VOL. 10, NO. 43
MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2013
Chronicling Events in Samar Island Since 2002
CATBALOGAN CITY
Samar Weekly
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ROAD CLOSED! Residents of Tarangnan village complained that their 20-year-old access road to and from town proper was closed by owners a week after the election. (Story below)
The Exponent of Samar’s Progress
NEW BREED OF SOLDIERS. The 8th Infantry Division sends to training some 144 Candidate Soldiers. After months of training, they will be deployed to various army camps in Leyte and Samar to help government secure the land and its people. (Story below)
Residents cry foul over closure Pupils welcomed of 20-year old access road Army’s 8ID send 144 new soldiers to training
CATBALOGAN CITY – The Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division based in Camp Lukban, Barangay Maulong this city announced that the training of the Candidate Soldier Class 328-2013 begins last June 1, this year. Brig. General Virgilio M. Espineli, Assistant Division Commander of 8ID formally opened the training of 144 strong men who took their oath as new members of the Philippine Army that will undergo three (3) months of Basic Military Training and another 45 days of Jungle Warfare and Mountain Operation Course to complete the Philippine Army Candi
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CATBALOGAN CITY — While the government is making initiatives in building farm to market roads as well as access roads in far-flung areas, residents of Samar’s Tarangnan town cried foul over the closure of their single access road that leads them to the town proper. Some 143 residents of Sitio Cabalangaw and Sitio Boulevard, in a letter complaint, stated their two -decade access road to and from Poblacion B was permanently closed by alleged land owners. Poblacion B is one of the 41 villages comprising Tarangan town, a 4th class municipality 36 kms from this city. According to the residents, the closure had prevented all types of vehicles that used to traverse the Boulevard (along Cabalangaw) to and out of Tarangnan town, depriving them to transport their farm products and other livelihood materials.
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The complaint-letter, also signed by village officials, added that many elementary and high school students from these two sitios were also deprived of their easy and most safe way in going to schools, while residents deprived in their much safest way to hospitals and public market. Residents said a concrete wall was allegedly constructed by a certain Yolly Daguman (land owner), reportedly through the help of Mayor Emmelly Olaje, also the alleged owner of a nearby lot. The two was reached for comment but to no avail as of this posting. Complaints submitted to the LGU Tarangnan went unheeded, the complainants said. “If this will remain closed, it will become a burden to us especially for our children studying in the elementary
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200 farmers, fisher folks share ‘best practices’
CATBALOGAN CITY – Around 200 farmers and fisher folks gave their whole day in learning and sharing best farming practices and gain some knowledge in farming late Thursday, May 30. “We need doctors, we need teachers, we need lawyers, but we need farmers three times a day,” Department of Agriculture-8 Director Antonio Gerundio said during the 9th farmers and fisher folks’ congress held at Convention Center in Calbayog City. Alice Regalia, 55 a rice farmer in Barangay Binaliw, Calbayog City said that her involvement in the farmers group resulted into increase in rice production.
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CATBALOGAN CITY -Catbalogan City schools both public and private welcomed pupils and students during the first day classes, June 3, for school year 2012-2013. A district supervisor in this city Evangeline Pimentel said despite few school-related glitches, the opening went normal. Edith de Veyra, Catbalogan City superintendent said that all preparations have been done for the smooth opening of classes. “I want the teachers and pupils to be in the classrooms where learning is to take place even on the first day of classes,” de Veyra said. Meanwhile, the Catbalogan I Central Elementary School led by school principal Michelle Mustacisa, put up a Public Assistance Station (PAS) at the school covered court to provide helpful information, handle complaints and serve as a routing system for students, parents, and teachers. Mustacisa said every kindergarten teachers are only allowed to handle 50 pupils, which will be divided to 25 in the morning and another 25 in the afternoon shift. In the higher grades, the ratio is one teacher to 55 pupils. Catbalogan I Central Elementary School has 2,738 students as of this writing. (Avha Hilario/PIA)
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DepEd approves application for fee increase of 28 EV schools TACLOBAN CITY -The Department of Education (DepEd) has approved the application of 28 private schools in Eastern Visayas for an increase in tuition and miscellaneous fees effective this school year. Dr. Rebecca Ragrag, officer-in-charge at the office of the DepEd 8 assistant regional director, said that there were 34 private schools that applied but the others failed to fully comply with the agency requirements. Ragrag said that the number of schools that sought for increase is very minimal considering that there are 138 elementary and 126 secondary private schools in the region. Any increase granted should be used for hike in salaries of teachers and employees, improvement of facilities, purchase of learning materials and the like. Schools also need to undergo consultations with the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) and the board. Schools also have to submit documents to include notice of meetings, attendance sheet and pictures to backup activities undertaken relative to the application for increase. Nonetheless, she said that the approved increase is also minimal ranging from around five to 15 percent. Also DepEd’s quality assurance and accountability division (QAD) will conduct a monitoring to ensure that what has been proposed by the school when it requested for increase is being implemented. (PNA)
Preparations underway for search of Mr. Sangyaw TACLOBAN CITY — The City Sports Center is gearing up for the Third National Bodybuilding Competition on June 22,2012 at Robinsons Place Annex. Also known as the Search for Mr. Sangyaw, the event is a competition of the physique and muscular form of the body rather than the typical looks of the contingents. According to City Sports Officer Joel Bugho, “one of the criteria of judging is the muscular bodies of the contingents instead of the looks.” The competition consists of five categories: Novice, Small, Medium, Tall and Mastery, respectively. Each category will compete for the championship until the five champions of each category will compete for the grand championship with a cash price up to P20,000. (Dessa Ruth B. Reyes, LNU Intern)
85 day care pupils to avail of free school supplies
Rev. Fr. Edwin Perito blessed a stake truck and other farm equipment during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Regional Farmers’ & Fisherfolks’ Month celebration held at the DA Grounds, Tacloban City, May 27. (Vino R. Cuayzon)
PRO8: Opening of classes in EV peaceful CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – Monday’s school opening was normal and generally peaceful in Eastern Visayas with no major incidents that have been recorded despite the thousands of students who flocked to different public schools as school year 2013-14 formally started. Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) Director PCSupt. Elmer Ragadio Soria reported zero crime rate at the vicinity of schools in the whole region as the Regional Tactical Operation Center (RTOC) monitored no untoward incident as of Tuesday morning in all provinces in the region.
SSS bares new terms for retirees to qualify for pensions THE Social Security System (SSS) announced its new guidelines on contribution payments of voluntary members aged 65 and above who lack the required 120 monthly SSS contributions mandated by law to qualify for retirement pensions. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. made the announcement and called on members who are 65 years old or over prior to April 1, 2013, but have not reached the required member contributions of 120 months to qualify for retirement pension, to continue paying the remaining months but they must first file an application on or before July 1, 2013. “Members affected by the new policy must file an ‘Application for Voluntary Payment of Contributions for Members Aged 65 and Over’ within the prescribed period so they can complete their 120 contributions and be eligible for retirement pension,” de Quiros said. “Otherwise, they can only receive a lump sum benefit instead of the lifetime SSS pension.” Under the Social Security Law, members aged 60 and above must have at least 120 months contributions to qualify for retirement pension. Those with less than 120 will be entitled to a lump sum retirement benefit equal to the total amount of paid SSS contributions plus interest. “With these new rules, members facing technical retirement can continue to pay contributions to be eligibile for pension benefits. At the same time, this allows SSS to keep the fund viable by ensuring that retirement pensions are funded by the requisite contributions,” de Quiros said. The new guidelines also state that members who will turn 65 years old on or after April 1, 2013, shall be allowed to continue paying contributions to qualify for retirement pension, provided
C/Supt. Elmer Soria Security has been tightened as over 1.2 million students coming public elementary and secondary schools regionwide opened their gates as early as 6 a.m. to officially start the new school year. The PRO8 implemented its security plan “Balik Eskwela” by deploying uniformed personnel in the schools to man police assistance desks, conduct mobile and foot patrols near campus premises for maximum police visibility and protect students and school officials against unscrupulous lawless individuals. “Our men were in their that the member must have been covered by SSS at age 55 or earlier, and must have at least 80 monthly contributions by age 65. De Quiros said those who have not been covered before age 55 cannot complete the 120 contributions. Also, they must file the same application form within the month following their 65th birthday if they intend to complete the required 120 contributions before filing their retirement claim. “As an example, the deadline of application for a member who turns 65 on May 1,
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respective posts as early as 6a.m.,” Soria said, as police visibility was strengthened at daybreak Monday. “We intensified the Police Integrated Patrols System (PIPS) in roaming around school premises. Generally, everything was normal and peaceful, traffic was smooth and maximum police visibility was observed.” Soria added. At least two to three policemen were deployed in each school except for schools with large student population where there were five to seven police personnel deployed. Policemen also assisted different traffic units in Tacloban City and other major urban centers to ensure the smooth flow of traffic during the start of the new school year. Aside from crime incidents, Soria said they will also monitor members of fraternities and gangs who may try to recruit or force students to join their group. This is aside from monitoring the activities of drug pushers and users who may entice students into illegal drug use. (PR)
TACLOBAN CIT Y -Around 85 pupils of a day care center situated inside the compound of the Police Regional Office 8 headquarters have been identified as recipients of a complete set of school supplies, a project initiated by the Police Community Relations. The distribution of free school supplies is in line with the Balik Eskwela program of the Dept. of Education (DepEd). It is also a follow through of a similar activity that was conducted by the PCR last April 24 in a far-flung elementary school of Palo, Leyte, according to Insp. Jenyzen V. Enciso, chief of the PRO 8 families, juvenile and gender and development office. A total of 269 elementary pupils have availed themselves of free school supplies that
were distributed during the outreach program held at Brgy. Barayong Elementary School and at Sitio Kauswagan Elementary School. Meanwhile, Enciso said that the school supplies to be distributed this Friday are donations by the PRO8 store. PCR also purchased additional materials to cover the entire 85 target beneficiaries. One set is composed of a school bag, notebooks, papers and pencils among others. The distribution project is also in partnership with with the PRO 8 Ladies Club headed by Emelita Soria, wife of PRO 8 regional director, C/Supt. Elmer Soria. Thursday last week the PCR also helped in the cleanup of the day care center premises. (PNA)
DA Undersecretary for Field Operations Joel Rudinas delivered his keynote address during the 2013 Regional Farmers’ & Fisherfolks’ Month celebration held at DA Grounds, Tacloban City, May 27. (Vino R. Cuayzon)
Fresh fruits and vegetables, handicrafts and other farm products are some of those for sale at the 3-day 2013 Regional Farmers’ & Fisherfolks’ Month celebration on May 27-29 at the DA Grounds, Tacloban City. (Vino R. Cuayzon)
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PPI to re-examine media and award best regional papers
ON its 49th year and 17th annual conference, the Philippine Press Institute also known as the national association of newspapers, will re-examine the journalism practice in the country and assess how newspapers are surviving in the digital age in this year’s National Press Forum (NPF) “Watching the Watchdog: Re-examining Ourselves” on June 13 and 14 at the New World Hotel in Makati. T h e a n nu a l e v e nt highly anticipated by PPI members from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and the NCR will gather publishers and editors who will also discuss other issues and concerns related to sustainability and even threats that make it even more difficult for community newspapers and journalists to survive. Also invited to attend are members of the diplomatic community, journalism and communication students and educators, business groups, representatives from the civil society organizations, media executives and government officials. “We need to be critical of ourselves too,” says Malaya publisher and PPI chairman Amado ‘Jake’ Macasaet during the final meeting of the PPI Board first quarter of the year. “There are those who corrupt and those who are being corrupted.” He said the theme goes beyond ethics but more importantly, touches on the survival of newspapers amidst the proliferation of online media and other competitors. Media critic and PPI vice-chairman Vergel Santos who will do the introduction to set the tone of the conference, said that proficiency should also be the focus. “Not only because the quality of professional practice in every aspect is
poor, but also because technology has opened the practice to people altogether untrained for it, not to mention clueless about it,” he said. Both seasoned newspapermen and long-time PPI trustees agreed that professional values should be revisited and the quality of their observance as well the extent of their non-observance reassessed. The PPI Board’s choice of speakers such as Dean Rolando Tolentino from the University of the Philippines’ College of Mass Communication (UPCMC), Ramon Tuazon from the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) foreign correspondent and popular journalist-blogger Raissa Robles, press freedom fighter Rowena Paraan from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Malou Mangahas from the Philippine Center on Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), and Marites Vitug from Rappler to name a few, will hopefully provide a wide spectrum of insights and lessons from the shortcomings of the media from both practitioners and academic experts as the ‘third party’. Highlight of the Press Forum is the 2012 Civic Journalism Community Press Awards that will recognize community newspapers that excelled last year in editing, photojournalism, editorial, business and economic reporting, science and environment reporting, culture and arts reporting, and climate change and biodiversity reporting which is also this year’s exhibit theme. The finalists are: MABUHAY (Bulacan), METROPOST (Dumaguete City), THE MINDANAO CROSS (Cotabato City), BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER (Baguio City), BOHOL CHRONICLE (Tagbiliran City), THE MINDANAO OBSERVER (Dipolog City),
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RESIDENT from page 1 ... levels because they will be forced to take the sea wall which is a dangerous route especially during high tide not to mention of its far distance to schools,” the letter signed by residents said. The letter-complaining for an “Isinarang Daan” was posted at the webpage of President Benigno Aquino and Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas for their action.
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date Soldier Course. In his message BGen Espineli said, “You are the chosen ones among the thousands who applied, and I hope that you will not fail us in choosing you. This is now the time for you to experience the transition from being a boy to being a man, and from being a civilian to a full-pledged military man.” Captain Amado Gutierrez, chief of the Division Public Affairs said that once these candidate soldiers complete their training, they will be enlisted into the regular force and will be deployed to the field units of the Division. “(They will) serve the people and secure the region against the NPA insurgents and other lawless and threat groups in the Eastern Visayas,” Gutierrez said. The army official said family, relatives and friends of the trainees also graced the opening ceremony at the army’s headquarters in Eastern Visayas. A mother when asked how she feels of her son’s choice of profession said: “I am worried but happy for my son as he is now on training to become a full-pledged soldier.” “There are too many violence happening in our country, and I want to help in stopping these violence. That is why I joined the Army,” a candidate soldier also shared why he joined the army.
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This country has recently been plagued with a series of “bad tastes.” For one, it was in bad taste when President Aquino issued a formal apology to Taiwan for the death of one of its citizens due to allegations that he was shot in cold blood by our coast guards. It was tacky because he made the apology unmindful of the true circumstances behind the horrid incident. It would be awkward if it later turns out that our men only acted in defense of their selves without the slightest bit of intention to kill.
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It was also in bad taste when Vice Ganda made a distasteful mockery of Jessica Soho’s weight and the crime against person that is rape in front of a huge crowd. Soho, apparently the more civilized of the two, made qualms not so much on her waistline as the scorn and insults that Ganda hurled at all rape victims, fat or thin, pretty or ugly. Indeed, it does not make one a comedian when he could make others laugh but at the expense of slighting others. It’s not comedy. It’s something else entirely. It was in bad taste too when the Gokongwei’s hired incompetents as aircrew after they handled rather poorly the veering off of one of their airbuses at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. They should deserve the boycott staged by the Ateneo de Davao University which vowed to never again patronize the airline company. And definitely, it was in bad taste (“stupid” is more like it but that will ruin the title) when a great bunch of our electorates voted into office one who claims to be possessed with the makings of a lawmaker only because she has served as a “personal alalay” of her father for years. Unfortunately, its repercussions will prove to haunt us for a long period – a good six years. Darn these bad tastes.
Hints and Traces By Fr. Roy Cimagala When faith and moral issues enter politics
IT’S unfair, it crosses the line when people who are campaigning for anti-RH candidates, and reciprocally are campaigning against pro-RH candidates, are pigeonholed as fanatical, narrow-minded and bigoted for being just a one-issue group. This is not at all true. As far as I am concerned these constituents consider as well many other issues that go into selecting candidates they think would truly govern them properly. But it’s true that they give a certain priority to the RH issue, because while the other issues are important, the RH has a distinctive moment the others do not have. And that’s because the RH issue is not anymore a subject of opinion and preference. It belongs to the realm of faith and morals that define the very nature of our humanity. That’s why the Church officials, the bishops especially, when faced with faith and moral issues as they play out in the political arena, make statements of clarification and judgment. And the laity act on them. We cannot deny the fact that the world today is engulfed in a twister of confusion. All sorts of beliefs, ideologies, doctrines and philosophies are peddled in the open, using all kinds of means, legitimate and even the illegitimate. There are even those who call themselves Catholics but go against Catholic teaching and authorities, practically dividing, not only distinguishing, their individuality from their social nature, their personal life from their life as members of the Chuch. They say they follow their conscience, as if to say that their connection with God can transcend the need to be in step with the teachings of the Church and the other human institutions that God himself, through Christ in the Spirit, has established and maintained. They pound on the supposedly unbridgeable gap between what God says and what the Church says. Or they can claim that there are moments when the God-and-Church connection is ok, and other times when it is not. In the end, what they have is a selective, biased outlook. They just follow their own conscience and claim that they
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Forensics for 2013 polls; DOH woes LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS:” …A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger…” (Proverbs 15:1, the Holy Bible). -oooFORENSIC EXAMS URGED FOR MAY 2013 POLLS: To stop all speculations on whether or not there was computer cheating in the recently-concluded 2013 elections, a forensic examination must be made of all the computer gadgets used in the political exercise, like the compact flash cards, the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines, servers, and any other instrument that had something to do with the automated voting, counting and canvassing last May 13. Ateneo de Manila University Associate Professor Felix Muga made this challenge last Monday, June 03, 2013, when he guested at the weekly media forum at Rembrandt Hotel hosted by the “Kapisanan ng mga Komentarista at mga Mamamahayag sa Pilipinas, Inc.”. The forum’s topic was “60-30-10: Is it statistically possible?” Muga clarified that the existence of the 60-30-10 pattern alone involving the senatorial candidates in the last elections did not automatically indicate any cheating in favor of Team PNoy’s candidates, although the pattern showed a consistent 60% advantage in their favor almost everywhere in the 105 provinces and cities and in the 15 regions of the Philippines, including the votes from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) abroad. -ooo“TEAM PNOY HUGELY POPULAR”: When asked if the pattern was statistically possible, Muga said it was possible, and could be attributed to the huge popularity of President Aquino who took time out to campaign and endorse his candidates. “Lumalabas malakas talaga ang Team PNoy” (It would seem Team PNoy was hugely popular)”, Muga said. It also showed, Muga explained, that the candidates of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) did not enjoy the same already follow God without following the Church, directly going against what St. Cyprian once said: “You cannot have God for your Father if you do not have the Church for your mother.” This is, of course, if they are still believers. We have to show them that it is not God whom they follow, but simply their own selves, their own ideas, their opinions and preferences. But we also have to clarify things with respect to nonbelievers. This will take a longer and more complicated process, but it can and should be done. One way or another, it can always be shown that everyone is in need of others, and eventually and, in fact, constantly, everyone needs God and the Church. All this should be done in the manner shown to us by Christ himself and followed by the saints. And that is by proclaiming the truth, in season and out of season, in charity. Always in charity, and never without it, otherwise, the truth would never be the truth! This is a principle that should always be applied even in the arena of politics. We have to disabuse ourselves from the idea that in political matters, we somehow can be excused from the ways of charity, because politics would necessarily involve us in contentious issues. We need to learn to resolve matters in charity. Even in our differences and conflicts, our victories and defeats, we need in live in charity. We have to be wary of our tendency to succumb to anger, hatred, resentment, revenge, lies, deception and the like. We have to intensify our efforts to keep the requirements of courtesy and civility, openness and transparency, magnanimity and mercy, tact, prudence, patience, etc. We have to respect each other’s opinions no matter how much we disagree with them, giving the benefit of the doubt to others, trying to understand why they think in a certain way, etc., even as we clarify the issues as actively as possible. We should not worry so much about what the outcome will be. As we are told in the Bible, nothing is new under the sun. God is always in control. We just have to make sure that we play our part the way God wants us to play. And we know that, as shown by Christ, we have to be willing to go all the way, even to death on the cross. Even in the worst of scenarios, the good will always triumph if we stick faithfully to God and his ways!
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strength. Out of the 59,667 precincts that have been counted at one point in the elections, it would appear that in about 58,400 precints, Team PNoy was heavily favored, Muga pointed out. When asked if the 60-30-10 pattern in the senatorial votes could be validated, he said the best way to do this is to subject to a forensic examination all the computer gadgets used in the election, counting and canvassing. Forensic examination will mean opening up the flash cards, the PCOS machines and the servers to have their content studied. -oooMISGUIDED PRIORITY AT DOH: In the same forum, Ang Nars Party List Rep. Lea Samaco Paquiz lambasted the on-going construction of government hospitals and other medical facilities under the Aquino government, at a cost of P17 billion, while the need for more doctors, nurses and other medical professionals or workers around the country is not being addressed. “Right now, the nurse to patient ratio, under guidelines from the Department of Health, is, one nurse is to 12 patients,” Paquiz said, so that there is a need to employ more nurses in government hospitals. The sad reality, however, is that there is a grave lack of nurses almost everywhere, the incoming lawmaker added. “The DOH is wrong and is misguided in its priority of building more hospitals. It should endeavor to deploy more doctors and more nurses instead,” she added. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com, mmauriciojr111@gmail.com. - Hair, nails and spa services - Specialized on UV Gel Polish - Salon and spa equipments and supplies - Also available: SPA consultancy, SPA treatment demonstration and operational guidance.
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Declined invitation “You’re skipping the Philippine Press Institute’s conference this June?” asked Daily Guardian of Iloilo editor Francis Allan Angelo. “Why”? Barring martial law interruptions, we’ve attended such gatherings since 1964. The late publisher Joaquin Roces then summoned me to his Manila Times office . “What do you know about press institutes?,” Chino asked, twirling his trademark cigar. “Nothing,” we replied. “Good. Next week, you fly to Columbia University in New York . At the American Press Institute there they’ll teach you the ropes. See us when you get back.” “Who is us?,” we asked before stepping out his office. “All of metropolitan Manila publishers,” Chino replied. “We’ve agreed to set up a press institute.” Of the PPI founding members, Manila Chronicle’s Oscar Lopez still scales mountains today.. But others are now gone: Chino and his brother, Don Ramon Roces, Philippine News Service’s Osmundo Abad Santos and Hans Menzi of Manila Bulletin. Philippines Herald Sebastian Ugarte died in a plane crash off Sulu. “Watching the Watchdog: Re-examining Ourselves” is the theme of PPI-Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. conference . “We need to be critical of ourselves too,” says Malaya publisher and PPI chairman Amado “Jake” Macasaet. “There are those who corrupt and those being corrupted.” The theme sweeps in survival of newspapers in digital age. “Quality of professional practice is poor,” says PPI vicechairman Vergel Santos. The new technology opened the practice to” people altogether untrained for it, not to mention clueless about it,” “Journalism in the 21st century is evolution not extinction,” Brian McNair wrote. The range from old fashioned sleaze among family dynasties, brutal slaying of newsmen and hunger. “Plenty sits still. But hunger is a wanderer “. These interlock with new challenges: “Climategate” (sea levels are rising in a deforested Philippines ), the new biology, participatory culture and digital age communication. Those issues can wring the best of every journalist. We’re in the youth of senility now. Our knees creak. Time brought the bifocals, grey hair and stoop. And why did those stairs turn steep all of a sudden?. Where’s that walking cane that a Malaysian colleague gave when we retired from United Nations.
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LEGAL NOTICES Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 40 Tarangnan, Samar IN THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE w/ REGISTRY NO. 2002-056 & CORRECTION OF THE DATE OF BIRTH IN BIRTH CERTIFICATE w/ LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY NO. 9200081 FROM NOV. 10, 1956 TO OCTOBER 6, 1953, ROSITA R. INFANTE, Petitioner -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TARANGNAN, SAMAR, THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF PAGSANGHAN, SAMAR, AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, QUEZON CITY, Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 40 Tarangnan, Samar IN THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE SECOND CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ERLINDA LAGASA REBATO-DEQUITO, AND FOR CORRECTION OF HER DATE OF BIRTH FROM O4 JUNE 1956 TO 04 JUNE 1954 AS APPEARING IN HER FIRST OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTH OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OF TARANGNAN, SAMAR AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, MANILA ERLINDA LAGASA REBATO-DEQUITO Petitioner, VersusTHE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGIS-
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A verified petition was filed by ROSITA R. INFANTE thru counsel seeking the cancellation and correction of the erroneous entry in her Birth Certificate. Petitioner alleged that she is married, Filipino and a resident of 0421 Area-B Parola, Binondo Manila. She was born on October 6, 1953 in Pagsanghan, Samar, which was formerly a barangay or part of Tarangnan, to spouses Antonio Gal Repol and Maura Rebucas Balbuena. The fact of her birth was duly reported and recorded in the records of birth in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar, Tarangnan, Samar. According to her, she availed the process of late registration, upon being advised by the NSO Quezon City, when she tried to secure a copy of her birth certificate and was informed that the records of birth in
TRAR OF TARANGNAN, SAMAR AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, Respondents, x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x ORDER
A verified petition was filed by Erlinda R. Dequito thru counsel seeking cancellation of her second Certificate of Live Birth and correction of the erroneous entry in her original Birth Certificate. Petitioner alleged that she is married, Filipino and with residence at No. 226 A. Santos Extension, Balibago Angeles City. She was born on June 4, 1954 in Brgy. Libucan, Tarangnan, Samar to spouses Juanito Dacles Rebato and Violeta Villaber Lacaba. The fact of her birth was duly reported and recorded in the records of birth in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar, Tarangnan, Samar thru the process of late registration on September 18, 2000 under Registry No. 2000-446. However, the date of birth indicated therein is June 4, 1956 instead of her true and correct date of birth as reflected in her Certificate of Baptism which is June 4, 1954. Despite having
the Local Civil Registrar of Tarangnan for the years 1953, 1956, 1959 and 1962 were partially destroyed. The fact of her birth was duly recorded by late registration on February 14, 2002 under Registry No. 2002-056. Sometime in June of 2006, she secured a copy of her Certificate of Live Birth before the Civil Registrar of Caloocan and was issued the same under Registry No. 9200081. However, the date of birth indicated therein is November 10, 1956 instead of her true and correct date of birth as reflected in her Certificate of Baptism which is October 6, 1953. In order to avoid confusion, petitioner prays that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Pagsanghan and the National Statistics Office to make the necessary cancellation and correction in her birth records. WHEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is set for hearing on July 26, 2013 at 8:30 in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court. The Local Civil Registrar of Tarangnan, Samar, The Local
Civil Registrar of Pagsanghan, the National Statistics Office, Q.C., and any person having or claiming any interest under the entry whose correction is sought may, within thirty (30) days from notice of the instant petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file their opposition thereto. Let copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines or in the province of Samar duly accredited by the Court. Likewise, let copies of this Order be furnished the petitioner and counsel, the Local Civil Registrar of Pagsanghan and Tarangnan, the National Statistics Office, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Office ofthe Provincial Prosecutor of Samar. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBER, Tarangnan, Samar, Philippines, April 10, 2013.
been previously registered by late registration, petitioner’s husband in good faith, belatedly registered her birth on June 12, 2012 with the same registry under Registry No. 2012-537 with identical entries thereon, except as to petitioner’s year of birth which was indicated as 1954 and not 1956. In order to avoid confusion, petitioner prays that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Tarangnan and the National Statistics Office to make the necessary cancellation and correction in her birth records. WHEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is set for hearing on July 26, 2013 at 8:30 in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court. The Local Civil Registrar of Tarangnan, the National Statistics Office, Q.C., and any person having or claiming any interest under the entry whose correction is sought may, within a period of thirty (30) days from notice of the instant petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file their opposition thereto. Let copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks
in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines or in the Province of Samar duly accredited by the Court. Likewise, let copies of this Order be furnished the petitioner and counsel, the Local Civil Registrar of Tarangnan, the National Statistics Office, the Office of the Solicitor General and the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Samar. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBER, Tarangnan, Samar, Philippines, April 10, 2013.
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LEGAL NOTICES Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 41 Gandara, Samar WENEFREDA VENCIO CABRALES, Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF GANDARA, SAMAR, Respondent SPL. PROC. NO. 13-50 FOR: CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH (Under Rule 108 of the Rules of Court) x- - - - - - - - - - - - -x ORDER
counsel, on May 27, 2013, praying that after due hearing, an order be issued by the Honorable Court directing the Local Civil Registry Office of Gandara, Samar to CANCELL Certificate of Live Birth of Arlene Vencio Cabrales, marked Annex “C” and Sub-markings, hereof, from its records. Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and in substance, notice is hereby given that this case be set for hearing on July 10, 2013 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon before this Court, at which date, time and place, all persons who have an objection thereto may file any opposition and show cause why the same should not be granted. Let copies of this Order be published at the expense of the Petitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior the
above-setting in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Samar and in Calbayog City. Let copies of this Order be furnished the Local Civil Registrar of Gandara, Samar, National Census and Statistics Office, Quezon City, the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Provincial Prosecutor, the petitioner and his counsel. SO ORDERED. GIVEN this 29th day of May, 2013, Calbayog City for Gandara, Samar, Philippines.
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 27 (Family Court) Bulwagan ng Katarungan Catbalogan City, Samar IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR, SOPHIA ISABELLE CABONIOS VILBAR, BY SPOUSES ELMER RAGADIO SORIA AND EMELITA TEVES SORIA SPS. ELMER RAGADIO SORIA AND EMELITA TEVES SORIA Petitioners, SP. PROC. NO. 8226-320-13 x- - - - - - - - - - - -x ORDER
biological parents Lea Bacsal Cabonios and Fernando Baladjay Cabonios. Petitioners pray that after due notice, publication and hearing, a judgment be rendered to the effect that thenceforth, the minor child SOPHIA ISABELLE CABONIOS VILBAR be freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to her natural parent, and be in all legal intents and purposes, the child of the petitioners; that she be allowed to use the surname of the adopters; and that her surname be changed to SORIA which is the surname of petitioners. The petition being sufficient in form and in substance is hereby set for hearing on July 22, 2013 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Catbalogan City. The Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Regional Office No. VIII, Tacloban City, through its Social Welfare Officer, is hereby directed to prepare and submit its Child Study report on the adoptee as well as her biological parents and Home Study Report on the prospective adoptive parents and indicate a recommendation on or before the date of hearing. The court Social Welfare Officer II Ms. Annie Llauderes
is likewise hereby directed to prepare her own Child and Home Study reports and recommendation to the Court on or before the date of hearing. Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a duly accredited newspaper of general circulation published in the Province of Samar to be selected by raffle under the supervision of the Executive Judge of this Court. Let a copy of this Order and the Petitioner be furnished to the Solicitor General of the Philippines, Provincial Prosecutor of Samar, Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Regional Office No. VIII, Tacloban City, and Ms. Annie Llauderes, Court Social Welfare Officer II as well as the petitioners and their counsel. SO ORDERED. Catbalogan City, Samar. June 3, 2013.
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Filed with the Court is a verified Petition by Spouses Elmer Ragadio Soria and Emelita Teves Soria through counsel Atty. Gerardo C. Teves, for the adoption of the minor Sophia Isabelle Cabonios Vilbar. Said adoptee was born on October 11, 2009 in Brgy. Bagongon, Catbalogan City, Samar to her
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further from here? “Seventy is the sum of our years,” the Psalmist writes.. “Eighty if we are strong.” That passage of time brings a gradual but stunning revelation: In life, there is one unchanging constant Without fail, “God’s love always rises before each dawn.” We can only mumble: “Thank you.” That is all. Many youngsters today still follow the Filipino custom of “mano po” or kissing hands of elders. Whenever one reaches to “mano po” we hold back, recalling what King Lear told Gloucester : “Let me wipe it first. It smells of mortality.” (Email: juan_mercado77@yahoo.com )
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Three years ago, she said, her family only harvested 13 bags of rice in her .65 hectare rice land but this April, it increased from 13 to 20 bags. She attributed this development good irrigation system constructed by the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) in their area, improved knowledge on land preparation and adequate training she obtained from farm experts. Meanwhile, Gerundio said that, based on study, every Filipino wasted 2 spoons of rice every day. “If this is not wasted; this would have fed two million hungry Filipinos,” he said while he encouraged everyone in the room to be more responsible in rice consumption. Samar rice yield remains poor compared to Leyte and Southern Leyte according to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS). As regards to fisher folks concerns, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) through Engineer Rolando Ay-ay shared that his office has donated fish aggregating device to some eight selected villages in Calbayog City. “This significant support to fisher-folks have helped them improve their income and discouraged illegal fishing in the area,” said the BFAR official. At the end of the activity, DA and BFAR officials signed a manifesto of support for the improvement of agri-fishery industry in the city. (Avha H. Ebalde/PIA)
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Investors needed to boost jackfruit industry in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY -- Eastern Visayas is inviting investors to embark on jackfruit nursery production as this region gears to make it the country’s major export commodity. Agriculture regional executive director Antonio G. Gerundio said that while jackfruit is the country’s “major and young industry” this region is pushing for it to become part of the Philippines’ export commodity. Eastern Visayas he said is very fortunate because it has already its registered EVIARC Sweet variety, which has a higher sweetness level compared with other varieties. The EVIARC Sweet was developed by the Eastern Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research
Center (EVIARC) of DA, thus its name. Gerundio said that this region has already established its protocol of jackfruit production. Currently, the jackfruit plantation in the region is around 400 hectares but the executive said that they wanted to reach the thousand hectare level to make it a major export. Plantations have already been established in Ormoc City and Mahaplag in Leyte. Calbayog City in Samar has also started but the plantation is only around 50 hectares. “We want to go into large scale commercial plantation. It’s just a matter of campaigning and supplying the basic input requirements but we lack planting materials,” he stated.
Jackfruit has been subjected to value-chain analysis by the Department of Agriculture, the result of which was presented before stakeholders Tuesday as one of the activities in line with the Farmers and Fisherfolks Month celebration. “This is a holistic study of a specific commodity where you want some improvement,” he added. Director Agnes Catherine T. Miranda of the office of Undersecretary for Field Operations who witnessed the presentation said that the initiative looked into value adding activities, potential market and global competitiveness of the product instead of just being fixated in the production aspect. (PNA)
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Fishery sector performance robust during Q1 of 2013 -- BAS
TACLOBAN CITY – The fishery sector led the good performance of the agriculture sector this first quarter of 2013, according to Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) director Romeo S. Recide. “Fisheries has been exhibiting negative growth in the last few years and for the first time we are seeing a rebound in fisheries performance,” he said citing the 5.5 percent growth of the sector. He said that could be a manifestation of an effective closed season being implemented by the government that allowed fish stock to recover. He added that the fishery even surpassed the one to two percent growth of livestock and poultry. Among crops, palay and corn are among the leading sectors while there are other commodities that should pick up to be able to contribute to the performance of the agriculture industry. “With this performance in the first quarter the secretary is confident that we will hit our target of three to five percent growth for the whole sector for the whole year,” he said. Last year, the agriculture industry ended with a good performance of around 2.6 percent for the total sector, he added. Further, he said that since agriculture accounts for a greater portion of the country’s economy then its positive growth is expected to the make a good contribution to the national target of around six percent, he further stated. Asec. Recide visited Tacloban City today as guest in the ongoing celebration of the Regional Farmers and Fisherfolks Month celebration in Eastern Visayas. Eastern Visayas he said is one of agriculture’s growth regions with its competitive products to include among others banana, jackfruit and coconut. (PNA)
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Pacquiao may never fight in US again MANILA, Philippines — Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao may never set foot in the inside a ring in the United States again. Top Rank honcho Bob Arum revealed that possibility in an interview with Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times as Pacquiao is set to fight Brandon Rios on November 23 in Macau, China. The biggest stumbling block is the hefty tax impositions in the United States. “By fighting outside the country, as he’s doing in this Rios fight, Manny doesn’t have to pay US taxes anymore – at a rate of 40 percent for a foreign athlete,” said Arum in the interview. In China, Arum managed to strike a deal which would allow Chinese consumers to view the Pacquiao-Rios bout on their smartphones, also according to the report. “We could do as many as $10 million to $20 million in sales with this. It changes everything. Will it work? We’ll see in November,” said Arum. And if it does, it opens more doors for Pacquiao outside the US, where he has been fighting for most of his career. “If this pay-per-view and other things take off like we think they may, I can’t imagine Pacquiao will ever again fight in the US,” Arum said. (From the wires)
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Racist issue mars Azkals win vs HK
HONG KONG—Friendly? Not so. A scintillating victory by the Philippines in what was supposed to be a friendly match against Hong Kong took a controversial turn when the host country’s football officials were forced to confront reports of racist abuse during the match. In what was easily one of the finest performance by the Azkals away from home, Neil Etheridge provided a quality performance between the posts, preserving James Younghusband’s first half goal in a 1-0 victory Tuesday night that was marred by an unruly home crowd at Mongkok Stadium here. The South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday that Hong Kong fans at the game called their Filipino counterparts “slaves,” threw bottles at them and booed the Philippine national anthem.
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Weather Makes Basketball Popular
Basketball is considered the number one spectators’ event in the country simply because it is usually held under a roof (at the Araneta Coliseum for example). Baseball and football could not gain popularity because Filipino spectators are not willing to seat under the scorching sun or heavy rains. It must be noted, however, that young Filipinos are beginning to switch to new games, such as billiards and computer games, because of the limited number of basketball courts in the country.
Filipinos Won 9 Olympic Medals
Filipino athletes have brought home a total of 9 Olympic medals since the country began participating in the quadrennial event in 1924. Teofilo Yldefonso, a 200-breastroke swimmer, won the country’s first bronze medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and its second bronze at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. The country actually had 3 medals in 1932 when Simeon Torribio, a high jumper, added a bronze and bantamweight boxer Jose “Cely” Villanueva clinched another bronze. Miguel White, who fought for the country in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, won a bronze in the 400-meter hurdles event. Featherweight boxer Anthony Villanueva, a son of Jose, won the country’s first silver medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Villanueva actually lost a controversial decision to Russian Stanislav Stephaskin in their battle for the gold medal. Tenpin player Arianne Cerdena won a gold in bowling at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but Cerdena’s gold was not included in the medal tally since bowling was considered only as a demonstration sport. Light flyweight boxer Leopoldo Serantes, however, brought home a bronze from Seoul. Light flyweight boxer Roel Velasco won a bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In taekwondo, bantamweight Stephen Fernandez and featherweight Bea Lucero brought home two bronze medals from Barcelona, but they were not included in the medal tally, since taekwondo was just counted as a demonstration sport then. Roel’s younger brother Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco won a silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Onyok lost a controversial decision to Bulgarian Daniel Bojilov in the light-flyweight finals.
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Philippine Azkals The hostile crowd grew increasingly frustrated with every impressive save by Etheridge in a torrid final 20 minutes. But ugly scenes marred the end of the match with the home crowd throwing debris at the Azkals and the Filipino gallery, which were made up mostly of women and children. “This win is even more meaningful for us because of the large number of Filipinos working in Hong Kong,” said Azkals manager Dan Palami. “We dedicate this victory to them.” Hong Kong Football Association spokesman Benny Chan said it will release an official report to the public and Fifa after it completes its investigation. Philippine football officials said they were waiting for a report from their team before deciding whether to complain to Fifa. The incident comes as Fifa decided last week to treat racist abuse more seriously by toughening up punishments. Both teams were using the match to prepare for more important battles ahead with Hong Kong sharpening up for their Asian Cup Qualifying match in October and the Philippines toughening for the AFC Challenge Cup next year. But the match was played at a fast pace with both teams pressing high, hoping to win the ball early and in dangerous areas. The Azkals carved out chances on the counter-attack and it was a swift move out from the backline that led to Stephan S chrock making a cross that the Hong Kong backline failed to clear. Younghusb and towere d over his defender and directed his header beyond the arms of Hong Kong goalkeeper Yapp Hung-fai for his eighth international goal. Lifeline Hong Kong was handed a lifeline when star striker Chan Siu Ki was adjudged to have been fouled by Juani Guirado inside the penalty box in the 66th minute. But Etheridge proved equal to the spotkick, saving with his left foot and showing quick reactions to clear the rebound. Etheridge had three more sensational close-range stops as the Azkals coped with the pressure by the home side. “ It w a s a lucky victory but
Hosted by AKSYON GILBERT ‘Gibo’ ARTECHE 5:30 - 6:30 A.M., Mon.-Fri. Simulcast with MSFM 102.5 khz Station Manager: Jhonny Bogart Filamor we have to take it as it is. We did not have enough time to prepare and I can only laud Neil Etheridge for his performance,” said Azkals coach Michael Weiss. “Slowly but surely, the team is understanding the concept of pressing and that is what we are trying to do even if we dont have our Europe-based players.” (Inquirer.net/AP)
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