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#nationataglance Oil prices drop this week
OIL COMPANIES are cutting the prices of petroleum products this week after more than
a month of increases. Gasoline will be down by P0.50 per liter (/L), diesel by P0.40/L
and kerosene by P0.85/L. Seaoil Philippines, Inc. will be among the first to cut prices at
12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Most of the companies that sent their advisories will be adjusting
o po- prices at 6:00 a.m. on the same day. The Department of Energy (DoE) said that among the rea-
o the
.
NATIONWIDE ROUND-UP sons for this weeks price cut is the rise in US drilling and higher output from the Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. US drillers added six oil rigs, bringing their total count to
amed Chamber of mines cheers EITI stamp 750. The DoE also noted a rise in global oil supply and the balance in Asian gasoline market
r Joel THE BIGGEST local mining lobby group has welcomed the fundamentals. Oil prices declined on Friday as Nymex went below $50 level, as the US dollar
ed by recent satisfactory rating the country gained for its effec- rose amid concerns of an over supply, it said. Victor V. saulon
tive regulation in compelling extractive industries to disclose
all payments made to government. This validation of our
nt efforts at transparency reporting could not have come at a CENTRAL VISAYAS: DAANBANTAYAN, CEBU
of better time. The mining industry is under strict scrutiny by former Daanbantayan mayor fined for Yolanda fund mess
e for government, and this recognition that the mining industry is AUGUSTO D. CORRO, former mayor of Daanbantayan town in Cebu, has been found guilty
he fully transparent in its payment and reporting of revenues to of simple negligence by the Office of the Ombudsman and is facing a fine of two months
d, Mr. government will be of great help, said Ronald S. Recidoro, worth of salary. The Ombudsman, in a statement, said Mr. Corros culpability stemmed from
ct. 9. Executive Director of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines his flip-flopping on the qualified beneficiaries of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA), a
ely (COMP). janina C. lim financial assistance fund from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
>> See full story on https://goo.gl/NQEwKQ released to victims of typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), which struck central
drug Philippines in 2013. Under the ESA program, qualified beneficiaries are entitled to P30,000
dents for residents whose houses were completely destroyed by the typhoon and P10,000 for those
Palace says Dutertes ratings drop was expected whose houses were partially destroyed. Daanbantayan received an ESA allocation of almost
tion PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON Ernesto C. Abella, in a press P426 million. Mr. Corro, who lost his bid for
ap- conference yesterday, said the drop in the satisfaction and reelection in 2016, was spared from graft charges as the Ombudsman said there
before trust rating of President Rodrigo R. Duterte was expected was no evident bad faith in the classification mess. The act of classifying com-
as the first year honeymoon period of his presidency has plainants abode and several others as situated within the danger/unsafe zones
ce ended. It is worth noting that surveys are snapshots of the without proper reference to the CLUP and multi-hazard maps, albeit improper
to the public mood at a given time and the SWS survey was con- and careless, does not, by itself, establish the presence of manifest partiality, evi-
dency. ducted between Sept. 23-27, just two days after the National dent bad faith and/or gross inexcusable negligence, the Ombudsman said.
Chief Day of Protest the bold (Duterte) initiative allowing citizens
e to freely vent their grievances about the excesses and short-
rime comings of the government and some sentiments may have CENTRAL VISAYAS: CEBU CITY
ession spilled over, he added. The Presidents satisfaction rating Cebu City council reviews centralized mRf
dropped to 67% in the latest survey from 78% in June this year for waste management
en- and a high of 82% last year. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel WITH ONLY 12 of Cebu Citys 80 barangays having
llite Salvador S. Panelo, for his part, said the drop in the survey a material recovery facility (MRF), the city councils
ora- rating is attributable to the killing of minor Kian and two oth- committee on laws is now looking at the proposed
fits ers perceived to have been the result of police abuses, hence it ordinance establishing a centralized MRF within the
ntire is not a surprise. Rosemarie a. Zamora service area of the controversial landfill in Barangay
Inayawan. Councilor Eugenio Gabuya, Jr., chairman
as a of the public services commit-
onor International socialist, progressive groups call tee and author of the proposed
nd for end to EjKs ordinance, said the centralized
AN INTERNATIONAL delegation of representatives from social- MRF is an efficient and effec-
ist and progressive groups have joined the call for a probe on tive way of addressing the tons
the Duterte governments war on illegal drugs as well as the of generated trash. In MRF, you
ties protection of democratic processes. Its claimed to be a war will be able to separate the non-
on drugs but its actually war against the poor people, Swed- biodegradable waste to biode-
ish parliament member Emilia Toyra said in a press conference gradable and only 10% residual
yesterday. andrea louise E. san juan will be thrown into the landfill
>> See full story on https://goo.gl/B9i1b7 or into waste-to-energy facility,
Mr. Gabuya said, adding that the
king facility is envisioned to be part of
o help Duterte as special prosecutor in sereno trial the Inayawan landfills rehabilita-
ry. unconstitutional, pure nonsense, says Panelo tion. He said funding for the MRF
the A LAWYERS plan to file a motion seeking President Rodrigo R. construction could be sourced
eeting Duterte to act as special prosecutor in the impeachment trial from the citys solid waste man-
th of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes P.A Sereno is pure nonsense, agement budget, but they are
m of according to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador S. also open to other options such
nd Panelo, citing that it is even unconstitutional. The President is as contractual arrangements
d constitutionally prohibited to hold any other office during his with the private sector, joint ven-
tenure. Even assuming that there is no prohibition, such posi- ture, or a build-operate-transfer
the tion diminishes the office of the presidency and departs from project. The Freeman
th has his functions and duties as mandated by the Constitution, Mr.
Panelo said yesterday. Rosemarie a. Zamora
e is a
gov- DAVAO: DAVAO CITY
earn Container yard operator
. to bring x-ray machine case to lapea
ice- AQUARIUS CONTAINER
LEAN S. DAVAL, JR.

tween YARD (ACY), owned by

nking AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO: MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR businessman Rodolfo C.
Zamboanga siege veteran is militarys new marawi leader Reta, will appeal the re-
tner MAJOR GENERAL Danilo G. Pamonag has been designated as the new commanding general of Joint Task Force opening of its designated
lready Marawi, replacing Maj. Gen. Rolando D. Bautista who has been appointed as the new army chief. (Mr.) Pamonag is examination area (DEA)
after a veteran of the Zamboanga siege and this was why he was chosen to lead the fight there (in Marawi) from the very in Davao City to Customs
o to beginning as part of the ground commanders who comprised those that were helping General Bautista earlier in Commissioner Isidro S.
there May, Maj. Gen. Restituto F. Padilla, the military spokesperson said yesterday. Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Roseller G. Mu- Lapea as the Bureau of
manUEl P. QUIBOD
yet. rillo, who has also been part of the Marawi operations, will take over the 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army Customs (BoC)-Davao
very based in Pagadian City. These changes in leadership do not affect in any manner the operations we are conducting head, Erastus Sandino B. Austria, insists on transferring
nse on the ground and the focused military operations that are continuing will be still unrelentless and will not stop until the DEAs x-ray machine. As of now our move is to deal
nc. the last armed element in the area has been dealt with, Mr. Padilla added. Rosemarie a. Zamora with the top brass in as much as the collector here (Mr.
Austria) would not cooperate, said Manuel P. Quibod,
chools Mr. Retas lead counsel. The DEA, which is located inside
ols the ACY with an x-ray machine and other facilities, was
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hese AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO:
DATU ANGGAL, MAGUINDANAO
each- fleeing BIff bandits leave behind IEDs, Is flag
rain- SOLDIERS FOUND improvised bombs and an Islamic State
s is the (IS) flag in Datu Anggal, Maguindanao on Sunday, just before
inces, a bombing attempt in another municipality five kilometers
a, away. Maj. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega of the 6th Infantry Division
told The STAR via mobile phone Monday that residents pro-
vided authorities information that led patrolling soldiers to the
location of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the IS
nities a sOlDIER in a protective suit dismantles an flag left by fleeing members of the local group Bangsamoro
ogram. improvised explosive device left by fleeing bandits in Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
Angat an open field in Datu anggal, maguindanao. >> See full story on https://goo.gl/jPSssM
closed down by BoC in 2010. Mr. Austria, in a recent
press conference, asserted that the agreement between
Mr. Reta and BoC has already been revoked and this has
been confirmed by the Office of the Solicitor General.
Mr. Austria is of the position that ACYs x-ray machine
should be transferred to a BoC site. On the other hand,
Mr. Quibod said, What he (Mr. Austria) wants is to take
the x-ray out, which is nonnegotiable for us. Under the
2009 agreement between Mr. Reta and the BoC, the
use of the P250-million x-ray machine purchased by the
former would be free of charge to the government,
while Mr. Reta would exclusively handle trucking ser-
vices inside the DEA. maya m. Padillo