(L-R) Emerita Bogcal, Jean Ali, Jamayla Angela Cabale, Hannah Catucag, Belle Colleen Bato, Elmia Hussin Sailadin, Analine Mansabid, Jehan Kartini Andan, Shenley Caba, Ajema Malatus)

The official candidates and their respective tribes are:

• Emerita Bogcal (Ata Tribe),
• Jean Ali (Maguindanao Tribe),
• Jamayla Angela Cabale (Tagabawa Bagobo Tribe),
• Hannah Catucag (Kagan Tribe),
• Belle Colleen Bato (Bagobo K’lata),
• Elmia Hussin Sailadin (Sama Tribe),
• Analine Mansabid (Matigsalog Tribe),
• Jehan Kartini Andan (Tausug Tribe),
• Shenley Caba (Obu Manuvu Tribe),
• Ajema Malatus (Maranao Tribe)

Hiyas sa Kadayawan Talent Night will be on Aug. 15, 6pm at Gaisano Mall of Davao
Hiyas sa Kadayawan Finals will be on Aug. 17, 6pm at the Davao City Recreation Center

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ARMM officials light lanterns for peace amid armed conflict

PARANG, Maguindanao, Aug. 10 (PNA) -- Officials of the Autonomous Regional in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) lighted 200 "lanterns for peace" Thursday here at the first station of the Padang Padang Adventure Park.

“With so many things that are happening in the region, people caught in crossfire, may Allah accept our prayers for peace in ARMM,” Tourism Secretary Nawal Nasreena Sampaco, as she led officials in praying for peace in the troubled region.
The lighting of lanterns for peace came about as skirmishes between Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and military forces broke out in Datu Unsay, Ampatuan and Shariff Aguak on Monday, leaving 10 people killed and about 28,000 people displaced.
Parang Municipal Mayor Ibrahim Ibay said that peace may reign in everyone’s heart and stop the armed-combats as Muslims are observing the Holy Month of Ramadhan.
"We pray for peace and we believed peace can be attained when there is peace in ourselves," he said.
Amihilda Sangcopan-Abdulkarim, ARMM chief-of-staff, said she was saddened by the events unfolding in Maguindanao when people should be at their homes praying and meditating since its fasting month.
“As we light these lanterns, we offer our prayers to let peace reign in the region,” Abdulhakim added.
Armed conflicts will knock down the tourism in the region, Mayor Ibay said. The preliminary show-off of the Padang Padang Adventure Park is very timely to lift its tourism, he added.
The said adventure park features a one kilometer zip line. It is a first of its kind in the entire ARMM.
“Parang is very easy to sell tourism-wise because it’s a very beautiful place,” Ibay said.

Regional Legislative Assembly Speaker Rasol Mitmug Jr. also urged the regional legislators to pass legislation that support such efforts as he said “through this effort, we are generating jobs, thus boosting the economy the ARMM.” (PNA)

AFP, PNP retake Maguindanao highway from Moro rebels

DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao, Aug. 10 (PNA) – Government forces recaptured Friday portions of the Cotabato-Gen. Santos highway occupied by Moro rebels and declared it open.

Col. Mayoralgo dela Cruz, 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion commander, and Maguindanao police provincial director Senior Supt. Marcelo Pintac, led government forces in crossing the villages of Iginagampong, Meta and Maitumaeg, all in Datu Unsay, which about 500 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have occupied for five days.
Dela Cruz said there was no more resistance from the rebels' side when ground troops backed by armored personnel carrier combed the five kilometer stretch of the highway at about 6 a.m. Friday.
After clearing the area of possible booby traps and explosives, the military declared the highway open for public commuters.
Dela Cruz said enough forces were deployed as road security "to ensure the safety of the public.”
However, Dela Cruz said the highway will be closed to traffic from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. because the BIFF forces who have employed guerrilla warfare could strike anytime.
At least 20 BIFF forces were killed in fierce firefight Wednesday and Thursday when the military, taking orders from 6th Infantry Division chief Maj. Gen. Rey Ardo, conducted “surgical operations and punitive actions.”
Dela Cruz said he based the casualty figure of BIFF to body counts seen by ground troops and civilians in areas where they were buried by their comrades.
“We are still assessing the situation, we are yet to decide when we will allow the return of evacuees,” he told reporters.
He said the BIFF forces have fled deep into the marshland during the two-day massive military offensives and clearing operations.
On Sunday night, about 500 fully armed men, under Commander Ustadz Calarianm BIFF chief of staff, simultaneously launched attacks on Army detachments in Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, Shariff Aguak, Datu Saudi and Datu Piang to avenge the death of a BIFF member in the hands of the military.

Following the opening of the highway, relief workers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have intensified their own "offensive operation," that is relief goods distribution to about 33,000 internally displaced persons in Maguindanao's 11 towns. (PNA)

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte defends gay pageant in Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival

Mayor Sara Duterte has come to the defense of the gay community in Davao City and has refused to cancel the Miss Gay Universe Pageant from the line-up of major activities of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival 2012.

City Councilor Berino Mambo-o, who represents the Indigenous People in the City Council, had assailed the gay pageant as lacking in essence to be part of the Kadayawan, the annual festival in celebration of the city’s culture and tradition.

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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte invites rebels to join Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival

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DAVAO CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA) -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio invited members of the New People's Army (NPA) to join the celebration of the 27th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival that started Friday.
“The call for peace is always there. So the communist rebels are welcome to join us during the festivities," she said.
In previous Kadayawan festivals, Duterte-Carpio had also invited the rebels headed by Kumander Leoncio 'Parago' Pitao, leader of the NPA First Pulang Bagani Command operating in the boundaries of Davao City, Bukidnon and Davao del Norte.
Parago is based in the far-flung mountain district of Paquibato in Davao City.
It is not the first time the local executive has extended invitation to the rebel group to join the yearly celebration which attracts both local and foreign tourists.
Brig. Gen. Ariel B. Bernardo, chief of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army and Senior Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa, chief of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO)assured the local executive to provide necessary assistance to ensure a peaceful celebration.

They stressed that they will arrest anyone who are out to disrupt the celebration.(PNA)

ARMM governor condemns Maguindanao attack by Bangsamoro rebels

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA) –- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) OIC-Governor Mujiv Hataman on Monday strongly condemned the aggression that is taking place in the towns of Datu Unsay, Ampatuan and Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao involving a breakaway rebel group.
Hataman issued the statement on Monday after the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), attacked three Maguindanao towns.
The BIFF led by Ustadz Amiril Umbra Kato broke away from the MILF in December 2009.
The military reported that the BIFF simultaneously attacked five Army detachments in Maguindanao around 11:30 p.m. Sunday but no one was reported injured.
The attack, however, prompted the Army’s 6th Infantry Division to temporarily close the Cotabato-General Santos highway as the troops have launched clearing operations following Sunday evening’s attack.
“The act is especially reprehensible during this time of the Holy Month of Ramadhan, when devout Muslims are in the observance of fasting and are supposed to exercise utmost restraint. It is an utter disrespect of Islamic values and of the lives of countless civilians who will have to endure the effects of conflict even in the midst of the holy month,” Hataman said.
“We appeal to all stakeholders to help stop this latest round of violence in the province and prevent its possible escalation,” he added.
He said the BIFF should uphold Islamic values and respect for civilian lives more than any other interest and to exhaust peaceful means to address valid grievances.

He also appealed to the peace panels of both the government and the MILF not to get distracted “by this isolated incident and allow it to affect the encouraging gains in the peace process.” (PNA)