METROPOLITAN
ILOILO
the first business newspaper in metro iloilo
TIMES
VOL. II ISSUE NO. 65
developmental news | critical views www.iloilometropolitantimes.com
May 18 - 24, 2014 Php 12.00
Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, HISTORICAL EXCHANGE RATE Weekly MIDPOINT Rates - May 9 - 15, 2014
USD/PHP
44.1000
44.0669
44.0000 43.9000 43.8000
43.7397
43.7323 43.7000
43.6461
43.6000 May 9, 2014
43.6936 43.6500
May 11, 2014
May 13, 2014
43.7397 May 15, 2014
DTI PRICE MONITORING Prime Commodities (April 2014) Prime Commodities (April 2014)
CANNED SARDINES Current Price INSTANT NOODLES Current Price
Paradiso (155g) Young’s Town Bonus (155g) Lucky 7 (155g)
12.15 Lucky Me! (55g) 13.25 Payless (50g) 13.75
PROCESSED MILK Current Price
7.10 6.30 Current Price
BREAD
Alaska Sweetened Filled 51.30 Milk - Condensed 300 mL Pinoy Tasty (400g) Alaska Filled Milk 37.00 Pinoy Pandesal Evaporated 370 mL Angel Filled Milk Evaporated 410 mL
37.00
(pack of 10 pieces) 22.50 36.80
DA PRICE MONITORING Processed and Manufactured Commodities (April 2014) Processed and Manufactured Commodities (April 2014)
Commercial Rice Regular Milled Well Milled Premium Special (Fancy) Sugar Refined Washed Brown Sugar Cooking Oil Lapad (bottle)
Current Price 38.00/kg 40.00/kg 42.00/kg 50.00/kg 46.00/kg 42.00/kg 40.00/kg
Meat & Poultry Pork Liempo Pigue (Ham) Beef Rump Brisket Chicken Fully Dressed Egg (Medium) Fish Bangus
Current Price
190.00/kg 180.00/kg
260.00/kg 200.00/kg 130.00/kg 4.50/pc
POWER SUPPLY ENOUGH 27.00
Current Price 120.00/kg
SIKARAN SA JORDAN. The Province of Guimaras and the municipality of Jordan holding BMX Four Cross and Dirt Jump Competition as part of this year’s Manggahan Sa Kabanwahanan.
Stable power cements P29-B of investments BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD The construction of Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC’s) 135MW Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in Brgy. Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo is expected to address the limited power supply situation in the Visayas grid by 2016. Senate President Franklin Drilon at PCPC’s time capsule ceremony on May 8 said that he is delighted of the progress of Iloilo. “Iloilo is fortunate to be the recipient of P29-billion worth of investments within two months,” Drilon said. He is thankful that the two plants aim to ensure a stable power supply Additional poer /p11
BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla has affirmed that there will be sufficient power supply in the region as soon as Palm Concepcion Power Corporation(PCPC’s) construction of the two 135MW Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in Brgy. Nipa, Concepcion Iloilo is converted and functional by 2016. In response to a query raised by Iloilo Metropolitan Times at PCPC’s time capsule ceremony on May 8, Petilla stated, “It has enough power that I do not have to worry about region 6 and the entire Visayas now with these two plants. They were not in the picture last year, but it was converted into committed projects early this year. When they were converted, I was relieved. I say the challenge is more in the Luzon area than in the Visayas grid.” In an interview with the press, Petilla noted that the Visayas grid needs 1,400MW to power up the island.
“In the Mindanao grid, [we need] 1,400MW; in Visayas, it’s about the same 1,400-1,600MW; and in Luzon 8,000MW,” remarked Petilla. Meanwhile, in his response message, Governor Arthur D. Defensor, Sr. is confident and thankful that there would be enough power supply in the region that could counter the high demand for electric power which is pertinently needed for the anticipated economic projects in Iloilo. For this state of the art facility, PCPC partnered with global industry leaders to ensure that the 135MW Coal Fired Plant will be the most advanced and most fuel-efficient plant in the Visayas. The proposed coal-fired facility is expected to address the anticipated tight power supply situation in the Visayas grid by 2016. PCPC is a joint venture between Palm Thermal Consolidated Holdings Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of A. Brown Company, Inc. and Jin Navitas Resource Inc. IMT
MegaWorld, Ayala, DoubleDragon profit booms BY REYMAR LATOZA Iloilo’s three giant investors DoubleDragon Properties Corp., Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and MegaWorld Corp. posted soaring profits, based on their recent financial reports. DoubleDragon Properties Corp., formerly known as Injap Land Corp, made a net profit of P21.2 million in the first three months of 2014, from P9.8 million in the same period of 2013 The said real estate developer posted a 177 percent increase in profit in the first quarter of the year. DoubleDragon is a 50-50 joint venture between Injap Investments Inc. of Edgar “Injap” Sia II and Honeystar Holdings Corp. Jollibee founder Tony Tan Caktiong. The property firm has owned the 111-unit FirstHomes Iloilo, 21-storey Injap Tower, People’s
Condominium, and 236-unit The Uptown Place condominium project in Iloilo City. On the other hand, ALI profit spiked 25 percent to P3.46 billion in the first quarter of the year, from P2.77 billion in the previous year. Property development posted revenues of P13.47 billion in the first quarter, an increase of 12 percent from the P12.06 billion reported during the same period last year, while Residential business revenues also grew by 36 percent to P11.02 billion in the first quarter, a report of ABS-CBN News.com said. Last year, the said property developer expanded its investment to P15 billion in Atria Park District, Brgy. San Rafael, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. It is a mixed-use community to complement various uses such as residential condominiums, retail and Mega World /p11
Is P7,500/month BIZ enough for a family of five?
pulse
BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD
Mila’s Hill
Mini Hotel Amenities
In Land Resort OPENS DAILY 9:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. FOR RESERVATION : Call or Txt (033) 396 9698 09059347957
WEBSITE
Pasil, New Lucena Iloilo
Cottages
Pavilion
www.milashill.blogspot.com
EMAIL ADDRESS
milashill.inlandresort@gmail.com
Gazebo
Fulfilling one’s basic needs is imperative for one’s daily living. This fulfillment is as well as one of the major approaches to the measurement of poverty in developing countries. In Western Visayas, the average monthly income is P7,512 or each member has to live 50 pesos a day , according to the Philippine Statistics Authority - National Statistical coordination Board (PSA-NSCB) 6. Iloilo Metropolitan Times surveyed 10 persons if the respective earning is enough for a family of five in a month’s time. All of the respondents shook their head and affirmed their nays. “No. It could not cover a full meal in day, let alone clothing and shelter,” grieved Leila and her friend Diane. The two are load vendors along the Central Business District of Iloilo, looking for means for their own family not to starve. “No. The salary is inhumane, which, sadly, is the approximate Is P7,500 /p11
METRO NEWS
2
METRO
on the road
DOT The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 has nominated two utility workers of the Iloilo International Airport to the Philippine Tourism Star for their honesty.The two janitors, Edgar Penit and Rubilyn dela Peña, both from the town of Cabatuan, found and returned the bag left by a foreign tourist at the airport’s predeparture area. The bag contained dollars worth some one million pesos. PNA
DBM INFRASTRUCTURE spending grew by almost 50% annually in the first two months of the year as the government continued to speed up project implementation, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) yesterday reported.Public spending for infrastructure rose by 49.2% to P49.8 billion in January to February from the P33.3 billion recorded in the first two months of 2013, government data showed. BusinessWorld
CAPITOL Sixty-one housing units from a South Korea’s rural development movement are being built to provide new and improved shelters to homeless typhoon victims here.Costing P60,000 each, these housing units by Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) are situated in four villages in Bingawan and San Dionisio, according to Provincial Planning and Development Office Chief Mario Nillos. PNA
DILG
An initial P78.8-million aid from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will soon be downloaded to 21 municipalities that are severely affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda here. Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. said the funds will be released upon the signing of memorandum of agreement between the municipalities concerned and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council within the month. Capitol News
CHR investigates Sicogon’s harassment claim
BY RODERICK MAQUIRANG TECSON
Two commissioners of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) arrived in Iloilo to verify the alleged harassments and violations committed by the Sicogon Development Corp. (SIDECO) against the members of the Federation of Sicogon Fisherfolk and Farmers Association (FESSIFA) from the three affected villages of Alipata, Buaya and San Fernando. They were displaced due to the Sicogon Island’s redevelopment in Carles, Iloilo. Commissioners Ma. Victoria Carbuna and Norberto de la Cruz conducted a dialogue with several FESSIFA members, personnel of CHR-6, Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to discuss some issues concerning the fisherfolks’ welfare particularly on human rights standards on housing, land and property rights of populations affected by typhoon Yolanda. The dialogue is also an offshoot of the harassment complaint filed by the
FESSIFA to the office of the CHRCentral Office in Manila recently. CHR chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales sent a letter to Governor Arthur Defensor Sr., informing him that SIDECO and DENR-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Sara eased out the fisherfolks who were displaced by Typhoon Yolanda five months ago from the land they originally occupied in Sicogon. The fisherfolks sought temporary shelter at the forest land in Brgy. Buaya. Rosales added CENRO Salvador Manglinong Jr., specifically issued an order against the residents to vacate the forest land for unlawful occupancy or else cases will be filed against them. The chairman also said the fisherfolks discovered that Manglinong previously issued a memorandum dated April 3, 2014 allegedly giving SIDECO the right to manage and protect the forest land under the “Adopt-AMountain Program” of the DENR. Furthermore, Rosales said that the Local Government Unit’s also declared
Guimaras to file criminal charge vs. MV Sportivo owner
BY MONTESA GRINO-CAOYONAN Not yet over. The Guimaras Provincial Government is filing a criminal charge against Seen Sam Shipping Corporation for failure to refloat the MV Sportivo after it was accidentally sank between Iloilo and Guimaras strait on January 20. This despite the shipping corporation paid around P 2.1 million for the affected Local Government Units (LGUs) and 729 fisherfolks of the said province. Of the said amount, Guimaras Provincial Government received P 179, 000 as refund for its operational expenses during the three-month cleanup period while the municipalities of Jordan and Buenavista also received P 142, 184 and P 8, 344, respectively. Also, some P1.8 million was turned over to fisherfolks to replace
their damaged livelihood. Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin said despite the claims had granted to them, they have still fear that the remaining 36, 000 sacks of fertilizer inside the sunken vessel will create toxic or rapid algal bloom that would affect the entire aquatic system. “We are not confident until the vesselwill be refloated, despite there is no more reported fish kill caused by oil spill,”he said. Meanwhile, Task Force MV Sportivo Spokesman Raymund Moderes said the salvage operation is ongoing after hiring a Cebu City-based company. He admitted that the salvage operation will take three months because the company will also observe safety precaution in conducting the operation due to strong water current. IMT
Nearly 32 in 100 students in Iloilo can’t reach college
DTI The “Diskwento Fair: BalikEskwela Edition 2014” of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) which opens on Thursday, May 15 at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol Grounds is offering consumers opportunity to avail of 5 up to 50% or more discounts on all back-to-school items such as school uniforms, shoes, bags, school supplies, umbrellas, raincoats and other ready-to-wear garments. The two-day back-toschool fair, to be held in time for the opening of classes on June 2, will be participated in by over 10 retailers, according to DTI-Iloilo.PIA
‘40-meter no dwelling zone’ policy in the island which in effect displaced the residents twice. “SIDECO is strongly prohibiting the farmers/fisherfolks from returning to their residences and from rebuilding
their houses. “This explains the inability and helplessness of the fisherfolks to return to their former residential places and their continued dwelling in the forest land,” she explained.IMT
DOH-6 holds 31st International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD The Department of Health (DOH) 6 marks the 31st International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday, May 14 at Plazuela de Iloilo, 6pm. The event commemorates people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIVs). Moreover, the occasion envisions to reduce the stigma, ensure access, increase resources and promote involvement among individuals. The simultaneous nationwide candlelight memorial has a theme: “Let’s keep the light on HIV”. The program is consist of inspirational talks and stories, video clips and the candle lighting ceremony. In a report by DOH-6’s Center for Health Development coordinator for sexually-transmitted infections (STI) Charity Perea to Iloilo Metropoliatn Times, from 1984 to March 2014, the total reported HIV/AIDS cases in the country is 17,948 with reported deaths of 897. Modes of transmission can also happen through blood transfusion; organ transplant; mother to child during pregnancy, normal delivery and breastfeeding; and sexual intercourse vaginal, oral and anal, which is the most dangerous. Percentage of HIV cases per region in the Philippines is as of: NCR, 40%; Region 7, 17%; Region 4A, 12%; Region 3, 7%; Region 6, 5%; Region 11, 4%; and Regions 8,9,10,12 at 2%.
The number of cases in Western Visayas from 1984 to February 2014 is 553, with Iloilo leading with HIV 208, AIDS 41; Neg. Occ HIV 171, AIDS 27; Capiz HIV 39, AIDS 3; Aklan HIV 32, AIDS 9; Antique HIV 10, AIDS 6; and Guimaras HIV 6, AIDS 1. It is stated that there are more males than females who are afflicted with the stigma with 484 and 69 cases respectively. Perea noted that in order to prevent and control HIV infection, the public should practice “ABCDE” to avoid being infected by HIV. The “ABCDE” is an acronym which stands for Absenteeism, Be faithful, Correct or Consistent Condom use, Don’t use Drugs and Early detection or treatment. Moreover, she said that DOH is encouraging other HIV-infected people to come out so that they could be given Anti-Retro Viral Drugs to help them prolong their lives and improve their quality of life. Anti-Retro Viral Drugs are being given for free at Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Mandurriao district, Iloilo City and Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City. Perea affirmed that these are the only hospitals in the region to offer the said medication. R.A. 8504 (Philippine AIDS Law) states, it is unlawful to discriminate PLHIVs. One can be penalized and imprisoned.IMT
Toilet facilities, access to safe water improve
ADB THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) and the Department of Toursim (DoT) have awarded a $7.1-million grant from the Canadian government to tourism establishments in the Philippines, the multilateral lender announced yesterday.Twenty-six Philippine hotels, resorts and industry associations stand to benefit from the technical assistance program, established by the DoT and administered by the ADB. BusinessWorld
May 18 - 24, 2014
BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE, MONTESA GRINO CAOYONAN
BY REYMAR LATOZA Almost 32 in every 100 children in the province of Iloilo could not reach Grade 6 and graduate in high school due to poverty, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) 6. DepEd-6 said the Cohort Survival Rate for elementary in the province had slightly increased to 86.58 percent in School Year (SY) 2012-2013 from 84.72 percent in SY 2011-2012. The latest data show that out of 100 elementary pupils in Iloilo who entered Grade 1, 84 will reach Grade 6. Cohort Survival Rate for high school had also gone up to 82.61 percent in SY 2012-2013, 0.78 percent higher from the previous SY which means 18 in every 100 high school students will not proceed to college. On the other hand, the Net
enrollment rate (NER) in Iloilo remained sluggish. For elementary, the increase rose to 94.38 percent in SY 2012-2013 from 93.25 percent in SY 2011-2012, while for high school, the NER shrunk to 63.59 percent from 53.72 percent. “Poverty remained as the main reason for the lower than expected growth rate in enrollment in both elementary and secondary levels, despite the annual increase in the budget for basic education” DepEd-6 report said. “Although public school is free, the cost of schooling expenditures such as school uniforms, transportation, school supplies, projects , food and other miscellaneous expenses are constant hindrances for many families, especially in the rural areas, in sending their children to school,” report added.IMT
The water and sanitation operations of the local government units (LGU’s) in Western Visayas (WV) had yielded positive result as the percentage of poor people in the region with access to safe water sources and sanitary toilet facilities increased. According to the Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 6, the proportion of households with access to safe water supply and sanitary toilets is growing. Their recent data show that the magnitude of poor households with access to safe water source went up to 49.50% in 2012 from 30.87% in 2011, 59.5% higher. On the other hand, the percentage of households with sanitary toilet facilities increased to 79.24% from 27.78% with a 185.2 change percentage. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 6 had allocated a total of P159.53 million for various potable water supply projects
in WV as part of the government’s poverty alleviation program. The existing projects of the DOH and DILG include Water and Sanitation Programs, Water safety Plan Project and SALINTUBIG Program (Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat). 20, 000 families in Iloilo have no toilets About 20, 180 out of 378, 439 households in the province of Iloilo have toilets, according to the Iloilo Provincial Population Office (PPO) PPO department head Ramon Yee said 77, 886 households are exposed to unsanitary toilets or those using closed pits and open pits toilets while 280, 373 households have sanitary toilets. Top five towns without toilet facilities are Carles, Ajuy , Concepcion, San Dionisio, and Oton while top five towns with unsanitary toilet are Lambunao, Passi City, Calinog, Janiuay, and Sara. Last year, the Iloilo Provincial Government has set aside P 5 million for the purchase of toilet bowls and bags of cement last year, with 3, 000 beneficiaries.IMT
May 18 - 24, 2014
METRO BUSINESS
3
RCBC, BDO, BPI, EastWest profits drop in Q1 BY REYMAR LATOZA The start of 2014 is not so good for several banks in the country as they posted lower profits in the first quarter of the year.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), BDO Unibank Inc. and EastWest Bank have failed to surpass their previous net
Rice supply in Iloilo sufficient when El Niño comes
BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD The National Food Authority (NFA) Iloilo has assured consumers of sufficient rice supply by the time El Niño comes. NFA-Iloilo Provincial Manager Marianito Bejemino said that the agency is not just prepared for El Niño, but for the coming lean months as well. “We still have a lot of inventory of rice coming from commercial warehouses, grain retailers and households. We have an approximate inventory of 2,171,815 bags which is good to last for 103 day,” Bejemino stated.
Bureau of Customs Region 6 said that the region’s exports and imports growth rates increased slightly in 2013. Western Visayas (WV) posted a growth of only 0.36 percent in total exports at US$269.13 million last year from US$268.171, the previous year. According to the Customs bureau, the growth was driven by the increase in the exportation of the Philippine Raw Cane Sugar and steel scrap in the Sub-port of Pulupandan. However, in the port of Iloilo, the total exports declined by 2.02 percent to US$171.746 in 2013 from US$175.282. The slashed value of exports was due to a reduced amount of coal extracted from Semirara Island in Antique especially in the second
P8,146 billion in the same period of 2013. BPI said the decrease was due to lower trading gains. “Trading results were not surprising given the interest rate environment and the cut-backs in risk appetite and stronger focus on client business,” Cezar Consing, BPI President and CEO said. BDO experienced profit decline in the first three months of the year after earning P5.5 billion, it went down by 45 from the previous period. A report of The Philippine Star said that it was due the absence of exceptional trading gains. Meanwhile, EastWest Bank registered a 38 percent decline to P455.7 million net income in the first three months of 2014 EastWest President and CEO
He added that they will readily receive an import of 450,000 bags and will augment 300,000 more in preparation of deficit during dry spell and lean months since it will take 90 days more to harvest rice. Bejemino noted that there will be no change of price. But if it were, it’s because the quality is much better. “The public should not panic. We have a stable supply of rice. If there are changes, we will disseminate proper information at once,” Bejemino said. NFA-Iloilo will continue to monitor rice supply and price in the province.IMT
quarter of 2013 because of the collapse of its mining pit in 2012. The country’s top five exports are coal which valued at US$170 million, followed by raw sugar cane (US$90.90 milllion, steel scrap (US$ 3.61 million), Philippine Cane Molasses (US$2.63 million) and assorted marine products (US$0.99 million). The total imports, meanwhile, rose 17.94 percent to P15.085 billion in 2013 from P12.789 billion in 2012. Despite the weakened peso in the last three months of 2013, the value of imports continued to rise at 17.94 percent due to the importation of gas oil of Semirara Mining. The country’s top imports are petroleum products which valued at P5.68 billion, fertilizer (P4.31 billion), wheat (P4.31 billion), coal (P1.29 billion) and LPG (P0.46 billion).IMT
BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region 6 will hold a consultation in the implementation of Resolution No. 5 on May 27, at the Sugar Workers Development Center (SWDC), Bacolod City. The Board will tackle the condition for establishments that were severely devastated by Typhoon Yolanda. RTWPB RO6 Board Secretary Nesa S. Nolido stated that it’s not exactly a wage exemption, but rather a resolution which was held in abeyance for a period of 6 months in the implementation of Wage Order No. 21 for establishments that are located in areas severely affected by the typhoon. The Wage Order No. 21 commenced on Nov.29, 2013. However, because of the destructive effect of typhoon Yolanda in the
Antonio C. Moncupa, Jr., in a statement, said that it was due to a P756 million drop in trading income.IMT
Flower shop to BIR: We are willing to cooperate if… BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE
business sector, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Regions 6, 7 and 8 as well as the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) called for a moratorium on wage increase. The Board issued Resolution No. 5 on December 16, 2013. Four establishments from Northern Iloilo have applied for wage exemption due to the destruction of Typhoon Yolanda. Nolido noted that only establishments or businessmen can benefit from the said exemption if the calamity has transpired within six months before the effectivity of a wage order. Documents required for the application consists of certification that the area is a state of calamity, list and value of damages and losses and photographs of damaged property. IMT
A 32-year-old owner of Flowers by Richard, a flower shop, is willing to cooperate with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and comply what the agency requires if other big establishments will also pay their taxes correctly. “Okay ma lang na sa amun nga magbayad kung I require gid kame eh! Basta tanan magbayad man especially ang mga dalagko nga kumpanya. Sa amu ni nga paagi, ti makasiling man ko nga mataas man kita sang gobyerno kag nakabulig man ta sa ila,” Salinor Nain told Iloilo Metropolitan Times. After ‘tiangges”, BIR is now targeting flower shops as part of its “name and shame” campaign which owed to cast a wider net to increase its rate capture of taxable business establishments, professional, individuals, and even small or microenterprises, including “ukay-ukay” and “tiangge” traders and flower shops. Recently, BIR released its latest Tax Watch ad focuses on a list of 10 flower shops featured by SPOT.PH. In 2012, only half of the 10 flower shops declared their income tax dues. “Name and shame” campaign was initiated by BIR Commissioner Kim Henares after she saw a windfall from Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao’s failure to file and pay his taxes according to the mandatory given by the BIR.IMT
risk of being unemployed throughout their working lives because of youth inactivity. Apart from being at risk of being unemployed throughout their lives, the unemployed youth are also likely to suffer lower wages and labor productivity. Youth inactivity refers to Young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training are at risk of becoming socially excluded – individuals with income below the poverty-line and lacking the skills to improve their economic situation. In January 2014, the country’s unemployment rate increased to 7.5 percent, from 7.1 percent in January 2013. Almost half, or 48.2 percent, of
the unemployed are between 15 and 24 years old. Peñol said that we, who are in authority, must always encourage the youth to go to school so that they could find a stable job. “The youth, being the “hope of the fatherland,” as quoted from Jose Rizal, should serve as the pillars of our countries tomorrow today, “he said. The former Pavia, Iloilo municipal councilor describes education as the “best equalizer” in life thus, as young as 15 years old, youth should go to school so that they could find a stable job and finally contribute to the improvement of their life and at the same time, lives of others.IMT
Wage exemption period extended
WV imports, exports maintain growth
BY REYMAR LATOZA
profit records. RCBC suffered 25 percent decrease in profit in the first three months of 2014. Lorenzo V. Tan, RCBC President and CEO, in a statement, said that their unaudited consolidated net income in the most recent period was P1.33 billion, down from P1.77 billion in the first quarter of 2013. “During the first quarter last year, we took advantage of the favorable trading opportunities which led to hefty trading gains for the Bank. This year the financial market conditions have reversed, a stricter capital adequacy regulation under Basel 3 is in place, and competition continues to be at a heightened pace,” Tan said. BPI’s income, on the other hand, recorded 57 percent decline to P3.603 billion January to March period, from
Youth unemployment links to “lack of education and discipline”
Private sector investments in WV soar to P700-M
BY REYMAR LATOZA Western Visayas (WV) had accumulated over P700 million worth of private sector investments in the previous year. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 6, the total contribution of private firms in the region went up by 109 percent to P 709 million in 2013 from P470 million in 2012. SEC-6 said that there were 613 new registered firms in 2013. The figure rose from 470 in 2012 On the other hand, the number of non-stock and partnership decreased by 5.57 percent and 9.17 percent respectively. The number of non-stock firms shrank to 543 with P23 million total
contributions in 2013 from 575 with P24 million total contributions in 2012. Meanwhile, the number partnership firms posted a drop of 9.17 percent from 109 to 99 with total contributions of P52 million and P50 million respectively. SEC-6 said the drop of figures was due to “the strict implementation of reportorial requirements especially for foundations which are classified as non-stock firms. A non-stock firm is defined as a firm that does not have owners represented by shares of stock, while partnership is a form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. IMT
BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE “Lack of education and lack of discipline to go to school is the most possible cause of youth unemployment in Western Visayas.” This line was emphasized by Jo Jan Paul “JP” Peñol, who was recently appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as National Youth Commissioner representing the Visayas, when asked for his reaction to the statement of World Bank that “Youth inactivity could soon become a national crisis.” Based on the World Bank’s “East Asia Pacific at Work: Employment, Enterprise and Well-Being” report, the scores of young Filipinos are at
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Iloilo OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER
REPUBLIKA SANG PILIPINAS Dakbanwa sang Iloilo OPISINA SANG TRESURERO
NOTICE OF SALE OF DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY
PAHIBALO NAHANUNGOD SANG PAGBALIGYA SANG MGA DUTA NGA MAY AMOROSO NGA BUWIS
By virtue of provisions of Section 260 of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, the undersigned will sale on JUNE 18, 2014 until finish at the Main Entrance of the City Treasurer's Office at 9:00 A.M., the Real Property herein below specified which are hereby certified to be delinquent in the payment the Local Government Code of 1991, the undersigned will sale on JUNE 18, 2014 due therein as of the date of sale
NAME 1
ANDRADE, ROMEO
LOCATION Brgy. Alalasan, La Paz, Iloilo City
KIND res bldg
AREA 63
LOT NO -
Santo sa ginasaad sang Section 260 sang Republic Act No. 7160 ukon ang “Local Government Code of 1991”, ang talatapan sang Tresurero ang maga baligya paagi sa subasta sa HUNYO 13, 2014 tubtub matapos sa entrada sang Opisina sang Tresurero masugod alas 9:00 SANG AGA and mga masunod nga mga duta o pagkabutang nga may amoroso sa buwis, multa kag mga kagastohanan nga may kaangtanan sa pag subasta tubtub sa petsa sang pagbaligya.
PIN
ASSESSED VALUE
01-206-1001
YEARS DELINQUENT
TAX DUE
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION FEE
COST OF SALE
GRAND TOTAL
1990-1993 & 11,810.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
3,102.98
2,464.53
802.64
556.75
6,926.90
2
BENEDICTO, JUAN MIGUEL m/to MARGIE
Brgy. Luna, Jaro, Iloilo City
com bldg
1, 250.26
-
01-007-1001
3,047,650.00
2009-2014 1st Qtr
571,434.38
353,832.17
802.64
92,526.65
1,018,595.84
3
DALISAY, PACIFICO, Jr.
Brgy. La Puz, La Paz, Iloilo City
com/res bldg
408.00
-
02-201-1001
315,840.00
2001 basic bal full -
132,726.90
85,705.31
802.64
21,843.22
241,078.07
4
DALISAY, PACIFICO, Jr.
Brgy. Rizal La Puz, La Paz, Iloilo City
machinery
-
02-201-2001
197,470.00
2000-2014 1st Qtr
73,846.49
49,437.29
802.64
12,328.38
136,414.80
5
ESCANER, RUTH m/to MARCOS
Brgy. Sto. Niño Sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City
res bldg
40.50
-
03-036-1001
16,220.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
3,913.83
2,511.40
802.64
642.52
7,870.39
6
ESPINOSA, EDMUNDO m/to CATALINA
Brgy. Tagbac, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
243.55
-
01-689-1001
523,410.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
120,369.62
76,773.67
802.64
19,714.33
217,660.26
7
FALLARCO, PEDRO & DIONISIA
Brgy. Concepcion, City Proper
res bldg
82.32
-
01-018-1047
12,250.00
1990-1993 & 2006-2014 1st Qtr
3,421.88
3,215.03
802.64
663.69
8,103.24
2014 1st Qtr
8
FERNANDEZ, ANTONIO, Sr.
Brgy. Jereos, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
57.96
-
01-112-1002
17,490.00
2007-2014 1st Qtr
3,478.39
2,173.86
802.64
565.22
7,020.11
9
FIGUEROA, ELISA
Brgy. Oñate de Leon, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
res bldg
64.60
-
02-335-1001
11,710.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
2,898.23
1,865.40
802.64
476.36
6,042.63
10
FULLOMA, PRESENTACION
Brgy. Don Esteban, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
89.40
-
03-165-1001
17,300.00
1993-2014 1st Qtr
7,397.73
4,999.40
802.64
1,239.71
14,439.48
Brgy. Balabago, Jaro, Iloio City
res bldg
36.00
-
14-332-1001
11,320.00
3,251.70
2,127.28
802.64
537.90
6,719.52
925,842.13
585,105.34
8,829.04
151,094.73
1,670,871.24
c/o VIRGILIO FULLOMA 11
GABAN, NOEL & DIANA
1993 & 2006-2014 1st Qtr sub - total
NAME
LOCATION
KIND
AREA
LOT NO
PIN
ASSESSED VALUE
YEARS DELINQUENT
TAX DUE
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION FEE
COST OF SALE
GRAND TOTAL
12
GABATA, ROSANIE
Brgy. Hechanova, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
152.41
-
01-371-1001
127,570.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
30,398.12
19,475.57
802.64
4,987.37
55,663.70
13
GABO, GABRIEL
Brgy. Oñate de Leon, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
res bldg
72.00
-
02-029-1001
12,890.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
4,130.30
2,730.19
802.64
666.05
8,329.18
14
Sps. GAMBALAN, SYLVIA & WINNY
Brgy. Concepcion, City Proper
res bldg
89.88
-
01-002-1161
12,220.00
1990-1993 &
3,463.65
3,369.65
802.64
683.33
8,319.27
15
Sps. GAYO, MERLE & JOE BILTON GAYO
Brgy. Calajunan, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
res bldg
158.72
-
01-409-1001
315,770.00
2004-2014 1st Qtr
83,395.88
54,076.98
802.64
13,747.29
152,022.79
16
GUILLERGAN, SIMPLICIO
Brgy. Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
88.48
-
02-126-1001
15,900.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
3,935.25
2,532.87
802.64
646.81
7,917.57
17
Sps. GUMBAN, MARY ANN & JOEL
Brgy. Kaingin, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
50.00
-
02-228-1001
43,030.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
8,451.11
5,271.53
802.64
1,372.26
15,897.54
18
GURREA, RICARDO
Brgy. Rizal, La Paz, Iloilo City
com bldg
416.60
-
01-067-1003
104,980.00
1997-2014 1st Qtr
30,468.99
19,953.55
802.64
5,042.25
56,267.43
19
GUSTILO, ALFREDO
Brgy. Gustilo, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
96.00
-
02-122-1004
18,050.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
4,467.38
2,875.37
802.64
734.27
8,879.66
20
HAGUISAN, ANITA
Brgy. Infante, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
216.80
-
01-044-1001
15,660.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
2,936.25
1,818.13
802.64
475.44
6,032.46
21
HAGUISAN, ANITA m/to JOSE HAGUISAN
Brgy. Infante, Molo, Iloilo City
com lot
136.00
Lot 3-E
01-048
61,200.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
8,338.50
5,039.82
802.64
1,337.83
15,518.79
22
HIDALGO, MARIO, JR.
Brgy. Jalandoni Estate, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
122.96
-
02-289-1001
47,890.00
1997-2014 1st Qtr
13,818.32
9,044.07
802.64
2,286.24
25,951.27
23
HRS. OF FELIX GOLEZ
Brgy. South Baluarte, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
278.00
4303-B-2-B-36
02-016
31,050.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
5,596.76
3,540.63
802.64
913.74
10,853.77
2006-2014 1st Qtr
C/O MA. G. MIJARES 24
HUBAHIB, VICENTE m/to TEODULA HUBAHIB
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
207.30
-
01-004-1125
398,060.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
89,443.89
56,876.27
802.64
14,632.02
161,754.82
25
IGARLINO, GUILLERMO
Brgy. Mansaya, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
75.00
-
02-038-1001
37,610.00
1994-2014 1st Qtr
11,548.46
7,604.06
802.64
1,915.25
21,870.41
26
JABANAG, ROLANDO
Brgy. Jereos, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
91.14
-
02-008-1001
17,130.00
2004 4 Qtr2014 1st Qtr
4,251.42
2,737.27
802.64
698.87
8,490.20
27
JABICAN, DOMINGO
Brgy. Sambag, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
100.16
-
09-211-1001
11,190.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
10,521.83
7,364.22
802.64
1,788.60
20,477.29
28
JAMOLO, TEODORICO
Brgy. Bonifacio Tanza, City Proper, Iloilo City
res bldg
79.90
-
02-290-1001
38,110.00
2005-2014 1st Qtr
8,067.77
5,088.51
802.64
1,315.63
15,274.55
29
JARDELEZA, SALVADOR mto LILIA
Brgy Rizal Pala Pala II, City Proper
res bldg
78.58
-
01-231-1003
57,430.00
2004-2014 1st Qtr
16,138.97
10,534.63
802.64
2,667.36
30,143.60
sub - total
339,372.85
219,933.32
14,447.52
55,910.61
629,664.30
NAME
LOCATION
KIND
AREA
LOT NO
PIN
ASSESSED VALUE
YEARS DELINQUENT
TAX DUE
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION FEE
COST OF SALE
GRAND TOTAL
30
JORDA, ANTONIO
Brgy. Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
77.52
02-036-1001
14,800.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
4,485.96
2,950.17
802.64
743.61
8,982.38
31
JORDA, ANTONIO m/to LILIA
Brgy. Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
356.00
Lot 3
02-036
10,680.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
1,994.35
1,267.72
802.64
326.21
4,390.92
32
LANDSITE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC.
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
820.00
Lot 5
04-023
24,600.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
4,034.40
2,517.32
802.64
655.17
8,009.53
33
LANDSITE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC.
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
676.00
Lot 6-B
04-025
20,280.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
2,641.55
1,582.51
802.64
422.41
5,449.11
34
LANDSITE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC.
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
1,331.00
Lot 10
04-029
39,930.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
6,548.81
4,086.25
802.64
1,063.51
12,501.21
35
LANDSITE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC.
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
1,031.00
Lot 3
04-142
30,930.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
5,072.81
3,165.28
802.64
823.81
9,864.54
36
LANDSITE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC.
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
1,031.00
Lot 2
37
MALONES, ANGELITA
Brgy. Burgos, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
126.00
38
MELLIZA, MANUEL
Brgy. Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
979.00
Lot 25
04-144
30,930.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
5,072.81
3,165.28
802.64
823.81
9,864.54
03-001-1005
60,860.00
1993-2014 1st Qtr
27,362.19
18,550.52
802.64
4,591.27
51,306.62
04-087
117,480.00
2010 3-4 Qtrs -
9,967.50
5,326.29
802.64
1,529.38
17,625.81
of 1901
2014 1st Qtr
39
PALANCA, CONCHITA
Brgy. Zamora, City Proper, Iloilo City
res bldg
286.00
03-031-1001
42,900.00
2009-2014 1st Qtr
5,661.99
3,265.82
802.64
892.78
10,623.23
40
PALIC, FRANCISCO
Brgy. Progreso, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
84.80
01-009-1034
12,080.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
2,989.80
1,924.34
802.64
491.41
6,208.19
41
Sps. PAMA, JIM & MA. JOY PAMA
Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
410.28
05-715-1001
758,300.00
2008 3-4 Qtrs -
130,806.75
79,848.99
802.64
21,065.57
232,523.95
42
PANAGSAGAN, ELIZABETH
Brgy. Burgos, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
140.65
01-166-1002
39,380.00
2002-2014 1st Qtr
8,953.77
5,702.43
802.64
1,465.62
16,924.46
43
SALBINO, ROGELIO m/to ALMA
Brgy. Salvacion Habog-Habog, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
707.00
01-064
31,820.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
6,721.98
4,338.66
802.64
1,106.06
12,969.34
44
SALCEDO, FLORIAN
Brgy. Burgos, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
129.36
01-110-1001
39,950.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
7,966.43
4,980.77
802.64
1,294.72
15,044.56
45
SALDONIDO, GRACE
Brgy. Balabago, Jaro, Iloio City
res bldg
46.75
11-196-1001
38,710.00
2008 3-4 Qtrs -
8,129.10
5,121.33
802.64
1,325.04
15,378.11
2014 1st Qtr Lot 1593-A
2014 1st Qtr 46
SAMPIANO, LEONARDO m/to LUZ PEDRIDO
Brgy. Hibao-an, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
res lot
138.00
02-094
15,530.00
2005-2014 1st Qtr
2,705.71
1,703.52
802.64
440.92
5,652.79
47
Sps. SANDOY, RICARDO & RUTH
Brgy. Sinikway, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
58.40
Lot 2787-F
01-404-1002
13,140.00
2004-2014 1st Qtr
3,738.33
2,443.25
802.64
618.16
7,602.38
48
SANTIAGO, DOROTEO m/to ESTELITA
Brgy. Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
147.42
01-001-1319
127,490.00
1999-2014 1st Qtr
34,901.96
22,719.85
802.64
5,762.18
64,186.63
49
SANZ, FEDERICO
Brgy. Molo Blvd, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
81.50
02-004-1073
12,060.00
1991-1993 & 3,322.35
2,717.66
802.64
604.00
7,446.65
283,078.55
177,377.96
16,052.80
46,045.64
522,554.95
2006-2014 1st Qtr sub - total
NAME 50
SARAZA, RUDY
LOCATION Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
KIND res bldg
AREA 38.50
LOT NO -
PIN 04-001-1070
ASSESSED VALUE 11,110.00
YEARS DELINQUENT 1993 &
TAX DUE
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION FEE
COST OF SALE
GRAND TOTAL
3,182.93
2,081.73
802.64
526.47
6,593.77
2006-2014 1st Qtr 51
SARDUA, DAISY
Brgy. Inday, City Proper, Iloilo City
res bldg
57.48
-
01-011-1009
42,020.00
2003-2014 1st Qtr
10,223.67
6,566.86
802.64
1,679.05
19,272.22
52
SAYUMAC, HEIDE & ROLANDO
Brgy. Taytay Zone II, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
211.19
-
01-042-1001
211,400.00
2007-2014 1st Qtr
36,428.70
22,233.20
802.64
5,866.19
65,330.73
53
SEGUIA, DONATO & MARIANITA
Brgy. Bo. Obrero, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
83.22
-
01-073-1001
16,640.00
1991-1993 &
4,659.30
3,927.28
802.64
858.66
10,247.88
3,213.45
2,477.65
802.64
569.11
7,062.85
2006-2014 1st Qtr 54
SERVERA, EMMA
Brgy. Bo. Obrero, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
103.60
-
01-349-1001
12,020.00
1991-1993 & 2006-2014 1st Qtr
55
Sps. SOLIVA, NILO & TERESITA
Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloio City
res lot
301.00
Lot 12-A
06-048
225,750.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
30,758.64
18,590.66
802.64
4,934.93
55,086.87
56
Sps. SOLIVA, NILO & TERESITA
Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloio City
com bldg
450.00
-
06-041-1001
486,000.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
69,238.92
40,666.62
802.64
10,990.55
121,698.73
57
Sps. SOLIVA, NILO & TERESITA
Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloio City
res bldg
602.12
-
06-036-1001
807,510.00
2006 4 Qtr -
161,023.28
100,674.82
802.64
26,169.81
288,670.55
1,097,020.16
681,255.68
802.64
177,827.58
1,956,906.06
2014 1st Qtr 58
Sps. SOLIVA, NILO & TERESITA
Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloio City
com bldg
1,234.95
-
06-048-1001
5,745,970.00
2006 2-4 Qtrs 2014 1st Qtr
59
Sps. SOLIVA, NILO & TERESITA
Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloio City
com lot
303.00
Lot 10-A
06-051
227,250.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
30,963.01
18,714.18
802.64
4,967.72
55,447.55
60
SOLTIS, RONNIE
Brgy. San Isidro, La Paz, Iloilo City
res bldg
55.58
-
01-028-1001
16,770.00
2001-2014 1st Qtr
5,393.60
3,566.44
802.64
896.00
10,658.68
61
SPACE SHUTTLE INTERNET CAFÉ
Brgy. Arguelles, Jaro, Iloilo City
machinery
-
-
03-044-2002
57,600.00
2009-2014 1st Qtr
10,800.00
6,687.36
802.64
1,748.74
20,038.74
05-087-1001
39,830.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
6,393.41
3,850.46
802.64
1,024.39
12,070.90
C/O NINFA T. BELUSO 62
TANIJIRI, TIRIO m/to VIRGINIA
Brgy. Dolonan, Arevalo, Iloilo City
res bldg
46.50
-
63
TANIJIRI, VIRGINIA
Brgy. Dolonan, Arevalo, Iloilo City
res lot
121.00
Lot 27 blk 17
05-087
14,520.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
1,996.35
1,208.68
802.64
320.50
4,328.17
64
TEMBLADOR, EDUARDO m/to LEA DIERON
Brgy. Sta. Filomena, Arevalo, Iloilo City
res lot
379.00
Lot 366-C
01-023
54,150.00
2009-2014 1st Qtr
6,132.49
3,562.53
802.64
969.50
11,467.16
65
Sps. TIMBAS, NOEL & MA LERRY
BrgY. Fatima, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
196.06
-
03-015-1001
104,000.00
2009 2-4 Qtrs -
13,670.16
7,876.92
802.64
2,154.71
24,504.43
6,882.75
4,201.47
802.64
1,108.42
12,995.28
1,497,980.82
928,142.54
13,644.88
242,612.33
2,682,380.57
DEMALATA TIMBAS 66
TORMON, MACARIO m/to AVELINA
2014 1st Qtr Brgy. Bakhaw, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
com lot
152.00
Lot 3210-SS
01-029
47,880.00
2007-2014 1st Qtr sub - total
NAME
LOCATION
KIND
AREA
LOT NO
67
TUBIS, SONIA
Brgy. Calaparan, Arevalo, Iloilo City
res bldg
142.40
-
68
UY KIMPANG, MANUEL m/to MARIANA GO
Brgy. Compania, Molo, Iloilo City
res idle lot
1,903.00
Lot 1814-C
PIN
ASSESSED VALUE
YEARS DELINQUENT
TAX DUE
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION FEE
COST OF SALE
GRAND TOTAL
01-074-1002
202,710.00
2010-2014 1st Qtr
22,357.85
12,266.43
802.64
3462.43
38,889.35
04-110
352,620.00
2004 4 Qtr -
96,419.09
61,646.47
802.64
15,806.56
174,674.76
2014 1st Qtr 69
UY KIMPANG, MANUEL m/to MARIANA GO
Brgy. East Baluarte, Molo, Iloilo City
res lot
2,483.00
Lot 1976-B-2-A
02-025
352,620.00
2000-2014 1st Qtr
74,931.78
48,397.11
802.64
12,332.89
136,464.42
70
VAAY, DEMETRIO
Brgy. Molo Blvd, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
96.00
-
02-004-1063
11,830.00
2008-2014 1st Qtr
2,218.13
1,373.46
802.64
359.16
4,753.39
71
VICENTE, ALBERTO
Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
60.20
-
03-002-1378
11,490.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
2,843.78
1,830.36
802.64
467.41
5,944.19
72
VILLA, MERLY
Brgy. Tabuc Suba, Jaro, Iloilo City
res bldg
126.36
-
08-072-1001
48,730.00
2001-2014 1st Qtr
10,908.02
6,932.77
802.64
1,784.08
20,427.51
73
VILLA, MERLY
Brgy. Tabuc Suba, Jaro, Iloilo City
res lot
302.00
Lot 13 blk 15
08-072
43,040.00
2001-2014 1st Qtr
10,005.40
6,526.01
802.64
1,653.14
18,987.19
74
VILLANUEVA, ALICIA
Brgy. South Fundidor, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
58.50
-
04-024-1002
15,530.00
2001-2014 1st Qtr
5,159.54
3,421.35
802.64
858.09
10,241.62
75
VILLARETE, DIGNA
Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloio City
res bldg
268.39
-
05-095-1001
193,540.00
2006-2014 1st Qtr
36,665.25
22,741.07
802.64
5,940.63
66,149.59
76
YANSON, ROSALIA
Brgy. Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City
res bldg
72.00
-
02-114-1053
41,100.00
2000-2014 1st Qtr
10,218.45
6,580.49
802.64
1,679.89
19,281.47
sub - total
271,727.29
171,715.52
8,026.40
44,344.28
495,813.49
3,318,001.64
2,082,274.68
61,000.64
540,007.59
6,001,284.55
GRAND TOTAL
If a deposit has been made to the Office of the Provincial or City or Municipality Treasurer, and no real estate tax receipt (Form 56) has been issued, the Official Receipt (Prov. Form 56) issued for such deposit should likewise be submitted to this office not later than June 18, 2014. In case the sale of real estate on which taxes and penalties due had been deposited or paid thru other government office or by other means but not transferred to and accounted by the undersigned City Treasurer of such sale shall be subject to revocation upon presentation of evidence that all taxes and penalties due had been paid when the sale was made. Anytime during or before the sale, the taxpayer may stay the proceedings by paying the taxes, penalties and cost due up to the time of tender, to the City Treasurer or his deputy. Within one (1) year from the date of sale, the owner of the delinquent real property or person having legal interest therein, or his representative, shall have the right to redeem the property upon payment to the local treasurer of the amount of the delinquent tax, including the interest due thereon, and the expenses of sale from the date of delinquency to the date of sale, plus interest of not more than two (2%) per month on the purchase price from the date of sale to the date of redemption. In case of redemption, the purchaser is entitled to reimbursement of the purchase price paid by him plus corresponding interest. From the date of sale until expiration of the period of redemption, the delinquent real property shall remain in the possession of the owner or person having legal interest therein who shall be entitled to the income and other fruits thereof. In case the owner or person having legal interest therein fails to redeem the delinquent property as provided therein, the local treasurer shall execute a deed conveying to the purchaser of said property, free from lien of the delinquent tax, interest due thereon and expenses of sale. The deed shall briefly state the proceedings upon which the validity of the sale rests. In the case of properties acquired by the City, pursuant to Sec. 263 of R.A. 7160, the sanggunian concerned may, by ordinance duly approved upon notice of not less than (20) days, sell and dispose of the real property acquired under the preceding Section at public auction. The proceeds of the sale shall accrue to the general fund of the local government unit concerned. Collection of real property tax may be enforced through any or all the remedies provided under the law and use of one remedy shall not be a bar against the institution of other. The sale shall be by oral bidding, the bidders who offers to pay the highest purchase for the entire delinquent property from which the total amount of delinquent taxes, penalties and cost of sale thereon could be satisfied, shall be entitled the award of such property subject to revocation, however, if payment of the purchase is not paid immediately upon award, the undersigned City Treasurer or his authorized representative conducting the sale shall auction each delinquent property. In case there is no bidder for the real property advertised for sale as provided therein, or if the highest bid is for an amount insufficient to pay the real property tax and the related interest and costs of sale the local treasurer conducting the sale shall purchase the property in behalf of the local government unit concerned to satisfy the claim and within two (2) days thereafter shall make a report of his proceedings which shall be reflected upon the record of the office. Prospective bidders are requested to ascertain for themselves the status and title of the property they desired to bid, before making the bid, as the City Treasurer does not guarantee sufficiency or validity of the declared owner’s title of the property they purchase than that of the registered owner thereof. In case the taxpayer has paid delinquency taxes as shown in the above list thru Provincial, City or Municipal Treasurer and not directly to the City Treasurer of Iloilo, evidence of such payment should be submitted to the office not later than June 18, 2014 the date immediately preceding the Auction Sale. For further information concerning any of the above property, prospective bidders and other interested parties are advised to see the City Treasurer or the Chief, Tax Enforcement Division at anytime during regular office hour. I hereby certify that pursuant to Section 260 of R.A. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, the foregoing statement of delinquencies is a correct transcript of the records of this office as of May 18, 2014. If the date of auction sale which is June 18, 2014 falls on or be declared as a Holiday, the next working day will be the date of auction sale.
Kon may ara nga gin bayad sa opisina sang Tresurero sang Siudad, Probinsyal ukon Munisipyo apang wala mahatagan sg nagakaigo nga resibo sang buhis (Form 56) kag ang gin hatag lamang amo ang resibo nga Provincial Form 19-A, ang nahinambitan nga resibo ang ipakita lamang sa amon opisina sa petsa Hunyo 18, 2014. Sa kaso sang mga propiedad sa diin ang buhis kg interest ang ginbayad sa iban nga talatapan sang gobyerno apang wala pa ginsaylo ukon mabaton sang Siudad sang Iloilo, ang nahinambitan nga pagsubasta pagakanselahon matapos mapakita sang tag-iya ang iya mga ebedensya sang pagbayad sining amoroso nga buhis sa tion sang pagsubasta. Bag-o magsugod ukon samtang ginapatigayon ang pagsubasta sang propiedad, ang tag-iya ukon ang iya representante, ang gina pahanugutan nga maka bayad sang amoroso sa buhis sang iya propeidad sa Tesorero sang Siudad. Pagkatapos sang subasta ukon sa sulod sang isa ka tuig matapos sa pagsubasta sang propiedad, ang mga natungdan nga tag-iya ukon iya tiglawas ukon sin-o man nga tawo nga may kinamatarong sa pagangkon sing propiedad ang mga gin tagaan pa gid singkahigayunan sa paggawad sini paagi sa pagbayad sang tanan nga amoroso nga buhis, multa, gastos sa pag subasta kag ang interes nga 2% porsiyento kada bulan base sa bili sang pagsubasta. Kon pananglitan ang mga propiedad nga nasubasta gingawad sang tag-iya, ang nakabakal sini ang pagaulian sang iya kuarta nga ginbayad kaupod ang saka. Pagkatapos sang subasta kag antes sang paggawad ukon sa sulod sang isa ka tuig matapos sang subasta, ang propiedad nga gin subasta magapadayon sa posesyon sang delinkwente nga tag-iya nga may kinamatarong sa padayon nga paggamit sini. Pananglitan mapaslawan ang tag-iya, iya tiglawas ukon bisan sin-o man nga may kinamatarong sa propiedad sa paggawad sini sa sulod sang isa ka tuig nga plaso, ang ginsubasta nga propiedad ang igahatag sang Tresurero sang Siudad sa nag daug nga manugbakal. Samtang yadtong propiedad nga nabakal sang siudad paagi sa Tresorero, ang Sangunian sang siudad sang Iloilo mahimo magbaligya sang amo nga mga propidad paagi sa pagsubasta kon may ordinansa nga pahanogot, kag may pahibalo sa publiko sa indi magkubos sa 20 ka adlaw. Ang binta sa amo nga subasta magakadto sa general nga pundo sang gobyerno local. Paagi sa subasta ang pagbaligya. Ang manugbakal nga may pinakamataas nga tanyag sa nga ginbase sa pagdugang sa amoroso sa buwis, multa kag kagastuhanan may kaangtanan sa subasta, amo ang maga-daug sa subasta apang mahimo kanselahon ang ini nga pagbaklanay kon indi niya sa guilayon mabayaran ang gintanay nga purchase price. Ang Tresurero sang ciudad ukon utorisado nga representante sini amo ang mabaligya sang mga duta kag pagkabutang nga may amoroso pa-agi sa subasta, apang sa tion nga wala sang manugbakal ukon ang bili sang pagbakal mas manubo sang sa kabilugan nga kantidad sang amoroso, multa kag gastos sa pagsubasta, ang Tesorero sang siudad ukon ang iya representante amo ang magabakal sang mga pagkabutang sa ngalan sang siudad sa igsakto nga kantidad sang, amoroso nga buwis, multa kag gastos sa pagsubasta. Ang maluyag magpasakop sa sining subasta ang ginapangabay gid nga mag-usisa nahanungod sa ila sini nga mga titulo sanglit ang Tesorero sang siudad indi makagarantiya sang titulo kag pagpanagiya sang ginsubasta nga propiedad luwas lamang sa rehistrado nga tag-iya sini. Pananglitan ang tag-iya sining duta nakabayad na sang amoroso nga buwis paagi sa Tresurero sang iban nga banwa o probinsya ukon derekta sa Tresurero Probinsiyal sang Probinsiya sang Iloilo, ginapangabay nga ang mga pamatuod sang pagbayad ang ipakita lamang sa opisina sang Tresurero sang Iloilo halin sa aga tubtub alas 5:00 sang hapon sa mga adlaw nga may opisina. Ginapamatu-oran ko suno sa Probisyon sang Section 260 R.A. 7160 “Local Government Code of 1991” nga ang nalista sa ibabao nga amoroso sa buhis ginkuha santo sa dokumento sang opisina Mayo 18, 2014. Kon and petsa sang pagsubasta sa Hunyo 18, 2014, edeklarar nga Pista Opisyal, ang pagsubasta padayunon sa masunod nga adlaw nga may trabaho okon opisina. Recommending Approval: (sgd) PATRICIO C. TOBIAS Chief, Tax Enforcement Division
Approved by: (sgd) KATHERINE T. TINGSON City Treasurer Noted by: (sgd) Honorable JED PATRICK E. MABILOG City Mayor
6
METRO OPINION
EDITORIAL
WATER, MEDIA AND POLITICS
T
he universal solvent in Iloilo City is boiling hot as the Florete Group controlled Flo Water Resources, Inc. and Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) is yet to finally settle their differences over the manner of charging the water delivered by the former to the latter. Flo Water is deadset in collecting the P111 million it believes MIWD owes them while MIWD is resolved not to pay the amount on the basis of the argument that the contract is defective. Both together with Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. and Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog meet and eventually conceded to a status quo and has agreed to refer the conflicting sides to the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) with an unwritten covenant to respect the opinion of the OGCC. Before the agreed joint communique of Flo Water and MIWD is delivered to the OGCC, the government corporate counsel has already issued an opinion favoring the stand of MIWD in response to an earlier communication sent by MIWD’s Board of Directors Chairman Dr. Danilo Encarnacion seeking for guidance on how to handle the hilarious claim of Flo Water. Sources are saying that Flo Water is set to ask for a reconsideration. If true, the original issue will continue to hound MIWD and eventually the 32 thousand water consumers in Iloilo City and the thousands of MIWD clients from the towns of Pavia, Sta. Barbara, Cabatuan, Maasin, San Miguel, Oton and Leganes. Reading the looming legal tussle and collection issues between MIWD and Flo Water, it is clear that the order of priority is not the general consumers but the interest of only one corporate entity. Amid talks of local politicians trying to mediate so that Flo Water will get what it is asking from MIWD, the fear that politics will add more fire to the issue is not far-fetched. Looking alone at the media clout of Flo Water, one can surmise that the universal solvent and its significance to the water-less people of Iloilo is only too small compared to the shadow of Flo Water’s media whip haunting the political careers of a few.
MANHUNT A
l o n e m a n , expert in evasion and detection, enters the forested area and has 48 hours to reach a pre-determined extraction point. The man is a former US Navy SEAL with over a decade of experience in the field and trained with the world’s most elite military unit. The hunters are considered their nation’s best, elite units who employ a wide ranging tactic of detection and using a wide array of equipment that could capture an enemy intruder in a territory in a matter of hours. The hunt is on! The latest Discovery Channel show ‘Manhunt with Joel Lambert’ pits the former US Navy Seal against the world’s most elite fighting force. It is a fast-action, thrilling and exciting show which presents the skills of both Lambert and the elite tracking units of every country. Last Monday, the sixth episode featured the
Philippine Army Scout Rangers tracking Lambert from a point in Sta Rita, Pampanga towards Subic Bay, more than 15 kilometers of forest, grasslands, sloping terrain under extreme heat and humidity. The Scout Rangers is led by Lt. Jerson Jurilla and with him are fifteen Rangers who had nothing but backpacks on their backs and rifles in their hands. Unlike other elite tracking units previously featured in the show who utilized thermal detectors, trained tracker dogs, horses, motorcycles, ATVs and even helicopters, the Philippine Army Scout Rangers had nothing but their wits, skills, trained eyes, ears and nose to track Joel Lambert. With the usual rifle, uniform and supplies packed in a bag, this lean and superb tracker unit of the Philippine Army showed their grit, toughness, excellent tracking skills and excellent stamina in tracking Lambert through jungle, grasslands, river, mud and under storms and
humidity. Joel Lambert exploited different tactics to evade detection. But booby traps and other diversionary tactics did not deter the Rangers who relied only on their keen sense of sight and observation in detecting the passage of the intruder. The Rangers never went farther than one mile behind Lambert as they methodically study the foliage and ground for signs of his passage. At one point, Lt. Jurilla used the most basic of detection skill when he identified the boot size and make of the boots of Lambert by just using a small flashlight shone on the bootprint, which he concluded that it was like his own boot, a Panama Combat Boots. Every twig broken, every bootprint on the ground, every leaf out of place was seen by the Rangers, explaining to the camera the exact actions and directions of Lambert. They temporarily lost Lambert when he rode a jeepney but picked up his trail the next morning after a stormy night in
May 18 - 24, 2014 the jungle. Lambert on the other hand, became so tired and slow as he continuously battle fatigue, humidity and dehydration. The Rangers never seemed tired and never showed difficulties in traversing the mountain slopes and slippery banks, despite Lambert’s protestation against leeches sticking to his skin and the many times he stumbled on the forest floor due to fatigue and dehydration. In the end the tracking team caught up with Lambert in a creek. The Navy SEAL did not reached the extraction point, unlike in the Polish Episode where the Polish Border Guards caught him at the extraction point already after using horses, motorcycles, ATVs and a helicopter. In totality, The Scout Rangers with their skills showed what to expect from the elite unit of the Philippine Army, but a little thought lingers in my mind. If they can track and find a US Navy SEAL, why can’t they track and find the kidnapped victims of the Abu Sayyaf. Just a thought.
PPP and the role that ADB play
T
he Asian Development Bank (ADB) held its 47th A n n u a l Governors’ Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan this May to revisit and assess the targets it set during its 41st Meeting six years ago. Then ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda outlined a new framework called “Strategy 2020” which aimed to establish a “New Asia”. Kuroda’s vision was to reshape, redirect, and reposition ADB by adopting more innovative and effective development role in Asia as a rapidly changing region. Among the most relevant feature of ADB’s Strategy 2020 for the Philippines is what is now commonly known as PPP or the promotion of Public-PrivatePartnership. Apart from intensified privatization of the energy and water sector, ADB’s direction brings into public realization why our own government under the administration of President Noynoy Aquino has been providing the private sector a bigger room to dominate the area of energy and water. This is the reason why attempts to privatize the water district continues even in Iloilo and even in other places in the country. In addition, it also points
out why private sector’s role in the energy sector is expanding, not only to dominate the market, but to monopolize a section of the power industry. Midway to 2020, however, the ADB’s redirection effort resulted into continuous rates increases and constrained access especially of poor households and communities to power and water services. It has also dislocated entire rural and indigenous communities especially on large dam projects and inflicted massive environmental damage. This is prominent in Asian countries from Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. The Asia-Pacific Movement for Debt and Development (JSAPMDD) aptly described ADB’s effort by emphasizing that “we are not fooled by the spin of PPPs. Substantively, PPPs in their many, seemingly harmless forms, remain vehicles for leveraging private and institutional investors by ensuring that privatization’s prime operating principle of full cost recovery continues to hold sway.” Indeed, it requires no reemphasis that one of the sessions in Astana had taken a deeper look at how ADB can help bridge the ’bankability gap’, as an
impediment to ‘successful’ PPPs. This is concretely expressed on ADB’s recent intervention which approved a $400-million loan to help make the energy sector become more “affordable, reliable, sustainable and secure”. The loan assistance was aimed to speed up industry effort and somehow brought trickle down effects in the form of more jobs in order to become consistent with ADB’s mandate of reducing poverty levels. We in the Philippines is not insulated from ADB’s continuing intervention in the energy power sector through efforts such as strengthening the power end-user movement and by reviewing legislations governing the power sector. ADB also actively provided funding support for private investments in fossil-fuel projects, particularly coal: thus contributing to the grievous harm inflicted on the environment and communities, and the worsening of the climate crisis. Moreover, ADB also persisted in providing preference to the private sector as the engine of growth and the driver of its mandate of poverty reduction in the Asian region. Along with the World Bank, the ADB further drums up these hollow claims by instantly calling for
governments to mobilize public resources to leverage private sector investments. It has grown more persistent and aggressive in facilitating instruments like equity funds, bonds, and public guarantees of risk, liabilities and profits, which tap into public money to attract private sector investments. Strategy 2020 commits a big leap in support of private sector development, from devoting 12-percent of operations in 2007 to 50-percent by year 2020. This is the same storyline in many parts of Asia and it prompted analysts and watchdogs like JS-APMDD to intensify call for the overhaul of an ADBsupported electricity sector reform law or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act. The EPIRA has offered more burdens to people and communities for it was meant to benefit corporations, not people. Many countries in Asia are saddled with debts lent by ADB for projects that in truth only serve its narrow interests and agenda. We must repudiate these debts as illegitimate for the damage that it wrought not only on communities, peoples and the environment today, but for compromising the future of generations yet to come. ###
Drew, Archie comics, Sweet Valley High pocketbooks which I had to read with the lights on. Today, almost 2 decades since my teenage years, my eldest son of 12 years only has to type a word in the iPad in the comfort of our home anytime he wishes without worrying about how much he will have to pay for internet use. No longer does he have to look thru the heavy encyclopedia to look for a word or topic. He can download as many books as the iPad’s memory permits so he can read anytime, anywhere he wants to. And what does he get in return? A picture of a woman showing her boobs popping at the side of the screen just when he types the word ‘atlas’ in the search bar. As a parent, what do I do? How do I maintain my child’s purity and chastity amidst all the hullaballoo technology brings into the world? In their book, Raising Pure Teens Jason Evert and Chris
Stefanick mentioned that the average age at which a child is first exposed to pornography is at 11 years old. This is according to the Internet Pornography Statistics by Jerry Ropelato. This is very alarming. Considering that my two younger boys aged 8 and 3 are also using the internet, it is most likely that they are also exposed to such realities. How do I as a parent shield them from this? It is so easy to be overwhelmed by today’s fast-paced life especially that of teenagers. How am I, as a parent, be able to guard the mental, spiritual, psychological and physical health of our children? Although sometimes, I might feel helpless, I must remember that I have the power. This power is even more than I can imagine. We, parents have the power to make or break our children. For my children, especially my eldest boy, I maintain an open communication line. He can tell me everything – girls, games he is into, his interests, his dislikes. This way,
I get to know him better. I want him to continue to be this way even thru his teenage years so that I can walk with him thru it. It is a very difficult task and sometimes I become frustrated but I know that I cannot push him to tell me when he is not ready. Luckily, when he finds me alone in the room or if we are out together, he tells me stuff. When he calls to tell me something, I listen intently and ask him some more questions when I get home so he knows that I am interested in what he has to say. This never fails. Also, I respect him when he does not want to talk yet. But there is one very important weapon that I have. I pray and pray and pray. I say the rosary for my children. I offer Sunday masses for their wellbeing. I know that I can never be the perfect parent but with Jesus at my side I am and will always be guided. As always, I pray that I can be the parent God wants me to be. Have a joyful week ahead!
Parenteen W
e o
are n the verge of having a teen in the family. Our eldest is turning thirteen this year. Many parenting and psychology books say that parenting a teen is an altogether different story. This is slowly starting to become a reality in my family. Sometimes, I try to look back and think what kind of a teenager I was some summers not so long ago. I was pretty normal in the same way that my eldest is a normal teenager. What’s the big fuss then? When I was a teenager, the internet was limited to cafes that charge a fortune for an hour to open email or search a topic which took forever to load. When I had some research to do, my grandfather’s set of 24-volume encyclopedia was the only option I had so I can find what in the world is a ventriloquist. Because I loved reading a lot, I had to contain with hard bound Nancy
METRO OPINION
May 18 - 24, 2014
SAFE WATER CRISIS
S
afe water is life. It is devastating to see many Filipinos without substantial access to this precious commodity especially during the summer months when wells are running dry and the water levels in reservoirs are approaching critical limits. During the typhoon season, on the other hand, the heavy downpour poses threats to our lives and food security when the low lying areas get inundated. Billions of pesos which could have been directed towards social welfare enhancement are spent for disaster response and recovery efforts instead. We are trapped in a vicious cycle of droughts and floods, providing a
revealing prism of crisis due to lack and over abundance of water. See, we have reached the fine line where even the availability of much surface and ground water during the rainy months does not guarantee access to safe water. Some wisecracks offer unsolicited advice that the way to ensure continuous water supply throughout the year is to construct lots of small water impounding projects (SWIPS) and direct the floodwater towards aquifers for storage. They do not realize that when tapped for drinking, the microbial presence and other contaminants in the collected water can significantly compromise human lives - unless such water is purified and disinfected. The World Health Organization reports that 3.4 million people die
each year from water-borne diseases. Is the Philippine government ready to provide large scale water purification systems in needy communities? We doubt so. It is even more puzzling that most local water districts (Metro Iloilo Water District included) do not chlorinate the piped water that gets delivered to homes. I know because by simply mixing free chlorine with 10 ml of MIWD water from our faucet and using a color wheel, I find the residual chlorine to be zero. Just smell the water coming out of your tap and if you have enough guts, drink it. But for goodness sake, avoid having even a sip, otherwise you will end up with diarrhea. Supposedly, the most frequently asked question is - should the people behind the water districts be not held liable for endangering the lives of
consumers through delivery of unsafe water? Many consumers, consequently, have been forced to rely upon water refill stations for their drinking needs. It is a given that over the years, the station operators have gained the trust and confidence of people from all walks of life. But I wonder how often do these operators take water samples for regular bacteriological tests. Based on our documented observations, only significantly few water refill stations in Iloilo are surprisingly dispensing safe water. After obtaining samples from selected stations, our water technician used the membrane filtration method and placed the filters on a selective nutrient medium in a petri plate, incubated the plates for a given period, and then counted and identified the microbial colonies that have grown on the filter.
7 It is very disheartening to know that only 3 out of 10 water refill stations had passed the water quality standards. The seven others were selling crystal-clear water but with non-tolerable traces of pathogens (coliform and fecal streptococci) that are commonly found in human and animal feces. Economists say that healthcare costs associated with unsafe water in developing countries amount to $35 billion every year while the full range of productivity losses is about $260 billion. In the end, it is not really the shortage nor the abundance of water that counts. The real water crisis occurs when whatever is available is unsafe to drink. What we see as a total storm coming together, however, can be averted though harmonized, focused, and incorruptible publicprivate initiatives.
POEM-A-THON WITH PETER SOLIS NERY W
hat is Poem-a-
thon? I’m a marathoner. I may just have done it only once or twice, but if I don’t ever run again for the rest of my life, I’ll die happy knowing that I have finished a full marathon. I’m the guy who goes the distance. As it is with running, so it is with my poetry. So I push the envelope and just do a poetry marathon. What about challenging myself to write poetry for thirty days? That’s the Poem-a-thon: a challenge of writing at least one poem a day everyday in May. To make that even more exciting, I do it in the public eye, posting my daily poems on Facebook. What gave you the idea? I’m retired only from Nursing, but not from my writing life. I just don’t want to deteriorate, so I push
myself a little doing what makes me even more creative. I think that performing the challenge in the public eye is a pretty good motivation. People can cheer me on when I get tired and weary, just like in the marathon. Then, I thought, why not also invite other people to join me in the challenge. And that lead me to the idea of the workshop. An online poetry workshop? Yes. I figured that I can also involve people from all parts of the world if I do it online so I did it on Facebook. Right now, I have participants from Iloilo, Negros, Metro Manila, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia. I invited a few poetfriends to be senior critics, but they didn’t last long enough, or didn’t show up at all. I guess they hate the adjective senior. Haha! But it’s all good. I’m pretty competent as a critique, and workshop director.
Haha! How are the participants? They’re a pretty good mix. I have two or three who are very accomplished, meaning that they have been published or won competitions before. There are several newbies who are professionals of a certain age. And I have Wesnecan students from Ismael Java’s Kalingaw Hiligaynon Theatre Group at West Negros University in Bacolod. I knew from the get go that I wanted to hear Negrense voices because I am trying to expand the vocabulary database for my Hiligaynon dictionary. The evolution of the participants is really a surprise delight for me even at Week Two. How was that? We started the workshop on the Facebook wall of The Peter Solis Nery Foundation. My idea was that more people could benefit
in a public space like that. They post their poems, and I post my critiques as comments. They reply as comments, and we continue to discuss in that way. By the end of the first week, I realized that some people did not really engage in the discussion so I imagined that some of them could just be very sensitive to criticism especially in public. So I created a secret community on Facebook, and it’s called Poema-thon with Peter Solis Nery. The day we made the move, people started posting their most sensual and sexual poems. I was shocked! It was like everybody was working for orgasm, at least in their poetry. I am very happy about that! Will the public have access to those erotic poems? Definitely! I mean, sure, ultimately. Unlike most other poetry workshops, I have my eye on publication, and I am directing
this Poem-a-thon with a goal in mind of a published book of poems from the workshop. I knew that from the very beginning so I even invited people to the workshop with the hook: Being a published Hiligaynon poet has never been easier. Many signed up, but few showed actual commitment. Their loss, that’s for sure. Will you hold another Poem-athon soon? Poem-a-thon, sure. But maybe not another month-long. Haha! We are just beginning Week Four, and it has taken a lot from me already. I couldn’t party out all night long because I have to be on Facebook 24/7. I mean, of course, I am not paid for this, but once I give my commitment, I truly deliver. I am a big man of my word that way, that’s why even if divorce is legal in America, I have remained married for six years now. Haha!
Will central market’s most popular ‘barangay’ disappear after reorg?
“ Fa r e w e l l Woman, I intend, Henceforth, every night to sit, With my lewd well nature friend, Drinking, to engender wit.” John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ‘Love a Woman!’
Some stall owners are being bedeviled with anxieties and worries now that city hall is hell-bent in pushing through with the Central Business District revitalization project. The question that boggles the minds of those who are jittery since the announcement of the proposed project was made is: will life still the same for us after the smoke has been cleared? A thought-provoking issue wormed its way to grab headlines amid the hullabaloo: Can stall owners maintaining the so-called “Brgy. Monay” inside the Iloilo central market still regain their spaces if the Central Business District revitalization project pushes through? The answer is yes, if we follow the logic put forward by city hall officials led by Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who assured vendors no one would be displaced “as long as they are legitimate.” Brgy. Monay is not one of the city’s 180 villages. It’s not an official name of any section inside the metropolis’ widest and busiest public market. “Monay” is a colloquial word for vagina. The word
“Brgy. Monay” or “Vagina Village” was coined by beer drinkers who frequent a seemingly rambunctious portion inside the Aldeguer Street entrance of the Iloilo central market.
GATES The other gates are on Guanco Street, corner Guanco-Rizal Streets, corner Iznart-Rizal Streets (Maria Clara), corner Aldeguer-Iznart Streets, and a small entrance from Hoskyn’s Compound on J.M. Basa Street. In these gates are easily found the fish, meat, rice, vegetables, fruits, dried fish, kitchen wares, native products, and batchoy sections. Brgy. Monay started as a cuss remark, a masa joke. And the joke became a by-word -- until some parents forbid minors from straying in that area mainly because of its purported pruprient notoriety. The place’s “bad image” did not develop overnight. Brgy. Monay actually is a veritable open “beer house” hub maintained by different owners in separate stalls catering to offduty habitues and the hoi polloi. The come-ons include unlimited and cheap pulutan or sumsuman such as bar-b-q pork and chicken, squid, sinugba fish, talaba, and pig intestines. Friendly ladies join the table at the customers’ behest. EVIDENCE There was no evidence though that stall owners tolerated
prostitution and the like in Brgy. Monay. However, two former Iloilo City councilors and several city hall officials and employees have confirmed the presence of suspected sex workers who mix in cognito with beer servers and entertain willing customers. “Pag pungko mo pa lang wala ka pa ka order beer may naga pangilay na nga chicks. May naga pa cute na. Dugay dugay ara na sa lamisa mo (Upon your arrival and before ordering a beer, a lady is already giving you a wink and trying to get your attention. Then she will approach and join your table),” disclosed former city councilor and now lotto results reporter Restituto “Agent Kurantay” Jotes, Jr. The late former city councilor German Gonzalez observed that when a customer went to the toilet, a “smiling” lady would follow him “and God knows what happened next because they returned to the table after 20 to 30 minutes.” “Ano may kuwarto dira sa tupad kasilyas? Naga ano sila didto naga rosaryo? (Is there a separate room adjacent the toilet? What were they doing there? Praying the rosary?),” the late alderman once asked Francisco “Ompoy” Pastrana, his former protege in the broadcast media. Pastrana, who used to frequent the place together with former Bombo Radyo colleague Tony Masculino in early 90’s to relax and discuss events of the day, just smiled and answered “ambot ay” (I don’t know).
RESOLUTION Jotes’ plan to pass a council resolution requiring all “pink ladies” loitering in the area to get a health card from the city health office, was nixed when no one was willing to testify in a public hearing that prostitution existed in Brgy. Monay. Stall owners swore they only served beer and pulutan or sumsuman, nothing more. Adjoining stalls operate a small karaoke or videoke area while serving beer. “They probably called the place Brgy. Monay in reference to the presence of some scantilyclad ladies spotted serving beer to customers,” commented the late city councilor Eduardo Laczi. “So far, we haven’t received reports that minors worked in that place or served beer to customers.” Former city hall task for on prostitution, lewd shows and antidrug abuse chairs Toto Espinosa and Dr. Erwin Plagata laughed off rumors that Brgy. Monay is a “temple of small-time prostitution. No evidence of indecency and illegal activities in that place whatsoever, they argued. “Puro kotso-kotso (everything is just a gossip),” Espinosa said. Former city councilor Rolando Dabao had suspected that Brgy. Monay gained its bad reputation because some rowdy and drunken customers talked about their conquest with hookers. MYTH “Brgy. Monay is a myth,” stressed a retired city prosecutor, who used to go there with lawyer
friends. “We have been in that place for several times in the past, and no pink lady or whatever has distracted our happy hour.” “Kon tuod gid man nga madamu alpot diri, tani nagreklamo na si meyor eh kay permi man siya da (If it is true that the place is a prostitution den the first person to complain should be the mayor because he also frequented this place),” said storekeeper Doming “Boy Bangrus” Agado. He was referring to former Mayor Mansueto Malabor, who called as “inagi na ya (gayish outburst)” suggestions to clamp down on night clubs and other night spots in the city, including the notorious Brgy. Monay. “How can we attract tourists to come to our city if there is no night life in Iloilo City?” Malabor sighed. “I don’t think Brgy. Monay is a serious matter. It does not even exist. It’s only an imagination. Hinubog nga istorya ina (It’s a drunken men’s tale).” “It’s a common knowledge that pick up girls visit the area from time to time hoping to be spotted by drunken customers,” admitted former city hall sergeant-at-arms Tony Frias. “May ara gid ya eh. Ang iban galing naga pa hipokrito pa (Others are just hypocrites),” hissed Leonardo Grande, who calls Malabor “pare Mansing.” Will the proposed Central Business District revitalization project, which will be handled by private sector, finally erase Brgy. Monay from the map?
Miyong’s Seafoods & Native Dish w/ KTV Cor. Jaime & Luna St., Jaro Iloilo City
For Reservation call or txt Tel. # 300 1341 Cel. # 09399274378
Be Known!
PUT YOUR AD HERE
Contact us at 09173196378 or 508-5051. Email us at sales@iloilometropolitantimes.com Head Office: Suite 1, 3rd floor, Cristina Colonnade, Cor. Huervana, Rizal St.,Brgy Laguda, La Paz, Iloilo City www.iloilometropolitantimes.com
PLEASE PAY YOUR TAXES PROMPTLY! IMT Fun Time
ARIES:
What should you do on Monday and Tuesday? As little as possible. Lose yourself in your own thoughts. Ask for extra time with any paperwork that requires your signature. Take naps if you want. You’ll burn enough calories on Wednesday and Thursday -- exciting days, both -- for an entire week’s worth of adventure. Friday and Saturday (when patience and permanence are major themes) return you to a slower pace, but, again, not for long: Everything is in fast-forward on Sunday. This includes your love life; if you’re single, well, expect developments.
TAURUS:
LIBRA:
Even while you’re juggling a million other things, you have your eye on the world around you. And when you see something beautiful, you point it out to your friends. You’re a pleasure to be around these days, which explains why, midweek, someone is all over you. It may not even be a romantic thing; it could be a business thing. You have the power to make Thursday either wonderful or terrible -- it pretty much depends on you -- but Friday and Saturday are going to be amazing no matter what you do. Magnetism, duets and kindness figure strongly. Sunday, your energy is through the roof. Monday and Tuesday are dreamy and wonderful; the dream motif is especially apt -- you merely have to wish for something to be true and suddenly it is. Romantically, you’ve never been better off. It’s rare for the fantasy realm to so perfectly impose on real life. Wednesday and Thursday constitute something of a reality check. Not that they’re bad days, but you will have to lift a finger, sadly. Friday and Saturday, all is not peaches and cream with regard to your love life, nor is all ruined. Deal with the issues at hand. Then, on Sunday, take it easy.
GEMINI:
SAGITTARIUS:
You may feel overwhelmed at the start of the week. You have a lot on your plate. Giving a small project to someone else could not only free up your energy for other tasks, but it could also communicate a certain level of trust in this other person’s skills. If they take the assignment as a compliment, everyone wins. Wednesday and Thursday are more about strategic moves than tactical ones -- you’re thinking rather than doing -- but Friday you’re a go-getter. You’re a deal maker, a ringleader, a star. Saturday and Sunday, to get what you want, use tact. Be circumspect. Preaching only makes things tense.
Listening to someone tell a story from their past on Monday gets you thinking about your own emotionally rich history. Look how far you’ve come! The challenges you face right now are nothing compared with the challenges you’ve already surmounted. Wednesday and Thursday, nothing can get in the way of your unbelievable talents (plus, expect a romantic subplot to occupy your evenings) and Friday and Saturday’s demands on you are very doable. Flex your skills as a master communicator and all will be fine. Sunday is lots of talk but surprisingly little action.
Your mind wanders on Monday and Tuesday, and ends up in the funniest places. This is, believe it or not, productive. These daydreams make for swell anecdotes as well. You’re more in tune with others than you have been in a while, although Wednesday and Thursday, as social as you feel like being, you’re better off doing your own thing. (If you do end up being social, take care to think before speaking.) Friday and Saturday bring word of good news in the family realm, and as your mood brightens this weekend, you find yourself being more extroverted and impulsive than usual.
There are many ways to express yourself. Look into a new tactic on Monday and Tuesday. Writing a poem? Writing a song? Finding an original way to communicate with you-know-who will not only help you feel more connected to this person, it will flatter them. Wednesday and Thursday, your creativity won’t be much use in solving a career or family problem. But Friday and Saturday were made for creativity -- as well as romance. After a sequence of entertaining activities on Saturday (a hike? a walk through town? a drive through the mountains?), spend Sunday telling this person what you really feel.
Your instincts are in top form at the start of the week, and so are your listening skills. Combined, they’ll get you out of any tricky situation. As you gear up to make a big decision, count on your friends to bring to light aspects of your current circumstance you might not have considered before. You enjoy learning new things -- even when they’re new (and potentially embarrassing) things about yourself. Friday and Saturday, a ton of attention comes your way for something you never expected to be a big deal, and you spend the rest of the weekend beaming.
You suddenly have little patience for other people’s values. Not that you don’t appreciate other opinions; it’s just that you’re long overdue for taking stock of what’s important to you. Something to consider Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday launches you into much more abstract terrain. Advanced ideas, humanitarianism at large, the discovery of world events you knew little about -- this is what’s on your mind through Thursday. Friday and Saturday are more mundane and family-oriented (not that families aren’t beautiful and fascinating in their own right), and Sunday is unexpectedly romantic.
LEO:
VIRGO:
You never know what’s going on in someone else’s life. If you have the impulse to criticize a friend on Monday or Tuesday, consider that you might not have the full story. Wednesday and Thursday, as happy as you may be, relations with coworkers are strained, and you may end your days in a state of frustration, but you don’t need to let work issues ruin your end-of-the-week plans. Friday and Saturday, you and you-know-who are more compatible than ever. Dinner Saturday night is the highlight of the weekend, although Sunday has the potential to be great, too.
KU
SCORPIO:
Your friends are tremendous people, and they’d love to help. If something is getting you down, Monday and Tuesday offer you plenty of opportunities to do something about that. Get that weight off your shoulders; open up. Wednesday and Thursday you’ll be too busy rushing around -- uncharacteristically so -- to have heartfelt conversations with your pals. But Friday and Saturday, you find yourself effortlessly relating to your friends. Your love life is also effortless these days. Someone says something incredibly flattering to you on Sunday.
CANCER:
S U DO
MEDIUM
Answer for May 8-17, 2014
The rule of the game are simple: You simply fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and each of the 3x3 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9 without repeats or omissions.
CAPRICORN:
AQUARIUS:
PISCES:
Treat yourself on Monday. Part of figuring out what you want is getting what you want and seeing if you like it. So, do some research. On Tuesday, you begin work on a new project that might transform your outlook on everything. Wednesday and Thursday are less clear days, relatively -- camouflage and clouds figure metaphorically -- but a home-cooked meal on Friday night returns you to solid footing. Saturday is a day of soft pillows, singing birds, handwritten letters and romance. Sunday, a perfect day for sleeping in, is more of the same.
Across 1 Kind of music (4) 3 Terrible (8) 9 Unrestrained (7) 10 Short rod (that can be passed!) (5) 11 Put to death without trial (5) 12 Nervous (2,4) 14 Tense describing actions that will be completed (6,7) 17 Mire (6) 19 Jazz (5) 22 Spokes (5) 23 Don’t indulge (7) 24 Haywire (8) 25 Fingered (4)
Answer for May 8-17, 2014 Down 1 Small load-lifter (8) 2 Shade of yellow — fruit (5) 4 Ceremony marking a change of status (4,2,7) 5 Stroll (5) 6 Tire (7) 7 Long and limp (4) 8 Parent (6) 13 Get a move on! (4,2,2) 15 Stepped on (7) 16 Sturdy (6) 18 So long (5) 20 Fire (5) 21 Predatory reptile (abbr) (4)
May 18 - 24, 2014
METRO SPORTS
11
MOA for “Guimaras Bike Paradise Project” inked BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE “One bike. One island. One paradise” This is the ultimate tagline of a tourism project rolled out during the recently concluded signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) and the province of Guimaras. Initiated by Dr. Ronald Raymond L. Sebastian, CEO, JBLFMU, the “Guimaras: Bike Paradise of the Philippines Project” is a private public partnership that aims to promote the tourism sector of Guimaras by creating a different way of exploring the hidden treasures of the province. “It’s a dream realized for a short period of time. This project will be a big boost in tourism industry of the province,” Governor Samuel T.
Gumarin said. Furthermore, the project targets to centralize cycling routine that will traverse Guimaras Island, create a general map of the bike trails, establish linkages to tourist spots and promote health, safety, and environmental awareness through cycling’s benefits. “Guimaras has been identified to have good trails perfect not just only for cross-country competition but also downhill,” Sebastian said. “We will make Guimaras a safe and best place to bike. We will post maps showing trails and signages in different plazas of all municipalities in order to create public awareness,” he added. The mayors of the five different towns of Guimaras were also part the MOA signing which was held at the Woodland Bike Park in Brgy. Ravina, municipality of Sibunag.IMT
MOA SIGNING: Left – Ronald Raymond L. Sebastian, Ph. D., CEO JBLFMU; Center – Samuel T. Gumarin, MD, MPH, Governor, Province of Guimaras; Right – Cresente P. Chavez Jr., Mayor, Municipality of Jordan during the MOA Signing Guimaras: Bike Paradise of the Philippines held at Woodland Bike Park in Brgy. Ravina, Municipality of Sibunag
Mega world...from page 1
business clusters, healthcare units, shopping centers, buildings, hotels and educational institutions. Meanwhile, MegaWorld booked a
P9.0 billion net profit in 2013. It was 22 percent higher than the previous year. “The increase was due to strong
Additional power...from page 1 for the principal development projects and the increasing power demand in Iloilo. With Western Visayas growth rate of 7.5 percent in 2012, he noted that it is, therefore, necessary to counter the economy’s needs
by developing more power plants. Drilon said the local economy cannot develop without power and is inviting more investors to heed such obstacle. In an interview with the press, Iloilo Business Club (IBC) Executive Director Maria Lea Victoria E. Lara stated that they were very excited citing one of their projects was highlighted in the last investment order in Makati and it was one of the manifestations
Is P7,500...from page 1 pay rate for most healthcare workers. P7,500 is only good for one person living in his parents’ house without paying electric bills or contributing food for the family.” “No. The
minimum wage is P287/day. Basing on the cost of living, plus the needs of five members, it’s really not enough.” “No it is not enough for a family of five. It cannot pay the bills as well as the expenses for each member, especially if there is one who’s in school.” “It is not enough to cover food, clothing and shelter. Nowadays, the
residential sales from its various townships and higher leasing income from its office and retail portfolio,” a report of The Manila Times said.IMT confirming the seriousness of PCPC through the conversion of the project. Moreover, Lara noted that the investment could bring job opportunities because of the intentional employments it could generate. She indicated that there were a lot of investors coming in, boosting the economy and signifying that Iloilo has become a huge investment area. IMT prices of goods go up, but the salary remains stagnant. Moreover, it cannot provide medication and education.” These were some of the answers that swamped IMT upon surveying. It is sad to note that a study made by the Asian Development Bank and the National University of Singapore in 2013 concluded that 18 million Filipinos lived on just 50 pesos a day. IMT
12
METRO SPORTS
May 18 - 24, 2014
Mabilog opens Mayor’s Cup 2014 BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE
of August, the city will be organizing the National Dragon boat competition and by February next year, the province of Iloilo will be hosting the International Taekwondo Competition. Meanwhile, thrilling games between Assumption Passi and Ramon Avancena National High School followed by Iloilo Executives over Iloilo Pros opened this year’s Mayor’s Cup. IMT
To create a training ground for potential players in Iloilo especially in the field of
basketball, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently initiated the Mayor’s Cup Basketball Tournament 2014 at Katilingban Covered Gym. The tournament is classified in three categories, under 17, 40 years and up, and the 50 years and
up wherein they will be battling out among other competing teams in Iloilo for five consecutive days. Present in the opening cup were Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Iloilo Basketball League (IBL) Commissioner Alfie Lagman, and other officials of Brgy. Katilingban, Molo who supported the success of the event. According to Mabilog, this is one of the actions that the Iloilo City is trying to establish in the field of sports. He also plans of creating a basketball auditorium that will cater 5,000 audiences before his term ends. “ Ang aton syudad nagahatag gid pondo para sa sports. Gina amat-amat na naton ang mga aksyon para maimprove ang sini nga mga sports facilities para mangin world class ang sports sa Iloilo,” Mabilog added. Also, Mabilog further discussed that there will be series of sporting events in Iloilo in the upcoming months. In fact, this month