Vol. 20, No. 42 | October 19 - 25, 2015

October 19 - 25, 2015 | Vol. 20, No. 42 | Php 12.00/copy balikasonline@yahoo.com | 0912.902.7373 | 0926.774.7373

Financial Literacy Tagumpay ng mga kooperatiba, ipinagdiwang Project for OFW kicks off sa Lunsod Batangas >>>NEWS....sundan sa P/2

>>>BUSINESS....turn to P/6

MALAPIT NANG MAYARI! Inaasahang madaraanan na sa mga susunod na buwan ang Calumpang Bridge na nagdurugtong sa Poblacion Area at Pallocan Growth Area. Makikita sa larawan na nailagay ng lahat ang walong girders kapalit ng mga gumuhong bahagi nang wasakin ng bagyong Glenda ang tulay noong Hulyo 2014. Isusunod na ang paglalagay ng slabs na flooring tulay at ang mga railings bilang proteksyon sa magkabilang gilid nito.|BALIKAS PHOTO

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BUONG I S T O R YA SA

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CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES PARA SA BATANGAS CITY LONE DISTRICT

[Hindi personal na nag-file ng COC.]

D. BERBERABE

M. MARIÑO

H. PEREZ

F. BAROJA

C. BISA

Candidates para sa 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th Legislative Districts 1 S T ERMITA-BUHAIN vs. LOPEZ

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ABU vs. CONTI

3R D BURGOS vs COLLANTES 4 TH BOLILIA vs PORTUGAL 6 TH SABILI vs SANTOS-RECTO

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Tagumpay ng mga kooperatiba, ipinagdiwang sa Lunsod Batangas “NAPAKALAKING tagumpay ng industriya ng pagkokoperatiba hindi lamang sa Lunsod Batangas kundi maging sa buong lalawigan at sa buong kapuluan.”

Ito ang pahayag ni Congressman Rico Geron ng Agriculrural Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) Party-List kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng sentenaryo ng kooperatibismo sa bansa.

Sa Lunsod Batangas, ang ginanap ang pagdiriwang sa Batangas City Convention Center na may temang “Kooperatiba: Ika-100 Taong Pagpupugay, Tulay sa Maunlad na Buhay”, Oktubre 15-16.

Ayon pa kay Geron, malaking bagay suporta ng pamahaalang lokal sa tagumpay ng mga kooperatiba sa patuloy na paglago,

paglaki at paglakas ng mga ito.

Isang Banal na Misa ang inialay bago ang opening program.

Sa mensahe ni Batangas City Cooperative Development Council (BCCDC) honorary chairman, Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha, na kinatawan ni Secretary to the Mayor Victor Reginald Dimacuha, binigyang-diin ang kahalagahan ng mga kooperatiba sa pagpapaunlad ng buhay ng mga myembro nito at sa pagsisilbing tanglaw at tulay ng mga kooperatiba sa pagaangat ng antas ng kabuhayan ng mga mamamayan.

Nagpaabot din ng mensahe si Dir. Salvador Valeroso, ang Cooperative Development Authority Regional Director ng Calamba Extension Office sa pamamagitan ni Provincial Cooperative Specialist

BITBIT ang malawak na karanasan sa pagkokoperatiba at ang hangaring lalo pang mapalakas ang industriyang ito, naghain ng kandidatura sa pagiging Board Member ng Batangas City Lone District si BCCCDC Chairman Angelito Bagui, kasama si AGAD Partylist Representative Rico Geron.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS na si Bernadette Hornilla kung saan hinikayat niya na higit pang palaganapin ang kilusang kooperatibismo sa lunsod.

Nag-ulat naman si BCCDC Chairman Angelito Bagui sa mga naging aktibidades ng samahan at sa kanilang mga plano at magiging mga proyekto tulad ng pagtatayo ng laboratory clinic, ospital, funeral service at ang pagkakaroon ng trade forum at trade fair.

Sa inspirational message ni St. Martin of Tours Credit Coop (SMTCDC) Manager Maria Cristina Naigan mula DUMAGSA sa Batangas City Convention Center ang mga kasapi at opisyales ng iba’t sa Bocaue Bulacan, ipinabatid niya ang ibang kooperatiba sa Lunsod Batangas para sa pagdiriwang ng sentenaryo ng mga best practices ng kanilang pagkokoperatiba sa bansa, Oktubre 15.| JERSON SANCHEZ >>>SENTENARYO...sundan sa P/6

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5-way fight for Governor of Batangas Province IT’S a 5-way fight for governor of Batangas! Limang kumakandidato sa pagka-gobernador ang nagsipaghain ng kanilang Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) nitong nakalipas na linggo.

Unang naghain ng kandidatura si dating gobernador Hermilando I. Mandanas na dati ring naglingkod bilang Congressman ng Ikalwang Distrito ng Batangas. Walang katambal o runningmate si Mandanas na tumatakbo bilang independiente.

Nilinaw ng kampo ni Mandanas na hindi siya kumalas o inilaglag ng UNA sapagkat ang posisyon niya dati bilang Vice President for Finance ay sa UNA Coalition, at ngayong irehistro ni Vice President Jejomar Binay ang UNA bilang isang partido ay hindi na talaga kasama si Mandanas.

Sunod na naghain ng kanyang COC si third termer Congressman Mark Llandro Mendoza ng Ikaapat na Distrito ng Batangas. Si ‘Cong Dong’ ang kandidato opisyal sa pagka-gobernador ng Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) kung saan ay katambal niya bilang kandidato opisyal ng NPC sa pagka-bisegobernador si dating Calaca mayor Sofronio Nas Ona, Jr. Huwebes rin ng umaga nag-file ng COC ang tambalang AGAP partylist representative Nicanor Briones at Atty.

Ma. Chona M. Dimayuga. Sina ‘Cong.

Nikki’ at Atty. Dimayuga ang kandidato opisyal ng lokal na partidong PMB (Partido ng Masang Batangueño).

Muling tumatakbo sa pagkagobernador si Marcos Mandanas Sr. ng bayan ng San Luis. Ito na ang kaniyang ika-apat na pagkakataong tumakbo bilang gobernador ngunit hindi nananalo.

Huling naghain ng kandidatura si Vice Governor Jose Antonio Leviste IV, kandidato opisyal ng Liberal Party na

sinamahan ng kaniyang runningmate na si Board Member Carlos Amado Bolilia IV. Nauna nang naghain ng kaniyang kandidatura si Bolilia noong Huwebes ng umaga, kasabay ng iba pang kandidato ng Liberal Party.

SA ika-apat na araw ng itinakdang panahon para sa Filing of Certificate of Candidacy ng mga tatakbo sa 2016 national and local elections, umalma ang mga suporters ng ilang kakandidato at maging ang mga kasapi ng mass media sa umano’y hindi patas na paghihigpit ng seguridad sa COMELEC provincial office.

Bago pa man magbukas ang tanggapan ng COMELEC, walong teams ng pulisya mula sa Batangas City Police Office, Provincial SWAT Team at reinforcement mula sa Batangas Provincial Police Office (BPPO) ang ipinakalat sa mga estratihikong lugar sa loob ng Batangas Capitol compound kung saan naroon ang tanggapan ng COMELEC. Kakaiba sa naunang tatlong (3) araw na lumipas, tig-tatatlong katao lamang bawat kandidato ang pinayagang makalampas sa gate ng Comelec at makasama sa kandidato sa pag-file ng COC sa loob ng Comelec Office.

Pinayagan din ang mga kasapi ng media na may Accreditation ID na makapasok at makakuha ng larawan at video footages, ngunit ipinagbawal na rin ang pag-iinterbyu sa loob ng Comelec Office at sa halip ay nagtalaga na lamang ng isang lugar sa harap ng opisina kung saan maaaring makapanayam ng mga mamamahayag ang mga kumakandidato.

Bandang alas-dies y media ng umaga, matapos makalabas ng compound ang kampo ng tambalang DongNas ng NPC at tambalang Nikki-Chona ng PMB Party, nag-anunsyo ng

pagbabago ng polisiya si Police Senior Inspector Joel Ilagan, team leader ng mga nakatagalang miyembro ng pulisya.

“Mula ngayon, kapag solo ang kandidato, papayagan nating maging 10 katao ang kasama ng kandidato sa loob,” pahayag ni Ilagan na ayon sa mga mamamahayag ay very unfair sa ilang naunang kandidato na nilimitahan lamang sa tatlong (3) katao ang kasama.

Higit pang nadismaya ang maraming mga mamamahayag ng dumating ang kampo ng Liberal Party sapagkat hindi na ipinatupad ng mga nakatalagang miyembro ng pulisya ang nauna nilang paghihigpit sa mga naunang kandidato. Wala rin ni isang nakatalagang pulis ang pumigil na magsagawa ng interbyu sa loob ng Comelec Office.

Sinabi ni Atty. Gloria Ramos-Petallo, Provincial Election Supervisor, na ang pagkakaroon ng polisiya ay batay sa rekomendasyon ng pulisya upang matiyak ang seguridad.

Sa pagsisimula ng Filing of COC noong Lunes, wala ni isang pulis ang nakatalaga sa Comelec ngunit naging maayos naman ang pakapaghain ng kandidatura ng kampo ni gubernatorial re-electionist Hermilando I. Mandanas at mga kandidato ng UNA Party.

Matapos bumisita sa Comelec Office si Police Senior Superintendent Omega Jireh Fidel, provincial police director, noong Martes, nagsimula ng magtalaga ng tatlong (3) pulis ng araw ding yun.

“Hindi naman namin kinikwestyon ang pagkakaroon ng polisiya sa seguridad dahil alam namin na kailangan ito lalo na’t limitado lamang ang manpower ng Comelec. Ang naging problema lamang ay kung bakit hindi kaagad nakipag-ugnayan ang PNP para magkaroon ng polisiya na naipatupad

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OCTOBER 19 - 25, 2015

Inter-Island News Collated By RONALINA L. ELARMO

Odiongan Municipal Police Office, namahagi ng maagang pamasko ODIONGAN, Romblon — Ang pamunuan ng Odiongan Municipal Police Station ay naghandog kamakailan ng mga gamit pang-eskwela sa mga batang mag-aaral ng Pato-o Elementary School bilang maagang pamasko sa mga ito.

Ang pamamahagi ng regalo ay pinangunahan nina Police Inspector Manuel F. Fernandez Jr., Deputy Chief of Police ng Odiongan MPS at G. Edison S. Verdin, Head Teacher II na sinaksihan ng mga guro at magulang ng 97 pre-school pupils at mga magaaral sa grade 1.

Ayon kay Inspector Fernandez, mas pinili niya na gamit pang-eskwela ang ibigay sa mga bata para lalo pang ganahan at mahikayat na mag-aral ng mabuti ang mga ito upang magkaroon sila ng magandang kinabukasan at makaahon sa kahirapan.

Ang supot ng regalo ay naglalaman ng ng papel, lapis, krayola, pambura at gunting.

Sa pagtatapos ng programa ay ipinagkaloob ni G. Verdin ang Certificate of Appreciation sa pamunuan ng Odiongan MPS at pinasalamatan nito ang mga tauhan ng pulisya sa pagkakaloob ng tulong sa kanilang mga mag-aaral.|

Mangrove planting, tampok sa pagdiriwang ng ‘World Teacher’s Day’ sa Romblon ROMBLON, Romblon — Ang lahat ng guro sa pampublikong paaralan sa bayan ng Romblon ay nagtanim ng bakawan sa Birds and Mangrove Sanctuary sa Bgy. Ginablan, Romblon, Romblon bilang makabuluhang aktibidad sa pagdiriwang ng “World Teacher’s Day” kamakailan.

Bago isinagawa ang selebrasyon ng “Teacher’s Day” ay isang Misa ng Pasasalamat ang ginanap sa St. Joseph Cathedral at kasunod nito ang sabaysabay na pagtungo ng mahigit 200 mga guro sa Bgy. Ginablan para sa malawakang pagtatanim ng bakawan.

Pagkatapos ng mangrove planting activity ay isinagawa rin ang isang maikling programa upang magbigay pugay sa mga guro na itinuturing na mga makabagong bayani ng panahon.

Binigyang pagkilala ng DepEd Romblon ang mga retiradong guro dahil sa malaking naiambag ng mga ito sa paghubog sa kaisipan ng mga kabataan upang makamit ang mahalagang aral at wastong kaalaman.

Ayon kay Geohpre Galindez, OIC, Public Schools District Supervisor, ang mga guro ay mabuting halimbawa sapagkat natutunan ng mga kabataan ang kahulugan at kabuluhan ng paglilingkod at pagpapahalaga sa kapwa.|

Mimaropan schools among DENR-EMB’s sustainable and eco-friendly competition finals FOUR schools will be representing Mimaropa in the 2015 National Search for Sustainable and EcoFriendly Schools next month.

Included in the 46 finalists are Sta. Isabel Elementary School, Oriental Mindoro National High School, Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (all based in Calapan City) and Western Philippines University of Aborlan, Palawan.

Organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), the National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools aims to recognize educational institutions with the best sustainable and eco-friendly programs and activities.

DENR-EMB Director Juan Miguel Cuna said finalists will compete in the elementary, high school and college categories.

“We were amazed by their creativity and their commitment in implementing eco-friendly practices…

Schools are dynamic focal points of learning and powerful vehicles of change. Parents and teachers can work together to spread the wonders of living an environmentally-smart lifestyle,” Director Cuna said.| sana simula pa sa unang araw ng filing ng COC, hindi ganitong huli na ngang nagkaroon ng polisiya, tapos pabagobago pa ng pagpapatupad,” pahayag ni Joenald M. Rayos, acting president ng Batangas Press Club.

Sa huling araw ng Filing

of COC noong Biyernes, pinayagan na muling makalagi ang mga kagawad ng media sa loob ng Comelec maliban sa pagsasagawa ng interbyu sa labas, hanggang sa maayos na matapos ang itinakdang oras, ganap na ika-5:00 ng hapon.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM

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NEWS

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LIST of CANDIDATES for 2016 ELECTIONS For CONGRESSMAN - 1ST DISTRICT 1. ERMITA-BUHAIN, EILEEN M. NP 2. LOPEZ, VALENTINO IND. For CONGRESSMAN - 2ND DISTRICT 1. ABU, RANEO E. NP 2. CONTI, NICANOR NUP For CONGRESSMAN - 3RD DISTRICT 1. BURGOS, NESTOR L. IND. 2. COLLANTES, NELSON LP For CONGRESSMAN - 4TH DISTRICT 1. BOLILIA, LIANDA B. LP 2. PORTUGAL, VICTOR JR. NPC For CONGRESSMAN - 5TH DISTRICT 1. BAROJA, FELIPE M. IND. 2. BERBERABE, DANILO M. UNA 3. BISA,CARLITO M. IND. 4. MARÑO, MARIO VITORRIO LP 5. PEREZ, HERNANDO B. IND. For CONGRESSMAN - 6TH DISTRICT 1. SABILI, BERNADETTE P. NUP 2. SANTOS-RECTO, ROSA VILMA LP For GOVERNOR: 1. BRIONES, NICANOR 2. LEVISTE, JOSE ANTONIO IV 3. MANDANAS, HERMILANDO I. 4. MANDANAS SR., MARCOS M. 5. MENDOZA, MARK LLANDRO L.

PMP LP IND. IND. NPC

For VICE-GOVERNOR: 1. BOLILIA, CARLOS AMADO IV 2. DIMAYUGA, MA. CHONA M. 3. GUSTE, DANILO T. 4. ONA, SOFRONIO JR.

LP PMP KBL NPC

For BOARD MEMBERS - 1ST DISTRICT 1. BAUSAS, RAMON I. LP 2. BELLO, CHRISTOPHER JONES NPC 3. LANDICHO, ROBERTO D. IND 4. PALACIO, SOPHIA G. LP 5. RODRIGUEZ, RACQUEL ROMANA IND 6. ROSALES, RAMON JR. IND For BOARD MEMBERS - 2ND DISTRICT 1. ABREU, GENARO B. IND. 2. AREVALO, ARNEL V. UNA 3. ALVAREZ, AMELIA LP 4. BUTED, CONTESA LP 5. FERNANDEZ, MARAH IND. 6. MAGBOO, ARLINA B. IND. 7. REYES, EFREN IND. 8. RIVERA, WILSON UNA For BOARD MEMBERS - 3RD DISTRICT 1. BALBA, DIVINA G. LP 2. CORONA, ALFREDO C. LP 3. REYES, PEDRITO IND. 4. RUSTIA, LINO NP For BOARD MEMBERS - 4TH DISTRICT 1. ALDAY, GERALD NPC 2. CAISIP, FEDERICO B. IND 3. DE VEYRA, JESSIE LP 4. GOZOS, JONAS PATRICK LP 5. PATRON, JESSIE NPC For BOARD MEMBERS - 5TH DISTRICT 1. AMBIDA-ALDAY, MA. CLAUDETTE LP 2. BAGSIT, ANGELITO B. IND. 3. BLANCO, ARTHUR G. LP 4. TOLENTINO, JOSE VIRGILIO Y. PDP For BOARD MEMBERS - 6TH DISTRICT 1. AFRICA, ROWENA S. LP 2. GONZALES, ROMANO PMB 3. LOPEZ, LYDIO LP

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Political Party / Affiliation KBL - Kilusan sa Bagong Lipunan LP - Liberal Party NP - Nacionalista Party NPC - Nationalist people’s Coalition NUP - National Union Party PDP-Laban - Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban PMB - Partido ng Masang Batangueño UNA - United Nationalist Alliance IND. - Independent Compiled by BALIKAS Reportorial Team

15 kandidato para sa 6 na pwesto sa konggreso SA pagkakaroon ng dalawang dagdag na legislative districts ng Lalawigan ng Batangas, bumuhos din ang bilang ng mga nagsipaghain ng kani-kanilang kandidatura sa pagka-konggresista sa 2016 elections.

Sa Unang Distrito, muling naghain ng kaniyang kandidatura para sa ikalwang termino si incumbent Congresswoman Eileen Ermita-Buhain ng Nacionalista Party, kasama ang kaniyang pamilya sa pamumuno ni dating Executive Secretary Eduarto Ermita at mga tagasuporta mula sa Unang Distrito.

Tatapatan naman si ErmitaBuhain ni independent candidate Valentino Lopez, mula rin sa bayan ng Balayan. Bitbit ni Lopez ang umano’y Indorsement ng ilang lider ng Liberal Party (LP) sa Unang Distrito, kabilang sina dating Congressman Tomas V. Apacible, Nasugbu mayor Rosario Apacible, Lemery mayor Charisma M. Alilio, Calatagan mayor Sophia G. Palacio; mayoralty candidates Fulgencio L. Mercado ng Taal, Peter Oliver M. Palacio ng Calatagan at Rodel L. Macalindong ng Balayan.

Ayon naman kay Congresswoman Ermita-Buhain, malaking pasalamat niya kay Senador Ralph Recto sa suporta nito, katibayan dito ay walang binigyan ng Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance

(CONA) para kumandidatong Congressman sa ilalim ng LP sa Unang Distrito.

Matapos ang 2013 election kung kailan ay naging minorya ang Lakas-CMD na dating partido ni Ermita-Buhain, lumipat siya sa Nacionalista Party.

Sa Ikalwang Distrito naman, muling nag-file ng kaniyang COC si incumbent Congressman Raneo E. Abu para sa reelection sa ilalim pa rin ng Nacionalista Party (NP), ang orihinal niyang partido noong 2013 elections.

Makakatapat naman niya sa halalan si dating MARINA administrator Nicasio Conti ng National Unity Party (NUP).

Muli ring nag-file ng kandidatura si 3rd District Congressman Nelson Collantes ng Liberal Party para sa reelection na tinapatan naman ni Nestor Burgos ng bayan ng Sto. Tomas. Si Burgos ay isang field reporter ng DZJV radio sa Lunsod ng Calamba.

Magtatapat naman sa Ikaapat na Distrito sina dating Board Member Lianda Bolilia ng bayan ng Padre Garcia sa ilalim ng LP at Taysan mayor Victor Portugal Jr. ng NPC. Sa bagong distrito ng Lunsod Batangas (Ika-5), limang kandidato ang

maglalaban-laban – sina dating Batangas City administrator Felipe M. Baroja, Danilo Berberade ng UNA Party, Carlito Bisa, Board Member Marvey Mariño ng LP at dating DOJ secretary Hernando B. Perez.

Sina Baroja, Bisa at Perez ay pawang tumatakbong independyente.

Samantala, sa Lipa City Lone District (Ika-6), magtatapat naman sina Bernadette Palomares-Sabili ng NUP (asawa ni Lipa City mayor Meynard A. Sabili), at Batangas governor Vilma Santos-Recto ng LP. Sa 15 tumatakbo sa pagka-konggresista, tig-dadalawa (2) ang kandidato ng Nacionalista Party at National Union Party, tigisa (1) ang UNA at Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC); apat (4) ang Liberal Party; at lima (5) naman ang independyente.

Kasama ng mga kumakandidato sa kanilang pakapag-file ng Certificate of candidacy ang kani-kanilang pamilya o mga tagasuporta; maliban kay Bisa na hindi humarap sa Comelec, sa halip ay isang kinatawan lamang ang nagsumite ng kaniyang COC. Bukod sa anim (6) na distrito ng Lalawigan ng Batangas, maaaring maragdagan pa ang konggresista sa lalawigan kung muling makapapasok ang Agricultural Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) Partylist at 1-CARE Partylist.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM

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Negosasyon sa kandidatura, itinanggi ni Berberabe MARIING itinanggi ng kampo ni G. Danilo M. Berberabe na hindi siya seryoso sa pagtakbo bilang konggresista ng Ikali-mang Purok ng Lalawigan ng Batangas o ng Batangas City Lone District at maging ang mga akusasyon na maari siyang umurong sa laban o ma-areglo ng isang partido.

“Nakalulungkot naming may ganito palang kumakalat na bali-balita tungkol sa akin. Hindi naman po ako ganoong klaseng tao,”pahayag ni Berberabe.

“Wala pong ano mang uri ng nego-sasyon at hindi naman ako makikipag-negosasyon kung sakali man. Aalagaan ko po ang pangalan ng aming angkan para paglingkuran ang ating mga kababayan,” pagdidiin pa niya.

Bago ito ay kumalat sa lunsod ang usapusapang nakikipagnegosasyon umano si

Berberabe sa kampo ng isang kumakandidato rin sa katulad na posisyon. Si Berberabe ay kandidato opisyal ng United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).

Una siyang tumakbo bilang konggresista bilang kahalili ng kaniyang nakatatandang kapatid na si dating Board Member Godofredo M. Berberabe Jr. na sumakabilang-buhay. Ang Lunsod ng Batangas ay bahagi pa noon ng Ikalwang Distrito, kasama ang mga bayan ng Bauan, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual at Tingloy, bago pa tuluyang napahiwalay bilang lone district.

Sa isang pulong-talakayan, sinabi ni Berberabe na bagama’t hindi siya pinalad na manalo sa una niyang laban, hindi naman umano siya tumigil sa pagtulong sa kaniyang mga kababayan.

BERBERABE “Kaya nga po ako’y muling lumalaban ay upang mas maragdagan pa ang aking kayang maiitulong sa ating mga kababayang maliliit,” pagtatapos ni Ka Danber.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Karanasan sa executive ang bentaheng pinanghahawakan umano ni Sen. Marcos kontra sa mga karibal sa pulitika ANG mahabang karanasan sa executive department ang isa sa mga pinanghahawakan ni Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. para kumbinsihin ang mga botante sa darating na halalan sa 2016 na siya ang karapat-dapat na maging bagong Vice President ng bansa.

“Karamihan sa kanila ay kilala ko at sabi nga may karapatan o may ‘K’ sila na tumakbo bilang Bise Presidente. Pero sa aming lahat ako lang ang nakaranas na magsilbi bilang halal na opisyal sa executive department,” ani Marcos nang tanungin ng media kung ano ang katangian niya na

kakaiba sa kanyang mga katunggali.

Lima sa anim na kilalang kandidato bilang Vice President ay galing sa Senado, samantalang ang isa naman ay sa House of Representatives.

Sa kaso ni Marcos nagsimula ang kanyang serbisyo publiko nang mahalal siya bilang Vice Governor ng Ilocos Norte noong 1981. Matapos ang tatlong taon siya naman ang naging Governor ng probinsya.

Nanilbihan din siya bilang kinatawan ng Second District ng Ilocos Norte sa House of Representatives noong 1992

FORMER Ilocos Norte now Senator Bongbong Marcos during the inauguration of the Bangui and Pagudpud Windmill Farms

hanggang 1995 at matapos nito ay bumalik siya bilang Governor ng probinsya kung saan nanatili siya ng dalawang termino, mula 1998 hanngang 2007.

“Personal kong nakita at naranasan kung ano ang nangyayari sa local government, kung paano pinatatakbo at kung ano ang mga problemang hinaharap nito. Palagay ko ay magandang karanasan ito para maihanda ako sa mga responsibilidad ng isang Vice President,” dagdag pa ni Marcos.

Sa loob ng tatlong termino niya bilang Governor, kinilala ang nagawa ni Marcos na maging first-class na probinsya ang Ilocos Norte sa pamamagitan ng turismo at paglulunsad ng pinakaunang proyekto sa bansa na gumamit ng alternative energy sa pamamagitan ng ngayon ay kilalang Bangui at Pagudpud windmill farms.

Dahil sa paglago ng turismo sa probinsya maraming mga residente ang nagkaroon ng trabaho o kaya’y mga negosyo kaugnay sa turismo at nagpalago sa ekonomiya ng Ilocos Norte.

Sa kanyang pormal na deklarasyon ng pagtakbo niya bilang Vice President inilatag ni Marcos ang mga isyung kanyang tututukan, isa na dito ang pagpaparami ng trabaho sa bansa.

“Mayroon akong vision, may plano, at may kaalaman at karanasan para gawin ang mga ito,” ani Marcos.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM

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Internet addiction

OCTOBER 19 - 25, 2015

OPINION

HERE’S a new addiction in the block. It’s called internet addiction. And it’s on the rise, with frightening speed, especially affecting young people, like kids, students, and young professionals.

They are not of the type prone to drugs or drinks. Rather their addiction is like that of gambling. A certain compulsion dominates them and interferes in their daily duties, wasting a lot of time and energy, and sometimes, money in the process.

They can look very decent and normal, at least in appearance. But we know we all have feet of clay. It would be good if we are aware of this clear and present danger, and prepare ourselves accordingly.

Early warning signs may be deterioration of grades for students, and negligence of some basic duties for the young professionals. Students who have been good in class suddenly turn south in class performance. That’s because they now find it hard to concentrate on their studies.

They often interrupt their studies to answer the messages on their cellphones, and often check if there are new messages.

They upload photos, usually inane selfies, on social media everyday, and comment on almost all of what their friends post in the internet. The kids are practically taken away by the many games ........................................................................................................................................................ the internet offers.

From there, things can worsen as users end up visiting porn websites, and by surfing aimlessly often end up induced to do bad things. Latent weaknesses that the users are not aware of, suddenly get activated, and if LAWYER Allan Montaño of the labor federation and the they do not have the proper defenses, then they get swallowed up. the Federation of Free forging of unity with other In other words, they are caught in some web of distractions quite hard to Workers filed his Certificate of labor groups to push proextricate from, since many sweet and irresistible rationalizations come to Candidacy (COC) for the labor policy. He is in the true their mind to justify their actuations.

Senate under the United sense of the word, a working The Internet offers its users a certain sense of immediate gratification in Alliance Nationalist (UNA) class champion. terms of accessibility, affordability, and anonymity. When not properly Party on October 14, 2015. In Unfortunately, his track motivated, these users fall for the ease and the false sense of dominion the a short speech after filing his record may not be enough Internet offers.

COC, he underscored the fact that labor has never been to forge unity in the fragmented labor movement in the We have to acknowledge this social problem and do something about it. represented in the Senate before. He lamented that all country. Labor groups belonging to the extreme left are This disturbing development should not suck us into fear and cowardice. those who have been elected in the Senate are protecting naturally geared to support the candidacy of one of its Bad things can and should give rise to occasions for us to grow more as a interests opposed to labor. advocates, a much favored personality who was earlier person, as a family, as a community and society. They can enrich our Senatoriable Allan Montaño, a veteran labor endorsed by Grace Poe and former President Joseph humanity. advocate, will be fighting an uphill battle. Never before Estrada. Other moderate labor formations are known We can resort to some immediate and stop-gap measures, like regulating has a candidate who run on labor agenda garnered to support the once defeated female administration the use of the Internet, using filters, monitoring, and supervising the Internet sufficient votes to sit with traditional politicians in the candidate who serve the Congress as a party-list use, especially for the children.

Senate. Never before has anybody abled to wield the representative before. What is left to Allan is much It is said, for example, that if you do not see your children in your own mythical energy and strength of the Philippine labor smaller aggrupation of labor and political formations house, what you only have to do is to turn off the Internet, and they will movement. History shows that more than anything else, friendly to the FFW. Unless he is also considered by the come out. Of course, this and the other measures can only do so much, since it is the division in the local working class movement other formations as their candidate in addition to their the kids now are smart and can easily get around these measures. that spells disaster to labor agenda. And as such, Allan’s own, his bid for labor vote is nil.

We should not stop simply in the level of regulating, stopping, greatest ordeal first and foremost is to forge unity in Just like any other claim for sectoral votes in the discouraging, and other negative-leaning measures, even if they are also the divided movement for unity so that he can be their past elections, labor vote is illusory. Labor is yet to prove indispensable. They are not meant to be effective for long. We should face champion in the august hall of the Senate. that it is capable of transcending its internal division the challenge of tackling this issue in a more positive and long-term way.

Can he forge unity in the fragmented Philippine due to ideological and personality differences. While And that means that especially for the children, we have to learn how to labor movement to wield a labor vote? ideological lines seem to divide labor groups deeply, the motivate them properly, giving them by word and example, precious lessons Allan was born to a poor landless family in El Nonok, past shows that it is personality differences that actually about order, prudence, temperance, sense of purpose.

Banag, South Cotabato. He finished his studies with cut the deepest. This is the typical problem confronting It’s important that despite the usual tension and conflicts, a cordial, the help of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), the labor movements worldwide. Sadly, it is no different friendly and intimate relationship exists between them and the parents, the labor federation that he has served for more than two during election times. teachers, and others with certain authority. There should be an atmosphere decades. He worked his way up to the FFW top In Allan Montaño, the working class has a genuine of openness, trust, and confidence in this relationship. When this is absent, leadership through hard work and utmost dedication champion. His experience and personal qualities fit the we have a big problem to solve. to the cause of labor. His stint as FFW President saw complexity of present day struggles for equality, justice For the older children, young professionals and even adults, the challenge the expansion and consolidation of the membership of and decent work. He is ready for the Senate. The only to face is how to resolve the existential emptiness that is at the bottom of this ..................................................................... question is whether people, especially the poor, are ready Internet addiction and other forms of bondage.

This existential emptiness is resolved when one is to work for his accession to one of the highest positions It is this existential emptiness that makes people vulnerable to be swallowed genuinely connected with God who is everything to us, in the country. Sadly, the character of our electoral up by their passions and other weaknesses that often are hidden and our life, our wisdom, our truth, our freedom, our love, system and the level of the prevailing political culture sometimes masked by a façade of some virtue. etc. This happens when one truly prays, and becomes, in are not consistent with an affirmative answer to this Even those who are generally regarded as “good and holy people” are St. Paul’s words, a spiritual man, going beyond query. But then again, miracles do still happen even in not exempted from this predicament. In fact, their case can be trickier and sentimentalism, psychology, intellectualism, unholiest of situations. As such, we can keep our finger harder to handle, since they can easily hide this problem due to the many professionalism, activism, etc. crossed until the last ballot is cast. good and impressive things they do and accomplish.

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The myth of inclusive growth under the neoliberal regime ON September 26, the episode that featured the first date of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub in the All for Juan and Juan for All segment of popular noontime show Eat Bulaga, the hashtag #AlDubEBforLOVE reportedly drew in a record-breaking 25,652,800 tweets. AlDub has garnered a broad segment of followers from people as young as nine or 10, to senior citizens, and from the masses to the middle class. AlDub has followers all over the globe.

“Building inclusive economies, building a better world” is the theme of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting to be held in Manila this November.

Inclusive growth has also been the rallying call of the Aquino administration. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals from 2015 to 2030 dedicated several goals to address poverty and social inequities: SDG 1 No poverty SDG 2 Zero hunger SDG 5 Gender Equality SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth SDG 10 Reduced inequalities This is well and good; but only if there are concrete, effective measures to address poverty and social inequities. However, the prescriptions of the APEC, International Monetary Fund-World Bank( IMF-WB), the European Union, and the US are all the same: more liberalization of trade and investments, more deregulation of the economy, and complete privatization of remaining government services. These policy formulations are based on the belief that “what is good for business is good for the economy, and what is good for the economy is good for the people.”

Those who fall into the cracks are provided with dole outs euphemistically called as conditional cash transfers (CCT). The word ‘conditional’ is supposed to make it less of a dole out. But if we are going to use as basis the saying “Give a man fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime,” itis much like giving a man fish then telling him “next time before I give you fish, you better show proof that you fished in those damn polluted waters, where I dumped my toxic wastes. And by the way, don’t throw your trash there, it is already bad enough as it is.”

So what is the result of four and a half decades of neoliberal economics?

Here are some data cited by alternative website Counterpunch in its article “The wreckage in sight we fail to see” by Joseph Natoli: the richest 1 percent in the US holds 38 percent of the wealth “and they are redistributing it ever more to their advantage” In the last 10 years, the income of the richest 1 percent increased by 70 percent while those at the bottom remained the same.

The richest 10 percent own 76 percent of all wealth in the US while the bottom 40 percent are mired in debt In the Philippines, progressive think tank Ibon cited the following data in its 2014 year ended report: 66 million Filipinos or 68 percent of the population live on P125 ($2.70) or less per day the net worth of the 40 richest Filipinos rose to US$72.3 billion in 2014 from US$ 64.2 billion the year before; in 2010, their net worth was at US$27.8 billion, a 160 percent increase in four years the net income of the top 1,000 corporations amounted to P1.013.4 billion (US$22 billion) in 2013.

Despite the fact that the Aquino government and its predecessors have religiously been pushing for these neoliberal policies, “unemployment rates have stayed at a record sustained high of between around 10-12% since 2000 or at an average of 11.0% over the last 15 years” (Ibon). The jobs being created are mainly part time work (90 percent in 2014) and more and more in the informal sector (68 percent in 2014). To make matters worse, the remaining, few salary and wage work are increasingly being contractualized, under flexible labor schemes of the government to attract more foreign investments.. Contractual workers are the most exploited: having no union, no security of tenure, low wages, no benefits, and with some under piece-rate, job order systems.

So what do these tell us? Inclusive growth under the neoliberal regime is a fallacy, and greater liberalization, deregulation, and privatization would result in more poverty and worsening social inequities.

More people would fall into, not just cracks, but in the bottomless pit of hunger and poverty.| BULATLAT.COM

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The dignity and vocation of homosexual persons A Pastoral Response to the Acceptance of Homosexual Lifestyle and the Legalization of Homosexual Unions Last Part of 2-Part Series lawmaker must try to obtain at least the partial repeal of THE Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith also the unjust law when its total abrogation is not possible at recommends the following actions that may be effective the moment. in societies that may begin to manifest an inclination to Arguments Against the Legalization of Homosexual Unions legalize homosexual unions: Marriage is a social institution that has been granted • Unmasking the way in which such tolerance [of homosexual unions] might be exploited or used in the privileges and benefits by the state because it is an institution of the natural law that contributes to the service of ideology; • Stating clearly the immoral nature of these unions; common good in a way that no other relationship can, • Reminding the government of the need to contain i.e., the procreation and education of children. the phenomenon within certain limits so as to safeguard Marriage binds a man and a woman together for life public morality and, above all, to avoid exposing young so that the offspring of their union would have the people to erroneous ideas about sexuality and marriage experience and benefit of the complementary male and that would deprive them of their necessary defenses and female presence in their total development. contribute to the spread of the phenomenon.

Homosexual unions, on the other hand, do not have Catholics are called to oppose all gravely unjust laws the basic biological and anthropological elements of that contravene both divine law and natural law – marriage and family. They are not able to contribute in including all laws that legalize homosexual unions – a proper way to the procreation and survival of the human because these unjust laws pervert and undermine the race16, and thus it would be an injustice to grant them legal recognition along with the same benefits and common good.

They are at the same time called, perhaps even more privileges accorded to marriage. so in societies that legally recognize homosexual unions, Neither can this injustice be mitigated by allowing to be charitable to every single homosexual person they homosexual couples to either adopt children or use know. artificial reproductive technologies to engender them.

In particular, families with members who struggle Such actions would intentionally deprive these children with homosexuality are called to love them of the experience of fatherhood or of motherhood that unconditionally, thereby outlasting all their other same- they would need to develop and flourish, not only as sex loves. This love, however, must be a love in truth human persons, but as persons living in a gendered that avoids praising, consenting to, or defending the so- society where socialization involves the learning of gendered social norms. called “homosexual lifestyle.”

This too would be a grave injustice, especially in light Finally, given their unique vocation, Catholic politicians are obliged to oppose the legal recognition of of the principle, “recognized by the United Nations Conhomosexual unions in a particularly vigorous way. When vention on the Rights of the Child, that the best interests legislation in favor of this recognition is first proposed, of the child, as the weaker and more vulnerable party, the Catholic lawmaker has a moral duty to express his are to be the paramount consideration in every case.” opposition clearly and publicly and to vote against it.

It would likewise be unjust if homosexual unions “To vote in favor of a law so harmful to the common were granted privileges and benefits identical to those of good is gravely immoral.” marriages because this act would redefine marriage, And, in countries where legislation in favor of making it “an institution devoid of essential reference to homosexual unions is already in force, the Catholic factors [that are necessarily] linked to heterosexuality;

Our political circus TERESA R. TUNAY, OCDS

…and that’s the truth WITH the Comelec premises reportedly looking like a plaza on a fiesta during the week of politicians filing their Certificate of Candidacy (COC), the air waves are sizzling with more news and interviews related to the forthcoming 2016 elections.

With candidates of rather colorful public images, character or background, the scene is getting to look like a veritable circus—with barkers, freak shows, and animals big and small. Some candidates roar (like lions), some come on heavy (like elephants), some inspire fear (like snakes), some look cute (like talking parrots), some are funny and amusing (like monkeys)—and all of them contribute to the season’s entertainment.

A discerning voter without vested interests would realize that much about the candidates’ image is determined by how media portray them, and since media seem unable to be a hundred percent accurate, objective, and fair about doing their job in spite of their best intentions, voters must not depend solely on “what others say” in choosing candidates to vote for.

Much of what is currently surfacing in the political field can serve not only as directional arrows to guide our choice, but also as indicators of our level of sophistication and intelligence as an electorate, and maybe even of who we are as a people. And so we try to look beneath the surface and in the process come to probe our psyche.

For instance, most candidates do not speak meaningfully on issues.

Even when hard-pressed for comment on, say, the conflict with China in the West Philippine Sea, or the Bangsamoro Basic Law, answers are “generic” and noncommittal. Doing your own research aided by Google won’t yield anything along this line. Does this silence mean candidates are simply playing safe, or lack knowledge of the given situation?

Most candidates tell stories instead of discussing policies. Full of selfconfidence, they say they’re the man for the job but offer nothing solid about how they’re going to do the job. Coached no doubt by their publicists on the kind of image to project in order to appeal to as many people as possible, candidates score high at “porma” but almost zero on “plataporma”.

If their avowed desire to “serve the people” is true, shouldn’t they at least “do their homework” and let the people know what to expect should they win?

Surveys left and right are exploited and depicted by media as reliable indicators of candidates’ future performance at the polls. They are not presented for what they truly are—the voice of 1,000 or so voters out of 53,000,000. Ultimately the victims of such media’s magnification of survey’s significance are the poor and the majority of us who are not aware that like any human endeavor, surveys can be manipulated—if the price is right.

It’s alarming to find out how many “political dynasties” we have, and that some of these dynasties include even extramarital family members.

Following tradition and the ways of the world, all of such dynasties belong to the moneyed minority in our society. The “poor” candidates’ names are usually not found in the roster of dynasties. What does this imply, besides the already known fact that more often than not you need loads of money to run for public office? That only the multimillionaires are capable of serving the public? If cash is synonymous with clout in the political arena, does it follow that competent potential candidates may never have a crack at offices higher than that of barangay captain’s? If the existence of political dynasties proves anything at all, it is that power is addictive. And that’s the truth.|

.............................................................................................. for example, procreation and raising children.”

Responding to Arguments for the Legalization of Homosexual Unions In any debate that runs current to a proposal to legalize homosexual unions, four major arguments have been and will continue to be advanced.

The following enumeration and discussion is presented for the understanding and enlightenment of Catholics seeking appropriate responses to such arguments.

1. To deny homosexual unions the legal status of marriage is to unjustly discriminate against homosexual persons who simply wish to express their love and commitment to their same-sex partners as heterosexual spouses do.

The Catholic response: Distinguishing between persons or refusing social recognition or benefits to specific individuals or groups of individuals is immoral only when it is contrary to justice. Marriage is more than just the mutual affirmation one’s love and commitment to a beloved. This is why the state regulates and licenses marriage in a way that it does not regulate other types of friendship, which to some degree, all involve the mutual affirmation of love and commitment between and among friends – because only

marriage can naturally and directly contribute children and a stable environment for the raising of those children, to the common good.

Denying homosexual unions the social and legal status of marriage simply affirms that these unions, as well as other non-marital unions similar to them, are not equivalent to marriage because they cannot give society what marriages can give. This is not opposed to justice. On the contrary, justice demands it.19 2. Homosexual unions should be legally recognized because individuals, whether they are heterosexual or homosexual, should have the right to do whatever they want to, if doing so does not hurt or impinge upon the freedom of others.

The Catholic response: As the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith explains, it is one thing for individual persons to freely engage in their private activities, and another very different thing for them to demand that the state sanction these activities, especially when they would harm the common good.

This would be the case if homosexual unions were legally recognized.

Rightly respecting individual autonomy does not mean that society has to do everything that an autonomous individual demands

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Financial Literacy Project for OFW kicks off OVER a month ago, at the Iriga Plaza Convention Center, Iriga City, BeamAndGo —an alternative remittance fintech that offers overseas Filipinos a safer way to provide for their families basic needs—launched the first installment of its LearnAndGo series called “The Family FQ Workshop with the Faustos”.

In partnership with dedicated financial literacy advocate and FQMom.com blogger, Rose Fres Fausto and family, together with the driven cooperation of Iriga City Mayor Ronald Felix “Gang-gang” Aleflor and Iriga LGUs, a jam-packed venue of over 500 attendees were welcomed by the BeamAndGo team. The crowd was a multifarious mix of OFW families, members of the academe, religious sectors, businessmen, city officials and even the common fisher folk and farmers who were prominently living in the area.

“Our project, LearnAndGo, is a financial literacy workshop series that aims to provideFilipinos, especially

the families of OFWs, the necessary knowledge they would need tosuccessfully manage their money savings and to empower them to sustain their future,”said BeamAndGo Marketing Director, Albert Christian Go. The 5-hour occasion highlighted the Fausto family’s helpful tips on setting aside savings for the rainy days, insights on money investing and advice on how to raise more financiallyresponsible children or as Rose Fres Fausto had called it, “children with High FQ (Financial Intelligence Quotient) that are armed with Economic Self-Defense.”

Rose and husband, Marvin, resonated words of encouragement to the audience. They said, “You don’t need to be rich or highly-experienced in investments. Just a simple habit of setting aside money. We believe that investing is for everyone.”

Mayor Alfelor also chipped in on sharing some common counter-productive habits of people when it comes to handling money such as

buying excessively on discount prices only to end up spending more, opting to loan money to use it for luxuries and even using own savings to throw extravagant feasts during local fiestas.

“This is a glimpse of the truth. We focus on the illusion of money because of fear—weare scared to lose money. If there is no money on our pockets and there is someone offering to lend some, we immediately loan money just to fill our pockets, temporarily. Because we don’t know how to use money, we don’t know where it ends up going. We become unaware of the money that comes and goes and at the end, we find ourselves losing everything”, he mentioned.

Adding up all these insights was knock in the door for most attendees— some being OFWs themselves who weren’t able to save wisely. Fellow Irigueno, Remie shared, “ Ihave been an OFW in Saudi Arabia for the longest time in the past but none of my savings sent to the Philippines had been used properly because I was not

able to teach my children how to use money intelligently.”

Salve, another Irigueno who went through tough times growing up shared, “I was able to share my memory when I was still young and how I had learned that no matter how much money you have, if you only end up spending most of it, you won’t have anything to keep foor important expenses. The workshop was a helpful reminder that even thelittlest amount set aside can be a good investment for your future.”

Jonathan E. Chua, CEO of BeamAndGo, expressed his delight over the positive feedback of the Iriguenos to the LearnAndGo kick-off event. He said: “BeamAndGo isecstatic to have jumpstarted the LearnAndGo series with flying colors, here in Iriga City. It was always going be about empowering Filipino families to have a better understanding of money savings, investments and finance handling. We are a firm believer that financial literacy is not just for the provider or breadwinner but

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Ang SMTCDC ay 46 taon na ang operasyon. Sa kasalukuyan ay mayroon silang 55,038 myembro at may capital na P 943.1M.

Sa ikalawang araw naman ginanap ang Batangas City Inter-Cooperative Duckpin Bowling Tournament na naglalayong madebelop ang camaraderie sa pagitan ng mga myembro ng iba’t ibang kooperatiba.

Nagkaroon din ng awarding at fellowship night

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATANGAS FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION LIPA CITY OFFIC OF THE CLERK OF COURT & OFFICIO SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICEOF SALE EJF NO. 2015-0092 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 filed by BDO UNIBANK, INC., formerly BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), Mortgagee, with principal office address at BDO Corporate Center, 7899 Makati Avenue, Makati City, against CELESTINA P. GUION, debtor/mortgagor, with residence and postal address at 439 Bolbok, Lipa City and Lot 7, Provincial Road, Brgy. Inosloban, Lipa City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 28, 2015 amounts to PhP 6,359,634.31 including/excluding interest and other charges agreed upon thereon and other expenses in connection with the sale, secured by the mortgage the undersigned Deputy Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff, Lipa City, will sell at public on November 17, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Marauouy, Lipa City to the highest bidder for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the described real property and its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 072-2014002167 APARCEL OF LAND (LOTT OF THE CONSOLIDATUION-SUBDIVISION PLAN (LRA) PCSAPPROVED AS A NON-SUBDIVISION PROJECT, BEING A PORTION OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF LOTS 10263, CAD-218, LIPA CADASTRE & LOT 10278-B (LRC) PSD-186884, L.R.C. CAD. REC. NO. 1305), SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF INOSLUBAN,

na dinaluhan ni Committee on Coops and Agriculture Chairperson ng Sangguniang Panlunsod na si Councilor Serge Atienza.

Ang selebrasyon ay dinaluhan ng humigitkumulang sa 300 participants mula sa ibat’ ibang kooperatiba sa Batangas City.

Ang nasabing gawain ay itinataguyod ng BCCDC sa pakikipagtulungan ng Batangas City Government at ng Office of the City Veterinary and Agricultural Services sa pamumuno ni Dr. Estelita Lacsamana.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS at RONNA E. CONTRERAS

CITY OF LIPA, PROV. OF BATANGAS, ISLAND OF LUZON. BOUNDED ON THE NW., & NE., POINTS 2 TO 8 BY LOT 9 (ROAD 3.00 M. WIDE); OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUBDIVISION PLAN; ON THE SE., PTS. 8 TO 1 BY ROAD (15.00 M. WIDE); AND ON THE SW., POINTS 1 TO 2 BY LOT 8 OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUBDIVISION PLAN. X X X X X X X X X X CONTAINING AN AREA OF SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY TWO (722) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. Prospective buyers and bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described and the encumbrances thereon if any there be.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the above scheduled date, it shall be held on November 24, 2015, without further notice and re-publication.

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

Lipa City, October 09, 2015.

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

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

Copy furnished: All parties concerned.

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 | October 19, 26 & Nov. 2, 2015

for every single person within the family. It is a team effort and equipping Filipinos with this understanding will serve as the backbone for their successful future.”

BeamAndGo’s efforts to promote the LearnAndGo series will be extending to more locations in the coming

months. Interested in setting up a LearnAndGo workshop inyour area? Contact Albert Go, BeamAndGo Pte Ltd. Marketing Director at +63 920 9388983 or albert@beamandgo.com for more inquires and visit www.beamandgo.com.|

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF RTC BATANGAS CITY SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF NO. 15-1558 Upon petition for extra-judicial foreclosure under Act 3135 by the SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM LENDING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION, Housing and Asset Management Section – SAN PABLO, with the principal business address at 2nd Floor, SSS Building, Balagtas Boulevard corner M. Paulino Street, San Pablo City, Laguna against RENATO SANGALANG married to ELEANOR CALINGASAN, as borrower/mortgagor with residence and postal address at L22, B1 Madonna Homes, Bo. Alangilan, Batangas City to satisfy the amount of THREE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO PESOS and 86/ 100 (Php 3,804,582.86) as of August 1, 2015, plus the fees in connection with the sale also secured by the said mortgage/s, the undersigned Sheriff announces that on November 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter in the CITY HALL, BATANGAS CITY, he will sell at public auction for cash in Philippine Currency to the highest bidder, the property/ies described in the said mortgage together with all improvement thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-14659 A parcel of land (Lot 22, Block 1 of the subdivision plan Psd-04-014483, being a portion of Lot 5678-B, Psd-04-012792, LRC. Rec. No.___), situated in the Barrio of Alangilan, Batangas City.

Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 21; along line 2-3 by Lot 23; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 24; all of Block 1, all of the subdivision plan; on the SW., along line 4-5 by Road 10.00 m. wide; and on the NW., along line 5-1 by Lot 20, Block 1 of the subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan, being N., 81 deg. 18’E., 206.59 m. from BBM. No. 27, Cad-264, Batangas Cadastre; thence S.80 deg. 45’E., 4.00 m. to point 2; thence S.80 deg. 45’E., 6.00 m. to point 3; thence S.8 deg. 59’W., 17.95.00 m. to point 4; thence N.80 deg. 35’W., 10.00 m. to point 5; thence N.9 deg. 00’E., 17.91 m. to the point of beginning containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE AND THIRTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (179.30) SQUARE METERS.All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground by P.S. cyl. conc. mons. 15x60 cm., bearings true; date of original survey: May 1930July 1936, and that of the subdivision survey: June 2-5, 1935 and approved on June 26, 1935.”

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, and BARANGAY HALL of Barrio Alangilan, Batangas City) where the property is located and at the Bulletin Board of Bulwagan ng Katarungann, 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 scheduled date, it shall be held on November 26, 2015 without further notice and publication.

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

Batangas City, October 7, 2015.

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PGM Robert Vergara addresses close to 2,000 members and pensioners from Batangas, Laguna, and Lucena during the Stakeholders’ Dialogue held on October 9 at the Batangas City Convention Center.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

GSIS bares new benefit package, grants 100K to centenarian pensioners

BATANGAS CITY – Two centenarian pensioners received Php100,000 each from GSIS President and General Manager (PGM) Robert G. Vergara during the stakeholders’ dialogue on Friday at the Batangas City Convention Center.

PGM Vergara handed checks to pensioners Cornelia Cabual and Socorro Podador,

101 and 100 years old, respectively, as part of the package of new mile-stone benefits for old-age and disability pensioners. Ninety-three-yearold Sal-vador Hornilla also received Php20,000 from the pension fund chief.

“We are introducing the milestone benefits for old-age and disability pensioners who are 90 years old and

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above because they are the most vulnerable members of GSIS,” he said.

Some 6,000 pensioners who are 90 to 94 years old as of 1 September 2015 will be granted Php20,000, while over 1,100 pensioners who are 95 to 99 years old will receive Php50,000. A total of 181 pensioners who are 100 years old and above will get Php100,000.

Further, more than 272,000 old-age and disability pensioners as of 31 December 2014 have started receiving a one-time benefit equivalent to one-month pension or Php10,000, whichever is lower.

PGM Vergara added that starting 2 September 2015

and thereafter, pensioners who will turn 90, 95, and 100 years old will be paid a milestone benefit of Php20,000, Php30,000, and Php50,000, respectively, on their birthday.

He said that the GSIS’s funeral benefit for members and pensioners was also increased to Php30,000 from Php20,000.

“The funeral benefit was last raised to Php20,000 from Php18,000 in 2001, or 14 years ago. The increase is long overdue,” he said.

GSIS is in a position to grant these benefits due to its record financial performance in 2014. Total assets reached Php908 billion, while income spiked to Php140 billion and

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The dignity and vocation of homosexual persons

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Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) Mahaba-habang sakripisyo pa ang iyong bubunuin hanggang makamit ang iyong mga pangarap. Lucky numbers at color ay 1, 2, 28, 36 at sky blue.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) Huwag kang kumalas sa kasalukuyang plano at gawain dahil magbubunga ito ng tagumpay. Ituloy ang binabalak.

Lucky numbers at color ay 5, 16, 29, 43 at yellow.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) - Mahigpit kang binabantayan ng iyong kapartner dahil sa selos, kaya doble-hin ang pag-iingat. Lucky numbers at color ay 9, 17, 24, 39 at pink.

Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Huwag magalala dahil nasa tamang landas ka ng tagumpay kung hindi babaguhin ang binabalak gawin.

Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 7, 15, 38 at jade green.

Aquarius (Ene. 20 - Peb. 18) - Kung naguguluhan ka sa kakaisip sa taglay na problema na tila baga walang solusyong mahagilap. Makakabuting kumunsulta sa psychic. Lucky numbers at color ay 8, 18, 29, 33 at scarlet.

Pisces (Peb. 19 - Mar. 20) - Wala sa iba kundi nasa sarili ang paggawa ng magandang kinabukasan. Hangga’t maaga, hanapin ang tamang landas ng kaunlaran.

Lucky numbers at color ay 16, 18, 29, 39 at jade green.

Aries (Mar. 21 - Abril 19) Pangalagaan ang kapakanan. Huwag maging marahas sa gagawing mga desisyon o hakbang. Lucky numbers at color ay 2, 9, 28, 39 at red.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) - May dahilan para magsaya dahil may bagay kang mapagtatagumpayan.

Lucky numbers at color ay 9, 16,33, 39 at fuchsia.

Gemini (Mayo 21-Hun. 21) - Makukulitan ka sa mga pangaral sa iyo. Kaya dagdagan ang pasensiya at pagkamaunawain. Lucky numbers at color ay 13, 19, 22, 31 at indigo.

Cancer (Hun. 22-Hul. 22) - Patuloy sa pagtaas ang antas ng iyong life-style, bagay na makakatulong para magkaroon ng koneksiyon. Lucky numbers at color ay 7, 11, 26, 38 at pale yellow.

Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) - Isang magandang oportunidad ang mawawala dahil sa maling pagpapasiya kung hindi mag-iingat. Ugaliin na humingi lagi ng second opinion. Lucky numbers at color ay 10, 15, 19, 37 at violet.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) - Kunsumisyon sa trabaho maging sa bahay ang iyong aabutin ngayon. Para maging balanse, taos pusong panalangin ang kailangan. Lucky numbers at color ay 6, 12, 26, 37 at pink.|

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receiving income and pension from other institutions; and the removal of personal appearance as a requirement to determine the status of local pensioners.

Vergara further said that the turnaround time (TAT) in monitoring social insurance claims such as retirement, life insurance, disability, survivorship and funeral are well within the prescribed period.

As a result of the reforms implemented by GSIS, the pension fund garnered the top spot in the 2014 Anti-Red Tape Act customer feedback survey of the Civil Service Commission covering more than 1,000 agencies. |

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that it do.

3. Homosexual unions should be legally recognized because they are occasions for virtue, and as such, are good for society.

There are many instances where same-sex couples have clearly grown in virtue, for example, the virtues of patience, forgiveness, and generosity, in and through their efforts to build a life together.

The Catholic response: It may be true that homosexual unions, in certain cases, may be occasions for the growth of imperfect natural virtue. However, this alone would not be a reason for granting them the legal status of marriage, because they still do not and cannot contribute to the common good in the same way that marriages do.

Moreover, the Catholic Church has the obligation to remind same-sex couples that natural virtue is insufficient for salvation and for the eternal beatitude to which everyone is called. Only the supernatural virtues are salvific.

4. Marriage as a social institution has evolved and changed numerous times over the course of human history to accommodate the needs of a particular society and culture. Thus, marriage should evolve once more to accommodate our contemporary notions of human sexuality that recognize the fluidity not only of gender identities but also of sexual orientations.

The Catholic response: The truth about marriage, i.e., that it is a social institution ordered towards the life-long union of a man and a woman and the procreation and education of their children, is attainable by human reason.

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revenues to Php231 billion.

The pension fund chief also discussed the other reforms imple-mented in the last five years to provide responsive service for its 1.9 million stakeholders. These include the non-suspension of loan privileges of active members in suspended agencies, the reduction in the inaccurate volume of accounts from Php30 billion in 2010 to Php2.4 billion in 2014, the increased minimum basic pension of Php5,000 for old-age and disability pensioners; the relaxed entitlement requirement for survivorship pension, allowing surviving spouses of deceased members to receive pension even if they are

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However, given fallen human nature, especially given the interior disarray of our carnal desires that obscures our intellect, it is a truth that is often hard to grasp, and only after a long time, and with the admixture of many errors.

Not surprisingly, therefore, there has been and will continue to be throughout history, much confusion about the nature of marriage. Nonetheless, error is not a reason to abandon truth.

A Pastoral Response to the Legalization of Homosexual Unions In societies that have legalized homosexual unions and in societies that are inclined to grant homosexual unions legal status, the Catholic Church is called, like her Lord did in his own time, to preach the good and saving news of marriage, by turning once again to God’s plan “in the beginning,” especially as it has been taught in the papal magisterium of Pope St. John Paul II in his Theology of the Body.

To the Catholic people and to other Christian believers, the Catholic Church is called to renew her efforts to catechize the faithful about the true nature of creation and marriage. This is especially urgent for our young people who may be led into error and doubt by those social movements that want to normalize homosexuality and to legalize homosexual unions.

For the Filipino people, we the Catholic bishops will be publishing a short catechism that specifically responds in simple language to the most common questions and objections raised by critics of the Church’s teaching on marriage and homosexual unions. Notably, however, we also acknowledge that the confusion surrounding the true nature of marriage cannot be driven out of the culture without the penance, prayer, and fasting of God’s holy people (cf. Mk. 9:29).

To families with members who struggle with homosex-uality and who are tempted to ostracize their sons and daughters, the Catholic Church is called to preach mercy as her Lord did, without forgetting that the mercy of Jesus is always accompanied by his challenge to the woman caught in adultery that “from now on, do not sin again” (Jn. 8:11).

For the Filipino people, we the Catholic bishops consider addressing the familial shame that is experienced by Filipino families touched by homosexuality. It is a shame that needs to be redeemed in Christ through the intercession of Mary, the Mother of God. Finally, and most importantly, to homosexual individuals who are tempted either to pride or to despair, the Catholic Church is called to preach the power of grace through prayer and Holy Communion, and the mercy of Jesus Christ through the sacrament of penance.

It is Jesus Christ, and he alone, who can heal every broken human heart that yearns for unconditional love and authentic friendship. It is Jesus Christ, and he alone, who faithfully accompanies the homosexual person from grace unto glory.

From the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, August 28, 2015 +Archbishop SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines

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INAKOT ng Batangas State University Teatro Integrado ang mga awards sa katatapos na “Tanghalan ng Batangueñong Mamimili” bilang pagdiriwang ng Consumer Welfare Month sa pagtataguyod ng Department of Trade and Industry at sa pakikipagtulungan ng Jollibee Food Corporation at SM Batangas.

May siyam na grupo mula sa lalawigan ng Batangas ang lumahok. Tinanghal na 2nd runner up ang Lucsuhin National High School at 1st runner up ang Dacanlao National High School. Champion ang Batangas State University Teatro Integrado kabilang ang 2 Best Actors na sina Ceazarius Vincent Aleta at Johnsen Faraon, 2 Best Actresses na sina Julliana Anne Briones at Marsha Czarina Almeria at Best Director na si Mr. Emmanuel Magsino.

ILANG tagpo sa Dulaang Pangmimili showdown ng Department of Trade and Industry sa SM City Batangas kamakailan.| VINSOI ROI DE CHAVEZ Layunin nito na maipabatid sa ating mga mamimili ang karapatan ng isang mamimili at kung paano malulutas ang mga problema ukol dito sa pamamagitan ng isang dula.

Naging batayan sa kompetisyon ang skills – 20%, Relevance – 30%, Originality and Values – 30%, Audience Impact – 10% at Adherence for the Rules – 10%.

Tumayong mga hurado sina Rev. Fr. Leonido C. Dolor, Mr. Pedro

Alberto Cordero, Mr. Roylan Torres, Mr. Ranulfo Guce at Ms. Emma Masilungan.

Nagpasalamat naman si Ms. Marissa C. Argente ng DTI Batangas sa lahat ng lumahok at sumuporta sa nasabing pagdiriwang. Ang Tanghalan ng Batang Mamimili sa taong ito ay may temang “Consumer Protection in the ASEAN Economic Community”.| ALVIN M. REMO

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6th Kutitap ng CCP isinagawa sa Batangas City ..............................................................................................................................................

Ten Things to Maintain My Emotional Health FR. WILFREDO SAMSON, SJ Pitik-Bulag 1. GARBAGE OUT – Some people have lots of emotional baggags in their hearts. They are in pain, frustrated, wounded, and some even hate their lives. And they don’t like to see happy, peaceful, and stable people. Misery loves company. And so, they will throw their emotional baggage to us.

Don’t accept them. Don’t be affected. They can hurt you, but don’t allow them to destroy your inner peace. Their garbage is not your garbage. Don’t accept them.

2. PRAISES IN – Don’t reject praises and good words from others. If people say good words and praises for you, humbly accept them. It’s not pride. These positive feedbacks are validations that you are doing well. We need to love ourselves by accepting these positive words. Just say, “Thank you. It’s my joy to serve others.”

3. BREATH IN AND BREATH OUT – When your mind is tensed, tired, and anxious, pause for a while, and do some breathing exercises. Close your eyes for a few seconds, breath out all your negatives, and breath-in slowly the love of God floating in the air.

4. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS – When we are anxious, we tend to forget our life’s blessings. Start counting your blessings. There is

wisdom in counting our graces, it reminds us that God knows our needs. If God guides, He provides.

5. BE POSITIVELY HOPEFUL – Positive hopeful thoughts generate a positive ambience to our hearts and minds. They make our tense mind more relaxed. They disposed ourselves to be more spontaneous, creative, and happy. Our minds seem to shrink when we are so pessimistic. Remember, positive attitude attracts positive opportunities and positive people. It disposes us to see the light and the good road to take.

6. A DAILY DOSE OF POCKETS OF PRAYERS – A daily minutes of silence and prayer will help us a lot.

Pockets of prayers are better than not praying at all. God loves to hear a quick “Hello, God” and “Lord, what’s next?” than wait for your annual retreat when you’re not busy anymore. Sad to say, we are busy 365 days a year.

7. A TAP ON OTHER’S SHOULDER – It’s good to know that doing something for others bring more blessings. We feel good and blessed when caring becomes part of our habit. Our kindness begets kindness from others.

8. REGULARLY TAKE YOUR BIBLE CAPSULES – Reciting prayerfully our favourite Bible verses can create ripples in our hearts. Prayerfully repeat them many times. Allow God’s Word to touch your inner core. It is an

“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.”

- Theophrastus, philosopher

ISINAGAWA sa Batangas City ang 6th Kutitap ng Cultural Center of the Philippines bilang bahagi ng kanilang cultural exchange program sa iba’t ibang lugar sa bansa. Ito ay isang piging ng mga kabataang maka sining.

Ginawa ito simula 2009 hanggang sa kasalukuyan bilang pagdiriwang na rin ng National Childrens Month at National Indigenous Month na naglalayong pahalagahan ang katutubong sining at kabataan.

Ayon kay Ms. Chinggay Bernardo, director ng CCP Outreach Program, layunin nito na magkaka kilanlan ang mga kabataan at bigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga

katutubong kabataan sa ibat’ ibang komunidad sa buong bansa na maibahagi ang kanilang katutubong sining at kultura.

Ang lungsod ng Batangas ay matagal ng katuwang ng CCP sa pagpapalaganap at pagpepreserba ng sining at kultura. Noong nakaraang buwan ay dinala din nila dito ang “Ugnayan sa Sining” at ngayon naman ay ang “Kutitap”.

Nagkaroon din cultural tour ang mga participants sa Museo Puntong Batangan, Basilica Immaculada Conception at PastorAcosta Ancestral House.

Ang proyektong ito ay sa pagtataguyod ng Batangas City Cultural Affairs Committee.|ALVIN M. REMO

antidote to our anxious mind and weak spirit. What’s your favourite verse? What about this one … “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. (Psalm 23:1)” 9. MINIMIZE AND MAXIMIZE – Be good to yourself. Love yourself.

If you cannot love yourself, you cannot love others genuinely.

Minimize condemning and blaming yourself. Don’t be harsh to yourself.

Be patient. Forgive yourself if you made a mistake or failed. There is always a bad hair day. Instead, magnify God’s unconditional love, patience, and understanding. Be good to yourself, you’re a good person.

10. DON’T KEEP ROTTEN EGGS – Make sure you don’t keep in your hearts those feelings of resentment, anger, envy, and hate.

How to handle them? First, accept they are there. Then, slowly let go of them. Cast out all these negative feelings from your system. Beg the Holy Spirit to cleanse your heart from these rotten thoughts.| ANG mga participants sa 6th Kutitap cultural exchange program.|