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Bahagi ng gumuhong tulay, pinasabog! Calabarzon welcomes the first ice skating rink at SM City Lipa PINASABOG na sa pamamagitan ng implosion ang natitirang bahagi ng gumuhong Calumpang Bridge upang mabigyang-daan ang pagpapagawa ng tulay na nasira dahilan sa bagyong “Glenda” noong July 16 ng taong ito. Ito ay sinaksihan ni Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha at ng mga department heads ng pamahalaang lunsod.

Ayon kay City Engineer Adela Hernandez, ang implosion ay isang simpleng pamamaraan ng blasting na ginagamit upang tanggalin o gibain ang mga istruktura kagaya ng ginagamit sa pagmimina. Ang pagpapasabog ng tulay ay isinagawa ng isang pribadong kompanya na kinomisyon ng pamahalaang lunsod.

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SHOPPING for Christmas will be more fun at SM City Lipa as the first ice skating rink in the CALABARZON opens. Operated by Family Entertainment Incorporated (FECI), also an SM subsidiary and same operator of the Sky Ranch Tagaytay, the ice

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Regulasyon sa bentahan ng paputok sa Batangas, maagang pinaghahandaan > News.. P/3

skating rink is located at the ground floor of the annex building of SM City Lipa. Ice skating in the Philippines started at SM Southmall in Las Pinas City, it has since then inspired a generation of Filipinos like figure ice skating champion

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November 24 - 30, 2014

Ecotourism Summit set for Taal Volcano Protected Landscape IN THE KNOW THE Taal

Volcano Protected Landscape (TVPL), which is an active stratovolcano on the island of Luzon, straddles the provinces of Batangas and Cavite, with an area of 62,292.14 hectares and situated in the municipalities of Talisay, Malvar, Tanauan, Laurel, Agoncillo, Sta.

PUSOD Inc. is organizing the “1st Taal Volcano Protected Landscape (TVPL) Ecotourism Summit 2014” on November 24-28, from 9am to 5pm at Pusod Taal Lake Conservation Center, Sitio Lipute, Barangay Kinalaglagan, Mataasnakahoy, Batangas. Participants are community tour guides, tourism officers and other tourism service providers from TVPL and adjacent Municipalities of Batangas Province.

The 5-day event is in partnership with Taal Volcano Protected Landscape Protected Area Superintendent Office and Globe Bridging Communities. It aims to build capacity on ecotourguiding and nature interpretation of local guides with topics on conservation values, historical and socio-cultural contexts, biological and physical features of TVPL. For the local guides, a special session on Personality and Values Development and Tasks and Tech-

Teresita, Cuenca, Alitagtag, Mataas na Kahoy, Lipa City, Balete and San Nicolas in Batangas & Tagaytay City in Cavite. It consists of an island in Lake Taal, which is situated within a caldera formed by an earlier very large eruption. It is about 50 km from the capital, Manila.

niques of Effective Ecotourguiding will also be discussed. In addition, there will be workshop sessions on presentation of existing ecotour packages and networking with experts on marketing and promotion of ecotours. The Asean Center for Biodiversity will talk about ASEAN Heritage Parks while the Department of Tourism will present the National Ecotourism Strategy and Action Plan 2013-2022.

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Libong puno, putol sa road widening UMABOT na sa libong bilang ng iba’t ibang uri ng punongkahoy ang pinutol ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa gilid ng mga pangunahing lansangan sa Lalawigan ng Batangas upang bigyang daan ang pagpapaluwang ng mga national highway. Kabilang sa mga pinutol na mga punong kahoy ang mga itinanim ng iba’t ibang samahang sibiko nitong mga nakalipas na dekada, at maging mga malalaki nang puno na naabot ng road widening. Noong unang kwarter ng taon, umabot na sa kabuuang 479 na iba’t ibang uri ng malalaki ng punong

kahoy ang pinutol ng DPWH sa kahabaan ng Balagtas-Bolbok Diversion Road. Ayon sa Notice to the Public na ipinaskil ng kagawaran sa isang bahagi ng naturang highway, Nobyembre 19 ng nakalipas na taon pa umano nang mag-isyu ng clearance si Executive Director Reynulfo A. Juan ng DENR-Calabarzon, pabor sa DPWH-2nd Engineering District na kinakatawan ni Engr. Carlito C. Jose, para sa pagpuputol ng mga naturang punongkahoy. Nakasaad din sa naturang patalastas na ang naturang 479 na puno ay nahahati sa sumusunod:

151 puno ng alibangbang, 72 banaba, 52 mahogany, at 204 na caballero. Ito’y may kabuuang 20.93 cubic meters. Ayon pa sa anunsyo, kailangang palitan ng DPWH ang mga pinutol na puno ng kabuuang 23,950 punla alinsunod sa DENR Memorandum Order No. 2002-02-Section 2.2 na may petsang Nobyembre 5, 2012 ni DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje na tinatawag na “Uniform Replacement for Cut or Relocated Trees.” Kaugnay nito, nagpalabas din naman ng anunsyo si Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) Laudemir

There have been 33 recorded eruptions at Taal since 1572. The most recent period of activity lasted from 1965 to 1977, and was characterised by the interaction of magma with lake water, producing violent phreatic explosions. These generated base surges and cold pyroclastic flows, which travelled several kilometres across Lake Taal and devasted villages on the lake shore, killing several hundred people. The population of the island itself had been evacuated when the eruption began. Although the volcano has been dormant since 1977, it has shown signs of unrest since 1991, with strong seismic activity and ground fracturing events, as well as the formation of small mud geysers on parts of the island.

TVPL experts from DENR, PHIVOLCS, National Museum, and the University of Santo Tomas will present research-based information focused on the Protected Landscape. Mayor Epifanio Sandoval of San Nicolas, Batangas will present the Ecotourism Business Plan of the Municipality. De La Salle Lipa Tourism Faculty and Students are also collaborators in this activity. On Wednesday, Nov 26, there will be field visits in Old Tanauan, inTalisay, Ambon-ambon Falls in Laurel, Old Taal Church Ruins in

San Nicolas; Bombon Ruins in Sta. Teresita, and Binukalan Shrine in Alitagtag. On Friday, experts on Ecotourism Promotion and Marketing will also be presenting such as Pinay Keypoint, Kawil Tours, and Travel Update Philippines. Cavinti, Laguna’s Municipal Administrator Forester Rick Jayson Tatlonghari will present the town’s Cave Management Plan. Municipalities will have the opportunity to present and improve their ecotourism packages.|

S. Salac na nagsasabing nai-donate na umano ng DPWH ang 23,950 punla sa CENRO-Batangas City. Samantala, sinimulan na ang road widening ng national highway sa bahagi ng Barangay Concepcion. Ilang mga malalaking puno ng kabalyero ang naputol na rin, ngunit wala naming karatula man lamang

na nag-aanunsyo sa pagputol at programa ng kaukulang replacement. Nauna rito, daang puno na rin ang pinutol sa kahabaan ng San Jose highway ngunit hindi pa malinaw kung saan at kalian maibabalik ang mga pinutol na puno.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Calabarzon welcomes the first ice skating rink at SM City Lipa Michael Martinez. The next ice skating rink was in SM Megamall and the biggest so far is now in SM Mall of Asia. Although smaller compared to its counterpart at Mall of Asia, the

rink can be a fun start for those who wants to experience skating on ice. FECI Regional Operations Officer Leo Atienza is very optimistic that someday the next Michael Martinez will be coming from SM City Lipa.|

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Bahagi ng gumuhong tulay, pinasabog! Pagkatapos ng isang malakas na pagsabog, nakita ang parang mga lusis na tumagal ng ilang segundo. Sa una ay tila walang pagbabagong nangyari subalit, unti-unti ay bumagsak ang tulay. Ang naturang teknolohiya ay ligtas at hindi nagdulot ng panganib sa mga tao at pagkasira ng mga bahay sa paligid ng tulay.

Ang pondong ginamit dito ay bahagi ng P16-milyong calamity fund na ginamit din sa konstruksyon ng dike. Pagkatapos ng clearing operation, maaumpisahan na rin umano ng City Engineer’s Office (CEO) ang konstruksyon ng dike sa bahagi ng Barangay 2.| RONNA ENDAYA CONTRERAS

PRAYER TO ST. JUDE

‘ON THE DEATH ROW.’ Ilan lamang ito sa mga malalaki nang puno ng Caballero at iba apang

puno na nakatakda nang putulin upang bigyang daan ang road widening project ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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.

November 24 - 30, 2014

Inter-Island News Collated By RONALINA L. ELARMO

DENR sees young people as info agent on Climate Change THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Mimaropa (DENR-Mimaropa) is investing resources and time to bring young people into the climate change advocacy. Public Affairs Office Chief Chona Zamora of the DENRMimaropa said they are touring major schools in the region to augment what highschool and college students know about the changing climate and its impact. “They (young people) can be agents of information,” said Zamora who is now in Puerto Princesa City (Palawan) along with a combined DENR-Philippine Information AgencyMimaropa team (with Regional Director Crisina Castillo personally leading the PIA-Mimaropa side), “hopefully to teach them ways to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.” Simple ways that young people can accomplish include preventing garbage from getting into rivers and other bodies of water, avoiding products that may contain chemicals that harms the Ozone Layer and managing the use of appliances and popular gadgets. Zamora likewise was proud of the young audiences in the campus tours held in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro whom she described as “nearly advocates”, because of high awareness on climate change science. Aside from schools, Zamora added that they plan to bring the tour to city and municipal governments to include people from the barangays.|

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Mogpog, nagkamit ng 1st Maintenance Award mula sa NNC BOAC, Marinduque — Dahil sa tuloy-tuloy na pagpapatupad ng mga programang pang-nutrisyon, muling naparangalan ang Bayan ng Mogpog sa nakaraang CROWN Award ng National Nutrition Council-Mimaropa. Hawak ngayon ng Mogpog ang kauna-unahang nitong Maintenance Award matapos ang tatlong taong pagiging Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) awardee mula pa noong 2013. Kinilala ang Mogpog dahil sa masigasig na promosyon ng Feeding Program at Breastfeeding program. Dahil sa kanilang mga programa, kumalat sa mga tanggapan ang mga breastfeeding corner kung saan malayang makapagpapasuso ang mga ina ng kanilang mga anak. Tinutukan ng mga barangay health workers ang mga bagong ina upang gabagayan sa pag-aalaga ng kanilang bagong supliing. Ang feeding program naman ang naging susi para maibaba ang bilang ng insidente ng malnutrisyon sa buong bayan. Itinanghal naman bilang ika-apat na natatanging Barangay Nutrition Scholar sa buong Pilipinas si Josephine Balingit ng Barangay Devill ng bayan ng Sta. Cruz. Si Balingit naman ang nagpursige na magkaroon ng Pera sa Basura program kung saan ang kita sa pagbebenta ng mga recyclable na mga kagamitan ay ipinangtutustos sa kanilang feeding program. Si Balingit din ang isa sa mga malalakas na promotor ng paghahardin sa bakuran para doon anihin ang mga masusustansiyang gulay na inihahalo sa kanilang mga pakain sa feeding program. Napag-alaman din na ang backyard gardening na programa nina Balingit ay nagdagdag ng kita ng mga magulang ng kanilang kliyente mula sa pagbebenta ng kanilang inaaning gulay.|

NEWS PAHAYAGANG BALIKAS 3 Bagong pinuno ng OSCA, nanumpa sa tungkulin PARA sa 84 taong gulang na presidente ng Senior Citizens Federation sa Batangas City na si Belen Ferriols, madami pa siyang pwedeng gawin upang maisulong ang kapakanan ng mga senior citizens. Noong November 20, isa pang tungkulin ang kanyang inakong gagampanan ng siya ay nanumpa bilang chairman ng Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs(OSCA) sa harap ni Mayor Eduardo Bukod pa rito, siya ay isa ring Kagawad ng Barangay Poblacion 6. Ayon kay Ferriols, ipagpapatuloy niya ang mga proyektong nasimulan ni dating OSCA Chairman Carmelita Bigornia para sa kanilang mga myembro. Layunin ng OSCA na mapangalagaan ang mga karapatan ng mga senior citizens habang ang Senior Citizen’s Federation naman ay naglalayong maipabatid sa senior citizen ng lunsod ang mga dapat gawin at mahahalagang impormasyong kailangan nilang malaman tulad ng mga benepisyong kanilang dapat matanggap. Sa huling tala, may 30,000 kasapi na ang OSCA sa Batangas City. Patuloy ang administrasyon ni Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha sa pamamagitan ng City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD) ay patuloy sa pagkakaloob ng benepisyo sa kanilang mga myembro.

SA likod ng kaniyang katandaan, tiniyak ni Kagawad Belen Ferriols na maayos pa rin niyang mapamumunuan ang Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs Office (OSCA) sa edad na 84.| ELMER ZARASPE Ilan sa mga ito ay ang 20% discount sa gamot, pamasahe, sa mga kaninan at sa mga supermarket na nakapaloob sa Republic Act 9994 o ang Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. Mayroon ding mga livelihood skills training, tulong pangkabuhayan, PhilHealth Card, free medical check up at iba pang health services. Nagbibigay rin sila ng physical devices kagaya ng wheelchair, saklay at iba pa. Mayroon ding libreng sine at ang mga edad 90 taon pataas ay binibigyan ng groceries at food assistance. At

hanggang sa kamatayan, may benepisyo rin sa pamamagitan ng Kalinga Para sa Namayapa cash assistance na ipinagkakaloob sa pamilya ng namatay. Kabilang din dito ang pagbibigay ng social pension para sa mga indigent senior citizens sa ilalim ng Republic Act 7875 na ipinatupad noong taong 2011. At sa buwang ito din naaprubahan ang Mandatory Philhealth Coverage sa lahat ng senior citizens sa bansa. Tatagal ng tatlong taon ang termino ni Ferriols bilang Tagapangulo ng OSCA.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

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Regulasyon sa pagbebenta ng paputok sa Lunsod Batangas, maagang pinaghahandaan BILANG paghahanda sa nalalapit na pagsalubong sa bagong taon, isinagawa ang kauna-unahang Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Regulatory Offices and Vendors Meeting sa Gusali ng Kalikasan at Kapayapaan sa pangunguna ng Batangas City PNP, Nobyembre 17. Layunin ng pagpupulong na bigyang pagkakataon ang mga magtitinda ng paputok at ang mga opisinang naatasang mag-regulate nito na magkaroon ng maayos na usapan hinggil sa sistema ng pagtitinda ng mga paputok bago sumapit ang bagong taon. Ayon kay PO3 Ding Calalo ng Batangas City PNP, itinakda ng RA 7183 o An Act Regulating the Sale, Manufacture, Distribution and Use of Fire Crackers and Other Pyrotechnic Devices na magkaroon ng isang lugar kung saan doon lamang maaaring ilagak, magbenta at bumili ng legal na paputok.

Ilan sa mga ipinagbabawal o iligal na firecrackers ay ang watusi, piccolo, pop-up at ang mga malalakas na uri ng paputok gaya ng Bin Laden, Goodbye Philippines, Yolanda at Napoles. Aniya, nakasaad din sa batas na ito na ang nagnanais magbenta ng mga firecrackers ay nangangailangan na kumuha ng special permit sa Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) ng pamahalaang lunsod at Firearms and Explosive Division sa Camp Crame. Sa kasalukuyan aniya, 48 retailers ang nag-secure sa kanilang tanggapan ng sertipikasyon upang makapagtinda mula December 28 hanggang 31. Ayon naman kay Ditas Rivera hepe ng BPLO, ginawa nilang apat na araw ang distribution period. Ito ay bilang pagbibigay na rin sa kahilingan ng mga magtitinda. Subalit ito aniya ay mahigpit ang monitoring at kailangang sumunod ang

mga retailers sa itinakdang oras, mula 8:00 ng umaga hanggang 9:00 ng gabi maliban sa December 31 kung saan may ibinigay silang extension na hanggang ika-10 ng gabi. Ang Batangas City Sports Coliseum Grounds ang itinalaga nilang lugar bilang distribution complex. Idinagdag pa ni Rivera na mula November 3 hanggang December 15 lamang ang itinakda upang kumuha ng special permit sa kanilang tanggapan. Hindi na aniya sila magbibigay ng extension para rito. Bukod sa Batangas City PNP at BPLO, dumalo rin sa 1st Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Regulatory Offices and Vendors Meeting sina Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Chief Romel Tradio at City Engineers Office representative Engr. Geane Ilustre kasama ang may 30 magtitinda at negosyante sa lunsod.| JERSON J. SANCHEZ

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Pagsasanay sa basic disaster response skills, isinagawa

ROMBLON, Romblon — Nagsanay kamakailan sa lalawigan ang 43 miyembro ng Special Basic Citizen’s Military and Disaster Response Team (SBCMDRTT) sa basic disaster response skills. Pinangunahan ng Philippine Army sa pamamagitan ng Army Reserve Command at pakikipagtulungan ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) ang pagsasagawa ng pagsasanay sa binuong Special Basic Citizen’s Military and Disaster Response Team (SBCMDRTT). Sinabi ni Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) Engr. Antonio P. Sarzona na layunin ng pagbuo ng SBCMDRTT ay upang mahasa ang mga miyembro nito na matutuhan ang kahandaan sa lahat ng uri ng kalamidad. Sa ilalim ng ginawang pagsasanay ng basic response skills, inaral ng mga miyembro ang pag-apula sa sunog, pagligtas sa biktima ng lindol, pagsasagawa ng water search and rescue, pagbuo ng organisasyon sa komunidad at paglapat ng paunang lunas (first aid & basic life support) sa maaaring biktima ng anumang kalamidad. Ayon pa kay Sarzona, ang Disaster Response Team ay makakatuwang ng emergency response team sa panahon ng bagyo, lindol, sunog, pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa upang agad na matulungan ang mga apektadong residente sa isang lugar. Ang mga sumailalim sa pagsasanay ay nagmula sa iba’t ibang sektor tulad ng mga tricycle driver, manggagawa, mangingisda at kawani ng pamahalaan.|

LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE. Seen falling in line of applicants for a License to own and License to Possess Firearms Caravan at the Camp Miguel Malvar, Batangas City is former Calaca mayor Nas Ona. He didn’t know that someone took a photo until after a short interview with Pahayagang BALIKAS. The caravan took place from November 19 to 21, 2014 and had more than a thousand applicants and license processed.| BALIKAS PHOTO / JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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OPINION

November 24 - 30, 2014

Just be grateful to the Lord... HERE is a translation of Pope Francis' address this morning during the general audience in St. Peter's Square.  Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the previous catechesis we saw how the Lord continues to feed His flock through the ministry of Bishops, helped by presbyters and deacons. It is in them that Jesus renders Himself present, in the power of His Spirit, and continues to serve the Church, nourishing in her faith, hope and the witness of charity. Therefore, these ministries are a great gift of the Lord for every Christian community and for the whole Church, in as much as they are a living sign of His presence and His love. Today we want to ask ourselves: What is requested of these ministers of the Church, so that they can live their service in a genuine and fruitful way? In his “Pastoral Letters,” sent to his disciples Timothy and Titus, the Apostle Paul reflects with care on the figure of Bishops, presbyters and deacons. There is also the figure of the faithful, of the elderly, of the youth. He focuses on a description of every Christian in the Church. He underlines for the Bishops, priests and deacons that to which they are called, and the prerogatives that must be recognized in them, who are chosen and invested with these ministries. Now, it is emblematic how, together with the gifts inherent in the faith and in the spiritual life, that can’t be overlooked in that very life, some exquisitely human qualities are listed: hospitality, sobriety, patience, meekness, reliability and goodness of heart. I repeat:hospitality, sobriety, patience, meekness, reliability and goodness of heart. This is the alphabet, the basic grammar of every ministry! It should be the basic grammar of every Bishop, of every priest and of every deacon! Yes, because without this good and genuine predisposition to encounter, to know, to dialogue, to appreciate and relate with ones brethren in a respectful and sincere way, it is not possible to offer a truly joyous and reliable service and witness. There is, therefore, an underlying attitude that Paul recommends to his disciples and, consequently, to all those who are invested with the pastoral ministry, be they Bishops, priests or deacons. The Apostle exhorts to revive continually the gift that was received (cf. 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6). This means that the awareness must always be alive that one is not a Bishop, priest or deacon because one is more intelligent, good and better than others, but only because of a gift of love, a gift of God freely given, in the power of His Spirit, for the good of His people. This awareness is truly important and is a grace to pray for every day! In fact, a Pastor who is conscious that his ministry flows only from the mercy and heart of God will never be able to assume an authoritarian attitude, as if everyone was at his feet and the community was his property, his personal kingdom. The awareness that everything is gift, everything is grace, also helps a Pastor not to fall into the temptation to put himself at the center of attention and to be confident only in himself. They are the temptations of vanity, of pride, of sufficiency, of arrogance. Woe if a Bishop, a priest or a deacon thinks he knows everything, that he always has the right answer for everything, and is in need of no one. On the contrary, the awareness that he is first of all the object of the mercy and compassion of God should lead a minister of the Church to be always humble and understanding in dealing with others. Also, in the awareness of being called to protect courageously the deposit of faith (cf. 1 Timothy 6:20), he will listen to the people. He is conscious, in fact, of always having something to learn, also of those who can still be far from the faith and from the Church. With his own fellow Bishops, priests and deacons, all this should lead him to assume a new attitude, marked by sharing, co-responsibility and communion. Dear friends, we must always be grateful to the Lord, because in the person and the ministry of Bishops, priests and deacons He continues to guide and to form His Church, making her grow along the way of holiness. At the same time, we must continue to pray, so that the Pastors of our communities can be a living image of communion and love of God.|

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Ang Mabuting Balita Walang Nakakaalam ng Araw o Oras “NGUNIT walang nakakaalam ng araw o ng oras na iyon, kahit ang mga anghel sa langit, o ang Anak man. Ang Ama lamang ang nakakaalam nito. Mag-ingat kayo at maging handa dahil hindi ninyo alam kung kailan ito mangyayari. Ang katulad nito'y isang taong maglalakbay sa malayo. Iniwan niya ang kanyang tahanan sa pamamahala ng kanyang mga utusan. Binigyan niya ang bawat isa ng kanya-kanyang gawain, at inutusan niya ang tanod na magbantay. Gayundin naman, magbantay kayong lagi dahil hindi ninyo alam kung kailan darating ang panginoon ng sambahayan. Ito'y maaaring sa takipsilim, sa hatinggabi, sa madaling-araw, o kaya'y sa umaga. Baka siya'y biglang dumating at maratnan kayong natutulog. Ang sinasabi ko sa inyo'y sinasabi ko sa lahat. Maging handa kayo!"| 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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Reckless and arrogant Health secretary who was ACTING Health Secretary the one who set the safety Janette Garin did not protocol and that her very expect that she would be severely criticized for her presence prove that the visit to Filipino peaceproper procedures were keepers undergoing twenty followed during the visit. one-day quarantine in Interestingly, while Caballo Island. The fuss is these officials are claiming not about the visit itself but the manner by which she that their casual interaction with the peacekeepers is all and the AFP top brass disregarded the protocol about right, the prohibition for personal contact between the contact with the peacekeepers placed under three-week latter and their families continues. Sentiments are quarantine. In spite of the DOH guidelines on how getting high since Garin’s visit and reasoning imply medical personnel should relate with the peacekeepers, that the twenty-one day quarantine is unnecessary, if video footage showing Garin’s visit disclosed that the not unreasonable. People are asking why these officials said official did not observe them. The footage even enjoy the prerogative of exempting themselves from the showed her having very close contact with them without DOH guidelines when the families of the quarantined any protected mask or clothing as the protocol requires. officers are denied physical access to their love ones. Critics labeled her actions as a political stunt. While Having been given too much publicity, the protocol she denied having visited them for media mileage, she is expected to be followed to the letter —by health officials could not dispel the most especially. Secretary notion that it had not “By insisting that she did nothing Garin’s deliberate failure been taken for urgent to observe it showed wrong in not observing the DOH reckless medical reason either. disregard of the What people saw on TV protocol, Sec. Garin displayed mis- institutional integrity of was a social visit rather placed arrogance. Her obligation to the office which she is sworn to uphold. There than a carrying out of her show the public her fidelity to the is no justification for her mandate as acting Health directive of the office that she is secretary. Unfortunately, reckless conduct. heading would not change even if it seems that neither did Secretary Garin’s she nor the peacekeepers insistence on her flawed she was correct that the threat of gain anything from the reasoning only made the exposure is nil.” media-covered visit as matter worse. By insisting even her peers from the that she did nothing Philippine College of Physicians chided her actions. No wrong in not observing the DOH protocol, she displayed less than the head of the said organization claimed misplaced arrogance. Her obligation to show the public that the Quarantine Act of 2004 discourages her fidelity to the directive of the office that she is unnecessary travel to quarantine facilities and as such, heading would not change even if she was correct that the DOH Chief should not have been careless in the threat of exposure is nil. She is obliged to show to the public official policies are founded on good sense disregarding the proscription. Garin insisted that she did not violate anything. and would be followed by everyone. No notion of medical She even hinted that there was no threat of exposure expertise may exempt her from such obligation. She is from Ebola since none of the peacekeepers showed any not above the law. She is not entitled to any special symptoms of the disease. On the other hand, the AFP treatment either. As such, she should apologize to the Chief, who was with her during the visit, claimed that public for acting so reckless and arrogant.| they did not violate anything since it was the acting

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OPINION

November 24 - 30, 2014

Kahalagahan ng kaalamang panseguridad ANG pagpapakita ng pagbabago sa mukha ng China sa international relation lalo na sa ilang bahagi ng ating teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea ay mahalagang matunghayan natin. Matatandaan natin na dati, ang bansa China sa panahon ni Deng Xiaopeng bilang pinuno ng China ay ginamit nito ang soft approach sa pakikitungo sa mga bansa sa buong mundo. Ang soft approach ay umiikot sa doktrinang diplomasya at mga mapayapang pamamaraan. Kasabay ng panahong iyon ang pagbago ng kaisipan at kalakaran sa larangan ng kanilang ekonomiya. Dahan dahang nag-adopt ito sa free market system na siyang pinaiiral ng mas nakararaming bansa. Ang mga teyoriyang pang-ekonomiya ng kapitalismo ay unti-unti nilang ginamit. Bumango saan mang sulok ng mundo ang bansang Tsina at dahil sa pagtatag ng ekonomiya nito, at patuloy na paggamit ng soft approach, halos burahin na nito ang masamang kasaysayan at imahen na nabuo noong panahon ng pagsibol ng komunismo doon pati na ang mga ginawa ni Mao

Zedong na kinamumuhian ng mga malayang bansa. Regular na sa maraming bansa ang mga investments mula China, hindi lang dito sa Asya kundi pati na rin sa Timog Amerika, Africa, Europa, Middle East at pati na sa Estados Unidos. Pero nitong mga nakalipas na ilang taon, kasabay ng pagsibol ng mga makabagong lider nito, biglang naging hard approach na ang pama-maraan ng bansang Tsina. Bawas na ang diplomatikong pakikitungo nito sa kanyang mga karatig bansa. Sa rehiyon ng Asya Pasipiko, tahasang ipinakita na ng Tsina ang kanyang lakas militar hindi lamang sa pamamagitan ng pagpatrolya sa paligid ng mga internationally claimed territories kundi sa paggamit ng mga civilian branch ng Chinese government para palawakin ang mga teritoryong kanilang inaangkin. Dito natin kinakailangang pag-aralan ang mga doktrinang realism at neo realism in international politics para mas maunawaan natin kung ano ang kahinanatnan nito at saan tayo lulugar.

General Alan Purisima, but this has done nothing to restore the public’s trust on the police chief and there are more alleged anomalies surfacing. If and when Senate President Drilon’s integrity is tarnished, more likely, it will bring down with him the image that the Aquino administration has been building that it has been undertaking so-called reforms for good governance. Did the Aquino administration not expect this when it unleashed Senator Trillanes on Vice President Binay? It should have learned its lesson when it ran after Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla. Senator Jinggoy Estrada got back at the administration by exposing the DAP and the “reward” lawmakers got for having former Chief Justice Renato Corona impeached. Corruption in the country’s political system is so systemic such that all government officials and politicians have their own skeletons in the closet. When one exposes the other, the other also has something to expose in return. And this culture of corruption begins in the electoral system. Those eyeing elective positions have to raise hundreds of millions and even billions of pesos to launch a competitive election campaign. How do you think they would recoup their expenses if they win? What would those who contributed to the campaign kitty of winning candidates ask for in return? Why do you think politicians run for office in the first place if not for power and oppor-tunities it provides for increasing their wealth? And the easiest way for elected government officials to do this is through the pork barrel and other discretionary funds because they have control over what projects to allot money to, where to put it up, and to whom to

>>>PERSPECTIVE.....turn to P/6

>>>DUREZA..turn to P/6

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

‘Two wives’ - Huling bahagi Kinampihan ng mababang korte si Lorrie at inutos na magbigay si Richard ng P2,000.00 kada buwan na suporta sa bata at P20,000.00 bilang bayad sa mga nagastos pagsampa ng kaso. Ito’y pinagtibay din ng Court of Appeals. Noong ito’y inapela sa Korte Suprema, namatay na si Richard. Nguni’t ang desisyong ito ay di kinatigan ng Korte Suprema dahil ang mga ebidensyang isinumite at prinisenta tulad ng Birth at Baptismal Certificate ay di sapat upang patunayan na si Richard nga ang ama ng bata lalo na’t wala itong pirma niya. Sinabi rin ng Korte na di sapat na ebidensiya ang mga larawan at ang mga bills na binayaran ni Richard sa ospital dahil na rin sa kanyang awa at tulong para kay Lorrie at sa anak nito.  Ang hinihiling na pagkilala at pagbigay suporta sa isang bata ay maaring magdulot ng di magandang sitwasyon sa parehong partido. Kinakailangang matibay ang ebidensyang ibinibigay sa mga ganitong kaso. Sa panahon natin ngayon, mayroon ng DNA evidence na madaling magpapatunay kung sino ang tunay na magulang ng isang batang ipinanganak (Salas vs. Matusalem, G.R. No. 180284, Sept. 11, 2013).|

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#AbolishPork NOW it’s the turn of Senate President Franklin Drilon to be investigated for the alleged overpricing of government projects, especially the Iloilo Convention Center. It could be remembered that it was Kabataan Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon who first brought to the public’s attention the alleged overpricing of the Iloilo Convention Center, the cost of which, per area, was higher than the Beijing Bird’s Nest, the main stadium built by the Chinese government for the staging of the Beijing Olympics. For that, Rep. Ridon earned the ire of Senate President Drilon, who, in a social gathering of lawmakers, shouted at Ridon “Jesus, what did I do to you?” Now the former provincial administrator of Iloilo Manuel Mejorada is saying that Iloilo City has become the “bird’s nest of corruption” because local government officials are under the protection of the third highest official of the land, referring to Senate President Drilon. He mentioned that a lot more Disbursement Acceleration Program-funded (DAP-funded) projects are likewise tainted with corruption. This has put the Aquino administration in a fix. How long and how far would it pursue the probe on the alleged corruption case of one of the main stalwarts of Aquino’s ruling Liberal Party? Surely, it knows that the longer the probe is pursued – much like what is has been doing to Vice President Binay – the bigger are the effects on the Liberal Party and the whole Aquino administration. The longer the probe goes, the more likely that the Filipino people would be able to see the truth and would be able to judge the official being investigated. No amount of assurances and vouching for the integrity of Senate President Drilon by President Aquino would be able to erase the public’s doubts. President Aquino has vouched for the integrity of Philippine National Police Chief Director

Hongkong media forum INFLIGHT WIFI -- Last Saturday night on my way home from Hongkong, I was worried while airborne at 38,000 feet on board PAL’s PR307 that I would miss my connecting flight from Manila to Davao to catch up with an event I did not want to miss. But PAL’s in-flight wifi eased the tension. I was getting periodic text messages from the ground that yes; PAL as usual would be late. Thanks to in-flight wifi! Cool! And thanks to PAL for being late as usual! (Hahaha). By the way, in fairness to PAL, it's mainly the congested air traffic at the antic NAIA that is causing all this!  MEDIA FORUM -- A few days ago, during the 2014 International Conference of the Asian Congress for Media and Communication held in the CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG, I shared my thoughts on the topic “Fostering the shift: from conflict reporting to peace journalism”. I got the feeling that we in the Philippines are way ahead in this regard, although security problems and peace challenges are commonly shared by many countries in the Asean region. Sharing experiences especially learning lessons from our own mistakes so others would not repeat them are always worth doing.  HONGKONG PROTEST -- The night outing after the forum brought us to the famous MONGKOK shopping-night market area in downtown Hongkong. Although I had been in that area in the past, this time we (Ariel Sebellino of the Phil. Press Institute and Prof. Joey Alagaran of Miriam College in Manila) did our own social investigation of sorts at the “barikada” area of the protesters there. The place was like a tent city at night, although quiet and subdued with protesters sprawling on mattresses or squatting and making miniature yellow umbrellas symbol of their struggle for reforms against Beijing. One high schooler sprawled on his mattress told me he had been there for 20 days and did not yet know when their mass protest actions would end. I saw uniformed policemen chatting at a corner while tourists and curious shoppers were milling around, listening to some demands of the demonstrators, although most were interested in the usual photo ops and “kodakan”. One hawker told me that contrary to what others said, business is more brisk because the protest activities, aside from being peaceful were attracting tourists. Interesting! Back to the media forum, I was glad I attended the biennial event of ACMC. There were interesting research outcome presentations that caught my attention -- and fancy.  ON- LINE DATING -- For example one break-away session dealt with digital media and the prevalence of “on-line dating”. One lonely soul can just click a site to find a suitable partner. Dr. Tony Chalkley of the Deaken University, Geelong in Australia prepared a paper entitled “ON LINE DATING: IS A DIGITAL KISS AND VIRTUAL WINK THE NEW WAY OF FINDING LOVE?” He postulated that this new way of finding one’s partner will “encourage you to reflect on your own values and expectations around the concept of “public” and “private” self. He said there are also indications that although many on-liners are not portraying their real selves through their blogs or postings, there are also many who are living “closet lives” in real lives who give or reveal their own true selves on line.  ON INDON TEXTING -- Two Indonesian researchers showed how modern day texting using the cell phone’s “short message services” or SMS not only corrupted the students’ English spelling. But significantly, the cultural trait of respect, deference to elders or superiors are lost in the process -- a clear erosion of long cherished Asian values. One study showed how even respect to classroom teachers or instructors suffered. Case in point: students usually send text messages to their classroom instructors explaining why they are absent or late from class or inquiring about assignments. Worse they end their messages usually with “CU” instead of “SEE YOU”, showing familiarity bordering on disrespect. It becomes worse when the teacher texts back: “CU too. Ty”! ( Hahaha! ) They found that the use of SMS changed Indonesian youth's language habit impacting on the change of politeness in Indon culture.  ON EXTRA-MARITAL AFFAIRS -- Two Filipino communications researchers (Chadwick Co Sy Su and Joeven R. Castro) presented a report entitled “Of women muting women and men getting away scot-free: extrarelational affairs and their depictions in recent Philippine mainstream cinema”. One of their findings is that there is now a resurgence of sexually charged films in Filipino cinema. They reported about their study of three recent popular movies that dealt with alluring mistresses, the suffering but forthright wives and the philandering husbands. They saw a pattern of women in extra-relational affairs (a.k.a. mistresses) portrayed as strong but dependent and usually are at a losing end and the inequitable sharing of the burden favoring the males; hyper sexuality is noted in the “subsequent partner” and women tend to “mute” their own kind: women. One of the findings being that media today still reinforces the inequities of the status quo.  CELEBRITY CANDIDATES -- A Jesuit researcher from Sri Lanka, Theodore Fernando, did a report on women celebrities in Sri Lanka getting elected during elections just cashing in on their popular status or as widows or daughters of dead politicians. His paper was entitled “Media Portrayal of Sri Lankan Women Celebrities in the Political Sphere”. He found that grieving widows or bereaved daughters of known assassinated politicians draw votes better than others not similarly situated. He also found in his research that actors or actresses try to re-invent themselves when they run for public office, changing their attires or manner of speaking or downplaying previous nudity and controversial issues of their past.

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NAGTANGKANG magpakamatay si Lorrie sa pamamagitan ng over dose sa droga dahil sa depresyon. Napilitan siyang magsampa ng kaso laban kay Richard para sa suporta at danyos nang walang mangyari sa imbestigasyong naganap sa presinto tungkol sa tangka niyang pagpapakamatay. Nagkaroon ng pag-uusap nguni’t ang asawa lamang ni Richard ang dumalo kung saan nakatanggap si Lorrie ng masasakit na salita mula dito. Sa kanyang sagot, ikinaila ni Richard na siya ang ama ng bata. Sinabi rin niya na nakikipagrelasyon si Lorrie sa iba’tibang lalaki. Sa katunayan, may anak na nga siya sa ibang lalaki bago pa sila nagkakilala. Tinutulungan daw lamang niya si Lorrie at ang anak nito dahil sa pagmamaka-awa nito sa kanya. Sa pagdinig ng kaso, tumestigo si Lorrie at ang mayari ng apartment na si Richard nga ang ama ng bata. Ipinakita pa ni Lorrie ang Birth at Baptismal Certificate ng bata at doon nakasulat na si Richard ang ama bagama’t wala itong pirma niya. Ipinakita rin ni Lorrie ang mga larawan at mga sulat sa kanya ni Richard ngunit di nabanggit dito ang tungkol sa pagiging ama niya sa anak ni Lorrie.

PAHAYAGANG BALIKAS 5

Benjie Oliveros

BUSINESS

November 24 - 30, 2014

161 kababaihan, nagtapos ng sanayang pangkabuhayan DTI launches another SSF for MAY 161 kababaihan sa Batangas City ang nagtapos sa Barangay-based Livelihood Training Program ng Office of the City Veterinarian and Agricultural Services (OCVAS) na naglalayong maturuan sila ng mga kasanayan upang magkaroon ng pagkakakitaan mula Enero hanggang Oktubre ng taong ito. Ilan sa mga pagsasanay na itinuro sa kanila ay ang pagluluto ng puto at kutsinta, siopao at empanada; meat processing o paggawa ng tapa, tocino at longganisa;

paggawa ng detergent powder, fabric conditioner, dishwashing liquid at pamango; paggawa ng scented candles, paggawa ng basahan at hair trimming, cutting at make-up techniques. Ang achievement at graduation ceremony ay ginanap sa Training Room ng OCVAS noong ika-14 ng Nobyembre. Nagkaroon din ng kompetisyon sa pagitan ng mga magsisipagtapos mula sa siyam na barangay sa lunsod sa paggawa ng espasol at

buchi at pagluluto naman ng siomai at sweet ham sa ilalim ng meat processing category. Nanalo sa paggawa ng siomai ang mga kababaihan ng barangay Alangilan, barangay Sto Nino sa paggawa ng buchi at ang grupo ng mga taga-barangay Sampaga naman ang nagwagi sa paggawa ng sweet ham at espasol. Ang mga nagsipagwagi ng unang karangalan ay tumanggap ng premyong P1,500. Naging criteria sa pagpili ng mga magwawagi ay ang

taste at quality, presentation at cleanliness and orderliness. Ayon sa mga participants, maganda anilang pagkunan ng pagkakitaan ang paggawa ng mga kakanin at meat processing na itinuro sa kanila sa naturang pagsasanay kung kaya’t ang ilan sa kanila ay nagsimula nang gawin itong negosyo. Ang barangay-based livelihood training ay pinangasiwaan ng Home Extension Division ng OCVAS.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

Taytay, Rizal cooperative THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched yesterday another shared service facility (SSD) for Lupang Arenda MultiPurpose Cooperative (LAMCO) in Barangay Sta. Ana, Taytay, Rizal. The P424,000-worth of tools, equipment and machines consisting of benders, drills, grinders, cutters, and arc and gas welders, will boost output of its metal fabrication center that produces water meter protectors and plumbing fixtures to be supplied to major water utilities in Metro Manila and Laguna. In 2012, LAMCO, with close to 400 direct members, hit P1.65-million in revenues. With the reinforced production facility, the

cooperative aims to participate in government contracts aside from eyeing to supply other water utilities. Given its current market potential, it projects to earn P2.8-million and will employ 75 men and women during the first year. DTI Regional Director Marilou Quinco-Toledo said that the SSF Project is a big push for the development of cooperatives and the micro, small and medium enterprises through mechanization or industrialization. LAMCO chairperson Leticia Agnas acknowledged that the concern and efforts of government to alleviate poverty are felt by the people through projects that promotes inclusive growth.|

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<<<PERSPECTIVE....from P/5

#AbolishPork contract it to? This is why government officials, up to President Aquino, are defending the pork barrel system to the hilt. This is also why the campaign to abolish the pork barrel system is an important part of the fight against graft and corruption. Currently, this campaign is being buried by the surge of issues competing over the

headlines of media agencies. It is imperative on the Filipino people to pursue it because even though the abolition of the pork barrel system will not eradicate corruption, without it, it will be more difficult for politicians to pocket taxpayers’ money. So let’s pursue the campaign to #AbolishPork.|

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sa siyam na barangay sa lunsod sa paggawa ng espasol at buchi at pagluluto naman ng siomai at sweet ham sa ilalim ng meat processing category. | JERSON SANCHEZ 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. 2014-0075 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 filed by RURAL BANK OF SAN ANTONIO (QUEZON), INC., Cabuyao Branch, mortgagee, with office address at Cabuyao, Laguna against JUVY MONTEZON for herself and as attorney-in-fact of her husband Noel Montezon, mortgagor, with residence and postal address at Brgy. Bulacnin, Lipa City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of Septem ber 15, 2014 am ounts to PhP1,200,962.29 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 January 14, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Maraouy, Lipa City to the highest bidder for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the described real property and its improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-124799 A parcel of land (Lot 10, Block 15 of the consolidation subdivision plan Pcs-04-011777, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 8810, 8811 & 8772 Cad-218, Lipa cadastre, L.R.C. Record No. ),

situated in the Barangay Bulacnin, City of Lipa. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 9, Blk. 15; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Lot 8, Blk. 15; on the NE., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 13; on the SE., along line 4-1 by Lot 12, Blk. 15, all of the consolidation subdivision plan. x x x x x x x x x containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY (750) 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 January 21, 2015, without further notice and re-publication. “All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and place.” Lipa City, November 14, 2014. (Sgd.) ARSENIO D. LORZANO 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 AURORA B. MANGUBAT 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 | Nov. 24, Dec. 1 & 8, 2014

<<<DUREZA.....from P/5

Hongkong media forum  PHIL RH LAW ---There were other interesting topics including Manila-based Jim Duran who did a research on the media issues surrounding the approval of the Reproductive Health law and the way forward considering that those opposed to the RH law, like the predominant Catholic Church are still opposing the law and monitoring closely its implementation.  ON RUSSIAN WOMEN -- A former Soviet citizen of USSR but now an educator in the US, Prof. Elise Kiregian of the TCI College of Technology did a paper on how Russian women had broken through difficult barriers of gender issues and had shown great progress in business. Although admitting that the level of women participation in politics in Russia is still wanting, the fact that Russian women are now making waves in the financial and business fields augers well for the future. Prof. Elise briefly talked about how she was

made to start literally from scratch when she migrated to the US to start a new life -leaving behind in Russia her advanced studies and credentials and papers. She recalled that while at the border on her way out of Russia, she was made to make a choice, the Russian immigration officer telling her when she insisted on bringing along her papers and credentials that were work of a lifetime: “Take that door (out) or your credentials.” She chose the door to freedom, without looking back. She is now an accomplished communications educator in the US. The rest is history. Dr. Azman Azwan Azmawati , ACMC head did a paper on women and gender issues. She is the deputy dean of the School of Communication of the Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. Meanwhile, University of the Philippines Rachel Khan was the principal organizer of the event.  Send your comments to jessdureza@gmail .com

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43 PAHALANG 1 Granula ng ginto 4 Isang elemento 8 Tipo ng dugo 10 Iceland: daglat 12 Singapore: daglat 14 Distansya 17 Bolivia: daglat 18 Mall sa Pasay 20 Kantang patula 21 Sampu: Ingles 22 Uri ng pampasabog 25 Paghuhugas ng bigas 26 Palaka: Espanyol 28 Gagamba 31 Pantukoy kastila 33 Tuldok: Ingles 34 Positibong sagot 36 Malaysia: Ikli 37 Kulay 39 Greenland: daglat 40 Notang musikal 41 Ethiopia: daglat 43 Salat 44 Malaking kawali

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44 PABABA 2 Master of Arts 3 Hamak 5 Buto: Ingles 6 Simbolo ng Osmium 7 Hika 9 Di kasama 11 Hagkis ng pananalita 13 Hudyat sa trapiko 15 Larawan na likha mula sa dibuho 16 Makina 17 Belgium 19 Pagkatunaw 21 Bayan sa Rizal 23 Patungkol sa kulay 27 Ina ni Vandolph 29 Lelang 30 Pulo 32 Isang pandiwa 35 Egypt: daglat 37 Pera ng Laos 38 Pangalang pambabae 40 Morocco: daglat 42 Taiwan: daglat

<<<ZAMUDIO....mula sa P/5

Mapalad pa rin ang ating bansa Ipinaliliwanag ng realist doctrine na ang lahat daw ng bansa ay motivated ng kanikanilang national interests, lahat na bansa ay naghahangad na mai-preserve ang kanilang political autonomoy at territorial integrity. Kapag ang dalawang interests na ito ay nai-secure na, ang national interest ng isang bansa ay maaring magkaroon ng ibang anyo. Ang iba ay maaring maghangad ng karagdagang yaman o lupain o di kaya sa pagpalawak ng kanilang political or economic system sa labas ng kanilang teritoryo samantala ang iba naman ay gusto naman na huwag gambalain. Ang national power ay merong absolute

November 24 - 30, 2014

Media in Covering Children: Do No Harm

PA L A IS IPA N 1

Melinda Rodriguez-Landicho, Lifetimes Editor

meaning dahil ito ay dapat mailahad sa pamamagitan military, economic, political, diplomatic o di kaya ibang mga consideration na tutugma sa kanilang pananaw tungkol sa National power. Sa mundo natin ngayon, ang pagkakaroon ng national power ay nakukuha sa pamamagitan ng mga alyansa ng mga bansa na merong common interest. Ito ang balance of power kung saan nakokontrol ang mga adhikain ng bawat bansa ang ninanais ng ibang bansa, malakas man o mahina ito. Example nito ay ang pagkaroon ng Marshal Plan pagkatapos ng World War 2, kung saan ginamit ito ng

Share a Toy and make a child happy this Christmas SM invites its shoppers to play Santa and share the joys of Christmas with less fortunate children in its Share a Toy, Make a Child Happy campaign. In this joint project, Toy Kingdom and the SM Store - in partnership with SM Foundation and the Department of Social Welfare and Development - has set up Share a Toy booths at all SM Stores and Toy Kingdom branches where shoppers can donate old or new toys from November 3 to December 31, 2014. SM and Toy Kingdom are likewise sharing the joys of Christmas with big-hearted shoppers. Every time they buy toys to donate from SM and Toy Kingdom, every P500 single receipt purchase on regular priced toys entitles one to a P50 off coupon valid until January 31, 2015. Share a Toy booth at SM City Batangas is located at the ground floor of the SM Store. Share a Toy and Make a Child Happy this Christmas at SM! ADVT.

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THE news media should be more sensitive when it comes to reporting on children and children’s issues. Responsible journalists should get the stories on children out without doing them harm. These are some of the main points discussed in “Mainstreaming Children’s Issues in the Media: Getting the Story Out Without Doing Harm”, the first trainers’ training workshop on child protection and child-sensitive media reporting organized by Plan International and Philippine Press Institute (PPI) with support from the DO NO HARM. Selected media personalities from all over the European Union (EU). The training held on October 16 to country participated in the first trainers training organized by the PPI PHOTO 18 in Quezon City, gathered 13 print Philippine Press Institute and Plan International | journalists from PPI member- said Ariel Sebellino, PPI executive “The media in general tend to cover organizations in Luzon, Visayas, and director. children as crime stories or lifestyle Mindanao and 14 broadcast journalists, The workshop had child-rights stories—what these children should be including 12 members of the Kapisanan experts and journalists discussing local wearing,” Bolido said. There is also that ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP). and international guidelines on mindset to avoid positive stories on The training program aims to reporting on children, including the children, as they are deemed not further deepen the knowledge and UNICEF-PPI Guidelines in Reporting on interesting. Bolido currently works as understanding of the reporters and Children that was crafted and approved contributing editor and writer for the gatekeepers on various issues on by PPI members in October 2003, gaps Philippine Daily Inquirer, where she is children— who would form part of the in the news coverage, and what remains also a columnist. pool of news media trainers in the next to be done. PPI also presented two Founded over 75 years ago, Plan regional training workshops on child- separate studies done in 2003 by the International is a humanitarian, childsensitive reporting next year. Asian Institute of Journalism and centered community development “Plan partnered with PPI to promote Communication (AIJC) and the Center organization that works with children responsible reporting on children, where for Media Freedom and Responsibility and communities in 51developing you have journalists follow the ‘do no (CMFR) on the news media coverage of countries, including the Philippines, to harm’ principle when doing stories on children. tackle the root causes of poverty in line children,” said Carin Van der Hor, The participants also made field with its commitment to keep children country director of Plan International visits to Plan’s pet projects to gather safe. Philippines. “The press should be able to story ideas on child protection and The PPI is the national association balance the interests of the child with increase their awareness about positive of newspapers organized to protect press the interest of the public so as not to discipline. The story ideas were freedom and professionalize the print discussed and critiqued in a workshop media industry. For 50 years, PPI has harm the child’s interests.” The workshop was also organized to based on and as discussed in the not ceased in its efforts to serve the gather inputs from the participants in sessions. community media via training Plan’s upcoming manual on reporting Seasoned editor and writer Linda programs, media advocacies, and fora. on children. Plan will also gather from Bolido, who has specialized writing on It has also introduced media policies the discussions in the regional series. children and other development issues, such as the Code of Ethics, Philippine “We also want the journalists present served as training director. She provided Press Council, and guidelines in to lead in disseminating information an overview and critique of how news reporting children and disasters to about child-responsible reporting in organizations cover children and guide journalists and newsrooms as they their news organizations and regions,” children’s issues. go about their daily journalistic grind.|

............................................................................................................................... Amerika para magkaroon ng katapat ang paglaganap ng komunismo sa Europe. Ang value para sa isang bansa ng pakikipag alyansa ang siyang primary motivator kung bakit pumapasok ang mga bansa sa isang treaty o kasunduan, kasama na ang pag gamit ng lakas militar, economic power at iba pang influences para mapanatili ang kanilang interests. Ang paggamit ng puwersa para mapanatili ang isang decentralized system ang siyang ugat ng sistemang tinatawag bilang balance of power. Naging anak din nito ang economic interdependence sa pagitan ng mga bansa, na maaring maka-

apekto sa intentions at aksyons ng mga bansa. Sa West Philippine Sea, mahalaga na tingnan natin ang common interest ng mga bansang nakapaligid sa China kasama na ang interest ng mga amerikano upang tingnan kung papaano maaring magbago ang paningin ng mga gumagawa ng polisiya ng China. Alam naman natin na may mga tinatawag na moderate communist leader sa China na maaring magpabago sa mayoryang pagiisip na mga communist hardliner. Ang kinakailangan lang dito ay ang patuloy na pagsusuri para malaman natin ang umaandar na kaisipan ng

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Sa gawa at wala sa salita makikita ang sukatan ng tunay na pagibig. Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) May lunas ang matagal nang gumugulo sa isip at bumabagabag sa damdamin. Ang taglay na talino at mabilis na pagkilos ay siyang magliligtas sa mga taong sasalungat. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Kung may balak ituloy ay huwag mag-alinlangan. Kung sa kasamaan ang balak ay huwag gawin dahil mahuhuli o matutuklasan. Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Hindi sinasadya na may matuklasang lihim, kung nakakatuwa o nakakalungkot panahon lamang ang makapagsasabi. Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) Sa mga nag-a-apply ng trabaho lalo na patungong abroad, inaayunan ng panahon ang tagumpay kung lalakarin sa umaga. Aries (Mar. 21 - April 20) Mag-ingat dahil magiging malapit ka sa mga taong mapagsamantala. Taurus (Apr. 21 - May 21) Wala kang maaasahan na

mga lider na nagpapatakbo sa bansang China para patuloy nating maitaguyod ang kapayapaan sa ating bansa at sa buong mundo. Ang pagpapakitang gilas naman ng China ay, ayon sa mga political experts, ay pagpapakita lamang ng panibago nitong lakas at teknolohiya. Pero ang decision na lilikha ng aksyon na magdudulot ng problema sa rehiyon, ay mapipigilan kung mauunawan ng Chinese Politburo at ng People’s Liberation Army generals na maraming pangangailangan ang kanilang sambayanan ang kasabay na maaapektuhan kapag ito ay naging isang anarchist state.

Ang kakaibang kaalaman at mataas na antas ng pagsusuri sa mga isyu na may kinalalaman sa national security ay dapat pinagaaralan. Dito ko ngayon nakikita ang kalamangan ng mga graduates ng Master in National Security Administration or MNSA na inaalok ng National Defense College of the Philippines dahil nakikita nila ang ibat ibang dimensyon na umiikot sa mga usaping mayroong kinalalaman sa pambansang siguridad. Kaya gusto kung saluduhan ang lahat ng mga graduates ng MNSA dahil malaki ang maiitutulong nila para sa kapayapaan at kaunlaran ng ating bansa.|

tulong mula sa kaibigan at kahit kanino. Sariling sikap at kayod ka ngayon. Gemini (May 22 - June 21) Madaling magpaunlak ang kamag-anak o kaibigan. Bigyan ng wastong pangangalaga ang kalusugan dahil madaling kapitan ng sipon, ubo o trangkaso. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Kung hangad ang mataas na grado, simulan na magsikap sa pag-aaral ng leksiyon. W alang mapapala kung barkada ang laging haharapin. Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) Matatanggap ang gantimpala sa pagpapahalaga ng tungkulin o pagsunod sa mga payo ng magulang o guro. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Maliksi ang katawan, maganda ang mood at isip. W alang magiging sagabal at tiyak na matatapos ang gawain. Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Isang mahalagang kasunduan ang maaaring magawa. Kailangan ang ibayong pag-iingat bago pumalaot sa pakikipagsapalaran lalo na sa negosyo.|