BC December 27, 2015 Issue

2 THE BOHOL CHRONICLE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015

Major Events

MOA with Ombuds on lawsuits against cops The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in Bohol now eyes replicating a move which the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Ombudsman adopts to keep law enforcement's morale up while doing their jobs.

Mulling on following an initiative by the DOJ on quelling suits which are by preponderance of claims, clearly to intimidate government prosecutors, the PPOC is now looking at replicating this practice to keep its diligent police officers off the legal hooks while in the performance of their jobs.

Earlier, City Police Chiel Col. George Vale told the council that many officers have been unsettled at the thought of responding to cases filed

Drug runner nab in buy bust in Duero Another drug runner in Duero suspected of working for one of the two warring drug rings in Bohol has been caught in yesterday's buy-bust operation.

The municipal police team of Duero arrested one Jayson Solon during a buy-bust operation at around 2:15 a.m. on December 26 in Barangay San Antonio.

SPO2 Dionilo Loro Tapang, who led the police team, said the arrested person is only 22 years old, single and a resident of Barangay Madua Sur in Duero.

The municipal police team conducted the buy-bust operation in coordination with the Bohol team of PDEA. Tapang's team comprised of PO3 Jonathan Deloso, PO1 Reynaldo Caduyac, PO1 Chospel Macala and PO1 Patrick Mende, under the supervision of the municipal chief of police---PInsp.

Sinforiano Abayabay.

Tapang's team caught Solon handing a small sachet of shabu Continued on p. 31

Crimes hike in November Crime volume in Bohol escalates 8.77% in November compared to last month as police blotters recorded 638 as against 532 in October.

The spike in total crime volume however feature a 15.25% decrease in index crimes, which amounted to 45 cases lesser than last month, according to Camp Dagohoy's Police Superintendent Ricky Delelis.

Reporting about Bohol's

peace and order at the Continued on p. 31

against them, all for doing their jobs.

It was the concern that of city police chief George Vale brought to the council that had the council members similarly alarmed.

“It is true torture,” admits a police officer who also found himself in the opposite end of a lawsuit after an apprehended suspect rapped him with criminal and administrative cases.

“The suits are part of the job,” Vale admitted though.

But for a police officer who is just doing his job, he said many are having a hard time seeking defense lawyers and risking a hard-earned retirement or lost benefits for such official act.

While it would be just as

ordinary for police doing their jobs to be sued by suspects, Vale bemoaned that with the most recent police operations they implemented, not a few of police officers are now facing cases, several of these really nothing but to threaten the police to just stop.

On this, no less that Provincial Prosecutor Macario Delusa who shared that the DOJ has a system put up at the Office of the Ombudsman, over cases which have been set to intimidate the prosecution.

Delusa said the DOJ has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Office of the Ombudsman, to just simply dismiss cases filed, which are clearly set to harass and for Continued on p. 31

2016: much better year for Bohol - Rene With the year 2015 coming to a the collaborative efforts of c l o s e , R e p . R e n e L o p e z Boholanos.

“Having been in the Relampagosis now looking government service for quite some time, I have seen how far Bohol has come. It is now one of the country's premiere tourism destinations, we have grown economically over the past years, and we are progressing year after year. We have achieved this because of different sectors working hard in order to uplift Bohol from being a sleepy province to where it is now and I think we can continue to achieve our goal of creating a better Bohol if we continue to work together RELAMPAGOS as one province,”Relampagos forward to 2016 with optimism shared.

He also reminisced on how and fervor.

Bohol was able to rise from the In a statement, Relampagos expressed his hopes of 2016 rubbles left by the Great Bohol being a much better year for Earthquake in 2013. He said Bohol, a vision which, according t h a t t h e B o h o l a n o s ' to him, will be achieved through Continued on p. 31

Old P5, P10 bills still legal tender ‘til December Contrary to popular belief, the old P5.00 and P10.00 bills of the New Design Series (NDS) can still be legal tender until December 31, reminds the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

B S P, w h o i s i n t o dissemination of information on the demonetization of the NDS which started circulating since 1985 circulated reiterated that the NDS can still be used for ordinary payments of goods and services until December 31 this year.

This too as the BSP has already started flooding the markets with the New Generation Currency, the new design which had been

introduced into the market since 2 years ago.

According to BSP's Hazel Cultura BSP, the P5 and P10 peso bills are among the 8 paper bills set for taking out of circulation starting January 1 of 2016.

Speaking at the Kapihan sa PIA, Cultura stressed that the NDS which came out over 30 years ago, has to be demonetized and a new design reintroduced to keep off from counterfeiters who have upgraded their skills to fake money.

The move is also in line with section 57 of the Republic Act No. 7653, or the New Central Continued on p. 31

MISS UNIVERSE IN BOHOL. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach in a summer pictorial at the Chocolate Hills Complex in Carmen, Bohol. She was then the newly-crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2015. (PDI Lifestyle)

Miss Universe visits Bohol Boholanos, even two days after that victorious day for the Filipinos, remain stunned on the historic event of producing the third Filipina beauty as Miss Universe in the person of Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

The beauty queen who is now the reigning Miss Universe is regarded by the Boholanos as the" fresh yet enduring face of empowerment" not just among

Filipinas but women of all nations.

During a random gathering of comments and views aired at the top-rated "Inyong Alagad" of dyRD, Gov. Edgar Chatto took part by saying that "Pia" is now part of the country's precious "jewel" to depict the real Filipina beauty and wit.

Ms. Wurtzbach visited the province last summer as guest.

She was escorted by Manila media group who wanted to capture Bohol's scenic spots with the beauty queen as the highlight.

The governor in his remarks said the her winning is a "memorable Christmas gift to the nation and its people."

She deserves to become the Continued on p. 31

Capitol: no report on human rights violations Neither Governor Edgar Chatto nor the Bohol Peace and Order Council (PPOC) received any formal copies of the fact finding mission results which a peasant group sent to investigate alleged human rights violations in Trinidad.

But, despite not being furnished any report on the International Fact Finding Mission (IFFM) which Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) organized to dig on alleged

human rights violations committed by the military encamped in San Vicente, Trinidad, Gov. Chatto sent out at least two memoranda directing concerned government agencies to act on the matter in the complaint.

The proactive Chatto said despite not getting the copy of the mission results, he asked concerned agencies to address the allegations and for LGUs to conduct assemblies to talk to

the people about the allegations.

In September, the IFFM talked to the governor at the Mansion, went to the Special Forces camp in Carmen before proceeding to San Vicente where they interviewed residents to establish the truth of the Hugpong sa mga Maguumang Bol-anon (HUMABOL) complaints of Continued on p. 31

One-Stop Shop at City Hall assured City Mayor John Geesnell “BABA” Yap did a final check on the establishment of the onestop shop in a coordinative meeting with the various department heads last week.

The City Mayor made sure that it's “all systems go” for the business permits application slated on January 4 to February 15 next year. Prior to this, series of meetings were already conducted to plan out the process flow of the application.

Atty. Kathy Blanche BorjaJamila called the different department heads to sit down and discuss the various possibilities which would make the processing easier and City Mayor John Geesnell “BABA” Yap with Dr. Apollo John Bernaldez, SPO4

Quinciano Lopena and CTMO Anthony Samante during the coordinative

Continued on p. 31 meeting for the one-stop shop.

THE BOHOL CHRONICLE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015

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Opinion A Boholano's View

This Day “Do you know what day this is?” asked the frail, seamy-faced Trappist monk. “Don't bother me old man,” snapped his fellow prisoner, Jean Pasqualini. Both were trudging toward work fields in 1961 from their prison camp south of Beijing.

It was Christmas, Pasqualini suddenly remembered. He sensed the monk wanted to pray.

“You're mad,” he erupted.

“But I must,” was the gentle reply. “We're the only two here to whom this day means something.”

“Fifteen minutes, old man. No more. Understand?” Pasqualini hissed as the monk limped down from the ridge. Any minute a guard's whistle could blow. Pasqualini squirmed. But only the winter wind ruffled poplars. He peered into the valley.

Below, the monk used a rock for an altar. A mug served as a chalice and a flattened tin can a paten.

He had fermented wine from saved summer grapes. An unleavened loaf came from scrap grain.

Tattered prison garb were his Mass vestments.

“He knew he could be shot,” Pasqualini recalled for Reader's Digest years later. “And whenever it is Christmas, once again I see him standing serenely in that freezing wind, holding wafer and wine, declaring his oneness with God.” In Christmas 2015, more people in China will “go to church than in the whole of Europe” where church attendance continues to dip, notes the British Broadcasting Corp.

How many Chinese Christians are there? asked Tim Gardam in a BBC Radio 4 program. Beijing claims 25 million. Roughly, 18 million are Protestants and six million Catholics.

“This is a vast underestimate,” the BBC said. A conservative figure is 60 million. Converts range from peasants in remote villages to sophisticated middle class youngsters in booming cities.

Mao Zedong described religion as “poison.” The Cultural Revolution attempted to eradicate itand failed. Driven underground, Christianity survived. With its own martyrs, it spread.

In the 1980s, religious belief was again permitted, albeit with shackles. The State Administration for Religious Affairs oversees “official churches.” Christians are corralled into designated places of worship. “Love the countrylove your religion” is the slogan.

The Communist Party promotes atheism in schools. It undertakes “to protect and respect religion, until such time as religion itself will disappear.”

This post-Mao rewrite renders unto Caesar what belongs to God. The official Church has carved elbow room. But numbers attending official churches are dwarfed by “house churches.” These sprouted like mustard seed. “They unnerve the official Church which fears their fervor may provoke a backlash.”

There is a large Catholic underground Church. The officially sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) appoints its own bishops with agreement by the Vatican. Inch by inch, Rome and Beijing strived to come to an accommodation where no one yielded what it deemed

Christmas Family Reunion and Some Memories According to our Claretian Bible Diary 2015, today is the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

According to the Gospel: Lk 2:41-52: “Every year the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover…and when Jesus was 12 years old, he went up with them…. After the festival was over, they returned but the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem and his parents did not know about it. …

As they did not find him they went back to Jerusalem…and after three days they found him in the Temple….His mother said to him, “Son why did you do this to us….” Then Jesus said: “Whey were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”

Our Christmas family reunion. Our own Global Family took advantage of Christmas 2015 for our very brief get-together in our ancestral home in Beverly Hills, Antipolo City. Jonas our youngest again lives with us.

Otherwise the whole family can only get together by email and global telephone and very occasional visits.

Daughter Lanelle, our eldest, lives in her own home in Beverly Hills, Antipolo and she hosted our Christmas Eve Noche Buena dinner and family reunion. Son Jobert, our second eldest, came home from Pennsylvania. Rossana our third family member came home from Singapore. We were joined by closest family friends Monique and Bruce.

We also had Christmas day dinner in our Ancestral Home in Antipolo where my wife, Coring (going 84) and I (going 88) are the ancestors.

What a blessing and joy it is to be all together on Christmas, howsoever briefly. Especially because we, the ancestors, are very senior and still reasonably healthy, by God's grace.

From December 26 to 30-31, some of us also took our vacation in Panglao and Duero, Bohol. Duero is where we have Handurawan, Balay Abueva, the ancestral home by the sea where my brother and sisters are the living ancestors.

My sister Ching Abueva Floro, the widow of Martin Floro, has retired in our Handurawan after living in Australia for some 35 years. Yearly she visits Sydney for three weeks to validate her Australian citizenship and avail herself of her generous medical benefits.

The original Abueva ancestral home was built on the same memorable site by the parents of my father, Teodoro Lloren Abueva: namely Manuel Abueva (Capitan Awing) and Leocadia Lloren (Mama Cadia) Abueva.

As youngsters before World War II (1941-1945) we used to spend our school vacations there with Papa (Lolo) Awing and Mama (Lola) Cadia. We still have fond memories of those vacations. We were living permanently in Tagbilaran, the capital town of Bohol.

Happiest and saddest memories of Duero. Our evacuation in Duero during the Japanese occupation

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Proclamation and dialogue Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE) Talamban, Cebu City Email: roycimagala@gmail.com THIS is both the task and the challenge of a good teacher. He has to know how to proclaim the truth about the subject he teaches. He has to dish out the pertinent data, information, and other trivia.

But he also has to wage a continuing dialogue with all the relevant references of his job, so that his stock of knowledge would not grow idle, stagnant, if not dead.

A teacher who has been teaching the same subject in school for years has to make continuing research and study, and be sensitive to the developments of his field that these days are in a galloping state. He has to pay attention to the authorities and experts of his field, as well as to his students in their concrete situations and conditions. In a sense, he is like a mediator, a bridge.

In fact, if he has to stay afloat in his work or business, he has to continually find new frontiers. He should not be contented with what he already knows and has achieved. Though there are things that by their nature will stay permanent and unchangeable, he should not forget that there are also things that can and should change depending on the circumstances and developments.

In this regard, it might be relevant to cite some words of that Chinese business wonder by the name of Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba: “What I said on the occasion of our IPO last year when we raised US$25 billion bears repeating.

What we earned was not money, but trust. Maintaining that trust means we must listen carefully to the views of others. It also means we must reflect on the challenges we have been communicating with our shareholders and the public.”

And this task of engaging in continuing dialogue with others is especially true when we have to preach the living word of God. We should not only proclaim it. Sooner or later, if we just contend ourselves with proclaiming it, we will realize that in spite of our best efforts at rhetoric and oratory, it will sound stale and meaningless, and our proclamation will just fall on deaf ears.

One has to make his preaching an occasion to dialogue vitally with God and with others.

Otherwise, what is living and life-giving in it can freeze and become ineffective. When we notice that our preaching does not have some sensible impact on us and on others, we have good reason to suspect that our preaching has not been a dialogue with God and with others.

When our proclamation of God's living word is also a dialogue with God and with others, there will always be some palpable effects, some transformation, some conversion. That's because God's word is always effective, as the Letter to the Hebrews says: “For the word of God is living and active…” (4,12) We have to understand that this living word of God is both old and new, divine and human, supernatural and natural. It embraces both time and eternity. There are things in it that will never

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Time Line Year 2015: Changes and No Changes Proem It is said that the only permanent thing in life is change. Some changes are abrupt and we can notice it. However some changes are imperceptible and we can notice it only after a passage of a long time.

When the M7.2 Bohol earthquake occurred on Oct. 15, 2013 the changes were abrupt that we can notice that the Churches of Loon, Maribojoc, Loboc, etc. are already gone. However the way Boholanos celebrate their town fiesta has only imperceptible changes. The civil officials of the towns still join in the celebration using public funds even if the Philippines Constitution mandated a complete separation of Church and State.

During the Spanish era, the civil aspect of the town was under the religious aspect of the town. The civil officials were required to spend for the celebration of the town fiesta. Until the present the mentality of the people has slightly changed.

Did I Cause Changes?

I started writings this column “Sundry Chronicle” in June 1991. After almost 25 years, I have written not less than 1,200 articles regarding Bohol. However, starting year 1985 I already contributed articles in this newspaper “The Bohol Chronicle”.

Many towns in Bohol have given me a Certificate of Appreciation for determining the date of establishment of their towns, like Tagbilaran City, Baclayon, Alburquerque, and Lila. Many towns are using my data and it is alright with me if I will not be given a Certificate of Appreciation.

My articles that caused major changes where those about the Eskaya of Bohol and the Sikatuna-Legazpi Blood Compact site.

My series of articles regarding the Eskaya became the basis for its recognition as a “Cultural Minority” and eventually the granting of their “Ancestral Domain” in the hinterlands of Bohol.

My series of articles regarding the Blood Compact site and date convinced the National Historical Institute (NHI) that the actual site was in Hinawanan, Loay, Bohol and the date was March 25, 1565. For this feat, I (Jes B. Tirol) and my co-advocate Prof. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos were granted by Loay, Bohol as their “Adopted Sons”.

What is not yet changed is the date of creation of the Province of Bohol. According to the records in the National Archives the date is March 3, 1854. It is found in the Royal Audiencia file and the Governor General's file. The Province of Bohol still continue using the wrong date July 16, 1854. It is the date of the arrival of the decree from Spain after the decree of creation was approved by the Queen of Spain.

Changes in Communication Nowadays the younger generation seems to assume that the method of communication is the cell phone and the internet or facebook. Only very few could correlate with the telegram and mail of a few years ago. Even the telephone or what is now called “land line” is used only in relation to the internet.

During Spanish times there was already the telegraph and the telegram. It was a combination of wire connections and semaphore signaling. The Americans introduced the telephone system, which for long distances were done by relays of communication. The telephones were sensitive enough that the Bisayan word for telephone

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8 THE BOHOL CHRONICLE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015

Community Billboard

Alturas holds family get-together The Alturas Group of Companies (AGC), composed of the different subsidiaries, bannered by Island City Mall, Alturas Mall, and Plaza Marcela, is holding a Family Get-Together, this coming Friday, January 1, 2016, at ICM Carpark.

Envisioned to foster the spirit of unity and togetherness among employees as well as a fitting celebration to welcome the New Year, the Family GetTogether is divided into three major activities, namely: Christmas Raffle Draw with CenterStage band; Talents

Galore featuring Kalookalike, Kids Got Talent, and Magic Show; and Awards and Recognition.

Ms. Ma. Nora Pahang, the designated Project Director of the AGC Family GetTogether, said from 8 am to 12 noon is the registration of all children of Alturas employees who will receive cash gifts and can watch a free movie at Screenville Cinemas. At 9 AM, the Christmas Raffle Draw will be conducted with minor and major prizes including one (1) tricycle, with CenterStage band performing

right after the draw.

At 10 am, there is a Thanksgiving Mass, followed by another raffle draw which include another major prize of one (1) multicab. Then, CenterStage band will perform for the second set from at 11 am to 12:30 pm, which will be followed by Kalookalike, Kids Got Talent until 2:30 pm, plus another raffle draw which include another major prizes of three bicycles.

The much-awaited Magic Show will delight everyone at 2:30 pm, followed by the

acknowledgement of the 225 Loyalty Awardees. Then, another minor and major prizes, which include a second multicab, will be raffled off.

AGC General Manager Mr. Marlito C. Uy will deliver an Inspiring Message, while HRD Manager Ma. Nora A. Pahang will give the Closing Remarks.

The Alturas Group of Companies Familty GetTogether was started eleven years ago in a move to foster camaraderie and maintain the

The big moments of 2015

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DTI hands P3.6 M SSF for Loboc, Lila The government through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hands out a total of P3.6 million worth of shared service facilities to three beneficiaries as the move towards inclusive growth ripples to two Bohol towns, December 21.

No less than DTI Region 7

Director Aster Caberte and Bohol Provincial Director Maria Elena Arbon lead the formal launching ceremonies of two Shared Service Facility (SSF) projects in Loboc and Lila towns.

The Loboc Youth Band Parents Multi-Purpose Cooperative of barangay

Calunasan Norte received a P2.98-M woodworking facility, which would greatly enhance local incomes as well as up-grade local woodworking craftsmanship as the Asian integration starts.

Woodworkers in Loboc town are renowned, but the lack of focused support kept

the industry from fulfilling what it should have achieved, local leaders admit.

“We believe that given the new facility and the equipment available for members, it might not be long for Loboc to mainstream again its woodworking industry,” a Calunasan Norte local official said.

Meanwhile, in nearby Bahian, Rural Improvement Club Women's Association of barangay Bahian also got 4 Yanuya Sewing Machines, which they hope to level-up the local souvenir and novelty items industry.

The new P193, 800 shared service facility for its members comes at a time when Loboc women RIC members recall the great flood last year which sidelined most of their previous preoccupations.

“This would be a good start,” a member of the RIC said, considering that not so far away is a main tourism hub, which could use their souvenir items as display.

“We are seeing additional income and more easy access t o t e c h n o l o g y, a s t h e government through the DTI has set up a facility where the technical help can easily be centered,” she added.

On the other hand, the Local Government Unit of Lila also received meat processing facility for its local food processors.

The facility, which costs P470, 450 is set in Barangay Canduang.

The launching activities were in the two towns, witnessed by the beneficiaries, local government officials led

by Loboc Mayor Helen C. Alaba, Argeo Melisimo of Loboc Youth Band Parents MPC, Governor Edgar Chatto and Glenn Doloritos.

In her message during the launching, Director Caberte talked about inclusive growth, replicability and sustainability as DTIs key driving factors in the promotion and Continued on p. 25

Look back on the biggest news stories and best moments from the year on VRS. Contributed Photos/ABS-CBN/BC/Ric Obedencio/Panglao PS/Vatican

Boholano fans who were watching the Miss Universe 2015 at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, say Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach (shown in Bohol for a glorious summer shoot and a much-needed break in April 2015) deserves to win the title. Contributed Photos/Mikey Gatal & Philippine Daily Inquirer

As we near the end of the year, it's time to take a look back.

VRS is bringing you the big moments that defined 2015 and the people that inspired us the most.

Mercy and Compassion Five Boholano survivors Veneranda Gentallan of San Roque, Maribojoc; Shirley Bongay of Lintuan, Loon; Niza Flores of Poblacion, Sagbayan; Saturnino Barace, Jr. of Ta g u b a a s - O b u j a n , Antequera; and Salome Israel of Tubigon met Pope Francis on Jan. 17.

Flores lost her youngest son, Geevie, 12, who was covered by rubbles of the collapsed internet cafe. She said that she can hardly overcome what happened to her youngest son.

Israel lost her right arm

and broke her pelvic bone when earthquake struck.

However, the cheerful Salome said that “everything happened has a purpose.”

Bongay of Loon town lost her right hand after being trapped in wreckage for nine hours.

Gentallan almost died when her house collapsed.

She suffered a head injury and was brought to Cebu province to undergo an operation. She stayed at the hospital for one month.

Her recovery was said to be a “miracle.”

Half of Jr's body was buried underground after the quake. He, too, was injured, but he managed to survive. Unfortunately, Barace lost four of his family Continued on p. 25

THE BOHOL CHRONICLE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015

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Cosmic mistakes

Through Mommy's Eyes For today, I asked my wife, Mhalene to write on this column. Her reflection and Christmas experience taught me how mothers can truly be a light in the home and inspire others to look to that light.

Here is her voice.

This Christmas, my experience and that of my family taught us a very important lesson; that we always have a choice and that choice can make a significant difference even in seemingly minute things.

We w e r e a l r e a d y expecting a “Home Alone” sort of Christmas since our relatives and helpers expressed that they will each go home and spend Christmas with their respective families too.With four young children (3 months is the youngest and

breastfed), I braced myself for a challenge. I knew it would not be easy for Kit and me to prepare our eveningand keep the kids especially when the youngest craves for her fresh supply of milk.

But beautifully, the whole night until Christmas Eve was just solemn and meaningful. We ate pancake and iced tea for Noche Buena.

The fireworks were entertaining. But more than anything else, we were able to pray as a family and greeted Jesus a Happy Birthday.

On Christmas Day, we were excited to go to Tubigon to visit my family and do our yearly gift giving to the poor families there. We expected our house helpers to come back in the morning and tend the house. But there was no

response after several texts and calls.

Kit started to get grumpy and angry. I also began to feel anxious…and then disappointed, and then angry as well. The children also became rowdy sensing our very own frustrations.

But realizing the great blessing Christmas day has for us, I remembered the ordeal of Mary on that fateful night she gave birth in a manger. The very inspiration I got from that image is Mary's trust in the great plan of God. And that soothed my heart.

With the change in thoughts, I also felt the change in my feelings.

Hence, instead of ruining my day, I decided to make it great just like the night before. I

chose to be beautiful, happy and inspiring…and I did just that. I cleaned up the house, took a bath and wear nice clothes. I also did that to my kids and inspired my husband to do the same.

And Christmas Day ended the way it started; solemn and meaningful. I got to spend it with the most important people in my life and I was able to serve them and love them in the way I know best.

P.S. Our household help came back late in the afternoon already. And instead of getting angry at them, Mhalene's perspective taught me to look at things in their favor. That Christmas is for family and there could be no greater gift we could share to them than having them spend Christmas where it should be… in the home.

In retrospect, while the rushing Christmas season came, we witnessed two costly mistakes of colossal proportions---one in the world of fiction, while the other one in biting reality.

First, we watched the showing of Star Wars Episode VII “The Force Awakens” where the plot was supposed to be shrouded in secrecy lest it would spoil the suspense, specially among thrilled movie fans who have been awaiting its screening.

One of the highlights was seeing the eternal retirement of the character of Han Solo, played still by actor Harrison Ford, slain by his own son Jacen Solo.

Jacen Solo is the love child of Princess Leia and Han Solo, who transformed to become Darth Caedus, the emerging powerful lieutenant of the Dark Side, a post vacated by Jacen's grandfather, Darth Vader in a previous episode.

In this story, Han solo committed a fatal mistake of believing that he had won back his son from the Dark Side.

In their father-and-son encounter, Han Solo approached the seemingly repentant Darth Caedus, but only to be lured to meeting his violent death literally in the hands of his own son with the use of a fiery light saber.

That ended the character of an aging Han Solo, in the Star Wars saga, brought about by a huge mis-reading of the predisposition of his own son.

Meanwhile, in the real world, another galactic error was committed earlier in the week by a literal mis-reading of the winner of the 2015 Miss Universe pageant that sent shock waves across the globe particularly in the Southeast Asian region and countries in Latin America.

The host of the annual beauty event Steve Harvey, mistakenly read Colombia as the new 2015 Miss Universe, instead of the real winner, our own Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

The mistake has caused a volcanic eruption of fuming reactions, particularly from the embarrassed camp of Miss Colombia and her compatriots and fellow Latinas.

It would seem though that the cosmic blunder would not cost Steve Harvey his job, nor any of the hairs of his head for there is none of it left, but it will expectedly spawn a natural hesitance to engage him to host a similar contest.

Unlike the mistake of Han Solo in fictional Star Wars, no life is wasted in Harvey's universal faux pas, but this Continued on p. 24

TRUE JOY (UST Graduate School)

DECEMBER 27, 2015 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH (Cycle C) READINGS: Sirach 3: 2-6. 12-14 / Psalm 128: 1-2. 3. 4-5 / Colossians 3: 12-21 / LUKE 2: 41-52 HIS WORD…WHY WERE YOU LOOKING FOR ME? DID YOU NOT KNOW THAT I MUST BE IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE? my words…The Sunday after Christmas is always celebrated as the feast of the HOLY FAMILY of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. And shortcut expression as “susmariosep” and shortcut name as “Jejomar” are always reflective of the names of the members of the Holy Family! But the one I like most is the giving of the meaning of word FAMILY used as acronym, to mean; Father And Mother ILove You. True enough; the Family is never complete without a Father Anda Mother begetting a Child born out of true love to Love them in return; hence, the reciprocity of love in the

FAMILY that gives the warmth and life in the family.

This is what the Holy Family in the Manger has modelled for every Christian Family. Jesus is born in a home; the home for animals, the manger. But what transformed the home of animals into the Home of the Holy Family is the love of God the Father, the love of Joseph and Mary, and the love of the Son (of God); and that LOVE metamorphosed the foul odor of the home of animals into the fragrance of holiness and love of the Holy Family living there for a moment. And around us we see newly-built houses rising up by way of government projects and/or private firm developers. And we have heard from a lyric of a song that goes; “a house is not a

home unless there are people living there…” True enough, the love and sanctity of people living in a house transformed that house into a “home”.

Brothers and Sisters, on this feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, try to look into your homes; are they reflective of the holiness of the home of the Holy Family? And if not, what is lacking in there? My dear unwed parents… please receive the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony in the Church to complete your homes.

Provide the aura of sanctity in your dwelling place; scent it with the fragrance of your love and harmony in family life. Make God always as the center of your home and family. Be holy as the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and

Joseph is holy. Sanctify your home with your blest LOVE. St. John Paul II proclaimed “the family as the Church in the home.” And what qualifies your family to be “a church in the home” is no other than the Holy Sacrament of Marriage that you received on your w e d d i n g d a y. H o u s e blessings, enthronements of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary are just supplementary blessings to the primordial blessing brought by the Sacrament of Marriage into your home and into your family. Preserve it and make it live forever…

H O LY FA M I LY O F J E S U S , M A RY, A N D JOSEPH… BLESS OUR FAMILIES AND HOMES!!!

Everyone of us desire basic joy in our lives. We like to eat because tasty food brings joy.

We enjoy money because of the things it can buy. Many seek fame, power and knowledge for they believed they will bring joy.

But in all reality such joys are passing and disappointing.

Have you noticed that the feeling you sense after viewing a sporting event, watching a movie, coming home with a big purchase, or even enjoying Christmas, is never quite as forcefulas the anticipation was?

We ask ourselves where can we find real and lasting joy?

Have we missed something?

The Bible said we are created to become like Him. God said, “If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love.”

Our creator wants to give us complete satisfaction.He said, “I have told you these things so that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy

may be made full and complete and overflowing.”

Genuinejoy comes only when we find Jesus Christ. He is the perfect gift that God has given to us.

The common tune, “Joy to the world, the Lord has come,” “Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King,” captures the wistful mood of longing, aching, yearning, hoping.

May we find the true source of joy found in believing the Christ of Christmas. *** Tidbits: Desperate refugees and migrants are continuing to make the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing, despite the arrival of winter and freezing waters. At least 24 people drowned while attempting the crossing in the days before Christmas. *** The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of true joy.

Mayall these be yoursforever.

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Guide to fireworks safety

SENIOR CITIZENS. City Mayor John Geesnell “BABA” Yap during the Christmas Party for the Federated Senior Citizens' presidents which he personally sponsored. The chapter presidents led by Federated Senior Citizens Association President Jeremias Servas from Brgy. Booy, Niceto Zamora from Brgy. Taloto, Wellibrado Bersaluna from Brgy. Dampas, Elmo Bulalaque from Brgy. Bool, Evelina Leyble from Brgy. Dao, Gil Sanchez from Brgy.

Mansasa, Esperanza Brunidor from Brgy. Cogon, Oscar Cimagala from Brgy. Poblacion 1, Apolinario Diaz from Brgy. Poblacion 2, Salome Vitorillo from Brgy. Poblacion 3, Gil Manlangit from Brgy. Cabawan, Cresencia Remoreras from Brgy. San Isidro, Aproniano Alfarero from Lindaville, Leonor Ighot from Brgy. Ubujan, Andres Dano from Brgy. Manga and Antonio Lungay from Brgy. Tiptip, were very grateful to the City Mayor for his immense generosity. The leaders were thankful to the City Mayor for prioritizing the needs, programs and services of the senior citizens in Tagbilaran City.

ICT SECTOR. City Mayor John Geesnell “BABA” Yap delivered the inspirational message during the ICT Planning Workshop last week. Addressing the various stakeholders in the Information Technology from the different companies and organizations in Tagbilaran City, the forum also witnessed the report from the ICT Council headed by Delilah Biliran which highlighted the journey of the ICT sector in the entire province. The report also outlined the direction which the council is going to tread on in the future. Mayor Yap in his message underscored the crucial role that the ICT sector currently holds. The City Mayor foresees even greater strides in carving a niche in the country's booming ICT industry. Mayor Yap said that the ICT has a massive impact in terms of providing jobs and revenue to the entire province. Thus, he encouraged everyone to extend their wholehearted support to the initiatives which the ICT council has laid down because the province and Tagbilaran City could emerge as significant actors in the expansion and growth of Information Technology in our country.

The City Mayor stressed that we should take advantage of this sunshine industry because it would definitely translate to better quality of life for the people. Mayor Yap also emphasized that this is significant for Tagbilaran City since the City has the infrastructure, talents and systems, which are essential for BPO and ICT industries. “I always take pride in saying that since day one, I have made the commitment to always involve the civil society on all matters in the city hall. And let me say that our partnership has been truly productive. So, I have no doubt that our CSOs will greatly contribute today especially that your group has something to boast of, that is, for having members who possess a combination of talent, dedication, selfless-service, and the desire for excellence. With your roster of distinguished men and women, honed and refined by the years of experience, I am certain that your outputs will contribute to the still evolving ICT-BPO development roadmap of Tagbilaran City.” Mayor Yap, who is an advocate of participatory governance, stressed that there can be no way forward without the cooperation and collaboration of all sectors including the civil society. He believes that it is only through this collaboration that we can achieve greater things for Tagbilaran City and Bohol.

COSMIC . . . Ÿ From p. 9 does not mean he is already off the hook.

Harvey, along with the organizers of the pageant could possible face a multimillion dollar lawsuit for this tortuous negligence.

The obvious indispensable victim is Miss Colombia, who had to bear the brunt of such monumental embarrassment of being crowned Miss Universe with all its armaments for about two minutes, only to see herself dethroned as rapidly as she was installed, all for the entire universe to see.

Moments later Steve Harvey committed another series of mistakes when, in apologizing in his tweet, he referred to the Filipinos as “Philippians” as if in attribution to the eleventh book of the New Testament.

Philippi is near Greece and Macedonia nestled north of the Aagean Sea, while the Philippines is left of the Pacific Ocean.

Harvey's errors spanned the universe, cruised across

oceans.

To aggravate matters, Harvey in his tweet, spelled Colombia as “Columbia”.

These were notable mistakes of recent past that stuck to our minds as we draw close to another year.

As we look ahead to a new and politically-charged year, we cannot expect to avoid mistakes ourselves along our ways.

After all, we are only human.

My only wish is that whatever errors are we bound to commit, may it not be as galactic as those of Han Solo, nor as universal as those of Steve Harvey.

Here are New Year wishes that Gwen forwarded me: “May you be slapped by Duterte blessings…may all your troubles be disqualified like Poe…may illness lag behind and never catch up with you like Mar's campaign…may happiness hound you like Binay's corruption charges… and may bad luck be snatched from you like the crown from Miss Colombia!”

Happy New Year!

As a fireworks consumer, you are an important part of the fireworks industry. So, it would be very important for all of you to observe safety in order to fully appreciate its beauty. Here are some guides for fireworks safety: Buy fireworks only from reputable dealer, and use them only where they are legal; Let children use fireworks only in the presence of adults; Always have a bucket of water to splash anything that might catch fire; Keep all unused

fireworks in a nearby “ready box” before firing; Keep the spectators at least 50 feet away from the firing site; Light only one item at a time; Rather than handling them in your hand, place roman candles securely into sturdy supports; Rather than leaning over fireworks, stay back and reach out to light them; Ask every one to drop their sparkles into a bucket of water when they're done; Clean the area completely after the fireworks are all

over.

Have fun and be safe!

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Hon. John Geesnell “Baba” Yap II with the management and staff of NISA Travellers Hotel during the giving of the 10 units of Trash Trolleys and two trash bins donated by NISA Travellers Hotel to the city government of Tagbilaran as part of their community evolvement for a cleaner environment and in support to the city's tourism program. The said ten units of trash trolleys contain a sack inside each instead of sacks being dragged by street cleaners and the two trash bins where the sacks can be deposited.

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O glorious Saint Therese, whom Almighty God has raised up to aid and counsel mankind, I invite your Miraculous Intercession. So powerful are you obtaining every need of body and soul, Our Holy Mother Church proclaims you a "Prodigy of Miracles.” Now fervently beseech you to answer my petition: (Mention here) and to carry out your promise of doing good on Earth of letting fall from Heaven a Shower of Roses. Henceforth, dear Little Flower, I will fulfill your plea to be made known everywhere and I will never cease to lead others to Jesus through you. Amen.

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RED CROSS MILLION VOLUNTEER RUN #3 A SUCCESS. Philippine National Red Cross launch a Nationwide Million Volunteer Run#3 the biggest run for humanity last Dec. 13, 2015. The Bohol Chapter administrator Lyn Batoy together with Board Director George T. Lim awarded the 20 top winners of the volunteer run at ICM parking area which started at 4:30 am. It started with a zumba dance as warm up and end up with zumba dance again to cool down. Emmanuel Pilayre Chairman of Fundgen and Kim Alvarez emceed the affair while Kieth Cantoneros coordinated the event. A total of 4,000 runners participated the event.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 VRS . . . Ÿ From p. 8 members who died during the earthquake. After the tragedy, Barace entered the seminary.

All of them were excited and nervous during their meeting with Pope Francis.

They said they found comfort with the Pope.

In Manila, some Boholanos were lucky to see the Pope in person.

“Surreal. Unexplainable.

M a g i c a l , ” s a i d E n g r.

Aprimel Lupot when she saw the Pope along Finance Road, going to Manila Cathedral in Intramuros. “I cannot describe the feeling of being so close to Pope Francis even for just a few seconds. Such an unforgettable moment. It's like I'm closer to God or something. I love you, Pope Francis!”

JP Maslog also shared his experience, “So this is how it feels to see the Pope... I cried and I cannot explain why!”

The Pope had been a few feet away from couple Benjie Oliva and his wife lawyer Joan.

“Honored to have joined the crowd of Catholic faithful today at SM MOA and Roxas Boulevard to experience a personal encounter with Pope Francis, the vicar of the Lord Jesus Christ on earth,” said Oliva. “Father in Heaven bless the Pope and the Filipino people.”

Hundreds of thousands showed up for the Pope including Engr. Dionisio Neil Balite who was at MOA Arena to join the “Encounter with Families” with the Pope.

May Pope Francis continue to smile and spread his message of mercy and compassion.

Viral celebrity Jenali Alexis Mandin Calipusan sounds like Justin's. Her voice is a replication of Justin's and Alexis can dance as well.

She does a lot of things that are very appealing.

A Belieber since 2009, her YouTube video gone viral, the world knows it too.

Apparently, Alexis is not new in singing. She was a member of the worldfamous Loboc Children's Choir. She had toured Europe, the USA and China together with the other members of the Loboc Children's Choir.

For Alexis, her rise to Internet stardom was a mix of the right song at the right time.

Dream and Believe Gian Luigi Ale, 9, of Cogon District, this city, had spiced up the stage with his undeniably amazing blind auditions performance in The Voice Kids Philippines Season 2.

Ale made all the three coaches turned for him when he sang the hit song Thinking Out Loud while playing guitar. Just when I thought I'd seen every cover of Thinking Out Loud in the known universe, Ale's might be the best (and the cutest) version.

Also joining The Voice

Kids were brothers Emmanuel and Sandy Ta n i o w h o s a n g t h e (unofficial) Visayan version of Pink's Give Me A Reason.

Their performance made a huge impression on Bamboo who turned his chair as he watched them singing with their diwdiw (an invented musical instrument with two strings) and ukelele.

From Amakan Village in Dampas, Tagbilaran City, Emman, 12, and Sandy,9, are singing for various people in the beach in Panglao, terminals and restaurants, to help their p a r e n t s - - S a n n y, a n occasional construction worker and Elizabeth, a housewife. Until The Voice producers saw Emman and Sandy were caroling in Acacia de Bubu on Burgos Street. The Voice producers sent them straight through to the judges in Manila.

Unfortunately, Ale and the Tanio brothers didn't win. However, Ale's version of Thinking Out Loud has gathered 10 million viewers on Youtube.

'Feelings' over Miss Bohol results Miss Tagbilaran Mary Eda Cimafranca won the most coveted crown and the “hakut queen” award --with at least 12 corporate and major awards during the Miss Bohol 2015.

Cimafranca's win met with boos and criticisms as the audience reacted intensely that she was booed repeatedly during the pageant night.

However, beauty watchers said Cimafranca kept her poise despite the boos.

Boholanos turned to social media to express their opinions with bitter and hilarious posts to express their dismay with the results of the Miss Bohol. Much has been said about this year's pageant; not only about the organizer's unpreparedness but it was pre-arranged (lutong Macau), and a “cooking show.”

Some netizens were also entertained by how some people can post humorous feedback like “luto na ang lechon (the lechon is ready) and some rejoinders said, “kalami ba anang lechon, (the lechon is yummy)” and “paghukad na kay excited nako mo hiwa sa panit sa lechon. (Get it ready because I am excited to get the skin of the lechon).”

A popular Pinoymail.com website posted their review on the pageant saying “Miss Bohol 2015 is the best cooking show at its finest.”

The website said that “a clear gesture that everybody disagreed to the final decision as it was very different based on what we've seen and heard during the entire 'cooking show.' I pity Miss Tagbilaran as she's now on the hot seat and the target of all bashes.” The post was deleted.

Miss Bohol 2014 Queenie Melody Fullante said, “That was a welldeserved win. I salute Eda for being able to handle pressure with such grace.”

THE BOHOL CHRONICLE 'Twilight' actor visits Bohol Hollywood actor Kellan Lutz, known for playing Emmett Cullen in “The Twilight” Saga film series; as Poseidon in the 2011 film “Immortals”; as Hercules in the 2014 film “The Legend of Hercules” and as ex-US Marine John Smilee in the action-thriller “The Expendables 3”, visited Bohol last July.

He was in Panglao town to attend the wedding of his friend Jeremiah who married Miss Bohol International 2003 Maya Calope Galvan in a beach wedding. During the reception, Lutz joined the CenterStage Band performing on stage.

Lutz was mobbed by fans who said, “He's so mabait at sobrang guapo.”

Bohol's Mister AR dela Serna (real name: Alberto Rodolfu), the son of Alberto and former Poblacion 2 barangay captain Glorivic, was a runner-up in the Mister of Pilipinas (MP) 2015. MP is responsible for selecting the country's representative for four international male beauty contests--Mister International, Mr. Tourism International, Mister Model International and Mister Globe.

He said his modeling and acting workshops helped him become more conscious, confident and disciplined-traits he believes can help him in the competition.

He already joined other male beauty pageant in previous years. He won the title Mr Generation East 2013 of Sta. Lucia Generation East Model Search. He was also declared first runner-up in Mr Philippine Youth in 2002 but he replaced the dethroned Mr. Philippine Youth 2012 Leo Angeles Flores of Parañaque in Nov. 2012.

Topnotchers Prayers and hardwork paved the way for three Boholano nursing graduates to land in the 10 topnotchers of the May 2015 nursing licensure examination. Thus, a good year for Bohol's nursing schools.

Euben Hope Olaso Gamutan, Krissa Mae Duco Lapiz and Christine Joy Camilotes Roferos went to different schools, prayed in different churches and reviewed in different styles but there's one common d e n o m i n a t o r - - topnotchers! Gamutan finished fifth place with a rating of 85 percent, Lapiz was ranked sixth place with a rating of 84.8 percent and Roferos landed on the eighth spot with a rating of 84.4 percent.

They shared only one secret in preparing for the board exam. Prayer.

“Prayer. That is my best secret. I prayed for wisdom and for strength that I can endure all the sleepless nights,” Gamutan told VRS. “Of course, I also had to do my part in studying. I usually isolate myself when studying because that is where I can concentrate the

most.”

“Prayer. I prayed a lot.

When I had time I went to the Sto. Niño and I prayed not just to top but to pass including my classmates as well,” Roferos said.

Gamutan, Lapiz and Roferos were among the 9,707 aspirants who passed the May examination out of a total of 17,896 examinees, according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Heroes of the Year This year there were no shortages of heroes.

Poet and community organizer Nestor Pestelos was Rappler's The Enterprise Mover awardee.

As president of the Bohol Local Development Foundation, he launched the Bohol Quake Assistance Fund Drive to help families who were homeless by the strong earthquake. "This award will inspire our young volunteers and fieldworkers to work harder to expand our current work," he told Rappler after accepting the award on Sept 26 at the World Resorts Manila. The Move Awards is Rappler's first effort to celebrate those who actively campaign and move for social change.

Friends Michael Horcasitas, Alejandro Bonita and Fulgencio Esterado turned-over to police officers P138,000 cash they found inside a belt bag that fell from a car in Panglao town.

The three chased after the car to warn the driver but the vehicle sped off.

Instead of splitting the money among themselves, the three went to the police to track down the owner and return the money.

Not one of them was tempted to keep the money even if only Esterado had a regular job which barely paid him P10,000 a month.

Esterado works as a merchandiser at the City Hardware in Tagbilaran. His wife, Isabel, 39, is a housewife. They have two children- Issagene, 11 and Ian Jay, 4.

Horcasitas and Bonita don't have regular jobs.

Esterado said, “Returning the money is the right thing to do because we didn't earn that money.”

The honesty shown by the three came a month after a tricycle driver returned an envelope containing P88,135 left by a female passenger in Tagbilaran City.

Reynaldo Ingking, 45, turned over the envelope to radio station dyRD which started looking for the owner.

A tearful woman went to the station and profusely thanked Ingking who was later cited by the city government for his honesty.

They taught us a lesson, didn't they? That money didn't matter.

In a year with so much darkness comes a beautiful lesson from all of these heroes on how to view the world. *** Pia 'confidently beautiful amid chaos',

say Boholano fans Boholano supporters who travelled miles away from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to support Philippines' Miss Universe bet Pia Alonzo Wu r t z b a c h , w h o w a s crowned Miss Universe 2015 held on Dec. 20 (Monday, Manila Time), was worth watching.

“42 years is a very long time waiting for the crown.

This is our time to win the Miss Universe again,” said US-based Boholano socialite Mikey Gatal, who along with his friends , including Boholano Andy Doria, watched the pageant at The Axis in Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gatal and Doria were in the same group when they watched the Miss Universe in 2006.

“Her presence is strong.

We are captivated by Pia,” he said.

Wurtzbach, according to Gatal, said she felt she never left home and she felt the love of her kababayans.

For Digal, “Wurtzbach is a complete package: Beauty, grace and brains.”

H o w e v e r, b e f o r e Wurtzbach was announced winner, the crown went to Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo by mistake when host Steve Harvey read the wrong card.

“My first reaction was so mad. I even cried, and everybody was shocked,” he said.

He said Miss Colombia was not deserving since Wurtzbach aced her Question and Answer.

“I said some words that Miss Colombia is not deserving of the title and the crowd agreed to me then all of a sudden Steve Harvey calmed down the people after two minutes because he realized he made a mistake then the thought I had that he would day that came true and everyone was stunned,” he said.

“Gubot (Chaotic)” was how Gatal described this year's pageant. He said previous Miss Universe pageants he had watched were “smooth” and “organized.”

He said that it was the moment when both countries were victims of a pageant blunder.

“What happened to Miss Colombia was very painful.

To have the crown on your head and to have taken away from you for seconds,” said Gatal. “The moment of ecstasy turned to sour and because they one of the biggest supporters during the entire pageant, it can't be denied that literally they hate each other now,” he added.

At the lobby and inside the stage area, Gatal said there was “so much drama” as Colombia and Philippine supporters had chanting bout before and after the pageant.

“Even the crowd and all the candidates were focusing now to Colombia not to Pia. It's so sad, the moment of happiness for Colombia and Pia were taken away from them,” he

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ALTURAS . . . Ÿ From p. 8 spirit of unity, and recognizes the achievement of the employees.

DTI HANDS . . . Ÿ From p. 8 development of micro, small and medium enterprises.

“Through the SSFs, we are continuously promoting innovation and product development including the creation of a nurturing environment for MSMEs in the countryside, to improve productivity and competitiveness,” Caberte said.

“I am hoping that two or three years from now, the beneficiary groups of all our SSF projects will become self-sustaining social enterprises that can readily compete in the global market,”Caberte finished.

DTI envisions the SSF to address the gaps and bottlenecks in the value chain of priority industry clusters to improve the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises by providing them with machinery, equipment, tools, systems, skills and knowledge under a shared system. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)

said.

E a r l i e r, G a t a l h a d predicted that Wurtzbach would win the crown for “I believe this is Pia's time.

She is very fierce, very lovable and most of all, she is very intelligent as well.”

For Andy Doria, he admired Wurtzbach's humility. He said that Wurtzbach had no hint of arrogance when she was crowned by Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega from Colombia.

“She looked happy yet sad for Miss Colombia,” he said.

Wurtzbach was the third Filipina beauty queen to win the crown after Gloria Diaz won it in 1969 and Margie Moran in 1973.

During the Question and Answer portion, the top three contestants were asked, "Why should you be the next Miss Universe?”

Wurtzbach answered, "To be a Miss Universe is both an honor and a responsibility. If I were to be Miss Universe, I will use my voice to influence the youth and I will raise awareness to certain causes like HIV awareness that is timely and relevant to my country, Philippines. I want to show the world-the Universe, rather-that I am confident and beautiful from the heart.”

Miss Universe Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo was named first runner-up and Miss Universe USA Olivia Jordon was named second runner-up.

Wurtzbach visited Bohol during the pictorial of the Bb. Pilipinas. She was seen at the Punta Cruz, Baclayon Church and the Chocolate Hills in Carmen. *** Thanks for your letters, all will be answered. Comments w e l c o m e a t leoudtohan@yahoo.com, follow leoudtohan at Twitter /Facebook.

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THIS DAY . . . of religious followers, of Christianity in o ff i c i a l l y - r e c o g n i z e d r e l i g i o n s particular, is considered to be growing. · From p. 7 ( B u d d h i s m , Ta o i s m , I s l a m , essential.

Sanctions smash those who opt for communion with the Chair of Peter.

“They feel lonely and helpless.” Some are frustrated by the Vatican's policy of groping for a modus vivendi with the CCPA. The 2015 US annual report on human rights worldwide notes“the Chinese government took steps to consolidate further its authoritarian monopoly of power over all aspects of its citizens' lives. For religious freedom, this has meant unprecedented violations against Uighur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Catholics, Protestants, and Falun Gong practitioners.

The Chinese Constitution states that it guarantees freedom of religion.

However, only so-called “normal religions” those belonging to one of the five state-sanctioned “patriotic religious associations” associated with the five

Catholicism, and Protestantism) can register with the government and legally hold worship services and conduct religious activities.

The government and Chinese Communist Party are officially atheist, with more than 700 million persons unaffiliated with any religion or belief.

However, religious followers are strong and reportedly on the rise: more than 294 million practice folk religions, more than 240 million Buddhism, 68 million Christianity, and nearly 25 million Islam. The Chinese government monitors strictly religious activities, including by those recognized by the state, but unregistered groups and their members are especially vulnerable.

The new wave of persecution against Christians that swept through China in 2014 is the most egregious and persistent since the Cultural Revolution. Nevertheless, the number

In the name of fighting terrorism, Even Hong Kong reels from stricter controls on the Internet and social media and targeting of human rights defenders, civil society activists, journalists and academics.

“Speak human words to humans and ghostly words to ghosts” is a Chinese proverb. It morphs into an excuse that ends justify means.

“I think it is very natural that many other people will not be satisfied,” professor He Guanghu of Renmin University in Beijing told the BBC. “They seek some meaning for their lives. When Christianity falls into their lives, they will seize it very tightly.”

Pasqualini summed up He's insight after the Trappist monk's underground Mass. “Merry Christmas, Father Hsia,” he said. The monk smiled back: “Jean, Merry Christmas.”#####

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CASH BALANCE as of December 20, 2015 DISBURSEMENTS: Jenelou Mahumot 200.00 Meriam Gumapac 200.00 Joshue Mesiona 200.00 Esper Besinga 200.00 Kelvin Abelgas 200.00 Angelyn Mejares 200.00 involvement in the life of man are because it's only with him that we would Jeilmar Betaizar 200.00 · From p. 7 constant and ongoing. be able not to get lost in our task of Pedro Banol 200.00 This is also the attitude we have to Agripina Salamares 200.00 dialoguing and adapting ourselves to change, but also things that have to Marjorie Torrefiel have when we preach God's living word, 200.00 others, even as we proclaim God's word. change and adapt to circumstances.

Alma Carpenter 200.00 or put in another way of saying it, when And so, we need to find time In the end, the word of God is his Jason Cajes 200.00 always to have a very intimate prayer Son, the second person of the Blessed we preach Christ. We just have to keep Blandina Napayaran 200.00 on dialoguing with God and with others, and conversation with God, meditating Trinity, who became man to save us.

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PROCLAMATION AND . . .

Christ is the Word, who is both God and man, the lone and perfect mediator between God and man.

That God became man and continues to be man in Christ can only speak of how God himself undertakes a continuing dialogue with man. His interventions and

to the point that we become like them somehow.

With God's grace and with our utmost faith and generous efforts, we can achieve this ideal. The crucial point here is our effort to identify ourselves more and more with Christ. That's

on his word, making it our own and applying to our condition at the moment and to that of the others.

This is always possible, since God's word will always adapt to us in all our circumstances and situations.

library and many more uses.

The calculator has completely eliminated the slide rule. However, the use of the slide rule as a ruler is not found in the calculator.

Watch These Changes In year 2003 I made a study of the vehicular traffic in Tagbilaran City.

During that time the Bohol Circumferential Road was not yet completed. The vehicles coming from the towns that entered and stayed in Tagbilaran was already 20,000. I

Flow” formula based on the principle cited above. Except for some choke points, the traffic is still far from capacity. However, if you will let the large trucks pass through the side streets, many streets are already in overcapacity.

Many cars and motorcycles are sold everyday in Tagbilaran. In a few years the traffic will be in a standstill because of the many chokes points in today's method of assigning the large trucks to the side streets.

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2,600.00 P 128,170.00

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CASH BALANCE as of December 20, 2015 DISBURSEMENTS: Salvador Canda 200.00 Victor Autentico 200.00 Cleonico Justol 200.00 Fernando Magallanes 200.00 Ignacia Barro 200.00 predicted that soon the streets will have cell phones will be superceded.

Marietta Busano 200.00 its overcapacity and traffic jams will be · From p. 7 Where Are The Typewriters?

Cecilio Escleto 200.00 common.

In 1975 the typewriters and the Rodrigo Aparicio 200.00 was “hagawhawan = for whispering” as Today the streets are already in its slide rule of the engineers were still Aladino Requeron 200.00 early as 1910. full capacity.

If we will use common. Soon the personal computers Annabel Quilas 200.00 Up to the year 1995 the telephone, Jesus Bustrillos 200.00 engineering solutions the traffic and calculators became common. telegram, and mails were still the main Quirino Asilo 200.00 problem can still be solved. The In 1978 I was the first one to teach means of communication. The mails Melvin Atar 200.00 drawback is that the mentality of the computer programming in Bohol. The were the first casualty when the “fax” or Ricardo Bozon 200.00 people and the city officials do not like personal computers (PC) during the Maria Shellane Uy 200.00 “telefax” were introduced. The telegraph the engineering principles involve. time had yet a memory capacity of 24K Vicente Quiño 200.00 companies were still able to utilize the According to engineering or 24,000 bytes. The ability of the PC Danny Melchor 200.00 “fax”. principles the large trucks should pass soon made the typewriters passé. But Jolina Melchor 200.00 When the cell phones became through the large streets and the small one thing did not change; the Cecilia Torrejos 200.00 common in 1998 the telegram companies cars should pass through the small arrangement of the letters in the Lilia Luisito 200.00 went out of business. Even the “fax” Vilma Amolo 200.00 streets. In other words the large trucks keyboard is still the same. method of sending messages became Anacleto Relatibo 200.00 should pass through CPG Avenue.

Now the PCs have trillions of passé.

Valeriana Baldomero 200.00 I have tried computing the memory bytes. It did not only replace Nowadays the cell phones and the Cristel Balakod 200.00 vehicular traffic using the “Maximal the use of the typewriter but it is a CASH BALANCE personal computers are the main source of

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communication. With their superior capabilities, even the photograph studios are affected.

These new gadgets are using electromagnetic and radio waves to transmit the signals. There is now an emerging technology in which the signals will be transmitted by “thought waves” or what is popularly known as “telepathy”.

It is still in its infancy because the “field force” is not yet fully understood. When it becomes mature, we can expect that the

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4,800.00 P 75,700.00

Sandugo Family Club of New York and New Jersey c/o Marilou C. Galang, President CASH BALANCE as of December 20, 2015

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325.00

FIRST CONSOLIDATED BANK CASH BALANCE as of December 20, 2015

P 31,500.00

DISBURSEMENTS:

Celso Calpocial 200.00 Jessa Barbosa 200.00 Luis Maslog Jr. 200.00 as Jagna, at least ten kilometers away.

Nations University including two Fortunato Ygay 200.00 Two days later they would be years in the U.N.U. office in New · From p. 7 Juanita Doloritos 200.00 York.

Virgilio Danduan 200.00 (1941-45) was partly our happiest tortured and executed on the hillside at Amadora Hora 200.00 Balitbiton, Valencia.

This day, In Tokyo I was reconciled with lifewith the whole family together, safe Virgilia Peñaranda 200.00 the Japanese nation because of its and healthy. I am repeating a story I have happened to be the birthday of Sister Sergio Arboyes 200.00 Ching, so we agreed to remember that pacification, the peace program of the told before for those who still don't know Zenon Perez 200.00 they were killed on the next day, UNU, and my personal relations with about it and may care to know.

Hilda Simbajon 200.00 peace-loving Japanese scholars, Nenito Magsayo 200.00 Mama (Lola) Cadia and Brother October 23, 1944.

Ironic reconciliation with leaders, and students.

Ma. Flores Adovo 200.00 Billy (Napoleon) were arrested by Mao diay ang atong kinabuhi!

Baby Boy Ramos 200.00 Japanese soldiers in our evacuation Japan. Way later I would be living in Bhiann Lee Lozares 200.00 Japan with my own family from 1977 Ganon pa la ang buhay. home in Tugop, Duero. I was saved Jandel Albit 200.00 M y e m a i l i s because Billy denied that I was his to 1987. In Tokyo I served at the Cirila Arayan 200.00 University Centre in the United pepevabueva@gmail.com brother. And I was ordered to tell Papa Carlo Lomod 200.00 Doro to surrender to the Japanese in Constancio Balane 200.00 Julia Baldesco 200.00 order to save his mother from execution.

Roberto Cubian 200.00 Billy (Napoleon) would be released Salvador Canda 200.00 after his torture that bloated his face and Geronimo Baja 200.00 broke some front teeth. I felt tormented Julita Belhida 200.00 CASH BALANCE as of December 20, 2015 P 14,800.00 by his suffering. Then Mama Cadia Asilo Quirino 200.00 DISBURSEMENTS would be released. My father had refused = 5,200.00 Cirilo Digal 200.00 Jerry Datahan 100.00 CASH BALANCE P 26,300.00 to collaborate with the Japanese and he

CHRISTMAS FAMILY . . .

FLORENCIO CALTEX STATION

and Mama Nena served in the Occupation government and the underground.

And not long after, in fact when General MacArthur landed with the U.S. Liberation Forces in Leyte on October 20, 1944, Japanese soldiers with some Filipino aides arrested Papa and Mama and some Filipino guerrillas in their mountain evacuation site in Duero. The guerrillas were killed on the spot, and our parents were taken to prison as far away

Anaclito Relatibo Blandina Napalyacan Bhian Lee Luzares Esper Besinga Valeriana Baldomero Kelvin Abelgas Cristel Balakid Angelyn Mejares Jeilmar Betaizar Pedro Banol Marjorie Torrefiel Alma Carpentero CASH BALANCE

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

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Donors: The Boholano Network-Ireland (TBN Ireland) Shrine of St. Jude Thadeus Alturas Group of Companies Florencio Lim Gasoline Station CASH BALANCE as of December 20, 2015 DISBURSEMENTS: Niknik Maputol 200.00 Esper Besinga 200.00 Eustaguia Troyo 200.00 Jason Nuera 200.00 CASH BALANCE

Bol-anong Pintor Gorgon Project Bohol Quality P 6,073.00

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800.00 5,273.00

THE BOHOL CHRONICLE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 MOA WITH OMBUDS... ŸFrom p. 2 them to give in.

On this, Governor Edgar Chatto, PPOC Chairman, asked Fiscal Delusa to secure a copy of the MOA and have Bohol study it for the possibility of striking a similar agreement with the Ombudsman.

It may also be recalled that the PPOC has a legal aid facility with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).

Called the Legal Assistance for Effective Law Enforcement Program (LAELEP), the program assigns IBP or government lawyers to represent law enforcement clients, who have been sued in line with their duties.

The program also includes financial assistance to law

DRUG RUNNER . . . ŸFrom p. 2 t o a p o s e u r- b u y e r i n

exchange of the 500-peso bill used as marked money.

The cops also confiscated the unregistered Honda Wave motorcycle that Solon used in the transacting with the poseur-buyer.

Solon was informed of his constitutional rights and was immediately brought to the Duero police station for

CRIMES HIKE . . . ŸFrom p. 2 Provincial Peace and Order Council meeting at the Reynas Garden and Haven, December 14, Supt. Delelis, operations in-charge at Camp Dagohoy also pointed out to a 29.45% increase in non index crimes in November.

Of Bohol's total crime volume in November at 806, a good 167 cases, or 26% are traffic related incidents.

Without traffic incidents, Bohol could only have 638 crime cases, according to Delelis.

Of the 806 total crime volume, 510 are index crimes. And of the 510, 167 are also traffic related incidents.

It may be recalled that Camp Dagohoy and the Bohol Provincial Police Office implemented Oplan Lambat Sibat, which had police officers swooping down on criminal elements especially into the drug trade.

Non Index crimes, police crime statisticians explained, means those which are backed by special laws and not necessarily by the revised penal code.

An increase in the Non Index Crimes tell a proactive police organization deciding to move out from their desk duties in order to curb criminals and their activities.

Topping Bohol crime types in November is theft at 141 cases, followed by physical injuries at 58 and robbery at 57 cases.

Police also recorded 11 Boholano deaths by

enforcers; as well as legal and paralegal trainings to equip police officers in the legal ways of doing their jobs as well as in the preparation of many police pleadings and legal documents.

But even with the LAELEP, police authorities hope striking a MOA with the Ombudsman can work much better as it would not need the Ombudsman anymore to ask the subject police officer to respond to anything but intimidation attempt.

On this development too, the governor hopes law enforcement authorities would be even more emboldened to do their jobs, even a hints of increasing the funds for the LEALEP becomes even more imperative with the police now being proactive. (rac/PIA7/Bohol)

proper disposition.

The inventory was also conducted at the police station in the presence of Barangay Kagawads Narciso Rances and Windy Sarmiento, and DyRD's Anthony Aniscal.

A case now for violation of Republic Act 9165, under section 5 of Article II is now being prepared for filing against the arrested person.

shooting while one victim while one more survived the attack.

Tagbilaran City claims 5 deaths, and one injury while the towns of Candijay, Danao, Sierra Bullones Buenavista and Tubigon as having these shootings.

In Tagbilaran too, of the 5 deaths, police said the motive of one killing was drugs, another died for robbery and the remaining four are still undetermined.

(Rac/PIA-7/Bohol)

2016 MUCH . . . ŸFrom p. 2 “positivity, resilience, and bayanihan spirit has been lauded by Filipinos and other nationalities.”

“It's been two years since we experienced the unimaginable and here we are, creating much more possibilities for everyone while rebuilding our province. We owe this to each and every Boholano who manifested the heroic qualities that we all have.

This, I believe is the reason why we are going further and standing still.”

On his end, Relampagos said that he will keep doing his job as a legislator and as a public servant this 2016.

“Boholanos deserve only the best and I will work tirelessly in order to bring to my constituents the best. I will continue to fulfill my commitment to the people because I owe this progressive Bohol to them,” the solon expressed.

OLD P5, P10 . . . ŸFrom p. 2 Bank Act that authorizes the BSP to replace banknotes that are in circulation for more than 5 years.

With the New Generation Currency which replaces the NDS, it bears more security features that would be difficult to fake, Cultura assured.

Beginning January 1, 2016, all money that would be circulating would be from the NGC, which can be identified by looking at the note's serial numbers.

If the serial numbers, which can be seen on the lower left and upper right sides of the banknote are asymmetrical, meaning the letters and the numbers increase in size and thickness, then you are looking

CAPITOL: NO . . . ŸFrom p. 2 alleged of human rights violations.

According to Rafael Mariano, APC Chairperson, national chairman of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and IFFM member, "farmers in Sitio Panaghiusa [San Vicente] are being harassed."

He cited that 802nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, have been encamping within the vicinity of San Vicente, and together with Capitol's Community Development Program-Purok Power Movement, have been threatening the operation of the Talibon-Trinidad Farmers Association (TTFA) rice mill which serves about 30 Bohol barangays.

After the IFFM finished their mission however, not one of the members went back to furnish formal report, sources at the PPOC and the Office of the Governor confirmed.

Instead, the IFFM published its findings of the allegations in a local newspaper.

"We afforded them the courtesy of a reception at the mansion, the very least they could have done to show good faith was furnish us copies of their findings so we can work on our end," added member of the PPOC who was also at the Mansion courtesy call.

Despite the failure to show good faith, Governor Chatto asked the Department of Agrarian Reform, Philippine Army, the Department of Environment and Natural

MISS UNIVERSE . . . ŸFrom p. 2 icon of pride, honor and feat as only two other Filipinas had ever achieved for the country 42 long years before her.

Alone by her scintillating self-description that charmed the world and definBoholanos, even two days after that victorious day for the Filipinos, remain stunned on the historic event of producing the third Filipina beauty as Miss Universe in the person of Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

The beauty queen who is now the reigning Miss Universe is regarded by the Boholanos as the" fresh yet enduring face of empowerment" not just among Filipinas but women of all

at NGC. The NGC also uses a new BSP logo, which now feature the Philippine eagle instead of the old usual wheel logo of the Central bank.

Security features include look, feel and tilt elements in the note.

The NGC uses cotton and abaca fibers, making the texture feel rough to the touch, and the new banknote features embossed prints in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, money value, signatures and value panels, Cultura points out.

After December 31 however, while the NDS can not be used in daily transactions, it can be exchanged for the same cost at any of the banks, until December 31, 2016, according to the BSP. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)

Resources, concerned local government units including concerned non government agencies to respond to the allegations of violations.

At the PPOC, DAR representative Marcelito Concepcion confirmed that, with the Chatto letter, DAR revisited Sitio Panaghiusa and conducted forum with the residents.

The people confirmed that they petitioned for a camp to be set up in their barangay, he said even as he added that they surveyed the subject lot where the camp sits. There was no conversion, it was a grazing area and the camp sits only on a thousand square meters, Concepcion added.

A directive also tasked local government units to conduct barangay assemblies to bring down the issues, the governor said. Months ago, the governor also asked the PPOC secretariat to write to the IFFM to obtain a copy of the findings.

It is unnecessary but still, by the dictates of good faith, we asked for a copy so we could work on what needs to be done, Chatto said during an interview after the PPOC. Not content with the newspaper article lambasting the government for the alleged violations, the APC also submitted the IFFM report to the United Nation's Commission on Human Rights, Mariano said in newspaper reports.

This week, APC lambasted Bohol government for not addressing on the IFFM findings conducted in San Vicente last September 20-22. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)

nations.

During a random gathering of comments and views aired at the top-rated "Inyong Alagad" of dyRD, Gov. Edgar Chatto took part by saying that "Pia" is now part of the country's precious "jewel" to depict the real Filipina beauty and wit.

Ms. Wurtzbach visited the province last summer as guest.

She was escorted by Manila media group who wanted to capture Bohol's scenic spots with the beauty queen as the highlight.

The governor in his remarks said the her winning is a "memorable Christmas gift to the nation and its people."

She deserves to become the icon of pride, honor and feat as only two other Filipinas had

ONE-STOP . . . ŸFrom p. 2 convenient for the taxpayers.

With Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) Head Samuel Belderol, the team has established a systematic flow to hasten the renewal of permits for both businesses and tricycle operators. Dubbed as the “OneStop Shop”, this all-in-one haven will be situated in the City Hall grounds, fronting the APC building. It will house the key departments needed to facilitate the processing of permits. Leading the pack would be the booth from the BPLO, followed by the City Treasurer's Office, Office of the Building Official, Zoning, City Health Office, Market, City PNP, City Fire, Department of Trade and Industry, PAG-IBIG, SSS, and PHILHEALTH. A designated area for tricycle inspection is also included.

Mayor Yap has adopted this idea to fast track the processing of permits and to make it more convenient to the public.

Requirements should be prepared beforehand to maximize the benefits of the One-Stop Shop. Business establishments should submit the following: 1. An accomplished application form; 2. 2014 Mayor's Permit or the latest available permit; 3.

DTI/SEC Certificate of Registration; 4. Barangay Clearance (owner & employees); 5. Cedula (owner & employees); 6. O.R. 4th Quarter Business Tax; 7. O.R. 2014 Real Property Tax; 8.

OBO Clearance (bring 2 pictures of façade of bldg., front & side views); 9. Zoning Clearance; 10. Sanitary Permit, food handlers need to submit an x-ray result, stool exam, and 1x1 picture with white background, while for those non-food, an x-ray result and 1x1 picture are needed; 11.

Police Clearance, and 12. PIN Verification from the City Assessor's Office for Real Estate Lessors/Boarding Houses and for those trying to change location of business.

For those doing business at

ever achieved for the country 42 long years before her.

Alone by her scintillating self-description that charmed the world and defined her victory, Wurtzbach has not just re-created the Filipina but given womankind a fresh universal symbol of what she calls “confidently beautiful with a heart,” the governor said.

Chatto said the third Philippine bet ever to be crowned Miss Universe after Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran over four decades ago has “instantly promoted to a glowing degree the image of her country and countrymen.”d her victory, Wurtzbach has not just re-created the Filipina but given womankind a fresh universal symbol of what she calls “confidently beautiful with a heart,” the governor said.

Chatto said the third Philippine bet ever to be crowned Miss Universe after Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran over four decades ago has “instantly promoted to a glowing degree the image of her country and countrymen.”

Last summer, Wurtzbach, then fresh from winning the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2015 title, gave Bohol tourism a

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IBT, Dao, Manga, and Cogon Markets, a clearance from the City Market Administrator and Contract of Lease would be needed. While Van for Hire operators need to submit a Certification of No Delinquency of Rental Fee, O.R. and C.R. from the LTO, Certificate of Franchise from the LTFRB, Inspection Slip, Accomplished Information Sheet, Barangay Clearance and Cedula (Driver), Photocopied Driver's License, 2 pcs. 2X2 pictures of both the operator and driver.

And to avoid the difficulty of going back and forth getting some needed documents, it is also advised to bring the following requirements if applicable: Lessor's Permit for those renting spaces, S S S / P H I L H E A LT H / PA G IBIG clearances, Professional Tax receipt for practicing professionals, Valid License to operate from the PNP Crame & List of Security Guards (for security agencies), and list of boarders (for boarding houses).

The steps for the renewal of the tricycle for the Mayor's permit would entail a shorter route. Starting from the BPLO, the tricycle operator should submit the following requirements for evaluation: 1.

Photocopy of the previous Mayor's Permit; 2. Photocopy of the Certificate of Franchise; 3. Affidavit of Undertaking; 4.

Certificate of Registration of the unit; 5. Photocopied O.R. from the LTO; 6. Photocopied Certificate from any Carrier Insurance; 7. Barangay Clearance; 8. Cedula; 9. Traffic Violation Clearance (if any); 10. Tax Clearance; 11. 2 pcs.

2x2 pictures. The tricycle driver, whether part time or full time, should also submit the following requirements: 1.

Barangay Clearance; 2. Cedula; 3. Tax Clearance; 4. Health Clearance; 5. Police Clearance; 6. Professional Driver's License; and 7. 2 pcs. 2X2 pictures.

An Information Help Desk will also be situated in the OneStop Shop to address all the concerns of the public.

lustrous poster when she did pictorials at some known spots here for a Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle edition.

A stunning take showing Wultzbach backdropped by a wondrous Chocolate Hill suggests that Bohol has nature's perfect match to who would later be crowned the prettiest woman on earth.

In another shoot, her bewitching figure on the Maribojoc coastal uplift gives the geological wonder created by the great Bohol earthquake in 2013 a captivating sense and not sight of fear.

Chatto said young Boholanas surely look up to Wurtzbach as an empowered and empowering Filipina considering her pedestal glory after losing her previous Binibining Pilipinas bids not once but twice, plus her personal pains.

“Our Miss Universe's story of struggle to realize her dream through perseverance, determination, discipline and sacrifice is far greater, and it inspires many in whatever career they may take,” the governor said. (with a report from Ven Arigo)