Vol. 20, No. 41 | October 12 - 18, 2015

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1300 Batangas City scouts envade Rizal for World Scout E-Day

Importer ng kontrabandong luxury cars, 5 tauhan ng BOC, kinasuhan ng smuggling

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BAGONG PARTIDO. Pinangunahan ni San Jose municipal mayor Entiquio Briones, pangulo ng Partido ng Masang Batangueño (PMB) ang panunumpa ng mga bagong kasapi ng partido mula sa bayan ng Ibaan at Sto. Tomas.| DHALENZ R. LANDICHO ...............................................................................................................................................................................................

“Hindi po kami maaaring mamangka sa Militarisasyon sa bayan ng Lobo, dalawang ilog” - Lipa Muslim community itinanggi ni Mayor Manalo leaders.

Nitong nakaraang Miyerkules, pormal na iginawad ng Royal Houses of the Sultanate of Batangas (RHSB) kay Mayor Meynardo A. Sabili ang Katibayan at Royal Patent bilang Datu A Mangompia (The Achiever Leader) at kay Lipa First Lady Bernadette P. Sabili bilang Bae a Labi (Queen) ng Lunsod ng Lipa.

Idinagdag pa ni Sultan Cocoy na buo ang

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MARIING itinnggi ni Mayor Jurly Manalo ang mga akusasyon ng militarisasyon sa bayan ng Lobo kaugnay ng panukalang pagmimina ng ginto ng MRL-Egerton Gold Ltd. Sa pulong Provincial Land use Committee noong Lunes, binigyang-diin ni Mayor Manalo namalaki ang nagiging epekto sa ikasasama ng imahe ng kaniyang bayan.

Nauna rito, inakusahan ng ilang kasapi ng grupong Bukluran para sa Inang Kalikasan (BUKAL) ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na umano’y ‘nagpapagamit’ sa o ‘ginagamit’ na MRL-Egerton para lang kumbinsihin ang mga residente ng bayan ng Lobo para paboran ang panukalang pagmimina rito.

Pahayag ng isang pastor, may mga unipormadong sundalo umano ang nagbabahay-bahay at sinasabihan ang mga taumbayan na paboran na lamang ang panukalang pagmimina sapagkat wala rin namang kahihinatnan ang

Deconstructing the AlDub fever PAGKILALA AT SUPORTA . Iginawadng Sultanate of Batangas sa pangunguna ni Paramount Sultan Cocoy Bansai ang karangalan at titulong Datu a Mangompia kay Mayor Meynard A. Sabili at Bae a Labi kay First Lady Bernadette P. Sabili kasabay ng paghahayag ng buong suporta ng Lipa Muslim community sa liderato ng mag-asawang Sabili. | RENZ F. MENDOZA

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Mayor MANALO kanilang pagtutol dito.

Inayunan pa ito ng isang nagpakilalang estudyante ng Batangas State University na aniya’y may kaklase rin siyang nagsabi ng ganoong karanasan.

Ngunit mariing sinabi ni Mayor Jurly na patuloy ring nakauunsyami

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“HINDI tayo pwedeng mamangka sa dalawang ilog. Malinaw po yun. Kung tayo ay may sasamahan at kikilalaning grupo, kailangan nating ipakita ang ating liderato, kaya kami po sa Muslim community, y hindi pwedeng mamangka sa dalawang ilog.”

Ito ang mariing pahayag ni Paramount Sultan Faisal Coyogan Bensai noong Miyerkules sa harap ng mga punumbaranggay ng Lunsod ng Lipa at iba pang political and community

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6M Special Education Fund sa Romblon, aprubado na

KINUMPIRMA ni V ice Mayor Renato Perezng bayan ng Lobo na ang pinagtibay na resolusyon ng Sangguniang Bayan ay naglalayong kanselahin ang naunang resolusyon na nag-eendorso sa panukalang pagmimina sa Lobo.| BALIKAS PHOTO / JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS <<<PAGMIMINA....mula sa P/1

Militarisasyon sa Lobo, itinanggi ni Mayor Manalo na ang mga ipinamamalitang militarisasyon sa kaniyang bayan sapagkat nagkakaroon ito ng masamang epekto sa magandang imahe ng bayan ng Lobo bilang isang eco-tourism destination hindi lamang sa lalawigan kundi maging sa buong bansa.

“Hinahamon ko kayong i-identify

ninyo ang mga sinasabi ninyong mga tauhan ng military na sinasabi ninyong nagbabahay-bahay at ipagsakdal ninyo.

Napaka-unfair rin naman sa ating mga sundalo na basta ninyo aakusahan ng mga bagay-bagay na hindi naman nila ginagawa,” pahayag pa ng alkalde.

Samantala, nilinaw naman ni Vice

Mayor Renato Perez na ang intensyon ng Sangguniang Bayan ay tuwirang kanselahin ang naunang resolusyong nag-eendoryo sa panukalang pagmimina sa Lobo, hindi lamang isang intensyon ng pagkansela gaya ng inihayag ni Director Samuel T. Paragas ng MGB-Region 4..|JOENALD M. RAYOS

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NTC nagbabala ukol sa mga sa TEXT SCAMS NANANAWAGAN ang National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) kaugnay sa patuloy na lumalaganap na mga text scam na patuloy ring nakapambibiktima sa publiko.

Ayon kay Engr. Joselito Leynes, Regional Director ng NTC Region IV, mabuting iparating sa publiko ang “Huwag Sumunod at Huwag Magreply” campaign ng ahensya.

Ipinaliwanag ni Leynes sa mga mamamahayag ang

iba’t ibang uri ng text scam o panloloko gamit ang SMS o mobile texting tulad ng pananalo sa kung anu-anong raffle, kamag-anak/kaibigan -paload, at pasa/nakaw-load/ nakaw-load sa Globe, Smart at Sun. Kailangan aniya ang information dissemination sa publiko lalo na at hanggang sa ngayon ay umaabot umano ng 5 hanggang 10 sa isang linggo ang natatanggap na reklamo ng NTC. Binanggit din ng opisyal

na maaaring ireport sa kanilang tanggapan ang subscriber identity module (SIM) na inirereklamo at ipa-block ito upang di na muling magamit pa ng mga nanloloko.

Ngunit hindi maaaring itrace ang may ari ng SIM maliban na lamang kung may kaukulang Court Order.

Dahil dito, ang ipinapanukalang sim card registration ang nakikitang maaaring maging solusyon sa text scam, ayon pa kay Leynes. Ito umano ay nasa Kongreso na

LEYNES noon pang 2008 pero hindi pa umuusad hanggang sa kasalukuyan.| DHALENZ R. LANDICHO

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Partido PaMBatangueño, ipinakilala na sa publiko LIPA City – Pormal nang ipinakilala sa publiko noong Sabado sa kaunaunahang pagkakataon ang bagong partido pulitikal sa Lalawigan ng Batangas kasabay ng panunumpa ng mga bagong kasapi nito na pawang lalahok sa 2016 National and Local Elections.

“Ikinagagalak kong ibalita sa inyo at ihayag sa publiko na tuwiran nang kinilala at inaprubahan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ang Partido ng Masang Batangueno (PaMBatangueno) bilang isang lokal na partidong makikilahok sa nalalapit na 2016 elections,” pahayag ni Congressman Nicanor Briones ng Agricultural Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) Party-list.

Anang konggresista, nangsimulang buuin ang kanilang partido noong Enero 2014 na kalaunan ay isinumite na sa Comelec upang iparehistro. Pormal na inihayag ng Comelec ang pakapagapruba ng registration ng partido noong Setyembre 15, 2015.

“Ang inyo pong lingkod, Cong. Nikki Briones at Cong. Rico Geron ng AGAP Party-list ang nanguna upang mabuo ang isang partido na tututok sa pangangailangan ng sambayanang Batangueño. Wala pong ibang adhikain ang partidong ito kundi ang mismong adbokasiya ng ating mga kababayan,” pahayag pa ni Briones.

Naka-angkla ang adbokasiya ng PMB sa acronym na HEALTHY na tumutukoy sa Health, Education,

Congressman N. BRIONES Agriculture, Livelihood, Tourism, Housing at Youth.

Idinagdag pa ng konggresista na kakaiba sa mga tradisyunal na partido, 90% ng membersyip ng PMB ay mula sa ibaba o sa grassroots level.

Una aniyang pinili ang mga pandistritong lider, na sinundan ng pagkuha ng sunod na lider para naman sa 31 bayan at tatlong lunsod ng lalawigan. Isinunod naming pinili ang may 1,200 brangay leaders na siyang humawak naman sa tinatayang 15,000 hanggang 17,000 purok leaders.

Ipinagmalaki rin ni Briones na dahil sumailalim muna sa orientation process ang mga kinuhang lider bago pa

pinanumpa bilang mga volunteers, nakatitiyak aniya siyang magiging solido ang puwersa ng mga ito para isulong ang laban ng mga kandidato ng partido.

Si Congressman Nikki Briones ay hayagang isa sa mga tatakbo sa pagkagobernador ng Lalawigan ng Batangas.

Noon ding Sabado, nanumpa na sa partido ang dalawang grupo ng mga local line-up mula sa mga bayan ng Ibaan at Sto. Tomas.

Pinamunuan ni dating alkalde Reming Hernandez ang grupo ng tagaIbaan. Sa kaniyang muling pagtakbo sa pagka-alkalde, magiging running mate niya si Bb. Joy Salvame ng Ibaan Electric and Engineering Corp. kasama ang mga kakandidato sa pagkakonsehal ng bayan.

Ayon kay Ka Reming, sa pagsama sa PMB, naniniwala siyang kayangkayang matupad ang mga adhikain ng partido kung pagtutulung-tulungan. Sa kaniyang bahagi umano ay patuloy niyang isinusulong ang pagbabalik ng kapeng barako sa lalawigan bilang simbolo ng maunlad na agrikultura at pagkakakilanlan ng mga Batangueño. Patunay aniya rito ang kaniyang sinimulang pagtatanim ng maraming puno ng isang variety ng kape at paglalaan ng libulibong punla para maipamahagi.

Samantala, mula naman sa bayan ng Sto. Tomas, ang local line-up ay pinangunahan ni mayoralty aspirant Osmundo Maligaya.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

ROMBLON, Romblon — Aprubado na ng Provincial Board ang isang resolusyon kung paano gugulin ang P6 milyon na Special Education Fund na kaloob ng Romblon provincial government sa Department of Education (DepED) – Division of Romblon.

Ang SEF ay isang porsyentong bahagi ng kabuuang ibinayad sa real property tax ng mga mamamayan na inilalaan para sa edukasyon ng pamahalaang panlalawigan.

Alinsunod sa Republic Act 5447, dapat tukuyin at aprubahan ng mga miyembro ng Provincial School Board ang mga proyekto o programang paggagamitan ng SEF. Ang naturang pondo ay hinati lamang sa tatlong programa ng DepED-Romblon kung saan ito ay ilalaan sa mga proyektong pang-imprastraktura, sports activities at extension classes ng mga eskwelahan sa buong lalawigan.

Ang P2.6 milyon ay nakalaan para sa infrastructure projects, P2.6 milyon naman ang para sa sports activities at P800,000 ang inilaan sa extension classes.|

Bangko Sentral, magkakaroon ng sangay sa Palawan sa 2017 PUERTO PRINCESA — Inilahad ng grupo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sa mamamayan ng lungsod ng Puerto Princesa at Palawan sa pamamagitan ni Atty. Tomas J. Cariño, Jr., BSP Deputy Director, na maaari ng magkaroon ng sangay ng kanilang tanggapan sa lunsod.

Inihayag ito ni Cariño kasabay ng pagsasagawa nila ng kampanya sa lungsod hinggil sa pagwawalang halaga ng mga lumang perang papel kamakalawa.

Ayon kay Cariño, dahil sa kalayuan ng Palawan at Puerto Princesa sa punong tanggapan ng BSP ay kailangan magkaroon na ito ng sangay upang maserbisyuhan ang mga mamamayan dito.

Sa kaunayan, ani Cariño ay nakabili ng ng lupa ang BSP sa lungsod ng Puerto Princesa na matatagpuan sa Bgy. San Manuel, malapit sa Robinsons Place Palawan. Hinihintay na lamang umano nila ang paglilipat ng titulo ng nasabing ariariang di natitinag upang maging maayos ang pagsisimula ng konstruksiyon ng kanilang gusali na inaasahan sa susunod na taon.

Dagdag pa ni Cariño na kapag-natapos ang konstruksiyon ng kanilang sangay sa lungsod sa 2016 ay magiging operasyunal na ito sa 2017 at hindi na mahihirapan pa ang mga mamamayan ng Palawan na magpapalit ng kanilang mga sirang perang papel na dadaan sa pagsusuri ng BSP kung ang mga ito ba ay may halaga pa o wala na.|

Tulong-puhunan, ipinagkaloob sa mga asosasyon sa OrMin CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Umabot sa P240,000 tulong puhunan ang ipinamahagi kamakailan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa apat na asosasyon mula sa mga bayan ng Baco, Pinamalayan, Bulalacao at Lungsod ng Calapan.

Ang pamamahagi ay isinagawa sa katatapos lamang na Provincial Development Council (PDC) meeting na ipinatawag ni Gob. Alfonso V. Umali, Jr. na dinaluhan ng mga punumbayan at kinatawan ng iba’t ibang bayan gayundin ng mga sektor at ng mga hepe ng iba’t ibang tanggapan sa kapitolyo.

Tumanggap ng tig-P60,000 tulong puhunan mula sa gobernador ang Sama-samang Pangkabuhayan Tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Barangay Sta. Cruz, Lungsod ng Calapan; Mangyan Professionals ng Bulalacao; Kasangga sa Pag-unlad ng Barangay Malapad Baco at Samahang Mandaragat ng Banilad, Pinamalayan.

Pinangasiwaan ang pamamahagi ng tanggapan ng Provincial Tourism, Investment and Enterprise Development Office (PTIEDO) na pinamumunuan ni Orlando Tizon.

Samantala, sa nasabi ring pagpupulong, ipinanukala ni Puerto Galera Mayor Hubber Christopher A. Dolor na i-black list ang mga contractor ng mga pagawaing bayan ng kapitolyo na hindi nakikipag-ugnayan sa punumbayan bago isagawa ang proyekto upang magkaroon aniya, sila ng kaalaman sa mga nangyayari sa kanilang bayan.

Hiniling naman ni Bulalaco Mayor Ernilo Villas na ikonsidera ang kahilingan niyang magkaroon ng paliparan sa kanilang bayan dahil sa dumarami na ngayong pumapasok na turista rito simula nang mabuksan ang rutang Bulalacao-Caticlan via Fastcat.

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3 1300 scouts join World Scout Environment Day in Rizal NEWS

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CAMP MATEO CAPINPIN, Rizal – At least around 1,300 scouts from Batangas City troop the 2nd Infantry Battalion Training Camp of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) here for a two-day celebration of World Scout Environment (WSE) Day, Oct. 3-4.

Scout Executive Ramil S. Borbon of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) – Batangas City Council said that this year’s celebration of the WSE was a composite of inter-ralated activities that surely have an impact to the member-scouts.

“We’ve been doing this for years and in the past, the activities were capped with a tour at the Manila Ocean Park and other theme parks. But in this year’s celebration our scouts will experience an inter-related events that spanned from an experience of an army camp life, obstacle course, group games and other NATURE at its best. The tormentous rain didn’t stop the scouts from enjoying the cold waters of Daranak Falls, just an hour after touring the Calinawan Cave, both in Tanay, Rizal on the second day of the 2-day World Scouts Environment Celebration.| PHOTO BY DHALENZ R. LANDICHO

PART of the scouting activites is the obstacle course under the supervision of the 2nd Infantry Batallion soldiers of Camp Capinpin.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ..............................................................................................

‘Bayanihan’para sa mga infra ng Tanauan, isinulong LUNSOD NG TANAUAN, Batangas – “Bayanihan” o pagkakaisa ng komunidad, ito ang bagong programang inilunsad noong nagdaang buwan ng Marso ng Pamahalaang Lunsod ng Tanauan sa pagsasagawa ng mga proyektong pang-imprastraktura sa lahat na 48 barangay na nasasakupan nito.

Kinapapalooban ng ayuda mula sa lokal na pamahalaan – sa pamamagitan ng pamamahagi ng libreng materyales – at ng pagtutulongtulong ng mga residente, ang “Bayanihan Program” ay naglalayong mapatatag ang ugnayan at partisipasyon ng mga mamamayan sa implementasyon ng mga pagawaing bayan sa kani-kanilang mga lugar.

Ayon kay Tanauan City mayor Antonio C. Halili, “bukod sa malaking katipiran sa kabangbayan at ang pagtataguyod ng malasakit at bolunterismo sa mga

mamamayan, malaking tulong din ang programa sa ating krusada laban sa korupsyon.”

Dagdag pa niya, “ang materyales na ating ipinamamahagi sa mga barangay ay dumaan sa mahigpit na panuntunan na isinasaad ng R.A. 9184 o Government Procurement Reform Act, samantalang ang labor ay ambag naman ng ating mga kabarangay.”

Tinatayang hindi bababa sa 30 porsiyento ng kabuuang halaga ng isang proyekyo ang matitipid ng pamahalaang lunsod sa ilalim ng Bayanihan Program. Batay sa tala, simula ng ito ay ipatupad, aabot sa P4-milyon halaga ng materyales ang naipamahagi na ng pamahalaang lunsod sa mga barangay para sa mga proyektong katulad ng “barangay halls”, “pathways”, “waiting sheds” at “multi-purpose halls”.

Noon lamang nakaraang

PINANGUNAHAN ni Tanauan City mayor Thony C. Halili (gitna) ang pagpapasinaya ng “Bayanihan Multi-Purpose Building” sa Brgy. Janopol Occidental na naipatayo sa pamamagitan ng “Bayanihan Program” na isinusulong ng kanyang administrasyon para sa mga infrastructure projects ng lunsod. Kasama sa larawan sina Board Member Alfredo Corona, Kag. Sammy Platon, Kag. Ben Corona, Vice Mayor Atty. Jhoanna C. Corona at ilan pang mga opisyal ng lunsod.| JUN MOJARES

related activities which are all anchored on the philosophy of protecting the environment,” SE Borbon said.

The World Scout Environment Pro-gramme is a collection of tools, resources and initiatives to support the develop-ment of environment education in Scouting around the world. The pro-gramme is based on a set of environ-mental principles and aims to provide a foundation for environment education in Scouting.

The World Scout Environment Programme is aimed at Scouts of all ages and include the following: Principles and aims for environment education in Scouting  Framework for environment education in Scouting and theWorld Scout Environment Badge Programme Activity Resources  SCENES – Scout Centres of ‘Excellence for Nature and Environment’  These are Scout Centres that provide natural settings, offer

environmental education programmes and demonstrate good environmental management practices  Scouts of the World Award, Environment Element Partnerships strengthening the work in the field The BSP-Batangas City Council is known for being active protectors of the environment which annual programs like tree planting, save-ariver campaign, coastal clean-up and other related environmental efforts.

In this year’s celebration, a good number of Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) – Batangas City Council members are also joining.

Prior to the opening program, the scouters together with their coordinators and chaperons had a chance to visit the windmills of Alternative Wind One Corp. at the mountainous areas of Brgy.

Halayhayin, Pilillia town, also here in Rizal province.

Aside from providing much

Oktubre 7, pinasinayaan ang isang 2-palapag na “Bayanihan Multipurpose Building” sa Barangay Janopol Occidental na nabiyayaan sa programa.

Samantala, hinimok din ni Mayor Halili ang iba pang tanggapan ng pamahalaang lungsod na pag-aralan ang pagsusulong ng kahalin-tulad na inisyatiba sa pagpapatupad ng mga programa ng kani-kanilang mga opisina.| GERALD LARESMA

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needed additional capacity to the Luzon grid, the Pililla wind farm has 27 towers and is expected to become a tourist destination for visitors to Rizal with several wind turbines already visible from Antipolo and from Laguna across Laguna Lake.

On the second day, scouts have already cleared ther tents just before hours before sunrise and leave the camp site. First stopover was at Calinawan Cave; afterwhich the scouts enjoyed the cool waters of Daranak Falls. In the afternoon, a visit to Regina RICA capped the series of activities. Regina RICA, however, is a religious theme park, also in Tanay. This Rosarii Institute of Contemplation in Asia (RICA) is about a heactare complex run by the Dominican Sisters of Regina Rosarii, a Catholic nuns congregation, famous for its gigantic statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary positioned at the top of the hill with her mantle providing comfort to pilgrims to the site.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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“Hindi po kami maaaring mamangka sa dalawang ilog” - Lipa Muslim community suporta ng Muslim community sa liderato ng mag-asawang Sabili at sa mga programa ng pamahalaang lunsod ng Lipa. Aniya, sa mahabang panahon ng paglagi nila sa lunsod ay nakilala na nila ang

liderato ng mag-asawang Sabili at naniniwala silang malaki pa ang maiaambag ng mga ito upang lalong maging progresibo ang lunsod.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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Sabili, kinumpirmang may nakikiusap at nananakot sa pagtakbo pagka-kongresista ng Lipa, tuloy ang laban “TULOY po ang laban ko, tanggap ko po kung ano ang maging kahinatnan sa laban na ito and I hope and I pray na sana po ay maging patas ang laban na ito. Kung ako’y matalo, ay di talo, pero sisikapin ko pong mapagtagumpayan ito at manalo para sa kapakanan n gating mga kababayan dito sa Lunsod ng Lipa.”

Ito ang pahayag noong Miyerkules ni MAS Foundation chairperson Bernadette P. Sabili, maybahay ni Lipa City mayor Meynard A. Sabili kaugnay ng kaniyang napipintong pagtakbo bilang Konggresista ng Ika-6 na Distrito ng Batangas (Lipa City Lone District).

Kaugnay nito, kinumpirma rin ng mayora ang mga napabalitang may mga emissary o sugo ang ibang kampo para paatrasin siya sa laban.

“Pinakiusapan, tinakot, yes meron, I am not going to tell you kung sino,

pero meron,” dagdag pa ni mayora.

Noong 2013 elections, una nang tumakbo si Sabili sa pagkakongresista ng ika-apat na distrito ng Batangas bilang independent candidate. Hanggang sa sandaling sinusulat ang balitang ito, wala pa ring kumpirmasyon kung aling partido ang sasalihan ni Gng. Sabili o kung tatakbo ba muli siyang independiente.

“May nagsasabi nga po na ako’y umatras na. pero sabi ko nga po.

Ito’y election, ang tao’y dapat may mapamilian. But I maintain my respect sa kung sino man ang aking makakalaban ko dito sa election na ito. I will maintain my respect to the incumbent higher officials of our province, ano man po ang kahinatnan ng eleksyong ito.”

Aminado rin si Gng. Sabili na hindi kailangang maging kampante siya sa kaniyang laban, lalo’t ang napapabalitang makakatunggali

SI Gng. Bernadette P. Sabili habang kinakapanayam ng mga mamamahayag.| RENZ F. MENDOZA niya sa pagka-konggresista ay si Batangas governor Vima Santos Recto.

“I know that this election is not very easy. I know that this is to be very tough fight,” pagtatapos pa ni Sabili.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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The dignity and vocation of homosexual persons Part 1 of 2-Part Series A Pastoral Response to the Acceptance of Homosexual Lifestyle and the Legalization of Homosexual Unions

THE creation narratives at the beginning of Sacred Scripture reveal that God made human beings in His image and likeness. He created them male and female, equal in dignity but not identical nor interchangeable.

He made one explicitly for the other – “It is not good that the man should be alone” (RSV, Gen. 2:18) – equal as persons, not alike but complementary. So that in relating to each other, as male and female, one would complete the other as two halves coming together to be whole.

This complementarity between man and woman, as St. Pope John Paul II has pointed out, is observed and affirmed at the biological, emotional, psychological, and spiritual levels. But it is most manifest primarily in and through the union of two complementary bodies, male and female.

“The body, which through its own masculinity or femininity right from the beginning helps both (man and woman) to find themselves in communion of persons, becomes, in a particular way, the constituent element of their union, when they become husband and wife.”

Simply put, human beings, created by God as either male or female, are meant to complement each other in a union of the two intended from their creation. And human sexuality, characterized as distinctly masculine or feminine, is ordered by nature towards that union, of one specifically with the other.

Having created man and woman, Scripture continues, God instituted marriage as the form of life in which the complementarity of man and woman would be fulfilled and perfected. “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Gen. 2:24).

And as it is ordered or directed to the union of man and woman, human sexuality is also ordered towards the procreation and education of children.

It is in and through the conjugal union that God has willed to give man and woman a share in His work of creation: “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28).

In the Creator’s plan we see, therefore, that sexual complementarity and fruitfulness belong to the very nature of marriage. In other words, marriage by its very nature and intention is unitive and procreative.

Marriage is also the form of life best suited for the flourishing of children.

As St. Thomas Aquinas explained, human children need, not only nourishment for their bodies, but also education for their souls. This they acquire best, according to St. Thomas, when they have both parents – father and mother, male and female – as their teachers and role models.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: “The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws. . . . God himself is the author of marriage.”

In sum, the Catholic Church teaches that marriage is the institution established by God for the foundation of the family: “The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament.”

In other words, God created human beings as male and female, complementary and specifically for each other, and ordered or directed towards union and procreation that are intended to be fulfilled and perfected in marriage.

The Nature of Homosexuality in the Created Order Created either male or female, and by their masculine or feminine sexuality thus directed towards union with the other who complements them, men and women are naturally drawn and relate to each other in this order.

There are some men and women, however, often through no fault of their own, who find themselves sexually attracted to individuals of the same sex.

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THE bid of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. (BBM) for the Vice-Presidency is troubling. To many people whose memories of Martial Law are not blurred by the repeated leadership failures that came after the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., BBM’s public announcement came as a shock and an insult to intelligence and sensitivity. The son of the scorned dictator proclaimed boldly the right to restore glory to the Marcos name.

About a hundred or two joined the rally for BBM’s formal declaration. Present in the rally are familiar faces that inhabited the citadel of power during the Marcos dictatorship: Joseph “Erap” Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile, Imelda R. Marcos, and BBM’s siblings and family, among others. The scene sent chilling sensation to those who knew and failed to forget the past. Happy days for the self-proclaimed Filipino royals are here again, and they are rewriting history to their liking.

BBM claimed that Filipinos have already forgotten what happened in the past. He second guessed the Filipinos he know would rather deal with the present problems of faulty education system, infrastructure, and poverty. His apologists have earlier hinted that BBM is different from his father. Disregarding BBM’s own claim that his father did no wrong, they appealed to the public on his behalf alluding to a familiar sentiment that the fault of the father is not the fault of the son.

It is insulting to say the least: the son of the former dictator has come forward to launch a revolution that will restore his family to power, not with the force of arms of course, but by the people’s failure to learn from their own history. Have we not learned anything from

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our history? Have memes and computer graphics replaced what history books have written as the darkest period of our history?

An online news network recalled that after several years, Filipino taxpayers continue to shoulder the huge foreign debts that BBM’s late father contracted during his long reign. Quoting a think tank, it reported that the outstanding balance of Marcos’s foreign debts stood at around $926.72 million or more than P48 billion (at $1:P52) as of 2005, and that taxpayers will pay for the foreign debts of Marcos until 2025 (see http://www.gmanetwork.com).

The self-proclaimed royal Marcos family has ruled the Philippines for fifteen years (1971-1986). For fifteen years, this royal family feasted in extravagance and lavishness while most people suffered from hunger, illness and extreme poverty. For fifteen years, this royal family believed that the Philippines belonged to them forever and ever. For fifteen years, the Filipino people lived in fear of arbitrary arrests, tortures, and summary killings. For fifteen years, people wept. For fifteen years, people waited their chance to erase the mark of this selfproclaimed royal family.

Several years after, the self-proclaimed royal Marcos family has come back again to say that all that transpired in those fifteen dark years was just politics. Just politics!

BBM claimed that the uprising that rooted them out from the seat of power was just politics. Just that! Now, he is deluding us to let him sit near the seat of power so that he can prove that history was wrong, that the Filipino people were wrong.

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Deconstructing the phenomenal AlDub fever ON September 26, the episode that featured the first date of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub in the All for Juan and Juan for All segment of popular noontime show Eat Bulaga, the hashtag #AlDubEBforLOVE reportedly drew in a record-breaking 25,652,800 tweets. AlDub has garnered a broad segment of followers from people as young as nine or 10, to senior citizens, and from the masses to the middle class. AlDub has followers all over the globe.

What is the recipe for success of AlDub? Why has it generated so much interest and following?

Watching the episode of the kalyeserye (street series), one could see all the elements of its success in play. The very concept of kalyeserye is genius. A lot of Filipinos are hooked to television drama series or soap operas locally called telenovelas (literally translated as television novels). This is why Filipino, Korean, and Mexican soap operas populate local television programs.

The Mexican telenovela Marimar hit it big locally when it aired in 1994, such that lead Mexican actress Thalia even visited the country to perform in a concert.

Marimar has been reprised recently with local actress and beauty queen Megan Young in the lead. In remote areas in the country where television has limited reach, radio dramas are very popular. And Filipinos living abroad are also avid followers of telenovelas.

With Eat Bulaga’s kalyeserye, events unfold on the streets in populated barangays where the team of comedians Wally Bayola, Paolo Ballesteros, and Jose Manalo as Lola Nidora, Tidora, and Tinidora respectively, and of course, the star of the show Maine Mendoza as Yaya Dub perform, and in the studio where Alden Richards as Bae Alden, the other half in the accidental love team, is located. Because the events unfold in the two locations, the audiences in both the remote and studio locations could react and even influence the turn of events in real time.

The kalyeserye is a parody of soap opera, which again provides Filipino audiences with one of its favorite pastimes comedy. While the three lolas have complete character histories, what endears them to the audience is their comedic flair. They make fun of themselves and blurt out funny comments while in character. Their

humor is self-deprecating and is a welcome relief from the slapstick, green jokeridden comedy of a lot of Filipino comedians, including the mainstays of Eat Bulaga Tito, Vic and Joey. While the latter three, in their commentaries while the kalyeserye is ongoing, inject some green jokes, it is almost always drowned out by the funny antics and comments of Wally, Paolo and Jose.

Maine Mendoza as Yaya Dub is hilarious. She is able to bring her comedic flair in her Dubsmash hits to the kalyeserye in television. Her Dubsmash hits about Kris Aquino could make one double up with laughter.

Her exaggerated facial expressions are really funny.

And Dubsmash is a hit with Filipinos who love music.

Even before Dubsmash, Filipinos have lip-sync contests.

Maine Mendoza carries the accidental love team with Alden Richards, who, obviously, is not a comedian, but whose good looks is perfect for the Cinderella story concocted by the show’s producers. Filipinos, being lovers of underdogs and hopeless romantics, love Cinderella stories. (Although the pairing is not really a Cinderella story in real life as Maine Mendoza is a graduate of Culinary Arts in La Salle-St. Benilde who did her internship in New York.)

And there is the mystery of Maine Mendoza’s voice.

All throughout the show Yaya Dub communicates through Dubsmash and writing her thoughts. The audience is being teased to anticipate hearing the real voice of Yaya Dub. The concept of a kalyeserye, the elements of soap opera, parody and comedy, the Cinderella story, with a sprinkling of mystery, and music, and the comedic flair of Wally, Paolo, Jose and of course, Maine Mendoza, and the good looks of Alden Richards all combined to propel the success of AlDub. Is the segment escapist entertainment? Of course it is. Joey de Leon’s opening spiel says it all.

Should activists and issue advocates shun AlDub for being escapist? On the contrary, activists and issue advocates could learn a lot from the success of AlDub and how it is able to reach out to a broad audience.|

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The dignity and vocation of homosexual persons A comprehensive explanation for same-sex attraction or homosexual tendencies and inclinations remains elusive to this day, but research undertaken within various branches of science and medicine at various levels indicate that male and female homosexuality, though different in character, have both biological and environmental causes.

Sexual attraction towards the same sex is not a sin.

But it is, in the light of our understanding of marriage, objectively disordered – in the sense that it is not ordered towards the union of male and female in a relationship of natural complementarity.

Homosexual acts or practices that may arise from such attraction, although they may proceed from and be motivated by genuine affection between two persons of the same sex, are similarly not ordered to the union of the two persons and to the procreation of children.

Because they are not unitive and procreative – the distinct qualities of a complementary union of man and woman in marriage – homosexual acts or practices are “contrary to the natural law”7. Hence, they are, from the perspective of natural law, gravely disordered and considered “sins gravely contrary to chastity”.

The Catholic Church acknowledges that the number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies could be more than we think and that this inclination “constitutes for most of them, a trial.”

The Catholic Church looks at her children who have deep seated homosexual attraction with motherly compassion and paternal love, even as she reminds them that in cultures that have lost sight of the richness and diversity of friendships that enhance the human condition, those who struggle with homosexuality are called to witness to the life-giving nature of virtue-based friendships not ordered to sexual acts.

Those who find themselves sexually attracted to others of the same sex are called to develop chaste friendships with both men and women.

The Church certainly recognizes that like all growth in virtue, this challenge is a difficult one that will require a robust supernatural life that is radically open to the grace and mercy of God. Frequent recourse to the sacraments of penance and the Holy Eucharist is a

necessary condition for growth in holiness.

The Social Reality of Homosexual Unions Over the past few years, in an increasing number of countries, including traditionally Catholic countries, homosexual unions have been granted legal recognition equal to that of marriage.

In our understanding of God’s creation of man and woman in complementarity and in His establishment of marriage, however, there are absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be similar or even remotely analogous to God’s plan for marriage and the family.10 A homosexual union is not and can never be a marriage as properly understood and so-called.

In response to this emerging social reality and for the guidance of the faithful, therefore, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith instructs: In those situations where homosexual unions have been legally recognized or have been given the legal status and rights belonging to marriage, clear and emphatic opposition is a duty. One must refrain from any kind of formal cooperation in the enactment or application of such gravely unjust laws and, as far as possible, from material cooperation on the level of their application. In this area, everyone can exercise the right to conscientious objection.

Concretely, this means that Catholics cannot participate in any way or even attend religious or legal ceremonies that celebrate and legitimize homosexual unions. Understandably, this will be a particularly heavy cross for families that have been touched by homosexuality. The Church reaches out with compassion to these families whose loved ones have entered into such unions.

In countries where homosexual unions have not been legalized – a vast majority of countries worldwide, including the Philippines – Catholics are called to give witness to the whole moral truth about human sexuality, which is contradicted “both by approval of homosexual acts and the unjust discrimination against homosexual persons.”

Moreover, Catholics are called to resist all attempts to normalize homosexual behavior and homosexual unions in their culture. - To be continued

Pope Francis, pope of the people!

POPE Francis captured not only the hearts of the American people, he also earned the admiration of the non-religious people. From his acts of compassion, such as his embrace of a severely disfigured man, to his Encyclical on the environment and his forgiveness of those who had abortions, he has earned the respect of non-Catholics.

No less than CNN, the U.S. television network, called Pope Francis as the “People’s Pope”. All the anchorpersons were amazed of this 78 years old awesome Head of the Catholic Church. People lined the streets for hours to see him and awaited what he would speak of.

Pope Francis was on apostolic visit, 3 days in Cuba and 6 days in 3 US cities—Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia. Before he left Cuba, he urged Cubans “to build bridges, break down walls, sow seeds of reconciliation.” The Pontiff arrived for the first time in U.S. at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, where he was greeted by US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters as well as Vice President Joe Biden and wife. He opted for a Fiat 500, declining the limousine. He insists on using the open Popemobile in travelling, to be closer to the masses.  Pope Francis was welcomed by President Obama and wife at the South Lawn of the White House before a crowd of 15,000. Amidst dozen of applause, the Pope talked about his being a son of an immigrant, bringing to the attention of the President and the American people that the US is largely built by the families of immigrants. He said that American Catholics are committed to building a society that safeguards the rights of individuals and communities and rejects all forms of unjust discrimination. He said that the US Bishops are called to be vigilant to preserve the right to religious liberty and defend what would threaten or compromise that freedom. He praised the President’s initiative to reduce air pollution, thus, the Pope urged the need to solve the effects of climate change to protect the future of the children. He quoted Martin Luther King and said that “we have defaulted on a promissory note and now is the time to honor it. Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home (Laudato Si). As Christians inspired by this certainty, we wish to commit ourselves to the conscious and responsible care of our common home.” He encouraged support to the efforts of international community to protect the vulnerable and to stimulate development so that “our brothers and sisters everywhere may know the blessings of peace and prosperity which God wills for his children.” The Pope’s speech in English was interrupted by several applauses.  Pope Francis was the first Pontiff to address the Joint Session of US Congress. Several Popes were invited but Pope Francis was the first to accept it. Again, speaking in English, he received several standing ovations and sustained applause, one of which was his greetings “I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in the land of the free and the home of the brave”. He stated that citizens of a country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility. He told the members of Congress that their responsibility is to defend and preserve the dignity of their fellow citizens in the pursuit of the common good. He would like to dialogue with: the elderly who are storehouse of wisdom forged by experience; the young who are working to realize their great and noble aspirations; with the members of Congress and would like to do so through its historical memory of their people who shaped fundamental values in the spirit of the American people. H said “I would like to mention four of these Americans: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as Lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to “dream” of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as Martin Luther King sought to do; when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed, as Dorothy Day did by her tireless work, the fruit of a faith which becomes dialogue and sows peace in the contemplative style of Thomas Merton.”

He also talked about the refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since World War II. He reminds all to remember the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. He urged all to treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated.

It also applies to our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. He advocates global abolition of death penalty. He stated how essential the family has been to the building of this country.

Talking again about immigrants, the Pope said “We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners.” Vice President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker John Boehner are both Catholics.  Pope Francis was the first Pope to address the U.N. General Assembly.

He called upon the world community to put aside their “partisan interests and sincerely strive to serve the common good”. Pope Francis assured of his prayer to Almighty God that the U.N. its member States, and officials, will always render an effective service to mankind, respectful of diversity and capable of bringing out, for sake of the common good, the best in each people and in every individual. He mentioned about the abuse of the environment, drug trafficking accompanied by trafficking in persons, money laundering, the arms trade, child exploitation and other forms of corruption. He mentioned about right to education, religious freedom, right to life and right to existence.

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Importer ng kontrabandong luxury cars, 5 tauhan ng BOC, kinasuhan ng smuggling PORT OF BATANGAS — Nahaharap ngayon sa patung-patong na kaso ng smuggling at paglabag sa Tariff and Customs Code ang limang opisyal ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) at ang isang importer na responsable sa pagpupuslit ng may P145milyong halaga ng mga kontrabandong luxury cars dito noong buwan ng Hulyo.

Inihayag ng BOC na tahasang nilabag ng ng mayari ng Monacat Trading na si Rolando Cuevas at mga kasamang Mermelinda dela Cruz

at Flaviano dela Cruz ang Tariff and Customs Code sa pagpupuslit ng mga naturang kontrabando.

Kabilang naman sa limang tauhan ng BOC na sinampahan ng kaso sina Acting Assessor Eloise P. Suarez, Acting COOIII Maricel A. Manguiat, COOIII Noralyn T. Asaria, Acting COOV Araceli Jasa, at Acting COOV Benjamin G. Manalo, Jr. – pawang mga nakatalaga sa Port of Batangas Collection District — para sa umano’y animo’y mga bulag na

pagpoproseso ng mga mapanlinlang na deklarasyon ng mga Import Entries, dagdag pa ang iba pang indibidwal na may direkta o di-direktang partisipasyon sa naturang smuggling activity.

Kaugnay ng kasong kinakaharap ng mga nabanggit na opisyal at tauhan ng BOC, sinabi ni Deputy Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno na isinailalim na rin kaagad sa administrative suspension ang mga ito.

Sa rekord ng BOC, nabatid na ang 14 luxury cars na

ipinuslit sa Batangas ay idineklarang nagkakahalaga lamang ng $400,000 (P18 milyon) sa halip na ang tamang halaga nito na $1.1 milyon o P50 milyon.

Kabilang rito ang tigiisang McLaren 450C, Land Rover LR2, Toyota Prado, at 2015 Ferrari California; tigdadalawang Land Rover Defender 90, Mercedez Benz C200, at Mercedez Benz GLK300; at apat na Toyota Land Cruiser GX. Nabatid na inangkat ang mga ito mula sa United Arab Emirates,

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65 SKIL scholars, nagtapos ng pagsasanay MAY 65 kabataan mula sa walong barangay sa Batangas City ang nagtapos sa iba’t ibang vocational courses sa ilalim ng proyektong Sanayan sa Kakayahang Industriyal o SKIL ng Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) at Pilipinas Shell Foundation (PSFI) Inc. ngayong taon.

Ginanap ang graduation ceremony noong ika-7 ng Oktubre sa Freedom Hall, SHL Building ng Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas.

May 23 ang nagtapos sa Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), 20 sa Structural Welding, 11 sa Pipefitting, at apat sa Scaffolding kung saan sila ay nagsanay sa Keppel Philippines Marine Inc. habang pito naman ang nagtapos sa Food and

UPANG lalo pang mapalakas ang adbokasiya sa kalinangan ng mga out-of-school youth, muling lumagda sa isang kasunduan ang mga punong opisyal ng Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Shell Foundation Phils., Inc. at mga partner agencies.| JERSON SANCHEZ Beverage Servicing at gap ng gold medal, certificate, scaffolding, naging kinataHousekeeping sa LPU- token, P 1,500 worth of gift wan ng Keppel Philippines Marine Inc. si Cirilo Baylosis Batangas. certificate at laptop case.

Ginawaran ng parangal Muling nagkaroon ng na HR & Admin Manager ang mga outstanding SKIL Memorandum of Agreement nito, kinatawan naman ng scholars na sina Ramon (MOA) signing sa pagitan ng LPU si Dr. Cecilia Pring at si Iturralde para sa Structural PSFI at PSPC na kinatawan Tita Ababao ng Lucky Tann Welding at si Henry Alvarez ni Edgardo Veron Cruz, Foods Service para sa sa Housekeeping & Food & Executive Director, PSFI; at Housekeeping at Food and Beverage Servicing. Tinang- nina Cesar Abaricia, ang Beverage Servicing.

Lubos ang pasasalamat hal namang pinakamahusay External Relations Adviser sa Pipefitting si Lemuel Pabito for Shell Companies Batan- ng mga iskolar sa kasanang barangay Tabangao, sa gas at Conrad Parrizal ng yang ipinagkaloob sa kanila GTAW si Limuel Magtibay ng PSPC para sa pagpapatuloy at sa pagbibigay sa kanila ng pagkakataon na mapaunlad Ambulong at sa scaffolding ng nasabing proyekto. si Andy Tubianosa ng San Para sa structural ang kanilang pamumuhay.

Binigyang-diin ni AbaIsidro. Lahat sila ay tumang- welding, pipefitting, GTAW at ABARICIA ricia na ang pagtatapos ng mga iskolar ay hindi katapusan kundi simula lamang ng bagong yugto na tatahakin nila sa kanilang buhay.

Payo niya sa mga ito na magkaroon ng tiwala sa sarili at maniwala sa kanilang angking kakayahan upang makamit ang tagumpay.

Hinikayat naman ni Veron sa kanyang mensahe sa mga graduates na higit na paunlarin ang kanilang kaalaman at kasanayan sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaroon ng sapat na karanasan tulad ng mga nagdaaang SKIL scholars na matagumpay ng mga overseas Filipino workers ngayon.| BINIGYANG parangal ang mga outstanding SKIL scholars sa larangan ng Structural Welding, GTAW, RONNA ENDAYA CONTRERAS Pipefitting, Housekeeping at Food & Beverage Servicing.|

Japan, at Hong Kong.

“Ito ay babala sa publiko na hindi tayo nagpapabaya sa pagbabantay ng ating mga daungan at katibayan na maging ang mga opisyal at tauhan ng kawanihan ay kailangang maging mapagmatyag para sa bayan, paha-

yag ni BOC Commissioner Alberto Lina.

Kung hindi nahuli ng Customs ang naturang mga kontrabando, aabot sa may P80-milyong buwis ang mawawala sana sa pamahalaan.| BALIKAS NEWS TEAM

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF RTC BATANGAS CITY SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF NO. 15-1558 Upon petition for extra-judicial foreclosure under Act 3135 by the SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM LENDING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION, Housing and Asset Management Section – SAN PABLO, with the principal business address at 2nd Floor, SSS Building, Balagtas Boulevard corner M. Paulino Street, San Pablo City, Laguna against RENATO SANGALANG married to ELEANOR CALINGASAN, as borrower/mortgagor with residence and postal address at L22, B1 Madonna Homes, Bo. Alangilan, Batangas City to satisfy the amount of THREE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO PESOS and 86/100 (Php 3,804,582.86) as of August 1, 2015, plus the fees in connection with the sale also secured by the said mortgage/s, the undersigned Sheriff announces that on November 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter in the CITY HALL, BATANGAS CITY, he will sell at public auction for cash in Philippine Currency to the highest bidder, the property/ies described in the said mortgage together with all improvement thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-14659 A parcel of land (Lot 22, Block 1 of the subdivision plan Psd-04-014483, being a portion of Lot 5678-B, Psd-04-012792, LRC. Rec. No.___), situated in the Barrio of Alangilan, Batangas City.

Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 21; along line 2-3 by Lot 23; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 24; all of Block 1, all of the subdivision plan; on the SW., along line 4-5 by Road 10.00 m. wide; and on the NW., along line 5-1 by Lot 20, Block 1 of the subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan, being N., 81 deg. 18’E., 206.59 m. from BBM. No. 27, Cad-264, Batangas Cadastre; thence S.80 deg. 45’E., 4.00 m. to point 2; thence S.80 deg. 45’E., 6.00 m. to point 3; thence S.8 deg. 59’W., 17.95.00 m. to point 4; thence N.80 deg. 35’W., 10.00 m. to point 5; thence N.9 deg. 00’E., 17.91 m. to the point of beginning containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE AND THIRTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (179.30) SQUARE METERS.All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground by P.S. cyl. conc. mons. 15x60 cm., bearings true; date of original survey: May 1930July 1936, and that of the subdivision survey: June 2-5, 1935 and approved on June 26, 1935.”

Copies of this Notice of Sale shall be posted at three (3) most conspicuous public places at Batangas City (CITY HALL, POST OFFICE, PUBLIC MARKET, and BARANGAY HALL of Barrio Alangilan, Batangas City) where the property is located and at the Bulletin Board of Bulwagan ng Katarungann, Pallocan West, Batangas City.

Prospective buyers or bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property/ties and the encumbrances thereon if any there be.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the above scheduled date, it shall be held on November 26, 2015 without further notice and publication.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place.

Batangas City, October 7, 2015.

(Sgd.) JOVIC A. ATIENZA Sheriff IV Published at: PAHAYAGANG BALIKAS Edited ad: Batangas City Posted at: Batangas City Pahayagang BALIKAS | October 12, 19 & 26, 2015

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Pasasalamat at Pagkilala sa mga Gurong Batangueño pinangunahan ni Gov. Vi

sa ilalim ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program sa pakikiisa ng DSWD at ang panukalang pagpapataas ng sahod sa mga government workers kasama ang sektor ng edukasyon .

Sa huling mensahe ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto, ipinaabot nito ang kanyang pasasalamat sa mga guro sa pagsuporta ng mga ito sa kanyang administrasyon sa loob ng halos siyam na taon.

Ipinihayag din nito ang Conrado Achuela was proclaimed as this year’s grand winner of the Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino by DSWD.|

Solo parent named ‘huwaran’ A FAMILY from Barangay Salbang, Paoay, Ilocos Norte, led by solo parentfather Conrado Achuela is this year’s grand winner of the Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino.

This is the second time that a solo parent won the grand prize.

“Hindi po ito gamot sa kahirapan, tulong po ito para makatawid sa hirap,” he said in reference to the conditional cash transfer (CCT). Speaking one-liners in English tentatively, 59-year old Mang Conrado believes the CCT program of the Social Welfare Department is no magic pill. He has raised his four daughters for 10 years now with some help from the program. His wife died from post partum depression two months after she gave birth to their youngest. He remains single to this day and has no plan of getting married again. His prority now is to make sure his four children religiously go to school.

He has an impressive organic pinakbet garden and raises livestock such as chickens, goats and pigs. He encourages other families in the

community to do the same. “Yung sa baboy po. Yung mga biik ay ipagkakaloob ko sa ibang mga tatay para mapalaki nila ito at padamihin din.”

Mang Conrado said selling pigs will help them eke out a living.

His kids sells vegetables in the market three to four times a month.

“Yung kita po, we divide among us para sa aming personal na pangangailangan,” said the eldest Hazel who is in 3rd year college taking up BS Angriculture Major in Animal Science as a scholar at Mariano Marcos State University. She wants to be an agriculturist someday like her father. She admits that the cash his father gets from DSWD’s 4Ps as a beneficiary is not enough but the latter makes sure it is spent for their educational needs.

The family bested four others - two pastors and two other ‘organic’ farmers from Antique, Bohol, Benguet, and Laguna. The five finalists were chosen from a roster of regional winners.

“Balang araw aahon din kami sa hirap.

Uunti unti nang naiibsan ang hirap namin dahil nakakapagaral na ang mga

anak ko.” Mang Conrado received a trophy and P30,000 cash prize on top of his P20,00 reward as regional winner.

He intends to use some amount to start his piggery to help other fathers start theirs.

The annual search is now on its 4th year. “Like what Mang Conrado has shown, the search is looking for that family that embodies resiliency, faith and hope for a better future. Hindi lang umaasa kundi nagsisipag. He has this quiet strength and is very hardworking,” said Christina Gates, a clinical psychologist who served as one of the national judges.

The presentation of the regional finalists and proclamation of the grand winner was the highlight of the National Family Day celebration on Sunday, October 4 at the Philippine Sports Arena, formerly ULTRA, which was attended by thousands of CCT beneficiaries.

DSWD is working on the passage of the bill that will make the CCT a law.

Addressing the crowd, Secretary Dinky Soliman called for public support.|

ARIEL C. SEBELLINO .................................................................................................................................................................

kanyang hangarin pang magsilbi sa mga Batangueño sa oras na matapos ang kanyang termino bilang miyembro ng kongreso na kakatawan sa Lungsod ng Lipa at ipinangako ang pagsuporta, pagbalangkas , paglikha na mga dagdag benipisyo sa mga guro na pagtitibayin sa pamamagitan ng pagtutulungan nilang mag-asawa sa pagsusulong nito sa plenaryo ng kongreso at senado.| EDWIN V. ZABARTE

Student journalists convened for Schools Press Conference BATANGAS CITY - The 2015 Division Schools Press Conference opened on October 7 at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum where elementary and high school campus journalists and their advisers from 10 school districts and private schools gathered to learn more and to compete in the school paper contests.

Former ABS-CBN reporter Ryan Edward Chua was guest of honor where he discussed what makes a successful journalist. He said that you have to start young and it takes a lifetime of preparation to be a good journalist. One has to be a wide reader and curious because you have to be knowledgeable about anything before you can write, he added.

Chua likened a journalist to a politician because their work is public service. He also stressed that one must have

a purpose in writing and must ask oneself what good will this writing contribute to the community.

The event was also graced

by Batangas Board Member Marvey Marino who represented Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha. He talked about the different school buildings and other infrastructure projects implemented by the city government this year. He also urged the young journalists to spread the good news about Batangas City and help in promoting the city.

Marino also inducted the officers of the Batangas City Association of Elementary and Secondary School Paper Advisers (BCAESSPA)led by Luis Borbon as president.

Another highlight of the opening program was the dance presentation of the Indak Bambino of Casa Del Bambino Emmanuel Montessori.| ANGELA J. BANUELOS

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INDUCTION of Batangas City Association of Elementary and Secondary School Paper Advisers led by Luis Borbon as President before Batangas Board Member Marvey Mariño Cancer (Hun. 22-Hul. 22) W alang sagabal sa binabalak, sa pagtatapat ng saloobin.

Manalangin bago magtapat o gumawa para positibo ang makamit.

Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) - May mga kaibigan na handang magmalasakit o maghandog ng tulong kung kailangan.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) - Ituloy ang binabalak dahil magtatagumpay. Huwag padala sa sulsol ng iba. Nakasalalay sa sarili ang tagumpay.

Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) - Nasa landas ang ibig makamit. Kaunting panahon na lamang ang hihintayin at mapapasakamay ang hinahangad. Huwag mawalan ng pag-asa.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) - Makakatulong ang payo ng mga matatanda upang maging matatag sa pagtanggap ng responsibilidad.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23-Dis. 21) - Malakas ang ESP na magagamit sa paglutas ng sariling problema o suliranin ng iba. Nasa panig ang gawaing mental kaysa pisikal.

W alang sagabal sa lahat ng gagawin Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Sa pagpapahayag ng damdamin mag-ingat, sapagkat maaaring humantong

sa hindi pagkakaunawaan at maging sanhi ng sama ng loob ng kausap. Huwag magpadalos-dalos.

Aquarius (Ene. 20 Peb. 18) - Lihim na paghanga o pag-ibig ang kanyang nararamdaman sa iyo. Lakasan ang pakiramdam, talasan ang pandinig at may matutuklasan.

Pisces (Peb. 19 - Mar. 20) - Kung may balak na paglalakbay sa malapit o malayo, maisasakatuparan ng walang sagabal. Mauunawaan kung ano ang ipinagtatampo o ikinagagalit ng kasambahay.

Aries (Mar. 21 - Abril 19) - Huwag magpabigla-bigla sa aksiyon at desisyon. Matutuon ang isip at panahon sa pet care o general health at kung papaano ito mapapaunlad.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) - Malaki ang bahagi ng Gemini o Aquarius na maaaring ikaliligaya o ikalulungkot.

Magpokus sa iyong gawain sa pag-invest o sa trabaho.

Gemini (Mayo 21-Hun. 21) - Angkop ang panahon sa pakikipagkasundo sa dating nakasamaan ng loob o nakaaway. Ang pagkakamali ay makatao, ang magpatawad ay maka-Diyos.|

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Cong. Abu Mini Olympics para sa Brgy. Officials, umarangkada na ORMAL na binuksan ang tagisan ng galing sa sports sa kauna-unahang Cong. Abu Mini Olympics para sa mga barangay officials ng Ikalawang Distrito ng Batangas sa Bauan, Batangas, Oct. 3.

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Bahagi ng sports development program ni 2nd District Congressman Raneo E. Abu, ang palarong pampalakasan ay nilahukan ng mga Barangay Officials mula sa 6 na bayan (Bauan, San Pascual, Mabini, Lobo, San Luis at Tingloy) ng Ikalawang Distrito.

ANG BATANGAS UNA SA SPORTS. Binuksan noong Oktubre 3, 2015 ang kauna-unahang Cong. Abu Mini Olympics para sa mga Barangay Officials ng 2nd District ng Batangas na ginanap sa Aplaya, Bauan.| JENNY ASILO AGUILERA

Mahigit na 200 manlalaro ang magtatagisan sa mga larong basketball, volleyball, iba’t ibang fun games, at ang tampok na video singing contest.

Naging panauhin sa pagbubukas ng paligsahan sina Vice Governor Mark Leviste, Bokal Caloy Bolilia, Bokal Katrin Buted, Bokal Amie Alvarez, Bokal Hermie Dolor, Bauan Mayor Ryanh Dolor, San Pascual Mayor Tony Dimayuga, Lobo Mayor Jurly Manalo, at Chief of Staff Bokal Joel Atienza.

Bilang hudyat ng pagsisimula

ng paligsahan, pinamunuan ni Congressman Abu ang torch lighting ceremony kasama ang mga punong bayan. Tinanghal naman na Ms. Mini Olympics si Barangay Chairperson Josephine Gimeno ng Barangay Bolo, Bauan.

Ang nasabing paligsahan, na hangad maisulong ang physical fitness at camaraderie ng mga opisyal ng barangay sa buong distrito, ay magpapatuloy at gaganapin sa bawat bayan ng 2nd district.| JENNY ASILO AGUILERA

ARAW NG MGA GURO. Ipinaabot ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang kanyang mensahe ng pasasalamat at paghanga sa delegasyon ng mga guro mula sa Lunsod ng Lipa na nagtipon upang ipagdiwang ang selebrasyon ng National Teacher’s Day, Oktubre 5, na inihanda ng Department of Education upang bigyang pagkilala at halaga ang kanilang natatanging gampanin sa lipunan bilang tagapagtaguyod ng kaalaman, karunungan, at kagandahang asal.| EDWIN V ZABARTE

Pasasalamat at Pagkilala sa mga Gurong Batangueño pinangunahan ni Gov. Vi

NAKIISA ang Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas sa pangunguna ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto sa Pambansang Pagdiriwang ng Araw ng mga Guro sa Lunsod ng Lipa, Oktubre 5.

Kapiling ang mga tinaguriang mga buhay na bayani ng ating bansa, ipinaabot ni Governor Vi ang kanyang pagbati sa mga dumalong opisyal ng Department of Education Region 4 A kasama ang delegasyon ng DepEd Lipa District , mga opisyal ng Lungsod ng Lipa, sa pangunguna ni Vice Mayor Eric Africa at mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Panlunsod.

Sinaksihan ni Governor Vi ang inihandang programa ng DepEd na nagbigay pagpupugay at pagkilala sa pag-aalay ng mga guro ng kanilang buhay para sa paghubog ng pagkatao ng mga kabataan sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay kaalaman at pagpapahalaga sa edukasyon ng bawat kabataang Pilipino.

Naging tampok sa programa ang sabay-sabay na simbolikong

pagtunog ng school bells pag patak ng 10:05 ng umaga na sumisimbulo sa petsang Oktubre 5, na siyang araw na ginugunita ang kabayanihan ng mga guro sa buong bansa.

Sa kanyang mensahe, sinabi ni Governor Santos Recto na tulad niya na tumatayong ina ng lalawigan na pangunahing iniisip ay ang kapakanan at kabutihan ng kanyang mga anak sa lalawigan, isang malaking pasasalamat ang ipinaabot nito sa mga guro dahil sa sakripisyo ng mga ito ng kanilang oras upang gabayan ang mga kabataang Batangueno at bigyan ang mga ito ng karunungan, kaalaman at kagandahang asal para maging mga responsableng mamamayan.

Ipinahatid nito ang pagbati ng kanyang asawang si Senador Ralph G. Recto, at inilahad sa mga ito ang patuloy na pagbalangkas nito sa senado ng mga batas na makakatulong sa pagpapabuti ng mga benipisyo ng mga guro at pagpapatuloy ng educational assistance

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