga isla sa Pilipinas, wala man gane koy bisan usa nga kapitan sa baranggay gawas sa siyudad sa Davao. Wala koy kongresista liban na lang sa akong pagumangkon sa Ddavao, kadtong anak ni Nograles nga kontra nako. Wala ko’y…wala ko’y  gobernador liban na lang ni Imee Marcos ug si Abet Garcia nga taga-Bataan apil na pod sa ---kinsa ang taga-Agusan diri? Agusan del Norte? Nidaog ko sa Agusan del Norte. Nilabaw ko ug mga usa ka libo. Ngano? Ingna ra gud sila kung ngano. [nikanta] “Love is a many splendored things. It’s the April rose that only grows in the early Spring.” Karon, namenyo na siya. Si Angel, wala ko mangtsismis ha. Tinuod man gud pod. Wala ko mang-kuan pero siya kay…Bata pa mi adto. Baynte-siete anyos pa siya adtong nahimo siyang---anak ni siya ni Edel Amante, lider ni Ramos ug usa siya ka big wig sa panahon ni Pres. Marcos.  Bata pa siya, ako dili kaayo pero bata gihapon. Karon, naa nami sa tugnaw nga panahon sa among kinabuhi. Mao nang naa guyd dapat magdala sa ting-init o tigsibol. [katawa] Spring me back to my…

Alam mo, I will ... Hindi ako aatras dito. I can die; they can remove me by impeachment, for what? For genocide? Fine. I can go to prison â€" fine. I will die â€" fine. I live my destiny. In the fullness of God’s time, if I complete the six years, I would be 77 years old. The law book says that when 77 ... when you are 70 years old, you can file a petition for release because they do not accept old people in prison. Just the way it goes. [Applause]

Kabalo mo, ako…dili ko muatras. Pwede ko mamatay; pwede ko nila papahawaon sa pamaagi sa impeachment, para asa? Para sa genocide? Sige. Pwede ko mapriso, sige. Mamatay ko, ok ra. Mabuhi ko sama sa akong destiny. Sa hingpit nga panahon sa Ginoo, kon akong makompleto ang unom ka tuig, 77 ka anyos na ko. Ang  libro sa balaod  gaingon nga kon 77…kon 70 kaanyos na ka, maka-file ug petisyon para paggawas kay dili na sila mudawat ug tigulang sa prisohan. Ingon ana ra fyud na. [Applause]

Now, bakit ngayon maraming nagtatrabaho nang pulis? Because then the police were afraid of the apparatus of drug syndicates, just like in South America â€" the same style. The mayors there were having a heyday and they had, you know, and the mayor supervises the PNP. But it is a national police but the police is placed under their operational control. So the mayor there, the warlords, the drug lords had about two military men, three policemen; and nobody was moving against them. Exactly ... you read the book of Grillo, exactly the same. Until I became President and I announced, you soldiers and police, you abandon your mayors, go back to your units. I’ll give you 24 hours. You, drug lords, you mayors â€" I mentioned the name â€" surrender within 24 hours or I will kill you. Eh di nag-surrender ang mga gago, mga hambugero iyan e. Iyang mga mayor, mga ano, kita mo takbu-takbo sila doon sa Crame, pawis na pawis. Then I said that I have declared war against the drug. Either I sink and swim there, basta it has to end. And I will not stop until the last pusher is removed from the streets. [Applause]

Karon, nganong daghang naming mga pulis ang gatrabaho?  Kay sa una, ang mga pulis hadlokan ug mga gamit sa mga sindikato sa drogas parehas sa South America, mao ra na nga style. Ang mga alkalde galipay-lipay unya naa sila’y, kabalo namo, ug ang mayor maoy mag supervise sa PNP. Apan [ang PNP] kay nasyonal nga kapulisan pero gibutang sila ilaom sa operational control. Ang mayor didto, ang mga warlord ug mga druglord aduna’y duha ka tawng military, 3 ka pulis unya wala’y galihok kontra  nila. Basaha ang libro sa Grillo, hastang parehasa. Sa ako nahimong presidente, akong gi-anunsyo nga ang mga pulis ug mga sundalo mubiya sa ilahang mga mayor ug mubalik sa ilahang unit. Ako silang gihatagan ug 24 ka oras. Kamo, mga druglord ug kamo mga mayor --- akong gisulti ang mga pangalan, patugyan kamo sulod sa 24 ka oras kay kon dili, patyon mo nako. Eh di gapatugyan ag mga bu****, mga hambugero man gud. Kanang mga mayor, mga kuan, kita mo gadagan-dagan sila didto sa Crame, gipaningot taman-taman. Unya akong gideklarar ang giyera kontra-drogas. Kon dili ko malunod, musalom ko basta kinahanglang matapos kini, ug dili ko muundang hangtod sa ang kina-ulihang pusher mawala sa kadalanan.

If that is the only thing that I will do in this world now, I will do it. I said I’m ready for it. For after all, I never really expected to be President. But I got a 15 million â€" 6 million majority from my nearest opponent. Why? Guwapo ako. Hindi naman ako tisoy kagaya kay Senator Cayetano. Why? Why? I may be popular in Davao. I’d been a congressman there, one term. I was also one term vice mayor ng anak ko, iyong si Inday na nambugbog ng sheriff. Then, I was a prosecutor for ten years and a mayor for 23 years. That’s my political investment; outside of that, wala. Why did I win? Why? I tell you, it was in the messaging. Galit ang tao na walang ginagawa sa gobyerno kung hindi mangurakot. [Applause] Galit ang tao kasi iyong bayan niya nilulong sa droga at walang ginagawa. Galit ang tao sa kriminalidad. Gaya iyong pagpunta ng airport, hulugan pa ng bala ... Gawin ninyo iyan sa panahon ko, kapag nandiyan ka tawagin mo ako, pasabugin ko iyong bayag niya sa harap mo. Hindi mo man ako maaresto ngayon, Presidente ako eh. Really, the President has immunity. At sila? Well, I’ll tell you a secret. Nakikinig ang international media. I’ll tell you the secret. Why are the policemen are so brave? Because they have my support. When I was Mayor, Davao City was clean. Sabi ko, papatayin ko kayo. And police were really busy working because they were not afraid to do their job because bina-back up ko. At sabi ko, pagka-nagkasabit kayo, ako ang magsuporta sa pamilya ninyo. I will work for your freedom. That was when I was mayor.

Kon mao ra kana ang akong buhaton niining kalibutana, ako nang buhaton. Ingon ko nga
Andam ko para aning butanga. Kay wala man gane ko magdahom nga mahimong kong presidnete. Apan nakakuha ko ug 15-6 ka milyones nga labaw sa akong kinadikitang kontra. Ngano? Kay gwapo ko. Dili man pod ko tisoy nga mura ni Sen. Cayetano. Ngano? Ngano? Sikat tingale ko sa Davao. Kongresista ko didto sulod sa usa ka termino. Bise-mayor usab ko sa akong anak, kadtong si Inday nga nangbugno ug sheriff, sa sulod sa usa ka termino. Unya nahimo kong prosecutor sa sulod sa 10 ka tuig ug mayor sulod sa 23 ka tuig. Mao na ang akong pulitikal nga investment, gawas ana wala na. Nganong nidaog man ko? Akong ingnon ninyo, nadala to sa pagpadala sa mensahe. Nasuko ang mga tawo sa gobyerno nga wala’y gibuhat kundi ang mangukarot.  [Applause] Nasuko ang katawhan kay na-adik ug drogas ang iyahang bayan ug wala’y gibuhata [ang gobyerno]. Nasuko ang tawo sa kriminalidad. Parehas adtong pagdulong lang sa airport hulugan na dayon ug bala. Buhata na ninyo sa kaong panahon, kung naa ka diha tawagi ko, pabut-hon lage nako nang iyang bayag sa imung atubangan. Dili man pod ko nimu mapriso karon, president gud ko. Sa tinuod, naay immunity ang presidente. Sila? Ingnan ta mo ug sikreto. Naminaw ang media nga internasyonal. Ingnan mo nako ug sikreto. Nganong isog man kaayo ang mga pulis  ron? Tungod kay naa nila akong suporta. Ug ang mga pulis sige ug trabaho kay dili na sila mahadlok mubuhat sa ilahang trabaho kay naa man ko nga back-up nila. Unya gisultian nako sila nga kung aduna sila’y sanit, ako ang bahala sa ilahang pamilya. Ako ang mutrabaho aron makagawas mo. Mao na sa adtong mayor ko.

Now I’m President. Remember the guidance about your life in jeopardy. Huwag mo lang kalimutan iyan and go ahead and fight them and kill them all. Kapag nasabit kaâ€"itong si Aguirre ang nag-advice sa akin eh, kaya kasali ito sa co-conspirator. Hindi pa ako president sabi niya, ito. Binasa naming dalawa, eh mag-classmate eh. Under the powers of the President: the President of this Republic, the Philippines, can grant pardon to criminals, conditional or absolute; and can grant amnesty with the concurrence of Congress. Sabi ko, sige, upo ka doon. Pagsabi, ‘Sir, sabit kami, multiple murder,’ ‘No problem. Get your copy of pardon. It’s pre-signed.’ Pardon is hereby granted ... nandiyan sa Constitution. It does not even say, for five times only a month. Wala. It does not even say, except to himself. Oh di pag-alis ko, panahon na ano, pardon is hereby granted to Rodrigo Duterte for multiple ... signed, Rodrigo Duterte. [Applause/laughter]

Karon, presidente nako. Ayaw ninyo kalimti ang paggiya sa inyong kinabuhi ug aduna mo sa maproblemahong sitwasyon. Ayaw lang na kalimti unya lakaw ug pakiggubat nila ug patya sila tanan. Ug masabit gane ka --- kining si Aguirre ang nagsulti nako ana mao nang apil ni siya sa mga conspirator. Wala pa ko mahimong presidente, iyaha na ning gisulti. Gibasa namo duha man gud sa kadtong classmate pa mi. Sa ilalom sa gahom sa presidente: “The president of this Republic, the Philppines can grant pardon to criminals, conditional or absolute, and can grant amnesty with the concurrence of Congress.” Ingon ko, sige, lingkod ka didto.  Ug kon magsulti mo, “sir, sabit kami, multiple murder”. “No problem. Get your copy of pardon. It’s presigned.” Pardon is hereby granted…naa na sa Constitution. Wala man gane maingon nga ka lima sa isa ka bulan. Wala. Wala man gane magsulti, pananglitan pero way labot iyang kaugalingon. Oh di inig-hawa nako, panahon na kuan, pardon is hereby granted to Rodrigo Duterte for multiple ... signed, Rodrigo Duterte.

Seriously now, I’m just really joking to lighten up your mood. I’ve been telling stories about sordid details. I know that you are sad after this, just thinking about what you have ... what was revealed to you now. But just remember that I take it as a  ... you know, I said, I never won ... I never… rather I believed that I’d win. So, it was my messaging. It was very simple. You were there during the debates? Sabi ko, I promise the Filipinos these things and I will do it.

Bitaw seryoso karon, gabinuang ra jud ko aron magaan-gaan inyong pagaras. Sige ko ug storya ug mga kwento nga naay mga ngilngig ug mga detalye. Kabalo ko nga maguol kahuman ani, sa paghuna-huna ra sa kon unsa ang naa ninyo  ug kon unsa ang nabulgar kan inyo karon.  Apan ayaw ninyo kalimti nga akong gikuha nga kabalo mo… kabalo mo, wala ko muingon nga, wala ko magdahom nga mudaog. Busa, mao to ang akong pagdala ug balita. Simple ra to kaayo. Naa mo didto pag-dibati. Nisulti ko nga, nisaad ko sa mga Pilipino aning mga butanga ug ako ning buhaton.

Maraming salamat po. [Applause]
Daghang salamat.

PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
MEETING WITH FILIPINO COMMUNITY
HANOI,VIETNAM
September 28, 2016

Salamat po. Kindly sit down.

Salamat. Palihog manglingkod.



I’d like to just introduce them to you. I do not acknowledge them, kasi di nga ninyo kilala lahat. Nandito po si Secretary Aguirre, iyong (applause)… he is the best friend of Leila De Lima (cheers/laughter). Si Secretary Ramon Lopez of the DTI (applause), wala dito? Well, we have the National Security Adviser, General Esperon (applause). Si ating paboritong Senator  Alan Peter [Cayetano] pero wala siya dito, but he was with me sa eroplano kasama niya si… sinong pangalan? Hindi… itong si Escudero [Chiz]. And si Secretary Martin Andanar (applause/cheers). Secretary Evasco, the Secretary of the Cabinet (applause). Si Presidential Legal Counsel si Panelo (applause). Si Commissioner Prospero De Vera (applause), nakikita ninyo sa ANC. Sino pa ang hindi ko natawag. (laughter)



Ganahan nako na ipaila sila kaninyo. Dili ko moila kanila, kay wala man ninyo nailhan tanan. Naa diri si Secretary Aguirre, kadtong (palakpak)... siya ang best friend ni Leila De Lima (cheers/katawa). Si Secretary Ramon Lopez sa DTI (palakpak), wala diri? Aw, naa nato ang National Security Adviser, General Esperon (palakpak). Ang atong paboritong Senador nga si Alan Peter [Cayetano] pero wala siya diri, pero kuyog nako siya sa eroplano kuyog niya si... kinsang pangalan? Dili… kadtong si Escudero [Chiz]. Ug si Secretary Martin Andanar (palakpak/cheers). Secretary Evasco, ang Secretary sa Gabinete (palakpak). Ang Presidential Legal Counsel nga si Panelo (palakpak). Si Commisioner Prospero De Vera (palakpak), ang makit-an ninyo sa ANC. Kinsa pa ang wala nako natawag? (katawa)



You know, sa listahan na dito, si Vit [Aguirre] was our valedictorian sa law school. Ito naman si Secretary Yasay, ka-roommate ko saâ€"he was with UP Padre Faura, ako naman sa San Beda, kami ni Vit. So maraming sa gobyerno na kakilala ko lang, hindi kabarkada, but persons that came to know along the way. You must remember na ako po’y probinsyano lang and I went to Manila to study. So the guys that I would know who would compose the Cabinet now, galing Davao City kagaya ng ating Executive Secretary. Iyong mga classmate ko, Secretary Tugade is also our classmate. Iyong mga kasama ko sa dormitoryo kagaya kay Perfecto Yasay who also comes from Davao. Brilliant one, kaya pag magsalita ito akala mo si Secretary Kerry ng US. (applause/cheers)



Kahibaw ka, sa listahan na naa diri, si Vit [Aguirre] ang among veldictorian sa law school. Kini si Secretary Yasay, roommate nako saâ€"uban siya sa UP Padre Faura, ako sa San Beda, kami ni Vit. Daghan sa gobyerno ang bag-o ra nako nailhan, dili kabarkada, pero mga tawo nga ako nailhan pagpadulong. Kinahanglan ninyo hinumdoman nga probinsyano ra ko ug miadto ko sa Manila para moskwela. Ang mga tawo nga ako nailhan nga naa sa Gabinete karon, gikan Davao City murag atong Executive Secretary. Kadtong mga klasmeyt nako, klasmeyt pud namo si Secretary Tugade. Kadtong mga kuyog nako sa dormitoryo murag si Perfecto Yasay nga gikan pud sa Davao. Masilakon nga tawo, mao na kung mosturya abi nimo si Secretary Kerry sa US. (palakpak/cheers)



Mag diretso ako sa problema ha. I have a little problem in the Philippines. We are facing so many fronts. I thank God that the communist has finally accepted our proposal to negotiate and talk with us (applause). There is now a ceasefire sa Pilipinas vis-à-vis with the government forces and the NPA. Ang naiwan po iyong… they have also decided to talk, the MILF. But you know, we must maybe recall that a few months before Murad threatened to go to war if there is no BBL law and in fact nothing really happened but we were able to talk to Murad and to Jaafar and to the central committee of the Islamic Liberation Front to set aside the beating of drums and just talk about peace.  Pumayag po sila.



Mag diretso ko sa problema ha. Naa koy gamay nga problema sa Pilipinas. Nag-atubang mi karon ug daghan nga prente. Nagpasalamat ko sa Ginoo nga sa kataposan gidawat na sa mga komunista among proposisyon na makigsabot ug makigsturya uban kanamo (palakpak). Aduna karon usa ka ceasefire sa Pilipinas sa mga puwersa sa gobyerno ug sa NPA. Ang nabilin kay kadtong… midesisyon pud sila na makigsturya, ang MILF. Pero kahibaw mo, kinahanglan siguro nato idumdom nga pipila ka bulan bag-o mibahad si Murad nga moadto ug giyera kung walay BBL nga balaod ug sa kamatuoran wala gyuy nahitabo pero nakasturya namo si Murad ug si Jafaar ug sa sentral nga komite sa Islamic Liberation Front nga ipadaplin usa ang beating sa drums ug magsturya lang mahitungod sa kahusayan. Nisugot sila.



But I must be frank with you, I do not mean to… you know, bring sad stories and so on. But you have -- as a Filipino -- you have every right to know, para hindi kayo mabigla. I have a problem in a certain sectors sa Mindanao. You know, my mother is a mestiza Moro, ang lola ko kasi Maranao sa mother side. Ang lolo ko Chinese, galing talaga dito sa yang kapitbahay ninyo (laughter). But my father Cebuano po. So everybody is asking ano ka. Well, we trace always our linage from our father. So Cebuano ako (applause/cheers). Kumusta day?



Pero kinahanglan prangka ko kaninyo, dili nako intensyon nga… kahibaw mo, modala ug subo nga mga istorya ug uban pa. Pero naa kay â€" bilang Pilipino ka â€" aduna kay  katungod nga makahibalo, aron dili mo makalitan. Aduna koy problema sa pipila ka mga sector sa Mindanao. Kahibaw mo, akong mama kay mestiza nga Moro, ang akong lola man gud kay Maranao sa bahin sa mama. Ang akong lolo Intsik, gikan gyud sa kanang silingan ninyo (katawa). Pero akong amahan Cebuano. Tanang tawo nangutana kung unsa ka. Aw, pirmi namo sundon ang among kaliwatan gikan sa among amahan. Maong Cebuano ko (palakpak/cheers). Kumusta day?



There’s a book about theâ€"written about the Sugbuanons. Kami pagka original ka, hindi ka magsabi, ano ka Cebuano? Sugbuanons. The Hiligaynon is the Ilonggo. Iyong central Mindanao iyong tribe, Sugbuanon. Kaya iyong taga-Cebu magsabi, “uwi ka, san man mag-uwi?” sa Sugbu.” Ganun iyan. Tapos iyong Waray, then Bicol -- Bicolano. Pero ang central ano is really Sugbuanon.



Adunay libro mahitungod saâ€"gisuwat mahitungod sa mga Sugbuanons. Kami kung orihinal ka, dili ka mag-ingon, unsa ka Cebuano? Sugbuanons. Ang Hiligaynon kay ang Ilonggo. Kadtong tribo sa sentral nga Mindanao, Sugbuanon. Maong kadtong taga-Cebu magsabi, “uwi ka, san man mag-uwi” sa Sugbu.” Ingon ana na. Dayon kadtong Waray, dayon Bikol â€" Bikolano. Pero ang sentral nga kuan kay Sugbuanon gyud.



May ano ako diyan sa mga iskolars na na-convince -- and these are the dangerous ones actually -- to join the ISIS.  Iyong mga scholar, iyong mga… when I say scholar, iyon iyong mga bata na nag-aral sa mga eskuwelan, under the Tabligh. Yung Tabligh makita mo iyong haba ng… beard talaga not even a mustache, tapos naka-all white palagi, naka… parang pari. Because nakumbinsi ko lahat, ang problema itong sector of the population of Mindanao, especially the younger ones are allied now in the ISIS. And the ISIS is a very terrible outfit. They are the guys who simply cut the heads of people, decapitates them in public, which is also being done now in Jolo.

Naa koy kuan dira sa mga iskolars nga na-kombinsiâ€"ug kini tinouray mao ang mga kuyawâ€"sa pag-apil sa ISIS. Kadtong mga iskolar, katong mga.. kon muingon ko ug iskolar, mao kato ang mga bata nga nag-eskwela sa mga eskwelahan, sa ilalom sa Tabligh. Ang Tabligh makita nimo ang taas nga… bungot jud dili barbas, tapos nkaputi tanan pirmi, naka.. murag pari. Tungod kay nakombinsi nako tanan, ang problema kining sector sa populasyon sa Mindanao, ilabi na ang mga batan-on na kauban na karun sa ISIS. Ug ang ISIS kay usa ka makalilisan nga sudlan. Sila ang mgatwao nga basta-basta lang mopugot ug mga ulo sa mga tawo, muputol ug mga parte sa lawas sa publiko, nga ginabuhat pud karun sa Jolo.

Kaya sabi ko if you are a Moro, do  not  be offended kasi pareho tayo Moro. But it’s not mean to say that I will go for this kind of s***. You kill people for money and if there’s no payment forthcoming you just kill them like chickens and goats. Mahirap iyan. So I’m having a hard time dito saâ€"I would never agree to talk about peace that would include the Abu Sayyaf. Either you leave them out or walang istorya, I’d rather fight. As a matter of principle, I’d rather fight. I cannot talk about peace to a group almostâ€"I do not want also to offend the Islam. But as long as I am President there will be no peace talks that would include the Abu Sayyaf.

Maong niingon ko nga kon usa ka ka-Moro, ayaw kahiubos kay parehas kitang Moro. Apan kini dili mipasabot nga mobuhat ko ining mga butanga. Mopatay ug tawo para sa kwarta og kon walay bayad nga maabot, patyon nimo sila nga murag manok og kambing. Lisod kana. Busa naglisod --- dili gayud ko mosugot  nga makig-isturya bahin sa kalinawan nga muapil sa Abu Sayyaf. Bisan asa sa pagbiya sa kanila o walay isturya, mas gusto ko makig-away. Isip usa ka butang sa baruganan, mas gusto ko makipag-away. Dili ko maka-isturya bahin sa kalinawan sa usa kagrupoâ€"Dili ko ganahan pud nga mopahiubos sa Islam. Apan samtang ako pa ang Presidente walay peace talks nga muapil sa Abu Sayyaf.

Ngayon, may isang front tayo naâ€"there are bombings city recently of Davao. But you know it comes naturally. As a matter of fact, when…iyong pumutok diyan sa harap ng Ateneo, it did not really generate an emotion in me because I knew na hihiritan talaga ako. Not so much coming from the military or the police intelligence community but from my… kasi may anak rin ako na nag-asawa ng Maranao ang tatay, ang nanay Maguindanao, Tausug ang tatay. So doon ako kumukuhaâ€"iyon iyong babae na iyon, iyong daughter in law ko, sinabi ko -- tumatakbo pa lang ako ng presidente â€" could I talk to them, sa Abu Sayyaf. And publicly I said I am extending my hand and friendship, can we just talk about stopping this carnage of innocent people?  Nakausap ko, pumunta sila, but they did not honor theâ€"my… sana na we can talk about peace and if  we can get a framework of federalism, they can have their own  territory. Kasi noon walang mga Abu Sayyaf, wala namang kidnappers, walang hold uppers, wala lahat. Iyong bukas pa iyong free trade doon sa barter going to Sabah, wala noong mga kidnapper. But there were quarrels about… among men it’s because of greed, not because of a Moro nationalism.
Karun, naa kitay usa ka frontâ€"naay mga pagbomba sa bag-ohay pa sa siyudad sa Davao. Apan kahibaw mo kini muabot lang. sa tinud-anay lang, katong pagbuto dinha sa atubangan sa Ateneo, wala gayud kini nagpamugna ug emosyon sa akoa tungod kay kahibaw ko hiritan gayud ako. Dili kaayo gikan sa military o sa police intelligence community apan gikan sa akong…kay naa pud koy anak na nangasawa ug Maranao ang amahan, ang inahan Maguindanao, Tausug ang amahan. BUsa didto ko ningkuhaâ€"katong bayhana na kato, katong daughter-in-law nako, ning-ingon koâ€"ningdagan pa lang ko sa pagka-presidenteâ€"pwede ko makig-isturya nila, sa Abu Sayyaf. Ug niingon ko sa publiko nga akong itunol nako akong kamot og panaghigalaay, pwede nato isturyahan bahin sa paghunong sa pagpamatay sa mga inosente nga mga tawo? Naka-isturya nako, ning-adto sila, apan wala nila gidungog angâ€"akoa.. nga unta nga maka-isturya kita bahinsa kalinawan ug kon makakuha kita ug framework sa federalism, pwede sila makakuha ug kaugilingong teritoryo. kAy sauna walay mga Abu Sayyaf, walay kidnappers, walay hold upper, wala tanan. Katong abri pa tong free trade didto sa barter padulong sa Sabah, walay pay kidnapper ato. Apan naay mga lalis bahin… taliwala sa mga tawo tungod sa kahakog, dili tungod sa Moro nationalism.

Remember that when Magellan landed in Leyte, Mindanao was already 100% Islam. Kaya ganoon ang nangyari. S0 they tried to conquer all the lands. But doon sa scattered Visayas and Mindanao it was an easy target, because they had the cannons, they had the gun powders, the muskets -- those were the rifles of the time; and  an aggression really upon our people. Magellan also brought Christianity. But I will not talk about it, simply because it is not a good topic to talk about. Nandiyan na iyan eh, dala-dala ng mga Espanyol

Hinumdoma nga kaniadtong nidunggo si Magellan sa Leyte, ang Mindanao kay 100% Islam na. Maong ing-ato ang nahitabo. Busa ningsuway sila sa pagbuntog sa tanang yuta. Apan didto sa katag nga Visayas og Mindanao, sayon ra nga target tungod kay naa silay kanyoy, naa silay pusil, ang musketsâ€"mao kana ang mga pusil sa maong panahon; ug ang agresyon kay sa atong mga tawo. Gidala pud ni Magellan ang Kristyanismo. Apan dili ko mu-isturya bahin niini, kay tungod dili kini nindot nga hilisgotan nga isturyahan bahin. Naa na kana, gidala sa mga Espanyol

And so when they saw Mindanao, fertile, below the typhoon belt and almost really fertile where you just throw anything and it will grow at that time. And the Spaniards, the most that they could get was rally to build a Port Pilar in Zambonga, well that was it. That was intended to stop the further intrusions of the Islam missionaries.

Ug sa pagkikta nila sa Mindanao, tabunok, ubos sa typhoon belt ug hapit gayud tabunok nga molabay ra mo ug bisan unsa ug motubo kini sa maong orasa. Ug ang mga Espanyol, ang labing dako nilang makuha kay ang pag-rally sa pagtukod sa Port Pilar sa Zamboanga, mao kini. Gituyo kini sa paghunong sa dugang pang pagsulod sa mga misyonaryo sa Islam.

So iyan ang pino-problema ko. Sabi ko nga sa mgaâ€"-kasi ako mixed. So I tell them ano ba naman ang kasalanan ng mga ibang tao dito. What would have been the guilt of my father -- when he was a bachelor, he came to Mindanao and married a Mindanaoan, my mama. Ano ang kasalanan, anong kasalanan namin? But these are really things that cannot be solved now. Noon puwede, because the fight was run or fueled by the Moro nationalism, kanila iyang Mindanao eh. And because of religion, kasi kung Islam lang tayong lahat di walang problema. But the problem naunahan sila ngâ€"well, Visayas upwards. So iyan ang sitwasyon.
Busa kana ang giproblema nako. Giingon nako sa mgaâ€"kay mixed man ko. Busa akong giingnan sila unsa ang sala sa ubang tawo dinhi. Unsa kaha ang nahimong sala sa akong amahanâ€"kaniadton ulitawo pa siya, ning-anhi siya sa Mindanao og nangasawa ug Mindanaoan, akong mama. Unsa ang sala, unsa ang among sala? Apan mao kining mga butanga nga dili masulbad karun. Sauna pwede, tungod kay ang pakipag-away kay tungod o fueled sa Moro nationalism, ilaha ang Mindanao guf. Ug tungod sa relihiyon, kay kung Islam kitang tanan edi walay problema. Apan ang problema, na-unhan sila saâ€"well, Visayas pataas. Mao kana ang sitwasyon

But we are doing okay, except for the fighting down in Sulu, Basilan, we are okay; and government is winning. But let us not talk about whose victory it is because everybody loses in this kind of a set up. Civil war? Talo tayong lahat. Now there is another problem na mabigat talaga.

Apan, okay pa ang atong ginabuhat, gawas sa pakipag-away sa Sulu, Basilan, okay ra kita; ug madaugon ang gobyerno. Apan dili kita mag-isturya bahin kinsa ang daug tungod kay tanan pildi sa niining matang sa setup. Civil war? Pildi kitang tanan ana. Karun naa pay laing problema na mas bug-at gayud.
I came here with prepared speech… basahin na lang ninyo ito, ibigay ko sa inyo (applause/cheers). I am not up to it, really. I am not to it, itong magbasa ng speech. It’s so boring (laughter) and I cannot say things from the inside, the entrails of my emotions. Preparado kayo… at saka minsan kasi sabi nila lalo na iyong mga diplomatic, basahin mo na lang kasi minsan nagpuputang-ina ka (applause/cheers). Well, I am really trying not to. Eh alam ko bastos iyan, pero nadadala ko sa emotions. Kasi sabi niya, the Republic of the Philippines has a President with a foul mouth. Correct! Sabi ko, I am that President. They have a President who is not a statesman, correct. Nag-enroll ako ng College of Law, hindi ako nag-enroll ng Academy of Statesmen. Law ako ang pinag-aralan ko. Huwag daw ako magmura kasi masama daw pakinggan, eh putang ina problema mo iyan. (applause/cheers)
Ning-anhi ko uban sa giandam nga speech… basaha na lang ninyo kini, ihatag nako sa inyoha. Dili ko ganahan ug ing-ani. Dili ko ganahan, kining magbasa sa speech. Laay kaayo kini og dili ko kasulti ug mga butang gikan sa sulod, ang sulod sa lawas nga mga emosyon. Andam kamo.. ug usahay tungod kay ingon nila labi na ang katong mga diplomatic, basaha na lang kay usahay kay maka-putang ina ka. Well, naningkamot ko nga dili sa pag-ingon . kahibaw ko nga bastos kana, pero nadala ko sa emosyon. Kay ingon niya, ang Republic of the Philippines kay naay presidente nga bastos ang baba. Sakto! Ingon ko, ako ag Presidente. Naa silay presidente nga dili statesman, sakto. Nag-enroll ko ug College of Law, wala ko nag-enroll sa Academy of Statesmen. Law ko, ang gitun-an nako. dili daw ko mamalikas kay bati paminawon, eh putang ina problema nimo na. 
Si Secretary Aguirre brod ko iyan sa frat sa San Beda. Alam mo noon, siyempre brod, pag magdating kami sa canteen -- ang salita kasi  ng Davao halo Bisaya pati Tagalog, pero diretso iyan. Kaya when, “Mag-uwi ako bukas pero siguro mamalate pa ako ugma kay akong mga pasalubong.” Ganoon kami. Kaya minsan kaming mga brod, kinakantiyawan nila ako, kasi Bisaya pati ano. Kaya minsan nagkainitan kami, sabi ko putang ina,  kung ayaw ninyoâ€"if you do not know how to talk in Visayan, that is your problem, not mine. Better learn Visayan. Ganoon talaga eh, doon ako ipinanganak sa ibang lugar.
Si Secretary Aguirre brod nako na sa frat sa San Beda. Kahibaw mo sauna, siyempre brod, kon mag-abot mi sa canteenâ€"ang inisturyahan sa Davao sagol Bisaya ug Tagalog pero diretso. Maong kon, “Mag-uwi ako bukas pero siguro mamalate pa ako ugma kay akong mga pasalubong.” Ing-ato mi. Maon usahay kaming mga brod, kantiyawan ko nila, kay Bisaya pati kuan. Maong usahay magkainitan mi, ingon ko putang ina, kumg dili mo gustoâ€"kon dili mo kahibalo muisturya sa Binisaya, inyoha na nang problema, dili akoa. Mas maayo nga magkat-on ug Binisaya. Ing-ato gayud, didto ko gipanganak sa laing lugar.
But ito ang isang problema -- drugs. Sabi ng human rights all overâ€"I am the favorite whipping boy now of human rights all  over the world, De Lima (cheers), si lahat na, si Obama, si Ban-Ki-moon, isa pa iyan. Malapit ba ang Burma dito? Gusto kong puntahan angâ€"sipain lang iyan. You know ganito iyan. Now let me explain, about two years or three years ago General Santiago of the Philippine Army who retired was placed sa PDEA. He came up with a survey says that there are now 3 million shabu addicts in my country. Three years ago. So never mind the incremental increase, iyon lang nag-surrender sa panahon ko, ilan?  About 700 [700,000]. But we are still counting because araw-araw may nagsu-surrender. By the end of the year, mag-abot ng 4 million iyan.
Apan kini ang usa ka problemaâ€"drogas. Ingon sa human rights sa tananâ€"ako ang paboritong whipping boy karun sa human rights sa tibuok kalibutan, De Lima, si tanan na, si Obama, si Ban-Ki-moon, usa pa na. Duol ra ba ang Burma dinhi? Gusto ko nga moadto saâ€"sipaon lang kana. Kahibaw mo ing-ani na. karun, patin-awon nako, sa duha o tulo ka tuig nga nilabay General Santiago sa Philippine Army nga ning-retire nga gibutang sa PDEA. Nakahimo sia ug survey nga nag-ingon nga naa nay karun 3 million nga adik sa shabu sa akong nasud. Tulo ka tuig nga ninglabay. Busa ayaw huna-hunaa ang incremental nga pagdako, katong nagsurender sa panahon nako, pila? Mga 700 [700, 000]. Apan nagpadayon mi sa pag-ihap tungod kay taga-adlaw naay mo-surender. Sa katapusan sa tuig, mooabot na ug 4 million.
Now when I attended the summit, ASEAN Summit here kasama ko si Widodo, the President of Indonesia.  Sabi ko, ilan ang iyo. Sabi niya about mga 4 million. But you know, Indonesia is a big country, talagang malaki iyan and there’s about 240 million Indonesian. If you compare it with the Philippines, na 1 million 400 hundredâ€"100 million rather 400 hundred. It really bogs your mind. It’s a boggling thing to imagine 3 million 7 hundreds, wag ka na magdagdag ng iba. Kalimutan mo na iyong iba.
Karun sa pagtambong nako sa summit, ASEAN SUMMIT dinhi kauban nako si Widodo, ang Presidente sa Indonesia. Ingon ko, pila ang inyoha. Ingon niya mga 4 million. Apan kahibaw mo, ang Indonesia usa ka dako nga nasud, dako kaayo ug naay mga 240 million nga Indonesian. Kon imong ikompara kini sa Pilipinas, na 1 million 4ooâ€"100 million  dili 400 hundred. Kini makaapekto sa imong paghunahuna. Usa kini ka lisod tugkaron nga butang sa paghanduraw sa 3 million 7 hundred, ayaw na pagpuno ug uban. Kalimti na ang uban.
I have a serious problem in my country. I know that it will destroy my country and if I will not or I fail to interdict this problem, the drug apparatus of the entire gamut of the problem, I would have compromised the next generation of Filipinos as it is now, it is as fractured generation. This 4 million, at the end of the year are not contained in any… kagaya ng Pandacan o Tondo. They are distributed all throughout the country.  Ano ang ibang involved, ang putang inang mga  general. 11 generals, barangay captains almost about a 35% of all are into drugs, mayors, policemen -- we estimate about 14,000, they are the policemen all over the Philippines. How do you suppose can we survived as a country. Hindi lang nila alam nung mayor ako, sinasabi ko at magprangka ako in front of the press and they are criticizing me for it. And I said, if you are here, if you are a drug lord or a pusher in my city -- I’ve been   Mayor for 23 years sa Davao -- do not do it here, because I will kill you. If you destroy the youth and my country,  I will kill you. Then I did.
Naa koy seryoso nga problema sa akong nasud. Kahibaw ko nga kini makaguba sa akong nasud og kon dili ko o mapakyas ko sa pagpadili niining problema, ang kagahimanan sa drogas sa bug-os nga kutay sa problema, makompromiso nako ang sunod nga kaliwatan sa Pilipino sa karun, kini isip usa ka fractured generation. Kining 4 million, sa katapusan sa tuig kay dili masulod sa bisan unsangâ€"parehas sa Pandacan o Tondo. Sila kay na-apod-apod sa tibuok nasud. Unsa pa ang ubang naglambigit, ang putang inang mga general. 11 generals, mga barangay kapitan moabot sa mga 35% sa tanan ngadto sa drogas, mga mayor, mga pulisâ€"nakabana-bana mi ug mga 14, 000, sila ang mga pulis sa tibuok Pilipinas. Unsaon nimo pagdahom nga makasurvive isip usa ka nasud. Wala lang sila kahibalo nga kaniadtong mayor pa ko, ginaingon nako ug prangka ko sa atubangan sa press og gisaway ko nila tungod niini. Ug niingon ko, kon naa ka dinhi, kon usa ka ka-drug lord o pusher sa akong siyudadâ€"na-mayor nako sa 23 ka tuig sa Davaoâ€"ayaw kini buhata dinhi, tungod kay patyon tika. Kon imong gub-on ang kabatan-unan og akong nasud, patyon tika. Unya akong gibuhat.
Well of course, may caveat iyan. When I say patayin ko ito, I dare not say na, “kayong mga pulis sundin ninyo ako.” That’s my privilege because I am a Mayor. Now, what is the basic problem  with the human rights all over the world, Obama, Ban-Ki-moon and the  EU. This is my country, the Philippines. I have to protect the people, I have to protect the integrity territorial or otherwise of my country. With this kind of problem 4 million drug addicts tingnan mo ngayon, namatay na, wala na down ang crime. You can now stay in Manila. (applause)  And I intend to kill more because I have to account for this 4 million. I will not leave the presidency in shame. I will not go out pagkatapos ng termino ko at mag-iwan ako ng mabigat na problema na ang addicts now would multiply to something like 10 million. Mas mabuti pa ako na lang ang magpakulong, patayin ko na lang lahat. Simple.
Siyempre, naa nay caveat. Sa diha nga niingon ko nga patyon nko kini, wala ko mangahas sa pag-ingon nga “kamong mga pulis, sunda ko ninyo.” Pribilehiyo to nako tungod kay mayor ko. Karun, unsa ang nag-unang problema uban sa human rights sa tibuok kalibutan, Obama, Ban-Ki-moon og ang  EU. Ako kining nasud, ang Pilipinas. Akong panalipdan ang mga tawo, akong panalipdan ang territorial integrity o kon dili sa akong nasud. Sa niining matang sa problema 4 million ka-adik sa drogas, tan-awa karun, namatay na, wala na, ning-ubos na ang kriminalidad. Pwede naka magpuyo sa Manila. Ug mupatay pa kog dugang tungod kay akong hunahunaon ang 4 millioo. Dili nako biyaan ang pagkapresidente sa kaulaw. Dili ko mugawas inig human sa akong terminso ug magbilin ug bug-at nga problema na ang mga adik karun kay basin moabot sa 10 million. Mas maayo pa nga ako na alang ang magpapreso, patyon nalang nako tanan. Simple.
Eh tutal hiwalay man ako sa asawa ko, and there are conjugal visits allowed in the Muntinlupa. You might want to visit me, girls only, walangâ€"(laughter) baka may magpasok doon naâ€"mahirap iyan, eh kasi bakla na ako noon eh (laughter). Ayaw ko magbakla ngayon. So what am I supposed to do? Now, itong human rights let me lecture on you, Obama, Ban-Ki-moon, EU, mga lawyers ng EU because they passed a resolution calling my attention and even threatening me to face the International  Court of Justice, genocide, bugok itong mga gago. Genocide sa imong igit. (laughter)
Eh tutal buwag man sad kami sa akong asawa nako, ug naay gitugtan nga conjugal visits sa Muntinlupa. Basin ganhan ka mo-bisita nako, mga babaye ra, walayâ€"(ningkatawa) basin naay magsulod didto ugâ€"lisod na, e kay b***t na ko ana eh (ningkatawa). Dili ko gusto mabayot karun. Busa unsay angay nako buhaton? Karun kining human rights pa-lektyura ko ninyo, Obama, Ban-Ki-moon, EU, mga abogado nsa EU tungod kay nkapasa sila ug resolution nga nagtawag sa akong pagtagad ug gihulga ko sa pag-atubang sa International Court of Justice, genocide, bugok kining mga gago. Genocide sa imong igit. (ningkatawa)
Genocide when you kill the Jews, or one  tribe, one sect, or belonging to a same religion all erase. Bakit ako ma-genocide patayin ko iyong mga putang-inang ito, walang ginawa kung hindi magsira ng bayan ko. Tapos i-genocide mo ako, tarantado. And besides, let me now go into the meat of the matter. I know that there are foreigners here, take note of this: In my country -- Are you taking notes? (cheers/laughter) In my country in the Philippines it is never wrong, it is not a crime, it is not unlawful to threaten criminals. There is no law at all (cheers/applause). And itong EU… alam mo wag kayong maniwala, kasi iyong mga puti bugok lahat iyan. Malayo. Bar top notcher, pati valedictorian, ako last lang, sige man inom diyan sa Legarda.
Genocide sa dihang pagpatay ninyo sa mga Jews, o usa ka tribu, usa ka sect, o naapil sa pareho ug relihiyon tanan napapas. Ngano man ko ma-genocide patyon nako katong mga putang inang kini, walay laing gibuhat kundi ang pag-guba sa akong nasud. Tapos i-genocide ko nimo, tarantado. Ug gawas sa tanan, paadto-a nako sa unod sa akong matang. Kahibaw ko nga naay mga foreigners dinhi, isulat kini: sa akong nasudâ€"Gasulat mi ani? (ningkatawa) Sa akong nasud sa Pilipinas dili gayud sayop, dili kini us ka krimen, dili supak sa balaod ang paghulga sa mga kriminal. Walay balaod gayud. Ug kining EU.. kahibaw mo ayaw mo ug pagtuo, kay kanang mga puti bugok sila tanan. Bar top notcher, apil valedictorian, ako sa kinatapusan lang, sige uginom dinha sa Legarda.
So, if you say in your resolution diyan sa EU that he was heard threatening people -- the criminals -- of killing them. If you want me charged, the best thing that you could do, you idiots, is go to my country and find out if there is a law in the penal statutes which says that I am liable for this act. If I cannot be held liable in my country, why are you (gestures) (cheers/applause) Why imprison me with laws of another country, you must be crazy. Mga taranâ€"aysus, bugok. That is the urgent and immediate matter which I have to address. It is my country. If you have nothing else to do, do not F with me (cheers/applause). At least civilized, “F” lang.   
Busa, kon imong iingon sa inyong resolution dinha sa EU nga nadunggan siya nga nanghulga sa mga tawoâ€"ang mga kriminalâ€"sa pagpatay sa ilaha. Kon gusto mo i-charge ko, ang labing maayo nga inyon mabuhat, kamong mga bugok, kay pag-anhi sa akong nasud ug pagpangita ko naay balaod sa penal statutes nga nag-ingon nga angay ko manubag sa niining buhatan. Kon dili ko makapanubag sa akong nasud, nganong (gestures) nganong i-preso man ko uban sa balaod sa laing nasud, nabuang namo. Mga taranâ€"aysus, bugok. Kana mao ang dinalian ug immedaiate nga butang nga kailangan nako ma-address. Akong nasud kini. Kon wala namoy laing mabuhat, do not F with me. Sa labing menos civilized, “F” ra.
Now, let me now go to the cost. Pag ang anak mo, alam ko meron kayong mga kapatid o relatives na may problema. If there is one guy in the family, the daughter or the son, into drugs, that family becomes dysfunctional. Either the wife will start to blame the husband or the husband… because this guy would spend money, not his, magnakaw na iyan sa bahay mo, tapos magnakaw sa ibang tao, then maghold-up na. Pag na tirik na, mag-rape ng one year old. Saan ka, maghanap ngâ€"where do you get the bestial instinct even for a child. Ngayon lang iyan because of the drug problem. What is it that makes everybody ill under the evil drug, because it is the Americans themselves who said in their forensic studies, six months to one year of incessant use of drugs would shrink the brain of a person within a year. Kaya nagho-hold-up, kaya nang re-rape kasi sabog na, ayaw pang maniwala ng human rights na mga lumalaban.
Karun, paadto-a nako sa magasto. Kon ang anak nimo, kahibaw ko naa moy mga igsuon o parente nga naay problema. Kon naay usa ra ka lalaki sa pamilya, ang anak nga babaye o lalaki, ngadto sa drogas, kanang pamilyaha mahimong dysfunctional. Naa ra sa ang asawa ibasol sa bana o ang bana…apan kining tawhana kay mugasto ug kwarta, dili iyaha, mangawat na sa balay nimo, tapos mangawat sa laing tawo, nya manghold-up na. kon ma-dutlan nas drogas, mang-rape na ug usa ka tuig nga bata. Asa kaâ€"asa ka makakuha ug bestial instincts bisan sa bata. Karun ran a tungod sa problema sa drogas. Unsa kini nga makahimo sa tanan nga masakiton sa ilalum sa drogas, tungod kay ang mga Amerikano mismo ang nag-ingon nga sa ilang forensic studies, 6 ka buwan o usa ka tuig nga walay hunong sa  paggamit sa drogas kay makakagamay sa utok sa usa ka tawo sa sulod sa usa ka tuig. Maong manghold-up, maong mangrape kay sabog na, dili pa motuo ang human rights nga mangsukol.
Look at South America. Read the Ion Grillo, it’s online, there’s a tape Marcos, stories about Escobar, iyon mamili ka. Sila ang mamili ng kandidato, kung sino ang manalo dito, siya ang mamili ng ticket siya ng candidacies. You can order it on line, Ion Grillo. What’s the title?  Nakalimutan ko, but it’s something about South America. My God. “Warlords.”
Tan-awa ang South America. Basaha ang Ion Grillo, online kini, naay tape Marcos, mga estorya bahin kay Escobar, pamili. Sila ang mupili ug kandidato, kon kinsa ang mudaog dinhi, siya ang mupili sa tickets siya sa candidacies. Maka-order ka niini online, Ion Grillo. Unsay titulo? Nakalimot ko, apan kini kay bahin sa South America. Ginoo ko. “Warlords.”
Now, the Philippines sadly has entered the narco-politics ngayon na. Why? I said, because most of the barangay captains and the mayors and governors on a local level, policemen. But with the entry of De Lima, elected by drug money galing Muntinlupa, the portals of the national level was of opened, bukas na. Tingnan mo iyong problema natin. Tapos sabihan lang ito ng mga unggoy na ito, na ipakulong ako… instead itong America, they knew of the magnitude of the problem. Instead of going forward to help us, itong mga human rights, pati itong State Department, pati itong EU started to criticize me sa human rights.
Karun, ang Pilipinas kay ningsulod na sa narco-politics karun na. Ngano? Niingon ko, tungod kay kasagaran sa mga barangay kapitan og mga mayor og mga gobernor sa local na lebel, mga pulis. Apan sa pagsulod ni De Lima, na-elect tungod sa drug money gikan sa Muntinlupa, ang portal sa national level kay naabrihan, abri na. Tan-awa ang problema nato. Tapos giingnan lang kining mga unggoya , na ipa-preso ko… instead nga kining America, kahibaw sila gidak-on sa problema. Instead sa pagpa-atubang sa pagtabanga kanato, kining mga human rights, apil aning State Department, pati kining EU nagsugod sa pagsaway nako sa human rights.
Oh, itong si Duterte, why does he have to kill them, why he won’t just build aâ€"hoy mga loko-loko,’ I am operating under a budget that was prepared by Aquino. You must remember that I became Mayor sa June election. The one who prepared this year’s budget was President Aquino; and which was prepared the other year. And the budget for next year is the one prepared by me to be implemented to run the machinery of government next year. Ganoon iyan. How am I supposed to know. Kung hindi ako nag-Presidente hindi ninyo malaman gaano kalala ang bayan, hindi ba? (applause)
Oh, kining si Duterte, ngano kailangan man niya patyon sila, ngano dili nalang day siya magtukodâ€"hoy mga lok-loko,’ nag-operate ko sa ilalum sa badyet nga giandam ni Aquino. Hinumdoma nga nahimo kong Mayor sa June election. Si Presidente Aquino ang gaandam sa badyet sa karung tuiga; nga giandam sa niaging tuig. Ug ang badyet para sa sunod nga tuig kay ang akong giandam para mapatuman sa pagpadagan sa machinery sa gobyerno sa sunod tuig. Ing-ato na. Unsaon nako pagkahibalo. Kon wala ko na-presidente, dili ninyo mahibaw-an kon unsa ka sryoso ang kadaot sa aatong ansud, dili ba?
You know, when you talk of 4 million drug addicts, ladies and gentlemen of the United Nations, of EU, at ano ka pang y*&^% ka, whatever, you talk of 4 million that is a very serious problem for my country. The United States insteadâ€"alam na nila ehâ€"instead of offering help, started mag-criticize, pati si Obama. What? Now, you expect a continued alliances, tapos iyong  Standards and Poor’s sabi nila nagbaba daw ang credit rating natin. Nagbaba ang credit ng Pilipinas in a matter of a day after I criticized you? Is that how we run the economy?
Kahibaw mo mo, sa dihang muisrtuya ka sa 4 million ka-adik sa drogas, kalakihan og kababayhan sa United Nations, EU, og unsa ka pang y*&^% ka, bisag unsa, muisturya ka sa 4 million ngana kay seryoso kaayo nga problema sa akong nasud. Ang United States inayâ€"kahibaw na silaâ€"inay na paghatag ug tabang, nagsugod sa pagsaway, pati si Obama. Unsa? Karun, gadahum mo ug padayon nga alyansa, nya ang Standards and Poor’s ingon sila nga ning-ubos daw ang atong credit rating? Ing-ana day nato gipadagan ang ekonomiya?
Sabi nila tinatanggal daw ninyo iyong pera ninyo. Alam mo iyang sa stock market. Sino ba ang maniwala diyan, puro papel man lang diyan, shares of stock. Unless I see that money converted into hard projects. Di maglayas kayo. I am visiting… not really in their… over there… but I will visit China. I will open the doors for investment, lahat open, pati internet mamili ka, pati bowl diyan sa banyo (laughter) buksan ko iyan.  Do not  ---
Ingon sila gitangtang daw ninyo ang kwarta ninyo. Kahibaw mo anang sa stock market. Kinsa bay motuo ana, puro papel ra man ang naa dinha, shares of stock. Gawas kon makit-an nako ang maong kwarta nakabig ngadto sa hard projects. Edi panghawa mo. NIngbisita ko, dili gayud sa ilahang… didto... apan mubisita ko sa China. Akong abrihan ang doors of investment, abri tanna, apil ang internet pili lang, apil bowl dinha sa banyo (ningkatawa) abrihan ko na. Ayaw…
Then I will go to Russia. I talked to Medvedev doon sa ASEAN â€" sikreto lang, ngayon ko lang sinasabi ito. Now they know. Kalaban nila ang Russia, sabi ko that I expectâ€"by the way, the things that were evolving in that Summit, I knew that, you know, it’s something that’s not ... so siniguro ko na. Sabi ko, Mr. Prime Minister, I would just have wanted to ask for your help. They might touch the economy, they might do something. I know because that is what they do of countries that are really weak and under their control. Sabi ni Medvedev, visit Russia and we will talk formally.
Nya moadto ko ug Russia. Nakisturya nako si Medvedev didto sa ASEANâ€"sikreto ra, karun ra nako gisulti kini. Kahibaw na sila karun. Kalaban nila ang Russia, ingon ko nga gadahum koâ€"ang mga butang nga ga-evolve sa Summit, kahibaw ko ana, kahibaw mo, kani ang butang nga dili… busa gisigurado na nako. Ingon ko, Mr. Prime Minister, ganahan lang nako mangayo sa inyohang tabang. Basin ilang hilabtan ang ekonomiya, basin naa silay buhaton. Kahibaw ko tungod kay ing-ana ang ilang ginabuhat sa mga nasud nga huyang kaayo og kotrolado nila. Ingon ni Medvedev, bisita sa Russia ug mag-isturya kita formally.
So, I’m serving notice now to the Americans and to those who are allies, I will maintain the military alliance because there is an RP-US pact which our countries signed in the early 50s. But I will establish new alliances for trade and commerce. And you are scheduled to hold war games again, which China does not want. I would serve notice to you now that this will be the last military exercise. Jointly -- Philippines-US, the last one. Ayaw ko lang mapahiya si Defense Secretary ko. Then, I will not join any patrol in the China Sea, na ships belonging ... grey ships. Grey ships iyong battle ships. Ang white is the Coast Guard. Kung warship, they call it the grey ships. There will never be an occasion that I will send the grey ships there. Not because I am afraid, not because takot ako. Anyway, I have this ruling of the international arbitration court which says that iyong South China Sea, the entitlements there are ours.
Karon, nagpahibalo ko sa mga Amerikano ug sa mga kaalyado, akong padayunon ang military alliance kay naay RP-US pact na gipirmahan sa atong mga nasud pag-1950’s. Pero karon, magtukod ko ug bag-ong alyansa para sa trade og commerce.  Ug gatakda kamo sa paghimo nasad ug war games, na dili gusto sa China. Gusto ko magpahibalo kaninyo na mao na ni ang katapusang military exercise. Na mag-uban â€" Philippines â€" US, maoy katapusan. Dili lang ko ganahan maulawan akong Defense Secretary. Unya, dili ko mu-apil sa bisag unsang patrol sa China Sea, na barko na gikan … grey ships. Grey ships na katong battle ships. Ang puti kay ang Coast Guard. Kung warship, ginatawag nila ug grey ships. Walay gayuy okasyon na akong ipadala ang grey ships didto. Dili tungod kay nahadlok ko. Naa koy pagmando sa international arbitration court nga nag-ingun na katong South China Sea, atoa ang entitlements didto.

Let me just explain para maintindihan ninyoâ€"gusto ninyong makinig pa?  Kumain na kayo? Puwede tayo hanggang alas kuwatro dito? (cheers/applause) Our conflict with China is not really... is more of an imaginary thing. Ibig kong sabihin, we cannot go to war just because there is that award. Alam mo ganito iyan, ito iyong Pilipinas, ito iyong seashores natin, coastal, ito iyong lupa. Iyang lupa diyan, hindi naman kaagad na iyong pagdating mo diyan sa coastal na iyan ay teritoryo mo because ang underground, iyong terrain, iyong sabi iyong kantil, bigla lang maglalim. Iyon iyan kasi dito, tapos pababa iyan. So kung alisan mo ng tubig iyan, makikita mo na that the ranges belongs to this mountain which is in the Philippines. So you are now entitled to the entitlements. Lahat tayo, by the agreements amongst us, every country is given 200 miles exclusive economic zone. Mayroon rin lahat, binigyan, mayroon ganoon. So tayo, ang teritoryo natin is 12 miles, iyan talaga. Ito, open seas na ito. But the marine life, the isda diyan, atin iyan because it belongs to the continental shelf of the Republic of the Philippines. Ganoon iyan. But hindi tayo puwede because there are only two: Either we go to war or we talk. Hindi natin kaya ang China. Sinasabi ko sa inyo, even with the help of America.
Papatin-awa ko para inyong masabtan â€" ganahan pa mo maminaw? Nikaon na mo? Pwede tang hangtod alas kwatro dinhi? Atong problema sa China kay dili gayod … mura siya ug gihuna-huna ra na butang. Akong pasabot, dili ta pwede makig giyera kay tungod lang naa na na award. Kaybaw mo, ing-ani na, mao ni ang Pilipinas, mao ni ang baybayon nato, coastal, mao ni ang yuta. Kanang yuta dinha, di man dayon na na pag-abot ninyo dinha sa coastal na mao na inyong teritoryo kay ang underground, kanang terrain, kanang ginatawag ug kantil, mukalit lang ug lawm. Mao man gud na dinhi, unya paubos na na. Kung kwaan na nimo ug tubig, makakita mo na ang ranges nasakop sa mga bukid na naa sa Pilipinas. Pwede mo manag-iya ug mga entitlements. Kita tanan, tungod sa pag-aprubar nato, taga nasod kay gihatagan ug 200 miles exclusive economic zone. Naa tanan, gihatagan, naay ing-ana. Ki9ta, ang teritoryo nato kay 12 miles, mao jud na. Kani, open seas na ni. Pero ang marine life, ang mga isda diha, atoa na kay sakop na sa continental shelf sa Republic of the Philippines. Mao na. Pero di ta pwede kay naa ray duha: makig giyera or makig sturya. Di nato kaya ang China. Mao na akong ingon sa inyo, bisag tabangan pa ta sa Amerika.

So we talk. Sabihin mo sa akin, ‘Oh, Duterte, bakit you’re abandoning now the award. You’re not forgetting that...’ There will always be time to reckon the thing with. When that time comes, sabihin ko sa China, ito iyong amin. I will talk to you but I will not go out of the four corners of this paper. Pero it is not the time to die. I am not ready to commit the soldiers of this country just to be massacred. And besides, tang-ina, ang battleground ang Palawan, na loko na. Eh kung dalhin natin iyan doon sa San Francisco, okay ako, [laughter] or in China. Mamili kayo ng view dyan. Pero mag-away tayo tapos gawin mong battleground, pailisin ko kayo... pati America, umalis ka diyan. Bakit mo gawingâ€"parang warming death itong aking bayan. Iyan ang sitwasyon.

Diyalogo sa Davao nga gisalmotan sa Bohol kabahin sa national action plan

Ang diyalogo nga gisalmotan sa mga lider sa Bohol ug tibuok Kabisay-an didto sa Davao sa niaging semana mahimong kabahin sa nasudnong action plan sa kalinaw ug kaugmaran, sumala ni DILG Sec. Ismael Sueno.

Ang mga plano sa mga aksyon nga himoon sa kaprobinsiyahan human sa diyalogo mahinungdanon usab sa sosyal nga kaayohan, matud sa kalihim.

Nagkanayon si Sueno nga kini may kalabotan usab sa init nga kampanya sa administrasyong Duterte batok sa ginadiling drugas.

Didto uban kang Gob. Edgar Chatto ug mga mayor ang kadagkuan sa kapolisan sa Bohol ug rehiyon pinangulohan ni PNP Regional Director Noli Talino.

Apan matud ni Talino, dili sakto ang statistics ug angayng usbon ang sumbanan nga awtomatik nga mag-ila sa barangay isip drug-affected bisag aduna lay usa ka molupyo niini nga drug user.

Kini maoy hinungdan nga sama sa ubang probinsiya, taas ang drug-affectation sa Bohol kay gilista man dayon nga drug-affected ang barangay bisag usa lang ang drug user niini, sumala sa PNP.

Miriam seryoso, maalamon ug idolo sa kabatan-onan---Chatto

GIHULAGWAY ni Gob. Edgar Chatto ang pagtaliwan ni kanhi Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago nga pagkahanaw sa usa ka lider ug Pilipino nga “seryoso, maalamon.”

Giila usab niya nga “idolo sa kabatan-onan” ang senadora, kinsa nipanaw sa katulogon kagahapon sa edad nga 71 human sa iyang pakigbugno sa kanser sa baga.

Nahinumdum si Chatto, kinsa kanhi kongresista, sa nag-uban sila ni Santiago sa usa ka opisyal nga panaw sa gawas sa nasud kaniadto.

Si Santiago usa ka “fighting advocate” kinsa usab gidayeg sa iyang kabanggiitan sa pamalaod ug pagpanday og mga balaod, matud sa gobernador.

Matud ni Chatto, ang adbokasiya ni Santiago sa dayag nga kagamhanan ug kontra sa kahiwi-an nagdasig sa tanang henerasyon sa mga Pilipino.

Gipasalamatan ni Chatto si Santiago sa iyang masilakong serbisyo ug kontribusyon sa tulo gyod ka mga sanga sa kagamhanan---ang ehekutiba, lehislatura ug hudikatura.

Aumentado brgy bldg spree now worth over P161M
By JUNE S. BLANCO

A TOTAL of 230 out of 346 barangays in Bohol’s 2nd District are now building barangay halls, expanding or adding rooms to existing ones or building multipurpose buildings that also serve as evacuation centers in case of calamities.

This after Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado gave these barangays an average of P700,000 each from the amount he inserted into the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the current General Appropriations Act (GAA).

Aumentado expressed confidence that he will complete the distribution to the remaining 116 barangays within this, his second term as congressman.

Just like his namesake father and immediate congressional predecessor Erico Boyles Aumentado, the son said the amount is for counter-parting with the funds of the concerned barangay and such other funds that it may source elsewhere. This way, the solon explained, the barangay can build bigger projects.

He cited the barangay hall and covered court of Sto, Niño, Inabanga now under construction costing P850,000 and P2 million respectively.

The covered court can double as an evacuation center should the need arise. Aumentado said this realization came in the heels of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Bohol on October 15, 2013.

He explained that while scientists have said an earthquake of such magnitude strikes only once in around 100 years, Bohol cannot discount the probability of, God forbid, floods, typhoons, fires and other calamities. This prompted him to pursue the construction of multipurpose buildings with rain collectors.

The rain collectors can provide water especially in islands. The stored water buttresses the supply from artesian and deepwells, or even from waterworks systems. The latter will save the barangays in payments for water bills. It can even be the main source should the waterworks pumps break down.

Other barangays, he said, added rooms to their barangay hall to double as a meeting place for say, women’s organizations. Still others are allocating one room to serve as office, meeting place and clinic for barangay health workers to give first aid to residents who might need immediate attention while waiting for transportation to the hospital.

Corollary to this, Aumentado is also distributing medical equipment to the barangays. This time, the funds are from the Department of Health (DOH). The equipment include, but are not limited to, weighing scales, stretchers, blood pressure apparatus and nebulizer.

While He Prayed

When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." Luke 3:21-22

The greatest moments in a Christian’s life come through prayer. When Jesus prayed, heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him. The Spirit came upon the disciples as they gathered to pray on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 1:14; 2:1). When the disciples prayed together after Pentecost, their gathering place was shaken, and they were emboldened to proclaim the gospel throughout the city (Acts 4:31). Prayer is not a substitute for hard workâ€"prayer is the work! God does things in and through our lives by prayer that He does in no other way. As we pray and as our attention is turned toward God, we become more receptive to aligning our lives with His will. God will not equip us with His power while we are racing off to our next appointment! His Spirit will not empower us if we are oblivious to what He is saying. He requires our complete attention before He will fill us with the powerful presence of His Spirit. If you want to learn how to pray, use Jesus as your model. Jesus did not always receive what He asked for, but His prayers were always heard and always answered (Mark 14:36; Heb. 5:7). If you do not sense the Holy Spirit’s power in your life, you may not be spending adequate time in prayer. Perhaps you are pursuing your own agenda rather than seeking the Father’s will. You may have abandoned the place of prayer before God’s answer came. If you will commit yourself to spend sustained time in prayer, asking for God’s kingdom on earth, God will work in your life just as He did in the lives of Jesus and His disciples.     Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Cayetano pushes for longer PH passport validity
Calls for a hassle-free passport application process

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is pushing for the establishment of a seamless and hassle-free processing of passports for Filipinos here and abroad.

The senator on Tuesday (October 4) expressed his support to lengthen the validity of Philippine passports from five to ten (10) years. Cayetano chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which conducted its first public hearing on the proposed measures to extend the validity of passports.

This proposal is in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier directive to amend Republic Act No. 8239, otherwise known as the Philippine Passport Act of 1996, which sets the validity of passports to five years.

The President, in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), lamented how Filipino passport applicants have to endure long lines or even stay overnight as the government can only cater to a limited number of applicants per day.

The senator stressed the need to simplify the application system in order to ease the people’s burden of having to renew their passports every five years, and to prevent backlogs and delays in the issuance of passports.

“We’re here to have the first low-lying fruit output from the legislative and the executive, which is the issuance of passports â€" how to make it easier,” Cayetano said.

The senator also stressed the need to make the passport application process easier for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other marginalized groups, including Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens.

“OFWs, PWDs, and senior citizens should be given priority, not because they want special treatment, but because they have special needs,” Cayetano explained.

Cayetano said OFWs in particular should be given priority because any delay in the processing of their travel documents could cost them their jobs abroad.

He said he plans to visit the one-stop center for OFWs located in Clark, Pampanga in November to see how the systems and services can still be improved to address migrant workers’ concerns.

Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay also backed the proposal to extend the validity of Philippine passports. “Let me just say that the Department of Foreign Affairs has no objection to the proposal to increase the validity of passport from five years to 10 years,” he said during Tuesday's hearing.

Walk with Those Who Are Weak

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? 2 Corinthians 11:29

Christians do not live in isolation. When we sin, there are repercussions throughout the Christian community. When a brother or sister suffers, we are affected. Our calling is not to be solitary Christians but to be members of a priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9).

It was impossible for Paul to remain unmoved while there were believers in Corinth who were spiritually weak. When he learned that false teachers had caused Christians in Corinth to stumble in their faith, Paul burned with indignation. Paul told the church members at Corinth to rejoice when a church member rejoices and to weep when a fellow member weeps (1 Cor. 12:26). We depend on one another, and this influences everything we do. Jesus said that even when we pray, we are to begin by saying “our Father” (Matt. 6:9). We must do everything with our fellow Christian in mind (1 Cor. 14:12).

It’s possible to become so preoccupied with your own spiritual journey that you do not get involved in your church. You can become so focused on what God is doing in your own country that you are oblivious to the suffering and persecution that your fellow Christians face in countries around the world. If other believers around you are rejoicing or hurting, and you are unaffected, you have become desensitized to the people of God.

Ask God to place a burden on your heart for fellow believers. Make yourself aware of their needs. Pray for them and adjust your life to God’s activity in their lives.      Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Catholic schools oppose plan for mandatory ROTC for college students

Officials of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) have oppose the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to make the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) mandatory for college students.

Bro. Narciso “Jun” Erguiza, CEAP president, said they planned to submit a position paper on their stand.

Erguiza said making the ROTC mandatory was not the solution to prepare for war.

He said it was counter-productive as not all men and women were meant to be reserved officers.

He said ROTC became optional after some students died due to illegal hazing practices.

Erguiza said the National Service Training Program (NSTP) was a far better alternative to the ROTC, preparing students in awareness for national defense purposes.

He also called on Congress to amend Republic Act (RA) 9163, also known as the NSTP Act of 2001, so ROTC will be an option students can choose from.

The call to revive mandatory ROTC started after President Duterte said he supported the idea.

In his State of the Nation Address last July, Duterte called for the strengthening of the ROTC so young people practice “love of country and good citizenship.”

ROTC became optional in 2001 following the death of University of Sto. Tomas (UST) student Mark Welson Chua.

Chua was killed by his superior officers after he exposed alleged irregularities in UST’s ROTC program.

Chua’s death became the catalyst for the passage of RA 9163. (PNA)

Sympathy with God

Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. Acts 5:5

When God brings judgment upon someone, our natural inclination is often sympathy toward the one being disciplined. Yet when God acts in judgment, our sympathies ought always to lie with Him. Only God knows all that is at stake, and only He knows the full circumstances that provoked His wrath upon the one He is judging.

Ananias and Sapphira’s experience is one of the most perplexing stories in the New Testament. In a time when God’s grace had provided salvation for all mankind, His response to this couple seems unusually harsh. Yet there was much at stake in their deception. The church was in its formative stages. Ananias and Sapphira had witnessed the miraculous power of God and had seen thousands of people being added to the church. Nevertheless, they showed little regard for the Spirit of God when they blatantly lied to God and the church. Such irreverence would have been devastating to a church whose very life depended upon the presence and guidance of God’s Spirit. God left a sobering reminder that He would not tolerate sin.

Many times the sin of one Christian has a devastating effect on others. At times, God chooses to judge someone’s sin severely, as a deterrent for others. Don’t try to protect someone from the judgment of God. It is a terrifying thing to fall under His judgment (Heb. 10:31). Yet His judgment on one may ultimately save that person and many others. When God is judging others, take heed and examine your own life. God knows what is at stake; He loves His children enough to provide a stark warning of sin’s dangers.   Henry and Richard Blackaby

Sex for food: study finds US teens forced to trade
American teens are turning to sex work because they cannot afford food, according to a new study that describes girls “selling their body” or using “sex for money” as a strategy to make ends meet. Boys desperate for food are said to go to extremes such as shoplifting and selling drugs. The study, published by the Urban Institute, a Washington-based thinktank, raises questions over the legacy of Bill Clinton’s landmark welfare-reform legislation and the rise of “transactional dating”.

Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/12/teens-america-hunger-food-poverty?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+morning+briefing+2016&utm_term=190003&subid=16707326&CMP=ema_a-morning-briefing_b-morning-briefing_c-US_d-1

INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE SECRETARY MARTIN ANDANAR
DZRB â€" BALITA AT PANAYAM by Alan Allanigue
September 15, 2016 (8:33 a.m. â€" 8:39 a.m.)
 
ALLANIGUE:
Sec. Martin, sir, magandang umaga po.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Good morning, Alan. Mabuhay ka. Kumusta?

ALLANIGUE:
Yes, sir. Mabuti po, sir. At kami ho’y makikibalita sa inyo. We understand na patuloy pong tinututukan ngayon ng Duterte administration o ng Malacañang ito hong mga priority measures na nais ninyong sa lalong madaling panahon ay maisabatas. Bigyan ninyo nga kami, sir, please, ng mga update tungkol dito, Sec. Martin, sir.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Yes. Alan, wala lang sa harapan ko iyong brief ah... kagabi ‘no. Kasi nandoon ang binigay sa amin na agenda kagabi... wala sa harapan ko dahil naiwan ko sa opisina. Pero ganito iyon, iyong ating PLLO Secretary, si Secretary Andelino Sitoy â€" dati ho itong mayor ng isang bayan sa Cebu â€" ay nandoon sa meeting, Cabinet meeting, at ipinaliwanag niya lahat ng mga priority bills.

Ang matatandaan ko lang ngayon ay iyong sa Bangsamoro ‘no, bill about sa Bangsamoro Basic Law. At nandoon din iyong 10-point economic agenda ni Secretary Dominguez. At nandoon din iyong modernization ng ating Armed Forces na mula po naman sa opisina ni Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

Pero ganito, Alan, mamaya, alas nuebe y media, magkakaroon nang mas komprehensibong Malacañang Press briefing si Secretary Sitoy dito sa New Executive Building. So maipapaliwanag niya lahat ng mga priority bills ng Palasyo, kasama diyan iyong pag-convene ng LEDAC, Alan.

ALLANIGUE:
Opo. So magpupulong po ang LEDAC para mas matalakay nang detelyado itong mga priority measures na ito, Sec. Martin, sir?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Yes. Sa pagkakaintindi ko kasi sa paliwanag ni Secretary Sitoy, siguro mamaya mas maipapaliwanag niya ito nang husto, na mayroon nang tatlong miyembro iyong Senado, nagtalaga na; nagtalaga din nang tatlong miyembro iyong Kongreso. Tapos mayroong pito na miyembro mula po naman sa Gabinete ni Presidente Duterte.

So mamaya, abangan na lang natin mamaya iyong press briefing, in one hour, 9:30 dito sa New Executive Building.

ALLANIGUE:
Yes. And of course, Sec. Martin, we will be airing that in full dito po sa mga himpilan ng Radyo ng Bayan, of course.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo, diyan sa Radyo ng Bayan naka-hook up tayo diyan, pati sa PTV4. So iyonâ€"by the way, mayroon akong magandang balita para sa Radyo ng Bayan.

ALLANIGUE:
Yes, please. Opo.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Na-approve na po ng DBM iyong supplementary budget na hiningi po ng inyong lingkod. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, more than 100 million for this year.

ALLANIGUE:
Naku, congratulations po, Sec. Martin. Naku, malaking tulong iyan, malaking bagay iyan para sa PBS Radyo ng Bayan, sir.


SEC. ANDANAR:
Congratulations sa ating lahat sa Radyo ng Bayan dahil we are giving the Radyo ng Bayan a shot in the arm. At maraming plano si Director Pontavera (?) sa Radyo ng Bayan. Siguro hayaan ko na lamang na siya na ang mag-announce sa inyo dahil he is the biggest proponent na talagang palakasin itong Radyo ng Bayan, hindi lang sa Metro Manila kung hindi maging sa buong bansa. Ang target po natin is within three years ‘no, harinawa ‘no within three years eh we cover the entire nation already.

At sa ngayon, we are seeing positive signs from the Department of Budget and Management â€" binibigyan tayo ng suporta. At doon sa congressional budget hearing ay inaprub po nila iyong hinihingi nating budget for 2017, plus another supplementary budget for next year para makamit natin iyong ating inaasahang pag-asenso ng Radyo ng Bayan. We’ll bring back the glory days of Radyo ng Bayan, and we are very excited about it.

ALLANIGUE:
Yes, of course, kami rin po, Sec. Martin. And tutal nabanggit ninyo na rin po itong ganitong mga grand plans for PBS Radyo ng Bayan. Naalala ko po, binanggit mismo ng Pangulong Rody Duterte sa kaniyang State of the Nation Address ang pagsasanib puwersa ng Philippine Broadcasting Service, Radyo ng Bayan at ng People’s Television tungo sa isang organization â€" People’s Broadcasting Corporation. Kumbaga, magsasanib puwersa na ang telebisyon at ang radyo sa ilalim po nang pamamahala ng Presidential Communications Office, Sec. Martin, sir.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Tama ka diyan, Alan. Alam mo, ito ay isa sa pinaka-corner stone ng ating Pangulo -- itong pagsanib puwersa. At ang ibig sabihin po nito -- kasi for the longest time, napabayaan po ang Radyo ng Bayan â€" itong Radyo ng Bayan ay nasa ilalim po ng PBS which is a government agency ‘no, at ang natututukan lang talaga ay iyong PTV. Kaya kung mapapansin mo, pumunta ka ng PTV ngayon bago lahat ng mga gamit. Ito’y sa ilalim ng proyekto ni Secretary Sonny Coloma. 

So napabayaan ‘no. So ngayon, with the People’s Broadcasting Corporation, magiging GOCC na rin ang Radyo ng Bayan. Magkakaroon po kayo ng inyong freedom to get your own advertisement outside the government; pero tuluy-tuloy pa rin po iyong subsidiya ng gobyerno natin. Hindi natin ito pababayaan, Alan, dahil alam mo dito po tayo nanggaling sa radyo. Ito po iyong bread and butter natin eh noong tayo ay at the age of 18 years old ‘no. So talaga ang puso po natin, as the PCO Secretary, ay nasa broadcasting ho talaga, nasa radio broadcasting first and foremost, tapos telebisyon. Kaya makakaasa po ang Radyo ng Bayan, makakaasa po ang PTV4 na sa ilalim po ng People’s Broadcasting Corporation ay mari-realize na natin iyon g ating mga pangarap na tayo po ang magiging pinakamalakas na himpilan ng radyo at telebisyon sa ating bansa.

Tulad po ng sa UK, ang malakas po doonâ€"

ALLANIGUE:
BBC.

SEC. ANDANAR:
â€"BBC. Tapos sa Australia, ABC. Sa Canada, iyong kanilang Radio Broadcasting Corporation, CBC ‘no.  So iyon po, na tayo po ay magtatrabaho para makamit po natin ito.

ALLANIGUE:
Opo. Well, Sec. Martin, sir, aantabayanin po namin iyong binabanggit ninyong press briefing at around 9:30, direkta mula sa Malacañang.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Thank you at Mabuhay ka.

Prayer Is Preparation

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. Acts 2:1

Prayer does not give you spiritual power. Prayer aligns your life with God so that He chooses to demonstrate His power through you. The purpose of prayer is not to convince God to change your circumstances but to prepare you to be involved in God’s activity.

The fervent prayer of the people at Pentecost did not induce the Holy Spirit to come upon them. Prayer brought them to a place where they were ready to participate in the mighty work God had already planned.

Jesus told His followers to remain in Jerusalem until the Spirit came upon them (Acts 1:4-5). The disciples obeyed His command, waiting for God’s next directive. As they prayed, God adjusted their lives to what He intended to do next. As they prayed, a unity developed among them. For the first time the disciples used Scripture as their guide in decision making (Acts 1:15-26). The day of Pentecost arrived, and the city of Jerusalem filled with pilgrims from around the world. When God released His Holy Spirit upon the disciples, He had already filled the city with messengers who would carry the Gospel to every nation. Prayer had prepared the disciples for their obedient response.

Prayer is designed to adjust you to God’s will, not to adjust God to your will. If God has not responded to what you are praying, you may need to adjust your praying to align with God’s agenda. Rather than focusing on what you would like to see happen, realize that God may be more concerned with what He wants to see happen in you      Henry and Richard Blackaby .

INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE SECRETARY JOSE RUPERTO MARTIN ANDANAR
by Ely Saludar and Rhea Mamogay, Public Service, RMN (DZXL)
September 16, 2016 (11:22 - 11:49 A.M.)

SALUDAR:
Samantala mga kasama, at sa pagkakataong ito nasa linya na natin ito pong si Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. Secretary, good morning po.

Samtang mga kuban, ug niining panahon naa na sa atong linya si Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. Secretery, ayyong buntag.
SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Good morning, Ely at Rhea, at magandang umaga sa lahat ng nakikinig sa inyong programa dito sa DZXL.

Maayong buntag, Ely og Rhea, og maayong buntag sa tanang naminaw sa inyong programa diri sa DZXL.

SALUDAR:
Okay, kasama natin dati iyan dito sa DZXL partner ha kaya ipagmamalaki natin iyan. Tignan mo, cabinet secretary na.

Okay, kauban nato kini siya diri sa DZXL partner ha maong ipanghambog na nato siya. Tan-awa, cabinet secretary na.

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Ako iyong unang gumamit ng ano diyan, radio booth nang lumipat tayo mula sa Ugong.

Ako ang unang ninggamit sa kuan dira, radio booth sa dihang ningbalhin ta gikan sa Ugong.

SALUDAR:
Oo nga. Opo. So Secretary siguro maganda, at bagama’t kahapon mayroon na rin kayong paglilinaw diyan sa Malacañang, pero para rin po sa kaalaman pa ng ating mga listeners, kasi iyong iba nagkakagulo at kung anu-ano nang mga isyu oh, lalo na kapag ang isyu po ay siyempre gustong linawin iyong kung ano mang naging pahayag ng Pangulong Duterte. So, iisa na lang po ang magiging opisyal na tagapagsalita sa pangalan po ng Pangulo?

Oo gyud. Oo. Busa secretary siguro nindot, ug bisan tuod gahapon aduna na pud kamoy pagklaro dinha sa Malacañang, apan para pud sa pagkahibalo sa atong mga tigpaminaw, tungod kay ang uban kay nagkagubot og bisan unsa na ang mga isyu, labaw na kung ang isyu kay siyempre gustong klarohon katong kon unsa man ang gihisgot ni president Duterte. Busa, usa na lang ang mahimong opisyal nga tigpamaba sa ngalan sa atong presidente?

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Tama ka, Ely. Right from the very beginning, iyon naman talaga iyong Standard Operating Procedure. Dapat ‘no, si Spokesperson Ernesto Abella lamang ang pangunahing tagapagsalita ng ating Pangulo. Kaya pinaalala po natin sa Gabinete noong Tuesday naâ€"pinaalala ko po sa kanila na sabi ko ay mayroon tayong mga criticisms na natatanggap, heavy criticisms dahil nga parang lumalabas na napakadaming spokesperson po ang ating Pangulo. Ngayon sabi ko sa kanila, pinaalala ko na as far as I know isa lang ho ang itinalaga ng Pangulo na spokesperson, iyan ho ay si Ginoong Ernesto Abella. At ang inyong lingkod po ay papasok lamang kapag wala si Spokespersonâ€"

Sakto ka, Ely. Gikan pa sa sinugdanan, nga mao ma gyud ang Standard Operating Procedure. Dapat na si Spokeperson Ernesto Abella ra ang mag-unang tigpamaba sa atong president. Maong gipahinumdom nato sa gabinete pag-Martes naâ€"gipahinumdom nako sa ilaha nga ingon ko na aduna kitay mga pagsaway nga nadawat, mga bug-at nga pagsaway tungod kay murag ninggawas nga daghan ug tipamaba ang atong president. Karun akong giingon sa ilaha, gipahinumdom nako nga sa akong nahibal-an usa ra ang gi-assign sa presidente na mahimong Spokeperson, kini mao si Mr. Ernesto Abella. Ug mosulod ra ko ko kon wala si Spokeperson--- 

SALUDAR:
At kung hindi available si Secretary Abella, kayo ang puwede naming interview-hin.

Ug kung dili anaa si Secretary  Abella, ikaw ang pwede namong i-interview.

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Yes, sir. O kaya halimbawa ngayon, si Ernie ay nasa Washington D.C. kasama siya ni Jun Yasay, so ako iyong tagapagsalita. Now, depende rin iyon sa topicâ€"

Oo, sir. O kung sa pananglitan karun, si Ernie kay naa sa Washington D.C. kuyog siya ni Jun Yasay, busa ako ang tigpamaba. Karun, depende na pud sa hilisgutan--

SALUDAR:
Yes sir, depende sa issue.

Oo sir, depende sa isyu.

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
â€"kung puwede lang po ay bigyan natin ang PCO ng unang opportunity to answer all of the clarificatory questions ng ating media. Now kung sa palagay ho namin ay hindi sapat ang aming kaalaman para sagutin lahat ng tanong ng media, that is the only time that we refer or... we defer to a cabinet official who has the field of expertise ‘pag doon po sa paksang pag-uusapan. So iyon malinaw ho iyon, malinaw iyon and the President also approved the move na I raised at the cabinet ‘no. Ang sabi ng Pangulo, okay sa kaniya iyon.

--Kon mahimo lamang hatagan nato ang PCO sa unang oportunidad nga tubagon tanang clarificatory nga pangutan sa atong media. Karun kung para kanamo dili sakto ang among nahibal-an para sa pagtubag sa tanang pangutana sa media,mao kana ang oras nga kami modangop o mo-defer sa usa ka cabinet official nga naay alamag sa hilisgutan. Busa klaro na na, klaro na ug ang presidente pud nagtugot ang nilihokan na akong gi-isa s a cabinet. Ang giingon sa Preesidente, okay sa iyaha to. 

Now ang pakiusap ko din po sa media, bago ho tayo magtanong sa ibang mga cabinet members din, dito kayo diretso sa PCO dahil it is only the Presidential Communications Office who will give you the official presidential pronouncements. Unless we say so, halimbawa kahapon nagkaroon ho ngâ€"

Karun ang pamalihug pud nako sa media, usa kita mangutana sa ubang cabinet members pud, dinhi kamo diretso sa PCO tungod kay ang Presidential Communications Office ra ang maong mohatag sa inyo sa opisyal nga presidential pronouncements.

SALUDAR:
Halimbawa iyong sa Senate, halimbawa ganoon. Sino ang dapat kausapin doon? Si...
Pananglitan sa Senate, pananglitan ing-ato. Kinsa ang dapatisturyahon didto? Si…

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Nag-heads up ako sa lahat ng MPC. Sabi ko, “MPC, ang magsasalita lamang sa isyu na ito ay si Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre.” Nag-usap-usap na kami. So iyon, ‘di dumiretso iyong MPC doon kay Vitaliano Aguirre sa kaniyang pronouncement, at iyon ang official line ng Palasyo.

Nagpasidaan na ko sa tanang MPC. Niingon ko na “MPC, ang maghisgot lamang sa niining isyuha kay si Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre.” Nagka-isturya-anay na mi. busa mao to, wala ningdiretso ang MPC kay Vitaliano Aguirre sa iyahang gipamahayag, at mao ang opisyal na linya sa palasyo.

SALUDAR:
Opo. Halimbawa, at siyempre may mga iba’t ibang mga isyu ito Secretary. Halimbawa kukuha ng legal opinion sa Malacañang, pupuwede namangâ€"eh sino pupuwedeng magsalita kapag legal? Si Secretary Panelo, parang ganoon? 

Oo. Pananglitan, ug siyempre naa kini lain-laing isyu Secretary. Pananglitan mokuha ug legal opinion sa Malacañang, pwede man sadâ€"eh kinsa ang pwedeng mag-isturya kon legal? Si Secretary Panelo, murag ing-ana?

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Hindiâ€"

Dili---

SALUDAR:
O idadaan muna sa inyo, na kung sinong ang dapat magsalita sa ganoon? Papaano?

O i-agi usa sa imoha, na kon kinsa ang mahimong mag-isturya sa mgfa ing-ato? Unsaon?

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Oo sa amin muna, kasi kami iyong nakikipag-ugnayan sa mga senior cabinet officials like Executive Secretary, the Cabinet Secretary, sila ni Secretary Esperon, sila ni Secretary Jesus Dureza. Ang ginagawa po namin ay, we all huddle to getâ€"mayroon kasing ano Ely, mayroon kaming Communications Core Group sa loob ng Gabinete.

Oo, sa amo una, tungod kay kami ang makigsultihanay sa mga senior cabinet officials sama sa Executive Secretary, ang Cabinet Secretary, sila ni Secretary Esperon, sila ni Secretary Jesus Dureza. Ang among ginabuhat kay, magtapok kami para makuha--- aduna man guy kuan Ely, aduna kami Communications Core Group sa sulod sa Gabinete.

SALUDAR:
So iyon, at least maganda, malinaw ‘no para hindi rin po magkakaroon ng kalituhan. Kasi sa mga nakaraan, talagang iba-iba ho iyong nagiging... ‘di ba, iyong pahayag at mga nagiging interpretasyon, so mali pala iyong taong dapat na pagtanungan.

Busa mao to, at least nindot, klaro ‘no para wala nay kalibugan. Tungod kay sauna, lain-lain ang nahimong…’di ba, ang  pamahayag og mga nahimong pagbatbat , busa sayop daay ang mga tawo nga kinahanglan pangutan-on

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Opo.

Oo.

MAMOGAY:
Opo, at iba ang dating sa publiko.

Oo, ug lain ang pag-abot sa publiko

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Opo, so tinukoy ko nga po sa press conference sa Malacañang Press Briefing Room na ganito ang sistema. Alam naman natin Ely, na ito ayâ€"we are still adjusting, kasi hindi naman lahat ng pangulo ay pare-pareho ng estilo ‘di ba? So for example, mayroong mga pangulo na dumidepende sa sinulat na speech, isinulat na press release. At ang Pangulo ngayon ay ano, diretso ho ito, wala nang speechwriter-speechwriter, depende na lamang saâ€"pero most of the time, the President really speaks off the cuff ‘no, kung anong kaniyang nasasabi. Kung anong kaniyang naiisip ay sinasabi ng ating Pangulo, at hindi siya komportable doon sa teleprompter ‘no. You know, and we have to adjust ‘no, hindi naman lahat kasiâ€"I mean, different strokes for different...

Oo, usa gihisgot nako sa press conference sa Malacañang Press Briefing Room na ing-ani ang sistema. Kahibaw naman ta Ely, na kini kay--- nag-adjust pa kita, tungod kay dili tanang presidente kay parehas ug estilo ‘di ba? Busa pananglitan, naay mga presidente nga magsalig sa gisulat nga speech, gisulat nga press release. Ug ang Presidente karun kay kuan, diretso kni, wala nay speechwriter-speechwriter, depende na lang sa--- apan sa kasagarang oras, ang presidente speaks off the cuff, kon unsa iyang masulti. Kung unsa ang iyang nahun-hunaan kay isulti sa atong presidente, ug dili siya komportable sa teleprompter. Kahibaw namo, kinahanglan kita mag-adjust, dili man gud tanan kayâ€"buot nako ipasabot, different strokes for different… 

SALUDAR:
Kasi ako Secretary ang dami ko ring na-cover-an ‘no, nag-Malacañang Press Corps mula kay FVR. Dati may advance copy kami, iyan ba kay FVR, advance copy kami ng speech. Kung anong nasa speech niya noon, minsan may adlib nang kontiâ€"

Tungod kay ako, Secretary, daghan pud ko ug gi-cover-an, nag-Malacañang Press Corps gikan kay FVR. Kaniadto naa kamiy advance copy, mao ba kay FVR, advance copy sa speech. Kon unsay naa sa iyang speech kaniadto, usahay naay adlibgamay - 

MAMOGAY:
Kokonti lang.

Gamay lang.

SALUDAR:
May kaniya-kaniyang ano eh, tama iyong sinasabi mo Secretary â€" may kaniya-kaniyang estilo ang bawat presidente.

Naay iya-iyahay na kuan, sakto ang gisulti nimo Secretary --- naay iya-iyahay na estilo ang kada presidente.

SEC. ANDANAR:                           
Oo, kaya nga I receive every criticisms Ely ‘no, and I accept them constructively ‘no. At  kaya pinaliwanag ko sa Malacañang Press Corps, pinapaliwanag ko sa inyo ngayon na of course, iyong mga nagki-criticize sa atin ay ito naman, they are coming from the norm of  delivering messages from the Presidential Communications Office from the Palace. And... at iyon na nga, kaya pinapaliwanag ko sa lahat din na iba ang estilo ng ating Pangulo, and we are adjusting to the President. Hindi naman ang Presidente mag-a-adjust sa atin eh. Sa amin sa PCO, kami ang mag-a-adjust sa Presidente kaya we are fine tuning everything. And rest assured na Ely ‘no... na I am personally accepting criticisms constructively. At we are improving our communications processes daily, as in... and we speak ‘pag may mali, we are fine tuning it. And tayo naman ay hindi perpekto ‘no, tayo’y nagkakamali din, pero Inaayos natin itong mga pagkakamali na ito.
Oo, mao nga akong dawaton ang kada criticisms Ely ug gidawat nako sila constructively. Ug maong gilinaw nako sa Malacañang Press Corps, gilinaw nako sa inyo karun na alangan, katong mga nagsaway kanato kay kini napud, gikan sila sa komon sa paghatod sa mga mensahe gikan sa Presidential Communications Office gikan sa Palasyo. Ug mao na na, among gilinaw nako sa tanan sad na lahi ang estilo sa atong Presidente, ug nag-adjust kami sa Presidente. Dili man gud ang presidente ang mag-adjust kanato. Sa amoa sa PCO, kami ang mag-adjust sa Presidente maong among gi-gine tune tanan. Ug mipasalig mi sa tanan na Ely, na modawat ko ug mga criticisms constructively. Ug among gipapalambo ang atong communications processes sa matag-adlaw, ug kon naay sayop, amo kining gina-ayo. Ug kita kay dili perpekto, masayop pud kita pero atong gina-ayo ang atong mga sayop.

ELY:
Opo. Pero Secretary... tsaka wala pa namang 100 days ah, wala bang ano, walang ceasefire o honeymoon period dyan?

Oo. Apan Secretary… ug wala pa may 100 days, wala bay kuan, walay ceasefire o honeymoon period dinha?

SEC. ANDANAR:
(laughs).

(ningkatawa)

ELY:
Hundred days wala pa eh.

Gatos ka adlaw, wala pa.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kayo ang makakasagot niyan. (laughs).

Kamo ang makatubag ni-ana. (ningkatawa)

ELY:
Kaya pala eh. Si  Pangulong Duterte rin nga mismo wala pang hundred days, eh di ba, ang dami ngâ€"busy ka agad.

Bantog ra. Si Presidente Duterte sad gani wala pay gatos ka-adlaw, di ba, daghan naâ€"nagkapuliki na dayon.

RHEA:
Dami ngâ€"
Daghan na--
SEC. ANDANAR:
Ooâ€"
Oo---
RHEA:
Sa ngayon nga lang ehâ€"
Sa karun pa gani  eh--
SEC. ANDANAR:
Ganoon talaga, Ely ‘no at Rhea.
Ing-ana gyud na, Ely ‘no og Rhea.
RHEA:
Opo.
Oo.
SEC. ANDANAR:
Dahil alam naman natin na marami ho tayong kalaban ng ating Pangulo. Marami hong masasagaan na mga illegal na negosyo, mgaâ€"matapang kasi ang ating Pangulo at iyon ang ipinangako ng ating Pangulo sa taong bayan noong siya ay tumatakbo na bibigyan niya ng isang malinis na gobyerno ang ating mamamayan at bibigyan din tayo ng malinis na kalsada sa pamamagitan ng pagsawata ho ng illegal na droga.

Tungod kay kahibaw naman kita na daghan kitang kalaban sa atong president. Daghan tang maligsan nga mga illegal nga negosyo, mgaâ€"tungod kay walay kahadlok ang atong presidente ug mao ang gisaad sa atong presidente sa mga tawo sa ningdagan pa siya na hatagan niya ug usa ka limpyo na gobyerno ang atong mga lungsoranon ug hatagan pud kita ug limpyo na kalsada sa pagwagtang sa illegal na drogas.

ELY:
So sa nakaraang Cabinet meeting, Secretary, kasi maraming nagtatanong sa amin kasi mahirap iyong puro kung ano-anong kontrobersiyal na isyu. Eh, ano ho ba iyong mga pangunahing napag-usapan doon? Kasi marami ngayon... ngayon medyo marami ang natutuwa dahil sa iyong mga bagong opisyal ng PCSO at nangako ng mas mabilis na serbisyo. Kasi ang dami-dami pong nangangailangan ng tulong, mga pumupunta sa PCSO, pero ang mismong Pangulo ang sabi niya 20 million a dayâ€"

Busa sa niaging Cabinet meeting, Secretary, kay daghan ug nangutana sa amoa kay lisod kanang bisag unsa nga kontrobersyal na isyu. Unsa gyud  daay ang nag-una nga na-isturyahan didto? Tungod kay daghan karun.. karun medyo daghan ang nalipay tungod sa katong mga bag-ong opisyal sa PCSO ug misaad ug mas paspas na serbisyo. Tungod kay daghan kaayo ang nagkinahanglan ug pagtabang, mga moadto sa PCSO, apan ang Presidente mismo ang nag-ingon nga 20 million sa usa ka adlaw---

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo.
Oo.
ELY:
Nalulugi. Matindi po iyong katiwalian diyan. So, napag-usapan din po iyon, ‘no, sa Cabinet meeting?
Nawad-an na.  grabe ang korapsyon dinha. Busa, na-isturyahan pud na, ‘no, sa cabinet meeting.
SEC. ANDANAR:
Napag-usapan, Ely, ang small time lottery. Kasi nagbigay ng report si Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre tungkol nga sa small time lottery kung papaano ito naaabuso, kung papaanoâ€"eh dapat kumikita ng malaki ang gobyerno, pero lumiliit ang kita dahil hindi nga accurate at hindi maganda ang proseso sa pagre-remit ng pera sa gobyerno. Kaya hahayaan ko na lamang po si Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na magpaliwanag sa inyo kasi siya iyong nakaka-alam talaga. So, napag-usapan iyon, soâ€"STL is part of PCSO, ‘di ba? STL PCSO ba ito?

Nahisgutan, Ely, ang small time lottery. Kay naghatag ug report si secretary Vitaliano Aguirre bahin sa small time lottery kon giunsa kini pag-abusar, kon giunsaâ€"dapat mokita ug dako ang gobyerno, apan ninggamay ang kita tungod kay dili tukma og dili nindot ang proseso sa pag-remit sa kwarta sa gobyerno. Mao nang pasagdan na lang nako si Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre nga maglinaw sa inyoha kay siya ra ang nakahibalo.Busa, nahisgutan to, busaâ€"STL kay parte lang gihapon sa PCSO, ‘di ba? STL PCSO ba kini?
ELY:
Opo, PCSO.
Oo, PCSO.
RHEA:
Opo.
Oo.
SEC. ANDANAR:
PCSO, tapos mayroon ding anoâ€"napag-usapan din iyong convening of the LEDACâ€"
PCSO, aduna puy kuanâ€"na-isturyahan pud kanang panagtigom sa LEDAC--
ELY:
Iyonâ€"
Kana--
SEC. ANDANAR:
Naghihintay tayong mga reporter dito sa convening of the LEDAC, dahil pagkakaalam ko dalawang beses lang kino-vene ito noong panahon ni Pangulong Aquino atâ€"ipinaliwanag din ni Secretary Adelino Sitoy, iyong bagong kalihim ng PLLO ‘no.
Naghuwat kitang mga reporter dinhi sa panagtigom sa LEDAC tungod kay sa akong nahibal-an kaduha ra ang kining panagtigom sa panahon ni Presidente Aquino ugâ€"mipasabut pud si Secretary Adelino Sitoy, katong bag-ong secretary ng PLLO ‘no.         
ELY:
Opo.
Oo.
SEC. ANDANAR:
At ipiniliwanag niya sa Gabinete iyong mga priority bills ng ating Palasyo.
Ug gipatin-aw niya sa Gabinete kanang mga priority bills sa atong Palasyo.
ELY:
Opo. Maganda ho iyon kasi kapag may LEDAC meeting, napag-uusapan na, eh iyong mga bills, kasi maraming naghihintay sa Death Penalty Law, iyong emergency powers para lutasin iyong problema sa daloy ng trapiko. So, siguro makakasama iyanâ€"
Oo. Nindot kay kon may LEDAC meeting, ma-isturyahan na, eh katong mga bills, kay daghan ang naghuwat sa Death Penalty Law, katong emergency powers para masulbad ang problema sa trapik. Busa, siguro maapil na---
SEC. ANDANAR:
Itong BBL.
Kining BBL.
ELY:
Oo. Pati iyong sa BBL, lahat to ‘no, marami yung priority.
Oo. Lakip katong sa BBL, kining tanan ‘no, daghan ang prayoridad..
SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo.
Oo.
ELY:
Priorities ho ng administrasiyonâ€"
Prayoridad sa administrasiyon---
SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo. Nandiyan iyong sets ng program ni Secretary Dominguez.
Oo. Naa dira ang hugpong sa mga programa ni Secretary Dominguez.
ELY:
Opo.
Oo.
SEC. ANDANAR:
Iyong taxation. Iyong modernization ng AFP, oo. Iyon, so talagang ano, talagangâ€"ito’y mapapaliwanag din sa atin ng husto. In fact, nagkaroon ng press briefing kahapon si Secretary Adelino Sitoy doon sa Malacañang.
Katong taxation. Katong modernization sa AFP, oo. Kato, busa tinuod nga kuanâ€"mapalinaw pud kini ug pag-ayo  sa atoa. Sa pagkatinuod, adunay press briefing gahapon si Secretary Adelino Sitoy didto sa Malacañang.
ELY:
Pero Secretary ito, maraming nagtatanong. Kasi marami na ring nag-aabang dito sa ‘Narco List’ -- iyong final ‘Narco List’ ng Pangulo sa 1, 000 local officials, judges, iyong mga police. Kailan ho ba ito ilalabas ng Pangulo, mayroon na ho ba kayong ideya?
Apan Secretary kini, daghan ang nagutana. Tungod kay daghan na pud ang nagpa-abot niining ‘Narco list’â€"katong final ‘Narco list’ sa presidente sa 1, 000 ka-lokal na mga opisyal, mga huwes og mga pulis. Kanus-a daw kini ipagawas sa Presidente, naa na ba moy ideya?
SEC. ANDANAR:
Hindi ko masasabi kung anong petsa ilalabas ng Pangulo. Mahirap naman na pangunahan ko ang ating Pangulo pagdating diyan. Basta ang alam ko lang eh isanlibo iyong nasa listahan at kung ano iyong manner ng pagpalabas ng Pangulo at kung ito ba ay installment basis o one-time big time na ilalabas, nasa Pangulo na po iyan, Ely.
Dili ko kaingon kung unsang petsaha ipagawas sa presidente. Lisod pud pangunahan nako ang presidente bahin ana. Ang akong nahibal-an kay usa ka libo ang naa sa listahan ug kon unsa ang pamaagi sa pagpagawas sa Presidente og kon knin ba ay installment basis o one-time big-time na ipagawas, naa na na sa Presidente, Ely.
ELY:
Opo. Okay, partner may tanong ka pa?
Oo, okay, partner naa pa kay laing pangutana?
RHEA:
Secretary, makiki-update lang ako dito sa binuksan niyong ‘8888 hotline.’ Gaano na karaming mga calls ang natanggap niyong may kinalaman nga dito sa korupsiyon at iyong may mga kinalaman sa ilegal na droga?
Secretary, maki-update lang ko bahin sa gi-abrihan ninyo nga ‘8888 hotline’. Unsa na kadaghana ang mga tawag nga nadawat nga naay labot sa korapsyon og katong mga naglambigit sa illegal na drogas?
SEC. ANDANAR:
Wala pa akong report sa harapan ko, pero aalamin ko sa Cabinet Secretary dahil sila po ang namumuno dito sa 8888. Iyan ang tanong mo ‘di ba?
Wala pa koy report sa akong atubangan, apan hibal-on nako sa Cabinet Secretary tungod kay sila ang nagmando dinhi sa 8888. Kana ang pangutana nimo ‘di ba?           
RHEA:
Yes, sir.
Oo, sir.
ELY:
Oo, iyong apat na otsoâ€"
Oo, katong upat ka otso--
SEC. ANDANAR:
Iyong 8888, tsaka 911 sila ho iyong lead agency dito. And the moment I get an update, ipapasa ko po sa inyo iyong datos.
Katong 8888, og 911 sila ang lead agency dinhi. Ug sa dihang makakuha ko ug update, ipadala nako sa inyoha ang datos.
ELY:
Opo. So Secretary, baka mayroon kang huling panawagan sa ating mga listeners, sa taong bayan, at ngayon eh tuloy ang kampanya sa ilegal na droga pero ang dami, kung ano-anong mga isyu na lumalabas at bagamat salita na wala po hong 100 days si Pangulong Duterte, o iyon pong administrasyon?
Oo, busa Secretary, basin naa kay katapusang panawagan sa atong mga tigpaminaw, sa atong nasud, ug karun eh padayon ang kampanya sa ilegal na drogas apan daghan, Bisag unsang mga isyu ang ninggawas ug bisan tuod pulong na wala pay 100 ka-adlaw si Presidente Duterte, o ang administrasyon?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ely at Rhea, nagpapasalamat ako sa programa ninyo sa pagkakataong ito, at pinapasalamatan ko iyong mga supporters po ng ating Pangulo at iyong mga supporters din na nakakaintindi sa mga ginagawa po ng ating gobyerno ngayon. Sana po eh tuloy-tuloy niyong suportahan ang pagbabago na ating ginagawa, sa Executive Department, at iyong pagbabago ho na ginagawa din ng mga katuwang natin sa Lower House at sa Upper House. At ito pong kampanya na ito na laban sa ilegal na droga, patuloy po nating suportahan. Mayroon po tayong declaration of state of lawlessness, ibig sabihin ho nito hindi natin alam kung nasaan ho iyong mga kalaban nating terorista. Let us cooperate with our police force and our Armed Forces of the Philippines para mas mapadali po iyong kanilang trabaho dahil alam po natin na kapag ang isang bansa po ay mapayapa, mas madali pong umunlad pagdating po sa ekonomiya.

Ely og Rhea, nagpasalamat ko sa inyong programa sa oportunidad ug pasalamatan pud nako ang mga supporters sa atong presidente ug katong mga supporters pud nga nakasabot sa mga gipangbuhat sa atong gobyerno karun. Unta magpadayon ang inyong pag-suporta sa kausaban na atong ginabuhat, sa Executive Department, og ang kausaban na ginabuhat pud sa atong mga kauban sa Lower House at sa Upper House. Ug kining kampanya laban sa illegal na drogas, magpadayon kita sa pagsuporta. Aduna kitay deklarasyon nga state of lawlessness, buot ipasabot niini nga wala ta kahibalo kon asa ang atong mga kaaway nga terorista. Mo-kooperar kita uban sa atong mga pulis ug sa atong Armed Forces of the Philippines para mas mopaspas ilang trabaho tungod kay kahibaw kita na kon ang usa ka nasud malinawon, mas paspas ang molambo ang ekonomiya.

Marami pa hong mga proyekto, polisiya ang ating Presidente. Tuloy-tuloy ho ang ating trabaho. Kami ho sa gobyerno, tumatanggap ho kami ng kritisismo ‘no, ito ho ay constructive lamang. Pero kahit na po ay maraming bumabato sa atin na kahit na faceless na po, huwag po kayong mag-alala, lalong-lalo na po iyong naniniwala sa ating Pangulo. Kami po ay hindi magpapatinag ‘no at kami ay magta-trabaho lamang para sa taong bayan. Para sa bayan po ito. Maraming salamat, Ely, at Rhea. Mabuhay kayo!

Daghan pa ug mga proyekto, balaod ang atong Presidente. Magpadayon ang atong trabaho. Kami sa gobyerno, modawat mi ug mga pagsaway, kini kon constructive lang. Apan bisan daghan ang manaway sa atoa bisan na faceless na,ayaw mo kabalaka, ilabi na ang mga naniniwala sa atong presidente. Kami kay dili magpapatinag ug kami magtrabaho na lang para sa mga tawo. Para sa nasud kini. Daghang salamat, Ely og Rhea. Mabuhi kamo!
 
ELY:
Salamat. Maraming salamat kay Secretary Martin Andanar ng Presidential Communications Office.
Salamat. Daghang salamat kay Secretary Martin Andanar sa Presidential Communications Office.

DOT mag-organisa og Accessible Tourism Pilipinas Forum

Mag-organisa ang Department of Tourism (DOT) ug Accessible Tourism Pilipinas Forum karong martes nga ipahigayon didto sa Manila Diamond Hotel alang sa pagsaulog sa World Tourism Day 2016.

Ipakita sa DOT ang ilang pagsuporta sa turismo alang sa tanan, pinagi paghatag sa pag-ila sa  mga barrier-free nga mga entidad sa turismo sa nasud samtang hisgutan sab ang kaayohan sa mga persons with disabilities (PWDs), mga senior citizens, mabdos, ug mga pamilya nga adunay kauban nga mga bata sa panahaon sa ilang pagbyahe.

Magtumong usab ng forum sa paghimo sa mga establisamento nga accessible sa mga PWDs.

Gipangulohan ni DOT Secratary Wanda Teo ang kalihokan nga apilan sa mga lider sa industriya sa turismo, PWDs, InterContinetal Hotels Group (IHG), SM Cares, National Council on Disability Affairs, ug mga eksperto sa universal design.

Ginapahigayon ang World Tourism Day kada Setyembre 27 nga adunay tumong sa pagpalambo sa kahibalo sa mga epekto sa turismo sa politika, kultura, sosyal, ug sa ekonomiya sa usa ka nasud. Karong tuiga, ipahigayaon ang mga selebrasyon didto sa Bangkok, Thailand sa tema sa “Tourism for All â€" Promoting Universal Accessibility”.

Believing God's Love

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in Him. 1 John 4:16

The greatest truth in all of Scripture is this: God is love. Understanding this in its full dimensions will set you free to enjoy all that is yours as a Christian. But you must accept that God loves you. If you grew up experiencing unconditional love in your family, this may not be difficult for you. However, if your early years were void of love, this truth may be hard to accept. God loves you, not because you deserve His love, but because His nature is love. The only way He will ever relate to you is in love. His love for you gives you an inherent worth that nothing can diminish. If you cannot accept the truth that God loves you, you will be limited in how you can relate to Him. When He disciplines you, you will not take it as an expression of His love. Rather, you may resent Him. When God says no to a requeyou.st that is less than His best for you, you will conclude that He doesn’t care about  Without a clear understanding and acceptance of God’s love for you, you will be disoriented to Him and to what He wants to do in your life. If you will accept God’s love, however, you will be able to return love to God as well as to others (1 John 4:19). Are you experiencing the profound sense of joy and security that comes from knowing you are dearly loved by God? Being assured of God’s love for you sets you free to enjoy the numerous expressions of love He showers upon you each day.  Henry and Richard Blackaby .

No Sin

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. 1 John 3:6

The Bible makes two things clear about sin. First, living a lifestyle of sin indicates that you are not walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, regardless of what you say about your spiritual condition. You cannot regularly spend time studying and meditating on God’s word, praying and walking in fellowship with the Holy Spirit, and persist in sin.

Second, if you do not hate sin the way God does, then you do not truly know Him. There are those who continue in their sin yet insist that they love God and belong to Him. John makes it clear: If you have a lifestyle of sin, you have not seen Him and do not know Him. You may have prayed a “sinner’s prayer,” or made a commitment in your church, or been baptized, but the evidence of the Holy Spirit’s presence in your life is that you are defeating sin. This does not mean that you will never sin, but it does mean that you refuse to make sin a lifestyle and you immediately seek forgiveness when you sin (1 John 1:10). It means that you are opposed to sin, as God is, and you allow the Holy Spirit to eradicate every trace of sin in your life. It means that when you sin, you immediately confess it and repent of it and do whatever is necessary to avoid repeating your sin.

If you find yourself falling into sinful habits or not grieving over your sin as you once did, this indicates that you are not abiding in Christ. Return to Him in repentance; restore your fellowship with Him, and you will once again experience victory over your sin.Henry and Richard Blackaby

PRESS BRIEFING OF ASSITANT SECRETARY CHARLES JOSE
(DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)

PRESS BRIEFING NI ASSISTANT SECRETARY CHARLES JOSE
(DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)

[Press Briefing Room | 26 September 2016]
[Press Briefing Room | 26 Septyembre 2016]

OPENING STATEMENT:
PAGABRI NGA MGA PULONG:

ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOSE: Good morning to everyone. I would like to brief you on the President’s visit to Vietnam.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOSE: Maayong buntag sa tanan. Gusto ra ko magpahibalo kaninyo sa bisita sa atong Presidente sa Vietnam.

As part of his introductory visits to close neighbors in the region, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will conduct an official visit to Vietnam from the 28th to the 29th of September 2016.
Isip kauban sa mga bisita sa pagpaila-ila sa mga silingang sa atong rehiyon, si Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte kay maghimo ug opisyal nga pagbisita sa Vietnam sa ika 28 ug 29 nga adlaw sa Setyembre, tuig 2016.

While in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, the President is scheduled to meet with the state President Trần Đại Quang and pay a courtesy call on other top leaders of the Vietnamese government.
Samtang tua sa Hanoi, kapital sa Vietnam, ang Presidente kay eskedyul nga makigkita kang Presidente sa estado, Trần Đại Quang ug muhatag ug pagtahod sa uban pang mga mataas nga mga lider sa gobyerno sa Vietnam.

Preparations have also been made for a meeting with the Filipino community in Vietnam who are expected to travel to Hanoi from various parts of the country. There are an estimated 3,800 Filipinos in Vietnam.
Nahimo na pud ang mga pagpangandam para sa pakigkita sa komunidad sa mga Pilipino didto sa Vietnam, nga gidahum nga mubiyahe padulong Hanoi gikan sa laing-laing parte sa nasud. Gibana nga naat 3,800 ka Pilipino ang anaa sa Vietnam.

It is expected that the President and the Vietnamese leaders will discuss various areas of bilateral exchanges including maritime cooperation, enhancement of law enforcement and defense cooperation, increasing two-way trade and investments, strengthening joint cultural activities, as well heightened exchanges in agriculture and fisheries.
Gidahum nga ang Presidente ug ang mga lider sa Vietnam kay maghisgut sa lain-laing dapit sa bilateral exchange apil na ang kooperasyon sa kadagatan, pagpakusog sa paglambo sa balaod ug kooperasyon sa depensa, pagtaas sa two-way trade ug mga investments, pagpakusog sa mga joint cultural activities, apil na ang pagtaas sa pakigbaylo agrikultura ug pagpangisda.

The leaders are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues. The relations between the two countries have been growing and deepening steadily since formal ties were established on July 12, 1976.
Ang mga lider gidahum pud nga makigbaylo ug mga ideya sa mga rehiyonal ug internasyunal nga mga isyu. Ang relasyon sa duha ka nasud kay nidako ang makanunayong nilawon sukad sukad gisugdan ang pormal nga relasyon niadtong Hulyo 12, 1976.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Kani nga tuig nagmarka sa ika-40 nga annibersaryo sa pagsugod sa diplomatikong relasyon.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Kani nga tuig nagmarka sa ika-40 nga annibersaryo sa pagsugod sa diplomatikong relasyon.

The President’s visit to Vietnam at this time will add to the various commemorative activities being done by both the Philippines and Vietnam to celebrate this historical milestone.
Ang pagbisita sa Presidente sa Vietnam karong panahuna magdungan sa lain-laing kalihukan sa paghandum nga gihimo sa Pilipinas ug Vietnam para isaulog kining hinungdanong panghitaboa.

Moreover, the President’s visit will also be an opportunity to solidify the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Mas labaw pa, ang pagbisita sa Presidenta maghatag pud ug oppurtinidad para magpalig-on ang pagparis tunga sa duha ka nasud.

In speaking with the Vietnam leadership, the President and his counterpart will be able to set the direction and specific activities to be pursued in line with the vision of the joint statement on the establishment of strategic partnership between the Republic of the Philippines and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was signed in Manila in November 2015.
Bahin pa sa liderato sa Vietnam, ang President ug iyang kauban kay maghimo sa direksyon ug mga espisipikong mga kalihukan nga ipadayon kauban sa joint statement sa pagsugod sa strategic partnership sa Republika sa Pilipinas  ug ang Socialist Republic of Vietnam, nga gipirmahan sa Manila niadtong Nobyember 2015. 

Initial meeting between the President and Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyá»...n Xuân Phúc was held at the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on September 6-8, 2016 in Vientiane, Laos.
Ang unang pakigkita sa Presidenta ug sa Prime Minister sa Vietnamn Nguyá»...n Xuân Phúc kay gihimo sa kilid sa ASEAN Summit and Related Summiits niadtong Setyembre 6-8 sa Vientene, Laos.

DOJ tapping NBI to probe involvement of Sen. De Lima in illegal drugs trade at NBP
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan

MANILA, Sept. 23 (PNA) â€" The Department of Justice will tap the services of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in probing the alleged involvement of Senator Leila de Lima in the illegal drugs trade at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Friday said he would turn over documents from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to the NBI for the latter to conduct probe that would strengthen the filing of cases against de Lima.

The AMLC report will be turned over to the NBI to conduct further investigation and it would be up to them to pursue the lead, Aguirre told reporters.

” I am planning (and) I will be out of the investigation and I would tell the NBI to continue the investigation. I will turn over all these docs to the NBI and they continue the investigation. I will talk to NBI Director Dante Gierran,” he said.According to Aguirre the AMLC has already forwarded to the DOJ several documents and bank transaction records.

Aguirre refused to divulge the amount involved in the drug transactions based on AMLC documents adding that there are still additional documents needed for the probe.

He said the amount was still confidential and could not determine the exact amount yet.

Based on the bank transaction reports of AMLC, Aguirre stressed that there are private corporations benefitted from illegal drug trade inside the NBP.

However, he refused to identify the name of the corporations.

He said that there were bank transaction reports that may have links to high profile inmates and their ties outside.

When asked about the role of the corporations, Aguirre explained that there are names of their stockholders who are friends with drug lords.

”Makita ang link na yan kung makita ang isang corporation kung makita ang stockholders lumabas ang pangalan na ito. Ito kaibigan ito ni ganito.. magkaka lead diyan,” he explained. (PNA)

Community up in arms against mosquitoes after 3 Zika cases

ILOILO CITY, Sept. 15 (PNA) -- Barangay officials and residents of Brgy. Benedicto in Jaro district here are up to wage a full battle against the disease carrying mosquitoes after three residents were recent victims of Zika virus.

Brgy. Captain Luisito Villarina led his constituents in a conference Wednesday at the village gym to discuss ways of controlling if not totally eradicating the spread of Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes.

Indoor spraying of larvicides and pesticides will be conducted for five days starting September 16 at houses in selected sitios. The Department of Health (DOH) regional office and city health office will lead in the activity that eyed an initial 120 houses.

Indoor spraying is the most logical solution to eradicate the mosquitoes since the barangay has no areas with stagnant water for mosquito breeding places.

Dr. Amelia Guarin of the CHO said the spraying activity will be conducted soon after the DOH reported three victims in the same household suffering skin rashes, red eyes and fever. The victims are currently recuperating.

The public is advised to avoid mosquito bites by all means possible to prevent new infections and spread of the Zika virus. Environmental clean-up to get rid of mosquito breeding sites should be done including targeted and pre-planned fogging to reduce adult mosquito density.

Pregnant women and those who have potential to be pregnant are advised to visit their doctors for any illness developed during and around their pregnancy.

Health officials told residents to make 4S a regular habit and participate in cleaning activities initiated in the community. 4S means Search and destroy mosquito breeding places, use Self protection measures, Seek early consultation for fever lasting more than two days, and Say No to indiscriminate fogging. (PNA)

A Living Sacrifice

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1

God takes great pleasure in worthy sacrifices. In the Old Testament God gave detailed instructions for how His people were to give their offerings. He declared that these brought a “soothing aroma” to Him (Lev. 1:13, 17). When the Israelites gave an offering to God, it was no longer their own, it belonged entirely to God. God would accept only the best that people could give. It was an affront to almighty God to offer Him animals that were damaged or imperfect in any way. God Himself met the standard for sacrifices when He offered His own Son as the spotless Lamb. Only the death of His perfect Son was a worthy enough offering to atone for the sins of mankind.

Now, God asks us to lay down our lives on His altar as a living sacrifice. Just as it was in the Old Testament, our sacrifice, once offered, cannot be reclaimed. We belong entirely to Him. We cannot make a partial sacrifice of our lives; our offering must be wholehearted.

Therefore, if you are a Christian, your life is not your own. Rather than dying, however, God asks you to live for Him as a living sacrifice. Every day, you are to offer your life to Him for His service. You do not serve Him in your spare time or with your leftover resources. The way you live your life for God is your offering to Him. Relentlessly pursue holiness so that your offering to God is unblemished and acceptable to Him (Eph. 4:1; Phil. 1:27; 1 Thess. 2:12). Henry and Richard Blackaby.

TESDA recognizes its outstanding graduates, trainers and partners

MANILA, Sept. 22 (PNA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Thursday once again feted its outstanding graduates, trainers and partners in TESDA Auditorium, Taguig City.

During the Institutional Awards in the 22nd year anniversary of TESDA, the awardees from different regions were gathered together to receive their trophies and certificates.

The annual Institutional Awards hopes to recognize groups and individuals who exemplify outstanding performances in building themselves and helping TESDA as well.

It was classified into three major awards --Tagsanay, Kabalikat and Idols ng TESDA Award.

Tagsanay Award gives recognition and incentives to trainers from private and public technical vocational institution (TVIs) and TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs) who have exceeded the set of requirements for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers and have demonstrated competencies beyond expectation.

Out of 38 candidates for Tagsanay Award, they were trimmed down to 8 finalists, 5 of them received special awards, then shortlisted to top 3. The candidates from different regions underwent written examinations, interviews and team activities and being judged based on their submitted portfolios.

Garnering a total of 428.35 points, a Dean of the Tech-Voc Programs of the Lyceum of the Philippines-Batangas, Ms. Rhea B. Mejia was declared as the National Winner for the Tagsanay Award and recognized as Best Trainer in Written Examination and Innovative Career Advocacy.

“We are equally good and everyone deserves to win. I think my edge is that I just gave my heart in this competition though I did not treat this as a competition.” Mejia said.

Mejia also added that she deserved the award because she had successful alumni that serve as an output and a clear manifestation of competencies.

The other winners of the Tagsanay Awards are Rubie A. Arroyo from Bukidnon (Reg. X), 2nd runner-up who also received the Best Trainer in Team Activities and Interview and Bernadeth B. Gabor from Bataan (Reg. III) being the 1st runner-up.

Meanwhile, Kabalikat Award gives honor to the outstanding partners in the promotion and enhancement of Technical Education and Skills Development (TESD).

The winners of the Kabalikat Award for Local Government Unit (LGU) category are the Municipal Government of Piddig, Ilocos Norte (Reg.1), Tanay, Rizal (Reg. IVA), Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte (Caraga Reg.) and San Pascual Masbate (Reg.V), the City Government of Tabuk, Kalinga (CAR) and Olongapo (Reg.III) and the Provincial Government of Palawan in Region IVB.

The Congressional District of Pasay City (NCR), 3rd Congressional District of Bohol (Reg.7) and the 3rd Congressional District of North Cotabato (Reg.XII) hailed as winners in the Legislative partners’ category.

In the Industry partners’ category, the OceanaGold Corporation of Region II and Mega Global Corporation of Region IX were declared as winners. While the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Compostela Valley (Reg. XI) got the award for National Government Agency partners category and the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) of Region VII for Development partners category.

And the “Idols ng TESDA” is given to hard-working individuals who have become successful in their endeavors through their participation in TVET programs. This major award is divided into two categories which are the self-employed and wage-employed category.

In self-employed category, Mary Jane P. Trinidad (Reg.XI) became the 2nd runner-up, Charlene Y. Serpa Juan (Reg.III) as 1st runner-up and Roy T. Mallillin (Reg. IVA) being the National Winner. At the same time, the waged-employed category winners are Francia Yvette A. Magpantay (Reg.IVA) as 2nd runner-up, Sandra C. Fuentes (Reg.V) being the 1st runner-up and John Ralph C. Sandoval (Region XI) as the National Winner and also the Batang TESDA. TESDA Best! Awardee.

All the winners from different major awards received trophy, certificate and cash prize. (PNA)
RMA/Derick A. Licop (OJT)/eds

DENR-7 files charges against boat owner, crew for killing thresher sharks

CEBU CITY, Sept. 22 (PNA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has filed complaints against the owner of a fishing boat, its captain and 12 crew members after killing 19 thresher sharks within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, particularly in Hagnaya, San Remegio town in northern Cebu.

In a statement, DENR-Central Visayas spokesperson Eddie Llamedo said the boat owner and crew of RB Sweet Angel will be charged for violating Republic Act 7586, or the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (Nipas) Act, and Republic Act 9147, or the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act of 1992.

DENR and provincial anti-illegal fishing task force intercepted 19 thresher sharks last September 21 and filed two cases against fishing boat operator and its 12 fishing boat crew in Negros Occidental.

The fishing boat and its equipment were withheld in Cadiz City police.

Tañon Strait lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines.

The strait, which is about 161 kilometers long, connects the Visayan Sea in the north to the Bohol Sea in the south.

Its width varies from five to 27 kilometers, with the narrowest point in the south.

In the north the strait is closed off by the Don Islands, the largest of which is Bantayan.

The cities of Bais, Negros Oriental and Toledo, Cebu have deepwater port facilities.

The Tañon Strait is known for whale and dolphinâ€'watching, with tour boats operating from Bais City. (PNA)

‘Kingmaker’ Angelo Balili sad, disappointed over Calipusan’s tirades
By Mike Ortega Ligalig (published by Bohol Sunday Post)

Bohol’s most famous kingmaker Angelo R. Balili has finally broken his vow of silence and unleashed his yet most scathing remarks on the brewing political turbulence in Loboc, this time unmasking the “true color” of outgoing Loboc Mayor Leon Calipusan.

“I don’t want to stoop down to his level but I felt sad and disappointed that he (Leon Calipusan) had made those statements over the radio,” reacted Balili over Calipusan’s tirades heard over DYRD’s Inyong Alagad which lambasted the Makati-based businessman for his political decisions in Loboc during the May 13 elections.

Balili branded Calipusan’s statements as “rude ug walay pagtahod.”

Pressed to comment on the ranting of Calipusan, Balili, in an exclusive interview at his posh Makati corporate office Friday, said: “I did what I have to do for Loboc and I will always do what is best for Loboc for the sake of the youth and the next generation.”

Asked to comment further on Calipusan’s diatribes, Balili said: “That kind of garbage talk would tell you what kind of person he is.”

“Money can buy you power; it can buy you car, it can buy you house, it can buy you clothes, but money cannot buy you good character,” Balili answered when asked what he thought of Calipusan’s radio invectives that sent shockwaves on Bohol’s political landscape.

Balili said that Calipusan should not be upset that he did not support the candidacy of Leon’s sister, Helen Calipusan-Alaba, who won the mayoralty race over outgoing Loboc Vice-Mayor Louie Digal, because “Helen is not Leon and Leon is not Helen.”

“I saw a political dynasty emerging in the town of Loboc,” Balili said, expressing alarm over Calipusan’s decision to field in his sister Helen to seek Loboc’s mayoralty position.

In clarifying his decision to throw support to Digal, Balili said that he was just protecting the birth of a Calipusan dynasty in Loboc which “could jeopardize the future of the town and the lives of the future generation.”

“I’m only in Loboc because I care for the town,” he said matter-of-factly, adding: “Kung moanha ko ug Loboc, wala ko nagpatagbo ug banda. I don’t have any business interest in Loboc.”

“My loyalty to friends and relatives ends when my loyalty to Loboc begins,” Balili said, a statement that may be deemed as severing of ties with Calipusan, whom the philanthropist-businessman had lavishly supported when the then neophyte Calipusan sought Balili’s financial resources during previous elections.

The chairman and CEO of Questronix Corporation who is highly regarded as Bohol’s foremost kingmaker disclosed that he would never sorry nor issue an apology “when I know so well that I’m doing the right thing.”

“I have to stop Leon from making Loboc as a private enterprise. Loboc will cease as a town. I have to prevent the making of ‘Loboc, Inc.’ that is run by one family,” Balili stressed.
He said that he supported Digal because he saw in him the “potential of becoming a great leader” in Loboc.

“Humana si Leon. Natapos na ang 9 years niya,” Balili said. “Sa wala pa ang eleksyon, gihuna-huna nako nga kung mamayor si Helen, si Leon ra gihapon ang molingkod nga mayor. Unsa may kaugmaon sa Loboc?”

“I could have built a monument for him in the plaza of Loboc,” Balili said of Calipusan, “but Leon’s congressional ambition has changed him a lot.”
Balili reminded Calipusan: “When Leon became mayor, I never asked him any favor and he knew who made him mayor.”

Balili pointed out that all he wants in Loboc is good governance, zero-corruption, transparency and honesty in public service, political ideals which had vanished in the administration of Calipusan the moment the mayor decided to run as third district congressman against incumbent Rep. Arthur Yap. For some reasons only known to him, Calipusan withdraw his congressional candidacy three months before the 2013 elections, paving Yap’s re-election bid as a smooth-sailing journey.

Saddened over Calipusan’s outburst, Balili said: “Natingala ko nga ni-react siya nga wala man siya hilabti.”

“You can take a person out of Tondo, but you cannot take Tondo out of that person,” Balili replied when asked to issue his concluding statements.

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THE PRIDE, THE GLORY AND THE VANQUISHED
By Bert Mendez

       Over the week, sports fans'  feeling of pride was its highest punctuated with the taste of glory in the field of chess in contrast to the vanquished and disappointing performance of the national basketball team's one-win, four-loss showing in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge Cup.
       Asia's first grandmaster Eugene Torre provided a silver-lining for the country when he emerged with the highest total by any participant in the 11-round biennial event of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku Azerbaijan. But he  settled for just a bronze since tournament regulation gives the gold to the chesser who ends up with the highest performance rating. The 64-year-old Torre eked out a marathon win over International Master Moulthun Ly of Australia to finish unbeaten as he scored 10 points out of the possible 11 on nine victories and two draws.
        Ironically,  the gold went to  former Philippine team top board player GM Wesley So, who represented eventual champion United States. He emerged with a performance rating of 2896, beating silver medal winner GM Zoltan Almasi of Hungary (2845) and Torre (2836).
      Torre's bronze, however, shone like gold as the many-time Olympiad veteran took his first medal since snatching a silver in the 1974 edition in Nice, France where he also became Asia's first ever GM.
      The crowning glory at the  Baku Chess Olympiad, was that  of  Filipina young chess player, Janelle Mae Frayna who finally fulfilled her dream of becoming the country's first ever woman Grandmaster. Frayna drew with IM Davaademberel Nomin=Endene on board one to clinched her third and last WGM result in the ninth round of the biennial meet.
      The 20-year Frayna, a senior psychology candidate for cum laude honors at Far Eastern University, amassed the required 6.0 points on four wins, four draws and one loss. Frayna narrowly missed the WGM title in the World Juniors in India last month where she placed fifth.
      Torre and new woman chess grandmaster Frayna will receive cash incentives from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for theIr accomplishment in the World Chess Olympiad.
       PSC chairman William "Butch" Ramirez said Torre will be rewarded P100,000 by the government sports agency and likewise to the newly-minted Filipina WGM Frayna, P50,000 after becoming the first Filipina grandmaster.
       The PSC chairman is also working on bringing Torre and Frayma to an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte for a courtesy call along with Josephine Medina, who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in table tennis competition.
        Meanwhile, in the eyes of Gilas Pilipinas 5.0 coach Josh Reyes, his young players passed their baptism of fire despite failing to make the quarterfinals of the Fiba Asia Challenge in Teheran, Iran.
        The young Gilas squad made up exclusively of former and present college standouts like Mac Belo, Kevin Ferrer, and Mike Tolomia among others, due to the unavailability of PBA players and top amateur stars, had a rude introduction to the big stage as the national team managed just one win in five outings.
       Reyes announced Friday that the team is back from Iran, and he went on to thank top basketball patron Manny V. Pangilinan and other Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) officials led by president Al Panlilio, Ricky Vargas and Sonny Barrios for the support.. He praised his players for their "dedication, bravery and all-out effort" that may not have shown in their record but he clearly saw from the sidelines since the team’s formation.
         "I just want to express how extremely proud I am of our young Gilas men who gave 100% of themselves through the whole campaign,” Reyes said. “They did everything I asked of them with the best of their abilities. They stood their ground, took the hits, and never backed down.”
      The Philippines official bowed out of the competitions in Teheran, Iran after absorbing a 119-105 loss to the taller and more experienced Jordan squad. They also lost in the preliminary rounds against  India, 91-83, and Chinese-Taipei, 87-76 and to China in the next grouping matches, 75-65 but registered its only win against Kazakstan, 98-86 before the Jordan defeat.
      Gilas 5.0’s performance in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge reminded us that there still a lot of work to be done. However, it also served as proof that the Philippines has willing and able youngsters who’ll proudly represent the country in any competition.

INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
SECRETARY MARTIN ANDANAR
by JOE TARUC AND ANGELO PALMONES, PANGUNAHING BALITA, DZRH
September 19, 2016 (7:07 â€" 7:27 a.m.)

TARUC:
Bueno sa bahaging ito ng ating palatuntunan at pagbabalita mga kaibigan. Makakapiling po namin ni Congressman Angelo Palmones si Secretary Martin Andanar. Press Secretary magandang umaga po.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Magandang umaga at Happy Birthday Manong Joe, Congressman, good morning ulit.

TARUC:
Mabuti naman at kahit papaano dito po sa dinami-dami at maraming mga problema o mga balita, eh nakakayanan pa rin ninyo iyong mga pagpapaliwanag tungkol dito po sa mga ginagawa ng ating Pangulong Digong.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo. Alam mo Manong Joe noong tinanggap natin ‘tong trabaho na ‘to, in-expect naman natin na marami talagang problema, maraming intriga, maliit na pagkakamali ay nase-sensationalize. Pero tinatanggap natin iyong hamon, tayo nama’y nag-a-adjust sa mga pagkakamali natin na hindi na mauulit. At the same time, ang pangunahing trabaho natin ay ma-explain kung ano iyong sinabi ng ating Pangulo at iyong pagpapatakbo din ng mga ahensiya sa ilalim ng ating departamento.

PALMONES:
Pero nanambok ka, Sec. Tumambok ho iyong... (laughs)

SEC. ANDANAR:
(Laughs) You know, I lost 12 pounds haâ€"

PALMONES:
Really?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo, the last three weeks. Sobrangâ€"I mean, ang laki noong nilaki ko, ang hirap. Hindi na magkasya iyong pantalon...

PALMONES:
Ano iyan, dahil iyong stress mo idinadaan mo na lang sa kain?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Pero sabi ko, hindi maganda ito...

TARUC:
Kasi sa mga humahawak ng ganiyang posisyon sabi nila, naku napakadalas kumain niyanâ€"

SEC. ANDANAR:
Nasobrahan sa maruya.

TARUC:
Pero dito po ba sa mga problemang binabanggit ho ninyo, kasama po ba dito iyong mga intriga?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kasama po diyan iyong mga intriga, mayroong mga... marami, maraming haloâ€"Halo-halo na  Manong Joe. Pero, alam mo ayaw kong ma-distract sa ganiyang mga intriga, mga tsismis, etc. Although pinapakinggan natin, kasi baka naman mamaya ay constructive naman iyong kanilang mga criticisms, dapat pinapakinggan natin. The same time, hindi po tayo nawawalan ng focus sa trabaho natin. Ang mahalaga po ayâ€"ngayon ay mas systematic iyong paglalahad ng mga impormasyon mula sa Office of the President ‘no.

TARUC:
Secretary, medyo dumiretso na tayo at napakarami nating katanungan.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Opo. Opo.

Q:
Medyo maraming sa mga nakikinig natin ngayon, ang medyo nag-aabang ng paliwanag ano ho, tungkol dito sa ginagawang pagdalaw ng Pangulo sa iba’t ibang kampo ng militar sa buong kapuluan.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ito po ay pangunahing trabaho din ng Pangulo bilang Commander-In-Chief ng Armed Forces of the Philippines, kasama noong Philippine National Police. In fact hindi pa nga tapos iyan eh, hindi pa nga nadadalaw iyong Philippine National Police, iyong mga regional office ‘no. Ang dinadalaw pa lang ng ating Pangulo ay iyong mga military camps. Ito’y ginawa din naman ni dating Presidente Fidel Ramos ‘noâ€"

TARUC:
Pero hindi ganito kaprayoridad. Hindi po ganito.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Hindi at saka Manong Joe, kaya lang naman talagang na-e-emphasize dahilâ€"

Q:
O na-highlight.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ngayon po, eh mayroon nang Facebook. Naka-Facebook live pa iyon. Naka-video live, lahat. So talagang na-highlight itong pagdalaw. Pero as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Philippine National Police, it is the duty of the President to make sure na high morale ang ating mga sundalo. Dahil marami ho tayong problema na kinakaharap. Pangunahin diyan ang droga ‘no, iligal na droga, nandiyan din iyong terorismo. Kaya marapat lamang na tumaas ang morale ng ating Armed Forces of the Philippines dahil kasama/katuwang sila eh, dahil nag-declare nga iyong ating Pangulo ng state of lawless violence ano dito sa bansa natin. So, dapat lamang na mataas ang morale ng kasundaluhan at kapulisan.

PALMONES:
Or, hindi kaya ito mas mataas talaga ang tiwala ng Pangulo sa Armed Forces of the Philippines over other law enforcement agencies pagdating sa combat against illegal drugs?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ano kasi Congressman eh… matagal na rin kasing parang na-neglect iyong mga sundalo ‘no. Eh parang noong mga nakaraang administrasyon, hindi naman ito iyong naging ano talaga... although priority iyong modernization ‘no, pero wala tayong nakikitang ganitong klasengâ€"

PALMONES:
Improvement sa plan.

SEC. ANDANAR:
â€"aksiyon ‘no, na mayroong malasakit ang Pangulo sa mga sundalo. Ito, pinapakita lamang ng Pangulo natin na mayroon siyang malasakit, pati na rin sa mga pulis.

TARUC:
Siyempre iba iyong militar, iba iyong pulis. Eh bakit ganito ka-priority sa militar over the police gayong mas malaki o malala iyong problema na iniaatang natin sa mga kagawad ng pulisya?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ang pulis po naman Manong Joe, ay alam naman natin na hindi naman neglected iyong kapulisan. Usually iyon ang nasa dyaryo parati, iyon ang nakikita natin na ang Pangulo ay nandoon sa Philippine National Police, Camp Crame. You know the perception is, mas alaga ang pulis kaysa mga sundalo. So ngayon, it’s just a matter of going back at tinitignan natin iyong overall view na kailangan pantay-pantay iyong pagbibigay ng importansiya sa both sa sundalo saka sa kapulisan.

TARUC:
Walang selosan ha (laughs).

SEC. ANDANAR:
O, walang selosan. Ganoon iyon.

PALMONES:
Sir, bakit kung minsan eh, magtatalumpati ang Pangulo sa grupo ng militar hanggang sasabihin, “O bigyan ko kayo ng mga bagong ninyong Glock.” (laughs) Eh papaano pagsalita niya sa mga pulis, ‘di ganoon din po?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo. Malamang mayroon ding mga sasabihin ang Pangulo sa mga pulis natin na ikatutuwa rin ngâ€"

PALMONES:
Na mayroon dingâ€"pero ding tinatawag natin consuelo de bobo.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kasi doble yan eh, boss doble iyongâ€"like iyong suweldo, dadagdagan iyong suweldo, mga ganoon.

PALMONES:
Pareho naman sila. Ang sinabi naman military at saka pulis eh, tataas ang suweldo.
Kaya nga iyongâ€"karamihan sa mga sundalo daw ngayon, hindi na muna nagpe-Facebook. Kasi doon nalalaman na may increase pala sila eh.
Doc Joe, tanong ko lang din kay Secretary â€" ano na ngayon ang priority natin? Isulong pa rin ang pagpapatibay muli ng ROTC or we push towards the passing a law towards national service?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Mayroon pa ring ano eh… during the 3rd Cabinet Meeting, if I’m not mistaken, napag-usapan itong ROTC. So, ito ay tuluy-tuloy pa rin. Mayroon nang panukalang batas sa Lower House at sa Senado -- hindi ko lang matandaan kung sino iyong principal sponsor ‘no -- pero tuluy-tuloy pa rin iyan, it will come from Congress eh.

PALMONES:
Okay, so ang priority pa rin is towards ROTC?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ang ROTC, ang pagkakaalam ko ROTC talaga eh.

TARUC:
Iyong tungkol dito sa national emergency, Secretary ano ho. Alam ho ninyo may mga negosyante umiyak na. Kung magkaminsan, kailangan na raw nilang magtaas ng presyo, hindi nila magawa. Ngayon, ano raw ho ba talagang nangyayari sa kasalukuyan at paliwanag ng Pangulo? Ito po ba’y mayroong time talaga kung kailan natin ili-lift o talagang kailangan pa upang sa ganoon, kahit papaano ma-control lamang itong galaw ng presyo?

Q:
Iyong dito kasi sa national emergencyâ€"pag-usapan natin iyong transpormasyon halimbawa, Manong Joe ano. Ang problema natin halimbawa itong connecting road ‘no, dito sa South Luzon Expressway, Quirino hanggang doon sa Balintawak ‘di ba? Ang problema doon, mapapansin ninyo ang bagal, hindi nga tumatakbo eh. Eh kasi marami hong ano eh, marami hong mga properties, right-of-way ang problema eh. So kaya kailangan talaga ng isang national powers -- emergency powers -- iyong ating Pangulo para sa transportasyon para ma-solve itong problema. Dahil iyon ang pangunahing problema kaya hindi tumatakbo iyong atingâ€"

TARUC:
Pero hindi ho kaya malulutas nang wala itong emergency powers o pupuwede naman?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Mukhang mahihirapan tayo, Manong Joe eh. Kasi ilang taon mo iyan na hihintayin sa korte iyongâ€"halimbawa, iyong expropriation ng property. Nag-usap nga kami ng isang negosyante kahapon eh, eh sabi noong bilyonaryong negosyante, sabi niya, “alam mo” â€" halimbawa, na lamang itong sa NAIA Terminal 2, iyong runway diyan ‘no. Eh kailangan mo kasing bilhin iyong property doon ano eh, sa mga katabi. Sabi, “pero, papaano mo bibilhin iyan kung wala ka namang extraordinary powers ‘no para bilhin iyong property dahil ibebenta ba sa iyo iyan ng sa halagang napakamura?”

PALMONES:
Pero actually, Sec., mayroon na tayong power of eminent domain eh ‘di ba, na puwedeng gamitin ng pamahalaan to take over a property kahit pa privately owned siya. Tapos iyong just compensation will be resolved later on by the court.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo, pero mahirap kasi... siguro din Congressman ha, ito, hindi naman ako expert sa batas. Kung halimbawa, kung gusto kong bilhin ng hundred thousand per square meter, siguradong bigyan ako ng offer that they cannot refuse. So ganoon iyon eh. Kasi kung gusto kong maging maayos o mas maging maganda iyong daloy ng eroplano doon sa NAIA Terminal 1, 2, 3, kailangan mong dagdagan iyong runway. Hindi puwedeng walang dagdag, mayroon talaga dapat, and the only way to do that is you have to buy land by lot kasi may mga bahay na eh.

Q:
Iyon ang problema.

TARUC:
Secretary ito naman, matindi rin ito ano ho. Kasi sinasabi natin importante, kailangan iyang emergency powers ano ho. Sa taas ng trust rating ng Pangulong Digong sa kasalukuyan ano ho, hindi po ba kayo naniniwala na kahit na walang emergency power, pulungin na lang niya o kausapin iyong mga partikular na sektor na apektado, palagay ko kayang-kaya niyang pasunurin at kayang-kayang sumunod naman doon sa kaniyang mga ipakikiusap.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Iyon ang itatanong ko kay Secretary Tugade. Secretary Tugade at sa kaniyang mgaâ€"

TARUC:
Halimbawa, eh isang particular sektor, kailangan ganito ang mangyari o iyong mga right-of-way, kung ano-ano. Siguro naman isang kausap lang dito ng Pangulo, sa taas ng kaniyang trust rating, at nakita naman ninyo ang rating niya -- iyong credibility rating, kung ano-ano. Hindi ho ba, napakataas na anuman ang sabihin niya dito sa mga sektor na ‘to, pagbibigyan ang anumang kaniyang sasabihin.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo. Iyon na Manong Joe ang itatanong ko kay Secretary Tugade. Pero ang pagkakaalam ko kasi, Manong Joe eh, talagang ano eh, dadaan talaga sa butas ng karayom dahil may mga private properties na maaapektuhan. Halimbawa na lamang, iyong pagbubukas ng mga subdivision dahil para gawing alternative route ‘no ng mga motorista. Paano mo bubuksan iyong area?

TARUC:
Pero ako, palagay ko susunod kahit walang emergency power. Kung ang Pangulo magsasabi, ipaliliwanag, “O, iyan ay hindi naman bubukas nang hindi kayo aalalayan ng gobyerno. Security dito, kami rin ang bahala. Eh huwag kayong mag-alala, pumayag na kayo.” Papayag lahat iyan, Secretary.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Eh, ibubulong ko sa Pangulo.

TARUC:
Nakakita na ho ba kayo ng Pangulo na ganiyan kataas ang trust rating?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Wala pa, mukhang first time yata ito sa buong mundo eh - 91%... mas mataas pa yata sa 91.

PALMONES:
Tumaas pa yata. Anyway Sec., may dagdag rin ba tayo doon sa pagsasaâ€"nitong weekend talagang nakatutok kami, dahil baka mamaya madaling araw na naman i-announce eh. Iyong tungkol sa list ng mga narco politicians. May timetable ba tayo, kailan ninyo talaga ilalabas?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ito iyong mahigit isanlibong listahan?

PALMONES:
Oo, kasi nitong huli ano niya, nitong weekend, nagpapitik lang eh. Dalawa lang iyong nabanggit eh.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Binanggit niya doon sa Bulacan?

PALMONES:
Oo.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Mukhang ang sinabi ng Pangulo doon sa Bulacan ay, “ibibigay ko na lang ito sa Armed Forces,” ‘no.

PALMONES:
Ah, so huwag na kaming maghintay ha?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Well ahh… ayoko ring mag-ano eh… ayokong pangunahan ang Pangulo eh.

TARUC:
Kasi nakikita namin palagi dala nya iyong listahan, pagkatapos wala ka namang maririnig.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Actually, iyon nga, ayaw kong pangunahan ang Pangulo. Siguro ang mahalaga dito ay alam natin na merong listahang ganyan, na ganoon kakapal.

TARUC:
Baka namang binibigyan pa ng pagkakataon ng Pangulo na magbago. Dahil hindi naman ganyan katindi. Oy, hindi naman katindi magbago ka na para naman makiisa dito sa ipinaglalaban ng gobyerno. 

PALMONES:
Kasi may mga governor, Congressman at saka Mayor. Every time nagpre-press con ang Pangulo, tumataas ang presyon eh, kinakabahan eh.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Sabi nga ng kaibigan ko DILG, sabi niya, “sana dahan-dahanin para may aabangan.”

TARUC:
Pero dahil diyan samantalahin natin ang pagkakataon.  Oo. Alam po ninyo marami-rami na rin ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno nagiging biktima ng sindikato. Pag kinakapanayam dito po sa ating palatuntunan eh tinatawagan ng sindikato hinihingan ng load, hinihingan ng papremyo, hinihingan ng pa-raffle. Aba’y Secretary, siguro kahit papano paalalahan natin ang mga kasama natin, na hindi totoo iyan, i-entrap natin iyan. Once and for all, hindi man natin mahuli ang droga, ito man lang mahuli natin. 

SEC. ANDANAR:
Ganoon ho talaga kasi, Congressman, kapag sikat ang programa mo tulad ninyo, ine-namedrop kayo. Nangyari na iyon sa mga kasamahan natin sa trabaho na nine-namedrop iyong pangalan, hindi maganda iyon.

TARUC:
Iyong mga opisyal nahihiya nga eh, na nag-check ano, mag-verify, baka sabihin ho tsine-check pa nya parang ganito lang. Hindi nahihiya din iyong mga opisyal ng gobyerno, maski sila ginagawa nila nag-uutos na lang sa iba, “pakitanong nyo nga kung ito talaga iyong number.”

SEC. ANDANAR:
Pihado ko si ---ang naalarma iyong mga departamento na malalaki ang budget. Buti na lang ang PCO pinakamaliit ng budget.

TARUC:
Secretary, maging sino ang nabiktima.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Sigurado.

PALMONES:
Talaga ha ginamit niya?

PALMONES:
Oo. Ilang beses, alam na alam ng mga pagka ganiyang mga raket eh.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Si Executive Secretary ganundin, di ba naglabas siya ng memo na wala akong kilala na….

PALMONES:
Maraming mga---kunwari eh nag-raise ng funds.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kaya galit na galit si Executive Secretary niyan.

PALMONES:
Anyway doon papasok ngayon iyong importansiya nung SIM registration. Dahil dapat tulungan natin iyong SIM registration na iyan.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Sa ibang bansa ganoong. Sa Singapore. Bumibili ako sa Singapore, bili ako ng SIM card, kailangan ng passport eh.

PALMONES:
Kahit turista?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Sabi ko, bakit, what for?

Q:
Eh mukha ka kasing terorista eh. (laughs)

Q:
Para hindi na magamit iyong SIM card na iyan sa mga terroristic activities.

Q:
Hindi saka sa may extortion activities na katulad niyan.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Saka halimbawa, kasi iyong mga terorista, hindi ba iyon ang ginagamit nila, pang-detonate ng kanilang mga improvised at mga explosive device ano. So pag-registered iyong SIM card, mas madali mong mate-trace.

TARUC:
Hindi n’yo ba napapansin parang napakaganda ng chemistry ninyo, nila Secretary Abella at Secretary Andanar?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Opo, opo. Maganda po iyong aming chemistry dahilâ€"

TARUC:
Siya mahinahon ang mukha.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kaya sa akin nagagalit ang lahat eh. (laughs)

PALMONES:
Kasama na yataâ€"you sound regretful.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Hindi ano lang iyon, kumbaga nagkakatuwaan lang tayo. (laughs)

TARUC:
Pagkaminsan siguro iyong mga miyembro ng Gabinete medyo nagkakaunawaan na rin. Alam nila na iniintriga na sila.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo maraming intriga. Inintriga nga kami ni Secretary Sal Panelo eh. Eh sabi ko ke Secretary, “Sal, baka maniwala ka doon sa mga intriga na iyan ha, wala tayong hidwaan ah, wala tayong iringan”.

PALMONES:
Bulungan mo na rin siya?

TARUC:
Secretary, narinig na ho ba ninyo iyong mga tsismis-tsismis na bubuwagin na iyong opisina ninyo?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Oo. Maraming tsismis. Sasabihin ko nga eh, we know, alam naman natin Congressman na at the end of the day, you work hard and we serve at the pleasure of the President. Trabaho lang tayo.

TARUC:
Secretary Andanar, medyo namumula din pala kapag umaga. (laughs)

PALMONES:
Kaya nga kanina tinanong ko kaagad, may dumaan bang ambulansiya sa tabi mo? Ang laking intriga nung pag hindi mo klinaro.

TARUC:
Oo nakikinig ako sabing ganoon, mukhang nagwa-wangwang mga back up ni Secretary Andanar. (laughs)

SEC. ANDANAR:
Sabi ko tanungin ninyo sa guwardiya ninyo mayroong dumaan na ambulansiya.

TARUC:
Ang ganda ng alibi mo. Gwardiya pa namin testigo ninyo. (laughs) Nandiyan na pala siya sa labas, hindi pa pumasok eh.

TARUC:
Sir, nais ka naming pasalamatan dito sa pagpapaunlak na nakapanayam dito sa ating palatuntunan kahit medyo biglaan. 

SEC. ANDANAR:
It is my honor Manong Joe, nalaman kong birthday mo. Sabi ko dideretso na ako sa DZRH. Kayo po ay haligi ng ating industriya at ako ayâ€"it’s an honor to be able to be interviewed by the great Joe Taruc, of course Congressman.

PALMONES:
Teka muna papasok ka pa lang ba o pauwi na?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Hindi meron kaming budget hearing.

PALMONES:
Nililiwanag ko. Mabuti na iyong maliwanag. (laughs)

TARUC:
Tapos na lahat halos, kayo na lang hindi pa?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kami po iyong unang isasalang ngayong umaga. Alam ko pagtapos niyan ay iyong Office of the Executive Secretary.

PALMONES:
Pero wala naman smooth sailing. Wala naman masyadong problema, ang liit ng budget. (laughs) Hindi masyadong pinapansin iyan.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Kumbaga, kita mo iyong budget ng halimbawa DPWH, nasa mga halos kalahating bilyon ‘di ba, eh pagdating mo sa PCO 1.2 billion.

PALMONES:
Doon ba nanggagaling din ang expense ng Pangulo pagkaâ€"iyong call ninyo, iyong magko-cover kapag may mga travel?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Lahat.

PALMONES:
Bakit ninyo iko-cover iyon?

SEC. ANDANAR:
Hindi ganoon talaga, lahat ganoon. Kaya nga ang ginagawa namin, Congressman, ay humihingi kami ng supplemental, augmentation. Kasi siyempre iba iyong sistema ngayon, ang Pangulo natin ay madalas sa probinsya kaya kailangan nating humingi ng augmentation.

PALMONES:
Mabuti may nagtatrabaho pa sa inyo. (laughs)

TARUC:
Secretary, siguro mabusisi natin ano ho, ito namang mga opisinaâ€"
(crowd in booth singing of happy birthday) 

TARUC:
Alam n’yo malungkot lang ako ngayong umaga, aba’y ang lalaki at saka ang dami nung kandila. (laughs)

SEC. ANDANAR:
Happy birthday.

Q:
Secretary, maraming salamat.

SEC. ANDANAR:
Salamat, salamat.

DILG Secretary Sueno, Governor Mangudadatu, Governor Solon, Mayor Rivera, Police Deputy Director General Uyami, Jr., Police Chief Superintendent Cedrick Train, the officers and men of the Philippine National Police, the officers and men of the Philippine Army, the Armed Forces, mga kababayan ko.

DILG Secretary Sueno, Governor Mangudadatu, Governor Solon, Mayor Rivera, Police Deputy Director General Uyami, Jr., Police Chief Superintendent Cedrick Train, mga opisyal ug mga tawo sa Philippine Army, ang Armed Forces, mga kanasod nako.

Could anybody give the tikas-pahinga order please.

Palihug ko paghatag sa mando pagtikas-pahinga.

Kaning mga mga pulis ba, pagka tikas-pahinga mas dakog pilangkad kaysa sa mga army. I’d like to make an explanation to the Filipino people -- hindi masyado tayo, eh trabaho ang... You know, when I was mayor for 23 years sa Davao, maraming namatay and I was one of the favorite whipping boy of De Lima about the human rights. Noong kasing na-OIC ako, right after the EDSA Revolution, noong na mayor ako magulo ang Davao. Lahat nandoon, and what was really worse at that timeâ€"it was a very bad policy but I... everybody thought at that time that it was good. Every Filipino or foreigner for that matter, would go and say that he is a anti-communist… iyong Alsa Masa binigyan ng mga armas.

Kaning mga mga pulis ba, pagka tikas-pahinga mas dakog pilangkad kaysa sa mga army. Ganahan ko muhatag ug eksplanasyon sa mga Pilipinoâ€"dili kaayo ta, trabaho ang… Kabalo mo, kadtong mayor ko sa Davao, sa sulod sa 23 ka tuig, daghan ug nangamatay ug ako ang usa sa mga paborito na  whipping boy ni De Lima mahitungod sa human rights. Kadto man gud na-OIC ko, pagkahuman dayon sa EDSA Revolution, kadtong na mayor ko gubot ang Davao. Tanan naa didto, ug ang pinaka-grabe atong panahona--- kay ang dili gyud mayo na polisiya pero ako… abi sa tanan atong panahona nga maayo ra to. Tanang Pilipino o langyaw alang niana nga butang, muadto ug muingon nga anti-komunista siya… kadtong Alsa Masa gitagaan ug mga armas.

Arms were freely given to everybody, and when there was a slowing down… kasi sa Davao alam mo nagpalayo iyong mga komunista, wala na tayong panahon mag-istorya kung bakit. Ang naproblema ko ang mga hoodlums, then the shabu substance came into being. Hirap ako. So sabi ko, iyong mga durugista, iyong mga kidnappers, iyong mga holdapers, murder-for-hire, umalis kayo ng Davao kasi ‘pag ayaw ninyo papatayin ko kayo. At iyong ibang umalis nga, buhay iyong iba. Iyong hindi naniwala, patay.

Libre nga gipanghatag ang mga armas sa tanan, ug kung naay paghinay nga mahitabo... kay sa Davao kabalo mo, nagpalayo ang mga komunista, wala na tay panahon mag-sturya kung ngano. Ang naproblema ko ang mga kriminal, unya ang shabu nga bahandi miabut ngadto sa pagkatawo. Naglisod ko. Mao niingon ko, kanang mga durugista, mga kidnapper, mga holdaper, murder-for-hire, pahawa mo sa Davao kay kung dili mo, patyon tamo. Ug kadtong mga nanghawa gyud, buhi ang uban. Ang mga wala nituo, patay.

So noon, there is a problem. Kasi lahat kasi ng namatay binibilang... well, pulitika una ‘yan, it’s started in politics. Yung lahat na namamatay diyan, pati nasagasaan, kukunan ng picture, padala ni Nograles doon kay De Lima, magkaibigan naman sila... pareho silang pangit. (laughter)

Sauna, adunay usa ka problema. Kay tanang nangamatay giihap... pulitika una na, nagsugod na sa pulitika. Ang tanan nga mga nangamatay dinha pati naligsan, kuhaan ug litrato, ipadala ni Nograles ngadto kay De Lima, amigo man sila... pareho sila ngil-ad ug nawng. (Pagkatawa)

So De Lima kept on hammering on me, due process-due process, extra-judicial killings and I was the one of the few mayors na nana-national, and only because I was a criminal killing a criminal. Ngayon, bakit sa Davao nahinto iyong droga, nahinto iyong... at least, barest minimum. Bakit ang Davao naging one of the safest cities in the world? Bakit ang Davao, ang negosyo pumasok at makita mo naman ngayon? Bakit ang Davao, ang mga tao doon medyo disiplano, walang suplado? Bakit kami sa Davao, ang pakisama namin sa Moro pati Kristiyanos maganda? Well, one of the reason really is that parang neutral ako, in the sense that makalapit sa akin because my lola was a Maranao, my lolo was a Chinese but my father was a Cebuano.

Si De Lima nagpadayon ug panghampak nako, due process-due process, extra-judicial killings ug usa ko sa mga pipila ka mayor nga na-national, ug tungod ra kay usa ko ka kriminal na nagpatay ug kriminal. Karon, ngano sa Davao nahunong ang drogas, nahunong ang... sa labing menos, minimum. Ngano ang Davao nahimong usa sa labing luwas nga mga syudad sa kalibutan? Ngano ang Davao, nisulod ang negosyo ug makit-an man nimo karon? Ngano ang Davao, ang mga tao didto, medyo disiplinado, walay maldito? Ngano kami sa Davao, ang relasyon sa Moro ug sa Kristiyanos maayo? Aw, ang usa sa mga rason gyud kay murag neutral ko, sa diwa nga makaduol sa  tungod kay ang akong lola usa ka Maranao, ang akong lolo Chinese apan ang akong amahan Cebuano.

So iyon ang sikreto ng Davao, ang unang umalis ang komunista. Kasi ang pag-iisip ko rin noon, parang sosyalista. But the Communist Party of the Philippines is the extreme, and they want to get government by armed struggle. So kami pagka-sosyalista namin, dito lang kami, maybe off center because my father ventured in Mindanao â€" nag-asawa siya dito, Mindanaoan. But we were really very poor. So I grew up in an environment of... hindi naman talaga iyong gutom, pero hirap... hirap.

Mao na ang sikreto sa Davao, ang una nga nihawa ang komunista. Kay ang paghunahuna pud nako sauna, mura ug sosyolista. Pero ang Partido Komunista sa Pilipinas mao ang pinakagrabe, ug niadto sila para makuha ang gobyerno pinaagi sa armadong pakigbisog. Mao na kami sa pagka-sosyolista namo, dinhi ra mi, murag dili sa sento kay akong amahan naay venture sa Mindanao-- nag asawa siya dinhi, Mindanaoan. Pero pobre gyud kaayo mi. Mao nga nabuhi ko sa palibot sa ... dili man gyud kadtong gutom, pero lisod... lisod.

So madali kong maintindihan ang mga komunista. And as a matter of fact, last night I was talking with Jalandoni, because we were talking. Naintindihan niya ako. Kaya ako nakapagpunta ng Saranggani, sa bukid, kunin ko iyong mga nabihag na pulis, na army. Because I could talk sense to them. Bakit ba tayo magpatayan na pareho naman tayong pobre dito, so why do you have to weapon.

Dali nako masabtan ang mga komunista. Ug sa tinud-anay, sa miaging gabii, nakigstorya ko ni Jalandoni, kay nagsturya mi. Nasabtan ko niya. Mao ko naka-adto ug Saranggani, sa bukid, kuhaon nako tong mga nadakpan na pulis, na army. Tungod kay maka-sturya ko ug hangkag nila. Ngano man ta magpinatyanay na parehas man tang pobre dinhi, ngano kailangan nimo ug armas.

But those are the things na limitado ako, kasi Mayor lang. Wala akongâ€"ngayon naging Presidente ako, bakit maraming patay? Na ngayon lahat ng patayâ€"kaya ako galit, kung nakikinig kayo mga foreigners ganito iyan. Makinig kayong mabuti ha ang hina pa naman ng utak ninyo. b*** kayong lahat. Kasi yung kung ako noong Mayor sa Davao, ito iyong sinabi ko… hindi naman ako gago magsabi patayin mo. At alam ko na nag-aral kayo lahat, and you know the circumstances where you can kill a person legally or any other thing would be illegal -- iyan nga iyong extra-judicial, iyong tinatawag nilang salvage.

Apan mao na ang mga butang na limitado ko, tungod kay Mayor lang. Wala koy-- karon na Presidente nako, ngano daghan ug patay? Na karon tanang patay-- mao ko nasuko, kung naminaw mo mga langyaw, in-ani na. Paminaw mo ug maayo ha, hinay baya na inyong utok. b*** mong tanan. Kay kung ako kadtong Mayor sa Davao, mao ni ang akong giingon... dili man ko gago nga muingon patyon nimo. Ug kahibalo ko nga naa moy giskwelahan tanan, ug nahibalo mo sa kahimtang diin kamo makahimo sa legal nga pagpatay sa usa ka tawo o sa bisan unsa nga lain nga mga butang nga mahimo nga illegal--- mao na ang extra-judicial, kadtong gitawag nila nga salvage.

Sa Davao kasi ganito -- hanapin ninyo ang mga durugista, mga kriminal, mga holdaper, kidnapper; hanapin ninyo arestuhin ninyo; pag ayaw mag-surrender at lumaban and they present a violent resistance, and if you think that life -- your life -- as an arresting officer in imminent danger, shoot them dead, period. That is the order until now sa inyo. Kaya sa Maynila, sabi nila, “Bakit patayan noong nag-umpisa si Duterte? Kasi ang pulis takot. Alam ko, 23 years ako, ang pulis pag na-demanda, on the day naâ€"alam mo ang mga abogado ganyan iyan, abogado ako eh. Pagâ€"hindi ba, idinemanda ka ng pulis, mag-counter charge. At minsan iyong hearings sa pulis, iyong dinemanda niyang kriminal na i-wait, last to be heard. Iyong demanda ng kriminal sa kanya na una, and he gets suspended on that day, pero mga officer after two years, but that day, wala ng trabaho, wala ng pagkain, wala na.

Sa Davao man gud in-ani â€" pangitaa ninyo ang mga durugista, mga kriminal, mga tulisan, kidnaper; pangitaa ninyo ug dakopa; kung dili gani gusto mu-tugyan ug nakig-away sa bayolente na pamaagi, ug tan-aw nimo na ang imong kinabuhi nga nag aresto niya kay naa na sa pilegro, pusila siya, period. Mao na ang mando hangtod karon sa inyo. Mao sa Maynila, ana sila, “Bakit patayan noong nag-umpisa si Duterte?”. Kay ang pulis nahadlok. Kabalo ko, 23 ko ka tuig, ang pulis kung na-demanda, sa adlaw ngaâ€"kabalo mo ang mga abogado in-ana na, abogado baya ko. Kungâ€"dili ba, gidemanda ka sa pulis, mu-counter charge. Ug usahay ang  Busa sa Manila, miingon sila, "Nganong sa masaker mikuha sa ibabaw sa mayor? Tungod kay ang kahadlok sa kapolisan. Ako nasayud, ako 23 ka tuig, ang mga pulis may mga buroka, sa adlaw nga ang mga batid sa balaod nasayud nga kini mao ang, eh abogado. Education wala kaso sa mga polis, sa pagsumpo katungdanan. Ug sa higayon nga ang inyong mga pagdungog sa mga pulis, ang mga gidemanda niya nga kriminal, ulahi dunggon. Ang demanda hinuoon sa kriminal sa iyaha nauna ungya ma-suspenso siya ana adlawa, pero ang mga opisyal pagkahuman sa duha ka tuig, pero ana adlawa, walay trabaho, walay pagkaon, wala na.

Hindi naintindihan ng mga loko-loko eh. Kaya ang mga police takot. Noong ako na ang Presidente sinabi ko, “Go out.” Sinabihan ko, “Go out and hunt down the criminals, arrest them and if they offer a violent resistance, and you think that life, ikaw ang mamatay, kung hindi siya. T***ina, patayin mo sila,” iyan ang order ko sa iyo. That has not changed. Pag sinunod ninyo ako, wala kayong problema, ako ang bahala sa inyo. Hindi ako papayag na may militar o pulis makulong dahil sa utos ko kasi ang bayan natin hirap. Hirap na hirap ang bayan natin. Sa droga, Santiago, he is an officer ng Armed Forces, sa PDEA siya. I do not have reason to doubt himâ€"hindi naman niya ako kinakalaban. He told us that there are 3 million addicts now in the Philippines, of late. Huwag mo na lang bilangin iyon. Iyong 700,000, it’s going up, it’s gonna reach a million mark by the end of this month. 1 million drug addicts plus 3 million noong sinabi ng PDEA, ilan iyan, di 4 million.

Wala nasabtan sa mga bu****. Mao ang mga pulis nahadlok. Kadtong ako na ang Presidente ni ana ko, "Go out." Niana ko, "Go out and hunt down the criminals, arrest them and if they offer a violent resistance, and you think that life, ikaw ang mamatay, kung hindi siya. T***ina, patayin mo sila," mao na ang akong mando nimo ug wala na nausab. Kung inyo ko sundon, wala moy problema, ako ang bahala sa inyo. Dili ko musugot na naay militar o pulis nga mapriso tungod sa akong sugo kay ang nasud nato naglisod. Naglisod gyud ug maayo atong nasud. Sa drogas, Santiago, officer siya sa Armed Forces, sa PDEA pud siya. Dili nako siya kailangan pagdudahan-- wala man sad ko niya gikalaban. Iya mi giingnan nga naay tulo ka milyon na nga adik dinhi sa Pilipinas. Ayaw nalang na ihapa. Kadtong 700,000, nagsaka siya, muabot na ug milyon sa katapusan ani nga buwan. 1 milyon na adik sa drogas ug 3 ka milyon kadtong giingon sa PDEA, pila na, dili 4 milyones.

Nag-usap kami ni Widodo doon sa ASEAN Summit. Sabi ni President Widodo, “We have the same problem. I have 4 million addicts but there are about… almostâ€"the largest, butâ€"so ang Indonesia have a 300 million people; tayo 104, nearing the 4 million mark. Itong mga puti, ang utak talaga puti. Bot pa sa bot los pad, walang dugo naâ€"they cannot understand na ako hirap na hirap masyado dito ngayon. What am I suppose to do with the 4 million?

Nagstorya mi ni Widodo didto sa ASEAN Summit. Giingon ni Presidente Widodo, “Naa ta’y pareha na problema. Naa koy 4 ka milyon na adik pero naay mga… hapit- ang pinakadako, pero- so ang Indonesia kay naay 300 ka milyon ka tawo; kita 104, duol sa 4 ka milyon na marko. Kaning mga puti, ang utok gyud kay puti. Bot pa sa bot los pad, walay dugo na- dili sila kasabot na naglisod na kaayo ko diri karon. Unsa man ang akong dapat buhaton sa 4 ka milyon?

Sabi pa ng ano, easily doneâ€"kindly record it and give it to the idiots, maoâ€"“why is Duterte is killing them? Sending to them to rehabilitation, would be good.” They do not know or they do not pretend to know. Or they are ignorant really, that in any government there is always the fiscal year, January to December. At that time it was Aquino, itong budget ko ngayon pinapatakbo ko sa inyo, was a budget that was prepared by Aquino the previous year to be implemented this year. And the budget next year is being prepared now for implementation next year. Nobody but nobody at that time knew the magnitude of the contamination of drugs. Remember that I am a mid-stream president. Pumasok ako, ang budget umiiral na. Sila iyong gumawa, at I don’t know if they had any idea na ganoon pala karami ang tama natin.

Ingon pa sa kuan, dali buhaton- palihog ug record ani ug ihatag ni sa mga bulok, mao- “ngano gipangpatay man sila ni Duterte? Ang pagpadala sa ila sa rehabilitasyon, kay mayo.” Wala sila kabalo o wala sila nagpa-aron-ingnon na kabalo. O ignorante lang gyud sila, na sa bisan asang gobyerno pirmi gyud naa ang fiscal na tuig, Enero hangtod Disyembre. Sa atong panahona si Aquino to, ang akoang budget karon na gipadagan nako sa inyo, kay ang budget na gi-andam ni Aquino sa niaging tuig para ipatuman karong tuig. Ug ang budget sa sunod na tuig kay gi-andam karon para sa pagpatuman sa sunod na tuig. Walay bisan usa apan walay bisan usa sa atong panahona ang nakabalo sa pagkagrabe sa kontaminasyon sa droga. Hinumdumi na ako kay mid-stream na president. Nisulod ko, ang budget kay gipadagan na. Sila ang naghimo, ug wala ko kabalo kung naa sila’y ideya na in-ato diay kadaghan ang adik sa ato.

Tama iyang DOH, wala silang budget niyan even the DSWD simply because this budget now does not contain the following expenditures. Hindi ako makakuha, hindi ako makautang because that would be illegal, na iyong budget doon sa ibang department igastos ko para sa rehab. Because that would be just like stealing from Peter to pay Paul â€" ika nga sa idiom. Eh naintindihan nila daldal nang daldal, putang ina. Ngayon hinintay ko lang. Noong sinabi ko na “De Lima, you better hang yourself,” alam ko na. And that is why I am nowâ€"

Sakto na ang DOH, wala silay budget ana bisan ang DSWD tungod lang kay ang kining budget karon kay wala pa naapil ang kaning mga gastuhanan. Dili ko makakuha, dili ko makautang kay illegal na, na ang budget didto sa lahi na departamento kay gastuhon nako para sa rehab. Kay mura ran a ug pagpangawat kay Peter para bayran si Paul â€" matod pa sa panultihon. Eh nasabtan nila sige lang ug yawyaw, putang ina. Karon gihulat ra nako. Katong giingon nako na “De Lima, mas maayo pa na ibigti nimo imong kaugalingon,” kabalo na ko. Ug mao na ngano ako karon-

Iyong mga Human Right hali kayo, hali kayo dito. So I would be inviting the Human Rights Commission, the EU, Obama â€" if he wants to come here, si Bangkiâ€"sabi ko man Bangkisun, Ban Ki-moon pala. Bangkisun-Bangkisun... iyon pala, sun and moon kasi. So I apologize for that faux pas. If you read it, then it’s faux pas, it’s pronounced faux pas. Iyan ang totoo, ngayon alam ko na. Sino ang nagpatay? May mga patayan marami in legitimate police action. Mayroon ring napatay ang mga military sa Mindanao, it’s a purely military undertaking a police action. Iyong iba, iyong binabalot, sino nagpatay? 

Ang kanang mga Human Right anhi mo, anhii na mo. Mao akong imbitaron ang Human Rights Commission, ang EU, Obama â€" kung ganahan siya muari, si Bangki- ingon pa nako Bangkisun, Ban Ki-moon diay. Bangkisun-Bangkisun… mao diay, adlaw ug bulan man gud. Mao nangayo ko ug pasaylo para sa sipyat. Kung basahon nimo, dayon kini mao ang faux pas, faux pas ang paglitok ini. Mao na ang tinuod, karon kabalo na ko. Kinsa ang nagpatay? Naay mga pagpatay daghan sa lehitimo na aksyon sa kapulisan. Naa poy napatay ang mga militar sa Mindanao, usa lang kini ka militar na nibuhat ug aksyon sa kapulisan. Ang katong lain, ang mga giputos, kinsa ang nagpatay?

Alam mo marami silang karibal. The mostâ€"makinig kayoâ€"sabihin ninyo ito sa mga p***inang bantay kayo sa akin, pagpunta ninyo dito. ‘Di ba nila alam na pati mga police generals at pulis involved? At lahat iyong pinatay, nagpatayan sila because unahan na nila kasi these guys will be these killers. Nagpapatayan sila kung sinong pumait kay Garbo, sinong pumait kay Loot. Did it ever occur to you that there was also a silencing stage? Mostly sila sila lang. Pero ang patay na’t sawi na, tinatapon nila kay Bato, sa akin, sa pulis.

Kabalo ka daghan silag karibal. Ang pinaka- paminaw mo- ingna ni ninyo sa mga p***inang bantay lang mo sa ako, pagabot ninyo diri. ‘Wala ba sila kabalo na bisan ang mga heneral sa pulis ug pulis kay apil? Ug tanan na gipangpatay, nagpinatyanay sila kay unhan na nila kay ang kaning mga tawhana ang mahimong mga tigpatay. Nagpinatyanay sila kung kinsa ang nanangil kay Garbo, kung kinsa ang nanangil kay Loot. Nisulod ba sa inyong utok na naa puy panahon sa pagpahilom? Sila sila rapud kagaran. Pero ang mga patay na, gipanglabay nila kay Bato, sa ako, sa pulis.

How stupid can you really get? Ngayon sabi ninyo, “Bakit mo iniinsulto?” Si Duterte sabi doon sa EU-Europe, pinaka-unpopular daw ako. Gago, tapos nang eleksiyon nanalo na ako dito. Ang boto dito ang popular, ang gusto mo... bu****. Unpopular ako, and so? Tapos naman ang eleksiyon, six million nga ang margin eh. Tapos hindi daw ako statesman. Excuse me? Hindi raw ako statesman. Ang pagkaalam ko, tumakbo ako ng presidente, wala mang posisyong statesman doon sa amin. ‘Ba, bakit mo man ako piliting maging statesman? Madumi raw ang bunganga ko, eh kasi tarantado kayo.

Hangtod asa man na ang imong kabogo? Karon giingon ninyo,  “Ngano imo man giinsulto?” Si Duterte giingon didto sa EU-Europe, pinaka-dili ilado daw ko. Amaw, humana ang eleksyon nakadaog na ko diri. Ang boto diri ang ilado, ang imong gusto… bu****. Dili ko ilado, dayon? Humana man ang eleksyon, unom ka milyon gani ang labaw. Dayon dili daw ko estadista. Excuse me? Dili daw ko estadista. Sa akong nahibaw-an, nidagan ko pagkapresidente, wala may posisyon sa estadista didto sa amo. ‘Ba, ngano imo man ko pugson na mahimong estadista? Hugaw daw akoang baba, eh kay amaw man mo.

You know, why you get a retort to me that’s really b***? Because you are, yourself are bullshitting us. Hindi pa nga nila alam eh, hindi alam kung sino ang nagpapatayan. Why do you attribute all the killings in Manila to the police and me, when as a matter of fact you know that there were gangsters including police generals? ‘Di iyong unang birada ‘di binabalot ng plaster. Sabi ko, that is not the job of police to make mummies, sa Egypt lang ganoon. Bakit mo gawaing mum... bakit magsayang-sayang ng panahon? Why will we waste our time wrapping a body with... to make mummies out of those... Kaya ako galit.

Kabalo mo, ngano makakuha man mog tubag nako na b***? Tungod kay kamo, kamo mismo kay nangbullshit sa amo. Wala pa gani nila nahibaw-an eh, wala kabalo kung kinsa ang nagpinatyanay. Ngano inyo man ipasangil ang tanan pagpatay sa Manila adto sa pulis ug sa ako, na sa tinud-anay lang kabalo mo na naay gangsters apil ang mga heneral sa pulis? ‘Di ang inyong una na birada ‘di giputos ug plaster. Ingon ko, dili man na trabaho sa mga pulis na muhimo ug mummies, sa Egypt ra na. Ngano imo man himoong mum… ngano magsayang-sayang ug oras? Ngano ato man sayangan ang atong oras sa pagputos sa lawas ug… para maghimo ug mummies gikan niining… Mao nasuko ko.

Ako ‘pagka... you just treat me fairly, wala man talagang... nagpapakumbaba ako. Ako, ganoon ako eh. Kung dito iyong tao, dito ako. Kung dito, dito ako. Hindi mo napansin nagsi-sir ako sa inyo, lahat ng mga opisyal. How do I address you? “Sir.” Eh kasi tayo, ako naman hindi namanâ€"from the ranks rin ako eh. So nasanay akong mag-sir. Sanay ako, ‘pag ano ako… eh kasi tayo, ako naman din iyong ano… from the ranks rin ako eh. So nasanay akong mag-sir. Sanay ako... ‘pag ano ako, fiscal, special counsel, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2... ‘pag 2 naging OIC Vice Mayor ako ng Davao. Sa buhay ko, nagsi-sir ako. Maski yang mga policeman, “ma’am, sir.”

Ako ‘pagka… tratoha lang kog tarong, wala man gyuy… nagpahiubos ko. Ako, ing-ana man ko eh. Kung ari ang tawo, ari ko. Kung ari, ari ko. Wala mo kabantay magsir ko sa inyo, tanan na mga opisyal. Unsa man mo nako pagtawag? “Sir.” Eh kay kita, ako man dili man- gikan sad ko sa ranggo eh. Mao naanad ko mag-sir. Anad ko, ‘kung unsa ko… eh kay kita, ako man sad ang kuan… gikan sad ko sa ranggo eh. So naanad ko mag-sir. Anad ko… ‘kung unsa ko, fiscal, special counsel, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2… ‘kung 2 nahimo kog OIC Vice Mayor sa Davao. Sa akong kinabuhi, magsir ko. Bisan sa mga policeman, “ma’am, sir.”

Marunong akong magrespeto sa kapwa ko tao. Pero itong mgaâ€"lalo na iyong mga mayaman, o kagaya itong mga hambugero na mga ibang ano... sabi ko, “Ikaw Amerika, sige ka Human Rights.” Ngayon sa Charlotte na iyan, state of emergency na, bakit? Eh Pinagbabaril iyong itim. Basta naka higa, “bang.”

Kahibalo ko murespeto sa isig ka tawo nako. Pero kaning mga- labaw na ang mga dato, o pareho sa mga hambugero na mga lahi ug kuan…ingon ko, “Ikaw Amerika, sige ka Human Rights.” Karon sa Charlotte na na, state of emergency na, ngano? Eh gipusil-pusil ang itom. Basta nakahigda, “bang.”

Kaya sabi ko si Bato, magprepara ka kung sinong general padala mo doon sa Amerika -- rapporteur. Pa-imbestiga mo rin, and interesado tayo’t pinagbabaril nila iyang mga black people sa Amerika. Ganoon iyong Amerika eh, pointing at us... hindi niya alam that Vietnam is also pointing at his face. “Ikaw Duterte...” eh ‘di ikaw rin â€" double barrel. P*ta.

Mao ingon ko ni Bato, pag-andam kung kinsa na heneral ang imong ipadala didto sa Amerika â€" rapporteur. Pa-imbestigahi pud, ug interesado ta na gipangpusil nila ang mga itom na mga tawo sa Amerika. Ing-ana ang Amerika eh, tudluon ta… wala siya kabalo na ang Vietnam kay nagtudlo pud sa iyang nawng. “Ikaw Duterte…” eh ‘di ikaw pud- double barrel. P*ta.

So what kung ayaw na nila? May China... ‘di Russia. Nagpunta na nga si Bato. Nagpunta na si Bato doon, sabihin ko sa iyo punta ka doon. Eh kung magkalabuan ito, balik na. Oh Bato nasaan? Sabi niya, “naata na, sir, nabuang na ‘ta, didto na lang ‘ta.” Isa ka pang intrigador. (laughter) Mamaya, sulsulan itong Amerikano coup d’etat-coup d’etat dito.

So unsay naa kung dili sila ganahan? Naay China… ‘di Russia. Niadto na gani si Bato. Niadto na si Bato, muingon ko nimo na adto na. Eh kung dili magkasinabot, balik na. Oh Bato asa? Ingon siya, “naata na, sir, nabuang na ‘ta, didto na lang ‘ta.” Usa pud nga na tig-intriga. (katawa) Unya, sulsulam ning Amerikano coup d’etat-coup d’etat ari.

Ang ibig kong sabihin, before you condemn... you know menâ€"pakinggan ninyo ito ha, ‘men judge best when they condemn.’ Pinakamahusay na husga sa tao lalabas iyan, lalo iyong husga na iyan, kasamaan sa kapwa nila. Before conductingâ€"De Lima, sino ba nang... Human Rights, senador, wala mang finile (file) ni isa. Sige yawyaw sa akin. Ayaw ko naman siyang patulan kasi pangit siya. (laughter) Baka patulan ko tapos, “Oh, sige mag-usap tayo mayor,” na. Tapos, “Saan, ma’am?” “Ikaw, kung saan mo gusto.”  (laughter)

Ang akong pasabot, sa dili pa ka mosaway… kabalo ka men- paminawa ni ninyo ha, ‘men judge best when they condemn.’ Pinakamaayo na hukom sa tawo ang mugawas ana, labaw na ang hukom na in-ana, ang dautan sa ilang isig ka tawo. Sa dili pa i-conduct- De Lima, kinsa ba nang… Human Rights, senador, wala may nafile bisag usa. Sigeg yawyaw sa akoa. Dili man ko ganahan mupatol sa iyaha kay bati man siyag nawng. (katawa) Basin patulan nako dayon, “Oh, sige magstorya ta mayor,” na. Dayon, “Asa, ma’am?” “Ikaw, kung asa nimo gusto.” (katawa)

Alam ko na noon pa. Totoo alam ko na, kaya sinabiâ€"‘di ba sinabi ko, “De Lima, I am listening to you.” Hindi niya nakuha eh, akala siguro niya nagbibiro ako. Ngayon hindi akalain, eh alam mo when you get to be president, marami na ring ibang bansa na... sige kaibigan tayo. So alam ko na. ‘Di ba sabi ko, “De Lima, did I not tell you that I was listening to you?” Ang pagsabi ko, “Go hang yourself,” iyon na iyon. Dumaan na sa kamay ko. Pero hindi ako angâ€"sabi ko, hayaan ko sila Vit Aguirre. Siya iyon.

Kabalo na ko sauna pa. Tinuod kabalo na ko, mao niingon- ‘diba niingon ko, “De Lima, naminaw ko nimo.” Wala niya nakuha eh, abi siguro niya na nagbinuang ko. Karon wala nagdahum, eh kabalo mo kung mapresidente ka, daghan na pud na ubang nasod na… sige amigo ta. Mao kabalo na ko. ‘Diba niingon ko, “De Lima, wala ba ko niingon nimo na naminaw ko nimo?” Ang pag-ingon nako, “Ibigti imong kaugalingon,” mao na to. Niagi na sa akong kamot. Pero dili ako ang- ingon ko, pasagdan nako sila Vit Aguirre. Sila to.

So ganito iyan, sabi ko sa mga opisyal ninyo “Be careful.” Kayong nasa likod mapoproblema kayo nito. Kami hindi na masyado. Narco-politics has entered the Philippine democracy. Bantay kayo diyan. Kaya ako hindi pumayag na mag-eleksiyon ngayon, kasi iyong mga mayor at governor na sabit, they would still have the money to spend and be in power.

Ingon ani na, ingon ko sa mga opisyal ninyo “Be careful.” Kamong naa sa likod magproblema mo tungod ani. Kami dili na kaayo. Nisulod na ang Narco-politics sa demokrasya sa Pilipinas. Bantay mo diha. Mao na wala ko nisugot na mag-eleksyon karon, kay ang mga mayor ug governor na naapil, naa gihapon silay kwarta na magasto ug naa gihapon sa gahum.

If we cannot destroy the apparatus nowâ€"kayo, kayo, tayo, the next generation will be compromised. Ang anak ninyo na mga high school ngayon. Huwag na iyong nasa college na... iyon hindi na masyado, pero delikado para rin â€" ang mga apo ninyo. Sabihin ko sa inyo, ang pinakaâ€"pinaka ano sa taong iyon, ang apo natin. Hindi pa nga tayo sa anak eh â€" apo, basta apo. Isang araw kami pag makipaglaro sa apo maligaya ka pa. Kaya sabi ko sa lahat, “I will end by sayingâ€"hindi pa pala, huwag mo ng i-end kayâ€"how many awardees? Ilan iyong dumaan dito? You get P200, 000 each.” (applause).

Kung dili nato maguba ang mga gamit karonâ€"kamo, kamo, kita, makompromiso ang sunod na henerasyon. Ang mga anak ninyo na mga high school karon. Ayaw na ang mga naa sa kolehiyo na... kadto dili na kaayo, pero delikado gihaponâ€"ang inyong mga apo. Ako iingon sa inyo, ang pinakaâ€"pinaka kuan adtong edara, ang apo nato. Dili pa gani kita sa anakâ€"apo, basta apo. Isa ka adlaw mi na kung makigduwa sa mga apo kay malipayon pa ka.  Mao na ingon ko sa tanan,  “I will end by sayingâ€"hindi pa pala, huwag mo ng i-end kayâ€"how many awardees? Ilan iyong dumaan dito? You get P200, 000 each.” (palakpak)

Mamatay pa, karami pa diyan. Alam mo basta… remember, if I have time, you listen to me. Sino bang nag-aral sa Davao ng Basic Police Course, Officers Course? Iyong dumaan sa lecture ko? May notes pa kayo? Iyong matrix ko? Makinig lang kayo. Mayroon kasi ako, you know when I get married, I passed the Barâ€"Bar... ano Class ’72, Bar ‘72 ako eh. Noong nag-asawa ako bigla, nagka-anak ako, hindi ko akalain na mahirapan ako saâ€"so I had to teach diyan sa Police Academy sa Mintal. So, 1973 hanggang... hanggang ngayon nagle-lecture ako. Pag mag-lecture ako sa inyo, tignan ninyong mabuti, kopyahinâ€"tignan ninyo iyong matrix nang dumaan sa akin. It’s about 1 hour, 1 hour 10 - 30 the most. Makinig kayo, iyon na iyon.

Mamatay pa, kadaghan pa diha. Kahibaw ka basta... hinumdumi, kung naa koy oras, paminawon ko nimo. Kinsa ba ang nagskwela sa Davao ug Basic Police Course, Officers Course? Kanang niagi sa akong lektyur? Naa pa moy notes? Kadtong matrix nako? Paminaw lang mo. Naa man ko, kahibaw ka kung makasal na ko, napasar nako ang Barâ€"Bar... kuan Class ’72, Bar ’72 man ko. Kadtong nag-asawa ko ug kalit, nagka-anak ko, wala ko nagtuo na malisuran ko saâ€"maong kinahanglan ko magtudlo diha sa Police Academy sa Mintal. 1973 hangtod... hangtod karon naghatag gihapon ko ug mga lektyur. Kung maglektyur ko sa inyo, tan-awa ninyo ug tarong, kopyahaâ€"tan-awa ninyo ang matrix adtong niagi sa ako. Mga usa ka oras, usa ka oras 10-30 ang pinakadugay. Paminaw mo, mao na ‘to.

Iyon na iyon ang buhay ninyo pagka police. Alam mo na lahat, makinigâ€"sundan mo lang iyong akin. Ganoon naman iyon. Arrest -- with warrant, without warrant. With warrant â€" Court, without warrant â€" 9, 818 and 36 hanggang ngayon. Tapos iyon... filing of cases ito. Wala ng basa-basa. Alam ko man hindi kayo nagabasa noon, basa-basa pa diyan. Ito Binisaya lang pero iyon na iyon, iyon na ang… Tapos, search, arrow -- with warrant, subscription, residence, exactly ano iyan, without warrant at pursuit dito... eskapeâ€"eskapo. Iyon... iyon. But 30 minutes, iyon na iyong pulis, pag ka pulis mo.

Mao na ‘to ang kinabuhi ninyo sa pagka pulis. Kahibaw na ka tanan, paminawâ€"sunda lang kadtong ako. Ingon ana man na. Aresto â€" naay mandamento, walay mandamento. Naay mandamento â€" Korte, walay mandamento â€" 9,818 and 36 hangtod karon. Tapos kadto... pagsaka ug kaso kini. Wala nay basa-basa. Kahibaw man ko na dili mo tigbasa adto, basa-basa pa diha. Kini Binisaya lang pero mao na na, mao na ang... Dayon, pagpangita, pana â€" naay mandamento, subskripsiyon, puluy-anan, tukma kuan na, walay mandamento ug paggukod diri... eskapeâ€"eskapo. Kadto... kadto. Pero 30 ka minutos, mao na kadto ang pulis, pagka pulis nimo.

Tapos dito, kasi bigyan ko itong mga military ngâ€"because the advent is… next is terrorism. Hindi na masyado iyong long firearm. If we get lucky to have a peace agreement with the Communist, then they wouldâ€"ito labanan na ito ng covert. Bigyan ko iyan sila ng Glock. Magbili ako ngâ€"lahat ng... kahit yung sundalo bigyan ko ng Glock. Kasi kung wala ng kalaban, magkita kayo sa Bayan, mag-inuman iyong pulis dito, inuman iyong sundalo doon, pagkatapos magbarilan iyan sila. Parang mga gago, p*****ina.

Dayon diri, kay hatagan ni nako ang mga militar ugâ€"tungod ang adbiyento kay... ang sunod kay terorismo. Dili na kaayo ang kadtong taas na armas. Kung swertehun ta na magkasabot mahitungod sa kahusayan uban ang mga Komunista, dayon ang ilahang buhatonâ€"kani kontrahan na kini sa tinago. Hatagan na nako sila ug Glock. Mupalit ko ugâ€"tanan na... bisag sundalo hatagan nako ug Glock. Kay kung wala nay kontra, magkita mo sa Nasod, mag-inom ang mga pulis diri, mag-inom ang mga sundalo didto, pagkahuman mapusilan na sila. Murag mga amaw, p*****ina.

Ang basa ko minsan, army and police ang sunod. Buti hindi ko kayo inabutan, sapakin ko ito. Kayo mag-inom, pag humag mag-ilog sa _____, bago (dialect). Tapos mag-init tayo kasi katubong pikas, dugaw na sa bukid, duwaanan kakanoog, mag-ilo kapud ug (dialect). Barilan idayon, awarding-awarding, aasahan ko ang award ninyo. Sige nga huwag i-clip sa papel bahala ka diha.

Ang akong basa usahay, kasundalohan ug pulis ang sunod. Maayo gani kay wala mo nako naabtan, sagpa-un nako ni. Kamo mag-inom, pag humag mag-ilog sa _____, bago (dialect). Dayon mag-init ta kay katubong pikas, dugaw na sa bukid, duwaanan kakanoog, mag-ilo kapud ug (dialect). Pusilan idayon, awarding-awarding, magdahum ko sa award ninyo.

So bigyan ko rin yan sila because the next generation is terrorism. Ah hindi munaâ€"I cannot discuss the things that we plan to do. It’s not supposed to be public but mainly it’s gonna be something like a covert operation. Crime and detection iyan. Ang kalaban mo diyan; isa, dalawa, tatlo.  If ever ma-encounter kayo sa bukid, could not be more than 100. Ano iyon? But be careful, kasi itong komunista, mabilis iyan kaya ngaâ€"itong sila static iyan eh, just like Jolo. And Basilan is very smallâ€"I mean, if you get about 10 battalions there. I’m going to get something like… Lorenzana is asking 20,000 additional troops.

Hatagan pud nako na sila kay terorismo ang sunod na henerasyon. Dili usaâ€"dili nako mahisgot ang mga butang na amo plano buhaton. Dili na dapat sa pampubliko pero mahimo na siyang isa ka butang na murag tinago na operasyon. Krimen ug deteksyon na. Ang imong kontra ana; usa, duha, tulo. Kung ma-engkuwentro mo sa bukid, dili pwedeng mas daghan sa usa ka gatos. Unsa na? Pero paghinay, kay kining komunista, paspas na mao nangâ€"kini sila estatik na, murag ang Jolo. Ug ang Basilan gamay kaayoâ€"akong pasabot, kung magpadala ka ug napulo ka batalyon didto. Makakuha ko ug usa ka butang na murag... Nangayo si Lorenzana ug dugang na 20,000 ka mga tropa.

Ak0, I’mâ€"I would like... by next year tapos na sana. I don’t know how many months iyang SAF training. So I would have something like about 10 to dito, mobile to ruralâ€"hindi urban, urban terrorism rather. But that will be… our planning and the days come before Christmas. So, maghintay lang kayo. You just do your work. Huwag kayong matakot, huwag kayong matakot na ano, just remember the guidelines. I gave you the standard, only if pagtingin mo in the convention by the Chiefs of Police sa Europe pati sa Amerika, sa Amerika ngayon pag sinabi down ka, down ka talaga o hands up ka, pag nagkamali hands up. Tapos ang kamay mo nag-travel sa bulsa. They are agreed now na... kung dito iyan, sabihin violations ng human rights. It is now agreed amongst them, na any overt action, pagsabi taas ang kamay tapos magbaba ang kamay mo kung saang bulsa, maski nagkamot ka ng itlog mo ke makati. Ah, p*****ina patay ka. So hindi man iyanâ€"malaman man. Pag mag bumunot ng ganoon, huwag ka ng maghintay, (dialect). Wala ka ng panahon mag ano.

Ako, ganahan ko... na sa sunog na tuig maayo unta nahuman na. Wala ko kahibaw kung pila ka buwan ang training sa SAF. Naa unta koy murag napulo diri, mobile hangtod ruralâ€"dili urban, urban na terorismo diay. Pero mahimo nang... ang pagplano ug ang mga adlaw bag-o muabot ang Pasko. Paghuwat lang mo. Buhata lang inyong trabaho. Ayaw mo ug kahadlok, ayaw mo ug kahadlok na kuan, hinumdumi lang ang mga pahimangno. Akong gihatag ninyo ang sukdanan, kung ang imong pagtan-aw ra sa kombensiyon sa mga Chiefs of Police sa Europe apil sa Amerika, sa Amerika karon kung mu-ingon nga hapa, hapa gyud ka o isaka imong mga kamot, kung nasayop isaka ang mga kamot. Dayon ang imong kamot nagbiyahe sa bulsa. Nagsabot sila karon na... kung diri na, iingon kalapasan sa human rights. Ang nasabotan nila, na bisag unsa na klaro na lihok, pag-ingon na isaka ang kamot dayon imong iubos imong kamot kung asa nga bulsa, bisag imo gikalot imong itlog kay katol. Ah, p*****ina patay ka. Dili man naâ€"mahibaw-an man.  Kung muhulbot ug ingon ana, ayaw na ug hulat, (dialect). Wala na kay panahon mag kuan.

You know if you kill a person on a judgment, wala kang malaise except that you thought at that time that you were in danger, that is a good faith. Wala talaga iyangâ€"ah, ikaw magpatay niyan. Hindi mag-aresto ka ng ganoon tapos nagkamali ka. You justâ€"ito lang ang remember mo ha. Init eh... Hindi ako dumating kahapon, lilipat na. Sa kasama ko kasi angâ€"

Kahibaw ka kung mupatay ka ug tawo sa usa ka hukom, wala kay pagmaoy gawas sa imo gihunahuna adtong orasa na naa ka sa peligro, maayong pagtuo kana. Wala gyud naâ€"ah, ikaw mupatay ana. Dili kay mu-aresto ka ug ingon ato dayon nasayop ka. Imo langâ€"kini lang ang hinumduman nimo ha. Init eh... Wala ko niabot gahapon, mubalhin na. Sa akong kuyog man gud angâ€"

OFFICER:
Ilipat na.

Ibalhin na.

PRRD:
Ay ano, ano na lang, ito na lang. It’s always aâ€"gamitin ko lang itong figure ha. You are the policeman. Ano ka at that time sa engkwentro. Where you a policeman or not in the performance of duty? Meaning to say, kung ikaw ang pulis na kaharap mo ito, nagkabarilan kayo. Ano ang sitwasyon mo noon? Nagta-trabaho ka as a police in the performance of duty, iyon iyon. Ngayon ikaw pulis, at the time nagkabarilan kayo. Ano ka? Wala nag-happy happy, kaharap iyong Army, t*****ina nag agawan ng mic nagbarilan. At that time, ano ka? Where you in the performance of duty? No. Iyan angâ€"ngayon ikaw pulis ka, may terorista dito, drug addict binaril mo, naka-auto ka, brrrrrt, tumama dito, sampung tao patay. You are againâ€"you were engaged in a terrorist. Are you responsible for the killing here? No. Why? Because collateral damage iyon. You were in the performance of duty, you could not have stopped the bullets. And you have every right to defend yourself. Performance of duty and self-defense.

Ay kuan, kuan na lang, kini na lang. Pirmi kini naâ€"gamiton ni nako ang pigura ha. Ikaw ang pulis. Unsa ka anang orasa sa engkuwentro. Isa ba ka na pulis o dili na nagbuhat sa iyang trabaho? Buot pasabot, kung ikaw ang pulis na kaatubang nimo kini, nagpusilanay mo. Unsa imong sitwasyon sauna? Nagtrabaho ka bilang usa ka pulis na nagbuhat sa iyang trabaho, mao na. Karon ikaw pulis, sa oras na nagpusilanay mo. Unsa ka? Wala naglipay-lipay, kaatubang ang kadtong kasundalohan, t*****ina nag-iniluganay ug mic nagpusilanay. Adtong orasa, unsa ka? Nagbuhat ba ka sa imong trabaho? Wala. Mao na angâ€"karon ikaw pulis ka, naay terorista diri, adik sa drogas imo gipusil, nagsakyanan ka, brrrrrt, naigo diri, napulo ka tawo patay. Ikaw napud kayâ€"naapil ka sa terorista. Imo gibuhat imong trabaho, dili na nimo mapugngan ang mga bala. Ug naa kay katungod na idepensa imong kaugalingon. Pagbuhat sa imong trabaho ug pagdepensa sa kaugalingon.

Ikaw pulis ka, sige, pangubra diya sa panga, pangaâ€"pag napagod diha sa sabungan, nag-away, mayroon usa ka civilian giaway ka barilin mo. Are you in the performance of duty? No. Ngayon, nagbarilan kayo doon sa puwesto, may namatay dito tindera, marami man iyan sabungan, lumusot iyong bala mo. Liable ka dito? Yes. Because at that time you are not in the performance of duty. That’s about it. (applause).

Ikaw, pulis ka, sige, pangubra diya sa panga, pangaâ€"kung kapuyon diha sa sabungan, nag-away, naay usa ka sibilyan na giaway ka pusilon nimo. Imo ba gibuhat imo trabaho? Wala. Karon, nagpusilanay mo didto sa puwesto, naay namatay diri nga tindera, daghan man nang sabungan, nilusot imong bala. Panubagon na nimo? Oo. Kay adtong orasa wala nimo gibuhat imong trabaho. Mao na na. (palakpak)

Magpak-pakpak-pak, mga kumag.

Magpak-pakpak-pak, mga kumag.

SPEECH OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE DURING HIS MEETING WITH THE VICTIMS OF DAVAO BOMBING
[Davao City | September 19, 2016]
Naa koy…Good evening. Pasahilua ako nga nadelatar ko daghang tao sa gawas sa akong balay ganina nag-huwat. Unya naa pud mga problema na kay di man ko kagawas ug di ako muagi nila. So I had to solve some but not all of the problems that were presented to me.

Bong, unsa ma ni? [refers to Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go]

Nihatag na man si Inday ug hinabang? Katong sa siyudad sa Davao. Karon ako bilang Presidente ninyo naa koy ginatawag ug "emergency funding" for ingon ani na mga butang and expenses.

I have decided na muhatag ko sa inyo ug tabang pud kay diri man to nahitabo sa Davao labin na. Katong namatay ang akong hatag is 250,000 ug katong napinsala gyud, na reduced to disability and cannot work maybe for so many months or years, rehabilitation, ug di na gyud gani makatrabaho, mao gihapon ang akong ihatag, pareho ra.

Do not…Ayaw mog kasilo ha. Do not be offended. I’m just giving you the analogy sa tawag pa. Kani gung seriously injured mura na pud ning patay. Di na makatrabaho kadugay unya ang inyong funding maakuan â€"- whatever inyong trabaho di na siya makatrabaho di naka pangitag maayong panginabuhi, I treated them as pareho mo tabla sa namatay.

Ang uban katong, 15 man tong namatay, ang kanang 11 kuwan di na makatrabhao sa pagkakaroon grabe ang tiil, ang…So,  naa puy igo man tanan diri na mga Kristiyanos, mga Maranao. Madam am? [PRRD asks one of the victims]

So, tabla-tabla ni tanan: 21 survivors and victims out of the hospital, 100,000; those who died and those who are seriously injured or wear but still coping up with the disability state, mau pud ang aking hatag 11. So mao ni: 250, unya katong sa igo, gamay o dako ug naa na mo out of the hospital, both pasabot mo survive 100,000.

Ako bang istorya lang, kaning atong gobyerno daghang problema. Nagalibot ko para mamenos-menos ang atong away. Unta to nga makalingkod ko gisugdan gani nako kampanya pa lang sige na â€" I was reaching out to the everybody to the Left to the MI ug MNLF. Ang nahitabo ani mauni naa tay pakigbangi sa komunista and we are talking to the communists in Oslo.

So there is a peace negotiation going on and if successful maybe we can be…There can a relief of that particular burden on that front. Ang another front is MI and nagpapasalamat naman ako kay Murad and the central committee and Jaafar because despite or inspite nga walay BBL ingon to sila nianto that we will go to war if there is no BBL.

And I and the others not only me, we were able to convince them that the better option in this life is just to talk and talk until we find the right formula for peace. Karon naay mga batan-on, kamong mga Maranao, kamong mga Moro, kaybaw mo ana.

Okay tayo sa mainstream rebellion because what is involved there is the Moro nationalism and they want Mindanao at least to be returned to them for they being the original inhabitants there.

1521 dumating si Magellan in Leyte but Mindanao ito was already pure Islam because we were part of the Srivijaya Empire of the Malay race.

Wala lang nga tayong mga cannons, wala tayong gunpowder and so they were able to conquer island for island kasi walang cohesiveness not a contiguous land, tagsa-tagsa nila na-conquer.

But most of them, kadaghanan ni adto are really also Muslims settlements. Ang unang nasud sa relihiyon sa Pilipinas actually Islam. But by sheer brutality and imperialism, they were able to conquer mga Spaniards an island after island after island until they were able to get the entire Luzon and the Visayas.

Pero para makasabot mo sa nganong anyo â€" pag-abot diri sa Mindanao despite or inspite of the fact that is already an Islam state. Ilang gipugos because ang â€"- kaybao na 400 years sila nagyaka diri sa atong siyudad e. Alam nila na ang Mindanao is below the typhoon belt and they notice that walay typhoon diri and they found the land very fertile and they were looking for the spice islands. But actually wala dito iyan it was in Indonesia.

So eventually ang Dutch ang nakailog didto. But they were so cruel that the rebellion â€"- ang Mindanao kasi may poste na e. Ang poste nila ang Islam. So most of the Spaniards could do was to build that in Zamboanga, Fort Pilar and that was precisely to stop the entry of Islam missionaries.

They were not able to do it â€"- it was a failure because by sheer number, almost all ang tao dito. Now, the reason why I brought it up didto sa summit is this. Sa tanang mga bright boys sa Manila, anong pangalan non sa ANC, kay gipakita nako kay Obama. But I was…Limited ang among minutes ngadto pero I was trying to say to them na itong problem namin sa Mindanao at ito ang nangyari.

So ipinakita ko yung mga massacre after massacre na gilubong lang nila, nagcount lang silag one feet and they â€"the pictures are there.

The reason why there is so much hatred in Mindanao na maski ako ginawa ko na ang lahat ko nag-ikot na ako buong Mindanao wala akong ginawa mag-ikot just trying to talk to the Moro. Merong isang grupo na Moro dito sa Lanao kasi yung Moro populated areas Maguindanao at sa Jolo, Basilan, nagpunta ako nakiusap ako. Sabi ko: We cannot proceed with the talks unless we are able to convince these guys to join us. Useless e. Kapag nakipag-usap ako sa MI, sabi nila “okay kami” and most of them are the old guys, the old fogies.

Itong mga bata, then I tried to really find out: Bakit? So everytime makita ka iganun nila sa akin and they would say, “Mayor”, mayor man ang tawag nila sa akin and now Presidente: “We can talk to you about other things but we will not talk about peace for until now Americans are still directing the war against us. Kasi nakikita nila sa kampo yung mga special forces ng Amerika. Para sa kanila, tayo ang Army ang nagdi-direk ang Amerika pa rin. That’s what I was saying.

Ang akala nila binago ko na tong istorya kasi pati itong mga sila Lozano, sila yung mga â€"- yung sa ANC. Sobra ka-bright e, hindi nagtatanong. Sabi nila ng mga bata, unless you drive the Americans out of Mindanao. Kaya ko lang sinabi Mindanao. Kaya hindi talaga kami papayag. Bobombahin namin nang bobombahin iyang mga lugar na kung nasaan sila because this is not…Sabi kasi nila Lozada nila Tatad, “Oh, that’s 100 years ago.” Lalong umiinit e.

Wala na yan, 900…Wala nang Amerikano dito. Pero sila magsabi, hindi ito kahapon hanggang ngayon to illustrate to you mayor naggigyera kami noon sa Español, Amerikano, pati ngayon kayo.

The wound is still there very fresh. Iyan ang mahirap dito kapag people in Manila start to blabber their mouth, they are not from Mindanao, they never started the  problem, they never came here or rent here to talk bakit hindi talaga ito matapos-tapos? Damay pati kayo.

I knew na puputok dito. Iyong bakbakan na sa Jolo alam ko. No need to be a Maute, an Abu Sayyaf or kasi pagka itong mga batan-on iyang â€" they don’t belong to any organization but they are already identified with the ISIS. They have sworn allegiance already to the ISIS.

Ang ISIS walang ginawa kundi paputok-putok ang buong mundo. Kaya iyan ang pinakaproblema natin. There will be another explosion believe me. If not in Davao then somewhere in Mindanao or maybe in the other parts of the country especially…Because kung ikaw ang rebelde, gusto mong gumawa ng paalaala sa mundo na nandito kami, inaapi-api kami, hanggang ngayon wala kaming nakitang solusyon, kita mo yung mga magulang namin, nakita mo kung anong ginawa.

So it would be terribly wrong, totally wrong just to disregard ito. Kaya ko ipinakita iyan. Sabi ko: Why is there so much hatred in Mindanao?

Tayo okay tayo kasi whether they like it or not alam naman ninyo kayong mga Moro, alam naman ninyo ang lola ko Maranao, so what’s your problem? Sabi ko alam mo naman magpatayan tayo hanggang kailan? Saan ako kakampi sa inyong mga Maranao o doon sa mga Kristiyanos? E tatay ko Kristiyano e. Kalahati ng mga apo ko Islam, sila Inday Kristiyanos.

Kaya alam ko ang problema. It would be really stupid to say “ah ano that’s 100 â€"- wala na iyan that is past”.

To the Moro, it happened yesterday. Ganun yan. So puputok ito nang puputok. Kaya ang nagsabi ako hindi…Sabi nila “Duterte cannot communicate properly.”

How can I communicate properly when ambush ang interview ninyo? You don’t give me time to explain. Nandito ngayon tindig ako dito but it’s a controlled crowd. I have my time in this lectern giving you the advice, making you understand why it is really very hard to count.

Sabi ko well one day, kung wala talaga â€" ayaw talaga nila, the Americans might want to go outside of Mindanao. Wala akong sinabing Pilipinas. Reviewhin ninyo yung tape because Manila people they think that they can control the events of this country.

May mga PR, PR, bayaran, kung hindi impluwensiya. But we just stick with our own agenda here. My agenda was to you, I promise to you taga-Mindanao ang lahat, we will talk and we will find the peace that we want. Sinabi ko patayin ko yung droga pati tao if I have to because that is my promise to you.

I promise you I will suppress criminality, whether there will be a thousand investigations o magpuntahan yang silang Ban Ki-moon dito, I really don’t give a s*** because I have a promise to the people of the Philippines who elected me President and gave me a whopping majority of 6 million votes.

Wala akong pakialam resolbahin natin itong problema na ito. Drugs it will continue. I don’t care whether there is a thousand hearings everywhere. Naka-focus lang ako doon sa problema ko.

I will not stop until the last pusher in the streets or on the streets are fully exterminated. I will not stop until I shall have. Patayin ko talaga yung mga drug lords. Make no bones about it. I don’t care.

Congress, bahala na sila magkagulo na sila. I will stick to my own agenda. Congress, they have their own show. Go ahead, be my guest. Ako nakatutok ako doon sa pangako because if I don’t take care of corruption in government, if I don’t attend to the drug problem, the enthusiasm that I am now showing to the people and my â€"- I loathe criminality because they commit crimes, get the money for their own pockets.

Why should I be a bleeding heart for them? Kung ayaw ninyo na mawala ang problema, magdasal kayo mawala ako sa pagka-Presidente. But if I don’t interdict, ganunin ko ngayon, I will compromise the next generation of Filipinos.

Sabi ng PDEA, three million, tapos may nadagdag na 700,000. So that makes it 3,700,000. What can they do? They can always distribute drugs everyday and put in jeopardy the generation anak ninyo pati yung mga anak nila. At hindi ko gagawain iyan. And I will stick, I would say na gusto ng tao kasi iyon ang usapan e.

Even before I became a President, I was campaigning I was already saying: I will get rid of you. I will kill you if I have to. If I have to imbes lumaban ka. Hindi mo na kailangan sabihin iyan sa pulis araw-araw, go out. Nag-aral iyan ng four years sa Philippine National Police Academy at iyong mga patrolman nag-aral ng two years, and they were already master yung how to arrest.

Ganito kasi iyan e. Ang pulis is an authority, when he arrest a person, he would say arestado ka. Kapag ka lumaban ka sabi ko sa mga pulis ‘patayin mo’ either â€"- kita mo kahapon may patay na naman ako na pulis.

So I am losing two policemen everyday in this country because when you are the police you have to arrest and you have to overcome their resistance. Iyong iba yung mga bata nasasabi nila na that should not be treated, alam naman ninyo yung mga bata diyan sa lansangan kapag hinawak ng pulis iyan gaganun iyan. Tapos paguwi magsumbong, mag-iyak. And when the mother comes, bring in the birth certificate, e release ng pulis. Ayan ang batas ni Pangilinan. Wala namang naniniwala sa akin e di ngayon, we suffer.

But then we suffer it does not mean to say that we do not correct it. So there is really a shortfall ng ano dito, in the distribution ngayon sa power. A raid against the law, search and seizures hindi mo madala.

At saka you know, one year, six months to one year, shabu in excess would shrink the brain of a person. When the brain has already shrunk, then we cannot do anything. Parang bu**** iyan, hindi talaga magpahuli iyan. Manaksak, mamatay and then rape.

Now, get the statistics during the last administration. Bilangin ninyo ilan ang sibilyang inosente na namatay? Walang kalahati sa namatay ngayon sa mga kriminal. So, human rights, huwag ninyo akong…I am a lawyer.

And you quote me that if you do not stop your business there, I will kill you. Well, is there any law that would make it unlawful for me to threaten criminals? Kaya sabi ko noon yung sa rapporteur: “Istupido ka.” Iyong batas namin ang susundin namin, iyong batas ninyo kung ano yang que se joda ka kung saan ka galing.

There is no law that would say that, hindi ko kailangan takutin ng…It is…As a matter of fact, it is my duty to threaten criminals. E kahit na Amerikano na President I will bomb you. E kapag sila ang nag-bomb pati sibilyan patay ni wala namang apology.

For example like Amerika, they invaded Iraq kaya galit talaga yung Muslim e. On the pretext that there were weapons of mass destruction, sinira nila ang Iraq, pinatay nila si Saddam, ngayon ang Iraq e di wala na. It’s a failed country, nobody is in control.

They undermined Libya, bagsak. Ngayon ito ngayon ang Syria. Ang Syria tumagal kasi bina-backupan ng Russia pati Intsik. Kaya nahirapan sila diyan ngayon, maraming actor, maraming players. Tayo dito, it has the tail-end of the world’s history. Kasali tayo dito because yung Syrian pati ang Libyan nadesperado yung mga bata nasira yung bayan nila, nagkaisa and they formed ISIS.

Iyong ISIS na 20 women ayaw makipag-sex sa kanila, sinunog. Kita mo yung mga…Now, whether they would be coming here or not, it’s not a question of when, they will come here. They will be here. Kapag hindi mo inayos ito basta-basta ka na lang…Kaya pakinggan mo muna. Bakit ang MI and MN pumapayag, ito namang mga bata ayaw?

Punta ka doon sa state university, sagutin ka ng mga scholar na, ipakita agad sa iyo yon: What about this? Sabihin ko, ‘matagal naman iyan, that’s one century ago’. It is not one century ago, it is still very much alive today, that is why we are fighting it. Sabi nila Duterte hindi ka naman namin kalaban. As a matter of fact, you have been here several times. You go in and out of the Moro…Meron pa nga diyan sa Lanao, baka hindi ka makapasok, Duterte empire.

Apat diyan MNLF commander, kadugo ko. Ang problema ang developments ng…Kaya ako napilitan magkwento sa inyo nang matagal. Iyan yan. Ang Amerikano naman madali kaagad na pinapaalis sila, e di umalis kayo e. Sinabi ko lang na ayaw makipagusap sa akin yung mga scholars. Iyong mga edukado na Muslim na nagle-lecture ng…Kapag hindi mo makumbinse na sumama ka na sa amin, we cannot do anything.

Iyan ang problema sa Amerikano. Sila ang nag-una diyan…Kaya sabi ko sabihin ko talaga p*******, you talk of human rights paano ito? Sabihin niya kaagad ‘ah wala naman iyan, that’s one century ago.’ P******* ka, one century ago? Until now nagpapatayan kami. Saan? E di tingnan mo ang history. Galing sa Español, ibinigay sa Amerikano, nagtayo tayo ng ating gobyerno karamihan Kristiyanos ay di boto. Isinali ang Mindanao e. That is history.

Kaning mga tauhana, di na sila kay baw from where of they stand and speak pretending to be the experts, they do not talk with sense because they never really tried to find out what is…Ano ba talaga ang totoo? Why? Why, bakit ano?

Kaya yan hanggang ngayon, away sila. Binakbakan yung Jolo. Sabi ko naman sa kanila, alam mo Maranao ako. Pero I am the President, wala talaga akong magawa, talagang sisirain ko kayo because Presidente ako e.

I mean, I have to forget all about…Mabuti na lang ang MN, from which yung mga maramihan ng kaanak ko. Wala akong dugo na Tausug e. Pero I can talk to them. When I was in Basilan, yung vice mayor doon sabi ko: “Pwede ko bang makausap sila?” So habang nag-distribute ng mga goodies doon sa kapilya pa. Sabi ko: Ano ba talaga ang problema ninyo? Why can’t you join me and we have a…So puputok pa ito nang puputok hanggang hindi natin ma…

Alam mo basta, you know, people judge best when they condemn. Ang pinakamahusay na husga ng tao iyong husga lalo na sa kaparaturan, kasiraan ng kanyang kapwa tao. Hindi pa nga ako tapos nagsasalita pinapaalis na.

At saka sa totoo lang nung nagmura ako, wala akong pangalang ibang…I did not mention any name. Reviewhin ninyo yung tapes. Kaya nga nag-apologize si Ed Lingao kasi noong ni-review niya yung tape, GMA ba iyon or Aksyon 5? Mali ang ini-report sabi niya “sorry”. I never mentioned…Ang p****** ko si Goldberg. Why? Because si Goldberg during the last election, tinanong siya sa statement yung nangyari dito, which was really an actual narration of the events.

Alam ko kukuhanin niya Roxas e, itutugtog niya last minute. But he was looking for it so inunahan ko na. Ang tawag niyang sa Ingles: stealing one’s thunder. May bibitawan siyang mabigat unahan mo na. Ito yung nangyari.

Ang nag-comment yung ambassador ng Australia pati si Goldberg. Alam mo they come…Kung galing lang sila sa mga autocratic states, I could understand. But itong dalawang ito, kung may utak ba naman, panahon ng eleksyon and they were asked of an issue against me. Sana nagsabi na lang na eleksyon ngayon baka maka-ano tayo, you ask me later on. That would have been a proper decorum of an ambassador or a journalist if you are really â€" kung journalist ka talaga.

Bakit mo tanungin ng ganun? Ngayon sa Amerika, may gusto akong sabihin ayaw ko lang, but gusto ko siyang insultuhin, ikaw ba ganito o ikaw ganun? But I refrain because it’s election time.

Ang statement ko could affect the Filipinos there. Itong Amerika kapag sila ang mag-violate okay lang. Pero kapag ang ano…Kaya sabi ko: 'Hoy, matagal na kaming umalis sa inyo. Do not try to lecture on us about governance and everything for after all number one kayo.'

Kita mo yang binobomba nila ang Afghanistan, kapag sumabog yung mga hospital, yung hospital binomba nila, Amerikano, tapos yan…'We regret that it happened'. Iyan lang ganyan.

Ito kriminal ha sus. Palagay na natin assuming it to be true all of it, itong mga kriminal…Itong mga binobomba Afghanistan, hasta pang hospital nila magkamali sabihin: ‘We regret it’. Wala sa tamang…

UN, UN e di magpuntahan kayo dito. There is only one way to do it impeachment of Congress and if they want, go ahead. Bakit sila dito? We are an independent country, there supposed to be non-interference.

Bakit ka makialam dito? Ilan ang patay? Ilan ang patay? 1,000? P******* mo. Ilan ang namatay last year? Compare the crimes last administration sa akin ngayon. Kita mo mas marami ang patay. Babae na-rape, bata pinatay, bata pinugutan ng ulo, estudyante hinoldup, sinaksak. Mas gusto ng mga gago iyon e. Itong mga ulong sira.

O ngayon maglakad ka maski saan, o di safety ka na. They do not want a safe Philippines. They want it to be ruled by criminals. O well, I’m sorry. That is your idiotic view.

That’s why I told them, mga bright man kaya kayo. Select a forum and we go into a debate and I will lecture on you or to you the finer points of civilization.

Mas in-love kayo sa…Kasi ang nagdadala niyan ang yellow, yung natalo. Bakbakan palagi, walang hinto iyan kasi eleksyon naman, kaya ito hindi…E ako, bahala na kayo.

Basta ako I made a promise: I will suppress drugs, stop crime and no corruption. And I will deliver. I will deliver.

Que se joda akong araw-araw…Maski yung buong United Nations magpunta dito, tumabi kayo diyan kung ayaw ninyong masali kayo.

Ako may trabaho dito. I was elected because of this. Don’t! Don’t ever. Iyong sabi nila masama daw ang reputasyon ko sa international community, bayaran man iyon. Contact-contact iyan e doon sa Europe. Mga ulol, mga taga-EU, karami ninyong kasalanan sa kapwa ninyo tao.

A Pure Heart

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?" Isaiah 6:8

It takes a pure heart to see God (Matt. 5:. You can attend church services, read your Bible, and pray, but if sin fills your heart, you will not see God. You will know when you have encountered God because your life will no longer be the same. Isaiah was concerned with the death of King Uzziah, the able king of Judah, but was disoriented to his heavenly King. Then something happened that forever changed Isaiah’s life. God, in all His awesome majesty, appeared to him in the temple, surrounded by heavenly creatures. Instantly, God’s presence made Isaiah aware of his sinfulness. One of the seraphim came to him with a burning coal and cleansed Isaiah of his sin. Immediately, Isaiah began to hear things he had never heard before. Now, he was aware of a conversation in heaven concerning who might be worthy to be God’s messenger to the people. This prompted Isaiah’s eager response: “Here am I! Send me.” Now that God had cleansed Isaiah, he was aware of heavenly concerns and prepared to offer himself in God’s service. Whereas Isaiah had been preoccupied with earthly matters, now his only concern was the activity of God. If you have become estranged from God and His activity, you need to experience His cleansing. Sanctification prepares you to see and hear God. It enables you to serve Him. Only God can purify your heart. Allow Him to remove any impurities that hinder your relationship with Him, and then your service to Him will have meaning as you offer Him your consecrated life.    Henry and Richard Blackaby .

Kindly sit down. Salamat.

Governor Emano, Representative Unabia, Representative Rolando Uy, Representative Maximo Rodriguez, Representative Lord Allan Velasco, head of the committee ho Energy as House. Abul Kayr Alonto, some of the Cabinet members who are here. Mrs.- Mercedes T. Gotianun, the Chairperson, Andrew Gotianun, Josephine, Jonathan, Michael, Edward Gotianun, Mr. Jesus Alcorda, Chairperson of the Board. Mr. Mario Pangilinan, Mayor General Rosa T. Uy, Mayor Hegbert Fernando, Joe Emano. My beloved countrymen, good afternoon.
Palihug ko ug lingkod. Salamat.
Governor Emano, Representative Unabia, Representative Rolando Uy, Representative Maximo Rodriguez, Representative Lord Allan Velasco, nangulo sa komite Energy as House. Abul Kayr Alonto, ang ubang mga miyembro sa Gabinete na naa dinhi. Mrs.- Mercedes T. Gotianun, ang Chairperson, Andrew Gotianun, Josephine, Jonathan, Michael, Edward Gotianun, Mr. Jesus Alcorda, Chairperson sa Board. Mr. Mario Pangilinan, Mayor General Rosa T. Uy, Mayor Hegbert Fernando, Joe Emano. Akong pinalanggang kanasod, maayong hapon.

You know, while I’m talking about this â€" the newest plant. And congratulating the Gotianun family for their sheer enterprise, not only in the development of the Philippines but sharing the money to help the Philippines raise the standard of living. One of the few, nakita ko naâ€"well, the big ones are really big, and they are big because maybe God gave them so much so that also they can help so much of our fellowmen.
Kabaw ka, samtang naghisgot ko mahitungod ani - ang bag-o nga planta. Ug sa pagpahalipay sa pamilya Gotianun alang sa ilang bug-os nga negosyo, dili lamang sa pagpalambo sa Pilipinas pero sa pagpaambit sa kwarta para sa pagtabang sa pagpataas sa sumbanan sa panginabuhi. Usa sa pipila, nakita nako na-- ang mga dagko kay dagko gyud, ug dako sila kay tingali ang Ginoo daghan ug gihatag sa ila aron nga makatabang usab sila sa atong isigkatawo.

Wala na kayong masyadong problema in about years to come; but again, the second and third generation would still suffer, if we are not able to really utilize theâ€"what I would say the solar and the wind and I don’t know where. Alam mo this would be again, I said tallied against the statistics of the EU, tapos they would again start to compute the carbon foot prints dito. Ganoon iyan iyongâ€"you know, I have this argument with the EU early on, hindi pa ako nag-oath ng office, they went to see me.
Wala na kaayo moy problema sa mga tuig nga mu-abut; pero usab, ang ikaduha ug ikatulo nga henerasyon kay mag-antos gihapon, kon dili nato mapahimuslan ang-- ang akong ingnon, ang solar ug ang hangin unya wala ko kahibalo kung asa. Kabaw ka, kini pag-usab, niana ko gitali base sa estatistika sa EU, unya magsugod napud sila ug kuwenta sa carbon footprints dinhi. Mao na to-- kabaw mo, naa koy pakiglalis sa EU bag-o ra, wala pa ko nanumpa sa opisina, niadto sila para makigkita nako.

And it’s about the… well, the campaign to reduce carbon in this planet because of the so many changes in the weather, as well as the Kyoto Conference, it was signed butâ€"last to sign was I think China, Russia, and the United States, and most of the heavily industrialized countries. That is where, I said the hypocrisy and sometimes the stupid inconsistency nitong mga industrial powers. They want to lower, but they also want us to go lower than usual. So they would want to delimit and we cannot rise higher than the ratio that we’ve been using, you’re used to. So pag ka magâ€"at saka saan ka tag gamay.
Ug kini mahitungod sa... ang kampanya sa pagpaubos sa carbon ani nga planeta tungod sa daghan kaayo nga mga kausaban sa panahon, pati ang Kyoto Conference, gipirmahan ni apan-- murag ulahi nga nipirma ang China, Russia, ug ang United States, ug kadaghanan sa mga ndustriyalisado nga mga nasud. Didto ko niingon na ang hypocrisy ug usahay ang inconsistency aning mga industriyal na gahum. Gusto nila ipaubos, apan gusto sad nila nga mas muubos ta kaysa sa naandan. Gusto nila i-delimitar ug dili ta kabarug nga mas taas pa kaysa sa ratio na atong gigamit, sa naandan. Mao na kung mag-- ug asa ka tag gamay.

Now if we want to industrialize our country -- because we were left behind by so many generations -- you have to keep up with developments. And the fuel right now to use is coal, why? Barato, it’s available although it is… maybe deleterious to the whole of the climate of planet earth.
Karon kung gusto nato i-industriyalisa ang atong nasud - tungod kay nabiyaan ta sa daghan nga mga henerasyon - kailangan makaapas ta sa mga kalambuan. Ug ang sugnod karon kay ang paggamit sa coal, ngano? Barato, aduna bisan... tingali makahilo sa kinatibuk-an sa klima sa planeta.

Now, this is the problem. Sila started very early. So upon the dawn of the industrialized era of this planet, sila iyong mabibilis and they consumed oil, the fossil oil, bunker, lahat diesel, sila iyong tumaas ng daan. Sila iyong bumubuga and they took years to do it. Now that they have changed the climate, because he were then poor and we had nothing, gusto nila tayoâ€"dati-rati umabot rin sa kanilang… parang kayamanan. Pero sinabi nila, “Huwag... huwag masyado kasi napo-pollute tayo ng air. Kami mag-control, kayo kontrolin pero kung anong katas, huwag kang sumobra. Sumunod ka sa ratio and proportion.”
Karon, mao ni ang problema. Sayo kaayo sila nagsugod. Mao na sa kaadlawon sa industriyalisadong panahon niining planeta, sila ang paspas ug sila ang nakagami sa lana, sa fossil sa lana, bunker, tanang diesel, sila ang nitaaas sa dalan. Sila ang nagbuga ug pila pud ka tuig ang pagbuhat ani. Karon nga nausab na nila ang klima, tungod kay siya kabos sauna ug kami walay bisan unsa, gusto nila ta- sauna niabot sa ilang ... murag kayamanan. Pero niingon sila, Huwag... huwag masyado kasi napo-pollute tayo ng air. Kami mag-control, kayo kontrolin pero kung anong katas, huwag kang sumobra. Sumunod ka sa ratio and proportion.”

Ang sabi ko nga gago talaga, umalis kayo diyan. Kaya galit sila sa akin. Ngayon they want me to investigate the human rights. Katawan-an iyong mga puti. So, what we do now is we go to China, and rightly so. China is in good faith. Eh, iyong historical naman na eh, historical naman iyan sabi niya hindi naman iyan kanya na mga leaders ngayon. So, there is their arbitral judgment because may… contest diyan. But nominado na tayo, may dalawang options: we go to war para kuhanin natin, or we talk in peace. Remember that anong pinag-awayan niyan is that territorial, ang territorial natin at lahat ng bansa sa buong mundo is the twelve mile limit from the coastal shore where the water would rush in and rush out during high tide or low tide. Itong dito sa Scarborough is the entitlement, lahat namang bayan sa buong mundo, we agreed na mayroon sarili tayong fish pond.
Niana ko gago gyud, hawa mo dinha. Mao suko sila nako. Karon gusto sil a imbestigahan nako ang human rights. Kaataw-anan ang mga puti. Ang atong buhaton karon kay moadto sa China, ug sakto gyud. Ang China kay naay maayo na pagtuo. Eh kadtong historical man eh, historical man na, ana siya, dili man na sa mga lider karon. Mao, aduna ilang arbitral judgement kay naay... sangka dinha. Apan nominado na ta, adunay duha ka kapilian: makig-gubat ta aron makuha nato, o makig-istorya ta sa maayong paagi. Hinumdumi nga ang gi-awayan ana kay kay teritoryo, ang teritoryo nato ug sa tanang nasud sa kalibutan kay ang twelve mile limit gikan sa daplin sa baybayon diin ang tubig musulod o mugawas sa pagsaka man o ubos nga taob. Kini dinhi sa Scarborough kay ang katungod, tanan mang tawo sa tibuok kalibutan,niuyon ta nga naa tay kaugalingong fish pond.

Ang atin diyanâ€"ang sinabi ng China kasali sa kanila iyong ating fish pond. Lahat sa mundo may sariling fish pond. So that is the sovereign entitlements -- mga isda, marine life. Kasi iyang tubig ganoon, sa ilalim iyan, ito iyong coastal â€" shores. Sa ilalim niyan tawag nila cantil yun yon, may tubig pa iyan. So pag ganoon niyan saâ€"these are what you would call the continental shelf. Hindi iyongâ€"ito iyong pagkita mo diyan maglakad ka sa beach na diyan mismo, wala ng lupa. May lupa pa sa ilalim niyan mayroon pa iyang papunta na ganoong, that is the continental shelf. And that is the basis of our claim for the sovereign entitlement.
Ang ato dinha--- ang giingon sa China apil sa ilaha ang atong fish pond. Tanan sa kalibutan adunay iyang kaugalingong fish pond. Mao na ang mga soberano na katungod - mga isda, dagatnon nga kinabuhi. Kay ang tubig in-ana, sa ilalum na, kini mao ang coastal - baybayon. Sa ilalum ana, gitawag nila cantil mao na, naa pa nay tubig. Mao nga pag in-ana na sa-- mao ni ang matawag nga continental shelf. Dili nang-- mao ni nang pag nakita nimo dinha, maglakaw ka sa baybayon dinha na mismo, wala nay yuta. Naa pay yuta sa ilalum ana naa pa nay muadto nga in-ana, mao na ang continental shelf. Ug mao na ang gibasehan sa atong pag-angkon sa soberano na katungod.

So hindi naman tayo puwedeng mag giyera, mag-usap na muna tayo. And there will be a time, there is always a time in this world, a time to talk, a time to war; a time for bloody and a time to be purified. It’s not the time, because we cannot defend on anybody, it’s the fact. I do not expect you, United States to die for us. So we will just have to navigate our way around here. Me, I’m willing to talk. I’m going to China because I want. Then, kung kami na lang doon, I will present the problem to him and I would say to him, “this piece of paper, the arbitral award. We do not go out of the four corners of this paper, we talk.” Ganoon pero hindi iyan, magpatapang-tapangan tayo mgaâ€" negosyo lang tayo. Kita mo tulong sila gawa ng power plant.
Dili man tiya pwede mag-giyera, mag-sturya sa ta. Ug adunay usa ka panahon, aduna kanunay usa ka panahon aning kalibutan, usa ka panahon sa pakigsturya, usa ka panahon sa pakig-gubat; panahon sa pagdugo ug usa ka panahon para maputli. Dili pa panahon, kay dili ta ka panalipod sa bisan kinsa, mao ni ang kamatuoran. Wala ko magdahum ninyo, Estados Unidos na mamatay alang namo. Mao nga kailangan namo i-nabigar among agihan ani. Ako, andam nga makig-istorya. Muadto ko sa China tungod kay gusto nako. Unya, kung kami nalang didto, akoang ipresentar ang problema sa iya ug muingon ko niya, "this piece of paper, the arbitral award. We do not go out of the four corners of this paper, we talk." In-ato pero dili na, magisog-isogan ta- negosyo lang ato. Kakita mo, nitabang sila ug himo sa power plant.

And just imagine, if we can get their help in the years to come. It’s not territorial, kung territorial, matagal na tayong nagpapatayan diyan. It’s not all sovereign entitlement. But one of the things that I would demand, if I go to the mainland China is, give us back our fishing rights â€" that’s one, non-negotiable. Pobre akong mga kababayan. Two then, whatever, kung gas, mayroon doon ang agreement between China and the Philippines during the time ofâ€"nino? Who’s the representative here, ‘di ba. Hands-up ka agad, ma-absent ka.
Ug huna-hunaa, kung makakakuha ta ug tabang sa mga tuig nga moabut. Dili ni teritoryal, kung teritoryal, dugay na tang nagpinatyanay diha. Dili ni tanan sa soberano nga katungod. Apan usa sa mga butang nga akong i-bungat, kung moadto ko sa mainland China, ihatag balik namo ang amoang katungod sa pagpangisda - usa na, dili na pwede mausab. Pobre akong mga kanasod, Duha ka, bisan unsa, kung gas, naa dinha ang kasabutan tali sa China ug sa Pilipinas sa panahon sa-kinsa? Kinsa ang representantib dinhi, 'di ba. Nisaka dayon ang kamot, ma-absent ka.

We have this scientific… well ‘no, it was supposed to be, actually, it was just a legalese, talkatese lang iyon,  in a very diplomatic way, pero really towards a joint venture. Noong umakyat si Aquino, tinabla niya. So kaya galit ang China, galit talaga sa kaniya.  Ngayon, sabi ko sa ... usap tayo.  But there will be a time. But just like what the Bible says -- mga Kristiyano -- there is always a time to talk, a time to be nice, a time to be angry, a time to be ugly, a time to be beautiful, a time for peace, a time for war, a time to be born and a time to die. Hindi natin puwede bigla-biglain ito.
Naa tay siyentipikong ... dili, kuan unta, sa tinud-anay, legalese ra to, talkatese ra na, sa usa ka diplomatiko nga pamaagi, pero sa tinuod, ngadto padulong sa usa ka joint venture. Kadtong nisaka si Aquino, gitabla niya. Mao nasuko ang China, suko gyud sa iya. Karon, ana ko sa ... magsturya ta. Apan adunay usa ka panahon. Apan sama sa giingon sa Bibliya - mga Kristiyano - aduna kanunay panahon sa pakigsturya, panahon nga magbinuotan, panahon nga masuko, panahon nga magnginil-ad, panahon nga manindot, panahon alang sa pakigdait, panahon alang sa gubat, panahon sa pagkatawo ug panahon sa pagkamatay. Dili ni nato dapat dali-dalion.

So we would like to thank to China. The Gotianun family of Chinese ancestry, mine also, ako. And we would only aspire for one nation. I will not obey to the unreasonable mandates of whatever mga EU-EU diyan. Iho deâ€"tang ... kaya kaya tayo gani basta maliit ka, eh not me.
Ganahan nato pasalamatan ang China. Ang pamilya Gotianun sa Chinese na kagikanan, sa ako pud, ako. Ug ganahan lang mi ug usa ka nasod.  Dili ko mutuman sa dili makataronganon na mandato sa bisag unsa mga EU-EU diha. Iho deâ€"tang… mao gani kita basta gamay ka, eh dili ako.

Gaya ngayon, sample ko lang, paalis na ako… human rights. Davao was very topsy-turvy. When I became mayor, I said, “kayong mga kriminal, mga durogista, mga adik, mga holdaper, umalis kayo. Kasi kapag hindi, talagang mamatay kayo.” Now, bakit nga maraming patay? You know why. Hindi iyan sinsa-salvage, kagaya iyong sa Maynila ngayon. Kasi ang pulis talaga, takot iyan. Anak iyan ngâ€"you should know, because I was a prosecutor, a vice mayor, mayor, congressman, Presidente na ngayon. Kung bakit? Aywan ko dumating ako diyan, pero basta ganoon ang laro. (applause) Takot talaga ang pulis noon. Kung hindi mo sabihan ang pulis, hulihin mo, go after them, arrest them and if they present a violent resistance, kill them. With those words, maraming patay ang Davao, but iyong lumaban talaga namamatay. Pero sabihin mo na patayin ko, nakatali ang kamay sa likod, those were the handywork of their co-conspirators diyan sa droga. Kasi bago kami nag-umpisa, sabi ko hulihin mo ito tapos ituro mo iyong isa na nagpiyaet sa’yo. Iyong isa naman ituro mo siya iyong nagpabili sa’yo.
Murag karon, pananglitan lang, pahawa na ko… human rights. Gubot kaayo sauna sa Davao. Adtong nahimo kong Mayor, niingon ko, “kayong mga kriminal, mga durogista, mga adik, mga holdaper, umalis kayo. Kasi kapag hindi, talagang mamatay kayo.” Karon, nganong daghan gyud ug patay? Kahibaw ka ngano. Dili na luwason, murag kanang sa Manila karon.  Kay ang pulis gyud, nahadlok na. Anak na saâ€"dapat kahibaw ka, kay sauna isa ko ka prosekyutor, isa ka vice mayor, mayor, congressman, Presidente na karon. Kung ngano? Wala ko kahibaw niabot ko diha, pero basta ingon ana ang duwa. (palakpak) Nahadlok gyud ang pulis sauna. Kung dili nimo ingnan ang pulis, dakpa, gukura sila, iaresto sila ug kung musukol sila, patya sila. Uban ana na mga pulong, daghan ug patay ang Davao, pero kanang musukol gyud ang mga nangamatay. Pero iingon nimo na patyun nako, nakahigot akong mga kamot sa likod, trabaho na sa ilang mga kauban diha sa drogas. Kay bag-o mi nagsugod, ingon ko dakpa ni dayon itudlo ang isa na nagpiyaet nimo. Kadtong isa pud itudlo siya kanang nagpapalit nimo.

So iyong ibinabalot ng ano, iyong tinu-torture, hindi trabaho ng gobyerno iyan. Bakit mo ibalot ng ano, hindi naman nagpu-produce ng mummy ang gobyerno. Eh barilin mo lang diyan, iwanan mo kung gusto mo talaga extrajudicial. But most of them were reallyâ€"because ang pulis, talagang agresibo na. Kasi sinabi ko, “Go!” at saka kung ano ang mangyari, as long as it is in the performance of your duty -- duty connected -- and when your life is in danger, patayin mo. Huwag kang mamatay kasi pagdating ko, ikaw ang barilin ko. Totoo, that is really my language.
Kadtong mga iputos ug kuan, kadtong tinu-torture, dili na trabaho sa gobyerno. Ngano imong iputos ug kuan, wala man naghimo ug mummy ang gobyerno. Pusilon lang nimo diha, ibilin nimo kung ganahan gyud ka na extrajudicial. Pero kasagaran nila kayâ€"tungod kay ang pulis, agresibo na gyud. Kay niingon ko, “Go!” ug kung unsa ang mahitabo, basta kay apil na sa imong trabahoâ€"konektado sa imong trabahoâ€"ug kung naa sa peligro imong kinabuhi, patya. Ayaw kamatay kay pag-abot nako, ikaw akong pusilon. Tinuod, mao gyud na akong lengguwahe.

Ngayon, they have been using it. Ngayon, hanggang ngayon doon sa EU, that is known to issue warnings of killing criminals, sabi ko, “Fuck you!” Why are you threatening the ... including itong rapporteur ng Amerika, why are you complaining so much about me, threatening the criminals of the drug syndicates if you consider the fact that we have now three million, seven hundred drug addicts? By that number alone, it would tell you it’s a very serious crime. Tingnan mo ngayon na wala na ang adik, 60% reduced ng criminal. Wala, pero maraming patay pero iyong mga adik. Kasi iyong adik, six months to one year magamit ng shabu, either mag-suicide iyan sa kagaguhan nila o magholdap. But in the end, iyong may peraâ€"ayan, maraming pamilya iyan, even in Davaoâ€"basta itong mga mayayaman na ano, hindi na sila kailangan magnakaw, magpatay, hindi kailangan mag... and they see the hopelessness of their ... iyan, iyan ang totoo  diyan.
Karon, ilahang gigamit. Karon, hangtod karon didto sa EU, nga nailhan sa mga pasidaan na isyu sa pagpatay sa mga kriminal, ingon ko, "f*** you!" Ngano imong gihulga ang… apil kadtong rapporteur sa Amerika, nganong nagsige man ka ug reklamo mahitungod nako, gihulga ang mga kriminal sa mga sindikato sa drogas kung imong ikonsiderar ang kamatuoran nga naa na kitay tulo ka milyon ug pito ka gatus na adik sa drogas karon? Pinaagi lang niana nga gidaghanon, musulti kini kanimo nga usa kini ka seryoso nga krimen. Tan-awa karon nga wala na ang mga adik, nigamay ug 60% ang mga kriminal. Wala, apan daghang patay pero kadtong mga adik. Kay kadtong mga adik, unom ka buwan hangtod sa usa ka tuig mugamit ug shabu, naa ra na sa magpakamatay siya sa ilang kagaguhan o maholdap. Apan sa katapusan, kanang mga naay kwartaâ€"kana, daghang pamilya na, bisag sa Davaoâ€" basta kaning mga dato na kuan, dili na nila kinahanglan mangawat, magpatay, dili kinahanglan mag… ug makita nila ang pagkawala sa paglaum sa ilang... kana, mao na ang tinuod diha.

Itong mga Amerikano, botabungol. Takutin pa ako naâ€"bakit hindi ko sila putahin? Noong Mayor ako, it was alright for them to criticize me. You know, you have a Mayor in that Mindanao island who’s very talkative about killings so easy. Okay lang iyon. Pero Presidente ako, lektyuran ako ng putang-inang na iyang Rapporteur, tapos sabihin na kayo angâ€"
Kaning mga Amerikano, botabungol. Hadlukon pa ko naâ€"ngano dili nako sila putahon? Kadtong Mayor ko, pwede ra ko nila batikuson. Kahibalo ka, naa kay Mayor anha na isla sa Mindanao na tabian kaayo mahitungod sa sayon kaayo na pagpatay. Okay ran a. Pero Presidenete ko, lektyuran ko anang putang-ina nga Rapporteur, dayon iingon nga kamo angâ€"

You know, there is no crime at all in the Philippines which says I cannot threaten criminals or else I will go to prison. Walang crime nagsabi nga bawal magsabi ka criminal, kayong mga terorista, kayong mga ano ...tapos ako ang ... sila. Sinabi nila doon sa ... they went into Iraq on the excuse of weapons of mass destruction. Pinatay nila si Saddam. Iraq is no longer a state. They undermined Libya. Binubomba nila ang Syria, patay pati ang mga bata. Wala lang mangâ€"
Kahibaw ka, walay krimen sa Pilipinas na nag-ingon na dili nako mahulga ang mga kriminal kung dili kay mapriso ko. Walay krimen nga nag-ingon nga dili pwede mag-ingon ka kriminal, kanang mga terorista, kamong mga kuan… dayon ako ang… sila. Ingon sila didto sa… niadto sila sa Iraq sa sumangil sa mga armas sa kagub-anan sa kadaghanan. Ilang gipatay si Saddam. Dili na estado ang Iraq. Ilang gisabotahe ang Libya. Ila gibombahan ang Syria, patay apil ang mga bata. Wala man langâ€"

Kaya today I announce sa international, sa Al Jazeera, I am inviting the United Nations, si Bankiâ€"anong pangalan ng y*&^% na iyan? Ban Ki-moon, Ban Sun, I am inviting the EU. Iyong pinakamahusay, send the best lawyer of your town. Pati iyong mga Rapporteurs, pumunta silasa Pilipinas. I will write them a letter to invite them for an investigation. But, in keeping with the time honored principle of “the right to be heard;” matapos nila akong tanungin, tanungin ko sila. Sila, isa-isahin ko sila in… open forum, you can use the Senate o iyong Folk Arts Center, whatever. Everybody will be invited. Tapos manood kayo, tingnan ninyo kung paano ko lampasuhin iyang mga y*&^% na iyan. (applause)
Mao na karon ako ianunsyo sa internasyonal, sa Al Jazeera, ako giimbitar ang United Nations, si Bankiâ€"unsay pangalan anang yawaa na? Ban Ki-moon, Ban Sun, ako giimbitar ang EU. Kadtong pinakamaayo, ipadala ang pinakamaayo na abogado sa inyong lungsod. Apil kadtong mga Rapporteurs, ipadala sila diri sa Pilipinas. Sulatan nako sila aron iimbitar sila para sa isa ka imbestigasyon. Apan, sa pagtuman sa time honored principle na “the right to be heard;” human sa ilang pagpangutana nako, ako sila pangutan-on. Sila, ako sila usa-usahon sa… open forum, pwede nimo gamiton ang Senado o kadtong Folk Arts Center, bisag unsa. Maimbitaran tanan. Dayon panan-aw mo, tan-awa ninyo kung unsa-on nako paglampaso ang kanang mga y*&^%.  (palakpak)

Una ko lang tanong sa Rapporteur, “I killed thousands? What was the name of the first victim? What happened? Where? For what reason? How was it done? What time was it?” Alam mo si Obama, ipapatay iyong mga black doon. Kahapon may binaril nanaman na African-American. Kaya magpadala ako ng Rapporteur bukas doon sa Amerika, tanungin ito, “Bakit pinagbabaril ninyo itong mga itim dito?” Tapos sabi ng Britain, sabi ng Germany, giwarningan nila iyong mga Arabs, “You stop because we will bomb you.”
Ang una lang nako na pangutana sa Rapporteur, “I killed thousands? What was the name of the first victim? What happened? Where? For what reason? How was it done? What time was it?” Kahibaw ka si Obama, iya ipapatay ang mga itom didto. Gahapon naa napud gipusil na African-American. Maong magpadala ko ug Rapporteur ugma didto sa Amerika, ipangutana ni, “Bakit pinagbabaril ninyo itong mga itim dito?” Dayong ingon ang Britain, na ingon ang Germany, giwarningan nila ang mga Arabs, “You stop because we will bomb you.”

Ang tinatakot ko mga kiriminal, itong inyo mga bayan ng mundong ito. Ang mga kawawang Arab, mga Muslim, pinag-aapi-api ninyo. The Middle East really is a destroyed part of the planet na wala na talagangâ€"wala. Kasi iyan sila, kaya ako nagmumura, kasi kung sila, akala mo with all the pontification and every word that they utter, they would like it to be treated as an ex-cathedra thing.
Ang ako gikahadlukan mga kriminal, kining inyo mga bayan aning kalibutana. Ang mga luoy nga Arab, mga Muslim, inyo gidaugdaug. Isa gyud ka guba nga bahin sa planeta ang Middle East nga wala na gyudâ€"wala. Kay kana sila, mao na namalikas ko, kay kung sila, abi nimo uban sa tanan na pontification ug kada pulong na ila isulti, ganahan sila na atong tratuhon na isa ka ex-cathedral na butang.

Kung sila marunong, tayo binababoy. Bakit ganoong? Pulitika iyan eh. Galing iyan sa Davao. It started in Davao as a political issue. As a matter of fact, you go to Davao, iyang DDS is not really a DDS. It was during the time “Sparrow versus the DDS of government.” Iyan. Hindi akin iyan. Tapos in-adopt nila, na in-adopt sa akin, sinakyan naman nitong mga oposisyon nung eleksyon. Okay lang iyon.
Kung kahibalo sila, babuyon ta. Ngano ingon ana? Pulitika man gud na. Gikan na sa Davao. Nagsugod na sa Davao bilang usa ka political na isyu. Sa tinud-anay, adto ug Davao, kanang DDS dili gyud isa ka DDS. Mao ni ang panahon sa “Sparrow versus the DDS of government.” Kana. Dili na ako. Dayon ila gisunod, na gisunod sa ako, gisakyan pud sa mga oposisyong atong eleksyon. Okay ra na.

Ngayon hanggang ngayon kita mo. De Lima, she was seven years chairman of the Human Rights. Binibira niya ako, hindi naman nag-file ng kaso. As Secretary of Justice, she was building a name at me expense para mag-popular. So what now, tingnan mo, she was not only screwing her driver, she was screwing the nation. Iyan ang---kita mo na. Oh, ngayon, saan na iyong human rights. Kaninong papel ginamit ninyo para sa investigation. From where were the papers?
Karon hangtod karon kita nimo. De Lima, pito ka tuig siya na chairman sa Human Rights. Iya kong gibira, wala man nagpasaka ug kaso. Bilang Secretary of Justice, naghimo siya ug pangalan sa ako para musikat. Unsa na karon, tan-awa, dili ra iyang tigmaneho ang iyang giilad, iyaha giilad ang nasod. Mao na angâ€"kita ka. Oh, karon, asa na ang kadtong human rights. Kang kinsang papeles ang inyong gigamit para sa imbestigasyon. Gikan asa ang mga papeles?

Kaya mahirap iyang ganoonâ€"nakita ko. So after all kaya sabi ko, six months because at that time and I said, I need another six months. Iyon iyong pinaka-sinabi ko kay De Lima, “you better hang yourself,” kasi nandito na sa mga kamay ko iyong…sinabmit na nila, tiningnan ko na. So all the while, because of her propensity for sex. Ayun.
Maong lisod na ang ingon anaâ€"kita ko. Pagkahuman sa tanan maong niingon ko, unom ka buwan kay anha na oras ug ako giingon, kinahanglan ko ug unom pa ka tuig. Mao kato ang pinaka-giingon nako kay De Lima, “you better hang yourself,” kay naa na sa akong mga kamot ang kadtong… ilang gisabmit, ako na gitan-aw. Pero ato nga panahon, tungod sa iyang propensity sa sex. Kato.

Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng babae na lumabas sa buong social media nakangiti pa ang bu****, maragoy na itabuk.  Putang ina, kung nanay ko iyan, barilin ko. God…iyan nga, that is a lesson to be learned sabi ko. Tapos sabihin nitong mga… na BB plus credit, walang akong pakialam sa inyo.
Karon ra ko nakakita ug isa ka babae na mugawas sa tibuok social media nakangisi pa ang bu****, maragoy na itabuk. Putang ina, kung ako nang mama, pusilon nako. Ginoo… mao na, ingon ko isa na ka leksiyon na kinahanglan makat-unan. Dayon iingon aning mga… na BB plus credit, wala koy pakialam ninyo.

I’m formulating a new foreign policy, edi neutral. At saka iyong sabi ng mga Amerikano, mag patrol-patrol diyan sa China Sea, I will not allow the Armed Forces to do that. Stop it. Why should we go, you go in the joint patrol, tapos nagka-giyeraâ€"kapag nagkagiyera saan ang battle ground? Di ang Palawan. Kalokohan iyan. Mag-giyera lang kayo diyan. Okay na kami dito, pa-inaugurate, inaugurate na lang kami. (applause) Kung meron kami nito, you know, I’d really be happy, if I get to be invited so many hundreds of kilometers away, I would still go there, if we still have one.
Naghimo ko ug bag-o na langyaw na polisiya, edi nyutral. Ug katong giingon sa mga Amerikano, magpatrolya diha sa China Sea, dili ko musugot na buhaton na sa Armed Forces. Ihunong na. Ngano kinahanglan man ta mu-adto, adto didto sa joint patrol, dayon nagka-giyeraâ€"kung magkagiyera asa ang battle ground? Di ang  Palawan. Binuang na. Paggiyera lang mo diha. Okay na mi diri, pa-inaugurate, inaugurate nalang mi. (palakpak) Kung naa mi ana, kahibaw ka, malipay gyud ko, kung maimbitar ko nga pila ka gatos ka kilometros kalayo, mu-adto gihapon ko, kung naa pa kitay isa.

You know itong electricity, it is really the carabao. Pag wala kang energy, patay ka. And to me, this would alleviate including the Zamboanga Peninsula, hirap talaga sila doon. Almost every now and then nanghingi ng tulong for a re-distribution of the power from the grid. But with the surplus now, hindi nga surplus kulang pa rin eh. But more or less ma-stabilize na, for now. But we never thought that Mindanao will develop so fast that in a few years would be starting again to tinker with aâ€"but maybe in the fullness of God’s time, we would have something like a solar or a better technology but not expensive. Walang kuwestyun iyan, they are available. But whether or not we can operate them at a cost that would give you the return of investment for a few years, I don’t think so. Well, I am not trying to be an actuarial thing here, but mahirapan.
Kahibaw ka kaning kuryente, ang carabao gyud ni. Kung wala kay kusog, patay ka. Ug sa ako, makahupay kini apil ang Zamboanga Peninsula, naglisod gyud sila didto. Hapit kanunay sila nangayo ug tabang para sa re-distribution sa power gikan sa grid. Apan uban sa surplus karon, dili gani surplus kulang pa gihapon eh. Apan murag ma-stabilize na, sa pagkakaron. Apan wala gyud kami naghunahuna nga paspas ang paglambo sa Mindanao na sa pipila ka tuig magsugod na usab sa panguti-kuti uban sa usa kaâ€"apan tingali sa kahingpitan sa panahon sa Ginoo, aduna na kitay murag isa ka solar o mas maayong teknolohiya apan dili mahal. Walay pangutana na, naa na sila. Apan sa kung pwede nato sila gamiton o dili sa isa ka kantidad na muhatag kanimo sa pagbalik sa puhunan sa pipila ka tuig, sa tan-aw nako murag dili. Wala ko naningkamot nga mahimong usa ka actuarial nga butang dinhi, pero malisuran.

Well, hindi naman kasi ang mga investors they want to get back a little of something maybe on the third year, fourth year, they would have the profits back slowly. But if you say na… itong ano, ganitong klasengâ€"it takes time, it takes money.
Dili man kay ang mga investors ganahan sila makakuha balik ug gamay na butang basin sa ikatulo na tuig, ika-upat na tuig, makuha na nila ug hinay-hinay balik ang ginansya. Pero kung imong iingon na… kadtong kuan, ingon ani nga klaseâ€"kinahanglan na ug oras, kinahanglan na ug kwarta.

But again, I would like to thank the Gotianun family for this plant and everybody connected with it and the Chinese, you will see me more often in China. Sa totoo lang, kapag niyaya ka dito sa mga Asian country, makita naman ninyo ang preparation sa banquet. Doon, buhagan ka lang yung sagbot tanan ug mga salad-salad. Dito na lang ako, ‘di diyan na lang kayo.
Apan usab, ganahan nako pasalamatan ang pamilya Gotianun para ani na planta ug tanan na konektado niini ug ang Chinese, mas pirme na ko ninyo makit-an sa China. Sa tinud-anay lang, kung gihagad ka diri sa mga Asian na nasud, makit-an man ninyo ang pag-andam sa banquet. Didto, buhagan ka lang yung sagbot tanan ug mga salad-salad. Diri na lang ko, ‘di diha nalang mo.

So again, I’m here, I’m happy to be here. I think, I would have the command conference with the police. Just a reminder to them also that I am not happy with theâ€"what has happened. I’ll give them a more--- ganito ha, in a scale of 1 to 10, we have achieved something like about 5. But most of the drug ngayon, even dito sa Cagayan, if you want drug, your source, your source of communication, the critical communication would come from your jails. Ang transaction dito sa droga sa Pilipinas, almost 95% are being cooked inside prisons. Puro Chinese, ngayon kung hindi ito maghinto itong mga y*&^% na ito, ibahog ko na sa boiler diha. Sabihin mo sa kanila, i-translate mo. I have no problem.
Usab, naa ko diri, nalipay ko nga naa ko dinhi. Sa tan-aw nako, magcommand conference ko uban sa mga pulis. Isa ka pahinumdom pud kanila nga wala ko nalipay saâ€"sa kung unsa ang nahitabo. Hatagan nako sila ug masâ€"ingon ani ha, sa scale nga 1 hangtod sa 10, ang atong nakab-ot mga naa sa 5. Apan ang kadaghanan sa mga drogas karon, bisan diri sa Cagayan, kung gusto ka ug drogas, ang imong tinubdan, ang imong tinubdan sa komunikasyon, ang mga kritikal nga komunikasyon kay mugikan sa imong mga prisohan. Ang transaksyon diri sa drogas sa Pilipinas, hapit 95% kay giluto sa sulod sa mga prisohan. Puro Chinese, karon kung dili ni muhunong kining mga y*&^%, ibahog nako sila sa boiler diha. Iingon sa ilaha, i-translate nimo. Wala koy problema.

My grandfather Chinese iyon. My grandfather was really a Chinese. When he was naturalized, he took after the name of his lawyer, Atty. Roa. My mother was a Maranao, taga-Iligan. Pero iyong mga half-sister niya talagang Roa rin, we were really Roa, but he was really Chinese also. Most of the time and there was this naturalization proceeding, iyan ang ginagawa nila eh, ina-adopt nila ang mga pangalan ng mga abogado nila. So wala akong problema diyan sa mga Chinese na iyan, pag ‘di naghinto, ibahog ko na tanan dyan saâ€"
Akong lolo Chinese ‘to. Chinese gyud ako lolo. Atong na naturalisa siya, iyang gisunod ang pangalan sa iyang abogado, Atty. Roa. Akong inahan kay Maranao, taga-Iligan. Pero katong iyang mga half-sister Roa gyud pud, Roa gyud mi sauna, pero Chinese gyud pud siya.  Kasagaran ug naa kining naturalization proceeding, mao na ang ilang gibuhat, ila i-adopt ang mga pangalan sa ilang mga abogado. Wala koy problema anha nila na mga Chinese, kung dili muhunong, ibahog ko na tanan diha saâ€" 

So I’m happy again. I won in this place. I would like to thank you for giving me the support. (applause) Sabi ng Al Jazeera dito, “can’t you not be a statesmen.” Sabi ko, “no. I am just an small town mayor, my mouth is rural. I never took a course of statesmanship, and I do not intend to be one. And just plainly, if you could call me  mayor, I’d be happy, because that’s almost my affiliation.” Parang palayaw ko na for the 23 years that
I- have been Mayor of Davao City, mas komportable ako tawagin mo akong Mayor.
Nalipay ko usab. Midaog ko niining lugara. Ganahan ko magpasalamat sa paghatag ninyo ug suporta kanako. (palakpak) Ingon ang Al Jazeera diri, "can’t you not be a statesmen.” Ingon ko, "no. I am just an small town mayor, my mouth is rural. I never took a course of statesmanship, and I do not intend to be one. And just plainly, if you could call me  mayor, I’d be happy, because that’s almost my affiliation.” Murag angga na nako sa 23 ka tuig na Mayor ko sa Davao City sauna, mas komportable ko kung tawagon ko nimo ug Mayor.

I serveâ€"what I promise you, I will do: no corruption in government. (applause) Tinanggal ko na iyong ano dito eh. As I heard so many stories, hindi na ako nakatiis, and I have accepted so many courtesy resignations. Most of them sa regulatory bodies. Regulatory iyong -- LTFRB, itong Customs, BIR. But I promise you: It will be a clean government. And I hope to stop drug somehow and criminality. Okay na. Okay na ang bansa natin. Maski ganito lang ako, okay na. Never mind about diyan sa labas, sabi nila unpopular ako doon sa Europeâ€"tang---hindi ako mayor ng Europe, mayor ako ng siyudad noon, ngayon Presidente lang, Pilipinas lang naman, Presidente, okay iyan.
Nagserbisyo koâ€"kung unsa ako gisaad kaninyo, buhaton nako: walay korapsyon sa gobyerno. (palakpak) Ako na gitangtang katong kuan diri eh. Sa kadaghan na istorya na ako nadunggan, dili na ko makaantos, ug daghan ko ug gidawat na mga maayong pagbiya. Kadaghanan kanila sa regulatory bodies. Regulatory katong - LTFRB, kaning Customs, BIR. Apan ako mosaad kaninyo: mahimo kining usa ka limpyo nga gobyerno. Ug ako naglaom sa paghunong sa drogas ug kriminalidad. Okay na. Okay na atong nasod. Maski ingon ani lang ko, okay na. Ayaw tagda ang naa sa gawas, ingon sila dili ko sikat didto sa Europeâ€"tang --- dili ko mayor sa Europe, mayor ko sa siyudad sauna, karon Presidente ra, Pilipinas ra man, Presidente, okay na.

Maraming salamat po.
Daghang salamat.

Cayetano points out “glaring” flaws in Matobato’s testimonies

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano strongly expressed suspicion on the credibility of self-confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato, the witness who testified against President Rodrigo Duterte at the Senate inquiry into the alleged spate of extrajudicial killings in the country.

In the continuation of the probe on Thursday (September 22), Cayetano grilled Matobato on his previous testimonies associating Duterte with the suspected vigilante killings in Davao City during his term as mayor.

During his interpellation, Cayetano read part of Matobato’s previous affidavit regarding his alleged involvement in the DDS. But when asked by the senator, Matobato said he has not executed and submitted a formal affidavit to the government.

This is contrary to a report by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that Matobato already submitted a sworn statement on September 4, 2014, when he was placed under the Justice Department’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) and was referred to the bureau by then Justice Secretary Leila De Lima.

“Just an observation, the witness tends to change his testimony. There is no affidavit, there is an affidavit… The witness [also] has a tendency to point to President Duterte. But upon questioning, [it would turn out these are just] assumptions,” Cayetano stated.

Furthermore, the senator asked Matobato to recount how he supposedly killed suspected terrorist Sali Makdum under the orders of Duterte himself. Cayetano asked Matobato who ordered them to kill Makdum, to which the witness replied, “Hindi ko na alam sir kung sinong nag-utos.”

“Sir, last hearing, pinapalabas mo si Mayor Duterte ang nag-utos. Ngayon, nagbago na ‘yung inyong statement… So hindi si Mayor Duterte ang nagpapatay?” Cayetano prodded. “Ewan ko lang, sir,” Matobato responded.

Cayetano also questioned Matobato’s account on the murder of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent, whom he identified only as “Amisola.”  In his previous testimony, Matobato said the victim was apprehended by a certain Major Pabo after the former’s vehicle was blocking their way during an operation in Barangay Matina.

Matobato claimed that a gunfight ensued between Amisola and Pabo’s team consisting of around thirty people, but it allegedly took them a long time to kill Amisola that Duterte had to “finish him off” using two Uzi magazines.

“Hindi talaga ako makatulog sa litrato na trenta ang papatay doon sa NBI agent... Sabay-sabay binabaril… Hihintayin niyo si Mayor na ubusin yung dalawang Uzi [magazines] para mapatay? Trenta kayo, isa lang ang papatayin niyo?” Cayetano asked.

Matobato in response said they had a hard time shooting Amisola since he was hiding under a pickup truck and was also shooting back at them. He also changed his previous statement that around thirty people were involved in the shootout.

“Ka Edgar, hindi ganyan ang testimony mo noong una,” Cayetano stressed. “Sabi mo, pickup lang, nandyan lang. Ang sabi mo, nakahiga na, humihinga pa rin… Paniniwalain niyo po kami na trentang tao, uubusin ang laman ng baril, hindi nila mapatay ang isang tao. Ikaw na ang nagsabi, na-corner na siya. Limitado din ang mapupuntahan niya, nakapaligid na ang trentang tao sa kanya.”

“The inconsistencies [in Matobato's statements] are just glaring. I will just let the people and this Committee decide for themselves,” the senator concluded.

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Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood! Isaiah 10:15

One of the dangers in the Christian life is to take credit for what God does. This was the Assyrians’ problem. They were a weak nation until God chose to bless them in order to use them as an instrument to punish the Israelites. However, the more God blessed them, the more confident they became in their own strength. When the farmers had good crops, they credited their farming skills rather than God. When their army won a victory, their generals took the credit. When the nation experienced prosperity, the Assyrians attributed it to their military and political might. Finally, God pointed out the absurdity of their conclusions (Isa. 10:5-19). It is sometimes easier to handle poverty or weakness than wealth or strength. Poverty causes us to recognize our need for God. Prosperity persuades us that we no longer require Him. Scripture holds several examples of those who assumed they were self-sufficient, only to realize their dire poverty apart from God. Samson was the strongest person alive, but he forgot that his strength came from God. Once God removed his strength, Samson was reduced to a pitiful slave. Saul was the first king of Israel, yet when God removed His Spirit from this proud monarch, he became a paranoid, petty man, seeking counsel from the occult. Be careful how you handle the success God gives you! As you enjoy His blessings in your family, your business, or your ministry, keep in mind that you are an instrument in the hands of the Master.      Henry and Richard Blackaby .

Becoming na parang partisans and itong gobyerno naman, some of the civilians would join an organization that would be against the communists. And this fighting in the mountains has been going on ever since.

(Pagtala cut) Pagkahimo na murag partisano ug kani pung gobyerno, ang pipila sa mga sibilyan  moapil sa organisasyon batok sa mga komunista. Ug kining away sa kabukiran kay sukad pa nahitabo.

But you know, I have noticed from many reports that the government-backed para-military units are still operating. I am now ordering the Army to take full control itong mga Bagani command and the… there is another group, I forgot the name. So many. Militaryâ€"para-military men operating especially with firearms issued by the government that would undermine the peace process and of course, it would be also a crime if you do that. Specially, a couple na namatay sa Kitawtaw, it’s aâ€"it’s near to this... sa Surigao pala. Arakan, North Cotabato. Mahinto na sana ito, because we are really trying our best to come up with aâ€"with a be peaceful country.

Pero kabalo mo, nakamatikod ko sa daghang mga report nga ang mga gipaluyohan sa gobyerno na para-militar nga mga yunit kay nagpadagan gihapon. Karon akong gimando ang Army sa pagkontrolar aning mga Bagani command ug sa mga ... adunay laing grupo, nakalimot ko sa ngalan. Daghan kaayo. Militar-para-militar nga mga tawo nga naglihok ilabi na sa mga armas nga gi-isyu sa gobyerno nga maka-luya sa proseso sa kalinaw ug siyempre, krimen pud ni kung buhaton na. Ilabina, ang usa ka magtiayon na namatay sa Kitawtaw, kini usa ka-kini duol sa... sa Surigao diay. Arakan, North Cotabato. Mahunong na unta ni, kay naningkamot gyud mi na makabaton-- ug usa ka malinawon nga nasud.

The communist have agreed to talk, so we are talking. The MILF, despite of their beating of the drums before that if there is no BBL, they would go to war and they have… may be abandoned the idea and decided to go for peace. We are talking. I am talking with Nur, but the problem is there is that younger generation kaya hinanap ko bakit talaga ayaw. Including the guys saâ€"you know, I am... Maranao ang Lola ko, and my daughter, who is the wife of the Vice-mayor, my son, sa Davao City. She’s a Maranao-Tausug ang tatay. So I asked him, right after the elections, to go in a journey because i wanted to talk to the young ones na ayaw talagang makipag-usap.

Nisugot na makigysturya ang mga kumunista, mao nga nagsturya mi. Ang MILF, bisan pa sa ilang pagpatagad bag-o ana, kuung walay BBL, makig-giyera sila, ug sila ... pwedeng biyaan ang ideya ug makahukom sa pag-adto alang sa kalinaw. Kita nakig-istorya. Ako nakigsturya kay Nur, apan ang problema kay naay batan-on nga heneraso nga gipangita nako, ngano dili man gyud. Apil ang mga taw sa, kabaw na mo, ako... Maranao akong lola, ug ang akong anak nga asawa sa Vice-mayor, ang akong anak nga lalake, sa Davao city. Maranao siya-- Tausug ang amahan. Mao gihagad nako siya, pagkahuman sa eleksyon, nga mubiyahe, tungod kay gusto ko makig-istorya ngadto sa mga batan-on na dili gyud makigsturya.

And that is where I said, people are not just really listening.” I said that, I had a talk with them very, serious moments. And this is what they told meâ€"now remember I showed the Obama, the massacre pictures because sabihin ko talaga sa kanya, “Good as any good a time to talk about human rights,” because it was suggested by Ban Ki-moon at the summit. So, talking about... itong ano, human rights pinakita ko iyon.

Ug mao na niingon ko, "people are not just really listening." Niingon ko nga, nakigsturya ko uban nila, seryoso nga higayon. Ug mao ni ilang giingon nako,-- karon hinumdomi na gipakita nako kay Obama, ang masaker nga mga litrato kay ingnon gyud nako siya, “Good as any good a time to talk about human rights," kay gisugyot ni ni Ban Ki-moon sa summit. Busa, sa paghisgot mahitungod sa ... kaning kuan, human rights gipakita na nako.

This is why we cannot talk completely in Mindanao. Why? Ayaw talaga yang mga tao, yong mga bata. Iyong mga scholars, not really the fighters but the scholars of the Moro civilization galit talaga sila sa Amerikano and because of the Bud Dajo massacre, yung 6, 000 of the Moro people wereâ€"and of course, somewhere in Samar, Balinggiga, that’s the town where the Americans got the bell, as a pri… as a boot… booty… part of a booty of the war.

Mao ni dili ta kasturya ug bug-os sa Mindanao. Ngano? Dili gyud ganahan ang mga tawo, kanang mga batan-on. Kanang mga iskolar, dili gyud ang mga manggugubat, apan ang mga iskolar sa mga Moro na sibilisasyon nasuko sila sa mga Amerikano ug tungod sa Bud Dajo Massacre, kadtong 6, 000 sa mga Moro kay-- ug syempre, sa dapit sa Samar, Balinggiga, mao ni ang lungsod diin nakuha sa mga Amerikano ang kampana, bila usa ka pri... usa ka boot... booty... parte sa booty sa gubat.

Eh, gusto natin na isauli nila na until now they have refused. At that time, and it is recorded history that may panahon noon, 10-years above pinatay nila lahat, kasi lumaban. Well, itong dito sa Samar, okay na iyan. I mean, Christianized na and you know, forgivenessâ€"

Eh, ganahan ta ngaa iuli nila na hangtod karon wala gihapon sila nisugot. Niadtong panahona, ug kini narekord nga kasaysayan nga naay panahon sauna, lapas napu ka tuig gipatay nila tanan, kay nilaban. Kaning dinhi sa Samar, okay na na.Akong pasabot, Christianized na ug kabalo na ka, pagpasaylo-

But itong sa Mindanao. Kaya sabi ko, there will be a timeâ€"kasi sabi nila, “for as long as we see those guys in camouflage, mga puti, it is still like America is fighting us thru your soldiers.” Sabi nila, “We want them out.” It got nothing to do with Obama, it had nothing to do with myâ€"I said, “it had are nothing to do with the pontifications of the righteous kuno, it has something to do with what is of interest to my country.”

Pero kaning sa Mindanao. Mao niingon ko, adunay usa ka panahon- kay niingon sila,  “for as long as we see those guys in camouflage, mga puti, it is still like America is fighting us thru your soldiers.” Ana sila, “We want them out.” Wala ni bisan unsa labot kay Obama, kini walay bisan unsa labot sa akong-- ni ana ko, “it had are nothing to do with the pontifications of the righteous kuno, it has something to do with what is of interest to my country.”

I would just say at one time, kung ayaw talaga niyang makipag-usap, ‘di magkagiyera eh wala ng kahintuan ito. That is how it came about.

Muingon lang ko sa usa ka higayon, kung dili gyud siya gusto nga makig-istorya, dili makig-giyera, dili na gyud ni mahunong. Mao ni ang paagi sa pagkahitabo.

But itong mga International writers, every network mayroon iyan silang correspondents, everyone, not necessarily a foreigner but a resident correspondent and they are now the subject I haveâ€"I was told of several threats. Then you know, I have appreciate very much your support and maybe yourâ€"how would I say it, enthusiasm to back me up. You are correct. I am not doing nothing wrong. I agreed with you, but of course, we should not also threaten people because hindi na sila makapag-sulat ng totoo.
Apan kining internasyonal na manunulat, kada tigbalita na network, naa na silay correspondent, tanan, dili kinahanglan langyaw pero resident correspondent ug sila karon ang atong hisgotan, naa koy-- giingnan ko ug pipila ka mga hulga. Unya kabalo mo, akong gipahiayon ang inyong suporta ug tingali ang inyoha sab-- unsaon man ni nako pagingon, kadasig sa pagsuporta kanako. Sakto mo. Wala koy gibuhat nga sayop. Niuyon ko ninyo, pero siyempre, dili pud ta dapat manghulga ug mga tawo kay dili na sila makasulat sa tinood.

For after all, just like de Lima, just like the drugs, they thought all the while that it was just really something, but only they now realize that the drug, that the whole thing was being run  by no less than the secretary of justice. Hindi na niya maanuhan, naglabasan na talaga ang totoo. So in desperation... I said it was not in anger, but in desperation, I uttered â€" and I would like to repeat it -- De Lima was not only screwing the driver, she’s screwing the nation. Walang kong pakialam kung sino iyong mga naglabasan na iyan. Lalabas talaga ang totoo.

Kay pagkahuman sa tanan, sama kay de Lima, sama sa mga drogas, naghunahuna sila na atong tibuok panahona, kuan ra gyud to, apan karon ra nila na himatngonan na ang drogas, ang bug-os nga butang kay gipadagan sa dili muubos sa secretary of justice. Dili na niya maunsa, nigawas na ang kamatuoran. Mao na sa desperasyon... niana ko nga dili ni sa kasuko, apan sa desperasyon, nakasulti ko - ug gusto ko nga balikon ni ug ingon - dili ra ang iyang tig-maneho ang gi-ilad ni De Lima kung dili ang tibuok nasod. Wala koy labot kung kinsa na ang mga nanggawas dinha. Mugawas gyud ang kamatuoran.

And that should put also itong mga human rightsâ€"look at whatâ€"because he used to be the poster girl with all sense of righteousness and indignation, shouting everywhere na Duterte ganoon. Na-shockâ€"sinasabi ko sa inyo, ayaw ninyong maniwala noon. Because right after, I remember went to Congress as a witness, summoned by Congress to talk about the rice smuggling. Kasi I also uttered expletives, slur, and I said, but it was not me, it was Enrile.

Ug dapat mabutang pud na aning mga humanrights-- tan-awa kung unsa--- kay siya ang poster girl sauna uban sa tanan nga pagbati sa pagkamatarung ug sa kapungot, sa pagsinggit sa tanang dapit na Duterte in-ana. Na-kuyawan-giingnan tamo, di man mo mutuo sauna. Kay pagkahuman dayon, nakahinumdom ko nga niadto sa Kongreso bilang usa ka saksi, na gipatawag sa Kongreso para sa paghisgot mahitungod sa pag-smuggle sa bugas. Kay namalikas pud ko, slur, unya niingon ko, pero dili to ako, si Enrile to.

Enrile asked me, "anong gawin mo? What will you do if you find this bangayan in your city smuggling rice?" And I said, "for cheating us, 7 billion â€" that’s the tax for a shipload of rice â€" I’ll kill him for 7 billion." At inulit ni Jinggoy iyong question. Sabi niya, "ano, ano", tapos she was winking his left eye. "Ano, ano? Anong sinabi mo?" And I said, "Mr.Senator, I would give you an answer you want to hear. Papatayin ko iyan kung sa Davao iyan." And so de Lima criticized me. At that time, it was only about 8 months bago siya. Sabi ko, "de Lima, do not mind my mouth; that is my strength and that is my weakness, itong bunganga ko. Nagpapakita pa nga ng puwit ko pag galit ako." Kasi iyong iba natatakot; hindi naman lahat. At minsan, sabihin na hindi daw ako statesman, hindi naman ako nag-apply ng position na statesman. Nag-apply ako ng posisyong presidente. Nagpa-elect ako. Statesman, I do not know how the would dress. I do not even know how he would open a statement. But what I know is that I have to serve the greater interest of the Filipino people.

Nangutana si Enrile nako, "anong gawin mo? What will you do if you find this bangayan in your city smuggling rice?" Ungya niingon ko, "for cheating us, 7 billion â€" that’s the tax for a shipload of rice â€" I’ll kill him for 7 billion." Ungya giusab ni Jinggoy ang pangutana. Ana siya, "ano, ano", Ungya nagpangidhat siya sa iyang wala nga mata sa ako. "Ano, ano? Anong sinabi mo?" Niingon ko, "Mr.Senator, I would give you an answer you want to hear. Papatayin ko iyan kung sa Davao iyan." Gi batikos ko ni De Lima. Atong panahona, Mga walo ra to ka buwan bag-o siya. Niana ko, "de Lima, do not mind my mouth; that is my strength and that is my weakness, itong bunganga ko. Nagpapakita pa nga ng puwit ko pag galit ako." Kay ang uban nahadlok; dili man tanan. Ug usahay, muingon nga dili daw ko statesman, wala man ko nag-aplikar para sa posisyon nga statesman. Nag-aplikar ko pagkapresidente. Nagpa-elect ko. Statesman, wala ko kabalo kung unsa na ilang sinuotan. Wala man gani ko kabalo unsaon na pag-abli ug sturya. Pero ang akong nahibaw-an kay dapat ko muserbisyo sa mas dako nga interes sa mga Pilipino.

Thank you.

Salamat.

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Revenge

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. Romans 12:19

One of the hardest areas in which to trust God is in the matter of justice. When we perceive an injustice, we want to see the guilty party punished. We want justice to prevail, especially if we are the victim. We become impatient if we are not avenged quickly. Yet God warns us that vengeance is not our prerogative. We are to desire justice, but we are not to seek vengeance (Mic. 6:. When someone offends us, our responsibility is to respond to the offense with forgiveness (Matt. 5:44). God takes the responsibility to see that justice is done. God loves people too much to allow sin to go unchecked.

Peter claimed that God is not slow about His promises to us, but He is patient and long-suffering before He brings about judgment (2 Pet. 3:9). Yet ultimately God has prepared for absolute justice. There will be no sin committed that He will leave unpunished. Either the punishment will fall on His Son or it will be charged against the sinner, but everyone will ultimately give an account for everything they have done (2 Cor. 5:10).

God is absolutely just, and only He can ensure that justice is fully carried out. If we are impatient and seek revenge, we presume that we are wiser than God, and we reveal a blatant lack of trust that God will do the right thing. Only by trusting God’s sovereign wisdom will we be free from our anger and preoccupation toward those who have committed evil. If we refuse to trust God’s justice, we become enslaved to bitterness and anger. We must guard our hearts and trust God to exercise His judgment against those who oppose Him.  Henry and Richard Blackaby.

Balong, pwede na moretire sa Bohol. kumusta na?

Over the past eight years, we've made incredible progress in our economic recovery.

Our businesses have created more than 15 million new jobs since early 2010. Twenty million people now have the security of health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Together, we've turned around an economy in freefall and put it on a stronger, more durable course.

And last week, we got even more great news: the policies we've put in place since the recession have started to pay off in real ways for American families. Take a look at these charts:

Last year, across every race and age group in America, incomes rose and the poverty rate fell. Folks’ typical household incomes rose by about $2,800 -- which is the fastest rate on record. The good news is that it went up for everybody, with folks at the middle and bottom of incomes seeing the largest gains, and those at the very top seeing the smallest gains.

By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was eight years ago.

We lifted 3.5 million people out of poverty, including one million children -- the largest one-year drop in almost 50 years. Poverty went down across all racial and ethnic groups. Now, we know that inequality is still too high. We know that a lot of folks still feel like they're treading water. There's still so much more we could do to grow the economy, get wages rising faster, and slow the trend of inequality that's been on the rise for decades.
That's why I've called on Congress to raise the minimum wage high enough so that if somebody is working full time, they're not living in poverty. It's why I've called for investments in clean energy and infrastructure to create more secure, good-paying jobs.

So we’re not done yet.

We plan to sprint through the tape to keep building an economy where all working Americans and their families can have a fair shot at opportunity and security. This has been my goal since day one as your President -- and it's what I'll continue fighting for as long as I'm in office.

President Barack Obama

Prepare Your Mind

Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13

Your mind is a wonderful thing! You can memorize life-changing passages of Scripture that can undergird you in your daily life; you can meditate upon God’s Word, discovering His magnificent truths; you can discern between truth and falsehood; you can recall God’s past blessings.

Some of God’s most effective servants were those who disciplined their minds for His service. Moses, educated in the best schools of Egypt, assembled the books of the Law for the Israelites. Isaiah used his scholarly mind to write an exalted prophetic book in Scripture. Paul learned under Gamaliel, the outstanding teacher of his day, and it was through Paul that God presented much of the theology found in the New Testament.

Sadly, many Christians today do not exercise their minds to be of service to God. They allow others to do their spiritual thinking for them. If they can find their theology from a book, they will not bother to study God’s Word themselves. If a speaker makes an authoritative statement, they readily accept it without verifying whether it is biblical.

Paul urged Christians to strive for maturity in their thinking (1 Cor. 14:20). He said there was a time when his spiritual thinking was immature, but he had prepared his mind to know and understand the great truths of God (1 Cor. 13:11). He had not allowed others to do his thinking for him. When you became a Christian, God renewed your mind (Rom. 12:2). Be certain to use your mind in a way that brings glory to God.    Henry and Richard Blackaby.