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VOL. 9 NO. 33

JUNE 12-18,2012

Mass Wedding in Buenavista, Marinduque

MARINDUQUE:

Marinduqueñas represent Philippines at SEAMEORECSAM, Malaysia —see page 4

A PRIME TOURIST DESTINATION —-see page 3

Or.Mindoro Palawan: Romblon: Enhanced Justice on Wheels program, Inilunsad By Luis T. Cueto —-see page 6

Anti-dengue campaign sinimulan na Ni Orlan C. Jabagat —sundan sa pahina 5

NSO conducts Updating of the List of Establishments By Dinnes Manzo

Philippine representatives to SEAMEO-RECSAM short course (from left) Jasper Santos, Clariza Orilla, Elisa Surwela, Jenette Jasmin, Carmelita Basco, Kathryn Asuncion and Chipel Villareal)

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DOST gives 435,000 mosquito OL traps to all public school classrooms By Beth Padilla

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114th Independence Day celebrated thru the arts QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- Organizers led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) said the 114th Independence Day celebrations dubbed “Kalayaan 2012” will be reflective of the Filipino culture and arts. The event commemorates the country's independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, and will have for its theme “Kalayaan: Pananagutan ng Bayan para sa Tuwid na Daan.” Festivities will begin with Paco Park Presents

“Panata sa Kalayaan,” a free musical tribute to renowned National Artist for Literature Amado V. Hernandez on June 8, Friday at 6:00 p,m. at Paco Park in San Marcelino, Manila. This will be free concert featuring soprano Raye Lucero of

By Jose Rafael Cesar Atencio the Mabuhay Singers, bari- of Public Works and tone Ronnie Sta. Maria and Highways; on the guitarist Eddie Suarez. other hand, will stage Meanwhile, a three- ‘Musikalayaan,’ a night film showing event concert to celebrate dubbed “Sinekalayaan” will Flag and Independfeature films about Philip- ence Day on June 9, pine Independence from 6:00 p.m. at the CenJune 9 to 11 at the Open tral Lagoon in Rizal Auditorium, Rizal Park in Park. Various FiliManila every 8 p.m. Among Photo courtesy of Marinduque Rising—Battle of Pulang Lupa Celebration pino performing artists these are "Imasu Mahal Kita days honoring Dr. Jose 1941," starring Dennis will be showing off Trillo and Judy Ann Santos, their musical talents for the Rizal that feature poignto shown on June 9; commemoration of the inde- ant moments of Rizal’s "Sakay," starring Julio Diaz, pendence of the Philippines. final hours. On the following This is a collecon June 10; and "The Forgotten War," starring Kyla day at 8:00 a.m., a send off tive obra of four national Lapus and Baron Geisler, on ceremony for the “Parada ng artists, Leandro Locsin, Pag-anyaya” will be led by Lamberto Avellana, June 11. The Armed Forces the Association of Volun- Lucio San Pedro and of the Forces of the Philip- teer Fire Chiefs and Fire Rolando Tinio, The pines (AFP), National Parks Fighters of the Philippines, “Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Development Committee Inc. (AVFCFFPI), in coop- Rizal: Light and Sound (NPDC) and the Department eration with the NHCP, Presentation” will be on NPDC, AFP and the Metro- June 11-13, 2012 at the politan Manila Development Execution Site in Rizal Authority (MMDA). Park Manila. Entrance is After the ceremony, free. there will be a free concert On June 11 and at the park, “Mahal kong 12 at the Rizal Park in Bayan” at 6:00 p.m. at the Manila, government Rizal Park Open Air Audi- agencies will be setting torium. up various exhibits. The Also, everybody is Department of Agriculinvited to watch an hour of ture (DA) will present ballet set in Philippine mu- their “Agri-Aqua Fair sic featuring Ballet Reper- and Exhibit.” tory Philippines, joined by Exhibitions will dancers from the Ballet also be presented by Dance Academy. several lead agencies. A Philippine Inde- There will be a static pendence Day celebration display, silent drill, sky will not be complete without diving and band exhibia tribute for the country’s tion by the Armed national hero, Dr. Jose Ri- Forces of the Philippines zal. Enjoy the 30-minute (AFP) and the Philipspectacle of light and sound sculptural tableau for three turn to page 9…

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Marinduqueñas represent Philippines at SEAMEO-RECSAM, Malaysia Kathryn Asuncion of Primary Science of Marinduque, receiving her certificate of completion from Mr. Asmawar Bin Samat @ Samad the undersecretary, Policy and International Relations, Ministry of Education, Malaysia with Mr. Davidson Robert Peter RECSAM’s cum acting director

Dr. David Peterson is so glad to wear the Marinduque’s “putong” as the Filipinas gift to RECSAM.

Tw o M a ri nd uqueñas : Clariza Orilla De Guzman of Marinduque National High School and Kathryn S. Asuncion of Gasan Central School were chosen among the seven Philippine participants in the recent Southeat Asian Ministers of Education Organisation – Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics ( S E AM E O - R EC S AM ’s ) Regular Courses for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 held on April 2-27, 2012 I Penang, Malaysia. The SEAMEO – RECSAM has offered scholarship program for the following courses: Linking Primary Science Learning to Everyday Life and Societal Needs; Making Real life Connections and Developing Mathematical Ideas in Secondary Classroom; Meaningful Learning in Secondary Mathematics through Interactive Technologies and Lesson Study: Improving Instructional Practices n Primary Science Classrooms. These are regular course which are offered to SEAMEO member countries that was held in Penang, Ma-

Clariza O. De Guzman attended the course Making Real Life Connections and Developing Mathematical Ideas in Secondary Classroom while Kathryn S. Asuncion attended the course Lesson Study: Improving Instructional Practices in Primary Science Classrooms. The seven participants from the Philippines were composed of four (4) Secondary Mathematics teachers [ Ms. Elisa L. Surwela of Region IV-A (Lipa), Carmelita M. Basco of Region IV-A (Lipa) , Clariza O. De Guzman of Region IV-B (Marinduque), Jasper E. Santos of Region XII (Saranggi) ] and three (3) Elementary Science teachers [ Chipel B. Villareal of Region XII (Sarangani), Jeannette M. Jasmin of Region IV-B (Or. Mindoro) and Kathryn S. Asuncion of Region IV-B (Marinduque)]. They scholars joined the other seventy ASEAN countries scholars of Brunei Darusalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor Leste. SEAMEO RECSAM shouldered all the ex-

The cultural presentation of Philippine scholars at RECSAM closing ceremony. Kathryn Asuncion in yellow presented the famous “putong” of Marinduqueno while Clariza Orilla in blue presented the “Binasuan”.

penses relative to the course (food, housing and travel expenses). The participants enjoyed the course as an additional learning and experience. Intensive training on the Library-Research and Study, RECSAM ICT System and Lesson Study for Continuing Professional Development were given to each participants by the institution’s highly talented Mathematics and Science specialists. Outdoor study such as the tour around Penang island and in the city of Kuala Lumpur gave the participants the idea of multi cultural diversity that lives in harmony. Penang Island is a place with varied cultures ( Malay, Indian, Burmese, Thai, Siam, Moslem, )

NSO Romblon conducts Updating of the List of Establishments By Dinnes Manzo ROMBLON, Romblon, (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) is presently conducting nationwide the 2012 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE). Enumeration of establishments was started last May 2, 2012 and will be end on June 16, 2012 in the growth centers or barangays in the province where significant change in status/characteristics of establishments were observed to have occurred. The ULE is a regular activity of the NSO and is undertaken primarily to provide an updated and reliable sampling frame for the census and survey of establishments. The ULE involves listing of new establishments and their characteristics, updating the status and characteristics of old establishments and de-listing “closed” establishments that should no longer form part of the List of Establishments (LE) in each enumeration areas in the province. The 2012 ULE is being conducted in preparation for the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) and other establishment/enterprise surveys. In Romblon, the statistical staff of NSO Romblon is currently enumerating the establishments in 17 municipalities of the province. (Romblon NEWStat/DM/PIA-IVB/Romblon)

JUNE 12-18, 2012 Boac Food Processing Center – Soon to Open! By: Eleazar P. Manaog/DOST-Marinduque Rosemarie Revadeneira/Boac Agriculture’s Office With the vision of improving the lives of Boaceños and developing tourism sector in the municipality, Hon. Roberto M. Madla continued to push his dreams of establishing a Boac Food Processing Center to offer safe, quality and nutritious processed meat and veggie-based products.Mayor Madla then sought assistance from the DOSTMIMAROPA thru the Provincial S&T Center-Marinduque for the actual visit and site assessment of the proposed Food Processing Center believing that the DOST will be of great help in this kind of endeavor. Last May 14, 2012 the Provincial Science and Technology Center-Marinduque headed by PSTD Bernardo T. Caringal, facilitated the site visit and meeting with DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) staff, Ms. Cecilia Quindara and Mr. Jaypy De Juan and Mayor Madla to assess the needs and possible DOST interventions to conform with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements for a food processing center. Some issues raised were the identification of specific commodities/sector to be catered by the processing center and the proper lay-outing of the center. Meat processing, as the no. 1 priority of Mayor Madla, was identified together with the veggie-based noodles and other native delicacies as important commodities in the locality. The DOST-FNRI staff suggested for the relayouting of the processing center in accordance with the Food Safety standards and in compliance with GMP.

Actual site assessment at the proposed Boac Food Processing Center in Brgy. Tabi, Boac.

Anti-dengue campaign sinimulan na sa Palawan By Orlan C. Jabagat PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, (PIA) -- Hinihikayat ng Provincial Health Office (PHO) ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ang lahat na itaguyod ang ABKD o Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue, isang pamamaraan na ipinalabas ng Department of Health (DOH) upang maiwasan ang pagdami ng lamok sa mga kabahayan at bakuran. Kaugnay ito ng pag-obserba ng Dengue Awareness Month ngayong buwan ng Hunyo. Una, butasan, biyakin o lagyan ng lupa ang mga lumang gulong upang hindi maipunan ng tubig at pangitlugan ng lamok. Takpan ang mga drum, timba at iba pang ipunan ng tubig upang hindi pamahayan ng kiti-kiti at linisin ito minsan sa isang linggo. Palitan ang tubig ng plorera minsan sa isang linggo. Itapon ang iba pang bagay na maaaring pag-ipunan ng tubig at pangitlugan ng lamok tulad ng lata, bote at tansan. Linisin ang alulod ng bahay upang hindi maipunan ng tubig at pamahayan ng kiti-kiti. Magpatingin agad sa health center kung may sinat na ng dalawang araw. Base sa talaan ng PHO, umabot sa 429 ang naitalang kaso ng nagkasakit ng dengue noong nakaraang taon mula sa Norte at Sur ng lalawigan. Mula noong Enero hanggang Mayo ngayong taon, umabot na sa 84 ang kaso ng dengue sa mga munisipyo. Nagpalabas naman ng health advisory ang PHO kung saan nakasaad ang mga impormasyong maaaring makatulong sa pagsugpo ng dengue. Ang dengue ay isang sakit na naisasalin sa tao sa pamamagitan ng kagat ng babaeng lamok na “Aedes” na may dalang dengue virus. Ang mga sintomas o mga palatandaan ng sakit na dengue ay mataas at tuloy-tuloy na lagnat na tumatangal ng dalawa hanggang pitong araw; pamumula ng balat sanhi ng mataas na lagnat; pagdurugo ng ilong o gilagid; walang ganang kumain; pagkahilo at pagsusuka. (PIO/OCJ/LBR/ PIA4B Palawan)

6 Enhanced Justice on Wheels program, inilunsad By Luis T. Cueto CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, (PIA) -- Inilunsad ang Enhanced Justice on Wheels (EJOW) program na pinangunahan ng Supreme Court (SC) sa harap ng bagong City Hall sa barangay Guinobatan. Layon nitong mas higit na mailapit sa mga mamamayan ang hukuman at mapabilis na makamit ang hustisya. Layunin nitong mapabilis ang pagresolba ng mga kaso at asunto sa mga hukuman sa Calapan at sa buong lalawigan ng Silangang Mindoro. Sinuportahan ito ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Calapan, sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) – Oriental Mindoro Chapter at pamumuno ng pangulo nito na si Atty. Charlotte Aguba-Goco at ng City Legal Department sa pangangasiwa ni City Legal Officer Hospicio Laygo, Jr. Hangad din ng naturang gawain na mapaigting ang ugnayan ng bawat opisyal sa lahat ng hukuman sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa upang lalo pang mapabilis ang paghahatid ng hustisya sa mga nangangailangan partikular sa mga mahihirap. Pinamahalaan ang nasabing programa ng SC at pinaunlakan ng ilang mahistrado na binubuo nina Justice Mariano Del Castillo, Justice Jose Perez, Deputy Court Administrator Raul Villanueva at Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez. Nakiisa rin sa programa si Judge Manuel Luna, Executive Judge ng Regional Trial Court (RTC) at ang mga miyembro ng IBP-Oriental Mindoro Chapter. Bahagi ng nabanggit na paglunsad ng programa, nagbigay ng Information Dissemination and Dialogue para sa mga opisyales ng barangay kaugnay ng mga ipinatutupad na batas sa kanilang nasasakupan. Ito ay upang mas mapatatag ang barangay justice sa lungsod at sa lalawigan. Dagdag pa rito, nais ng Supreme Court na matulungan ang bawat opisyal na makilala at maging lubos ang pag-unawa sa mga batas na ipinatutupad sa barangay. Sa mensahe ni Mayor Doy C. Leachon, ipinahayag niya ang kanyang pagsuporta sa mga inobasyon sa hukuman na isinasagawa sa bansa sa pangunguna ng Korte Suprema at ng mga mababang hukuman sa lungsod ng Calapan. (Mary Maureen Alea/LTC/LBR/ PIA4-B/Calapan City)

JUNE 12-18, 2012 Dengue offensive

DOST gives 435,000 mosquito OL traps to all public school classrooms Beth Padilla—-Public Affairs Unit, CRPD-STII In a bid to fight dengue , the Department of Science and Technology is distributing some 435,000 Ovicidal-Larvicidal Traps or OL Traps to all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide before the rainy season comes. “DOST will provide OL Trap kits to every public school classroom all over the country,” DOST Sec. Mario Montejo said.

use of the OL Trap. “In this program, DOST works very closely with the health, education, and local government departments,” informed Sec. Montejo. “Each agency has a very important role in the program to significantly reduce the number of dengue cases among our school children.” The program has identified 31 priority areas that will receive the first batch of OL Traps totaling some

“OL Traps prevent the larvae from maturing into dengue-carrying mosquitoes, thus we aim to contain and reduce the spread of the disease in places where mosquitoes congregate and breed during daytime, like classrooms." The OL Trap is a simple technology that kills the eggs and larvae of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the dengue virus. The black container attracts mosquitoes to lay their eggs on the lawanit strip soaked with the OL pellet-water solution. The OL pellets, made of organic and non-toxic material, attract mosquitoes and kill their young, in effect reducing the number of the next generation of mosquitoes. DOST’s schoolbased OL Trap program intends to reduce the number of mosquito population in schools and communities, and subsequently lower den-

435,000 kits nationwide. DOST produced the initial batch of traps and has transferred the production of OL pellets to a private entrepreneur. DOST, through its National Capital Region office, has also began training teachers who will serve as OL Trap coordinators. Said coordinators learn the procedures of using the OL Trap and preparing monitoring reports. They also learn more about dengue and other antidengue initiatives of the government. “It’s not rocket science,” said Department of Education Undersecretary Jesus Lorenzo Mateo. “The OL Trap is a very simple technology but is effective in helping decrease dengue cases among schoolchildren.“ “We are happy that DOST and the Department of Health is partnering with DepEd in this project,” Mateo added.

JUNE 12-18, 2012

Born to Love and be Married: Mass Wedding in Buenavista 51 couples from Buenavista town tied the knot in a mass wedding held last Tuesday, June 5 at the municipal grounds. Decorated for the special occasion, the mass wedding was spearheaded by Mayor Russel 'Jingjing' Madrigal and the Office of Municipal Civil Registrar.

"Born to Love and be Married" was the occasion's theme. It coincided with the birthday celebration of the town's chief executive who turned 55. Those who signed up for the mass wedding were couples who've lived together from one year to ten years without benefit of marriage. Buenavista Mayor Russel S. Madrigal acted as the solemnizing officer, shown here with Kgd. Jinky Lope of Brgy. Dos, Brgy. Capt. Nora Sadiwa of Brgy. Dos, and Brgy. Capt. Joseph Sosa of Brgy. Tres.

Marinduque Congressman Lord Allan Velasco also graced the occasion and delivered an inspirational talk. Shown here for a souvenir shot with some municipal employees and Provincial Statistics Officer, NSO, Ms. Leni Rioflorido.

All the couples hugged each other, drank to life and happiness and celebrated after exchanging their wedding vows.

Text and photos by: Eli Obligacion

June 12-18, 2012

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Today is Thursday, karamihan sa mga nasa disyerto ay half-day laang from work, iyong medyo masuwerte, wala silang pasok. And then bukas, Friday naman ay day-off, chance to do a lot of household chores: maglaba, maglinis ng kuwarto, kusina, banyo, magluto, kumain, magpahinga habang nanonood ng satellite TV (sports or movies) or kung may kadutdutan - mga ilang oras sa harap ng computer hanggang sa makaramdam ng antok. Life is so simple but hard for us OFWs dahil ganito laang naman natin kung gugulin ang ating konting panahon kapag out of work. Siyempre pa, calling our families back home tops it all. Kumustahan blues, bilin dine, bilin doon, pabili dine, pabili doon. That's how our life is pero despite of that, nandoon pa rin sa atin ang determinasyong mabago ang sitwasyon ng ating pamumuhay. Ang iba sa atin ay nais maging magaan at madali ang pagnanais na makauwi na nang tuluyan upang makapiling ang mga mahal sa buhay. Simple as that, pero papaano natin ito maisasakatuparan? Sa pamamagitan ng maliit na pagpaplano, makakautay-utay tayo kung atin laang paninindigan. Kaya ko po naman ito nasasabi ay sa dahilang mayroon na po tayong mga kasamahan sa MOSAG na nakapagsimula na, how simple it was, nakakausad na po sila. Ito po ang tinuturol natin kung bakit tayo kahit nasa malalayong bansa nagtatrabaho - ay nagkakaroon ng pagkakataong maikipagpalitan ng kuru-kuro sa kapwa natin mga ka-MOSAG on how they could simple start their own livelihood projects. Sila na pong mga nauna nang magpundar ang makakapagsabi on how they feel ngayong nakikita na nila ang bunga ng kanilang pinaghirapan sa loob ilang buwang nakaraan: Glad to mention our ka-MOSAG: Beth Leynes (Tarug, Mogpog); Bladdy Malelang (High Town, Boac); Soc Monleon (Ihatub, Boac); MJ/Cristy Capio (Sayao, Mogpog); Brenda Labos (Tanza, Boac / Tarug, Mogpog) at ang mas malalaking projects po na still being drafted on the table nila ka-MOSAG: Johnny Villaruel (Bangbang, Gasan); Jorge Malinao (Balimbing, Boac, and Joseph Morong (Poctoy, Boac). Kahapon po'y bumisita sa amin sa Lupac ang ating ka-MOSAG na kasaluluyang naga-bakasyon upang personal niyang makita ang livelihood projects natin doon: Piggery and Meat Processing. Siyta po ay si L.A. Del Prado from Mogpog. It was a surprise visit ng mag-asawa to see for themselves on what and how they could start their own livelihood project based sa mga nakita nila sa amin. LA works with Saudi Oger in Riyadh (nasa bakasyon laang po siya ngayon). GREETINGS FROM:

HAPPY 5th ANNIVER-

Gov. “Nanay” Carmencita O. Reyes, Vice-Gov. Antonio L. Uy and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members

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(Weekly Newsmagazine) GREETINGS FROM: Nasa larawan sina AGHAM Partylist representative – Hon. Angelo B. Palmones (kanan) at G. Noel V. Magturo (kaliwa) pangulo ng Philippine Science Journalists Association ( PSciJourn) Inc. Marinduque Chapter Kuha ni Gerry Palad-DOST

HON. ANGELO B. PALMONES The Sangguniang Panlalawigan members (L - R) Hon. Epifania L. “Annie” Rosas; Hon. Eleuterio R. “Bong” Raza, Jr.; Hon. Harold Y. Red; Hon. Amelia L. Aguirre; Gov. Carmencita O. Reyes; Vice Gov. Antonio L. Uy, Jr.; Hon. Melecio J. Go; Hon. Allan H. Nepomuceno; Hon Mark Anthony Seño and ; Hon. George D. Aliño II (Photo by Erwin Peñafiel)

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Tañada: “Ang taong bukas, 'di takot sa batas! Panahon na ng FOI!” Following the heels of calls for greater transparency at the close of the Corona impeachment trial, Deputy Speaker Lorenzo "Erin" R. Tañada III challenged his fellow legislators to do what the Senate does and move for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill into law. "It should move at the same pace that the House made former Chief Justice accountable in our impeachment complaint." Tañada lauded the developments in the Senate of his priority advocacy, the FOI Bill or House Bill No. 53. Stating that "the issues on transparency and accountability have been the cornerstone of the bill. It was meant to break the shroud of secrecy especially in the context of public governance and leadership." "Walang lugar sa ating pamahalaan ang pamumuno ng isang public official o karaniwang empleyado na palaging pinagdududahan dahil walang malinaw na impormasyong nanggagaling sa ating mga ahensya," Tañada added. "Ang mga taong hindi bukas sa katotohanan, ito lang ang takot sa pagiging batas ng FOI bill. Panahon nang ipasa ang FOI!" Tañada insisted. The Senate version of the FOI has been signed by 114th Independence Day… pine Coast Guard (PCG); a slow drill exhibition by the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA);and a drum and bugle exhibition by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). The culminating day on June 12, 2012 of the “Kalayaan 2012” will still include several cultural activities such as a Filipino Indigenous games Exhibition, led by the Philippine Sports Commission, that features Arnis and Pencak Sikat. There will also be a Special Kalayaan Con-

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cert from 1:00-9:00 p.m. for the Sadigan ng Kalayaan and LuzViMinda, and Party Kalayaan from 9:00 p.m. 12:00 midnight at the Quirino Grandstand. In the evening, a spectacular and breath-taking Special Fireworks Display will be presented to highlight each segment of the concert for that night. “Kalayaan 2012” will surely be an exciting and educational, month-long event that will bring out the cultural and Filipino pride in everyone, the NHCP said. ( NHCP/PIA/RJB/JRCA/PIANCR)

22 Senators last Monday, and plenary debates commenced afterwards. Meanwhile the draft substitute bill in the House, has been wallowing in the Committee on Public Information since February 2011 under Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, the Committee Chair. The draft substitute bill, in its current version has been the product of more than one year active consultations with various interest groups, media and broadcast owners, as well as the amendments coming from the Communications Group of the Aquino Administration. The Malacañang version was submitted to the House at the midway through the Corona impeachment trial early this year. "Sa hinaba-haba man daw ng prusisyon, sa approval din ng FOI ang huling tuntong. Ito ang dapat ang panghawakan ng bawat kinatawan ng ating mamamayan sa Kongreso," Tañada expounded. Deputy Speaker Tañada is the principal author of the FOI Bill whose passage was stymied under the previous House leadership allied with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. ###

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