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No rice hoarding here:NFA T

By CHOY GALLARDE

he National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental denied that the disappearance of the P32per kilo Vietnam rice in the local markets does not mean there is hoarding. The supply simply has been sold out and the next batch of 22,000 sacks has not yet arrived. What is left now at the NFA main warehouse in Pulangtubig are 18,000 sacks of Vietnam rice which are priced at P27/ per kilo. To page 10

VOL . 40 No. 33 Dumaguete City, Philippines Sunday, January 26, 2014

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Aliens increasing; are there fugitives?

o you know that the rice industry consumption of 1.3millon Oriental Negrenses reaches P6.2billion every year? And do you know that only eight big local traders control the distribution of commercial rice supply here ? Moreover, the National Food Authority (NFA) sup- there is one cup that is wasted? Moreover, restaurants plies only five percent of the total demand for rice in Negros offering “unlimited rice” in their meals are advised to cut Oriental. down the servings to one half cup at a time, because Do you also know that for every four cups of rice, To page 5

he local Bureau of Immigration confirms that there has been a noted increase in alien visiors and migrants to Dumaguete and Negros Oriental, with the high possibility that many of them are fugitives of the law in their own country although most of them are law abiding citizens, retirees, and pensioners. by the city mayor and the Therefore, with the city council were urged to help of the city government, devise legal ways to come and for the protection of the up with a roster of “new people, city authorities led To page 7

UPGRADE FOR WORLD-CLASS Slaughterhouse is the call by city councilors Tony Remollo, Dan Leon, Lani Ramon, Sal Erames, upon Eco-enteprise officer Rolly Fortin, to restore the “Triple A” category which the city slaughterhouse is known for.

s the erstwhile world-class “Triple A” awardee slaughter house in the city deteriorating? Today, it has not only down-graded itself to “Double A” category, it has not also been “renewed” as such for the last five years, said economic enterprise officer Engr. Rolando Fortin, in answering questions raised by the City Council. Built during the watch centers in the provincial of then Mayor Lorenzo category. Maxino, the city slaughterIn fact, TESDA has house has been on its peak now made this city slaughperformance and is recog- terhouse the training ground nized as the only one of its for our “export labor force” kind in Central Visayas, and of world class as one of the four training To page 5

Drought & dryness lead the roots of faith deeper into the Holy ground for nourishment.

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TOP OF THE WEEK

critical reporting HOW MEDIA SEES IT, AND NOT OTHERS

Woody welcomes 2016 foes: Sojor, Ipe-Remollo, Ablong C

ity Vice Mayor Woodrow Maquiling, like the usual good sport, welcomes the entry of names who are being floated to be his political opponent in the 2016 mayoral elections for Dumaguete. That year is also a presidential election. Expect the major parties to field their own local candidates so as to boost their national candidacies. The possible Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria mayorables for who is running for congress Dumaguete are: Dr. Henry in the second district. Rep Sojor, former president of George Arnaiz is running for Dr. Henry SOJOR “Ipe” REMOLLO William ABLONG the Negros Oriental State governor against Gov. Roel University NORSU Degamo. Former Bais Woodrow Maquiling (Degamo faction) , Ipe mayor TATA or daughter would be the logical suc- not publicly expressed his desire to run for the city’s Felipe Remollo , himself a Karen Villaneuva is also cessor of Mayor former city mayor (LP) , running for the second con- Chiquiting Sagarbarria, highest elected post, Mayor Sagarbarria has aland WilliamAblong city ad- gressional district. who decided to join the ready made pronounceministrator (Independent) For most members of second district congres- ments that Maquiling will VM Maquiling is the Nationalist People’s become the official canditossed up by his boss Coalition, Vice-Mayor sional race with finality. While Maquiling has To page 7

No breakdown in law order: PNP assures

Ozamiz robbery gang not totally neutralized?

egros Oriental Police Provincial Office Acting Director Supt. Alet Virtucio assures the public that despite a sharp increase in the number of reported crime incidents, the province ranks second most peaceful if compared to the other cities and provinces in Central Visayas. As has already been Camp Crame that requires explained by the Dumaguete the inclusion of crimes reCity PNP, the significant in- corded not only at the PNP crease of reported incidents stations but also in the blotof crime is mainly caused by ters of every barangay. The the previous directive from To page 3

Public consulta for new rates for real property

rovincial legislators have tentatively scheduled a series of public hearings on the proposed adjustments in the rates used in the assessment of the market value of all reap properties as part of the effort to update and codify various revenue measures of the Local Government Units. Some Capitol officials public hearings, the provinpointed out that the present cial legislators will be meetrates in the valuation of ing with the municipal assesproperties that include land sors to set the new rates deand buildings are ridicu- pending on the classification lously low and outdated. To page 3 To kick off the series of

espite the recent arrest of Ozamiz Robbery Group chieftain Gaudencio Monopollo Sr., the Philippine National Police remains on alert since it does not mean that the notorious gang has been neutralized or crippled. “His arrest will have a this is quickly replaced by profound effect on the or- another. Somebody will alganization. But it will be ways take over, robbery short lived. Like in the past, has become their main and the arrest of their leaders probably the only source of might slow them down, but To page 3

Drunk test urged for DPWH staff in tragedy uthorities must check if the victims on board the ill-fated Mitsubishi Strada, which fell into a ravine, Wednesday, were intoxicated during the incident. Or if the attending physicians have taken tests then the results must be bared to the public. The purpose is not to when performing their tasks. cast blame to the victims Nevertheless, the trip of but to prompt authorities to the staff on board the illimpose stricter regulations fated Mitsubishi Strada was in the use of government sanctioned by the Departvehicles and to ensure that ment of Public Works and the personnel handling them To page 14 are safe and protected

BY ELY P. DEJARESCO

(email:dejaresco_ely@yahoo.com)

“Honor thy Father”: a Divine command e never realized how big is the grains industry in Negros Oriental (at P6.2-billiion) until we were able to gather figures that each person consumes an average of 114 kilos of rice a year and if he takes commercial rice,he spends P4,700 annually just for rice alone. Multiply that by 1.3 million NegOr population you get around P6.2-billion . The poorer ones would of course consume less. -o0oCity vice mayor Woody Maquiling welcomes three possible opponents for the mayorship namely Dr Henry Sojor, former NORSU president; ex-city mayor Felipe IpeRemollo and city administrator William Ablong. Well, 2016 is still too far, let’s just wait and see. -o0oSenators Enrile , and his disciple Gringo Honasan, are typical wise people they did not reply on their very obvious Napoles scheme on the pork barrel scam. But Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla could not help it. They took to the senate floor to deny their involvement, and that their signatures were forged . It’s true, technicaly as we said, they were not involved because of the “forgeries.” Question: so who caused and gave clearance to those forgeries? Second, did you and the people believe them? You can easily answer that. -o0o“HONOR THY FATHER.” A true Christian and real son or daughter will never dishonor their father, no matter how dishonorable such father may be, even if he steals billions from taxpayers . It is because such is a Divine command and has no pre conditions. Desecrating it has consequences from the Divine sooner or later. Absalom’s story in the Bible is a classic example. And who was his father? -o0oMedical Marijuana ? One retired councilor voiced it out long ago saying that marijuana has a medical cureeffect. Now it has come true. I favor its medical use. Simply, it’s like morphine, it s an addictive drug, but , it is used as a pain killer.

Medical Marijuana products

CDC realigns 4 city projects he newly revitalized City Development Council has realigned P1.6Million worth of projects invarious parts of Duamaguete namely : Photo byinChoy GALLARDE Batinguel, P870K for the reconstruction of boulder dikes damaged by the last typhoons; Candauay boulder dike along north Banica P390k; construction of keylock at the upstream portion of the Banica river and boulder dike down the Banica bridge P217k

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Mayor Sagarbarria reactivates the City Development Council CDC with City planning officer Leonie Caro, co-chair; Lionel Banogon, ABC president; Kag JV Imbo, NOCCI president Ed Du and Merlinda Limbaga of CPDO.

IN short, it depends on the laws on how marijuana is supposed to be used , and medically only. What about valium and its related tranquilizers? They are to be legally used, with a physicans prescription. So they should do so with Marijuana, which come in various shapes and forms, from chew gum to injections. The story below is quoted from the cyber medical sources: -o0oDOWNLOADED: Proponents of medical marijuana argue that it can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of cancer, AIDS, multiple

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January 26, 2014

By JOSEPH MUEGO

urvivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda seeking treatment can expect a more complete facility at the Biliran Provincial Hospital (BPH) as the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has donated P15.87 million for the purchase various medical equipment. PCSO General Manager (PICC), Pasay City. Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II and A PCSO document detailed Dr. Larry Cedro, PCSO assist- the hospital equipment to be purant general manager for Charity chased out of the P15.87 million Sector, turned over on Monday donation, such as one digital Xthe donation. Ray System (P9.79 million); one Biliran Gov. Gerardo Doppler Ultrasound Machine Espina, Jr. received the donation (P2.7 million); one Blood Chemin the form of a check at the istry Analyzer (P480,000)' one PCSO Headquarters, Secre- ECG Machine (P300,000); one tariat Building, Philippine Inter- Hematology Analyzer (P700,000); national Convention Center To page 16

No breakdown... Ozamis Rob.... From page 2 increase in reported crime incidents was observed in all cities and municipalities nationwide. “The PNP wanted to have a complete report on the actual number of crime occurrences nationwide including those reported in the barangay levels as it has expressed questions on the relatively high crime solution efficiency of the Philippines when compared to more advanced countries,” explained Virtucio. Crime solution efficiency refers to the number of cases solved against the total number of crimes reported. This would include the apprehension of the perpetrators and the final act of charging them before the courts. Nevertheless, even with the inclusion of the crime incidents recorded in the barangays, the PNP is still confident that the crime solution efficiency of Negros Oriental would remain high considering that majority of the cases lodged before the Lupong Tagapamayapa have resulted in amicable settlements. However, Virtucio is of the opinion that the real measure of a peaceful and efficient maintenance of peace and order would be

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From page 2 livelihood or earning quick money,” Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office Acting Director Alet Virtucio said. The Kuratong Baleleng Group was the forerunner of the Ozamis Robbery Group. The former was thought to be neutralized when most of their members were slain by the authorities decades ago. Monopollo was arrested pursuant to a warrant issued by a Bacolod City Judge. He was alone when apprehended by the police and was ready to leave for Mindanao. There was no resistance during his arrest. Currently, he is held at the Provincial Jail. Dumaguete City ceased to be just a transit point of the members of the Ozamiz Robbery Group, as its business establishments such as banks and pawnshops have apparently been

the degree of success of the PNP in preventing crimes. When ranked according to the prevalence of crimes in Central Visayas, Cebu City has consistently topped the list followed by Mandaue City. Negros Oriental can still claim to be the second most peaceful in the region with Siquijor province, understandably listed with the lowest crime rate. (By Dems Demecillo)

targeted. It is not clear who was with Monopollo during his visit here and why was he alone. The purpose of his visit and temporary stay in the city has not yet been established. Was he casing some banks or pawnshops? Only the police investigators know but may not reveal in public. (BY Dems Demecillo)

Public ... From page 2 and situs of the real properties on February 3. The proposed rates are evaluated and advocated by the government assessors themselves. Thereafter, the Provincial Board will be scheduling public hearings for the first district, second district and third district on different dates to be announced later to ensure the maximum participation of all stakeholders. Although the adjustments of the new rates are long overdue and solely for taxation purposes, yet the public should expect a significant increase in the cost of buying and selling of lands and buildings, payments for capital gains taxes and real property taxes, warned 3rd District Congressman Pryde Henry Teves. The proposed Revenue Code is in line with the pro-

the CIVIC circle BY LELE MARTINEZ

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR ! his coming Saturday, January 31 is the beginning of the first new moon for the first month of the lunar calendar and is widely celebrated as the Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year. The Chinese New Year ushers in the start of the Chinese Zodiac sign. These are the 12 animal signs that represent a cyclical concept of time in a 12 year cycle instead of the western linear concept of time in years are from the birth of Christ so 2014 means 2,014 years after the birth of Christ. Under the lunar Calendar very year is assigned an animal name or “sign” according to a repeating cycle beginning with the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. Every twelve years the same animal name or “sign” would reappear.Example, in 2002, it was the year of the Horse, so in 2014, it is again the year of the horse. Please remember that if your birthday is sometime January or early February, your birth sign belongs to the previous year. Each person born under each zodiac sign is supposed to bear the special characteristics of the anima representing that year; the zodiac signs are: Horse-Born 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 They are hardworking, intelligent and friendly, cheerful and popular, but impatient. Usually they consider themselves superior to others. They have a strong streak of selfishness and sharp cunning and should guard against being egotistical. Adventurer, scientist, poet, or politician will

vincial administration’s objective of raising more revenues from local sources, taxes, fees and charges to make Negros Oriental less dependent on the Internal Revenue Allotment. However, Board Mem-

be suitable occupations for them. Sheep-Born 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 The sign suggests a person who is creative, artistic, passionate, elegant, warmhearted, honest, charming but pessimistic, timid, disorganized and vulnerable. Too dependent on material comforts, they are easy to complain and do not respond well to pressure, but will find their own natural solution to a problem when given space. Best occupation for a Sheep is an actor or a gardener. Monkey-Born 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956,1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 Monkeys are intelligent, inventive, clever, entertaining but also dangerous and easily discouraged. Because of their extraordinary nature and magnetic personality, they are always well liked and make close friends. However, they can’t be trusted. They should guard against being an opportunist and distrusting other people. The sign suggests success in any field they try. Rooster-Born 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957,1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 Roosters are courageous, hardworking, shrewd, arrogant, reckless, selfish and eccentric. They are thirsty for knowledge, devoted to work and definite involved in decision-making. They are skilled at what they do and attentive to details. However, they tend to seem boastful to others. Roosters will be happy as

ber Liland Estacion urged the provincial government to improve its tax collection efficiency to ensure that the drive of raising more revenues would be sustainable. “The revenues that will be collected by the Capitol will

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To page 10 be used for the completion of more infrastructure projects and will translate to better services for the people of Negros Oriental,” Estacion concluded. (By Dems Demecillo)

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ZD’s TRIVIA ((On certain occasions, the column ZD’s TRIVIA , dedicated to the late grand ole man of CHRONICLE journalism, ZOILO DEJARESCO JR, will appear in this section. Breathing Space is still open depending on internet-connection availability))

Even 10 GOCCS stole P2.l billion! ot only Congress, but ten GOCCs more, or Government Owned and Controlled Corporations, stole P2.1billion from us taxpayers. By now, with all the money stolen bycorrupt government officials from citizens, this public corporation owned by taxpayers should have long been bankrupt. We wonder why we still have money. -O0O-

Editorial

Vultures are fighting

he human vultures who dissipated public funds or peoples money are now fighting each other. If someone is orchestrating this intramurals among corrupt men and women, he must be enjoying the show, just like many nitizens or stakeholders who are affected. Just one day after senator Bong Revilla blasted his way denying his involvement in the pork barrel scam, in less than 24 hours, the justice department announced that the DOJ is likely to file malversation charges against Revilla’s father ex senRamon .Revilla aka NardongPutik in the movies . The DOJ reports that the older Revilla was the one who first transacted with plunder suspect mastermind Janet Napoles and later his son Bong Revilla, a potential vice presidential timber for 2016 followed. What an unlucky afternoon for superstars. Revilla on the other hand said he will pursue the bribery case against PNOy in giving his GAP pork barrel by the millions to the senators to ensure Chief Justice Corona’s conviction (not impeachment oy) Later.at the senate hearing, certain rice cooperatives are being used as dummies by Mr/D.T.. known as David Tan

who uses Bangayan as his family name. Yet the coops when shown pictures say that David Bangayan and David Tan are one and the same person. Then we have Col Mike Rey Aquino who was asked by a U.S. court to pay $4.2milion dollars to the Dacer family for the killing of publicist Bobby Dacer several years ago. The civil case was filed in the U.S. court, and the Dacers got justice there, not yet in the Philippines..The criminal case has been dismissed here. Aquino said he is not paying. Finally, Millions of pesos in government revenues have been lost toUkayUkaythis illegal practice at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), where for every 25 shipments of imported ukay-ukay, or used clothing, five are seized by the agency while the rest are promptly released to consignees upon payment of tara, or grease money, to corrupt customs personnel. The latest customs anomaly is now being investigated by Deptof Justice. ALL THESE are payback time for the corrupt, the murderers and plunderers. The Holy Book says that there is always a time for everything, and now— is the time for them to face the music.

What is a “Good” President?

Dateline Manila by Bingo P. Dejaresco

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good President of a country can be likened to a CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of a corporation. In modern-day business parlance, the objectives for the country: employment, buck stops at the office of the CEO. inflation, education, infrastructure, health, While he wields top executive powers peace and order and other benefits aside and can virtually do anything with the com- from maintaining a gargantuan bureaucracy pany’s resources – short of selling the called the “government”. company – the responsibility is also aweTo carry these out – the president some. If the company flounders in the reviews his sources of funds, (taxation, midst of a tempestuous turbulence, the income of government corporations and board of directors does not condemn the privatization (selling of assets) and the tyranny of the weather but sacks the CEO financial gap, he will source from credifor non-performance. tors, investors and donors. When a Corollarily, a president does not get president borrows to balance his budget, reelected (in a multi-term president), is re- he is said to be in “deficit spending” as moved by vote of no confidence in a parlia- most governments are. mentary system or kicked out by a coup, Since this needs an excellent selling impeachment or revolution. job, a president, if he has to “sell” his Like the CEO, the president’s job is country, must have credibility. Without that, clear-cut so the standards to measure him a nation loses its support system because by are objective and transparent. creditors/investors/donors do have a As president, like the CEO, he sets out To page 7

Just imagine, Congress stealing by the billons for ten years, customs bureau,billions in smuggled goods; billions in smuggled rice ; and now GOCCs, stealing P2.l billion. Stealing because they used this money of taxpayers to “reward themselves” will fat allowances which were illegal and unauthorized, as found out by our Commission on Audit. -O0OThe GOCCs who stole money in the form of fat allowances from taxpayers are:-Philhealth P1.6Billion; DBP P216; Central Visayas Water district P186M; PCSO, P54M; EcoZones P48M; Home Dev.Mutual Fund P37M; Butuan water district P28M; Dev Academy of pHils P28M; PNOC P14M; Mactan airport P14M. This only covers 2003 to 2006 allowances. This could double up top 2013! -O0OWhat about LGUs, governors and mayors who are also facing disallowances from COA, how many of them have reimbursed us, taxpayers, of they money they have stolen? COA city chief Ms Rose Algupera, confirms that thousands in city taxpayers money in Dumaguete which were cash-advanced by local officials have not yet been fully and completely reimbursed or liquidated, and yes, she says, something is done to collect it, but hardly anything has yet been fully liquidated , not lately, but over the years!— —not yet her watch. -O0OThanks to COA, they have ordered a total disallowance to all illegal bonuses amounting to more than P5-billionn pesos , meaning, the GOCCs will have to reimburse government out of their salaries. How about similar disallowances Turn to page 15 40 40

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OMALAHOKAN

“NA FOOLISH”

NAPOLES, has become a household term as referring to CORRUPTION. The privilege speech of Senator Bong Revilla, should not have been made because it boomerang against him. Instead of expos- requested to do so by ing the President as having President Aquino, then he approached him to vote for the has just proven that he is impeachment of Justice Co- not a senator, he is just a rona, the tables were turned JELLYFISH, with no BACKon him because if President BONE. He should be in the Aquino lobbied for the im- ocean floating happily and peachment of Chief Justice not in the Senate stealing Corona, it is natural and ex- millions of pesos from the pected for him to do it because Filipino people. this is a political exercise and This incident in our history not a judicial proceeding. should teach the Filipino peoIf Senator Revilla voted ple a lesson. We should be to impeach Justice Corona able to differentiate the charbecause he was allegedly acter portrayed in the movies

ATTY. FRANCISCO YAP

and the real actor himself. Bong Revilla is not the “PANDAY” and JOSEPH ESTRADA is not “ASYONG AKSAYA”. I MAY BE CRAZY BUT I AM NOT STUPID TO VOTE FOR THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS.

8 Traders... From page 1 most of the time, those “unlimited rice” are just wasted and cannot be totally consumed by the customer. Government information sources said that the following are the big eight commercial rice suppliers in Negros Oriental , all controlled by Filipino-Chinese businessmen. They are: New BianYek Commercial ( DanfordSy manager) ; Joe Bon Marketing (Paya Eddie Uy manager); Merry Mart (Ely Tan or Nick Lim managers); OHL Marketing (Mario OngHokLian manager); DIMC Marketing ( managed by Mark AngGobonseng); Victoria Commercial (managed by Victoria AngGobonseng);

Deteriorating? From page 1 slaughtermen. TESDA scholars have already sent 300 trained slaughtermen from Dumaguete, who have been accepted to work in big hotels abroad. Today, the city council has passed a new ordinance making it a formal educational training school for slaughtermen. But the tuition fee is P20,500 per enrollee plus a bond of P4500 for use of equipment. Ordinance author Kag. Dan Leon said there are 25 trainees per batch or 100 trainees annually. The tuition fee is non refundable even if the student is not accepted for employement abroad for one reason or another., Fortin said. But even then, there are 200 waitlisted enrollees and more are coming from other provinces as far as Mindanao. It’s because Dumaguete-trained slaughtermen are almost sure to get hired abroad, Fortin boasted. What is unique in the training is that it includes the training for the slaughtering

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The NFA main warehouse at Pulangtubig is storing 18,000 sacks of Vietnamese rice. Some 22,000 sacks of Vietnamese rice or more are arriving this week to be sold at 27 pesos per kilo to NFA outlets only.

Acme Traders ( managed by Boy Lee); and BM Cereals (managed by Marciano & Baby Kho) There are so many middle men who buy direct from the farmers and sell these to the big traders who distribute the rice supply to the market consumers. According to government statistics, there are 1.3million population in Negros Oriental today, who eat mainly rice thrice a day. In one year, the average person consumes 114 kilos a year at a commercial price of P42 per kilo or each person spends P4,700 a year for rice alone. Multiply P4,700 by 1.3million rice eaters in Negros Oriental, the rice industry could easily reach P6.2-Billion a year. The government’s NFA supplies 5% of these or P113-million sale of NFA rice each year in Negros Oriental. The commercial traders buy rice grown in Bayawan, Canlaon, Ayungon and Siaton which are the rice producing towns of Negros

of both cows and pigs for one single tuition fee. Others only train for the pigsslaughtering. But the question is: why has our slaughter house been apparently deteriorating? Economic enterprise officer Fortin reasons and says, the requirements for accreditation at ASAP has already become more demanding and strict. Fortin admits that the city has not also renewed its “Triple A” category. He said the least we can attain is the “Double A” category. Triple A means graduates are for export, while double A has graduates fit for domestic hiring. SingleAis only for slaughtermen for the city. Suggestion: before other provinces overtake the performance of the Dumaguete slaughterhouse, the city government must strive to improve its capability and facility so that we can make “slaughtering” another major exporting enterprise for the country and abroad.

Oriental. They also buy commercial rice from Cagayan de Oro and General Santos cities and other commercial sources. RICE FARMERS. The rice farmers in NegOr sell their products at P21 per kilo and is sold by commercial traders double at P42. Per kilo. Easily, the rice farmers get half of the P6.2billion rice purchase price. The farmers production cost is high. It includes cost of fertilizers, seed, pesticides, labor, land preparation, and food. These are taken from the P21 per kilo their sales price to traders mostly through middlemen. The middlemen’s profit is added cost, plus milling, transport costs, storage cost, distribution cost, fuel, so the selling price reaches P42 per kilo of rice to the ultimate consumer.. For the farmers to make both ends meet, they secure “cash advances”from middlemen who pass it on to the big traders. So when the harvest comes, the farmers can only get what is left from their cash advances. Just like copra, before the coconut is harvested and dried, the farmers already got cash advances from their coco buyers and traders. NFA’S ROLE The govenrment’s NFA plays the role of buffer in case supply diminishes

Alien... From page 1 entries” to the city , just as barangay leaders are mandated to check on “new faces” within their barangays. With the advent of increasing cases of pedophiles in the internet, video sex games, money laundering, drug addiction, prostitution, human trafficking, and sex slavery, the possibility of aliens involved in these crimes are high since these are already common crimes in their countries. Some of them may do it here if the authorities are negligent of the possibility. Also, when foreigners are victims of crimes in the

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and in case there is artificial shortage or hoarding. But the NFA has only limited stocks. They buy all their rice from Vietnam, not much from local traders . But rice cooperatives are allowed to import rice as incentives. So rice smugglers finance their “importation” yet the rice traders do the selling. Sometimes, ( the locals claim it’s not happening in NegOr) , Vietnam rice are mixed with better quality and sold as commercial rice. Today, a CHRONICLE check in the NFA warehouse in Pulangtubig showed 18,000 sacks of Vietnam rice at P27 per kilo is left. Consumption is 10,000 sacks of NFA rice a month., A new shipment from Vietnam is arriving NegOr loaded with 22,000 sacks of rice. WHY NOT PLANT? Why do local farmers not plant rice here? Because production costs are high, and traders just buy rice from other sources, which can compete with local growers’ price. So the farmers rather not expand. In short, the traders control the supply and the price of commercial rice. NFA’s annual allocation of 148,000 sacks annually of Vietnam rice is just 5% of the total market demand of commercial rice.

city or province, like robbery, holdups, even murder, there is no way of tracking their whereabouts unless they have a roster of names and addresses available for the police. Most of their live-in partners also abandon them when they get into trouble. Many incidents have happened here in the past wherein foreigners were victimized by thieves, robbers, or they meet road accidents, and nobody seems to take care of them except their close acquaintances who also do not know people nor the terrain. These are more isolated than prevalent though. To page 13

January 26, 2014 FOOTSTEPS AND FINGERPRINTS

Whistleblowers Galore

helicopter pilot, who shuttles over Ayala Alabang says: A landmark that he uses is the house of embattled Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla. Now, another mansion twice the size of the current one, is rising. “Can anyone shed light on this matter?”, the blogger asked. You mean the new partially completed mansion on 114 Saranggani street in Muntinlupa shielded by blue tarpulin? “Revilla is constructing a new one across his present home”, the investigative “Rapple” wrote. Ayala Alabang residents estimate the new four-storey house plus basement, costs almost triple the present P35 million one... The lot price tag is another P35 million. Senator Jinggoy Estrada, like Revilla, is enmeshed in the pork barrel scam. He, too,is building a mansion at high-end Wack-Wack Village “The 3,084-square-meter digs is estimated at P120 million.” Rappler asserted..His reported net worth in 2012, when he started building, was P193,580,509.. Asked why his 2012 SALN does not include the Wack-Wack house, he replied, “Ano? Hello? (What? Hello?)” And the line was disconnected. Text messages were unanswered. Both Revilla and Estrada, like Juan Ponce Enrile and 24 other (E-mail: officials, twist in corruption charges due to “whistler blowers” juanlmercado@gmail.com ) That’s a phrase coined by US. activist Ralph Nader in the 1970s, referring to those who exposed sleaze. Inquirer picked seven whistleblowers as allotted for “Kuya” and “Sexy.” “Pogi” is used “Filipinos of the Year”. They’ve made the big- for Revilla Jr.. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, 89, is gest positive impact on the life of the nation in dubbed “Tanda” (old man). Till now, whistleblowers had a rough ride. the year just past.”. Meet BenhurLuy MaryAriene Baltazar, Merlina Suñas, Gertrudes Luy, Marina Primitivo Mijares was one of Ferdinand Marcos’ Sula and Simonette Briones. They were on the chief propagandists. He wrote the book “Conjugal front page in Witness Protection Program bul- Dictatorship” and testified against the dictatorship. Mijares disappeared in 1977 and his 15-year-old let-proof vests. Revilla funneled P503.6 million of his pork to son was later found murdered. “Cruel,” says 83-year eight questionable NGOs, the COA audit shows. Two old Imelda Marcos of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s of these NGOs were managed by the scam’s main hospital detention. Shanghaied by government agents, Rodolfo whistleblower, Benhur Luy. So did his father before “Jun” Lozada testified before the Senate how a him, Luy asserts. Revilla hired a handwriting expert to de- ZTE broadband loan, for $132 million, ballooned bunk charges. .”Senator Revilla says that it is to $329 million.. Still guarded by Catholic nuns fake?” asked COA chair Grace Pulido-Tan.” But today, Lozada is harassed by charges. Marlene Garcia-Esperat reported fertilzer he confirmed authenticity of the signatures — scams in the Department of Agriculture in Central in writing.” Whistleblower notebooks reveal deals by de- Mindanao “Good evening Ma’am said the visitor tained Janet Lim-Napoles count), from 2012 up to before he shot her dead. The accomplices testified August 2013, They list cash doles, properties, over that they were hired by two officials. A Cebu court meted out life imprisonment to three who who ad400 bank accounts – and code names. “Kuya” and “Sexy” are the handles for Sen. mitted they were hired for P120,000 to kill Esperat. Jinggoy Estrada. An entry says P20 million was To page 14

JOHNNY MERCADO

A JOURNEY THROUGH CANCER

Can You Be a Light?

ne night, the writer noticed the wick of the lamp that has served her quietly for many nights. So she thanked the wick for the light. The wick humbly told her that it was not the source of the light but simply mediates from the oil of the cistern MUFFET DOLAR and the fire that it gives. Without VILLEGAS the oil and the one who trims the e-mail: useless edge, the wick ceases to blue_bell57@yahoo.com serve its purpose, but it would continue to burn as they teach us. long as the one who supLike the wick that needs plies the oil would never its oil, we also need a congrow tired. supply of everything Lamps and candles are stantwe need from God who rare these days, unless there is that us, especially a spira brownout or a special evening made dinner that we feel more roman- itual nourishment that susour journey in life. We tic to share it with someone. But tains be in a desert of spirthese old and sometimes for- can gotten vessels of light can still itual dryness in the midst light our paths by the lesson Turn to page 14

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Growing in intimacy with God

HAT’S right. We need to grow in intimacy with God. Let’s banish the fear that such aspiration is impossible, or that we are just engaging in some wishful thinking, pursuing an illusion that will never come true. Let’s remember that God is our Creator who not only gives us existence but also keeps us in it. We cannot exist and we cannot keep on existing without him. Ergo, he is very much in us. As the Psalm says: “If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I descend into hell, you are present. If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there also shall your hand lead me...” (139,8-9) To be sure, his presence in us is never passive nor sim-

FR. ROY CIMAGALA Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

ply formal. His presence is ever active and marked always by how he is, that is, with love, wisdom, mercy, justice, etc. As St. Paul says: “It is God who of his good pleasure works in you both the will and the performance.” (Phil 2,14) And again in the Psalms, are told the following: “Lord, you have proved me and known me. You know my sitting down and Turn to page 14

The Key is Developing Habits

y, how time flies! It is the end of January 2014 already! Time to take a look at the New Year’s Resolutions/Revolutions that we made at the beginning of this month. One writer has said that resolutions are made to be broken, but that habits can stay with us for a lifetime. How true, how true! One good example is our annual resolve that after all the Christmas and New Year’s celebratory feasting, we must, we are going to lose weight, to exercise more, to eat less, and to get enough sleep. However, the first week’s momentum has slowed down and

NANCY RUSSELL CATAN now, the ending week of January, seems to have gotten lost somewhere. So we vow that next year we will do better! Sad to say, this happens every year! Developing our resolutions, our revolutions into habits is the key. By narrowing down our grand To page 13

Limits to growth he economy grew at about seven percent last year and is expected to grow again at around the same figure next year, what with election spending and the release of public funds hidden in the kitty by a frugal administration. This announcement was greeted with extreme jubilation by the government which promises more of the same in the years to come. The upgrade by international financial monitors who have predicted a further uptick to investment grade classification has added to the euphoria. Indeed, the growth indicator is nothing to sneeze at, trumpeted as the best in the ASEAN and second only in the continent suffering from a world economy hit by the European economic distress. These are the economies that depend

AMB. JOSE V. ROMERO, JR., PH.D. largely on exports like Singapore. Despite the apparent impressive performance, the economy, however, given that this country is endowed with rich natural resources with a mining industry alone which is calculated to have a potential revenue of a trillion dollars or more; a coastline that is among the longest in the To page 16

EVERY DAY HEROES YOU MIGHT BE…

his is just for laughs. (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy.) You might be a Filipino if……. ·…you can drive without lights but not without a horn. ·…the name on your jewelry container is Luihllier. ·…you have a huge wooden spoon and fork on the kitchen wall. JAMES “KOJAK” HUGHS ·…you do not know the defiU.S. Army, Cpt (ret) nition of “traffic lane”. ·…you think foreigners smell bad but balut smells tomer service is unlimited rice. good. ·…you have a revolving ·…calling the mayor “little chicken” is alright. door on the jail. ·…you have the best gov- ·…you have the most beautiful skin in the world and ernment money can buy. ·…raising your voice is bad you still want to change it. but having a loud motorcy- ·…you want spaghetti sauce on your sugar. cle is good. ·…as a mall security guard ·…you think America is you check for bombs but great and Americans do not know what to do should go there. when you find one. To page 14 ·…you think good cus-

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7 Learning the printer’s ink German NGO gives medical supplies to Bindoy hospital 40

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he Bindoy District Hospital in Negros Oriental received medical supplies and hospital equipment Thursday donated by German Ministry of Defense through a German non-government organization Sampaguita Deutsch-Philippines Club e.V. An NGO led by a consisting of German-made governor said. The turn-over ceremony Dumagueteña, Araceli Bejar superior quality medical Heimann turned-over the equipment such as is witnessed by supporting of medical-surgical equipment Aesculapopthalmoscopes officer-designate Nanette to Chief of Hospital of and othoscopes for the prov- Sampaguita Campion and former Chief Bindoy, Dr. TrifonyLuchana ince and Dumaguete City. In his message, Gover- of Hospital Dr. Quintin with provincial governor Roel nor Degamo said the prov- Bascos with confirmation of Degamo. Heiman said the health ince is grateful for the medi- the governor at the Bindoy and laboratory supplies worth cal supply-donations and the District Hospital. Heimann promised to P3million offered by the Ger- generosity of the German man government hopefully Ministry of Defense as well continue soliciting more would help improve the ca- as to Ms. Heimann’s NGO. needed medical donations “ These would help equip from Germany to help the pability of rural hospitals in the Bindoy District Hospital community hospitals so that the Negros Oriental. families could avail betThe NGO of Heimann is for better delivery of health poor ter health services in the instrumental in securing do- services in the area of cov- area. (PIA NegOr) nations from Deutschland erage of the hospital,” the

Journalism students from St Paul College getting the feel of the printer’s ink at the CHRONICLE press plant with printer Billy Gabriel :Reille Espinas, Mae Sulpico, Ana Jumdana, Leah Solinap , Trina Ampalayo, teacher and Sr Sharon Hope, SPC.

EXPAT E-1 Treaty Traders Visa ilipinos desiring to do business in the United States (U.S.) may want to look at the E-1 Treaty Traders Visa (there is also an E-2 Treaty Investor Visa which will be discussed in another article). For many Filipinos, the E-1 visa can be the next best thing to permanent BY ROBERT L. WOLFF residence, because it allows the holder to work or do business in the U.S. and can be renewed indefinitely. Most important, there are no quota re- vice, or be in a position to control the enstrictions for E-1 Visas. terprise by other means. To qualify as a The E-1 Visa is available to citizens key employee, you must be considered an of countries, such as the Philippines, that executive, supervisor, supervisory role exhave treaties with the U.S. To qualify for ecutive or person whose skills are essenan E-1 visa, you must be coming to the tial to the enterprise. U.S. to work for a business, at least 50% The law is liberal in its definition of what of which is owned by citizens of the Phil- constitutes trade. The most straightforward exippines. E-1 visas may be issued only to ample is the import or export of a tangible prodthe principal owners or key employees uct. The transfer of technology through scienof the qualifying business, provided all tifically knowledgeable employees or the renhave the same treaty nationality. To dering of services are also considered trade. qualify as a principal owner, you must Activities other than the sale of goods that have control at least 50% of the company, pos- been officially recognized by the U.S. Departsess operational control through a mana- ment of State as trade for E-1 purposes include gerial position or similar corporate deTo page 15

Ligang Barangay Officers 2014

Officers of the Liga ng mga Barangay Dumaguete headed by ABC President Lionel Banogon (standing 7th place from right side) with his fellow officers and board of directors- shared moments with Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria during the Liga Congress and turn over ceremony held recently at the Dumaguete City gymnasium (Photos) standing from left to rightRo gelio Siglos (Daro), Man uel “Chako” Sagarbarria (VicePresid ent) ,Bernard Sun (Po blacion 6),Nelso n Ab lir (Pob lacion 5).BartolomeAranaz (Camanjac),DionnieAmores (Motong)Mayor Manuel Sagarb arria, L ionel Banogo n (ABC President ) Ricard o Valencia (Mangnao),Nick Ramirez (Batinguel), Delia Senagan (Poblacion 8), AngelitaRagay (Looc), Gregorio Oira (Candau-ay) and VicentPeregua ( Bagacay)

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Gov. Roel Degamo receives P3M worth of vital medical equipment for the Bindoy District Hospital from AraceliBejar-Heimann, of the Sampaguita Deutsch=Philippines Club of Germany, during a simple turn over rites.

NOTICE

NOTICE OF AUCTION

Notice is hereby given that Lilia G. Tulabing, Gelyn G. Tulabing and Glenn G. Tulabing, heirs of the late Dioscoro Dacillo Tulabing have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement on a motor vehicle left by the deceased more particularly described, namely: Make: Mitsubishi Fuso, Plate No.: GWX-256, Year Model: 1997, Franchise Case No.: 07-080442B, Engine No.: 187151, Chassis No.: LTO-057654-R07-C, Fuel: Diesel, and that Gelyn G. Tulabing and Glenn G. Tulabing have waived their rights in favor of their mother Lilia G. Tulabing, per Document No. 39, Page No. 9, Book No. XXXII, Series of 2012 duly notarized by Atty. Joel A. Llosa. The Negros Chronicle Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2014

Woody... From page 2 date. Meanwhile, since 2016 is also a presidential election, Maquiling would surely be facing an opponent. Among those mentioned in local political circles as having the gravitas to contest the mayorship are: former Negros Oriental State University President Dr. Henry Sojor, former City Mayor Felipe “Ipe” Remollo and former Vice-Mayor now City Administrator William Ablong. All three are wellknown to the public thanks to their varied exposure to public service. However, next to NPC, the Liberal Party is the next best organized political organization in the city with two members sitting as incumbent city councilors namely Antonio Remollo and Manuel Arbon. Fellow Liberals who did not make it in the

last 2013 elections particularly former Vice-Mayor Alan Cordova and former Councilor Joe Kenneth Arbas, the former now working in the Bureau of Immigration and the latter returning to private law practice are also expected

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to stage a comeback. Meanwhile, with the City Council dominated by allies of Mayor Sagarbarria, the relationship between the two departments has been very smooth.(By Demecillo)

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A personal mission statement Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. TODAY’S GOSPEL —

Proverbs 16:3 —

“I

am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my

friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name, the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.

hat is your mission in life? Have you thought about it? Have you taken all your talents and experiences along with the desires of your heart and boiled them down into a concise understanding of the mission you are on? Would any friend or family member be able to accurately tell what mission you are on? Does anyone know your goals and how you are trying to accomplish them? Do you? If you responded with a lot of noes, can prevent a thousand failures and it is time that you lay the cornerstone wasted effort. When you are confused by to the foundation of everything you outside influences or internal emotional are doing professionally and turmoil, the mission statement can be the personally. That cornerstone is a solid rock that grounds your decisions in personal mission statement that reality. reflects who you are, what you are Writing a personal mission statement doing, and the way in which you are is, in a sense, the ultimate goal-setting exdoing it. You may be caught up in the ercise. Actually, it is the distillation of mulmomentum of earning a living, fulfill- tiple goals into a central theme. If you ing your roles as a spouse and a par- haven’t thought concretely about the ent, nurturing friendships, and goals you can and would like to accommeeting obligations without having a plish, now is the time to do it, especially conscious awareness of where you’re headed. You’ve never stopped to before you compose your first draft of a analyze what your life’s purpose is all mission statement. When goals of a misabout. You function, do your best, and sion are balanced and healthy, they inhope and pray that everything comes clude family priorities, not just business concerns. They incorporate values, not out all right. A mission statement provides you just ambitions. Goals on the way to a with a compass. It states in black and mission involves relationships, not just white what you want to be, what you productivity. Words, especially written ones, have want to accomplish, and what your governing values are. It becomes both power. Writing a mission statement does an anchor and a rudder. It is an an- not guarantee compliance with it, but the chor because it allows you to stay act of writing it out is almost like making steadfastly in place while you decline a commitment to yourself and others. offers and temptations that would dis- When you have composed yours, I think tract you from your mission. It is a you will be surprised at just how much rudder because it helps you stay the power is there to help you make good, course while you are moving toward solid decisions about today that will lead your goals. A good mission statement you to the tomorrows of your dreams.

MT 4:12-17

hen Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of

Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen. From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, ”Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

PAKATI

God of Ceasar REV. DR. LOURDINO A. YUZON

delegation from the Pharisees and the Herodians confronted Jesus with this trick question: “Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” (Matthew 22:15-22.) Jesus sensed that either a yes or no answer would put him in very serious trouble. If he answered “yes” he would arouse the ire of the Jewish people for encouraging a practice that they considered blasphemous and unpatriotic. If he said “no,” the Roman authorities would accuse him of sedition against Rome. Jesus’ enemies thought that they had him cornered in a no-win situation. But Jesus refused to make a choice between options laid out by his accusers. He responded in a way as to radically alter the thrust of their question. With cutting logic, he argued that the decisive issue before them was not whether he was for or against paying taxes, but whether earthly rulers like the emperor of Rome had a place within God’s sovereign rule. “Give to the emperor,” he said, “the things that are the emperor’s and to God the things that are God’s.” Many Christians assume that this saying ple that is open to interpretation. For instance, of Jesus provides them with an unambiguous, on the basis of this, we can spell out four guidespecific and definitive guideline for discerning lines or directives on the way Christians should the way they should relate to the state and why. be involved in affairs of the state. In the first place, Jesus did not sugAt a glance, this pithy saying of Jesus seems to be self-explanatory. In practice, however, its gest that we live in two equally legitimate precise meaning is difficult to pin down. The and separate domains of human life – the reason is that this statement is a broad princiTo page 15

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Filipino Genius

Medical-treatment decision making: Moral guidance and considerations from Catholic teaching. (Part 2) Applying the Principles to Nutrition and Hydration

FR. GAMMY TULABING JCD, VG

utrition and hydration should be provided as part of any patient’s normal care, even when the assistance of medical intervention is necessary. However, the circumstances of a patient’s condition may affect his or her moral obligation to accept nutrition and hydration provided in this artificial way, that is, nonorally, by means of an intravenous line, nasogastric tube, hyperalimentation or a tube inserted directly into the stomach. For example, if the provision of artificially administered nutrition and hydration is clinically useless (offering no reasonable hope of benefit) or causes excessive burdens it may be rejected as ethically extraordinary (morally optional). In addition to previously stated burdens, factors to be weighed include the patient’s ability to assimilate the nutrition and hydration and the imminence of death. [NOTE: Imminence of death means whether or not the patient is in the active process of dying.] If there is doubt about whether utilizing artificially administered nutrition and hydration is ordinary (obligatory) or extraordinary (optional), the presumption must be in favor of utilizing it, unless the patient can no longer assimilate the nutrition and hydration or the patient’s death is To page13

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Here’s how Filipino genius is at work: micro-gasification. he gasifier-stove project spearheaded by Engineer Jose Ronnie A. REV. FR. ROMAN C. Fortin and Fr. Burton SAGUN, JR. Villarmente of the Social Action Team of the Diocese of Dumaguete was invented by anengineer/professor while he was at Central Philippines University,Iloilo. Dr. Alexis Belonio, now at Central Luzon Agricultural Collegein the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija has won a prestigious RolexAward for his rice husk gasifier that produces an efficient & cleanburning, soot- & smoke-free blue flame for cooking. Until Professor Belonio succeeded with his invention, the stoves worldhad said: it couldn’t be done. Dr.Belonio’sgasifier-stove was improved upon by an American colleaguein Vietnam. The versionof Dr. Paul Olivier is made of high qualitystainless steel, and designed with an enclosure, also of high qualitystainless steel. A less expensive version of the enclosure is alsoavailable, and can be custom built to fit the end-user’s kitchen configuration. Earlier attempts at stoves Dr.Belonio and Dr. Olivier along with others from Dumaguete belong to an Internet

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agri – negosyo Biotech: Kalambu-an sa Tanum

ng biotechnology (BT) o genetically modified organism (GMO) maoy moderno nga kaplag sa mga batid sa syensya aron panalipdan ang mga tanum batok sa pag-atake sa mga dangan ug mga mananap nga Efren F. dela Cruz mohasi sa tinubuan sa tanum. Napamatud-an sa ubang nasud nga ang paggamit sa mga binhi nga agig pagutingkay sa mga kina-iya niini kalikupan. nga mo-away sa mga buot Hinuon, sa mga pagtu-on mohasi sa tinubu-an sa sa mga ekspekto, wala kini tanum. kada-ut nga ikahatag sa Kini nga paagi, mohatag ug katilingban lakip na ang kaisug sa binhi sa pagtubo nga kalikupan. Kaayuhan lamang sa walay pagpanumbaling sa mga mag-uuma aron motaas kahasol sa dangan kay sukip na ang ilang kinita-an. Niapil usab man ang elemento nga makapaang korte sa pagpakgang sa uknol kanila. Gawas pa, ang mga padayon nga pagpananum, labi tanum nga gi mugna gumikan na ang BT nga talong ang GM niining klaseha sa mga binhi may Technology matud pa sa kasigurohan nga dako kaayo ang ekspertong Amerikano nga abot. bag-uhay palang mibisita sa Sa uban nga mga nasud, nasud, mopataas produksyon dugay na kini nga gituman. Diri ug elemento nga ana-a sa sa Pilipinas, gisagup na ang tanum. pagpananum ug GMO nga Si Dr. Wayne Parrot sa Instimais gitawag ug “BT Corn” tute of Plant Breeding and Genetnga mihatag ug 7-10 ka ics sa Unibersidad sa Georgia tonelada matag hektarya kong nagpamatuod sa katakus sa itandi sa naandan nga 3-5 ka GMO sumala sa mga pagtuon ug tonelada lamang. pagsulay didto sa Amerika. Gani, Sa Tolong, diin mubo kaayo matud ni Dr. Parrot, giduyugan ang abot matag hektarya tungud usab sa uban pang mga eksperto sa paghasi sa fruit and shoot sa ubang dapit sa kalibutan. borer (FSB)” nga nagahatag ug Mapanalipdan ang kahasul ug 50%-75% nga kadaut. kakuyaw sa mga mag-uuma kay Gipasulayan na ang dili na man mang-espray ug pagpananum sa tibuok nasud kemikal nga hasul usab sa apan gisupak kini sa mga kalikupan. kunuhay tigpanalipud sa

critical reporting HOW MEDIA SEES IT, AND NOT OTHERS BY ELY P. DEJARESCO

(email:dejaresco_ely@yahoo.com)

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sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, and other conditions. They cite dozens of peer-reviewed studies, prominent medical organizations, major government reports, and the use of marijuana as medicine throughout world history. Opponents of medical marijuana argue that it is too dangerous to use, lacks FDA-approval, and that various legal drugs make marijuana use unnecessary. They say marijuana is addictive, leads to harder drug use, interferes with fertility, impairs driving ability, and injures the lungs, immune system, and brain. They say that medical marijuana is a front for drug legalization and recreational use.

Welcome home, Jumbo! ormer popular provincial board member Jaime “Jumbo” Ponce de Leon is visit ing home-base Dumaguete, after a long stay in California, U.S.A. He could have been a congressional timber but he opted to stay and hold business in the U.S. He owns Goodwill Body Shop and his now on the health rehabilitation business. He and wife Bingbing (nee Garrovillo) are blessed Ponce de Leon with three children Dino, Desi JUMBO Looking trim at 70! and Angela.

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The Chinese... From page 3

a restaurant owner, publicist, soldier or world traveler. Dog - Born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 Those born under this sign are honest, quiet, intelligent, generous, stubborn, loyal and faithful to those they love. They are introverted listeners, dedicated but also cynical and prone to letting their external anxieties get the better of them. Constant worry, a sharp tongue, and a tendency to be a faultfinder will always plague them. However, they are born to be successful. Dogs will be excellent businessmen, activists or teachers Pig-Born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 Pigs are honest, reliable, sincere, tolerant, shy, affectionate, kind, impulsive and short tempered. They are splendid companions, intellectuals with a very strong need to set difficult goals and carry them out. In addition they are extraordinarily naive. Their unquenchable thirst for knowledge will facilitate their success whereas their quest for material comfort will frustrate it. Pigs also will sacrifice their lives for good causes. The Pig will be successful in financial affairs, or as an entertainer, or possibly a lawyer. Rat - Born in 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Rat was the first animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle. It is usually considered aggressive, ambitious, suspicious, power-hungry, honest, generous, quick to anger and prone to spend freely. Those born under the sign of Rat are imaginative, charming, and truly generous to the one they love. They are usually suitable for sales work or work as a writer, critic, or publicist. Ox - Born in 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Ox is a symbol of powerful individuals with unyielding and stubborn personalities. Those born under the sign are natural born leaders who typically succeed when given the chance and will also make outstanding parents. They are upright, inspiring, easy-going and conservative. The Ox would be successful as a skilled surgeon, general, or hairdresser. Tiger-Born in 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 As the fighting animal, those born under tiger’s sign are sensitive, aggressive, unpredictable, charming, emotional, courageous and capable of great love. Often risking themselves, they have a carefree life. Tigers usually will be outstanding as a boss, explorer, racecar driver, or matador. Rabbit-Born1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 Those born under this sign are affectionate, talented, obliging, always pleasant, valuing security and

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of overflowing material wealth. Our own strength can fail us. We grow old and our memory is not as good as it used to be. Our health is unpredictable as the world’s economy. We get easily discouraged, and most often, we are the worst critic of our own selves. Fear of what we cannot do and what people say can paralyze the task that God has prepared for us to do. Many times, we feel useless, beaten and driven to do things to merely survive. So a day can become a dreary routine of living a life of mediocrity in God’s standards. We are often caught in the hastiness of the day that we forget to spend time in prayer, a quiet time with our God who anticipates our every need. tranquility. They have a tendency to get too sentimental and superficial and to avoid conflict and emotional involvement. Being cautious and conservative, they usually take no risk and are successful in business. They would also make a good lawyer, diplomat, or actor. Dragon Born 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 Those born under the sign are considered intelligent, gifted, bossy, loud, garish, and unfaithful, but also popular and successful, full of vitality and enthusiasm. They usually look stubborn on the outside, but softhearted inside. They are born to be an artist, priest, politician, or leader. Snake- Born 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 Those born under this sign are usually considered clever, passionate, determined, romantic, intense, rich in wisdom and charm, but vain. Women born under Snake are often beautiful. Snakes will be strongly guided by their intuition. They certainly will win a lot of money, but have to avoid procrastination and stingy attitude towards money. The Snake would be most content as a teacher, philosopher, writer, psychiatrist, or fortune

NFA MANAGEMENT led by Dr Carlos Cortes (seated) include: Anselma Buaya, accountant; Emily Diputado, information officer; Marie Echiverri, operations officer; Alejandra Solon, admin officer; Genesis Zaspa, warehouse officer; Lumerito Macugay, warehouse officer.

Commercial rice bought from private traders sell at P42 per kilo even as these were bought at P21 per kilo from the farmers, which still have to be milled and repacked. This was the explanation of Dr Carlos Cortes, provincial NFA manager. He said that he dispatched NFA rice investigators led by Bert Amor to find out some more about the disappearance of the P32/per kilo NFA rice. NFA rice are bought by the government from the government of Vietnam direct without middlemen. They also buy rice from farmers at P17 per kilo which cannot compete with the traders’ buying price of P21 per kilo. NFA does not compete with commercial rice traders, Cortes said. NFA only beefs up the market in case commercial rice is depleted. The poorer sector also prefer the cheaper NFA rice. Amor reported to NFA chief Dr Carlos Cortes that the local markets have indeed sold out Vietnam rice supply of P32 per kilo, which is the favorite of many since it is cheaper and has a good taste. However, if local rice traders are really bent on hoarding, and hide it from NFA inspection, they can transfer their rice supply to clandestine stock houses .

Thus, the NFA investigators will not be able to detect where the rice supplies are now. There are unconfirmed reports that clandestine storage of commercial rice may be stocked in secret warehouses in the hinterlands, or on board floating barges, standing by in case the demand is up. The BIR and NGOs like the NegorNet, should cooperate by sending a task force to check on rice traders for possible clandestine warehouses and compare whether their supplies correspond to their receipt of sales. Otherwise, hoarding is possible. NOCCI chamber pres. Ed Du was urged to help the NFA by counter checking whether some rice stocks are being kept from reach by the private traders in secret warehouses in Dumaguete or its outskirts. The rice supply investigators have police inspection powers to verify from warehouses and suppliers about the possibility of hoarding. When this happens, hoarding is withholding supply from the market while commercial rice traders are awaiting a higher price from P42 per kilo up. The NFA assured that the rice agency will not allow hoarding since it will be in the form of economic sabotage which is not good for the general welfare.

teller. The west may not understand the intricacies of the eastern precepts and beliefs; many

Asians, however, seriously regard the birth signs and the lunar influence on the earth and all that dwells in it.

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Degamo welcomes rebel returnees

Photo by Choy Gallarde As if proudly, Gov Roel Degamo poses with several rebel returnees in welcome rites at the capitol recently. Those at extreme left and right are not returnees, they are capitol consultant Atty Art Umbac and DSWD local head Alice Legarde.

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January 26, 2014 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region Branch 63 Bayawan City

HEALTH IS WEALTH The evil effects of television on our children

IN RE: PETITION TO DECLARE REYMIL MAUNES DESQUITADO AS PRESUMPTIVELY DEAD, SHELA MARIE LAJATO-DESQUITADO, Petitioner,

SP. PROC. NO. 478

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ORDER Petitioner, in her verified petition, alleges that she was married to REYMIL MAUNES DESQUITADO in a civil ceremony officiated by Presiding Judge Avelino C. Pakino of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Branch 3, Hall of Justice, Cagayan de Oro City on November 20, 1999; that they have one child named Ralph Reymar Lajato Desquitado who was born on January 21, 2000; that in 1999 the mother of her husband always visited her and they came to both like each other; that the mother of her husband told her that his son Reymil seldom went home as he was already an addict; that in fact, petitioner saw him several times taking drugs like injections, syrup and the like; that petitioner has already observed his actuations and she was always inflicted with pain and injury by her husband when they were together and her husband seldom came home and when he did come home he always inflicted pain to her, in short petitioner is a battered wife; that petitioner cannot go home even if she wanted to come home because her husband always threatened her and manhandled her whenever she came home; that until such time, her husband did not come home for a week and she tried to look for her husband with his relatives and her mother-in-law but there was no link or calls even to her mother Milagros Desquitado; that she consulted her mother-in-law of her misgivings and she was told by her mother-in-law that she had long suspected that her son was also into drug peddling for a long time now; that she was even told that one of the friends of her husband was killed because of that reason; that she was shocked by this information and wanted to confront her husband about it but did not have the guts to do it since she might be mauled by her husband who had gotten to be very irritable and short tempered; that in June 10, 2004, her husband asked her permission to get his salary in Butuan City where he was allegedly working; that she had her misgivings about his reason but she could not do anything about it and allowed him to leave; that after her husband did not come home, petitioner also went to Butuan City to verify her husband’s whereabouts but when she arrived in Butuan City the landlady of her husband’s boarding house told her that her husband already had a paramour and she was further informed that he had several paramours but petitioner made efforts to look for him but could not find him anymore so she went home to Cagayan de Oro; that finally petitioner decided to leave him sometime in July 2004 and does not have any communication with her husband since then but was in civil terms with her in-laws whom knew her reason for leaving; that she was in constant communications with her in-laws because they were also concerned about their grandson’s well-being but not a word from her husband was heard from; that since the time they have been separated even her-in-laws do not know the whereabouts of their son and have been in search of him; that they have been waiting since then for any information on him and have exhausted all means to find him but everything have been fruitless and they have even gave out their feeling that he may have already been salvaged because of his illegal activities; that because of his long absence and his whereabouts unknown, petitioner has no way of knowing whether or not Reymil Maunes Desquitado is still alive and should be presumed dead under the provisions of Article 390 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, that after concerted effort with petitioner’s relatives, in-laws and friends, petitioner’s husband could no longer be found and has a well-founded belief that her absent spouse is already dead; that as stated above-petitioner has never received any letters or calls from her husband just to show that he could be possibly alive; that petitioner and her husband who has been absent for more than eight (8) years now do not posses any property of value and neither are they indebted to third persons or entity. Thus, this petition. The petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the same be heard on February 12, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court at So. Cabcaban, Brgy. Banga, Bayawan City. Interested parties are hereby enjoined to appear on the aforesaid date, time and place and show cause why the petition should not be granted. Let this order be published immediately, at the expense of the petitioner, for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental and its five component cities. Furnish copies of this order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the petitioner and her counsel. SO ORDERED. Given in chamber this 21st day of November 2013 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. (Sgd.) ANANSON E. JAYME Executive/Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle Jan. 26, Feb. 2 & 9, 2014

“Nothing good ever comes from violence.” -Martin Luther

ncidentally, some American Psychologists suggest that violence in cartoons can help children mold their character positively. But a sensible parent should always think that DR. ANGEL V. SOMERA any violence should always be rejected. Today, mass media through television shows, online games through Fellow, Philippine internet, and cinema greatly contribute to the formation of the character of our Psychiatric Association innocent children. Of course, the main aim of T.V. or movie producers is to educate the audience, one way or another, for an enormous economic interest and gain. Children readily absorb what they hear and see, favorable or unfavorable to their senses. They tend to imbibe not only the positive side of the role models but also the negative aspects that are depicted to add to the realism of the show. Most children are more attracted to the thrills of excessive and bloody combats like the gory killings of one’s enemy, the escaping away from prison, the stealing of precious jewels, and other smart moves that defy the law or authorities like “Catch me if you can,” etc. Most cartoons show unrealistic scenes enhancing or exaggerating fantasy and mystery like magical phenomena which truly mesmerize the child’s imagination, transporting the child to a make-believe world, like a dreamland. Hence, many children love to see “Harry Potter” movie for the adventure, magic, and witches. But most T.V. shows and movies today glorify sex and violence. Undoubtedly, cyber crimes and many of the crimes like killings (shootings), stealing, smuggling, drug abuse, alcoholism, rape, sexual immorality, corruption (cheatings), human trafficking, etc. of our youth are strongly shown. These crimes are definitely influencing their psyche consciously or unconsciously.

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“ Pls. upkeep the oval”

am one of the regulators at the Perdices Coliseum-my fellow joggers and I also use the swimming pool at a regular basis being health enthusiasts. Late last year, people, mostly users of the oval have aired out their complaints via Facebook’s Hulagway ug Kasikas sa Dumaguete. Allow me to share it with you so that our Provincial Government could also act on these. 1. Last year, the area at the far end of the oval started smelling of urine, one has to hold one’s breath up until the western side where the PGSO is located. 2. Users have requested lockers or simply a courtesy booth where we can leave our things as several thefts have already been reported. Still we cannot see a semblance of security roaming the area. I understand this has already been conveyed to our Provincial Administrator Mr. Arnel Francisco. 3. Toilets are dirty and even the lobby remains unswept for several days. Added to the filth, a growing number of stray cats roam the area leaving their manure everywhere. 4. The Aqua Center remains a garbage dump until now. The entire area is littered with plastic from the 4th floor down to the main entrance. Again, cat manure permeates everywhere beginning at the parking area where one inevitably steps on these so called ‘land mines’ and bringing these to their final destination – left on the stairs and eventually inside offices. We are paying the required Php10.00 fees when using these facilities and I understand that these are earning thousands of pesos EVERYDAY, yet, a courtesy booth remains to be seen for the reason that the provincial government has to hire additional personnel to man it. I understand also that the provincial government has hired three hundred something job orders as errand boys/girls either doing the job of clerks or doing nothing at all. These extra people could be utilized if only they are given areas of responsibility, along with a rag and broom and maintain cleanliness (don’t forget the cobwebs!!!). Perhaps 2 or 3 people could be assigned at the oval with whistles and perhaps impose a fine on people urinating everywhere. Cleanliness is a very basic aspect in projecting a good image. It is the first thing people would notice and appreciate and comment on. These problems wouldn’t be there in the first place if there is proper designated and monitoring. Cleanliness reflects what kind of people are running the instruction. It is innate in one’s character. For good governance, Cavett Robert suggested four aspects which are: Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value. Looking around, even in managing our facilities alone, I am disappointed that I cannot see any one of these four. These are very petty concerns but which, at the same time, holds a huge impact on the community. If these cannot be addressed soon, I wonder what kind of people are running our government? Just Sayin’! Enthusiastic Jogger P.S. I would appreciate if these could find a space in your paper this Sunday, January 19, 2014. Thank you very much!

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Medical... (Tulabing) From page 8 imminent. Moreover, it is extremely important that the basis of judgment cannot be that the patient’s life is useless or devoid of value, (for this would be to reject life itself); rather, the decision must be based on whether utilizing artificially administered nutrition and hydration is useless or creates burdens that are excessive in relation to the benefits it provides. Decisions regarding human life must respect the demands of justice, avoiding all discrimination based on age or dependency. “Considerations about the ‘quality of life’, often actually dictated by psychological, social and economic pressures, cannot take precedence over general principles.” In the case of a patient in a persistent vegetative state, there is common agreement among Catholic theologians that artificially-administered nutrition and hydration may be withheld or withdrawn if the patient can no longer assimilate the nutrition and hydration or if the patient’s death is imminent. With regard to patients in a persistent vegetative state who are

able to assimilate nutrition and hydration, and for whom death is not imminent, there has been some disagreement among Catholic theologians as to whether or not artificially administered nutrition and hydration may be withdrawn. Pope John Paul II addressed this subject in a speech on March 20, 2004: ( To be continue)

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Alien... From page 7 The CHRONICLE is trying some means of organizing the foreign community of visitors so that they too can be well acquainted, accepted, and even assisted in times of need by the people of this community. And at the same time, protect them from alien hoodlums themselves who are just making Dumaguete as their sanctuaries and safe haven outside the reach of the law of their lands. Several foreigners were already arrested here with the alert call from Interpol in cooperation with the local police,. Until now, there is no

Republic of the Philippines Office of the President HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD Central Visayas Region, Cebu City

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that ANTONIO FELIX B. VILLEGAS has/ have filed with this office a sworn registration statement for the sale of LOTS in ADOLFO HOMES PHASE 11 SUBDIVISION located at SAN ISIDRO, TANJAY CITY NEGROS ORIENTAL and more particularly described as LOT No. 3, Psd 07-056191 an area of 52,125 sq.m. and covered by TCT No. T-35612 The foregoing project is complying with Section 18 of Republic Act No. 7279 within the main project described as Lot 1 to 16 Block 5; Lot 1 to 16 Block 6; Lot 19 to 29 Block 9.

By 1Lt Von Ryan Gomez eople of Isabela Negros Occ held an indignation rally last January 21, at the Brgy Riverside Plaza to denounce the death of RolanDadlis, 28 yrs. old, a member of Indigenous People, Bukidnon who was executed Friday by members of the NPA at Brgy Riverside of this municipality. The victim Rolan Dadlis Dadlis, wife of the victim.. surgents. . Lt. Col. Wilfredo was mistaken by his killers Mrs Maria Christina for another one they ac- Dadlis, in her testimony, Isaac, Commanding Officer cused of cattle rustling. expressed her sorrow over of 11th Infantry Battalion, About 100 residents initiated the death of her husband said that what the NPA did a clear violation of Huthe indignation rally led by and the hardship she and was man Rights and it only Brgy Captain Jesus Palma Jr her two children will face. showed that they are not together with the Brgy Offi- The carabao which was ready to switch to non-viocials and was also attended their only source of income lence as a means of attainby Mrs Maria Christina was also killed by the in- ing reforms by government.

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formal census of foreign entries to this city and province, new faces are seen by the day. The Bureau of Immigration should take the lead in providing authorities with visitors’ data for their protection. Bureau of Immigration local chief Manny Torres who took over Peter Bueno who was reassigned to Mandaue Cebu, favored the idea of updating their aliens’ roster. He said, one way is to note down their personal data when they secure their i-cards from the Immigration office. Another is for them to take the initiative of organizing themselves and perhaps doing civic projects which can help the community.

Barangay fo lks in Isabela, Negros Occidental stage an indignation rally condemning the death of their villagemate.

The key... (Catan)

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resolutions into doable step-by-step actions we can start moving forward, and our life’s transforming revolution can begin to change our lives.

For instance, instead of saying “I will eat less”, start the habit by identifying specific actions, like not taking soft drinks, then by not eating large meriendas, and so on, until our will and our stomachs refuse to overload on unnecessary food. More importantly, make the decision to cultivate and grow one habit, one good habit, one

All papers relative thereto shall, upon request and payment of processing fee, be available for inspection during business hours by any person having legal interest thereon. Absent any legal impediment, the above-cited project is deemed registered and a certificate, in evidence thereof, shall forthwith be issued after five (5) days from the last day of publication. CEBU CITY. (Sgd.) ALEXIS ROY T. LOPEZ Regional Director The Negros Chronicle Jan.19 & 26, 2014 Republic of the Philippines Office of the President HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (PAUNAWA) Ipinagbibigay-alam na ang ANTONIA FELIX B. VILLEGAS ay naghain sa tanggapang ito ng sinumpaang aplikasyon para sa pagbebenta ng mga Lote sa ADOLFO HOMES PHASE 11SUBDIVISION na matatagpuan sa Brgy. San Isidro, Tanjay Negros Oriental at sinasakop ng Lot 3 Psd 07-056191 sa ilalim ng titulo Blg. TCT No. 35612. Ang nasabing proyekto ay tumutupad sa Seksyon 18 ng Batas ng Republika Blg. 7279 sa : Lot 1 to 16 Block 5; Lot 1 to 16 Block 6; Lot 19 to 26 Block 9. Lahat ng mga kasulatang kaugnay nito ay maaring suriin ng sinuman na nagtataglay ng legal na interes ditto matapos humiling ng pagsusuri at magbayad ng kaukulang halaga sa tanggapang ito. Kapag walang sagabal na legal, ang proyektong nabanggit ay ituturing na rehistrado at maari nang bigyan ng sertipiko bilang katibayan nito, pagkalipas ng limang (5) araw mula sa huling paglalathala. CEBU CITY. (Sgd.) ALEXIS ROY T. LOPEZ Regional Director The Negros Chronicle Jan. 19 & 26, 2014

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day, one month at a time. Studies tell us that if we do something every day for at least 20 days, then that action becomes a habit. And that as time goes on, the habit is incorporated into our lifestyle and its goodness becomes part of our character. We become a better, happier, and more contented person. Imagine – if we make a list of habits that we want to develop this year, one habit for every month, that’s twelve good habits for this year. Then we actively practice the month’s habit every day of that month by reminding ourselves with paste-it notes on the mirror, on the screen of our laptop, on the door of the refrigerator or shelves where snacks are kept, on the screen of the TV. We can encourage ourselves by sticking a small star on each day of the calendar that we have succeeded in nourishing the habit. This can work two ways: develop one good habit every month, and/or banish one bad habit every month. Better yet … replace one bad habit with a good habit every month. One habit a month, every month continuing its practice plus adding a new habit – imagine the difference each month, each habit will make in our lives, in our characters, in our outlook on life. By the end of 2014 we will have improved ourselves, step by step, day by day, month by month with twelve good habits! Our lives will become more disciplined, we will feel better physically and emotionally. Done this way, the dream of becoming a better person is very “doable”, don’t you agree? And the time to start is NOW, TODAY … Even if this is near the end of January, the first month in 2014, it is never too late to start your life’s revolution. Begin with February’s Habit as your Habit Number One! You can do it. I did!

Growing in... Filipino... (Sagun) From page 8 (Cimagala) From page 6 group dedicated to designing betmy rising up. You have un- ter stoves. A Dumaguete native, now derstood my thoughts afar off. My path and my line you a Canadian resident, has had a have searched out. And you longer historyof working with have foreseen all my ways...” stoves for the base-of-the-pyramid in the country.Rebecca (139,1-4) (nee Arrieta) from We just have to learn how Vermeer Felipa Beach, Dumaguete has to discern and capture this re- beenpromoting efficient cookality, and to keep it going in us stoves for the poor. Rebecca’s for always. And the secret is pre- stoves called eco-kalan are decisely that—to grow in intimacy signed to carry the weight of in our relationship with him. up to 40-liter pots,ideal for We have to strongly re- cooking meals for hundreds of mind ourselves that this re- people. lationship is not a fantasy, is Rebecca’s eco-kalan imnot just our invention with- proves on the traditional clay stoves out any basis in reality. And in that they remain cool to the touch the secret is to set our heart on the outside, and efficiently direct on the law of the Lord that all the heat to the pot, rather than hopefully will lead us to a allowing it to dissipate to the sides vital encounter with God. We of the stove. Furthermore, because have to train our heart on no the exterior of the pot doesnot heat other object but solely on up, the stove is more durable than single chamber stoves. (More God. next week)

You might be... (Kojack)

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·…old Filipinos with young Filipinas is good; old foreigners with young Filipinas is bad. ·…your dream job is to work in a fireworks stand. ·…directions to your home start with “turn right at the Sari-Sari store”. ·...you think “pizza” is a food group. ·…you did not know “tuba” is a musical instrument. ·…you use a motorcycle helmet to protect your elbow. ·…you think all foreigners are drunks, whore mongers and

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bastards except the one who married your sister. ·…you hold a parade for getting rid of global warming but not getting rid of graft and corruption. ·…you walk in the roadway and park in the crosswalk. ·…you think if something breaks, but still works, it does not need to be repaired. ·…on time is 30 minutes after the appointment time. ·…you would rather have rice than a good steak. Ah, come on, If you cannot laugh at yourself, you should go to Robinson’s and buy a sense of humor.

January 26, 2014 Whistleblowers... (Mercado) From page 6 Cases against the masterminds are sill on going .Daniel Ellsberg leaked the “Pentagon Papers” to the New York Times, leading to re-examination of the Vietnam War. Many countries recognize the value of whistle-blowers. They adopt laws to ensure that whistle-blowers have institutional protection against retaliation. Thus, South Africa has a Protected Disclosure Law. The US Labor Department safeguards, by federal law, those who expose malfeasance. Not every whistle-blower is a candidate for beatification. Former police officer Cezar Mancao II, who offered to blow the whistle on the Bubby Dacer murder, bolted NBI custody when courts ordered his transfer to jail. Both the kind and extent of support that a legitimate whistle-blower should be able to expect remains unclear,” says an earlier Asian Institute of Management study titled “Whistle-blowing in the Philippines: Awareness, Attitudes and Structures.” “An explicit policy that will govern whistle-blowing” is needed. Whistle-blowers who tell the truth make corruption a high-risk activity, Dr. Romulo Miral wrote in the AIM study. But the absence of a legal framework makes the personal costs of whistle-blow-

ing very high. It is sometimes a “matter of life and death,” the study noted. Tell that to the family of Bubby Dacer. The PR man never made his appointment to brief former President Fidel Ramos on scams involving Erap’s government. He and driver Emmanuel Corbito were intercepted by 22 military agents in Makati. Blindfolded, then strangled, their bodies were burned in Indang, Cavite. “Thieves are lionized, not ostracized, here, “ Viewpoint noted earlier. . Cash ushers them to first places at tables. Those in a position to adopt reforms are often the very persons whistles are blown at. Would Senators Ramon Bong Revilla, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Gringo Honasan ever scrap the pork barrel?.” Inaction by those involved is buttressed by a culture of impunity. People bolt from those who rock the boat with harsh truths.

Drunk test... From page 2 Highways District III. Based on the trip ticket the vehicle boarded by the victims was to travel from the district offices of DPWH in Siaton to the municipality of Basay and City of Bayawan to conduct inspections of some projects. However, the colleagues of the victims were unaware if the victims made

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a side trip on the way home to allegedly attend a fiesta, which explains why the vehicle was on its way back to its station at around 11:20PM. At this time the District Engineer Angel Beltran was already asleep like most of the DPWH staff when the tragedy occurred. The police report from Inspector Jovenal Rado of the Siaton Police said that

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the gray Strada bearing plate number SJC 118 hit a gmelina tree before falling into a deep ravine in Sitio Cama, Barangay Malabuhan. The driver Jonathan Jose, 33, was seriously injured while his passenger 56-year-old Jose Alfaro Pascual died on the spot. Both victims, like Engr. Beltran are from San Miguel Bulacan. (By Dems Demecillo)

January 26, 2014

Noreco 1 holds PIA KAPIHAN and information drive on the power distribution movements after the series of natural disasters which rocked the Visayas.( PIA PHOTO)

God of Ceasar (Yuzon)

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secular/social political sphere on the one hand, and the religious or sacred sphere, on the other. We cannot, and should not, say that for Jesus “religion is religion, and business is business,” or that “religion is religion and politics is politics.” “Jesus did not mean that the Roman emperor and God have equal claims on our lives, or that when it comes to things political, God has no rightful claim at all” (Timothy Weber). The bible clearly affirms that only God is sovereign in heaven and on earth, and that earthly rulers are ultimatelyaccountable to God for the way they use authority and power that God has entrusted to them. That God is Lord of all areas of life clearly implies that there is no basis for the popular view and practice of privatizing religion. Our personal religious convictions and practices are not just a matter of individual preference with no profound significance that goes beyond our private lives. The bible makes it clear that God is ruler not only of individuals but also of communities to which individual persons belong. Our God-centered faith and way of life may be personal, but they are not, and should not be, individualistic. In the second place, Jesus shifted the focus of the question of his enemies to something more basic than what they had in mind. Pointing to the silver denarius coin, Jesus asked, “Whose head or image is this, whose title?” The coin, of course, bore the emperor’s image, and therefore belonged to the emperor. For Jesus, there was nothing that belonged to the Roman emperor except the coin that bore his image. But even that was possible only by divine permission.In calling attention to the image of a Roman coin, Jesus could have had in mind the biblical view that all humans, including the rulers of this world, bear the image

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(eikon) of God. That each of us is created in God’s image is the fundamental reason (Romero) From page 6 why each person should be treated with utmost respect, world and would therefore be to be regarded as ends, not able to produce enormous revenues from the fishing and as means to end. In the third place, wecould maritime industries; and a follow Paul’s advice and sup- workforce that is second only Indonesia in the ASEAN port agovernment that dutifully to family, it can still be said that works for the good of the gen- ours is an underperforming eral public, even though we economy which is not develmake allowance for fact that oping its full potential. no human government is perIt is somewhat embarrassfect. Paul had a very positive ing that this economy, second only to Japan after the war, would only attitude toward the Roman government. In Romans 13:1-7 produce a per capita PPP (purpower parity) of only Paul exhorted Christians to re- chasing $4,100 when our ASEAN spect and willingly obey the neighbors, by comparison, would Roman government. “Let each have much higher. Take for experson be subject to the gov- ample Singapore with a per capita erning authorities,” Paul said, PPP of $60,688 or Malaysia with “for there is no authority except $15,800 and Thailand with $9,500. from God.” Paul’s high view of Even Indonesia, a late bloomer, registers $4,700. the Roman government was already it because Singapore EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT understandable. His personal has aIsgross national savings AND ADJUDICATION experience convinced him that equivalent to 46% or almost half Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Elisa the Roman government was a of the value of the total goods Capanig Sung, namely: Hazel C. Sung, Elaine C. Sung, Duane C. Sung, and Brian C. Sung divinely instituted guarantor of and services of its economy have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement and public peace and social order. and Malaysia, Indonesia and Adjudication on parcels of land, namely: Lot Thailand about a third of the 2753-C-1, Psd-07-03-002329, situated in Barrio On one occasion, he was Taclobo, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, same? Informatively, the Philsaved by Roman soldiers from ippines save only 20% of its covered by TCT No. 15435 (Tax Declaration No. 93-029-0101), containing an area of Three violent death at the hands of a national income. Moreover, Hundred (300) square meters, more or less; Lot No. 2753-C-2, Psd-07-03-0023291 situated in disorderly mob out to lynch him. these countries above invest Barrio Taclobo, Dumaguete City, Negros OriIn the fourth place, an average of 25% or a fourth ental, covered by TCT No. 11732 (Tax Declaration No. 93-029-0102) containing an area of there are situations when it of these savings, while this Two Hundred (200) square meters, more or less; country is struggling to invest Lot No. 2753-C-3, Psd-07-03-002329, situated makes sense for us listen to in Barrio Taclobo, Dumaguete City, Negros one-sixth or only 15 the book of Revelation a%measly Oriental, covered by TCT No. 16894 (Tax of its GDP. Declaration No. 93-029-0099) containing an area which stands in striking It goes without saying that a of Five Hundred (500) square meters, more or less, per Doc. No. 41, Page No. 9, Book No. I, contrast to Paul’s seem- country, like any family, that does Series of 2012 duly notarized by Atty. Dax ingly subservient attitude not save enough nor invest Molony P. Montealegre. toward the Roman govern- enough cannot expect to grow as The Negros Chronicle fast as its neighbors who are savJan. 26, Feb. 2 & 9, 2014 ment. In chapters 13 and 17 ing and investing a lot more. of his book, the writer of Revelation saw the Roman emperor as a demonic beast and detestable harlot. He encouraged Christians to resist him and disobey the he Search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the law on emperor worship Philippines Region VII (TOSP Region VII) 2014 even if those meant risking has officially commenced. Higher Education Inpersecution and violent stitutions (HEIs) can now nominate graduating death. To the writer of Rev- students who are outstanding in leadership, social reelation, when an earthly sponsibility, and academics. Colleges and universities government abuses its should send their nominations on or beforeMarch 17, power and authority and 5pm. Late submissions will not be accepted. The followclaims for itself the things ing designated offices should be considered in submitthat belong to God, then it ting the nomination forms: In Negros Oriental and Siquijor-ABC Learning Center, is the duty of Christians to resist it, however risky that Piapi, Dumaguete City Contact Person: Ryan Jay Riconalla – 09054731053; may be. ryerics88@gmail.com Jesus’ cutting reply to the TOSP nomination forms can be downloaded at Pharisees and the Herodians www.tospac.org or http://www.rfmfoods.com/ or contact invitesus, Christians, to practice the aforementioned persons for more information. ourprophetic calling. On the After all the nominations shall have been submitted, a one hand, this means saying screening process will be done to determine the Top 20 finalists who will undergo a three-day formation workshop and “yes” to any government that recognizes its God-given role final interview in April 2014 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. TOSP is an Awards and Formation Program that seeks of working for the good of its people. On the other hand, this to galvanize the youth into nation building through exemplary could mean saying “no” to any academic performance, change-making social involvement, inspiring leadership services to their school, local comworldly power that arrogantly and munities, and the country. Since 1961, TOSP has been a plays God. laboratory of great leaders. (Rolando Villamero)

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ZD’s TRIVIA From page 4 in the Dumaguete and Negros Oriental? What is being done or accomplished? -O0ONo wonder, the Philippine system of governance doesn’t work efficiently as it should anymore. No wonder Filipinos are poor because the very government has not been using our money righteously , for the people but for themselves. The revolutionaries were right. We should fire the entire bureaucracy, or we change the system. -O0OHave you heard about cash-less and checkless payments? Our poor government is now resorting to this method because there are just too many hands who are eager to steal people’s money inside the government. This cashless transactions will work under computers, it will just function like credit cards. People buy and sell minusthe cash. This is good for a corrupt bureaucracy. -o0oPNoy who is rich, is not (yet) a crook. In fact he wants to dismantle this corrupt system, which we know is very hard because it has taken so much root. Remember Raul Rocco? He became sick and died fighting corruption in the education department and he still failed. How much more these neophyte don quijotes.

E-1 Treaty... (Wolff)

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marketing, the practice of law, data processing, the sale of communications services, accounting, advertising, and tourism. A company must be carrying on a substantial amount of trade between the U.S. and the Philippines

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in order for the company to successfully support an E1 application. The term substantial is not defined in the law by a strict numerical measure. However, there are three general tests – dollars, volume, and frequency – that can normally be relied on to measure substantiality. The company must be able to meet the minimum standards of all three.

PCSO donates... From page 3 and one Anesthesia Machine (P1.9 million). Rojas and Espina said the donation is really timely. Rojas said the PCSO will continue to discharge its mandate, and help those in need, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao, which are now being hit by typhoons more often. "Since many of those survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda are seeking hospitalization in nearby provinces, the donation will be a boost to the Biliran Provincial Hospital," he said. Espina confirmed this. "After 'Yolanda' hit Eastern Visayas, people in the affected areas, such as Tacloban City, are going

outside of their areas to seek medical treatment since their hospitals were damaged by the typhoon." Many of the victims are coming to Biliran for medical treatment, he said, as the governor thanked the PCSO for the donation. Rojas said, PCSO allocates 30 percent from every peso of revenue to Charity Fund. (Joseph Muego) Survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda seeking treatment can expect a more complete facility at the Biliran Provincial Hospital (BPH) as the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has donated P15.87 million for the purchase various medical equipment. PCSO General Manager Jose Ferdinand M.

January 26, 2014 Rojas II and Dr. Larry Cedro, PCSO assistant general manager for Charity Sector, turned over on Monday the donation. Biliran Gov. Gerardo Espina, Jr. received the donation in the form of a check at the PCSO Headquarters, Secretariat Building, Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City. A PCSO document detailed the hospital equipment to be purchased out of the P15.87 million donation, such as one digital XRay System (P9.79 million); one Doppler Ultrasound Machine (P2.7 million); one Blood Chemistry Analyzer (P480,000)' one ECG Machine (P300,000); one Hematology Analyzer (P 700,000); and one

Anesthesia Machine (P1.9 million). Rojas and Espina said the donation is really timely. Rojas said the PCSO will continue to discharge its mandate, and help those in need, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao, which are now being hit by typhoons more often. "Since many of those survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda are seeking hospitalization in nearby provinces, the donation will be a boost to the Biliran Provincial Hospital," he said. Espina confirmed this. "After 'Yolanda' hit Eastern Visayas, people in the affected areas, such as Tacloban City, are going outside of their areas to seek medical treatment since their hospitals were

Digital cable... (Genove)

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within 100-199, learning channels within 200-299, sports-related networks within 300-399, movie channels within 400-499, news channels within 500-599, general entertainment within 600-699, HD channels within 700-799, international channels within 800-899, and religious programs within 900-999. Indeed, TV viewing has

damaged by the typhoon." Many of the victims are coming to Biliran for medical treatment, he said, as the governor thanked the PCSO for the donation. Rojas said, PCSO allocates 30 percent from every peso of revenue to Charity Fund. (Joseph Muego)

been revolutionized and has never been the same again, which the network has offered to its loyal clientele. For further information especially pertaining to the network’s digital cable service, log on to www.mysky.com.ph, or call its customer service hotline 225-1010; and, email to skyserves@mysky.com.ph. You can find them, too, on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. In the media launch of its digitization in Dumaguete City on January 9 at Bethel Guest House, the top honchos of SkyCable Manila, together with its public relations group, the Alquatta Group, interacted with members of the local media who came in full force. It was also where the major prize of a 32" LED, HD-ready color television was raffled off which, fortunately, was won by this columnist – a most pleasant “buenamano” blessing in 2014!

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choice to either come to Manila or elsewhere. Imagine this country if someone with less international credibility as President Noynoy Aquino was the president? Of course, it is not enough that a president is credible solely because if that is the only criterion, then any of the Capuchin monks can run for president. A columnist once said a president should have the “wisdom of Solomon, the tranquility of Bud-

dha and the clairvoyance of Cassandra.” That sounded like Jesus’ second coming. Actually, at barest minimum, a president only has to have integrity, competence, experience, is democratic and a visionary. A President must have integrity (unimpaired wholeness, honesty and sincerity); a president with all other good traits but without integrity is a “red flag”. Look what a Marcos did to a then second running economy to Japan in Asia – transforming the country into a basket case – with Filipinos having neither bread nor freedom.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region HALL OF JUSTICE st 1 Floor, E.J. Blanco Drive, Piapi, Dumaguete City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by, LERMA CHUA MARTINEZ against ELEUTERIO SOLAMILLO married to JUSTINA RIVERA of Poblacion Bac ong, Negros Oriental, rep resented by LORETA B ILANGDAL BRO SSAR D o f Barang ay T inag o, A mlan , Negro s Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 11, 2013 amounts to ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE PESOS (184,412.00) excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses for foreclosure, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on February 27, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Hall of Justice Building, E.J. Blanco Drive, Piapi, Dumaguete City, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property of the mortgagors inclu ding all its improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. FT-6095 Lot 483, Gad. 212 Beginning at a point marked “1” of Lot 483 of the Cadastral Survey of Bacong, being S. 53-46’W., 246.39 m. from B.B.M. No. 2, Bacong Cad. 212, thence N. 63-58’E., 42.19 m. to point 2; S. 15-23’E., 16.70 m. to point 3; S. 58-44’W. 37.10 m. to point 4; N. 32-17’W., 19.91 m. to point 1, point of beginning; containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN (715) SQUARE METERS, all corners are marked on the ground by old points. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on March 6, 2014 without further notice. Dumaguete City, Philippines, January 2, 2014. (Sgd.) MARIA ANTONIA L. BULADO Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff B y: (Sgd.) BOBBY F. MIRANDA Sheriff IV & Executing Sheriff The Negros Chronicle Jan. 26, Feb. 2 & 9, 2014

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