Vol 20, No. 26 - June 29 - July 5, 2015

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PATULOY ang panawagan ng iba’t ibang grupo at sektor Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, at sa rehiyon na protektahan ang Verde Island Passage Romblon na kinikilala rin bilang “center of the center of (VIP) at iligtas ito sa mga banta ng mga di-maka- marine biodiversity” dahil sa pagtataglay nito ng kalikasang industriya gaya ng pagmimina at mga planta pinakamalaking konsentrasyon ng lahat ng uri ng marine biodiversity sa buong mundo, higit pa sa Sulung kuryente.

Batay sa mga pag-aaral, ang Verde Island Passage Sulawesi Corridor sa ibabang bahagi ng Pilipinas at iba Corridor ay ang 1.14 milyong ektaryang karagatang ang sikat na dive sites sa labas ng bansa. >>>BANTA.....sundan sa P/2 sumasaklaw sa mga lalawigan ng Batangas, Oriental ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Batangas’ Pride. Nakiisa ang Pamahalaang Panlalawigan sa taunang pagdiriwang ng Parada ng Lechon sa bayan ng Balayan kung saan nakisaya sa buling-buling at nakiyugyog sa tugtugan.

Dinayo rin hindi lamang ng mga Batangueño ang naturang okasyon kung hindi maging mga taga-

Maynila, karatig probinsya, turista mula Visayas at Mindanao at pati foreigners para masaksihan ang naiibang tradisyon ng mga taga-Balayan sa pagpapasalamat sa mga biyayang kaloob sa kanila ng Diyos at ni San Juan Bautista.| KRISTINA MARIE JOY B. ANDAL / EDZ ZABARTE

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Capitol managers trained on Corporate Social Responsibility DETERMINED to cement its administration of common vision, values and shared responsibility for Batangueños and the Province of Batangas, the Provincial Government of Batangas organized a 2-day Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seminar for its government managers, June 25 and 26.

Held at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s Mabini Building, the course focused on responsible management and governance, and what partnerships can be formed with various stakeholders for sustainable and high-impact social responsibility programs.

Participants were asked to draw up CSR projects that are strategic, focused and sustainable. These proposals were presented to the Provincial Administrator, Atty. Joel Montealto, and Chief of Staff, Pedrito Martin Dijan, Jr. Mid-level managers, including assistant department heads and division chiefs, participated in the training activity. The Provincial Human Resource Management Office, headed by Ms. Riza de Zosa, recognizes the crucial role and importance of these executives in the bureaucracy as they directly deal with their offices’ personnel and

clients.

The speaker and resource person for the training activity was Ms. Myra Sanchez, a Business Ethics professor at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, who lectured on, among others, key principles of CSR, its relations with business ethics and the latest in CSR globally. Sanchez is also a certified Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group, an international non-profit think tank that helps organizations achieve principled performance.| VINCE ALTAR

Common Vision, Shared Responsibility. Managers of the Provincial Government of Batangas undertook a 2-day Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seminar last June 25 and 26, 2015, focusing on responsible management and governance, and what partnerships can be formed with various stakeholders for sustainable and high-impact social responsibility programs.

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Verde Island Passage, nanganganib masira Ang napakayamang marine ecosystems ang siyang dahilan ng mayamang pangisdaan sa bahagi ng Romblon at iba pang sulok ng VIP. Ang mga pamosong dive sites ng Isla Verde, Lobo, Mabini, at Maricaban ang siyang dahilan kung bakit nakapahalaga sa mga nagsasaliksik sa usapin ng buhay-marina gayundin sa kabuhayan ng napakaraming Pilipinong umaasa sa pangisdaan at karagatan.

Noong 2005, idineklara nina Dr. Kent Carpenter at Dr. Victor G. Springer ang VIP bilang pinakasentro ng marine biodiversity sa mundo kaya’t lalong dumami pa ang mga pag-aaral at pagsasaliksik sa rehiyon.

Binanggit ni Dr. Richard Mooi na “The Verde Island Passage is living up to its reputation: the ocean vibrates with the cycle of living things inhabiting every nook and cranny.”

Ngunit ang kagandahang ito ng VIP ay hindi malayong magayo kung patuloy na masisira sa pagba-

bagong-takbo ng subilisasyon at industriyalisasyon sa rehiyon.

Ang Verde Island Passage ay isang napakahalagang lagusan ng mga maglalayag mula Luzon patungo sa Kabisayaan at Kamindanawan. Sa kabila ng katotohanang ang patuloy na pagtaas ng marine traffic na nagkakapagkontribyut ng polusyon sa katubigang bahagi ng VIP, may mga mapanira pang industriya ang nakaambang maitayo sa baybayin kung hindi ito pipigilan ng pamahalaan.

Banta ng large-scale mining sa Lobo Sa silangang bahagi ng VIP ay naka-ambang gumuho ang mga kabundukan at magpadaloy ng polusyon sa VIP kung hindi pipigilan ang panukalang pagmimina sa bayan ng Lobo ng AustralianCanadian large-scale miner na MRL Gold sa pamamagitan ng subsidiary nitong Egerton Gold Philippines, Inc. Tinatayang nasa 29,000 ektarya ng bayan ng Lobo ang isinailalam na sa exploration ng Egerton sa pag-

hahanap ng deposito ng ginto at tanso sa mga bulubunduking bahagi na nakalaan sa agrikultura at eco-tourism.

Nabatid sa isang environmental investigative mission ng Center for Environmental Concerns noong taong 2009 na may pyrite na sa mga drill areas ng MRL Gold na indikasyon ng posibilidad ng nakalalasong acid mine drainage. Kung magpapatuloy ito, hindi umano malayong gagamit ng mga kemikal gaya ng

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After the June 12 huge protest in OrMin, Anti-mining Mindoreños nego revocation of Intex ECC ANTI-MINING advocates from Mindoro demanded the Department of Environment andNatural Resources (DENR) to revoke permit it issued to Norwegian mining firmfor its multi-billion nickel project in Mindoro.

“The June 12 protest participatedin by 5,000 Mindoreños from different walks of life is a clear testimony of ourresistance to foreign and large-scale mining,” said Pastor Ian Delos Santos, spokesperson of anti-mining alliance Kaisahan ng mga Mindoreño laban sa Dayuhan at Dambuhalang Pagmimina (KALASMINA, Mindoro People’s Unity Against Foreign and Large-scale Mining). “That piles up to the many bases the DENR should considermore seriously to revoke the ECC (environmental compliance certificate) ofIntex Resources,” he continued.

Together with Delos Santos are representatives from religious sector, including Catholic and Protestant churches; indigenous people led by HAGIBBAT-Mangyan Mindoro Federation and Kalipunan Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas; farmers’ group led by Katipunan ng Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan and Samahan ng mga Magsasaka sa Kanlurang Mindoro; environmental advocacy group Kalikasan People’s Network forthe Environment (KPNE); and women’s group Samahan ng mga Kababaihan sa Mindoro-Gabriela Mindoro.

Among those local governments supporting the anti-mining side in the dialogue came all the way from Abra De Ilog, Sablayan, and Governor’s office of Occidental Mindoro and Victoria of Oriental Mindoro. Anchor Boy Cardoza of Bambi FM mass media outfit in San Jose,Occidental Mindoro also joined KALASMINA in the dialogue.

“We demand the DENR to revoke theECC issued to Intex Resources because it was proven scientifically that large-scale mining such as that of Intex will cause irreversible damages and retrogresive development. Intex also committeed various technical mishap for its inability to secure permission from indigenous peoples and local governments concerned. Intex also lost its moral ground to operate because Mindoreños have been shouting on top of their lungs that Mindoro is a no-go for foreign and largescale mining as per the 25-year moratorium passed by provincial boards of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro,” Delos Santos asserted.

KPNE also emphasized the need to protect the so-called “center of the center of marine biodiversity” located at the Verde Island Passage between Batangas and Mindoro island. The passage is included in the Coral Triangle where California-based scientists recently discovered 100 new native marine species.

KPNE raised in the dialogue that any mining operations in the Philippines would cause irreversible and moral crimes to the environment and the humanity.

The contigent demanded President Aquino to make the necessary action with regard to the revocation of Intex’ ECC. Otherwise, they pledged to mount more huge protests as the Aquino’s last state of the nation address approaches.|

Mt. Lobo, one of the top biodiversity areas in the country, is part of the complex ecosystem that sustains the Verde Island Passage.|CLEMENTE BAUTISTA/KALIKASAN PNE

Ang mapa ng Verde Island Passage.|

mercury at lead sa pagpoproseso ng pagkuha ng ginto at ito at tatagas patungo sa mga pinagkukunan ng tubig ng mga Lobonon at magtutuluy-tuloy sa Verde Island Passage.

Nabatid na balak ng MRL-EGPI na bulwasin ang mga kabundukan sa paraang ‘open-pit, ang pinakamura ngunit pinakamapangwasak na teknolohiya sa pagmimina.

Nabatid din na sa Water Permit Application ng MRL-EGPI para sa Extraction of Surface/Groundwater sa Barangay Balibago, bayan ng Lobo ay hihigupin nito ang aabot sa 865,728 na drum ng tubig kada araw. Ito

ay katumbas na limang taon at tatlong buwang suplay ng tubig sa buong bayan ng Lobo, batay sa average water production report ng Lobo Water District na komukonsumo ng 13,460 drums lamang kada araw.

Naka-amba rin ang malalaking pagbaha sa bayan ng Lobo na tutustos sa Verde Island Passage sapagkat kamakailan lamang ay idineklara na ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang bayan ng Lobo bilang ‘flood prone’ area kung saan ito ang catch basin ng mga mas mataas na lugar gaya ng Rosario, Taysan at San Juan.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Peace & Order Update Collated By JACK L. AQUINO

No. 5 Most Wanted sa Calaca, nahuli sa Laguna CALACA, Batangas – NADAKIP na nitong Biyernes, Hunyo 26, ng mga operatiba ng Calaca PNP ang itinuturong ika-5 most wanted person ng bayang ito sa Barangay Banahaw, Nagcarlan, Laguna.

Sa ipinadalang ulat ng Calaca PNP kay PSSupt. Omega Jireh Fidel, provincial director, kinilala ang naturang suspek na si Val Palacio y Odtuhan ng Barangay Poblacion 4 sa bayang ito.

Si Palacio ay nadakip sa bisa ng Warrant of Arrest na ipinalabas ni Hon. Judge Rolando E. Silang ng RTC Br. 11 sa Balayan, Batangas para sa patung-patong na kaso ng rape, sexual assault at acts of lasciviousness; at isa pang Warrant of Arrest na inisyu naman ni Judge Vicente E. Montes ng MTC-Calaca sa kasong Alarms and Scandals.

Kasalukuyan ngayong nakapiit sa Calaca Municipal Jail ang naturang suspek.|

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KASAMA ni Tanauan City Mayor Antonio C. Halili (pa-10 mula sa kaliwa) ang mga opisyales at miyembro ng Rotary Club of Tanauan at Rotary Club of Daegu-Siji (South Korea) matapos ang isinagawang ‘ribbon cutting’ para sa katatayong Tanauan City – Rotary Dialysis Center na libreng magseserbisyo sa mga kapus-palad na Tanaueño.| JUN MOJARES

Tanauan City-Rotary Dialysis Center, pinasinayahan TANAUAN CITY – Malaking biyaya at bagong pag-asa ang naghihintay sa mga Tanaueñong may problema sa bato na sumasailalim sa pagdadialysis.

Sa pagtutulungan ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Tanauan, Rotary Club of Tanauan (R.I. District 3820),

Rotary Club of Daegu-Siji, South Korea (R.I. District 3700), The Rotary Foundation, Tanaueños USA, at Tanauan Golfers Association, pinasinayaan kamakailan ang Tanauan City Rotary Dialysis Center na naglalayong magbigay ng libreng dialysis sa mga

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Parada ng Lechon sa Balayan, muling dinagsa ng mga tao GAYA ng mga nakaraang taon, muling dinagsa ng libulibong tao, maging lokal at banyagang turista man, ang taunang Parada ng Lechon sa Balayan, Batangas, Hunyo 24.

Nakisaya, nakiyugyog at nakipagbasaan sa masayang pagdiriwang ang mga kinatawan ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas kasama si Vice Governor Mark Leviste at mga kasapi ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan na kinabibilanagan nina 4th District BM Amado Carlos Bolilia IV, 3rd District BM Alfredo Corona at Divina Balba at 1st Dist. BM . Ramon Bausas.

Kasama ring nakiisa at sumaksi sa masayang okasyon ang mga kinatawan ng Provincial Tourism and Cutural Affairs Office at Provincial Information Office.

Makikita sa 2015 Edisyon ng Parada ng Lechon ang naggagandahang Lechon Floats o mga karosa ng may kanya-kanyang tema na pinagbibidihan ng mga Lechon na inihanda ng mga partisipantes mula sa mga lokal na mamamayan ng bayan ng Balayan, nongovernment organizations, government agencies at mga pribadong samahan o socio civic clubs na taunang lumalahok sa pagdiriwang na ito.

Bukod sa daan-daang Lechon na ipinarada sa kahabaan ng poblacion ng Balayan, kapansin-pansin

ang kapal ng tao partikular ang dami ng local and foreign tourists na sumaksi dito na bukod sa panonood ng parada ng naggargarbuhang lechon ay nakiisa rin sa tradisyunal na “BulingBuling” o pagsasaboy ng tubig bilang paggunita sa kapistahan ni San Juan Bautista na ginaganap tuwing ika-24 ng Hunyo.

Tumagal ng may limang oras ang pag-ikot ng Parada ng mga bidang lechon sa buong Poblacion bunsod na rin ng pagdagsa nga ng libulibong tao na humilera sa tabing-daan upang sumaksi at umindak sa musika ng mga festival drum beats at musika ng mga live bands na nakapalibot sa ruta ng parada.

Nakiisa rin sa matagumpay na festival sina 1st District Congresswoman Eileen Ermita-Buhain, 4th District Congressman Dong Mendoza, kasama sina dating Calaca mayor Nas Ona, Leyte 1st District Congressman Martin Romualdez at iba pang opisyal ng pamahalaan.

Ang tradisyon ng parada ng Lechon ay isang uri at paraan ng pasasalamat sa itaas sa mga natatangap nilang biyaya at ito nga ay ginawa ng isang festival na kilala na bilang isa sa mga masaya at dinadayong selebrasyon dito sa bansa.| BALIKAS NEWS may ulat ni EDWIN V. ZABARTE

kapus-palad na Tanaueño.

Sa kanyang mensahe, nagpasalamat si Tanauan City Mayor Antonio C. Halili sa lahat ng mga nagpunyagi at nakiisa sa pagsasakatuparan ng nasabing proyekto lalo’t higit sa mga kapwa niya Rotarians mula sa Rotary Club of Tanauan at Rotary Club of Daegu-Siji ng South Korea.

“Isa na naman pong matagumpay na partnership ng inyong lokal na pamahalaan at ng pribadong sektor para sa pagsusulong ng kapakanan ng ating mga kapuspalad na kababayan,” ang naging pahayag ng alkalde.

Ibinunyag din niya na ang pondong ipinangtustos sa pagpapatayo ng nasabing pasilidad ay nagmula pa sa isinagawang ‘fund raising’ noong 2 nd Mayor Thony Halili Golf Tournament na ginanap noong Oktubre ng nakaraang taon.

“At upang matugunan natin ang operasyon ng dialysis center na ito, lahat ng ating malilikom mula sa mga

susunod pang Mayor Thony Halili Golf Tournaments ay dito rin natin ilalaan,” dagdag pa niya.

Nanguna sa pagpapasinaya ang mga miyembro ng Rotary Club of Tanauan, sa pamumuno ni Pres. Lesty Castillo, na sinaksihan

AGONCILLO, Batangas -- Isa namang babae ang binaril sa likod ng kaniyang kababayan sa Brgy. Banyaga, sakop ng bayang ito nitong Huwwebes, Hunyo 25.

Nabatid na nasa harapan ng isang tindahan ang biktimang si Cheri Marie Suarez y Dela Cruz nang dumating ang suspek na nakilalang si Clemente Mendoza y Villanueva at walang anu-ano’y biglang binaril ang biktima gamit ang isang improvised shotgun sa di pa malamang dahilan. naman nina G. Jojo A. De Guia (District Governor, R.I. District 3820), G. Man Tak Huh (President, Rotary Club of Daegu-Siji) at mga kasama, at mga miyembro ng

Sangguniang Panlunsod.

Ang nasabing pasilidad na maglalaman ng apat na dialysis machines ay pamamahalaan ng Rotary Club of Tanauan.|

Blood Donor’s Day - Sa temang “Thank you for Saving my Life”, ipinagdiwang ng lalawigan ng Batangas ang World Donor’s Day sa Lipa City Cultural Center, Hunyo 15. Umabot sa 122 units ng dugo ang nakolekta mula sa blood donors hindi lamang sa Lunsod ng Lipa kung hindi pati na rin sa ibang bayan sa Batangas. Patuloy pa rin ang ginagawang blood donation activities sa buong probinsya sa pamamagitan ng koordinasyon ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan sa Blood Council, Red Cross at Batangas Medical Center.|MILLICENT RAMOS

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Mosyon kaugnay ng RPT Ordinance, ibinasura ng DOJ TULUYANG ibinasura ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang mosyong inihain ni dating Bise Alkalde Jose Virgilio Y. Tolentino (Appellant) laban sa Pamahalaang Lunsod ng Batangas na kinakatawan ni Pununlunsod Eduardo B. Dimacuha, Sangguniang Panlunsod at Batangas City Assessor (Appellees) na humihiling na ipatigil ang pangongolekta ng buwis na nakapaloob sa Ordinance No. 20, s. 2013 (An Act Providing for a City Code on Appraisal and Assessment of Real Properties in the City of Batangas); at ang pagpapataw ng sanctions sa pamahalaang lunsod ng Batangas.

Nauna rito, matatandaang kinatigan ng DOJ ang petisyon ni Tolentino at idineklara ni DOJ Secretary Leila de Lima sa Resolusyon nito noong Hunyo 6, 2014 na VOID o walang bisa at labag sa batas ang naturang ordinansa bunga ng umano’y hindi pagsunod sa procedural requirements na isinasaad sa Article 276(b) ng Implementing Rules ng Local Government Code.

Noong Setyembre 10, 2014, muling nakatanggap ang DOJ ng isang Manifestation at mosyon ni Tolentino na may

petsang Agosto 28, 2014 na nagsasabing hindi umano sumunod ang Pamahalaang Lunsod sa Kautusan ng DOJ na itigil ang pagpapatupad ng Ordinansa; at humihiling pa na bigyan ng kaukulang kaparusahan ang lunsod sa hindi pagsunod sa Resolusyon ng DOJ. Ngunit sinabi namann ng DOJ na noon ding Nobyembre 11, 2014 ay tinanggap ng Kagawaran ang isang Komento (Comment of the Appellees) na naghahayag na hindi pinal ang Resolusyon ng DOJ ukol sa umano’y paglabag ng Ordinansa sapagkat napapanahong naisampa na sa Court of Appeals (CA) ang kaukulang apela sa Resolusyon ng DOJ. Sa ilalim ng umiiral na batas, may 15-araw ang Pamahalaang Lunsod para kwestyunin o iapela sa CA ang Resolusyon ng DOJ. Dahil sa mga kaganapang ito, wala nang hurisdiksyon ng DOJ sa kaso, sa halip, ito ay nasa hurisdiksyon na ng 12th Division ng Court of Appeals. “...Thus, it is now the Court of Appeals which has the authority and jurisdiction to decide on all matters and issues relating to the instant case...”

pahayag ng De Lima sa Order nito na may petsang Enero 22, 2015.

Ang otoridad o kapangyarihan ng Kalihim ng DOJ sa mga ordinansang may kinalaman sa pamuwisan ay limitado lamang sa pagrerebyu kung ito ay may batayang ligal, o kung nakasusunod o lumalabag sa itinatadhana ng Konstitusyon.

Dahil dito, tinanggihan ng Kagawaran ang kawalang merito ng Mosyon ni Tolentino, gaya ng isinasaad sa Kautusan ng DOJ na may petsang January 22, 2015: “WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Motion praying for the issuance of an order directing the Appellees to strictly observe Resolution dated June 6, 2014 and impose the proper sanctions for malicious disobedience is hereby DENIED for lack of merit.”

Samantala, patuloy namang naninindigan ang pamahalaang lunsod ng Batangas na naaayon sa batas ang pagpapatupad ng naturang ordinansa habang hinihintay pa ang desisyon ng korte.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM, MAY DAGDAG NA ULAT NI LETTY CHUA

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Surprised by Francis 

ROBERT A. GAHL, JR Commentary

WITH his new encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis continues to break the mold of preconceived, rigid expectations. Our polarized culture instinctively sorts people and positions into neat boxes according to the politicized categories of right and left or, more simplistically, for and against. Many analysts quickly respond by oversimplifying his profound teaching. Many critics hone in on their favorite topic and promptly applaud or chastise the Pope if he seems to take their favorite view on their favorite topic, or not.

But no one should feel comfortable with Laudato Si’. Francis does not seek applause for his teaching but that it be taken to heart. The Pope presses his careful reader to deep conversion and to concerted action in economic and political policy.

None of this should be a surprise. Since the late 19th century, with Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum, Popes have pronounced on matters of social doctrine. Pope Francis is perfectly in continuity with his predecessors and he makes the point in the introduction to this new encyclical by laying out its foundation in the teachings of John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI. All of these Popes have expressed acute concern for the environment. Benedict even made the effort to install a vast array of solar panels on the roof of his audience hall to achieve carbon neutrality within Vatican City State, the first state to achieve such a goal.

Nonetheless, the run-up to the publication of the encyclical was marked by controversy, even to the point that, on account of their scepticism with respect to the solidity of global warming science, some observers were expelled from meetings on climate change recently held in the Vatican by the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences. Global warming concerns dominated the pre-publication controversy. Media attention increased interest in the Pope and excitement for his encyclical on ecology.

Laudato Si’ is probably the most anticipated encyclical in history because concerted attempts were made by opposing political proponents within the Church and in the secular world to modify, delay, impede, and to spin the text before it was finalized. Then, in the final days before publication, a leak of a draft, hardly distinguishable from the final document, fanned the flames of controversy, also regarding the ethics of publishing, or even just discussing, a leaked draft. Exposing irreconcilable views of the journalistic profession, journalists quoted other journalists regarding the tensions between institutional loyalty, accreditations, and the obligation to bring to light matters of international public opinion.

Given that Pope Francis enjoys universal recognition as the most influential moral authority today and that many hold that we are living in an historic moment of impending global tragedy on account of the devastating effects of irreversible climate change, activists hold that he must speak out and lead the world towards concerted effort to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and to save the world from impending doom.

Is the Pope taking sides?

Indeed, Pope Francis faces an unprecedented situation. In early centuries, Papal teaching focused on the content of revelation, for instance, the unity between the human and divine natures of Jesus; the relationship between the three Persons of the Trinity; the nature of grace, justification; and the sacraments — all subjects foreign to contemporary concerns of secular, political debate.

But in recent times, Popes have concentrated on teaching regarding the implications of divine revelation in human affairs. Consequently, they have pronounced encyclicals dedicated to marriage, family, human life, economics, democracy, and all features of social justice.

So, if the world is truly facing impending doom, due to anthropogenic, or man-made global warming, then, perhaps, the Pope does have an unprecedented obligation to use his authoritative voice to warn the world and to bring everyone together to act in concert to prevent world-wide devastation. Many scientists and proponents of calling our age “the anthropocene” claim that acting alone, or even as an entire nation or continent, would be ineffective to stave off the global effects of greenhouse gases. If the warnings of climate scientists are well-founded, then surely the Pope must forcefully proclaim the obligation for global coordinated effort to reduce the warming. Moreover, it seems that he must do so without delay in preparation for his upcoming trip to the USA in September, when he will address the joint session of Congress in Washington DC and the UN General Assembly in New York, and prior to the UN’s climate change conference in Paris next December. - To be continued

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Questioning the BBL MEMBERS of the Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA) and the National Transformation Council (NTC) have questioned the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) before the Supreme Court.

Notable in the petition is the names of prominent members of the NTC namely Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, Bishop Romulo Dela Cruz, Archbishop Fernando Capalla, Former Sec. of Defense Norberto B. Gonzales, and Former Sen. Francisco Tatad.

PHILCONSA is an institution historically and widely known for its advocacy of protecting the 1987 Constitution from Executive and Legislative transgressions. It argued that the CAB is attempting to create another autonomous region in addition to the two autonomous regions allowed under the Constitution. It postulated that no other autonomous regions may be created by Congress without amending the Constitution. Thus, the CAB and the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) are violative of the fundamental law of the land.

In a very strong language, PHILCONSA denounced the Bangsamoro Political Entity which the BBL seeks to establish as an intruder and interloper in the 1987 Constitution. It asserted that unless and until the 1987 Constitution is first amended ‘Bangsamoro’ is a shadow entity of no legal consequence. PHILCONSA said, “Constitutionally, it is nothing, but a band of amorphous rebels.”

The petition recalled that the Supreme Court has struck down a similar agreement before, the Memorandum Agreement on the Ancestral Domain Aspect (MOA-AD) between the government and the MILF, for violating many provisions of the 1987 Constitution. It stated that the FAB CAB are nothing but toxic intellectual contortions meant to delude and deceive the people into believing that they could take

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them as a panacea for their organic ills when they were actually designed to subvert them.

Former Negros Oriental representative Jacinto Paras filed a separate petition. He claimed that the agreements are attempts on the part of [the government peace panel] to virtually sell out the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of the Philippines to the MILF. These challenges against the FAB and the CAB are bold attempts to stop the administration from enacting the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) into law. They complement the oppositions of some senators and representatives to the BBL. There is no telling how the Supreme Court will act on these petitions. There are speculations that it is likely to dismiss the petition for being pre-mature since the congressional actions on the BBL which embodies the terms and conditions of the FAB and the CAB are not yet finished. Some quarters meanwhile claim that the petition will be dismissed eventually for being moot and academic as the government and the MILF have already signed the agreement.

They are missing the point of course. Whether Congress enacts the BBL or not will not prevent the Supreme Court from adjudication on the constitutionality of the agreements entered by government and the rebel group. Also, the fact that these agreements were signed already did not make the challenges against them moot and academic. Precisely, the determination of their validity is essential if their terms and conditions are to be carried out by the government. People have the right to question them especially since the government is bound to spend billions of public funds to implement them.

The ball is now in the Supreme Court, We can only hope that it will not abandon its duty to safeguard the Constitution and the rule of law.|

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Are we anywhere near peace in Mindanao? The Bongbong Marcos I know THE headlines of major dailies trumpeted the symbolic decommissioning of 145 fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the turning over of 75 highpowered firearms. It is supposed to be a positive step toward peace. Also it was used as an occasion by the Aquino government to push for the enactment of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), which is still encountering rough sailing in Congress. As sweetener, the Aquino government reportedly agreed to spend P2.4 billion ($53 million) for the decommissioned former rebels.

At the same time, at less prominent sections of some dailies, it was reported that Superintendent Josephine Fadul of the Department of Educatio– Davao del Norte endorsed the closure of Lumad community schools: the Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center (STTICLC) and the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation (MISFI) academy. The closure would affect 3,000 Lumad children who, before the community schools were established, had no access to education. In its stead, Fadul has recommended the setting up of temporary schools with soldiers as parateachers.

The closure was preceded by harassments of teachers and students by soldiers from the 60th and 68th Infantry Battalions of the Philippine Army. The military has been accusing the schools of being ‘fronts’ of the New People’s Army.

In the case of the MILF, the Aquino government has been pushing for the enactment of the law, which is the culmination of its peace negotiations with the rebel group and is willing to spend billions of pesos for the decommissioned MILF fighters. On the other hand, the government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines ordered the closure of Lumad schools on the absurd accusation that these schools are NPA ‘fronts’.

Doing what? Training guerillas as part of physical education? Shouldn’t the Aquino government be glad, instead, that NGOs are doing what it has been failing to do: to let Lumad children enjoy their right to education?

Benjie Oliveros

So is the Aquino government’s peace policy a case of what the left hand giveth the right hand taketh away? Or is it a classic example of using the carrot for those who are willing to submit to its terms and the stick against

those who do not?

It still remains to be seen whether the conclusion of the peace negotiations with the MILF, the enactment of the BBL into law, the decommissioning of all MILF fighters and the turning over of their weapons, and the creation of the Bangsamoro political entity would achieve peace with the Bangsamoro people.

After all, the Government of the Philippines signed a Final Peace Agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in 1996 and the Agreement on General Cessation of Hostilities in 1997, and established the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, with MNLF chairman Nur Misuari as governor. After which, the MILF rebellion escalated in 1999 after the Estrada administration declared an “allout war” and the MILF chairman then Hashim Salamat declared a jihad in return. For as long as the Bangsamoro people do not genuinely enjoy their right to self-determination, the secessionist movement would continue under another group.

While the Aquino government’s peace overtures with the MILF may achieve some measure of peace, albeit temporarily, its closure of Lumad schools do not in any way create the conditions for peace. On the contrary, it stokes the fire of revolution.

Resource-rich Mindanao island has yet to achieve some measure of peace. Perhaps, it is the reason why the Aquino government is in such a hurry to have the MILF decommissioned and its arms turned over to the AFP while employing all means to “strategically defeat” the NPA. Many administrations have tried and all have so far failed because they refused to address the roots of the armed conflict. Its being resource rich is the very reason that Mindanao has historically been a land of conflict.|

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Learning the art of interior struggle YES, as long as we struggle interiorly, there is spiritual life, the very wellspring that produces the living water for our river of life. As long as we struggle interiorly, we can be assured of our fidelity to whatever commitment we have entered into. Interior struggle is essential and indispensable to our life.

Our life is very dynamic, with all sorts of challenges to face, problems to solve, issues to be clarified. We need to see to it that our interior life, our spiritual life, our thoughts, desires, and intentions are firmly rooted on God, their proper foundation.

We need not only to purify our thoughts and intentions from any stain of pride, vanity, lust, envy, sloth, gluttony, anger, etc. We need to also fill them and rev them up with true love and wisdom. These are the reasons why we have to engage in a lifelong interior or spiritual struggle.

The ideal situation should be that we are always in awe at the presence of God in our life, making him the principle and objective of all our thoughts, words and deeds. We have to be spiritually fit before we can be fit anywhere else—family-wise, professionally, socially, politically, etc.

Let’s never be deceived that our life is mainly physical, and its development is just a matter of struggling externally—that we manage to eat, to work, to earn, to stay away from physical danger, etc. The real battle is in our internal selves—in our thoughts and desires, our will and plans.

The struggle in life cannot just be a matter of economics or politics. The battle always starts and ends in our mind and heart, in the spiritual aspect of our life.

This is where things start to happen, and where things also get resolved.

Even if there are still things to be fixed externally, we can still manage to fix them internally, because that’s where we get in touch directly with God, and with him, nothing is impossible. Let’s disabuse ourselves from the thought that we get our ultimate peace and joy somewhere else.

That’s why we have to see to it that our thoughts and desires are properly engaged with God who is their true foundation and end, for outside of Him, we will just expose ourselves to all sorts of random and usually dangerous possibilities.

And God is not a figment of our imagination, a product of our desire to believe, a mere psychological crutch. He is the most real being—in fact, the fullness of subsistent being whose essence we can somehow know but can never fathom. He is the very author of reality itself.

This task of conforming our thoughts and desires to Him is getting to be very exciting, because these days many are the earthly things—attitudes, philosophies, ideologies, cultures, together with their lifestyles—that dare to be alternatives to God. Today’s world is so immersed in worldly values that any reference to God is at best a mere formalism, a decorative item, a lip service to tradition that is already emptied of its true substance.

And this is because in the first place many people are not praying anymore, are not exercising and living by faith. They prefer to follow by the rule of “following what comes naturally.” And that’s usually just obeying one’s feelings and passions, or the many flipping fads around.

Thus you have ad slogans like, “Obey your thirst,” “I don’t wanna grow up….. I’m a Toys R Us kid,” “It’s fun to tickle your tongue with…” If you’re constantly bombarded with messages like this, chances are you will believe them, and start abdicating the use of your spiritual faculties.

We have to wage an abiding interior struggle if only to keep our sanity, our humanity. We need to do it to avoid becoming mainly conditioned by earthly values that are blind to the spiritual and supernatural realities of our life.

We need to see to it that our minds and hearts are truly engaged with God, with the living God, and not just an idea or theory of God. This is not only possible, but also highly practicable, because in the first place, God himself wants it that way.

The reason many people find it hard to get in contact with God is because they have lost the art of prayer and contemplation, and have assumed a dominantly worldly outlook that makes them self-centered, complacent, agnostic, if not atheistic.

This is where interior struggle is most needed.|

WHEN I saw him last week in his Roxas Blvd. office in Metro Manila, Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. was looking well. But I soon found out why he sent “Zandro”, his 21-year old son, an Oxford London student who was on school break to read his speech at a Manila university the day before. ( Zandro was a “hit” by the way to the young university students.)

‘Bonggets’ -- his friends usually call him -- had stomach problem and had been subsisting on water and hot tea. But he was otherwise in his usual high spirits. We had a good chat for over an hour.  FIRST SIGHT -Flashback. I was a young Davao journalist then in the mid 70s during Martial Law after I passed the 1973 Philippine Bar exams. I joined a delegation from the Davao media to Malacanang to meet then President Marcos who was reclusive due to his ailment. That was the first time I spotted young Bongbong who was unobtrusibly standing in a corner by the window curtains just watching closely what was going on. My take then was that he was closely looking after his father who was just seated on a chair talking to us. Every time FM would take a glance towards his back, as if wanting something, the young son would oblige. Then he would return back to his corner.  FRIENDS -- Fast forward. When I was Davao Congressman from 1992 to 1995, “Bonggets” was Ilocos congressman. Although we were colleagues, we did not bond much as close friends while working in the Batasan. He was seated up front and I was in the back row. Having humble beginnings and as a “probinsyano” reporter, the Marcos family was a distant star from my own ordinary world down south. However, it was when a congressional committee of which we were both members (together with then Congressmen Ralph Recto, Oscar Orbos, etc.) came to Davao and stayed at our family owned Seagull Beach Resort in Punta Dumalag that I got to know more about him.

Before last week’s chat, the last time we met was in November, 2013 when we disembarked at the Manila airport together from an international flight from Frankfurt, Germany (after my wife Beth got her second fresh stem cell infusion from Villa Medica for her kidney problem). ‘Bonggets’ was with wife, Lawyer Liza (nee Araneta) and yes, “kodakan” even at the tube area.  “LOW-KEY & SHY” -- More recently, when the Mamasapano incident broke out and the issue about the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) broke the headlines, “BBM” (that’s his cryptic initials that his staffers and co-workers refer to him) was enthused about how he could be of help but as low key as possible. Unknown perhaps to many, he was known for being “shy” about publicity and would prefer to just quietly do his work. But the BBL issue was something he could not duck and must grapple with as he was chair of the committee tasked to handle it for the Senate. Suddenly, he was thrust to the center of the public eye, a scenario he did not relish much -- a task that if mishandled would be very divisive, sensitive and explosive. But which he must do.  HIS DREAMS -- During our chat last week, he intimated that due to the intense polarization of the pro and anti BBL factions, he would be in a no - win situation. Nonetheless. But his formula, from how it looks, does not however kow-tow to what is preponderantly popular or what the gallery wants. It's definitely NOT about “playing to the gallery.” He wants to do justice to the task and to the Bangsamoro as well. He personally led Mindanao-wide consultative meetings on the ground and met and heard the views of all stakeholders, especially those who were excluded from the earlier engagements. He dreams of an inclusive and sustainable legal framework for the Bangsamoro.  DOING RIGHT. -- He tersely said: “I want to do what is right to be able to help the Bangsamoro. I could just let things pass as they are and not at all lift a finger. But from where I sit, there is still a lot of work and refinement to be done to make the BBL compliant to our basic law. There are sacrosanct parameters that must be observed; there are the lines we all ought not to cross. Otherwise, we are not doing our Bangsamoro justice; we are again misleading them and denying them the aspirations they have all dreamed of for so long”.  VINDICATION -- Yes, he is agonizing over accusations by some sectors that he is resorting to alleged “delatory moves” in the Senate, missing timelines and watering-down the BBL. He said that if there is anyone who should be blamed for some delay, it is Malacañang, for the length of time it worked on a revised BBL after the Bangsamoro transition commission submitted its finished work. Malacañang “embargoed” it ostensibly to review but what came out was still a non-compliant version. He added that if there is some more blaming to do, the OPAPP must explain why it gave in to demands that clearly crossed lines that not anyone of us is allowed to do.

He said he was not surprised by some quarters tagging him as “antiMoro” but he said the final output of his work will vindicate him and “prove them wrong”. So far, he has done great efforts, listening and consulting. Let’s see how this ends.  LOVES MUSIC -- ‘Bonggets’, although nurtured by a “princely world”, has his two feet on the ground, so to speak. His is a well-rounded personality and can easily de-stress himself. He loves music and as a musician, he

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CARD-MRI to showcase “Mga Likha ni Inay” Dry spell delayed rice planting FOLLOWING the extended dry spell that was announced recently by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), farmers in some affected provinces are starting prepare their rice fields, getting ready for the next cropping calendar of the main staple grain.

The injurious impact of dry spell were found more evident in a few provinces in Mindanao but the farmers in Luzon are ready to plant as their farms will start to get water from irrigation in their areas on the third week of June.

In the province of

Pampanga, irrigation has saved their crops from the persistent dry spell that is being experienced by 23 provinces all over the country.

“Farmers in our town previously plant rice as early as May, during the onset of the rainy season, but right now, even with the palay seeds already available, they decided to delay their planting from the third week of June up to the first week of July,” according to Mrs. Lutgarda Valencia, Municipal Agriculturist of Sta. Rita, Pampanga.

Valencia said only a few farmers in their town are

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATANGAS FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF LIPA CITY NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDED EJF NO. 2015-0054 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as ameded by Act 4118 filed by BDO HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig Fund), mortgagee, with postal address at High Rise Business Center, National Highway, Brgy.

Halang, Calamaba City, Laguna against LEONIDA S. ZARA MARRIED TO ISABELO ZARA, Mortgagors with postal address at St. Joseph Subdivision PH2, Tambo, Lipa City 4217, Batangas to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of MAY 19, 2015 amounts to Php 528,070.72 including/ excluding interest and other charges agreed thereon and other expenses in connection with this sale, secured by the mortgagee, the undersigned Deputy Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 85, Lipa City, will sell at public on JULY 14, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Maraouy, Lipa City, to the highest bidder for CASH ad in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies and its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-174813 “A parcel of Land (Lot 11-A-1 of the subdivision plan (LRA), Psd-401458, approved as a non-subdivision project, being a portion of Lot 11-A, Psd-4A-005051; L.R.C., Cad Record No. 1271), situated in the Barrio of Mataas na Lupa, City of Lipa, Province of Batangas, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., points 5 to 1 by Lot 11-A-2 of the subdivision plan; on the SE., points 1 to 2 by Lot 11-C, Psd-4A-005051, on the SW., & NW., points 2 to 5 by Lot 11-A-6 (Road); of the subd. Plan. X x x x x x containing an area of TW O HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

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

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on said date, it shall be held on July 21, 2015 same place and time without any further notice and republication.

Lipa City, Juney 11, 2015.

Award of Publication hereof in the “Pahayagang BALIKAS” drawn by raffle in accordance with law.

(Sgd.) EUSTAQUIO N. ALONGALAY Deputy Sheriff IV DULY RAFFLED: HON. NOEL M. LINDOG Executive Judge AURORA B. MANGUBAT OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this notice on or before the date of sale. UNDER PENALTY OF LAW Pahayagang BALIKAS | June 22, 29 & July 6, 2015

BAY, Laguna — The Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD-MRI) announced during the opening of its tertiary school on June 22 at Tranca village here that “Mga Likha ni Inay” collections will be showcased in an International Fashion Show in Hongkong this coming November. dependent on the rain, or "sahod ulan". However, she admitted that should the El Niño proved to be more intense than what they expected, the over-all effect could be more damaging.|

”Mga Likha ni Inay” collecctions which were presented in a mini fashion show by their own fashion show group composed of CARD MRI members and their sons and daughters during the convocation included fashion accessories, apparels, home commodities and souvenir items.

According to Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, CARD-MRI Founder and Managing Director, ”Mga Likha ni Inay is a brand and marketing program developed by the CARD-Business Development Services Foundation Inc. It reaches out to weavers, capiz

JUDICIAL NOTICE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION

BY A RELATIVE OF THE MINOR: MARIE GABRIELLE GALO MAGADIA SPEC. PROC. CASE NO. 2014-290 SPS. DIVINE GRACE GALO-GRIFFIN AND CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH GRIFFIN, Petitioner, x——————————————————————x ORDER A verified petition has been filed by the petitioner through counsel praying the Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, the following be rendered: 1. That the Social W orker of the Regional Office of the Department of Social W elfare and Development, be mandated to make a case Child Study Report and Home Study Report, and submit the same to the Honorable Court for its evaluation in support of the instant Petition for Adoption by a Relative; 2. A judgment be rendered to the effect that thereforth, the child Merie Gabrielle Galo Magadia, be freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with repect to her natural father, and be, to all legal intents and purposes, the child of the petitioner, and that the surname of the said child be changed to GRIFFIN, which are the surnames of the petitioners and finally known by her new name: MERIE GABRIELLE GALO GRIFFIN; 3. Ordering the persons responsible for the registration of the circumstances of the birth of the child to issue another Certificate of Live Birth reflecting thereat that the child is of the herein petitioners, and that the old registration be sealed and kept in the section intended for adopted children, 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 July 20, 2015 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.

Likewise, let copy of the petition and this Order be furnished of Office of the Solicitor General, The Local Civil Registrar of Rosario, Batangas, the Department of Social W elfare and Development, Muntinlupa City for the purposes of enabling the latter to conduct he Home and Child Study Report of the minor to be adopted, the petitioners as well as the natural parents and to submit its report and Recommendation to this Court, at least one week before the scheduled date of hearing and the National Statistics Office for their Comment/Opposition thereto.

SO ORDERED Rosario, Batangas, April 14, 2015 (Sgd.) DORCAS P. FERRIOLS-PEREZ Assisting Judge Pahayagang BALIKAS | June 22, 29 & July 6, 2015

makers, jute workers, wood carvers, paper molders, leather workers, and other local artisans and underprivileged rural women with world-class talents and products.

Alip said through this program, these local artisans who are members of CARD MRI will be able to bring their products into the mainstream market, bringing positive changes in their lives, and therefore effecting towards nation building.” ”We are trying to revive the native industries in the country as part of our mission

of eradicating poverty like the Arrow Root cookies in Marinduque, “Laing” in Bicol which is very nutritious,” he added. ”Our products are on display at selected SM Supermalls and we are continuously looking for places to make these products available to the local market in addition to our foreign clients like in Vietnam,” Dr. alip expounded.

On the ASEAN Economic Integration (AEI), Dr. Alip responded, “We are ready. We have six foreign offices.”| ZEN TRINIDAD / PNA

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF RTC BATANGAS CITY SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF NO. 08-662 Upon petition for extra-judicial foreclosure under Act 3135 by the BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. with the principal business address at 8th Floor Tower 2, Insular life Corporate Center, Insular Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, against SPS. DELFIN M. MAYO and FLOR S. MAYO as borrower/mortgagor with resident and postal address at Sta. Clara, Batangas City to satisfy the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php 500,000.00) exclusive of interest, penalties, attorney’s fee, other charges, plus the fees in connection with the sale also secured by the said mortgage/ s, the undersigned Sheriff announces that on August 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter in the CITY HALL, BATANGAS CITY he will sell the public auction for cash in Philippine Currency to the highest bidder, the property/ties described in the said mortgage together with all improvements thereon to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TILE No. T-30648 “A parcel of land (Lot 41 Block 5 of the subdivision plan Psd-041005-065407 being a portion of Lot 6596, Cad-264, Batangas Cadastre, L.R.C. Record No. ____), situated in Barangay Gulod Itaas, City of Batangas.

Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 42; on the NE., along line 2-3 by Lot 39 both Blk-5; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 4; on the SW., along line 4-1

by Lot 43, Blk-5 all of the subdivision plan. Beginning at point marked “1” on plan, being N., 31 deg. 49’W, 540.56 m. from BBM No. 72 Cad-264, Batangas Cadastre. thence N. 3 deg. 58’E., 10.30 m. to point 2; thence S. 86 deg. 02’E., 9.75 m. to point 3; thence S. 3 deg. 58’W., 10.30 m. to point 4; thence N. 86 deg. 02’W., 9.75 m. to the point of beginning containing an area of ONE HUNRED SQ. M. & FORTY TW O SQ. DECIMETER (100.42) SQUARE MERTERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by PS cyl. conc mons. 15x60 cm; bearings true: date of original survey, January 3, 1933 & that of the subdivision survey, May 12-30, 1933 & was approved on August 27, 1993.”

Copies of this Notice of Sale shall be posted at three (3) most conspicuous public places at Batangas City (CITY HALL, POST OFFICE, PUBLIC MARKET), at BARANGAY HALL OF Gulod Itaas, Batangas City) where the property is located, and at the Bulletin Board of Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Pallocan West, Batangas City.

Prospective buyers or bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above described property/ties and the encumbrances thereon if any there be.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the above schedules date, it shall be held on August 18, 2015without further notice and publication.

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

Batangas City, June 17, 2015 (Sgd.) FERNANDO A. MAGCASI Sheriff IV PUBLISHED AT : PAHAYAGANG BALIKAS EDITED AT : Batangas City COPY FURNISHED : All parties concerned.

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BSU goes global, to host IRCIEST 2015 THE Batangas State University will host the International Research Conference on Innovations in Engineering, Science and Technology (IRCIEST) 2015 on November 18-20.

With the theme, “Responding to the Challenges of Globalization through Engineering, Science and Technology Innovations,” IRCIEST 2015 is a three-day event which brings together science and engineering professionals and researchers in the country and in other parts of the world to share recent discoveries and results of their scientific inquiries.

During the conference, there will be keynote speeches, plenary sessions and paper presentations. Also, the conference will highlight Master Classes which will provide an international platform for in-depth discussions on the most innovative technologies, trends and practices in the fields of engineering, science and technology spearheaded by invited local and international speakers.

Recently, IRCIEST 2015 organizers announced the important dates regarding the conference.

The deadline of submis-sion of full paper with structured abstract is on July 15, while the issuance of acceptance to authors of accepted papers is on August 31.

On the other hand, the deadline of submission of revised full paper with structured abstract is on September 30. The last day of online registration for presenting and nonpresenting participants is on October 31.

Submitted research papers for oral or poster presentation shall undergo a

blind peer review process by the International Scientific Committee which is composed of a pool of experts around the globe. Selected research papers will be published in our interna-tional research journal on engineering, science and technology (IRCIEST).

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The Bongbong Marcos I know plays the saxophone and the flute. He dotes on his 3 boys, all studying in London whom he and his wife Liza assiduously protect from the public eye. As I said earlier, the debut of vacationing “Zandro” in public reading his father’s speech with some faltering Tagalog due to his Londoner accent must be a desperate option, the ailing senator not wanting to be a “no show” to the expectant university students.

(Zandro’s video appearance posted by some netizens has gone viral, by the way!) Liza is a practicing lawyer at the MOST Law firm in Manila.

(For the curious, the “M” there obviously is because of her and yes, the “O” is for Executive Secretary Paquito

IRCIEST is BSU’s first fully organized and initiated conference. In 2013, the first IRCIEST was held. Dr. Tirso Ronquillo, then the Vice President for Research and Development of BSU, and now the University President organized the said conference.|

Ochoa who is “on leave” and the “T” is for my friend Atty.

Joseph Tan who is married to a Dabawenya daughter of the pioneering GarciaMontemayor family). Liza comes from the prominent Araneta family and hence a close relative of another Araneta scion, DILG Secretary Mar Roxas. As they say: “it’s a small world!”  COMING OF AGE -- We will hear a lot more of ‘Bonggets’, I am sure. As some say, he is “coming of age” and is no longer basking in the shadows of his illustrious father, Ferdinand, Sr. whom I know he idolizes and looks up to with unending admiration.| (jessdureza@gmail.com)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Romblon City/Municipality: Banton NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that LILIO FABABEIR has filed with this Office a petition for change of name from BARTOLOME to LILIO in the Cartificate of Birth of BARTOLOME FABABEIR JR. who was born on July 9, 1954 at Banice, Banton, romblon and whose parents are Catalina Fonte and Bartolome Fababeir Sr. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than June 30, 2015.

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PABABA 1 Isang prutas: Ingles 2 Pagiging maalinsangan 3 Dating mayor ng Maynila 4 Paring muslim 5 Estero 6 Takip-mata 7 Leksyon 8 Salat 9 Dahong tuyo ng punong mais o tubo 10 Tibay 16 Pula: Ingles 18 Anak 21 Land Transportation Office 23 Lalawigan sa Calabarzon 24 Asinan 25 Damdaming di malamuyot 27 Alsa 29 Unang lalaki 30 Dagat-dagatan 31 Tubig mula sa langit 32 Talo 36 Giya ng turista

Cancer (Hun. 22-Hul. 22) - Magkakaroon ng isang ‘di makakalimutang pangyayari dahil sa pagkabuhul-buhol ng trapiko. Ang magtiyaga at magpasensiya ay mahalaga sa pambihirang pagkakataon.

Magiging abala sa paggawa sa loob ng tahanan opisina o pinapasukan. Lucky numbers at color ay 1, 14, 29, 40, 34 at purple.

Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) - Suriin at pagaralang mabuti bago magpahalaga sa payo ng kaibigan. Ang proposisyon ng ilang kaibigan ay dapat suriing mabuti bago paunlakan. Huwag kaagad-agad magdesisyon kung mahalagang bagay ang nakaatang. Lucky numbers at color ay 4, 8, 27, 40 at ocean blue.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) - Ang magandang kapalaran ay umaayon sa kalagayang pinansiyal. Ang pagiging maunawain sa harap ng hindi magandang pangyayari ay magbibigay ng respeto at tiwala. Isang matalik na kaibigan ang maghahatid ng magandang balita. Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 11, 24, 39 at malachite green.

Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) - Tuparin ang pangako para manatili ang dignidad.

Magiging mahalaga ang makinig sa payo ng mga magulang o nakakatanda.

Makakabuti ang pagdalaw sa isang nakakatandang kamag-anak. Lucky numbers at color ay 4, 9, 18, 41 at green.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) - Bigyan ng masusing pag-aaral ang mga bagay na gumugulo sa isipan. Kung hindi nakakasiguro sa gagawin dapat itong ipagpaliban. Iwasan na magkaroon ng walang kabuluhang pagtatalo. Ang personal na hangarin o binabalak ay may katuparan. Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 5, 27, 42 at indigo.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) - Ang pagmamadali sa pagpapasiya ay malapit sa panganib o pagkakamali. Huwag magtiwala sa mga taong makakatagpo o bagong kakilala. Huwag makialam o makisangkot sa alitan ng kasamahan.

Iwasan ang pakikipagtalo. Lucky numbers at color ay 1, 3, 17, 23 at fuchsia.

Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Maaaring may payo ang isang kaibigan sa kalagayang pinansiyal. Magandang kapalaran ang naghihintay sa gagawing pagliliwaliw.

Sa paraang mahinahon ang problema na kasangkot ang ilang kasamahan sa trabaho ay madaling malulunasan. Isang kaibigan ang hihingi ng payo tungkol sa pag-ibig. Lucky numbers at color ay 19, 26, 29, 32 at honey yellow.

Aquarius (Ene. 20-Peb. 18) - Ipagpaliban ang isang mahalagang hakbang sa negosyo. Matatagpuan ang sarili sa harap ng alanganing situwasyon. Ang panahon ay umaayon sa mga binabalak. Magiging masungit ang minamahal. Lucky numbers at color ay 5, 8, 24, 36 at navy blue.

Pisces (Peb. 19-Mar. 20) - May masayang pangyayaring magaganap. Iwasan ang anumang uri ng pakikipagsapalaran.

Maging alerto sa mga gawain. Ang mga kasamahan sa gawain ay maaasahan.

Iwasan ang pagpapautang. Magiging maligaya ang gabi sa piling ng minamahal.

Lucky numbers at color ay 8, 10, 17, 20 at violet.

Aries (Mar. 21-Abril 19) - Ang mga gintong aral sa buhay ay magagamit ngayon. Angkop ang pagpapayaman ng katalinuhan at karanasan. Madaling malulunasan ang dalang suliranin. Bigyan pansin ang kalusugan. Iwasan ang anumang uri ng paanyaya. Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 6, 17, 26 at peach.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) Mapapaunlad ang ispiritwal na kaalaman.

Kailangan ang pang-unawa at mahabang pasensiya sa minamahal o kasambahay.

May kahirapan na pakibagayan ang mahal sa buhay o kasamahan sa tahanan. Ang bagay na may kaugnayan sa pinansiyal ay dapat bigyang pansin at tamang budget.

Lucky numbers at color ay 8, 14, 18, 28 at yellow.

Gemini (Mayo 21-Hun. 21) - May pagkakataong makagawa ng bagay na kapakipakinabang sa pamilya o sa sarili. Hindi magiging makatuwiran ang magwala o lumikha ng iskandalo. Ang pagtitiwala ay kakambal ng pag-ibig. Ang labis na pagseselos ang kikitil sa relasyon. Lucky numbers at color ay 4, 7, 27, 30 at wine red.|

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‘Kabesang Tales’ sa Batangas City Day A

MAZING! IT’s the perfect combination of best performing artists, seasoned and veteran directors and producers that made this show worthy of patronage and a must-see for our kababayan viewers, especially the youth.”

Ganito inilarawan ni Atty. Reginald Dimacuha, secretary to the City Mayor, ang Kabesang Tales Isang Rap en Rol Musical na nakatakdang ipalabas ngayong Hulyo sa Batangas Cnvention Center bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng pagiging lunsod ng Lunsod Batangas.

Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay itatampok sa Lunsod Batangas ang obra ng award-winning at pamosong manunulat na si Ricky Lee. Ang Kabesang Tales rap en rol musical ay isang paglalahad ng kwento tungkol sa “life and struggles” ng isang indio farmer na nakapaloob sa nobelang El Filibuusterismo ng pambansang bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal.

Layunin nito aniya na maipabatid sa mga kabataan ng kasalukuyang henerasyon ang naging kontribusyon ni Rizal sa pamamagitan ng naiibang

A Preview. The cast of Kabesang Tales in a preview of the musical play at the Batangas City Convention Center.| July 10. Samantalang regular viewing ay sa ganap na alas-10:00 ng umaga, ika-1:00 ng hapon at ika4:00 ng hapon, mula July 10 hanggang 12.

Ang Kabesang Tales ay isang proyekto ng Red Lantern

Productions, kung saan ang Batangueñong si Jojo Driz ang wardrobe chief. For tickets, sponsorship and show buying inquiries, call Jojo at 043.984.3922 or 0915.227.2323.|

Just a souvenir. The whole cast and production team of Kabesang Tales with the members of the Batangas media and city government officials in a souvenir shot after the press presentation of the musical play.| approach o konsepto. Dito lamang aniya makikita sina Basilio at Crispin na nagrarap habang ang ilang tauhan naman tulad ni Simon ay nagpi-fliptop.

Gaganap na Kabesang Tales ang mahusay na stage actor na si John Arcilla, kasama naman ang iba pang mahuhusay na actor sa teatro sa bansa.

Ang Batangas City ang unang lugar na pagtatanghalan ng nasabing play at iikot sa

iba’t ibang syudad sa bansa.

Sa pagtatanghal na ito, “the audience will experience through a tapestry of songs (an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary) and dances, the contradictions of society under a colonial power, and how the consciousness of the powerless has evolved”, pahayag ni Direk Bong Ramos.

Ang gala show naturang musical play ay itatanghal sa alas-singko ng hapon sa

Respite. After the press presentation, the whole cast and production team of Kabesang Tales with the members of the Batangas media and city government officials present enjoyed the mouth-watering dishes prepared

by Signature - Catering by Design. In lower photo (extreme left), the reknown writer Ricky Lee is with Signature proprietor Mr. Michael A. Izar. he can be reached at 0939.182.2439 or 0926.697.6248.|

‘Service Caravan’ sa Fathers’Day celeb ng Tanauan City Lions Club

IBA’T IBANG socio-civic activites sa Fathers’ Day Service Caravan ng Tanauan City Lion’s Club.|

TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – Halos dalawang libong mga Tanaueno at mga mamamayan ng kalapit bayan ng Talisay ang nabiyayaan sa isinagawang “Service Caravan” ng Tanauan City Lions Club (TCLC) noong Hunyo 21, 2015 sa Barangay Ambulong ng lungsod na ito.

Sa pakikipagtulungan ng Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs at City Health Office ng Pamahalaang Lungsod, at ng pamunuan ng Tanauan School of Fiheries, ang nasabing programa ay kinapalooban ng medical, dental, optical at dental missions na pinangunahan ng ADD Foundation International, Inc., Kamanggagawa Foundation, Inc. at ng UNTV. Bukod sa libreng konsultasyon, namahagi din ang grupo ng mga libreng salamin, bitamina at gamot sa mga nagsidalo na

karamihan ay mga senior citizens, mga kababaihan at mga bata. Kabilang din sa nasabing programa ang libreng gupit para sa mga batang kalalakihan, isang “soup kitchen” at pagbibigay ng libreng payong legal. Nagtampok din ang grupo ng film showing at mga entertainment numbers sa maghapong aktibidad.

Sa kanyang mensahe, lubos na paghanga at pasasalamat ang ipinaabot ni G. Herman De Sagun, Barangay Captain ng Ambulong, at mga mamamayan ng nasabing lugar sa mga miyembro ng Tanauan City Lions Club lalo’t higit sa Charter President nito na si G. Dante Natanauan. “Sa halip na kayo ay nasa inyo-inyong pamilya upang ipagdiwang ang makabuluhang araw na ito ng Fathers’ Day, ay naririto kayo at naglilingkod sa ating mga kababayan,” aniya.