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t least two percent of all positions in all gov ernment offices should be reserved for per sons with disabilities (PWDs).

Sen. Bam Aquino has filed a bill amending certain provisions of RA 7277, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons increasing the availability of job positions for PWDs in government agencies and private sector “Through this legislation, the government offices will be mandated to ensure that two percent of their employees comprise of PWDs whereas private organizations will be required to employ a workforce, at least 1% of which is made up of PWDs,” the senator said.

Aquino’s Senate Bill No. 1249 will assure the allotment of two percent of all positions in all government agencies, offices or corporations reserved for PWDs. The current provision of the law states the allotment of one percent of the regular and non-regular To page 12

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EASIER SAID THAN DONE

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member of the clergy who recognized the possibility that the Holy See, in the future, may rule to make celibacy optional among priests, said that “it is easier said than done.”

Tañada calls for Poe presses moves water conservation to uplift water body

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ormer House Deputy Speaker Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada calls on private water concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water to closely look at the kind of sewerage services they provide to Metro Manila residents considering the volume of wastewater that flows into Manila Bay that caused this much damage.

“We are paying sewerage fees to these companies for decades and yet only 15 percent of water consumers are connected to sewer lines. This means the Bay remains to be Manila’s toilet bowl,” Tañada lamented.

As provided in the concession agreement with the two companies, full sewer and sanitation coverage should be 100 percent by 2037 which is important in removing contaminants from the wastewater before it is dumped in rivers and bays.

Comprehensive and people-centered plan While cleaning the Manila Bay is a welcome idea, Tañada urged the government to ensure that the rights of around 220,000 families settled along the coasts be protected.

“People go there despite the obvious health and human security risks because they need to survive. It’s never heaven to live around the coasts. Cleaning the area shouldn’t be at the cost of more families going into deeper poverty.” He said government must develop a relocation plan with details on livelihood and compensation schemes and have this plan adopted by the affected communities.

“It will be dangerous for government to start negotiations with businesses and development banks on investment plans without a strategic and people-centered map to carry out the rehabilitation. We have seen how rehabilitation plans have put countries in more debts, poverty, and environmental risks because of bad planning,” he said.

Tañada said that merely replicating what the government did in Boracay would be a disaster. He urged government to seriously study the repercussions of the proposed reclamation project.

“We love with intensity right? Cleaning up Manila Bay shouldn’t be done artificially and in haste.

True love is just and it waits,” Tañada said

ERIN TAÑADA

Fr Antonio Pernia, SVD, former and twice elected as the first Filipino and Asian Superior General of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) covering 70 countries all over the world , said that there are many implications and factors to be considered concerning “ophe Senate public services committee chaired tional celibacy” among priests because of the nature

by Sen. Grace Poe is set to release a prelimi of their ministry. nary report containing recommendations on Fr Tony Pernia was in Dumaguete recently the water crisis plaguing Metro Manila and parts conducted a Lenten retreat among the national conof Rizal.

Poe said what surfaced at the five-hour long hear- gregation of the Sisters of Mount Carmel here at ing was sufficient for her committee to recommend their Balugo motherhouse, said that the two kinds revamp at the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewer- of priests are the “religious and the secular (or diage System (MWSS) and press water concessionaire ocesan) “ priests.

Manila Water to compensate consumers caught by surThe former have their own congregations’ volunprise with massive water interruptions.

For Poe, it was evident that the water industry tary with perpetual vows of “poverty, chastity and regulator lacked foresight in dismissing the conces- obedience” before they are ordained priests. Therefore, sionaires’ earlier warnings that water shortage was in they are “hooked for life” to follow their vows at the risk of “departure,” meaning, no longer a society memthe offing as early as a few years back.

MWSS should be at the forefront of identifying ber if they violate their vows. measures to avert a crisis. “Ang MWSS ay siyang dapat The secular priests are usually under the dionagsasabi, nakikita na kung mayroong pagkukulang ang mga concessionaires na ‘yan o mga korporasyon ceses, who do not have the vow of poverty, and may na ‘yan. Maaga pa lang, dapat sila na ang nagsasabing earn income depending on the diocesan policies.

In Dumaguete, the “arancels” are now abolished ayusin ninyo ‘yan, pero tila hindi nila nakita, o ayaw and replaced with standard monthly living allowances nilang makita.”

At the same time, Poe said it was important that for priests, as their own income, for their daily living.

MWSS chief regulator lawyer Patrick Ty made a sudSecular priests , Fr Pernia said, may be covden turnaround after being lectured by senators as to why the regulator could not impose penalties against ered by optional celibacy if made a new rule by the Manila Water. Still, Ty said it would take until June Vatican. But not the religious. for the MWSS regulatory office to come up with a Moreover, there are collateral issues related to decision and a definite computation as regards fines optional celibacy which has to be seriously studied and against the water concessionaire.

The panel’s report would also touch on who considered. should compose the MWSS as the industry requires A married man may opt to enter the priestly expertise of civil engineers, finance and recognized labor leaders as stated in the MWSS Charter. Currently, ministry, but a single seminarian has to decide to the MWSS board comprises two retired military and be celibate or not, before being ordained priest, with police officials, a chemical engineer and six lawyers. no option to retract. He is free to choose. If the priest “Parang nagpalusot ba…‘Yan ay teknikal, ang chooses to marry, then, as in the case today, he has kailangan natin diyan ay inhinyero. Civil engineers ang to be processed or returned to the lay state. nakalagay sa regulasyon nila. Siguro, sa ating Pangulo, On the other hand, the married man turned-priest ‘pag siya ay nag-isip kung anong maaaring gawin, isa ito sa puwede niyang pagtuunan ng pansin at palitan has to undergo the usual training in the seminary first. ng mga magagaling na engineers para hindi mangyari The married priest is subject to assignment to any parish regardless. The married man turned-priest has ito ulit,” Poe said.

Poe said her committee will then conduct hear- to provide for his own family for food and shelter; ings in the provinces to assess the damages and look should his family be allowed to live in the convent. If into the extent of water shortage as some provinces the married priest dies, he settles his own issue of succession only of his own real, paraphernal or personal have started to feel the effects of the dry season. properties. His intestate estate is subject to tax.

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On the other hand, a single celibate priest is provided and is entitled to free board and lodging in the convent or mission house; he does not pay income tax being part of a religious congregation; he has no succession issue to settle; in the religious sector, he enjoys the free use of the congregation’s properties and amenities such as cars and mission houses; his travel expenses are covered by his congregation plus other amenities.

Fr Tony Pernia said, that if given the option, he will choose to remain single and celibate. Easier and a less complicated life, he quipped.

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ue to the Equinox phenomenon that will af fect us in the next 5 days, pls stay indoors especially from 11 am -3 pm daily. The temperature will fluctuate to 40 degrees Celsius.

This can easily cause dehydration and sunstroke.

(Ps: this phenomenon is due to the sun directly positioned above the equator line). Please keep everyone, including yourself, hydrated. Everyone should be consuming about 3 LITERS of fluid every day.

Monitor everyone’s blood pressure as frequently as possible. Many may get heat stroke. Take cold showers as often as possible. Reduce meat consumption and increase fruits & veg. Heat stroke is no joke! Place a new unused candle outside home area or exposed area.

If a candle can melt, it’s at a dangerous level.

Always place a pail or 2 of water half-filled in living room & each in every room to keep the moist temperature down. Heat stroke has no indicative symptoms. Once fainted, it’s seriously dangerous as organ failure kicks in. Always check lips c & eyeballs for moisture.”

Editorial; Starving the addicts

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f the illegal drug trade continues, it is mainly because the source of money to buy drugs from street peddlers are not cut.

Sadly but truly, most of the drug money come from the parents themselves of drug buyers and users. The peddlers have mostly “graduated” from that stage.

And the worst party to join this illegal drug trade are the buyers themselves. If the buyers stop buying, there will be no more drug circulation. Starve the addicts.

However, most drug users continue to ask (or steal) money from parents to buy shabu.We need the parents to cut down, if not minimize, their children’s allowances if they suspect their kids are drug users. Most of all monitor their whereabouts before or after school.

We don’t know yet or it might still be too early to officially know whether the 200 cellphones distributed by the previous mayor to the different barangay sectors and informants have produced positive results in the campaign against the illegal drug trade.

There was that ceremonious publicity stating that the city government se-

cured over P200 thousand worth of cellphones which were given to barangay captains, tanods, and selected intelligence agents in the barrios.

There is no more time for all sectors concerned to point fingers at each other, for the failure to stop the killings because of the competition in the illegal drug trade.

The call of the hour is for all agencies and enforcers alike to produce results by minimizing, if not eliminating, the killings of suspected drug peddlers.

Instead just: maim and arrest them and haul them to court to face justice.

Years back, the city distributed those 200 cellphones linked to city hall domain and hoped to create a contact system that will inform the City Mayor about illegal drug trade and transactions going on in the barrios. This is prone to manipulation. Where are these phone now?

For this can work both ways, either the mayor will be informed about illegal drug trade or, on the other hand, use the same cellphones, will be used to forewarn the pushers that law enforcers are coming, which in either way can be counter productive.

The Triumphant Entry

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s fast a His triumphant entry to Jerusalem last Sunday (Palm Sun day) started the agony of Christ on Holy Monday.

Can we see ourselves in the characters with key roles in Christ 5 last days on earth?

The story of the Passion of Christ both can sear one’s senses yet nurture one’s soul at the same time.

It is ironic that while Jesus preaches the message of love -by dying for one’s friends- the Roman centurions and the heartless mob inflict needless and gut-wrenchby Bingo ing brutality upon Jesus, the God-Man. P. Dejaresco Jesus could have climbed ane get crucified in Golgotha-the worst sentence that could me meted on man at that time and still effectour salvation.

Yet Jesus allowed all the physical and psychological battering- the humiliation of being ridiculed, spat upon,boxed, slapped, kicked, whipped with lashes and metals with protruding nails- and crowned with the demeaning crown of thorns.

The Jews wanted to prove that the Christ was the King of Nothing.

On Good Friday we will all be moved again at the pitiful sight of an abused man but at the same time wonder about the enormity of This Man’s love for mankind.

At the end, the lifeless body of Christ is taken down from the cross and there is no inch left in his anatomy that is without blood or wound. Through this all, there is nary an an angered look,a disturbed wince or complaint for every blow and insult He took to the final pounding of the the thick and long nails into His hands and feet.

All we hear is a studied groan,a cry of utter pain and sometimes a partial collapse from exhaustion. One cannot imagine how even a well-built carpenter like Jesus could physically endure such threshold of pain and be able to make it to the hills.

The Roman soldiers were sadists of the first order, themselves brutalized by the cruelty of war and the mob wanted the blood of a “False God” even if His very suffering was the source of their own re-

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Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause serious problems. It can damage your eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke and even the need to remove a limb.

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AGNES SHARI TAN-ALIMAN

Who should we vote for?

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s we prepare to celebrate Easter Sunday today, we feel the need for renewal, for leaving behind the sins of the past in favour of living in faith for the promises of our Divine Savior’s resurrection. This need for renewal comes at a time when candidates are preparing for elections on May 13th. Many of them are running for senators, congressmen/women, governors, vice governors, mayors, vice mayors, councillors down to the municipal levels.

As we all know, most courts and waiting sheds?

The right candidates people traditionally use must not merely say they are “name recall” to vote for certain candidates. Thus, the not corrupt or would never more people can sing along accept bribes. They would with the candidates’ “politi- have to prove it by their accal jingles,” the better for the tions while they are in office. candidates. Which is why we After all, eventually, their sehave numerous TV commer- cret connivance with others cials singing the praises of to enrich themselves through certain candidates. And if bribery and dishonest ways this doesn’t sway voters, will be known. No secret is money would definitely win safe for long.

Corruption is like a canthe day. Candidates are known to give away hundreds cer that permeates through or thousands of pesos per the innermost sanctum of voter to ensure a landslide government, infecting everyvictory or even just a sure vic- one from the highest official tory over their rivals. Sadly, down to the lowest one. Una huge number of voters fall less everyone would work to eradicate it or at least miniinto this trap.

But if we want to en- mize it, the country’s develsure that we vote for the right opment would be stunted. candidates who have our wel- We would never be able to fare at heart and who would realize our economic growth give a bright future to our and development to the fullcountry, we must follow some est. Funds meant for infrabasic criteria and the dictates structure, job creation, agriof our conscience: How has culture, technical trainings the incumbent performed as and to spur industrial growth a public official? Has he/she would instead line the pockdone any major legislation ets of our politicians and that has improved the lives of make them so wealthy while people? Or has he/she been their city/province continue content to do a few visible to be mired in poverty.

For so long, our counprojects such as basketball

try has been short-changed by corrupt leaders from the local to the national level, making us fall behind our ASEAN neighbours in terms of development. It is no wonder that we are not economically and militarily strong. In the midst of the tension that we face in the West Philippine Sea, our ability to assert ourselves and stand our ground is quite impaired. So, to our politicians who are now running for elective positions, please forget about enriching yourselves while in office and treating elections as if it is a business. Think of the country. Borrowing the lines of a famous American president, think of what you can do for the country. Let’s not bleed the country of its wealth through corruption.

Instead, let us help lift our country that she may be strong and free.

That is one side of the coin. The other side is to craft a sharper and clearer vision of where the town/city, province or country is headed. We need to do an honest-togoodness assessment such as: where are we going as a town, city, province, country? How do we plan to get there and when will that be? (vision, mission, goals and strategies). What are our innate strengths and what opportunities do we have? On the other hand, what threats and weaknesses must we overcome? The ideal candidate must be able to include these in his or her platform of governance for the voters to make the right decision.

The double-sided duty - eradicate corruption and carve out a sound platform for development - must be done if we are to progress.

We can no longer afford to wait and do nothing. Our Asian neighbours have overtaken us. Now is the time to plan, act and to move forward.

Zephyr Inclusion “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to believe. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali

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hese words of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali became even more relevant as we endeavored to share our thoughts on inclusion to the children of Castellano, a remote village of Calatrava, Lea Sicat-Reyes Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was initially a challenge primarily rooted in two questions: How do we effectively drive the point of inclusion home to more than a hundred six to ten-year-old children? Will they be able to appreciate the beauty of an inclusive society even at the face of other concerns such as poverty and lack of resources that continue to abound in their community?

In order to address the first question, we made sure that we had the right strategy. We decided to do a storytelling session with the children. We chose a story that they could relate to, a storyline that was familiar to them. Since Castellano is a farming community, we selected a story about a chicken who did not have the ability to crow but because of a supportive and affirming family and group of friends, he found a way to overcome such a situation. We then connected that story to children who may be considered “different”, children who are said to have “special needs.” In our consequent discussion, we talked about what the chicken needed to find the strength to overcome. Judging from the answers of the children, they truly got the whole point of the story. A supportive, affirming society that does not exclude those who are “different” or those who have “special needs” can inspire people to overcome whatever difficulty and, in extension, disability. That is what inclusion is all about — providing a safe environment so that all children, including those with disabilities, can be respected and appreciated as valuable members of the community.

The second came more of a surprise.

While the outcome of the first question

was something we could more or less predict, the second one really had to come from the children. We asked the children to draw how they imagined an inclusive society to be. The responses were truly touching because they were reflections of inclusion based on their personal context. There were drawings of kids helping other children read and write in rundown classrooms. There were illustrations of children fetching water from the river and delivering them to the homes of children who did not have the ability to fetch water for themselves. There were pictures of children with smiles on their faces while they were pushing other children on wheelchairs; of children, both regular and with disabilities, side-by-side cleaning a jeepney, a popular means of public transportation unique to the Philippines; of children, both regular and with disabilities, reading a book together and sharing a meal. In their simple art works, they showed the beauty of inclusion, that poverty is not a hindrance to be kind and accepting of others whether society brands them as different or not.

It was a meaningful day spent with the children of Calatrava. It is my hope that they and their families will continue to share in our belief that inclusion can be possible across communities and cultures so that, as Muhammad Ali said, “…once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”

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Warnings of persecution

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rother will betray brother to death, fathers will betray their own children, and children will rise against their parents and cause them to be killed. And everyone will hate you because of your allegiance to me.

But those who endure to the end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I assure you that I, the Son of Man, will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.” Matthew 10:16-23 Enduring to the end is not a way to be saved but the evidence that a person is really committed to Jesus. Persistence is not a means to earn salvation; it is the by-product of a truly devoted life.

WARNINGS OF PERSECUTION “Brother will betray brother to death, fathers will betray their own children, and children will rise against their parents and cause them to be killed.

And everyone will hate you because of your allegian ce to me. But those who endure to the end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I assure you that I, the Son of Man, will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.” Matthew 10:16-23 Enduring to the end is not a way to be saved but the evidence that a person is really committed to Jesus. Persistence is not a means to earn salvation; it is the by-product of a truly devoted life.

ing David wrote Psalm 40 and in it he declares to God how wonderful His works are! David goes on to talk about the many good things that God has planned for us. Let’s read Psalm 40:5 from the New Living Translation...

O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them. (NLT) The goodness of God has no end. It goes on forever and ever. Many times throughout the Bible, the phrase...

The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever is declared. The strategy of the enemy is for us to question the goodness of God. His plan started in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and it continues today. If he can get us to question God’s goodness, then he can get us to not trust our Heavenly Father.

David had it right when he declared that the good things that God has planned for us are too many to count. The truth is that God is for us... not against us. He loves us with all His heart and He only wants the absolute best for our lives.

This does not mean that we will be insulated from trials and hardships along the way, but even in the midst of our struggles, there is nothing in all creation that will ever separate us from His amazing love. (Romans 8:35-39) My prayer today is that the Holy Spirit will dismantle any misconceptions that you might have of God that are not true. He is not an angry distant earthly father or an abusive religious leader. He is the perfect Father and the things that He has planned for you are too many to count!

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n the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.

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From page 4 demption. They needed a punching bag, a silent victim to vent their psychological excesses in a physical way on a near hapless man.

It is hard to imagine such sadism inflicted on a Man who through His life preached of the forgiveness of enemies and those who persecute us.

In a way, it tells us how difficult is is indeed to live the Gospel of Christian love in this highly secular,materialistic and utilitarian world. But it is captured in Jesus ‘ answer to the question as to how man can be saved:” Take up your cross daily and come follow Me”.

Pontius Pilate reminds us of politicians who take the most expedient,practical route in making decisions-afraid of the people’s rebellion (kotowing to what is popular ,not to what is just) and fearful of the vengeance of a Caesar, his lord and source of political strength.

Judas Iscariot reminds us of the judges, the media and the cops (some) who sell their jobs for 30 pieces of silver. That Judas hanged himself on a tree as a suicidal act was not so much because he realized that he was cursed (where’s the free will?) but because he realized that he had the power of choice and chose badly.

And chose silver to betray his Master.

Jesus’s merciful treatment of a village prostitute in Mary Magdalene -teaches one the lesson of being less judgmental about people since all of us (by the sin of Adam) has inherited his fallen nature.”Let he who is without sin, cast

April 21, 2019 the first stone to Magdalene” Jesus said as the crowd disperses in shame.

The denial of Peter as the cock crowed thrice brings us to the reality of the vulnerability and the humanity of the Catholic Hierarchy. Though the religion is based on the foundation of the Rock, that is St Petersome of its clergy do not practice what they preach. As as so humanly displayed by the faltering Peter.

Like the runner sometimes stumbles.

The role of Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus carry the cross emphasizes that we cannot be fence sitters all our lives.

Sometimes, we will be called to intervene for a cause larger than our own- for certain acts of courage.

Dimas, the Good Thief, merited redemption by asking for his sins’ forgiveness and requesting Jesus to take him to heaven. Though nearly dead, Jesus lifted His head and that day brought the Good Thief into Paradise.

We see this episode many times in the changed lives of people who in the twilight of their lives begin to repair their soul and seal redemption with the divine Grace of timing and reconciliation.

The whole Holy Week which will be littered with so many scenes of violence and betrayal will be capped by a glorious ending on Easter Sunday- fulfilling the

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Alfredo D. Tuban hereinafter referred to as the Vendor and Dauin Point Land Corporation hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed a Deed of Self Adjudication with Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title No. FV-46952, Lot No. 677, Bgss-0702-000041, situated at Barangay District III, Poblacion, Municipality of Dauin, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros. Bounded on the N.W. ., along line 1-2 by Lot No. 675, Bgss-07-02-000041; along line 2-3 by Lot No. 674, Bgss-07-02-000041; on the NE., along line 3-4 by Lot No. 687, Bgss-07-0200041; along line 5-6 by Lot No. 693, Bgss-07-02-000041; along line 6-7 by Lot No. 694, Bgss-07-02-000041; on the SW along line 7-1 by Lot No. 676, Bgss-07-02-000041. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being N. 83 deg.

26’E., 482.45 m. from BLLM No. 1, Pls-759 of Dauin, Negros Oriental.

Thence N. 21 deg 37’E., 37.70 m to point 2; Thence N. 16 deg 55’E., 12.78 m to point 2; Thence N. 71 deg. 49’E., 26.43 m to point 2; Thence N. 18 deg 16’E., 23.83m to point 2; Thence N. 17 deg 20’E., 13.09 m to point 2; Thence N. 21 deg 58’E., 22.85m to point 2; Thence N. 52 deg 50’E., 28.61m to point of beginning, containing an area of One Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Eight (1,488) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Samuel Dicen, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 473, Page No. 98, Book No. XIV, Series of 2017.

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thesis that love is stronger than hate and fear.

In the end Love conquers all- and love will stand when everything else has fallen.

For comments: email to dejarescobingo@yahoo.com or bohol-rd@mozcom.com Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRAIL COURT 7th Judicial Region Branch 75 Bais City, Negros Oriental IN RE: PETITION FOR RECOGNITION OF A FOREIGN DIVORCE DECREE AND FOR DECLARATION OF CAPACITY TO MARRY, JENNIFER MACALIPAY HEYROSA ANDO, Petitioner, SP. PRO. Case no. Mj-18-22 -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAIS CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, Respondents. x——————————————————————x ORDER A verified petition filed by petitioner, thru counsel, Atty. Joel A. Llosa, prayed before this Honorable Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued directing the respondents Local Civil Registrar of Bais City, Negros Oriental and Civil Registrar General or NSO, Manila to recognize the Divorce Certificate between petitioner and her husband Yukio Ando granted on May 24, 2018; declare petitioner to have the capacity to remarry under Philippine Law in accordance with paragraph 2, Article 26 of the Family code of the Philippines; and, annotate the Divorce Certificate granted on May 24, 2018.

Finding the petitioner to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing of this petition on May 7, 2019 at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon at the session hall of this court directing all person who are interested to appear and show cause why this petition should not be granted.

The petitioner, at her own expense, is directing to publish this order in an accredited newspaper with a general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

Furnish copies of this Order the Office of the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Office of the Province Prosecutor of Dumaguete City, the Local Civil Registrar of Bais City, Negros Oriental and the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority, Manila. Furnish also copies of this order the petitioner as well as her counsel and her previous spouse Yukio Ando at 79-I, Inekuchietgube Che, Inazawa City, Aichi Pref., Japan.

SO ORDERED. Bais City, Negros Oriental, January 23, 2019.

(SGD) ROSARIO S. CARRIAGA Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle April 7, 14 & 21, 2019

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April 21, 2019

Canlaon folks tell tales of woes…

From page 1 Engr Manuel Galon Jr, DAR local chief; Phil Salindo CENRO OIC, And Emilia Demafeles, PESO employment officer in Canlaon who did not have jobs to offer the people.

Attending were 400 barangay folks from 8 barangays chairpersons of Canlaon and 12 purok leaders. For security reasons, the 8 barangay captains attending requested anonymity, for fear of reprisals when government elements pulled out at sundown.

The PNP units present were: Team PRO 7, Health service 7 and NHQ, Regional crime lab 7, 65th SAC and 6th SAF, RIU 7 and EOD k9 region 7.

Present were major military personnel: 347 from PNP, 41 AFP, 29 coast guard, PDEA 3, dar4, CENRO 1, IPHO 12, PESO Canlaon 22.

By sundown, 75 of the military personnel boarded coast guard BRP 4406 Suluan and the rest took the road. ( Reported in part by Edliberto Barabas EURAOBA-III, provincial PNP info officer )

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region (Family Court Designate) Dumaguete City SP. PROC. NO. 2019-5469 In re: Petition for Adoption of Ma. Sheraniah Nicole Uriarte Icalina and Ram Dominic Uriarte Gensayab and to Change the Name to Sheraniah Nicole Uriarte Gensaya for Ram Dominic Uriarte Gensaya to be legitimate child

NOTICE

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Sergio Siquijor namely: Julia R. Siquijor, Isidro R. Siquijor, Josefa R. Ilagan, Marylina S. Castillo, Nerie S. Petate represented by Julia R. Siquijor, Rolando R. Siquijor, Leonida S. Ege, Julieto R. Siquijor hereinafter referred to as the Heirs/ First Party and Isagani R. Monte de Ramos hereinafter referred to as the Vendee/Second Party have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate Partition with Absolute Sale and Conformity of the Subdivision Plan over a parcel of land to wit: Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. FV-44375, Lot No. 966, Cad-1076-D, Case No. 3, with Tax Declaration No. 2017-15-000300005 located at Barangay 3, Poblacion, Siaton, Negros Oriental, containing a total area of Two Thousand Four Hundred Square Meters (2,400 sq.m), more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Maricel B. Asonio, per Doc. 129, Page No. 27, Book No. VIII, Series of 2019.

Notice is hereby given that Rogelia B. Balbuena hereinafter referred to as the Vendor and Josefina R. Cadallo hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed a Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4339, Lot No. 63 of the Cadastral Survey of Bais with the improvements thereon, situated in the Municipality of Bais. Bounded on the NE by Calle Zamora; on the SE., by Calle Aguinaldo; on the SW., by Lot No. 64; and the NW., Calle Mabini.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being S. 78 deg. 06’W., 118.94m. from BBM No. 1, thence N. 71 deg. 45’E., 36.00 m to point 2; thence S. 17 deg. 20’E., 22.42 m to point 3; thence S. 53 deg. 46’W., 34.08 m to point 4; thence N. 23 deg.

51’W., 33.10m to point of beginning, containing an area of Nine Hundred and Fifty Four (954) square meters more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Louie A. Rastica, per Doc. No. 473, Page No. 96, Book No. VIII, Series of 2012.

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Spouses Rameses Cuenca Gensaya and Aileen Uriarte Gensaya, Petitioners x————————————————————————/ ORDER Petitioner-spouses, of legal age, both Filipino citizens, and residents of Purok Saging, Zone 1, Candau-ay, Dumaguete City and claiming to have all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to adopt, desire to adopt petitionerswife’s daughter from a previous marriage in the person of Ma. Sheraniah Nicole Uriarte Icalina. The petitioners pray that upon the grant of this petitioner, the name of the adoptee be changed to Sheraniah Nicole Uriarte Gensaya. The would-be adoptee’s biological father’s current whereabouts in unknown, the latter having abandoned the formers and petitioner-wife, consequently, his consent to this petition was not obtained.

Further, petitioners desire to adopt their common biological child minors Ram Dominic Uriarte Gensaya to raise his status to that of a legitimate child. When the minor-adoptee was born on May 9, 2013, the petitioners were not yet married and the petitioner-husband was suffering from a legal impediment as the finality of the Decree of Annulment with his first marriage was only issued on May 6, 2015, thus the adoptee was not automatically legitimate by operation of law when parties married on March 28, 2016.

The petition is set for hearing on October 9, 2019 at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon at the session hall of this court in the Hall of Justice, EJ Blanco Drive, Dumaguete City. Any interest person may appear on said date, time place and show cause why the petitioner should not be granted.

The proceedings shall be governed by the Judicial Affidavit Rule. The petitioners are directed to be ready to present all their witness as presentation of petitioners’ evidence should be completed on the scheduled hearing.

Publish this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive week in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Negros Oriental and its component cities. The last publication shall not be within four (4) months before the date of the schedule hearing. Likewise, let this Order be posted on the bulletin board if this Court as petitioner’s expense for at least thirty (30) days before the hearing.

Furnish copies of this Order to the petitioners, the Solicitor General and the Civil Registrar of Dumaguete City and Calapan City in Negros Oriental Mindoro at their given addresses.

SO ORDERED Dumaguete City, Philippines, April 1, 2019.

(SGD) MARIA ANGELITA A. BANTA-ALCORAN Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle April 21, 28 & May 5, 2019