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“IN Christ, we have become God’s adopted children, brothers and sisters in Christ.” (Kay Kristo, tayo’y mga naging ampong anak ng Diyos, tayo’y mga magkakapatid kay Kristo.”) Ito ang madamdaming pahayag ni Papa Francisco nang makita ang kalunus-lunos na sinapit ng mga kababayan nating Pilipino na sinalanta ng super-bagyong Yolanda sa kaniyang pagbisita sa Lunsod ng Tacloban at Palo, Leyte. “This is who we are. This is our identity. We saw a beautiful expression of this when Filipinos rallied around our brothers and sisters affected by the typhoon,” dagdag na mensahe ng pagasa at pag-ibig sa mga libong biktima ng bagyong Yolanda na nawalan ng mga bahay, kabuhayan at mahal sa buhay. Bagama’t may panaka-nakang pag-ulan at malakas na hangin dala ng bagyong Amang ay hindi tumigil ang Santo Papa na nasa kanyang ikatlong araw na pagbisita sa Pilipinas para pangunahan ang Banal na Misa malapit sa Tacloban >>>KARAMAY....sundan sa P/8 Airport. MERCY AND COMPASSION. Niyakap nang mahigpit ni Pope Francis sina Glyzelle Palomar at Jun Chura, mga dating batang kalye na inaaruga ngayon ng Tulay ng Kabataan Foundation matapos magbigay ng testimonya sa Papal Youth Encounter sa UST grounds, Linggo, Enero 18.| WIRES

Sizelle Zyra M. Farado, Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2015 TINANGHAL na Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2015 si Siselle Zyra M. Fajardo ng Barangay 1 sa pageant night ay ginanap sa Batangas City Sports Center, Enero 15. Siya ay ginawaran ng sash, bouquet at trophy nina

Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha at dating Pununlunsod Vilma A. Dimacuha kasama sina 2013 Miss International Bea Rose Santiago at Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific Int’l

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BATANGAS BEAUTIES. Itinanghal na Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2015 si Siselle Zyra M. Fajardo ng Barangay Uno. 1st Runner Up si Adriane Faye de Lunas ng Barangay 4; 2nd Runner Up si Mary Jane Duque ng Brgy. Sta. Rita Karsada; 3rd Runner Up si Lyssa Vanessa Andal ng Brgy. Gulod Labac; at 4th Runner Up si Vernelie Diane Babasa ng Brgy. Kumintang Ibaba. | BRYAN D. CASADO

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Thousands of Sto. Nino devotees join Malusog na pamayanan, Batangas City’s mapagkalingang pamahalaan Fluvial Parade > NEWS... P/2 > F.E.S.T.. P/7

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NEWS

January 19 - 25, 2015

SULYAP-PASADA SA TAONG 2014 - Ika-3 Bahagi

Malusog na pamayanan, mapagkalingang pamahalaan A kabila ng mga pagsubok na kinaharap ng Lunsod Batangas noong 2014, hindi maitatanggi na naging mabunga at payapa pa rin ang pamumuhay ng mga Batangueño. Narito ang pagpapatuloy ng sulyap sa mga mahahalagang kaga-napan ng nakaraang taon.... KALUSUGAN Upang maitaguyod ang kaalaman sa tamang nutrisyon idinaos sa ikatlong pagkakataon ang pagpili sa G. at Bb. Nutrisyon ng Lunsod noong ika-20 ng Hulyo. Ang nahirang na Ginoo at Binibini Nutrisyon 2014 ay sina Neil Zavier Gamara at Michelle Ann Mendoza ng Batangas National High School. Samantala, binigyan ng plake ng pagkilala ang mga paaralan na nagpapatupad ng proyektong pangkalusugan: 4 th place ang Paharang National High School; 3rd place Talahib Pandayan National High School; 2nd place Pinamucan Proper N. H.S. at 1st ang Sto Nino N.H.S.

Peace & Order Update Collated By JACK L. AQUINO

‘Reyna ng mga drug pushers, nahuli na sa Tanauan City

INAAPULA ng mga lokal na bumbero at ilang volunteer fire brigade ang apoy na tumupok sa ilang kabahayan at ilang silid-aralan sa Sta. Clara Elementary School. | BALIKAS FOTOBANK

ASEAN INTEGRATION.

Aktibong nakiisa sa mga panayam ang may 200 participants sa orientation workshop ng OCVAS ukol sa ASEAN Integration.| BALIKAS FOTOBANK Binigyan din ng award ang Most Outstanding Barangay for Implementation of Nutrition Program; 1 st ang Soro-soro Ibaba; 2nd ang Tulo at 3rd ang Conde Labac. Finalist naman ang Banaba West, Gulod Itaas at Conde Itaas. Nahirang naman na Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar 2013 sina Lita Bumagat ng Soro-soro Ibaba Batangas City at Jean Torres ng Gulod Itaas Batangas City. Finalist naman sina Belen Dinglasan, Noreimi Macatangay at Graciana Suarez. Samantala napili ng Nutrition Council-Region IV-A ang lungsod ng Batangas para pagdausan ng Media Caravan. May 30 media practitioners mula sa CALABARZON ang nagpaliwanag ng kahalagahan ng 10 Kumainments sa Barangay Soro-Soro Ibaba noong ika-21 ng Nobyembre. Ambulong Community Clinic Isang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) ang nilagdaan noong Oktubre para sa pagpapatayo ng isang Community Health Clinic sa barangay Tabangao Ambulong bilang kauna-unahang proyekto para sa pampublikong

kalusugan sa ilalim ng Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Ang modernong laboratoryo ay magkakaloob ng iba’t ibang serbisyong pangkalusugan tulad ng libreng blood chemistry, ECG, at iba pa sa may 30 barangay sa hilagang bahagi ng lunsod. Ang paglagda ay ginampanan sa pangunguna nina Philippine Red Cross Chairman Dick Gordon at Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha. Sa kasalukuyan, patuloy ang konstruksiyon ng naturang Community Health Clinic. Employee Health Benefits Sa larangan pa rin ng kalusugan, binakunahan ng second dose ng flu vaccine ang may 3000 mga empleyado ng pamahalaang lunsod ng Batangas noong ika-26 ng Agosto. Ang libreng flu vaccine para sa mga City Hall employees ay upang mapangalagaan ang kanilang kalusugan at makapagtrabaho ng maayos para sa publiko. Isinagawa rin ng City Health Office ang isang Smoking Cessation Clinic para sa mga kawani na chronic smokers. Samantala, isang surprise drug testing ang ipinatupad sa mga kawani ng mga opisina upang maitaguyod ang drug free

City Hall sa hanay ng mga kawani na hinihinalang gumagamit ng droga. AGRIKULTURA Kumikilos na ang pamahalaaang lunsod ng Batangas sa pamamagitan ng Office of the City Veterinary and Agricultural Services (OCVAS) sa paghahanda ng agricultural sector sa mangyayaring ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Integration sa 2015. Kaugnay nito, dalawang orientation seminars ang isinagawa sa OCVAS Training Center nitong 2014. May 200 participants mula sa kooperatiba, yellow corn growers association, bantay dagat, poultry growers, Rural Improvement Club (RIC) at iba pa ang dumalo. Layunin ng nabanggit na pagtitipon na mabigyan ng sapat na kaalaman at maisulong ang kakayahan ng mga Batangueno sa pakikipagkalakalan bilang paghahanda sa AEC Integration sa 2015 at matulungan sila na makipagsabayan sa mga bansa sa Timog Silangang Asya. KAGALINGANG PANGMADLA Senior Citizens Celebration Tulad ng mga nakaraang taon, patuloy ang pakikiisa ng pamahalaang lunsod sa Pagdiriwang ng Pamilyang Pilipino sa mga natatanging Huwarang Pamilyang Batangueno. Ang pagdiriwang ay may temang “Celebrating the Filipino Family: Resilient and Caring.” Kinilala bilang natatanging Pamilya sina Domingo at Petra Villena ng Paharang East sa maraming pamilyang sumailalim sa masusing panayam ng isang komitiba na inorganisa ng City Social Welfare and Development Office. Libreng Sine para sa PWDs Bukod sa mga senior citizens may libreng sine na rin para sa mga PWDs o Persons with Disability na tagaBatangas City tuwing araw ng Lunes at Martes sa SM City Cinema. Korean Youth Outreach Project Samantala nagsagawa ng volunteer work sa dalawang barangay ng lungsod

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LUNSOD NG TANAUAN – Nahulog na kamay ng batas ang ititnuturing na reyna ng mga drug pusher sa Lunsod ng Tanauan sa isang operasyon ng mga kasapi ng Tanauan City Police Office sa pamumuno ni PSupt. Christopher Falculan Olazo nitong nakaraang Sabdo, Enero 10. Sa ulat na ipinadala kay PSSupt. Omega Jireh Fidel, provincial director, kinilala ng otoridad ang nadakip na si Lucia Javier y Gonzales, 67, may-asawa, at resident eng Brgy. Poblacion 4, lunsod na ito. Nakatakas naman ang kaniyang anak na si Regie Javvier, 32 at residente rin ng naturang lufgar. Ayon pa sa ulat, magkatuwang na nagsagawa ng anti-illegal drug operation ang pulis-Tanauan at ang Philippine Drug Enforecemnet Agency (PDEA) CALABARZON sa naturang lugar na nagresulta nga sa pagkakadakip kay Lucia Javier. Narekober din sa kaniyang posesyon ang isang markadong P500 bill at isang heat sealed sachet na may lamang shabu na binili kay Javier. Kaagad namang dinala sa Regional Crime Laboratory sa Kampo Vicente Lim, Calamba, Laguna ang mga narekober na ebidensya. Hanggang sa sandaling sinusulat ang balitang ito, inihahanda na ang kasong paglabag sa RA 9165 laban sa mga suspek, samantalang pinaghahanap na rin ang nakatakas na si Regie Javier.| JACK L. AQUINO

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CoPs, field commanders undergo training workshop on media management

THE Batangas Police Provincial Office has subjected all Chiefs of Police/Field Commanders and Provincial Officer of National Support Units of the Batangas Province to a training-workshop on Communication Management and Media Appearances to prepare them to react during times of issues or controversies in their respective areas of responsibilities through equipping them with proper skills and tools necessary in successfully communicating to the media. This training is designed primarily to re-orient Chiefs of Police/Field Commanders on Policies/Guidelines on Giving Statements, Comments, and Opinions to the Media. >>>POLICE...turn to P/9

MEDIA HYPE. Chiefs of Police of local government units and firled commanders attentively listesn to Rev. Fr. Nonie Dolor, station director of AL-FM during the seminar workshop. BALIKAS PHOTO / JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

PUBLIC SERVANTS. May kabuuang 632 bagong Police Officer 1 (PO1) recruits ang nanumpa sa tungkulin bilang mga bagong pulis sa harap ni PCSupt. Jesus

T. Gatchalian, CALABARZON Police Regional Director, na sasailalim sa anim (6) na buwang pagsasanay sa Philippine National Police Regional Training Institute sa Camp Vicente Lim, Canlubang, Laguna, Enero 13. Sa naturang bilang, 134 ay kababaihan. | BALIKAS PHOTO / JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

January 19 - 25, 2015

NEWS

Pinamalilinis at luntiang sitio at barangay, pinarangalan ng pamahalaang lunsod GINAWARAN ng Gawad Kadakilaan at premyong P300,000 ang Best Performing Barangay sa Gawad Punong Lungsod (GPL) sa Patimpalak Pagandahan ng Sitio at Barangay sa Batangas City Convention Center, Enero 12. Ito ay ang Barangay 23 sa urban category at ang Barangay dela Paz Pulot Itaas naman sa rural category. Sila ang tinanghal na pinakamaganda at pinakamalinis na barangay sa lungsod ng Batangas. Nagkamit ng ikalawang pwesto (Gawad Pagkakaisa) at premyong P 200,000 ang Barangay 12 at ikatlong pwesto (Gawad Pagkakaisa) at premyong P 100,000 (Gawad Pag-asa) naman ang Barangay 24 sa urban category. Sa rural category naman, 2nd prize winner ang Barangay San Agapito, Isla Verde na nag-uwi ng P200,000 habang P100,000 naman ang napanalunan ng Barangay Catandala na nakakuha ng ikatlong pwesto. Pormal na binuksan ni City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Oliver Gonzales ang programa na lalong pinasigla ng Repertory Bridid ng Saint Bridget College sa kanilang performance na “Paraisong Batangas. Personal naming sinaksihan at iginawad ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha ang mga parangal sa mga nagsipagwagi Barangay. Nagsilbing batayan sa pagpili ng mga magwawagi ang Beautification 50%; Operation ng Material Recovery Facility (MRF)-25% at Greening Initiatives -25%. Ang mga barangay ay hinati sa 10 cluster. Ang patimpalak ay inilunsad noong ika-4 ng Pebrero kung saan itinalaga ni Mayor Dimacuha ang may 50 kawani ng pamahalaan bilang mga cluster coordinators na nagsagawa ng monitoring ng mga Barangay. Bukod sa mga nabanggit na parangal, nagbigay din ng Special Awards tulad ng Gawad Sang-angkan

TINANGHAL na pinakamagaganda’t pinakamalilinis na barangay sa lunsod ng Batangas ang Barangay 23 sa urban category at ang Barangay dela Paz Pulot Itaas naman sa rural category, na kapwa tumanggap ng tropeo at tig-P300,000 premyo.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS (Sustainability) sa Barangay Paharang Silangan, San Agapito, Sta Rita Aplaya, Barangay 23 at Barangay 5 ; Gawad Likhang Dunong (Most Innovative) sa Barangay Catandala at Gawad Sining ng Lahi (Most Artistic) sa Sitio Silangan ng Barangay Kumintang Ibaba. Kinilala din ang 12 barangay na nakapagpakilos at nakapagpaganda ng lahat ng mga sitio ng kanilang Barangay. Sila ay binigyan ng tropeo na Gawad Pedestal at P75,000.00 bawat isa. Ito ay ang Barangay Dela Paz Pulot Itaas, San Agustin Silangan, Catandala, Mahacot West, San Agapito, Sta. Rita Aplaya, Tabangao Dao, Maapaz, Paharang East, Dumuclay, Liponpon, at Soro-soro Ilaya. Gayundin kinilala din ang tatlong nangungunang Barangay kada sitio na nagpakita ng paglahok sa programa.

HUWAG TULARAN! Ilang beses na itong na-monitor ng Pahayagang

Balikas, hanggang sa tuluyang makunan ng larawan, Disyembre 19, 2014 - 4:10 ng hapon sa P. Burgos Street malapit sa kanto ng Evangelista Street. Bukod sa walang suot na helmet ang tauhang ito ng Defense Security Services (DSS) ng pamahalaang lunsod ng Batangas, wala rin siya sa motorcycle lane, tahasang paglabag sa pambansang batas at panlunsod na ordinansa.| BALIKAS PHOTO

Ang Top 3 performing barangays mula sa bawat cluster ay ay nagkamit ng P 70,000, P 50,000 at P 30,000 at trophy para sa una, ikalawa at ikatlong pwesto. Ang Top 3 performing sitios naman mula sa bawat barangay ay tumanggap ng P 30,000, P 20,000 at P 10,000. Ang mga sitio ay binigyan ng marka ng mga Cluster Coordinators sa pamumuno ni Dr. Loyola C. Bagui mula 75% -100%. Inihayag din na may mga sitio at Barangay na hindi nakaabot sa maximum ceiling na 75% ay walang kaukulang pagkilala. Dumalo bilang panauhing pandangal ang Chairman at Founder ng Mother Earth Foundation na si Gng Sonia Mendoza. Binigyang diin ni Mendoza kung gaano kapalad ang mga mamamayan ng lungsod sa pagkakaroon ng mala-paraisong tirahan na patuloy na pinangangalagaan ng local na pamahalaan. Nagsilbing mga hurado sina Dr. Eligio T. Ildefonso, Director, National Solid Waste Management Commission; Ms. Cecille Ayllon, multi-media specialist at corporate consonsultant; Ernie Manio, Southern Tagalog Reporter/ News Head (ABS-CBN); Mamerta “Baby”de Castro, PIA Manager, Batangas; at Marlon Luistro, free-lance journalist. Ang Gawad Punonglungsod ay pinangasiwaan ng mga myembro ng Technical Working Committee ng City Solid Waste Management Board. sa pangunguna ni City Administrator Phillip Baroja; Jocelyn Cantre (GSO) Vice-Chairman; Engr. Adela B. Hernandez (CEO); Mila Espanola (CSWDO); Dr. Sacoro R. Comia (DepEd); Dr. Estelita Lacsamana at Dr. Loyola C. Bagui (OCVAS); at Leticia C. Chua (PIO) (Ronna Endaya Contreras).| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

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PAHAYAGANG BALIKAS 3 Inter-Island News Collated By RONALINA L. ELARMO

Munisipal Fistport at Ice Plant sa Romblon, sisimulan na ROMBLON, Romblon — Nakatakdang simulan ang pagpapagawa ng Municipal Fishport at Ice Plant sa bayan ng Romblon sa unang quarter ng 2015. Ang proyektong ito ay inaasahan na magpapaunlad pa ng sektor ng pangisdaan sa kabisera ng lalawigan. Ang pondo na nagkakahalaga ng P20 milyon na gagamitin para sa Municipal Fishport at Ice Plant ay mula sa Department of Agriculture (DA) sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ng Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). Ang PFDA ang siyang aagapay sa pagsimula ng konstruksyon ng fishport at ice plant bilang teknikal na tagapamahala ng proyekto. Sinabi ni Municipal Agriculturist Arturo M. Gutierrez na noong huling linggo ng Disyembre ay kanilang natanggap ang magandang balita mula sa tanggapan ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) kung saan nga tiniyak nito na maisasakatuparan na ang naturang proyekto. Ayon naman kay Edgardo M. Molina, Fishery Technician, ang proyektong ito ay makatutulong ng malaki sa 1,827 registered fisherfolk sa bayan ng Romblon bukod pa sa mga mangingisdang nangagaling sa mga karatig isla na nagdadala ng kanilang mga nahuhuling isda sa kabisera. Aniya, umaabot sa average na 567.7 tonelada ang nahuhuling isda kada taon sa bayan ng Romblon. Hinihikayat rin nito ang iba pang mga mangingisda na magparehistro sa proyektong FISH-R o National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration at FISH-Boat para sa bangka ng BFAR upang matulungan sila ng nasabing ahensiya sa kanilang paghahanapbuhay. Nagpapasalamat rin si Mayor Gerard S. Montojo sa mga pangunahing ahensiya ng gobyerno na tumugon sa kanilang kahilingan upang magkaroon ng ganitong proyekto sa kanyang bayang pinamumunuan.|

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Food shortage sa bayan ng Cagayancillo, tinutugunan PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — Agad na tinugunan ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) ang kakulangan sa pagkain sa bayan ng Cagayancillo. Ayon kay Jose Buenconsejo ng PDRRMO, nasa 1,200 food packs ang inihanda ng kanilang tanggapan upang ipamahagi sa mga residente ng nasabing bayan. Ang mga nasabing food packs na naglalaman ng mga de lata, noddles at ilan pang groceries ay tinatayang tatagal ng isang linggo. Ang pagpapadala ng food packages ay sanhi ng kakulangan ng pagkain sa munisipyo dahil hindi makapaglayag ang mga sasakyang pandagat patungo sa mga kalapit na munisipyo o probinsiya kung saan nanggagaling ang pangunahing konsumo ng mga residente ng Cagayancillo dahil na rin sa malakas na hangin at alon dulot ng northeast monsoon na nagdadala ng malamig at tuyong hangin at malalaking alon. Kamakailan ay dumating sa nasabing bayan ang mga food packages kasama ng nasa 500 sako ng bigas mula sa National Food Authority (NFA) – Palawan sakay ng isang naval boat ng Philippine Navy. Ang Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) at Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) ng Cagayancillo na ang naatasang mamahagi ng food packs sa mga pamilyang may agarang pangangailangan ng pagkain. Ang 500 sako ng bigas naman ay binili ng pamahalaang bayan ng Cagayancillo upang ipamahagi sa mga mamamayan nito. Ang Cagayancillo ay isang munisipyuo sa bahaging norte ng lalawigan ng Palawan.|

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Massive rat poisoning, isinagawa sa Occ. Mindoro SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – Nakatakdang magsagawa ng massive rat poisoning ang limang barangay sa San Jose sa ika-9 ng Enero. Kabilang sa mga barangay na ito ay ang Monteclaro, Batasan, Central, Bubog at San Agustin. “Identified barangays lang ang magsasagawa ng paglalason sa mga daga para sa taong ito”, ayon kay Officer-in-Charge Municipal Agriculturist Iny Lourdes Peroy. Malaki ang pinsalang naidudulot ng mga daga sa mga palayan at gulayan ng mga magsasaka. Ayon sa Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka, maaring umabot ang pagkasira ng anumang pananim mula 5-60 bahagdan sa loob ng isang taon. Sa lokal na pamahalaan manggagaling ang gagamiting zinc phospide bilang panlason ng daga, at sasagutin naman ng mga apektadong magsasaka ang mga baiting materials. Samantala, patuloy pa rin ang pamamahagi ng pamahalaang lokal ng San Jose ng certified seeds sa pamamagitan ng isang programa na may 50/50 percent scheme. Dito ay sasagutin ng lokal na pamahalaan ang halagang P680.00, na kalahati ng presyo ng isang bag ng certified seeds, na nagkakahalaga ng P1,360.00/bag.|

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OPINION

January 19 - 25, 2015

‘Learn how to love and be loved’ BELOW is the full transcript – in English, as translated from Spanish by Msgr Mark Gerard Miles – of Pope Francis' impromptu speech, as delivered during the encounter with the youth at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila on Sunday, January 18.  Dear Young Friends, When I speak spontaneously I do it in Spanish, because I don’t know the English language. May I do it? Thank you very much. This Fr Mark, a good translator.  First of all, a sad piece of news. Yesterday, as Mass was about to start, a piece of scaffolding fell and, upon falling, hit a young woman who was working in the area and she died. Her name is Kristel. She worked for the organization preparing for that Mass. She was 27 years old, young like yourselves. She worked for Catholic Relief Services as a volunteer. I would like all of you who are young like her to pray for a moment in silence with me and then we will pray to Our Mother in Heaven. Let us pray. Leads prayer of Hail Mary… Let us also pray for her parents. She was an only child. Her mother is coming from Hong Kong and her father is here in Manila. Leads prayer of Our Father… It is a joy for me to be with you this morning. I greet each of you from the heart, and I thank all those who made this meeting possible. During my visit to the Philippines, I wanted in a particular way to meet with young people, to listen to you and to talk with you. I want to express the love and the hopes of the Church for you. And I want to encourage you, as Christian citizens of this country, to offer yourselves passionately and honestly to the great work of renewing your society and helping to build a better world. In a special way, I thank the young people who have offered words of welcome to me. To Jun and Leandro Santos II and to Rikki, thank you very much. There’s only a very small representation of girls among you. Too little. Women have much to tell us in today’s society. Sometimes we are too “machistas” and we don’t allow enough space to women. But women can see things from a different angle to us, with a different eye. Women are able to pose questions we men are unable to understand. Look out for this fact: she is the only one who has put a question for which there is no answer. She couldn’t put it into words but expressed it with tears. So when the next pope comes to Manila, please let there be more girls. I thank you Jun for talking about your experience so bravely. As I said, the heart of your question has no reply. Only when we too can cry about the things you said can we come close to answering that question. Why do children suffer so much? Why do children suffer? When the heart is able to ask itself and weep, then we can understand something. There is a worldly compassion which is useless. You expressed something like this. It’s a compassion that makes us put our hands in our pockets and give something to the poor. But if Christ had had that kind of compassion he would have greeted a couple of people, given them something, and walked on. But it was only when he was able to cry that he understood something of our lives. Dear young boys and girls, today’s world doesn’t know how to cry. The emarginated people, those left to one side, are crying. Those who are discarded are crying. But we don’t understand much about these people in need. Certain realities of life we only see through eyes cleansed by our tears. I invite each one here to ask yourself: have I learned how to weep? Have I learned how to weep for the emarginated or for a street child who has a drug problem or for an abused child? Unfortunately there are those who cry because they want something else. This is the first thing I want to say: let us learn how to weep as she has shown us today and let us not forget this lesson. The great question of why

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Mercy and Compassion THE feeling of those who saw Pope Francis in person is beyond description. People may use words like happiness, joy, hope, excitement and other words that may describe the moment. Yet what people feel is deeper and more profound than these. Anyone who saw him felt something both very personal and communal. His presence quenches people’s thirst and longing for hope. He is with an undefined energy that motivates people to renew their faith and the commitment to goodness and truth. He showed his solidarity with the Yolanda victims by communing with them even for a short while. He expressed that no words could describe how he felt for the suffering of those patiently waited for him in Tacloban in spite of the storm. He struck deep in their hearts when he invited them to look deeply into the reason why they were able to hold on: “Let us respect a moment of silence together and look to Christ on the cross. He understands us because he endured everything. Let us look to our Mother and, like a little child, let us hold onto her mantle and with a true heart say – “Mother”. In silence, tell your Mother what you feel in your heart. Let us know that we have a Mother, Mary, and a great Brother, Jesus. We are not alone. We also have many brothers who in this moment of catastrophe came to help. And we too, because of this, we feel more like brothers and sisters because we helped each other.” Before the highest public officials of the Philippines, Pope Francis stressed the commitment of the Filipino Church to the basic social teaching on the respect for the inviolable dignity of each human person, respect for the rights of conscience and religious freedom, and respect for the inalienable right to life, beginning with that of the unborn and extending to that of the elderly and infirm. True to his calling as pastor of the universal

Ang Pagtawag sa Apat na Mangingisda HABANG naglalakad si Jesus sa tabi ng Lawa ng Galilea, nakita niya ang magkapatid na Simon at Andres na nanghuhuli ng isda sa pamamagitan ng lambat. Sila'y kapwa mga mangingisda. Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, "Sumunod kayo sa akin at kayo'y gagawin kong mangingisda ng mga tao." Pagkasabi niya nito'y agad iniwan ng magkapatid ang kanilang mga lambat at sumunod sa kanya. Nagpatuloy siya sa paglalakad, at sa di-kalayuan ay nakita naman niya ang magkapatid na Santiago at Juan, na mga anak ni Zebedeo. Sila'y nasa kanilang bangka at nag-aayos ng mga lambat. Tinawag din sila agad ni Jesus at sila ay sumunod din sa kanya. Iniwan nila sa bangka ang kanilang ama na kasama ang kanilang mga upahang manggagawa.|

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Ang Simula ng Pangangaral sa Galilea NANG ibinilanggo na si Juan, si Jesus ay nagpunta sa Galilea at ipinangaral doon ang Magandang Balitang mula sa Diyos. Sinabi niya, "Dumating na ang takdang panahon. Malapit nang maghari ang Diyos! Kaya magsisi na kayo't talikuran ang inyong mga kasalanan. Paniwalaan na ninyo ang Magandang Balita!"

Church, Pope Francis did not play blind to the scandals that plagues the Philippine society. In firm but gentle tone, he called on government and church officials to shun all forms of corruption and to address gross inequality and social exclusion—plagues that robs the poor of the essentials of dignified existence. “The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities. Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart. The Bishops of the Philippines have asked that this year be set aside as the ‘Year of the Poor.’” “I hope that this prophetic summons will challenge everyone, at all levels of society, to reject every form of corruption which diverts resources from the poor, and to make concerted efforts to ensure the inclusion of every man and woman and child in the life of the community.” Indeed, it is the gravest scandal that anywhere that people are excluded and kept under subhuman existence while a small portion of society enjoys all the material goods and opportunities of good life! This is the harsh reality of the existing economic, social and political structures of Philippine society. In the meeting with families, Pope Francis recognizes the true Filipino treasure—the family. He called on the faithful to protect their families, to see in them the country’s greatest treasure and to nourish them always by prayer and the grace of the sacraments. He warned them of the threats by the “growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by the culture of the ephemeral, by a lack of openness to life.” He underscored that the world needs good and strong families to overcome these threats.

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OPINION

January 19 - 25, 2015

Lalaking nagpa-‘sex change’

IPINANGANAK si Romy noong Abril 4, 1962. Ang nakarehistro niyang pangalan ay “Romy Silos” at ang nakasaad niyang kasarian ay lalaki. Ngunit mula pa sa pagkabata, pakiramdam niya, isa siyang babae. Kumunsulta siya sa iba’t ibang doktor sa United States upang mapalitan ang kanyang kasarian. Natupad ang pangarap ni Romy nang maoperahan siya sa Bangkok, Thailand noong Enero 7, 2001 para maging ganap na babae. Pagkatapos, sinuri siya ng isang doktor sa Pilipinas na nagpatunay na sumailalim siya sa sex change. Simula noon, nabuhay na si Romy bilang babae. Nagkaroon siya ng nobyong Amerikano at nakatakda na silang magpakasal. Bago iyon, nagsampa ng petisyon sa husgado si Romy upang mapalitan ng “Remy” ang pangalan niyang “Romy” na nakasaad sa birth certificate at ang kasarian naman niyang lalaki ay mapalitan ng babae. Matapos ang paglilitis, nagdesisyon ang husgado pabor kay Romy. Hindi raw maaaring isisi kay Romy na ang maging pakiramdam ay babae at wala namang

masama kung pagbigyan ang kanyang petisyon. Tama ba ang husgado?  MALI. Una sa lahat, hindi maaaring palitan ang pangalan sa birth certificate dahil lamang sa ginawa na “sex re-assignment”. Isang pribilehiyo lamang ang pagpapalit ng pangalan at hindi isang karapatan. May interes ang republika sa mga pangalan ng tao kung kaya kinokontrol ang ginagawang pagpa-palit ng pangalan sa pamamagitan ng batas (Republic Act 9048). Mas maituturing na isang tungkuling administratibo ang proseso ng pagpapalit ng pangalan. Ito’y ginagawad ng Civil Registrar at hindi ng husgado. Mapapalitan lamang ang pangalan ng isang tao kung ito ay katawa-tawa, kaakibat ng isang kahihiyan, mahi-rap isulat o kaya’y mahirap bigkasin. Kailangan din na nakasanayan na sa komunidad ang pangalang ipapalit, matagal na ginagamit at makababawas sa kalituhan ng mga tao. Sa RA 9048 ay hindi maaaring baguhin ang pangalan dahil lamang

>>>SISON.....sundan sa P/6 ........................................................................................................................................................

Ipakita sa mundo ang disiplinang Pilipino KUNG paano tayo nakikilala, dun tayo hinuhusgahan. Ang pagpunta ni Pope Francis sa ating bansa ay isang napakagandang pagkakataon para maipakita natin sa buong mundo kung gaano tayo magpahalaga sa ating imahe at kung paano tayo dapat makilala ng buong mundo.  Hindi usaping relihiyon ang nais kong ipahiwatig. Huwag natin gawin ito bilang pagkakataon para tayo ay magsimula ng girian tungkol sa ating pananampalataya. In the first place, hindi dapat maging laman ng diskusyon ang relihiyon. Walang puwang sa isang sibilisadong lipunan ang isyu kung alin sa mga existing religions ang mas magaling o sino sa atin na magkakaiba ang paniniwala ang tama o mali. Isipin na lang natin na tayo ay binisita ng isang taong kilala’t ginagalang sa buong mundo. Kung ano ang ating ipinakitang ugali sa pagbisitang ito ang siyang magtatak sa isipan ng karamihan kung ano ang level ng ating pagiging sibilisado.  Sa bandang akin importante na maipakita natin kung gaano tayo kadisiplinado.

Disiplina ang siyang magiging ugat ng success or failure ng pagbisitang ito ng Santo Papa dito sa ating bansa. Mas nakakabuti kung sundin natin ang mga guidelines na inilabas ng mga kinauukulan upang maiwasan natin ang negatibong epekto’t dungis sa ating mukha sa mata ng global audience.  Iniisip ko na kapag sumunod tayo sa mga alituntunin, maiiwasan nating mapabalita na merong nahulihan ng anumang ipinagbabawal habang nasa karamihan ng taong gustong makita si Pope Francis. Hindi naman ito rock concert di ba? Sabihin na natin na mas sikat ang Papa sa ngayon kung ikumpara sa mga rock stars. Pero huwag natin gamitin ang kasikatan nya para tayo naman ay makanakaw ng atensyon o di kaya’y mapuna sa negatibong pamamaraan. Isipin mo na lang kung ano ang sasabihin ng buong mundo kapag, halimbawa, maging viral sa internet ang picture mo na naninigarilyo habang dumadaan sa harap mo ang convoy ni Pope Francis. Ano na lang ang magiging tatak natin nyan? Na tayo ay hindi marunong sumunod sa mga simpleng patakaran o di kaya tayo ay hindi disiplina don?|

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Different voices

THIS is perhaps the only long holiday weekend when people are not leaving Manila for a vacation. Instead most, who are Catholics of course, have been busy preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. While Pope Francis is not the first Pope to visit the country – he is the third – his trip here assumes a profound significance because of the timing and his own declarations and position on issues. Pope Francis assumed the highest position in the Roman Catholic Church at a time when both the world and the church are in a crisis. The world is in the midst of a debilitating crisis, which last imploded in 2007-2008. While the apologists of the neoliberal, capitalist system blame a few “greedy” CEOs of large banks and financial investment houses, governments even bailed out these big banks and financial investment houses by using taxpayers’ money to return their losses. These apologists, in sync with governments and multilateral agencies such as the World Trade Organization and IMF-WB, have been clinging to every sign of recovery and have been declaring the end of the crisis even as there really has been no sign of long-term recovery because the crisis is inherent in the system itself. Pope Francis, on the other hand, blames the greed of capitalism – the idolatry of wealth – for the world’s woes. He declared inequality, which has been at its worst level in history, as the root of social evil. And he called on the church to side with the poor. The Philippines is not exempted from this crisis, contrary to what the Aquino government wants the people to believe. Poverty and unemployment is at its worst levels, with slight fluctuations when measured quarterly. Prices of basic commodities, services, and utilities are high and constantly increasing. And despite

claims of growth, the Aquino government could not even raise wages. The Philippines did not experience the roller coaster ride of capitalist countries only because it has constantly been down. A glaring evidence of this crisis is the prevalence of impunity in human rights violations. Human rights violations are but a manifestation of deep inequality, social injustice, and the desperate acts of the rich and powerful to protect their property from the multitude that are poor and without property. This is why the Aquino government is trying everything to shield Pope Francis from the realities of the country. It has established a tight cordon sanitaire around the Pope, on the pretext of securing him. It has handpicked those who would meet with him, including the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Church officials, on the other hand, have gathered the faithful to meet with Pope Francis. It has organized gatherings of families and the youth. It has arranged masses at the University of Sto. Tomas and Luneta. All of these are meant for spiritual renewal and an affirmation of fidelity to the Catholic Church. Progressive groups would try to bring to the Pope’s attention the realities of systemic greed and government neglect for the poor majority, worsening social inequities and poverty, absence of justice and prevalence of impunity in human rights violations, and the call for release of political prisoners. Different voices would be reaching out to Pope Francis when he arrives in the country. Different groups would portray different pictures of the Philippine situation. Whose voice would Pope Francis listen to? Well, one thing is certain, the one voice that should stand out is the voice of the truth.|

Benjie Oliveros

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Avoid backlash vs. Muslims I WAS glued to TV's CNN over the past few days, a far cry from my usual. I have to admit this: I sparingly watch TV these days. Why? It's just to be free from the negativities of the day. No, it's not about TV per se. It's because of the content of broadcasts, reflecting life's foibles and woes -which is what journalism is really all about. Indeed, there are facts that are happening all around us but which I refuse to agonize over. I prefer to choose what I want to relish: the pleasant ( and there are so many out there I tell you ). I refuse be at the mercy of these sad and woeful events that are plentiful. But not over the last few days. I followed closely CNN's running coverage of the developing episode in Paris, France that started with the massacre by alleged Al Qaeda terrorists of the editor, reporters and columnists of a news weekly magazine "CHARLIE HEBDO", which is known for its satire, including against Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The terrorists, after barging into the editorial offices and massacred 12 news-workers, escaped to the suburbs but they were cornered and eventually, after 3 days of a stand-off were all killed, except for one woman suspect who is still subject of a massive manhunt. What really strikes me is the fact that out there, they get the bastards. Terrorists are eventually cornered and get to pay for their crimes. Whatever the crime or act committed, the criminals MUST be made to pay for their crimes. In some cases, the recompense is swift and quick just like this Paris incident. Other cases may take some time. But nonetheless, the crime is solved. I hate to make a comparison but I have no choice. We can't escape this reality that here, in our own small corner of the world, this does NOT happen. Here, our criminals are not made to pay. Worse, they merrily prepare for their next crimes. I get angry just thinking about this. When improvised bombs are exploded or when someone is "salvaged", the authorities usually come out swinging with bold angry , challenging words, only to eventually just whimper. This is not to totally blame our law enforcers for this. For one, we are still "primitive" in our crime solving methods and equipment. Two, our own citizens refuse to help. And we can't blame them too because they cannot be protected from any backlash. Three, our feeling of revulsion has been lost, if not numbed, due to the combination of the three above and the recurrence of violent incidents that have become commonplace. Well, maybe there is no basis for comparison between a crime committed in Paris and one committed here. It's like comparing apples with "singkamas". But seeing what happened in far-away France, we are compelled to face the reality that we here are a long, long way off. Am I sad? Nah, not sad but a-n-g-r-y! As in!  BACKLASH --- The more worrisome, if you ask me, is the serious backlash the Paris incident may have on Islam as a religion and Muslims as a people. There is no doubt that the attack on CHARLIE HEBDO was provoked by the blasphemous portrayal of Prophet Muhammad by the satirical news magazine. The suspects were quoted as shouting that this was to avenge Prophet Muhammad. This is problematic obviously because those who will condemn the massacre will have the tendency to equate the terrorism to Islam and attribute this to Muslims as a whole. Of course, we know Islam and mainstream Muslims do not countenance this. But there are initial signs that the unwanted backlash is starting to happen. This must be addressed immediately: “Muslims must join in , if not dominate the chorus of condemnation.” And it will not help any if some Muslims will also justify the attack. So let's all be sensitive to this and all help.  "JORGE BERGOLIO" --- I watched the Sunday episode of ABS CBN that featured the life of once priest, then bishop and cardinal Jorge Bergolio and now, Pope Francis. His life is truly astounding! His love for the poor will explain His papacy. How he grappled with “liberation theology” that saw how his other Jesuit priests in Argentina worked for --and with -- the poor victims of martial law was another defining moment of his life. To some, he did not do enough to counter the Martial Law. But unknown to many, he maintained a respectable relationship with the repressive regime to protect his priests. He allowed the use of his identity to smuggle a priest out of the country to escape the regime. His ways are unconventional. He is compassionate, he listens, he consults, but beware: if he decides on something, he insists and sticks to it; he is frugal and strict. See how he proceeds in reforming the reclusive, allegedly problematic Curia in the Vatican. His coming visit will be full of visuals and messages that will reflect his persona and the present-day Catholic Church under His papacy.  SMARTMATIC, AGAIN? --- Wow, they have not cleared up what happened with the "bolilyaso" of Smartmatic in the last elections and now, another magic made by Comelec to hire it again for 2016 WITHOUT BIDDING! What I cannot understand is that even a former Comelec insider is casting grave doubts about its reliability and credibility. And now this! A warning: If they plan on pulling something large-scale and unbelievable on the Filipino people in the 2016 elections, they are courting an upheaval! Mark my word!|  [Atty. Jess Dureza is the president of the Philippine Press Institute, a national association of newspapers and served former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria Arroyo. He previously served as chief government negotiator and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.] Send your comments to jessdureza@gmail .com]

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BUSINESS

January 19 - 25, 2015

DTI: Patnubay sa pagrerehistro ng negosyo DAHIL umpisa ng taon, kadalasan sa ganitong buwan ng Enero ay maraming mag-uumpisang magnenegosyo. Sa mga magsisimulang magbukas ng negosyo na ang kategorya o uri ay single proprietorship, nararapat na iparehistro ang business name ayon sa batas RA 3883, kaya payo ng pamunuan ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na magtungo sa alinmang tanggapan ng DTI upang i-rehistro o ipatala ang business name (BN) o pangalan ng inyong negosyo. Pinapaalalahanan ang mga aplikante na magdala ng maalin man sa sumusunod na valid identification documents katulad ng driver’s license; mga ID card ng SSS, Philhealth; mga Postal ID, Voter’s ID, Tax

Identification Number (TIN), pasaporte, at iba pa. Mga hakbang sa pagrehistro: 1. Mag fill-up ng application form na maaring makuha saan mang tanggapan ng DTI. 2. Ilakip ang photocopy ng dalawang ID ng aplikante. 3. Isulat ang tatlo (3) o higit pang business name na pamimilian kung sakali may katulad. Malamang na ang business name na ninanais ng aplikante ay may katulad at nakarehistro na, kaya pinapayuhang maglista na maraming pangalan sa negosyo na pamimilian. 4. Kung ang pangalan na nais irehistro ay walang katulad ayon sa pag-verify sa database, ang nasabing pangalan ay siyang ilalagay sa sertipiko o certificate of business name registration.

Kung may katulad, pipili na lang sa mga inilagay na alternatibong pangalan. 5. Ang sertipiko ay valid o may bisa sa loob ng limang (5) taon. Mga bayarin o fees sa pagrerehistro ng pangalan ng negosyo o business name: Kung magpapatakbo ng negosyo sa loob lamang ng barangay, ang bayarin sa pagrerehistro ay Php200 samantalang Php500 naman kung ang operasyon ay sa loob ng bayan o lunsod. Kung ang pagnenegosyo ay sasakop ng buong rehiyon, ibig sabihin, maaaring maglagay ng mga sangay sa alin mang lugar sa loob ng CALABARZON, Php1,000 ang takdang bayarin. Kung ang negosyo ay sasakop na sa buong bansa kung saan maaaring maglagay ng mga sangay sa

alinmang parte ng bansa, ang bayarin ay Php2,000. Ang bawat pagrehistro ay may dagdag na babayarang documentary stamp sa halagang Php15. Ipinaalala na ang ‘business name’ ay hindi isang lisensya o permiso upang ganap na makapagnegosyo; kailangang magpumunta sa Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) sa bayan o siyudad na kanyang pagnenegosyohan o nasasakupan para sa mga kaukulang business permit at iba pang dokumento. Upang ganap ang legalidad ng inyong negosyo, kailangan magpumunta sa Bureau of Internal Revenue o BIR upang makapagrehistro ng tax identification number para sa inyong negosyo.| CHARLIE S. DAJAO

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Malusog na pamayanan, mapagkalingang pamahalaan ang may 30 miyembro ng Korean Youth Volunteer Program (KYVP) mula sa South Korea noong Nobyembre 2 - 11. Napili nila ang San Jose Sico at Balete Day Care Centers. Bukod sa pagsasagawa ng community outreach program, layunin din ng KYVP ang pagpapalakas ng cultural exchange sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at South Korea. Ang Batangas City ay may ugnayang kapatiran sa Daegu City ng South Korea mula pa noong 2010.

Nagsagawa ng renovation sa Youth Center at Senior Citizen’s Center ng San Jose Sico ang isang grupo habang nagsagawa naman ng ommunity immersion at repair ng Day Care Center sa Balete Relocation Site ang ikalawang grupo. Alay Lakad Sa kabila ng pagbuhos ng malakas na ulan dala ng bagyong Mario, mahigit na P706,000.00 ang nalikom na pondo sa isinagawang Alay Lakad 2014 sa lunsod noong Setyembre.

Tampok ang pagpili ng Ms. Alay Lakad 2014 na pinagwagihan ni Michelle Ann Mendoza ng Batangas National High School. Lalong pinasigla ang okasyon ng panauhin na si PBB Grand Winner Daniel Matsunaga na nag-donate ng P20,000. Sta. Clara Fire Outbreak Isang sunog naman ang naganap noong Mayo 3 sa Sta. Clara. Dagliang ideneklara ng pamahalaang lunsod ang naturang barangay in a state of calamity matapos masawi ang isang residente,

matupok ang 17 sambahayan at pagkadamay pa ng limang kwarto ng isang eskwelahan. Bunga nito nabigyan ng otoridad ng Sangguniang Panlunsod si Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha na gamitin ang Quick Response Fund na P460,000.00 mula sa 20% ng calamity fund ng lunsod upang gamitin sa rehabilitasyon ng mga nasalanta ng sunog.| MULA SA MGA ULAT NG BATANGAS CITY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE

CLASSIFIED ADS REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FOUTH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 84 BATANGAS CITY IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF MINOR JELD GREGOR ILAGA.N MANALO, MORE PARTICULARLY THE DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS WHICH READS “APRIL 14, 1993, CALAPAN, O RIENTAL MINDORO” TO “NOT MARRIED” SP. PROC. NO. 14-9819 GREGORIO M. MANALO AND BERNARDITA I. MANALO, Petitioners, -versusJOSEPHINE P. MARANAN, in her capacity as City Civil Registrar, Batangas City, Respondent. x----------------------------------- x ORDER A verified Petition was filed by petitioners, through counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, a judgment be rendered ordering the Local Civil Registrar’s Office of Batangas City to correct the entry concerning the date and place of marriage of the petitioners appearing in the certificate of Live Birth of minor JELD GREGOR ILAGAN MANALO from “APRIL 14, 1993, CALAPAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO” to “NOT MARRIED”. WHEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, NOTICE is hereby given that this Petition will be heard on February 26, 2015 at 8:30 in the morning before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 84, Hall of Justice, Batangas City at which time, place and date, any interested person who has interest or opposing the instant Petition may appear or file an opposition. Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Batangas, including the Cities of Lipa and Batangas, prior to the scheduled date of hearing. The Branch Clerk of Court is hereby directed to furnish the Office of the Clerk of Court, RTC Batangas City a copy of this order for raffle among the publishers of the publication. SO ORDERED. Batangas City, December 3, 2014. (Sgd.) DORCAS P. FERRIOLS-PEREZ Presiding Judge I hereby certify that copies of this Order were personally sent to the Office of the City Prosecutor, OCC-RTC, Batangas City and by registered mail to the Office of the Solicitor General, the City Civil Registrar of Batangas City, Atty. Cipriano U. Asilo, NSO, and the Petitioners, this 4th day of December, 2014 (Sgd.) CHARLENE CLARA G. MENDOZA Clerk of Court V Pahayagang BALIKAS | January 5, 12 & 19, 2015

KASULATAN NG PAGMAMANA AT BILIHAN NG ISANG LAGAY NA LUPA NA WALANG PASUBALI (EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE DEED OF SALE) NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late DIEGO ABRENICA who died intestate on October 30, 2000 at Bauan, Batangas consisting of a parcel of land covered by Tax Declaration No.: 05-0028-00119, stuated at Brgy. San Agustin, Bauan, Batangas, with an area of SEVEN THOUSAND AND THIRTY-FIVE (7,035) SQUARE METERS of Agricultural land has been extrajudicially settled by and among his heirs with Deed of Absolute Sale per Doc. No. 300 & 379; Page No. 60 & 76; Book No. IX; Series of 2014 of ATTY. MARIO DE CHAVEZ BEJER, Notary Public. Pahayagang BALIKAS | Jan. 5, 12 & 19, 2015

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January 19 - 25, 2015

Thousands of Sto. Nino devotees join Batangas City’s Fluvial Parade HE people of Batangas City continue to demonstrate their strong devotion to Sto. Nino, the city’s Patron Saint, as thousands joined the fluvial precession in Calumpang River yesterday, January 7 to mark the city fiesta celebration in His honor on January 16.

Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha, former Mayor Vilma Dimacuha, Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, Parish Priest Fr. Dado Castillo and city officials led the fluvial procession. From the river, the procession crossed the newly installed Pontoon Bridge toward P. Panganiban St. where Alangilan Elementary School students performed the Subli dance. The land

procession passed through the main streets of the poblacion and culminated at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. A display of fireworks greeted the procession as it arrived at the Basilica and ushered back the Sto. Nino. Archbishop Ramon Arguelles and other priests concelebrated the Holy Mass. Prior to the procession, the Sto. Nino was fetched at the Basilica at 1:00 PM by Mayor Dimacuha and other officials. From here, the motorcade brought the Sto. Nino to the Batangas City Convention Center where “Alay sa Sto. Nino” cultural presentations were performed by 13 schools in Batangas City. After this event, the motorcade resumed and proceeded to Barangay Cuta Duluhan where the fluvial procession started.|

FAITH AND TRADITION. Thousands of devotees of Sto. Niño joined the annual Fluvial Procession every 7th of january, that traversed the historic Calumpang River where the statue of the patron was found atop a floating log some hundred years ago. After the fluvial procession, the statue was brought atop the Calumpang Dike from where the land procession commenced.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

Sizelle Zyra M. Farado, Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2015 (Intercontinental) 2013 Andrea Koreen Medina. Si Bb Lungsod Si Ariane Gamboa na isang certified beauty queen maker ng Batangas 2014 naman na si Dana Denise Sabillo ang ang nagsilbing Talent Scout ni Siselle. nagbigay ng setro at nagputong ng korona. Nanalong 1st runner up si Adriane Faye De Lunas ng Ayon sa mga hurado sa pangunguna ng Batangueno Barangay 4. 2nd runner up si Mary Jane Duque ng barangay Fashion Designer na si Renee Salud, taglay ni Fajardo Sta Rita Karsada at 3rd runner up naman si Lyssa Vanessa ang katangian ng isang beauty queen, mula sa pisikal Andal ng Gulod Labac habang 4th runner up ang kinatawan na kagandahan, pagiging smart at pagiging ng barangay Kumintang Ibaba na si Vernelie Diane Babasa. prepared sa iba’t ibang aspeto na pinagbabasehan Lahat sila tumanggap ng sash, bouquet at trophy. ng pagpili ng winners. Higit na naging makulay at higit na pinasaya ang Ayon kay Siselle, bata pa lamang ay pangarap selebrasyon sa pagdating muli ng sikat na loveteam ng ABSna niya na makuha ang titulo bilang Binibining CBN na sina Kim Chiu at Xian Lim. Lungsod ng Batangas. Ang pagiging confident at Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay nakiisa sa Fiesta ang kanyang “smile” aniya ang kanyang “edge” celebration ang anak ng Megastar Sharon Cuneta na si sa 19 pang kandidatang kanyang nakatunggali KC Concepcion. kung kayat siya ang nagwagi. Nagpakilig naman sa mga kababaihan si Paolo Bukod sa limang special awards na Avelino at Ejay Falcon at sa mga kabataan si Jerome ipinagkaloob kay Fajardo noong Talent Ponce na kilala bilang Luke sa teleseryeng Be Competition, siya din ang napiling Best Careful with My Heart. in Batanguena Costume, Best in Dumating din ang dating Pinoy Swimsuit at Best in Long Gown sa Big Brother Housemate na si Mariz pageant night. Racal. Layunin ng nabanggit na beauty Samantala ay hindi rin nagpahuli ang search na madevelop ang mga mga local talents ng lunsod gaya ng Lahing kababaihan sa lungsod na maaring Batangan Dance Troupe, grupong Crew ilahok sa mas malalaking pageant sa Mechanics, The League at Lyceum Dance bansa. Machine. Subalit binigyang diin ni Fajardo Ang Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas Quest 2015 ang na pagtutuunan muna niya ng pansin syang highlight ng pagdiriwang ng Kapistahan ng ang kanyang pag-aaral at ambisyong lungsod na may temang “Batangas City: Sama- SI Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2015 Siselle Fajardo maging doctor bago lumahok sa mga sama, Kapit-bisig, tumatawid sa unos ng buhay”.| kasama si 2013 Miss International Bea Rose KUHA NI BHENG MANDO BRYAN CASADO national beauty pageants. RONNA ENDAYA CONTRERAS Santiago.| ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Melinda Rodriguez-Landicho, Lifetimes Editor

January 19 - 25, 2015

Batangas City Fiesta 2015, lubos na pinaghahandaan

MAY 66 na elementary students mula sa public at private schools ang lumahok sa nasabing kumpetisyon. Layunin ng gawaing ito na makatulong sa paghubog ng talento ng mga bata sa larangan ng sining kagaya ng painting at higit pang mapayabong ang kultura ng bansa.| ALVIN M. REMO

Husay at galing, ipinamalas ng 66 elementary students sa Arts Competition “BAKIT pinagpala ang Lunsod ng Batangas?” Ito ang tema ng isinagawang Childrens Arts Competition na itinaguyod ng Cultural Affairs Committee kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ng Mahal na Poong Sto. Niño sa Lunsod Batangas na ginanap sa SM City Batangas Events Center. Kaugnay nito may 66 na elementary students mula sa public

at private schools ang lumahok sa nasabing kumpetisyon. Layunin ng gawaing ito na makatulong sa paghubog ng talento ng mga bata sa larangan ng sining kagaya ng painting at higit pang mapayabong ang kultura ng bansa. Ang mga batang kasali ay gumamit ng oil pastel, illustration board at lapis. Dalawang oras ang ibinigay sa kanila para mag-

painting. Dapat ang painting ay naayon sa tema, husay at galing ng kamay sa pagdrawing o painting at galing ng isip o sariling diskarte. Ayon kay Atty. RD Dimacuha, secretary to the mayor ang city government ay may mga children’s competition, subalit mas mabuti aniya na madevelop pa ang interest ng mga batang may hilig maging full pledged artist sa hinaharap. Ayon kay Jeorge Banawa ng Taal, Batangas, fulltime artist at isa sa mga hurado ng patimpalak, marami sa kabataan ang mahilig magdrawing subalit hindi ito nabibigyan ng pansin o pakakataong

mahasa ang talento kung kaya’t nais niyang ibahagi ang kanyang kaalaman sa mga ito. Aniya, madali namang ituro’t matutunan ang mag-painting lalo na kung talagang hilig ito. Ang mga nanalo ay ang entry # 52 ni Joseph Vincent Puyo ng Alangilan Batangas City bilang first place; entry # 60 ni Christine Joy M. Montoya ng Batangas State University at entry # 32 ni Rafael G. Rendon III ng Casa Del Bambino Emmanuel Montessori na tumanggap ng P5,000, P3,000 at P1,500 at medal ayon sa pagkakasunodsunod. Tumanggap din ng special

award ang mga entry # 46 ni Chris Espiritu, #48 ni Numera Joy Acob at entry #55 ni Bea Nicole Festijo na may premyong P500 at medalya, samantalang ang mga non-winning entries ay bibigyan ng tig-P200. Samantala, kasama pa sa naging hurado sina Lino Acasio ng Lemery, Batangas at Mischa Semania ng Sta. Teresita, Batangas na pawang mga full artist at nanalo na sa mga arts competition. Ang mga paintings ay ini-exhibit sa SM City Batangas Events Center mula January 10 hanggang January 16, 2014.| LIZA DELOS REYES

WINNERS. Miss Friendship si Jenny Vebb De Chavez, Miss Photogenic si Adriane Faye de Lunas at Miss Talent si Siselle Zyra Fajardo.| BRYAN CASADO

Awards... awards... awards... ISANG 20-year old graduating nursing student at may ambisyon ding maging doktor ang tinanghal na Ms. Talent sa Talent Competition ng Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas 2015 dahilan sa kanyang mahusay na performance ng Argentinian Tango. Siya ay si Siselle Zyra Fajardo ng Barangay 1 at estudyante ng Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas. Bago siya lumahok sa nasabing beauty contest, nagwagi na rin siya bilang Ms LPU 2013 at Ms PRISAA - CALABARZON 2014. Nakuha rin ni Fajardo ang Smart Texter’s Choice Award, Ms Dzayrable Skin at Bb. Lungsod ng Batangas Charity dahilan sa siya ang may pinakamaraming tiket na naibenta para sa Talent Competition. Nagkaroon ng Question and Answer portion hinggil sa mga isyung pangkapaligiran kung saan

siya ang tinanghal na Bb. Makakalikasan dahilan sa kanyang awareness ng mga environmental programs at projects ng pamahalaang lunsod gaya ng pagpapatupad ng Environment Code of Batangas City. Dahil aniya sa mga gawaing ito ng liderato upang mapangalagaan ang kapaligiran, nanatiling livable community ang lunsod. Napili namang Ms. Friendship si Jenny Vebb de Chavez ng Barangay Alangilan at Ms. Photogenic si Adriane Faye de Lunas ng Barangay 4. Ayon sa Cultural Affairs Committee, P157,800 ang kabuuang halagang nalikom sa naturang kompetisyon na ipagkakaloob sa mga kababaihang biktima ng pangaabuso at nasa pangangalaga ng City Social Welfare and Development Office.| RONNA ENDAYA CONTRERAS

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LUBOS ang kasiyahan ng mga miyembro ng Driven Band at mga tagasuporta nito nang tanghaling kampeon sa Battle of the bands na itinaghala sa Batangas City Coliseum grounds, Enero 9.|

Battle title, nasungkit ng Driven Band TINANGHAL na Champion ng Battle of the Bands 2015 ang Driven Band ng Batangas State University - Alangilan Campus, sa Batangas City Sports Coliseum Grounds, Enero 9. Tumanggap ang grupo ng tropeo at P15,000.00 premyo. Pumangalawa sa kanila ang BIGS Band mula sa Brgy. Pinamucan Proper, na nagkamit ng P10,000.00 cash prize at tropeo. Ang BIGS band ay dating champion ng Battle of the Bands 2013 at 2014 sa lunsod.

Nakuha naman ng SKALA E mula sa Brgy. Cuta ang ikatlong puwesto. Sila any tumanggap P5,000.00. Ang mga hindi nagwagi ay tumanggap naman ng tigP3.000.00 consolation prize. Labing pitong lokal na banda sa lunsod ang lumahok sa nasabing patimpalak. Karamihan sa kanila ay mga grupo ng mga mag-aaral na kumakatawan sa kanilang eskwelahan at grupo ng mga residente na kumakatawan sa kanilang barangay. Ilan sa mga banda ay umawit ng orihinal nilang komposisyon.

Naging hurado ng kumpetisyon sina Jay de Quiros, Esse Dejos at Tim Salera mga dating miyembro ng Ateneo Band, na ngayon ay may kani-kanilang banda na nakapag record na ng kanilang mga orihinal na komposisyon. Humanga ang mga hurado sa galing ng mga lumahok at anila, nag-enjoy sila sa performance ng mga ito. Hinihikayat nila na ipagpatuloy ng mga kabataan ang paglikha ng orihinal na musika.| MARIE V. LUALHATI

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NEWS

January 19 - 25, 2015

PAHAYAGANG BALIKAS 9

Insentibo ng mga 4P’s coordinators sa Lipa, hiniling LUNSOD NG LIPA -- SA malayang oras ng regular na sesyon noong Lunes ay binigyang-pansin ni Konsehal Nilo Catipon ang patungkol sa mga coordinators ng 4P’s na humigit-kumulang ay isang daang katao na nagtuturo ng values sa pagpapatakbo ng 4P’s na proyekto ng nasyonal na pamahalaan. Ayon pa kay Konsehal Catipon, ang allowance na ibinibigay sa mga benepisaryo ng 4Ps ay base sa rekomendasyon ng CSWD. Subalit, sa mga coordinator sa bawat barangay ay wala man lamang kahit singkong financial aid ang CSWD na kung saan kadalasan kapag sila ay dadalo sa mga seminar, sila pa ang nagbibigay ng pera sa mga benepisaryo ng 4Ps.

Humihingi siya ng tulong sa pamamagitan ng Sangguniang Panlunsod na mabigyan sila ng kahit kaunting ayuda dahil sa loob ng tatlong taon nila itong ginagawa, masasabing isa na itong sakripisyo. Naniniwala siyang sa pama-magitan ng pagdinig na isasagawa ng chairman ng Kometiba ng Finance, Budget at Appropriation ay mabibigyan ito ng kaukulang aksyon. Kaugnay nito, bilang chairman ng kometiba ng Appropriation si ABC President JR Macasaet, binanggit niyang siya ay makikipag ugnayan sa CSWD at magsasagawa ng pagdinig magawa lamang ang maaaring maibigay na tulong.| MINNIE PADUA

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Waste to Energy Facility, panukalang ipatupad sa Lipa LUNSOD NG LIPA -- SA malayang oras ng regular na sesyon ay binigyangpansin ni Kagawad Maria Concepcion Hernandez Beloso ang usapin ng problema sa solid waste management kung saan kanyang inihalintulad ang Tagum City sa Davao na magkakaroon ng kauna-unahang solid waste to energy facility na ipapatupad ngayong taon. Ito ay nagkakahalagang humigitkumulang P700-milyon para sa pagtatayo pa lamang ng waste to energy project. Ang waste to energy facility ay pagtransform ng nakokolektang basura para maging fuel upang mag-generate ng kuryente. Sa Tagum City, nakakakolekta sila ng 80 tonelada ng basura na makakapag-generate ng 2MW ng kuryente araw-araw at nakapag-susuplay ng kuryente sa 400 kabahayan. Subalit isa sa napakalaking balakid sa pagpapatayo nito ay ang malaking halagang kakailanganin. Ikalawa, sa maintenance at operation dahil anya baka sa halip na bawasan ang basura, ang maging mindset ng lunsod ay dagdagan ang basura para dumagdag rin ang elektrisidad. Ang Lipa ay progresibong lunsod na nakakaranas rin ng power shortage, kung paano magagawan ng paraan na

magkaroon ng waste to energy facility at makahanap ng P700-milyon para dito. Rekomendasyon ni HernandezBeloso sa kanyang mga kasamahan na humingi na ng tulong sa probinsya, upang makabuo ng consortium sa pagitan ng ilang lunsod at bayan na makakabenepisyo rin sa proyektong ito. Dahil sa collaborative investment at utilization, ito ay mapapakinabangan hindi lamang sa Lipa kundi maging sa mga nasasakupan ng probinsya na handang sumagot ng kaunting halaga sa pagtatayo nito. Magpapanukala ang kagawad sa tamang oras ng isang resolusyon na humihiling kaugnay nito. Samantala, lugar na paglalag-yan ng pasilidad ang isa sa naging concern ni ABC President Atty. JR Macasaet dahil walang bayan na gustong sa kanila ilagay ang basura. Sa kasalukuyan, may nakikipagusap at nagbibigay ng proposal sa lokal na pamahalaan, ang problema kapag hinihingi na ang requirements ay hindi na sila bumabalik. May proposal din, pero hindi pa pinal na mayroong sasagot dito, hindi na kinakailangang magkaroon ng consortium at maglabas ng pera.| MINNIE PADUA

.......................................................................................................... <<<KARAMAY....mula sa P/1

“Pumarito ako upang damayan kayo” - Papa Francisco Sa kanyang homiliya, ay sinabi ng Santo Papa na nagdesisyon siya na bisitahin ang Pilipinas matapos makita ang delubyo na dala ng bagyong Yolanda noong Nobyembre 2013. “Nais akong sabihin sa inyo na malapit kayo sa aking puso. Noong hagupitin kayo ng bagyo at makita ko ang malagim na catastrophe na naranasan ninyo, noong araw na iyon ay nagdesisyon akong bisitahin kayo,” pahayag ng Papa. Tumagos sa puso at naiyak ang libulibong Yolanda survivors sa mensahe ng homiliya ni Pope Francis, bandang alas8:47 ng umaga noong Sabado. Idinagdag pa ni Pope Francis sa wikang Español na isinalin ng interpreter sa wikang English na “Jesus never left you”. Ayon kay Pope Francis sa pagdurusa sa krus ay tiniis ni Kristo ang lahat ng kalamidad. “ I don’t know what to say to you, you lost everything, you lost members of your families, but the Lord knows what to say to you”, ani Pope Francis kung saan dahilan sa tagos sa pusong

homiliya nito ay hindi napigilan ng mga Yolanda survivors ang maluha. “All I can do is keep silent, and I walk with you all with my silent heart. Many of you have asked the Lord, “Why, Lord?” And to each of you, to your heart, Christ responds from his heart upon the cross”, dagdag ni Pope Francis sa kaniyang mensahe sa mga survivors. “I have no more words to tell you. Let us look to Christ. He is the Lord. He understands us because he underwent all the trials that we, that you, have experienced. And beside the cross was his mother; we are like this little child just there”, pagpapatuloy pa ni Pope Francis. Matapos ang misa ay sumakay ng pope mobile ang Santo Papa at umikot na nagbigay ng tanda ng basbas at dumiretso sa Archbishop House sa Palo, Leyte at nakasama sa pananghalian ang mga piling 25 mga Yolanda survivors at 5 namang survivors ng lindol sa Bohol. Pasado alas-2:00 ng hapon nang maayos na nakabalik sa Maynila si Pope Francis mula sa Leyte sakay ng Philippine Airlines.

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CoPs, field commanders undergo training workshop It is also aimed to promote credibility in public pronouncements. It shall focus on providing participants with the tools and skills required to successfully communicate with them. It shall make use of concepts and drills that will enable the participants to speak with confidence to media and others, on any topic, anytime, anywhere – even with only a moment’s notice. The objectives of the said training-workshop are to help prepare the organization to react during times of issues or controversies; help manage even the most hostile media interview; help craft memorable and meaningful messages; help project a positive image on various media platforms; help manage even the most difficult questions in a press conference or interview; and help participants to use communication techniques to achieve their objectives.

The activity was an initiative of the Provincial Public Information Office under the supervision of PSSupt. Omega Jireh D. Fidel. Lectures focus mainly on Effective Communications Management, Discovering the Powerful Media Message & Image, Sharing: In-Studio & Satellite Interview Techniques, and Managing Media Appearances. Among the guest lecturers were Mr. Gem Eiroll D. Manalo, Faculty of Batangas State University, Rev. Fr. Leonido C. Dolor, Station Director of Radyo Totoo, Val A. Balita, OIC, News Desk, ABS-CBN Southern Tagalog, and Vicky A. Florendo of Batangas Press Club. Deepest gratitude for their valued presence and words of wisdom as guest lecturers is highly appreciated by this Office.|

.................................................................................................................................... Napaaga ang pagbabalik ng Santo Papa mula sa Tacloban upang makaiwas sa mas lalong pagsungit ng panahon. Samantala, sa pakikipagtagpo ni Pope Francis sa mga kabataan sa University of Santo Tomas, pinakinggan niya ang mga testimonya ng mga kabataan ukol sa reyalidad ng buhay. “We too need to protect, guide and encourage our young people, helping them to build a society worthy of their great spiritual and cultural heritage,” aniya. Lubhang naantig ang damdamin ng Banal na Papa ng magbigay testimonya ang dalawang batang-kalye na inaaruga ngayon ng Tulay ng Kabataan foundation (ANAK-Tnk). Ang 14taong gulang na si Jun Chura at 12-anyos na si Glyzelle Palomar ay nagbahagi ng masalimuot na

karanasan sa mga lansangan ng Kamaynilaan. “Bakit po pinapayagan ng Diyos na mangyari ang mga bagay na ito, kahit pa hindi kasalanan ng mga kabataan?” tanong ni Glyzelle habang umiiyak. Mahigpit na niyakap ng Santo Papa ang dalawang bata at sa kanyang sagot-tanong, “Did I learn to cry when I see a child who is hungry, a child using drugs in the street, a child without a home, a child abandoned, a child abused, a child used by a society as a slave?” Sinabi pa ni Pope Francis na hindi lamang mabuting matutunang magbigay, kundi ang matuto ring tumanggap… tumanggap ng may kababaangloob… gaya ng isang dukha at pulubi.”

Sa pagtatapos ng kaniyang homiliya sa Liturgy of the Word, sinabi pa ng Santo Papa, “May he enable all the beloved people of this country to work together, protecting one another, beginning with your families and communities, in building a world of justice, integrity and peace.” Sa kaniyang pagbabalik sa Lunsod Vaticano, tiniyak ng Santo Padre ang kaniyang patuloy na pnananalangin para sa sambayanang Pilipino na tinatawag niyang mga misyonero sa Asya, kasabay ang paulit-ulit na paghingi ng panalangin para sa kaniya. Tumulak na pabalik sa Roma ang Santo Papa sakay ng Philippine Airlines, Lunes ng umaga.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM

Melinda Rodriguez-Landicho, Lifetimes Editor

LIFE TIMES

January 19 - 25, 2015

Pope calls on Filipinos to build a better world for children

O Capricorn (Dis. 22 - Enero 19) – Ang praktikal na gawain ay siyang magbibigay ng kasiyahan at moral. Ang mababang sahod na halos hindi sapat sa pangangailangan ng sarili at pamilya ay magbibigay ng katamaran sa gawain. Tatawag ang minamahal at dapat bigyan ng parehas na panahon ang tungkulin at ang pamilya. Aquarius (Enero 20 - Peb. 18) – Ang taglay na sipag at pagtitiyaga ang magiging mabisang puhunan para makamtan ang kaunlaran. Responsibilidad tungkol sa pamilya ang siyang magiging pangunahin kaysa sarili. Magkakaroon ng suliranin sa oras, sa pagitan ng trabaho at pamilya. Hindi dapat mawalan ng pag-asa. Ang lahat ay may paraan at solusyon. Pisces (Peb. 19 - Marso 20) – Kung may lalakarin, sa umaga gawin para magtagumpay. Ang lahat ng aktibidad sa umaga ay walang kapalpakan subalit sa bandang hapon ay magiging matamlay at mabagal. Naaayon ang pamamasyal o pagdalaw sa kaibigan o kamag-anak pagkatapos ng trabaho o gawain. Aries (Marso 21 - Abril 19) – Huwag maging ipokrito, kung ano ang payo dapat pakinggan at sundin kung inaakalang tama. Walang magsasalita laban sa iyo kung walang pagkakamaling nakikita. Ang payo ng mga magulang o nakakatandang kamag-anak ay mahalaga sa pagtuwid ng kamalian. Taurus (Abril 20 - Mayo 20) – Ang paghahanap ng walang puwang na oras sa gawain ay hindi magbibigay ng katamlayan sa sarili. Magiging maagap sa lahat ng bagay kaya nasa tamang landas ang iyong tinatahak sa kaunlaran. Ang pag-ibig ay siyang gabay sa pagsisikap. Gemini (Mayo 21- Hunyo 21) – Maganda ang pagkakataon para hanapin ang dekalidad na investment kaysa magmukmok at walang gawin. Ang talino ay malaking puhunan sa ikauunlad kaya may panahon pa para magamit sa makabuluhang bagay. Huwag pansinin ang mga tumututol, ituloy ang binabalak. Cancer (Hunyo 22 - Hulyo 22) – Kung may trabaho at may promosyon, asahan na isa ka sa mga kandidato kung hindi magbabago ang dedikasyon sa trabaho. May matatanggap na hindi inaasahang regalo o balita. Isang kaibigan ang mangangailangan ng tulong materyal o payo. Leo (Hulyo 23- Agosto 22) – Maaaring makamtan ang matagal nang pinapangarap. Magiging sensitibo ka sa mga kakaunting bagay. Maaaring masaktan ka sa mga salitang maririnig. Upang manatiling balanse ang enerhiya, panatilihin ang kaligayahan. Virgo (Agosto 23 - Set. 23) – Sikapin na ang naalintanang mga gawain ay matatapos bago sumapit ang hapon. Ang anumang maiiwanang gawain ngayon ay magiging walang kabuluhan sa hinaharap. Ang kalusugan ay hindj magiging sagabal sa pagtupad ng tungkulin at obligayon. Nasa sariling pagsisikap ang ikauunlad. Libra (Set. 24 - Okt. 23) – Upang magtagumpay, magsaliksik ng mga detalye at iayon sa sarili. Kung may hindi nalalaman, huwag mahiyang magtanong. Umaayon ang panahon sa pagsasaliksik ng mga bagay na wala sa kaalaman. May pagkakataon na sasalungat ka sa gusto ng iba at igigiit ang sariling katuwiran. Scorpio (Okt. 24 - Nob. 22) – Walang katiyakan ang takbo ng panahon. Maaaring urong -sulong sa pangyayari kaya ang dapat gawin ay makisayaw sa tugtog ng panahon. Maging sa sarili hindi nakakatiyak kung ano ang dapat gawin at kung ano ang tama at ano ang mali. Dapat magrelax, mamasyal o manood ng sine upang makasagap ng magandang enerhiya. Saguitarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) – Kailangan ang matibay na self-control dahil baka may susubok sa iyong pagtitimpi. Iwasan ang magalit o mag-init ang ulo dahil ito ang sisira ng iyong magandang araw. Iwasan ang mapagbirong mga kaibigan.|

N his concluding Mass, Pope Francis urged millions of Filipino who flocked to the Quirino Grandstand to be inspired by the Sto. Niño.

The pontiff’s Holy Mass coincides with the celebration of the feast of Sto. Niño. Many devotees brought with them relics of the Holy Child, dressed in robes, crowned and holding the scepter, the globe and the cross.

and those larger families which are the Church, God’s family, and the world, our human family.” The pontiff lamented that “in our day, the family all too often needs to be protected against insidious attacks and

POPE FRANCIS waves to the crowd as his mobile leaves Malacanang palace, Jan. 16.| FRED DABU | BULATLAT “The Sto. Niño continues to proclaim to us that the light of God’s grace has shone upon a world dwelling in darkness, bringing the Good News of our freedom from slavery, and guiding us in the paths of peace, right and justice,” Pope Francis said. “The Santo Niño also reminds us of our call to spread the reign of Christ throughout the world.” Noting that the Philippines is the foremost Catholic country in Asia, the pontiff called on Filipinos to be outstanding missionaries of the faith. He told millions of Catholics, “He [God] chose us, each of us to be witnesses of his truth and his justice in this world.” The Pope’s message is both personal and political. Pope Francis said God “created the world as a beautiful garden and asked us to care for it.” “But through sin, man has disfigured that natural beauty; through sin, man has also destroyed the unity and beauty of our human family, creating social structures which perpetuate poverty, ignorance and corruption.” In his speech at the Malacanang palace, Jan. 16, he told Philippine authorities “to reject every form of corruption which diverts resources from the poor.” The Pope said that when the Child Christ came into the world, his very life was threatened by a corrupt king. “He resisted the dishonesty and corruption which are the legacy of sin, and he triumphed over them by the power of his cross,” he said. He said Sto. Nino “reminds us of the importance of protecting our families,

programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred, all that is most beautiful and noble in our culture.” God’s children Touched by his visit to Tacloban and Palo, Leyte, the most affected areas by supertyphoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan), the Pope said “In Christ, we have become God’s adopted children, brothers and sisters in Christ.” “This is who we are. This is our identity. We saw a beautiful expression of this when Filipinos rallied around our brothers and sisters affected by the typhoon,” he said. The Pope celebrated the Holy Mass at the Tacloban airport and had lunch with some of the survivors of the typhoon Yolanda. He had to cut short his trip due to typhoon Amang.

ONE of the hundreds of devotees holding a relic of Sto. Niño as Pope Francis celebrates concluding Mass at the Quirino Grandstand.|

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The Pope also asked everyone to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished and protected and to care for the young people, not allowing them to be robbed of hope and condemned to life on the streets. Earlier at the University of Santo Tomas, Pope Francis heard the testimonies of former street children and two young men. Clearly, the Pope does not mean mere dole-outs but an act of genuine solidarity. “We too need to protect, guide and encourage our young people, helping them to build a society worthy of their great spiritual and cultural heritage,” he said. Before ending his Homily, the Pope said, “May he enable all the beloved people of this country to work together, protecting one another, beginning with your families and communities, in building a world of justice, integrity and peace.” Heartfelt response In his response, Cardinal Antonio Luis Tagle thanked the Pope for his visit. “Jesus is the center of your pastoral visit.” The Cardinal then mentioned the workers, the farmers, the migrants, the relatives of the missing – those who are poor and those who are suffering that the Pope referred to in his messages. “Every Filipino wants to go with you not to Rome but to the peripheries…We will go with you where the light of Jesus is needed.” he said. “We want to go with you to shanties, prison cells, hospitals, world of politics, finance, arts, sciences,” Tagle said. After Tagle’s speech, the Pope, tearyeyed, embraced Tagle. The crowd, drenched in rain, shouted, “Papa Francesco, Mahal ng Pilipino!”| RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com

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LIFE TIMES ‘Learn how to love and be loved’ <<<FAITH....from P/4 January 19 - 25, 2015

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.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. so many children suffer, she did this in tears. The response that we can make today is: let us really learn how to weep. In the Gospel, Jesus cried for his dead friend, he cried in his heart for the family who lost its child, for the poor widow who had to bury her son. He was moved to tears and compassion when he saw the crowds without a pastor. If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. This is a challenge. When they posed this question to us, why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry. Then came Leandro Santos II and his question. He also posed a good question: the world of information. Today, with so many means of communication we are overloaded with information. Is that bad? No. It is good and can help. But there is a real danger of living in a way that we accumulate information. We have so much information but maybe we don’t know what to do with that information. So we run the risk of becoming museums of young people who have everything but not knowing what to do with it. We don’t need young museums but we do need holy young people. You may ask me: Father, how do we become saints? This is another challenge. It is the challenge of love. What is the most important subject you have to lean at university? What is most important subject you have to learn in life? To learn how to love. This is the challenge that life offers you: to learn bow to love. Not just to accumulate information without knowing what to do with it.. But through that love let that information bear fruit. For this the Gospel offers us a serene way forward: using the three languages of the mind, heart and hands – and to use them in harmony. What you think, you must feel and put into effect. Your information comes down to your heart and you put it into practice. Harmoniously. What you think, you feel and you do. Feel what you think and feel what you do. Do what you think and what you feel. The three languages... Can you repeat this? To think. To feel. To do. And all in harmony... Real love is about loving and letting yourself be loved. It’s harder to let yourself be loved than to love. That is why it is so difficult to come to the perfect love of God. We can love Him but we must let ourselves be loved by Him. Real love is being open to the love that comes to you. The love that surprises us. If you only have information you are not surprised. Love surprises because it opens a dialogue of loving and being loved. God is a God of surprise because He loved us first. God awaits us to surprise us. Let us allow ourselves to be surprised by God. Let us not have a computer psychology that makes us think we know it all. All answers on computers - but no surprises. The challenge of love. God reveals himself through surprises. Think of St Matthew. He was a good banker. But he let people down because he imposed taxes against his own people to give to the Romans. He was full of money. Jesus passed by, looked at him and said: “Follow me”. He couldn’t believe it. It you have the

opportunity, see Caravaggio’s picture of him. Jesus calls him and those around say: “Him? He betrayed us! He is no good! He hoards money!” But the surprise of being loved overcomes him. The day when Matthew left home for work, saying goodbye to his wife, he couldn’t imagine he would come home without money and have to prepare a feast for the one who loved him first. God surprised Matthew more than the money he had. Allow yourselves to be surprised by God. Don’t be afraid of surprises. They shake the ground beneath our feet and make us insecure, but they move us forward in the right direction. Real love allows you to spend yourselves, to leave your pockets empty. Think of St Francis who died with empty hands and empty pockets but with a full heart. Remember: no young museums, and wise young people. To be wise use three languages: think well, feel well and do well. And to be wise allow yourselves to be surprised by the love of God. That will guarantee a good life. Rikki came up with a good plan for what we can do in life with all young people’s activities. Thank you, Rikki, for what you and your friends do. I’d like to ask you a question: you and your friends help others but do you allow yourselves to receive? Answer in your heart. In the Gospel we just heard, there was a beautiful phrase, for me the most important of all: Jesus looked at the young man and he loved him. When you see Rikki and his friends you love them because they do good things. Jesus says something very important: you lack one thing. Let us listen to this word in silence: you lack only one thing. What is it that I lack? To all of you who Jesus loves so much, I ask you: do you allow others to give you from their riches to you who have not? The Sadducees, Doctors of the Law, in the time of Jesus, gave much to the people, they taught the people the law, but they never allowed the people to give them something. Jesus had to come to allow himself to feel compassion and to be loved. How many young people among you are like this? You know how to give and yet you have ever learned how to receive. You still lack one thing. Become a beggar. This is what you still lack. Learn how to beg. This isn’t easy to understand. To learn how to beg. To learn how to receive with humility. To learn to be evangelized by the poor, by those we help, the sick, orphans, they have so much to give us. Have I learned how to beg? Or am I selfsufficient? Do I think I need nothing? Do you know you too are poor? Do you know your own poverty and your need to receive? Do you let yourselves be evangelized by those you serve? This is what helps you mature in your commitment to give to others. Learn how to open your hand from your very own poverty. There are some points I have prepared. The first, I already told you: to learn how to love and to learn how to be loved. There is a challenge which is a challenge of u. This is not only because your country more than many others is likely to be seriously affected by climate change. There is the challenge, the concern for the environment. And finally, there is the challenge for the poor, to love the poor, with your bishops. Do you think of the

poor? Do you feel with the poor? Do you do something for the poor? Do you ask the poor to give you the wisdom they have? This is what I wish to tell you all today. Sorry if I haven’t read what I prepared for you but there is a phrase that consoles me: that reality is superior to ideas. The reality that you have is superior to the paper I have in front of me. Thank you very much. Pray for me!The family is also threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by the culture of the ephemeral, by a lack of openness to life. I think of Blessed Paul VI in a moment on the challenge of that growth of populations, he had the strength to defend openness to life. He knew the difficulties that families experience, and that's why in his encyclical, he expressed compassion for particular cases. And he taught professors to be particularly compasisonate with particular cases. But he went further. He went to the peoples beyond. He saw the lack and the problem it could cause families in the future. Paul VI was courageous. He was a good pastor and he warned his sheep of the wolves that were approaching. And from the heavens, he blesses us today. Our world needs good and strong families to overcome these threats! The Philippines needs holy and loving families to protect the beauty and truth of the family in God’s plan and to be a support and example for other families. Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself. The future of humanity, as Saint John Paul II often said, passes through the family. The future passes through the family. So protect your families! Protect your families. See in them your country’s greatest treasure and nourish them always by prayer and the grace of the sacraments. Families will always have their trials, but may you never add to them! Instead, be living examples of love, forgiveness, and care. Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death. What a gift this would be to society, if every Christian family lived fully its noble vocation! So rise with Jesus and Mary, and set out on the path the Lord traces for each of you. Finally, the Gospel we have heard reminds us of our Christian duty to be prophetic voices in the midst of our communities. Joseph listened to the angel of the Lord and responded to God’s call to care for Jesus and Mary. In this way, he played his part in God’s plan, and became a blessing not only for the

Holy Family, but a blessing for all of humanity. With Mary, Joseph served as a model for the boy Jesus as he grew in wisdom, age, and grace. When families bring children into the world, train them in faith and sound values, and teach them to contribute to society, they become a blessing in our world. Family can begin a blessing to the world. God’s love becomes present and active by the way of love and by the good works that we do. We extend Christ’s kingdom in this world. And in doing this, we prove faithful to the prophetic mission which we have received in baptism. During this year which your bishops have set aside as the Year of the Poor, I would ask you, as families, to be especially mindful of our call to be missionary disciples of Jesus. This means being ready to go beyond your homes and to care for our brothers and sisters who are most in need. I ask you especially to show concern for those who do not have a family of their own. In particular, those who are elderly and children without parents. Never let them feel isolated, alone and abandoned, but help them to know that God has not forgotten them. I was very moved after the mass today when I visited that shelter, that home for children who have no parents. How many people in the Church so that house is a home or family? This is what it means to take forward prophetically the meaning of a family. You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and the community of his Church. Do not hide your faith. Do not hide Jesus, but carry him into the world and offer the witness of your family life! Dear friends in Christ, know that I pray for you always! I pray for you today, for the family. I pray that the Lord may continue to deepen your love for him, and that this love may manifest itself in your love for one another and for the Church. Don't forget Jesus, Philippines. Don't forget Joseph, Philippines. Jesus slept under the protection of Joseph. Don't forget prayer for the fmaily. Pray often and take the fruits of your prayer into the world, that all may know Jesus Christ and his merciful love. Please sleep also for me. Pray for me. Pray also for me, for I truly need your prayers and will depend on them always! Thank you very much.|

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Lalaking nagpa-‘sex change’ sa ginawang pagpapalit ng kasarian. Malaking kalituhan at mas magiging kumplikado ang mga rekord kung gagawin ito. Ang pagpapalit ng nakalagay sa birth certificate tungkol sa kasarian ay dadaan muna sa husgado ayon sa Artikulo 407 at 408 (Civil Code). Hindi binanggit o kinilala sa batas ang pagpapalit ng pangalan dahil sa ginawang pagpapalit ng kasarian. Ang kasarian ng isang tao ay nalalaman sa oras na siya ay ipinanganak. Ang

komadrona/doktor ang maguulat ng kasarian nito base na rin sa ari na mayroon ang sanggol. Hindi ibinibilang sa nasabing klasipikasyon ang tungkol sa mga nagpa “sex reassignment”. Mali na sabihing wala namang masama kung sakali at payagan ang pagpapalit ni Romy ng kasarian. Magkakaroon ito nang malawak at seryosong implikasyon sa lipunan. Isa sa pinakamahalagang institusyon ang kasal. Ang kasal ay maaari lamang sa

pagitan ng isang lalaki at isang babae. Kapag pinayagan ang petisyon ni Romy, mababago ang konsepto ng kasal. Matatanggap na ang pagpapakasal sa pagitan ng isang lalaki at ng kapwa niya lalaki na nagkaroon ng sex reassignment. Mababago rin ang mga batas natin lalo at tungkol sa mga karapatan ng babae sa lipunan, sa kanyang trabaho, sa kanyang karapatan bilang tagapagmana at marami pang iba (Silverio vs. Republic, G.R. 174689, October 22, 2007).|

Handog ni Mayor EDDIE: Trabaho para sa mga Batangueno SOME 94 applicants were hired on-the-spot out of more than 400 applicants in the “Handog ni Mayor EDDIE: Trabaho para sa mga Batagueno” conducted by the Public Employment Service Offigce (PESO). The job fair was held on January 10 at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum where 38 local and international companies participated in. PESO usually holds their job fairs annually scheduled during community events in January, May and July.| PALAKAT