NC June 16, 2019 Edition by Gerard Fernandez

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June 16, 2019 2 Locals at PH Navy flagship BRS Tarlac Educator’s challenge : Officials and enlisted personnel of the Philippine Navy flagship BRP Tarlac welcomed Dumaguete City residents to a tour to one of the workhorses of the Philippine Navy. The ship’s Captain Norman Mutia and City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo gamely marveled with visitors, not only of the size but the vital role of the ship in transporting hundreds of ground troops, armored carriers and tanks across the country to support the mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines against insurgents other threats to national security.

More police sub-stations In north city , south open BY: CHOY GALLARDE SURGE of crime is expected in a growing city like Dumaguete. Still a third class city with 34.3 square kilometers in land area has a population of 140,000 more or less during night time but, 300,000 during day time, due to the influx of town students who go home at night. In lieu of this develop- requests for assistance from Cantil-e, ment, two additional police barangays sub-stations in Mangnao Bajumpandan, Banilad, and Bunao, were estab- Babajuba, Tabuctubig, lished on Wednesday, after Calindagan ang Mangnao ceremonies marking the itself, while the police sub 121st independence day cel- station in Bunao will cater ebration at the Quezon to calls for police assistance from barangays Bantayan, Park. The Mangnao polic Pulantubig, Camanjac, To page 14 sub-station will respond to

2 more substations established in city

n addition to the existing police sub-station already operating in Barangay Cadawinonan, two additional sub-stations were inaugurated, Wednesday, in Barangays Mangnao and Bunao to further enhance the anti-crime campaign of the city government and the Philippine National Police. Dumaguete City Chief- gic locations to shorten the of-Police Col. Gregorio response time for assistance Galsim and Negros Oriental and to create choke points Police Provincial Office Di- whenever crime incidents rector Col Raul M. Tacaca, transpire in the adjacent citwho led the inauguration, ies and municipalities. Mayor Felipe Antonio stressed that due to the continuous growth and develop- Remollo is pushing for adment of the city there is a ditional three police sub-staneed to establish additional tions in Cantil-e, Camanjac police sub-stations in strateTo page 18

Are we really FREE?

(The following is the highlight of the keynote speech by DR BETTY Cernol-McCann, president of Silliman University on June 12, 2019 at the historic City Presidencia now a regional museum under the National Museum (site of the old city hall building.) y a presidential proclamation, Filipinos mark June 12, 1898 as our day of declaration of independence from Spanish rule. The theme offered by the DepEd this year is ‘Kalayaan 2019: Pagbabagong Ipinaglaban, Alay sa Masaganang Kinabukasan.’ The reforms we fought for, our offer for a productive/bountiful future. This year’s national theme “Tapang ng Bayan, Malasakit sa Mamamayan” speaks of the country’s resolve and courage to demonstrate compassion towards its people.

Our commemoration of Philippine Independence Day, challenges me as an educator: How do we make the commemoration fitting enough to inspire positive commitments to stewardship and responsibility over our claim to freedom? One hundred and twenty-one years after the event, we must ask ourselves, are we really free? Do we in Dumaguete today really share a common bond with the patriots of Cavite who began our struggle for freedom?

Korean envoy lauds PNP captures NegOr’s Remollo’s reelection 3 most wanted in Iloilo

mbassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of the Philippines Han Dong-man extends his sincerest congratulations to Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo for being reelected as Mayor of Dumaguete City with a wide margin. “This reaffirms your “With your renewed constituency’s trust in you mandate, I am hopeful that and the principles you stand you will persevere in securfor,” Ambassador Dong- ing their safety and welfare man stressed. and work closely with us to He added that the strengthen and facilitate bi“City of Gentle People” has lateral relations between certainly lives up to its repu- Korea and the Philippines tation and has attracted in the coming years,” AmKorean national who either, bassador Han Dong-man visit, live or st udy in said. To page 19 Dumaguete.

egros Oriental Police Provincial Director Col. Raul Tacaca has confirmed the arrest of the province’s three most wanted persons in Iloilo under Oplan Tracker. On the strength of the tion arrest ed Goly arrest warrants issued by Benavides #4 most wanted Judge Candelario Gonzales person; Isoy Benavides, #7 of RTC Branch 45 in Bais most wanted person and City, joint elements from Jerome Benavides, #8 most PIB-NORPPO led by Po- wanted person in Barangay lice Captain Gilfred Balabag, Pavia Iloilo. Tacaca said that the Baroman together with the arrest is the result of month Regional Intelligence Unit 6, long coordination, intelliRegional Intelligence Divigence build up and intellision of Police Regional Ofgence fusion between RIU fice 6 and personnel from To page 19 Pavia Municipal Police Sta-

121st Independence Day rites at Presidencia

Silliman University President Dr. Betty CernolMcCann was Wednesday’s guest speaker during the 121st Philippine Independence Day celebration in front of the Presidencia ( old City Hall) and whose keynote address centered on the theme: “Tapang ng Bayan, Malasakit sa Mamayan.” (SU-PIO) Think how much the country, and each barangay in it, has changed over this period. Each of us remembers in our own families those whose lives were sacrificed to secure our independence against colonizers who would try to take these islands and exploit them for their own narrow purposes. My father and mother, I’m proud to say, were part of the Filipino resistance in Leyte, and helped clear the way for the return of President Osmena after the Battle of Leyte Gulf. I’m sure each of you has your own remembrances. But do our lives today actually honor the sacrifices they made for us?

The conditions are different, and our responses may vary. We may not face the threat of an invasion by an expanding Empire seeking to impose its rule through military occupation. The challenges we face are far more subtle and harder to deal with. In an era of globalization, in which the whole world not only beckons us, but comes to us through social media and the internet, we live at a time when we are almost instantaneously aware of things happening all around the world, and know that our lives, for Over a thousand government officials, employees, uniformed personnel, veterans, members of civic and non- good or for ill, are shaped by these forces. Think of catagovernment organizations marked the 121st Philippine Independence Day for the first time at the newly refur- strophic climate change; think of shifting political alliances bished City Quadrangle fronting the historical Old Presidencia (City Hall circa 1937). This building is refur- in which we may no longer be able to rely on our friends; think of the rise of populisms so eerily reminiscent of past bished by the National Museum for P50-million and is soon open to the public as the regional museum. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, Silliman University President Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann and City Chief-of-Police dictatorships; think of the pervasive corruption that plays Col. Gregorio Galsim led the traditional raising of the Philippine flag, wreath laying and the 21 gun salute as part into the hands of the populists: a crisis in illegal drug trafof ceremony.The participants sang patriotic songs, paid tribute to the Filipino heroes and the Philippine flag. (SU-PIO)

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ZD TRIVIA Dead given dialysis?

opefully this is not only in the Philippines, or only in Manila. The culture of corruption in this country has sunk so deep into our society so much so that even in the matter of health care, we have this report in the north that dead patients were recorded to have undergone kidney dialysis …and false claims were paid by PhilHealth not knowing that the patient was already long dead. As a result the Phil Health has filed 28 counts of administrative charges against a private dialysis center in Quezon city who made such false claim. Stakeholders are now arrested and indicted. It’s main suspect company is

Editorial; Diploma mills reopen

his may sound disheartening but, our education industry has long become, as it had always been, a virtual diploma mill because unlike in other countries, our situation is that we are producing more diplomas than jobs. Schools and classes will go full blast this week and in August and this is the sad situation year in and year out. What then is the use of the biggest budget of government for education when after college, our graduates either go jobless or leave for abroad because in our country there is hardly any vacancy, unless one goes to private business, and to add, unless one has connections. Working on one’s merits is not the name of the game here. Most graduates do not qualify for present jobs available. This is the biggest mis-match of the century. Worst of all, our “bonus pater familia” culture will not mind sheltering our graduates at home until kingdom come, be they get married or stay single. Proof: of six thousand jobs offered in many job fairs, only a few hundreds are hired. Always, and Why? Because our graduates do not qualify. Why? Because the system of education in this country cannot produce graduates that could qualify and start a job-career. Most of all, there is not enough training in school

that could match the need of industries after graduation.. But in fairness to our colleges and universities, they do their best in offering quality and relevant courses. But the big question is : why are only a handfull hired during job fairs which are offering thousands of new jobs. Why? Are the kind of courses offered wrong? Or do graduates simply lack enough training and preparation for the jobs? In the fact, because of this very sad predicament of unqualified graduates for jobs, we see the very urgent need for our education department to sit down with industries and see HOW college graduates will qualify and be trained so they can get jobs after college. In Singapore, we interviewed students who say that government evaluates their skills and grades, and tell them what course they may or should take so they can work after graduation. The students are looking forward to an assigned job after college. They feel secure. But not in the Philippines, our graduates are very insecure. So we know the problem. Society , both government and industries must agree on how they can prepare jobs and seriously train our graduating seniors so as not to produce jobless graduates year after year. When will we ever see the day when diplomas and jobs will match each other?

A DIALYSIS PROCESS owned by a godson of no less than the Health Secretary. Power apparently corrupts absolutely! Phil Health is shouldering kidney dialysis for each qualified member for 90 sessions and pays P2,600 per session to the dialysis center or a whooping P234,000 for the entire session. Virtually free of charge for patients. The bad news is, nobody is telling Phil Health in this case, exactly whether the patient has already died, or has dis-continued the dialysis. So long as the claim papers are in order, Phil Health innocently pays the bill. This is estafa plain and simple. Moreover, this operation is not possible without the connivance of both the dialysis company or hospital and Phil Health people , at the expense of the government agency, which is funded by taxpayers money . To page 17

45 YEARS OF COMMUNITY JOURNALISM

ELY P. DEJARESCO Editor-Publisher

THE CHINA THE WORLD CAN’T IGNORE THE YEARS 1900-2000 CAN BE described appropriately as the “Ameri-can Century” where the USA was King. Harvard Professor Graham Allison, however, said that in the last 500 years, there have been 16 attempts of “rising nations” to overthrow “reigning nations” - and 12 of such attempts ended in wars. He calls this the “Thucydides Trap”. First, it was Greece vs. Sparta; then, Germany vs. Great Britain and now we have China vs. the USA. He theorized that in three major instances, the powder keg was/will be lit -not by the main actors- but by a secondary agent provocateur. An example was the assassination in a small country like Austria that triggered World War I and it could be North Korea’s bellicose ways in our contemporary times. One can also think of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor that ignited World War II in a great way. The march of China towards world supremacy has a known trajectory. by Bingo It now has 1.4 billion people -potential consumers and labor workforce- today. And it P. Dejaresco is not just quantity. In 1978, nine of ten Chinese (1 billion people, then) lived on below US$ 2 per day. In 2008, only one of ten lies below that poverty line. According to the professor, the GDP of China was botics, artificial intelligence, and quantum computation”, by only half of that of the USA in 2004; by 2014, both countries 2035- absolute world No 1 in economy and technology. had the same GDP size. Extrapolated, by 2024, China’s In 2049-or 15 years from 2035, the Chinese president economy is bruited to become 50% bigger than America. sees a supremely dominant Chinese nation with an army Chinese President X Jinping deals with blueprints: “which can fight and win” wars. Fifteen years is significant 2025- China to be the world leader in “driverless cars, roTo page 5

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FOOTSTEPS AND FAITH THE DIGITAL WORLD AND FAITH

THE CHINA THE WORLD CANNOT IGNORE From page 4 (Bingo P. Dejaresco ) in Chinese history. In 1934, the Red Army went on a strategic retreat covering 12,000 miles to avoid direct confrontation with the then superior Nationalist Army. They famously label this as “The Long March”.After rebuilding for 15 years, the Red Army eventually defeated the Nationalist Army in 1949 and established the People’s Republic of China. In a recent “Asian Review” article, it was pointed out that China could do a strategic retreat in the smoldering “trade war” with the USA but with minds focused on her eventual target of dislodging America as an economic and technology superpower by 2035.A total of about 15 years from today. The confidence of a Donald Trump in the current trade showdown with China is his knowledge that more than America, China is more dependent on the import and export trade. Therefore, the blistering trade war could fracture the sinews of the Chinese economy more than America’s. The prospective Chinese strategic retreat in the trade war could be the moral equivalent of the:” one step backward, two steps forward” being propagated by the famous Chinese military strategist author Sun Tsu in his book “The Art of War”. “Asia Review” uses the Chinese phrase “ tan tan da da” of “talk talk strike strike” as apropos to the situation- which is a duplicitous stance of giving in to trade concessions but -simultaneously-forever mindful of locating openings to destabilize the enemy onwards to 2035. China cannot forever smile away the current effects of the debilitating trade war of new sky-high tariffs which had driven thousands of companies, in the words of Jaan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo recently “from China into no-tariffed nations.” This resulted, allegedly, into the loss of thousands of jobs in the “manufacturing, e-commerce and foreign companies” in the Mainland. Fearful of dissent of unemployed folks, the State Council has been strictly given instructions to find ways to get these dislodged Chinese back into employment. (Are the hundreds of thousands of Chinese in RP part of this exodus?.)

The USA had lowered the boom on many tech-based Chinese companies including the huge Huawei Company that was tagged as a potential “Eye Spy” for China anywhere their products are found in the world. The immediate relief that the world can relish is the settlement of the current USChina trade war with the Americans winning more concessions and their tariffs to generally be restructured southwards both ways as results therefrom. But as the saying goes “one swallow does not a summer make” and this “loss of face” of China for blinking in the current trade war should not be mistaken as the end of the War. It is just one of the small battles taking place in a long war of attrition of 15 years. The battles raging in the fields of technology, financial engineering, arms race and military build-up, the space program, the nuclear agenda, food security and cultural -social influence upon the rest of the globe are very much still up on China’s sleeves. The writings on the wall are clear enough, though- that the American Century will soon give way to the Chinese Century and a New World Order will emerge. The Harvard professor, however, has been proposing to as many leaders willing to lessen, that rather than be subsumed in the “Thucydides Trap” where usurpations of dominance resulted in wars, that China and America, instead, develop a new world community where sharing of powers can still be possible between the First and the Second biggest nations. Wouldn’t that be a Utopia in our generation? But it can be done if one can just assess judiciously about the futility of wars when taken as the only resort of competing interests. And the soundness of the wisdom of looking at the world as the One Homeplace of Fellow Human Beings rather than be parceled merely to be divided and conquered by the strongest to the detriment of the weak. For comments: email to dejarescobingo@yahoo.com or boholrd@mozcom.com

o mark World Communications Day 2019 Pope Francis spoke about the influence of the internet on communications and the vast array of challenges facing us in developing true interpersonal relationships. I found his remarks most relevant and so am sharing some of them with you today. “Today’s media en- the suffering in the world. 5. Have a “broad vironment is so pervasive as to be indistinguishable from back” when criticisms and the sphere of everyday life. insults are made – when The Net is a resource of our possible, gently correct. 6. Pray in the digital time. It is a source of knowledge and relationships world! Establish sacred that were once unthinkable.” spaces, opportunities for Pope Francis contin- stillness, reflection and ued, “If the Internet repre- meditation online. 7. Establish connecsents an extraordinary possibility of access to knowl- tions, relationships and build edge, it is also true that it has communion, including an proven to be one of the ar- ecumenical presence online. 8. Educate young eas most exposed to disinformation and to the people to keep themselves conscious and targeted dis- safe and responsible online, tortion of facts and interper- particularly in light of sonal relationships, which cyberbullying and t he are often used to dis- prevalence and accessibility of pornography and online credit…” He then offered ten gambling. 9. “Give a soul to the principles to guide the presence of believers on the internet”, as Pope Benedict XVI once said – at all times “digital highways”. 1. Be positive, com- witness to human dignity municating the ‘joy of the online. 10.Be missionary, reGospel’. 2. Strictly avoid ag- membering, with the help of gression and ‘preachiness’ the internet, a message has online; try not to be judge- the potential to reach the ends of the earth in secmental or polemical. 3. Never bear false onds! Pope Francis invited witness on the internet. 4. Fill the internet with all of us to consider how we charity and love, continually CAN be “believers” in the seeking to include a sense digital world and urged us of charity and solidarity with to reflect on the impact

Troopers arrive, but Army worms attack From page 1

dustry where Mabinay is a beneficiary. The mayor said that extent of the damage brought about by the army worm infestation is so widespread, 28 of 32 barangays have been attacked, damaging crops to include corn and a small portion of sugarcane fields. Of the 28 barangays

affected, 18 have declared their respective barangays under a state of calamity to be able to use their calamity fund in terms of buying chemicals, sprayers, drums, seeds, among others. Mayor Uy also said the municipality is also extending assistance to affected barangays with help from the Department of Ag-

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which the digital world is having on Church, society, on family, on interpersonal relationships and on each of us as individual persons. He discussed the digital world’s implications on key concepts like love, friendship, community, gathering, solidarity with others, especially the vulnerable. He especially spoke about the “ME” or “selfie” generation, “which needs instant gratification and is nurtured by the narcissism and voyeurism of social networking.” Francis then challenged us: “How can Christians (that’s each and all of us) build bridges across the divides online, be reconcilers, peacemakers, comforters, instilling hope, love, and faith?” How will you and I answer his challenge? riculture and the provincial government. At first, Mayor Uy thought they have contained the army worm infestation in five to six barangays but it became worse when two to three days of rain came in Mabinay inspite of the long drought a month ago. In spring, the larvae stays close the ground, feeding on grasses and other low-growing plants. Later in the season, they move up to feed on plant leaves and fruit.

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HEALTH IS WEALTH YOUR WELLNESS

Let’s always be friendly

e should try our best to be friendly always with everyone. Irrespective of how they are—and this can include those who in our human standards we consider to be unlikable, or who have done us wrong, or who are even hostile to us—we should just try our best to be friendly with them. And the reason is because that is what Christ commanded to do. “Love your neighbor as I have loved you,” he said, and we know that his love covered everyone, including the enemies. His love has a universal scope. Even in his passion and death, he managed to offer forgiveness to those who crucified him. Of course, the ultimate basis for this Christian duty is that regardless of our differences and even our conflicts, we are all brothers and sisters. We form one family, we all come from FR. ROY CIMAGALA the same source and are meant to have a common end. We thereEmail: fore are meant to care for one another, to be responsible for roycimagala@gmail.com one another. should be not only intentional and theoretical. It We have to develop the appropriate skills to should be tangible, seen and felt. Smiling, greetcarry out this duty. We have to start with the most ing, engaging in some small talk go a long way to elementary requirement of always being nice to start and keep our friendships going. We have to everyone. In this regard, we have to overcome the learn the many social skills of always being warm usual differences we have in our human condition. and welcoming of everyone. We have to be pro-active in this regard, not waitOf course, this is easier said than done. Thus, ing for the others to merit our friendship. We we really need to train ourselves, using both the should try to live out what St. Paul once said: “To supernatural and human means, the spiritual and the be all things to all men…” material means. This may strike as something awkThat is why we need to strengthen our will to ward to do at the beginning, but then if we try again carry out this duty. We should not just depend on to consider the necessity of such training, such some favorable conditions before we start to be awkwardness will disappear. friendly. We should not be friendly only to those Everyday we have to train ourselves to develop who are nice to us or to those who please us in a keen interest in the others, especially in those some way. We have to train ourselves to be indis- cases where due to some natural and human reacriminate in our friendliness even as we also train sons no big interest can be felt at the beginning. ourselves to be discriminating in our dealings with This is the challenge we have to face everyday. But everyone. once we manage to do this, we would be on the way Gestures of affections, no matter how small to becoming friendly to everyone irrespective of and insignificant, always count. Our friendship to page 7

How to achieve true happiness in life

veryone, while still strong and healthy, tries to attain a state of real happiness in this world. Well, the achievement of real happiness in this stressful world would really depend on one’s attitude, up-bringing and motivation. Authorities, like the social scientists have listed some simple rules or factors that are needed in the attainment of true happiness in life as proven in their studies. ·Live a simple life. Be temperate in your habits. Avoid self-seeking and selfishness. Make simplicity the key note of your daily plans. Simple things are best

EVERYDAY HEROES

Illness and injury

I DR. ANGEL V. SOMERA

Fellow, Philippine Psychiatric Association

achieved. ·Spend less than what you earn. It may be difficult, but it pays large dividends in conto page 7

f your leg were broke, you would not just ignore it. You would seek proper medical attention. Not to see a doctor would be “stupid”. It could cause you to possibly lose your leg or even die. If you have measles, you would not ignore it. You would seek proper medical treatment. Not to see a doctor would be “stupid.” Not to be treated would not only endanger you but the lives of others around you. The human mind is like any other part of your body. Your mind can get sick or be injured. Not to seek help from a doctor is “stupid.” Not to seek proper medical help could cause the injury or illness to get worse and might even destroy your life. Mental ill-

James “ Kojak ” Hughs U.S. Army Cpt (ret)

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By Calvin Trent

Wellness of the earth

e need to have a law in Dumaguete that bans the use of plastic bags for shopping. The truth is the businesses like this because they get to sell a reusable bag, at a profit, for the customers that forget to bring their shopping bags. Although there is some experiments to melt down and use the plastic bags for energy, for the most part the thin plastic bags are not recyclable, and dangerous to the environment. If you burn them you pollute the air. Or they will kill the fish. Or if you bury them they will pollute any-

thing you grow in that area. Just bad, bad and bad again. At the Silliman farm the agricultural store, (which sells chicken and eggs and other foods raised by the students), will acto page 12

Savoring the taste of freedom

ast Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Filipinos celebrated the country’s 121st Independence Day in various historical areas by parades and by programs and gun salutes. On June 12 th 1898, we were finally free after having been colonized by the Spaniards for 300 years. The fervour of our revolutionary past spent fighting our colonizers is forever remembered as we sing the lyrics of our National Anthem, “Ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.” We salute the patriotism of our heroes, especially the Katipuneros such as Andres Bonifacio, General Antonio Luna, Gregorio Del Pilar, Apolinario Mabini and others. Despite having limited weapons, resources and military skills, they bravely fought against the might of the Spaniards. In the end, the Treaty of Paris was signed on Dec. 10, 1898, which brought to an end the Spanish-American War.

Agnes Shari Tan -Aliman Spain gave up their sovereignty over Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States (Treaty of Peace between the U.S. and Spain; Dec. 10, 1898, Yale, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2019). After the Americans colonized the country, the Japanese came and the country was under the Japanese rule for a while before the Americans deto page 7

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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadows. James 1:17 (WEB)

J LOVING OTHERS o now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other .Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:34-35 Jesus says that our Christlike love will show that we are his disciples. Do people see petty bickering, jealousy, and diversion

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BROTHER’S KEEPER

Christian living is Energy - living

here is no way of stopping Jesus. There is no way of stopping His Gospel. He slept while He rode a boat in the midst of the storm. He woke up to calm the storm. He arrived at Gadarene and confronted the devils torturing two men. He entered the boat, crossed to the other side, and was back in Capernaum. But there, a paralytic was brought to Him for healing. He had to rise to the need of the moment. Much needed to be done in so short a time — all in three years of ministry. -o0o Burnout? Rest and relaxation? Sabbatical leave? These did not seem to be part of Jesus’ vocabulary. He was true, pure energy. He just to page 12

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how they are. We may have to force ourselves to be interested in knowing more and more about the others, even ‘wasting’ time with them since friendship will also require a lot of time. We should see to it that we just don’t give some cursory attention to them. Our attention to them should be full. We have to make every effort to be directly in touch with them, and not simply relying on technological communication. Obviously, for friendship to blossom we really have to pray and to offer sacrifices for the others. We should be willing to be patient with them, especially if for one reason or another we are made to suffer in some way in the process. Yes, we need the grace of God to learn

tentment. Keep out of debts. Cultivate frugality, prudence, and selfdenial. Avoid extravagance. ·Think constructively. Train yourself to think clearly and accurately. Store your mind with useful thoughts. ·Be grateful. Begin the day with gratitude for your opportunities. Be glad for the privileges of life and work. ·Rule your moods. Cultivate a mental attitude of peace and good will. ·Give generously. There is no greater joy in life than to render happiness to others by means of intelligent giving. ·Work with right motives. The highest purpose of your life should be to grow in how to be friendly always with everyone.

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feated them. When the Philippine Flag was finally raised for all to see, our forefathers were able to taste the heady sweetness of freedom. No longer were they called “subjects” or “Indios.” Finally, they could now govern themselves, run their own businesses and live free from fear. No longer accountable to a foreign power, Filipinos were then free to to page 9

spiritual grace and power (Interior life). ·Be interested in others. Divert your mind from selfcenteredness. In the degree that you give, serve, and help you will experience the by-product of happiness. ·Live one day at a time. Concentrate on your immediate task. Make the most of today. · Always thank God for all your blessings in life!

ust think of this promise for a moment. God is saying that anything good that you receive in your life comes directly from Him. That beautiful sunrise, the twinkle in a loved one's eye, even that raise at work. All good gifts come from the one true Father.

The Bible says that the sun shines on the just and the unjust. So that means His gifts are not just reserved for those who have received the free gift of eternal life. Every good and perfect gift comes from the Father of Lights. In James 1:17, it also says that God does not change like shifting shadows. He is the same yesterday, today and forever! Hallelujah for such a gracious, loving Heavenly Father who is a giver at the very center of His heart! In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus encourages us to keep on asking, seeking and knocking because God is a good Father and delights to give good gifts to His children. Like any healthy father/child relationship, it breaks the Father's heart if we only seek Him for the things He gives us. The gifts He gives are really only the icing on the cake. The most amazing thing that we can ever receive from God is the gift of Himself! It humbles me to think of this promise. To think how kind and loving, and generous our Heavenly Father is. It just makes me want to run to Him again and again and thank Him for being so good to me!

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esus said to his disciples: ”I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.”

June 16, 2019

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June 16, 2019

Officialdom honor heroes of freedom

(Hughs)

The city and provincial officialdom paused last Wednesday June 12 to honor the heroes of freedom that led the way to our Independence from America even if America still holds so many strings attached to the Philippines. LR:Councilors ARbon, Ramon, SU president Dr Betty CernolMcCann, (keynote speaker), Mayor Remollo, BM Alviola, Kag. Bandal and Liga Pres Diony Amores.

ashamed of having the measles. But for some illogical reason nobody wants to admit they might have a “mind” that has been injured or is sick. There is an ugly fear, even stigma, of being diagnosed as mentally injured or mentally ill. The usual response to aberrant behavior is to ignore it until it gets so bad you can ignore it no longer. You hide your “crazy” aunt in the back room. You tolerate your nutty uncle’s bad behavior and just avoid him. The shame of this is their illness may just be a chemical imbalance and might possibly be cured with medication. They could possibly live “normal’ lov-

CHURCH Historian Savoring...

Why, but why

“I

got scared,” was a reaction of a reader. Just asking why, but why? Here’s a sequel from last week: There was sufficient cause that the authorities could have taken seriously the colossal crimes and perhaps this forbearance on the part of the same authorities is that which will have incited the criminal to comREV. FR. ROMAN C. mit this other (crime). SAGUN, JR. They could have proceeded with rectitude and responsibility that every case requires and no au- tion, but in a savage and thority acts under political barbaric nation. It is true that here in influence, et cetera, et this province two opposing cetera, not now, not never, parties are fighting for two typical crimes of this kind contrasting ideas as it is were not to be reported in to page 11 a civilized and cultured na-

Judicial VICAR The need for moral recovery

e have to admit the much-needed direc tion and guidance from God especially during these times of too much materialism and consumerism. We need to ask the Lord to guide us and to lead us to maintain our old virtues, as there is now the need to return to the old and standard concepts of morality. We need MSGR. GAMMY D. to go back to the infallible teachT ULABING JCD, PC ings of Christ and not of the teachings of this world. By returning to the old virtues and values, we are neither obsolete nor irrelevant, because Christ is “Yesterday, To- man, “of the man who day, and Tomorrow”. To works and who in his throw away these virtues work is so extroverted and values is to throw that he no longer fully away God from our lives. possesses communicaWe should strive to live tion within himself”. To to page 11 the interior renewal of

(ALiman) from page 7 elect their own leaders, own and till their own lands, run their own businesses and be free to move around in their circle of friends. The colonizers have long gone but we are still not fully free. Another wave of challenges have come to wrestle with us– the spectre of pervasive poverty. This cancer of society is keeping us from making sustainable progress towards economic development. Lack of job opportunities (or the mismatch of workers’ skill set versus jobs needed), over-population, inadequate agricultural development, not enough industrial growth. These are only some of the challenges we face. Unless we address these effectively, we will not be able to fully savour the taste of freedom that our forefathers had fought and died for. Unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of time. We cannot wait for another century to pass before we can realize the economic transformation we to page 11

Illness... from page 6

ing productive lives if someone cared enough to help them get proper treatment. The Philippines has an excellent Mental Health Association. The local chapter is compassionately managed by Mrs. Aurora Caluscusin-Flores. The office is staffed by equally compassionate and highly professional people. The new patient is given a series of psychological tests and their condition is expertly diagnosed. With proper treatment many patients fully recover and lead normal lives. How do I know all this? I am one of their patients. I suffer what is called “Anxiet y Disorder; acerbated by Post Trauto page 11

Concubinage W

hat is Concubinage? The act of the husband in keeping a mistress in the conjugal dwelling, has sexual intercourse, under scandalous circumstances, with a woman who is not the wife, or cohabits with her in any other place, constitutes the crime of Concubinage. To be charged with guilty parties, if they are Concubinage, what are the both alive – the offending elements that must concur? husband and the woman 1) He must be mar- with whom he cohabits or with whom he has sexual inried; 2) He committed any tercourse. The complaint cannot be filed against only of the following acts: a) Keeping a mistress one of them. If a criminal complaint in the conjugal dwelling; or b) Having sexual inter- was filed without including course, under scandalous one of the guilty parties, the circumstances, with a case shall be dismissed for woman who is not his wife; lack of conformity with the provisions of the law. or In case the wife c) Cohabiting with her changes her mind and forin any other place, 3) That as regards the give him, will it stop the woman, she must know him case? Yes. Pardon for adulto be married. How is it prosecuted? tery is allowed which must The crime of Concu- come before the institution binage is considered a pri- of the criminal action. Both vate crime which may only offenders must be parbe prosecuted by the of- doned by the offended wife fended wife. The offended to be effective. The pardon wife upon filing of a com- can be express or implied. plaint for concubinage Thus, when the offended should include both the wife in writing or in an affi-

Atty. Karissa TolentinoMaxino

davit asserts that she is pardoning his erring spouse and paramour for their adulterous act this is a case of express pardon. There is implied pardon when the offended party continued to to page 11

June 16, 2019

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June 16, 2019

Remollo soon to be a Navy officer?

Not Bad for a Navy Commander. But he has to cut his hair short ,like Captain Norman Mutia, Commander of Navy flagship BRP Tarlac, who offers a reserve officer status to Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo while surveying the port at the ship’s bridge during the latter’s visit, Wednesday. Mayor Remollo (left) is considering the invitation of Capt Mutia to join the reserve force of the Philippine Navy.

Concubinage

(Hughs)

from page 9 live with his spouse even after the commission of the offense. In case the mistress did not know that he is married, is she liable? No. It is necessary that the mistress knows that the man is married to make her liable for Concubinage. If such knowledge cannot be proven, she may be absolved while the guilty husband shall be held liable alone. Should there be a need for proof that the husband has sexual intercourse to be liable? No. If the charges consist in keeping a mistress in the conjugal dwelling or cohabiting with her in any other place, there is no need for proof of sexual intercourse. As to keeping a mistress in the conjugal dwelling, the woman brought to the conjugal home must be brought as a concubine. As to co-

Illness...

(Hughs)

from page 9

matic Stress Disorder”. I suffered a dysfunctional childhood and then was further traumatized by my military service. I take medication and undergo therapy sessions. My illness manifests itself in hypersensitivity and rages, both of which I have been successful in controlling. Most people do not even know I have a medical problem. The shame is not in having a mental injury; the shame is not seeking proper treatment. If you have a friend or relative who is subject to uncontrolled rage or antisocial behavior get them to the Philippine Mental Health to page 12 habitation, they must be living together as husband and wife and that it must be for some period.

Local beauty shines in Binibini pageant Caption... Reigning Miss Dumaguete’ Ms.

Joahnna Carla Saad made it to the top 15 of the prestigious Binibining Pilipinas pageant held at Smart Araneta Coliseum shortly.. Ms. Saad and the two other local beauties Melba Ann Macasaet, representing Negros Oriental and Malka Shaver representing Zamboanga Sibugay also made it to the finals along with 37 other outstanding Binibinis in a field with 80 contestants who were trimmed down to just 40 leading to the final pageant night, Sunday (June 9).

Why... (Sagun)

The need... (Tulabing)

the Archipelago, but without fear that they may contradict me, I can affirm that that fight for ideas is not so exalted nor is there anyone who alone, having been influenced by himself or in himself by that idea, it gets to do a (criminal) act of that sort. I do not deny that here as elsewhere there are people who are perverse, who reneging on any compassion commit crimes, but they are the least. (In this province the people) are more moderate and temperate on account of their education, temperament, customs, and all other very important factors than in other provinces. It is necessary to look for the cause in other factors not connected to this province. The whole world knows about the people of Bais; it is a town of slaves. It is a considered opinion there is a powerful person of imposing majesty and sounding like a thundering Jupiter

who dominates with a horned hand (a people) from the oldest to the youngest, from the lead worker to the laborer, everyone and all are subject to the great Master. There, Aglipayanism has been developing on a large scale, thanks to the tutelage and approval of that person. There the two antagonistic ideas have caused a great furor, thanks to the protection they were finding in their cacique and a little more than a year ago, there the action of opposing the desire and will of Catholics was done, which was a case against human rights, like freedom of religion, only because it was the pleasure of that person.

from page 9 happening as in the rest of

from page 9 lose communication within himself is a great disaster for anyone, because he is liable to forget himself. And this renewal should take place in people who work so much so that they do not rest at all, working al-

most day and night to earn money, to be rich, very rich, employing all means, good or bad, just or unjust. There is no Sunday or Holiday for to page 12

“Ghosts” T

he Philippines is a country full of GHOSTS. Recently, the PhilHealth found out that there were claims from medical clinics for reimbursement from PhilHealth for dialysis of ghosts or non-existint patients. During elections some voters who are dead are found to have voted in the elections and are known as ghost voters. Some mayors are inIn areas where there is volved in the procurement an on going armed conflict, of medicines which were the military commanders will received and paid by the need fuel for their military cities or municipalities. operations. Again, the comThese deliveries are all duly mander will sign a receipt of receipted by the proper the gas deliveries but not all and authorized persons of will be delivered for the milithe local government. But, tary operations. A big volthese medicines are ghost ume will be returned to the deliveries because there gasoline station and sold to were no actual disposition private customers with the of the medicines. Again proceeds of the sale going these are known as to the military commander GHOST deliveries of and the gasoline dealer. medicines. That is why they are happy

Atty. Francisco D. Yap

if there is war, because it is hard to trace and audit these ghost deliveries of fuel to the military. So many gasoline dealers got rich with the military commanders. There are so many batallions of soldiers in the Philippine Army known as members of the GHOST battalions. They cannot be to page 12

June 16, 2019

30 barrio mini ambulances soon A sample of the mini-ambulance that each of the 30 barangays of Dumaguete City will receive once the budget for the procurement pegged at about P 9 million and an additional P 3 million for a brand new full size ambulance will be approved by the City Council and the bidding process is completed.

LOVING OTHERS from page 7

in your church? Or do they know you are Jesus’ followers by your love for one another?

YOUR WELLNESS (Trent)

The need... (Tulabing) from page 11 them. They have no time for praying as if they have no soul to save, as if they have no God to adore, love, and serve. They are as St. Paul said: “quorum deus vester est”, their stomach is their God. Once we lose communication within ourselves we lose the motion of our insufficiency and we forget the words of Christ who said: “Without me, you can do nothing”, and, “In vain they labored, who build a house, unless God builds it with them”. We should not forget

Ghosts

that we are human beings and not machines, and from page 11 while we have to work, yes, (Yap) to serve, and to earn our killed because they are daily bread, it is not like the GHOST soldiers. They pagans and gentiles who are paid their salaries and have no hope nor trust in God. We should realize that covered by GSIS, but true happiness cannot be they are non-existent. found in this world. That is So, we have one of the why we need to renew our most powerful army in love for God, renew our vi- the world because you sion with God by being cannot kill ghost solclosely and intimately united and identified with God through holiness. If we are (Hughs) from page 11 not good, we cannot make others good. We need to raise the level of religion in Association and seek proour hearts and it shall rise in fessional help. Mrs. the world; for he who at- Caluscusin-Flores and her tempts to set up God’s staff are my Everyday Hekingdom in his heart furthers roes for this week. Keep up the good work. it in the world.

Illness...

diers. I have a client who opted to have an optional retirement at sixty, but when we claim his retirement benefit with the Social Security System (SSS), we were informed that his records show that he is already reported dead with burial expenses and other benefits already paid. According to President Duterte, he will not sleep in Malacañang because he has seen five ghosts. AND THAT IS MY GHOST STORY!

NC production staff thanksgiving fellowship

Wellness...

from page 6

cept your used bags and offer those to the customers when they shop. We need more business leaders to set an example, to take a stand for the environment and to make sure our grandchildren have a healthy life on our planet. For another great idea, there are environmentally concerned people who run fishing nets where the small streams connect with the ocean. The plastic and garbage can be collected at this point everyday and stop it from going into the ocean! Certainly a fisherman would give us one of his old nets for a good purpose like this? Empty plastic bottles are connected to the top to keep the nets floating. The Philippines is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Let’s all work together to keep it that way. By the way, my idea for Dumaguete motors is to wear bicycle helmets. The motorcycle helmets are too heavy and hot. Within the city at low speeds the bicycle helmets give you good hearing and visibility, and should be enough to protect us in case of an accident. Unfortunately when we made the Valencia- Dumaguete road better, perhaps we made it more dangerous because people are going very fast. The corner of Hibbart and Rovira roads continues to be dangerous. The city needs to remove walls and other things that block visibility on our street corners.

BROTHER’S KEEPER

Christian living... from page 7

TAKING A BREAK in beating our deadline schedules, the Production staff of the Negros Chronilce took time out in a simple fellowship lunch at home to mark this paper’s 46th Anniversary last June 12, as we Thanked the Lord for the blessings. LR: Macky, Jerico, Gerome, Mokong, Jenny, Ellen, Morris, David, Nathaniel, Fernando, Roland , Ely and Charlie.

went on and on. Of course, He had time to pray, to play with children who came to Him, to eat with those considered as “leftovers.” -o0oThis is the great illness of our generation: We are so spent looking at ourselves. Self-realization. Self-actualization. A myopic view of self. Hence, we are eaten up by our own preoccupation with our pains, our deficiencies, our needs. -o0oJesus Himself said it well: He who loves his life will lose it, and he who loses his life will save it. Meaning, vision and mission do not come from within. They come from seeing, feeling, thinking and doing with an outward view. They energize. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP

June 16, 2019

LET THE BIBLE SPEAK:

NOTICE

ew Testament Bible Baptist Church located in Pulantubig Near Mag Say Say Elementary School in the Captain T. Amores Estate. We would like to invite you to our Services each Sunday at 9 a.m. and again at 4:30 p.m. Also, we have a Wednesday Night Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. John the Baptist saw Jesus walking. John 1:36 and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! Vs. 29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world” John the Baptist said in Vs. 30 “… This is he whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me”Then we see Jesus being baptised by John the Baptist and in Vs. 32 “And John bare record, Saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him” vs. 34 “And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God” We see Jesus called Lamb of God and then in Vs. 34 of John 1, He is called “Son of God”. Then in Vs. 41 we see Andrew finding his brother Peter and says, “.. We have found the Messias, which is being interpreted, the Christ” We find Nathanael in Vs. 49 “Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi,(Teacher) thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel” Is Jesus just a prophet, great teacher (John 3:1), great healer or one who was famous leader in Israel. If a person will take time and examine these titles they will find out. They will find Jesus being our deliver meaning Savior. They will find out in Matthew 1:23 “..they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted “God with us” Jesus Christ died on the Cross and 3 days later came forth from that grave. Jesus Christ came to die on that Cross for our sins. Romans 1:4 “And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the Resurrection of the dead” Read Romans 10:910 and believe what it says and you will have eternal life. Don’t allow Satan to deceive you but come to the Truth... NOTICE

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Gaudencio Siplon namely: Lilia D. Siplon; Rosita S. Pinili; Jesus R. Siplon, Jr.; Ronaldo R. Siplon; Noel R. Siplon; Violeta S. Dipaling; Catherine P. Siplon; Antoneth P. Siplon; Estefanie P. Siplon; Bai Norie Jean M. Siplon; Ma. Vanessa M. Siplon; Ulysses M. Siplon; and Jean Aubrey M. Siplon have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Partition over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-850, Lot No. 1050 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, Cadastral Case No. 15, L.R.C. Cadastral Record No. 358, with the improvements thereon, situated in the Barrio of Looc, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE., by Lots Nos. 1047, 1042, 1051 and 1052; on the E., by Lot No. 1052; on the S., by Lots Nos. 1060, 1067 and 1068; on the SW., by Lots Nos. 1069 and 1049; and on the NW., Lots Nos. 1049 and 1047, containing an area of Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Four (21,824) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Samuel D. Dicen, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 178, Page No. 38, Book No. XV, Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the heir of Maricris Bacang RealCarty who is Maxwell Stephen Real Carty, minor herein represented by his father as guardian, Stephen Paul Carty have executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement over a parcel of land to wit: a.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14008, Lot 30 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd83322, Sibulan Cadastre being a portion of Lot 1413 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of One Thousand TwentyNine (1,029) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14510, Lot No. 31A, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-144742 being a portion of Lot 31, described on plan (LRC) Psd-83322, LRC Cad. Record No. of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of Five Hundred Thirty (530) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Nequito Alejandro B. Alcantara, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 63, Page No. 14, Book No. I, Series of 2015.

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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Miguel L. Dungog namely: Karen S. Dungong and Zurich Liana S. Dungog have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate over property to wit: Bank Account maintained with BDO Robinson’s Dumaguete branch of BDO Unibank, Inc. (Bank), in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Six Pesos and 37/ 100 only (P134,676.37) plus interest accruing, acknowledged before Atty. Leslie Joy L. Cuevas, Notary Public, per Doc No. 344, Page No. 70, Book No. V, Series of 2019.

Notice is hereby given that the surviving heirs of Teofilo Q. Arbolado namely: Rodrigo C. Arbolado and Rommel C. Arbolado waived their rights to Roelita A. Gadiane have executed an Affidavit of Claim with Waiver of Rights over a property to wit: Savings Deposit Account/s with the Philippines Veterans BankDumaguete Branch under Savings Account No. 0047-344919-101, acknowledged before Atty. Peter Chuck A. Lagos, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 144, Page No. 30, Book No. XXXVI, Series of 2019.

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NOTICE Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7 th Judicial Region BRANCH 37 (FAMILY COURT DESIGNATE) Dumaguete City IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY AND/OR CHANGE OF THE CHILD’S NAME FROM “ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE” TO “ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS” AND THE FATHER’S NAME FROM “JOE MARIE VICENTE” TO “JOE MARIE CUEVAS” AND CHANGE OF STATUS FROM ILLEGITIMATE TO LEGITIMATED IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTH OF ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS,

SPEC. PROC. NO. 2019-5507

ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS a.k.a. ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE, Represented by JOE MARIE CUEVAS and ABELIE ABOY CUEVAS, Petitioners. -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SIATON, NEGROS ORIENTAL AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, MANILA, Respondents. X--------------------- -/

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses Gaudencio R. Noble and Maria Luz Changco Noble namely: Alice Noble-Reyes, Maria Lourdes Noble-Stackhouse, Miguel C. Noble, Carmel Jean Noble-Berkenkotter, Josephine Patricia Noble-Sampiton, Stephanie C. Noble, Gaudencio C. Noble, Jr., the heirs of Pedro Antonio C. Noble namely; Charmaine Candice Lavilla Noble-Malixi and Peter Anton Lavilla Noble have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate over a parcel of land to wit: 1.) Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-40: Lot No. 6509, before Lot No. 399-D of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete City, Cad. Case No. 1, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 140, with the improvements thereon, situated in the City of Dumaguete. Bounded on the NE by Lot No. 398, by Lot No. 402; on the SW., by Lot No. 6508; and on the W., by Piapi Road, containing an area of Nine Hundred Two (902) Square meters, more or less; 2.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1966: Lot No. 6508, before Lot No. 399-C of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete City, Cad. Case No. 1, G.L.R.O Cad. Record No. 140, with the improvements thereon, situated in the City of Dumaguete. Bounded on the NE, by Lot No. 6509; on the SE, by Lot No. 402; on the SW., by Lot No. 6507; and on the W., by Piapi Road containing an area of Three Hundred (300) square meters, more or less; 3.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. H-T-1918: Lot No. 1133, Pls-146, situated in the Municipality of Bais, bounded on NE., Road, on the SE., by Lot 1124 of Pls-146; on the SW., by Lot 1135 of Pls-146 and on the NW., by Lot 1142 of Pls-143, containing an area of One Hundred one Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen (101,214) square meters, more or less; 4.) Original Certificate of Title No. S-V-48: Lot No. 2408, Pls-146, situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros, Philippines. Bounded on the S., along 1-2 by Lot 2273 of Bais, Pls-146; along lines 2-7 by Road; along lines 7-10 and 10-1 by Lot 1428 of Bais, Pls-146, containing an area of Three Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Six (389,886) square meters, more or less; 5.) Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-203: Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2; a.) Lot No. 1, plan Ps-30027, Cad. No. N-52 G.L.R.O. situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental. Bounded on the E., by a creek and properties of Teodulo A. Dalumbad, Cirilo B. Luague and Francisco S. Banogon; on the SE., by property of Francisco S. Banogon; on the S. and SW., by the Provincial Road, on the W., by property of Feliciano Collado; and on the NW., by the Mabinay Creek and properties of Feliciano Collago and Jose R. Romero, containing an area of One hundred Sixteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty Seven (116,127) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Lot No. 2, plan Ps30027, Cad. No. 52. G.L.R.O. Record NO. N-5920, situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE., by the Provincial Road; on the SE., by property of Encarnacion V. Guboyan, a creek and property of Esmeraldo Visitacion; on the SW, by property of Esmeraldo Visitacion; and on the NW., by property of Feliciano Collado, containing an area of Thirty Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Nine (35,839) square meters, more or less; 6.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. F-T-110: Lot No. 1229, Pls-146 situated in the Municipality of Bais, Negros Oriental. Bounded on NE., By Lot 1230 Bais, Pls-146, on the SE., by Road; and Lot 1230, Bais, Pls-146; on the S. by Road; on the SW. and NW., by Lot 1325, Bais. Pls146, containing an area of Twenty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventeen (29,917) square meters, more or less; 7.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. HT-1779: Lot No. 2522, Pls-146, situated in the Municipality of Bais, now Mabinay, Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE., by Lot 2521, Bais Pls-146; the SE., by Lot 2511, Bais Pls-146; pon the SW., by Lot 2523, Bais Pls-146; and on the NW., by Road, containing an area of Ninety Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Two (96,972) square meters, more or less; 8.) Tax Declaration No. 99-11001-1971, Lot No. 3097, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Bounded on the N., by Tanquili Street; on the S., by Lot 3092; on the East by Lot 3098; and on the W., by Lot 3096, containing an area of Six Hundred (600) square meters, more or less; 9.) Tax Declaration No. 99-11-001-2422, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines bounded on the N. by Road; on the S., by a creek on the E., by National Road and on the W., by Lot 2962, containing an area of Five Hundred Five (505) square meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Antonio Marlon Eric I. Dejaresco, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 254, Page No. 52, Book No. III, Series of 2018. The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

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ORDER Petitioner, a minor and a bonafide resident of Bonawon, Siaton, Negros Oriental for more than three (3) years prior to the filing of this petition, represented by her biological parents, seek correction and/or change of her name from “ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE” to “ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS”. Petitioner was born on 7 March 2009 in Siaton, Negros Oriental and was registered in the Local Civil Registrar of Siaton, Negros Oriental as ALIZZA KEI ABOY. After she was acknowledged by Joe Marie Vicente as his biological daughter, her name became ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE under registry No. 2013-108. While the baptismal record of petitioner’s father reflect his name as Joe Marie Cuevas Vicente, he is recorded as JOE MARIE CUEVAS in his Certificate of Live Birth under Registry No. 86-75255. He has always comported himself and is known by the name JOE MARIE CUEVAS as reflected in his Voter Certification with the COMELEC and in his Member Data Record with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. When the parents of the petitioner subsequently married on January 2014, the name of her father was recorded as JOE MARIE CUEVAS. In light of the foregoing, there is a need to correct the entries in petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth on file with the Office of the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Office and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Siaton, Negros Oriental in relation to her name from Alizza Kei Aboy Vicente to ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS and the name of the father from Joe Marie Vicente to Joe Marie Cuevas to prevent confusion, straighten her record and to avoid prejudice to her identity in relation to her parents, family and the community. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let it be set for hearing on November 27, 2019 at 2:30 in the afternoon wherein any interested party may appear and oppose the petition. Let a copy of this order be published before the hearing at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Negros Oriental and its component cities. In no case should the hearing be within thirty (30) days prior to an election or within four (4) months after the last publication of the notice. SO ORDERED. Given this day 16th day of May 2019, in the City of Dumaguete, Philippines. (sgd) MARIA ANGELITA A. BANTA-ALCORAN Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Juan L. Teves namely: Rosario L. Teves, Ma. Bona Teves, Paula T. Villanueva, Gina Lucia T. Vicente, Ramon Teves, Juan Carlos Teves, Juan Teves, Jr., Jose Luis Teves, Jose Emil Teves hereinafter referred to as the Heir-Vendors and Maricris Real Carty hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: a.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14008, Lot 30 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-83322 being a portion of Lot 1413 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of One Thousand Twenty-Nine (1,029) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14510, Lot No. 31-A, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd144742 being a portion of Lot 31, described on plan (LRC) Psd83322, LRC Cad. Record No. of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of Five Hundred Thirty (530) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Florence A. Tangente, CPA, per Doc. No. 1, Page No. 2, Book No. III, Series of 2009.

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of the registered owners namely; Feliciano Banico, Pedro Dipaling, Anatalia Dipaling, Francisco Banico, Cristina Banico, Fausta Banico, Rufina Banico, Teodora Banico, Guillermo Banico, Maria Banico, Josefa Eumague, Eugenia Eumague, and Demetria Eumague namely: Venancio Grifon, Alberto Grifon, Gaudencio Grifon, Josefina Dipaling, Catalina Dipaling, Francisco Banico, Rufina Banico, Fausta Banico Barba, Guillermo Banico, Maria Banico Estinopo, Josefa Eumague, Eugenia Eumague Diputado, and Demetria Eumague hereinafter referred to as the Heirs-Vendors and Gaudencio Siplon hereinafter referred to as the Vendee Extrajudicial settlement & Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-850, Lot No. 1050 of the Sibulan Cadastre, Cad. Case No. 15, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 358 with the improvements thereon, situated in Barrio Looc, Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE by Lots Nos. 1047, 1051 and 1052; on the E by Lot No. 1052; on the S by Lots 1060, 1067, and 1068; on the SW by Lots Nos. 1069 and 1049; and on the NW by Lots 1049 and 1047, containing an area of Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Four (21,824) square meters, more or less, acknowledged before Ricardo D. Abiera, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 105, Page No. 41, Book No. I, Series of 1959.

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NOTICE

June 16, 2019

More police sub-stations In north city , south open From page 2 Motong, Candau-ay and Bunao.jrg The first was established by the previous chief of police Police Lt. Col. Jonathan Pineda in barangay Cadawinonan. It was Pineda who coined the quadrant approach to shorten response time of police assistance. During a recent courtesy call of police regional director Brig Gen Debold Sinas to the office of City Mayor Felipe Remollo, Dumaguete City PNP officer-in-charge Police Lt Col Gregorio Galsim received orders to proceed with the establishment of additional sub-stations. The additional substations were established in barangays Mangnao and Bunao, graced by PNP provincial commander Police

With 30 policemen supposed to be detailed in three police substations, the main police station will only Colonel Raul Tacaca, mem- have about 80 to 90 perbers of the police advisory sonnel left assigned in anticouncil, their respective drugs operations, anti-gambarangay officials and the bling campaign, traffic, desk officers, investigators, theft public. The police, is however, and robbery section, among faced with the problem of others. personnel to man the additional substations considering the already depleted police force. According to Colonel Tacaca, each sub station should have at least 10 organic policemen, equipped with radio communications equipment, a standby patrol car and a motorcycle unit. Making do with available personnel, Colonel Galsim said he is eyeing a repositioning of his men so the substations will work as envisioned, in also requesting barangay tanods of concerned barangays to do their share as force multipli-

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Ignacio G. Gonzales namely: Reynaldo A. Gonzales, Robert A. Gonzales, Ignacio A. Gonzales, Jr., Eliseo A. Gonzales, David Vicente A. Gonzales, Ernest A. Gonzales, Francisco A. Gonzales, Dinah A. Gonzales-Holt represented by her attorney-in-fact Ernest A. Gonzales, Heirs of Maria A. Gonzales-Tionko namely: Godofredo Tionko, Jr., Isaac Godfrey G. Tionko, Michael Albert G. Tionko, and Goldy Lei G. Tionko-Ramas-Uypitching have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate of Ignacio G. Gonzales and Purisima S. Anfone over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. FV-5575, Lot No. 41, Pls-701, situated in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental with all the improvements thereon, situated in the Manjuyod, Negros Oriental. Bounded on the E., along lines 1-2, by Road; on the S., along lines 2-3, by Lot 42, Pls-701; on the W., along lines 3-4, by Lot 198, Pls-701; and on the N., along lines 4-1, by Lot 40, Pls-701, containing an area of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Eight (2,998) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Alexylle Rose GarsulaConcepcion, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 305, Page No. 62, Book No. I, Series of 2019. The Negros Chronicle June 16, 23 & 30, 2019

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the sole heir of Manuel A. Sy who is Felix Andaya Sy have executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication by Sole Heir over a Deposit Account with Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP), acknowledged before Atty. Joe Kenneth K. Arbas, Notary Public, per Doc No. 94, Page No. 20, Book No. LXVI, Series of 2019. The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

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June 16, 2019 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 7th Judicial Region BRANCH 40 Dumaguete City

PHILSOUTH BUILDERS represented by LUISITO M. TIJING, Plaintiff, -versus-

CIVIL CASE NO. 018-15368 For: Collection of Sum Money and Damages with Prayer for a Writ of Preliminary Attachment

KEVIN GOODWIN and ROLEN DELOSO, Defendants. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: KEVIN GOODWIN – last known address at Lot 81, Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental ROLEN DELOSO- last known address at Lot 81, Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Pallinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental WHEREAS, on 26 February 2019, this Court issued the following Order: “WHEREFORE, finding merit in the plaintiff’s motion, the same is hereby granted. Accordingly, let summons by publication be effected in this case pursuant to Section 14, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Court. Plaintiff is directed to cause the publication of the summons and the complaint in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental once a week for two consecutive weeks. SO ORDERED.” WHEREAS, on 6 June 2018, the plaintiff through counsel filed the following Complaint: Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region Branch 40 Dumaguete City PHILSOUTH BUILDERS represented by LUISITO M. TIJING, Plaintiff, -versus-

Civil Case No. 2018-15368 For: Collection of Sum of Money and Damages with Prayer for a Writ of Preliminary Attachment

KEVIN GOODWIN and ROLEN DELOSO, Defendants. X----------------—--- -—/ COM PLAINT Plaintiff, by counsel unto this Honorable Court most respectfully avers that: I. THE PARTIES 1. Plaintiff PHILSOUTH BUILDERS [“PHILSOUTH,” for purposes of brevity] is a sole proprietorship engaged in the construction and real estate development holding PCAB License No. 21962, with principal office at 2428 South National Road, Calindagan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. For purposes of this case, PHILSOUTH is duly represented by its proprietor/general manager, LUISITO M. TIJING, and may be served with writs, notices and processes of this Honorable Court at the address of its counsel indicated below. 2. Defendant KEVIN GOODWIN is an American Citizen, of legal age, whose last known address is Lot 81, Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental, where he may be served with summons, writs and notices of this Honorable Court. 3. Defendant ROLEN DELOSO is a Filipino citizen, of legal age, whose last known address is Lot 81, Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental. II. JURISDICTION OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 4. Section 18 (8) of B.P. Blg. 129 as amended by R.A. No. 7691 provides that Regional Trial Courts shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction: “(8) In all other cases in which the demand, exclusive of interest, damages of whatever kind, attorney’s fees, litigation expenses, and costs or the value of the property in controversy exceeds three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) outside Metro Manila…” 5. Plaintiff contends that this instant case is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Court, considering the fact that the same is for collection of a sum of money wherein the value of the demand is in the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Ninety Six Thousand and Four Hundred Eighty Three (Php 2,796,483.00) Pesos. The aforementioned amount will be quantified hereinafter. 6. Section 408 (e) of the Local Government Code further strengthened by Administrative Circular No. 14-932 [2] mandates that all disputes are subject to Barangay conciliation pursuant to the Revised Katarungang Pambarangay Law before filing a complaint except for: “(e) disputes involving parties who actually reside in barangays of different cities or municipalities, except where such barangay units adjoin each other and the parties thereto agree to submit their differences to amicable settlement by an appropriate Lupon…” 7. Considering the fact that the plaintiff is a sole proprietorship and its place of businesses is in the City of Dumaguete and that Mr. Goldwin is a resident of Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental, it is concluded that the barangays where both parties are situated are of different geographical location and are likewise not adjoining each other. Hence, barangay conciliation proceedings are not required as a condition precedent for the filing of this instant case. III. ALLEGATIONS COMMON TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION 8. Defendants Kevin Goodwin and Rolen Deloso are of public knowledge common-law husband and wife; 9. Defendant Deloso owns a parcel of land known as Lot 81 situated in Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental; 10. On December 5, 2014, THE PARTIES (Plaintiff and Defendant Kevin Goodwin) entered into a contract whereby the plaintiff was engaged by the defendant Goodwin to design and construct a one (1) unit two (2) storey residential building located at Lot 81, for the sum of Nine Million Three Hundred Twenty One Thousand Six Hundred Ten (Php 9,321,610.00). This fact is evidenced by the aforementioned contract, a copy of which is hereto attached as ANNEX “A” TO “A-4”, 11. Article IV of the same contract provides for the terms of payment which the defendant Goodwin is obliged to comply with, to wit: ARTICLE IV TERMS OF PAYMENT 4.1 Down payment: The FIRST PARTY shall pay to the SECOND PARTY the advance payment of 50% equivalent to FOUR MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE & 00/100 PESOS (Php 4,660,805.00) upon signing of this contract; 4.2 Progress payment: Payment for progress billings shall be done in the following manner: 2nd Payment – pay 20% of the contract amount upon reaching 50% of the physical work accomplishment 3rd Payment – pay 20% of the contract amount upon reaching 70% of the physical work accomplishment Final Payment- pay 10% of the contract amount upon completion, turn-over and acceptance of the project. 12. Additionally, Article V of the same contract provides for the terms as to the Commencement and Completion of the construction works, to wit: ARTICLE V COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION OF WORK 5.1 It is agreed that the construction of the PROJECT shall commenced within ten days from the date of the release of the Downpayment covered under Article 4.1 and should be completed within a period of THREE HUNDRED THIRTY (330) calendar days; 13. To add, paragraph 6.2 Article VI3 of the contract states that the management of the project in total shall be the responsibility of the plaintiff; 14. Worthy of note is paragraph 7.1 Article VII of the contract which defines the contractor’s obligations and liabilities, as follows: ARTICLE VII OWNER’S OBLIGATION & LIABILITIES 7.1 The SECOND PARTY works on the property, without interference from any party except authorized government agencies; 15. Prior to the execution of the contract, 4 on September 22, 2014, plaintiff provided the defendant Goodwin a detailed document which laid out proposed material specifications and schedule of finishes for the construction works which was thereafter accepted by the defendant. Among other matters, paragraph F in item number 17.0 of the same document contains a proviso which states: F. Major work revision and items not stipulated in this proposal entails additional cost and time, depending on the complexity of the detail. As proof thereof, the document is hereto attached as ANNEX “B” TO “B-5.” 16. After the perfection of the contract and defendant Goodwin’s downpayment of the amount provided by paragraph 4.1 of Article IV under the contract and the acquisition of the necessary permits from the proper government authorities, the construction works began on Lot 81. As proof that the permits were accordingly acquired, attached hereto as ANNEX “C” to “C-3” are copies of several permits issued by the government such as: Building Permit, Certificate of Zoning Clearance, Plumbing Permit, and Electrical Permit; 17. Correspondingly, a Certificate of Occupancy was issued by the Office of the Building Official after the completion of the construction, submission of an application for certificate of occupancy, and the issuance of a certification of final electrical inspection. As proof thereof, copies of the aforementioned documents are hereto attached as ANNEX “D” to “D-3”, 18. To the plaintiff’s surprise on September 9, 2016, defendant Goodwin sent a letter to the plaintiff through Mr. Luisito Tijing, falsely alleging that there were irregularities in the construction of the residential building. In addition, he stated that there were several violations of applicable Philippine statutes and that there was an agreement to use Class “A” materials in accordance with western standards. A copy of the letter is hereto attached as ANNEX “E”; 19. In response, the plaintiff sent a reply on September 12, 2016 and rebutted the allegations made by defendant Goodwin, stating that the methods applied to the project is based on generally accepted Philippine engineering standards in contrary to western standards. The letter added that the delay was attributable to the defendant himself, since he applied changes in the interiors and architectural finishes which in effect deviated from the original plan. As proof thereof, a copy of the aforementioned letter is hereto attached as ANNE “F” to “F-1”; 20. Despite the fact of delay from the defendant Goodwin’s interference with the construction works, the construction was already 70% completed as of January 2017. Pursuant to the contract, the plaintiff send defendant Goodwin a letter on January 9, 2017, requesting for the release of 90% partial billing as initially agreed upon. However, to no avail. A copy of the same letter dated January 9, 2017 is hereto attached as ANNEX “G”; 21. As of July 26, 2017, the full payment for the construction works had already become long overdue. This fact constrained the plaintiff to send another letter requesting for full payment, a copy of which is hereto attached as ANNEX “H”; 22. On August 10, 2017, defendant Goodwin sent plaintiff a letter asking what amount the plaintiff is claiming as per contract and the breakdown of the accounts payable. A copy of the letter is hereto attached as ANNEX “I”; 23. Plaintiff PHILSOUTH thereafter replied to defendant Goodwin’s letter on August 16, 2017 and laid out a breakdown of the long overdue account he has with the plaintiff through a Statement of Account. As proof thereof, attached hereto as ANNEX “J” to “J-1” copies of the letter dated August 16, 2017 and the Statement of Account; 24. The Statement of Account5 shows that as of August 15, 2017, the defendant Goodwin had an outstanding balance of PHP 2,796,483.00 payable to the plaintiff; 25. In a letter dated August 24, 2017, defendant Goodwin once again alleged that the plaintiff breached Article V, Section 5.1 of the contract by not completing the construction within the stipulated 330 days. Plaintiff replied in a letter through counsel on October 11, 2017 and once again clarified to the former that the delay was due to his interferences in revising the original plan of the construction. The aforementioned letters are hereto attached as ANNEX “K” to “K-1” and ANNEX “L” to “L-2” respectively; 26. Defendant Goodwin sent another series of letters hereto attached as ANNEX “M” to “M-1” and ANNEX “N” to “N-2” pushing forward his erroneous contention that the contract was breached with proposal for settlement in exaggerated figures; 27. To finally set things straight, the plaintiff sent a letter on January 27, 2018 to the defendant Goodwin laying out the terms pursuant to the contract dated December 5, 2014 and stood firm on the stand that on its part there were no breaches committed in constructing the residential building. It was he who cause maneuvers and scheming which resulted to the deviation from the contact. A copy of the letter is hereto attached as ANNEX “O”; 28. It has only been recently discovered by that the defendants moved out from the residential building situated in the Lot 81 premises, leaving no personal belongings behind. They never returned since then, Plaintiff exerted efforts in locating the defendants. However, to no avail. This fact leads to the conclusion that both defendants intent to leave the Philippines in fraud of the plaintiff; IV. CAUSES OF ACTION 29. The foregoing statements are hereby repleaded by reference: 30. Article 1159 of the New Civil Code finds significant application over this case. It states: “Obligations arising from contracts have the force of law between the parties and should be complied with in good faith…” 31. Paragraph 4.2 of Article IV6 as stipulated in the contract clearly and unequivocally states the mandatory nature by which the defendant is obligated to pay the plaintiff in given periods of development [of construction] certain percentages of the contract amount until such time full payment is made; 32. The exchange of letters essentially show that the defendant Goodwin refused to pay the amount he was obliged to pay, for the reason that there was an alleged breach of a condition stated in Article 5.1 of the Contract in that the construction should be completed within a period of 330 calendar days. As consistently stated in the replies made by the plaintiff, the delay was attributable to defendant Goodwin’s interference with the construction works. The act of defendant in interfering with the construction is a breach of paragraph 7.1 Article VII of the

same contract; 33. In lieu of the foregoing, it is contented that the plaintiff has a legal and valid right to the payment by the defendant Goodwin of the amount of PHP 2,796,483.00, said amount being an obligation voluntarily entered by Defendant in the aforementioned contract; 34. Defendant Deloso is impleaded as a party defendant in this case because of her capacity as the landowner and the common law wife of defendant Goodwin. She has also been a signatory to the permits issued in favor of defendant Goodwin; 35. Therefore, it is important to state that the defendant Goodwin has no valid and justifiable reason not to pay the foregoing amount, which refusal constitutes a violation of the terms and covenants of the subject contract marked and attached as ANNEX “A” to “A-4”, V. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION 36. The foregoing allegations are hereby repleaded by reference. 37. Paragraph 9.2 Article IX of the contract has provided for terms pertaining to liquidated damages which the defendant may be held liable to pay should he fail to fulfill any condition of the contract. It states: “ARTICLE IX. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 9.2 In the same manner, should the FIRST PARTY fail to fulfill any condition of the contract which is incumbent upon him, he shall be liable to pay 1/10 of 1% of total amount due for each day of delay as liquidated damages…” 38. Applying the foregoing provision to the fact that the defendant Goodwin failed to comply with Article 5.1 of the contract, plaintiff contends that he should be liable for liquidated damages; VI THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION 39. The foregoing allegations are hereby repleaded by reference. 40. To protect Plaintiff’s interest, the latter was constrained to engage the services of counsel and paid attorney’s fees in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos [Php 50,000.00,] including expenses of litigation and other costs of suit. As proof hereof, a copy of the acknowledgement receipt relating to attorney’s fees is hereto attached as Annex “P”. The Defendants, therefore, must be made to reimburse said expense and costs. VII FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION 41. The foregoing allegations are hereby repleaded by reference. 42. By reason of the unlawful acts committed by the defendants which subjected the plaintiff’s representative Mr. Louie Tijing to sleepless nights, mental anguish, and public ridicule, plaintiff is entitled and should be compensated to moral damages amounting to One Million Pesos [Php 1,000,000.00] VIII ALLEGATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANT OF THE PRAYER FOR A WRIT OF PRELIMINARY ATTACHMENT Plaintiff re-pleads all the foregoing averments by way of reference and insofar as they are relevant and material to its application for a Writ of Preliminary Attachment: 43. A sufficient cause of action exists against the defendants; 44. This action for Collection of Sum of Money and Damages is one instituted against defendants Goodwin and Deloso which arose from a contract; 45. In addition, the writ of preliminary attachment is sought for the reason that the defendants have the clear intent to leave the country to defraud the plaintiff as creditor. This fact is manifested when the defendants have removed all their personal belongings from the residential building standing on Lot 81 and left their residential abode and their return uncertain; 46. It is prayed that a writ of preliminary attachment be issued over the residential building standing on Lot 81 in Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Palinpinon, Valencia, and all other real and personal properties under the name of defendants; 47. The plaintiff is ready and willing to post a bond to be fixed by this Honorable Court, executed to the defendants, to answer for all costs which may be adjudged to the latter, and all damages which defendants may sustain by reason of the attachment prayed for, if the court shall finally adjudge that the plaintiffs are not entitled thereto; 48. In support of the foregoing allegations, the plaintiff through counsel have hereto attached their Affidavit of Merit, marked as Annex “Q” to “Q-1”; PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Plaintiff most respectfully prays of this Honorable Court that after due proceedings, judgment be rendered as follows: a. The application for a Writ of Preliminary Attachment over the residential building standing on Lot 81 in Tierra Alta Residential Resort, Palinpinon, Valencia, and all other real and personal properties under the name of defendants be GRANTED pursuant to Rule 57 of the Rules of Court; b. That judgment be rendered in favor of the Plaintiff, ORDERING the defendants to pay the amount of PHP 2,796,483.00 the amount due and owing pursuant to the Contract dated December 5, 2014; the amount of PHP 50,000.00 by way of attorney’s fees plus Three Thousand Pesos PHP 3,000.00 per appearance in every proceedings before this Honorable Court; Moral damages in the amount of PHP 1,000,000.00; and costs of this suit. Plaintiff prays, likewise, for such other relief as may be just and equitable under the premises. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. June 6th, 2018, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. MERCADO & PARTNERS LAW FIRM [For the Plaintiff] Suite 1, 2nd Floor, RM Building North National Highway cor. East Rovira Road, Dumaguete City rmlawfirm@gmail.com/rjam@mercado-partnerslaw.com by: (SGD.) ATTY. RAYMUND J.A. MERCADO PTR NO. 1797702/1-3-2018 IBP LIFETIME NO. 01108 All issued in Dumaguete City, Philippines th 5 MCLE Compliance No. 630/9-17-2013 Roll No. 35548/4-28-1989 and: (SGD.) ATTY. GESTA RIVA A. GAMO PTR NO. 1787705/1-3-2018 IBP Lifetime No. 016171 Al issued in Dumaguete City, Philippines MCLE Exempt Recently admitted to the Bar-05/23/2017 Roll No. 66770 VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION With Special Power of Attorney Pursuant to Supreme Court Circular No. 04-94 Section 5, Rule 7, 1997 Rules on Civil Procedure I, LUISITO M. TIJING, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines on oath depose and sat that: I am the plaintiff in the above-entitled case as the owner of PHILSOUTH BUILDERS; that I have caused the preparation of the foregoing Complaint through counsel; that I have real all the allegations therein and the same is true and correct based on my/our personal knowledge; I have not heretofore commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issues in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or different divisions thereof or any tribunal or agency of the government; To the best of my knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or different divisions thereof, or any tribunal or agency of the government; If I should learn thereafter that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or different divisions thereof, or any tribunal or agency, I/We undertake to promptly inform the aforesaid courts or agency, of that fact within five (5) days therefrom. For purposes of this complaint, I have authorized my counsel, ATTY. RAYMUND J.A. MERCADO and/or any lawyers of the MERCADO & PARTNERS LAW FIRM; 1. To represent me in court in this case for Collection of Sum of Money against Kevin Goodwin for Breach of Contract; 2. To file any responsive pleading to controvert and debunk any allegation made by Kevin Goodwin; 3. To represent me in the Pre-Trial or Preliminary Conference in this case and such other cases related thereto and thereafter to represent us in the Pre-Trial stage and in all proceedings relative thereto with the power to stipulate and allege facts and with full power to enter into a compromise agreement and to execute any document or agreement in accordance therewith; 4. To do all things necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing authorities. HEREBY GIVING AND GRANTING unto my said attorney full power and authority as personally present and granting upon them the power of substitution and hereby affirming and confirming all that my attorney or their substitute may do lawfully in and about the premises. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature on the 6th day of JUNE 2018 at Dumaguete City, Philippines. (SGD.) LUISITO M. TIJING Affiant/Principal ACKNOWLEDGMENT REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES} CITY OF DUMAGUE } S.S Before me a Notary Public, for and in the above jurisdiction on this 6th day of June 2018, affiant appearing before me and presenting to me his competent proof of identity. Name Luisito M. Tijing

Proof of Identification Driver’s License No. GO2-90-024537 05-02-2015 LTO Dumaguete City Known to me and known to be the same person who executed the foregoing document and acknowledged to me that the same is his own free and voluntary act and deed. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL at the place and on the date as above written. (SGD.) ATTY. MICHAEL M. BANDAL NOTARY PUBLIC FOR CITY OF DUMAGUETE & THE MUN. OF SIBULAN, BACONG, VALENCIA, DAUIN, ZAMBOANGUITA & SIATON UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2018 NOTARIAL COMMISSION NO. 2016-030 PTR NO. 1787703 / 1-3-2018 ROLL NO. 51495 / 5-10-06 IBP NO. 960759 / 1-4-2016 6TH MCLE COMPLIANCE NO. IV-0020686/6-13-2013 ND 2 FLR. RM BLDG., BANTAYAN, DUMAGUETE CITY Doc. No. 52; Page No. 11; Book No. 4; Series of 2018.” NOW THEREFORE, defendants KEVIN GOODWIN and ROLEN DELOSO, you are hereby commanded and required to file and serve your answer to the above-quoted Complaint within (90) days from the date of the last publication of this summons. If you fail to answer within aforesaid time, the Court will hear the plaintiff’s evidence and render judgment accordingly. WITNESS the HON. GERARDO A. PAGUIO, JR., Judge of this Court, this 7th day of March 2019. (SGD.) ATTY. IRENE JOYCE T. TEVES-VALLESER Clerk of Court V The Negros Chronicle June 16 & 23, 2019

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Dead given dialysis? Educator’s challenge : From page 4

Funding for biz enhancement

Question: how many of these incidents are happening all over the country? We just hope that Negros Oriental and Dumaguete are exempt from this anomaly. We urge those concerned to report immediately if such is happening here.

Are we really FREE? From page 2

ficking masterminded by foreign networks of organized criminals, and unresolved questions regarding the role of religions in our society, just to name a few. Thinking of these challenges, we must ask:

WHAT IS INDEPENDENCE Local satellite offices of Phil Health in Dumaguete IN AN ERA OF INTERDEPENDENCE? are usually based within the hospitals, public or private. In our frustrations with so many challenges, will we They should assure our public here that all dialysis claimour Negros Oriental entrepreneurs got the ap- ants are living. reduce independence to playing with the symbols of naproval of the Department of Science and Techtional chauvinism? Will we succumb to the temptation to nology (DOST) on their request for funding asThis is the bad part because this anomaly could run fear all foreigners, and try to purify the country by sending sistance for the purchase of equipment needed for into millions of pesos stolen by unscrupulous claimant cen- them home? On the other hand, will we simply ignore the the enhancement of their respective businesses. problems, and leave the public square open only to the ters if it is happening elsewhere in the country. Entrepreneurs Imelda Siñagan of EM’s Dress Shop, strutting of demagogues all too ready to profit from our Hazel Lynn P. Asignar of Ninang’s Kitchen, Virgilio B. Now, the dialysis center WellMed, is filing counter fears? Anqui, Jr. of VL Motor Parts and Atty. Anna Pris Pareja charges against its former employees whom the center Maintaining Philippine independence, as Jose of Rockland Farm Ltd. Company pitched their project claims were the ones manipulating the false claims. Acproposals before the members of the Regional Technical cused Employees claim they were directed by their bosses. Rizal surely would counsel us, requires boundaries Evaluation Committee (RTEC) of DOST - 7 during the Phil Health charges the firm for command responsibility as and adherence to values and the rule of law. Survival in an interdependent world requires patience, RTEC en banc session held in Siquijor island recently. The employers. and intellectual honesty, as well as a sense of history presentation of project proposals before the RTEC is one and confidence in the basic goodness and resourceof the steps in availing DOST’s Small Enterprise TechnolPresident Duterte is also asking the courtesy resig- fulness of the Filipino peoples. It requires a sense of ogy Upgrading Program (SETUP), an intervention to help nations of key officials of the Phil Health so the President realism about what is possible in public life. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) boost can appoint a clean slate anew. their production and competitiveness through different stratOn this day, it is easy to chant the slogans of selfegies which include provision of technology. AT NOPH determination. But we must also ask ourselves, Are there In our provincial hospital alone, there are currently limits to self-determination? In asserting the claims of in80 patients undergoing dialysis at 36 patients a day at 12 dependence, we must avoid the jingoistic chauvinism—in patients per session. There are 80 patients in the waiting thought, word, and deed—that actually weakens our selist. If one dies, everybody in the room would know be- curity instead of promoting our own self-interests as a nation. Calls for independence, oblivious to the realities of cause a new patient will take his or her place. By Roi Lomotan interdependence, can actually undermine our freedom and security. BAD ENOUGH illiman University (SU) officials led by its PresiIt is already bad enough that many kidney patients dent Dr. Betty McCann together with its part are undergoing this sad and expensive procedure . It is Our University, and ultimately all universities, ners, business couple Lawyer Edilberto Bravo draining the pockets of the families of the sick. Yet, some are institutions that thrive on interdependence, while and Dr. Felina Bravo, officiated the groundbreaking unscrupulous people still have the gall to file false claims seeking to insure that it can be nurtured for the comceremony of SU Business Incubation Facility in even if the patient is already dead. Are these fraudulent mon good of all, by increasing our capacities for cooperation, partnership, mutual respect and working Sibulan town recently. claimants human beings at all? together for shared goals. In our commitment to seThe said facility will cover 1.5 hectares of land and curing the benefits of interdependence for all, we join will be built inside the Fel & Bert Bravo Technopreneur This culture of corruption with impunity must stop Park in Barangay San Antonio. SU - Officer of Informa- otherwise the spirit of the dead patients will hunt the false our partners in the City Hall, the business sector, the police and military, as well as nongovernmental and tion and Publications Director Madeleine Quiamco said claimants and bury them instead. people organizations, whose independence also dethe facility will offer services to foster technological innopends on building our capacities for interdependence. vation and entrepreneurial talent, as well as develop innovative products and services that will contribute to ecoAs a dutiful citizen of this city and our country, and as PH to continue honoring alliance an educator, nomic growth and progress in the country. I am on the watch for the teaching/learning with US— Pres. Duterte moments, implicit in our national commemorations: “City of Gentle People” emerges By Presidential News Desk 1. A historic and inspiring action by Emilio as country’s sports tourism hub Aguinaldo and compatriots demonstrate our legitiresident Rodrigo Roa Duterte assured the By Jennifer C. Tilos mate assertion of our natural and inalienable claim United States that his government will honor to freedom and independence; Our right to self-dethe country’s alliance with the world superumaguete City’s laid-back charm has been one termination, liberty and independence; of its main selling points to both foreigner and power despite efforts to forge closer relations with 2. The event is observed throughout the land with local tourists, and the “City of Gentle People” China and Russia. fitting ceremonies so that it will be cherished forever in the The Philippines has an enduring Mutual Defense is now shifting its gears to prepare for the 2020 Ashearts of the Filipino people and inspire them and postersociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) youth Treaty with the US agreed in August 1951. “I’m just say- ity to greater dedication and endeavor for the welfare of ing it because I like Trump and I would like to assure games. the country and the well-being of mankind (which I underNo less than the Department of Education (DepEd) America that we will not do anything to hinder, hamper or stand as ‘everyone’) Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones announced the offi- whatever. We will go along with our alliances,” President cial selection of Dumaguete City as host in the annual Duterte said in an interview with Kingdom of Jesus Christ We at Silliman University are proud to share a ASEAN youth games in July or August 2020. This sport- founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in his television program common fate with the people of Dumaguete, the Proving event among secondary school athletes is an interna- “Give Us This Day.” ince of Negros Oriental, and the nation of the Philiptional tournament that involves eleven countries possibly pines. May we thank God for the blessings of freeto include delegations from New Zealand or Australia. dom and security and remember those who have worked so hard to secure them. Happy Independence Day By Roi Lomotan

SU, partners to build Business Incubation facility in Sibulan

President Duterte makes surprise NAIA-Terminal 2 inspection By Presidential News Desk

resident Rodrigo Roa Duterte on June 10 made a surprise inspection at the Ninoy Aquino In ternational Airport-Terminal 2 after hearing reports about flight delays and cancellations. President Duterte talked to airline and NAIA officials regarding the cancellations and delays to know whether there are flight diversions and if affected passengers are given incentives to ease their inconvenience. A Philippine Airlines manager and a NAIA-Terminal 2 airport duty manager briefed the President on the flight woes and explained actions being undertaken to normalize the situation. The Chief Executive discussed how flight aberrations could be minimized and what actions could be employed by the government, particularly the Department of Transportation, to solve the problem in the long term.

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18 2 more substations established in city From page 2 and downtown area. Two police outposts are also being constructed in both ends of the Rizal Boulevard to be manned by members of the Tourist Police. If established, the police sub-stations will complement the main City Police Station. Police Sub-station 1, which is already operational, covers the area of

for Cantil-e, Bajumpandan and southern part of Talay. Sub-station 6 will cover the downtown area, the eight Poblacion Barangays and Cadawinonan, Balugo, Taclobo. southern part of Candau-ay, Ideally, each sub-stanorthern part of Talay and tion should have 15 personnorthern part of Junob. nel, 1 mobile patrol and 2 Sub-station 2, covers motorcycle patrol. To date, Banilad, Mangnao, several philanthropists and Calindagan, Tabuc-tubig stakeholders have exand Bagacay. Sub-station 3 pressed willingness to dofor Bantayan, Piapi, Daro, nate the required lot, at least Pulant ubig, Looc and 200 square meter and posBunao. Sub-station 4 will sibly to raise an amount for cover Camanjac, Batinguel, the construction with the southern part of Candau-ay support from the city govand Motong. Sub-station 5 ernment.

Bayawan IRA hits P1B; Dumaguete just P528.M From page 1 in 2015 for each barangay and equal sharing of P 1.2 million. Thus, some of these barangays will receive IRA from a low of P 1.3 million to a high of P 8.7 million. Under the Local Government Code of 1991, the barangays can budget and disburse their IRAs for honoraria of officials and employees, maintenance of health centers, day care centers, Katarungang Pambarangay, peace and order, electrical and water consumption barangay facilities, among other services that will serve the public. Based on the advisory released by DBM, the top

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5 barangays with biggest IRA shares are: Bagacay, P 8.7 million; Taclobo, P 8.3 million; Batinguel, P 8.3 million; Banilad, P 7.9 million and Calindagan, P 6.9 million. On the other hand, the barangays with the least IRA shares are: Poblacion 4 and Poblacion 5 at P 1.3 million each; Poblacion 6 and Poblacion 3 at P 1.4 million each and Poblacion 7, P 1.5 million. IRA shares for the remaining barangays are as

follows: Bajumpandan, P 5.8 million; Balugo, P 3.8 million; Bantayan, P 5 million; Bunao, P 3.3 million; Cadawinonan, P 5.4 million; Camanjac, P 4.6 million; Candau-ay, P6.9M; Cantile, P 4.5M; Daro, P6.2M; Junob, P 6.5M; Looc, P 4.8M; Mangnao, P4.2M; Motong, P 2.9M; Piapi, P5.8M; Poblacion 1, P2.9M; Poblacion 2, P2.2M; Poblacion 8, P 2.9M; Pulantubig, P3.8M; Tabuc-Tubig, P 2.5M and Talay, P4.7M. The 30 barangays will use the computation of their IRA shares in making their annual budgets for 2020 starting October this year.

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Elected officials get Heavy amphibious tanks inside BRP Tarlac marching orders From page 1 no other choice,” he said. Good, bad effects The President made the remarks in a television interview with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in Davao City. He noted that although the Philippines is still a democratic nation, democracy may have good and bad effects on society at times He noted that although the Philippines is still a democratic nation, democracy may have good and bad effects on society at times. “It is a democracy, and

there are things in a democracy which are bad, and there are things in a democracy which are very good. But there’s bad things. Too much democracy, too many rights, and the fragile crimeand-punishment story of this country is among the weaknesses of law enforcement…” he said. The President then stressed that he would not think twice about making people accept the imposition of law and order, because “we do not have the The Philippine Navy flagship is the most modern in the national fleet designed to patrol the Philipluxury of time, and the more pine seas. The amphibious tanks can navigate seas and rivers , ideal for anti insurgency operawe tarry the more the prob- tions in the hinterland. lem will aggravate.”

Award winning Freedom dancers Korean envoy lauds Remollo’s reelection From page 2 The safety and security of foreign nationals, including the Koreans, has always been paramount in the mind of Mayor Remollo considering that the city is fast becoming a sports tourism destination in the country today.

Thousands of tourists and sports enthusiasts have continued t o flock to Dumaguete City fueling a steady growth in its service, hotel and restaurant industries that created jobs not only for the city’s residents but also the neighboring towns.

PNP captures NegOr’s 3 most wanted in Iloilo From page 2

Performing at the Presidencia promenade is the award-winning Kasadya dancers during the Independence Day celebrastion last Wednesday.

6 and PIB Negros Oriental PPO with the support of RID PRO 6 with the active support of the BINs and Action Agents of RIU 6. Arrested persons were brought to RIU 6 Office for documentation and proper disposition and were brought to Bais Cit y, Negros Oriental for the return of their warrants and to commit to the Bureau of Jail

Management and Penology. Tacaca, lauded the exhaustive efforts of the PIB Negros Oriental PPO in arresting the Most Wanted Persons of the Province easing the threats they have posted and giving justice to the families of their victims. He further appreciated the support of the civilian informants that led to the successful arrest of the wanted persons.

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