NC December 30, 2018 Edition by Gerard Fernandez

December 30, 2018

CPP marks 50 Founding anniversary. From page 1

in the aggressive drive of the military,” she said. “Even before Christmas Day, the Army offensive [in] the different areas in Surigao del Sur has been relentless and has intensified but it has not broken our will we have still managed to commemorate and celebrate Mayor Remollo rescinds the deed of the legally flawed tripartite MOA that earlier restores to the city government and the 50th founding anniversary of the Communist Party the possession of a portion of the lot and the first two floors of the old puericulture center. In turn the City Govern- of the Philippines,” Sidlakan said. ment assured the Negros Oriental Hospital and Health Services Cooperative headed by its Chairman Dr. Oscar A. The military stepped up its counterinsurgency opMartinez of a PRIORITY Slot in the new health services center in Talay that will serve patients for the future city erations after President Duterte canceled peace talks to hospital which is now being bidded shortly. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Coop Director Eduardo end the 50-year communist insurgency in November Lecciones Jr. (left) as well as Sangguniang Kabataan President Lei Marie Tolentino and City Legal Officer Doram 2017. Dumalagan (right). Mr. Duterte has also moved to proscribe as terrorists the CPP, NPA and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, the Marxist umbrella representing the rebels in the negotiations.

Mayor cites gains of City in 2018:

ayor Felipe Remollo cited the gaines made by the City in the past year. In a series of year end meetings and assessments, he lauded the various officials in the City Council, key officers of the departments and all employees for their efforts to meet and some even surpass their targets for 2018. Mayor Remollo enumerated for the record, the international, national and regional recognition of the city’s competitiveness in local governance, trade and business and sports tourism. Among these awards and recognition reaped by the City are: Best Retirement Area in the country by the Philippine Retirement Authority; 2nd Most Efficient Government in the country among all component cities, having excelled in creating business friendly environment by cutting red tape and corrupt free transactions; 2017 Regional Best Public Employment Service Office and Ma. Socorro Mira as Best PESO Manager of the region; Barangay Banilad as Outstanding Barangay and Maria Socorro A. Tuble of Poblacion 1 – 1st Runner Up Search for the Regional Outstanding BNS Award received during the 2018 Grand Nutrition Awards of Region 7; one of the Most Peaceful and Child Friendly cities in Central Visayas and LGU Sports Organizer of the Year and Runner up as Sports Tourism Destination of the Year in the Philippines (after Subic Freeport). Meanwhile, the City Health Office also won regional awards for Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit “Gawad Matanglawin” Award; Active and Responsive in Management, Outstanding in Risk Reduction in Emergencies and Disasters (ARMORRED) Award and Top Performing LGUs on Percentage of Households with Sanitary Toilet Facilities. Five barangays in the city were also cited for Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) namely Barangays Barangay Bajumpandan, Barangay Candau-ay, Barangay Bunao,

Barangay Daro and Barangay Cantil-e. Peace and Order: The Dumaguete PNP was cited as the Best City Police Station in the province principally in its campaign against illegal drugs and the significant decrease in the number of crime incidents in its area of responsibility by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office. In the current year 2018, PNP Dumaguete confiscated illegal drugs worth P 4.6 million compared to P 470, 628.00 in 2017. Pineda Mayor Remollo assumed as Dumaguete City Chiefof-Police in the last week of November 2017. It was also learned that in 2018 the total number of operations conducted were 75 compared to 30 in 2017; 91 suspects were arrested in 2018, only 30 in 2017 and 78 cases have been filed in 2018 compared to 30 in 2017. Mayor Remollo’s administration recently provided PNP Dumaguete with P 2 million worth of brand new equipment: 6 units of 250cc motorbikes, military type drones, body cameras, bullet proof vests and 30 hand held radio sets. Good Governance: Since his assumption into office in mid-2016, Mayor Remollo’s administration has not received any notice of disallowance from the Commission on Audit in all its financial transactions. To further professionalize and boost the morale of those in the service, the administration adopted merit based hiring and promotions, mandatory drug tests to all officials

Panay committee In a separate statement, the regional committee of the CPP on Panay Island said NPA offensives in the area increased 13 percent over last year and recruitment grew 12 percent, the biggest since 1993. It said the members of village-based rebel militia units also rose 35 percent. The CPP in Panay, however, lost seven leaders and members in a military and police raid on a rebel safe house in San Jose town, Antique province, on Aug. 15. Those who died, it said, were unarmed and noncombatant members of the party’s regional education and propaganda staff.

50 th ANNIVERSARY— New People’s Army rebels last Wednesday celebrated the founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in small groups to avoid military operations. This photo was released by the CPP information bureau.

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City Hall’s retirees honored

On Christmas Day, guerrillas battled Army Special Forces troops at the boundary of Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur, she said. In Prosperidad, capital of Agusan del Sur, Brig. Gen. Andres Centino, commander of the Army’s 401st Infantry Brigade, presented to the media 19 former NPA members who had surrendered. The group also turned over 14 firearms, including assault rifles and pistols, radios and about 1,300 rounds of ammunition. One of the leaders of the group, identified only as Ka Boss, said he decided to surrender because of the hardships on the run and his 10-year separation from his family.

The city government publicly acknowledged the services of around forty-eight newly-retired City Hall employees during the annual Christmas Party recently at the Quadrangle. Honoring the city Hall retirees at the recognition rites were Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, Vice-Mayor Franklin Dy Esmeña Jr., Councilor Karissa Tolentino-Maxino, Councilor Lilani Ramon, SK President Lei Marie Danielle Montesa Tolentino, Councilor Michael Bandal, City Administrator Ricardo Gonzales Jr., and Assistant City Administrator Dr. Dinno Depositario.

In Luzon, the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division commander, Maj. General Rhoderick Parayno, said 164 rebels had surrendered in Calabarzon. “The (CPP) has lost its relevance [and] is just living on propaganda,” Parayno said. “Those who understand their plight, their cause, are surrendering. They’ve not only lost 50 years. They have wasted 50 years.” According to the military, more than 1,120 regular NPA fighters and 9,577 members of the “militia ng bayan” nationwide have surrendered to government forces from Jan. 1 to Nov. 28 this year. — PHILS DAILY INQUIRER With reports from Erwin M. Macariñas, Nestro P. Burgos Jr., Chris V. Panganiban and Maricar Cinco

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8. CITY EARNED A LOT OF TITLES AND ACOLADES THIS YEAR the latest of which is the “Sports and Tourism Destination Award of the Year” which boosts tourism inbounds for the next five years. This year Dumaguete hosted several national sports events like the Little League Baseball, the international Beach Volleyball fest; the Unigames now on its 3rd year; the CVIRAA; PBA games and many others which has placed Dumaguete high in the map of tourism. New direct flights have been opened to and from Davao and Cagayan de Oro mega cities and soon a direct flight from Dumaguete to Clark international airport with connecting flights to south east Asia and the U.S,

RUSSIAN SUPERPOWER CHIEF AMBASSASDOR IVAN KHOVAEV is the

first superpower envoy to visit Dumaguete . ON KHOVAEV’s second visit to Dumaguete in one year, he is establishing a tourism foothold here and will soon open a sister city somewhere in Moscow with similar features of Dumaguete. Soon a Dumaguete delegation of business and media team will fly to Moscow upon the invitation of Ambassador Khovaev. He also showed top rated Russian Films in Dumaguete. Khovaev stands as the only superpower ambassasdor who has taken time to visit Dumaguete. He represents Russian President Valdemier Putin. He was accompanied by his second secretary of the Russian embassy Dennis Karenin.

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DUMAGUETE GOES BROADWAY WITH SONG OF SOLOMON’s premier showing last November first time ever with its composer Andrew Beall and lyricist Neil Van Leeuwen. From the original script in New YORK, musicale “Song of Solomon” was shown on stage for the first time, in this far away place called Dumaguete at the Luce Auditorium of Silliman University . Thanks to the Dumaguete Theater Company headed by Atty Didil Montebon and Broadway choreographer Miguel “Mike” Braganza who made the historic showing in Dumaguete possible. Next it will be shown at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and then, on to New York Broadway with the same cast.

New diagnostic center now open AGNES SHARI TAN-ALIMAN

Welcoming the New Year Each New Year comes with fresh new chapters of our lives; new hopes of better things to come. I no longer bother with New Year’s resolutions that are so lengthy and sometimes impossible to meet. For a higher probability of success, I tend to just focus on two or three things that are relevant to me. Knowing that everything starts with ourselves, we ask the first question: how can we love and accept ourselves more, given our strengths, weaknesses and quirkiness? Secondly, how can we improve our relationship with others of diverse temperaments, person- A new laboratory building is officially open to serve the public. Formal opening rites were led alities and dispositions and thus live more peaceful by City Administrator Ricardo Gonzales Jr. (representing Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo), Genand harmonious lives? eral Services Officer Azucena Gonzales, City Councilor Lilani Ramon, and City Health Officer Dr. Ma. Sarah B. Talla. Respecting, accepting and loving ourselves rank high on my list. It’s not a narcissistic or self- light and dark sides, with our strengths and character Then there’s also the matter of harmoniously centric kind of love but more of a self-love, self-care flaws. Nobody is perfect and neither are we. And the living with some characters who are hard to get along and self-respect kind of love. There are reasons why sooner we are okay with this idea, the better for us. with. They’re either always angry, bitter, or just love we must be aware of the need to love and accept ourto sow intrigues. We just have to accept that there are selves as we are. For some, they may have grown up This self-love and self-care is also related to those who are easy to get along with and others who with parents and other adults who subconsciously kept loving others whether in a romantic way or in a more would need a tremendous, almost-heroic effort to admagnifying their weaknesses, called them derogatory platonic way. Sometimes in relationships, we lose just to and who are in the end, more of a liability than names or negative labels. These may have had a nega- ourselves while loving the other person, giving in to an asset to keep as friends. In this case, the best course tive effect on their self-image and self-esteem. For oth- all his/her likes and dislikes until our own sense of of action is just to let go and move on. We cannot ers, comparing themselves with celebrities or other self is lost in the other’s world. But we need to retain please everyone, try as we might. The key is to relate famous personalities and consequently finding them- our own sense of self, our own interests and world view with those who have similar values and world views selves wanting by comparison damages their already to be able to sustain a more vibrant, giving and mature with us. The more we accept this reality, the more low self-confidence. Yet to be able to accept, care for relationship. peace and joy we have in our hearts as we face the and love ourselves is the first step towards loving othNew Year. ers fully. We might want to accept ourselves with our

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ZD’s TRIVIA Pope decries ‘insatiable greed’ ‘Focus instead on simplicity, charity, and love’ VATICAN CITY (AP/AFP) – Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forego the greed, gluttony, and materialism of Christmas and the New Year and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love. The Pope called on the people to make “sharing and giving” more a part of their lives. “Mankind became greedy and voracious,” the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics said in an address to thousands of followers in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. “In our day, for many people, life’s meaning is found in possessing, in having an excess of material objects,” he said. In his homily on Monday, Pope Francis lamented that many people find their life’s meaning in possessions when the biblical story of Christ’s birth emphasizes that God appeared to people who were poor when it came to earthly ome say it could rightly and timely pork barrel. This time, by the billions. In- possessions, but faithful.

Editorial; Year of the Pig

be called “ year of the (return of the ) Pork.” The porky pig in government is back in the guise of billions of pesos of budget insertions. To shorten the description of the anomaly, it is simply that next year’s annual budget is laded with surprise additions, add-ons and insertions, but in the billions of pesos obviously for favoured congressmen and senators. This is unfair, and smells, looks and talks like graft again. But in fairness, the difference is that the money is inserted into the congressional budgets of national agencies and no longer in the name of legislators unlike before which practice was abolished by the Supreme Court. But the porky pig is back in a different form but the same in substance. The favoured legislators are allotted these insertions in the national budget of line agencies which is nothing but the same

cidentally 2019 is election year in May. Will ALL the money go to their projects? Those who say Yes, raise your hands. But hey, the ordinary legislator is also getting the minimum “insertion” for his projects of P16-Million each, so they say . This has yet to be confirmed. Well at least, we hope it will go to his district’s project and not somewhere else. This is what one irate legislator called “legalized graft.” This is not a good way to greet the New Year at all !. The people are angry again. The only way to stop these malpractice is NOT TO VOTE for these legislators who have billions of pesos in budget insertions notably for ELECTION YEAR 2019. Let us stop this legalized graft by not voting for them next year, if ever the allocations will go somewhere else but the projects. Happy New Year na lang !

“Standing before the manger, we understand that the food of life is not material riches but love, not gluttony but charity, not ostentation but simplicity,” Francis said, dressed in simple white vestments. “An insatiable greed marks all human history, even today, when paradoxically a few dine luxuriantly while all too many go without the daily bread needed to survive,” he said. Francis has focused on the world’s poor and downtrodden, its refugees and marginalized, during his five-year papacy. We “must not lose our footing or slide into worldliness and consumerism,” he added. People should ask themselves: “Do I really need all these material objects and complicated recipes for living? Can I manage without all these To page 10

“THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL GOD”

he manger (Christmas) and the cross (Crucifixion) are two of the greatest symbols of Christianity. The first is to prove that the King that was born is not of this world (and its standards) and the second is to prove His love by dying in a public death with arms outstretched on the cross- to prove His love for all mankind. It had to be a public death so that Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday Zoilo “Bingo” would not just be a fisher woman’s tall P. Dejaresco III tales ( with apologies to our fisher folks). But without a birth,first- there is no resurrection -two reasons why the most celebrated feasts in Christendom are: Christmas and Easter Sunday. Reading a powerful book titled “The Good and Beautiful God” came at a time when we finished watching on Imax Theaters a scintillating science -fiction movie titled “Interstellar”. In one cinematic moment of grandeur -when the movie showed a few seconds of the image of what space looked and felt amid the vastness of the universe, one cannot but be awed by the power of God. How His Goodness had put so much order and beauty in the huge galaxy and found a tiny dot (planet earth) to place humans, born to His image and likeness and to whom He sent His Only Son

to deliver from sin-is awe-inspiring. How sweet it is ,indeed, to be loved by a “Good and Beautiful God”. Our God is not a performance oriented God where he blesses only those who do good and punishes those who do evil- in the material sense. Mathhew 5:4-5 says “He makes His sun rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous”. The missionaries ,who are deprived of all the minimum of human,decent comfort -find peace and joy in their hearts which the evil rich will never have. The spiteful, greedy, and mean rich may appear in luxury- but left alone, they are gripped with “guilt, loneliness,remorse and self-hatred”. How many billionaires and celebrities ,indeed, had taken their lives (suicide) -and realized “it is loneliest at the top”? The “Prosperity Gospel” is often flawed as corrupt, evil men live like kings while the most devoted Catholics

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Zephyr Resolutions

“THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL GOD” Bingo (From page 4) are found living among the squatters who live on dried fish and noodles all day long. In the Philippines, the joke can be reality- God loved the poor so much, - that He made so many of them. But God is good -all the time;and all the time- God is good. A woman ranted that ten years she had prayed all the novenas and rosaries she can muster so that the family can migrate to the great America but remains here. Never is God late in answering- He already answered with a “No” ten years ago because their separation could lead to a divorce and children not raised in true Christian ethics in a more modern, hedonistic USA.Man blames God for an answer he does not want. God has answered the question as to how man can be like Him and answered: “Take up your cross daily and come follow me.” Trials and tribulations are part of being human-and they are meant to build one’s endurance, then character leading to a faith and maturity-that makes a man complete-lacking in nothing (James:1:24). A man lost all his possession in a major fire: “When I lost everything, it was the day I realized that God is enough.” One wit said” The greatest abundance is to want nothing.” It is joyful to watch pictures of a smiling Christ -rather than that of a stern, punishing God. It is vitally important that the image we have of God is Someone who is trustworthy-always protecting our best

interests at all times. In good times and bad- we must always trust in Him.How is this depicted-say in a Yolanda aftermath? The storm victims realized that nothing that we possess we ever owned -but were given by God- to be taken away at any time. We can never out give God. What about the gift of life, our eyes-that the rich would pay millions to repair one eye, the gift of family and Nature-are they now meaningless because we lost our homes through flooding? The givers realized their own relative fortune and give off their kitchen and cabinets- making them their brother’s keepers. When the givers in one moment of charity-feels a light shine in their own eyes-then they realize they,too, were created in God’s image. And realizing that the phrase:”it is better to give than to receive” is not just a figure of speech. A trustworthy God is pleased when we express that trust -by not focusing on our “cups”-,namely, our sufferings and needs but on God’s countless blessings. Just sit down today and list of things you are blessed with and worthy of praising then-you might ran out of paper space. In a past forum in a Manila college, a Filipino doctor in psychology based in Switzerland explained that we can all become a “grateful people” just by doing a simple daily exercise for 60 days. At night time, we are asked to write three simple things we can be thankful for the day -a dog that greeted you more enthusiastically today, the three-day rain that gave way to the smiling sun, an easy time getting a jeepney ride home, or the birds that perched on your window pane today. In 2 months, it will transform one into a Happy Man,

Christmas has come and gone. We now anticipate the end of 2018 and welcome the start of 2019. Time does fly so fast — too fast — so we have to cherish every moment or we might just miss it. Of course, what is a New Year’s celebration without making resolutions, right? I am reminded of a meme Lea Sicat-Reyes that I saw on my social media feed. It was that of a person symbolizing 2019 declaring to do things better while on the background were caricatures rep- She looked happy, contented with her work resenting past years giving 2019 a and enjoying the single life. Judging from doubtful I’d-like-to-see-you-try stare. her aura, she had come a long way from a Yes, we often forget forget New Year’s state of utter emotional devastation just resolutions as days pass but the chal- months prior. The fruition of New Year’s resolulenge to stick to them always remains. Here is the good news. There are tions largely depends on our will to achieve success stories if you know where to them. There might be days that we would find them. I personally know of two. falter, but we should stand up, dust ourselves off, and try again. That is what Allow me to share them. The first is that of a friend who makes the New Year so special, at least in was on the plus side. Her resolution my own view. It gives us a chance to was to achieve her ideal weight goal. pause, consider, reboot. It allows us the She declared it on social media, I re- opportunity to dig deep, to confront our member, on the first week of January faults and frailties, and to work on them. 2018. She documented her journey It is a reminder that while we come with throughout the year. She did a combi- all the limitations of being human, we have nation of intermittent fasting and regu- been given the gift of forgiveness and a lar exercises. A couple of days ago, veritable shot at making things right. New she posted a before and after photo. Year’s resolutions do not have to be empty Not only did she achieve her ideal promises for as long we commit to fulfill weight, she also inspired more women them —— one day at a time. With that, allow me to share a couple to live a healthier lifestyle. The second is the story of yet an- of actionable challenges that we can all other friend who experienced a really strive to achieve together: • Stop procrastinating. painful break-up early 2018. Her New • Learn new skills. Year’s goal was to work on herself, to • Abandon harmful habits. be a better woman, to be whole again. • Be more generous We went through it together. I was • Develop immunity from distracher counselor-friend as we would jokingly put it. We would have a series tions. • Strengthen our character. of coffee dates throughout the year to • Become the best version of ourexchange notes particularly focusing on her progress. We met again about selves. Happy New Year, dear reader! three or four days before Christmas.

through the “Praise Habit”,says the doctor. Forget those priests and pastors who perpetually talk about the “punishing God who will rain fire and brimstone on us since we are all sinners -ready to go to the lakes of fire”. “ “Fear and guilt have never been lasting, effective motivation” for a good moral behavior. But knowing God is generous with His abundance and mercy- is. One Bible parable speaks of a landowner who pays workers who toil for 8 hours and those who toil for 2 hours -and paying them the same amount of money. He explained that he hired the first in the flow of his abundance and the second out of his compassion. Sinners -that we all are- need not be unduly fearful of a vindictive, unforgiving God. Jesus’ act of dining with Matthew, the tax collector -Jesus told the Pharisees- was an example of His role to get back the sinners, not just the righteous. The Prodigal Son,who came back repentant was welcomed with open arms and fiesta galore by a forgiving father, to the anger of the elder son who stayed behind. The Pharisees and the elder son are representative of some of today’s society who are self-centered, self-

righteous and with with a fault sense of entitlement. God’s love is for all-as articulated by our current Pope Francis who would liken the church as a hospital-ready to accept and heal the wounded. “You do not ask a dying person why he has high cholesterol level”. The Church -and Christjust heal because it is in their nature to be so. The Jesus to be born yesterday December 25, wants all men to be happy“What is Mine is all yours”- all of nature, His Love ,His Mercy. The United Nations and the World Bank had said that the world has sufficient land and food for everyone that no one need not be hungry. It is an indictment of the human race-that there is starvation and famine in many places -and that is not about God’s sense of justice and fairness. This man Jesus lived an ordinary man’s life to show his solidarity with the majority of people who are without wealth and power. But He did promise-the Gates of Heaven- to those who will take up their cross daily and obey His Commandments. Christmas is Jesus’ birth anniversary. It is a time to rejoice-Alleluia, alleluia! For comment s: email to dejarescobingo@yahoo.com or boholrd@mozcom.com

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Nothing in all creation will ever separate you from My love. Romans 8:35-39 (WEB)

3 Comfort, Peace, Rest

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or where two or three gather together because they are mine, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20

In the body of believers (the church), the sincere agreement of two people in prayer is more powerful than the superficial agreement of thousands, because Christ’s Holy Spirit is with them. Two or more believers filled with the Holy Spirit will pray according to God’s will, not their own; thus, their requests will be granted.

BROTHER’S KEEPER

5 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or per secution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” 37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Paul the Apostle said he was convinced that nothing could separate him from the love of God. Then he went on to list many things that could try and separate him. Death, life, angels, principalities, powers, things in the present, things in the future, etc. But something happened in Paul’s life that convinced him that no matter what happened, nothing would ever keep the love of God away. This is a man who was ship wrecked, stoned, persecuted at every turn and eventually martyred. If Paul needed to be convinced of the closeness of God’s love, I think we do too. The Bible says that God’s tender mercies are new every morning, so every morning is a new opportunity for each one of to page 9

The real enemy

or our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness... – Ephesians 6:12 “Ahooo! Ahooo!” This was the chant of the mighty Spartan soldiers from my favorite movie, 300. It’s also the battle cry of the Radicals, a group of young men from the Light of Jesus Family who are being groomed to be mighty servants of God. I used to think that strength is measured by how big and strong your muscles are. But thanks to the Radical Training Program, I found the true meaning of strength. To give until it hurts. To be patient with the other driver who cut you off. To understand your spouse when she’s being unreasonable. To be able to provide for your family and be a good example to your kids. To serve God and His people through loving sacrifice. And to strive to be more loving than to to page 8

HEALTH IS WEALTH

Epilepsy

ach year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were re turning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and to page 9

FOOTSTEPS AND FINGERPRINTS

Family holiness

pilepsy is a brain disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures, strange sensations and sometimes loss of awareness. People call this in the vernacular as “alugmatay” or “patol”. The common signs and symptoms of epilepsy are: uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs, loss of awareness or unconsciousness, staring blankly or spell, becoming stiff, strange sensations eg. “Rising’ feeling in the stomach, unusual smells or tastes, tingling in the arms or legs. Authorities call this occurrence before the attack as “aura”. The possible causes of epilepsy are: inherited genetic factors, damage or trauma to the brain due to severe head injury during delivery, stroke, brain tumor or cyst, drug or alco-

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DR. ANGEL V. SOMERA Fellow, Philippine Psychiatric Association

hol abuse, brain infection or lack of oxygen during birth. The factors that trigger seizures in epilepsy are: stress, lack of sleep, drinking alcohol or intoxication, certain medications, illegal drugs, bright and flashing lights and shocking occurrence. The treatment espeto page 8

oday is the Feast of the Holy Fam ily of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. I like this feast day because it directs us to focus on the “Family”, and on ‘our family.’ We are all born into a family, we grow up with family (whether our birth family or other family), we remember and cherish our childhood adventures with family. And we look forward to having our own family. So did Jesus. He was born into a simple, pious family. He grew up submissive and obedient to Joseph and Mary, his parents. We learn in Paul’s letter to the Colossians, 3:12-21, that as one of God’s chosen children, his family life inculcated in him “heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, living in the bond of love,

YOUR WELLNESS By Calvin Trent

Stubborn children

D NANCY RUSSELL CATAN that is the bond of perfection, with thanksgiving.” Pope Francis tells us that the true joy which is experienced in the family is not something random and fortuitous. “It is a joy produced by deep harmony among people, which allows them to savor the beauty of being together, of supporting each other on life’s journey.” He urges us to remember that this joy is to page 8

ealing with stub born children is a challenge for parents as getting them to do even basic chores like taking a bath, eating a meal or going to bed is an everyday battle. The best way to deal with a stubborn child is to show him that his misbehavior doesn’t work. Pay attention to his good behavior and tell him good work” and create some sort of reward system.... TV, hug, video game time 30 minutes, etc.. Strong-willed children can be highly intelligent and creative. They ask a lot of questions, which may come across as rebellion. They have opinions and are doers. Here are a few characteristics that stubborn children have: They have a strong need to be ac-

knowledged and heard so they may seek your attention often. They can be fiercely independent. They are committed on doing what they like. All kids throw temper tantrums, but stubborn ones may do so more often. They have strong leadership qualities they can be at times. They like to do to page 8

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Kayahag Christmas treat

YOUR WELLNESS By Calvin Trent

Stubborn children from page 6 things at their own pace. Managing a strong-willed child may be difficult, but it is not all bad. Research has proven that children who break the rules often become high achievers in education and their chosen field of work. They are less likely to follow their friends down the wrong path. To be continued

BROTHER’S KEEPER

The real enemy from page 6

Dumaguete’s pride, the Kahayag Dance Company, performs at the Quezon Park in line with the community’s celebration of Christmas and the New Year 2019.

Brand new motorcycles

Two barangay Kagawads win brand new motorcycles in a raffle draw during the Christmas party at the residence of Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo (right). One of the winners is Poblacion 8 Kagawad Eduardo Diaz who received the unit with Assistant City Administrator Dr. Dinno Depositario and Councilor Lilani Ramon.

Family... (Catan)

from page 6

rooted in the merciful grace of God. He proclaims that the foundation of joy is anchored in the presence of God’s welcoming and patient love for us. “If the door of the family is not open to the presence of God and to his love, then the family loses its harmony, individualism prevails, and joy is extinguished.” We are all children of God, born into His family. This is his gift to us and a

Epilepsy (Somera) from page 6 cially about 70% of newly diagnosed cases can be successfully treated with an antiepileptic medication that is taken regularly without interruption. Please follow the prescription well by the neurologist (specialist of the brain disorders).

work of his grace. We did not ask for it, we did not earn it. Our life is truly a gift from God. However like any gift, we should receive it with joy, open it, and rejoice. As the Anawim reflection puts it: we make room for Him by casting out from our hearts anything that is opposed to him, especially our own pride and selfishness. Did we make room for Him in our hearts this Christmas season? St. Luke says Mary treasured Jesus’ childhood and youth and that she “kept all these things in her heart.” Do we keep the words and messages and miracles of Jesus in our heart? How? By reading the Bible every day. By opening our ears and hearts to the homilies and talks of our spiritual guides. By having an attitude of gratitude for the blessings that come our way each day. By making our home a dwelling place for

our Lord. By treasuring the life of God in us. By nourishing His love in our family. By becoming a blessing to self and to others. Not just this Christmas Season … but always!!!

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fight for what’s right. Like the mighty 300, we face a deadly war every day. A war between succumbing to sin or having the strength to live the Gospel. Lucky for us, we have the best King any army could ever have — Jesus! With Him leading the way, losing is not an option. Monching Bueno (ramon_bueno@yahoo.com) =]Reflection:Do you find yourself in the middle of a war right now? How do you prepare your spiritual muscles for the battle ahead? Lord Jesus, give me the strength today to live and love like You. Amen.

December 30, 2018

NEW RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR SALE • Junob Dgte City, 252 sqms along 6m wide subd road @ 3,500/sqm • Junob Dgte City, 396 sqms along 5m wide subd road clean title, @ 2,500/sqm • Batinguel Dgte City, 546 sqms along 6m wide brgy. road clean title, @ 2,300/sqm • Junob Dgte City, 350 sqms along 4m wide subd road clean title, 3 sides already fenced @ 3,500/sqm • Junob Dgte City, 792 sqms along 5m wide subd road clean title, @ 2,500/sqm • Camanjac Dgte City, 204 sqms along the main roadclean title, @ 450K only • Junob Dgte City, 612 sqms along the road, @ 2,300/sqm • Camanjac Dgte City, 356 sqms along the main road clean title, @ 1.1M only •Sto. Rosario heights Dgte City, 252 sqms along the road clean title @ 5,500/sqm only • Pulang Tubig Dgte City, 1000 sqms along the road,3 sides already fenced, clean title @ 4M only • Camanjac Dgte City, 284 sqms along 4m wide road clean title, @ 2,500/sqm

BEACH LOTS FOR SALE • Dauin NegOr. 1,688 sqms facing Apo Island along the road @ 10M only • Dauin NegOr 4,170 sqms with existing cottages, showers, bath rooms & comfort rooms will generate monthly income of 100K more or less, clean title @ 30M only *.Bayawan City Neg. Or. Beach Lot w/ 5,000 sqms, along the road wide beach frontage, located @city proper, nice ambience, friendly nieghborhood, clean title @ P1,600/sqm only. • Siaton Neg.Or. 1,776 sqms fully fenced, along the road @ P3.5M only

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Real Estate INCOME GENERATING PROFERTIES FOR SALE Tubod, 253 sqms, 7 BR, 4 toilet and bath, along the road, walking distance to Silliman, clean title @ 3.5M only -----------------------------------------------------------------------Tubod, Dgte City, very close to Silliman, 204sqms 2Storey building, 14 BR, 5 toilet & bath, commercial space, laundry area, w/ generator, own pressure tank, wi-fi zone, 60K monthly income, along the road, clean title @ 10M only

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Real Estate HOUSE AND LOTS FOR SALE Bagacay, Dgte City, 450 sqms lot area, 210 sqms floor area 3BR, 2 toilet & Bath, w/ water tank, FULLY FURNISHED, fully fenced, along the road, spacious and well maintained lawn, roofed garage, flood free, clean title @ 7M only Balugo Valencia 500 sqms lot area, 6 BR, 4 toilet & Bath, 2 clean kitchens 2 living rooms, porch and garage 249 sqms floor area, along the road, fully fenced, flood free, spacious lawn, clean title @ 6M only

Residential Lots for Sale Total Lot Area 252 sqms 4,881 sqms

2,903 sqms 1,055 sqms 125 sqms 225 sqms 250 sqms 5,277 sqms 379 sqms 826 sqms 2,200 sqms 937 sqms 546 sqms 500 sqms 650 sqms 812 sqms 1,000 sqms 13,676 sqms 2,638 sqms 120sqms 5,760 sqm

LOCATION Junob, Dgte. City Junob, Dgte. City

Magatas Sibulan East Balabag, Valencia Sto. Rosario Heights Sto. Rosario Heights Sto. Rosario Heights Balugo Valencia Balugo Valencia Balugo Valencia East Balabag, Valencia East Balabag Valencia Batinguel, Dgte City Combado Bacong Balugo Dumaguete Camanjac, Dgte City Camanjac, Dgte City San Antonio Sibulan Balili Valencia Katrina homes East Balabag Valencia

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Buñao, Dgte. City, 489 sqms, 5BR, 4 toilet and bath, spacious lawn, fully fenced, w/ car garage w/c can accommodate 2 cars, along the road, flood free, clean title @ 5.5M only Piapi, Dgte. City, 661sqms lot area, 2-storey house, 575 sqms floor area, spacious living room, dining area, fully fenced, laundry area, 5BR, 4 toilet and bath, maids quarter w/ toilet and bath outside, well-maintained lawn, car garage can accomodate 3 cars, water pump, flood free, phone line, cable ready, high-speed broad band, SEMI- FURNISHED, ALL BRAND NEW APPLIANCES, FURNITURES AND FIXTURES, along the road, clean title @ 8M only

FOR SALE: PRIME EL PUEBLO LOT, @ 475 sq.m. Call: 0917-857-9451

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Commercial Lots for Sale 159 sqms along North Natonal Highway 8m wide frontage, clean title, @ P7M only 2, 263 sqms along Bacong National Highway, clean title, flood free @ 5K/sqms only 263 sqms along North National Highway @ 12M only 252 sqms, Upper Lukewright, Dgte City, two-way traffic, flood free , clean title @ P8M/sqm only 1,900 sqms, along Bacong Highway, two-way traffic, flood free, clean title @ 4K/sqm only 66 sqms, Upper Luke Wright, two-way traffic, flood free, clean title @ 1.5M only 114 sqms, close to Robinsons, flood free, clean title @ P3.2M 1,171 sqms, along Bacong Valencia highway, flood free, @ 3M 785 sqms, along Flores Avenue, Lo-oc, Dgte. City, two-way traffic, flood free, clean title @ 12M only

Nothing in all creation will ever separate you from My love.

96 sqms, along downtown Dgte. City, two-way traffic, flood free, clean title @ P8M only 1,047 sqms, along Bajumpandan Diversion Road , flood free, wide frontage clean title @ P2,500/sqm 489 sqms, Along Bacong National Highway, two-way traffic, flood free @ P1.5M only

from page 6

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us to be persuaded that we are loved beyond measure. No matter what trials you are facing, nothing can ever separate you from God’s love. Life can’t separate you. Death can’t. Angels or demons can’t. Nothing in the present or in the future will ever separate you. No height, no depth nor any other creature will keep the love of God from overflowing and surrounding you... right now! My prayer is that we would be more convinced of our Father’s love today than we were yesterday!

LK 2:41-52 from page 6 his mother said to him, ”Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” And he said to them, ”Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor before God and man.

December 30, 2018

6 killed, 13 arrested, 21 neutralized Pope decries From page 1

clude SWs for illegal drugs in Dumaguete, Sta. Catalina. As of press time last Thursday midnight, some 50 search warrants out of the 82 have yet to be served, indicating that the operation SEMPO is still on going up until all the search warrants are served. This also came in the wake of President Duterte’s promise to lick the half a century rebel movement nationwide. However, law enforcers made sure that their operation is legal and backed up with the proper court orders , and not a sweeping warrantless operation. Recently, this communist movement was disowned by the Russian Republic thru its ambassador Ivan Khovaev who already came to Dumaguete twice in five months, said he has not yet understood what kind of communism is espoused by Filipinos. He also denied any Russian help in the communist movement here. Six individuals who allegedly shoot it out with police during the service of search warrants in different barangays all over the province, were killed along with the neutralization of 13 others while 2 are at large. As of 2:02 Thursday afternoon, 5 were confirmed dead in Guihulngan and 1 from Sta. Catalina. According to PRO-7 regional director PCSupt Debold Sinas, all of the fatalities had allegedly shoot it out with the police during the implementation of the Simultaneous Enhanced Managing Operations (SEMPO) initiated by the Police Regional Office 7 headed by PCSupt Sinas. 600 TROOPERS A total of 1,600 uniformed personnel through the region, 600 of whom are army troopers assigned in the area were deployed Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region Hall of Justice, Dumaguete City

during the conduct of SEMPO. General Sinas identified the fatalities as Reneboy Fat, resident of Hilaitan, his father Demetrio of Barangay Trinidad, Jesus Isugan resident of barangay Buenavista, Jun Cobol of barangay Trinidad and Jimmy Revilla of barangay Maniak. In Barangay Tacpao, the village chief Erlinda Abraham allegedly yielded a cal. 38 revolver while her chief tanod Roger Salmeron also yielded the same. However, both of them vehemently denied they own the recovered items. Salmeron claimed early dawn today they were awakened by uniformed personnel believed to be policemen and ordered to vacate their house and then the search. On the other hand, another barangay chairman, Melbourne Bustamante of Trinidad voluntarily surrendered upon knowing his house was search and yielded an unlicensed firearm. Bustamante is president of the liga ng mga barangays and is sitting as ex officio member of the sanggunian in Guihulngan city. In Buenavista, couple Dominador and Lilia Isugan were also brought to the police station for having in their possession a marble gun, ax, cane cutter, and a bolo. They only learned later that one of the dead is their son Jesus. Another booked for illegal possession of firearms is Sheldon Uy who is a member of a gun club. Allegedly recovered from Mr Uy are a Cal. 45 pistol and a Super 38 with magazines and ammunition, and an airsoft In an interview, he said the two handguns are licensed being used by him during shootfests. He confirmed he has a third firearm whom he sold to another persion in 2013 yet. As of 2:02 Thursday afternoon, 6 were killed, 13 arrested, 2 are at large or a total of 21 being neutralized as operation SEMPO continues. —

OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, EJFREM NO.2018-3495 Mortgagee, EXRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE VS (under ACT No.3135, as amended) RANDYSON M. AWID and ANALYN V. AWID, Mortgagor. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135, as amended, filed by UNION BANK OF THE PHILPPINES, (mortgagee),against RANDYSON M. AWID and ANALYN V. AWID (mortgagors), with postal address at North Poblacion, Bacong, Negros Oriental to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which, as of October 1,2018, now amounted to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX PESOS & 27/100 (P 1,156,356.27) ONLY, exclusive of attorneys fees, sheriff fees and other necessary expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency on JANUARY 7, 2019 from 9:00 o’clock in the morning until 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff, located at the Hall of Justice, E.J. Blanco Drive, Dumaguete City, Philippines, the hereunder described properties of the mortgagor, together with the improvements now existing thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 109-2016001077 “ IT IS CERTIFIED that certain land situated in BARRIO OF CANDAU-AY, CITY OF DUMAGUETE, ISLAND OF NEGROS , bounded and described as follows: A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 29, BLOCK 8, OF THE CONSOLIDATION – SUBDIVISION PLAN PCS-07-006065 BEING A PORTION OF CONSOLIDATION OF LOTS 5869 AND 4756 BOTH OF THE DUMAGUETE CADASTRE (CAD 96) AND 6104-B, PSD-07-081233, LRC RECORD NO.142) SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF CANDAU-AY CITY OF DUMAGUETE , ISLAND OF NEGROS. BOUNDED ON THE NW ALONG LINE 1-2 BY ROADLOT 2 (8 M. WIDE); ON THE NE ALONG LINE 2-3 BY LOT 28, BLOCK 8, BOTH OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN; ON THE SE ALONG LINE 3-4 BANICA RIVER (DRY RIVER BED) NOW CANDAU-AY SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECT; AND ON THE SW ALONG LINE 4-1 BLOCK 10 (OPEN SPACE), OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN.CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHTY EIGHT (88 SQ.M.) SQUARE METERS more or less, together with all the improvements thereon.” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the said date and time. Dated this 17th day of December , 2018, in the City of Dumaguete, Philippines. (SGD) ATTY. MARIA ANTONIA L. BULADO Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff by : (SGD) WILFRED B. PYPONCO Sheriff IV The Negros Chronicle December 23, 30 & January 6, 2019

NOTICE

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Endiosdada Dinopol-Skarpnes namely: Andres A. Dinopol; Melecia Dinopol-Sarita; Teofilo Dinopol; Rosario Dinopol-Gadiana; Teodora Dinopol-Malinao hereinafter referred to as the Heirs-Vendors and Atty. Teodoro Q. Singson hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Absolute Sale by Installment over a portion parcel of land to wit: Portion Absolutely consisted of Nine Hundred Two (902)Square Meters more or less under Certificate of Title No. OV-7377, Lot No. 1737 situated at Combado, Bacong, Negros Oriental consisting of a total area of Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Ninety Square Meters (15,190) more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Elizur V. Umbac, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 404, Page No. 81, Book No. 52, Series of 2013. The Negros Chronicle December 16, 23 & 30, 2018

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Olga E. Vasquez namely: Elpidio N. Vasquez and Ethel V. Miranda hereinafter referred to as the heir-vendor and Yulita M. Palarpalar have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Sale over a property to wit: 1.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. 26706, Lot No. 3328-C, of the subdivision plan Psd-074610024718, being a portion of Lot 3328 of Dumaguete Cadastre, situated in the Barrio of Bagacay, City of Dumaguete, Island of Negros, Bounded on the NW., points 3 to 4 by Lot 3328-D; on the N., points 4 to 1 by Lot 3328-M; on the SE., points 1 to 2 by Lot 3328-B, all of the subdivision plan; and on the SW., points 2 to 3 by Lot 3291 of Dumaguete Cadastre, containing an area of Five Hundred Eighty Eight (588) Square Meters, more or less; 2.) Tax Declaration No. 14-022-04394, One Unit Two-Storey residential building, with floor area of 65.35 Square Meters, constructed on Lot 3328-C, situated at Bagacay, Dumaguete City and with a Market Value of P113,761.28, acknowledged before Richard R. Enojo, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 110, Page No. 23, Book No. XXIII, Series of 2018. The Negros Chronicle December 30, January 6 & 13, 2019

‘insatiable greed’ From page 1

unnecessary extras and live a life of greater simplicity?” he asked. The Catholic Church’s first pope from Latin American instructed the Vatican to better care for the homeless around Rome, opening a barber shop, shower and medical clinic for them in the embracing colonnade of St. Peter’s Square. To extend his outreach this New Year, Francis sent his trusted secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to Iraq to celebrate with the country’s long-suffering Christians. Pope Francis, who turned 82 earlier this month, will delivered his sixth “Urbi et Orbi” address on Tuesday, Christmas Day – when Christians celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ – to pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square.

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Patricio M. Villasan namely: Godofreda E. Villasan; Jessica V. Lito; Deborah V. Carigay; Helmer E. Villasan; Heracleo E. Villasan; Helbert E. Villasan; and John Hendry E. Villasan have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement and Adjudication (With Waiver of Rights) over a property to wit: Make : ISUZU MV File No. : 0751-00000012515 Plate No. : GSC165 Engine No. : 8PC1-9756934 Chassis No. : LTO-7C-2003-0416-C Denomination : TRUCK Body Type : CARGO TRUCK Fuel : DIESEL O.R. No. : 491824340 C.R. No. : 150250951 Acknowledged before Atty. Dax Malony P. Montealegre, per Doc. No. 166, Page No. 34, Book No. IX, Series of 2017. The Negros Chronicle December 16, 23 & 30, 2018

NOTICE OF AUCTION All unredeemed pledges left during the month of August 2018 of the ff CEBUANA LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP branches will be sold at Public Auction on January 5, 2019 at P.J. Lhuillier Building, Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City (8:00 am) • P.J. Lhuillier Building, Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City • 57 Silliman Ave., Brgy 6, Dumaguete City • Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City • Level 1, Bldg.5, Dumaguete Public Market Complex, Dumaguete City • Noblefranca cor Sta. Catalina St., Dumaguete City • National Highway corner East Rovira Road, Dumaguete City • Sta. Rosa Street, Barangay 3, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental • Cor. Mabini & Pinili Sts., Dumaguete City • 149 Gov. Perdices St., Brgy 5, Dumaguete City • Cervantes St., Dumaguete City • corner Maria Cristina & Legaspi St., Dumaguete City • San Jose St., Dumaguete City • Unit 3G/F Natz Bldg., Capitol Front, North Road, Daro, Dumaguete City • Unit B, G/F Bricktown Center Bldg., North cor Aldecoa Drive, Brgy Daro, Dumaguete City • South Road, Tabuctubig, Dumaguete City • Space 2-A Ever Mall Building, Perdices St. Pob. No. 6, Brgy. 6, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental at Claro M. Recto St., Bayawan City (8:00 am) • Claro M. Recto St., Bayawan City • 1160 Rizal St., Tinago, Bayawan, Negros Oriental at Roxas St. corner Mabini St., Bais City (8:00 am) • Roxas St. corner Mabini St., Bais City • Aguinaldo St., Bais City • National Highway corner Aglipay St., Bais City at Magallanes St., Tanjay, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) • Magallanes St., Tanjay, Negros Oriental • 499-E National Highway, Public Market, Tanjay, Negros Oriental at Poblacion Amlan, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at Poblacion, Basay, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at L. Aguilar St., Pamplona, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at National Highway Brgy. Poblacion, San Jose, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at National H-way, Siaton, Neg. Or. (8:00 am) at Public Market, Sibulan, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at Juan Luna Street., Brgy Poblacion, Sta. Catalina,Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at National Highway, Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental (8:00 am) at Tumapa Street, Poblacion, Mabinay, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) • Tumapa Street, Poblacion, Mabinay, Negros Oriental • 295 Lumbangan Mabinay, Negros Oriental at National Highway, Poblacion Ayungon, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at National Highway, Poblacion Bindoy, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at National Highway, Mabigo, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at S. Villegas St., Guihulngan Cty, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at National Highway Poblacion, Jimalalud. Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at National Highway, North Poblacion, La Libertad, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at corner Aglipay & JM Basa Sts., Poblacion, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental (8:30 am) at National Highway, Brgy. Poblacion, Tayasan, Negros Oriental (8:30AM) at National Highway, Brgy. Poblacion, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental (8:00am)

December 16, 2018

NOTICEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Roem Saulda Arbolado namely: Myrna S. Arbolado; Myroe A. Salacut; and Romyr S. Arbolado have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights over a deposit at Land Bank of the Philippines in the amount of One Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Twenty and Ninety Two Centavos (Php 189,320.92), acknowledged before Atty. Conrado A. Concepcion II , Notary Public, per Doc. No. 180, Page No. 38, Book No. XXXIII, Series of 2018. The Negros Chronicle December 30, January 6 & 13, 2019

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the only surviving heir of Verna P. Villanueva who is Praxedes G. Villanueva have executed an Affidavit of Adjudication by a Sole Heir of an Estate of a Deceased Person over a property to wit: a.) TCT NO. T-1719, Road Lot 1 of the subdivision plan, Psd-07043339, being a portion of Lot 6, Pcs-07-03-000084, situated in the Barangay of Talungon & C, Rotea, City of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros, containing an area of Four Hundred Seventeen (417) Square Meters, more or less; b.) TCT NO. T-1723, Road Lot 5 of the subdivision plan, Psd-07043339, being a portion of Lot 6, Pcs-07-03-000084, situated in the Barangay of Talungon & C, Rotea, City of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros, containing an area of One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Four (1,754) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Randilou S. Ybas, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 120, Page No. 12, Book No. 24, Series of 2018. The Negros Chronicle December 30, January 6 & 13, 2019

FOR SALE Residential Lot 2,400 sq. meters at Bong-ao, Valencia, Negros Oriental Price: Affordable and negotiable Call: 0918-929-6047

December 30, 2018 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region Hall of Justice, Dumaguete City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF DUMAGUETE RURAL BANK INC. EJFREM NO. 2018-3498 EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE (Under Act. No. 3135 as amended) MELDY D. VANOY married to Charles H. Vanoy Mortgagors X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - — - -/ NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135, as amended, filed by Dumaguete Rural Bank Inc. (mortgagee), against Meldy Vanoy married to Charles H. Vanoy (Mortgagors) residence of and with postal address at 777, Legaspi St., Tanjay, Negros Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which, as of October 31, 2018 amounted to Three Million Four Hundred Ninety One Thousand Seven Hundred Ten & 3/100 centavos (Php 3,491,710.03) Pesos including interest and other charges, excluding daily interest after date, expenses of collection, attorney’s fees and the cost of this foreclosure the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency on February 20, 2019 from 9:00 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff, Hall of Justice, E.J. Blanco Drive, Piapi, Dumaguete City, Philippines, the hereunder described properties of the mortgagors, together with the improvements existing thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 33615 A parcel of land, Lot 5, Blk. 2, of consolidation subdivision plan Psc-07-002094 being a portion of lots 3357-B-1, 3357-B-2, 33357-B-3, 3357B-4, 3357-B-5 & 3357-B-6 (LRC) Psd- 238396, including all the buildings and improvements existing thereon, situated in the barrio Bagacay, City of Dumaguete, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros. Bounded on NE, along line 1-2 by lot 4m block 2 of the consolidation subdivision plan; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 3357-C, Psd 31303; on the SW., & NW., along line 3-4-5-1 by road lot, of the consolidation subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked I on plan being S. 50 deg. 28’ W., 300.21 m from BBM no. 44, Dumaguete Cadastre. Thence S.76 deg. 53’ E., 20.00 m., to point 2 thence S. 13’ deg. 03 E., 16.63 m to point 3; thence N. 76 deg. 47’ W., 17.17 m. to point 4; thence N.31 deg 52’ W., 4.00 m to point 5; thence N. 13 deg. 03’E, 13.76 m to point of beginning; containing an area of Three Hundred twenty Eight (328) sq., more less. All points referred to are indicate on the plan a plan and are marked on the ground as follows: points 3 by old points and the rest by, P.S cyl.conc mons.15x45 cms., bearing true; date of original survey on JanuaryAugust 1916 and that of the consolidated subdivision survey on December 59, 1988 by geodetic Eng., Justine S. Pinili and approved by the Regional Director, Bureau of Lands, Cebu City on July 6, 1989. TAX DECLARATION NO. 93-009-3521 “ONE (1) storey fully fence residence house made of concrete material, hallow blocks double with concrete walling G.I sheets roofing with three (3) bedrooms, tiles in flooring two (2) comfort and bathroom sala, dining area, kitchen, porch and comfort. Containing an area of One Hundred twenty & 42/ 100 (120.42) sq., meters, more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the said date and time. In the event public auction should not take place on the said date. It shall be held on February 22, 2019 without further notice. Dated this 22nd day of November 2018, in the City of Dumaguete, Philippines. Mortgagee, -VERSUS-

(SGD) ATTY. MARIA ANTONIA L. BULADO Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff By:

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the registered owner Felixberto Kadusale hereinafter referred to as the Vendor and Antonieta K. Cisneros 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. 31028, Lot No. 3360-D-2, of the subdivision plan Psd-07049098, being a portion of Lot 3360D, Psd-07-042739, LRC, Cad. Record No. 142, situated in Barrio Junob City of Dumaguete, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros. Bounded on the N, E, S, along lines 1-2-3-4, by Lot 3360-D-1 of the subdivision plan, on the W, along line 4-1, by road Lot 3360-J, Psd-07-042739, containing an area of One Hundred Fifty (150) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Joe Kenneth K. Arbas, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 82, Page No. 18, Book No. LXIV, Series of 2017.

Notice is hereby given that the surviving heir of Veronica Guaza who is Alma Somoza Gegavine hereinafter referred to as the heir-vendor and Antonieta K. Cisneros hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Sale over a parcel of land to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 31028, Lot No. 3360-D-2, of the subdivision plan Psd-07-049098, being a portion of Lot 3360-D, Psd07-042739, LRC, Cad. Record No. 142, situated in Barrio Junob, City of Dumaguete, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros. Bounded on the N, E, S, along lines 1-2-3-4 by lot 3360-D-1, of the subdivision plan, on the W, along line 4-1, by road Lot, 3360-J, Psd-07-042739, containing an area of One Hundred Fifty (150) Square Meters more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Joe Kenneth K. Arbas, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 83, Page No. 18, Book No. LXIV, Series of 2017.

The Negros Chronicle December 23, 30 & Jan. 6, 2019

JOHNEIL D. GONZALVE Sheriff IV The Negros Chronicle December 16, 23 & 30, 2018

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7TH Judicial Region Branch 38 Piapi, Dumaguete City NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY

River Front Inn: for Sale or Lease The building was constructed in year 2000 and it has 2 stories in mix residential-commercial: with 7 rooms in the 2nd floors with two (2) rooms with a/c – separate toilet-bath and 5 rooms with electric fan with common toilets-bath, while in the first floor with 3 large bedrooms with common toilet and kitchen for the owner and another 2 extra rooms with toilet-bath. The front of the building could accommodate 5-6 cars which is facing National Highway and the back of the building facing Buenavista St. and Bayawan Emergency Hospital can park 3-4 cars. (building is just 2 minutes away from motor vehicle office-LTC and 4 minutes away from Bayawan Emergency Hospital, PNB, Land Bank, St. Augustine Academy and Roman Catholic Church, Old City Hall)

Call: 0918-929-6047/ 0927-643-9968

WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order of Execution issued by the Hon. Joseph A. Elmaco, Judge of Regional Trial Court, Branch 36, Dumaguete City on September 5, 2017 in CIVIL CASE NO. 12708 wherein ELIZABETH SY-VARGAS and KATHRYN T. SY are the plaintiffs and THE ESTATE OF ROLANDO OGSOS, SR. and ROLANDO OGSOS, JR. are the defendants, ordering the plaintiffs to pay the defendants the total money judgment of P9,777,147.36, levy was made by Filomeno V. Gonzales, Jr., Sheriff IV, RTC Br. 36, Dumaguete City on December 8, 2017 and March 8, 2018, thru the Register of Deeds of Dumaguete City on the rights, interests and participation of plaintiffs Elizabeth Sy-Vargas in the real properties more particularly described as follows: Lot No. 6126, TCT NO. 2063, Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete ( 1/5 share); and Lot No. 953-A (being a portion of Lot No. 953), TCT No. 2404 of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete ( 1/5 share ) NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of said Order of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39, Section 19 of the Rules of Court, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency on JANUARY 25, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 38, Piapi, Dumaguete City, the rights, interests and participation of plaintiffs Elizabeth Sy-Vargas in the above-described properties in order to satisfy said Order of Execution, together with costs, fees and expenses of sale. Dumaguete City, December 13, 2018. (SGD) Jozalri Chiu Sheriff IV NOTED BY: (SGD) ATTY. CHERYL F. BUENO-GEÑOSO Clerk of Court V WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale, under penalty of law. (Rule 39, Sec. 15) The Negros Chronicle December 23, 30 & Jan. 6, 2019

LET THE BIBLE SPEAK

ew Testament Bible Baptist Church located in Pulantubig Near Mag Say Say Elemen tary School in the Captain T. Amores Estate. We would like to Invite you to our Services each Sunday at 9 a.m. and again at 4:30 p.m. For Information Ring 09059593638. Christmas is a time of rejoicing in the birth of Christ. No one can prove The 25th December is the birth of Christ. Christ’s birth is one of the important doctrines of The Bible. Such as Creation, Death and Resurrection are very important in the Bible. If One is taken away, then all will fall. These doctrines such as Creation, Birth, Death and Resurrection are doctrines that will be foundational and must be believed to be saved and Go to heaven. I am sure many know very little of Creation or these doctrines when they Accept Jesus Christ as Savior, but these doctrines hold the Bible together. Romans 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved” Paul said in I Corinthians 15:2 “By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believe in vain” Paul said in I Corinthians 15:3 “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how Christ died for our sins according to our sins; Vs. 4 “AND that he as buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures” This gospel could not have ever been preached without the Birth of Christ. His birth was announced by the angels. It disturbed kings such as Herod. It brought Wise Men thru many dangerous places such as mountains, deserts, rivers and even robbers and yet, they were blessed with a star to follow to worship this Christ child. Why did the religious People of Jerusalem not come down to Bethlehem to worship Him? Think of the things given to the Christ Child such as gold, frankincense and myrrh! These could be for expenses! John 3:

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Mayor cites gains... From page 2 and employees, automated payroll system and strict adherence to bidding processes. The city also earned the distinction as 2nd Most Efficient Government in the country among all component cities during the 6th Regional Competitive Summit organized by the Department of Trade and Industry to recognize the most competitive Local Government Units or LGUs for 2018 through the Competitiveness Bureau to highlight the results of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) 2018, which targets to rank over 1,500 local government units across the Country. This is in recognition to Mayor Remollo’s efforts to enhance the Business One Stop Shop or BOSS to assist all entrepreneurs, big and small, to experience ease in doing business in Dumaguete City. As a result there are now 7, 459 business establishments operating in the city in first half of 2018 up from just 7, 074 in 2016; created 10, 102 local jobs from July 2017 to June 2018; City Treasurer Cristina Merced projected P 324 million revenues from local sources or businesses alone in 2019; thus the city has approved its biggest ever budget at P 790 million for 2019. In 2017, the city has posted an excess collection of P 91.4 million in revenues, which can be repeated by the end of current fiscal year 2018. Mayor Remollo credited this feat to the aggressive tax collection and sound fiscal management of all responsible officials, who are committed to good housekeeping and ethical conduct in service. Sports tourism Dumaguete City was the clear winner in the race for the Sports Tourism Organizer of the Year in the Philippine considering the series of successful hosting of major national, international and local sports events, among them: National University Games (3 straight years), Dumaguete Dragon Boat Race (regional and international), Little League (Baseball, softball) Philippine and Visayas region series, International Handball Tournament, Children’s Games, Batang Pinoy (Visayas Leg), Regional Meet, Dumaguete Triathlon (Regional) and Beach Volleyball Republic. Dumaguete City is also runner-up to Subic Freeport as the Sports Tourism Destination of the Year in the entire country. Next year, the city has been selected as host of the Central Visayas Regional Athletics Association Meet, Private School Athletic Association Meet and the exhibition game between Ateneo and La Salle slated on February 2019.

International Relations: Various diplomats paid visits to the city to discuss with Mayor Remollo areas of mutual cooperation to promote trade, commerce, education, culture, sports and tourism. Among the diplomats who have already visited the city were New Zealand Ambassador David Strachan, Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev, British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Robert Pruce, Consul General Shi Yong of the People’s Republic of China United States of America Deputy Chief of Mission Michael S. Klecheski, Ambassador Mohammad Tanhaei of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines Kok Li Peng Priority projects: The increased collections has funded the priority projects of Mayor Remollo, just recently some 25, 711 get early Christmas cash gifts from the City Government of Dumaguete under the bigger Pamaskong Handog this year to include 16, 605 indigent families, 8, 336 senior citizens and 769 Persons with Disabilities, who received P 500.00 each as their Christmas gift from the local government totalling P 12.8 million. This is the biggest budget appropriation for the Christmas cash gifts to reach the most number of vulnerable and poor residents of the city. Meanwhile, PLDT won the bid to undertake the P 69.7 million Lease of CCTV system in the next 8 years to include installation of 330 cameras in 30 barangays starting March 2019 to help solve and prevent crimes, improve traffic management and serve as early warning system during calamity. Next in the pipeline is the installation of the modern traffic lights system in strategic locations of the city. PLDT and another company has presented separate proposals to the Bids and Awards Committee. The city government has also allocated P 25 million for the construction of a full span concrete bridge in Colon Street at the back of Foundation University with the public bidding of the project slated in the first quarter of 2019. Another bridge will replace the dikes near the Bureau of Internal Revenue to be funded in the same period of 2019. Civil works for the restoration of the Old Presidencia and the Quadrangle is nearing completion by first quarter of 2019 to serve as a regional museum. The multi-million shoreline protection in the south end of the boulevard starting at the Dumaguete Press Club to shield the coastal communities of Poblacion 1 (Tinago), Calindagan, Manganao and Banilad from the rising sea water and storm surge.

Finally, the construction of a central Materials Recovery Facility in Barangay Candau-ay will ensure that the closure of the dumpsite in the same barangay will be realized at the soonest once all the documents and permits are secured from the regulatory agencies. Mayor Remollo has rallied all local official and employees but also the residents to continue their cooperation and support so that the vision of his administration to build a livable, cleaner, peaceful and progressive city will be fully realized as a united people.