Iloilo Metropolitan Times Volume 2 • Issue 72 by trIsofT

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RAMADAN.Filipino Muslim students hold a prayer before starting to read the Koran at a classroom inside the Al-satie Mosque, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Photo by Reuters

Monico hits Bing a new

BY VERMI C. ESMALLA

Bacolod City Mayor Monico O. Puentevella couldn’t help but again blame the past administration of former Mayor now Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Evelio R. Leonardia for apparently putting the city government in millions of indebtedness which is one of the obstacles that constrained his administration to take off. This he reiterated before the hundreds of people from different sectors such as government, business, academe, Churches, among others during his 1st State of the City Address dubbed as “Ulat ni Monico” held at the Bacolod Government Center a.k.a. People’s House. Puentevella said his administration has inherited P665.5 million in loans - P391.3 million Monico /p11

BY REYMAR LATOZA

destination. This is contradicting to what we are doing, we are spending money just to make Iloilo friendly for other investors to come.” Donna Rosa Ratilla, president of PCCI-Iloilo also expressed the same sentiments, saying small entrepreneurs will greatly suffer. Other business groups that joined the call to halt the implementation of the said proposal on January 1, 2015 are: The Iloilo Business Club (IBC), the Iloilo MultiSectoral Business Organization, Inc. (IMBOI), the Iloilo Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCCI), and the Federation of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FFCCCI). City Assessor Nelson Parreno, in a report of PNA,explained the assessment of real properties such as land, buildings and machineries and the schedule of market values is mandated every three years. IMT

The proposal to hike real property taxes (RPT) in Iloilo City drew a thumbs down from seven business groups in the city. “It’s a big no for us. This is not the right time to have an increase, “Joe Marie Agriam, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Western Visayas exclaimed. Agriam said the increase will add to the burden of businessmen and consumers who are currently experiencing increasing prices of basic commodities like garlic sugar and rice. “Kami nga mga negosyante kami guid yah ang una nga maapektuhan dayon mga consumer. Ang himuon namun is ma-increase kami sang rental kag amon mga baligya,” Agriam said. The city government should keep the tax rates on hold by at least two years when all businesses are already in place in the city, Agriam requested. “We are helping the city government in promoting Iloilo as an investment

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The Municipality of Leganes successfully celebrated its 8th Biray Paraw Festival. Standing fourth from left is Leganes Mayor Adolfo Jaen with Vice Mayor Allen Españo (2nd from right), Sangguniang Bayan members Antonio Unarce (beside the mayor), Lyle Bartolome, Adolfo Jaen II, Municipal Tourism Officer Jerry Anas (extreme left) and paraw winners. MGC/IMT BY MONTESA GRINO-CAOYONAN “It was a success. Eleven paraw riggers joined the activity and Leganes, Iloilo--The 8th “Biray attracted more than 200 viewers Paraw” celebration reaped success including foreign tourists who were and lured more tourists, according to invited by Leganesnon balikbayans,” Leganes Mayor Atty. Adolfo Jaen. Biray /p11 Mini Hotel

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Everybody works differently. And rests differently. Most individuals work non-stop and there are those who have free time and chunk in for productive usage or relaxation. Iloilo Metropolitan Times asked 10 Ilonggos what they do as they relax at work and it seemed that five of them affirmed reading as their stress-reliever during free time. “Reading relieves the busy mind. When you go back to work, it’s like you’re refreshed. I take books with me and read them when I rest,” said Ellen, an account executive officer. Mark, a sales officer, finds fiction reading a good past time at work as it also makes one knowledgeable of the things surrounding himself. Reading newspaper, to him, is a plus. Other respondents have their own versions of free time and relaxation-Rey and Larry are two different persons but both chugin their social networking accounts once they have free time. Reading /p11

METRO NEWS

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DILG The police will soon go about their business on 1,865 brand new patrol jeeps.Secretary of Interior and Local Government Manuel A. Roxas today announced the start of a bidding process for the purchase of the vehicles meant “to enhance police mobility and shorten the response time to crime or rescue situation.”The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has a P1.864 billion budget for the vehicles.

DOE Power is expected to be back this year in the municipalities of Iloilo that were affected by the November 2013 typhoon Yolanda.The government through the Department of Energy (DOE) has adopted strategies and embarked on restoration efforts to address the power supply needs of affected areas.These strategies and efforts were cited by President Benigno Aquino III during the media interview at the side of his recent visit to Iloilo.

NNC

This year’s celebration of the 40th Nutrition Month will kick off in the town of Tapaz, Capiz, on July 7.The event is jointly spearheaded by the Regional Nutrition Committee Cluster, the Municipal Nutrition Cluster of Tapaz, and the Provincial Nutrition Cluster of Capiz. Nona Tad-y, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, said the venues are rotated each year to signify the significant roles of the local government units in advancing nutrition programs. Tad-y said Tapaz has been hardhit by Yolanda and the regional cluster will join non-government organizations like ChildFund the UNICEF.

DBM

In line with the continuing expansion of the country’s conditional cash transfer program (CCT)—also known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program—the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the employment status upgrade of 4,885 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from joborder status to contractual status, coterminous with the project.

DAP- funded Iloilo Convention Center legitimate BY REYMAR LATOZA Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon claimed that the Iloilo Convention Center partly funded by the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds is legitimate. Drilon said the P100 million he received under the DAP, which was recently declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (SC), went to the construction of the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) and was not “misused”. “The funds I availed of were not misused, nor were they channeled to a

bogus non-government organization.” Driolon assured that he can account for every centavo of the public funds and that there is transparency and accountability in the implementation. “I invite everyone to visit Iloilo and take a look at the Iloilo Convention Center which is nearing completion,” the Senate president said. Regional Director Alfonso Bedonia Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Region VI said that the SC’s decision will have a minimal effect on the P 700- million two-storey convention center being constructed on 1.7-hectare lot at the

2 female board members top absentees BY MONTESA GRINO-CAOYONAN Two female members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Iloilo registered highest ‘excused’ absences during thier regular session almost a year after they assumed office, July 3, 2013. The two BMs are identified as Carmen Rita Bautista of 4th district and Liga President Jeneda Orendain. The SP-Iloilo conducted 25 sessions from January to June 2014 and based on the SP checklist of members, Bautista has 16 excused absences applied for sick leave, special privilege leave and vacation while Orendain has 13 absences for official businesses and sick leave. Meanwhile, from July to December 2013, Bautista has 11 absences while Orendain has 12 absences out of 29 regular sessions. Iloilo Metropolitan Times tried

to get Bautista and Orindain’s sides, but they could not be reached for comments. On the other hand, 2nd district BM June Mondejar has perfectly attended the SP regular sessions for two successive years while 2nddistrict BM Demetrio Sonza also recorded a perfect attendance as of end-June 2014. Second-termer Mondejar, chairman, Committees on Rules and Social Welfare said he has been prioritizing attending the sessions since he became BM in 2007. “I have never sacrificed my responsibility to the sessions. My good health has been instrumental for my perfect attendance. I have sacrificed other concerns for attending the sessions. In short, attending the session is a priority among priorities”, he said.

NYC to convene frats

DSWD The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas said that around 198,360 pre-schoolers in the region will benefit from the agency’s Supplementary Feeding Program.

DOH The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas said that the region stands to get P1-billion fund for its Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) as generated from sin taxes. DOH Assistant Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said that the sin tax law has not only helped discourage/ decrease the prevalence of tobacco use in the country but also provided funds for health services and facilities.

DFA Due to the developments in the Ebola Virus outbreak in Western Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised the crisis alert level to Alert Level 2 (Restriction Phase) in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.Under Alert Level 2, Filipinos in these countries are instructed to restrict nonessential movements, avoid public places, and take extra precautions

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Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao district. Bedonia said the Commission on Audit (COA) can discontinue the release of the amount left from the DAP funds intended for the project. In order to finish the project, the main implementer of the project should look for investors. Drilon said ICC is a realization of a lifelong dream of the Ilonggos to have their own convention center at par with those of Cebu’s and

Davao’s. It is is designed by renowned Architect Willy Coscolluela who also fabricated the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and the Iloilo City Hall. The ICC’s design speaks of the merger of the rich cultures not only of the City and Province of Iloilo but of the entire Western Visayas wit features highlighting the ‘Parao boats’ of Iloilo Paraw Regatta Festival and the ‘Ati’ of the world-class Dinagyang Festival. IMT

‘Porn’ DVD vendors under watch

BY MONTESSA GRIÑO-CAOYONAN Vendors selling phonographic Digital Video Disks (DVDs) and compact discs (CDs) along the downtown area were placed under tight monitoring by the Task Force on Internet and Gaming Center, AntiPiracy and Pornography (IGCAPP) following the discovery of several pornographic websites containing lewd photos of an Ilongga teen. IGCAPP director Ben Palma Jr. said there is a possibility that the lewd photos will also go viral as scandal collection on DVDs and CDs. Palma said even before the latest incident, the task force has stepped up its monitoring of various establishments along the downtown area to curb the sale and proliferation of pornographic DVDs and CDs in the city.

In fact, two vendors were already arrested by the task force in two separate test-buy operations conducted on Valeria Street here only last month. Palma identified the suspects as Rosalyn Boute of Brgy. Calumpang and Jomarie Bersona of Brgy. East Baluarte, both in Molo district. The two arrested suspects were released from detention facility after paying the violation fee of P 5,000 each. Under the Iloilo City Ordinance No. 2008-392, any person caught printing, exhibiting, circulating and distributing pornographic materials and pirated videos, which violate the Intellectual Property Rights, will be fined with P 5, 000. Palma said more than 20 operators with almost 100 branches/kiosks in the metropolis are engaged in selling DVDs and CDs. IMT

Iloilo crime rate declines in Q1 The National Youth Commission (NYC) is bound to convene fraternities and sororities across the country to commit to end hazing and fraternityrelated violence after the death of De La Salle University - Benilde sophomore college student, Guillo Cesar Servando, said Ilonggo NYC Commissioner Jo Jan Paul Peñol. “Fraternities and sororities must promote the dignity and self-respect of all who seek membership in the organization. Such illegal conduct like hazing is inimical to the principles that each organization stands,” expressed Peñol. NYC is firm in its stand to end hazing and other fraternity-related violence, citing the mandate of Republic Act 8049, otherwise known as Anti-Hazing Law of 1995. With still a lot of unreported cases across the country on fraternityrelated violence, Peñol said that the death of Servando only reminds us that “limitations must be set as to what each and every organization can exercise.”

He also urged lawmakers, both in the Senate and House of Representatives to review the existing law. “We need to strengthen the law and be stricter on its implementation.” Malacañang, on the other hand, stressed to fraternities the Anti-Hazing Law and said it will “pursue all those people who are instrumental in the heinous murder of this particular individual.” Section 1 of the Anti-Hazing law defines hazing, as “an initiation rite or practice as a prerequisite for admission into membership in a fraternity, sorority or organization by placing the recruit, neophyte or applicant in some embarrassing or humiliating situations such as forcing him to do menial, silly, foolish and other similar tasks or activities or otherwise subjecting him to physical or psychological suffering or injury.” RA 8049 imposes a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if the hazing resulted to death, rape, sodomy, or mutilation.NYC-PR/IMT

BY REYMAR LATOZA Crime rates in the province and city of Iloilo went down in the first three months of 2014. Records from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region VI showed that crime rates in the province and city of Iloilo decreased to 32.74 percent and 26.23 percent, respectively. From January to March this year, the province of Iloilo recorded a total of 6,609 crime incident, lower from 9,643 in the same period in 2013. Meanwhile, there were 5,129 reported crime incidents in the city of Iloilo, down by 24.84 percent from 6,824 in the period in the same period last year. “Crime statistics include all crime incidents reported and recorded in police blotters, general investigation, traffic and Women and Children Protection Desk, and statistics barangay and Other Law Enforcement Agencies (OLEAs) such as BFAR, DENR, DSWD, NBI,

PDEA, etc., ” PNP-6 report said. POLICE EFFICIENCY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOILO DOWN IN Q1 In terms of crime solution efficiency, the province of Iloilo plunges to 7.34 percent in the first quarter from 23.11 percent in same period in 2013. This meant that the number of solved cases is fewer in January-March period this year compared to the same period last year. According to the report of PNP6, crimes recorded in the police blotter are considered unsolved (unless an affidavit of non-interest is submitted to the PNP), even if there was already an out of court settlement between the parties and the complainant was no longer interested in pursuing the case. On the other hand, the ability of police to solve crime in Iloilo City posted an upward trend with 9.50 percent from 2.91 percent. IMT

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METRO BUSINESS

Stronger WV economy in Q3 BY REYMAR LATOZA The brisker business brought by the services sector will keep the region’s growth in the third quarter of the year to remain strong, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region VI. NEDA-6, in its recent

Development Outlook, said the services sector is still the main driver of overall economic growth of Western Visayas. Real estate development, meanwhile, will continue to contribute positively to the region’s economy which is gradually recovering from the damage caused by the onslaught of

WV inflation rises by 18% BY REYMAR LATOZA The cost of living in western Visayas in the first quarter of 2014 is higher compared to the previous quarter, data from the National Statistical Authority (NSCB) Region VI showed. Basic food commodities, including rice, vegetables, meat, fish and fruits posted an 80.55 percent inflation rate increase in the first three months of the year due to the effect of Super Typhoon Yolanda. The utility and fare rates, meanwhile, jumped 28.57 percent to 0.9 percent from 0.7 percent. These contribute to the 4.5 percent total inflation rate increase, which was 18.42 percent higher compared to 3.8

percent in the last quarter of 2013, but was slightly lower than the same quarter last year, with 4.7 percent. NSCB-6 said, “The continued price hike of petroleum products such as diesel and gasoline” pushed up the costs of these commodities and fare rates. According NSCB-6, the province of antique registered the highest inflation rate at 6.5 percent, followed by Guimaras at 5.1 percent, Aklan at 5.0 percent, Negros Occidental at 5.1 percent, Iloilo at 4.1 percent and Capiz at 31 percent. Inflation is generally used to mean any sustained or continuing increase in price (Principles of Economics, 2008). IMT

DTI launches business center for SMEs

BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched the Business Resource and Innovation Center for small and medium enterprises (BRICS) on July 7 nationwide and will open on August 6 this year in Western Visayas. DTI-6 Public Information Officer Ruby Melliza, in partnership with the local government units (LGUs), said that BRICS will cater the needs of the local small and medium enterprises in Iloilo. Last June 25, the city government and Director Wilhelm Malones of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office signed the MOA to put up the business resource center. “BRICS stands at 83 square meters at the 3rd Floor of Robinsons Iloilo Investment Center and will also

accommodate the requests of business people as well,” Melliza said. BRICS will be providing the following services: Philippine business registry, online application, business development service, consultancy services, trainings and seminars, financing facilitation, market linkage and facilitation and trade mark and patent application assistance. Other BRIC models will be located in the cities of Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, and Quezon City. Batangas BRICS will be in their local government unit (LGU); Cagayan de Oro will be within the DTI office while Quezon City will be in a mall. After six months of operation, BRICS’ location will be evaluated for its effectiveness.IMT

Iloilo, Pulupandan ports earn P546.3-M in Jan-June

Super Typhoon Yolanda. “It will sustain the economy of the region as substantial private investments continue to intensify through new construction of infrastructure projects, both private and public,” NEDA-6 said. The economic and developmen agency also sees decrease in the region’s unemployment rate. Based on the recent data released by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region VI, the

number of employed individuals in the region ticked up to 92.9 percent at end-April this year from 92 percent in the same month in 2013. The increases in the prices of basic commodities, on the other hand, are expected to be only temporary. The hike in the prices of vegetables, rice, meat, fish and fruits “is likely to improve as the agriculture sector recovers from the damage and as the weather becomes more favorable to crops, livestock and fishery.” IMT

WV EXPORTS UP 70.84% IN Q1. Exports in Western Visayas grew by 70.84 percent to US$98.19 million in the first quarter of 2014 from US$ 57.47 million in the same period last year. Bureau of Customs said the Port of Iloilo had the highest exports due to the increase in the exportation of coal. A 37.02 percent decrease in the Sub-port of Pulupandan, however, was noted because of the reduced exportation of Philippine Raw Cane Sugar and Cane Molasses. Graphic By Gloria Concepcion Moralidad/IMT

BY REYMAR LATOZA Private investors plowed a total of P175 million into Western Visayas in the first quarter of 2014. The total paid up capital of the 172 new stock firms in the region was amounted to P151 million in the January-March period, lower from P222 million in spite of the 4.24 percent increase in its number (165) in the same months last year, according to the latest data released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Region VI. SEC-6 said “most of the firms which registered during the first quarter of the year have small amount of capitalizations.” Meanwhile, the total of contributions accumulated from the 141 new non-stock firms reached P9 million, higher by P4 million compared to the same period last year with P5 million. The number of partnership firms also soared to 38 from 25 but the total capitalization decreased to P15 million from P17 million. TOP NEW BUSINESS IN Q1

dryers, school buildings and barangay halls, among others. “But this time, the program will not focus only on the communitybased infrastructures but we also included some programs that will reduce the vulnerability of the areas,” he said. In fact, the pioneer urban project in the region was granted last year to LGUs of Kabankalan City particularly in two villages of Hilamonan and Binicuil, all of Negros Occidental. Quintilla said their basis why Kabankalan City was chosen as a pioneer urban area of the project is its higher poverty incidence with almost 33 percent in national poverty rate, and magnitude of poor (highest number of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries), and characterized just like rural area because of issues on land tenure, disasters and inaccessibility to basic services.IMT

With a capitalization of P20 million, the trading firm Great Harvest Commodities PH, Inc in Iloilo City topped the first quarter list PERBACK Sugar Equities Corporation in Negros Occidental came in second with a capitalization of P15.59 million, followed by Greenland Builders 2013 Corporation in Kalibo, Aklan with a capitalization of P8 million. Iloilo City’ G-PS Food Choices, Inc. and Negros Occidental’s SOBHLASTA Foods Corporation occupied the fourth spot with P8 million capitalization each, followed by Aklan Oil Corporation and One Plus Pawnshop & Money Changer, Inc. in Iloilo City with with P5 million each. Other firms are H & S Drug (6th), Asian AGCY Builders & Construction, Inc., Corland Manpower Services, Inc., Florete & Ledesma Food Ltd., Co., Iloilo Golden Palm Manpower and Services, Inc., Integritas Construction and Trading Corp, Negros Kauswagan Training Centre and Manpower Services, Inc., R.A. Construction Services, Inc., and Sillimanite Realty Corp 9 (all in 7th spot), Guimaras Island Ferry Services Corp. (8th), Averia Brothers Leasing Company (9th) and Center Parkway Unlimited Ventures, Inc. (10th).IMT

assistance, marketing assistance, trainings, trade fairs and trademark registration. In a previous article by Iloilo Metropolitan Times, Iloilo Business Club (IBS) Executive Director Ma. Lea Victoria E. Lara stated that “even SMEs are in a stage wherein they are

all trying to figure out how to ride with the developments of Iloilo.” “It’s crucial that they have to evolve, that they can identify clearly the opportunities they can pursue or otherwise the rapid trends of the city can either hurt or complement their businesses,” Lara said.IMT

Kalahi-CIDSS expands projects to 117 towns in WV BY MONTESA GRINO-CAOYONAN The Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will be expanding more projects to 117 municipalities in Western Visayas in response to the devastation caused by last year’s Typhoon Yolanda. Kalahi-CIDSS Deputy Regional Project Manager Leo Quintilla said they already received so many letters of intent and proposals from the different interested Local Government Units (LGUs) in the region especially the typhoon-hit areas. “The chosen LGU will be the one to choose what projects they need most,” he said during the press conference at the Iloilo Grand Hotel. Quintilla said most of the proposed projects were based on the primary need of the areas such as day care centers, health sanitation, road improvements, water systems, solar

Private investments in WV down

SMEs should upgrade to survive, says DTI-6

BY GLORIA CONCEPCION MORALIDAD

BY REYMAR LATOZA The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Collection District VI collected over half a billion from the ports of Iloilo and the Sub-Port of Pulupandan in Negros Occidental in the first half of 2014. Total revenues collected in the first six months of the year reached P546,350,678.00, higher by 32.1 percent from its income target of P416 million for the said period. The sub-port of Pulupandan contributed 71 percent of the total collection or equivalent to

P389,106,161.00. Ernelito Aquino, District Collector of Port of Iloilo, explained that the District Port of Iloilo is dependent on the collection performance of its subport in Pulupandan. Aquino cited the independent petroleum company Seaoil as the subport’s biggest player. He said that every vessel, Seaoil pays dues and tax amounting to P45 million to P50 million. The BOC Collection District VI is upbeat to hit it P843,983,000 2014 full-year target.IMT

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Iloilo City should beef up in order to compete well against the city’s rapid growth development, said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI. “Everybody wants their businesses to grow. There are three things SMEs should bear in mind: good product quality, reasonable prices, and delivery on time, so that one can compete within the global market,” said DTI-6 Public Information Officer Ruby Melliza. She further stated that DTI is open to help aspiring entrepreneurs attain their business goals. Among these are: SME development, financing assistance options, design and development

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ASSESSED VALUE

YEARS DELINQUENT

TAX DUE

PENALTIES

REGISTRATION FEE

COST OF SALE

GRAND TOTAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ASSESSED VALUE

YEARS DELINQUENT

TAX DUE

PENALTIES

REGISTRATION FEE

COST OF SALE

GRAND TOTAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

LANDSITE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC.

Brgy. San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City

res lot

1,031.00

Lot 2

MALONES, ANGELITA

Brgy. Burgos, La Paz, Iloilo City

res bldg

126.00

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TUBIS, SONIA

Brgy. Calaparan, Arevalo, Iloilo City

res bldg

142.40

UY KIMPANG, MANUEL m/to MARIANA GO

Brgy. Compania, Molo, Iloilo City

res idle lot

1,903.00

Lot 1814-C

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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6 EDITORIAL

DAP, CJ Corona and the crooks

hen the Supreme Court declared the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) unconstitutional for violating the Section 25 (5) Article VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the doctrine of separation of powers, Malacañan and the beneficiary-representatives of both the lower and upper houses of the Philippine Legislature whined in chorus, stating that they responsibly used the fund to fast track the implementation of several projects necessary in improving the lives of their constituents. They say that DAP was initiated as a means to cut short the long budgeting process and fill the gap created by the enormous economic growth that the country is experiencing. What they did not tell though is the period when the president approved the release of DAP funds. On December 21, 2011, barely a few days after the House of Representatives adopted the Articles of Impeachment against former Chief Justice Renato Corona, a total of P13.3 billion worth of DAP projects was approved by the president. Another P32 billion was approved by the president on June 27, 2012 after the budget department sought for “the “omnibus authority to consolidate savings/ unutilized balances and their realignment.” The approval of President Aquino came a month after the Senate impeached Corona. On September 5, 2012 the president approved the release of P5.9 billion for “other priority projects and expenditures of the government.” It happened a month before the 5-day filling of certificates of candidacy for the May 2013 midterm elections. Last December 21, 2012, the president approved the release of P33.2 billion worth of DAP funds. This happened exactly 23 days before the 100-day election period began on January 13, 2013. Now, our legislators and leaders are blaming those who questioned the legality of their official and now “unconstitutional” acts for the miseries of their constituents. Just a thought though, what if there was no Corona to impeach and no election to hold? Probably these whining crooks living in Malacanang and the Congress would not see the miserable lives of the Filipino people.

Police search on cellphones A

landmark decision was recently penned by the United States Supreme Court on police searches done on cellphones of arrested individuals. In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court voted to declare that the police need to have a warrant before they can open and search the contents of the cellular phone of an arrested person. Often done for the purpose of strengthening the evidence or as an aid in the investigation, police search the arrested person’s text messages, pictures or videos. Whether it is password protected or not, they have been doing it and now the US Supreme Court halted the practice with the decision in Riley v. California and U.S. v. Wurie. The two cases involved police who searched the contents of the arrested persons but

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without asking for a warrant from the Court. In our country where almost every person has a cellphone, content searches on cellphones of arrested persons are common place. We may be a democratic country but it has yet to sink in the consciousness of the people that cellular phones, like letters, are considered private and would require a warrant to be searched. The few exceptions in the decision penned by US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts are the ‘exigent circumstances’ like kidnapping and bomb threats. Searching cellphone contents of suspected bombers may yield valuable information that could save lives if acted upon immediately. However, those circumstances can still be questioned in Court and the authorities should prove the search was done under ‘exigent circumstances’, otherwise it will become an illegal

search. In a surprising twist, the Canadian Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled that police can search contents on cellular phones of arrested suspects if it is not password protected. It would be inappropriate, said the Ontario Court, to look into the suspect’s phone if password protected. An unlocked phone is an unspoken invitation but not the locked ones. It is like a house with open doors, anybody can search it because it is unlocked. Whereas, a house with locked doors cannot be searched for the simple reason that it is locked. The rights of the individual is forgotten in the process. Going back to our beloved country, our law enforcers often neglect the privacy rights of arrested suspects, especially those in ordinary clothes and wearing just slippers. Whether we like it or not, Filipinos has the innate bias to those who are

well dressed as against those who are ‘gusgusin’. So much so that the rights of the ordinary people and the petty criminals are often neglected. Although privacy rights over cellular phones in this country is not yet so established as to entail going to court but it is apt and proper to raise the issue now. It is high time that kind of right of the individual is protected, it is in the purview of the Bill of Rights of our Constitution. If ever you will be arrested and your phone is searched, you can try to lodge a complaint in court and hopefully we can get a landmark decision from our very own courts that would uphold our privacy rights in our phones from illegal search. NOTE: The Bureau of Fire protection, Region 6 is accepting application folders for recruitment of 83 new firefighters from July 1 – 31, 2014. For more info, please like the Facebook Page of BFP 6 (Public Information Section, BFP 6), log on to their website (www.bfp6.com.ph) or call 337-4790.

Santiago soldiered on and nearly conquered Malacanang in 1992—no thanks to the sudden power blackout that lasted until she lost a commanding lead during the canvassing of votes in the presidential race against FVR.

with the besieged president. Santiago, a constitutional expert, always had a mouthful to preach about the rule of law and the majesty of the constitution--which made her even more unpopular in the eyes of nondescript politicians unaccustomed to her unconventional style in interpreting ambiguous provisions of law.

old daughter of La Paz, Iloilo City attacks an opponent, she is merciless and relentless. She always goes to war “bloodied but unbowed.” When she opens her mouth and begins her spiel, the firebrand senator produces a staccato and parody that provides unlimited excitement and entertainment to her audience.

VOTE Her gallant vote against the move to impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona along with fellow senator-judges Joker Arroyo and Bongbong Marcos stood as a towering principle amid rumors of Malacanang payoff and bribery via the doomed Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) or pork barrel to cast a yes vote. In the most recent debate related to the P10-billion pork barrel anomaly engineered by Janet Lim-Napoles, Santiago torn to shreds those whom she perceived to have connived with Napoles, including Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, in a scary speech that had the spectators–those present in the senate gallery and those watching on TV “live”--on the edge of their seats. Santiago is fearless. A one of a kind warrior. When the 69-year-

ADMIT Her admission last July 2 that she had a stage 4 lung cancer devastated her fans. Fighting tears, the maverick lawmaker assured the nation she could survive if given the proper medication. “I have cancer of the left lung, which makes it difficult for me to breathe. I think you have noticed that for the past years, I’ve always had difficulty. I’ve always had shortness of breath,” Santiago told a news conference. It’s risky to speculate on the real condition Santiago is in today. Stage 4 is an alarming state. What we can do for now is to pray that she can overcome the deadly disease. God forbid, we might lose her to a lung cancer – at least not to a brainrelated disease, which her critics had been trying to maliciously insinuate since time immemorial.

That meant I will experience what it will be like for him to go to school for the first time. It was an experience worthy of praise. The center had extraordinary toys --- wooden blocks, cloth dolls and animals, strings made out of paper --- mostly things we find around us yet have never thought of to be used as toys. Tubes made out of bamboo, wooden building tools and blocks. My son and his classmates had the best time while playing with these toys. I saw how his imagination worked when he built an architectural masterpiece out of the blocks. Suddenly I remembered that among my three sons, he is the one who has the least toys. He mostly played with things he can find around the house. He imagined and created because he was left to discover that ordinary things in the house can be toys too. When it was time to eat healthy snacks (which parents had to prepare at home and bring on the assigned day), they were each given a placemat, food on a breakable plate and a breakable glass too. After the meal each of them had to bring their plate first to the sink, then the glass and finally fold the placemat and return it in its proper place. I cannot believe my son is doing this. At home, we all treated him like a baby. He was fed while sitting on his chair. When he wants to drink water, we hold the glass for him thinking he might break it. But in school, he carries his plate to the sink, drinks from the glass on his own and can even fold his placemat correctly. Since when can he do this? We adults always have the notion that we should do things for them lest they

break the plates and glasses. He can do it on his own! After a few days, I can see this same independence at home. We allowed him and realized he really can do some things on his own. We just did not give him the opportunity. While he was playing, I was brought back to a book I recently got as a gift from my parents, The Power of Play by David Elkind. In his book, Elkind showed through a time line how children develop from infancy to adulthood in terms of their ability to play. During infancy and early childhood, play is the dominant and directing mode of activity. Children learn best through self-created learning experiences. During the first week, the center spent at least an hour of free play with the students. It was one precious hour for my son and all the other children in the room. It was here where imaginations soared to unimaginable heights. They may look like simple wooden blocks and cloth but to my son and his classmates, they meant the world. They used the toys to create what it is that defined their world. Some children emerge as engineers; others are chefs, farmers, nurses and doctors. By the second week, most of them can already enter the room on their own. When I was finally able to let go of my son, I can hear him playing and creating without minding whether I am still beside him or not. He had his share of crying at first upon looking back and not seeing me seated near him but I am positive this will do him well. My baby is growing up fast. In no time, I am so sure he will let me go even before he enters the classroom. When that time comes, I know he is ready to face the world and make it his playground.

We might lose Miriam but not to a brain cancer

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ancer c a n take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.” Jim Valvano In all her political life, critics have hounded Sen. Miriam DefensorSantiago with catcalls and unsavory allusions to mental illnesses and below-the-belt potshots normally reserved for political gadflies and imbeciles. A Manila bus carrying truckloads of anti-Erap protesters even emblazoned the vehicle with a giant caricature and a vitriol that screamed, “Miriam baliw!” (Miriam crazy) at the height of the myth called “Edsa II” where former President and now Manila Mayor Erap Estrada was toppled in 2001. If Santiago “ate death threats for breakfast” during his tumultuous stint in the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation under the late President Cory Aquino, she swam with ridicules and insults from political adversaries allergic to her brand of politics. Despite the brutal verbal snipes,

BATTLE In her battle against an ailment that contributes in the rapid change of her mood from good to bad vice versa, she was pilloried and branded with names. Her most acerbic enemies in the rival Lakas-NUCD Party called her “Brenda” or brain damage. She laughed it off and “refused to go down to their level.” Santiago may have lost her chance to win the top position in Malacanang due to a ramshackle political party and probably to poll cheating, but she remains the darling of young voters and university students wherever she goes all over the country—and the most sought-after commencement exercises speaker to boot. When no one was gutsy enough to defend the politically deteriorating Erap in 2001, Santiago defied the odds and risked her disastrous 2004 senatorial reelection bid by siding

Ready for the World

y youngest son turned three early this year. A few weeks before his 3rd birthday, I was deep in thought whether to enroll him in a preschool when the school year starts in June. I thought about his eldest brother whom we enrolled in school at 2 ½ years old. By July of that school year, he became tired of the routine of having to wake up early in the morning to go to school and didn’t have the patience to sit down for a few hours each morning. What was I thinking back then? He was only 2 ½! So my husband and I decided he was not yet ready for school and we stopped sending him. Then our second son entered school at exactly 4 years old. We noticed that he was just ripe for school. He seemed ready --- for the lessons, for the routines and for not being near me for at least 3 hours a day. I thought of waiting until our youngest is 4 years old before sending him to school. Then towards the end of the last school year, he was talking about school. It was easy to teach him letter sounds, numbers, songs, shapes, colors. By the time he was 2 ½, he can memorize the letter sounds, count, recite colors and shapes and can identify most animals and things around the house. That got me thinking. He might just be ready for school. So I went around looking for a preschool that would suit him. I did not like a traditional school which will require him to follow routines. I believe that at his age, he should still explore the world around him and be

exposed to natural things we adults sometimes take for granted --- the flowers, butterflies, rocks, a friend’s hand, a teacher’s soft but firm voice. I did not have to look far. Right in my alma mater since high school, UP in the Visayas, was a modest child minding center that would be so perfect for my son. It is aptly called Balay-Balay Child Minding Center. I was told they do not exist to teach their students the ABCs and 123s but rather to get to know themselves better by interacting with the world around them. My son will not be taught that A is for apple but he will be taught life skills which will be beneficial as he matures. I felt so glad when I learned more about the center because I knew this is where my son belongs. I did not want him to learn his letters and numbers yet although he already knows them. I wanted him to be in a place where he can be himself --- a young child with a free spirit. Free to express himself, free to explore his world. When I got a message that he was accepted, I cannot contain my happiness. He will finally be going to school. I will be bringing my little bundle of joy and sunshine to a place where he will experience what most children cannot and will never experience anymore in this age of the internet and technology. The first day brought butterflies to my stomach. I was excited for my son yet nervous whether he will let go of me and enter the room on his own. When Teacher announced that parents can sit inside for the first week, I was overjoyed.

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Safe and Sustainable (Part 3)

ynthetic pesticides are the main method of pest management used by 92% of Thai and 100% of Vietnamese growers of yard-long bean. This confirms the findings of several previous studies showing the farmers’ reliance on chemical pesticides as a primary mode of pest control in Thailand and Vietnam. Nine farmers (8%) in PathumThani Province in Thailand produced pesticidefree yard-long bean for a niche market; this shows that it is economically and technically possible to produce the crop without pesticides as long as there is a market for this. Non-synthetic methods of pest management included mostly biopesticides and were used by 55% of Thai farmers and reportedly by 100% of the Vietnamese. However, further inspection and consultation with local experts in Vietnam showed that none of these were actually biopesticides. According to local experts, pesticide traders sometimes give incorrect information to the farmers, telling them that the pesticides purchased are not harmful to their health because they are biopesticides. Very few farmers tried to control pests by removing infected plants from their field or through intercropping. In Thailand, only one farmer had

heard of trap crops and one other had heard of use of pheromones to manage arthropod pests. The average Thai growers of yard-long bean used 16.3 kg/ha of formulated pesticide products/cropping cycle. The most common pesticides used were abamectin, cypermethrin, methomyl, carbosulfan and EPN. The latter three are highly hazardous chemicals and leave residues if the preharvest interval (the period between the last application of the pesticide and the safe harvesting of the crop) is not observed. Hence, it is not uncommon to have exceedingly high levels of pesticide residues. For example, an earlier report had confirmed the presence of several toxic pesticides, including methomyl, triazophos, chlorpyrifos, methamidophos, omethoate, dicofol and dimethoate, to a maximum of 15-fold higher than the maximum residue limits (MRLs) in yard-long bean from Thailand. In Vietnam, abamectin, fipronil, cypermethrin, l-cyhalothrin and cartap were the pesticides mostly commonly applied. The latter three belong to the synthetic pyrethroids and carbamate groups. It has already been reported that more than 75% of the pesticide products used in Vietnam against arthropod pests are organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamates. Thus, the current survey also

confirmed the high prevalence of carbamates and synthetic pyrethroids. Since yard-long bean is grown in smaller plots, growers usually buy smaller packs of pesticides. An earlier study has documented the discrepancy in the label information for large packages (intended for official inspection) and for small packages (intended for farmers), leading to pesticide misuse. For instance, the pre-harvest interval for abamectin was 7 days according to the information on the large packages, but the label on the small packages mentioned only 3 days, a reduction which makes this product more attractive for farmers. Similarly, the pre-harvest interval for permethrin recommended on the large package was 12 days, but on the small package only 7 days. Other pesticides such as fipronil did not even have any preharvest interval information on the small packages, though on the large packages a period of 14 days (for rice and beans) was indicated. Hence, it is apparent that pesticide use on yard-long bean in Vietnam may not be safe, since the harvest is done at least twice a week, and this may not leave sufficient time for residues to fall to levels below the MRL. In addition, pesticide use is currently higher on vegetables than on other crops in Vietnam. For instance, the pesticide use/ha in the Red River

Delta is 5.52 kg/cropping season for vegetables compared with 3.34 kg/ha for rice and 0.88 kg/ha for other food crops. Virtually all farmers in both countries felt that pesticides provided an effective means of pest and disease control, and were satisfied with their effectiveness to control pod borers. According to the farmers, the use of pesticides made their crops look healthier and more marketable, and helped them to get a better price for their produce. When asked whether their intensity of pesticide use had changed in the past 5 years, 23% of Thai farmers thought it had increased and 6% thought it had decreased. Perceived reasons for the increase included a greater extent of pest damage and more difficulties in managing pests. These observations might point to the development of resistance against commonly used pesticides. Although resistance of legume pod borers to commonly used pesticides has not yet been documented for Thailand or Vietnam, resistance has been reported in other Southeast Asian countries. Hence, it becomes imperative to assess the resistance of pod borers to commonly used pesticides in both countries. Of the Thai respondents, 41% indicated a willingness to try alternative methods of pest management if these were provided, but 59% responded

Hiligaynon Revolution of 2014. But this month, I am pretty busy editing the best of Hiligaynon new writings to decide on the format of my Hiligaynon lessons via this column.

globalize and modernize the language by recognizing and adopting borrowed words especially from Spanish and English, from science and technology, and other fields of advancement; and 3.] to dignify the language by adopting a new 28-letter orthography so as not to dumb down the spelling with our erstwhile 20-letter alphabet.

One year of B, B & B

as it really been a year of “Brash, Brazen & Brilliant”? H a p p y anniversary to us—me and you, my avid readers! I know for a fact that I wrote my introductory column on July 4 last year, although the online edition of the Iloilo Metropolitan Times dated the post as July 8, 2013. Oh, I totally adore that piece. You should reread it using this link: http:// www.iloilometropolitantimes.com/brashbrazen-brilliant/. At the very beginning, it asked: Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? And I replied: I definitely can! For a moment there, I was thinking to myself, Do I really have to? I mean, I always thought that only the illiterate do not know me in Western Visayas. For crying out loud, I was an Ilonggo newspaper royalty in the first five years of the new millennium! But I also realized that I have been largely absent from the Ilonggo newspaper scene for the last five years, at least. There is a new generation of newspaper readers that needs to be educated. So, this is who I am: I am Peter Solis Nery. Remember that name very

well! Among many things, I am a nurse, an author, a husband, a filmmaker, and a passionate advocate for Hiligaynon literature, Ilonggo arts, and Filipino culture. Let’s keep it at that for now. I will reveal more about myself, and my mission to change your life for the better, if and when, you continue to patronize and support this column. What has changed in a year? The biggest change is that I have retired from Nursing, and have moved to our fully paid home Maryland. I see no point staying in Los Angeles working my ass off just to pay the rent. Also, because I am retired now, I am devoting a great amount of time to my advocacy of advancing the Hiligaynon language and Hiligaynon literature as envisioned and carried out by my own Peter Solis Nery Foundation. I am also seriously thinking about using this column space as an avenue to teach Hiligaynon. I have been called and crowned as Champion of Hiligaynon, and I think that it is important that I embody and manifest such title in words and deeds more than just initiating and advancing the

What’s the best of Hiligaynon new writings? These are new literature produced by would be and emerging writers in Hiligaynon under the incentives provided by my Foundation’s literary contest, the Peter’s Prize. We have collected the works, and I have decided to publish them so that they can be available to the world. It is while editing these works that I recognized a need to revolutionize the Hiligaynon language in terms of its orthography, and use of foreign words. Because only one out of forty-seven writers, forty-eight including me, used the stress marks or diacritics in their work, I also decided to propose the omission of diacritics for the Hiligaynon of the future generation. My goals in editing Hiligaynon are threefold: 1.] to simplify the orthography by omitting the cumbersome and parochially understood stress marks which are not helpful to foreign readers anyway; 2.] to

as the short story, which for her is an inscribed genre, thus she argues that the Hiligaynon sugilanon can (only) be traced to 19th century literary forms: the composo, corrido, Almanake, and pananglet. This claim is further anchored on the note that Magdalena Jalandoni started her career as a writer of corrido. If for Lucila Hosillos the corrido is one source of the weaknesses of the vernacular literature for its stereotyped plot, setting, and fairy-tale ending, Villareal argues that it is in the corrido that Filipino writers expressed the “earthy, the carnivalistic, the fantastic, the bawdy, the exuberance of life and spirit shunted aside in a medieval order” that led missionaries to censor it. The corrido therefore functioned as an “imaginative space” embodying literary translation (motifs, characters, story outline) rather than linguistic translation and this result is what Villareal calls as “creative misreading” that for her, enabled Filipino writers to reconstruct the sign system, thus, its subversion. Villareal is said to be interrogating the politics of literary translation in the Philippines (that is, in the top universities in the imperial Manila). She situates her project within the background that the prevailing “sign frame” is that of the colonizer, primarily due to our history of

colonialism and inevitably, our colonial education. Yet there is a but as this interrogation has been informed already by 1) the nationalist re-awakening in the late 60s, and 2) the mandate of the 1986 Philippine Constitution to use Filipino, the national language, as a medium of instruction (we are aware of the recent debates on this topic in line with the K12 curriculum). Villareal argues that she is threading the powerful role of the translator to “un-frame” in order to “reframe” the sign. She asks the following questions: 1) Why translate the sugilanon into English? 2) Can English sever its ties from elitism and cultural imperialism? Her discussion reveals that she is (still) navigating herself within the panoptical sign-frame of the colonizer. For the first question, she answers that it is because English has remained as the dominant tool for communication. She suggests, for question number two, that 1) the translator must cultivate what Mikhail Bahktin calls as “Galilean consciousness” (“in which many languages are encompassed and enter into dialogue with one another, mutually illuminating each other”), 2) the translator should acknowledge the distinct characteristics of the sugilanon and the traditions it came from, and 3) the translator should

7 that they were not interested as they thought these methods would not be effective. Some farmers mentioned that alternatives can be useful only if all farmers adopt them, as they were concerned that pests would otherwise concentrate in their fields. Weekly spraying was the most common practice used by 64% of the Thai growers of yard-long bean who used pesticides; another 23% sprayed twice a week (Table 4). Of those growers using pesticides, 87% indicated that they did preventive (prophylactic) spraying; 37% indicated an increased frequency of spraying if they detected an increase in pest problems in their field (i.e. curative spraying). This is in line with earlier findings that also reported application as a prophylactic measure in Thailand. In Vietnam, 80% of the respondents indicated that they sprayed once. a week; only one farmer sprayed twice a week. An earlier survey among the vegetable farmers in the same study sites in Vietnam also showed that about 50% of the respondents sprayed fewer than 11 times with 8–10 day intervals in one season (3–4 months) on average. In Thailand, spraying was typically done using a power sprayer (54% of the respondents) or a mechanized pump sprayer (about 40% of the respondents). Manual pump sprayers are no longer commonly used. However in Vietnam, most farmers used either a portable manual pump sprayer or a mechanized pump sprayer (backpack type).

So, when can we start reading your interesting lessons on the global Hiligaynon for the new and future generations? I promise it will be soon. But give me time to fully conceptualize the improvement, and to redesign this column. I cannot be teaching in a “Brash, Brazen & Brilliant” mode. Or at least, not under that brash, though brilliant, column name anyway. My new column title should sound more paternal/ maternal, more mentoring and friendly. I mean, can you imagine the conceitedness in my first column here? Read again its ending. When asked, Are you coming back to newspaper writing for good? I responded, “I don’t know. To be honest, I didn’t really miss newspaper work. I mean, sure, there are times when I do miss the pressure of presswork deadlines,

and seeing my bylines and column IDs in newsprint and ink. But, let’s face it, the dollars that I earn as a registered nurse in the US are hallucinogenic and hypnotic. Bulisangkatsuri! American moolah is an opium that makes me forget my journalistic roots. So maybe I’m not coming back to newspaper writing to stay. But this newspaper asked me to write for it on my own terms: my schedule, my format, my topics of choice, my peculiarities. So, for as long as I feel that I am treated well, I’ll continue to write. Of course, I will also consider the public’s response. I’m not really the type who would force myself on people. For the record, people come to me! I mean, at my age and stature, I have nothing else to prove. If I don’t write ever again at this point in my life, I would already have been assured of my place in Philippine literature and Ilonggo journalism. So when I write, it’s not really for myself, but for you people who need some sunshine in your humdrum lives! I live in Los Angeles, the movie capital of the world, and rub elbows with the stars; you don’t!” So, yes, that L.A. bitchiness needs to go. I’ll think of something calm and nurturing like my new home in Reisterstown, Maryland soon. Promise. Keep posted.

consider experimenting with “a Filipino variety of literary English.” This is where Villareal is coming from: she positions herself as a translator within the larger frame of “directions for translation in a post-colonial setting.” It is significant to note that her education came from the University of the Philippines and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Prior to this book, she has been research associate at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She has also served as the President of the Philippines American Studies Association. This book actually is her dissertation funded by the faculty development program of UP and a grant from the Philippines-United States faculty development plan. Villareal subscribes on the semiotic process of translation practiced by Roman Jakobson. Her definitions and models for translation, therefore, are mainly derived from the very source/s of “sign frame” that she aims to “un-frame” for reframing. Among these, she cites William Frawley, Charles Pierce, Karl Buhler, Umberto Eco, Regina Harrison (that cites Vicente Rafael’s Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule), Mikhail Bahktin, Jorge Klor de Alva, Gideon Toury, and Tzvetan Todorov.

In what sense is translating the sugilanon a process of “unframing” and “re-framing” the sign? Villareal further asks, but fails to elaborate and thoroughly discuss. What she underscores is how the process of un-framing in translating the sugilanon/vernacular literature is largely determined by power relations, as seen in the case of the Roces Liwayway Publications where Tagalog works are translated into Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Iluko. With this knowledge, she urges that the translator should wield its power in the form of respecting the source language and to inhabit courage to re-shape the source language so that the centerperiphery binary be blurred. The anthology comprises the Part 2 of this book. It introduces Hiligaynon writers published in the Hiligaynon magazine mainly in the 70s. This is a significant contribution. We get to know who they are, the subject matters that preoccupied them, the dominant linguistic and literary innovations - among others. The publication of the original text side by side with the English and Filipino translations allow readers to map the similarities and differences; the elaboration and the reduction and the gaps it create, and the many possibilities it open up for the rest of the Filipino scholars to explore.

Who Are the Scholars of Hiligaynon Literature? (Part 3 of 4)

o r a z o n Villareal in Translating the Sugilanon: Reframing the Sign (UP Press, 1994) has the original texts with translation in both English and Filipino. She qualifies this Filipino translation as Hiligainized Filipino as it deliberately interweaves Hiligaynon with Tagalog in a sentence. This is the “becoming” of the Filipino language. We have to note however that Villareal’s employment of this framework - her “re-framing” politics - is conveniently applied, and limited to, dialogues. Villareal’s historical research and translation focus on the sugilanon. Her finding that the Hiligaynon narrative tradition dates back to the epics, myths, folktales, and legends affirms the assertion of Resil Mojares in Origins and Rise of the Filipino Novel: A Generic Study of the Novel until 1940 (UP Press, 1983) that the Philippine novel has its roots in folk narratives until it eventually mixed with Spanish narrative forms that were largely religious and didactic in nature to its assimilation of the European novel epitomized by Jose Rizal’s Noli and Fili. But Villareal is bias to sources that have “some form or structure” such

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Iloilo Municipality of Concepcion SANGGUNIANG BAYAN EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 21st REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF CONCEPCION, ILOILO HELD AT THE SESSION HALL ON MAY 26, 2014 PRESENT: Hon. Agustin G. Garilva, Jr. Hon. Romeo C. Lanciola Hon. Rainier N. Balida Hon. Lilibeth B. Gabayeron Hon. Sandy T. Salcedo Hon. Mark Ruffin C. Villaruz Hon. Gilbert A. Francisco Hon. Alfredo R. Manderico

SB Member, Temp. Presiding Officer SB Member SB Member SB Member SB Member SB Member SB Member SB Member

ABSENT: Hon. Elizabeth T. Salcedo Vice Mayor, Presiding Officer, On sick leave Hon. Rolinda M. De Julian SB Member, Liga ng mga Barangay President, OB MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE 2014-01 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CODE OF MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Iloilo, that: CHAPTER 1- PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS ARTICLE 1- GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1- TITLE This ordinance shall be known and cited as the Traffic Management Code of the Municipality of Concepcion. SECTION 2- SCOPE OF APPLICATION This ordinance provides for the traffic rules and regulations on all roads in the municipality, whether national or local in classification, pedestrian rules and regulations; vehicle stops and transport terminals; roads used by motor vehicles including motorized tricycles and pedicabs, bicycles and other forms of conveyance whether public or private, and such other rules and regulations hereinafter promulgated in furtherance of an optimum utilization of the road network in the Municipality of Concepcion where the context applies, the rules shall also apply to the public places. SECTION 3- DECLARATION OF POLICY It is hereby declared in the policy of the Municipality of Concepcion that: a. The flow of people and goods through the road network shall be as efficient, safe, unhampered and orderly as possible for the economic and social vitality and viability of the municipality. b. Traffic problems and issues must be resolved in a rational manner, guided by facts and shaped through consultation, collaboration and coordination with the surrounding municipalities as well as national agencies like Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Transportation’s and Communications; c. The public has the right to be informed prior, and to participate in the formulation of any measures that may affect the community and travelling habits; The driver of any emergency vehicle may, when it is expedient and safe to do so: a. On a sounding siren, bell or repeater horn, proceed, pass a traffic control signal displaying or proceed contrary to the direction or instruction of any traffic control devices; b. On a sounding siren, bell or repeater horn, drive in any direction or any part of the road or overtake or pass on either side of another vehicle; c. Stop, leave waiting or park the vehicle at any place at any time; ARTICLE II- DEFINITIONS SECTION 1- DEFINITION OF TERMS When used in this code, the terms 1. Authorized maintenance vehicle- any vehicle of the municipality used in traffic signal, road construction, and road repair and maintenance works. 2. Bicycle- any two-wheeled vehicle propelled solely by human power. 3. Driver- is any person having control of the directional and motive power of vehicle. 4. Emergency vehicle- means a motor: a. Conveying member of the police force on urgent police duty, b. Of a fire brigade travelling to or on duty at any place in consequence of a fire or an alarm of fire, c. Being an ambulance or any other vehicle, answering an urgent call or conveying to a hospital any injured or a sick person urgently requiring treatment, d. Being used to obtain or convey blood or other supplies, drugs or equipment for a person urgently requiring treatment while may or may not carry a siren, bell or repeater horn for use as a warning instrument, or e. Duly authorized as an emergency vehicle for purpose of this code by the appropriate authority. 5. Footway- that portion of the road set aside for pedestrian use only. 6. Horn- includes any or every device for signaling by sound. 7. Intersection- the place at which two or more roads crosses. 8. Motor Vehicle- means any conveyance designed to be self-propelled, and includes any vehicle designed to be propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon rails. 9. No Parking Area- means a portion of a thoroughfare between two consecutive “No Parking” signs and with arrows pointing generally towards each other or other appropriate signs. 10. One-way Thoroughfare- means a thoroughfare on which vehicles are permitted to travel in one direction only, as indicated by appropriate signs or signals. 11. Parked- a vehicle is said to be parked if it is stationary for the period during which the vehicle is not limited to the time needed to pick up or set down persons or goods. 12. Parking Area- means a portion of the thoroughfare where parking is permitted as indicated by appropriate notices or parking signs. 13. Pedestrian- any person on foot or in a perambulator. 14. Road- sometimes called street or highway, means that part of the land surface designed or used for the passage of vehicles, whether motorized or not, inclusive of sidewalks and shoulders forming part of the right of way. 15. Thoroughfare- means that portion of a road improved, designed or used for vehicular travel exclusive of the shoulder and footway. 16. Traffic Control Signal- means any device using a word or words, a symbol or symbols, a colored light or lights or a combination thereof operated mechanically, electrically, manually or otherwise by means of which traffic may be controlled or regulated. 17. Two-way Thoroughfare- means thoroughfare where traffic is permitted in opposite directions. 18. U- turn- means a movement which causes a vehicle facing or traveling in one direction to face or travel in the opposite, or substantially the opposite direction. 19. Vehicle- means any conveyance or other device propelled or drawn by any means and includes a bicycle and, where the context permits, includes an animal driven or ridden, but does not include a train. 20. Waiting- means a vehicle permitted to remain stationary with the motor running 21. Minor – Individual whose age is below 18 years ARTICLE III- IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITIES SECTION 1- COMPOSITION OF THE TRAFFIC CODE AUTHORITIES a. Concepcion Traffic Management Unit. There is hereby created a Traffic Management Unit and shall be composed of the following: Municipal Mayor - Chairman Municipal Vice Mayor - Vice Chairman Chief of Police - Executive Officer Sangguniang Bayan Chairman on Transportation - Member Chairman on Peace and Order - Member Municipal Auxiliary Police Head - Member Transport Association President - Member Punong Barangay / Chief Tanod - Member b. Function and Duties of the Traffic Management Unit and Traffic Enforcement - Conducts periodic review of the implementation of the Municipal Traffic Code. - Evaluates the effectiveness of the traffic management schemes. - Reviews the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of the Municipal Traffic Code and other rules and regulations by the Traffic Management Unit. - Serves as consultative and advisory body to the Municipal Mayor and the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Transportation in matters pertaining to traffic operations management unit. - The Municipal PNP and the Municipal Auxiliary Police (MAP) traffic enforcers are hereby given the authority and the primary responsibility and duty to enforce the provisions of this code. - PNP ‘s and MAP’s are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with the provisions of this code. Provided, however, in the event of fire or other emergency to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions herein. SECTION 2- THE MUNICIPAL AUXILIARY POLICE (MAP) a. The Municipal Ordinance No. 02 Series of 2008 states that the Local Chief Executive through a Committee on Finance and Appropriation has recognized and created the Municipal Auxiliary Police (MAP) per Executive Order No. 25 Series of 2007 of the Local Chief Executive. b. The designated Municipal Auxiliary Police (MAP) will be under the direct supervision of the Chief of Police and had undergone proper orientation and trainings and has the following functions and responsibilities: A. Shall strictly enforce Municipal Ordinances relative to the implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management Program and Anti littering of the Local Government of the municipality. B. Shall augment the Police Force particularly in the implementation of Traffic Rules and Regulations provided in this Code. C. May perform other functions that may be ordered by the Chief of Police and the Local Chief Executive. D.Composition of the Municipal Auxiliary Police D.1. the Municipal Auxiliary Police (MAP) shall be composed of the following through an Executive Order of the Local Chief Executive. 1. Team Leader; 2. Member; 3. Member; 4. Member; 5. Member; 6. and one representative from each of the transportation group recognized by the Municipality of Concepcion. D.2. the Municipal Auxiliary Police designated through the Executive Order shall receive the 40% incentive as prescribed in the Municipal Ordinance No. 2 Series of 2008. ARTICLE IV - OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SECTION 1- LICENSE TO DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES a. A Drivers License shall be carried by the driver at all times when operating a motor vehicle, and shall be shown and/or surrendered for cause and upon demand to any person with authority. b. Valid Official Receipt (OR) and Certificate of Registration (CR) of the motor vehicle must be carried by the driver at all times; c. No driver of any motor vehicle is allowed to operate within the Municipality of Concepcion without updated Drivers License and municipal permit. d. It is unlawful for minors/children to drive any two wheeled or 4 wheeled vehicle. SECTION 2- CONFISCATION OF DRIVERS LICENSES a. Law enforcement and peace officers duly deputized by the LTO/Local Chief Executive for such purpose shall apprehend any driver for violations of this ordinance or of any regulations, confiscate the license of the driver concerned and issue a receipt prescribed by the LTO/ municipality. SECTION 3- STUDENT DRIVERS a. No student driver shall operate a motor vehicle unless accompanied by a duly professional licensed driver. b. The licensed driver accompanying the student driver shall likewise be responsible and liable for any violation and for any injury or damage done by the motor vehicle on account or as a result of its operation by a student under his discretion. SECTION 4- ILLEGAL USE OF LICENSES, NUMBER PLATES, ETC. a. No person shall use imitation or similitude, expired/invalid or delinquent or which has been revoked or suspended Drivers License, Official Receipt (OR), Certificate of Registration (CR) of the motor vehicle, and/or Number Plate. SECTION 5 – No minor shall be allowed to drive any motor vehicles within the Municipality of Concepcion. ARTICLE V- ACCESSORIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES SECTION 1 a. All motor vehicles shall be equipped with devices which is needed for the safety of not just the driver but also the passengers and pedestrians. b. Headlights, Taillights, Stop lights and other vehicle lights or signal lights must be functional on every motor vehicle. c. Additional lamps and light may be carried, but no red lights shall be visible forward or ahead of the vehicle. Trucks, buses, trailers, and other similar vehicles must carry, while in use on any public highway during night time, colored riding lights on each of the four corners not more than ten (10) centimeters from the top. d. All vehicles shall be equipped with devices for varying intensity of light, and the driver must dim the headlights or tilt the beams downward whenever the vehicle is being operated on well-lighted streets and thickly populated districts or whenever such vehicle meets another vehicle on any public highway.

e. All pedicabs (Trisikad) are required of light reflector as a requisite for the municipal permit. f. It is unlawful for a driver to change any motor vehicle design particularly on lights, sounds and muffler. CHAPTER II- TRAFFIC RULES ARTICLE I- CREATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL ITEMS SECTION I- CREATION AND INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL ITEMS a. No person shall, except whose duly authorized by the proper authority, erect, establish or display on any road or in the view of any person on any road, or interfere with, alter or take down, any traffic control sign or item. b. No person shall establish, place, maintain, or display on any road or in the view of any person on any road or anything which purports to be or is an Traffic Code of the Municipality of Concepcion imitation of or any traffic control sign or item or which interfere with the effectiveness of or prevents an approaching driver from clearly distinguishing the whole or part of any traffic control item, or distracts his attention from any traffic control signs or items. SECTION 2- LIMITS ON OPERATION OF SIGNS a. Any sign associated with a “No Parking Area”, or “No Waiting Area” “Parking Area” or any sign of a kind referred to in Section 1 shall be limited in its operation and effect in respect of days, periods of the day, classes of vehicles or circumstances to the extent (if any) shown on the sign. SECTION 3- TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS OR ITEMS TO BE OPERATIVE a. Where any traffic control sign or item of a kind referred to in this article exists on road, it shall be effective and operative as traffic control item duly established for the purpose under this code. b. Any traffic control or item which substantially conforms to the requirements of these sections with respect to the dimension, shape, color, position, direction, angle or any other features of traffic control signs or items of any kind shall be deemed to by traffic control sign or item of that kind. SECTION 4- OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS Traffic signs installed shall be obeyed by motorists at all times. For purpose of this article, a. A driver shall not cause his vehicle to turn at any intersection contrary to the instruction to turn on any “No Turns”, “No Left Turn” “No Right Turn” or “No U-turn” signs installed to face an approaching driver at or near the intersection. b. Where a “One-Way” sign is installed to face a driver entering a thoroughfare beyond the sign. c. Where a “No Entry” sign is installed over or adjacent to a thoroughfare to face an approaching driver, the driver shall not proceed on that thoroughfare beyond the sign. ARTICLE II- SPEED RESTRICTION SECTION 1- SPEED LIMITS a. Any person driving a vehicle on all roads/streets/ thoroughfare shall drive the same at a careful and prudent speed in consideration of the traffic rules and regulations of this municipality. b. No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed exceeding the design limits for the streets as indicated by numerals on signs set on along the road. The rate or speed of any motor vehicle shall not exceed the following: MOTORCYCLES, CARS, JEEPNEY AND THE LIKE

MOTOR TRUCKS AND BUSES

1. From Iyang Bridge to Concepcion Boundary and Vice Versa

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SPEEDS

20 kph

2. From Brgy. Batiti to Brgy. Poblacion and Vice Versa

30 kph

3. Approaches to Poblacion proper through crowded streets, approaching intersection at “blind corners” passing school zones, passing other parked vehicle or for similar dangerous circumstances.

15 kph

c. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to the driver of an emergency vehicle. d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to justify the driver of a vehicle driving at a speed which may constitute driving carelessly, recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public having regard to all the circumstances; e. Exceed any maximum speed applicable to the vehicle and fixed by any law, ordinance or regulation. ARTICLE III- ONE WAY STREETS SECTION 1- DESIGNATION OF ONE WAY STREETS a. Vehicular traffic on any street or highway or portion thereof maybe designated by the Sangguniang Bayan and approved by the Local Chief Executive as stated at Article V Section 3 of this code. SECTION 2 – EXEMPTION a. Trisikad shall be exempted and shall be allowed entry in designated one-way streets. SECTION 3- OPERATING RULES a. The driver shall drive along a one-way thoroughfare only in the direction indicated by the arrow on the sign. SECTION 4- SPECIFIC ONE-WAY STREETS a. The following areas are hereby specified as One-way streets in the Municipality of Concepcion and shown on the map on Appendix I: • Along Azucena St. • Corner Salcedo Street and Gen. Luna Street going to D.B. Oñate Street ARTICLE IV- PARKING ZONES AND FACILITIES SECTION 1- DESIGNATION OF PARKING ZONES a. The Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Concepcion is hereby authorized and directed to establish and designate portion of a thoroughfare as parking Zones. b. The Sangguniang Bayan shall establish specific loading and unloading areas to avoid stopping/anytime specifically along intersection. SECTION 2- TERMINAL FOR JEEPNEYS, TRICYCLES, PEDICABS a. All drivers of Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJ) with Concepcion-Sara route are required to park in the portion of Leonidas Street. b. Tricycles operating in the municipality with BAJADOT are required to park at Aglipay Street. c. 1. Pedicabs with route all over the town are required to park in the portion of D.B. Oñate Street in front of Concepcion Business Park. 2. There shall be establish pedicabs parking at the entrance of NIPSC Concepcion Campus. 3. There shall be established pedicab parking along Salcedo St. along municipal gym. 4. There shall be established pedicab parking at the corner Salcedo St and Puntalis Road at the side of Municipal Building. 5. There shall be establish pedicab parking along Azucena St. fronting Concepcion Central School (CCS) provided that these parking areas shall not impede normal flow. d. All single motorcycles operating in the municipality has the following parking areas: • MATANIPLANDA -Portion of Aglipay Street fronting Brangay Hall • POJABACALIDA -Portion of D.B. Oñate Street In front of Business Park • AGBASMODA -Portion of D.B. Oñate Street Frontin RR Store, Jun-jun Store and Junbee Store • LONITODA - Portion of Salcedo Street Side of Municipal Gymnasium SECTION 3- PARKING FACILITIES AND TRANSPORT TERMINALS a. Parking facilities and public transport terminals may be constructed, operated and maintained by the municipality or private entities, subject to an authorization by the Sangguniang Bayan and approval of the Mayor. b. Delivery Vans, trucks that deliver good of commerce shall not impede normal traffic flow, along main street (D.B. Oñate St. from NIPSC to Business Park) c. Delivery Vans shall park along the Business Park alongside the Leonidas St. of the Municipal Fish Port or the side of municipal gym. ARTICLE V- MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC RULES a. Reckless Driving- No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any highway recklessly or without reasonable caution considering the width, traffic, grades, crossing, curvatures, visibility and other conditions of the highway and the conditions of the atmosphere and weather, or so as to endanger the property or the safety or rights of any person or so as to cause excessive or unreasonable damage to the highway. b. Right of way for police and other emergency vehicles- upon the approach of any police or fire department vehicle, or of an ambulance giving audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right hand edge or curb of the highway, clear of any intersection of highways, and shall stop and remain in such position, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer, until such vehicle shall have passed. c. Driving while under the influence of liquor or dangerous drug- no person shall drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor or narcotic drug. d. Obstruction of Traffic- no person shall drive his motor vehicle in such a manner as to obstruct or impede the passage of any vehicle, nor, while discharging or taking on passengers or loading or unloading freight, obstruct the free passage of other vehicle on the highway. e. Duty of driver in case of accident- in the event that any accident should occur as a result of the operation of a motor vehicle upon a highway, the driver present shall show his driver’s license , give his true name and address and also the true name and address of the owner and that drivers can be instrument to peace and order. No driver of a motor vehicle concerned in a vehicular accident shall leave the scene of the accident without aiding the victim, except under any of the following circumstances: 1. If he is in imminent danger of being seriously harmed by any person or persons by reason of the accident. 2. If he reports the accident to the nearest officer of the law; or 3. If he has to summon a physician or nurse to aid the victim. ARTICLE VI- PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES SECTION 1- PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF SUCH CODE a. Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance or any ordinance of the Municipality of Concepcion will be apprehended by the Municipal Government through proper authorities, Philippine National Police and Local Chief Executive and the Municipal Auxiliary Police designated for such purpose. b. The following penalties shall be imposed for violations of this ordinance: A. Driving a motor vehicle without first securing a drivers license, Official Receipt (OR)/ Certificate of Registration (CR) of the motor vehicle while driving. • First Offense – P200.00, • Second Offense – P300.00, • Third Offense – P500.00 and impounding of vehicle B. Driving a vehicle with a delinquent or invalid driver’s license, Official Receipt (OR)/ Certificate of Registration (CR) of the motor vehicle. • First Offense – P200.00, • Second Offense – P300.00, • Third Offense – P500.00 and impounding of vehicle C. For passing on One-way streets• First Offense – P200.00, • Second Offense – P300.00, • Third Offense – P500.00 and impounding of vehicle D. For violations of any provisions of this ordinance or regulations promulgated pursuant hereto, not hereinbefore specifically punished, a fine of not less than Two Hundred pesos (P 200.00) or more than Five Hundred pesos (P 500.00) shall be imposed. ARTICLE VII- FINAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1- MISCELLANEOUS a. Notwithstanding, the provisions of this Code, and other existing Ordinances and laws, the Municipal Mayor is hereby given full power and authority to issue Executive Orders and rules and regulations, with the end in view of making this Code truly reflective of the ideals of good governance, especially in regulating the use and enjoyment of the municipal streets. SECTION 2- SEPARABILITY CLAUSE a. If for any reason, any section or provisions of this Code is declared illegal or unconstitutional other sections or provisions hereof which are not affected hereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. SECTION 3- REPEALING CLAUSE a. All previous issuances, ordinances, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Code are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. SECTION 4- EFFECTIVITY a. This Code shall take effect Ten (10) Days after its approval, posting in different conspicuous places in the municipality and publication in any newspaper of general circulation. UNANIMOUSLY ENACTED. I HEREBY CERTIFY TO THE CORRECTNESS OF THE ABOVE ORDINANCE: ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED TO BE DULY ADOPTED:

(sgd) JIM A. PENDON Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan

(sgd)AGUSTIN G. GARILVA, JR. SB Member Temporary Presiding Officer (sgd)MILLIARD S. VILLANUEVA, C.E.S.E APPROVED: ¬May 26, 2014 Municipal Mayor Date

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Dentists get briefing on tax liabilities aklan The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District N0. 71 headed by Eralen B. de Aro, Revenue District Officer, recently held a briefing on Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 4-2014 at the Nino’s Ihaw-Ihaw in Kalibo, Aklan. The briefing, according to De Aro, is in line with its campaign to

promote transparency and to eradicate tax evasion among self-employed professionals – and to give clarity on the provisions of RR4-2014 among which is the compliance with BIR requirements on registration, issuance of official receipts and invoices and maintaining of books. Some 37 dentists from all over Aklan attended the forum, although according to BIR-Aklan, there are 39

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San Jose PNP warns defiant computer shops The San Jose Municipal Police Station warned six (6) internet shops for violating a Municipal Ordinance which prohibits students from entering computer/internet shops during regulated hours. “Parents can now be assured that their children are studying in their school and not wasting time playing games in internet shops because we are intensifying our monitoring and inspections of these shops to make sure that the operators are following the Municipal Ordinance No. 2009-04, regulating the operation of Computer shops in the Municipality,” PSupt Jose Roy Torrechilla aid. The said Municipal Ordinance prevents students/pupils from going to internet shops from 7:15 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. Torrechilla said that earlier, the officials of the Antique National School gathered the operators of internet shops for a conference regarding the

Municipal Ordinance. “Out of 55 registered computer shops in San Jose, only 15 have attended the meeting,” Torrechilla said as he lamented the poor attendance of the internet operators, “that is why we are serious in monitoring the internet shops in order to protect the future of our children.” During the inspections conducted by the San Jose policemen, six were found to have defied the ordinance and they were warned. Torrechilla said that if found to have violated the ordinance for the second time, the operator will charged P2,500; and for the third offenserevocation of Mayor’s/Business Permit. The San Jose PNP chief also called on the parents to remind their children that the police is now keeping tab of all internet shops, and as parents they should guide and motivate their children to religiously attend their classes.PIA

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Recruitment for wannabee soldiers continue

BY MONTESA GRINO-CAOYONAN The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) based in Camp General Macario Peralta Jr., Jamindan, Capiz is now calling on interested applicants to join the enlisted force of the Philippine Army (PA). The 3ID joined the one-day job fair at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on Wednesday, hoping to recruit more interested wannabee soldiers in Panay Island and in Negros Occidental. 3ID personnel chief Lt. Col. Jonathan Gayas said any applicant who will be recruited this year will be reserved for next year’s quota after they already recruited last month 300 candidate soldiers composed of 285 males and 15 females. In fact, Gayas said the six-month basic military training of these newlyrecruited soldiers has already started on July 1 at the 3ID’s training camp in Jamindan. Gayas added newly-recruited soldiers will replace those soldiers who were already dead, absence without official leave (AWOL), dismissed and retired. Interested applicants must possess the following qualifications: (1) natural born Filipino citizen; (2) unmarried and without dependent; (3) has completed

the second year of a collegiate course from an educational institution recognized by the government: in case of a male applicant, is a high school graduate who possesses technical or special skills; or, in case of female applicant, is high school graduate who possesses technical or special skills necessary in the performance of non-combatant/ administrative duties; (4) must be between 18-26 years old; (5) five feet in height for both male and female; (6) physically and mentally fit for military training. Applicants are advised to bring their college diploma/vocational course certificate; transcript of record; birth certificate (NSO) and valid Identification Card. The required qualifications can be viewed at the Philippine Army recruitment website at http://www.army. mil.ph. IMT

listed in the data bank, and there was also information that the province has more or less 70 dentists. For this, BIR-Aklan RDO De Aro appealed to those who have not yet registered to register themselves with the BIR. “We are now bringing the BIR to your doors, as registration is necessary and mandatory among self-employed professionals”, De Aro said in her welcome remarks. De Aro said that BIR-Aklan, for this year, has a collection target goal of P1.318 billion, and collections from self-employed professionals should grow accordingly too, based on their registration with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). “Let us show that Aklanons are compliant. Let us always pay our taxes, because paying our taxes is not always a burden but a blessing”, De Aro told

the dentists. The briefing proper was conducted by Revenue Officer Archie G. Delgado of BIR-Aklan Assessment Section, followed by an Open Forum to entertain questions from participants, moderated by Revenue Officers Antonio C. Fernandez and Leslie George Plagata of the Assessment Section. Just recently, the BIR also conducted a briefing on the Enhanced and Integrated eAcc Reg and eSales System to owners of business establishments, accountants and bookkeepers of the region to educate business taxpayers on the proper use of their Cash Register Machines (CRM), Point of Sales Machines (POS) and other business machines for the generation of receipts or invoices under the new system covered by Revenue Memorandum Circular 45-2014. PIA

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 6th Judicial Region BRANCH 37 Iloilo City SPL PROC NO. 14-12038 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF DAWN MARIE TURNER DAWN MARIE TURNER, Petitioner, -versusTAMMY MICHELLE TURNER, THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ILOILO CITY and NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE Respondents x-----------------------------------x

ORDER NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Martial law victims in Negros Occidental urged to file claims The Human Rights Victims Claims Board (HRVCB) is urging martial law victims in Negros Occidental to file their claims in the two-day caravan at the Bacolod People’s House on July 3 and 4. HRVCB Chairperson Lina Sarmiento was in Bacolod Wednesday with Board Member Jose Luis Gascon to lead the campaign. Sarmiento said they are expecting 20,000 to 30,000 claims nationwide from people who believe their rights were violated during the Marcos rule covering the period September 21, 1972 to February 25, 1986. In Bacolod, the HRVCB will set up counters at the People’s House, MKK Annex Building. The Board will accept applications from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The HRVCB was created by Republic Act 10368 to recognize and provide reparations to the victims of gross human rights committed by the Marcos regime, according to its website.

The Claims Board will also recognize the heroism and sacrifices of those whose rights were violated by enshrining their names in the Roll of Human Rights Violations Victims, as a matter of the state’s moral and legal obligation, it further said. An eight- to 10-year imprisonment faces those who will file fraudulent claims as well as those who are with the Claims Board who misuse funds and commit fraud in processing claims. Sarmiento said the HRCVB has only until November 10, 2014 to accept applicants and they will conduct a validation process until May 12, 2016. R. A. 10368 allotted P10 billion as reparation to the victims during Martial Law, she said. Under the law, claims will be based on a point system depending on the severity of the violation -- 10 points for those who were killed; 6 to 9 points for those tortured; 3 to 5 points for those detained; and 1 to 2 points for other human rights violations.PNA

In a verified Amended Petition dated April 15, 2014 petitioner through counsel prays that, after due notice, publication and hearing in accordance with the Rules of Court, this Honorable Court rule that the erroneous entry as appearing in the Certificate of Live Birth of DAWN MARIE TURNER pertaining to the nationality of her mother Tammy Michelle Turner be cancelled and corrected from “American” to “Filipino”. Finding the Amended Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on July 24, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning, before Branch 37, this Court, Chief Justice that any person having objection to the petition may personally appear or file his/her written opposition thereto on or before the afore-mentioned date of hearing Let this Order be forthwith published at the expense of the petitioner in Iloilo Metropolitan Times, a newspaper of general circulation in the City and Province of Iloilo at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks. Let a copy of this Order and the Amended Petition be furnished the Office of the Solicitor general at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City; the Local Civil Registrar of Iloilo City; the National Statistics Office and Tammy Michelle Turner. SO ORDERED Iloilo City May 15, 2014 (ORIGINAL SIGNED) MARIE YVETTE D. GO Presiding Judge

July 6 - 12, 2014

BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE

METRO SPORTS

Iloilo softball team hammers Australia, 10-0 run

Blanking the squad of Australia, 10-0 in the Little League Asia Pacific (Aspac) Regional Championships at Clark parade grounds in Angeles City, the Iloilo softball team launched its Junior League softball title-retention bid in style defeating the Australians. Last year Iloilo won the series after sweeping Indonesia in their bestof-five combat for the regional crown and a trip to the worlds in Portland, Oregon. The tournament has drawn close to 1,000 athletes and officials from 16 countries. United States Embassy Economic Counselor Joel Eihrendeich and LL Asia Pacific regional administrator BH Chow of Hong Kong are among those who are present during the opening ceremonies. Blistering bats from the Ilonggo

clouters took control with three runs in the opening inning on their way to a dominating win in the tournament that serves as a qualifier for the World Series. Another three-run attack in the fourth frame sealed Iloilo’s initial triumph in the 12-14 years old girls’ softball division. In addition, the country’s bid in baseball also got a boost with Tanauan, Batangas dumping Guam, 9-2, for its first win in the Big League (14-18 years) division. In other matches, defending champion Taiwan demolished Marianas, 9-0, in the Big League while South Korea routed India, 7-0, in the intermediate division. The Iloilo softball team placed 7th in the 11-12 years old category and 4th in the junior class 13-14 years old brackets.

Molo opens Inter Barangay Basketball Tournament

BY ELYROSE S. NAORBE

As part of the upcoming patronal fiesta of Molo district, Iloilo City, 25 teams coming from different barangays participated for this year’s Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog Basketball Tournament. The Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog Open Basketball Tournament (Molo District Inter Barangay) formally opened recently at the Katilingban Gym and was led by the defending champion Brgy San Juan. The ceremony was successful despite heavy rain. Present in the opening ball game were the city mayor and Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III who delivered an inspiring message. According to Commissioner Ruding Villaruz, this year’s league will be exciting as the league officials soften

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“An organized desk is a sign of an organized mind,” she beamed. She even added that she take cat naps if possible. However, Sarah, a personal assistant, believed that taking a walk is a great free time to pounce on.

“Walking refreshes the eyes, the mind and the muscles,” she said. One young woman, Lea, writes when she have free time. By writing, she said she could vent out her frustrations and joys in her job. IMT

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Bacolod; P26.7 million by the Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) for the 14,000 recipient; P254.9 million in unpaid arrears with Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO); P77.6 million with Bacolod City Water District, among others. “This is one of the reasons why we have to tighten our belts, sacrifice for the meantime many of our infrastructure projects and refocus whatever is left of our limited budget to programs and services that matter most at this time,” he said. For the past 12 months, he

dedicated his focus in learning the ropes of running our city with the aim to put our People’s House in order. His partners in government have been very kind in the process that they are undergoing. But now that the internal engine is already running, we are all ready to bring the government down to our communities in the barangays, Puentevella said. The mayor also mentioned during the event some of the significant changes in the city.IMT

Both said that being social, even on Facebook, energizes their mind. Meanwhile, Judy, an account officer, stated that fixing her desk is what she does in free time. with Philippine National Bank for the government center; P33.8 million with the Development Bank of the Philippines for the sanitary landfill and P240.3 million for the relocation sites. The almost P100 million in debt payment every year could have been used for our roads, traffic lights, closed circuit televisions (CCTV)s, books for our kids, classrooms, he said. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital billed his administration P6 million for the services it rendered to the indigents of

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schedules will be played by all 25 teams according to their respective bracket.

Jaen said. The Municipality of Leganes celebrated its weeklong festival last June 23-29, with the theme: “Pagamlig sa aton baybayon..Pag-ulikid sa aton pala-aboton”. Jaen said the festival emphasized the importance of paraw in the lives of local fishermen especially paraw builders who already established their names in the field of paraw making. “We don’t want to lose this old tradition. Paraw making is already a source of livelihood of some of our fishermen,” he said Boat sailing especially ‘biray’ has been an old traditional activity of Leganesnon that attracts more local and foreign tourists to visit the town of Leganes. This tradition has inspired Leganes officials to put its town’s name into the map by celebrating the “Biray Paraw Festival” every month of June. This tradition, according to Jaen, has also encouraged other fishermen especially those living along coastal villages of Camangay, Nabitasan, MV Hechanova, Bingke, Napnud and

Guan to build their own unique paraw and participate to some other paraw competitions all over Western Visayas. In fact, Jaen said Leganes participants bagged a lot of awards in the annual Paraw Regatta competition held at Villa Beach in Arevalo, Iloilo City since the competition started more than 40 years ago. Jaen added that through the festival, many investors vested interest to put up investments in Leganes particularly beach resorts and shooting range. The newly-constructed three-story hotel which will open in September, according to Jaen, is a manifestation of the town’s growing economy. “This is really a great help for our constituents for job opportunity, income generation and employment to improve the Leganesnons’ standard of living,” he said. Apart from the said festival, Leganes has been also known to its tourist destinations such as St. Vincent Church where Saad Festival was conceptualized, Bakhawan Park, salt farm, cultured oyster, market day and ukay-ukay (relief items). IMT

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METRO BACOLOD

July 6 - 12, 2014

No budget for Banago Port expansion BY VERMI C. ESMALLA Third District Rep. Alfredo Benitez told the residents of Barangay Banago that congress will not approve any budget for the expansion of

Banago Port unless the Philippine Ports Authority ( PPA) assures concrete project for the informal settlers who will be dislocated. “Definitely the program will not

Congress has approved on third and final reading a bill creating more regional and municipal trial courts in Bacolod City, Rep. Evelio R Leonardia said. In a wide-ranging interview with “Kapehan sa North West” hosted by Boy Duran ,Leonardia also announced that P629.3-million public works have been finished or are in various stages of implementation in the district in the last 12 months. Leonardia is marking his first year in office as congressman, after assummg office in June 31 last year. The Bacolod congressman, who was mayor for nine consecutive years before getting elected representative last year announced he will render a full report of his first 12 months in congress next month. The approval of House Bills 2490 and 2491 which create three more RTCs and three more MTCCs for Bacolod which were filed by Leonardia

to address the backlog of cases in the courts capped his legislative work for his first year as legislator. A counterpart bill is expected to be filed by Senate Justice Committee Chair Aquilino Pimentel III. As of June 31 last year, Leonardia said, there were 7,491 criminal and civil cases in the 14 RTCs which means an average spread of 535 cases for each court. A sampling from nine of these courts showed an average monthly disposal of 4 cases only, he added, or only 0.74 per cent disposal rate for each court, which is less than one per cent. Theoretically, this means it takes each court about 11 years to dispose all of the cases it had as of 2013, he also said. In the case of the MTCCs, its monthly disposal rate is even lower, only 0.61 per cent.

proceed without the clarification to the question what will happened to the informal settlers”, Benitez said during the consultation with the people of Banago by the Committee on Urban

Congress okays more courts for Bacolod As of June last year, there were 4,563 cases in the city’s seven MTCCs, for a spread of 651 cases each, Leonardia further said. Data from 6 of these courts last November showed an average disposal rate of only four cases a month, he added. Aside from these load of cases, the solon also noted that the RTCs of Bacolod also serve as the appellate courts for MTCCs of Murcia and Talisay further loading them with more work. Leonardia also cited the projected population increases for Bacolod, Talisay and Murcia, pointing out that they may also increase the number of cases that must be tackled by the RTCs and MTCCs. The P629-million public works include roads, bridges, school buildings, comfort rooms, and multi-purpose buidlings in various barangays.IMT

Housing and Development which he chaired. About 200 families face dislocation if the Banago Port expansion project pushes through. With Benitez during the consultation held at the Banago Elem. School were Rep. Evelio Leonardia ( Lone District - Bacolod City, Abang Lingkod Rep. Stephen Paduano, Akbayan Partylist Rep. Barry

Gutierez and Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe who are all members of Benitez’s committee. “We are here because every government project that will affect informal settlers should be given priority. If the questions of the informal settlers won’t be answered by government and it will dislocate them they should be answered”, Benitez explained. IMT

Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima receives a framed picture of her from Rolem L. Basiya, President, Rotary Club of Bacolod-Central; Sonya Verdeflor, President of Rotary of Bacolod -East and Marie Fe D. Toledo, President, Rotary Club of Bacolod-West after she delivered her speech that placed the crowd in awe.