Ombudsman, inakyat ang kaso kontra Kalinga Mayor at Beneco GM

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Implementasyon ng K to 12, pinaghahandaan na...P2 P10M para sa Pinoy Olympic Gold Medalist...P5 Bagong modus operandi ng ilegal na droga, nadiskubre...P3 PCSO Lotto results...P8

Volume V / Issue No. 12 Nobyembre 22 - 28, 2015

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UNGSOD NG B AGUIO – Sa pagkamatay ni Balbalan, Kalinga Mayor Kenneth Dale Mangaoang noong nakaraang buwan ay mag-isang haharapin ng bayaw nitong si Benguet Electric Cooperative general manager Gerardo Verzosa ang isinampang kasong graft ng Ombudsman dahil sa maanomalyang P5 milyong halaga ng barangay electrification.

Inirekomenda ni Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales sa Sandiganbayan ang pagpila ng kasong paglabag sa section 3(e) ng Republic Act 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) laban kina Mangaoang at Verzosa, ngunit ibinasura ang parehong reklamo kontra sa diumano ay kapanalig nilang sina Faustino Damian OMBUDSMAN ITINAAS sa pahina 7

P OL I TI C AL P ROFIL E (Tamang Pagpili) Vergara: Politician by force of circumstance By: Katrina B. Tabas Part 1

E OUTDOOR FREE WIFI. Pinangunahan ni Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. (gitna) at ni Baguio City Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan ang cutting ribbon para sa pagbubukas ng free wi-fi sa Rose Garden, Burnham Park, November 20, 2015. Ang wi-fi ay may lakas na signal na aabot sa 80-100 meters ang distansya na maaaring magamit sa mobile phone at laptop. Kasama rin sina city councilor Betty Lourdes F. Tabanda, former congressman Bernardo Vergara, former Youth Rep. Atty Edgar M. Avila, Sto. Nino Punong Barangay Camilo Tagbas at Martin Ledesma.

Ang naturang wi-fi device ay mula pa sa Pinoy Telekoms Baguio. ABN/MAR OCLAMAN

NGINEER Bernardo “Bernie” M. Vergara was the eldest of 11 children and was born at Tubao La Union.

Bernie was a working student back then and finished B.S. Civil Engineering degree on 1954 from National University.

He was married to Gloria with six children: James, Gladys, Jun, Jona, Gay, and Glenda.

He has been in public service since the 1960s. He is a former District

Engineer (DE) of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-La Union at the age of 25, POLITICAL PROFILE on page 8

Paskua ti Opisyal ng 35 barangay na Probinsia ti La apektado ng illegal drugs, sa seminar U n i o n , isinailalim UNGSOD NG Regional Office-Cordillera nakasaganan B AGUIO - bilang paggunita sa Drug Tatlumpu’t limang Abuse Prevention and

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IUDAD TI SAN FERNANDO – Kas panagrugi ti tiempo ti Paskua, agisagsagana ti probinsial a gobierno ti La Union (PGLU) ti napapintas ken naparegta a maikatlo a “Paskua ti Probinsia ti La Union” babaen ti panangipatakder ti Christmas Village.

Malukatan inton Desiembre 14, 2015 ken agturpos inton Desiembre 30, 2015, makita daytoy a Christmas Village idiay Mabanag Hall Parking lot, Siudad ti San Fernando, La Union.

Nadumaduma a pasalip ti naisagana a mangipakita

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barangay na apektado ng illegal drugs ang isinailalim sa seminar para sa Revitalization of the AntiDrug Abuse Councils (ADACs) and their Role in Drug Clearing Operations, na ginanap noong Nobyembre 17 (Martes) sa siyudad na ito.

Ang seminar ay isinagawa sa mga barangay opisyal ng 35 barangay na nasa central business district na apektado ng illegal drugs para sila ay mabigyan ng kaalaman kung paano makakatulong sa pulisya para masugpo ito.

Ang seminar ay programa ng Police

Control Week Celebration na may temang “Lets Develop Our Lives, Our Communities, Our Identity without Drugs”, na pinangasiwaan naman ng Baguio City Police Office at Philippine Drug Enforcement-Cordillera.

Ang mga kalahok ay binigyan ng mga mahahalagang topics na gaya ng Dangerous Drugs and its ill Effects and Process in Drug Treatments and Rehabilitation, Salient Provision of RA 9165 (emphasis on Sec 12), Operation Private Eye and Drug Mule/Clandestine Laboratories, Barangay Drug OPISYAL NG 35 sa pahina 8

LAGDA LABAN SA DROGA. Matapos ang seminar at paglagda ng mga opisyales ng 35 barangay na apektado ng illegal drugs sa Baguio City ay lumagda rin sina Baguio City Police Director Rolando Miranda (kaliwa), PROCOR regional director Chief Superintendent Ulysses Abellera, at PDEA Regional Director Juvenal Azurin sa “Manifesto of Support to fight drugs” bilang pagkakaisa sa pagsugpo ng illegal drugs. ABN/ZALDY COMANDA

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Implementasyon ng K to 12, pinaghahandaan na LUNGSOD NG BAGUIO - Handa na ang Department of Education sa implementasyon ng K to 12 sa school year 2016-2017.

Halos 1.2 milyon ang inaasahang mag-aaral ng grade 11.

Sa nakaraang IP Education National Convention noong ika-12 ng Nobyembre, sinabi ni Education Secretary Armin Luistro na magbubukas ang DepEd ng 6,000 paaralan para sa mga senior high school bilang dagdag sa 3,000 private school o state universities and colleges (SUCs).

“The construction and bidding of additional 31,000 classrooms nationwide are on-going for such purpose.

The month-long guidance counseling that we conducted for grade 10 students is almost finished and before the end of the

month, DepEd will already have a baseline data on who will go to grade 11 and as well as what senior high school programs these students will enroll to,” dagdag ni Luistro.

Pareho rin ang gagamiting basehan sa pangunguha ng mga guro ng senior high school, kung saan halos 30,000 guro ang kukunin sa Pebrero o Marso.

Layong aprubahan ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino ang iminungkahing voucher system na naglalayong tulungan sa pinansyal ang mga mag-aaral na gustong ipagpatuloy ang senior high school sa pribado o SUC. “The proposed Voucher System, which budget is included in DepEd’s 2016 budget, is already approved in the Lower House of Congress and awaiting the

approval of the Senate,” aniya.

Binigyang-diin niya ang kahalagahan ng K to 12 Basic Educational System lalo na sa integrasyon ng ASEAN Economic Community 2015.

“The country must match the education standards of other ASEAN countries, so that our teachers and students can easily compete or move within the region (either to teach or study); at the same time the country can also attract foreign students to come in,” diin niya.

“This is also where the IPED (Indigenous People Education) component of the K to 12 comes in as IP knowledge and practices are not only important for IPs but also for every Filipino to learn, as katutubong kaalaman defines our identities as Filipinos,” dagdag niya. Carlito Dar, PIA-CAR / KTabas / ABN

Mga delegado ng PMSEA, nagtree planting sa Botanical Park 2 nagbebenta Ni: Mario D. Oclaman kanilang pagtatanim at ng marijuana paglilinis sa PMSEA LUNGSOD NG BAGUIO - Adopted Park.

Mahigit isang libong Benguet “Nagpapasalamat ako sa Burnham, pine seedings ang itinanim sa sa lahat ng panauhin, timbog Botanical Garden bilang delegado at sponsors na bahagi ng ika-62 taon ng pagkakatatag ng National Mine Safety and Environment Conference na kinatawan ng Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) na pinamunuan ni PMSEA president Engr.

Louie R. Sarmiento.

Ang naturang aktibidad ay sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesMines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-CAR) na pinanguhan ni Regional Director Fay Apil, Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR) regional director Marie Venus Tan at city councilor Michael Lawana.

Isinagawa ang pagtatanim sa PMSEA Adopted Park, Botanical Garden na dinaluhan ng mga delegado mula sa iba’t ibang asosasyon na nakikipagkaisa na isinusulong ang adbokasiya para higit na mapabuti ang kalikasan sa bansa.

Nagbigay din ng 150 pine seedlings ang Benguet Corporation bilang kontribusyon na maparami ang punong kahoy kapalit ng mga nabuwal na puno sa pagsalanta ng bagyong Lando.

Ayon kay Sarmiento ay ikalimang taon na ang

tumulong at nakiisa para sa tagumpay ng apat na araw na pagsasagawa natin ng activities ng PMSEA dito sa lungsod na ang tema para sa taong ito ay 62 Years of Responsible Mining...

United in Creating Relevant Development for Inclusive Growth,” pahayag ni Sarmiento.

Sinabi naman ni Apil sa kanyang mensahe, “We stand resilient to disasters, like the mining industry, every year we converge at this cool place every month of November to show our resilience to every adversity, be it environmental, social economic or political. We are not discouraged to keep moving forward in attaining our commitment and advocacy of being responsible stewards of God’s creation.”

“Though many of our critics ignore our capabilities of being our society’s partner in development, we have proven through times that we are here to exist and we will continue to exist…”

“We have our billions of social development and management fund directly infused to our communities and they have been growing in terms of sustainability and improvement quality of life,” ani Apil. ABN

LUNGSOD NG BAGUIO - Nahuli ng mga antinarcotics agent ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Cordillera ang dalawang hinihinalang drug pusher na nagbebenta ng marijuana noong ika-17 ng Nobyembre sa Lake Drive, Burnham Park.

Ang mga suspek ay sina Derick Bambico, 37 anyos, nagbebenta ng cellphone, taga-Sitio Magnolia, Irisan at Ruben Feliciano, 18, tubong Mankayan, Benguet, kasalukuyang nakatira sa Brgy. Irisan, Baguio City.

Nahuli sina Bambico at Feliciano na nagbebenta ng marijuana na nagkakahalaga ng P130,425, na may bigat na 1,043.4 gramo.

Nasa pangangalaga na sila ng Baguio City Jail kung saan kakaharapin ang paglabag sa Republic Act 9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

“The latest sting operation brings to ten the number of arrested drug law offenders through buy-bust operations by PDEA in less than a month,” diin ni PDEA-CAR director Juvenal Azurin. Artemio Dumlao / KTabas / ABN

LEPANTO EM ERGENCY. Members of Emergency Response Team of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. competed in the mine safety field demonstration at the Melvin Jones football grounds recently. The event is of the highlights of the 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference organized by the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association. JOANN GATCHALIAN

Marcos – AMIANAN POLICE PATROL anyos, hinuli dahil sa defamation p u b l i c Hinuli ng15PS8, BCPO ang 15 anyos, third year highschool, ng Doña Aurora National High School noong ika-17 a p o l o g y nang mag-aaral Nobyembre sa Upper Session Road, Baguio City.

Siya ay residente ng 37 Interior, Bugallon St., West Modern denied Site, Aurora Hill, Baguio City.

By: Katrina Tabas

BAGUIO CITY - It is not yet campaigning period or election but Ilocano supporters of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, running as Vice President on 2016, flare when he visited the City on the 20th of November.

Marcos came to meet the officials headed by Congressman Nicasio Aliping and Mayor Mauricio Domogan.

“Papogi lang ‘yang si Marcos. Sabi sa TV, dapat mag-public apology siya, wala naman. Takot ko na lang kung manalo siya, Martial Law part 2,” said Marvin Anggara, 54 years old, taxi driver, who was 11 years old during Martial Law. “Sabi dapat magapologize siya sa taong bayan, dapat inumpisahan na niya dito,” claimed Lorraine Garcia, 28, call center agent, native of La Union.

Marcos said that he will not apologize to the public.

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Ang warrant of arrest ay inisyu ni Region RTC, 1st Judicial Region, Baguio City Branch 4 Judge Joy Oallares-Cawed dahil sa Grave Oral Defamation sa ilalim ng Criminal case no. CICL111 na may piyansang P2,000.

Matapos ang paghuli, nagbaba ang korte ng order to commit upang dalhin ang mag-aaral sa CSWDO, Silungan Center. KTabas 38 anyos, arestado dahil sa mga pekeng dokumento Nahuli ng PS5, BCPO ang 38 anyos na lalaki dahil sa siyam na kaso kaugnay ng mga pekeng dokumento noong ika-17 ng Nobyembre sa isang convenient store sa Marcos Highway, Baguio City.

Ang suspek ay si Chris Abella, taga-Purok 18, Irisan, Baguio City.

Ang warrant of arrest ni Abella ay inisyu ni First Judicial Region, Municipal Trial Court, La Trinidad Judge Delilah Gonzales-Munoz, sa ilalim ng Criminal Case number R-16567 hanggang R-16575 na may piyansang P15,000 kada kaso.

Kasalukuyan na siyang nasa Baguio City Jail.KTabas Sasakyan ng lasing na pulis, sumemplang Dala ng kalasingan, sumemplang ang sasakyan ng pulis na may plakang XGF-779 sa nakaparkeng sasakyan na may plakang AAK-9933 noong ika-15 ng Nobyembre.

Tumangging pumunta sa ospital si Police Senior Inspector Eugene Raymundo, 46 anyos, training officer ng Cordillera Human Resource and Development Division taga-Labsan St., na nagtamo ng ilang injury.

“Just a few meters away from the collision, Raymundo was going up Bokawkan Road when he hit the left rear portion of the parked car, it was pushed forward and rammed at the pedestrian lane then hit an electrical post,” saad ng pulisya.

Sira ang dalawang sasayan. Nakipag-areglo siya sa may-ari ng nakaparkeng sasakyan na si Eddison Veneracion, 31, sales executive ng isang kumpanya ng softdrink, taga-Village, Bokawkan Road na sasagutin umano niya ang mga gastos. KTabas Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FIRST JUDICIAL REGION Baguio City OFFICE OF THE CITY SHERIFF

AMELIA O. TIM OG, Mortgagee-Petitioner,

FORECLOSURE CASE No. 15-613-S

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

MARTINA SERRANO, Mortgagor-Respondent. x---- -------- --- ------ -- ----x SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for the sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by AMELIA O. TIMOG, hereinafter referred to as MORTGAGEE, as against MARTINA SERRANO, hereinafter referred to as MORTGAGOR, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 6, 2015 amounts to P750,000.00, excluding other charges incidental to the foreclosure proceedings, the Clerk of Court/ExOfficio Sheriff thru her Deputy, will SELL at public auction on the 17th day of December 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at Justice Hall Lobby, Baguio City, to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property more particularly described as follows, to wit: “TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 018-2014001819 “A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 2-C OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN, PSD-1-015954), BEING A PORTION OF LOT 2, (LRC) PCS-22172, SITUATED AT RES. SEC. “J”, BAGUIO CITY, ISLAND OF LUSON, BOUNDED ON THE SE., ALONG LINE 1-2-BY LOT 2-B; ON THE SE., ALONG LINE 2-3 BY EXISTING ROAD (PORTION OF 2-B), BOTH OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN; ON THE NW., ALONG LINE 3-4 BY LOT 1, CONSOLIDATIONSUBDIVISION PLAN, PCS-22172; ON THE NE., ALONG LINES 4-5-6 BY EXISTING ROAD (PORTION OF LOT C-2 (LRC) PSD-75849; AND ON THE NE., ALONG LINE 6-1

BY EXISTING ROAD (PORTION OF LOT C-3, (LRC) PSD-75849, BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED “1” ON PLAN xxx CONTAINING AN AREA OF THREE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN (397) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS.” Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the property and its encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Baguio City, Philippines, 17 November 2015.

FOR THE CHILDREN. Ipinaliwanag ni Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan sa media ang logo ng Panagbenga para sa parehong pagpapahalaga sa mga bata at bulaklak sa pagbubukas ng Panagbenga 2016. Kasama sa talakayan sina (mula kaliwa) Atty Renato S. Rondez, BFFFI Co-chairman Freddie S. Alquiroz, Baguio City congressman Nicasio “Nic” Aliping Jr., Department of Tourism Director Marie Venus Q. Tan at Architect Jodie Alabanza; ginanap sa multi-purpose hall noong November 16, 2015. ABN/MAR OCLAMAN

ATTY. LINDA MONTES-LOLOY (Sgd) Clerk of Court VI-Ex-Officio Sheriff MARANI S. BACOLOD (Sgd) Sheriff IV ABN NOVEM BER 22, 29 AND DECEMBER 6, 2015

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Bagong modus operandi ng ilegal na droga, nadiskubre ng pulisya

PULL, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP. Provincial General Services Officer Emelda Pascual (center) tries putting off a fire during a drill. Employees from different departments of Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) were given a chance to test the extinguishers on their use during the workshop conducted by the Bamcor Fire extinguisher of La Union at the Mabanag Hall Parking Lot, City of San Fernando on November 18, 2015. RIZALDE A. BUENAVENTURA, PITO-LA UNION

Abra River, PGLU nangsangaili iti lilinangin taripnong dagiti agtutubo VIGAN CITY - Pumirma ng memorandum of agreement ang Sangguniang Panlungsod at Taiwanese mining firm sa pagrehabilita ng Abra River o Banaoang River.

“A monitoring and assessment of the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and ENRO, showed that the historic Abra River is shallow and silted and needs to be rehabilitated to lessen the impact of strong typhoons,” saad ni Environment and Natural Resources Management Officer Raymund Sinay.

“It’s too shallow that even a banca can’t pass ABRA RIVER sa pahina 9

SIUDAD TI SAN FERNANDO - Sinangaili ti probinsial a gobierno ti La Union ti maysa a Provincial Youth Conference idi Nobiembre 13, 2015 idiay Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol Building.

Nakipartisipar iti nasao a pasken dagiti estudiante manipud iti naduma-duma a kolehio ken unibersidad ti probinsia. Inorganisa ken pinundoan daytoy ti La Union Conventions and Visitors Bureau (LUCVB) ken La Union Conventions and Visitors Bureau Youth Organization (LUCVBYO).

Ti Provincial Youth Conference ket pakairamanan ti diskusion panggep iti Responsible Tourism, Career in Social Media, Environmental

Awareness, Social Media Marketing and Promotion ken presentasion manipud iti North Philippines Visitors Bureau (NPVB) ken LUCVB. Naimbitaran dagiti speaker manipud iti naduma-duma nga organisasion kas kenni Edsel Ochoa ti NPVB, Jozen Curva ti International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC) Phils., Michael Elijasantos ken Malou Refuerzo ti Holcim Philippines Inc.- La Union Plant, ken ni Jeffrey Maniago ti Department of Tourism Region 3.

Mamati ti LUCVBYO ken LUCVB nga ipanguloan ni LUCVB President Marika Chan Pinco nga adu ti mabalin a kontribusion PGLU NANGSANGAILI ti panid 8

BENGUET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. Alapang, La Trinidad, Benguet Tel. Nos. 422-2000 / 422-2110 Fax. No. (074) 422-2848 “Quality Service Is Our Way of Life” NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ASSEMBLY Notice is hereby given to all members of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) that the 35th Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) will be held on December 5, 2015, (Saturday) at the Kabayan Central School Covered Court in Poblacion, Kabayan, Benguet.

Schedule of activities: · 08:00 AM to 10:00 AM Registration by District · 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Program Proper · 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN Business Meeting · 12:00 NN to 1:00 PM Lunch Break · 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Business Meeting · 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Raffle Order of Business: I. Report on the number of members present to determine the existence of a quorum; II. Reading of the notice of meeting and proof of publication or mailing thereof; III. Reading and approval of the m i nutes of the previ ous general membership assembly; IV. Matters arising from the minutes of the previous general membership meeting; V. Presentation and consideration of the President and General Manager’s Report VI. New Business: 1. R esolution confirming the p rop osa l of B ENECO B oa rd a nd Management to develop 2 mini-hydro projects in Kabayan along the Agno River (10 MW and 20 MW) 2. Proposed amendments to the BENECO By-Laws:

LAGAWE, IF UGAO Isiniwalat ng Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council, Provincial Anti-Illegal Drug Special Task Operation Group (PNP-PAIDSTOG) na ginagamit ang “taluwan” ng mga katutubo bilang bagong modus operandi sa pagtatago at pagbebenta ng mga ilegal na droga sa probinsya.

Ang taluwan, katutubong salita, ay lagayan ng mga sangkap ng moma.

Ito ay nadiskubre sa ilang mga bayan ng Ifugao maging sa Nueva Vizcaya kung saan karamihan sa mga magsasaka ay nagdedeliber at nagbebenta sa mga

mamimili gamit ang taluwan.

“Marijuana which is being produced in some towns of the province is sold or bartered with shabu and the cash payment or shabu change hands through the use of the taluwan. The tulawan provides a very good disguise for the shabu since the lime ingredient of the moma has similar appearance with that of shabu,” saad ng PNPPAIDSTOG. Nakilala ang ilan sa mga personalidad na sangkot sa ilegal na gawain maging ang mga munisipyong apektado.

Nagsagawa sila ng operasyon ukol dito, ngunit nabigo sila sa kadahilanang may nag-tip umano sa mga suspek, kawalan ng pondo at mga tao.

“We admitted that we cannot make effective and effi cient mo ves against illegal drug activi ties because of lack of funds and personnel. There is no PDEA in the province. We cannot make arrest of big time drug operators because we do not have the money of at least P10,000 for marked money for the buy bu st operati ons,” dagdag ng ahensiya.

Dahil dito, hiningan ni Governor Denis Habawel ang ahensiya ng project proposal upang malaman ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan kung paano aasistahan ang pulisya sa pagsasagawa ng epektibong kampanya ukol sa ilegal na droga at upang masu gpo it o.

Da n Cod amon, PIA-Ifugao / KTabas / ABN

D S W D , naglaan ng P 1 3 0 M AMIANAN POLICE PATROL bunsod ng Magsasakang may 2 kaso ng rape, timbog Nasakote ng Kapangan MPS ang magsasakang may Lando dalawang kaso rap e o panggagah asa noo ng ika-16 ng LUNGSOD NG BAGUIO Naglaan ng P130,899,098.50 ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Cordillera para sa mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng bagyong Lando.

Ito ay parte ng Recovery and Rehabilitation Plan ng DSWD. “The recovery and rehabilitation plan includes cash or food for work, cashfor-building livelihood assets or CBLA, and sustainable livelihood, and will cater to around 192,901 individuals,” paliwanag ni DSWD regional director Janet Armas.

“Our goal is to help the affected families get back on their feet especially those who belong to the list of Listahanan-identified poor,” dagdag ni Armas.

Parte ng plano na lawakan ang kakayahan at kamalayan ng mga ahensiya ng gobyerno sa pagresponde tuwing may kalamidad.

“It is very important that as responders, we are knowledgeable and skilled in responding to disasters. It is better that we come prepared rather than being reactive on what might happen,” aniya.

Noong ika-4 ng Nobyembre, halos P12,809,307.28 halaga ang ipinamigay ng DSWD kung saan nagpamudmod na ito ng 51,843 family food packs, 532 kumot, 282 malong, at 278 kulambo. PIA/DSWDCAR / KTabas / ABN

Nobyembre sa Ag-agat, Central, Kapangan, Benguet.

Ang suspek ay si Presley Dumsang, 36 anyos, tubong Taba-ao, Kapangan, Benguet ngunit kasalukuyang nakatira sa nasabing lugar.

Ang warrant of arrest ay inisyu ni RTC Branch 9, La Trinidad, Benguet Judge Rufus Malecdan Jr. sa ilalim ng Criminal Case Nr. 15-CR-10866-67 n a m ay p iyansang P120,000.

Nasa kustodiya ng Kapangan MPS si Dumsang para sa tamang disposisyon. KTabas

Minerong binaril, patay Binaril ng hind i kilalang suspek o mga suspek ang minerong nakaupo sa labas ng tinitirhan nito noong ika-17 ng Nobyembre sa Luneta, Loacan, Itogon, Benguet.

Kinilala ng Itogon MPS ang biktima na si Jerimaiah Chapichap, 31 anyos.

Nakaupo si Chapichap at kasamahan nito nang bigla siyang pagbabarilin. Nagtamo siya ng limang tama ng baril sa likod at leeg.

Pumunta ang pulisya sa bahay ni Chapichap at kinatagpo si Jaime Bakiadan Jr., miyembro ng BPAT sa Luneta, Loacan, Antamok, Itogon, Benguet na sinurender ang gawang-bahay na sumpak (shotgun) na narekober umano sa pinangyarihan ng insidente.

Iniimbestigahan pa rin ang kaso. KTabas

Sasakyan ng Pinoy at Indonesian, nagsalpukan Nagsalpukan ang motorsiklo ng Pinoy at sasakyan ng paring Indonesian noong ika-15 ng Nobyembre sa interseksyon ng Biniding St. at Sanrosar St., Poblacion, Lapaz, Abra.

Sangkot sina Noli Martinez, 54 anyos, taga-Sitio Ararusip, Brgy. Buli, La Paz, Abra kung saan minamaneho niya ang motorsiklo na may plakang 2205 AY at Fr. Yohanes Bala SVD, 49, Lap az, Ab ra Parish Priest, minam aneh o ang sasakyang may plakang XHW 914.

Angkas ni Martinez sina Genebie Ancheta, 16, at Suzima Ancheta, 73, parehong residente ng Brgy Liguis, La Paz Abra.

Sa inisyal na imbestigasy on, patungong silangan si Martinez ng biglaang nabunggo ang sasakyan ni Bala na patungong timog. Hindi sila nasaktan ngunit nagtamo ng injury sa katawan at sa ulo si Genebie habang sugatan naman ang kanang kamay at noo ni Suzima.

Hindi pa rin matukoy kung magkano ang halaga ng pinsala at nasa kustodiya na ito ng Lapaz MPS. KTabas

ARTICLE V – MEETINGS OF THE BOARD Existing: SECTION 1. REGULAR MEETING. A regular meeting of the Board shall be held without notice, immediately after, and at the same place as the annual meeting of the members. A regular meeting of the Board shall also be held twice a month at the principal office of the Cooperative at such time as designated by the Board. Such regular monthly meeting may be held without notice other than such resolution fixing the time thereof, provided that the date and time of the Board meeting shall be posted in the office of the Cooperative.

Regular meeting shall be provided with the necessary Per Diem.

Proposed Amendment: SECTION 1. REGULAR MEETING. A regular meeting of the Board shall be held without notice, immediately after, and at the same place as the annual meeting of the members. A regular meeting of the Board shall also be held thrice a month at the principal office of the Cooperative at such time as designated by the Board. Such regular monthly meeting may be held without notice other than such resolution fixing the time thereof, provided that the date and time of the Board meeting shall be posted in the office of the Cooperative.

Regular meeting shall be provided with the necessary Per Diem.

VII. Adjournment Every member is encouraged to attend this annual activity.

Approved for Publication: GERARDO P. VERZOSA (Sgd) General Manager

VICE GESTURE. Pinangunahan ni Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (seated middle) ang tanda ng “V” na kahulugan ay Vice para sa kanyang pagtakbo na kandidato bilang Bise-Presidente ng Pilipinas sa Philippine Presidential Election sa May 9, 2016. Nakisama rin sa pagsenyas ang kinatawan na opisyal ng Munisipyo ng La Trinidad na pinamunuan ni Mayor Edna C. Tabanda (seated left), Vice mayor Romeo Kimo Salda at mga municipal council matapos bisitahin ang trading post sa km 5, La Trinidad, Benguet noong November 20, 2015. ABN/MAR OCLAMAN

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Layunin ng APEC at ASEAN Integration, tunay ba tayong makikinabang?

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ukhang may katuturan ang panawagan at panukala ni Senator Alan Peter Cayetano na panahon nang maglaan ang gobyerno ng tig-isang bilyong piso sa 18 rehiyon sa Pilipinas upang mapaunlad at maisulong ang lokal na ekonomiya.

Yaman din lang na isa sa pangunahing pinagusapan ng Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders ay kung paano palalakasin ang micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s).

Bagama’t maraming bumatikos sa maluhong pagdaraos ng APEC meeting sa bansa ay kailangang magsilbing oportunidad ito upang mapalakas ang panawagan ng mga tao na ikalat at palawakin ang pagpapa-unlad sa ekonomiya. Kung umaangat ang ekonomiya bakit hindi ito pantay-pantay? Kaya panahon na siguro upang ibaling na ang usapin sa paglago para mapalakas at madebelop ang mga rehiyon ng bansa.

Sa tala ay nakapagdulot ang MSME’s ng 64.7 porsiyento o may 4,930,851 trabaho noong 2012 kumpara sa naibigay ng malalaking establisimyento na 2,658 lamang. Sa kabila nang naiambag ng mga MSME ay hindi nagbibigay ng sapat na pondo ang gobyerno sa mga ito kahit pa mayroong P1.64 bilyon badyet ang nailaan sa sektor noong 2014. Sa panukalang batas, iniisip ng mambabatas na maglaan ang gobyerno ng P90 bilyon pondo sa loob ng limang taon upang maisulong ang pag-unlad ng mga lokal na pangangalakal at negosyo sa mga rehiyon sa tama at mahusay na suporta ng gobyerno at mas pinagaang access sa mababang interes na pautang.

Kung tutuusin ay mas mainam pa ang programang ito kaysa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program o 4P’s na kung saan ay parang limos ang konsepto nito at imbes na tulungang magbanat ng buto ang tinaguriang pinakamahihirap na mga Pilipino ay isinasadlak pa ng gobyerno ang mga ito sa katamaran dahil naghihintay na lamang ng ayuda mula sa gobyerno. May P27.15 bilyon na mula Enero hanggang Agosto 2015 pa lamang ang naipamigay na ng gobyerno, sapat kaya ito upang mapagtakpan ang tunay na mukha ng kahirapan ng Pilipinas? Kung ang halagang kabuuan mula pa nang ito ay ipatupad sa panahon pa ni Gloria Arroyo ay marami na sanang trabaho ang nalikha sa mga rehiyon at maraming Pilipino na sana ang tunay na nakinabang dangan lamang kung ito ay inilaan sa mga proyektong lumilikha ng trabaho.

Sa pagpasok ng ASEAN integration, ang APEC understanding na ang tungo ay globalisasyon at malayang kalakal sa mga karatig bansa ay paano tayo makakaagapay kung hindi naman napapatibay, napapalago at napapaunlad ang mga kalakal at produkto ng bawat rehiyon? Di ba’t ang pangunahing layunin ay isulong ang adbokasyang “onetown, one-product” na polisiya?

Sa mga taong nagdaan ay nalugmok ang probinsiya ng Benguet sa mga pangunahing produkto nito dahil sa pagsulpot ng mga smuggled at mababang presyo ng gulay sa lokal na merkado na halos pumatay na sa industriya na pangunahing kalakal ng probinsiya. Mainam nga at may iba pang pinagkukunang yamang produkto ang Benguet, paano naman ang ibang rehiyong napagkaitan?

Sa mga susunod sanang lider ay mabigyan ito ng mahalagang pansin at maging mabuti sanang ehemplo sa pagpapatupad ng tunay at pantay-pantay na pagtrato mula sa sentrong pamahalaan at hindi nagpapatupad ng mga proyektong tila pinag-gagatasan lamang.

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SALITA NG DIYOS Ang Bagong Buhay kay Cristo

Kaya’t sinasabi ko ito at pinatototohanan sa Panginoon, na kayo’y hindi na dapat lumakad na gaya ng lakad ng mga Hentil, sa kawalang-saysay ng kanilang mga pag-iisip.Nagdilim ang kanilang mga pang-unawa, palibhasa’y nahiwalay sa buhay ng Diyos, dahil sa kanilang kamangmangan, dahil sa katigasan ng kanilang mga puso; sila’y naging manhid at ibinigay ang kanilang sarili sa kahalayan, sakim sa paggawa ng bawat uri ng karumihan.Ngunit hindi sa gayong paraan ninyo natutunan si Cristo!

Kung tunay na siya’y inyong narinig at tinuruan sa kanya, kung paanong ang katotohanan ay na kay Jesus, alisin ninyo ang dating paraan ng inyong pamumuhay, ang dating pagkatao na pinasama sa pamamagitan ng mapandayang pagnanasa, at magbago sa espiritu ng inyong pag-iisip, at kayo’y magbihis ng bagong pagkatao, na nilalang ayon sa wangis ng Diyos, sa katuwiran at kabanalan ng katotohanan.Kaya’t pagkatapos itakwil ang kasinungalingan, ang bawat isa ay magsalita ng katotohanan sa kanyang kapwa, sapagkat tayo’y mga bahagi ng isa’t-isa. Magalit kayo ngunit huwag magkasala; huwag hayaang lubugan ng araw ang inyong galit, at huwag bigyan ng pagkakataon ang diyablo.Ang nagnanakaw ay huwag nang magnakaw pa, kundi magtrabaho at gumawa siya sa pamamagitan ng kanyang sariling mga kamay ng mabuting bagay, upang siya’y may maibahagi sa nangangailangan.

Anumang masamang salita ay hindi dapat lumabas sa inyong bibig, kundi ang mabuti lamang para sa ikatitibay ayon sa pangangailangan, upang ito ay makapagbigay ng biyaya sa mga nakikinig.At huwag ninyong pighatiin ang Espiritu Santo ng Diyos, na sa pamamagitan niya kayo’y tinatakan para sa araw ng pagtubos.Lahat ng pait,galit,poot,pag-aaway, at paninirang-puri ay inyong alisin, pati lahat ng kasamaan, at magin mabait kayo sa isa’t-isa, mga mahabagin,nagpapatawad sa isa’t-isa gaya ng pagpapatawad sa inyo ng Diyos kay Cristo.

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Nobyembre 22 - 28, 2015

BALITAKTAKAN SA AMIANAN Balitaan at Usapan Ang kolum na ito ay isang bahagi ng aming dyaryo na maiparating ang ilan pang isyu sa Norte na mainit na pinaguusapan, maaaring ang mga readers namin ay magbigay din ng kanilang mga opinion sa mga nangyayari sa kapaligiran, mga komento, batikos at papuri sa mga tao, sa ating gobyreno at mga pribadong institusyon, subalit ang mga salita o pahayag na makakasira sa kapwa o pang-iinsulto ay maaaring baguhin ng editorial.

Hindi naman dapat umatras, may paraan naman Hindi raw aatras ang lungsod ng Baguio kung sakaling hindi matapos ang pagsasaayos sa Baguio Athletic Bowl pagsapit ng Cordillera Administrative Regional Athletic Association (CARAA) sa Pebrero 2016. Nanalo ang lungsod na maging host sa nasabing palaro.

Tama naman si Mayor Mauricio Domogan na saan ba ang pinakamaganda at angkop na lugar para pagdausan ng ganitong mga palaro? May dahilan ang pagka-antala ng pagkumpuni ng primera pasilidad gaya ng mga bagyo at ilang usapin.

Subalit mas maigi nang naumpisahan na kumpunuhin ito at hindi pa naman huli ang lahat.

Bagama’t maraming alternatibong gagamiting pasilidad sa lungsod gaya ng sa mga paaralan ay mas

mainam at mas makakatipid kung sa iisang lugar na lamang idaos ang mga palaro at mas madali pang pamahalaan.

Sana naman ay umpisa na ito na pagtuunan na ng pansin ng pamahalaang lokal na ibalik ang dating katayuan ng mga atleta sa Cordillera at mapaunlad ang mga pasilidad. Dahil maraming mahuhusay na mga atleta tayong hindi pa natutuklasan at dapat na ipagmalaki. ********* Wala ba talagang kita sa P a n a g b e n g a ?

Dalawampung taon na ang Panagbenga! Sa loob ng mahabang panahon at maraming dinaanang isyu at pagsubok ay nakarating ito hanggang sa ngayon na ating ipinagdiriwang. At sa loob ng maraming taong ito ay nalampasan nito ang pangunahing problema…

ang pinansyal na aspeto.

Mahalaga ang bagay na ito para umusad at mapanatili ito, kaya marahil ay tumagal ito at umaarangkada pa ay dahil natutugunan nito ang pinansiyal na pangangailangan.

Subalit tila taliwas ito sa mga pahayag ng mga namumuno na hindi raw ito kumikita. Paano nangyari yun, bakit andiyan pa kayo, bakit andito pa ang Panagbenga? Kung totoong hindi ito kumikita, sino ang kumikita? Kahit pa nonstock, non-profit ang foundation na nagunguna rito ay kailangan ding matustusan nito ang p an gangai langan g pinansiyal ng festival – upang ito’y magpatuloy ng matagal pang panahon.

Kung totoong hindi na nga ito kumikita eh sino na ang nalulugi?

Council deliberates on proposed 2016 city budget

The city council has calendared as their top priority on Monday discussions on the proposed annual budget of the city government for 2016 in the amount of P1,618,910,000, a figure slightly higher than last year’s budget of more than 1.5 billion pesos.

With the budget deliberations on the way the city council has invited several department heads comprising the Local Finance Committee to serve as resource persons and assist the councilors during the discussion of the matter among them: City Budget Officer Atty. Leticia Clemente, City Accountant Mr. Antonio Tabin, City Treasurer Ms. Alicia Onoza, City Administrator Atty.

Carlos Canilao, City Assessor Ms. Nilda Navarro and City Planning and Development Officer Engr.

Evelyn Cayat.

Earlier the Honorable Mauricio Domogan, City Mayor submitted to the council for approval, through a letter dated October 14, 2015, the proposed CY 2016 PASKUA TI manipud iti panid 1

ti talento, produkto, kinalaing ken ragsak para kadagiti tattao ti La Union.

Maysa a Grand Lantern Parade manipud ti Provincial Capitol aginggana idiay Christmas Village ti mapasamak para ti panaglukatna. Ti Chorale competition dagiti eskuela ti High School ket maangay inton Desiembre 15 ken 16 para kadagiti munisipalidad ti umuna ken maikadwa a distrito ti La Union. Ti grand championshipna ket maangay inton Desiembre 21, 2015.

Adda met ti “The Voice Kids Competition” para kadagiti ubbing nga agtawen 5-12 inton Desiembre 17. Para kadagiti rock band enthusiast, adda ti maangay nga Battle of the Bands Competition inton Desiembre 27, 2015.

Executive Budget in the amount stated above as well as the proposed Annual Investment Plan (AIP) of the city in the same amount for review and appropriate action by the council. After which, the Committee on Ways and Means and Finance, Cluster A, chaired by Vice Mayor Edison Bilog came out with a report recommending approval of the income portion of the foregoing budget in the amount of P1,618,910,000.

For her part city councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda suggested to invite the personalities above mentioned for the possible increase of the income portion.

Previously the city council on October 26, 2015 voted to approve the said proposed budget on first reading and referral to the appropriate committee for study and recommendation.

On other legislative matters, the council has sent an invitation for Mr. David Kang, Vice President of DaeHae Philko Corporation to appear before the august body regarding his proposal to the city to develop the Baguio City Public Cemetery into a columbarium and

crematorium building with chapel. The invitation for Mr. Kang to appear before the council was upon the suggestion of city councilor Fred Bagbagen who chairs the Committee on Health and Sanitation, Ecology and Environmental Protection of the council. Along with Mr. Kang the council also agreed to invite CEPMO head Ms. Coleen Lacsamana to participate in the discussion of the said proposal.

Meanwhile, Vice Mayor Edison Bilog has submitted a letter to the council requesting several personalities to be invited in their regular session on December 7, 2015 and to present the traffic scheme to be implemented in relation to the conduct of several lined-up activities for the celebration of the Christmas in Baguio. Among those being requested to make an appearance before the council on the said date include Atty. Carlos M. Canilao, City Administrator, P/Supt. Evelio B. Degay, Chief, Traffic Management Branch, Baguio City Police Office and Mr. Anthony De Leon, President, Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio.

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agpadata laeng a gagangay nga umili. Dagitinto pay nagadu nga agprotesta, awan pay maaramidanda. Ngem no kayat tayo ti panagbalbaliw, adda met laeng kadagiti imatayo ti solosyonna dayta. Iti umay a panagpipili, saantayo koman a paallilaw pay, pilientayo koman dagiti kandidato a maikari Umuna, maka-Dios, maka-tao ken maka-kalikasan a kunada.

No kasta, Kayong Angkuan, Manamnama a dakdakel ken naragragsak ti Paskua ti Probinsia ti La Union tatta a tawen. Adadu ti pwesto para kadagiti negosiante nga aglako iti lokal a produktoda ken makmakan. Adda met ti amusement rides a pagayatan dagiti ubbing ken mangallukoy ti tattao a mapan agbisita iti Christmas Village.

Dunkin Lee H. Gaerlan, PITO-La Union / ABN

adda kadagiti imatayo ti masakbayantayo!

Nakaadu tayo manen iti nadillaw ania, dikay koma makagura ania ngem simumulagat tayo met ngamin, makita tayo met dagiti mapaspasamak. Ala, agingga manen iti umay nga isyu tiABN Kayong Angkuan ta ne, kasta unay manen a rupanget ni Sofing ita, nalipatak metten tay pagat-gatangna nga itlog a pamigatanmi. Heheheeh, opsss, saanka nga agsalisali iti pagnaak, a, Atong. Sige, ammok manen no ania ti kayatmo ket sige man laengen, uray saanak a mahilig iti hueteng, kalagem man tay nangisit nga opisyal.

Kastan ket diyo ngarud liwayan ti gumatang iti tunggal isyu ti ABN tapno agkakaduatayo ania, hehehe.

Adios mi Amor, tsuptsup muahmuah!

OPINYON

Nobyembre 22 - 28, 2015

APEC, tapos na - mga na-APEC-tuhan... di pa!

Hayy, tone-toneladang pa-Tengkyu sana ang dighay ng bayan dahil tapos na din sa wakas ang APEC, AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation Summit, pero di pa gaano dahil bumabalik pa lang tayo sa normal nating gawi sa buhay lalo na sa NCR. Ang susunod daw na magho-host ay ang Peru.

Maaaring muli tayong magho-host pagkatapos ng 20 years. Sabi ng marami, di bale, marami rin tayong pakinabang sa APEC sa larangan ng negosyo, ekonomiya pangkalahatan, turismo at seguridad. Hmm, medyo may tama ka riyan pards. Una sa seguridad kasi binigyan tayo ng US ng dalawang barko para sa serbisyo naval. Ayos pa lalo nang sabihin ni US President Obama na hindi raw pababayaan ng US ang Pilipinas lalo na sa isyu ng security. Ang di lang alam ng bayan, kung may kapalit. Oo nga naman. Baka nga naman mas mabigat ang kapalit.

Ano kaya? Malalaman natin sa tamang panahon! ****** Bago pa magdatingan ang mga kinatawan ng mga bansang kalahok sa APEC summit, umarangkada na ang napakaraming pagbabago.

Sa mga lansangan, nilinis. Dinala kung saan-saan ang mga diumano’y dungis. Lahat ng mga maaaring makasira ng paningin ng mga delegado, winalis. May mga kalsadang

sinarhan upang mga dayuhan lamang ang gagamit. May mga isinarang kalsada kahit na sa mga taong maglalakad. Maraming bakit pero seguridad daw. Baka raw tayo matulad sa France. Walang pasok sa eskuwela at opisina kaya naging APEC Holiday sa NCR. Ang masaklap, pulasan ang mga tao at dumagsa sa mga malalamig na lugar gaya ng lungsod ng Baguio. Punuan ang mga hotels dito kahit nagkabuhol-buhol ang trapik dahil sa dami ng tao at sasakyan. Ang masaklap, dahil din sa trapik sa NCR, marami ang naglalakad.

May nanganak pa sa daan.

Maraming flights ang nakansela.

Natural, maraming biyahero ang apektado. Iisa lang ang sagot ng Malakanyang: tiis-tiis raw muna tayo. May pakinabang naman daw ang bansa sa ginawang APEC Summit. Ano fa nga vha, pards, di tiis! ****** Pero may mga napuna tayong mga pa-epek (paAPEC) sa kasagsagan ng summit. Nariyan ang dinner ng mga delegados sa pamumuno ni PNoy na ang inilatag na pagkain ay mga lutong-Pinoy, mga sarilingatin. Dapat sana may mga kilawen pa para mas unique.

Gaya ng kilaweng bangus, kilaweng tuna, kilaweng hipon (dancing salad), kilaweng kambing, huwag lang aso. Sana meron ding mga delicacies mula sa iba’t ibang rehiyon gaya ng Etag ng Cordillera pati Pinikpikan; bagnet ng Ilokos, Talaba ng

Pangasinan; Tahong ng Cavite, ginataang gulay at isda ng Pampanga at marami pang iba. Nabusog din ang ating mga bisita ng mga palabas sa pagrampa ng ating magagaling na artists at tagashowbiz. Sayang di nila naisip isali sina Alden at Maine, he he. Isama na rin yung may crush kay Alden na Russian model. At hindi rin naitago ang crush ng marami na mga matataas na delegado gaya ng Canadian PM na si Justin Trudeau at Mexican President na si Enrique Nieto. Pati nga si Kris Aquino ay wagas ang welcome kay Nieto. He he, wala lang mga pards, ganyan natin kamahal ang ating mga bisita.

Di baleng magkapaltos-paltos ang mga paa sa kalalakad, huwag lang maantala ang bisita. Di baleng maging plastik tayo, para sa kanila. Di baleng sandamakmak na pangako ang iniwan ng mga bisita, nakabungisngis pa rin tayong aasa. Ang pinakamasaklap lang na pasalubong sa APEC ay ang regalo ng ASG (Abusayaf) sa PM ng Malaysia: pinugutan nila ang hostage nilang Malaysian national. Kinondena naman ito ng Malaysian PM pero andun na, eh. Nakakahiya!

Yan lang ang ilang eksena at lamat ng APEC Summit. Iisa ang dalangin ng espasyong ito: sana sa pagbabaliknormal sa ating buhay (after APEC) huwag na sanang isama pang babalik sa pinagalisan ang mga winalis sa mga lansangan. Permanente na sanang malinisan nila ang dungis sa NCR kasi saka lang sila naglilinis kapag may bisita. Amen. Adios mi amor, ciao, mabalos!

APEC-tado

Hello, everybody.

Kumusta kayo aminen, kailian, how how the carabao!

Ania ti madamag kadagiti luglugaryo? Napan kayo kadi met nakisarabo kadagiti agkakatakneng, agkakadayaw a sangaili tayo iti napalabas nga aldaw, dagiti nagduduma a prime minister kas kada president wenno pangulo dagiti nagduduma a pagilian nga immatindar iti makunkuna nga APEC? Ania ngay ti makunam Kayong Angkuan?

Kuna dagiti dadduma ken managpaliiw, ania ti naitedna a pagimbagan kadatayo a Pinoy ti pannakaangay ti APEC ditoy pagilian? Adda nagkuna a dakkel ti maitulongna iti irarang-ay ti pagilian, ngem kuna met dagiti dadduma, APECtado tayo ketdi.

Kangrunaan a nagreklamo ket dagiti motorista ken dagiti makuna a commuters. Adu ti nagnagna, adda pay naanakanen iti dalan. Adu ti naladaw a simrek iti daydi umuna nga aldaw a naipatungpal dagiti kabarbaro a traffic scheme nga impatungpalda nga agpapan iti maudin nga aldaw dagiti sangaili tayo ta adda manen ti makuna a lock-down kadagiti kangrunaan a kalsada. Hay nakuuu, Kayong Angkuan, adu ti nakaluksaw

Ilan sa ating mga kaibigan o kakilala ang galing sa isang nasirang pagsasama. Hindi naman talagang madaling magtatag ng pangmatagalan at maligayang pag-aasawa pero ito ay posible dahil maraming mag-asawang maligayang nagsasama sa loob ng limampu, animnapu o higit pang mga taon. Paano nila ito nagagawa? Paano pagtitibayin pa ang isang relasyon?

Ang pagpapakasal ay isang pagsumpa sa Diyos na kayo ay magsasama sa hirap at ginhawa,at magiging isa kaya marapat lang na Siya ay hindi mawala sa isang samahan. Magsimba nang magkasama at isama sa dasal ang iyong asawa. Sa pagdedesisyon naman,hindi sa lahat ng oras ay pareho

maging masaya dahil kung palagi mong nakikitang nakangiti ang iyong asawa ay makakagaan ito ng pakiramdam at positibong haharapin ang ano mang problema sa buhay na darating.

A p p r e c i a t e .

Communicate. Magbigay papuri sa inyong asawa katulad nang dati mong ginagawa noong kayo ay bagong kasal pa lamang.

Malaki o maliit mang bagay na ginawa ng asawa mo ay ipakitang nagustuhan mo ito.

Laging mag-usap. Kung may masaya o hindi magandang pangyayari sa buhay, pagusapan. Hindi dahilan ang sobrang pagkakakilala na ninyo sa isa’t isa dahil sa haba ng pagsasama ang pagiging matamlay at walang kulay ng buhay mag-asawa.

Maraming paraan at ang kailangan lang ay bigyan ng panahon ang mga paraang ito. Magpasalamat dahil binigyan ka ng Diyos ng kasama sa habang buhay na tunay na nagmamahal sa iyo.

PEOPLE’S CORNER PCNHS finds Smart TV a useful educational tool | By: Evelyn A. Gapero; Supply Officer - Pines City National High School, Baguio City

The Pines City National High School acquired 10 units of television as partial completion of the 40-unit requirement for the three-year Information and Communication Technology Integration Plan for calendar year 2015-2017. This is the first phase of the program that aims to help teachers have a wide access of teaching strategies and tools to cope up with the modern learning styles of students and to integrate the benefit of technology in the classroom.

The program was recommended by PCNHS School Principal Leticia I. Sab-it and approved by the Schools Division Superintendent Francis Cesar B. Bringas.

One of the teacher-users said, “The functionality of the TV sets is beneficial to both teachers and students. On the side of the teachers, carrying LCD projectors and speakers are minimized since these matters can be catered by the TV itself. Also, teachers can connect to the TV sets wirelessly if they have the appropriate software. In addition, some teachers may utilize their smartphones to connect to the TV. With this equipment, students and teachers alike are beginning to see the application of technology in the classroom as an aid in the teaching-learning process.”

nangruna ket adu ti saan a nakaammo nga awan gayam serrekda.

Kabayatanna, adu pay ti madi a dinillaw dagiti managpaliiw kailian.

Dakayo, pabor kayo kadi iti addang ti gobierno a nangilemmeng kadagiti makuna a marigrigat a kailiantayo tapno saan a makita dagiti delegado iti APEC? Nagreklamo dagiti kailiantayo a karaman iti daytoy a panangi-lemmengda kadagiti nakurapay. Segun kadakuada, awan met umdas a rasionda. Apay Kayong Angkuan, nasken kadi nga aramidenda ti kasta? Tapno maipakitada laeng nga awan ti agrigrigat a Pinoy? Sus maria kusina, anian dayta a kalokuan...

No ania la ditan a kinaplastic nga inwayat ti gobierno tapno maipakita laeng nga awan parikut ti pagilian. Saan laeng nga ita a napasamak dayta, adda manen daydi napasamak a kasta, ket no saanak a nagriro, iti daydi isasarungkar ti kunada a Santo Papa, inlemmengda manen dagiti pampamilia a kasta unay rigatda. Masdaawak met ta dida maikkan iti napimpintas bassit a panagbiag dagitoy a kailiantayo, idinto ta billiones ti ibagbagada a mataktakaw a kuarta ti gobierno wenno ibulbulsa dagiti birkog wenno mannibrong iti gobierno tayo.

Ti madi ngamin kailian, uray naglawag a nagbasol no kaduada, kasla awan aniamanna. Makaluban.

Ngem no kontra partido, segurado a kalabuso. Oh, ania, annugotam ti imbagak,

Kayong Angkuan?

Malagipmo ti napasamak kadagiti tallo a senador nga oposision? Ala, ikabilen nga adda basolda wenno pudno amin dagiti naipabasol kadakuada ngem ti laeng nadlawmi, nagpartak ti garaw.

Ngem idi maakusaran met dagiti kakaduada, nagadu pay laeng a chichi-buretse a kunada. Adda met dagiti kam pay idi inikkatda iti puestona ngem inyakarda laeng iti sabali nga ahensia ti gobierno, ano ba yan!

Dagitoy ket bunga laeng ti panagpaliiw tayo iti taray ti biag ken panagtayyek ti lubong ti pulitika ditoy pagilian. Tay kunada ngaruden, Kayong, no adayoka iti dalikan, narigatka madadang. Kayatna a sawen, no saandaka a kadua, malasmo laeng. Isu a no kayatmo ti mapaboran kumappengka laengen kadakuada nga agpapan saanmo koma a mairusok ti narugit nga aramid da. No ania ti makitam, agkidemka lattan, no ania met ti mangngegmo, agintutulengka laengen tapno mairanudka iti grasia...hay naku!

Agsanaang ti barukongko iti kastoy a mapaspasamak, Kayong Angkuan. Adayo a kasta ti sirmata ken tagtagainepko para iti pagiliantayo no siak la koma ti maikkan met iti gundaway a mangidaulo iti pagiliantayo, hehehe. Saan met a dakes ti agarapaap ta libre met a kunada. Ngem, ammok lattan nga awan maaramidak, nga agpapan kenka Kayong Angkuan ta SIRMATA KEN iti panid 4

P10M para sa Pinoy Olympic Gold Medalist, eh di wow!!!

Buhay mag-asawa (Part II) ang gusto ninyo.

Kailangang magkaroon ng paliwanagan at kung ano ang manaig na desisyon ay respetuhin ng bawat isa. Dapat ding making sa isa’t isa dahil dito ay may matututunan kayo. Panatilihin laging bukas ang komunikasyon sa pagitan ninyo.

Ang paghoholding hands ay di lamang para sa mga batang mag-asawa.

Panatilihin ito kahit kayo ay lolo at lola na dahil isa itong assurance na andyan lang kayo para sa isa’t isa.

Maglambingan. Maging sweet at huwag kalimutan na lumabas, kumain o manood ng sine o mamasyal nang kayo lamang dalawa.

Importante ring lagyan ng sense of humor ang pagsasama. Magbiruan, kung minsan ay magbolahan, lagyan ng konting kapilyuhan dahil hindi naman maganda kung masyado tayong seryoso sa pagtatatag ng ating pagsasama. Magtawanan at

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Ang sinumang atletang Pinoy na makapag-uuwi ng gintong medalya sa darating na 2016 Rio Olympics ay parang tumama sa lotto.

Nilagdaan ni PNoy noong isang linggo ang expanded version ng Republic Act 9064 na naglalayong amyendahan ang Sports Bonus Act ng 2001 na ipinasa ng senado at kongreso. Ang bagong batas ay nakapailalim na ngayon sa Republic Act 10699.

Ang naturang batas ay magkakaloob ng karagdagang premyo para sa mga atletang Pinoy na makakasungkit ng medalya di lamang sa Olympics kungdi pati sa Asiad Games at SEA Games.

Sampung milyon para sa ginto, P5M sa silver at P2M para sa bronze. Kaya anumang medalya ang makamit ay tiyak na insant milyonaryo ang papalaring atleta. Kay sarap pakinggan ngunit tila napakailap para sa sa ating mga manlalarong Pinoy.

Alam kong ito ay kaya ng ating mga atleta ngunit di ganun kadali para isukbit ang gantimpala. Kung ating matatandaan ay sa boksing tayo may pag-asang mag-uwi

ng medalya sa Olympics.

Maging sa Asiad at Sea Games ay malaki ang pagasa natin na makamit ito.

Sa ilalim ng inamyendahang batas, sa Asiad, ang gintong medalya ay may katumbas na P2M, ang silver P1M at ang bronze naman ay P400,000.

Sa SEA Games, ang ginto ay P500,000, silver P150,000 at bronze P60,000.

Balikan ang nalalapit na Olympics sa Rio. Ang huling Olympic medal na napalunan natin ay noong 1996 sa pagkapanalo ni boxer Onyok Velasco na nag-uwi ng silver medal.

Nang mga sumunod na Olympics, 2000 sa Sydney, 2004 sa Athens, 2008 sa Bejing at 2012 sa London ay wala tayong nakuhang medalya sa anumang kompetisyon na sinalihan ng ating mga atleta.

Noong 2000 Sydney Olympics, muntik na tayong magkamedalya ngunit gaya ng dati, dahil sa maling pananaw ng mga referees ay nasilat ang ating pag-asa para sa isang medalya.

Bakit nga ba napakailap ng medalya sa ating mga atleta? Madalas sabihin ng marami na ang dahilan ay kulang na suporta ng ating pamahalaan sa ating mga atleta. Saan ba talaga nagkukulang ang ating mga atleta at hirap na hirap

USAPANG TONYING AT PABLING

tayong makasungkit ng medalya sa mga ganitong kompetisyon?

Sa bagong insentibo na nilagdaan ni P-Noy, bagamat doble sa dating pabuya, magibayo kaya ang inspirasyon ng ating mga atleta? O sadyang may malaking problema sa paghahanda ng ating mga atleta sa mga ganitong pandaigdigang kompetisyon.

Sa ibang bansa, ay hinuhubog nila ang mga atleta habang sila ay mga bata pa lamang. Mahabang mga taon ang iniuukol upang ang isang atleta ay maihanda sa labanan. Dito sa ating bansa ay dapat magkaroon tayo ng ibayong programa para sa ating mga atleta.

Gaano man kalaki ang gantimpalang nag-aantay sa sinumang makapag-uuwi ng karangalan sa ating bansa, ang tanong ay may sapat bang kakayahan ang ating mga atleta sa ganitong palakasang pandaigdig. May sapat ba na pondo upang sanayin at linangin ang husay ng Pinoy athletes sa mga ganitong labanan?

Dapat siguro ay alamin natin kung saan talaga may pag-asa tayong manalo at doon natin tuklasin, sanayin at hasain ang ating mga atleta upang sa mga darating na kumpetisyon ay taas noo nilang iwagayway ang bandilang Pinoy…

Ni: Willy Agustin

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD

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Paving the way for progress: Farm-to-market roads True to i ts sustainability mindset of doing well by doing good and always keeping long term d ecisi on s th at balances the interest of people, planet and profit, Hedcor cements i ts part nersh ip wi th communities all over the Philippines by providing long term benefits such as community access roads.

A 9.5-kilometer access road was built during the construction of the 14MW S abangan hydropower project in the Mountain Province which now allows the flow of commerce and mobility of farmers an d l ocal residents. It also eases the day-to-day errands of the beneficiary residents and mo st sp ecially, it significantly facilitates the delivery of local produce to different markets.

In Tuba, Benguet, the home of 3.8-MW Irisan hydro 1, residents near the hydro po wer pl an t are provided with convenient access to the main road from their homes.

Wh ile o ver 8 kilometers of new roads were built linking towns in Bengu et wi th th at of Ilocos Sur when the 70 MW B ak un AC was co nst ru cted. Th is is addition to the picturesque 29 2-met er Al il em Friendship bridge which makes crossing the mighty Amburayan River safe for all.

Al so, t hro ugh i ts access road projects, a

ROADS FOR BETTER WAYS. Hedcor’s roads provide essential links and wider social benefits, giving isolated communities vital access to schools, hospitals, city centers and regional markets.

45.2 km network of roads was built for its Sibulan and Tudaya hydro plants in Davao del Sur. The road network is no t on ly instrumental in facilitating progress in the province bu t it has al so li nk ed isolated communities and famil ies ever clos er together.

Today, in Bukidnon, Hedcor reach ed a mi lesto ne in t he cons truction of the 30ki lo met er access ro ad related to the development of its 68.8-MW Manolo Fo rt ich Hyd rop ower Project. Right on schedule and with 12 ki lomet ers already built, progress is st arti ng to s tir amo ng co mmuni ti es wh ere t he new road passes by in this part of the province.

Ru ral ro ad construction is like a tide

that lifts all boats. The creation of a transportation network brings progress fast er to far-flu ng co mmuni ti es. Hedcor ’s road s provid e essen tial li nk s and wid er so ci al benefits, giving isolated communities vital access to schools, hospitals, city centers an d region al markets.

Indeed, Hedcor’s road devel op men t p ro jects demo ns trate t he BetterWorld mindset of an Ab oi ti z company, by creating lasting benefits for its stakeholders and enabling economic growth in areas where it operates.

Today, Hedcor has 22 run-of river hydropower plants, 11 are located in Benguet, nine in Davao, and one each in Ilocos Sur and Mt. Province. ABN

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Nobyembre 22 - 28, 2015

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD

BERNIE MEETS UCCCVMB. Former congressman Bernardo Vergara poses with United Christians Credit Cooperative of Visayas, Mindanaons and Bicolanos headed by chairman Louie Pable after sharing his ideas and dreams for the people of Baguio last Nov. 14 at UCCCVMB office located at Synita Bldg. Kayang St. Baguio City. ABN/SHERYL PENAREJO

MASSAGE THERAPY. Group of massage trainees rendered their services after the Pista ng Nayon, a senior citizen activity, held at Baguio Convention Center last November 16, 2015 with massage therapy trainer Divine Badongen of Hephzibah Praisers Academe, a TESDA community training accredited located at 116 Happy Homes, Campo Sioco, Baguio City and opens every Saturday from 8am-12nn. ELY GARCIA

OMBUDSMAN ITINAAS mula sa pahina 1 Jr. at Randy Carolino bunsod ng kakulangan ng probable cause.

Kinilingan ni Morales ang ebidensya na inihain ng tatlong memberconsumers ng naturang kooperatiba. Aniya, ang pagpasok nila Mangaoang at Verzosa sa maanomalyang kontrata ay may lantarang personal na interes na nakakasama sa Beneco users, taxpayers at mamamayan.

Ayon sa mga nagsampa ng reklamo na sina Bartolome Sacla Jr., Reynaldo Suello at Mary Grace Bandoy, inabuso umano nina Mangaoang at Verzosa ang kanilang posisyon upang maipatupad ang proyekto.

Samantala, pinanindigan ni Verzosa na wala itong nakuhang personal na pakinabang sa naturang proyekto.

“The help I extended to my late brother-in-law resulted to savings on the part of Balbalan LGU compared to the project costings submitted by the (Kalinga Electric Cooperation) to the Balbalan LGU.” Si Mangaoang ay pumanaw na noong nakaraang buwan dahil sa karamdaman.

Sinabi ni Verzosa na ang mga ginamit na materyales ay inihatid nang diretso sa project site sa Balbalan, “hence it cannot be claimed that Beneco-owned materials were used and delivered to Balbalan LGU.” Aniya, mistulang hindi pinansin ng Ombudsman ang mga “valid points” na nakasaad sa kanilang counter affidavit.

Ipinangako ni Verzosa na ipaglalaban niya ito sa Sandiganbayan upang maidepensa ang sarili.

Maaalalang dalawang taon na ang nakalipas ay nasilip ng Commission on Audit na may iregularidad sa kasunduan nina Mangaoang at Vezosa nang bumili ang pamahalaang lokal ng Balbalan ng materyales sa Beneco na mahigit 400 kilometro ang layo mula sa naturang bayan.

Napag-alaman din ng COA na hindi awtorisado si Mangaoang na makipagkasundo sa Kaelco dahil hindi ito inapbrubahan ng konseho ng Balbalan. Wala rin umanong loan agreement sa pagitan ng Balbalan at Kaelco.

Nabigo diumano ang Balbalan na magsumite ng mga kaukulang dokumento sa COA, “depriving the auditor from conducting timely review and recommending corrective measures…” (as contained in COA Circular 2009-001).

Nakita pa ng COA na nagbigay ang Balbalan ng advance payment para sa pagkakabit ng main line na umaabot sa halos P300,000 na isang paglabag sa Local Government Code.

Ang kabuuang P1,534,781.30 ay binayaran sa pangalan ni Faustino Damian Jr. at hindi binigyan ng resibo ng Beneco, “casting doubts on whether the amount entered the coffers of the company (i.e. Beneco).”

Kinuwestyon din ng auditor ang pagiging legal ng pagrepresenta ni Damian Jr. sa Beneco “considering the absence of a Board Resolution authorizing Damian to represent the cooperative and the Memorandum of Agreement is unsigned by Beneco”.

Ayon sa COA, nakatipid sana ang Balbalan kung ibinigay nito ang proyektong pagkakabit ng linya sa Kaelco “considering that such is within their capability to perform and the benefits derived from the project would redound to the cooperative.”

Matapos ang ginawang pagsusuri sa mga dokumento ng transaksyon ay napag-alaman din ng COA na mistulang nagsilbing middleman ang Beneco, “thus, there was a possibility that the goods were acquired at a higher cost to the disadvantage of the LGU.” “Had the procurement been made directly to electrical supply companies, discounts could have been availed of, especially that purchases were made in large volumes or quantity. Both Beneco and Kaelco, could not have qualified had proper eligibility checks been conducted and the track records of bidders been considered,” dagdag ng COA. Ayon sa audit report ay walang ebidensya na nagsagawa ng preprocurement conference at hindi rin nagpahayag ang Balbalan tungkol sa bidding schedule sa website nito at sa PhilGEPS sa loob ng pitong araw.

Sinabi pa ng COA na “despite the fact that the cost of materials to be procured is in excess of the allowable threshold for a 3rd class

municipality which is P100,000 and the alternative mode allowed by law in cases of two failed bidding is negotiated procurement.” Ngunit pinili umano ng Balbalan na hatiin ang kontrata na ipinagbabawal ng government procurement law.

Nauna nang natanggap ng National Electrification Administration ang isang reklamo mula kay Baguio City councilor Fred Bagbagen tungkol sa maanomalyang kasunduan matapos lumabas ang ulat ng COA, ngunit hindi ito pinansin ng NEA. Noong 2014 ay inamin ni Mangaoang na may “lapses” sa procurement at sa sinusunod na batas sa transaksyon at sumangayon na angpagpila ngkaso “would be a good venue to clear out the issues.” Artemio A. Dumlao / ABN

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SIM ULA NG TOURNAMENT. Ang mga opisyales na nagpasimula ng 66th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament matapos ang ceremonial tee off sa Baguio Country Club golf course noong Biyernes ng hapon.

Ang tournament ay magsisimula sa Nobyembre 21 hanggang Disyembre 5. ABN/ZALDY COMANDA

PROTECT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF MANKIND. Itinuturo ng isa sa tauhan ng PMSEA ang tamang pagtatanim ng Benguet Pine seedlings sa isang grade school pupil sa ginanap na annual tree planting sa PMSEA Adopted Park, Botanical Garden, Baguio City sa pamumuno ni Engr. Louie R. Sarmiento, presidente ng PMSEA, at dinaluhan ng libo-libong participants bilang bahagi sa 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference ng Philippine Mine Safety and Environment (PMSEA) sa apat na araw na activities (Nov. 17 - 20, 2015). ABN/MAR OCLAMAN

PCNHS NEW ALUMNI OFFICERS 2015. Lawyer Ron Perez, PTA general officer of Pines City National High School, inducts the newly-elected 2015 PCNHS Alumni Officers. From right: Mrs. Conchita Palecpec, adviser; Benjie Macadangdang, president; Thom Picaña, vice-pres.; John Max Villaruz, secretary; Jewel Valdez, assistant secretary.; Emilia Guinumtad, treasurer; Emily Valdez, auditor; and business managers Gaudencio Soriano, Chona Grace Baniwas, Marichu Chil-ang, Jovito Danganan, Analiza Piluden, Ricardo Numbuyoc and Rico Miranda.

MAGLIBANG

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Nobyembre 22 - 28, 2015

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 9 (FAM ILY COURT FOR BENGUET PROVINCE) FIRST JUDICIAL REGION La Trinidad, Benguet IN RE: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIFE BIRTH ENTERED AT THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET FOR MINOR “ENLAIY JOREL MADARANG VELASCO” TO ENLAIY JOREL MADARANG, CANCELLATION OF ENTRIES IN THE ITEM FATHER AND IN THE AFFIDAVIT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT/ADMISSION OF PATERNITY AND CANCELLATION OF THE DELAYED REGISTERED CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH ENTERED BEFORE THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SABLAN, BENGUET FOR ONE DEYVIN GARTH MADARANG BENEDICTO.

MGA SAGOT SA NAKARAAN: PABABA: 1 Pinuno ng kastilyo 2 Kamuning: Ikli 3 Lahok 4 Alyas 5 Salapi 7 Termino sa sugalan 8 Bukbok 9 Singko 12 Siga 13 Sapo 16 Geronimo ng musika 18 Negatibong sagot 19 Uri ng punongkahoy 22 Simbolo ng pilak 23 Embargo 24 Lacson, dating senador 25 Leksiyon 27 Pampabango sa pagkain 28 Pag-ibig sa Espanyol 30 Salungat ng lamig 32 Diwata 33 Tumango: Ingles

PAHALANG: 1 Buyo 3 Labak 6 Lusob 10 Bagang: Ingles 11 Ligpit 14 Simbolo ng Nickel 15 Man’s bestfriend 17 Ibang anyo ng iho 20 Ingay ng agila 21 Gapi 22 Uri ng batian 24 Purchase Order 25 Banoy 26 Nanay 28 Simbolo ng Argon 29 Tanda ng pagbubuntis 31 Man din 34 Taong hinahangaan 35 Yamot 36 Bahagi ng mundo

REY-ANN BOHOL MADARANG, Petitioner, - versus THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SABLAN, BENGUET, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, JOE SOTILO VELASCO AND DARVIN EBAN BENEDICTO. Respondents. x---- -------- ------ --- -- ------ ------ -- ----x

Ang tuyong igulong sa abo, hindi paniniktan.

SALAW - ISIPAN

ORD ER Petitioner, through counsel, filed this verified Petition praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, the court directs the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of La Trinidad, Benguet and the National Statistics Office to change and correct the name of minor ENLAIY JOREL MADARANG VELASCO to ENLAIY JOREL MADARANG and to cancel the following entries in his Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 2008-1320, as follows: Name of Father : Drop Joe Sotilo Velasco and Leave it Blank Citizenship of Father : Cancel and Leave it Blank Religion of Father : Cancel and Leave it Blank Occupation of Father : Cancel and Leave it Blank and to cancel the entries in the Affidavit of Acknowledgement/Admission of Paternity and leave it blank.

It is further prayed that the Local Civil Registrar of Sablan, Benguet and the National Statistics Office be ordered to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 2010-057 in the name of Deyvin Garth Madarang Benedicto.

WHEREFORE, finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, this court sets it for initial hearing on March 2, 2016 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning before the session hall of this Court, Justice Hall, Justice Hill, La Trinidad, Benguet. All interested persons may appear and show cause, if any, why this petition should not be granted.

Let this ORDER be published at the expense of the petitioner in the Amianan Balita Ngayon, a newspaper of general circulation in Baguio City and Benguet Province and the Cordillera Administrative Region, once a week, for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be made not later than December 6, 2015.

Furnish copies of this ORDER, together with copies of the Petition and its annexes, to the Office of the Solicitor General; the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Benguet; the Local Civil Registrar of La Trinidad, Benguet; and the Local Civil Registrar of Sablan, Benguet. Furnish copies of this ORDER also to the Amianan Balita Ngayon and the petitioner and counsel.

SO ORDERED. This 18th day of November 2015 at La Trinidad, Benguet.

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NOTICE OF POWER INTERRUPTION Please be informed that the BENGUET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (BENECO) is scheduling Electric Service Interruption on the following date/s and time: November 23, 2015 (Monday) 9:00AM – 5:00PM Purok Supitan, San Vicente, Baguio City Bareng Drive, near Goshenland, Bakakeng, Baguio City North Central Aurora Hill, Baguio City 1st Road and 2nd Road, Middle Quezon Hill and Fairview, Baguio City November 24, 2015 (Tuesday) 9:00AM – 5:00PM Back of Trading Post, Pico, La Trinidad Upper Shamolog, near Cem etery, Pico, La Trinidad Sitio Patnay, Tabaan Norte, Tuba Loakan Proper, Baguio City November 25, 2015 (Wednesday) 9:00AM – 5:00PM Poblacion, Palali and Saw ali, Sablan Upper Session Road, Infront of Quezon Elementary School, Marios to O’mai Khan Restaurant Cruz and PLDT Ampucao, Itogon Gallano, Aringay, La Union via Plant 3 Nangalisan, Tuba Sector 1 Greenwater Village, Baguio City Poblacion Kabuyao, Tuba November 26, 2015 (Thursday) 9:00AM – 5:00PM Pucsusan, Binanga Sur Tuding, Monterazzas, M angga, Tuding Proper, Baguio Gold, Antamok Trail, Minac, Bua, Alum it, Gumatdang Low er Kesbeng, Poblacion, La Trinidad Shilan Proper, La Trinidad November 27, 2015 (Friday) 9:00AM – 5:00PM Upper Liang, Itogon Block 6 Douglas Fir Street, Woodsgate Subdivision, Camp 7, Baguio City Purok 1 Maryhurst Road, Purok 4B and Lower Lucnab, Baguio City Sitio La-ao, Camp 6, Tuba Parts of Greenvalley Subdivision, Baguio City NOTES: 1) This also serves as notice to all concerned Cable & Communication Companies to inspect and institute necessary safety measures /actions on their cables/lines attached on the affected BENECO poles.

2) Always consider all lines energized. Power maybe restored earlier than the scheduled time.

For more information please contact the following nos.: 442-2295 / 442-6663 / 444-9201 / 0908 865 7202 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS CASE NO. 15-C-1850

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Clearing Operation, Drug Courier Problem and Identification of Clandestine Laboratories, Formulation of Programs and Activities, at Insights on Rehabilitation Dagupan Experience.

Ang mga lecturer ay pinangunahan nina Prosecutor Jurgenson Lagdao, PDEA-CAR information officer Joseph Frederick Calulut, Atty.

Ernesto Lee Marzo at Atty.

John N. Balao-as ng PDEACAR, at Chemist Lian Airah Roxas ng PDEA-CAR. Matapos ang seminar ay lumagda ang mga participants ng “Manifesto of Support to fight drugs”, kasama sina Cordillera regional director Chief Superintendent Ulysses Abellera, BCPO Director Rolando Miranda at PDEA Regional Director Juvenal Azurin.

Ayon kay Abellera, napakahalaga ang seminar na ito sa mga barangay officials na apektado ng illegal drugs

ABN NOVEM BER 22, 29 AND DECEMBER 6, 2015

RUFUS G. M ALECDAN JR. (Sgd) Acting Presiding Judge

POLITICAL PROFILE from page 1

country’s youngest DE. As DE, he was tapped by the late and former President Ferdinand Marcos and the late and former Tourism Secretary Jose Aspiras to be the general manager of Philippine Tourism Authority from 1978 to 1986 at the age of 30.

Vergara in 1986, indulged himself with civic activities to give back to the people. He served as President of Baguio Host Lions Club and District Governor of Lions International, District 301C; and Boy Scout of the Philippines-Baguio Chapter Scout Leader.

And from 1992 to 2001, he served as the Congressman of the lone district of Baguio City and won three terms; 2001 to 2004, the mayor of the city; and on 2010 to 2013, he again won as the Congressman of the City.

He is one of the congressional bet of the City on 2016 election under Timpuyog ti Baguio (UNA).

When he was young and jaded: “Never in my wildest dreams that I wanted to be a politician,” he gushed. ang kanilang lugar. Aniya hindi dapat balewalain ang paglala ng droga sa kanilang nasasakupan, dahil nakasalalay sa kanila ang kaligtasan ng kanilang mamamayan, lalong-lalo na ang kabataan.

“Malaki ang kanilang partisipasyon sa pagsugpo ng illegal drugs, dahil sila ang mas nakakakilala sa mga taong naninirahan sa kanilang lugar, kaya mahalaga na tulungan nila ang pulisya sa kampanya laban sa droga,” pahayag pa ni Abellera. Zaldy Comanda / ABN

He claimed that he came from a poor community wherein he used to walk one kilometer away from home just to reach school.

“Hanggang sa isang araw, habang naglalakad ako, nakita ko ang isang magandang dalaga na ngayon ay Mrs. Vergara na,” he said with a smile.

He courted her for 12 years and she became his inspiration.

“Engineer ako tapos architect siya kaya ayos,” he added.

Right after acquiring the above-mentioned positions at an early age, when the administration of the late and Former President Corazon Aquino reigned, his name was involved with 27 cases.

“Ay teka, sabi ko. Mali yata ito, I cannot defend myself kasi hindi naman ako abugado. Sa trial by publicity, convicted agad tayo wala pang kaso kaya tumakbo ako para malinis ang pangalan ko… so I became a politician by force,” he recalled.

Pros and cons: “They said I built a jungle town in a forest area,” he sighed.

His name was linked to issues before like Jadewell, Porta Vaga, public market, Ayala, San Miguel, Pork Barrel Scam (where he allegedly kept P6.82 million) manipulating ballot boxes and such.

“I know that I did not do anything wrong kaya hinayaan ko silang imbestigahan ako… hinayaan ko silang idemanda ako. Kinuha nila SALN, lahat… ayan, wala silang nakuhang evidences, cases dismissed,” he uttered.

Due to these controversies, when he ran as mayoralty bet on 2004, he lost to

retired Judge Braulio Yaranon. But then, when his name was cleared and declared as innocent, he won again as Congressman on 2010 election under LakasKampi-CMD. As to Jadewell and Porta Vaga issue, he said his name was just involved because the said businesses were running before he was elected in the position.

“Siyempre ako ‘yong tinuligsa ng mga tao kasi ako na ‘yong nakaupo noon eh.

Pero it was ran by the previous administration.

Sabi ko noon, ayaw ko na ng pulitika,” he claimed.

As to the PDAF issues, he said that he used the fund to uplift the city after the killer 1990 earthquake, a far cry from age-old animosities that used to mark city politics. He promulgated and dealt with the concerned agencies.

“For me it was a pressure, but it was challenge accepted. Seventy percent of the fund, ginamit natin ‘yan for massive rehabilitation for the city to rise from the devastation,” he answered.

After five years, the city rose again wherein known malls and fast-food restaurants reached the city. to be continued...

PGLU NANGSANGAILI manipud iti panid 3

dagiti agtutubo iti komunidad babaen ti panagpartisiparda kadagiti gannuat panggep ti aglawlaw ken turismo. Namnamaenda a ti PGLU nga idadauloan ni Gob. Manuel C. Ortega ket agtultuloy a sumuporta kadagiti pasken ken proyekto nga mangpadur-as ti probinsia ken mangi waraga wagpakaammo kadagiti agtutubo. Kristine Almira Bonuan, PITO-La Union / ABN

AMIANAN MARKET PLACE

Nobyembre 22 - 28, 2015

BAGUIO BUS LINES ASSOCIATION,INC.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FIRST JUDICIAL REGION Branch 4 FAM ILY COURT OF BAGUIO CITY RE: IN THE MATTERS OF ADOPTION OF MINOR BENJIE L. BAGSIC and BEN JOHN L. BAGSIC,

SP. PROC CASE NO. 487-A FOR: ADOPTION

SPS. CAESAR M. CHAWAG and MARGIE A. CHAWAG, Petitioners, x---- -- ------ --- -- ------ -- ----x ORD ER The petitioners, Sps. Caesar and Margie Chawag, filed this verified petition praying for the Honorable Court, that minors BEN JOHN BAGSIC and BENJIE BAGSIC shall be freed from all obligation of obedience and maintenance from their natural parent Jinky Labbot, the surnames of the adopted children BAGSIC to be changed to the petitioners surname CHAWAG, and to declare minors BEN JOHN BAGSIC and BENJIE BAGSIC to be declared the legitimate children of the petitioners.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let the same be heard before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 4, Baguio City on December 9, 2015 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at which place, date and time, the petitioner shall prove their case. Any person interested may appear and show cause, if any there be, why the petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioners in the Amianan Balita Ngayon, a newspaper of general circulation in Baguio City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks not later than November 8, 2015.

The petitioners are directed to make an appointment with the assigned Court Social Worker for the conduct of the required case studies on the children BEN JOHN BAGSIC and BENJIE BAGSIC and the petitioners. The Court Social Worker is required to submit to the court the case study repots not later than December 4, 2015.

The Judicial Affidavits of the Petitioner and her witnesses together with their exhibits are due for submission not later than December 2, 2015.

Furnish copies hereof, together with copies of the Petition and its annexes, to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the City Prosecutor of Baguio, the Court Social Worker of the Regional Trial Court in Baguio City, Local Civil Registrar of Baguio City, the petitioners through counsel and the respondents.

SO ORDERED. DONE IN CHAMBERS, this 26th day of October, 2015, at Baguio City, Philippines.

MIA JOY C. OALLARES-CAWED (Sgd) Presiding Judge

ABN NOVEM BER 15, 22, AND 29, 2015

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 9 (FAM ILY COURT FOR BENGUET PROVINCE) FIRST JUDICIAL REGION La Trinidad, Benguet CHRISTIAN FAGSAO, Petitioner;

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS CASE NO. 15-C-1848

- versus MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, Respondents. x---- -- ------ --- -- ------ -- ----x

FOR: CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH

ORD ER Petitioner, through counsel, filed this verified Petition, praying that after due notice, publication and hearings, the court directs the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of La Trinidad, Benguet and the National Statistics Office (NSO) to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth of Christian Fagsao with Local Civil Registry No. 89-1919 registered with the office of the LCR of La Trinidad, Benguet.

WHEREFORE, finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, this court sets it for initial hearing on February 3, 2016 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning before the session hall of this court, Justice Hall, Justice Hill, La Trinidad, Benguet. All interested persons may appear and show cause, if any, why this petition should not be granted.

Let this ORDER be published at the expense of the petitioner in the Amianan Balita Ngayon, a newspaper of general circulation in Baguio City and Benguet Province and the Cordillera Administrative Region, once a week, for three (3) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be made not later than December 6, 2015.

Furnish copies of this ORDER, together with copies of the Petition and its annexes, to the Office of the Solicitor General; the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Benguet; the Local Civil Registrar of La Trinidad, Benguet; and the National Statistics Office. Also, furnish copies of this ORDER also to the Amianan Balita Ngayon and the petitioner and counsel.

SO ORDERED. This 16th day of November 2015 at La Trinidad, Benguet.

ABN NOVEM BER 22, 29 AND DECEMBER 6, 2015

LOT FOR SALE Foggy Hill, Dontogan 480 sq.m.

2 storey building w/ garage (can accommodate 3 cars) 4 bedroom up with living room 1 bedroom ground floor Price: P6M Contact: 244-2453

RUFUS G. MALECDAN JR. (Sgd) Acting Presiding Judge

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“Kung mayroon akong kasalanan kahit na kanino, handa naman akong humingi ng tawad. Now, the question is, we will apologize for…

I’m not sure,” he said.

“If I have caused pain to anyone, if I have misjudged anyone, I owe that to my mistakes… but it’s not clear exactly what to say sorry for,” he added.

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According to him, the public did not present any clear reason why he needed to apologize.

“Maganda noong Martial Law sabi ng lolo kasi disiplinado ang mga tao. Kaya sabi niya walang dapat i-sorry si Bongbong. Eh purong Ilokano kami saka maka-Marcos ang pamilya ko ever since, kaya sureball na sa kanya kami,” claimed Joan Oropilla, 19 years

BUS ROUTE: Baguio, Candon, Abra, Vigan and San Fernando, La Union Vice Versa COR. CHUGUM & OTEK ST., BAGUIO CITY TEL. NO. (074) 619-3100 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FIRST JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF La Trinidad, Benguet HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), Mortgagee, - versus -

FORECLOSURE CASE NO 15-EXF-1858 FOR:

JEAN A. NAFIANGOR (Formerly single EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE but now married to CHARLES A. NAFIANGAO) OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE represented by her Atty-in-fact UNDER ACT NO. 3135, AS AMENDED MARY C. ABEYA, Mortgagors. x------ -------- -------- ------x SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE Up on extr a-judicial petition for sale un der Act 3135, as amended , f iled by HOM E DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), represented by LYDIA T. DE CASTRO, Head of La Union Housing Business Center, hereinafter referred to as the Mortgagee against JEAN A. NAFIANGOR (Formerly single but now married to CHARLES A. NAFIANGOR), both of legal age, Filipino citizen/s and residents of IC-170-D Km. 6, Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet, represented by her Attyin-fact MARY C. ABEYA, single, legal age, Filipino citizen and resident of IC-170-D Km. 6, Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet, hereinafter referred to jointly and severally as the Borrower; To satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 1, 2015 amounts to TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND SEVENTY NINE and 27/100 (Php2,540,079.27) PESOS, Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalty charges; That the undersigned or any duly authorized Sheriff will SELL at public auction on DECEMBER 2, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter in front of the Benguet Justice Hall, (Bulwagan ng Katarungan), Justice Hill, La Trinidad, Benguet, to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine currency, the hereunder described real property, together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-71541 (Registry of Deeds – Province of Benguet “A parcel of land (Lot 2-D-4-A, Psd-131110-006982 being a portion of Lot 2-D-4, Psd-131110004635) situated at Barangay Betag, Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet, Island of Luzon.

Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-E, Psd-CAR-001508, Road Lot of Way (3.00 m. wide); on the SW., and SE., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot 2-D-4-B; on the SE., along line 4-5 by Lot 2-D-4-C, Psd131110-004635; on the NW., along line 6-7 by Lot A, Psd-19248; on the NE., along line 7-1 by Lot 2-D5, Psd-131110-004635. Beginning at a point marked “l” on plan being N. 19 deg. 22’W., 1487.30 m. from Mon. 2, La Trinidad, Benguet, thence: S. 67 deg., 43’W., 1.40 m. to point 2; N. 22 deg., 33’W., 18.95 m. to point 3; S. 65 deg., 20’W., 4.87 m. to point 4; S. 65 deg., 20’W., 4.91 m. to point 5; N. 23 deg., 07’W., 8.86 m. to point 6; N. 73 deg., 13’E., 11.38 m. to point 7; S. 22 deg., 28’E., 26.33 m. to point of beginning containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (118) SQUARE METERS, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground as follows: Points 6, 7 and 1 by Old Ps Cyl Conc Mons 15x60 cms. Bearings True: Date of Original Survey on Oct. 17, 1906; Date of Subdivision Survey on December 15, 1998, executed by Engr. Agustin N. Pisilen, and was approved on April 21, 1999.

Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate the above-described real property regarding the encumbrances thereof, if any.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on DECEMBER 23, 2015, without further notice.

La Trinidad, Benguet, this 2nd day of November, 2015.

ABN NOVEM BER 08, 15, AND 22, 2015

old, criminology student, native of Ilocos Sur. During Marcos’ visit, he also answered questions regarding poll surveys, which he said is not the basis on the outcome of election and can still be changed; autonomy of the region, which he highlighted the first Congress mandating two autonomous regions be created particularly the Cordillera and Muslim Mindanao; APEC Summit budget and activities; federalism; Yolanda relief goods; and aspired Cabinet members once he acquired the Vice Presidency.

“The voice of the North will be heard again,” he said. ABN

FOR THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF EX-OFFICIO OF BENGUET BY: GREGORIO G. TADEO (Sgd) Sheriff IV

ABRA RIVER mula sa pahina 3 smoothly or you can just walk in contract including the payment of shallow parts to cross the river,” extracting fees to the barangay or dagdag ni Sinay. municipality,” aniya.

Nirekomenda niya ang “Extracted black sand in the agarang pagbubungkal upang operations will be left here and not maiwasan ang pagbaha sa Santa, be transported abroad although the Caoayan, Bantay, Sta. Catalina at company barge has been docked Vigan. in Caoayan river,” dagdag niya.

Ayon sa kasunduan, ang Ang aktibidad ay imomonitor minahan ay magbubungkal ng ng mga sangkot na ahensiya isang kilometro na sariling maging ang mga pribadong sektor kagamitan ang gagamitin at gaya ng simbahan, walang gagastusin ang gobyerno. tagapagtaguyod ng kalikasan, at “Isla Verde has constructed its iba pa. own processing plant in Caoayan Angminahan ay nasa proseso town to process metallic ng pagsunod sa mga alituntuning substances which will be extracted pangkalikasan na inimplementa ng from its dredging operations but Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau they will comply with bago ang nasabing pagbubungkal. environmental conditions in the Ben Pacris, PIA-Ilocos Sur / ABN

TINIG NG BAYAN Stop fooling the people with your so-called responsible mining – CPA to PMSEA

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SUPPORTING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. Ang piling mga kooperatiba at organisasyon ng mga magsasaka sa munisipalidad ng Atok, Kabayan, Itogon, Benguet, Bakun, Bokod at Sablan ay nabigyan ng munting tulong. Para sa Atok ay isang unit ng shredder at dalawang UV plastik sheets; Kabayan–2 shredder at 6 UV plastics; Itogon–5 UV plastics; Benguet–isang unit ng shredder; Bakun–isang unit ng shredder at 2 UV plastics; Bokod–isang unit ng shredder; at Sablan–isang unit ng shredder. Kuha noong ika-17 ng Nobyembre sa Benguet Sports Center. ABN/MAUREEN TULAY

MOST IMPROVED LGU. La Trinidad Mayor Edna Tabanda (2nd from right), in an RCC recognition ceremony, Tuesday, received the plaque of recognition from Regional Competitiveness Committee chair and DTI Regional Director Myrna Pablo (3rd from right) and DILG RD John Castaneda (right) for being the top performing Cordillera LGU in the 2015 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness index (CMCI)-1st to 2nd class category placing number 26 among 978 municipalities evaluated. La Trinidad also got a plaque for being the most improved LGU in Cordillera, after it moved up 20 notches compared to their 46th ranking in the 2014 CMCI. LITO DAR-PIA CAR

HE Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) must be joking to claim that for 62 years, large scale mining corporations are responsible in their operations.

This year’s theme for their annual meeting in Camp John Hay, Baguio City “62 Years of Responsible Mining, United in Creating Relevant Development for Inclusive Growth” is a total insult and an unremorseful statement against the communities destroyed due to decades of underground and open-pit mining operations in the region.

The track record of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMC), Philex Mines, Benguet Corporation in their mining operations strongly debunks the claims of PMSEA on responsible mining.

In 1992, 1994 and 2012, all three tailings dams of Philex collapsed. The first collapsed in 1992 and released some 80 million tons of tailings and causing heavy siltation in the irrigation system downstream.

The company paid P5 million to the affected farmers. Again, during a typhoon in 2001, another tailings dam collapsed, burying ricefields in San Manuel and Binalonan, Pangasinan in toxic silt. This time, Philex refused to admit responsibility and pointed the blame on nature. Tons of mine wastes spilled on Balog creek and the Agno River when another tailings dam collapsed again in 2012.

When Lepanto started operations in 1936, the company dumped mine tailings and wastes straight into the Abra River. It was only in the 1960’s that the first tailings dam was built. The dam was abandoned after less than 10 years and the land became unsuitable for agriculture. Tailings dam 2 was constructed in the 1970s. Its collapse caused the contamination of nearby ricefields. Tailings Dam 3 and a diversion tunnel gave way in 1986 during a strong typhoon. Another spillway collapsed after a typhoon in 1993. The spilled tailings encroached on riverbanks, destroyed ricefields downstream, and caused the riverbed to rise and the polluted water to backflow into other tributaries of the Abra River.

In September 2002, an Environmental Investigative Mission (EIM) indicated that heavy metal content (lead, cadmium and copper) was elevated in the soil and waters downstream from the Lepanto mine.

Some 465 hectares of riceland have been washed out along a 25-kilometer stretch of the Abra River,.

In July 1999, Pablo Gomez, a villager in Mankayan, Benguet was killed when he was suddenly swept away in a landslide along with the Colalo Primary School building. In 2009 and 2013, Poblacion, Mankayan experienced sinking and ground subsidence.

Recently, the sinking in Camangaan, Virac, Itogon swallowed five houses due to the underground holes left by a century of mining of Benguet Corporation.

Indigenous peoples rights violations.Aside from environmental disasters, mining firms violate people’s rights in cahoots with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources and state security forces to force their way into the host communities.

In Mankayan, Benguet, the South African Far South Gold Resources Incorporated and the NCIP totally manipulated and disregarded the conduct of the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC). In Bakun, Benguet, similar violation is committed by the Australian Royalco Mining Corporation and the NCIP. In Baay-Licuan, Abra, Canadian Olympus Mining did the same violation. Worst, the Armed Forces of the Philippines deployed military troops in Baay-Licuan as an investment defense force for Olympus mining company and to quell local opposition. In its adjacent municipality of Lacub, Abra, Goldfields mining, along with the local government unit and the NCIP, ignored the strong opposition of the affected communities. In Guinaang, Pasil, Kalinga, Makilala Mining Corporation and NCIP-Kalinga also violated the FPIC process.

Contractual scheme. In recent years, Kilusang Mayo Uno-Cordillera noted a significant shift from regular mine workers to contractual scheme by mining corporations in the region.

Lepanto, Philex, and Balatoc Mines cut off the number of their regular mine workers and increased their contractual employees.

In addition, KMU-Cordillera also reported at least six fatalities of mine workers in their workplaces for 2015. Other cases were not reported. Most of these fatalities are contractual mine workers; four in Lepanto and two in Philex mines.

Instead of hyping a deceiving and empty slogan, PMSEA should help in compensating and rehabilitating communities damaged due to decades of irresponsible mining by large scale mining corporations. Santi Mero, Deputy Secretary General , Cordillera Peoples Alliance