Visayas Smoke machine ‘downs’ 20 college students in Bacolod City

By Nanette Guadalquiver

BACOLOD CITY – Some

20 students of Bacolod City College (BCC) fell ill after inhaling colored smoke from the props used during a Physical Education (PE) culmination event at the school’s activity center late Monday afternoon.

City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said on Tuesday seven students were brought to medical facilities, including the five at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, but all of them are already in stable condition.

“So far, everyone is okay. Their (condition) is stable,” he told reporters.

BCC administrator Johanna Ann Bayoneta said the affected students received first aid treatment and among those brought to various hospitals, only one was confined upon the decision of the student’s parents.

“We made sure all the students were accounted for and safe. This is being monitored through the Office of the Mayor,” she said in a radio interview.

The activity involved presentations for the final performance task of freshmen students enrolled in PE classes, she added.

Bayoneta said the affected students experienced anxiety attacks and difficulty of breathing after inhaling the colored smoke.

Teams from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

(CDRRMO), Philippine Red Cross, Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade and Mountain Tigers Search and Rescue responded to the incident.

Bayoneta said that smoke-producing props, including smoke and fog machines, are not allowed inside the campus.

“I asked the concerned group of students if they were required to bring those props and their reply was negative. Probably in their excitement, they brought it not even knowing these were dangerous and were not for indoor use,” the BCC administrator said. She added that school authorities will meet soon to discuss the incident and to determine where the smoke props came from.

(PNA)

EMERGENCY RESPONSE. Emergency medical responders monitor the vital signs of students of the Bacolod City College who fell ill after inhaling colored smoke during a Physical Education performance task on Monday afternoon (May 29, 2023). At least 20 students were given first aid treatment, of which seven were brought to medical facilities, but were already in stable condition on Tuesday (May 30). (Photo courtesy of Mountain Tigers Search and Rescue Bacolod)

DENR to test air quality amid foul odor in Victorias City

By Nanette Guadalquiver

BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will test the air quality in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, whose residents have been experiencing foul odor following the molasses spill incident in the compound of Victorias Milling Company (VMC), the country’s largest refined sugar producer, on May 5.

On Tuesday, the Vic - torias City Environment and Natural Resources Office (VCENRO) said in a statement the DENR will “provide a gas tester to monitor the air quality in the city next week.”

ROSEMARIE VILLAMOR SORELA, RODEL CORTES ERMAC AND ROSEMARIE VILLAMOR SORELA, Petitioners.

It also said the VMC itself procured a gas tester and borrowed a portable gas tester from its nearby Manapla Distillery Plant to monitor the air quality in its wastewater treatment facility.

“VCENRO already re - quested VMC to provide data on the pH level of all of their operating ponds for better monitoring,” it added.

According to the VCENRO, the pH level, which measures the acidity or basicity of a solution or substance, “must reach at least 6.5 to reduce the foul odor caused by hydrogen sulfide gas”.

“The higher the pH level, the lower the hydrogen sulfide present in the water,” it said.

The molasses leak has brought health and environmental concerns in the northern Negros city after the spillage led to the contamination of the Malihaw River and the emission of stench from the wastewater treatment pond that has spread to 11 villages in the city proper.

On Monday, the City Council approved three resolutions. First was for the City Legal Office to

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE N0. 2023-044 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES FLORO M. TANEO AND DIANA G. DUMANJUG-TANEO, FLORO M. TANEO AND DIANA G. DUMANJUG-TANEO, Petitioners.

ORDER explore, study and recommend possible legal actions and remedies related to the molasses spill incident.

In a statement, Councilor Dino Acuña, chairman of the committee on natural resources, environmental protection, and ecology, said the city government is serious in its efforts to protect the environment and the people’s health that charges should be filed against those responsible for the incident.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 27, 2003 at Cebu City, Cebu, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok Orchids, Lambaguhon, Brgy. San Roque, Iligan City and Sitio Luton, Brgy. Mabini, Cebu City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than nineteen (19) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 27, 2003 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 22nd of May, 2023.

MDN: May 25, Jun 1 & 8, 2023

(SGD) Hon. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-081 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES PORFERIO L. TORAJA, JR. AND ODETTE C. PLAZA-TORAJA, PORFERIO L. TORAJA, JR. AND ODETTE C. PLAZA-TORAJA, Petitioners.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 30, 2002 at Iligan City, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte and Purok 1, Poblacion, Linamaon, Lanao del Notre, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for almost twenty-one (21) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 30, 2002 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 30, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 29th of May, 2023. (SGD)

In another resolution, the City Council called on the executive department, through Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, to sign a memorandum of agreement with the VMC for

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-073 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JOEL BARING ABAD AND REMEDIOS SORDILLA ABAD, JOEL BARING ABAD AND REMEDIOS SORDILLA ABAD, Petitioners.

-VERSUSOFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR x

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on August 8, 1996 at Iligan City, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Block 10, Lot 55-57, Camella Homes, Cagayan de Oro City and Barangay San Roque, Canaway, Tibanga, Iligan City, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for twenty (20) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 8, 1996 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 22nd of May, 2023.

MDN: May 25, Jun 1 & 8, 2023

IN RE:

APPROVE

REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES MAURICIO, JR. A. TIBUS AND VERGIL M. FERNANDEZ-TIBUS, MAURICIO, JR. A. TIBUS AND VERGIL M. FERNANDEZ-TIBUS, Petitioners.

(SGD) Hon. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on December 21, 1998 at Malaybalay, Bukidnon, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Corona Drive, Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and Purok 6, Laguitas, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for twenty (20) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on December 21, 1998 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 30, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 29th of May, 2023.

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 17, 2008 at Pagadian City, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Brgy. Bagong Oroquieta, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for four (4) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 17, 2008 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 22nd of May, 2023.

(SGD) Hon. OSOP M. ALI

Presiding Judge

MDN: May 25, Jun 1 & 8, 2023

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-080 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES LEO B. ARREGLO, JR. AND RAY-ANN L. AFABLE-ARREGLO, LEO B. ARREGLO, JR. AND RAY-ANN L. AFABLE-ARREGLO, Petitioners. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 10, 2014 at Ermita, Manila, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Brgy. Katuparan, Taguig City and Tubod, Iligan City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than four (4) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 10, 2014 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on June 30, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 29th of May, 2023.