Vol. XIX, No. 33 | August 18 - 24, 2014

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weather forcasters, both solar-powered, to be installed in the towns of Lemery, calatagan, Mabini and San Juan for a free world-class weather information gathering| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

IN its effort to provide the public of a more accurate and reliable weather insformation systems, at least four (4) more BENEFICIARIES led by Lemery mayor Charisma Alilio and the local disaster risk Automated Weather Stations reduction management personnels of Mabini, Calatagan and San Juan receive (AWS) were distributed the weather station package from Aboiztiz group’s vice president for government recently in four municipalities relations, Ms. Susan Policarpio. Also in photo is Provincial Administrator lawyer of Batangas by private distriJoel Montealto. | BALIKAS PHOTO / JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS ................................................................................................... butor Weather Philippines Foundation, Inc. (WPFI).

MR-OPV Mass Vaccination sa lalawigan ng Batangas, kasado na INIHAHANDA na ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas ang mga Health Professionals na nasa kanilang pangangasiwa upang samasamang tumugon sa ilulunsad na Measles Rubella-Oral Polio Vaccine Mass Immunization (MR-OPV-MI) Immunization Program na gaganapin sa buong buwan ng Setyembre.

Sa isinagawang planning session ng mga health workers na kinabibilangan ng mga kinatawan ng Department of Health Regional Office IV, Provincial Health Office, Local Government Rural Health Units at Provincial District Hospitals na magsasagawa ng MR-OPV-MI , binalangkas na ang mga plano upang tukuyin ang mga lugar na tinaguriang high-risk o yaong may tinatayang mataas ang posibilidad na tamaan ng MR-Polio ang populasyon.

Binalangkas na rin ang mga hakbangin sa pagpapatupad ng mass mobilization o samasamang pagtitipon ng mga kaukulang manpower upang magsagawa ng mass immunization para sa mga batang may edad na 9-59 buwan para sa bakuna ng Measles Rubella at 0-59 buwan naman para malapatan ng Oral Polio Vaccine.

Para sa taong ito, ang Mass Vaccination ay

Walang ‘power of attorney’

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isasagawa sa pamamagitan ng mass assembly o pagtitipon ng mga batang babakunahan sa isang itinalagang kombinyeteng lugar publiko.

Hindi tulad ng mga nakaraan, kung saan ito ay isinasagawa sa pamamagitan ng house to house visit, ang paraan ng mass mobilization ay inaasahang mas marami ang malalapatan ng MR OPV vaccine.

Sa inisyal na kalkulasyon ng mga kinauukulan sa programang ito, target ng mga ito ang 95% ng mga bata ang mabibigyan ng bakuna, subalit isusulong ng mga tauhan ng lalawigan na lampasan ang mga ito at gawing 100% MR OPV vaccine covered ang child population ng lalawigan.

Bago simulan ang mass immunization inaasahang pakikilusin ng mga local health units ang mga health assets ng mga ito upang isagawa ang preliminary procedures tulad ng mga card checks and medical list updating at medical facility inventory, local health planning ganun na rin ang pagbibigay ng impormasyon sa mga ina ng tahanan kung ano ba at para saan ang isasagawang mass immunization para sa kanilang mga anak.| EDWIN V. ZABARTE

“The distribution was actually a part of the 1,000 units that the foundation is deploying nationwide in the pursuit of

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HOSPITAL VISIT. Personal na inalam ni Governor Vilma Santos ang kalala-

gayan ng mga pasyente sa Laurel Municipal Hospital. Ang delegasyon ng Gobernadora ay tumungo sa bayan ng Laurel upang ipahatid ang serbisyo ng kapitolyo sa mga mamamayan tulad ng Medical and Dental mission, financial assistance distribution sa mga apektadong pamilya ng bagyong Glenda at people’s day consultation kung saan nakipagdayalogo ito sa mga opisyal ng bayan at mga punumbarangay.| LOUIE HERNANDEZ

Bagong 2-storey school Only in da Pilipins... building, ipinagkaloob ng p. 3 AusAID sa BANAHIS .......................................................................................................................

‘A brand new smile’ p. 8 hatid sa Rotary Club p. 5

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Balikas

August 18 - 24, 2014

‘Capitol on Wheels’, umarangkada na sa Laurel TUMULAK sa bayan ng Laurel ang mga opisyal ng lalawigan ng Batangas upang ihatid sa mga kababayan doon ang serbisyo kapitolyo bilang bahagi ng Capitol Service on Wheels, Agosto 11.

Pinangunahan mismo ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang opisyal na gawain kung saan naghatid ang delegasyon ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Medical and Dental Mission para sa mga taga-Laurel na nangangailangan ng medikal na atensyon.

Kasama rito ang libreng konsultasyon sa mga doktor para sa iba’t ibang karamdaman, pamamahagi ng libreng gamot, libreng dental services o bunot ng ngipin para sa mga bata at matatanda.

Naging tampok din ang pagbibigay

ng tulong pinasiyal para sa mga naitalang naapektuhan ng bagyong Glenda kung saan tumanggap ang may 307 recipients mula sa 20 baranggay sa bayang ito.

Umaabot sa halagang P921,000.00 ang naipamahaging tulong sa mga apektadong indibidwal na magagamit ang tulong pinasiyal sa rehabilitasyon ng kanilang mga nasirang ari-arian.

Tumulak din ang delegasyon ng goberandora sa Laurel Municipal Hospital upang personal na bisitahin ang kalagayan ng nasabing pagamutan gayun na rin ang katatayuan ng mga pasyente rito.

Sa pagpupulong na naganap sa Laurel Municpal Hall, nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na harapin ni Governor

Santos-Recto ang mga punumbaranggay at Laurel Mayor Randy James Amo upang dinggin nito ang ilang mga kahilingang proyekto mula sa pamahalaang Panlalawigan.

Inilatag din ng Gobernadora sa mga ito ang ilang mga proyekto ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan para sa nalalabing termino ni Governor Vi. Bukod sa mga opisyal ng Bayan ng Laurel, nagkaroon din ng pagkakataon si Governor Vi na makausap ang mga kinatawan ng kalapit na Bayan ng Talisay na pinamunuan ni Mayor Gerry Natanauan kasama rin ang kanyang mga kapitan na personal na tumungo sa Laurel upang ipaabot din ang ilang kahilingang programa para sa kanilang bayan.| EDWIN V. ZABARTE

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KAMBINGAN FESTIVAL. TUMUNGO si Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto sa bayan ng Tuy upang personal na ihandog ang financial aid sa mga pamilyang lubhang naapektuhan ng nakaraang bagyong Glenda noong ika-12 ng Agosto. Kasabay ng nasabing okasyon ang pagdiriwang ng 14th Kambingan Festival na ipinagdiriwang ng nasabing bayan. Makikita sa larawan sina Tuy Mayor Jay Cerrado kasama ang mga opisyal ng bayan.| LOUIE HERNADEZ

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2016 combatants urged to observe 'political ceasefire' ANG dapat pag-ukulan ng pansin ngayon ay mga isyung malapit sa bituka – trabaho, suweldo, presyo, pagkain, krimen – at hindi yung bagay na malayo pa – tulad ng 2016.

Di hamak na mas interesado ang mga tao kung saan sila makakabili ng murang manok na lulutuin kesa kung sino ang mamanukin ng mga partido sa 2016.

The government must remain focused on what must be done before 2016 and not on who can do best the things left undone after that year.

Early fixation on an election that is still 634 days away puts politics in the frontburner, dissipates our energy, distracts our attention, and marginalizes the real concerns of the people.

How to solve problems that burden the people must dominate the national conversation and not the chatter of the political class on who shall succeed the president.

We must restore our bearings. The people don’t want us to talk loudly about succession. What they want is for us to work hard so that government programs meant for their benefit succeed.

Their concern is not on who will get that Malacanang job that will be vacant months from now, but on how to give work to the 12 million who’ve been unemployed for years.

‘Yan ang dapat i-push. Hindi ang kandidatura ng iilan.

If we want the nation to march to the same beat, our leaders must tone

down the volume on topics about 2016 and in the meantime mute the Cha-cha music on changing political provisions of the Constitution.

This early, unofficial pre-sidential primaries do not do anything good to us, except perhaps to create the spectacle of them throwing mud at each other, a show which can entertain the people but does not improve their lot.

Baka siguro mas mabuti cease-anddesist muna sa lahat ng maagang kampanya.

Ang kailangan siguro is a ceasefire of the political kind. There is a time for everything and a season for every activity. This is not the time for a scorched-earth political warfare in which the rules in combat are shelved aside.|

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Four weather stations deployd in Batangas

providing world-class weather information system,” said Susan P. Policarpio, vice president for Government Relations of Aboitiz Equity Ventures.

Aboitiz Group and UnionBank partnered with MeteoGroup, a leading European weather services organization to establish the WPFI. Weather Philippines, however, complements the government’s effort in reducing weather-related disaster risks in the country, enabling timely response to variable weather conditions to avoid loss of life and property.

Out of the 1,000 units that WPFI intends to reploy nationwide, it has

already put in placed at least 514 units as of August 1, 2014. In addition, the four (4) new units being handed over in this batch were deployed to four priority meteorological sites in Batangas which include the municipalities of Calatagan, Lemery, Mabini and San Juan. It will, however, compliment the previously deployed unit in the province.

Lemery mayor Charisma Alillio and the municipal disaster risk reduction management officers of the townbeneficiaries personally received the packages in a simple turn-over ceremony at the Bulwagang Batangan at the capitol, as witnessed by lawyer Joel

Montealto, Provincial Administrator, in behalf of the provincial government.

Seeing how crucial timely responses to variable weather conditions are, WPFI did not stop at distributing the units, but it will continue its efforts by providing skills development and capability building trainings to local government leaders, and public information and disaster risk reduction and management officers to ensure optimum use of the units and reliable weather informations will be gathered for public use.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

Peace & Order Update Collated By JACK L. AQUINO

2 persons nabbed for illegal firearms and ammunition

SAN JUAN, Batangas -- Two persons nabbed during the implementation of Search Warrant for Republic Act 10591 otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Act” in two consecutive days which were conducted by San Juan Municipal Police Station together with Criminal Investigation Unit.

At about 6:00 AM of August 13, 2014, personnel of San Juan MPS led by Police Chief Inspector Pablo M. Aguda Jr., Acting Chief of Police together with a team of 4A Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit led by Police Chief Inspector Benjie M. Calapiz, conducted Search and Seizure by virtue of Search Warrant No. 14-1004 dated August 12, 2014 issued by Hon. Judge Cynthia Mariño-Ricablanca of RTC Branch 27, Sta Cruz, Laguna that resulted to the arrest of one Ariel Balagtas y Mayo, 53 years old, married businessman and resident of Barangay Maraykit, San Juan, Batangas for violation of RA 10591. Among the confiscated pieces of evidence were one (1) Caliber .45 Pistol (Colt Mk Iv) With Serial Number 697411, with one (1) magazine and seven (7) live ammunitions. Physical inventory and photograph of said evidences were conducted in the presence of Barangay Councilor Mario Lopez of said barangay.

On the following day, another Search Warrant No. 14-1007 dated August 12, 2014 issued also by the same judge for similar violation of RA 10591 was implemented by San Juan MPS led by the Chief of Police together with a team from Criminal Investigation and Detection Group led by Police Senior Inspector Danilo Balmes. Operation resulted to the arrest of one Virgilio Rabano y Mission, 35 years old November 10, 1978, married driver and resident of Barangay Quipot, San Juan, Batangas. Recovered pieces of evidence were one (1) caliber .45 Remington with serial number RLB 062178, with one (1) magazine and nine (9) live ammunitions. Physical inventory and photograph of said evidence were conducted in the presence of Barangay Chairman Owen Manimtim of said barangay.

Arrested persons including confiscated pieces of evidence were turned over to Batangas CIDG for proper disposition.|

Earthquake Drill: An important part of preparedness THE 2013 Bohol earthquake remains the deadliest earthquake in the Philippines in 23 years. This demonstrates that there is no earthquake-resistant place on earth.

However, preparedness on our part, may it in our homes, in schools, or workplace, we can do something to mitigate damages. Therefore, we should learn to recognize the importance of advanced planning and practicing. Our plan must be exercised constantly otherwise; it has no use if not known to everyone.

To get really prepared in such emergency, PNP personnel of the Batangas Police Provincial Office carried out a drill to test their total emergency response when earthquake occurs. In a given scenario, all duty personnel and students under Onthe-Job training program participated in the simulation drill conducted at about 3:00pm of August 15, 2014 at Camp Miguel C. Malvar, Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City. It was supervised and evaluated by Police Senior Inspector Caselda C. Ilagan, Deputy Chief Police Community Relations Branch.

This activity aims to see how we react appropriately and further correct any problems on how we operate things under pressure.|

MEMBERS of the provincial police office force gather at the open filed as they partake in the recent earthquake drill.|

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August 18- 24, 2014

Balikas

Bagong 2-storey school building, ipinagkaloob ng AusAID sa BANAHIS LUNSOD BATANGAS - Upang mabigyan ng magandang kalidad ng edukasyon ang mga mag-aaral sa pampublikong paaralan ng Batangas National High School (BANAHIS) kailangan madagdagan ang silid aralan. Kaugnay nito isinagawa ang pagbabasbas at turnover ceremony ng 4-classrooms building na kaloob ng Australian Government sa BANAHIS, Agosto 15.

Sa pakikipag-ugnayan ni Mr. Nestor Alon, Division Facilities Coordinator ng DepEd Batangas City sa DepEd Regional Office, nabigyan ng katuparan ang kanilang hiling na magkaroon ng karagdagang silid aralan ang kanilang paaralan sa pamamagitan ng Australian Government. Sinimulan ang konstruksyon ng gusali noong Abril ng nakalipas na taon, at natapos nitong Agosto. Ang naturang gusali ay may sariling comfort room bawat palapag.

Ayon kay Dr. Sonia Ebreo, Principal ng BANAHIS, ito ay magagamit ng may 250 mag-aaral mula sa 3rd at 4th year Mathematics classes. Aniya itoy isang katuparan ng isang pangarap na maging prayoridad sila na mabigyan ng classrooms. Idinagdag pa niya na ang pampublikong paaralan ng BANAHIS ay lubhang maraming estudyante ang pumapasok at kailangan nila ang karagdagang silid-aralan upang mabigyan ng sapat na edukasyon ang mga bata.

Sinabi pa ni Ebreo na nasimulan na

LUBOS bang pasasalamat ng pamunuan at mga mag-aaral ng Batangas national high School sa bagong gusaling ito na ipinagkaloob ng Austrialian Government na inaasahang agarang pakikinabangan ng may 250 mag-aaral ng Matematics class ngayong taon.| LIZA P. DE LOS REYES rin ng pamahalaang lokal ng Batangas ang pagkokonstrak ng dalawa pang gusali para sa mga mag-aaral ng Pilipino at MAPE na sa ngayon ay nagkaklase sa covered court.

Nakatakdang matapos ang twostorey at three storey buildings na may kabuuang 25 klasrum. Inaasahan ni Ebreo na magagamit na ito ng may 1,250 mag-aaral sa pagbubukas ng klase sa Hunyo, 2015.

Nagpapasalamat si Ebreo kay Mayor Eddie B. Dimacuha at sa Australian Government sa pagbibigay prayoridad sa kanilang eskwelahan upang matugunan ang dami ng mga estudyante na sa

kasalukuyan ay umaabot na sa 10,000.

Ayon naman kay Engr. Rene Corvera, representative ng AusAid, marami na silang natulungan na paaralan particular sa Calabarzon area kabilang na dito ang Batangas City East Elementary School at BANAHIS na nabigyan ng AusAid ng tig-4 na classrooms. Binanggit din niya na ito ay magagamit ng matagal na panahon dahil sa matibay ang pagkakagawa nito, dagdag pa rin nya ang classroom na ito ang magiging kanlungan kung saan ang mga bata ay huhubugin sa isang maganda at mataas na na antas ng edukasyon.| LIZA P. DE LOS REYES

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THE Batangas City Civil Registrar's Office receives an award as Outstanding Civil Registrar's Office in Extra Large Category in the country. the award of recognition was given by the Philippine Statistics Authority on the occasion of 7th National Workshop on Civil Registration in Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City on August 5 - 7, 2014.| RUSSEL J. LALUCES

Tanggapan ng Patalaang Sibil, nanguna muli sa bansa TUMANGGAP muli ng kara- Agosto 5-7.

Nakamit ang nasabing ngalan ang Tanggapan ng Patalaang Sibil (City Civil karangalan dahil sa mahusay Registrar’s Office) bilang na paglilingkod at maayos na Outstanding Civil Registrar pagpapatupad ng mga Office -Extra Large category programa at iba pang gawain sa buong bansa mula sa ng nasabing tanggapan para Philippine Statistics Authority sa dalawang magkasunod na taon. (2012-2013).

(PSA).

Humigit-kumulang 20 Ang Award of Recognition ay iginawad sa 7th lunsod ang naglaban-laban National Workshop on Civil sa Extra Large Category kung Registration sa Waterfront saan tinanghal sa 2nd Place Hotel sa Cebu City noong ang Las Pinas City at 3rd place PRAYER TO ST. JUDE O St. Jude, holy Apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, you are honored and petitioned by the universal Church, as the patron of desperate, hopeless and impossible cases. Pray for me. I am so very helpless and I feel alone. Intercede for me that Almighty God may bring swift aid where it is needed most.

Come to my assistance in my great time of need! Pray for me that I may be given the comfort and help of Jesus. Most importantly, I ask that you pray that I may one day join you and all of the saints in heaven to praise God in consolation, rest and joy for all eternity. I will remember your prayers, O Holy St. Jude. I will honor you as my patron as so many have before me because of the graces God deigns to give freely at your request.

Amen.

ang Muntinlupa City noong 2012 habang 2nd place ang Muntinlupa City at 3rd place ang Pasay City noong taong 2013.

Ang Plaque of Recognition ay ipiniresenta noong August 11 pagkatapos ng flag ceremony sa Amphitheater ng Plaza Mabini kung saan ipinaabot ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha ang kanyang taos pusong pagbati.

Ayon kay City Civil Registrar Josie Maranan, bukod sa maagang pagsusumite ng mga requirements/documents ng kanilang tanggapan, malaking tulong aniya ang suportang ipinagkakaloob ni Dimacuha sa kanilang mga programa kung bakit nagwagi ang kanilang tanggapan partikular ang budget para sa pagpapatupad ng mga ito.

Ilan sa kanilang mga

proyekto na pinakikinabangan ng mga mamamayan ng Batangas City ay ang OPLAN Kamalayan, mobile registration, mass wedding, barangay trainings at 4K Movement (Kaibigan, Kabalikat, Kaalam at Katuwang).

Iba’t iba ring patimpalak ang itinataguyod ng CRO na naglalayong makapagbigay ng impormasyon hinggil sa mga bagong batas sa pagpapatala na kanilang ipinatutupad.

Ayon pa rin kay Maranan, bago nilang proyekto ay ang pagbisita sa dalawang paaralan kada lingo upang magsagawa ng Oplan Talatama na naglalayong matulungan ang mga kabataan na maitama ang mga maling datos sa kanilang mga dokumento.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

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Inter-Island News Collated By RONALINA L. ELARMO

DSWD launches Women and Children Protection Program BONGABONG, Or. Mindoro -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Mimaropa launched on August 14 the Comprehensive Intervention Against Gender Violence and Family Drug Abuse Prevention Program in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro.

The goal was to prevent incidence of violence committed against women and their children.

Aside from barangay captains and other local officials of Bongabong town, delegates from people’s and faith-based organizations attended the launch.

Meanwhile, the PTV- 4 reported on Wednesday that incidence of violence against children has doubled in the first semester of 2014.

Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC) has recorded 18,801 child abuse cases from January to June. That is about 93 percent increase as compared to the 9,737 child abuse cases reported for the first semester of 2013.

Physical abuse topped the category of violence against children followed by rape, attempted rape, child labor and trafficking.

WCPC said perpetrators of violence were mostly relatives of victims.

Region 11 has the highest number of reported child abuse cases followed by regions 10, 6, 4-A and the National Capital Region.| LYNDON PLANTILLA

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DTI reminds business establishment of providing Senior Citizen’s discount CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Aug. 18 (PIA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Mimaropa urged recently all business establishments in the region to strictly comply with the agency’s Administrative Order No. 10-02, series of 2010.

Said order would grant 5 percent discount to senior citizens of the total amount purchased not to exceed P1,300 weekly on the purchases of basic necessities and prime commodities.

DTI categorized that basic necessities include the following: rice; corn; bread in any shape and name (excluding pastries and cakes); fresh, dried and canned fish & marine products; fresh pork, beef and poultry meat; fresh eggs; fresh and processed milk; fresh vegetables and root crops; coffee and coffee creamer; sugar; cooking oil; salt; powdered, liquid, bar laundry and detergent soap; firewood, charcoal; and candles.

Prime commodities, on the other hand, include fresh fruits; flour; dried, processed and canned pork, beef and poultry meat; dairy products not falling under basic necessities; canned sardines and tuna; noodles; onions and garlic; geriatric diapers; herbicides; poultry, swine and cattle feeds; veterinary products for poultry, swine and cattle; nipa shingles, plyboard and construction nails; batteries; electrical supplies and light bulbs; and steel wire.

DTI Mimaropa Regional Director Joel B. Valera said senior citizens who would avail this privilege shall present their valid senior citizen’s ID card issued by the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) together with the Purchase Booklet to record the purchases.

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DOH Mimaropa asks LGUS to require birthing facilities to secure license THE Department of Health - Mimaropa (DOHMimaropa) is urging local governments to help sustain quality and standard services from birthing homes.

A birthing (homes) facility provides prenatal and post-natal care, normal spontaneous delivery and care of newborn babies.

By requiring birthing homes to secure Licenses to Operate (LTOs) from DOH-Mimaropa, their services will be monitored, evaluated and regulated.

“We need to certify that all birthing homes in MIMAROPA are duly licensed and manned by skilled health personnel and we are currently coordinating with the mayors, provincial and municipal health officers of the various provinces assist us by requiring business and sanitary permit for those who have already secured a License to Operate (LTO) duly issued by the Licensing, Regulation and Enforcement Division of DOH-MIMAROPA,” Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo said.

DOH-Mimaropa has started on Wednesday evaluating birthing homes and similar facilities across the region.

Administrative Order No. 2008-0029, specifically Section 3, requires that every birth delivery should

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A YEAR ago, a huge multitude joined the Million People March Against Pork Barrel in Luneta. It was a spontaneous manifestation of People Power triggered by widespread indignation over by the expose of the Napoles pork barrel scam. Various cities all over the country held similar marches and rallies. People from all walks of life joined the march–including priests and religious. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle delivered a message which condemned pork barrel. Consequently, Malacanang announced that there will be no more PDAF. Later, the Supreme Court declared PDAF and DAP as unconstitutional. However, the struggle against pork barrel has not ended.

Recently, CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas came out with a statement supporting the People’s Initiative for the Abolition of the Pork Barrel System. Archbishop Jose Palma wrote a pastoral letter for the archdiocese of Cebu exhorting the clergy and the faithful to support the campaign against the pork barrel system and inviting them to attend the official launching of the People’s Initiative in Cebu and to gather signatures in support of the Initiative. Likewise, various dioceses are starting to mobilize the faithful in the parishes, BECs and lay organizations to support this campaign.

There are some people who ask why should the Church support this campaign when the Supreme Court already ruled the PDAF and the DAP as unconstitutional. The SC ruling has apparently abolished the pork barrel system. Thus, any campaign to have it abolished is moot and academic.

However, this is not really the case. Various groups believe that Pork Barrel System has not been dismantled–it persists under various names and forms not only in the national level but also in local government units.

What is really pork barrel? What’s wrong with it? In simple terms, pork barrel is any lump sum allocation coming from public funds that is granted to any public official (i.e.. president, senators, representatives, governors, mayors, councilors, etc) which can be used at their discretion without strict accountability. This fund is to be used for projects to benefit their constituents. The public officials do not directly handle the funds. They just identify the projects, beneficiaries, and those that will implement these.

What kind of projects? Roads, bridges, school-buildings, fertilizers, waiting shed, basketball courts, scholarships, etc.

So what is wrong with that? In the first place, it is a source for graft and corruption. It is easy for government officials to profit from the projects from the SOPs (the 10-20 percent kickbacks), fake beneficiaries, fake NGOs, etc. So they are able to accumulate millions that they can use to maintain their luxurious lifestyle and to finance their re-election campaign so that they will be able to perpetuate themselves (and their family dynasty) in power. The Napoles scam is just a tip in the iceberg.

The pork barrel system is also at the heart of patronage politics. The political culture and system in the Philippines is based on a patron-client relationship between the politicians and their supporters and constituents.

It can win over more supporters.

It enables government officials to dispense favors to their supporters and constituents, creating dependence and debt of gratitude and thus ensure the advancement of their agenda and their continuance in power.

With Pork Barrel System, the President can pressure Congress and Senate to do his bidding – such as the passage of the RH Law or the impeachment of a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. A Mayor can use his intelligence fund to dispense favor to barangay officials, give gifts (foodstuffs) to all his constituents during Christmas, or even–God forbid–finance illegal/ clandestine anti-crime projects (death squads?).

The pork barrel system is designed to enrich the government officials and to perpetuate them in power. It is part of the long-term campaign of the incumbent official. Even if some government officials claim that they do not engage in graft and corruption, the pork barrel system still benefits them as it continues patronage politics.

The pork barrel comes in various forms and names–CDF, PDAF, DAP, intelligence fund, etc. God knows what will be their next incarnation. So, even if the SC can declare these as unconstitutional, the politicians will always find ways to keep them alive.

While the attention of the public has focused on the national level (PDAF, DAP) the pork barrel system at the local level is also still very much alive.| - FR. AMADO L. PICARDAL, CSSR, STHD, CBCP News

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Ang Mabuting Balita

Ang Pahayag ni Pedro tungkol kay Jesus NANG dumating si Jesus sa bayan ng Cesarea ng Filipos, tinanong niya ang kanyang mga alagad, “Ano ang sinasabi ng mga tao patungkol sa Anak ng Tao?” At sumagot sila, “Ang sabi po ng ilan kayo si Juan na Tagapagbautismo. Sabi po naman ng iba, kayo si Elias. At may nagsasabi pong kayo si Jeremias, o isa sa mga propeta.” Tinanong ulit sila ni Jesus, “Ngunit para sa inyo, sino ako?” Sumagot si Simon Pedro, “Kayo po ang Cristo, ang Anak ng Diyos na buháy.” Sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Mapalad ka, Simon na anak ni Jonas! Sapagkat ang katotohanang ito'y hindi inihayag sa iyo ng sinumang tao kundi ng aking Ama na nasa langit. At sinasabi ko sa iyo, ikaw ay Pedro, at sa ibabaw ng batong ito ay itatayo ko ang aking iglesya at ang pintuan ng daigdig ng mga patay ay hindi magtatagumpay laban sa kanya. Ibibigay ko sa iyo ang mga susi ng kaharian ng langit. Ang ipagbawal mo sa lupa ay ipagbabawal sa langit, at ang ipahintulot mo sa lupa ay ipahihintulot din sa langit.” At mahigpit niyang iniutos sa kanyang mga alagad na huwag sabihin kaninuman na siya nga ang Cristo.|

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OPINION

August 18 - 24, 2014

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For a Greener Tomorrow: A Story of a School’s Environmental Campaign

By LORNA M. OCHOA, Contributor Typhoon Glenda has wreaked havoc to our community more than we had expected it to. The Calumpang Bridge, which served to connect the city to its outskirts and vice versa had collapsed and it left in its wake, traffic problems and frustrated drivers and commuters.

When the howling winds and the heavy rains subsided and while everyone was reeling from the effects of having lost electricity and water, I and my family went to Talumpok National High School to clear debris away and inspect the damage that Glenda could possibly cause. The school is situated atop a hill such that landslide is not a far thought. I was praying that nothing was seriously eroded so as to cause great destruction to the school premises...but lo and behold! Our school stood its grounds and except for some fallen leaves and disarray frames and chairs which had been moved in the school chapel, there was nothing that we had to repair or act on.

That is why I want to take this chance to share with you, my fellow Batanguenos, the story of my school’s environmental campaign and how, as I think, it became the key as to why we withstood a typhoon so strong and immense such as Glenda.

It all started with a vision. We envision our school to be not just a haven for learning but a place you can call “home away from home” one where the students, while studying and interacting with other students, faculty and employees, can feel the warm atmosphere of being home simply because they are close to nature and they move in a safe, environmental-friendly setting; one that I would’ve wanted for my own children as a parent. And we named this idea, “The VERDANT VISION PROJECT” The VERDANT VISION PROJECT is my brain child as the new principal of Talumpok National High School.

The faculty gave me their full support towards adopting

environment-friendly practices which will enlighten the youth for them to have ecologically responsible decisions and lifestyles, which can in turn, help protect the environment and sustain its natural resources and nurture life.

At Talumpok National High School, we put premium to practices aiming to save Mother Earth. It is very evident from the vast display of posters, announcement and other campaign materials around the school, which will somehow make the students aware of the importance of saving mother earth. Upon the introduction of this project, the sense of urgency behind the drive to save the environment became stronger than ever before. A touch of creativity and resourcefulness had transformed the school grounds into a pro-earth one.

That is why I encourage all the readers to come visit the school when you have the time by informing us beforehand, for the purpose of surveying it so that you, too, can adopt similar practices in your school, or you own community.

More or less, upon going there, your eyes will feast on a wide array of indigenous materials dispersed all over the campus which makes use of unwanted and barren resources in the area. We tried to revive the popularity of recycling and its dramatic impact on helping to save the environment. To prevent landslides or soil erosion, we had launched a campaign where we moved the community, the barangay, its officials and residents into helping us gather coconut husks. We then stitched together these coconut husks and have them surround all the trees that we had planted in the school.

That way, when typhoons come, which in fact did come, the soil is protected from erosion.

Another key to saving our mother Earth is through proper waste management and disposal. Students are oriented how to properly segregate wastes. Ignorance is no excuse as we can freely educate ourselves on how

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August 18 - 24, 2014

OPINION

Napapanahong selebrasyon ng NDCP ANG 51 st Foundation Day sanhi pa ito ng pagsama ng Anniversary ng National ating imahe sa buong mundo.

Defense College of the PhilipIto ay maihahalintulad natin pines (NDCP) nitong nakasa ilan nating mga kasaraang linggo ay isa sa mga mahan sa gobyerno na minsan napapanahong selebrasyon ay pumupunta sa isang na maituturing ko na malalim pagpupulong na kulang ang ang kahulugan, dahil sa paghahanda at kaalaman sa kahalagahan nito sa pambansang seguridad ng ating mga bagay na dapat ay malawak ang kanyang bansa. pangunawa. Kaya’t ang kinatapusan, imbis na mai promote niya ang gobyerno, frustration ang Ang pagsaludo ko ay dahil sa katatagan nito na nararamdaman ng mga ordinaryong mga mamayan. ipagpatuloy ang katangian at simbolo nito bilang kaisaDito ko nakikita ngayon ang relevance ng NDCP isahang institusyon na malawak ang pag-aaral upang dahil dito ay malalalim na pangangailangan ng palalimin ang ating pag-unawa sa napakaraming gobyerno na may kinalalaman sa pambansang aspeto’t dimensyon ng pampansang seguridad. Hindi seguridad ang pinagaaralan. At ang mga nagtuturo madaling tapatan ang pagtaguyod nito, kasama na ang dito ay mga piling guro na may pangalan galing sa mga hirap at pawis na mga kilalang kanilang dinaanan para unibersidad sa ating Ang lahat na ito ay mas lalong pang bansa, kasama na diyan maging isang respetadong institusyon para sa magkakaroon ng kahulugan dahil sa ang mga top executive defense and security edu- napipintung pagpatupad ng ASEAN ng mga malalaking cation, pagsasanay at private at government Community sa susunod na taon... pananaliksik. institution.

Forging Global RelaAng lahat na ito ay tionships for Regional Security and Development ang mas lalong pang magkakaroon ng kahulugan dahil sa siyang tema ng isang linggong paggugunita ng NDCP. napipintung pagpatupad ng ASEAN Community sa Napakahalaga ng usaping ito sapagkat ang pakikipag- susunod na taon na kung saan marami ditong mga ugnayan sa buong mundo ngayon ay maituturing na usapin na dapat ay may sapat tayong kaalaman sa susi sa ating pagsusulong ng kapayapaan at kaunlaran implikasyon nito sa dimesyon ng politika, ekonomiya, sa buong mundo at lalo na dito sa ating bansa. society, kultura, technology, science at military ng Sa panahon ngayon na ang buong mundo ay pinag- pambansang siguridad ng ating bansa. iisa ng modernong komunikasyon dala ng teknolohiya, Dagdag pa dito ay ang mga usapin na may kinalamas kinakailangan nating maging eksperto o kung laman din sa West Philippine Sea na dapat ay malawak kinakailangan ay maging scientist tayo sa mundo ng din ang ating kaalaman dito. Ibig sabihin, mas nagiging pakikipagugnayan at pakikipagkaibigan. Dahil kung mas makahulugan ang existence ng NDCP ngayon. kulang ang ating kaaalaman baka masayang ang pagod Kaya sa mga bumubuo ng NDCP, ang aking pagbati natin at ang pinakamalungkot nito ay baka maging sainyo.|

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Impunity or justice? and security would be taken IT is ironic that retired Army cared of have not served the Gen. Jovito Palparan, who is quest for justice. On the called “The Butcher” by human contrary, it has emboldened rights groups for the trail of Palparan to continue denying blood he left wherever he was his involvement in rights assigned, is now saying that he violations especially in the did not surrender because he enforced disappearance of fears for his life. And the Aquino government, after arresting him and boasting that Sherlyn Cadapan, Karen Empeño and Manuel Merino Palparan’s arrest shows that they are serious in running despite the positive identification of witnesses.

Palparan is no ordinary fugitive. He is the face of after fugitives, was so quick to assure Palparan that he impunity. And impunity has not been arrested with would be secured and given due process.

These should have been the assurances given to UP Palaparan in jail. Impunity would remain for as long as students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, Karen Empeño and Manuel Merino farmer Manuel Merino instead of torturing them and have not been surfaced and Palparan has not been made keeping their whereabouts from their relatives up to the to answer for their abduction, illegal detention, and present. Due process should have been accorded human torture, as well as for the so many other enforced rights defender Eden Marcellana, peasant leader Eddie disappearances, killings, torture, and massive Gumanoy, human rights advocates lawyer Felidito displacements he had ordered.

More than that, Palparan is the face of the Dacut, Dr. Bartolome Resuello, lawyer Norman Bocar, Rev. Edison Lapus, Prof. Jose Ma. Cui, Fr. Cecilio Lucero, government’s counterinsurgency campaign. Former Rolando Mariano, Reiner “Alvin” Cusio, Jose Levimar president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo praised Palparan Rieza, 60-year old Perla Rodriguez, Leodegario Punzal, in her state of the nation address in 2006, when the the Albarillo couple, Apolinar family and the many others counterinsurgency campaign Oplan Bantay Laya and the spike in extrajudicial who were arbitrarily, were at its peak. senselessly, and cold“The number of extrajudicial killings killings Take away the bloodedly murdered about because Palparan and enforced disappearances may trimmings accused them of being have reduced but it is occurring with purported adherence to rights, peace and communists. increasing frequency and with the human development and listen to The military, on the the testimonies of other hand, even same systematic pattern...” relatives and colleagues of commended him.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General victims of human rights violations and that of people in Catalino Pio Catapang was quoted by the Manila Times militarized communities and one would realize that the saying: “He was really an aggressive officer, an anti- current counterinsurgency program of the Aquino communist and he really did his job well.” General government Oplan Bayanihan is essentially the same Catapang added that under the rule of law, Palparan is as Arroyo’s Oplan Bantay Laya. The number of innocent until proven guilty. General Catapang went so extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances may far as telling the media that Palparan is suffering from have reduced but it is occurring with increasing frequency and with the same systematic pattern. diabetes and should be treated first.

Why? It is because Oplan Bayanihan takes off from How people wish the same rule of law and sympathy would be accorded political and environmental activists the same militaristic approach to addressing the armed and even those from the poor who are being accused of conflict in the country.

How the Aquino government would handle the crimes. The rule of law and due process do not only apply to human rights violators such as Palparan, big- Palparan case – from his detention to the developments time plunderers such as Janet Lim-Napoles, and the in the court case – would speak a lot in terms of its rich and powerful such as the Ampatuans, Gloria commitment to ending impunity, respecting human Macapagal-Arroyo, and Aquino’s allies who have been rights and international humanitarian law, and implicated in the pork barrel scam but sadly, the addressing the roots of the armed conflict, more than any formal declaration by the Aquino government. government is wont to be selective in its application.

So the question is: Will impunity continue to persist Ironically, the Aquino government’s assurances that Palparan would be accorded due process and his safety or will justice finally reign?|

Benjie Oliveros

Balikas Only in da Pilipins

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REFORMS--- Pope Francis made drastic reforms in the finance sector of the Catholic Church in Rome by firing the long-staying cardinal who had long controlled the Church funds. In the Philippines, President P-Noy refused to fire Budget Sec. Butch Abad even if the Supreme Court caught him red handed violating the Constitution. “Only in da Pilipins”!  POLITICS ---Too early for the political season to start boiling at this time. This shows we Filipinos enjoy politics. It is one way of numbing our hardships. At the end of the day, those popular and moneyed still win -- never mind if they are incompetent or corrupt. Unless we all wake up!  MAR ROXAS --- When Sec. Mar Roxas publicly proposed that President Aquino should get another 6-year term to continue the so-called reforms of the “daang matuwid”, it can be interpreted as his (Roxas) admission that that he cannot win if he himself runs for president. For a while, I thought it was a big joke. However, after a few days, some quarters started giving serious thought and supporting a 6-year term extension for P-noy although our Constitution does not allow it. Hellooow!  NO AGREEMENT STILL --- The 10-day “workshop” between the government and MILF panels at the Davao Waterfront Insular Hotel to resolve issues ended last weekend without any consensus draft for submission to Congress. They will resume more work this week. Let's all patiently wait. The task is not easy. In the meantime, roque BIFF forces are escalating attacks in Maguindanao area displacing thousands of civilians.  MNLF PACT --- A few weeks from now, the 1996 peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) of Nur Misuari will be 18 years old on September 2. Lately, Nur declared he’s back to his original aspiration: independence. Now, we are trying to finish another, separate peace pact with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), originally only a break-away group of the MNLF. I think we are missing out on something important here. We do not see consolidation and stock-taking. As if there are two divides amongst our Muslim population. We must give the same attention to the 1996 peace pact even as we forge a new one. Otherwise, we will go nowhere! No amount of peace pacts will bring peace.  IN TURMOIL --- We are monitoring the turmoil now going on in Iraq in the Middle East. The islamic ISIS is slaughtering Christians forcing the US to save and rescue them by launching bomb attacks. Nearby, Israel and Gaza are bombing each other. In Libya, fighting is also raging.

Meanwhile, Russia made counter-moves to also ban products of the US and Europe in response to an embargo due to the Ukrainian incident.

Disturbing times!  [Publisher’s Note: Atty. Jess Dureza is the president/chairman of the Philippine Press Institute, a national association of newspapers and served former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria Arroyo.]

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Walang ‘power of attorney’ PAREHONG nakatira sa Amerika sina Tom at Nena. Si Tom ay abogado na miyembro ng Philippine Bar pero nagagamit niya ang propesyon sa Amerika. Pabalik-balik siya ng Amerika at Pilipinas. Si Nena naman ay may negosyo rito sa Pilipinas partikular na ang isang lupa sa Paco, Manila na hinahabol ng isa niyang kapatid, ang biyudang si Angie na kaparte niya sa lupa. Dahil may opisina si Tom sa Manila, sumulat si Nena kay Angie sa nasabing opisina. Ipinaalam niya sa kapatid na anumang sulat o komunikasyon sa kanya ay ipadala na lamang sa kanyang asawang si Tom sa address nito sa Manila.

Pitong buwan ang lumipas na walang nangyayari sa negosasyon ng magkapatid.

Nagsampa na si Angie ng reklamo sa korte para hatiin ang lupa sa Paco, Manila at para hingin na magpakita ng tuos si Nena upang kinita ng lupa. Ang kaso ay isinampa sa Manila regional trial court laban kina Tom at Nena. Ayon sa reklamo ni Angie, parehong residente ng Amerika sina Nena at Tom pero para sa nasabing asunto, maaaring ipadala ang kopya ng summons sa address ni Tom sa Manila kung saan siya nag-oopisina.

Ipinadala ang summons ni Nena sa opisina ni Tom base sa sulat mismo ni Nena sa abogado ni Angie kung saan nakasaad na ang lahat ng sulat at komunikasyon para sa kanya ay ipadala na lang sa abogado at mister niyang si Tom. Ang nangyari nga, ipinadala ang sum­mons galing sa korte sa opisina ni Tom sa Manila. Tinanggap ni Tom ang summons para sa sarili pero hindi nito tinanggap ang summons para sa asawang si Nena dahil daw hindi siya awtorisado ng asawa. Tulad ng inaasahan, walang anumang kopya ng summons at ng reklamo na naiwan para kay Nena.

Nagsumite ng sagot si Tom sa reklamo pero hindi nakasagot si Nena.

Dahil dito, hiningi ni Angie na ideklarang “in default” si Nena, kumbaga, hiningi niya sa korte na desisyunan na lang nito ang kaso dahil sa teknikalidad ng hindi pagsagot ng kapatid. Kinontra ito ni Tom. Ayon sa kanya, walang nangyaring legal na pagbibigay ng summons kay Nena.

Ayon naman kay Angie, nangyari ang pagbibigay ng summons sa pamamagitan ng asawa nito at abogadong si Tom dahil si Nena mismo ang nagsabi na ang awtorisado niyang kinatawan sa ari-arian ay ang

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BUSINESS

DA, DTI, poultry industry join forces to address ‘tight supply’ of chicken WHILE maintaining that there is actually no shortage of chicken meat, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday it will closely monitor inventories and price movements down to the farmgate level to address what it calls a “temporary tightness” in the supply of the commodity due to “distribution issues.”

Agriculture Undersecretary for Livestock Jose Reaño said they are now closely cooperating with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as well as the poultry sector to address the prevailing concerns.

“There is definitely no such thing as shortage. Supply is tight because of distribution problems as growers adjust their operations following typhoon 'Glenda',” he told the media after touring Commonwealth Market in Quezon City.

With him were DTI Undersecretary Victorio Mario Dimagiba and DA Assistant Secretary Leandro Gazmin.

During their tour at the market, prevailing market price stood at P150 per kilo for dressed whole chicken.

According to the DA and DTI officials, the price remained acceptable since consumers can still actually haggle to as low as P140 per kilo.

Meanwhile, Agriculture officials said that farm-gate prices of live chicken, which range from P100 to P105 per kilo, were also at normal levels. Reaño also noted the availability of dressed chicken weighing 1.4 kilos to 1.6 kilos apiece.

“This indicates that there is no problem in the inventory of birds as raisers could still afford to wait for right weight before selling their produce to traders,” he noted.

Meanwhile, Gazmin, who is concurrent chief of the DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS), confirmed that farmgate prices of chicken has slightly gone up, though still within the acceptable level.

“As part of the efforts to determine the real cause of the farmgate price increases, DA has secured the commitment of poultry growers to check their ranks and immediately address any concern,” Gazmin said.

He said DA and DTI will regularly monitor the market in a bid to balance the interests and welfare of both the consumers and producers.

On the other hand, Dimagiba said DTI will go after “profiteers” or retailers who will be found to be making unjustified increases in chicken prices.

He warned retailers that under the Price Act, a person found profiteering and hoarding may be jailed between five and 15 years and pay a fine of between P5,000 and P2 million.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, in a radio interview Tuesday morning, said he expects price and supply to normalize in the last quarter

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JUDICIAL NOTICE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 85, LIPA CITY IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH RECORD OF ANDREA MAGSOMBOL RECORDED AT THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, CUENCA, BATANGAS AS TO HER DATE OF BIRTH FROM SEPTEMBER 20, 1953 TO OCTOBER 17, 1949 ANDREA MAGSOMBOL LAQUI Petitioner, versus

SP. PROC. NO. 04-2014-0329

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CUENCA, BATANGAS, and All Persons who may be affected by this Petition, Respondent . x---------------------------- x ORDER A verified petition was filed by Andrea Magsombol Laqui, a resident of Sitio Malabong, Duhatan, Lipa City. Among others, the petitioner prays that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be rendered ordering the Local Civil registrar of Cuenca, Batangas to correct the entry of her date of birth in her Certificate of Live Birth from September 20, 1953 to October 17, 1949.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that the same is set for hearing on July 30, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court. All interested persons may appear on that date, time and place and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Batangas including the Cities of Lipa, Tanauan and Batangas. Likewise, let a copy of this Order be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the City Prosecutor of Lipa, and the Local Civil Registrar of Cuenca, Batangas, for their respective informations and appropriate actions.

SO ORDERED. Lipa City, May 20, 2014.

(Sgd.) WILFREDO P. CASTILLO Presiding Judge I hereby certify that copies of this order have been sent to the Office of the Solicitor General, Prosecutor G. Butch I. Escano, the Local Civil Registrar of Cuenca, Batangas, and the petitioner,

this ___ day of May 2014.

(Sgd.) ATTY. REGULUS R. ROCAFORT Branch Clerk of Court ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 85, LIPA CITY IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH RECORD OF ANDREA MAGSOMBOL RECORDED AT THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, CUENCA, BATANGAS AS TO HER DATE OF BIRTH FROM SEPTEMBER 20, 1953 TO OCTOBER 17, 1949 ANDREA MAGSOMBOL LAQUI Petitioner, versus

August 18 - 24, 2014

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AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF CASE NO. 2014-243 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4116 filed by LIPA BANK, INC. (A Rural Bank), mortgagee, with office address at 65 T. M. Kalaw St., Lipa City against NOEME ROSITA, mortgagor/s, with residence and postal address at Brgy. Bawi, Padre Garcia, Batangas, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 13, 2014 amounts to ONEHUNDRED FORTYFOUR THOUSANDTWENTY ONE PESOS AND 46/100 (P144,021.46) including/excluding interest and other charges agreed thereon and other expenses in connection with this sale, secured by the mortgagee the undersigned Deputy Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex- Officio Sheriff, Rosario, Batangas, will sell at public on September 19, 2014 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Rosario, Batangas to the highest bidder for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the described real property and its improvements thereon to wit: ORIGINAL/TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TILE NO. T-141106 ‘A parcel of land (Lot 901-E of the subd.

Plan, Psd-04-096223, being a portion of Lot 901, Cad-405-D, Padre Garcia Cadastre, LRC Rec. No.___), together with all buildings and future improvements thereon, situated in Brgy. Bawi, Padre Garcia, Batangas. Bounded on the W., along line 1-2 by Lot 901-D; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Lot 901-D; both of the subdivision plan; on the NE., along line 3-4 by Lot 903; on the S., and NE., along lines 4-5-6 by Lot 902, both of Cad-403-D, Padre Garcia Cadastre; on the SW., along line 6-1

by Provincial Road. Beginning x x x containing an area of THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN (311) SQUARE METERS. Prospective buyers and bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above described and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

In the event that the Auction Sale should not take place on said date it shall be held on September 26, 2014, without further notice.

SP. PROC. NO. 04-2014-0329

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CUENCA, BATANGAS, and All Persons who may be affected by this Petition, Respondent . x---------------------------- x ORDER When this case was called for hearing, Prosecutor G. butch I. Escano as well as the petitioner as well as her counsel, Atty.

Rommel C. Castañeda, appeared. Records, however, show that the newspaper is not yet attached to the records of this case.

Nevertheless, the Branch Clerk of Court announced the filing of the instant petition. Even after the said announcement however, no one came forward to interpose objection to the petition.

Meantime, the next hearing of this case is hereby set on October 1, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.

SO ORDERED. Lipa City, July 30, 2014.

(Sgd.) WILFREDO P. CASTILLO Presiding Judge I hereby certify that copies of this order have been sent to the Office of the Solicitor General, Atty. Rommel Castañeda, the Local Civil Registrar of Cuenca, Batangas, and the petitioner, this ___ day of ____ 2014.

(Sgd.) ATTY. REGULUS R. ROCAFORT Branch Clerk of Court Pahayagang Balikas | August 18, 25 & Sept. 1, 2014

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

Rosario, Batangas, July 11, 2014.

(Sgd.) ROMEO U. MACARAIG Sheriff IV Published at Pahayagang BALIKAS Edited at Batangas City Posted at Municipal Hall Bldg. of Padre Garcia; Brgy. Hall of Bawi; Public Market of Padre Garcia, Batangas.

Date of Sale: September 19, 2014 COPY FURNISHED: PARTIES CONCERNED. Warning: It is absolutely prohibited to remove deface or destroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale UNDER PENALTYOF LAW. Pahayagang Balikas | August 11, 18 & 25, 2014

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LIFE TIMES Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) Malaking pag-asa na magtagumpay sa pag-ibig kung malinis ang hangarin. Ang mga bagay na lumilihis ay manunumbalik sa tamang landas.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) May posibilidad na makatagpo ang dating kaklase na siyang makatutulong sa pagbago ng takbo sa buhay.

Posibleng makatagpo ng makakapareha habangbuhay.

Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) - Magsaliksik o magtanong sa nakakaalam kung hindi tiyak ang gagawin o patutunguhan. Huwag padalosdalos sa paglagda ng mahalagang papeles.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) - Makakalimutin ka ngayon. Bago umalis sa bahay o pinapasukan tiyakin ang mga dadalhin na walang makalimutan. Ang pangako ay malamang hindi matupad.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) - Malakas ang makasariling pagnanasa subalit makakabuti kung ilalagay sa tamang tao, oras at lugar. Mabubuhos ang lahat ng kakayahan dahil determinado kang magwagi.

Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Ang iniingatang lihim ay malamang mabunyag. Mag-ingat dahil taliwas ang mangyayari sa inaakala. Huwag matakot ilantad ang katotohanan kung may katuwiran.

Aquarius (Ene. 20-Peb. 18) - Ang binabalak gawin ay dapat ipagliban dahil may hadlang at hindi magtatagumpay. Sa larangan ng pag-ibig ang sitwasyon ay normal at payapa.

Pisces (Peb. 19-Mar. 20) - Maganda ang araw dahil taglay mo ang malakas na ESP na siyang makatutulong sa paglutas ng suliranin. Paglabanan ang ugaling mapagpuna dahil ang balik ay sampung doble sa sarili.

Aries (Mar. 21 - Abril 19) - Ipagpaliban ang pagdalaw sa kaibigan o kasintahan. Mapapanatili ang magandang harmonya sa pag-ibig kung iiwasan ang usaping selos at pangangailangan ng pera.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) - Ihanda ang sarili sa mga pagbabagong magaganap sa tungkulin. Magsikap at magtiyaga upang magtagumpay.

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<<<GUEST.....from P/4

For a greener tomorrow| A story of a school’s environmental program this is done. The most common way is to segregate the biodegradable waste from the non-biodegradable wastes. To attain the goal, the school has as well constructed compost pit through the initiative of Parents- Teachers Association. (PTA). One intended for biodegradable waste and one for non biodegradable waste. The garbage delivery is scheduled and monitored by the Supreme Student Government. It is made sure that every classroom has two garbage cans for waste segregation.

Our project has been recognized by both the public and private sector as worthy of distinction in the field of

environmental management. We were given various awards and this project has been featured in a national television program before. I write about these things not for the purpose of bragging but for our story to serve as an example to other schools and communities who might be so minded to start their own environmental campaign in their respective territories.

It is one of my greatest dreams as an educator to see every school become a place of comfort and happiness for the students, one where they can learn not just academically but one where they can grow socially and morally with a strong

sense of social responsibility for the country and the environment. I believe that when these youngsters are taught how to care for the environment, they will transfer such knowledge and practice to the next generation. This line of thinking fuels my hope that a greener tomorrow is still possible despite the alarming issues of global warming and climate change so that when another “Glenda” comes, we will very much be prepared…and no harm so severe shall befall us.| Ms. Lorna Ochoa is the incumbent principal of Talumpok National High School in Batangas City.

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DOH-MIMAROPA asks LGUS to require birthing facilities to secure license be done by skilled birth attendants: obstetrician – gynecologist, pediatrician, family medicine specialist, general practitioner, midwife and or nurses.

The requirement for LTO is in compliance with the DOH Administrative Order No. 2012 – 0012 Entitled “Rules and Regulations Governing the New Classification of

Hospitals and Other Health Facilities in the Philippines,” which specifically states that infirmaries and birthing homes are now required to be licensed by the DOH through its regional offices.

The LTO will likewise be a requirement for Philhealth accreditation as per PhilHealth Circular No. 0033, s. 2013 which

states that “…starting January 1, 2015, License to Operate (issued by the DOH Center for Health Development (DOH regional offices) shall be a requirement for initial and renewal of their (Birthing Homes) accreditation”.

“We are expediting the upgrading of health facilities in MIMAROPA through the DOH Health

Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) so that health needs can be well served in the community level,” Director Janairo said.

Janairo further adds “With the administration of the local government units we can ensure that all birthing homes in the region will be duly licensed and certified to provide safe delivery of

AUCTION Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATANGAS FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Lipa City SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE (EJF NO. 2014-0040) Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-IBIG Fund), mortgagee/s, with postal address at 14th Floor JELP Business Solution Center, No. 409 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City against RUPERTO R. SEMAÑA married to FLORENCIA SEMAÑA mortgagor/s with postal address Lot 6, Block 2, Majestic Homes, Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City, Batangas to satisfy the mortgagee indebtedness which as of APRIL 25, 2014 amounts to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR PESOS & 95/100 (Php1,575,424.95) including/excluding, interest and other charges agreed thereon and other expenses in connection with this sale, secured by the mortgagee/s the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 13, Lipa City, will sell at public on AUGUST 29, 2014 at 10: 00 o’ clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Maraouy, Lipa City to the highest bidder for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies and its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 55987 A parcel of land (Lot 6, Block 2 of the consolidation and subdivision plan Pcs-04001212,being a portion of the consolidation of Lots

1717-C-9-C-6, 1717-C-9-C-7, 1717-C-9-C-8 and 1717-C-9-C-9, Psd-4A-012644 L.R.C. Cad. Record No. 1271),situated in the Barrio of Mataas na Lupa,Lipa City. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2

by Lot 5; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Lot 4, both of Block 2; on the NE., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 1 (10.00 m. wide) and on the SE., along line 4-1 by Lot 8, Block 2, all of the consolidation and subdivision plan. x x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) Square meters.

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

In the event that the Public Auction Sale should not take place on the said place on the said date, it shall be held on SEPTEMBER 5, 2014, without further notice and re-publication.

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

Lipa City, July 28, 2014.

NOEL M. RAMOS Sheriff IV Note: DULY RAFFLED: Award of publication HON. NOEL M. LINDOG hereof in the “BALIKAS” Executive Judge drawn in the raffle ROBERT RYAN H. ESMENDA in accordance with law. Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this notice on or before the date of sale, UNDER PENALTY OF LAW. Pahayagang Balikas | August 4, 11 & 18, 2014

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PABABA 1 Pagtira sa bahay na di yari 2 Malaking bilang 3 Kabisera ng Gresya 4 Pangalang panlalaki 5 New Living Transportations 6 Kapatid ni Maxene 7 Labing-isa 8 Kasilyas 9 Tuyong sapa na madaling bahain 13 Manghuhula 17 Panawag-pansin 20 Bahagi ng bubong 21 Bantulot sa paggawa ng isang bagay 22 Alikabok 23 Pangalan ng bayani 25 Hadlang 27 Hinahangaan 29 Tiyahin 32 Daglat na wika

<<<SISON....mula sa P/5

Walang ‘power of attorney’ asawang si Tom. Tama ba si Angie?  MALI. Ang kasong isinampa ni Angie ay makaaapekto sa interes ni Nena sa isang lupa at ang magiging desisyon ay magkakaroon ng epek­ to sa nasabing lupa at hindi sa personal na kapasidad ni Nena. Sa batas, ang kasong tulad nito ay tinatawag na “action in rem” kung saan saklaw ang kapangyarihan ng korte ay ang lupa. Hindi importante na maabot ng kapangyarihan ng korte si Nena basta may kapangyarihan ang korte sa lupang pinaglalabanan sa kaso o sa tinatawag na “res”. Dahil hindi na residente ng Pilipinas si Nena, puwedeng ipadala sa kanya ang summons o pagpapabatid ng asunto sa pamamagitan ng a.) personal na pagpapadala nito sa kanya sa ibang bansa; b.) pagpapalathala sa diyaryo sa lugar at oras na ipinagutos ng korte kasabay ng pagpapadala ng kopya ng

summons sa huling address o tinirhan niya o kaya, at c.) sa anumang paraan na ipagutos ng korte. Sa pangatlong paraan ang pagpapadala ng summons ay dapat tulad din ng dalawang paraang unang nabanggit. Ibig sabihin, puwedeng ipadala ang summons sa kanya sa labas ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng Philippine Embassy kung saan nakatira si Nena. Kahit sabihin pa na sumulat si Nena sa abogado ni Angie na makipag-usap na lang sa asawa’t abogadong si Tom, wala naman ipinadalang special power-of-attorney (SPA) si Nena bilang katibayan na may karapatan si Tom na tanggapin ang summons na para kay Nena.

Sa mga naunang negosasyon, binigyan man ng karapatan at awtoridad ni Nena ang asawang si Tom, hindi naman kasali dito ang kapangyarihan na maging kinatawan din sa kaso ng asawa sa korte (Valmonte, et. Al. vs. CA, et.

Al., G.R. 108538, January 22, 1996).|

............................................................... <<<AGRI-BUSINESS....from P/6

DA, DTI, poultry industry join forces to address ‘tight supply’ of chicken of the year, saying it will only take 28 to 30 days to grow chicken.

He added that the supply chain from Region 3, the country’s top chicken producing region, was not affected by the recent typhoon.

There is also a possibility that the DA will infuse Metro Manila and other key markets

with supplies coming from surplus regions, most notably,Region 3, said Reano.

The DA is also not discounting the possibility of importation to boost domestic stocks and help ensure there is adequate and affordable supply in both wet markets and groceries.| PNA

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‘A brand new smile’ hatid sa Rotary Club mabait na konsehala nang hilingin ng pagkakataon na pamunuan ang grupo. Aniya, ito na siguro ang masasabing maagang pagkatok ng tawag ng pamumuno bilang isang Rotarian.

“Service above self”. Iyan ang motto ng Rotary. Kaya nga isang magandang proyekto ng samahang ito ang maging dahilan upang makapagbahagi ang 15 batang may edad 10 taong D ha l end z L a ndi c ho gulang pababa para mga pinagdaranang mga makapagbigay ng isang magandang ngiti. Libreng isasailalim sa problema at iba pang pagsubok.

Pero paano nga ba maibibigay operasyon ang mga kabataang ito ang isang magandang ngiti kung sa ilalim ng Project Smile for Life ng ang problema mismo ng isang tao Rotary.

Sa ilalim ng proyektong ito ng ay ang kaniyang pisikal na aspeto.

May mga indibidwal kasing ito Rotary, isinasagawa nila sa ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ikalimang pagkakataon na magmaibigay ang isang magandang karoon ng normal na pamumuhay ngiti. At ito ang tinututukan ng ang mga kabataang may cleft lip at Rotary Club of Batangas na cleft palate deformities sa lalawigan. ngayon ay nasa pamumuno ng Noon ding Martes, ay ginanap sa kanilang bagong Pangulo, si Sangguniang Panglungsod ang Konsehal Claudette Ambida- screening samantalang libreng Alday, na siyang humalili sa operasyon naman ang isasagawa sa outgoing president na si Engr. San Jose District Hospital sa pakikipagtulungan sa Philippine Leon Manalo.

Nasa kaniyang ika-apat na Band of Mercy.

Nitong nakaraang Martes ay taon ng pagiging kasapi ng prestihiyosong civic group ang nag-courtesy call kay Mayor Eddie ADALAS nating marinig ang mga katagang “ALWAYS WEAR A BEAUTIFUL SMILE”. Sabi nga, wala naming mawawala kung lagi kang nakangiti at ito ay isang katibayan na ang isang tao ay nakararaos sa buhay sa kabila ng

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Students in different schools rehearsed for their opening production number in preparation for the opening ceremonies of Universities Schools and Colleges Athletic Association or USCAA this coming August 20 at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum.|ALVIN REMO

USCAA, 18 taon na!

MAGDIRIWANG ng ika-18 taon ang Universities Schools and Colleges Athletic Association o USCAA sa darating na August 20 sa opening ceremonies nito sa Batangas City Sports Coliseum.

May 13 institusyon at paaralan ang kasapi dito gaya ng Batangas Christian School, Batangas State University, Colegio ng Lunsod ng Batangas, Divine Child Academy at Immaculate Heart of Mary Learning Center and School of Values. Kabilang din ang Golden Gate Colleges, Lyceum of the Philippines University–Batangas, Saint Bridget College, Sta. Teresa College, Stonyhurst-Southville

International School, University of Batangas at Westmead International School na siya ring host school ngayong taon.

Featured sports ang basketball, volleyball, table tennis, chess at badminton. Highlight sa opening ceremonies ang bench cheering ng bawat eskwelahan at ang solidarity dance na kabilang ang representatives ng mga member schools.

Matatandaan na binuo ang USCAA ng founder nito na si Msgr.

Rafael Boy Oriondo na naglalayong pasiglahin ang sports at camaraderie ng mga manlalaro gayundin ay maging junior version ng UAAP NCAA.| ALVIN M. REMO

KASAMA si Mayor Eddie B. Dimacuha, masayang nagpakuha ng larawang ito ang mga opisyal at kasapi ng Rotary Club of Batangas sa pag-courtesy call ng grupo sa pamumuno ni President-elect Claudette Ambida-Alday.| RUSSEL J. LALUCES Dimacuha ang grupo ni RC Batangas president Claudette, syempre, kasama ang ibang opisyal at ang ilan sa humigit-kumulang na 50 aktibong myembro mula sa iba’t

ibang propesyon.

Buo naman ang suporta ng kaniyang esposo na si San Jose Councilor Gerald G. Alday na isa ring doctor. Kasama rin ni President

Claudette sa Rotary ang ilan sa kaniyang mga kasaman sa konseho na sina Councilors Armando Lazarte, Aileen Ariola, at Serge Atienza.|