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ni Gov. V ilma Santos Recto ang mga accomplishments ng kanyang administrasyon nang maging panauhin ang mga opisyal at legislators ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas, kasama sina V ice Gov. Mark Leviste at Provincial Administrator Joel Montealto, sa UP UP Batangas: Usapang Pangkapayapaan Usapang Pangkaunlaran, isang lingguhang developmental program sa local cable television at radio sa Lalawigan ng Batangas, Hunyo 4. Ayon sa gobernador, patuloy pang palalakasin ang mga programang nakapailalim sa kaniyang HEARTS advocacies.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

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‘Tulay ng Pag-uugnayan’, pinasinayaan sa Dalig LUNSOD BATANGAS – Pinasinayaan at binasbasan ang P6.2M halaga ng tulay na tinaguriang “Tulay ng Pag-uugnayan” sa Barangay Dalig noong June 4 sa pangunguna ni Mayor Eduardo at dating Pununlunsod Vilma Dimacuha.

Ito ay proyekto ng Lingap Pangarap ng mga Paslit Center Inc. (LPPCI) at Buklod Unlad ng Batangas Inc. (BUBI) na naisakatuparan sa pamamamagitan ng pamahalaaang lungsod ng Batangas.

Layunin ng nabanggit na mga samahan na matulungan ang mga pamilyang higit

na nangangailangan sa lunsod na walang sariling bahay at lupa na makabili nito sa mura at abot-kayang halaga.

Sa barangay Dalig nakabili ang BUBI at LPPCI ng tig-isa’t kalahating ektaryang lupa na ipamamahagi nila sa kanilang mga myembro at beneficiaries. Subalit bago ito mapatayuan ng bahay, kinakailangan ang tulay upang magsilbing daanan ng mga tao.

Bago ang konstrukyon ng Bailey Bridge, tulay na yari sa kawayan ang gamit dito na delikado sa mga residente lalo na kung umuulan. >>>UGNAYAN...sundan sa P/3

Lost fight

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Angela Louise Aquino, ‘Miss Foundation Day 2014’ ng Batangas City

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GO BATANGAS! Ipinagmalaki

ANAK ng isang indemand na dermatologist at mula sa kilalang angkan sa Batangas City ang nahirang na Miss Foundation Day 2014.

Siya ay ang 18 taong gulang na si Angela Louise Aquino, anak nina Joseph at Dr. Cristina Candava- Aquino.

Pinuntahan ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha, kasama ang mga Department Heads, at miyembro ng Batangas City Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC) ang tahanan ng mga Aquino noong May 28, ng gabi. Ang ganitong gawain ay isang tradisyon na sa lunsod, na kung tawagin ay “pamanhikan.” >>>F.E.S.T...sundan sa P/8

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NEWS

Balikas

June 9 - 15, 2014

Abu seeks immediate passage of Customs Modernization Bill

Villar hails signing of EO to contain coconut tree infestation

A LAWMAKER has called for the enactment of the proposed Customs Modernization Act, which is one of the priority measures of the administration and complements the anti-corruption drive of President Aquino who highlighted the gains of the government’s good governance campaign during last week’s 23rd World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia.

Rep. Raneo Abu (2nd District, Batangas) expressed hope his proposed “Customs Modernization Act (CMA) of 2013” as embodied in House Bill 3339 will be enacted into law during the 16th Congress.

“The bill emphasizes it is the declared policy of the State to promote and secure international trade, protect and enhance government revenue, prevent smuggling and other fraud against customs, and modernize customs administration,” said Abu, a vice chairman of the House committee on ways and means.

Just like week during the 23rd WEF on East Asia, Abu said President Aquino stressed the government’s commitment to the people to dismantle the culture of corruption. “The President stressed that if we truly wanted to improve the lives of our people, we could not possibly turn away from this challenge,” said Abu.

SENATOR Cynthia Villar recently hailed the signing by President Benigno S. Aquino III of Executive Order No. 169 that aims to contain the infestation that threatens the country's two-billion-dollar coconut industry and the livelihood of about 3.5 million coconut farmers.

"No other than an urgent executive action is needed to combat this infestation. We are glad the President signed this order to rescue our coconut growers," Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said.

President Aquino signed the EO last June 5 that put in place emergency measures to control and manage the spread and damage of ‘cocolisap’ or aspidiotus rigidus, a new strain of scale insect that devastated a significant number of coconut farms in Calabarzon and in some areas in Mindanao.

The EO puts the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in charge of the nationwide effort to control and contain the infestation.

Under the EO, the Bureau of Plant Industry was mandated to deputize the PCA, the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies to investigate and arrest those caught violating the emergency and quarantine measures, including the confiscation of untreated parts of coconut and other plants.

administrative policies and guidelines, procedures and practices to enable them to fulfill their obligations to exercise due diligence in dealing with customs; Utilize modern techniques in customs administration such as risk management and post

clearance based controls, and maximizing the use of information and communications technology in carrying out the BOC mandate; and Provide parties aggrieved by the BOC’s action and/or decision with administrative and judicial appellate remedy.

He said HB 3339 seeks to modernize and upgrade customs administration in the country by aligning it with international standards and thereby achieve unanimity in customs procedures with all member states of the World Customs Organization (WCO), which includes the Philippines, and which all adopted the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).

“The RKC is an update of the Kyoto Convention which simplified and harmonized the customs procedures due to factors such as the pervading globalization and the rapid transformation of international trade patterns and advances in information technology. It was created to respond to the needs of providing a balance between customs functions of control and revenue collection and that of trade facilitation. It promotes the professionalism of customs administration even as it reduces the susceptibility of businesses and citizens to corrupt customs practices,” said Abu. As a participating member of the WCO, Abu said the country has already acceded to the RKC when the Senate, by virtue of Section 21 of Article VII of the Constitution, passed Senate Resolution No. 22 entitled “Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the International Convention on

the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (As amended)” in February 2010.

He said the benefits and advantages of establishing and adopting a common customs procedure for all member states of the WCO through the RKC are enormous. “The country’s economy stands to benefit in this international customs administration unanimity with other participating member states through cost reduction of clearing customs in said countries and reduction of delays in getting the goods into the country.

Our exporting community does not have to learn as many separate sets of customs procedures as there are many importing countries in the world,” said Abu. House Bill 3339 seeks the repeal of Book II, or the Customs Law, of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, and replaces it with a proposed “CMA of 2013.”

The proposed Book II of the Customs Law is more comprehensive as it has up to Title XVII, whereas the present Book II has only up to Title VIII. The proposed Book II has the following parts: Preliminary Provisions; Bureau of Customs (BOC); Customs Territory and Customs Control; Import Clearance and Formalities;

Export Clearance and Formalities; Customs Transit and Transshipment; Tax and Duty Deferment, Preference and Exemption; Drawback and Refund; Administrative and Judicial Procedures; Post Clearance Audit; Customs Fraud; Third Parties; Customs Fees and Charges; Offences and Penalties; Miscellaneous Provisions; Congressional Oversight Committee; and Final Provisions.

The bill aims to: Develop and implement programs that will continuously improve customs systems and processes to facilitate and harmonize procedures and prevent smuggling and other fraud in international trade; Adopt customs policies, rules and procedures that are clear, transparent and consistent with international agreements and customs best practices; and Consult and cooperate, wherever appropriate, with other government agencies, and the private sector in customs policy development and implementation.

It also seeks to: Establish a regime of informed compliance for customs stakeholders by providing easy access to all public information, not otherwise confidential and for the BOC’s use only, regarding customs laws, rules and regulations,

INFESTED COCONUT The order also prohibits the transportation of coconut products and other host plants from areas under quarantine due to scale insect infestation.

During the committee hearing last month, Villar learned that the country stands to lose P186 million a year if the infestation will not be contained. (PNA)

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Emerging Power Inc. to undergo $180 million geothermal power plant in Mindoro CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Emerging Power Inc. (EPI) has recently obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise its capital stock to P500 million to boost the company’s resolve to complete the said undertaking.

EPI is set to undergo the $180-million, 40-megawatt geothermal power plant project in Mindoro, a first of such kind in the whole Mindoro Island. It is envisioned to supply additional power needs of both Oriental and Occidental Mindoro provinces.

In a press statement, the company announced the SEC approval for additional capital will boost the company’s position to complete the Montelago geothermal power plant projects in Barangays Montelago, Montemayor and Melgar B in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro.

Dennis Zamora, Emerging Power chief executive, stated their company “affirms our commitment to the people of Mindoro and the rest of the country by seeing to it that we will establish and operate the Montelago geothermal

power plant, and will deliver on our resolve to offer green energy at a lower rate.”

The company recently signed power supply agreements with electric cooperatives in Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro. Earlier, the Department of Energy (DOE) also granted Emerging Power a geothermal renewable energy service contract.

The company expects to start drilling operations by the third quarter and plans to start providing electricity to the two electricity cooperatives by mid-2016.

Oriental Mindoro 2nd district Congressman Reynaldo V. Umali, the House of Representatives’ energy committee chairman, said “EPI’s move to energize the entire island with geothermal energy will help make Mindoro the green capital of the Philippines.”

For her part, Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato expressed optimism over the project’s positive impact on her province.

Sato said, “I am confident that with the advent of sustained and stable power generated from a renewable energy source such as

geothermal, Occidental Mindoro will finally be on its way to speedy progress.”

Umali said the project would reduce the cost of electricity in Mindoro from P11 per kilowatt-hour to just P6.58 per kilowatt-hour, a 40percent rate reduction once the project has materialized.

“What’s more, we will no longer need subsidy from the main grid. This means consumers from other parts of the country do not need to pay for that subsidy. This will also reduce their electric bill,” the congressman, brother of Oriental Mindoro Governor Alfonso V. Umali, Jr., said.

Meanwhile, Gani Capaning, Emerging Power spokesman, said the 40percent reduction in electricity bills would lead to P2.1 billion in savings for the people of Mindoro in four years.

“With this project, the people of Mindoro and the Philippines could be assured of a sustained supply of clean and affordable power, as opposed to power derived from such fossil fuels as coal and petroleum,” said Antonie de Wilde, Emerging Power chief technical adviser.| JRM/LTC|

NEWS Balikas 3 ‘Abaton Bridge sa Calapan, tatapusin ngayong 2014’ - DPWH Rizal prov’s anniversary June 9 - 15, 2014

CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro -Matapos ang may 12 taong pagkaantala sa konstruksyon, tatapusin na ngayong taon ang AbatonMaidlang Bridge sa lungsod ng Calapan.

Ito ang itiniyak ng mga opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) First District, sa pamumuni ni Engr. Nestor Del Rosario sa isinagawang ocular inspection sa lugar ni Bise-Gobernador Humerlito A. Dolor kamakailan.

Ayon kay Dolor, sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ng tanggapan ni Del Rosario, inaasahang matatapos ng may tatlo hanggang apat na buwan ang konstruksyon ng tulay, matapos ang mahabang panahon ng pagkaantala sa pagpapagawa rito.

May habang 240 lineal meters, ang Abaton-Maidlang Bridge na magkokonekta sa silangang bahagi ng lalawigan patungo sa bayan ng Naujan at maging patungo sa timugang bahagi

activities focuses on environment protection

MABUO PA KAYA?

Ito ang dating Abaton Bridge sa Lunsod ng Calapan, ngunit wala pang limang taonmatapos mayari ay nawasak din kaagad.. palaisipan para sa taumbayan kung kailan matutupad ang pangakong pagbabangong muli na nasirang tulay.| FILE PIO ng Oriental Mindoro.

May pondong humigit-kumulang sa P117-M, ang proyekto ay magkatuwang

na pinondohan ng pamahalaang nasyunal at ng Australian government.| PIA / BALIKAS NEWS

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PNOY not involved in white paper campaign VICE President Jejomar C. Binay does not believe President Benigno S. Aquino III is involved in the white paper being circulated to implicate the Binay family in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.

“We firmly believe that President Aquino has nothing to do with the smear campaign against the Vice President,” Binay’s spokesperson Joey Salgado said.

Refuting a report

published in the website of radio station DZRH, Salgado said the Binay camp never said that it was Malacañang that had been "peddling malicious news" to media outfits, as alleged in the DZRH report.

“According to information received by the Office of Rep. Abigail Binay, the white paper came from an office in Bonifacio Global City (BGC),” Salgado added.

The younger Binay on Tuesday said it was "a group

holding office in BGC and being funded by brothers deeply entrenched in politics" that were responsible for the release of the “white paper masquerading as an investigative report.”

“If the reports on the composition of this group are true, then it saddens me that people whom I considered as friends and colleagues are among those disseminating these lies and half-truths for their own personal agenda,” she added.

“While it is clear that there is no evidence of complicity or participation by any Binay family member in the PDAF scandal, this group will continue to rely on illogical arguments or baseless innuendos as well as rehash previous accusations against my family with the expectation that by mere repetition and extensive media play, people will accept their lies against me and my family as truths," she further said.| BALIKAS NEWS

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‘Tulay ng Pag-uugnayan’, pinasinayaan sa Dalig May 165 pamilya mula sa barangay Sta Clara, Cuta, Malitam at poblacion ang makikinabang dito.

Ang konstruksyon ay sinimulan noong Oktubre 2013 at nagtapos nitong

Enero.

Ayon kay Fr Cecil Arce, dating Parish Priest ng Basilica ng Immaculada Conception at dating Chairman ng LPPCI, ang naturang tulay ay katuparan

TULAY NG PAG-UUGNAYAN.

ng matagal na nilang pangarap na matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga pamilyang maralita sa lungsod. Ang konsepto aniya nito ay sinimulan noong 2007.

Bagong tulay para sa magiging bagong pamayananan ng mga benepisyaryo ng Hope and Opportunity for the Marginalized and Empowerment of Settlers (HOMES).| CITY PIO PHOTOS

Nagbigay ng maikling paliwanag tungkol sa proyekto si Sr. Lydia Ebora na syang tumatayong pangalawang pangulo ng LPPCI. Ito aniya ay sa ilalim ng proyektong Hope and Opportunity for the Marginalized and Empowerment of Settlers (HOMES) ng LPPCI. Ayon naman sa mensahe ni Secretary to the City Mayor Atty. Reginald Dimacuha na syang kinatawan ni ABC President Dondon Dimacuha, ang naturang tulay ay simbolo ng pagtutulungan ng lokal na pamahalaan at ng mga non-government organization.

Naging emosyonal naman ang Pangulo ng BUBI na si Victoria Castillo na lubos ang pasasalamat sa kaganapan ng kanilang matagal nang minimithi at nangakong pahahalagahan at pakaka-ingatan ang tulay ng pag-uugnayan.

Dumalo din sa nabanggit na pagtitipon sina LPPCI President Bb. Angelita F. Cruz, City Engineer Adela Hernandez at mga kasamahan sa CEO, Punumbarangay Ricardo Abaya ng Dalig at iba pang opisyales ng barangay.

Ang pagbabasbas ay pinangunahan ni Fr. Dado Castillo, kura paroko ng basilica ng Inmaculada Concepcion, pagkatapos ng isang maikling programa.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal -This year’s 113th Araw ng Lalawigan ng Rizal celebrations focuses on the protection and safeguard of the environment within the context of sustainable development.

Appropriately themed, “Para sa Ligtas at Maunlad na Pamayanan: Ikaw at Ako, Mag-YES Lahat Tayo!” the month-long festivities is anchored on the flagship program of Gov. Nini Ynares, the YES (Ynares Eco System) to Green Program.

In a statement, Gov. Ynares said one of the highlights of the activities lined up is the province-wide tree planting and clean-up of rivers and tributaries on June 11, led by all the local chief executives, officials, employees and the environmental armies of each municipalities/city that were trained for that special purpose.

“I’ll be personally taking part in these activities and I’m excited to join our constituents in these noble causes. It is high time that serious people do serious actions to undo the malpractices that led to the

destruction and denudation of forests, death of water tributaries and contamination of air. That is why we have instituted and enhanced the YES to Green Program in the province because we believe that through our concerted efforts and the common goal of the public and private sectors, we can reverse or mitigate the effect of climate change,” added Gov. Ynares.

Also included in the activities are the Inter-Town Painting Exhibit from June 9 and Trade and Tourism Fair from June 6-15, at the Ynares Center Complex. Free Medical and Dental Services on June 11 will be provided in provincial government-run hospitals in Morong, Angono, Montalban and Antipolo City.

Recognitions of outstanding athletes who played in the regional and national sports meets, recent Bar Topnotchers and PWD ASEAN and National Paralympics Winners who had given honor and pride to the province highlights the Araw ng Lalawigan celebrations on June 11. | RIZAL PIO/PIA-RIZAL

JUDICIAL NOTICE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CANCELLATIONOF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF HANNAH KLARISSA ALMIROL Y BUISAN WITH REGISTRY NO. 95-44 HANNAH KLARISSA B. ALMIROL, Petitioner; versus

SPEC. PROC. CASE NO. 2014-262

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TAYSAN, BATANGAS, Respondent.

X------------------------------X ORDER A verified petition has been filed by the petitioner through counsel, praying the Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be issued ORDERING the Local Civil Registrar of Taysan, Batangas to CANCEL the registration of the Certificate of Live Birth of one Hannah Clarissa B. Almirol with Civil Registrar No. 95-44 to avoid any confusion as to the registration of fact of the petitioner.

NOW THEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that this case be set for hearing on July 22, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before the session hall of this Court, on which date, time and place, all interested party may appear and show cause why the petition should not be Granted.

Let copy of this Order be published at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Batangas, prior to the scheduled date of hearing at the expense of the petitioner.

Likewise, let copy of the petition and this Order be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Rosario and the National Statistics Office for their Comment/Opposition thereto.

SO ORDERED. Rosario, Batangas, May 12, 2014.

(Sgd.) DORCAS O. FERRIOLS-PEREZ Assisting Judge Pahayagang Balikas June 9, 16 & 23, 2014

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Napoles, Aquino, and Schrodinger’s cat

June 9 - 15, 2014

“I can’t read but I have excellent dota playing skills...”

By BENJIE OLIVEROS PEOPLE despise Janet Lim-Napoles, this writer included, for what she has done: for facilitating the theft of billions of pesos in taxpayers’ money in the Priority Development Assistance fund scam. While the Filipino people suffer from lack of essential social services, expensive yet deteriorating power and water services, breakdowns of commuter trains, bumpy roads, traffic, etc., lawmakers and high government officials have been helping themselves in stealing the hard-earned money of the people, which they turned over to the government in the form of taxes.

However, one could not help but recognize the masterful stroke delivered by the camp of Napoles. Perhaps not content with the VIP treatment given to Napoles by the Aquino government – from fetching and bringing her to Malacañang to ‘surrender’, to ensuring her safety and security by no less than President Aquino himself, to providing her with a one-floor flat as her jail cell, with a food taster to boot – and wanting to ensure that she does not get buried deep, figuratively and literally, for acting as conduit to the grand theft and plunder of the national coffers, she spilled the beans on the president’s men, nay his most trusted partner Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad. The political impact of implicating Secretary Abad is devastating to the Aquino government.

The Aquino government has been propelled to and has maintained itself in power by projecting an image of good governance and a strong anti-corruption drive. By implicating in a corruption scam no less than the holder of the government purse and Aquino’s most trusted and powerful Cabinet member who acts as his alter ego (more than the president’s executive secretary and spokesperson), Napoles could bring down the whole Aquino administration. Now, after being denied of her bid to become state witness, which could have provided her immunity from suit, the camp of Napoles announced that they would henceforth withhold the evidences in their possession. This is political blackmail, no doubt, but undeniably an effective one. The lawyers of Napoles also said that they are still “open” to working with the Aquino administration, but only a fool would not be able to guess what her conditions would be.

President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III immediately dismissed the accusations against Abad and his other Cabinet secretaries. That is expected of him. By doing so he is not only saving Abad and his friends and allies, he is saving himself. The Aquino government would crumble with Abad’s downfall.

So is Budget Secretary Abad guilty?

The situation is much like Schrodinger’s cat paradox. One could not ascertain it precisely unless the box is opened. But now Napoles has hidden the key to the box thereby putting the Aquino government in a fix.

For as long as the box has not been opened, Secretary Abad is both guilty and not guilty, at the same time.

It is highly improbable that the box would ever be opened at all – since whether or not the Aquino government is able to strike a deal with Napoles, the box would most likely remain locked. If no deal is cemented, Napoles would keep the box as leverage against the Aquino government. If they come to an agreement, the Aquino government, in turn, would bury the box. If ever the Aquino government makes a show of opening the box, one could no longer ascertain whether or not the contents have been tampered with.

Thus, it is incumbent on and in the interest of the Filipino people to open the box themselves, much like what we did with Estrada’s sealed envelope.| WWW.BULATLAT.COM

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School opening problems, may solusyon pa ba?

OPISYAL nang nagbukas ang klase sa mga pampublikong paaralan nitong nakalipas na Lunes, Hunyo 2, bagaman at sa mga ibang pribadong paaralan at unibersidad ay ngayong linggo pa lang na ito magsisimula ang klase.

Nakatutuwa naman ang mga naging partisipasyon ng mga magulang o ng komunidad sa mga idinaos na Brigada Eskwela ilang linggo bago nagbukas ang klase.

Nakita ang kabayanihan ng mga magulang at ang pagkilos ng ibang mga taga komunidad gaya ng mga opisyal ng mga barangay sa pagtutulong-tulong na kumpunihin ang mga silid-aralan, silya, mesa, kabinet at iba pang pasilidad sa mga paaralan na nangangailangang kumpunihin o hindi naman kailangang palitan kaagad.

Ngunit, magkaganun pa man, marami pa ring mga suliranin sa ating mga pampublikong paaralan ang nangangailangan ng kongkretong aksyon mula sa pamahalaan, partikular sa Department of Education (DepEd). Ang malaking kakulangan sa mga bagong eskwelahan o school sites, klasrum, aklat at iba pang kagamitan. Sa kolum na ito, partikular nating tututukan ang sitwasyon ng mga pampublikong hayskul sa Batangas.

Sa Batangas City malaki pa rin ang kakulangan sa bagong school sites upang madecongest ang Batangas National High School (BANAHIS). Sa kasalukuyan, Bukod sa BANAHIS heto ang mga national high school sa lunsod: NAVERA MNHS sa Brgy. Concepcion, TISISI NHS sa Tinga Itaas-Soro-soro Ibaba-Soro-soro Itaas, Balete NHS, Banaba West NHS, Talumpok NHS, Paharang NHS, Conde Labac NHS, Tabangao NHS, Pinamucan NHS, Talahib Pandayan NHS, Pedro S. Tolentino NHS sa Ilijan; San Agustin NHS, San Antonio NHS at San Agapito NHS sa Isla Verde; Sta. Rita NHS

at Libjo NHS. Hanggang sa sandaling ito, hindi pa malinaw kung kailan matutuloy ang sinasabing planong pagbubukas ng dalawa pang hayskul sa Alangilan at Gulod Itaas. Kung matutuloy ito, malaking bilang ng mga mag-aaral ang mababawas sa sobrang dami ng mag-aaral sa BANAHIS. Bukod dito, maaari ring maiwasan ang pagpapatupad ng paglilimita sa tatlong (3) araw lamang na klase mula alas-sais ng umaga hanggang alas-sais ng gabi.

Ayon sa magulang na aking nakapanayam, hindi na rin nila matiyak kung anong pwedeng matutunan ng kanilang anak sa ganoong iskedyul. Bagaman at maaaring makatulong sa bahay ang iba, ang iba naman ay lalo lamang nahuhumaling sa mga computer games at lalong nalulong sa pakikipagbarkada. Bukod dito, nahihirapan naman ang ibang makahabol sa klase dahil napupwersa sa mahabang panahon ng klase na magkaminsan ay parang natutuyo ana ng utak nila sa hapon at wala ng maisagot.

Ito’y seryosong bagay na dapat tinututukan ng pamahalaan. Kaya, hindi totoo na sapat ang mga paaralan o ang mga silid-aralan sa ating mga pampublikong paaralan, partikular na sa hayskul.

Gayundin, sa mga kalapit na bayan ng Lunsod Batangas, kung may sapat na pasilidad sa kanilang bayan, hindi na kakailanganing pumunta pa sa Lunsod Batangas ang mga taga -San Pascual, Bauan, San Jose at Ibaan. Ito’y bagay na dapat solusyunan, hindi ipagturuan ng mga opisyal ng bayan, lalo na ng mga tagaDepartment of Education. Ang hanapin ninyo ay soluyon sa problema, hindi ang paghabi ng kung anuanong dahilan para iwasan ang nagdudumilat na katotohanang ito sa ating mga pampublikong paaralan.|

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Ang Mabuting Balita Ang Pagmamahal ng Diyos Ama SAPAGKAT gayon na lamang ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa sangkatauhan, kaya't ibinigay niya ang kanyang kaisa-isang Anak, upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kanya ay hindi mapahamak, kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. Isinugo ng Diyos ang kanyang Anak, hindi upang hatulang maparusahan ang mga tao, kundi upang iligtas ang mga ito sa pamamagitan niya.

Hindi hinahatulang maparusahan ang sumasampalataya sa Anak. Ngunit hinatulan na ang hindi sumasampalataya, sapagkat hindi siya sumampalataya sa kaisa-isang Anak ng Diyos. 19 Ganito ang paghatol ng Diyos: naparito sa sanlibutan ang ilaw, ngunit inibig pa ng mga tao ang dilim kaysa liwanag, sapagkat ang kanilang mga gawain ay masasama. 20 Kinasusuklaman ng mga gumagawa ng masama ang ilaw, ni hindi lumalapit dito upang hindi mahayag ang kanilang mga gawa. 21 Ngunit ang namumuhay ayon sa katotohanan ay lumalapit sa ilaw, upang maihayag na ang mga ginagawa niya ay pagsunod sa Diyos.

OPINION

June 9 - 15, 2014

Walanghiyang kamag-anak TATLONG buwang gulang pa lang si April nang iwanan siya ng kanyang inang si Llianie sa pinsan nitong si Karmie at asawa nitong si James. Walang anak ang mag-asawa kaya inampon ang bata. Matapos ang siyam na buwan, muling nag-ampon ang magasawa. Isang 15-araw na gulang na sanggol ang kanilang inampon at pinangalanang Sarah. Si Sarah ay anak naman ng isa pang pinsan ni Karmie na si Judith.

Noong 17-anyos si April at si Sarah naman ay walong taong gulang, nagdesisyon ang mag-asawa na pormal na ampunin ang mga ito. Sila naman daw ang tumayong magulang ng mga bata at simula’t sapul ay hindi na nila nakagisnan ang tunay na magulang kahit pa anong paghahanap ang gawin ng mag-asawa sa mga ito.

Sa paglilitis ng kaso ay may itinalagang “guardian ad litem” o tumatayong bantay ng mga bata na nagbigay ng kanyang pirmadong permiso sa pag-ampon. Matapos ang paglilitis at naipasa na ang lahat ng ebidensiya, pinagbigyan ng korte ang petisyon ng mag-asawang Karmie at James.

Ipinag-utos ng korte na malaya na ang dalawang bata sa obligasyon nila sa tunay na magulang at ganap na silang anak nina Karmie at James.

Walong taon matapos ampunin ang mga bata ay namatay si Karmie. Wala siyang naiwang testamento o kahit huling habilin pero marami siyang naiwang ariarian. Nagsampa ng petisyon si James sa korte para pormal na paghatian nila nina Sarah at April, bilang tanging tagapagmana, ang naiwanang ari-arian ni Karmie.

Ang kaso, matapos ang may 20 taong pananahimik, biglang sumulpot sina Llianie at Judith bilang magulang ng dalawa at bilang pinsan ni Karmie.

Nakialam sila sa kaso at kumokontra sa petisyon ni James.

Ayon sa kanila, sila lang ang tanging tagapagmana ni Karmie dahil sila ang mga pinsang-buo ng babae.

Hindi raw masasabi na pormal na inampon ni Karmie sina April at Sarah dahil hindi naman daw sila pumayag sa pag-ampon na nangyari.

Ayon din sa kanila, hindi puwedeng maging tagapagmana si James dahil may nauna itong pinakasalan kaya walang bisa ang kasal nito kay Karmie. May karapatan ba silang maghabol sa mana?  WALA. Sa ilalim ng batas, hindi kailangan ang pagpayag ng mga magulang sa pag-ampon sa kanilang anak. Lalo at kung inabandona ng tunay na magulang ang bata. Sapat na ang pagpayag ng itinalagang “guardian ad litem”.

Sa kasong ito, ilang taon na sina April at Sarah na nakatira kina Karmie at James. Si April ay halos tatlong buwang gulang pa lang nang ipamigay ng ina samantalang si Sarah ay 15 araw lang ang edad. Mula nang ipamigay ang mga bata ay walang naging balita ang mag-asawa tungkol sa kanila.

Sapat na ang mga sirkumstansiyang nabanggit para mapatunayan na inabandona ang dalawang bata.

Ang pag-abandona na ginawa nina Llianie at Judith ay matibay na ebidensiya ng hangarin ng isang tao na talikuran ang obligasyones at responsibilidad niya sa anak.

Malinaw na kapabayaan at tuwirang pagtanggi ito na ibigay sa bata ang dapat ay pagmamahal at pagaarugang nararapat sa isang anak.

Tama lang na ideklarang legal at may bisa ang ginawang pag-ampon kina April at Sarah. Sa Articles 973 at 1003 ng Civil Code, walang karapatan ang mga pinsang-buo na maghabol ng mana kung mayroong legal na ampon ang namatay.

Tungkol naman kay James, ipagpalagay man natin na totoong hindi sila tunay na kasal ni Karmie, wala pa ring magbabago dahil wala pa ring karapatan sina Judith at Llianie na maghabol ng mana at makialam sa kaso (Santos v. Aranzanso, 16 SCRA 344).|

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Lost fight THERE is an ongoing battle happening in our schools today. Contrary to the prevailing notion, the fight that happens every day in schools is not only the struggle to crack ignorance and illiteracy. More than these, the fight is about the soul of Filipino children and the future of humankind. Every class day is the DDay for saving the future and shaping humanity.

The Constitution directs all educational institutions to inculcate patriotism and nationalism, foster love of humanity, respect for human rights, appreciation of the role of national heroes in the historical development of the country, teach the rights and duties of citizenship, strengthen ethical and spiritual values, develop moral character and personal discipline, encourage critical and creative thinking, broaden scientific and technological knowledge and promote vocational efficiency (Sec. 3[2], Art. XIV). Nothing could be clearer than this. Schools are tasked by the State with the noblest ideal of educating the young so that they can be better citizens and servants of one another.

It is not that children should be taught the rudimentary principles of different ethical systems.

Rather, it is in school that their concept of right and wrong and of aversion to violence and intolerance should be re-affirmed. The school must be a place where our young affirm their innocence and sense of responsibility towards others and to themselves. School officials must be conscious of their duty to help them shape their character and to enable them to become better citizens. Teachers and administrators must be mindful that their duty is not to themselves but to the children who go to school to learn and be beacons of hope.

Schools are the bastion of civilization. They are the

primary institution entrusted to develop the great minds of society. They are the torch lighters that keep darkness away from the path that people are treading.

With news of campus and of coercion that kids have to face in and out of the classroom, it is doubtful whether our schools are winning the battle they are fighting. The schools are losing the fight. They have lost the fight several ten years ago and they continue to lose because nobody is paying attention to the work that the schools do. Complaints about the lack of resources and programs to improve the lives of teachers and school personnel are given continues media attention because they are visible manifestation of the failure of the educational system. On top of this, however, is the failure of the school to live up with their missions and the mandate that the Constitution has given them.

Nobody seems to care anymore whether the quality of education is improving and most importantly, whether children learn sound values at school. And thus, the cause has been lost and continues to be lost.

The lack of concerns for the improvement of the school system and the welfare of teachers and school personnel reflects the attitude of the public towards the competence of educational institutions to carry out their missions. Parents should take the lead in ensuring that public and private schools comply with their duty to help children learn what they need to face the future.

This is a concern that they should not entrust to the government alone. They need to intervene if they want their children to be taught properly. More than achieving good grades, parents should be concerned about sound values being shown and taught to their children in school.

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Talking with a taxi driver I ALWAYS take a taxi coming from or going to the Manila airport. This one on a Saturday morning with taxi driver Lando was interesting. He was talking all the way in Cebuano non-stop inspite of the EDSA traffic that when we reached the domestic terminal, I wished we were still stuck in traffic because he still had more to tell. He said he came from Dipolog in Zamboanga del Norte and had been driving in Manila for years. “Lisod panginabuhi didto” ( life is difficult there).

POLITICS --- He asked where I was going. “Davao diay ka sir? (so you are from Davao?) Then he went ballistic. “Kusog si Binay sa karon pero unta mag uban sila ni Bongbong Marcos ug si Duterte para mo asenso ang Pinas. Kay kaming taxi driver Bongbong mi sir" (Binay is strong now but he should team up with Bongbong Marcos and Duterte for the sake of the country coz we taxi drivers are for Bongbong) . I’ll tell VP Jojo, Sen. Bong and Mayor Rody about this, I quietly told myself.

But he continued. “Baho na ang gobyerno Aquino ug halos tanang opisyal nato,” ( the Aquino government and all officials now stink) he said mentioning Napoles with expletives several times.

FAMILY -- He has two daughters, an 18 year old and a 10 year. He is worried. In Zamboanga when he was young, he recalled that suitors of his aunts had to do “harana” (serenade) and would come to the house and visit with the “lola” nearby either within hearing distance or eavesdropping.

The courtship then included the whole family. Today, he said, the young jump to bed just by texting each other. (That’s my moderate translation from his more vulgar language. Ahahaha! ) ROLE MODELS --- He blamed the VIPs and mga artista, who have become role models and the influence of TV for the bad values today.

“Tan-aw ka sa TV 'The Legal Wife' sir? Suko pirmi mrs ko sa kabit ba unya sige warning sa akoa”. (Do you watch the telenobela The Legal Wife? My wife is always angry at the mistress then always warns me) . I told him I am in the same situation. LOL. He then mentioned a few examples, the names he did not mention but quite obvious to be identifiable. A senator leaves his wife and family for a celebrity but he is still popular. (He cursed!) A presidential sister who has several men -- although one at a time and still adored by the public. (He chuckled!)

PEACE -- He said he had recently an unmarried lady from Midsayap, North Cotabato for a passenger going to the NAIA bound for Canada. She was leaving to look for work abroad and plans on uprooting her family soonest when she gets settled down there. She expects trouble with the signing of the peace agreement because some Muslim elements are starting to claim their lands in Midsayap that her family had long owned and developed.

AMERICANS -- To my surprise, he said "maayo kay si Obama moabot" (good Obama is coming). I asked why? He said another passenger, a retired corporal in the Army told him that it was a mistake to throw out the US bases years ago and now we are asking the Americans to come back because we need them against China. The retired corporal recalled how he was receiving “second hand” uniforms and equipment while the Americans were still around and the Filipino soldiers were well provided. Today his other soldier friends tell him of holes in their boots. He said that the Philippines can be better off being a part of the US so we can have dollars and maybe we will also have snow! (He laughed!)

He was still talking after he parked as he handed me my handcarry bag. And when I disembarked, he was not through yet. “Pag balik na pud nimo, sir (next time when you return) he called me aloud as I headed for the terminal gate. The hefty tip must be the reason, I told myself. Listening to him, belonging to the “masa” was a source of unending fascination.

And reality check somehow!

Church “wins” in RH Law! We are misled by the media line that the Catholic church’s anti-RH campaign lost because the Supreme Court ruled that Reproductive Health Law (RA 10354) is constitutional. Many may not realize this but the Supreme Court in “approving” the RH law actually GAVE DUE COURSE to the objections of the Church. According to former Ambassador Rigoberto “Bobi” Tiglao in his article in the Manila TIMES, what the Supreme Court declared constitutional are the ALREADY EXISTING laws that have already been implemented for decades but consolidated in the new RH law. These are the population-control laws that have been in effect like RA 6365 of 1971 (Creating the national population commission and its functions) ; PD 79 of former President Marcos and RA 9710 of 2009 (Magna Carta for Women).

But the main objectionable provisions that the Church raised were DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL, including the controversial implementing rules crafted by the Secretary of Health. I call this government’s ATTEMPT that the Supreme Court ABORTED, legally of course. (This is the type of abortion we all welcome. hahaha!)

>>>DUREZA..turn to P/7

BUSINESS

June 9 - 15, 2014

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AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 87 ROSARIO, BATANGAS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF CASE NO. 2014-230

KASAMA si Vice Governor Mark Leviste, mga miyembro ng Sanggunaing Panlalawigan at mga department heads ng kapitolyo, nag-ulat si Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto sa Up Up Batangas ng kalalagayang pangkapayapaan at pangkaunlaran ng lalawigan.| JOENALD MEDINA RAYOS

Gov. Vi, nag-ulat sa Up, Up, Batangas: Usapang Pangkapayapaan, Usapang Pangkaunlaran “EVERY Batangueño has a responsibility as we work towards making Batangas the No. 1 province in the Philippines.”

Ito ang binigyang-diin ni Gov. Vilma Santos Recto sa UP UP Batangas: Usapang Pangkapayapaan Usapang Pangkaunlaran, ang lingguhang developmental program sa local cable television at radio sa Lalawigan ng Batangas, na ginanap sa Bulwagang Batangan ng Kapitolyo, Hunyo 4.

Ang tinaguriang State of the Province edition ng programa, na narinig live sa Drive 99.9FM mula ala-una hanggang ala-singko ng hapon, ay dinaluhan ng buong executive at legislative branches ng pamahalaang panlala-

wigan, sa pangunguna nina SantosRecto, Vice Gov. Mark Leviste at mga department heads ng kapitolyo.

Dumating din sa open forum si PSSupt.

Omega Jireh Fidel, ang PNP Batangas Provincial Director.

Sa patnubay ng HEARTS program, iniulat ng award-winning governor ang pagkakadikit-dikit ng mga proyekto upang makatugon sa maraming pangangailangan. Partikular niyang binanggit ang proyektong pabahay ng Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, na nakatambal sa livelihood projects ng Provincial Cooperative Development Office at Provincial Agriculture at sa libreng palikuran na

kaloob ng Provincial Health Office.

Tumugon din ang mga provincial government officials sa mga tanong ng mga kinatawan ng business sector, nongovernment organizations at media ukol sa kalalagayan ng lokal na ekonomiya, peace and order, environment, turismo at iba pang mga isyu at kaganapan na may epekto sa lalawigan.

Ang UP UP Batangas ay isang kolaborasyon ng mga Batangueño volunteers sa pakikipagtulungan ng Rotary Club of Lipa South, Batangas Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Philippine Air Force, Philippine Action Group for Social Responsibility, Inc. at Urban Poor ng Lipa City.| VINCE ALTAR

AUCTION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF RTC BATANGAS CITY SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF NO. 14-1469 Upon petition for extra-judicial foreclosure under Act 3135, as amended, filed by DOMINADOR D. BACAY, as the mortgagee, with postal address at San Andres 1, Bauan, Batangas, against JENNIFER M. HERNANDEZ married to ROLANDO HERNANDEZ, as Atty.-in-Fact of MIECHILL A. HERNANDEZ, with postal address at Block 17, Lot 18, Road Lot 6, Boomtown Village, Manghinao, Bauan, Batangas, and San Andres Proper, Bauan, Batangas, as the mortgagors, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which amount to ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 150,000.00), legal interest thereon, Attorney’s fees of ten (10%) of the total amount, plus the expenses and the fees in connection with the sale also secured by the said mortgage, the undersigned Sheriff announces that on June 27, 2014 OR SOON THEREAFTER at the main entrance of the Municipal Hall Building, Bauan, Batangas, now temporarily located at Bauan Technical School Building, Bauan, Batangas, he will sell at public auction for CASH in Philippine Currency to the highest bidder, the property described in the said mortgage together with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TILE NO. T-133957 “A parcel of land Lot 5, Blk. 17 of the cons. & subd. plan Pcs-04-017695, being a portion of Lots 16994 & 16995, Cad-584, Bauan Cadastre, L.R.C. Rec. No. _______), situated in the Brgy. Of Poblacion, Mun. of Bauan, Prov. Of Batangas.

Bounded on the S., along line 1-2 by Road Lot 14 (6.50 m. wide); on the W., along line 2-3 by Lot 3, CCs-04-001886-D; on the E., along line 4-1 by Lot 6, Blk 17 of the cons. & subd. plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being N. 28 deg. 22 W., 1214.79 m. from BLBM No. 1, Cad-584 Bauan C

thence N. 87 deg. 44’W., 7.60 m. to point 2; thence N. 02 deg. 16’E., 10.00 m. to point 3; thence S. 87 deg. 44’E., 7.60 m. to point 4; thence S. 02 deg. 16’W., 10.00 m. to the point of beginning, containing an area of SEVENTY SIX (76) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground

by PS. Cyl. Conc. Mons. 15x60 cm., bearings true; date of original survey and that of the cons. and subd. survey, Aug. 6-14, 1999 and was approved on May 17, 2002.”

Copies of this Notice of Sale shall be posted at the Bulletin Boards of the following conspicuous places, to wit: Post Office, Public Market, Municipal Hall Building, (now temporarily located at bauan Technical School Building), where public auction shall take place and at the Poblacion, where the property is located, and at the Bulletin Board of the Hall of Justice, Batangas City Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property 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 July 3, 2014 without further notice and publication.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and place and date of auction sale.

Batangas City, May 28, 2014.

(Sgd.) RAMON C. CANIEDO Sheriff IV PUBLISHED AT ; Pahayagang BALIKAS EDITED AT: Guades Compound, Purok 3, Brgy. Calicanto, Batangas City DATE OF SALE: JUNE 27, 2014 COPY FURNISHED: All parties concerned.

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Upon extra-judicial petition for sale underAct 3135 as amended

by Act 4116 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-ibig Fund), mortgagee, with office address at Caedo Commercial center, Nat’l. Hiway, Bo. Calicanto, Batangas City against VALERIANA C. ANDAL, mortgagor/s, with residence and postal address at San Isidro Labac, Batangas City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 27, 2014 amounts to THREEHUNDRED TWENTYNINE THOUSANDEIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN PESOS & 58/100 (P329,857.58) including/excluding interest and other charges agreed thereon and other expenses in connection with this sale, secured by the mortgagee the undersigned Deputy Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex- Officio Sheriff, Rosario, Batangas, will sell at public on July 11, 2014 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Rosario, Batangas to the highest bidder for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the described real property and its improvements thereon to wit: ORIGINAL/TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-141297 ‘A parcel of land (Lot B-4-D-6 of the subd. plan, Psd-04-188098 being a portion of Lot B-4-D, Psd-04178050, L..R.C. Rec. No. 27133), situated in the Brgy.

Of Calit-Calit, Municipality of San Juan, Province of Batangas. Bounded on the W., along line 1-2 by Lot B-4-D-5 of the subd. Plan; along line 2-3 by Lot B-4E, Psd-04-178050 (Road 6.00 m. wide); on the E., along line 3-4 by Lot B-4-D-7 of the subd. Plan; on the S., along line 4-1 by the property of Santos Javier.

Beginning x x x x containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

Prospective buyers and bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above described and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

In the event that the Auction Sale should not take place on said date it shall be held on July 18, 2014, without further notice.

“All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and place.”

Rosario, Batangas, May 27, 2014.

(Sgd.) ROMEO U. MACARAIG Sheriff IV Published at Pahayagang Balikas Edited at Batangas City Posted at Municipal Hall Bldg. of San Juan; Brgy. Hall of Calit-Calit; Public Market of San Juan, Batangas.

Date of Sale: July 11, 2014.

Copy furnished: PARTIES CONCERNED Warning: It is absolutely prohibited to remove deface or destroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale UNDER PENALTYOF LAW. Pahayagang Balikas – June 9, 16 & 23, 2014

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- Theophrastus, philosopher

Tawag na sa Pahayagang Balikas Telephone No. (043) 417.1662 * 0917.521.9477 * 0912.902.7373 para sa inyong pagpapalathala.

Nicetas E. Escalona, Lifetimes Editor

LIFE TIMES magpakasal.

Sagittarius (Nob. 23Dis. 21) - Iwasan na maging sakit ng ulo ng kapwa.

Huwag hayaang mainis ang nakapaligid dahil magiging makulit ka ngayon.

Capricorn (Dis. 22-Ene. 19) - Manatiling mapagkumbaba at huwag hayaang umiral ang kayabangan.

Aquarius (Ene. 20 - Peb. 18) - Ang nararamdamang sakit ay mapapawi. Pagbigyan ang sarili na makapaglakbay sa ibang lugar upang maiba ang ihip ng kapalaran.

Pisces (Peb. 19-Mar. 20) - Ang pagpaparaya ay pagpapakita ng pagkamaunawain at pagmamahal. Huwag mabahala dahil ang kapalit ng tiwala ay kaligayahan.

Aries (Mar. 21-Abril 19) - Malamang na may nakakadismayang balita na matatanggap.

Maaaring may kinalaman sa trabaho, pinansiyal o buhay pag-ibig.

Taurus (Abril 20-Mayo 20) - Kung may mga bagay na pinagdududahan sa minamahal, upang makasiguro sa nais malaman kausapin siya ng masinsinan nang maliwanagan.

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Gemini (Mayo 21-Hun. 21) Ang pagiging mapagbigay at maalalahanin ang tanging paraan upang mapalapit sa lihim na minamahal.

Cancer (Hun. 22-Hul. 22) Hindi kailangan na maging magarbo o magastos upang matiyak na magiging maganda ang impresyon ng kapwa.

Leo (Hul. 23-Ago. 22) - Huwag maging magastos kahit may pera dahil darating ang araw na tiyak may pagkakagastusan na hindi maiiwasan.

Virgo (Ago 23-Set. 23) - Unti-unting makikilala ka sa larangan na kinabibilangan. Sa pag-ibig, ipadama sa minamahal ang tunay na nararamdaman.

Libra (Set. 24-Okt. 23) - Huwag kaagadagad gumawa ng desisyon kung hindi tiyak ang sarili. Ang paggawa ng desisyon ay hindi minamadali kung maselan na bagay ang pagdesisyunan.

Scorpio (Okt. 24-Nob. 22) - Maaaring ang dalawang interesado ay magtatanong kung sino ba talaga ang iyong pipiliin. Maaari ang kasintahan ay magyaya nang

MASAYANG nagpakuha ang mga Philippine National Red Cross Officers and Volunteers, PNP at Sangguniang Panlalawigan kasama sina Batangas Governor V ilma Santos Recto, V ice Governor Mark Leviste, PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon at PRC secretary general Gwendolyn Pang sa modernong Emergency Response Vehicle na handog sa PRC Batangas Chapter. Taglay ng bagong emergency response vehicle ang kapabalidad na rumesponde sa lahat ng klase ng sakuna sa tulong ng kumpleto nitong kagamitan na tulad ng life support systems, emergency response hardware, search and rescue at communications equipments.| LOUIE HERNANDEZ

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE DEED OF SALE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late SPS. ANGEL B. ALCAYDE SR. and MAURAA. ALCAYDE, who died intestate on November 1, 1998 and June 16, 1983, respectively, consisting of two (2) parcels of land, both situated at Sampaguita before Pitogo, bauan, Batangas, to wit: (1) covered

by OCT No. 14138 / Tax Dec. No. 05-0024-00116, with an area of 2,376 square meters, and (2) covered by OCT No. P-14642 / Tax Dec. No. 05-0024-00150, with an area of 8,974 square meters, respectively, have been extra-judicially settled by and among their heirs with Deed of Absolute Sale, per Doc. No. 274; Page No. 55; Book No. XXXX; Series of 2014 of ATTY. NESTOR C. FERNANDEZ, Notary Public.

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City Foundation Day Activities, inihayag na Magtatagisan ng galing ang mga kabataan sa Pakitang Gilas sa Makabagong Sayaw sa Batangas City Convention Center sa ikawalo ng gabi.

Sa July 22 isasagawa ang Patimpalak Parangal kay Apolinario Mabini sa Batangas City Convention Center kung saan magpapagalingan ang mga magaaral ng iba’t ibang paaralan sa patimpalak sa katutubong sayaw at sa patimpalak sa dulang Apolinario Mabini.| RONNA E. CONTRERAS

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Pasisinayaan din sa araw na iyon ang Business Resource and Innovation Center sa Gusaling Pangkalikasan at Kapayapaan.

Sa umaga naman ng nabanggit na petsa ang Handog ni Mayor: Trabaho para sa Batangenyo sa Convention Center mula alas otso hanggang alas singko ng hapon.

Isang football exhibition game ng grupong Azkals ang idaraos sa Batangas City Football Field sa July 20 ng umaga.

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and which would have opened the floodgates of abortions. If not discovered and stopped and ABORTED by the SC, it would have allowed goverment to undertake wide-scale distribution of devices and drugs for abortion or abortifacients.

Truth to tell, this important SC ruling upholds the Catholic dogma that is found in the Philippine Constitution (Article 11, Section 12) which provides that the state “shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception”.

This means that any action to stop the fertilized egg from developing is against the Constitution. Scientific studies tell us that IUDs and other contraceptives, while they have the primary effect of preventing fertilization (the spermatozoa from reaching the egg) they have the secondary or after- effect of weakening the uterine walls lining so that the fertilized egg (with the meeting of the sperm and the ova already done) cannot be implanted there and therefore will die.

This validly challenges legally the use of IUDs and

Set aside.

2. In a deep or large cooking pan, saute the ginger, garlic and onion, cook until the onion is translucent.

3. Add the clams, a drop of fish sauce, rice and water.

4. Cover the pan, and simmer over medium to low heat.

5. Stir frequently and simmer until the rice are cooked through, about 30 to 35 minutes.

6. Add saffron and season with salt and pepper.

7. Serve the arroz caldo into bowls and sprinkle with fried garlic and spring onion.

Cooking Tips: This recipe makes a thick porridge, for a thinner results add more water.|

THIS recipe is similar to arroz caldo, goto, porridge or congee recipe, we used clams as the flavouring ingredients.

This recipe is known in the town of Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines.

Ingredients: 2 lbs manila clams 2 cups of rice 1/2 thumb ginger 1 onion 1 head garlic, includes fried garlic for toppings 1 stalk of spring onion 1 teaspoon saffron Fish sauce to taste 4 cups of water Salt Pepper Cooking Directions: 1. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the garlic in oil cook until golden brown.

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For example, the SC ruled that the religious beliefs of citizens (those who oppose) be respected and must prevail.

Hence, the ruling declared as unconstitutional the provision that required public and private health companies to provide birth control information and means to all even if it is against their religious beliefs. Another provision declared unconstitutional was that which allows one spouse to make a unilateral decision to avail of birth control methods. The SC required that both spouses must approve to do irrreversible birth control interventions like vasectomy and tubal ligation. Another provision is to require parental consent for minors. There are other significant fine points.

But what the Supreme Court significantly stopped on its tracks was the “aborted” attempt of the government, through its Secretary of Health and the pro-RH groups, to insert and smuggle the word “primarily” (to define abortifacients) in the implementing rules & regulations that was NOT present in the RH law itself

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contraceptives with that SC ruling.

No doubt, this a "de facto" rejection of the RH law.

What is interesting is that it makes pro-RH proponents seemingly victorious but actually the anti-RH ones also won the day. This is “judicial statesmanship” of the Supreme Court at its best.

Everyone can claim victory.

Those who decide to avail of

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the benefits of the RH law can do so while those who do not believe can freely reject them without being penalized.

What will be interesting to see hereon is how the implementation of the RH law will be done and how vigilant are we in seeing to it that what the Supreme Court discovered and aborted in its ruling, will be followed and enforced on the ground.|

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Angela Louise Aquino, ‘Miss Foundation Day 2014’ A

Si Angela Louise Aquino, kasama ang kaniyang mga magulang matapos hiranging maging Ms Foundation Day 2014 ng Lunsod Batangas. Kasama ni Mayor Eddie Dimacuha si Secretary to th City Mayor, Atty. RD Dimacuha.| CITY PIO PHOTO

City Foundation Day Activities, inihayag na NAKAHANDA na ang mga gawain sa pagdiriwang ng 45th Batangas City Foundation Day sa July 23 sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng Cultural Affairs Committee. Ang tema sa taong ito ay “Ïdol Kita, Ka Pule”.

Muling itatampok ang Sublian Float Parade bilang bahagi ng Sublian Festival.

Sa araw ding ito ipapakilala sa publiko sa si Ms. Batangas City Foundation Day 2014 na si Bb. Angel Candava Aquino pagkatapos ng Panalanging Pampagkakaisa at Pangkapayapaan at Misa Pasasalamat sa Batangas City Sports Coliseum.

Una rito, ay ang Pagpupugay sa Watawat at Pag-aalay ng Bulaklak sa Plaza Mabini na pangungunahan ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha kasama si Ms Batangas City Foundation Day 2014.

Kaagad itong susundan ng Parada at Sublian sa Kalye, Lupakan at Awitan na isasagawa sa Patio ng Basilica ng Inmaculada

Concepcion.

Sa hapon naman ang Patimpalak Sublian sa Batangas City Sports Center at ang paghahatid sa mga Mahal na Poong Sto Nino at Sta Cruz pabalik sa Basilica.

Bago ang mismong foundation day, magkakaroon an rin ng ilang programang bahagi ng pagdiriwang.

Bubuksan ang mga hanay ng pagdiriwang sa July 5 sa pagsasagawa ang Papuon ng Lungsod ng Batangas sa City Sports Coliseum na kinabibilangan ng Salubong sa mga Mahal na Patron, Te Deum Rosario Cantada, Lua at Dalit at Papuri sa Diyos.

Highlight ng pagdiriwang ng Foundation Day ng lunsod ngayong taon ang Mabini Film Festival bilang pagpupugay sa bayaning si Apolinario Mabini. Ito ay ilulunsad sa July 7. Mula July 8-14 itatanghal ang mga pelikulang kalahok dito at sa July 15 naman ang Gabi ng Parangal sa Batangas City Convention Center.

Kaugnay nito, maglulunsad ng

Go away from drugs....

Harness your talents at

D’ BLADES JAMM We welcome home-grown bands, students, amateur jammers.

BLADES Centre, Guades Comp., Purok 3, Calicanto, Bats. City For inquiries and schedule, Call of Text 0912-902-7373 to 74.

Exhibit sa Batangas City Convention Center at Panayam Batanguena upang higit na makilala si Mabini o si Ka Pule.

Itinakda ang July 10-11 bilang Persons with Disability Week Part 1 at July 17-23 ang Part 2 kung saan iba’t ibang gawain ang inihanda para sa mga may kapansanan tulad ng Abilympics at Self and Social Enhancement Forum.

Sa July 12-13 naman isasagawa ang Palaro ng Lahi sa Coliseum grounds at ang Tupada.

Magdadaos ng Harana sa tahanan ni Ms. Foundation Day 2014 sa ika-14 ng Hulyo.

Ang buwan ng Hulyo ay pagdiriwang din ng Buwan ng Nutrisyon kung kayat sa July 16 ay magsasagawa ng paghirang sa Ginoo at Binibining Nutrisyon 2014 sa Batangas City Convention Center sa ganap na alas dos ng hapon.

Sa umaga naman gagawin ang Talent Competition nito sa Teachers Conference Center kalinsabay ng Baby Crawl Contest para sa 6-9 month old infants at Bet on Your Baby para naman sa mga 3-4 years old toddlers.

Ang Pasiklaban ng Kalderetang Batangas ay gaganapin sa July 17 sa Batangas City Sports Coliseum grounds, ala-una ng hapon kung saan muling matitikman ang pinakamasarap na luto ng sikat na pagkaing ito ng mga taga Batangas gamit ang karne ng kambing.

Sa araw ding ito ang Pista ng Kalikasan - Day 1 kung saan magsasama-sama ang buong

ANAK ng isang in demand na dermatologist at mula sa kilalang angkan sa Batangas City ang nahirang na Miss Foundation Day

2014.

Siya ay ang 18 taong gulang na si Angela Louise Aquino, anak nina Joseph at Dr. Cristina Candava- Aquino.

Pinuntahan ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha, kasama ang mga Department Heads, at miyembro ng Batangas City Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC) ang tahanan ng mga Aquino noong May 28, ng gabi.

Ang ganitong gawain ay isang tradisyon na sa lungsod, na kung tawagin ay “pamanhikan.”

Malugod namang tinanggap ng magulang ni Angela na sina Joseph at Dra. Cristina Candava-Aquino ang grupo nina Mayor Dimacuha.

Matapos maipaliwanag ni Secretary to the Mayor RD Dimacuha ang layunin ng kanilang pagbisita, ang paraan ng pagpili sa Ms. Foundation Day, ang partisipasyon at tungkulin niya sa mga gawain para sa pagdiriwang, at siya bilang huwaran ng mga kabataan ay kaagad namang sumang- ayon ang mga magulang ni Angela. Ayon sa kanila isang karangalan na mapili ang kanilang anak para sa naturang titulo.

Si Angela ay nasa ikatlong taon na sa kursong Business Administration and Accountancy sa University of the Philippines, Diliman. Nagtapos sya ng high school sa PAREF Woodrose, Ayala Aalabang, at elementarya sa Stonyhurst Southville International School.

Siya ang bunso sa dalawang magkapatid. Ang kanyang kuya na si Alberto Nigel ay 4th year AB Economics student sa Ateneo de Manila University.

Ayon kay Angela, bagama’t tahimik at medyo mahiyain, masayahin rin sya at maraming kaibigan. Pero di tulad ng ibang kabataan, mas gusto nya na nasa bahay lamang kasama ang pamilya kaysa mamasyal o gumimik.

Sinabi ni Angela na bagama’t kinakabahan, natutuwa naman siya na mapiling Ms. Foundation Day. Hangad niya na maging karapat-dapat siya sa titulo.| MARIE V. LUALHATI .............................................................................................

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Personal na inihandog ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos sa isa sa mga VSR Scholars ang kanilang educational grant na mula sa scholarship program ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa isinagawang Orientation and Distribution of Scholarship Grant Assembly.

Kasama ni Governor Vi sa larawan si 2nd District BM Dexter Buted| LOUIE HERNANDEZ

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Kaagad itong susundan ng Tulakasan o Environmental Poem Recitation Contest, alas nuwebe ng umaga sa Convention Center.

Sa July 18 naman ang Pista ng

Kalikasan - Day 2 kung saan magkakaroon ng Sayaw Sigaw Pangkalikasan o Environmental Cheerdance Competition sa Batangas City Sports Center sa umaga at sa hapon naman ang Dulakasan o Environmental One Act Play Competition sa Convention Center.

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