Vol 20, No. 14 - April 6 - 12, 2015

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STANDING above the hills of Pagkilatan, Batangas City and overlooking the Verde Island Passage, the world’s tallest statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, once completed, will also serve as the icon of world peace.

“There are misunderstandings and conflicts everywhere caused by injustice, war, corruption and everything. That is why we are dedicating this monument as as an icon of world peace,” thus former Congressman/ Governor Hermilando I. >>>MONUMENT... turn to P/5 Mandanas said.

SM malls observe Earth Hour 2015 IN cooperation with the Department of Energy and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), SM Supermalls proudly continues its tradition of joining the world’s largest environmental campaign to foster awareness on the global

issue of climate change - the Earth Hour. With the theme “Changing Climate Change”, this year’s Earth Hour focuses on diminishing the carbon foot print by lessening energy consumption.

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Ligtas na Biyahe. With DPWH secretary Rogelio Singson, DOTC sectretary Jun Abaya, PMO-Batangas chief Leopoldo Biscocho, President Benigno S. Aquino II toured the Port of Batangas facilities, April 1.| JOENALD RAYOS

Seguridad sa Batangas Port, inalam ni PNoy  DHALENZ

R. LANDICHO at LIZA DELOS REYES

PERSONAL na binisita ni Pangulong Noynoy Aquino noong Miyerkules Santo ang Batangas International Port upang alamin ang kalalagayang pangseguridad sa daungan. Inisa-isa pa ng pangulo ang mga pangunahing pasilidad upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga biyaherong nagdadagsaan sa daungan ng Batangas para sa Semana Santa.

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Kultura at Tradisyon. Taunang isinasagawa sa Parokya ng Mahal na Poong Santiago (bayan ng Ibaan, Batangas) ang pagsasayaw ng ‘Bati’ sa patio ng simbahan Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay bilang pasasalamat at pagbati sa Kristong Muling Nabuhay. Personal namang dinaluhan ito ng kaparian ng parokya at mga opisyal ng bayan sa pangunguna ni Mayor Danny Toreja. Basahin ang Lite Talk sa pahina 10 para sa buong istorya. | JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Garcianos, hinihikayat magtanim ng damo HINIKIKAYAT ngayon ng pamahalaang bayan ng Padre Garcia ang mga mamamayan nito na magtanim ng super napier para sa lumalagong dairy industry sa bayang ito.

Sa panayam ng mga kasapi ng Batangas press, sinabi ni Mayor Abraham Gutierrez na malaking potensyal para pagkakitaan ng mga Garciano ang pagtatanim ng naturang damo.

Any napier ay isang uri ng damo buhat sa bansang Thailand at in-demand sa mga may mga dairy farm. Taglay umano ng naturang damo ang mataas na antas ng protina na kinakailangan ng mga alagaing baka.

Ayon pa kay Gutierrez, maraming pamilyang magsasaka ang makikinabang sa pagtatanim ng naturang damo sapagkat papalaki pa ang demand para rito bunsod ng paglago ng dairy industry ng Padre Garcia.

Dgdag pa niya, ang isang ektaryang taniman ay maaaring magprodyus ng 500 tonelada ng damo kada taon na ginagapas makalipas ang 45 - 60 araw na taniman.

Sa kasalukyan, umaabot sa 120-130 litro ng fresh milk ang isinusuplay ng Padre Garcia Dairy Farm sa isang kumpanya sa Lunsod ng Lipa na nagpoproseso ng isang kilalang brand ng chocomilk.

Bukod dito, nagsusuplay rin ang Padre Gracia ng fresh milk sa upang grupo ng kababaihan at 4H Club na gumagawa naman ng milkoplan, chocomilk at kesong puti.|

Damo ng Buhay. Ang damong super napier na inaasahang magiging kaagapay ng mga Garciano sa pag-angat ng kabuhayan.| ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Seguridad sa Batangas Port, inalam ni PNoy Pasado alas-11:00 na ng umaga approached me with any complaint, so Ayon naman sa mga ticketing nang dumating ang pangulo na personal sana for the rest of the day ganun”, officers ng mga shipping lines, normal naming sinalubong nina Mayor pahayag ng pangulo. na ang medyo hindi kaagad makasakay Eduardo B. Dimacuha kasama ang Idinagdag pa rin niya na maayos ang mga paseho sapagkat nag-aabotkanyang may bahay, dating punun- ang naging paghahanda sa pier kung abot ang dating nila sa passenger lunsod Vilma Dimacuha, kasama si kaya nakakasiguro siya na ligtas na terminal ngunit naiintindihan naman Atty. Leopoldo Biscocho, manager ng makakauwi at makakarating sa kanilang ito ng mga paseho sapagkat alam nilang Port Management Office-Batangas . destinasyon ang mga magbabakasyon. ginagawa rin ng mga shipping compaInisa-isa ng pangulong inspeksSa ilalim ng umiiral na pamantayan nies ang kanilang responsibilidad na yunin ang passenger assistance desk, ng PCG, otomatikong kanselado ang hindi mai-compromise ang seguridad sa ticketing booth, passenger and baggage anumang biyaheng pandagat, maging pagbibiyahe. counter at passenger waiting lounge. fast craft man o roll on-roll off (roro) sa Ang Port of Batangas ang pangunaSunod na pinuntahan ni PNoy ang oras na mag-anunsyo ang PAG-ASA ng hing dinadaanan ng mga pasaherong passenger area at sinuri ang ilang Signal No. 1. nagpupuntas a Oriental at Occidental motorized banca sa fast craft berthing Siniguro naman ng Philippine Coast Mindoro, Marinduque, Palawan, facilities upang siguraduhing kumpleto Guard Batangas na sa oras na magtaas Romblon at Kabisayaan, gamit ang ang mga kagamitan. Sumakay pa ang ng storm signal ang PAG-ASA sa Strong Republic Nautical Highway. pangulo sa isang nakahimpil na Southern Tagalog kaugnay ng bagyong Kasama ng Pangulo sa pagbisita sina motorized banca na biyaheng Puerto Chedeng ay ikakansela ang mga biyahe DOTC Seceratry Joseph Emilio Abaya at Gallera at inalam kung sapat ang mga ng barko. Ngunit hanggang sa maka- DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson. gamit-pangkaligtasan ditto gaya ng ilang araw pa ang makalipas ay wala Samantala, isinunod na ininspeksalbabida o life jackets. naming nakanselang biyahe sa halip ay syon ng pangulo ang NAIA Terminal 1 “Wala naman akong nakitang lalo pang tumaas ang passenger traffic at NAIA sa Pasay City at sa ilang bus parang pwedeng i-improve, lahat ng sa daungan dahil sa magandang terminal sa Edsa, Kamuning at Quezon pasahero ay naka-smile at nobody panahon.

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BIR, isinagawa ang kampanyang ‘Angat pa Pinas sa Odiongan ODIONGAN, Romblon — Isinagawa kamakailan ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ang kanilang kampanyang ‘Angat Pa Pinas’ sa Audio Visual Room ng Romblon State University (Main Campus) sa bayan ng Odiongan, Romblon.

“Magbayad ng tamang buwis”, ito ang panawagan ng BIR Regional Officers noong isinagawa ang pagpupulong sa pangunguna ni BIR Regional Director Araceli L. Francisco upang muling paalalahanan ang publiko hinggil sa kanilang bayarin.

Ang maigting na kampanya ng tax officials ay alinsunod sa national program na Angat Pa Pinas upang maabot ang pambansang target na P1.7 Milyon tax collection na layong makaipon ng pondo para matustusan ang national development initiatives ng gobyerno.

Ayon kay RD Francisco, ang buwis ay buhay ng bansa na sumusuporta sa mga gastusin ng pamahalaan upang maipadaloy ang mga proyektong pangkaunlaran sa buong kapuluan. .......................................................................................................

BJMP San Jose, Occ. Mindoro, magsasagawa ng Fun Run SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro—Magsasagawa ng isang fun run ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ng bayan ng San Jose sa ika-25 ng Abril.

Ayon kay Archie Familara, Jail Land Commission Officer ng BJMP San Jose, layunin ng fun run na makalikom ng pondo para sa mga bilanggo. “Bukod sa makakatulong sa mga detainees, healthy ang fun run sa community”, paliwanag ni Familara.

Ang fun run ay bukas para sa lahat ng interesadong sumali. Meron itong dalawang kategoriya, ang una ay may distansyang tatlong kilometro habang limang kilometero naman para sa ikalawang kategoriya. “Ang registration fee ng 3-kilometro na kategorya natin ay P250 samantalang P300 para sa 5-kilometro. Libre na ang singlet at race bib”, ayon kay Familara.

Nakalaan ang pondo ng fun run sa planong electrical technical course para sa mga bilanggo gayundin ang pagbili ng mga bunk beds o higaan ng mga ito.

Ayon kay Familara hinihintay pa nila ang kasagutan ng tanggapang pangrehiyon ng BJMP sa kanilang kahilingan para sa pangangailangan ng mga bilanggo ng San Jose BJMP. Ipinaliwanag rin ni Familara na malaking tulong sa mga bilanggo ang pagkakaroon ng kasanayan ng mga ito kahit nasa loob ng kulungan. “Bahagi ito ng pagsasanay natin sa mga detainees upang sa paglaya nila ay madali para sa kanila ang magkaroon ng kabuhayan”, paliwanag pa ni Familara.

Ang mga nais sumali sa fun run o kaya ay maging sponsor sa proyekto ng San Jose BJMP, maaaring bumisita sa kanilang tanggapan sa San Jose BJMP, municipal compound o kaya ay tumawag sa 09209739370 at makipagugnayan kay Jail Inspector Darwin Motilla.| ........................................................................................................

Electronic Legislative Tracking System, inobasyon ng LGU CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Mas magiging mabilis na ngayon ang pagkuha ng mga kinakailangang impormasyon sa iba’t ibang hakbanging panlehislaturang isinasakatuparan ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) ng Oriental Mindoro dahil sa makabagong Electronic Legislative Tracking System (E-LTS) nito.

Ayon sa ulat ng Communications and Public Relations Services Division ng kapitolyo, kasalukuyan pang nasa proseso ng pagkukumpleto at pagsasaayos ang mga nilalaman ng E-LTS, pati na rin ang mga dokumento ng mga nakaraang Sanggunian upang maisama sa mga hakbanging panlehislaturang maaaring makita sa E-LTS ng SP. I-type lamang ang http://www.elts.com.ph at maaari nang makita at mabasa ang mga kapasiyahan, ordinansa, mga journal, committee report at iba pang mga mahahalagang dokumento ng SP.

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Pakinabang mula sa daghit, kinilala bilang Most Innovative Environmental Project BATANGAS City -- TINANGHAL na Most Innovative Environmental School Project for 2015-First Place, ang proyektong DAGHIT ng Parang Cueva Elementary School ng Barangay San Andres, Isla Verde. Sila ay nagkamit ng kabuuang P125,000 premyo mula sa pamahalaang lunsod ng Batangas sa awarding ceremonies noong March 30 sa Batangas City Convention Center. Ang P75,000 ng premyo ay bilang nakakuha ng pinakamataas na puntos at ang P50,000 ay katambal ng isang trophy bilang kabilang sa tatlong nakapasok sa Gintong Pangarap Level.

Ayon sa Technical Consultant at evaluator, Froilan Grate, Pangulo ng Mother Earth Foundation (MEF), unanimous ang naging desisyon ng mga evaluators sa pagpili sa naturang eskwelahan.

Naiiba (unique) aniya ang proyektong Daghit (Dagsa man kung turingan, Hindi naghadlang, Ito’y may kapakinabangan din). Ito ay dahil natugunan nito ang problema ng barangay sa basura.

“Ito rin ay sustainable at malaki ang impact sa komunidad kung kaya’t ginawa itong ehemplo para sa ng mga residente ng barangay kung saan ginawa nilang kapakipakinabang ang mga basurang naanod ng bagyo at iba pang kalat na matatagpuan sa tabing dagat,” pahayag ni Grate.

Lubos aniya ang kanyang kagalakan na maging bahagi ng patimpalak ng lunsod at napiling panauhing tagapagsalita. Sa kanyang pagkakakaalam sa pag-iikot ng Mother Earth Foundation sa buong bansa, dito lamang sa Batangas City mayroong ganitong proyekto.

Patunay din ito aniya ng magandang ugnayan ng pamahalaang lokal at ng Department of Education. Inaasahan niya na ang mga environmental initiatives na ito ay magsisilbing inspirasyon para sa iba at patuloy na isasagawa ng Batangas City para sa Inang Kalikasan.

Si Grate, 31 years old, ay isang environmental educator at nakapaglibot na sa 30 bansa bilang tagapagsalita ng MEF hinggil sa pangangalaga sa kapaligiran. Sa kanyang profile ay ipinagmamalaki ni Grate upang maging halimbawa sa mga kabataan, ay nakalagay itong sumusunod: “A passionate

advocate against the use of plastic, he has not used a single plastic drinking straw or shopping bag in more than 10 years. This, and his love for composting has allowed him to reduce his household waste to less than 2 kilos for the whole year of 2014.”

Samantala, ikalawang pwesto naman ang Tabangao Dao Elementary School sa kanilang proyektong The Green Battle na may katumbas na cash prize na P 50,000.00.

Tumanggap din sila ng Gintong Pangarap Trophy at P50,000 cash prize.

Ang Ikatlong Pwesto ay nakuha ng Kapit Bisig Kabataang Eco-Builders para sa Kalikasan ng Bolbok Elementary School na nag-uwi ng P30,000.00 at Luntiang Pag-asa trophy na may kalakip na P30,000 cash prize.

Innovative Projects. (Itaas) Ipinakita ng mga magaaral ng San Isidro Elementary School ang mga niresiklong bagay na nagsilbing uniporme ng mga nagsisipag-monitor na Eco Patrolers. (Kanan) Mga nabuong bagay mula sa niresiklong used papers.|

Kabilang rin sa mga ginawaran Luntiang Pangarap trophy (silver) at P30,000.00 cash prize bawat isa ay ang sumusunod: Basura Glamorosa Project ng Sovereign Shepherd School of Values; Roadside Barrier and Streetlamp ng Julian Pastor MES; Project Bakod Bote ng Guinto Elem. School; at PBB (Plastic Bottle and Bamboo House) ng Concepcion Elem School.

Bronze Awardees naman ang mga sumusunod: The SIES Eco-Quest for a Greener Planet ng San Isidro ES; Wagiswis Kawayan ng San Agustin Kanluran ES; Project SB-

MMK3 ng Ilijan ES; Kalikasang Wagas at Yaman ng Liponpon ES; Project Pataba (Tea Manure) ng Tinga Itaas ES; Tutok sa Kalikasan ng Tinga Labac ES; Unan Ko-Ishare Ko ng South Central ES; Project BUHO ng Parang Elem. School; Project Grind at Project FINS ng Talumpok NHS; at Oh My G! Oh My P! ng Pedro S. Tolentino MNHS. Tumanggap sila ng Bughaw na Pangarap trophy at P 20,000.00 bawat isa.

Ang mga non-winners ay nag-uwi ng consolation prize na tig-P15,000.00 bawat isa.

Kabilang naman sa pinagkalooban ng special awards ay ang Sovereign Shepherd

Peace & Order Update

LTOPF Caravan, isinagawa sa Lunsod Batangas SA tulong ni Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha, nagsagawa ng License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) Caravan ang Batangas City police noong March 23-27 sa Teachers Conference Cernter upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga pulis at sibilyan na kumuha nito sa halip na pumunta pa sa Camp Crame.

Sa bagong batas na Pep. Act 10591, hindi lamang dapat kumuha ng lisenya

muna nilang makakuha ng License to Own and Posses Firearms permits bago sila makapagtransact sa Camp Crame.

Matatandaan na ang processing ng gun license renewal ay itinigil noong June 30. Nilinaw din ni Calalo na ang lilisensyahan ay yun tao at i-reregister naman ay ang baril. Ibig sabihin ang isang gun holder ay 2 dapat ang lisensya hawak ang LTOPF at fire arms registration.

Ang mga requirements sa pagkuha ng LTOPF ay neuro- psychiatric clearance, police clearance, NSO birth certificate, drug test, MTC at RTC clearance, finger prints, ballistic examination, gun safety seminar at RID clearance.

Ang mahuhulihan na walang LTOPF at walang permit o hindi renew ang permit ay mapaparusahan ng Illegal Possession of Firearms and slopped with other penalties.

May 100 aplikante lamang bawat araw ang pwedeng I proseso ang lisensya at gun permit sa naturang caravan ito ay upang maging maayos at komportable ang mga aplikante.

Nag pasalamat naman ang Batangas PNP sa suporta ibinibigay ng Towards Responsible Gun Ownership. Nagkanya-kanyang kuha ng neuro-psychiatric test pamahalang lunsod.| at iba pang eksaminasyon ang mga aplikante sa License to Own and Possess Firearms sa LIZA PEREZ DE LOS REYES isinagawang Caravan kamakailan sa Lunsod Batangas.| RUSSEL LALUCES o mag-renew nito ang may ari ng baril, kundi dapat na ding iparehistro ang baril. Ang lisenya ay may expiration na dalawang taon habang ang registration ng baril ay may expiration na apat na taon.

Ayon kay Po3 Ding Calalo, Fire Arms Coordinator ng Batangas City PNP ang mga gun holder na may expired, magpapatransfer o bibili ng baril at kukuha ng permit to carry ay kailangan

School of Values bilang Best Presentation habang Best Presentors naman sina Ms. Francine Trisha Umali at Leovino Gonzales ng St. Therese Multiple Intelligences School at Pedro S. Tolentino MNHS, ayon sa pagkakasunod. Ginawaran din ng special awards sina Lady Gillian Chavez ng Guinto Elementary School, Talumpok West at sina Qyill Enzo I Mangrubang at Angelle R. Atienza ng Bolbok Elementary School bilang best presenters sa kids level.

Tumanggap mula sa pamahalaang lunsod ang lahat ng 49 District finalists na public at private schools ng plake ng pasasalamat samantalang Gawad Pagkilala naman para sa pitong (7) District Supervisors ng City Schools Division sa pamumuno ni Dr. Donato G. Bueno, OIC-City Schools Superintendent.

Pinuri naman ni Asst. Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Rina Silva, kinatawan ni Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Donato Bueno, ang naturang patimpalak na tanging sa lunsod lamang mayroon. Ito aniya ay patunay na ginagawa ng mga paaralan ang

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Traffic violator, arestado sa iligal na droga NASUGBU, Batangas – HINDI akalain ng isang nagmamaneho ng motorsiklo na magkapatong na kaso ang kakaharapi nito matapos masakote sa isang checkpoint sa Sitio Pinamuntasan, Brgy. Aga, Nasugbu, Batangas bandang alas-tres y media ng hapon ng Marso 31.

Sa nakalap na ulat ng Pahayagang BALIKAS, nahuli ng mga tauhan ng 2nd Maneuver Platoon ng Provincial Police Safety Company sa ilalim ni PInsp Rhyan L. Olave ang suspek na nakilalang si Samuel Apolonia Cabingan, residente rin ng bayang ito.

Minamaneho noon ng suspek ang isang motorsiklong walang kaukulang plaka at nabigo rin siyang magpakita ng driver’s license at kaukulang dokumento ng pagmamay-ari sa naturang motorsiklo nang mahuli ng mga pulis.

Nang buksan umano ng suspek ang kaniyang bag upang kumuha ng Identification Card, napansin umano ng mga operatiba ang isang heat-sealed sachet sa isang nakabukang bulsa di bariya (coin purse) na naglalaman ng pinaghihinalaang shabu.

Nang beripikahin umano ng pulisya ang naturang bulsa de bariya, nakakita pa umano ang mga pulis ng isa pang sachet na may lamang hinihinalang shabu, limang (5) aluminum foil strip at isa pang hindi selyadong transparent plastic sachet.

Matapos ipagbigay-alam sa suspek ang kaniyang mga karapatan sa ialalm ng saligang-batas, kaagad siyang inaresto sa kasong paglabag sa RA 4136 o Land Transportation and Traffic Code at RA 9165 o Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Kaagad nang ipinadala sa PNP Regional Criminal Laboratory sa Camp Vicnete Lim, Canlubang, Laguna ang mga nakalap ebidensya para sa kaulang eksaminasyon.| JACK L. AQUINO

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OPINION

BY way of introduction, it is but just and proper to make mention of the “Mendiola Massacre” where some twenty-two farmers from the then and now still infamous Hacienda Luisita were gunned without mercy, without reservation during the reign of the then President. And some time later, this was replaced by the “Tarlac Massacre” when some seven farmers—one kind old Aglipayan bishop included—were all shot to death for staging a strike against the Hacienda labor mismanagement.

And to make such a disgusting composite phenomena really historical, there was a Chief Justice who dared apply the law to the same Hacienda and the result was called “Impeachment”—not only placing the Legislative Department under the command of Malacañang but also making the Supreme Court fearful in treating the Executive Department as an equal branch of government as provided by no less than the Constitution of the Land.

The inc o m i n g government— be this before or after 2016— has much to do as well as to undo in favor of the People of the Philippines in the pursuit of truth for the emergence of justice and reign of peace, but definitely not through dissemination of lies, the promotion of inequity, the instigation of hostilities such as the composition and promotion of the now debatable if not infamous BBL. Hence: Please: Do not promote the OFW phenomenon for the material gains of the State at the expenses, worries and separation of families. Stop such detrimental invention as PPP whereby privatization of public utilities promote private profits – not public welfare. Do away with taxation unlimited under different titles but with the same victims such as the poor, the miserable people.

Please: Do away with the now famous KKK – a title that desecrates the original, noble and heroic individuals the letters stand for. Get rid of the incarnation of graft and corruption through the infamous DAP and PDAF. And no more official reception and accompaniment of any Napoles figure.

Please: Do stop making the Philippines a Gambling Republic. In the same way, get rid of the proliferation of the local Drug Industry. And stop women trafficking plus child prostitution due to the lack of the means of decent livelihood, on account of the lack of proper education.

Please: Do not prefer to see how cars are made with big and continuous foreign profits, instead of giving honor and showing bereavement for wasted lives and desecrated bodies. And do away with an inverted socio-economic progress where the rich become richer and the poor emerge even poorer.

Please: No more Luneta Massacre. No more Atimonan Massacre. No more Mamasapano Massacre. Enough is enough.

No wonder then there is the increasing people’s clamor for someone’s resignation! Leave them alone! They will do better! __________________ *His Excellency, Oscar V. Cruz, D.D., is the archbishop-emeritus of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan (Pangasinan). He has been an auxiliary bishop of Manila (1976–1978) and archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando (1978–1988). He served as a Judicial Vicar of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) National Tribunal of Appeals, and Director of the CBCP Legal Office. Cruz has published many books, including CBCP Guidelines on Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: A Critique, and Call of the Laity.

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MAINIT na pagbati sa lahat ng ating mga magsisipagtapos, sa lahat ng mga guro, tagapamahala at kawani ng paaralan, at mga magulang na patuloy na sumusuporta at gumagabay sa ating mga magaaral upang marating ang yugto na ito ng kanilang buhay.

Ang araw na ito ay katunayan ng inyong samasamang pagsusumikap; ito ang bunga ng inyong walang humpay na pagsisigasig at pagtityaga. Sa pamamagitan ng inyong kakayahan at pagsisikap para sa kahusayan ay napatunayan ninyong kayang makamit ang kahit na anumang mithiin.

Mga minamahal na magsisipagtapos, tandaan ninyo ang mga mabubuting aral na inyong natutunan sa kabuuan ng inyong pananatili sa paaralan. Ang inyong edukasyon ay nagbigay sa inyo ng kasanayan upang magpatuloy sa paglalakbay tungo sa paghubog ng inyong pagkatao at pagtupad ng inyong mga pangarap. Ito ay patuloy na magpapatibay ng inyong pundasyon para maging isang mas mabuting Pilipino; isang mamamayan na may kamalayan sa sarili at sa komunidad; at isang indibiduwal na may bukas na isipan, respeto at pagtanggap sa pagkakaiba-iba ng kultura.

Ang tema ng taong ito ”Saktong Buhay: Sa DeKalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday” ay isang pagpapaalala ng kahalagahan ng edukasyon sa pagbuo ng ating mga pangarap. Ito rin ay isang paggunita sa

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Sa inyong pagbaybay tungo sa katuparan ng inyong mga adhikain, maari kayong makaranas ng tagumpay at pagkabigo: Nawa’y ang inyong tagumpay ay magsilbing inspirasyon para sa iba at ang inyong pagkabigo ay mag-udyok sa inyo upang magsikap na mas maging mahusay. Nawa’y ang kolektibong karanasan na ito ay pumukaw ng pag-asa sa atin upang patuloy na maghangad ng higit pa para sa ikabubuti ng sarili at ng sambayanan.

Para sa atin sa mga paaralan, ito nawa’y maging gabay natin sa ating patuloy na pagsulong ng isang dekalidad na edukasyon na magbibigay kakayanan sa mga Pilipinong mag-aaral na makamit ang kanilang mga hangarin sa buhay.

Mabuhay kayo! ______________________________ *The foregoing is the full text of Graduation Message of Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC, Secretary of the Department of Education.

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Ang pangalang “BALIKAS” ay hango sa mga salitang ‘balik’ at ‘kalikasan’. Hangad ng pahayagang ito na maging kasangkapan sa paghahatid ng mahahalagang impormasyon upang maibalik ang dating anyo ng ating inang kalikasan.|

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Right and wrong AS a leading member of the Cabinet, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima can rightly be accused of involvement in a Malacañang-orchestrated effort to shield President Benigno S. C. Aquino III from liability for the poorlyplanned, badly-executed Oplan Exodus when she practically described the Senate report on that debacle as “hasty and reckless.” That doesn’t make everything she said about the March 17 report wrong. But neither does it mean that everything she said or will say is right, among other reasons because of the particularities of Philippine governance and politics.

It’s a characteristic she shares with many of the country’s senior bureaucrats. Some (there are exceptions) usually know their jobs, and are nominally capable. But the demands of politics and the complex ties that in a feudal society bind members of the bureaucracy to the political class often make them seem less than competent or even honest.

The draft of the Senate inquiry report into the Mamasapano clash had declared that Mr. Aquino is ultimately responsible for that man-made disaster.

Senator Grace Poe, who chaired the Senate inquiry, said during a press conference that “The President must bear responsibility for giving assent to and failing to prevent the unlawful exercise of official functions by [former Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima] in connection with Oplan Exodus.” Ms. Poe also said that impeachment would be the sole means of holding Mr. Aquino responsible while he’s still in office.

That last part doesn’t belong in Ms. de Lima’s category of “hasty and reckless” conclusions, impeachment being the only recourse against a sitting president. But the Senate report’s describing the clash as “a massacre” rather than a “misencounter [sic]” certainly does.

About these and other details in the report, Commission on Human Rights Chairman Loretta Ann Rosales had even more to say. A leading member of Akbayan, which has steadfastly supported Mr. Aquino since 2010, Ms. Rosales, although head of a constitutional body, could similarly be accused of partisanship. But as in the case of Ms. de Lima, not all she’s saying is necessarily wrong.

Ms. Rosales is correct in saying that what happened was not a massacre, no matter what such dazzling Senate minds like Francis Escudero may say. The members of the SAF contingent were far from helpless not only because of their number (nearly 400), but also because they were heavily armed. The inability of the alleged victims to defend themselves is integral to the meaning of “massacre.”

The November 23, 2009, incident in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao, in which 58 people including 32 journalists and media workers armed only with cameras

and notepads were murdered by over a hundred men wielding automatic weapons was a massacre.

The Mamasa-pano clash — it was a firefight in which there was an eight-hourlong exchange of gunfire — was not.

The report’s claim that the MILF cannot control its troops, continued Ms. Rosales, does not mean that it is not sincere in seeking peace with the Philippine government. “The inability of the MILF leadership to control a few elements of [its armed force] has nothing to do with its sincerity in entering into peace negotiations. The actions of a few rogue members cannot and should not be interpreted as the actions of the whole.”

Hear, hear. But it’s when both Misses Rosales and De Lima try to clear Mr. Aquino that the problem arises: where does reason end and loyalty to the boss begin?

Mr. Escudero steers clear of that shoal. When asked about Ms. Rosales’s observations, Mr. Escudero insisted that the clash was a massacre. “Masaker talaga ’yun dahil close range binaril ’yung 34 out of 44 SAF troopers.” (It was a real massacre because 34 out of 44 SAF troopers [sic] were shot at close range.) That statement redefines the meaning of “massacre” as “the act or instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings” to “the killing of human beings at close range.”

In further demonstration of his brilliance, Mr. Escudero weighed in on an unrelated issue: he claimed that he was “disappointed” at how the CHR often fails to acknowledge human rights violations against policemen and soldiers.

“Pag sibilyan ang nasasaktan, human rights violation agad, pero ’pag pulis o military ang nasasaktan, wala bang human rights o karapatang pantao ang isang unipormadong tao?” (If a civilian is hurt, it’s a human rights violation, but if a policeman is hurt, doesn’t a uniformed individual have human rights?)

This rhetorical question (of course, those in uniform have human rights) echoes the complaint by policemen and soldiers who have been known to whine that while violations of the human rights of ordinary folk are always condemned, violations of their rights are not.

A firefight in which there are casualties on both sides does involve the issue of human rights in terms of possible violations of the rules of war, which among others includes the humane treatment of prisoners. It can be argued that the killing of the 34 SAF men was savage and contrary to the rules of war — and the Senate report has correctly taken note of it.

But as a general principle with respect to unarmed civilians, their treatment by State security forces is an even more crucial human rights issue. Both the police and the military have been cited by various human

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Hindi makalusot si mister sa kaso PUWEDE bang pansamantalang itigil ng piskalya ang pagdinig sa kasong concubinage ni Mister habang nililitis naman ang kaso para sa pag-papawalang-bisa ng kanilang kasal ni Misis? Ito ang isyu na sasagutin sa kaso ng mag-asawang Felipe at Mayette.

Dalawampu’t apat na taon matapos silang ikasal sa simbahan at magkaroon ng apat na anak ay saka pa lang daw nalaman ni Felipe na “psychologically incapacitated” o walang kakayahan si Mayette na gampanan ang mga obligasyon nito bilang asawa. Kaya nagsampa si Felipe ng kaso para mapawalang bisa ang kanilang kasal.

Pero ayon naman kay Mayette, ang kasong ito raw ay paraan lang ni Felipe para makakalas at maipagpatuloy nito ang pakikisama sa ibang babae na si Sally na kanyang kalaguyo. Dahil daw sa pagmamahal at pakikisama nito sa kabit ay nakuha ni Felipe na iwanan o abandonahin ang kanyang asawa at mga anak. Kaya bukod sa ginawang pagkontra sa petisyon sa pagpapawalang bisa ng kasal ay sinampahan pa ni Mayette ng kasong concubinage ang asawang si Felipe at ang kabit nito.

Mas pinaboran ng City Prosecutor’s Office si Mayette. Sinabi nito na may probable cause o may sapat na basehan para kasuhan sina Felipe at Sally ng concubinage nagsampa ito ng kasong concubinage laban kay Felipe at Sally.

Para mapahinto ang paglalabas ng warrant para sa pagdakip sa kanila, nagsampa ng mosyon si Felipe na pansamantalang ihinto ang pagdinig sa kasong

kriminal habang nililitis pa ang petisyon na pawalangbisa ang kanilang kasal ni Mayette. Isang prejudicial question o isang mahalagang katanungan ito na makaaapekto sa kalalabasan ng kasong kriminal.

Ayon kay Felipe, kung mapapawalang-bisa ang kasal nila ni Mayette, hindi siya mapapakulong para sa kasong concubinage dahil hindi na siya ituturing na kasal. Tama ba si Felipe?  MALI. Kahit na ideklara ng korte na walang bisa ang kasal nina Felipe at Mayette dahil sa psychological incapacity, walang epekto sa kasong kriminal na hinaharap ng lalaki. Hindi siya kung hindi ang korte lang ang magpapasya kung walang bisa ang kasal niya.

Habang wala pang desisyon ang korte ay legal at may bisa pa rin ang nasabing kasal. Kaya ang sinumang lalaking may asawa na makikipagrelasyon sa ibang babae na hindi niya asawa ay sumusugal na makasuhan ng concubinage o pakikiapid. Hindi depensa sa kaso na umpisa pa lang ay hindi na nagkaroon ng bisa ang kasal niya.

Bukod dito, ang desisyon naman sa petisyon ng sa pagdedeklarang walang bisa ng isang kasal ay kailangan lang para muling makapagpakasal ang dalawa. Kaya sa kasong ito, hindi na kailangan ang pinal na desisyon ng korte sa pagpapawalang bisa ng kasal nila ni Mayette para ituloy ang kaso ng concubinage. Dapat lang patunayan ni Felipe ng ibang ebidensiya na bukod sa magiging desisyon ng korte sa kasal (Beltran v. Pp., G.R. 137567, June 20, 2000).|

Calvary for BBL & Peace Negotiations CHRISTIANITY’S traditional annual “Calvary” is over now. But for the peace workers and the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, the long road of Calvary is still continuing.

When Philippine chief peace negotiator, Prof. Miriam “Iye” Coronel - Ferrer called me by phone soon after Mamasapano to clarify certain points on the “coordination” issue hounding the incident, I clearly recalled my parting words for her. I told her: “Iye, I dread being in your shoes at this time”.  “CATCH 22” -- Indeed, I was in those very same shoes before as peace negotiating panel chair from 2001 to 2003. I tell you, it’s not an easy job.

Worse, it’s a thankless job. It puts one in a “catch 22” situation, meaning whichever way a negotiator goes, he or she is in a bind and in an unenviable position. Why so? Simply because the task is not only to negotiate with the armed rebels on the OTHER SIDE of the negotiating table. Unknown to many, the equally difficult task is the "negotiations" that a negotiator must do with those on the SAME SIDE of his table. Meaning, your own colleagues in government and the public at large who usually disdain giving favors or concessions to armed rebels who are understandably perceived as “enemies” or the “bad guys” who blackmail government. Let’s not forget: rebels take up arms because they cannot get redress for grievances within the normal system or they use the force of arms to seek demands. Hence negotiating with them to forge agreements is a tricky and sensitive work. Most important of all, factor in the fact that all rebels (MILF, CPP-NPA-NDF, MNLF) consider it a matter of negotiating principle that they do NOT adhere to nor do they operate within the ambit of our laws and Philippine Constitution while our own government negotiators MUST NOT go beyond those sacrosanct parameters. How to navigate this is inscrutable to ordinary mortals. But negotiators must somehow find a way.  FOR PRINCIPAL --- The negotiator represents a principal, in our case, the Philippine president no less, who in turn represents all Filipinos. This is not only true for the government negotiators. This also applies to MILF negotiators. MILF chief negotiator Mohaqher Iqbal merely represents his own principal MILF Chair Murad Ibrahim and the MILF Central Committee, the equivalent of government’s Cabinet and its claimed followings of Bangsamoro people.  PRIOR APPROVALS ----During my time, a general but comprehensive framework with a negotiating strategy must first be formulated to be approved by the principal, the President with the concurrence of the Cabinet thru its Security Cluster. And every time there were important agreements to be forged in the course of the negotiations, I had to get approvals first before I could commit important consensus points to the other panel. There were specific instances of periodic consultations as new factors and points emerged in the course of the peace talks. In fact there were instances where I would find it more difficult to “negotiate” with our government side than with the rebels across the table. There were times where it took President Arroyo herself no less to over-rule some Cabinet opposition for me to have the authority to “go ahead” in order to break some impasse in the talks or avert a breakdown.  PROTOCOLS--- I remember one instance when I was already in Malaysia about to sign a document with the MILF. Due to some objections by some cabinet officials who were all in Manila, I had to suspend the signing ceremony and took the first plane out to Manila where I had a quick huddle with the Cabinet Security Cluster then flew back on the same day to Kuala Lumpur when things were clarified. Of course, these protocols were required due to the nature and implications of signed agreements.  “MINI MAX”- -Generally, before the panel embarked on a foreign trip (usually to Malaysia or to Libya) to attend a round of negotiations, the negotiating positions in the agenda item for that meeting were discussed and cleared and the panel given the mandate to negotiate and commit.

There was such a thing as “mini-max” in negotiations, getting inputs coming from government agencies and the Cabinet with a range of options from the minimum to the maximum. Anything “in between”, the panel can commit. Anything “beyond the max” will have to get prior clearance or approval. In other words, a negotiator works on the basis of what has been authorized and processed. This was the procedure during my time.

I could not tell how the Aquino panel did its work. But I was surprised to know that the BBL that was finalized, signed and sealed by the two panels, had to be retrieved, re-drafted and “cleaned up” by Malacañang before the final version was submitted to Congress. I wondered why: either Malacañang did not monitor closely and just gave the negotiators a free hand or the Chair Iye’s panel exceeded its mandate. Or it was pure hubris only to be shaken back to reality by Mamasapano.

But I can tell you that the work of a negotiator is not an easy job. One usually walks a tight rope. And in the eyes of the public, any error in judgment is the negotiators’ responsibility. The whole government though must bear responsibility -- the President primarily.  IN DEFENSE OF FERRER --- With Mamasapano, the whole scenario was radically altered. While during our time the Filipinos at large were not

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BUSINESS Taiwanese electronics maker eyes Batangas as production base TAIWANESE electronics company New Kinpo Group (NKG) said its newest factory in the Philippines, which is underway, will serve as the main production base for its consumer electronic products such as calculators and keyboards, according to Simon Shen, NKG’s chief executive officer.

JUDICIAL NOTICE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATANGAS BRANCH 13, LIPA CITY PETITION FOR CORRECTION AND/OR CANCELLATION OF THE NAME OF FAT HER (ABEL PAPASIN) IN T HE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF SHIELA ANN MARIE CARANDANG PAPASIN TO UNKNOWN AND TO ALLOW HER TO USE THE FAMILY NAME OF HER MOTHER “CARANDANG” SHERYL C. CAGASCA, Represented by her Attorney-in-Fact, GLORIA CARANDANG Petitioner, - versus - SPEC. PROC. CASE NO. 10-2014-0871 SHIELA ANN MARIE PAPASIN ABEL PAPASIN - Father’s name appearing in Certificate of Live Birth EPITACIO CARANDANG - Spouses grandparents GLORIA CARANDANG - Mother side TEODORO PAPASIN - Spouses grandparents DALISAY MONTALBO - Father side LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, and NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, LIPA CITY x——————————————x ORDER Before the Court is the Amended Petition dated January 27, 2015 filed by the petitioner Sheryll C. Cagasca through her Attorney-in-Fact Gloria Carandang respectfully praying that after due hearing, a decision be rendered ordering the change of the name of the father ABEL PAPASIN appearing in the Certificate of Live Birth of SHIELA ANN MARIE CARANDANG PAPASIN into UNKNOWN; allowing the child SHIELAANN MARIE to use the family name of the petitioner, her mother, “CARANDANG” and declaring SHIELA ANN MARIE CARANDANG as illegitimate child of her mother Sheryll C. Cagasca, herein petitioner.

Finding the said Amended Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on April 16, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning on which date and time, any interested person may appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

The Branch Clerk of Court is directed to furnish the Office of the Clerk of Court with a copy of this Order for publication once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Batangas, at petitioner’s expense.

Let copies of this Order and the Amended Petition be furnished of Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorasolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, and the office of the City Prosecutor, Lipa City; Likewise, let copies of this Order be sent to the Office of the Civil Registrar General, Manila, the Office of the Local Civil Registrar, Lipa City and counsel.

The group invested Php 1.4-B (USD 31.5-M) last year to build the new factory in Malvar, Batangas, which has been operated by one of its subsidiaries, Kinpo Electronics Inc. starting March this year. Another USD 31-M investment is planned for expansion that will eventually employ 4,000 to 6,000 workers.

NKG have previous investments in the Philippines through subsidiaries AcBel Polytech Inc. that engages in the manufacture of lightemitting diode (LED) lighting and smart grid solutions; and CalComp Electronics and Communications Co. that

manufactures handsets, printers, and liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions.

NKG and its subsidiaries produces consumer electronic products such as calculators, printers, 3D printers, external hard disc drives, modems, and motherboards for HP, Toshiba, Western Digital, and Casio brands.

Kinpo Electronics Group has been able to set up and operate factories in the Philippines through the assistance of the DTI, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Taipei , and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).| CHARLIE S. DAJAO

JUDICIAL NOTICE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS PETITION FOR INSCRIPTION OF FULL AND CORRECT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IN O.C.T. NO. P-9096 IN REPLACEMENT OF THE GRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION WITH INCREASE IN THE TOTAL LAND AREA FROM TWELVE THOUSAND FIFTY SEVEN (12,057) SQ.M. TO TWELVE THOUSAND SEVENTY TWO (12,372) SQ.M. DIEGO C. AMADA, and herein represented by FILOMENO U. AMADA, as Atty-In-Fact, Petitioner, - versus - LRC CASE NO. 2014-235 REGISTER OF DEEDS OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, Respondent x——————————————x ORDER An Amended petition has been filed by the petitioner through counsel praying the Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued for the inscription of full technical description and increase of area of OCT No. P-9096 from TWELVETHOUSAND FIFTYSEVEN (12,057) SQUARE METERS TO TWELVE THOUSAND SEVEN TWO (12,372) SQUARE METERS and that the correct Technical Description be inscribed in the Title and the Graphical description replaced by the former, and that the Register of Deeds of Batangas be directed to inscribe correct area and replace the graphical description with the Technical Description as indicated in the Conversion Plan of Lot 466, Cad-476-D, Taysan Cadastre as surveyed for Diego Amada, after payment of the fees prescribed by law.

NOW THEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that this case be set for hearing on April 27, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before the session hall of this Court, on which date, time and place, all interested persons may appear and show cause why the petition should not be Granted.

Let copy of this Order be published at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Batangas, prior to the scheduled date of hearing at the expense of the petitioner.

SOORDERED

SOORDERED

Lipa City, February 17, 2015.

Rosario, Batangas, December 15, 2014.

(Sgd.) NOEL M. LINDOG Presiding Judge

Pahayagang BALIKAS | March 23, 30 & April 6, 2015

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATANGAS FOURT JUDICIAL REGION LIPA CITY OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF EJF CASE NO. 2015-0010 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 filed by MALARAYAT RURAL BANK, INC., mortgagee, with principal business address at G.A. SOlis St., Lipa City against SPS. VERGIL V. MOJARES and NERIZZA F. MOJARES, mortgagors, with residence and postal address at B4 L3 Plantacion Meridienne, Brgy. Cumba, Lipa City, Batangas, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 06, 2015 amounts to Php 821,270.34 including/ excluding interest and other charges agreed thereon and other expenses in connection with this sale, secured by the mortgagee, the undersigned Deputy Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff, Lipa City, will sell at public on MAY 19, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Marauoy, Lipa City, to the highest bidder for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies and its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-145804 “A parcel of Land (Lot 3 Block 4 of the consol. subd. plan, Pcs-04-015787, being a portion of Lot 1 and 2, Pcs-4965; Lots 3403, 3404, 3406, 3395 & 3394, Cad-218, Lipa Cadastre, LRC Rec. No. 1293), with all the improvements erected thereon, situated in the Brgy. of Cumba, Lipa City, Province of Batangas, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 39; along lines 2-3 by Lot 40, both of Blk. 4; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 2, Blk. 4, both of the consol. subd. plan; on the SW., along line 4-5 by Road Lot 22; and on the NW., along line 5-1 by Lot 4, Blk. 4, all of the consol. subd. plan. x x x x x x x x x containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVEN (107) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

Prospective buyers and bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above described and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

In the event that the Auction Sale should not take place on said date, it shall be held on May 26, 2015, without further notice and re-publication.

“All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and place.”

Lipa City, March 19, 2015.

(Sgd.) ARSENIO D. LORZANO Sheriff IV Note: Award of publication hereof in the “BALIKAS” drawn by raffle in accordance with law.

DULY RAFFLED: HON. NOEL M. LINDOG Executive Judge AURORA B. MANGUBAT OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

Copy furnished: All parties concerned.

(Sgd.) DORCAS P. FERRIOLS-PEREZ Assisting Judge Pahayagang BALIKAS | March 23, 30 & April 6, 2015

WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this notice on or before the date of sale.

UNDER PENALTYOF LAW Pahayagang BALIKAS | March 30, April 6 & 13, 2015

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Finding the illusive job Job-seekers flocked the Batanags State University - Main Campus gymnasium in their search for possible job placement. The university’s Job Placement Office made the activity very successful.|

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Right and wrong rights groups including the US Department of State country report for committing human rights violations against non-combatants as well as crime suspects. As State actors responsible for upholding both the country’s laws and international law, they have been correctly condemned for it, with the CHR often taking note of such violations. If Mr. Escudero is saying that violations of the rights of police and military men with a legal monopoly over the use of armed force — which in the first place are extremely rare — are on the same level of accountability as violations of the rights of civilians, he’s profoundly wrong.

Ms. Rosales declared that the Senate report was based on emotions rather than facts. I submit that it is based more on the Senate’s reading of — and shameless pandering to — public sentiment, which, in the poisoned atmosphere that the media and certain politicians with an eye on 2016 have generated, can be summed up as opposed to the conclusion of the peace process and heavily in favor of war.

This is the very same assumption behind the statements of certain politicians including some senators who harbor the illusion that after decades of war, the country can stand another decade or so of more fighting between the MILF and State forces.

Not everything government officials say is wrong.

But neither is everything they say right, as the Senate report makes painfully obvious. In tandem with the irresponsibility of much of the media, that reality has led to, and is continuing to create, a situation in which the citizens of this country are more confused rather than enligh-

tened not only about the Mamasapano clash but also about a host of other public issues. It helps explain why too many Filipinos are forsaking political engagement altogether to the detriment of that elusive ideal known as Philippine democracy.| * The views expressed in Vantage Point are his own and do not represent the views of and Pahayagang Balikas.

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74 companies participate in BSU’s Job Placement Office fair OVER 1300 job-seekers participated in the Job Fair organized by the Batangas State University Job Placement Office, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Batangas Province at the Gov. Feliciano Leviste Memorial Multi-Purpose Gym, recently.

The participants were composed of BSU graduating

students, alumni and other interested applicants from outside the University.

“We organized this event because our University, through the Job Placement Office would like to provide employment opportunities to our graduating students, as well as our alumni,” Job Placement Office Assistant Director Gerard Remo said.

Seventy-four local companies and agencies joined in the job fair. These companies came from manufacturing, education, services, business process outsourcing (BPO), construction, information and technology, banking and healthcare industries.

An estimated of 5,200 job vacancies were offered during the fair. The partici-

pating companies made almost 1400 interviews to over 3000 qualified applicants. Meanwhile, 26 applicants were hired immediately in the fair.

The job fair was in part of the 14th Charter Day celebration of the University with the theme, “BSU: Gearing for the ASEAN Challenge of Excellence”.|

Tawag na sa Pahayagang Balikas Telephone No. 0926.774.7373 0912.902.7373 para sa inyong pagpapalathala.

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SMmallsobserveEarthHour 2015 N cooperation with the Department of Energy and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), SM Supermalls proudly continues its tradition of joining the world’s largest environmental campaign to foster awareness on the global issue of climate change - the Earth Hour. With the theme “Changing Climate Change”, this year’s Earth Hour focuses on diminishing the carbon foot print by lessening energy consumption.

The two SM malls at Batangas province actively participated in this event. At SM City Batangasthe event was highlighted with a human formation of two giant Earth hour logos. While holding candles in the dark, the 500 participants of the giant logo formation can be perfectly appreciated with an aerial view or at the mall’s overpass.

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Philippines Lipa Chapter headed by their OIC Scout Master Cesar Catapang and Lipa City Councilor Mark Aries Luancing together with SM Lipa Mall Manager Liza Dimaculangan, led the ceremonial turning off of lights at exactly 8:30PM. During the darkness, invited performers rendered a contemporary dance number while wearing white and neon colors which was highlighted by the dark light at the side of the stage. The boy scouts also made a table top Earth Hour logo using led-lit tea lights.

The celebration calls on all households, businesses,and the entire community to shut off non-essential lighting and electrical appliances for one hour.

“We should be all proud as the Philippines has headed the Earth Hour call in the last six

THE two human formations of Earth Hour Logo at SM City Batangas.

The human formation wasparticipated by 500 people from different organizations and institutions like the SM employees, tenants and affiliates; Girl Scouts of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Red Cross, Batangas City Bureau of Fire, UBTTC, Phil Taekwondo Association, Batangas State University- College of Architecture, Interior Design and Fine Arts, Holy Trinity Parish, KALIPI Women’s Federation of Batangas, Jeepney Associations and Batangas Local Media Practitioners.

While in Lipa City, the Boys Scouts of the

years and is ranked as one of the most participative country,” SM City batangas mall manager Lyn Sangabriel said.

“At this moment in time, it may be appropriate to briefly reflect on the major storms that have affected the Philippines over the past 12 months. The climate is drastically changing and we continue to see evidence of these altered and more unpredictable weather patterns. This evening at 8:30 PM, all 52SM Supermalls across the nation and our 6 malls in China, will simultaneously turn off their lightsfor Earth Hour – reinforcing the

SM City Lipa Mall Manager Liza Dimaculangan with Lipa City Councilor Mark Aries Luancing and Boys Scouts of the Philippines Lipa Chapter OIC Mr. Cesar Catapang. statement that the time to take action against andthis year asks everyone to save planet global warming is now,” she continued. earth. At SM, this means you can use your For years, the SM Supermalls have actively power to advocate for environmental heeded the call for a change of ways. The SM awareness beyond these symbolic 60 minutes. group has internalized the ethics of “We will once again endeavor to switch sustainable business and operated a diligent off 100% of all of our malls’ building lighted and dedicated environmental program logos and 50% of our mall interior lights and focusing on efficient business and perimeter lights but remain open to our loyal environmental stewardship through our patrons. Compounded by our network of energy efficiency, water conservation, solid malls and tenants, SM hopes to significantly waste management and air quality programs contribute to the total reduction in SM continues to become a catalyst for change consumable energy tonight and, thus, impact through our resource saving measures and to the overall goal of the Earth Hour,” the strong environmental programs of SM Sangabriel pointed out Cares through education, awareness and In what was the world’s largest advocacy. environmental event, Earth Hour It can be recalled that SM has launched 2015 united over one billion people its Solar Power project at SM North Edsa. It is around the globe in more than 7000 cities so far the largest solar power rooftop in the and SM said it is but proud to be an initiator world. This initiative will not stop there as SM in this endeavor.

Group continue to build sustainable malls for “Earth Hour sends the messages of both the future of our community. SM City Xiamen hope and action. Imagine the effect of our in China started this initiative in 2013 as it actions if we all unite with one another.Thank launched a 1.1 megawatt solar power rooftop. you for joining us for Earth Hour 2015!”

Earth Hour continues to become an even Sangabriel said.| more significant campaign around the world

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Pakinabang mula sa daghit, kinilala bilang Most Innovative Environmental Project kanilang bahagi upang mailigtas ang Inang Kalikasan at mabawasan ang epekto ng climate change.

Ang nasabing patimpalak ay pinamahalaan ng Technical Working Committee (TWC) ng City Solid Waste Management Board ng lunsod at mga coordinators sa pakikipagtulungan ng Department of Education.

Ayon kay City Administrator Phillip Baroja, Chairman ng TWC ito ay pangatlong taon na kung saan mula sa 19 ay naging 49 schools na ang lumahok. Inaasahan niya na

mas marami pang schools ang lalahok sa susunod na taon.

May mahigit na 1,500 kinata-wan ng bawat school ang dumalo sa naturang pagtitipon. Sila ay mainit na tinanggap ng Chief of Staff na si Atty. Reginald Dimacuha na lubhang nasiyahan sa suporta ng mga tagapangasiwa, guro at mag-aaral ng lunsod upang mai-sulong ang pagkamalikhain at inobasyon sa larangan ng environ-mental protection.| BALIKAS NEWS with reports from RONA E. CONTRERAS

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Mahigpit para sa Bayan. Si Padre Garcia mayor Abraham Gutierrez habang kinakapanayam ni Balikas publisher Joenald Medina Rayos. Ayon kay Gutierrez, walang masamang maging mahigpit siya kung para sa kagalinga ng bayan.|DHALENZ R. LANDICHO

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Montemaria statue rises as of peace icon The Montemaria monument is the centrepiece of the Montemaria pilgrimage center dedicated to Mary, Mother of All Asia, a development conceived as a shrine to attract devotees and pilgrims.

Strategically located at Punta Verde, a plateau that overlooks Verde Island Passage and the entrance of Batangas Bay of almost all vessels coming from Southern Philippines and international vessels entering China Sea to

use the Batangas International Port.

The Verde Island Passage is widely acclaimed as the center of the center of marine biodiversity.

The main feature of the 130-hectare development will be the 63- meter tall stainless steel monument of the Mother of All Asia on top of a 25-meter tall podium. The statue will be seen by all vessels coming to the Philippines. However, it will

be primarily a pilgrimage center that will have a chapel and meditation gardens in strategic areas within the development. The Mother of All Asia mixed-used development has a total land area of 5-hectares.

Approximately 22 hectares of land will be allocated for the development of 1,000 condotel rooms and villas with average floor areas of 40 sqm and 240 sqm, respectively. These units will be

available to pilgrims, devotees, tourists, retirees, and all others on a timesharing basis or sale. Built in the areas around the vicinity of the shrine monument, this project was named Cloisters at Montemaria.

Mandanas said the construction of the monument is expected to finish by September 2015 and will be inaugurated on December 8, 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.|

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Calvary for Peace Negotiations too keen and focused on the peace negotiations except for the affected sectors, today an angry and awakened sector at large must be mollified.

Mamasapano was a monkey wrench. I just could not picture myself now in the shoes of Chair Ferrer with all the challenges she and all the peace negotiators and peace workers are now facing.

Truth to tell, I credit her for her composure and clarity in defending and explaining the collective outcome of a difficult, tedious and crafty procedure that is now being publicly scrutinized, torn to pieces -- even demonized.  DEFEND PACT --- It is not fair that we should take it personally against Chair Ferrer for standing pat on the signed documents, as she is being pilloried today. Having forged an agreement together with the MILF negotiators, she is duty bound to stand by it and defend it. For her to do so does not mean she's taking the side of the MILF as she is unfairly charged. In the same vein, MILF Chair Mohaqher Iqbal has to defend the same agreement and MILF should not, in the same vein, charge him of being pro-government. They jointly forged an agreement and they had to stand by it, no matter what.

If Chair Ferrer is being “roasted” by the public after she worked hard to get a peace settlement, Chair Iqbal will get more roasting from the MILF if he too falters, for sure.  RESIGN? -- At a critical time like this, there is a call for Chair Ferrer to resign.

Perhaps that can be the most expedient escape from it all but to me, that’s the last thing a negotiator should do at this time. One worth her salt does not dismount at the time when she is most needed to give clarity to a muddled situation, however difficult or inscrutable the work appears to be, however tempting and convenient it would be to leave and go back to quiet private life. This is a time to work and face the music. There is another time to call it quits and quietly dismount. I trust Chair Iye will continue to hold her ground as she does -- and which she must.  MY OWN STORY -- I have

my own story about resignations to tell, although a bit different from what Chair Ferrer is facing today. When the Arroyo government assumed office in 2001, the peace process was in disarray.

I was appointed as the chief negotiator with the principal task of restoring the abandoned peace talks due to the Mindanao “war” policy of former President Estrada.

Within a short period, we signed the framework “agreement for peace” in Tripoli, Libya in a few months to restart and pick up the pieces for the resumption of peace talks. For 2 years, we signed other milestone agreements.  I RESIGNED -- Things went well until 2003 when something happened. I was on the verge of resigning in a huff as chief negotiator due to an incident. I refused to put my concurring signature on a prepared “Minutes” that was presented to me containing points I didn’t concur in during our meeting. It was handed to me for signature

by MILF’s Musib Buat when I was already back home in Manila. Normally, Minutes of Meetings were discussed to the last comma before heading back home. This one was different. But instead of totally refusing to sign, I annotated the minutes with some notes. This ruffled the feelings of the MILF and the Malaysian facilitators and they said I altered the minutes. Because of this, I was convinced that my affectivity as negotiator was seriously undermined. But I refused to immediately resign or dismount at that time because it would be disruptive of the over-all peace efforts.

It took another subsequent incident (an attack by MILF on Siocon town of Zamboanga del Norte) and a lull in the peace talks that gave me an excuse to hand in my resignation to the President.

Sec. Silvestre “Yong” Afable took over from me but he also eventually resigned too. Then retired Army Gen. Rodolfo “Rudy” Garcia took over from Sec. Yong in whose watch, the Supreme Court ruled the “Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain” (MoA AD) as unconstitutional. I also served the OPAPP position only to turn it over to Sec. Hermo-

genes Esperon when I became Press Secretary.  BANGSAMORO DREAM --- An additional note. When MoA-AD was signed and later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, although I was no longer at OPAPP but at the Malacañang press office as press secretary, I aggressively defended and explained the MoA-AD knowing the implications of depriving the Bangsamoro an opportunity to achieve its long dream and aspiration of self-governance and selfdetermination. But what I cannot still understand up to now is why our present government panel and the MILF did not learn from the lessons of the failed MoA AD and merely re-languaged those provisions that failed the constitutional test. Well, all those are behind me now.

I have now the luxury of just reminiscing and viewing things from a distance -- but definitely not in a detached manner given that what happens to the Bangsamoro aspirations will affect me and the rest of the nation.  CALVARY --- Today, how we deal with the present challenges and discordant noises involving the proposed BBL will be crucial. But in the meantime, it is still a continuing Calvary for Chair Iye Ferrer, together with all those who work for peace -- including the BBL as well. Whether BBL’s “crucifixion” will eventually come now or later is of no moment. Whatever happens in the unsettled maze of Mamasapano, I am confident that all peace efforts are bound to somehow “resurrect”. Maybe not now. But inevitably later.|

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40 PABABA 1 Lalawigan sa Gitnang Luzon, Rehiyon III 2 Malaking hipon 3 Daan 4 Isang kontinente 5 Sisidlan ng gamit 6 Mermaid sa Tagalog 7 Anyaya 8 Ingay ng lakad 9 Bulong 11 Handa ang baril 16 Purchase Order 19 Salitang pantawag bilang babala 21 Dahong medisinal 23 Hindi sariwa 24 Paghihirap gaya sa pagputol ng bakal 25 Sentensiya 27 Aruba: daglat 28 Sining sa pagpinta 30 Isa sa siyam na satellite ng Saturn 31 Larong ahedres 32 Sinulid-tupa 34 Sawata 36 Dalawa

Aries (Mar. 21 - Abril 19) - Nasa magandang pag-uusap ang pagresulba ng problema. Ang panlalamig ng kabiyak o minamahal ay sariling kasalanan. Hanapin ang paraan para maibalik ang dating tamis at init ng pagmamahalan kung nasa kalooban na ayaw ng broken home o broken hearted. Lucky numbers at color ay 1, 9, 29, 40 at mocca.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) - Marami ang makakapuna sa pagbabago ng ugali.

Huwag ilagay sa ulo ang natamong suwerte o katanyagan dahil babawiin kung paiiralin ang sama ng ugali.

Magpakumbaba, alalahanin na laging nakasuporta ang mahal sa lahat ng pangarap. Lucky numbers at color ay 6, 15, 26, 41 at shocking pink.

Gemini (Mayo 21-Hun. 21) - Kung inaakalang hindi tama ang gagawing pagsagot sa manliligaw, makakabuting pag-isipan muna ng maraming beses bago magdesisyon. Hindi ang opinyon ng ilang kaibigan tungkol sa pag-ibig ang dapat sundin dahil sarili ang nakataya.

Kung bukal sa puso ang gagawin, walang dahilan para patagalin. Lucky numbers at color ay 24, 27, 33, 39 at forest green.

Cancer (Hun. 22-Hul. 22) - Maging mahinahon at mapagpasensiya kung may hindi pagkakaunawaan na biglang susulpot sa kasamahan o sa tahanan.

Lalong lalala ang hindi pagkakaunawaan kung idadaan sa dahas o init ng ulo. Lucky numbers at color ay 5, 19, 22, 41 at cannary yellow.

Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) - Ang gawaing mental ay inaayunan ng panahon. Huwag magmalabis sa gawaing pisikal dahil kalusugan ang bibigay. Ang binabalak na sosyalan ay hindi makakatulong sa hinahangad at mag-aaksaya lamang ng panahon. Lucky numbers at color ay 8, 10, 16, 33 at indigo.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) - Maganda ang personalidad na aakit ng oportunidad at mga kaibigan. Tanggihan at hindi panay oo sa gawain o alok na hindi gusto o labag sa loob. Sa pag-ibig, ang may inisyal na B o V ang may lihim na paghanga at malamang magtapat ng saloobin.

Lucky numbers at color ay 7, 20, 37, 39 at dollar green.

Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) - Isang suliranin na matagal nang bumabagabag ang mareresulba. Malaki ang pasasalamat ng minamahal dahil sa ginagawang tulong.

Maaaring magkaroon muli ng ibang suliranin ngunit walang maaasahang tulong mula sa iba. Lucky numbers at color ay 17, 24, 31, 38 at violet.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) - Huwag palawakin ang alitan sa kabiyak para hindi mauwi sa walang imikan. Ang kaunting bagay na dapat pag-usapan ay huwag idaan sa pagtatampo o sa pagwawalang imik. Lucky numbers at color ay 8, 26, 36, 42 at midnight blue.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) - Iwasan ang magdamdam kung sakaling hindi matupad ang pa­ngako. Alamin ang dahilan bago magdesisyon. Huwag basta magalit kung walang paliwanag ang kabilang panig. Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 4, 33, 41 at jade green.

Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Huwag umasa na sasagutin ng iyong nililigawan dahil marami kang kaagaw. Ang katangian na maalalahanin, mapagbigay at maunawain ang magbibigay ng malaking kredito sa binabalak. Lucky numbers at color ay 8, 13, 25, 36 at scarlet.

Aquarius (Ene. 20 - Peb. 18) - Nakatakdang mabuo ang isang relasyon sa pagitan ng kasamahan sa trabaho. Bagay kayong dalawa kaya’t walang magiging problema. Kung tiyak ang sarili, walang dahilan para tumanggi. Tanggapin ang inaalok kung inaakalang ikaliligaya. Lucky numbers at color ay 16, 27, 35, 41 at magenta.

Pisces (Peb. 19 - Mar. 20) - Hindi makakabuti kung paiiralin ang init ng ulo sa pagharap ng problema. Dahil hindi makakapag-isip ng magandang solusyon. Alalahanin lagi na nakasuporta ang mahal kaya walang dapat ipangamba.

Gulo ang mangyayari kung idadaan sa dahas ang gusto. Lucky numbers at color ay 6, 25, 38, 42 at fuchsia.|

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Salubong, Dagit at Pagbati sa Ibaan A MAHABA-HABANG panahon na rin, wala pang kapatid-patid na natuunghayan ng maraming mananampalatayang Katoliko ang magkakasunod na Salubong, Dagit at Pagbati sa Parokya ng Mahal na Poong Santiago sa bayan ng Ibaan. Nagsisimula ang pagdiriwang sa pamamagitan ng prusisyon sa pangunahing lansangan ng bayan ng Ibaan at magtatapos naman sa ‘Salubong’ o pagtatagpo ng imahen ng Mahal na Birheng Maria at imahen ng

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at saka tuluyang dadagitin habang itinataas muli ang anghel sa Galilea, habang umaawit naman ang Choir ng Resurrexit. Ang Galilea ay isang animo’y kongkretong arkong nakatayo sa harap ng simbahan na sumisimbolo sa lumang bayan ng Galilea.

Pagkatapos ng Dagit ay isinasagwa ang taunang Pagbati o sayaw ng Pagbati sa Kristong Muling Nabuhay sa patio ng simbahan ng

Kristong Muling Nabuhay.

Kasunod nito ay isinasagawa ang Dagit.

Sa isang magarang Galilea ay ibinababa ang isang batang nakasuot ng puting damit na Salubong. Ang pagtatagpo ng siyang gu-maganap an anghel at unti-unting Mahal na Birheng Maria at aalisin ang itim na belo ng Mahal na Birheng Kristong Muling Nabuhay.|

>>>PANATA....sa P/9

Panata. Si Bb. Debbie Cometa Dalawampu sa kaniyang Sayaw ng Pagbati sa harap ng Kapilya ng Mahal naSeñor sa J. Trillanes St., Ibaan, Batangas.|