Vol. 20, No. 36 | September 7 - 13, 2015

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“Maging mahinahon ‘55% of Batangas’ municipal po tayo, pero maging treasurers submit e-reports past deadline’ - DOF vigilant din!” – Gov. Vi >>>BUSINESS....P/6 >>>NEWS....P/2 Why is the government so wrong in the BBB issue? >>>OPINION....P/4

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SEAL OF GOOD LOCAL GOVERNANCE. Kinilala ng Department of the Interior and Local Government ang Lalawigan ng Batangas sa pamumuno ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto sa katapatan at kahusayan ng pamamahala sa pamamagitan ng pagawad ditto ng Seal of Good Local Governance, Setyembre 2. Nag-iisa ang Batangas sa buong CALABARZON Region na binigyan ng ganitong pagkilala. Kasama ng pununlalawigan sa pagtanggap ng parangal ang mga ppinuno ng mga kagawaran ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan at mga punumbayan ng San Nicolas, Agoncillio, Taysan, at San Luis na kinilala rin sa mahusay na pamamahala para sa Municipal Level.| LOUIE HERNANDEZ

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“Aba, napakalaking drama nito!” - Dolor

ANONG MERON DITO? Pinulong ni Mayor Ryanh M. Dolor ang mga magulang at mga guro mula sa iba’t ibang paaralan sa bayan ng Bauan kaugnay ng mga umano’y napabalitang dukutan ng bata sa kaniyang munisipalidad.

Kinumpirma naman ng DepEd District Supervisor na wala ni isa mang batang mag-aaral mapa-pampubliko man o pribado ang nawawala.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS/ DHALENZ R. LANDICHO

BAUAN, Batangas – “Walang katotohanan at hindi dapat mangamba ang mga mamamayan ng bayan ng Bauan, kaugnay ng mga napapabalitang kaso ng kidnapping o child snatching nitong nakalipas na linggo.”

Ito ang mariing pahayag ni Mayor Ryanh M. Dolor sa isang panayam dito Biyernes ng hapon.

Anang alkalde, nakapagtatakang sobrang naging sensational ang mga naglabasang balita sa telebisyon at social media na tila baga aniya’y sobrang nakatutok sa bayan ng Bauan ang isang television network na pagputok ng balita ay oras mismo’y nasa bisinidad kaagad ang reporter nito ngunit sa takbo ng pagbabalita ay hindi man lang kinuha ang panig ng iba pang sektor na maaaring magbigay-linaw sa mga isyu.

“Talagang may pulitika rito, gusto lang nilang itanim sa isipan ng mga mamamayan at mga negosyante rito na magulo dito at hindi sila dapat pumunta dito sa Bauan dahil hindi maganda ang katayuan ng peace and order dito sa aming bayan,” pagdidiin pa ng alkalde.

Unang naging laman ng mga usap-usapan sa lokalidad at sa ilang social media sites ang umano’y pagkawala ng apat (4) na kabataang may edad 11 hanggang 14 na taong gulang.

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NEWS 2 “Maging mahinahon po tayo, pero maging vigilant din!” – Governor Vi balikasonline@yahoo.com

LUNSOD NG LIPA – “Maging mahinahon po tayo habang nanantiling vigilant at mapagmatyag sa ating kapaligiran, habang patuloy an gating kapulisan sa pag-iimbestiga sa mga kaganapan.” Ito ang may-diing pahayag-panawagan ni Governor Vilma Santos-Recto sa publiko sa isang pulongtalakayan sa lunsod na ito, Biyernes ng hapon.

Ayon sa gobernador, “hindi po tumitigil ang ating kapulisan sa pamumuno ng ating provincial director, PSSupt.

Omega Jireh D. Fidel, sa pagsisiyasat at operasyon upang masiguro ang peace and order sa ating lalawigan.

“Hindi ko po sinasabing huwag ninyong pansinin ang bagay na ito. Pero, don’t panic and let us not magnify these things. Sa atin pong mga magulang, responsibilidad po nating bantayan ang ating mga anak; at yung mga di pag-uwi-uwi ng tama sa oras pagkaka-galing sa eskwela o kung saan man... maging alerto po tayo,” dagdag pa ng gobernadora.

Bago ito ay kabi-kabilang paninisi sa social media ang inabot ng mga lokal na pamahalaan sa umano’y kawalang aksyon partikular ng pulisya sa bali-balitang isyu ng pandurukot na ang mga nagiging biktima ay mga kabataan.

Nang tanungin ang pulisya kaugnay sa pahayag ni Mayor Ryanh Dolor ng Bauan na aniya’y may kaugnayan sa pulitika ang mga isyung nabanggit, “wala po kaming ideya diyan, naoroon pa po tayo sa bahagi ng pag-iimbestiga,” pahayag ni Col. Fidel.

Tiniyak naman ni PBrigGen Richard Albano, regional director ng Calabarzon Regional Police Office, na isasailalim din sa pagsisiyasat ang sinumang police officer o unit na hindi tinutupad ang kanilang trabaho o nagmamalabis sa pagtupad sa tungkulin.

Don’t panic. Nanawagan sa publiko si Gobernador Vilma Santos Recto na maging mahinahon at tutukann ng mga magulang ang kanilang mga anak.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS Samantala, nanawagan na rin sina Gov Vi at RD Albano sa publiko na makipagtulungan sa pagsusulong ng kaayusan at kapayapaan sa rehiyon sa pamamagitan ng pagsusumbong agad sa otoridad ng mga impormasyon makatutulong sa pagresolba ng mga suliranin.

Sa Batangas, ang hotline number ay (043) 723-9350, samantalang sa Regional technical Operation ng CALABARZON PNP ay (049) 531-2293 at 0906-457-4299.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Under investigation. patuloy pa rin ang imbestigasyon ng pulisya sa mga napaulat na pagkawala ng ilang bata sa bayan ng Bauan at San Pascual. Hinihikayat naman ng Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office ang mga Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children (BCPC) na maging aktibo at alerto sa lahat ng oras.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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“Aba, napakalaking drama nito!”- Dolor Sa ipinalabas na information sheet ng pulisya, pangunahing tinutukan ng binuong Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Batang Anghel, nabatid na nakasakay umano sa isang pampasaherong dyip ang batang si Robin Cabral, 14, Second Year High School, nang hilahin itong palabas ng di nakikilalang lalaki. Hanggang noong Biyernes ng hapon, hindi pa rin umano nakakauwi o nakikita si Robin at ang tatlo pa niyang kasamahan na sina Jerome Claveria y Manalo, 12, Mica Recto y Manalo, 11 at Rumar Manalo, 11 – pawang mga taga-San Pascual, Batangas.

Sa paliwanag ni SITG Batang Anghel chief Dennis Esguerra, nabatid umano

na si Jerome Claveria y Manalo ay kapatid ng di-pinangalanang drayber ng dyip, samantalang pamangkin naman si Mica Recto.

Idinagdag naman ni Provincial Police Director PSSupt. Omega Jireh D. Fidel na batay sa kanilang pangunang imbestigasyon, ang mga batang nabanggit ay hindi regular na pumapasok sa paaralan at mga kilalang nagpapa-atras ng mga sasakyan sa mga parking lots sa bayan ng Bauan. Nabatid din na saka pa lamang naghanap ang mga magulang ng mga bata nang napaulat nang nawawala ang mga ito.

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“Aba, nakakapagduda ito, malaking drama ito. Ayon sa biktima, pinatakas siya ng drayber ng ban nang umalis ang kaniyang abductor para umihi. Ay sino namang kidnapper ang mag-iiwan ng kanyang victim na nag-iisa? Talagang drama lang ito,” Dolor said.

Nabatid din na dati na umano itong nanglayas matapos mapagalitan sa kanilang tahanan.

Nanawagan naman sa mga magulang at sa publiko ang DepEd District Supervisor ng bayan ng Bauan na maging kampante sapagkat wala ni isa mang mag-aaral sa buong bayan ng Bauan ang nawawala, na pinatotohanan naman ng lahat ng punong-guro ng mga paaralang pampubliko at pribado.

“Malapit na ang eleksyon at naniniwala akong may kinalaman dito ang mga lumalabas na usaping ito. Ano bagang mayroon sa bayan ng Bauan at bakit kami’y alang guuhin ng ganito, ngunit may magaganda naming debelopment na nangyayari na hindi naman napapaulat,” pahayag pa ni Mayor Dolor.|

Inter-Island News Mga proyektong pangimprastraktura, pinasinayahan CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Pinasinayaan kamakailan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang mga proyektong pang-imprastraktura na naisakatuparan sa lunsod na ito.

Sa pangunguna ni Gob. Alfonso V. Umali, Jr., pinasinayaan ang bagong ipinasementong kalsada sa barangay Puting Tubig na may habang 215 meters at nagkakahalaga ng P1 milyon.

Isa ring road concreting project na nagastusan ng P1 milyon ay matatagpuan sa barangay Gutad. Ito ay may habang 180 meters.

Ayon sa gobernador, pinagsusumikapan ng pamahalaang lokal na ayusin ang road network sa lalawigan sapagkat ito ang mabilis na maghahatid ng kaunlaran sa mga pamayanan.

Samantala, evacuation center naman na ginugulan din ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang pinasinayaan sa Sitio Villa Antonio, barangay Navotas at ito ay nagkakahalaga ng mahigit P700,000.

Ayon sa punong lalawigan, lungsod man ang Calapan, batid niyang marami pa ring proyektong pang-imprastraktura ang kailangan dito upang higit pang umangat at umunlad ang pamumuhay ng mga taga-lungsod. Bilang Ama ng Lalawigan, hindi niya, aniya nalilimutan ang pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan ng 14 na bayan at isang lungsod na kanyang pinaglilingkuran.| .......................................................................................................

500 narra seedlings, itinanim sa RSU tree planting activity SAN ANDRES, Romblon — Kabuuang 2,500 punla ng Narra ang itinanim ng mga Agricultural Engineering Students ng ng Romblon State University (RSU) Main Campus sa bisinidad ng RSU San Andres Campus kamakailan.

Ang tree planting activity ay bahagi ng programa ng Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineering Students – Romblon State University Chapter para mapangalagaan ang Inang kalikasan.

Nilalayon ng proyektong ito ng RSU na makatulong ang mga kabataan sa pangangalaga ng kapaligiran dahil sa patuloy na pag-init ng mundo o global warming.

Nakiisa naman ang lahat ng Agricultural Engineering Students sa magandang adhikain ng College of Engineering and Technology kung kaya sumama ang lahat ng ito sa pagtatanim bagamat maulan ang panahon ng araw na iyon.

Layunin din ng pamunuan RSU na maipamulat sa lahat ng mga mamamayan ang kahalagahan ng puno sa pagpigil ng pagdaudos ng lupa at kung paano ito nakakatulong sa paglilinis ng hangin na ating nilalanghap.| .......................................................................................................

GAD Code ng Or Mindoro, iaaayon sa pangangailangan ng kababaihan CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Tiniyak ng pamahalaang panlalawigan na nakapaloob sa Provincial Ordinance No. 23-2012 o ang Gender and Development Code of the Province of Oriental Mindoro ang mga tunay at pangkasalukuyang pangangailangan sa pagtataguyod sa sektor ng mga kababaihan.

Ipinaliwanag sa isang pagpupulong dito noong nakaraang buwan ng Hulyo 2015 nina PCW Area Coordinator Ellaine Diomampo at Project Officer III Ma. Crisedna Magsumbol ang proseso sa GAD Code review, sa pamamagitan ng GAD Code Formulation Guidelines at kung paanong isasama sa kasalukuyang GAD Code ng Oriental Mindoro ang mga isyu at usaping kinakaharap ng mga kababaihan.

Matatandaan na taong 2012 nang ipasa ng mga dating myembro ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Oriental Mindoro ang nabanggit na ordinansa na nagtataguyod ng mga pangunahing karapatang pantao ng mga kababaihan, ng mga paglabag dito at ng mga kaukulang parusa sa sinumang mapatutunayang lalabag sa mga probisyon nito.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE MA. SOLEDAD UNTALAN DE TORRES AND FELIX DE TORRES NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late MA. SOLEDAD UNTALAN DE TORRES AND FELIX DE TORRES who both died intestate in Batangas City on July 26, 2003 and February 3, 2008, respectively, consisting of a parcel of land, situated in Sto. Domingo, Batangas City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 0093-00408, containing an area of 2,031 square meters has been extra-judicially settled by and among themselves per Doc No. 149; Page No. 31; Book No. IX; Series of 2015.

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Paghahanda sa El Niño, tinalakay sa PPOC-PDRRMC Joint Meeting NAGING pangunahing paksa sa katatapos na Joint Meeting ng Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) at Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) noong Martes ang mga paghahandang isinasagawqa ng iba’t ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan sa maaaring pananalasa ng El Niño phenomenon na mararanasan ng bansa mula ngayong September 2015 hanggang Pebrero 2016.

Ang PPOC- PDRRMC Council ay binubuo nina Vice Governor

Mark Leviste, Provincial Administrator Atty. Joel Montealto, Chief of Staff Mr. Jun Dijan at iba pang miyembro ng Peace and Order Council.

Sa nasabing pagpupulong na magkatuwang na pinangunahan nina Governor Vilma Santos Recto at Chief of Staff Pedrito DIjan, Jr., isa-isang nag-ulat ng kanilang mga programa para sa el niño ang mga kinatawan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration (PAG-ASA), Office of Civil Defense,

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), National Irrigation Administration, Department of Health (DoH), Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior and Local Government at Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Isa-isang inilatag ng mga nabanggit ang mga mitigating measures na maaaring ipatupad ng bawat ahensya bilang paghahanda

sa pagtama ng EL Niño phenomenon sa rehiyon, particular sa Batangas, at kung anong mga ayuda ang maaaring ibigay sa mga maaapektuhan.

Inihayag rin ng mga kinatawan ng Meralco at ng Batangas Electric Cooperative (Batelec I and II) ang kahandaan ng kanilang mga ahensya sa maaaring pagtaas ng pangangailangan sa serbisyo ng kuryente sa pagtama ng El Niño.

Wala umanong magiging problema sa lalawigan sapagkat walang electric distributor ditto ang kumukuha ng kuryente sa mga hydro-power plants.

Samantala, nagkaroon din ng pag-uulat ang Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Air Force (PAF) sa kalalagayan ng peace and order sa lalawigan ng Batangas.|Dhalenz R. Landicho| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Consistent enforcement of road discipline will go a long way in easing traffic woes - Sen. Marcos ENFORCING discipline on the roads consistently could go a long way to ease the traffic woes in Metro Manila, especially while projects to improve the country’s mass transport systems and road infrastructure have yet to be completed, Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. said.

“You know that the situation has turned from bad to worse when a Catholic Cardinal, who normally devotes himself to spiritual concerns, has to call the government’s attention to address the daily traffic hell,” Marcos said.

Marcos, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Works, was referring to Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle who urged the government on Wednesday to prioritize “putting order in the streets.”

He lamented that while the Philippines has an existing light rail system that could help ease the traffic in the metropolis, it is plagued not only with serious safety and reliability issues, poor maintenance, and overcrowding but also allegations of corruption.

“Construction of new roads and fixing the trains will take some time, but traffic congestion can at least be partly solved by consistently enforcing discipline on our roads,” said Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Works.

“Without consistent enforcement of road discipline, the traffic situation will not improve even if the traffic czar of the metropolis himself acts as a traffic enforcer,” he added.

Marcos stressed that discipline should “come from the top” which is why it is important that merit and not political consideration should guide the appointment of leaders of traffic and law enforcement agencies.

“Corrupt and erring lower-level officers cannot be corrected by superiors who are not above reproach. The next administration must ensure that discipline is the rule throughout every rank of law enforcement,” Marcos said.

Traffic congestion and an overworked public transit system have a serious negative impact on productivity and well-being of workers, as well as the profitability of businesses, according to Marcos.

A study of the Japan International Cooperation Agency calculated the cost of traffic at P2.4 billion a day and could rise to P6 billion a day in 2030 if adequate intervention is not in place by that time.

“The next administration should focus on expanding the transportation infrastructure, as well as providing better training and proper equipment to law enforcement and for the orderly conduct of our transport system,” Marcos said.

Last Aug. 14, a payday Friday, hundreds missed their flights as monstrous traffic jams were reported on most major roads in Metro Manila especially along Andrews Avenue, Airport Road and Sucat Road – vital arteries leading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.|

PAGKILALA SA PULISYA. Iginawad ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto, PNP Provincial Director PSSupt. Omega Jireh Fidel, DILG IV-A Regional Director Renato Brion, CESO III at Supt. Eleazar Matta ng Police Provincial Office kay Police Senior Inspector Ronnie E. Golfo, Chief of Police ng Balayan, Batangas ang Certificate of Merit bilang pagkilala sa accomplishment ng Balayan Municipal Police Station. Tumanggap din ng Certificate of Merit ang Municipal Police ng bayan ng Agoncillo, San Pascual, Nasugbu, Lemery at Calaca. TInanggap din nila ang tig-P5,000 cash incentives mula sa gobernador.|

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10,000 punla ng niyog, ipinagkaloob sa Tanauan farmers LUNSOD NG TANAUAN – Bilang ayuda sa patuloy na pagbangon ng mga niyugang sinalanta ng coconut scale insects o cocolisap pestilence noong nakaliaps na taon, nagkaloob ang Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) ng 10,000 coconut seedlings sa mga magsasaka sa lunsod na ito kamakailan.

Ayon kay PCA IVA OIC Erlene Manohar, ang pagkakaloob ay isinabay nila sa pagdiriwang ng National Coconut Week at layon nitong muling mapanumbalik ang masiglang industriya ng pagniniyugan sa lungsod ng Tanauan.

“Alam po natin na malaki ang pinsalang dinanas ng inyong lunsod noong mga nagdaang panahon

sanhi ng pagkalat ng coconut scale insects o as kilala sa tawag na cocolisap, na halos ilugmok ang kabuhayan ng mga magniniyog kaya nagdesisyon po ang aming tanggapan na muling paunlarin at ibalik ang sigla ng pagniniyugan sa inyong lugar”,dagdag pa ni Manohar.

Ang mga punla ng niyog ay nagmula pa sa Mindanao na inalagaan at pinalaki sa nursery ng PCA sa bayan ng Alaminos, Laguna upang masiguro na bago ipamahagi sa mga magsasaka ay nasa tamang panahon na para maitanim at mapalago.

Sinabi naman ni Renato Cunanan, pinuno ng City Agricuture’s Office ng Tanauan, na

malaking tulong ito sa mga magniniyog sapagkat malaking perwisyo ang naranasan ng mga ito sa pagdaan ng mga cocolisap noong mga nakaraang taon na halos maubos ang lahat ng puno ng niyog sa lunsod.

Lubos naman ang pasasalamat ni Pununlunsod Antonio C. Halili sa mga taga-PCA sa patuloy na ayudang ibinibigay ng tanggapan sa mga magniniyog sa kanyang nasasakupan.

Malaki rin ang pasasalamat ng mga magsasakang dumalo sa okasyon sapagkat may mapapagpasimulan sila sa muling pagbuhay at pagpapadami ng industriya ng pagniniyugan sa lunsod.|Bhaby P. De Castro

Tatak ng Mahusay at Tapat na Pamamahala LUNSOD TAGAYTAY – Kinilala ng Kagawaran ng Interyur at Pamahalaang Lokal (DILG) nitong nakaraang Miyerkules, ang Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas sa ilalim ni Gobernador Vilma Santos-Recto bilang katatangi-tanging pamahalaang lokal sa buong CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) sa nakalipas na taong piskal. Ksama ring kinilala ang mga lunsod at bayan sa rehiyon na nakapasan sa pamantayan para makuha ang Tatak ng Mahusay at Tapat na Pamamahala (Seal of Good Local Governance).

Alinsunod sa naunang Seal of Good House Keeping, itinaas ang antas ng pagkilala na tumututok sa pag-analisa sa kahusayan at tapat na pamamahala sa isang partikular na lalawigan, lunsod o munisipalidad at ginawa itong Seal of Good Local Governance na tumutugon sa Mahusay at Tapat na Pamamahala na isinusulong ng DILG. Hinirang ng DILG ang lalawigan ng Batangas bilang may katapatan at kahusayan ng pamamahalang lokal para sa

kategoryang inilatag para sa mga lalawigan.

Nag-iisa ang Batangas sa binigyan ng Seal of Good Local Governance sa buong CALABARZON (Region 4-A). Personal na tinanggap ng pununlalawigan ang Plake ng Pagkilala sa isang seremonya sa Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), sa lunsod na ito, Setyembre 2.

Sa kategoriyang panlunsod, kabilang naman sa mga kinilala sa rehiyon ang mga lunsod ng Lucena (Quezon), Bacoor at Imus (Cavite), at Calamba at San Pablo (Laguna).

Sa hanay naman ng mga munisipalidad, kabilang ang Agoncillo, San Nicolas, San Luis at Taysan sa Batangas; Carmona at Gen. Mariano Alvarez sa Cavite; Pakil, Pila, Rizal, San Pedro (assessed as a municipality bagaman at lunsod na rin ngayon) at Sta. Maria sa Laguna; Angono, Taytay, Binangonan at Teresa sa Rizal; at Agdangan, Candelaria, Gumaca, Real at Sampaloc sa Quezon.

Mula sa Lalawigan ng Batangas, kasama ni Governor Vilma Santos-Recto at ng mga pinuno ng mga kagawaran ng pamahalaang

panlalawigan, ay personal ding tinanggap ng mga punumbayan ang kani-kanilang Plake ng Pagkilala – sina Mayor Samuel Noel Ocampo ng San Luis, Mayor Daniel Reyes ng Agoncillio, Mayor Epifanio Sandoval ng San Nicolas at Mayor Victor Portugal Jr. ng Taysan.

Ang mga napiling Local Government Units ay dumaan sa masusing pagkilatis ng DILG kasama ang mga partner agencies nito upang masiguro na ang katatagan, kalinisan at tapat na pamamahala ng tatanggap ng nasabing Tatak ng Kaayusan at Katapatan sa Pamamahala.

Anim na kategorya ang pinagbatayan ng DILG para ang isang Local Government na hirangin bilang may mahusay at tapat na paglilingkod. Ito ay ang Financial Housekeeping o matatatag at maayos na pananalapi; Disaster Preparedness o kahandaan ng lokal na pamahalaan ng organisadong pagtugon sa oras ng kalamidad at sakuna; Social Protection o pagkakaroon ng programa at proteksyon para iba’t ibang sektor ng lipunan; Business Friendliness and Competi-

tiveness o yaong magandang ugnayan ng LGU’s at ng mga mamumuhunang investor at pagiging masigasig ng business environment ng nasabing bayan, Environment Protection o pangangalaga sa kalikasan at promosyon ng malinis at umuunlad na kapaligiran at higit sa lahat ang Peace and Order o ang kalagayan ng katahimikan, Kaayusan at kapayapaan ng mga Lokal na Pamahalaan.

Katulad ng naunang Seal of Good Housekeeping, ang mga kinilala para sa Seal of Good Local Governance ay magkakaroon ng oportunidad na makukuha ng pondo sa Performance Challenge Fund at iba pang National Based Performance Program ng DILG na nakatuon sa pagpondo para sa malakihang proyekto na nais nila para sa kanilang lalawigan, lunsod o munisipalidad. Kabuuang P7-milyon ang tinanggap ng Lalawigan ng Batangas; tig-P5-milyon naman ang mga lunsod at tig-P3-milyon ang mga munisipyo.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS; may ulat ni EDWIN V. ZABARTE

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IT is truly sad to know and be aware of the fact that there are a good number of incumbent public officials in the national level of government who are bent on fooling around with, if not doing their best in effectively destroying the nature and finalities of marriage as stipulated by Natural Law and affirmed by ethical principles. This phenomenon has particular relevance to the still–already too long–ruling administration together with its well-rewarded allies in the Legislative Department. It must be admitted that they are not simply sly but also ingenious in their common venture to destroy the fundamental assumptions as well as the essential finalities of such a sacred and serious institution as the Marriage Covenant which is definitely and categorically very much more than a mere contract in line with the business norm of “No exchange. No return.”

Instead of “OK to Change and Return.”

Time and again it has been said and still being mentioned that among the welldesigned and accordingly desired legislations of this allegedly “Daang Matuid” government, the following take precedence: POPULATION CONTROL, DIVORCE and SAME SEX MARRIAGE–the last two of which are delayed because of the unexpected BBL. It is rather strange and quite interesting to take not of the well-standing fact that the over-all Chief-inCommand is single to this date and time. So it is that likewise time and again it is asked why the deep and lasting interest and preoccupation about the said three legislative fixations?

They already have succeeded in undermining the significance and implications of Responsible Parenthood by the so-called “Reproductive Health Law” which is precisely against human reproduction, not to mention the abortive accompanying features thereof. One thing worth noting is that those against human reproduction are already reproduced by their parents.

As of now, Congress in fact already have the draft of the “Same Sex Marriage”–the ultimate camouflaged formal heading thereof is still not yet known and might be even imprudent to already disclose it. There is not the least maliciousness much less evil intention vs. the LGBT in countering such a legislation with manifest sexual implications–a legislation which is a big futility vs. basic truth and ground reality.

And here now comes the enigmatic opted legislation curiously called “Partial Divorce”–or something the like. A divorce that is but “Partial” and wherefore “Total” it is not? Does that mean that there would be such a thing as “Partial Marriage” as well–partial husband and wife, partial marital life, partial parental relationship? Amusing!

The truth of the matter is that the proposed legislation essentially means the following: When a marriage is between a foreigner and a Filipino citizen, in the event that the former files for and obtains a divorce, then the latter is legally held capable of re-marrying too. How many divorces one may file and obtain, how many remarriages one may enter into–this is not yet stipulated as of now. (Cf. Family Code of the Philippines, Art. 26, pars.

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Why is the government so wrong in the BBB issue?

ON August 24, 2015, President BS Aquino III announced that he directed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) not to conduct physical inspections of balikbayan boxes (BBB).

The President’s announcement was prompted by the massive protests in the social media against the August 19, 2015 warning of the BOC that it would conduct physical examinations of balikbayan boxes to prevent smuggling and the non-payment of custom duties for taxable importations inside these boxes. Clearly, the negative impact on the reputation of the BOC of the protests mounted by overseas workers from around the world pressured the government to recall the warning even before it is translated into a policy.

The BOC was on the losing end when President Aquino III made the announcement. It lacked common sense. It failed to justify a government action which is nit controversial at all. Unfortunately for the bureau, its Chief was tactless. It could have proceeded with such policy even without prior public notice. The Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines invests it with the power to collect revenues and prevent the entry of contraband goods into the Philippines. In fact, customs inspectors can make detailed inspections of OFWs’ baggage and personal items with or without instructions from their officials.

Ironically, it was not the BOC that lost the fight when the President recalled the policy. The BOC stood to lose nothing when angry OFWs mobbed it since its reputation has never been known to be good anyway.

On the contrary, it is always on top of the list of

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perceived most corrupt agencies in the Philippines.

As such, the recall of the policy does not save the BOC from anything. If at all, the recall save the officials of the BOC only from speculative hazards that memes from cyber bullies

entail.

Sadly, it is public interest which sustained the fatal injury from the lack of political will to enforce the law.

In the first place, public interest suffered even in the beginning when the tactless BOC Chief alluded to the loss of revenues as justification for its plan. It was in very bad taste that the BOC used the loss of revenue as reason therefor when some other principle could have provided sufficient justification for its action. Such failure to refer to public interest, when it is the obvious justification for the intended action, implies the reckless disregard of duty as public official.

With the ill-advised public announcement, public interest is likely to suffer more. It is not that the government has lost revenues or that it will continue to lose more because of the non-inspection of the balikbayan boxes. Public interest is likely to suffer more because the President’s public flipflopping will further embolden criminal syndicates to use balikbayan boxes to smuggle drugs, guns, pornographic literature, and other illegal items into the country. Worse, such public announcement will also encourage criminals to force OFWs to become couriers of illegal items and contrabands. This is so wrong indeed, so awfully wrong.

And we have only the BOC and the President to blame for this.|

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The principle of separation of church and state THE principle of separation of church and state has been much abused and misinterpreted (or rather interpreted for political ends) in the country, especially after the Sin of Edsa I. Of course, the Sin that this writer is referring to is the late Jaime Cardinal Sin, who was one of the prime movers of People Power I that ousted the Marcos dictatorship. Since then, the administrations after that of the late Cory Aquino, who was the beneficiary of Edsa I, have been citing the principle of the separation of church and state whenever a church, most especially the powerful Catholic Church, which counts as its members 80 to 90 percent of the Filipino people, criticizes or moves against a government policy or wrongdoing.

The recent protest action conducted by the Iglesia ni Cristo was the first time that a church denomination cited the principle of the separation of church and state as its rallying call. The Iglesia ni Cristo said that Justice Sec. Leila de Lima unduly interfered in the case filed by expelled member Isaias Samson in order to pursue a political agenda.

So what is the spirit and true meaning of the principle of the separation of church and state?

Two major historical events shaped the principle of the separation of church and state: the bourgeois democratic revolutions, which began in Europe, and the founding and shaping of the American nation.

The bourgeois democratic revolutions were an assertion of the sovereignty and individual rights of the people. It stood against the claims of divine right of the monarchies as well as feudal bondage. Sovereignty resides in the people meant that the government derives its mandate from the people. And people have individual rights; among the important ones are freedom of belief and the freedom to practice this belief through association and expression. There are, of course, other fundamental rights such as right to life, due process, freedom from torture, universal suffrage, among others.

The principle of the separation of church and the state is based on these two fundamental premises.

First, the government derives its mandate from the people and not from the church, which, during feudal times, bestowed upon the king the divine right to rule the people (This was why it was the bishop who used to crown the king or queen.). Based on this principle of divine right, the state and the church propagated the belief that going against the king meant going against God, the consequence of which was eternal damnation.

Second, the people have the fundamental right to practice one’s beliefs. This was a reaction to the official religion being imposed upon the people by the monarchy.

Coinciding with the European bourgeois democratic revolutions was the shaping of the American nation. It could be remembered that the first settlers to what is now America were the Puritans, a group of English Reformed Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England of all Roman Catholic practices and were therefore, persecuted in England. This struggle was carried on in America when it was still a British colony up to the time that it was framing its constitution after independence.

Often cited in the discourse regarding the separation of church and state and was quoted in the First Amendment of the US Constitution was Thomas Jefferson, who filed a landmark bill in Virginia and wrote a letter about religious freedom to Baptists in Virginia.

Passed by the State of Virginia on Jan. 16, 1786, Jefferson’s bill on Religious Freedom states: “Almighty God hath created the mind free. … All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments … are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in His Almighty power to do. … Be it enacted … that no man shall … suffer on account of his religious opinions.”

Quoted in the First Amendment was this phrase in Jefferson’s letter to the Baptists of Virginia, who were then suffering persecution, “…I contemplate with solemn reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.”

The US Constitution thus provides that: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

Although a predominantly Catholic country, the principle of separation of church and state has particular significance in the Philippines because the Filipino people struggled against Spanish colonization, which used the power of both the sword and the cross in subjugating the nation.

The provision of the 1987 Philippine Constitution regarding the separation of church and state was

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Torre de Babel 

TERESA R. TUNAY, OCDS ...And That’s The Truth

What is the measure of one’s patriotism? Why revere a national hero? Why do we erect monuments to heroes?

THE longer the Torre de Manila controversy drags on, the more ridiculous the debate becomes. Because louder and louder the protesters’ battle cry appears to be only the building’s being a “photo bomber”. Really? How shallow can we be? As some TV hosts might say, “How babaw naman we are, promise!” Why do we insist that a photo bombmer in our eyes is tantamount to disrespect in our hearts for a great hero? How babaw talaga!

Meanwhile, the enterprising photographers at the park have boosted their income with a new “raket”: instant photos of yourselves and the monument but no Torre de Manila anywhere! Incredible? Not with Photoshop, the park photogs quip.

Ongoing hearings reveal that no law has been violated, so why the fuss? Surely we will not change the law to please a noisy few? If protesters blast the Torre because they are running out of relevant causes to fight, why don’t we all calm down and “use our coconut” in the name of damage control?

To begin with we can urge the Noynoy administration to proclaim—finally—Dr. Jose Rizal as the National Hero of the Philippines. We have been taught from grade school that Gat. Jose P. Rizal is our national hero. The presence in many Philippine towns and cities of a street, plaza, school, hospital, factory, karinderia, and even a funeraria reflects a nationwide acceptance of him as a national hero indeed. But would you believe that there is no official record of Rizal’s proclamation as the Philippines’ national hero? We have an officially proclaimed national tree (narra), national flower (sampaguita), national bird (Philippine eagle), national gem (south sea pearl), and national sport (arnis)—but no national hero. In fact, the National Heroes Committee

recommended in 1995 Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Marcelo del Pilar, Juan Luna, Apolinario Mabini, Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat, Melchora Aquino and Gabriela Silang for recognition as national heroes, but nothing has come of that move to this day.

Why? We may not have a properly proclaimed national hero, but we do have a national habit of not questioning things, and so all these years we have accepted what we have been told—that we do have a national dance (tinikling), national animal (carabao), national fish (bangus), national leaf (anahaw), national fruit (mango), national costume (barong Tagalog and baro’t saya), national footwear (bakya), national game (sipa) national house (nipa hut), and even a national dish, the deadly lechon. (Doesn’t that last one make you wonder why it’s not the more affordable daing na galunggong, or the more sought-after sinigang, crispy pata, kare-kare, or the tourist’s favorite, adobo? We might as well have a national snack, too—kwek-kwek. Hmmm…) No matter how much we identify with those icons, the truth is, they have no official “national” status. So, our beloved heroes in effect are in the same category as our bakya, kalabaw and sipa. And while we’re at it, we might as well ask, too, Why is Lapu-Lapu not enlisted as a hero—after all he killed someone who “trampled our sacred shores”, thus his magnificent monument in Mactan, Cebu. Or is it enough that he is honored in the Pinoy’s menu as Prito, Escabeche, or Steamed with Soy Sauce?)

So let’s go back to our beloved Rizal. If this protracted investigation of the Torre de Manila case proves that there indeed has been corruption in the construction’s approval, then by all means, punish the guilty. Tonguein-cheek we can recommend some “penalties”. Compel DMCI to: –rebuild/restore the many Rizal monuments in the provinces that have been neglected by the local governments. They are usually made of concrete,

Shaping the future IF we want to see the future now, what we have to do is to look at our youth today. Yes, the youth indeed hold the key to what is to come. How they are now determines to a certain extent the character of the world in the next generation. And so we need to see to it that our young ones receive the proper formation now.

This is the challenge we, the elders, have. Preparing the youth for the future is a task that is becoming more exciting, more daunting, precisely because of the complicated issues that practically wrap the world today.

As recent Popes have been saying for some time now, the world ethos today seems to be saturated with what is more technically known as moral relativism.

It’s an attitude, a mentality, and even a lifestyle and culture that banishes any moral absolutes, while making tolerance an absolute law to follow.

It ultimately boils down to denying the existence of God, and to the belief that things just depend completely on us. So, morality or what is to be considered good or bad would just be a matter of opinions, consensus, and would just be based on such criteria as practicality, popularity, convenience, and the like.

In the end, we are making ourselves our own God. We deny that we are creatures, that our existence is something given and received, not selfgenerated. We deny that we need to be with God always, to put our mind and heart on him.

With this mindset, a good part of the world, especially the more developed Western part, has gone to the extent of legalizing abortion, mercy-killing, same-sex marriage, etc.

If we are not careful, this scourge is going to enter our own country also. There are already clear signs. The RH Law, touted Divorce bill that some groups are pushing, the same-sex marriage buzz that we hear around— these are symptoms of an emerging moral confusion that threatens to be made part of our law and culture.

We have to give due attention to our youth today, equipping them with the means that would help them tackle the great responsibility before them.

I was happy to learn that a big group of young people went to a UN conference sometime ago and made their voices heard. They were complaining about a document, still in the making, that contained precisely questionable moral positions. That’s a good sign.

In fact, we need to reclaim the original meaning of morality, human sexuality, marriage, etc., in order to help the youth extricate themselves from the elaborate spin used by those with the mindset of moral relativism.

Caring for the youth is no easy task at all. My own experience with dealing with young college students for many years indicates that they need abiding attention, a lot of patience and understanding, a good amount of flexibility and creativity, and at the same time, an unwavering hold on the faith and the doctrines that go with it.

Each one has to be handled in a very personal way. Away with putting them in boxes and branding and stereotyping them. Once this personal relationship is established, then things can be expected to go far.

The young people need constant encouragement. They sometimes strike me as toddlers who are still learning to walk properly—in the moral and spiritual life. They can be up one moment, and down the next moment. But they have a lot of energy to go on.

We just have to make sure that they are given the solid dose of formation in all its aspects—human, spiritual, doctrinal, apostolic and professional.

We have to make sure that these aspects are properly integrated through the impulse of a genuine love for God and for others, because only then can they acquire a life and creativity of their own.

Caring for the youth actually never stops. It’s not just one stage in a life-long process. We just have to make it clear to them that our life requires continuing formation, continuing conversions and renewals.

In their weak moments or when they are down, we have to be quick to re-motivate them, showing them new horizons and strong reasons to hope.

We have to show them the way, getting practical ourselves and not just remaining in the theories.

We should try to adapt ourselves to them, and if possible to speak their language, without abdicating our role as elders and teachers. In the end, we can only help them properly if we ourselves take care of own spiritual and moral lives. We can’t give what we don’t have.| surrounded by scraggly shrubs in chipped concrete plant pots, and some of them have become moldy.

They look pathetic in the daytime, and without a single lamp post, forlorn at night.

–improve the lighting of the Rizal Park and focus the limelight, so to speak, on the monument itself, so that the contentious structure would be so brilliant as to overshadow anything burning below 1,000 watts.

Meralco bill to be shared by the guilty parties.

–give Torre de Manila the competition it deserves: allow the construction of two dozen other 49storey condos on the same road.

–chop down the Torre to a reasonable height (which means “acceptable” to the noisy protesters), refund the buyers, and split the loss between DMCI and the corrupt officials.

–partner with the government in building mass-housing projects and developing satellite towns for the homeless “informal settlers” of Metromanila. Everybody deserves decent dwelling—not just the condo buyers. Who knows, this might work so well that finally we will have no more need to cover up the shanties whenever kings or ambassadors or popes come to visit.| (To be continued)

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PDIC to continue processing claims of closed Batangas’ rural bank depositors THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) announced that it will continue to receive and process deposit insurance claims from depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Taysan (Batangas), Inc. at the PDIC Public Assistance Center, 3rd Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, Makati City until June 29, 2017. Claims may also be filed through mail.

Rural Bank of Taysan, which was ordered closed on June

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF BATANGAS CITY SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF NO. 15-1549 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as ameded by Act 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig Fund), mortgagee, with postal address at Petron MegaPlaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, was assigned in favor of HDMF (Pag-Ibig Fund) with business office at High Rise Business Center, National Highway, Brgy.

Halang, Calamba City, Laguna, against LILIAN C. MARALIT married to HIPOLITO C. MARALIT as borrower/mortgagor with residence and postal address at Blk. 03 Lot 06 Carmel Ville Subd., Brgy. Alangilan, Batangas City to satisfy the amount of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE PESOS AND 20/100 (Php 1,553,589.20) inclusive of interest and penalty charges as of May 8, 2015, attorney’s fees equivalent to ten (10%) percent of the total indebtedness plus the expenses of foreclosure plus the fees in connection with this sale also secured by the said mortgage/s, the undersigned Sheriff announces that on October 6, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter in the CITY HALL, BATANGAS CITY, she will sell at public auction for cash in Philippine Currency to the highest bidder, the property/ies described in teh said mortgage together with all improvements thereon to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 052-2010000879 “A parcel of Land (Lot 6, Blk. 3 of the subd plan Psd-04-032767, being a portion of Lot 5678D-1, Psd-04-023814, LRC Rec. No. ____), situated in the Barrio of Alangilan, Batangas City. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 5; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 8, both of Blk. 3; on the SW., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 4; on the NW., along line 4-5 by Lot 4; and on the NE., along line 5-1 by Lot 3, both of Blk. 3, all of the subdivision plan.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S. 87 deg. 33’E., 160.94 m. from BBM No. 27, Cad264-D, Batangas Cadastre. thence S. 80 deg. 35’E., 7.12 m. to point 2; thence S. 9 deg. 48’W., 12.00 m. to point 3 thence N. 80 deg. 35’W., 10.00 m. to point 4; thence N. 9 deg. 50’E., 12.00 m. to point 5; thence S. 80 deg. 35’E., 2.88 m. to the point of beginning containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are iindicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by P.S. cyl. conc. mons.

15x60 cm.; bearings true; date of original survey, may 1930-July 1936 and that of the subdivision survey, Oct. 10-14, 1988 and was approved on Nov. 23, 1988.”

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 Barrio Alangilan, Batangas City) where the property is located, and at the Bulletin Board of Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Pallocan West, Batangas City.

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

In the event that the Auction Sale should not take place on said date, it shall be held on October 14, 2015 without further notice.

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

Batangas City, August 12, 2015.

(Sgd.) MINERVA C. CANIEDO Sheriff IV Published at: Pahayagang BALIKAS Edited at: Batangas City Posted at: Batangas City Copy furnished: Parties concerned.

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26, 2015, has P48.8 million in total estimated insured deposits involving 1,117 accounts. A total of P32.9 million in insured deposits covering 140 accounts was paid during the onsite claim settlement operations (CSO).

Another P6.5 million was settled thru postal money orders sent via registered mail to 769 accounts of depositors with balances of P100,000 and below where filing of claims was waived by PDIC. Rural Bank of Taysan is a single-unit rural bank with Head Office located at J.P. Rizal St., Brgy. Poblacion East, Taysan, Batangas. Based on the Bank Information Sheet filed with the PDIC as of December 31, 2014, the bank is owned by Grace G. Buencamino - President (17.67%), Belen B. Gutierrez -Chairman (15.83%), Crisanto S. Bautista III (9.06%), Shirley Maribel B. Gutierrez (6.21%), Renato Z. Loza (5.84%), Arturo T. Gutierrez (5.52%), Ma. Antonio F. Bonifacio (5.08%), Wendelina S. Bautista (4.96%), Gabriella Victoria G. Buencamino (3.07%), Patrocinia B. Gutierrez (2.92%) and Jose G. Alcantara (2.23%).

Latest available records show that as of March 31, 2015, Rural Bank of Taysan had 1,121 accounts with total deposit liabilities of P47.6 million, all of which are insured.

PDIC said that during the takeover, all bank records shall be gathered, verified and validated. The state deposit insurer assured depositors that all valid deposits shall be paid up to the maximum deposit insurance coverage of P500,000.

As of July 16, 2015, PDIC has yet to receive deposit insurance claims for P8.8 million covering 201 accounts. In accordance with the provisions of the PDIC Charter, the last day for filing deposit insurance claims in the said bank is on June 29, 2017; after which date, PDIC shall no longer accept any deposit claim.

When filing deposit insurance claims, depositors are advised to personally present their duly accomplished Claim Form, original evidence of deposit, and two (2) valid photo-bearing IDs with signature. The same set of documents must be enclosed when claims are filed through mail.

Depositors who are below 18 years old should submit either a photocopy of their Birth Certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or a duly certified copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar as an additional requirement, with the Claim Form signed by the parent. Claimants who are not the signatories in the bank records are required to submit an original copy of a notarized Special Power of Attorney. In the case of a minor depositor, the Special Power of Attorney must be executed by the parent.

The procedures and requirements for filing deposit insurance claims are posted in the PDIC website, www.pdic. gov.ph. The Claim Form and format of the Special Power of Attorney may also be downloaded from the PDIC website.

For more information, depositors may contact the Public Assistance Department at telephone numbers (02) 841-4630 to 31, or e-mail at pad@pdic. gov.ph. Depositors outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1800-1-888-PDIC (7342).|

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‘55% of Batangas’ municipal treasurers submit e-reports past deadline’ - DOF MORE than half of the 31 municipalities of Batangas province have failed to submit their reports on time the income and expenditures of their respective local government units (LGUs), according to the data published by the Buraeu of Local Government Finance, an agency of the Department of Finance (DOF).

The report gives information as to how much income were raised by municipalities during the 2nd Quarter of this year; and how much funds were utilized by the LGUs. The public will never know these matters unless a report will be demanded from the concerned officials, the bureau said.

A total of 146 municipalities in Luzon failed to report on time their electronic

Statement of Recipts and Expenditures (eSRE) for 2nd Quarter of fiscal year 2015.

The Department of Finance requires all Municipal treasurers to submit the quarterly eSRE, for the 2nd Quarter not later than every July 20 pursuant to DOF Department Order No. 08-2011, as amended.

Based on the data extracted by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) on July 28, 2015, a total of 98 municipalities in Luzon failed to submit the eSRE. None among the 31 municipalities of Batangas was included in the list.

However, of the 146 municipalities who missed the deadline but were still

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS

able to submit their reports, 17 of the 31 municipalities of Batangas were included in the list. Among them were Agoncillo, Balayan, Balete, Bauan, Calatagan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Mabini, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, San Luis, San Pascual, Sta. Teresita, Talisay, Taysan, Tingloy, and Tuy. The DOF and the BLGF are making the report public periodically to make the municipal treasurers accountable and for the people to know where did their money goes. The irony however is, the towns of San Luis and Taysan has just named awardees of Seal of Good Local Governance last week for their performance in the preceding year.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM

MARINA MONTALBO AND ALL PERSONS W HO HAVE INTEREST AND WOULD BE AFFECTED, Respondent. x——————————————————————————x

RE: PETITION FOR (1) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF PEDRO YABYABIN MONTALBO W ITH REG ISTRY NO. 63 W ITH REGARDS TO (A) DATE OF BIRTH FROM “JANUARY 30, 1960” TO “MAY 3, 1958” AND (B) TYPE OF BIRTH FROM “TWIN” TO “SINGLE” AND (2) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF RESTITUTO YABYABIN MONALBO WITH REGISTRY NO. 64 WITH REGARDS TO HIS TYPE OF BIRTH FROM “TWIN” TO “SINGLE” PEDRO YABYABIN MONTALBO, Petitioner, - versus - SPEC. PROC. CASE NO. 2015-299 THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF IBAAN, BATANGAS, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (FORMERLY NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE), FELICISIMA MONTALBO AGUILERA, RESTITUTO YABYABIN MONTALBO,

ORDER A verified petition has been filed by the petitioner through counsel praying the Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued ordering the Civil Registrar of Ibaan, Batangas to cancel (1) Correct the Record of Birth of the petitioner with regards to the date of his birth from “January 30, 1960” to “May 3, 1958”, and as to his type of birth from “TWIN” to “SINGLE”, (2) Correct the Record of Birth of Restituto Yabyabin Montalbo as to his type of birth from “TWIN” to “SINGLE”, 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 October 12, 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 and Ibaan, Batangas and the National Statistics Office for their Comment/Opposition thereto.

SOORDERED Rosario, Batangas, July 20, 2015 (Sgd.) DORCAS P. FERRIOLS-PEREZ Assisting Judge Pahayagang BALIKAS | Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2015

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7 Men’s High-Top Sneakers Go High in Style at The SM Store LIFETIMES balikasonline@yahoo.com

Hi-Top sneakers have gone from the hard court into smart street style. And at the SM Store, global brands like Converse, Pony, Supra, and Vans are showing us how sneakers have transformed into what is now a fundamental piece of the modern men’s urban wear.

Incorporating function with style in a series of classic, or revised hybrid silhouettes, hi-tops have now crossed over into cool territory with fun on-trend designs. Here are some new designs that make hi-tops hip today: · Show stopping Prints and Washes! Chuck Taylor’s All Star has an Aztec pattern design; while its Washed Canvas Hi has a stonewashed upper that gives it a distressed look. Who says hi-tops weren’t hip? · Going for Gum! Born out of practicality, gum soles were initially developed for hard court sports. Their rubber construction is designed to give better grip that plastic soled footwear, while ensuring no marks were left on playing

surfaces. Today, this five-a-side staple has moved has moved off the courtside bench into many of a sneaker head’s wardrobe. Converse Chuck Taylor’s All-Star Tri-Panel Hi has a textured gum rubber toe accent that really makes it cool. · Getting Textural! Make a bold statement with woven styles and exotic fabrications. Leather and canvas lead the

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Tulong pangkabuhayan sa ilalim ng MDG-FACES, umaarangkada na ANG 57 taong gulang na si Sonia Hernandez, isang single parent sa kanyang apat na anak ang isa lamang sa 40 participants na lumahok sa libreng livelihood training sa food processing sa barangay Cuta, Setyembre 4.

Ang food processing ay isa sa mga programang pangkabuhayan ng pamahalaang lunsod at ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa ilalim ng Batangas City Millenium Development Goal, FamilyBased Action for Children and their Environs in the Slums (MDG-FACES) na naglalayong matulungang maitaas ang antas ng pamumuhay ng mga pamilyang nabibilang sa higit na nangangailangan. Ito ay inilunsad sa Batangas noong Hunyo 22 at tatagal hanggang Disyembre.

Tinuruan sila ng mga tauhan ng Office of the City Veterinarian and Agricultural Services (OCVAS) ng paggawa ng tapa, skinless longganisa at hamburger patties. Sumailalim din sila sa Health and Beauty Wellness Seminar.

Ayon kay Aling Sonia, malaking tulong para sa kanyang pamilya ang naturang pagsasanay sapagkat bukod sa pansariling konsumo, magagamit aniya ang kanyang natutunan sa pagsisimula ng maliit na negosyo upang pagkunan ng pagkakakitaan.

Ang mga beneficiaries nito ay

tinukoy ng City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).

Sa ika-7 naman ng Setyembre sila nakatakdang dumalo sa Sustainable Environmental Protection Program na pangangasiwaan ng CENRO at Farming Tips mula sa mga tauhan pa rin ng OCVAS.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

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The principle of separation of church and state patterned after the abovementioned provision in the US Constitution. Article II, Section 6 of the Philippine Constitution declares that: “The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable.”

Article III, Section 5 provides that: “No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.”

The provisions cited above could be summarized in the following: the state could not prescribe any official religion nor could it enact laws or commit acts that limit the exercise of or interferes with the practice of any religion.

So does the Catholic Church, or any religious denomination for that matter, violate the principle of the separation of church and the state whenever it criticizes or acts against a government policy or wrongdoing? No, it is not a violation of this principle. Acts of justice and acts of charity are even integral in the church’s work of spreading the Good News of Salvation, which Pope

Francis elaborated on in his encyclical Evangelii Gaudium.

Did the Aquino government violate the principle of the separation of church and state in its handling of the illegal detention and harassment cases filed by Isaias Samson against leaders of INC? If the allegations of the INC that De Lima unduly interfered in the investigation of the complaints were true, the Aquino government did violate the principle of separation of church and state. The INC was, therefore, correct in raising this as an issue in its protest action. On the other hand, if De Lima abided by the proper guidelines and processes in the administration of justice, then the government has the duty to investigate a complaint and could not be faulted of violating the principle of separation of church and state.

However, more alarming is the allegation that De Lima interfered in the investigation to force the INC to negotiate with the Aquino government and get the INC’s commitment to vote for Mar Roxas and the entire Liberal Party slate in the 2016 elections. If this were true, then the Aquino government violated more than the principle of the separation of church and state; it is already rigging the elections.|

HANAP-BUHAY. Aktibong nakilahok ang mga kababaihan ng Brgy.

Cuta sa livelihood training project ng OCVAS sa ilalim ng MDGFACES programs ng DILG habang nanonood naman ang mga kabarangay.|

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Tugis Arkong kawayan Pamamapak ng kanin Rolyo Notang musikal Wala (Ilokano) Kumpare Wari Pandikit Sunggab Kasuotang panloob ng babae Ginang: ikli Padyak Puri Konsortehan Korte Pagsusulit sa abogasya Dahilan Kaisang dibdib King Dating DILG Secretary mula Laguna Ingay ng butiki

way in Converse’s Pro Field Hi; while Converse Chuck Taylor’s All Star Tri Panel Hi has a canvas upper with suede accents. · The Great White Way! As the epitome of minimalist style, white sneakers have been an off-duty wardrobe staple since the days of Newman, Dean, and McQueen. In today’s reboot of the iconic silhouette, white sneakers have found their way into the wardrobes of a whole new generation of cool men.

High-top sneakers are available at the Men’s Shoes Department of the SM Store at SM City Batangas and SM City Lipa.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) - May mag-aalok ng trabaho subalit mas magandang pagaralan muna ng mabuti at timbangin ang kabutihang maibibigay kaysa kasalukuyang trabaho. Lucky numbers at color ay 6, 20, 31, 42 at maroon.

Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) - Dagdagan ang tiyaga at panalangin para makaiwas sa bulilyaso. Mag-ingat sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa komunikasyon o sa iba dahil ang minamahal ay magiging selosa. Lucky numbers at color ay 16, 24, 29, 34 at green.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) - Malakas ang tiwala sa sarili at positibo ang pag-iisip sa mga gawain o ginagawa. Walang suliranin sa pamilya, kasamahan, kaibigan o minamahal. Lucky numbers at color ay 10, 12, 35, 36 at blue.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) - Malamang manghiram ng pera ang isang kaibigan o kamag-anak subalit dapat tanggihan dahil matatagalan bago mabayaran. Lucky numbers at color ay 18, 26, 34, 40 at gray.

Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Magtatagumpay sa nilalakad kung sa umaga gagawin. Magaan ang pasok ng pera. Maganda ang takbo ng pangangalakal. Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 4, 29, 35 at ocean blue.

Aquarius (Ene. 20-Peb. 18) - Ang tahanan o pinagtatrabahuan ang mapagtutuunan ng pansin. Magiging mainitin ang ulo sa mga kaguluhang makikita. Lucky numbers at color ay 5, 12, 28, 39 at lavender.

Pisces (Peb. 19-Mar. 20) - Maraming gustong gawin na pagbabago ngunit mahihirapan magpaliwanag sa kinauukulan. Iwasan ang makipagsisihan dahil walang ibubungang mabuti. Lucky numbers at color ay 1, 2, 14, 31 at light green.

Aries (Mar. 21-Abril 19) - Ang tunay na kaibigan sa ginhawa at kagipitan nagdadamayan. Ngayon mapapatunayan ang tunay na kaibigan. Magandang balita dahil magiging maligaya ang pag-ibig. Lucky numbers at color ay 18, 26, 29, 30 at dollar green.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) - Nasa kondisyon at kasiglahan kaya handang harapin ang kahit ano. Mag-ingat dahil isang kaibigan ang malamang magtatratraydor.

Lucky numbers at color ay 11, 19, 22, 28 at cream.

Gemini (Mayo 21-Hun. 21) - Alam mong tama ka, subalit lalong mabuti kung huwag ipilit na pagtuunan ng pansin. Magbibigay ng positibong resulta kung sisimulan kaagad ang binabalak. Lucky numbers at color ay 4, 9, 21, 39 at fuchsia.

Cancer (Hun. 22-Hul. 22) - Mag-relax o mamasyal dahil makakatulong na manumbalik ang enerhiya at sigla. Iwasan ang maglasing at magsugal, gayundin ang biruan at kantiyaw. Lucky numbers at color ay 18, 20, 23, 35 at orange.

Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) - Kahit anong paanyaya dapat tanggihan. Iwasan ang sosyalan. Kung may balak na maglakbay, ipagpaliban dahil mag-aaksaya lamang ng panahon. Lucky numbers at color ay 15, 18, 28, 30 at pink.

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>>FESTIVALS & FEASTS | EVENTS | SHOWBIZ & SPORTS | TRAVEL, TOURISM & TRENDS<<

Jaylan Macatangay, pambato ng Batangas City sa reg’l SOKS T INANGHAL na That’s My Boy 2015- Outstanding Kab Scout ang walong taong gulang at Grade 3 student ng Sta. Rita Elementary School na si Jaylan Macatangay sa search na ginanap sa Batangas City Sports Center, Agosto 21.

Layunin ng nabanggit na kompetisyon ng Boy Scout of the Philippines (BSP)-Batangas City Council na mahubog ang personalidad ng mga batang iskawt at madebelop ang kanilang angking talento at tiwala sa sarili.

Si Macatangay ang magiging kinatawan ng Batangas City sa Regional Search ng Outstanding Kab Scout na gaganapin sa Paete, Laguna sa September 11.

Napiling 1st runner up ang kinatawan ng Alangilan Elementary School na si Jun Andrei Alarcon; 2nd runner up si Airone James Reyes ng Kumintang Elementary School, 3rd runner up si Jade Zyron Pasno ng Batangas City East Elementary School at ang kinatawan naman ng Jose C. Pastor Memorial Elementary School na si Dean Matthew Balan ang nagwagi bilang 4th runner up.

Si Pasno ang nakakuha ng special awards bilang Best in Barong at Kab Photogenic, Best in Kab Scout Uniform si Alarcon at Best in Talent naman si Reyes.

Napili namang Best

in Production Number si Reijell Pinsan ng Julian A. Pastor Memorial Elementary School.

Nagsilbing Chairman ng Board of Judges si City Administrator at 2nd Vice Chairman ng BSP Batangas City Council Phillip Baroja na syang nag-anunsyo ng mga nanalo at nagpaliwanag ng naging batayan sa pagpili ng mga nagwagi.

May kabuuang 33 mag-aaral mula sa una hanggang ikatlong baitang sa iba’t ibang paaralang pampubliko at pribado sa lunsod ang lumahok at naglaban-laban sa search na ito.

Nagbigay ng mensahe ang kinatawan ni Council Scout Master Dr. Donato Bueno na si Dr. Lea C. Aquino na sya ring tumayong Chairman ng 2015 Kawan Holiday at Kabsayahan.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

Gamot Para sa Kapwa booths are found at the SM Stores at SM City Batangas and SM City Lipa where shoppers can purchase and donate a Sureaid Disaster Kit worth P99 or P190 for 2 exclusively distributed

by Watsons. Proceeds will go to DOH accredited beneficiaries.

‘Gamot para sa Kapwa’ at SM SM once again invites its shoppers to provide less fortunate communities with disaster ready tools through its Gamot Para sa Kapwa campaign.

A joint project of the SM Store and Watsons in partnership with the Department of Health, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and SM Foundation, Gamot Para sa Kapwa aims to provide quality health and emer-gency assistance to indigent communities in the country.

This is especially meaningful and timely during the typhoon season and earthquake risk, when quick aid is essential during emergency situations such as accidents and natural disasters.

Shoppers do their share by visiting Gamot Para sa Kapwa booths at the SM Stores at SM City Batangas

and SM City Lipa until September 30, 2015. They can purchase a Sureaid Disaster Kit worth P99 for donation or personal use or buy 2 kits for only P190 exclusively distributed by Watsons.

Each kit contains items needed for quick survival during calamities like Sureaid Emergency blanket, 300 ml bottled water, flashlight, whistle and masks.

All donors are also entitled to a P50 coupon to be redeemed with minimum single receipt purchase of any Watsons brand worth P350 valid until September 30, 2016. Proceeds will go to DOH accredited beneficiaries nationwide.

Help build disaster ready communities and join SM’s Gamot Para sa Kapwa campaign.

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Kamalayan sa Blood Donation ipinakita sa pagguhit at pagpinta

Kahalagahan ng pagpapasuso, isinulong sa Lunsod Batangas UPANG mapaigting pa ang kamalayan ng publiko lalo na ang mga buntis ukol sa tamang pagpapasuso ng mga ina ng kanilang sanggol o breastfeeding, ipinagdiriwang sa bansa tuwing buwan ng Agosto ang National Breastfeeding Awareness Month.

Ginagawa ito upang lalo pang hikayatin ang mga nanay na itaguyod ang breastfeeding na maraming benipisyong nakukuha ang mga sangol.

Mahigit na 150 mga nanay sa Lunsod Batangas ang sabay–sabay na nag pasuso ng kanilang mga baby na ginanap sa Teachers Conference Center, Agosto 27.

Paksa ng pagdiriwang ngayong taon ang “Tama, Sapat, at Ekslusibo, ang Pagpapasuso kahit nasa Trabaho” na naglalayong mabigyan ng importansya at benipisyo na makapagpasuso ang mga ina kahit nasa trabaho o nasa partime job.| LIZA PEREZ DE LOS REYES

TAGUMPAY ang naganap na Poster Making Contest na may temang “Thank you for Saving my Life”, ng Batangas Blood Council sa pangunguna ng Provincial Health Office sa pamumuno Dra. Rosvilinda Ozaeta, Chairman Mr. Jun Magana at mga kasama.

Kalahok ang may sampung (10) eskuwelahan na nagmula lahat sa bayan ng Lipa City, may dalawamput’walong (28) mag aaral ang nakilahok sa nasabing paligsahan.

Mula sa Bugtong na Pulo National High School na si Erwin A. Tiberio ang nagkamit ng unang puwesto na tumanggap ng P5,000 premyo; pangalawa si Ceejay Titular at pumangatlo si Jerome H. Silva kapwa ng San Isidro National High School na tumanggap ng P3,000 at P2,000 cash prize, ayon sa pagkakasunod.

Tumanggap din ng consolation prize na tig-P500 sina Janine P. Pasahol ng Pinagkawitan National High School, Nicole M. Gaspe ng Rizal National High School; samantalang ang lahat ng nakilahok ay tumanggap ng tigP200.

Sa pamamagitan ng ganitong paligsahan ay naipakikita ng kabataan ang kanilang pagtulong na maiulat ang ibang mga kabataan na magdonate ng dugo upang maging instrumento sa

pagdurugtong ng buhay para sa kanilang mga kababayan.

Tuluy-tuloy naman ang adbokasiya ng Batangas Blood

Council sa ganitong gawain sa pakikipagtulungan ng lahat ng mga kasaping organisasyon ng konseho.| MILLICENT RAMOS

IPINAKITA ng mga kabataang ito sa pamamagitan ng pagguhit ang maaagang pagmumulat ng kamalayan sa pagbibigay ng dugo – isang kampanya ng Batangas Blood Council.| MACC OCAMPO