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+==COMMENTARY: The flipside of grief==
+*Source: http://www.mindanews.com/mindaviews/2011/10/29/commentary-the-flipside-of-grief/
+* Saturday| October 29, 2011
+:by   Edwin G. Espejo
+GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/28 October) — We have seen mothers, widows and children grieve for the soldiers who perished in the Basilan ambush.
+We even saw brothers-in-law die in separate encounters within days from each other – one in faraway south of Mindanao, the other up in Northern Luzon.
+One child was not able to keep her anger from bursting.  Holding her tears, she echoed sentiments, to go all out war against the armed men that killed her soldier father.
+But for every relative of slain soldiers who the press deservedly gave honor, how many brothers, sisters, parents and widows of armed rebels killed in combat are given the same media treatment?   Except perhaps when they go by the name of Gregorio Rosal, a.k.a Ka Roger or ones with the pedigree of Jonas Burgos, son of publisher and freedom fighter Jose Burgos Jr, majority of them will slip into oblivion.  Some most likely will not even be given decent burial.  Their orphans not likely to be offered scholarships and assistance like government soldiers killed in combat.
+How many of them will be accorded the color parades and guns of salute usually given to combatants killed in action?
+Think of every Moro rebel who will not be given eulogy or necrology by reason of faith because he had to be buried before dusk on the day of his death.  Think of the rebels whose dead bodies will be carried away by their comrades and buried in unmarked graves and can only wish that their kin are immediately notified  of their death.  Think of their families who cannot even pay respects and grieve over their dead.  Think also of the pain and anger that are left behind by every dead rebel.
+Rebels are people too.  They, too, have families.  They also have loved ones they will leave behind when they are killed in combat.
+Put into their proper context and purpose, showing and relating such grief and emotion will help people, more so for policy makers and protagonists in the war, rethink their chosen path to peace.
+We have seen brothers and friends shot at each other from the opposite sides of the conflict to not empathize and sympathize with either side.
+We all like the people to see the ugliness of this war and how it is tearing apart families and the society.
+But when these are graphically and unabashedly shown to shock and stoke more anger, they become the purveyors of war.
+The flipside of grief is outrage.
+Showing grief should be meant to give a human angle to the story not precipitate anger and hatred. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Edwin Espejo writes for asiancorrespondent.com)
+==Sultan Kudarat seeks ways to boost coffee production==
+*Source: http://phl.ph/2011/10/28/sultan-kudarat-seeks-ways-to-boost-coffee-production/
+*October 28, 2011
+:by  (PNA)
+LAP/FFC/AVE/RSS
+GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct. 28 – In a bid to narrow the gap in the country’s coffee supply shortfall, Sultan Kudarat is holding the 1st Region 12 Coffee Congress to discuss ways to improve production and increase investments in the industry, a Department of Trade and Industry official said on Friday.
+Nelly Nita Dillera, DTI-Sultan Kudarat director, said the congress slated on November 17 to 19 at the provincial capitol in nearby Isulan town also seeks to strengthen the hold of Sultan Kudarat as the “Coffee Capital of the Philippines.”
+“Sultan Kudarat is currently the country’s biggest producer of coffee,” Dillera said, citing a report from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics that pegged the province’s coffee production at 23 percent of the national total.
+In terms of Arabica, Sultan Kudarat remains the number one producer contributing 52 percent to the national total, trailed way behind by Davao del Sur with seven percent, Iloilo and Sulu with five percent each and South Cotabato with four percent, the provincial trade office said.
+Sultan Kudarat is also the number one producer of Robusta with about 18 percent of the Philippines’ total, followed closely by Compostela Valley follows with 15 percent, Cavite with 10 percent, Bukidnon with seven percent and Kalinga Apayao with five percent, it added.
+While such is the situation, the yield is not as high as that of Cavite. Average yield in a hectare of coffee plantation in Sultan Kudarat is only 400 kg while that in Cavite was registered at an average of one ton per hectare.
+This is one major reason for the conduct of the congress, the organizers said, citing the need to rejuvenate or rehabilitate the existing coffee farms.
+The congress shall also tackle ways to improve agricultural and cultural practices, coffee quality profile, coffee for climate change, market requirements, coffee processing, and coffee shop business.
+Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala is expected to grace the opening program as the agency has included coffee as a priority high value crop.
+The DTI provincial office has set a sales target of P2 million for the market matching; P5 million for new investments; and improvement of productivity by 80 percent in the next three years.
+The country is both an exporter and importer of coffee. In 2009, the Philippines exported coffee to Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United States of America. However, it was also importing more coffee along with EU, USA, Japan, Canada and Switzerland.
+The domestic demand for coffee is currently pegged at 65,000 million while the country only supplies 30,000 MT, posting a deficit of 35,000 MT and filled by importation, Dillera said. (PNA)
+LAP/FFC/AVE/RSS
+==Join the 35th MILO National Marathon in GenSan==
+*Source: http://www.gensantos.com/2011/10/27/join-the-35th-milo-national-marathon-in-gensan/
+*October - 27 - 2011
+:by   bariles
+Are you joining this weekend’s 35th MILO® National Marathon here in General Santos City?
+For years, the National MILO® Marathon has been the biggest running event in the country. This year, it will hold its biggest advocacy campaign to date. Ten thousand more MILO® running shoes will be given to underprivileged children in 2011. That’s more than twice as much as MILO® gave away in 2010.
+Same as last year, for every runner who joins the National MILO® Marathon, a portion of the registration fee will be allotted to the advocacy. And the money raised will be used to produce running shoes that will be donated to different public schools selected by the Department of Education in the areas where the 35th National MILO® Marathon will be held.
+All these efforts are in line with the commitment of MILO® to build a nation of champions. Because MILO® believes that MILO® is not just giving away running shoes, but also providing these kids with something they can wear to be champions not just in sports, not just in school, but also in life.
+The General Santos leg of the 35th MILO® National Marathon will occur this Sunday, October 30, 2011.
+If you want to join this worthy and healthy endeavor and add up to the 12,700 pairs of shoes which has been donated so far this year, just go to the City Sports Office at the GenSan Oval Covered Court during office hours, today and until Friday and fill up the registration form there.  Choose from any of these race categories: 3-K, 5-K, 10-K and 21-K.  Make sure you pay the P100 entry fee (for 3-K, 5-K) or P500 (for 10-K, 21-K).
+Here is what Bariles got when he registered last week for the 5-K Race: an XL singlet, his own RACE number bib and a couple of sachets of Nestle Fit juice drink.
+By the way, the 35th MILO® National Marathon will take place whether RAIN  OR SHINE.  Here is the schedule of the Start of Races in GenSan at the Starting Line at the Oval Plaza:
+-K – 5:00 AM
+-K, 5-K, 3-K – 3:00 AM
+In addition, each race category has an official cut-off time.  This means, one should finish the race within the following alloted length of time to be able to get your certificate.
+-K Race – 2 1/2 hours after official start of the race.
+-K Race – 1 1/2 hours after official start of the race.
+-K Race – 1 hour after official start of the race.
+-K Race – 1 hour after official start of the race.
+Here below is the 35th MILO® National Marathon Race Map in GenSan.  If you see Bariles making his way along the route, please wave to encourage him to finish it.  See you there!
 ==SOUTHERN COMFORT: The Mindanao power situation: Finding fault or finding solutions?==
 *Source: http://www.mindanews.com/mindaviews/2011/10/26/southern-comfort-the-mindanao-power-situation-finding-fault-or-finding-solutions/
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 The IPPs brought temporary relief for consumers in Mindanao.
 But it did not last long. (Edwin G. Espejo writes for www.asiancorrespondent.com)
 ==SOUTHERN COMFORT: Peace more than ever==