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“No circumstance or reason can justify such deplorable act on a house of worship leading to the death and injury of worshipers.”

- UCCP Bishop condemning attack on church

BASAHIN ANG ISTORYA SA

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STRIPS OF SAFETY. Recently, this descending

slope terrain and curves of the Tagaytay–Nasugbu Road was one tagged as Killer Road of the west.

Inset: The DPWH has applied rumble strips on this portion along Brgy. Aga, Nasugbu, Batangas before approaching a curve.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Suporta sa Deped K to 12 Program, tiniyak ni Gov. Vi

HANDA ang Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas na makatulong sa pagpapatupad ng K to 12 program ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa Batangas. Ito ang naging pahayag ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto sa kanyang talumpati sa isinagawang Kto12 Curriculum Summit sa Provincial Auditorium, Lunsod ng Batangas, Oktubre 13.

SOCIAL SERVICES, TOO. PNP personnel of Provincial Police Community Relations Branch (PPCRB) of the

Batangas Police Provincial Office headed by Police Senior Inspector Caselda C. Ilagan, staff of Provincial Health Service led by Police Senior Inspector Apolonio M. Atienza, together with the elements of 740th Combat Group of the Philippine Air Force under the command of First Lieutenant Allan C. Soriano and the Sangguniang Barangay actively joined hands with the Keystone Christian Life Ministries and Christian Light Foundation represented by Dr. Reinbard Neola, and Dra. Agnes Lopez, in holding medical and dental mission in Barangay 4, Alitagtag, Batangas, October 15, 2014.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Cebu Declaration

Ayon sa gobernadora, ang karagdagang dalawang taon sa edukasyon ay mahalaga dahil naglalayon itong mas maihanda ang kabataang Pilipino para sa kanilang kinabukasan, bagama’t nararamdaman umano niya ang hinaing ng mga magulang na nangangahulugan ito ng dagdag gastos para sa mga mag-aaral.

“Money is important. It is a necessity. But education is priceless. So let’s give it to our children and to our children’s children,” pagbibigay-diin ni Gov Vi.

Gov. Vi, PCDO muling pinarangalan p. 3 sa Cooperative Development

>>>EDUKASYON....sundan sa P/7

Iligan City and Bangsamoro

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Mga natatanging pamilyang Batangueño, kinilala NAKIISA ang Pamahalaang Lunsod ng Batangas sa Pagdiriwang ng Pamilyang Pilipino sa mga natatanging Huwarang Pamilyang Batangueño sa programang idinaos kamakailan sa Batangas City Convention Center.

Ang programang ito ay taunang isinasagawa sa pangunguna ng Batangas City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) kung saan kinikilala ang mga natatanging pamilya sa lunsod na bagama’t simple ang pamumuhay ay naitataguyod ng maayos ang kanilang pamilya.

Ang buwan ng pamilya ay sinimulan noong 1992 sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Proclamation No. 60 na pinirmahan noong September 18, 1992.

Layunin ng gawaing ito ang pagpapalakas ng pagkakaisa ng pamilyang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng mga makahulugang selebrasyon at pagtataguyod ng mga magagandang kaugalian ng Pilipino.

Ang naturang pagdiriwang ay may temang “Celebrating the Filipino Family: Resilient and Caring.” Nakasentro sa temang ito ang pagpapalakas ng pagkakaisa at pagpupunyagi ng pamahalaan at ng bawat pamilya sa pagharap ng problema sa kahirapan at diskriminasyon.

Ayon kay Mila Espanola, hepe ng CSWDO nagagalak siya sapagkat kinikilala ng pamahalaang lunsod ang mga pamilyang itinataguyod ang kapakanan

ng bawat isa. Aniya, ang pamilya ang siyang pundasyon ng bawat isang tao kung kaya't marapat lamang na pahalagahan ang mga nagawa nito sa paghubog ng pagkatao ng isang indibidwal.

Binigyan ng parangal sa okasyon ang mga natatanging pamilya sa iba’t ibang kategorya upang magsilbing ehemplo sa ibang mamamayan dahil sa maganda nilang ginagawa sa kanilang lugar.

Kabilang sa mga binigyan ng Gawad Parangal ay ang Natatanging Pamilya ito ay sina Domingo at Petra Villena ng Paharang East. Sila ay 63 years na nagsasama at nakakuha ng ikatlong parangal para sa kompetisyon para sa Huwarang Pamilya 2006. May 8 anak na siyang nagging pundasyon para maging buo ang kanilang pagsasama.

Para sa natatanging Solo Magulang ng Barangay, binigyan ng Gawad Parangal sina Cristina Culla ng Banaba East 19 yrs.solo parent; Maura Castillo ng San Pedro, 17 yrs.; Estela Buan Mahabang Parang, 21 yrs.; at Anita Alabro ng Wawa, 14 yrs., dahilan sa naitaguyod nila ang kanilang mga anak na mag-isa.

Sa Pinakamatandang Mag-asawa na Nagsasama ng Matagal na Panahon, napili sina Prisco at Andrea Bayeta ng Barangay Mabacong. Sila ay ikinasal noong taon 1945 at nabiyayaan ng 7 anak. Sila ay magkasama sa loob ng 68 taon na nananatiling na masaya at patuloy na nag mamahalan.

Binigyan din ng pagkilala ang pinakamaraming anak na lahat ay nasa Pilipinas. Ito ay sina Victorino at Felomina Lopez ng Barangay Conde Labac.

Ang mag-asawa ay may 17 anak na kung saan 16 pa ang nabubuhay sa ngayon. Silang mag-asawa ay nagsumikap na buhayin at pag-aralin ang kanilang mga anak. Ayon sa mag-asawa hindi naging hadlang ang kahirapan at karamihan ng anak para maging matagumpay sa buhay at makarating sa kinaroroonan nila ngayon.

Sa Pinakamaraming Apo at Apo sa Tuhod, kinilala naman sina Marciano at Apolonia Evangelista ng Hulong Bayanan, Barangay Ilijan. Sila ay itinuturing na may pinakamaraming apo sa Batangas City dahil sa 67 taon nilang pagsasama nagkaroon sila ng 6 na anak, mayroong 28 na apo, 63 na apo sa tuhod at 2 sa talampakan.

Labis naman ang kasiyahan ng mga nahirang na pinarangalan dahil sa kanilang kontribusyon hindi lamang sa kanilang pamilya kundi maging sa lipunan sapagkat nagsilbi silang inspirasyon sa lahat ng mga pamilya na nagnanais maisaayos at mapabuti ang kanilang pamumuhay Samantala, ang nasabing pagdiriwang ay dinaluhan ng mga empleyado ng CSWD, mga opuisyal ng barangay at ang mga benipisyaryo ng natatanging pamilyang Batagueño.| LIZA DELOS REYES

October 20 - 26, 2014

Peace & Order Update Collated By JACK L. AQUINO

Constant drop in NPA numbers seen in Southern Luzon CAMP GUILLERMO NAKAR, Lucena City – In the recently concluded Southern Luzon Command 3rd Qtr Internal Peace and Security Operations (IPSO) Assessment on October 7, 2014, SOLCOM Commander Major General Ricardo R Visaya expressed optimism that the Southern Tagalog and Bicol Regions are nearing normalization by June 2016 as NPA numbers continue to drop since the implementation of IPSP Bayanihan in Jan 2011.

“We should continue reducing the strength of the NPA and other armed groups,” Major General Visaya said to the Commanders of the two (2) Army Infantry Divisions and six (6) Infantry Brigades. He further encouraged them to enhance internal peace and security operations by improving combat efficiency, intelligence operations and intensified stakeholder engagements.

“We continue to win the trust and confidence of the people.

The social pressure resulted to the capture and arrest of many top NPA leaders, successful military operations and surrenders in Southern Tagalog and Bicol the past few years,” Major General Visaya said.

Earlier this year, two NPA leaders were captured and apprehended due to information given by civilians to authorities.

Dionisio Almonte a.k.a. Inol was apprehended by a joint AFP and PNP operations in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila on January 9, 2014. He is a Sub-Regional Secretary of the NPA in Southern Tagalog. In Bicol, top Sorsogon NPA leader Florentino Pura a.k.a. Soling was captured by the military on March 13, 2014. Their capture created a vacuum in their organization.

SOLCOM continues the conduct of operations towards the normalization of remaining provinces in accordance with the time-frame of IPSP “Bayanihan.”

The relatively peaceful and secure environment in the region is now paving way to new provinces expected to be handed over to the local chief executives as they are nearing the status of a “conflict manageable and ready for further development province.”| ANGELO S GUZMAN

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Country’s law schools battle in moot court competition

MGA natatanging pamilyang Batangueño na kinilala ng pamahalaang lunsod ng Batangas.| REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATANGAS FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION LIPA CITY OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EXOFFICIO SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF NO. 2014-0063 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 filed by MALARAYAT RURAL BANK, INC.- LIPA CITY, BATANGAS, mortgagee, with office address at G.A. Solis St., Lipa City against PRESCILLA A. BRIONES (also known as PRECY A. BRIONES), mortgagor, with residence and postal address at No.429 Purok 3, Brgy.

Pinagkawitan, Lipa City, to satisfy the m ortgage indebtedness which as of September 10, 2014 amounts to PhP324,944.17 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 and ExOfficio Sheriff, Lipa City, will sell at public on December 2, 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 and its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-175817 A parcel of land (Lot 11538-A-4 of the subdivision plan Psd-041014-057485, being a portion of Lot 11438-A (LRC) Psd192243, L.R.C. Record No. 1300), situated in the Brgy. of Pinagkawitan, City of Lipa.

Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot

11438-A-2; of the subdivision plan; on the NE., along line 2-3 by Lot 11525, Cad. 218, Lipa Cadastre; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 11538-A-5; on the SW., along line 4-1 by Lot 11538-A-3, both of the subd. plan. x x x containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE SQUARE METERS & FIFTY SQUARE DECIMETER (181.50).

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 December 9, 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, October 2, 2014.

(Sgd.)REMER S. REYES Sheriff IV

Note: Award of publication hereof in the Pahayagang Balikas drawn by raffle in accordance with law.

DULY RAFFLED: HON. NOEL M. LINDOG Executive Judge

ATTY. GERALD F. RABENA OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio 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 13, 20 & 27, 2014

FOURTEEN law schools from across the country will vie for the top spot in the National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), starting today until October 24.

The annual competition, the largest of its kind in the country, this year jointly organized by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the Court of Appeals (CA), as part of efforts to promote awareness of international humanitarian law in the academe, will be hosted for the first time by San Beda College of Law which won last year’s contest.

“It is of utmost importance that the largest possible number of our countrymen are aware of the significance of International Humanitarian Law, a body of law that seeks to limit, for humanitarian reasons, the effects of war," explains Philippine Red Cross secretary general Gwendolyn Pang. “It is through engaging in competitions such as this that we sharpen the knowledge of future legal practitioners and may increase exponentially the interest in the field of IHL in the academe."

The participating law schools for 2014 are Adamson University, Ateneo de Manila University, Cor Jesu College, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, Lyceum of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, San Beda College, Silliman University, Southwestern University, St. Louis University, University of Batangas, University of the Philippines, University of St. La Salle.

Using their argumentation skills and knowledge of IHL to present their cases, 14 teams of two mooters will aim to convince judges who include military lawyers, government officials, ICRC delegates and former mooters. A role-play challenge will also be held to test the practical applications of IHL. The much-awaited finals will be held at the CA’s en banc session hall. The panel of experts that will hail the winning team include CA Justices Isaiah Dicdican and Pablito Perez, UP law professor Harry Roque, PRC governor and lawyer Lorna Kapunan, and ICRC regional legal adviser Kelisiana Thynne.

The Justice Ines Luciano Best Mooter Award will again be given to the best-performing oralist in the elimination rounds as tribute to the former CA associate justice and chairperson of the PRC’s IHL Committee. Aside from receiving the coveted moot court trophy that is passed on every year, the winning team will represent the Philippines in the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition, a prestigious contest among law schools in the Asia-Pacific region, to be held in Hong Kong in March 2015.|

October 20 - 26, 2014

Inter-Island News Collated By RONALINA L. ELARMO

San Agustin, isinusulong na maging rabies-free at smoke-free municipality SAN AGUSTIN, Romblon — Masigasig na isinasagawa ng mga kawani ng Rural Health Unit (RHU) – San Agustin ang kampanya at adbokasiya ng lokal na pamahalaan na maging Rabies-free Municipality at Smoke-free Environment ang bayan ng San Agustin, Romblon.

Sinabi ni Municipal Health Officer Dr. Deogracias M. Muleta na nagtutungo sila sa kabarangayan at mga paaralan upang ipabatid sa mga mamamayan ang tungkol sa mga ipinaiiral ng bagong ordinansa laban sa pagkalat ng nakamamatay na rabies at pagbabawal sa paninigarilyo sa mga tanggapan at pampublikong lugar.

Katunayan aniya, katatapos lamang nilang magtungo sa Romblon State University-San Agustin Campus, Cabolutan National High School at Saint Augustine Institute of New Technology Inc. para magsagawa ng information dissemination hinggil sa mahigpit na implementasyon ng Municipal Ordinances on Rabies Prevention and Control Program at Smoke-Free Environment.

Nagsasagawa rin ang RHU personnel ng lecture patungkol sa para maiwasan ang pagkalat o pagdami ng kaso ng rabies at itinuturo rin sa mga kabataan ang masamang epekto ng paninigarilyo sa kalusugan ng mga tao. Kaya marapat lamang umano na makipagtulungan ang mga mamamayan sa bawat komunidad upang makamit ng pamahalaang bayan ng San agustin ang pagiging Rabies-free at Rabies-free municipality.

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Selected M’que students to learn American culture through US language microscolarship BOAC, Marinduque — At least 50 local students will have the opportunity to experience the United States of America by mastering English.

These are Grade 8 students qualified to the English Access Microscholarship Program that the US Embassy launched recently at the Marinduque National High School.

The English Access Microscholarship Program, aimed at disadvantaged young persons aged 13-20 years old, strengthens foundation in writing and speaking the English Language within 68 sessions (every weekend usually Saturdays) during summer (dry season) breaks.

Under the program, scholars will explore U. S. Culture and democratic values through drama, art, music, games, computers, civic responsibility projects, leadership and teamwork trainings.

Skills developed from the program will increase the scholars’ capacities to participate in their countries’ socioeconomic developments as well as in the inevitable ASEAN Integration.

The training will not be limited to the usual seminar-type approaches: there will be waste segregation and recycling activities, Public speaking contest, storytelling and talent shows.

Scholars are also expected to participate in field trips, coastal clean-ups, visit to schools and communities and American holidays such as Fourth of July celebration, Halloween and Christmas.

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RPT Collection sa Palawan, lampas ng Php75M

PUERTO PRINCESA — Umabot na sa mahigit P75 milyon ang nakolektang buwis sa mga ari-ariang di natitinag sa lalawigan ng Palawan.

Ito ang inihayag ni Provincial Treasurer Elino Mondragon sa isinagawang 2nd LGU Summit ng mga Municipal Treasurer at Municipal assessor sa Palawan kamakailan.

Ayon kay Mondragon, ang nasabing koleksiyon ay magmula pa lamang ng ipatupad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang Tax Relief Ordinance noong Agosto 14.

Dagdag pa ni Mondragon na malaki ang nagawa ng Tax Relief Ordinance upang mahikayat na magbayad ng buwis ang mga nagmamay-ari ng mga ari-ariang di natitinag sa Palawan dahil sa ibinibigay nitong diskwento.

Aniya pa, ang bayan ng Narra ang nangunguna sa may pinakamataas na koleksyon at sumunod ang Aborlan, Brooke’s Point, Bataraza at Quezon.

Ang Tax Relief Ordinance ay inihain sa sangguniang panlalawigan sa inisyatibo ni 1st District Board Member Winston Arzaga na sinupurtahan naman ng lahat ng mga miyembro ng konseho at inaprubahan ni Gob. Jose Pepito C. Alvarez noong Mayo 29.

Umaasa naman ang Provincial Treasurer’s Office na lalo pang tataas ang kanilang makokolekta sa mga susunod na araw kalakip ang panawagan sa lahat ng mga Real Property Tax Payers na samantalahin na ang pagkakataong ito dahil hanggang sa huling araw na lamang ng Disyembre 2014 ang bisa ng naturang Ordinansa. (OCJ/PIA4B-Palawan) Dagdag pa ng kongresista, posibleng bumisita ang kinatawan nga National Irrigation Administration (NIA) upang pagaralan kung anong mga irrigation facilities ang maaring ibigay sa lalawigan para sa 2015-2016.|

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Force multipliers ng CDRRMO, sinanay BATANGAS CITY - Nagsagawa ng tatlong araw na training workshop para sa Disaster Action Planning, Contingency Planning at Facilitators Training ang Batangas City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) sa kanilang tanggapan, Oktubre 14-16.

Ito ay sa pakikipagtuwang ng Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) IV-A sa Malampaya Foundation Inc. Naging lecturers dito sina Lorenzo Haveria at Nedie Tabliango ng OCD. Sumailalim sa nasabing training ang may 40 Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officers (LDRRMO) mula sa ibang lalawigan, mga barangay sa lunsod, at kawani ng Philippine National

Red Cross - Batangas Office at ng ilang empleyado ng CDRRMO. Layunin ng training na mabigyan ng sapat na kasanayan ang mga LDRRMO upang maging epektibong facilitators sa mga pagpupulong at mga disaster training workshops sa kanilang lebel. Ganoon din ay maturuan ang mga ito ng tamang paggawa ng Disaster Action Plan at Contingency Planning ng kanilang barangay.

Ayon kay CDRRM Officer, Rod dela Roca, hindi kakayanin ng kanilang tanggapan na makapagbigay ng training sa bawat ng barangay sa lunsod.

“May 105 barangay ang Batangas City, hindi namin sila mapupuntahan

ng paulit-ulit upang imonitor, kung kaya’t kailangan namin ang tulong ng mga facilitators upang matiyak na may sapat na kahandaan ang barangay sa panahon ng kalamidad at may disaster action plan at contingency planning ang mga ito,” dagdag ni dela Roca.

Kaugnay nito ay pinuri ni OCD Region IV-A Director, Vicente Tomazar ang CDRRMC ng lunsod sa tuluy-tuloy na paghahanda nito. Aniya mahalaga ang ganitong pagsasanay para mayroong force multipliers na magtutulungtulong para maisiguro ang kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan.| MARIE V. LUALHATI

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Tagaytay-Nasugbu highway, binansagan nang killer road?

NAGBABALA ang Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa mga motorist at komyuter na tingnang mabuti ang mga karatula at masinop ans undin ang mga batas trapiko at batas sa lansangan habang binabaybay ang Tagaytay–Nasugbu Road.

Ito bunsod ng sunud-sunod na aksidente nitong mga nakalipas na linggo kung kaya’t nababansagan ang naturang lansangan na “killer road of the west”.

Matatandaang sa isang aksidente nitong nakalipas na linggo, tatalo ang kaagad na binawian ng buhay samantalang tatlong iba pa ang malubhang nasugatan nang tumilapon ang anim na lulan nito, matapos sumalpok ang kotseng kinalululanan ng

mga biktima sa isang puno ng mangga sa kahabaan ng highway sa Barangay Banilad, bayan ng Nasugbu.

Nabatid na nawalan ng kontrol ang naturang kotse bandang ala-una y media ng madaling-araw.

Samantala, dalawang araw bago ito, nagbanggan naman ang isang traktora at pick-up track sa bahagi ng Brgy. Aga, bayan pa rin ng Nasugbu. Sugatan ang mga drayber ng mga naturang sasakyan.

Upang mapigilan ang pagdami ng ganitong uri ng aksidente, tiniyak ng DPWH Batangas I District Engineering Office na maayos ang lansangan at ligtas itong daanan.

Tiniyak rin ng ahensya na maayos na nakakabit ang mga thermoplastic

pavement markings sa gitna ng kalye at mga kurbada, gayundin ang mga rumble strips para sa mas ligtas na pagmamaneho.

Naglagay na rin ng mag karagdagang karatula, mga babala at paalaala sa mga kurbada at lusunging bahagi ng highway.

Nanawagan naman si District Engineer Julie Vergara sa mga drayber na sundin ang 60 kilometer per hour speed limit sa naturang kalsada lalo na kapag lumalapit na sa KM 084+150 sa Brgy. Banilad, gayundin sa KM 083+200 hanggang KM 083+600 sa Brgy. Aga, sakop ng Nasugbu, upang matiyak ang kaligtasan sa pagmamaneho.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Gov.Vi, PCDO muling pinarangalan Coop Dev’t. Authority REGION IV-A Cooperative Ambassador.

Ito ang titulong iginawad kay Governor Vilma Santos Recto ng Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region IV-A bilang pagkilala sa kanyang mahusay na pamumuno, promosyon at pagbibigay prayoridad sa kooperatiba sa rehiyon.

Ang nasabing parangal ay nakasaad sa Plaque of Recognition na ipinagkaloob ni Dr.Eulogio T.Castillo, OIC Chairman ng CDA, sa isinagawang KOOPulong sa Bulwagang Batangan sa Kapitolyo noong Oktubre 10.

Patunay ng magandang programa ng kooperatiba sa lalawigan ay ang pagkakahirang sa Batangas Provincial Cooperative and Development Office, sa ilalim ni Celia Atienza, bilang “3-peat” 2014 Regional Winner-Local 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.

Government Unit PCDO category.

Sa mensahe ng gobernadora, muli niyang hiniling ang pagtutulungan ng bawat isa upang masiguro ang patuloy na pag-unlad ng mga kooperatiba sa lalawigan.

Asahan umano ang kanyang 100% suporta dahil naniniwala siyang ang kooperatiba

ang kabalikat ng pamahalaan sa pag-angat ng kabuhayan, hindi lamang ng mga Batangueno kundi ng mamamayang Pilipino.

Sa breakfast session, nagkaroon ng talakayan ang mga opisyales at kinatawan ng mga kooperatiba sa lalawigan kasama ang mga kinatawan ng DILG, BIR, DAR,

DOLE at iba pang ahensya ng pamahalaan na handang umagapay sa pag-angat ng kooperatiba sa lalawigan.

Kabilang din sa mga dumalo sina AGAP Partylist Cong. Rico Geron, BM Amy Alvarez at Provincial Administrator Joel Montealto.| JUN MAGNAYE

THE following article is the statement released by our mother organization, the Philippine Press Institute on the the organization of Press Councils in strategic locations in the country. Soon, the CALABARZON, or the province of Batangas, in particular, will have its own Press Council. Pahayagang BALIKAS, being the lone member of the Instittute in this part of the country will spearhead the organization of the said Council.  THE news media have always been regarded as a vital component in a democracy like the Philippines. However, where does one go to when the press errs in its reporting? Who then watches the watchdog?

The answers may lie with press councils. A well-functioning press council—supported by the news media and various stakeholders in the community—can serve not just the press in regulating its own practice, but more importantly, the larger public to which the news media should be accountable for. An effective press council can also prove to be a deterrent to outside interventions and attempts to stifle press freedom.

That is why this year, the Philippine Press Institute (PPI), also known as the national association of newspapers, conducted a series of consultationmeetings from August to October to discuss the possibility of organizing local press councils in four major Philippine cities: Bacolod, Davao, San Fernando in Pampanga, and General Santos. With support from Coca-Cola FEMSA, PPI met with representatives from its member-newspapers, other media entities, and stakeholders in the four cities to discuss how press councils can serve their communities.

A press council is media’s way of showing their social responsibility to the public, explains PPI chairman and president Jesus G. Dureza in the consultations. “The press should not make it difficult for people to complain.”

Press councils are also a way of proving that the media do—and should— not need intervention from the government. This is why the PPI has been advocating for the creation and activation of press councils, along with its stand against legislated right of reply.

Red Batario, executive director of Center for Community Jour-nalism and Development (CCJD), shares a similar view. It is the responsibility of the press to build avenues for dialogue and discourse with the public, he said.

A citizens-press council—one that is not only composed of jour-nalists but also of members of the academe, business, legal commu-nity, civil society, and other sectors—can also be a deterrent to outside attempts to curtail freedom of the press, explained season community journalist Pachico Seares, who served as a resource person in the seminars. Seares is the executive director of the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC).

One such attempt to muzzle press freedom is to legislate the right of reply, which would compel news organizations to publish or air the side of an aggrieved party in news reports—no matter if the grievance is valid or just perceived, and even if the principle of fairness is already part of media’s responsibility. The PPI upholds the voluntary right of reply.

CCPC deputy director Cherry Ann Lim, who works as managing editor for special pages and features for Sun.Star Cebu, also shared CCPC’s structure and mechanics, including the council’s purpose, composition of members, and the source of funds to sustain operations.

Among the press councils established outside Metro Manila, the CCPC has become the most successful so far and a case model for other press communities. The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility helped establish the CCPC, along with other press councils in some parts of Luzon and Visayas.

The PPI established the first such council in the country, the Philippine Press Council based in Manila in 1993, although it has not been functioning for a time.

In Cebu, the CCPC has become known as a platform for the public to air its grievances against the media. It has also become known as a catalyst for journalists’ welfare, an advocate of press freedom, and a forum for media issues.

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Ang Mabuting Balita Ang Pinakamahalagang Utos (Marcos 12:28-34)(Lucas 10:25-28) .....................................................................................................

NAGTIPUN-TIPON ang mga Pariseo nang mabalitaan nilang napatahimik ni Jesus ang mga Saduseo. Isa sa kanila, na dalubhasa sa Kautusang Judio, a ang nagtanong kay Jesus upang subukin ito. “Guro, alin po ang pinakamahalagang utos sa Kautusan?” tanong niya.

Sumagot si Jesus, "Ibigin mo ang Panginoon mong Diyos nang buong puso, nang buong kaluluwa, at nang buong pagiisip. Ito ang pinakamahalagang utos. Ito naman ang pangalawa: Ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa gaya ng pag-ibig mo sa iyong sarili.

Sa dalawang utos na ito nakasalalay ang buong Kautusan ni Moises at ang katuruan ng mga propeta."

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

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OPINION

October 20 - 26, 2014

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Balikas Press Councils: Affirming News Media’s Loyalty to the Public 4

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The Cebu Declaration ON October 1, 2014, Cardinal Ricardo Vidal led the signing of the Cebu Declaration. With him are the other pillars of the Roman Catholic Church including Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla of Davao, Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles of Lipa, Archbishop Romulo dela Cruz of Zamboanga and Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos of Butuan, as well as the leaders of other religious faith. The gathering was inspired by the Lipa Declaration which was launched in Lipa City on August 27, 2014.

The Cebu Assembly proclaimed its support for the Lipa Declaration and proposed concrete and immediate steps to translate the desired objective of national transformation into a viable program of action.

The Cebu Declaration noted with great pain that while the moral and spiritual crisis and its political and economic effects continued to deepen, the national political leadership consistently failed to show the will or the capacity to respond to these ills in any appreciable measure. Consistent with the Lipa Declaration and in the light of new issues which have since emerged—to which the incumbent administration has failed to adequately respond—the members of the Assembly called upon National Transformation Council to: 1) Pursue all necessary and available lawful means to compel President Aquino to step down at the soonest possible time; 2) Immediately organize the equivalent of a government in waiting, consisting of men and women of integrity and proven worth, in order to assure the nation and the international community that President Aquino’s removal and the prosecution and imprisonment of every culpable member of the government for corruption will not create a political vacuum; 3) Initiate extensive consultation with the Islamic community in Southern Philippines to arrive at an authentic consensus on how to solve the long-festering multicultural problem in the area, free from any possible intervention by any foreign interest party, beginning with the countries in Southeast Asia, and including the new extremis entity called “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” by those who control it;

4) Cause the immediate filing of criminal cases against all the Senators and Congressmen, Members of the Cabinet, the Commission on Audit and the various government agencies involved in the misuse of the PDAF and the DAP from 2010 to date, and to sue whatever public pressure is necessary to make all those involved in these cases to immediately vacate their respective positions; 5) Organize a panel of experts who will undertake a comprehensive study of the country’s energy problem and propose solutions that will be free of any political bias for or against any particular energy source, and take into primary consideration the interests of the general public and the consumers rather than the various actors in the generation, transmission and distribution chain; 6) Organize public support for the PNP rank-andfile in their call for a th0rough cleanup of the PNP and an immediate change in its top leadership; 7) Institutionalize a public forum, where aggrieved individual citizens could air their just grievances and mobilize public support for such grievances without being subjected to the arbitrary censorship imposed by government and the conscript press; and 8) Actively support the call and effort of the concerned citizens of the country to establish a people’s Truth Commission to discover and reveal the accountability and any consequent liability of the administration of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III arising from its massive misuse of the public funds through the Disbursement Acceleration Program that has been ruled unconstitutional by unanimous vote of the Supreme Court.

These steps must be undertaken immediately to stop the continuing decline of the present moral and political order. The intractability of the problems confronting the Philippines demands long term radical reforms which the National Transformation Council cannot undertake on its own. As it engages in the historic project of transforming the present dispensation into a modern, prosperous and equitable future for all Filipinos, it will need the continuing support of the citizenry. This is the defining call for every patriotic Filipino.|

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OPINION

October 20 - 26, 2014

May disiplina ka ba?

“DO the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.”

- Dale Carnegie Bilang isang sundalo, maipagmamalaki ko ang disiplinang umiiral sa aming organisasyon, ang Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Sabihin man natin na isang konseptong na lamang ito sa kasalukuyang panahon na tila nagkakarehan sa bilis ang mga pagbabago sa lipunan, kaisipan, paniniwala at mga kalakaran sanhi ng modernong teknolohiya’t kaalaman, sa kailaliman ng aking pagkatao naniniwala pa rin ako sa importansya ng disiplina di lamang sa ating pansariling buhay kundi pati na rin sa ating lipunan.

Marahil marami ang magsasabi na ang katagang disiplina ay kaakibat ng pagtitiis, pagiging killjoy o di kaya deprivation. Katulad ng ano man na gusto natin makamtan, ang daan patungo sa ating hinahangad ay meron mga pagsubok at tukso. Dito natin nakikita ang kahalagahan ng disiplina sa ating sarili at sa ating lipunan.  Sa totoo lang, ang disiplina sa sarili ay isa sa pinakamahalaga at napaka useful skill na dapat meron ang bawat isa sa atin. Kailangan ito sa bawat aspeto ng ating buhay. Kaso kahit mas nakakarami ang naniniwala sa importansya nito, napakakonti naman ang may ginagawa para palakasin at palaguin ito.

Halimbawa na lang sa pilahan ng bus o jeep. Nakakainis tingnan na sa ganitong panahon nang sibilisasyon ay pinilipit pa rin tayong sumunod sa pila gamit ang mga barandilya. Sa mga terminal na wala nito, kanya kanyang unahan. Tuloy nagkakasikipan dahil hindi maayos ang pag-akyat sa bus o jeep.

Ang side effect nito ay ang mga babae ay nahihipuan, nadudukutan, nawawalan ng gamit o di kaya nai-i-stress.

Kahit pa maraming kawatan kung tayo ay pumipila, di sila makatiyempo para manloko.

Tama po, di ba?

Isa lamang itong ehemplo ng epekto ng disiplina sa lipunan. Ayoko man maituring na sirang plaka pero totoo naman na kapag may disiplina ang bayan ay umuunlad. Di na tayo maglayo, andyan ang Olongapo at Marikina bilang ehemplo para sa lahat.  Sa self-discipline nakukuha ang lakas-loob na paninindigan sa sariling desisyon at tutukan ang mga ito na hindi nagbabago ang isip kaya ang disiplina ay isang importanteng pangangailangan sa pag abot ng mga pangarap, mithiin o ambisyon.

Ang taong may disiplina ay nakikitaan ng perseverance sa kanyang mga desisyon at plano hanggang makamit nila ito. Si Manny Pacquiao ay isang ehemplo na taong meron disiplina. Hindi siya ipinanganak na boxing champion agad. Sina Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali at pati na sina James Yap o Alvin Patrimonio ay di rin ipinanganak na mga atleta. Pero dahil nagkaroon sila ng disiplina sa sarili maliit sa kanila ang kalahating milyon na kita buwan buwan.

Isa sa pangunahing traits ng mga ito ay ang abilidad na talikuran ang mga instant gratification at karangyaan bagkus pinaboran nila ang mga pananakit ng katawan para sa isang mas malaking kikitain. Binigyan nila ng effort at oras ang kanilang mga gusto para makuha ang kanilang ninanais makamtan sa buhay.  Sa totoo lang, kung sino pa yung disiplinado siya pa yung maligaya sa buhay. Isa lamang ito sa mga

>>>ZAMUDIO.....sundan sa P/7

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The worst in humanity seasoned criminal would do – THE brutal murder of Jeffery he showed how he was “Jennifer” Laude should jolt trained: to kill with such us all. The murder showed efficiency without feeling guilt. three fatal flaws in society’s Third is the culture of culture nowadays. dominance, on one hand, and First is the hate culture subservience on the other. The directed against those who do not conform to the “norms”. The brutal murder of US has been projecting its military might to bully other Jennifer is not the first and, alarmingly, might not be countries to kowtow to it. It has been showing that it the last victimizing gays and transgenders. It has been could bomb, maim and pillage, and nobody could do anything about it. This culture of dominance and happening with disturbing regularity.

Gays and transgenders are not only being killed impunity is what it has been projecting to its soldiers. during robberies and spats, they are being murdered And when it ‘protects’ its soldiers from criminal with such brutality that it shows the hate in the hearts liabilities, it reinforces this culture.

On the other end is the culture of subservience. of the perpetrators. Worse, those who harbor this hate are not exceptional cases but are quite common in When China encroached on disputed territories, President Benigno Aquino III was all fire, vowing to society.

This hate culture against those who are different defend Philippine territory. When Jennifer was killed has its historical roots. Institutions that dominate and and the US Navy refuses to turn over the suspect US shape society’s culture are also perpetrating it: the Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, nary entertainment industry, the church, the education a whimper from the Philippine president. Because of system, the military and the government. Those who Jennifer’s brutal murder and the barriers being thrown in the way of justice, calls do not follow the norms are Gays and transgenders are not only being for the abrogation of considered as “outcasts”, unequal treaties such as “sinners”, “a bane to killed during robberies and spats, they are the Visiting Forces society”, “corrupters of being murdered with such brutality that it Agreement and the culture”. And with the shows the hate in the hearts of the recently signed Enhanced “war on terror”, people who Defense Cooperation do not agree and conform perpetrators. Worse, those who harbor this Agreement are sounding to the dominant ideology hate are not exceptional cases but are quite louder, but it would be a and culture become victims common in society. miracle if the Philippine of profiling and are vulnerable to violent attacks. After all, isn’t the “war on president even agrees to its review. In fact, even after terror” about cleansing society of those who defy the Jennifer’s brutal murder, Armed Forces of the norms and the dominant ideology? Isn’t it about Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Gregorio Catapang preemptive strikes or killing them before they do any Jr. and US Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Locklear agreed on the schedule of more joint military “damage”?

Second is the culture of senseless violence and exercises and programs.

It has been said that there would be no oppressors aggression. In its war on terror, the US has been bending the boundaries of what is right and wrong. When they if there would be no slaves. It is now up to the Filipino surreptitiously abduct ‘suspects’, use ‘persuasive’ people to break this culture of hate, senseless violence interrogation techniques such as “water boarding”, and and aggression, and subservience. In the hands of the keep their suspects locked up in a secret prison, what Filipino people lie all hopes for justice for the brutal does this say about respecting human rights? What slaying of Jennifer. It is also up to the Filipino people to then differentiates them from ordinary criminals? What break the shackles of US dominance over the country.| To counter these, women and men should continue prevents ordinary citizens from emulating their protesting against and expressing disgust over these senseless violence and aggression?

Worse off are soldiers who are trained to be efficient twin violations on women. But to eradicate these, Gaband effective killing machines, are oriented that the riela is right in saying that the material conditions for ‘enemy’ lurks hidden among ordinary people, and are the oppression and exploita-tion of women, and men armed with lethal weapons. When US Marine Private from the working classes, should be radically swept First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton brutally killed aside to make the situation favorable for correcting the Jennifer with such efficiency and effectiveness then historical injustices being done to women, especially WWW.BULATLAT.COM casually walked out of the motel – just like what a working class women.|

Benjie Oliveros

Balikas 5 Iligan City and Bangsamoro IT was not planned. But I unexpectedly walked into a consultation forum on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in a downtown hotel in Iligan City a few days ago. I had really wished earlier to attend any one of the on-going BBL consultations to get a feel of how the stakeholders themselves view (or fear? ) the MILF Peace Agreement. Or how the peace panels deal with those concerns. Was I glad I unexpectedly walked into one!

Coming from Davao City, it took only 45 minutes via Cebu Pacific to new Laguindingan Airport, about 35 kilometers at the outskirts of Cagayan de Oro. (I gathered that the lacking navigational lights will be operational soon. In the meantime, far-away Lumbia airport tower assists.

No wonder there are no night flights in such a modern hub.) It took only about one hour of drive from the new airport to Iligan City. I would have really pre-ferred the Davao-CDO land trip that would have given me the joy and luxury of stopping over along the way at our Seagull Mountain Resort high up in the clouds at 4,000 feet closer to the sky. But a long 7hour land trip could be at another time.  POWER PLANT -- I was to meet up in Iligan City with international investment “whizman” ALOYSIUS “Nonoy” COLAYCO and his partner VICENTE “Vic”CENIZA (both Jardin Davis veterans) to look into plans of POWER SOURCE, PHIL. INC. (where I now serve as senior advisor) to set up a power plant there for the LAFARGE cement factory. It was during our call on both Iligan City Mayor CELSO REGENCIA and VICE MAYOR RUDERIC MARZO where I learned that a forum that morning was underway on the BBL at Caledon Pension House downtown. Mayor CELS, a former police director, had to rush to go. I dropped everything and proceeded to the venue.  JAMPACKED --Proceedings were already on-going when I discreetly walked into a jam-packed function room and got seated at the back hoping I would come unnoticed. But no sooner had I settled down when CONG. VICENTE “Varf” BELMONTE, Jr. spotted me and came to my seat to welcome me. He offered a place up front but I politely declined. (Many just don’t know how good it is to be just in the audience --- a liberating feeling after years of being “up front”.) Cong. Varf ably skippered the forum all throughout making known to all that inputs gathered during the day he would submit to Congress which is now working on the proposed law. I had earlier planned on sneaking out also unnoticed to catch up with my Lafarge meeting but with the announcement about my presence and requesting that I also give some remarks later in the day, my early exit plan was no longer possible. But that was propitious. And yes, I was glad I sat through.  INFORMATIVE -- I found the forum informative and refreshing. All those who had something to ask or say got their chance on the microphone.

The crowd was multi-sectoral. Judges, lawyers, businessmen, IPs, barangay reps, plain residents --- even kibitzers were all there. I thought the whole town was there through their reps. The resource panel , headed by no less than GPH Panel Chair MIRIAM “Iye” CORONEL -FERRER fielded the questions, clarified and quieted some apprehensions. They were simply engaging, adept and down-to-earth. The forum somehow exorcised some lurking phantoms that many ILIGANONS were fearful about. Nonetheless, you can’t blame them for their angst. They are in the immediate peripheries of the proposed Bangsamoro territory (adjoining Marawi and Lanao del Sur) and they had previous bad experiences with the MILF. Former SECRETARY SENEN BACANI, a panel member who had served former Philippine presidents and doing ground work principally in agriculture Mindanao, was a moderating, experienced voice with his clarity and distinctive competent demeanor. Add to this were the curt and succinct repartees and explanations of lady chair Iye Ferrer whose voice came through as re-assuring (and alluring!)  WHY DIVIDE? --- I was particularly struck by an eloquent Atty. Zaragosa who bewailed the “divisiveness” that the setting up of a Bangsamoro would inflict on a nation that ought to be united. He drew from the contemporary dividing lessons of the Berlin Wall of the East-West Germany; the NorthSouth Vietnam , North-South Korea divides; the Gaza Wall, etc. He was asking “why should the Bangsamoro be specially allowed to have their own separate world distinct from other Filipinos when all of us Boholanos, Cebuanos, non-Muslims, Ilocanos and specially those in Mindanao suffered the same experience of exclusion and poverty that Muslims complain about”.

He claimed that we were all common victims of history when foreign colonizers divided us all as a people. Interesting points indeed.  SOVEREIGN CHOICE -- What provinces or areas will ultimately comprise the Bangsamoro territory was thoroughly explained with emphasis on the sovereign prerogative of inhabitants to either “opt in or opt out” of the Bangsamoro territory during the plebiscite. The bottom line is: at the minimum, at least two (2) provinces must vote “yes” otherwise the Bangsamoro may end up like the Cordillera’s “autonomous region that never was” because only one province opted “in”. Although Iligan City is definitely “out” and not “in” as part of the proposed Bangsamoro, the common expressed concern was about the six (6) Muslim-dominated barangays with a total area of about 20,000 hectares that may be “detached” from the city if (yes, if) the residents will “opt in” during the plebiscite. Some distinguished legal minds, notably some judges, raised legal points to question such eventuality.  RESOURCES -- The sensitive issue on inland waters and the use of natural resources by the Bangsamoro was expectedly raised. They worried

>>>DUREZA..turn to P/7

BUSINESS

Calabarzon exhibitors join Manila FAME CALAMBA City, Laguna – At least seven exhibitors will represent Calabarzon at the Manila Furnishings and Apparel Manufacturers' Exchange (FAME) at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay on October 16-19.

Jhaz Footwear and Ai-She Footwear of Liliw, Laguna along with Benelco Arts and Crafts (Taytay, Rizal), R. Cabrera’s Gifts, Ibaan Craft Philippines, Inc. (Canlubang, Laguna) and Los Baños Handmade Paper Enterprises will feature their latest creations of housewares, furnishings, gift items, holiday decor, and fashion

accessories including footwear.

The Manila FAME – the bi-annual trade show organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its export promotions arm, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) – is one of the longestrunning trade shows in the Asia-Pacific and is the country’s premier trade platform for exports and design.

Regional Director Marilou Toledo said that among DTI’s mandate for enterprise development is to provide access to market, and through the trade fairs which

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH III Hall of Justice, Pallocan West, Batangas City IN THE MATTER OF CANCELLATION OF FRO M T HE RECORD BOOK OF CADAST RAL LOT S OF T HE L AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY OF LRC CADASTRAL RECORD NO. 1712 COVERING LOT NO. 10027, OF BATANGAS CADASTRE, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS SPS. PEDRO M. DELA PEÑA and BIDA B. DELA PEÑA, Petitioners, versus

PETITION NO. 4729

LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, Respondent. x-------------------------x ORDER Considering that there is no publication yet, let the initial hearing of this case be reset to November 13, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning in the session hall of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Hall of Justice, Pallocan West, Batangas City, on or before which date any interested person may file opposition.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the cities of Batangas and Lipa and the Province of Batangas, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and that copies of this order be served to all known authorities concerned.

The Process Server of this Court is hereby directed to post copies of the petition, as well as this Order, on the bulletin board in the main entrance of the Batanags City Hall, Batangas City, Hall of Justice, Pallocan West, Batangas City and in the Barangay Hall of Libjo, Batangas City for at least three (3) weeks before the date of hearing of the instant petition.

The Branch Clerk of Court is hereby directed to furnish the office of the Clerk of Court a copy of this Order for raffle among the publishers for publication.

Further, the petitioners are hereby directed to furniesh the Court copies of the names and addresses of the respective boundary/adjoining owners of the subject lot within five (5) days from receipt hereof.

SO ORDERED. Batangas City, September 25, 2014.

(Sgd.) RUBEN A. GALVEZ Judge I hereby certify that the copies of this order were personally delivered to the Office of teh City Prosecutor, and sent by registered mail to the petitioner, respondent, the Hon. Solicitor General, Atty. Ariel Reyes, the Honorable Administrator, LRA, Quezon City.

(Sgd.) DIVINA LEA A. PERDIGUERRA-MUÑOZ Branch Clerk of Court V Pahayagang Balikas | October 13, 20 & 27, 2014

DTI organizes, small and medium scale entrepreneurs are given the opportunity to showcase their products in the world market.

“Eversince Corazon Coligado of Aishe Footwear started to participate in trade fairs, she has been getting orders from both the domestic and foreign buyers. The same is true with the other enterprises”, Toledo said.

Jhaz Footwear, overall top seller at the Kalakal Calabarzon Regional Trade Fair held last month at the Festival Supermall , is also expected to replicate its feat at the FAME.|CHARLIE S. DAJAO

October 20 - 26, 2014

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Quezon farmers train on Farm Business Planning LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) held over the weekend a two-day training on 'Farm Business Planning: Value Chain Approach' at Ouan’s Worth Farm & Resort in this city.

Provincial Agriculturist Roberto Gajo said the event is designed to strengthen the stakeholders as partners in agricultural development, a priority program of Governor David “Jay-Jay” Suarez under the “Serbisyong Suarez sa Agrikultura.”

The training also resolves some prevalent agricultural issues such as proper

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. 2014-251 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale underAct 3135 as amended

by Act 4116 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig Fund), mortgagee, with office address at Caedo Commercial Center, Nat’l. Hiway, Bo. Calicanto, Batangas City against VIVAN U. PEÑAFLOR married to JESSIE G. PEÑAFLOR, mortgagor/s, with residence and postal address at Libjo Central, Batangas City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30, 2014 amounts to THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN PESOS & 91/100 (P325,867.91) 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 November 7, 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 TITLE NO. T-141296 ‘A parcel of land (Lot B-4-A-7 of the subd. plan, Psd04-188136 being a portion of Lot B-4-A, Psd-04-178050, LRC Rec. No. 27138), together with all buildings and future improvementes thereon, situated in the Brgy. CalitCalit, San Juan, Batangas. Bounded on the E., along line 1-2 by Lot B-4-B; of the subd. Plan; on the S., along line 2-3 by Lot B-4-E (Road 6.00 m. wide) both of Psd-04178050; on the W., along line 3-4 by Lot B-4-A-6 of the subd. plan; on the N., along line 4-1 by Lot B-3 (LRC) Psd44988. Beginning x x x containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) 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 July 18, 2014, without further notice.

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

Rosario, Batangas, May 27, 2014.

(Sgd.) ROMEO U. MACARAIG Sheriff IV Published at Pahayagang Balikas Edited at Batangas City Posted at Municipal Hall Bldg. of San Juan; Brgy. Hall of Calit-Calit; Public Market of San Juan, Batangas.

Date of Sale: November 7, 2014.

Copy furnished: PARTIES CONCERNED Warning: It is absolutely prohibited to remove deface or destroy this otice of Sale on or before the date of sale UNDER PENALTY OF LAW. Pahayagang Balikas – October 6, 13 & 20, 2014

procedure of marketing agricultural produces, evaluation of high-quality agricultural products, elimination of middle men who often control farm produces’ prices in the market, and learning how to plan and coordinate with prospective buyers for higher earnings.

Gajo claimed this is the farmers’ ‘time to shine’ in terms of upgrading their product’s quality, widen their knowledge and boost their self-confidence to be competitive with other farmers anywhere in the world.

This is also a good venue for the farmers to accelerate the sale of their products with the opportunity of increasing their links with potential clients.

Gajo added they expect outputs from those who underwent the training such as plans for inclusion of their farm produces under programs covered by Value Chain Approach.

Topics discussed in the training include Introduction to Value Chain Analysis, Selecting the Value Chain, Analyzing a Value Chain, Economics Analysis, Value Chain Upgrading Strategy, and Monitoring and Measuring Inputs.

It was participated in by various agri sectors and stakeholders in the province such as QMGA, Organic Associations, Vegetable, Coconut, Rice and Corn Growers, and rural-based organizations.| BELINDA OTORDOZ/PNA

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF THE CHILD DANA ALTHEA FORTUS ACOSTA ALSO KNOWN AS ALTHEA FORT US AUST RIA, WIT H APPLICATION TO CHANGE HER NAME TO ALTHEA FORTUS AUSTRIA SPOUSES ROLANDO DE VILLA AUSTRIA JR. AND AILYNE F. AUSTRIA Petitioners, versus

SP. PROC. NO. 2013-248

DANILO SANTIAGO ACOSTA, Respondent. x-----------------------------------------x ORDER An Amended Petition dated June 5, 2014 has been filed by the petitioner through counsel praying the Court, that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued by this Honorable Court granting this petition for adoption of the minor by herein petitioners and for her name to be changed from DANAALTHEAFORTUS ACOSTAto ALTHEAFORTUS AUSTRIA, the full name by which she will be known after payment of the fees prescribed by law.

NOW THEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that this case be set for hearing on Novemver 18, 2014 at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon before the session hall of this Court, on which date, tim and place, all interested persons may appear and show cause why the petition should not be Granted.

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

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

SO ORDERED. Rosario, Batangas. September 8, 2014.

(Sgd.) DORCAS P. FERRIOLS-PEREZ Assisting Judge Pahayagang Balikas | October 6, 13 & 20, 2014

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Iligan City and Bangsamoro on how non-Bangsamoro consumers could avail of those resources since the Bangsamoro would take over these natural jewels. Suggestions on how implementing gaps could be bridged were also submitted. Even the rumors about some fast operators cashing in on the proposed Bangsamoro setup selling positions in the proposed bureaucracy, including police slots were quashed.

Why Bangsamoro is now the new buzzword to replace Muslim Mindanao was explained. Indeed, if nonMuslims like Lumads or IPs or even Christians can be inhabitants within the new autonomous territory, to refer to it as Muslim Mindanao will not fit.  LUMADS -- The Indigenous Peoples (IPs) also aired their own angsts, apprehensions and yes, hopes too.

With around 35 tribal groups in Mindanao whose ancestral domain areas also overlap or are within the Bangsamoro, the tribes were evidently in clear search for clarifications and assurances of mutual respect and recognition of their own exercise of the right to self-determination. Reassuring words from the Moro and IP members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) present were helpful in clearing some misapprehensions. MILF Panel Member Datu Antonio Kinoc, BTC members Said Sheik, Timulay Melano Ulama and Talib Abdulhamid Benito

took turns in dealing ably with raised issues. Even one questioner who at the outset declared an emphatic NO to Bangsamoro appeared assuaged and enlightened after a response from the panel. Former Mayor Franklin Quijano whom I have not seen for ages, came forward and gave his own pitch urging everyone to help contribute to bring clarity to the discourse.  “WHAT IF?” --- One significant information volunteered by one of the BTC members was about MILF’s resolve and steadfastness in not abandoning the peace track whatever is the outcome from the Congress (on the final BBL) or from the Supreme Court (if constitutional issues will be raised).

One panel/BTC panelist announced: To the credit of the MILF, it significantly downscaled its claim for their right to self-determination to the barest minimum by abandoning cessationist intentions and resolving to submit to the final decision of the Philippine sovereign authority. This declaration alone is re-assuring enough given the what if questions lurking in many minds apprehensive on what the MILF will do if some provisions of the comprehensive agreement will be substantially altered in Congress or in the Supreme Court. Then we were informed about the first stage of the decommissioning (or disarming) of the

Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Madaling gampanan ang mga gawain. Makakatulong at maipapakita sa mga kasamahan ang ganap na kooperasyon.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Magiging kasundo mo ang isang bagong kakilala at malamang na hahantong sa mabuting pagkakaibigan o magkaroon ng relasyon.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) Kung may balak na lumakad, dapat mag-ingat sa bawat paghakbang dahil may kahinaan ang bandang ibaba ng katawan.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Mapaghamon ang araw subalit huwag mabahala dahil mananaig ang iyong kapakanan.

Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Suliranin ang pag-ibig.

Malamang na magkahiwalay ang magkasintahan o magkaroon ng hindi pagkakaunawaan.

Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) Mapapakita ang magandang ugali sa kabila ng hindi magandang ugali na ipinapakita ng kapitbahay o kasamahan.

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Aries (Mar. 21 - April 20) May hatid na kasiyahan sa magkaibigan na matagal nang hindi nagkikita.

Taurus (Apr. 21 - May 21) Ang matagal nang hinihintay ay malamang na matanggap o darating. Huwag mawalan ng pag-asa dahil kung kikilos, tiyak na may mangyayari.

Gemini (May 22 - June 21) Makakatulong sa isang kamag-anak na may karamdaman o pangangailangan.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Unahin ang gawain na inaakala na madaling matapos.

Magandang pag-usapan upang magkaliwanagan ang mga bagay na hindi nagkakaunawaan.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) May taong hihingi ng iyong opinyon tungkol sa pag-unlad ng negosyo, personal na suliranin o ibang bagay.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Bigyang laya ang sarili sa pag-ibig. May magandang kapalaran ang naghihintay sa larangan ng pag-ibig.

Taal to host Ala Eh! Fun Run 2014 on Dec. 1 THOUSANDS of participants are expected to take part in the Ala Eh! Fun Run 2014, the opening salvo of the Provincial Government of Batangas’ Ala Eh! Festival 2014, this December 1, 2014 at Taal, Batangas.

In partnership with the Heritage Town of Taal, the race boasts of P5,000, P2,500 and P1,500 cash prizes and medals for the top three finishers in the 5-Kilometer category, and P3,000, P1,500 and P1,000 cash prizes and medals for the top three runners in the 3-Kilometer category.

With a 6:30 AM gun start, the fun run will start and finish at the Taal Municipal Plaza that fronts the historic Basilica de San Martin de Tours. Registration fee is only P150

that includes a race singlet. Finisher shirts will also be given to the first 50 runners who will complete the race.

Local officials, led by Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto and Taal Mayor Michael Montenegro, are expected to participate in the event, the second time a running event will kick off the annual Ala Eh! Festival.

Participants for the 5K run shall start at the town plaza, up to the Flying V Gas Station along the Diversion Road, and head back to the plaza for the finish line. The 3K will likewise begin at the plaza, turn near the Taal Water District office and conclude at the plaza. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic in the race area.|V. ALTAR

SOLCOM aims to free abducted CAFGU

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CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – A member of the Civilian Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) is believed to be abducted by the NPA in Brgy Cawayan, Ragay, Camarines Sur around 11am of October 15, 2014. The identity of the CAFGU is withheld for the moment for operational reasons and security of his family.

Report reaching this office says that said CAFGU was on his way to Ragay Emergency Hospital with his wife and three (3) children when the abduction happened.

The 902nd Infantry Brigade of the Southern Luzon Command has mobilized

troops to rescue the victim and capture the abductors.

Security is also provided to the family.

The Southern Luzon Command is yet to establish the reason for the abduction.

The primary concern of the Command is the safety of the abducted CAFGU and securing his family. Coordination is also being made with the Philippine National Police.

SOLCOM recognizes the CAFGU’s selfless service in the implementation of the peace and security in the region, as such, we will work hard to give him back the liberty he deserves from his abductors.

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MILF with the warehousing and padlocking of their crewserved weapons for starters.

Examples of crew-served weapons are the shoulderfired rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and armaments that are considered offensive weaponry that usually require more than one person (or a crew) to handle or operate. Then there was mention of the ongoing feverish pace in organizing MILF’s political arm called the Bangsamoro Justice Party that will compete with other mainstream political parties in the plebiscite and the elections.

This, hopefully, will be the start MILF’s political coming of age -- transforming and transitioning from an armed revolutionary group into a political party that seeks reforms through democratic ways by participating in mainstream politics.

 “STAY THE COURSE” --When, towards the end, I was called to say a few words, I took the microphone and indeed stuck only to a few words knowing that this forum was to be for Iliganons and I was only an observer.

Describing the whole exercise as inspiring and enlightening, I expressed what everyone in the hall, I surmised, was sharing silently in common: that we should give peace a chance, that whatever the challenges are up ahead or how bumpy the road ahead may be, especially when the more difficult stage of implementation starts, that we all must stay the course.

Otherwise we will squander this rare opportunity of coming close to what every Mindanaoan has long dreamt of. We may never have this same historic opportunity at another time.... Ever. |

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Suporta sa Deped K to 12 Program, tiniyak ni Gov. Vi Pinangunahan ni DepEd Batangas Division School Supt. Dr. Carlito D. Rocafort ang naturang summit upang higit pang mapaghandaan ang nalalapit na School Year 2016-2017 kung saan magkakaroon na ng mag-aaral sa Grade 11 o tinatawag na Senior High School.

Sa kasalukuyan, 39 pa lamang sa kabuuang 114 na junior high schools sa buong lalawigan ang nominado o may kakayanang magkaroon ng senior high school.

Nguni’t maaaring madagda-

gan pa ito sa pagpapakita ng suporta ng mga punumbayan na nangako ng kanilang kahandaang mag-donate ng lupang maaring pagtayuan ng karagdagang school buildings.

Bukod sa mga municipal mayors, NGOs at stakeholders, dumalo rin sa nasabing summit sina DepEd Region IV-A Asst. Regional Director Dr. Beatriz G. Torno, Bokal Caloy Bolilia,Bokala Weng Africa at Provincial Administrator Atty. Joel Montealto.| JUN MAGNAYE

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May disiplina ka ba? benepisyo ng pagkakaroon ng skill na ito. Marami pang iba, katulad halimbawa ng pagkamit ng mga pangarap o goals sa buhay, pagkakaroon ng mataas na self-esteem, mataas ng respeto mula sa kapwa, ang pagkakaroon ng impluwensya sa buhay ng iba, ang pagkakaroon ng greater success sa lahat na larangan ng buhay mo, at ang pinakaimportante ay ang pagkakaroon ng more rewarding at satisfying na buhay.

Ang disiplina ay isa sa mga pangunahing pagkakaiba na nagsesepara sa mga yung nagtatamasa ng successful at fulfilling na buhay kesa dun sa hindi.  Dahil ang indibidwal ay siyang pangunahing langis at makina ng lipunan, sa pamamagitan ng disiplina ay taas noon din natin na makakamit ang respeto ng ibang bansa.

Magkakaroon din tayo ng impluwensya sa kanila.

Titingalain tayo bilang isang lahi. At ang pinakamahalaga ay sa sarili nating bansa nakakamit natin ang ating hangarin bilang isang nasyon.

Kaming mga sundalo, ipinako na naming ang sarili namin sa buhay disiplinado.

Maliban sa mga personal gains namin katulad ng pagkakaroon ng medical facility para sa amin at sa kalusugan ng aming pamilya, loan facilities, higher learning at self-esteem bilang tagapagtanggol ng bayan, ang pinakamalalim na kaligayan kung bakit namin sinusuong ang panganib at mga pagsasanay ay ang makitang malayo sa kapahamakan ang kapwa nating Pilipino.

And, mind you, ang effort na nation building ay hindi nakatoka lamang sa kasundaluhan. Bawat isa sa atin ay kinakailangang mag ambag.

Lahat naman tayo ang makikinabang, di po ba?

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Saludo ako sa inyong pagpupunyagi na makapaghanapbuhay ng marangal para sa inyong pamilya.|

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ITONG nakaraang Martes, eksklusibong nai-cover ng Pahayagang BALIKAS ang opening program ng tatlong (3) araw na Seminar-Workshop on Outcome-based Education sa Batangas State University (BSU) Main campus.

Technical Working Group ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED).  NOONG isang linggo, kinilala naman ng Malampaya Foundation, Inc. (MFI) ang pinakamahusay na tricycle drivers na nakilahok sa Alertoda Olympics, na kaunaunahang ginanap dito sa Batangas City. Ang TODA Olympics, Kalsada Kaligtasan sa Daan ay isang programang nakatuon s amga tricycle drivers sa lunsod.

Kung may mga grupo ng jeepney drivers D ha l end z L a ndi c ho na tinatwag ding hari ng kalsada, may mga Layunin ng nasabing seminar-workshop tricycle drivers ding bahagi ng transportation na epektibong maisulong ang outcome-based sector na may malaking papel na ginagameducation (OBE) sa mga pampublikong panan sa lipunan. unibersidad sa bansa mula sa traditional Sa pamamagitan ng isang simpleng method of teaching. kumpetisyon, ay ipinakita ng mga tricycle Mainit na tinanggap ng BSU sa pama- drivers ang kanilang kakyahang maghatid ng magitan ni Dr. Cynthia Q. Manalo, Vice ligtas na pamamasada para sa kanilang mga Presdient for Academic Affairs, ang may 79 pasahero. na participants mula sa 24 na state colleges Nahati sa apat na kategoriya ang mga and universities sa bansa na kasapi sa participants sa kumpetisyon gaya ng Phylon Philippine Science Council (PSC) na Slalum, Emergency Breaking 1, Breaking 2 & pinamumunuan ngayon ni BSU President, Dr. Avoidance, at Course Slalum.

Tirso A. Ronquillo.

Umani ng parangal at premyong langis, Ayon kay Ronquillo, mula sa dating Luzon tool kit, gas coupon at iba pa ang mga Science Consortium sa Lingayen, pangasinan nagwaging driver. noong 2004, malayo na ang naabot ng PSC at Kinilala rin ang aktibong pakikilahok ng naniniwala siyang malaki ang maiaambag ng mga TODA Groups sa pamumuno ng OBE seminar-workshop sa mga nagsidalo. masisipag na pangulo ng bawat TODA at ng Naging guest speaker at lecturer naman pederasyon ng mga TODA na pinamumunuan si Dr. Felicito Caluyo, ang chairman ng OBE ni G. Cabungcal.|

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Halloween Fun at SM Lipa

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LIPA City - Kids will surely have a lot more reason to anticipate the Halloween this year as SM City Lipa brings more fun events this coming October 31.

Start your Halloween with the mall Trick or Treat for kids that will start at ten in the morning.

Trick or trickers will be joined in by a cute mascot named Vampire Dracula at 11 am while a parade of zombies will give some shoppers fun spooks while shopping in the mall starting at 2pm.

This is also the time to bring out the creative fun to all kids of all ages as SM brings the Halloween Contest.

Mechanics for the Halloween Costume Contest: 1. Registration will be from October 15 to October 31, 2pm only.

2. Registrants need to present Php1000 single or accumulated receipts for 1 day from any shop of SM Lipa.

3. Registrants must be 4-12 years of age to join the contest.

4. Qualifying receipts must be presented to join EACH Category.

THE UNKNOWN RELIC OF ST. JOHN PAUL II

ON May 13, 1981, Anna Stanghellini, a nurse at the “Agostino Gemelli” Hospital, was working, as she did every day, in the surgery department. She didn’t know that at 5:19 pm that day Mehmet Ali Agca attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II. She learned what happened in Saint Peter’s Square when the ambulance arrived at the hospital with the gravely wounded Pope on board.

The operating room was ready and, at 5:55 pm, doctors under the guidance of Professor Francesco Crucitti, were able to begin the operation. However, first it was necessary undress the Pope and, in order to not lose precious time, his cotton vest was cut and thrown on the floor along with the gauze soaked with blood. Seeing the vest, the nurse did not feel she should throw it away. First she wrapped it in a clean gauze, then in a white hand towel and put it in her locker, without saying anything to anyone. She kept it at home until the year 2000, when she decided to give this priceless gift to the Provincial House of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent of Paul.

Anna Stanghellini was linked to the order for a long time. In 1964, she began the novitiate of the Sisters

of Charity, but then realized that it was not her vocation and chose the nursing profession. However, she kept in close contact with the Sisters . Upon her retirement in 1996, she decided to live near their Provincial House, where she died in 2004.

The former Provincial, Sister Beatrice, realized immediately the value of the gift received from a simple nurse from Gemelli Hospital, because she was convinced that one day that vest, stained with blood, would become a true relic of Pope John Paul II. To better preserve the papal vest, it was place behind glass case and framed.

After John Paul II’s death, Sister Beatrice decided to show the memento of the Pope to Archbishop Piero Marini, the then Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations.

The prelate had no doubts of its authencity. Moreover, the Sisters were in possession of Stanghellini’s written statement, attesting to the authenticity of the garment. As a precaution, however, Archbishop Marini asked the Provincial to leave the vest at the Vatican. Sister Beatrice did so with great pain, because she was convinced that she would never recover that precious memento.

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However, her fears were abated.

A few days later, the Master of Ceremonies called her, and asked her to pick up the papal vest.

May 1, 2011 was a special day for the Sisters of the Provincial House on via Francesco Albergotti.

The memento of John Paul II became a relic of the new Blessed.

The Blessed’s relic was placed in one of the small side altars of the large chapel of the House. When the Sister who accompanied me opened the door of the altar, decorated with an image of the founder of the Sisters of Charity, I was very moved: behind the glass could be seen the vest of the attack, cut on both sides, with dark blood stains at the level of the abdomen (in the background there are three holes, which indicates that the vest was folded when it was pierced by the bullet fired by Ali Agca’s pistol), and red stains of disinfectant. Clearly visible on the collar are the initials “JP” embroidered with red thread.

Around the vest the Sisters have placed newspaper clippings with images of John Paul II at the moment of the attack, in the hospital bed after the surgical intervention, with the attacker, Ali Agca, and with nurse Anna Stanghellini. There were

also the written statements of the nurse, of the Superior of the House, and of Monsignor Peter B. Wells, adviser in the Secretariat of State, certifying the authenticity of the relics. Today, the former Provincial House of the Sisters of Charity at Rome has become the “Regina Mundi” House, where the elderly and sick religious reside. However, the chapel has become today one of Saint John Paul II’s shrines.

When I asked Sister Amelia, the Superior of the House, what it means to the community to have such a relic, she answered: “It’s a gift and a responsibility. It’s a gift because we feel honoured to be the custodians of such a precious and significant relic of the Holy Father; a responsibility because we have made ourselves available to receive all the people who come here to pray.”

Many people come to the “Regina Mundi” House, particularly on Wednesday. Pilgrims who take part in the General Audience go afterwards to via Francesco Albergotti to pray before St. John Paul II’s relic, “signed” with his blood shed in Saint Peter’s Square during the attack on his life.| ZENIT NEWS AGENCY

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Community response on press councils

So far the response of the four press communities on the creation of local press councils has been largely enthusiastic. They recognized that enabling the community to lodge complaints through press councils makes for a better and more responsible press.

PPI’s discussions resulted in the creation of interim groups by the participants themselves to discuss the finer details of establishing these councils. These interim groups are composed of leaders and representatives from the press, academe, business, and civil society.

PPI has provided these groups with modest funds to jumpstart their discussions to finalize and create their own councils.

Buoyed by the success and positive feedback given by local journalists and other stakeholders on the discussions on press councils, PPI promises to bring these consultations and discussions in other areas as part of its mandate to protect press freedom and professionalize the print media industry in the country.|

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