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25, 000 back to school; 12, 000 in August Ely P. Dejaresco

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COA’s advise : buy new cars, junk the old ones

O SOME 25,000 elementary and high school students from the public schools have returned to school while some 12,000 in the private schools will return in August class opening.

Sepsis, cancer top Luminarias report causes of death here gains of City Deped

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n her very recent State of the Division address, or four straight years, from 2015-2018, the City outgoing- Superintendent Evangel Luminarias re Health Office recorded sepsis and cancer as ported on the accomplishments of the 18 public the leading cause of deaths in Dumaguete City elementary and 7 high schools managed by the Dewith 1, 583 and 1, 116 cases, respectively. partment of Education.

City Health Officer Dr. the city where serious cases Students and faculty Mayor Felipe Antonio Ma. Sarah B. Talla also re- were usually referred. ported that in the same pe- Thus, some of those who under the division have per- Remollo and his administrariod about 10, 412 people died are not actual residents formed well and topped tion for the healthy and rodied due to different causes of Dumaguete City but some of the provincial, re- bust relationship between while the number of live from other cities and towns gional and national compe- the Division and the Local births in the four-year period of the province and region, titions including the Palarong Government.

Mayor Remollo reached only 8, 992. whose deaths are included Pambansa and Cent ral However, Dr. Talla in the report for the city as Visayas Regional Athletics pledged to provide additional funds next year for the Association. clarified that the number of the place of occurrence.

Luminarias also cred- construction of school deaths included those adMeanwhile, the numTo page 21 To page 21 ited the strong support mitted in several hospitals of

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City to buy thirty DCWD to cede septage mini-ambulances as compromise to city

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compliment of thirty (30) mini ambulances, will soon fully utilize the unexpended balances of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund of 2018 and 2017 totaling P 30.1 million.

The City Disaster Risk posed the following purReduction and Management chases and projects to be Council approved several funded by the unexpended projects including the pur- balances to maximize the chase of mini-ambulances city’s preparedness and refor each of the 30 compo- sponse during calamities.

Among those apnent barangays. proved in the shopping list City Disaster Risk Reare the following: purchase duction and Management of 30 mini-ambulance, P9 Officer Rizal Benatero said To page 21 that CDRRMC has pro-

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s part of the proposed compromise agreement between the City of Dumaguete, Dumaguete Water District and Metropac Water Investment Corporation, the septage waste water treatment facility which is originially owned by the City government will soon be returned under the full control of the city government.

Mayor Felipe Antonio filed by t he City of Remollo has been autho- Dumaguete against DCWD rized by the City Council to and MWIC before the Resign the compromise agree- gional Trial Court Branch ment that will hopefully settle 41. the pending case of InjuncIt is noted that both the tion withApplication for Pre- city government and liminary Injunction and Tem- DCWD co-owns t he porary Restraining Order To page 10

How is local Phil Health performing?

Dead given dialysis? Firm denies false claims

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he Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday said it filed administrative complaints against a dialysis center for reportedly claiming benefits from deceased patients.

PhilHealth also vowed sis center on behalf of a clito investigate further the al- ent who had already died.

PhilHealth acting leged anomaly involving non-existent kidney treat- president and CEO Dr. Roy Ferrer said they have ments.

In a Philippine Daily filed an administrative comInquirer report, Edwin plaint against the dialysis Roberto, a former employee center in a move to show of WellMed Dialysis & that the corporation does Laboratory Center Corp. in not condone such practices.

“The corporation Novaliches City exposed that Philhealth continuously does not condone such acts paid for claims of the dialyTo page 10

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he WellMed Dialysis Center (WellMed) in Quezon City on Thursday denied reports that they claimed benefits for deceased clients from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

The dialysis center ent, WellMed Dialysis Cenmade the denial after its ter (WellMed), vehemently former employees, Edwin denies the accusations of its Roberto and Liezel Santos, former employees, Edwin exposed that PhilHealth con- Roberto and Liezel Santos,” tinuously paid for claims of the law firm said in a statethe dialysis center on behalf ment posted on the dialysis of a client who had already center’s page. died.

“WellMed and its “The law firm of owners did not and would Gargantiel Ilagan & not, in any way, consent to, Atanante would like to in- or participate in any ‘ghost form the public that its cliTo page 10

N THIS ENVIRONMENT MONTH of June, we should hope that by now our people in Dumaguete if they really want an efficient and proper waste disposal system ,people must now start to segregate from source, meaning, they should start in their homes. How? By segregating those that will decay or are bio degradable apart from those that will not decay. The former may be thrown into a backyard pit so that the amount of garbage will not exceed its limit in the dumping area. If people don’t segregate, the dumping site will still continue to rise. Then there will be no end in our garbage disposal problem.

-o0oWe suggest our barangay leaders go lakbay aral to Bayawan City and see what is already an established multi-awarded waste disposal complex. The outfit had lts multi-million waste disposal system.

Thanks to vision of the late mayor Gerry Saraña, who held his fort and was victorious in really finishing the project waste disposal system and now, the people are so much benefitted because of the will power of its local leaders. Dumaguete is fast catching up, we hope this city will finally get there.

This is a challenge to all LGU mayors to initiate on their level, what are the requirements of a garbage waste disposal system.

GO BRAND NEW COA URGES LGU While it is initially prudent to see that certain government agencies continue to “save” old equipment, by having them repaired instead of buying new ones, the Commission on Audit COA advised all government agencies to consider the buying of new equipment including vehicles, instead of insisting on repairing old equipment because it will turnout to be more expensive for the government and consequently the taxpayers.

-o0oNotice all over the country a pile of junked cars and equipment in government motor pools and even behind government offices including local government garages. It is now official that COA prefers government to buy new equipment instead of repairing old ones beause it will turn out to be eoncomical.

-o0oFirstly, old and frequently damaged vehicle take long to repair, spare parts are no longer available, the bidding takes longer,and more susceptible to corruption and substandard and non-matching parts replace the old ones. Therefore, it will turn out to be more expensive because more repairs will be forthcoming. Repairs are mostly band aid solutions. While brand new buys have warranties, trouble-free long periods, thus more efficient results.

-oo0oPHIL HEALTH ISSUE of paying fake kidney dialysis patients even if they were already dead is a bad sign of poor and dishonest irresponsible management. People’s money are being paid here. But because of a system that lacks proper efficient monitoring, the machine continues to “efficiently run” when in fact, the beneficiqaries are already long dead. This goes to many other offices that also need similar proportionate monitoring.

-o00oThe GSIS on the other hand, owes the PPA Phil.

Ports Authority over P41Million in rentals from land rentals at the port area in Manila , owned by GSIS, but leased by PPA to pier stakeholders maybe thinking that the port authority owns the land. When confronted by GSIS ,it turned out that the PPA had been collecting rentals through the years, now runTo page 20

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ZD TRIVIA Are the Marcoses joining Jewelry public auction?

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n a strange twist of fate, Malacanang said that legally the Marcoses can join the public auction for the millions worth of Marcos acquired jewelry even if the same family is the prime suspect in such ill-gotten wealth.

Legally though, the Marcoses are still presumed innocent until final judtgement which has not yet come forty years after the confescate on after the downfall of the dictator and until now… the case continues to be litigated.

But the Marcoses are opposing the sale of the controversial Marcos jewels of Imelda in a public auction even as the government wants to use the money to help the poor people and victims of martial law out of its proceeds from public auction.

The government therefore announced it will oppose any attempt of the Marcos family to block the public auction of the jewelry collection of former first lady Imelda Marcos, .

Editorial; It takes a smoker.

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t takes a smoker to stop smoking and convince others to stop when things go bad. Unless one is a smoker, you cannot tell others to stop smoking because they simply wont. Only those who have been there can tell .

But thanks to our ex-smoker president who supports the law, and complains he has now a throat problem, and other legislators in congress who are supporters of the tobacco tax bill soon passed into law hopefully by the end of the 17th congress on June 7. The Lower House approved the tobacco tax bill version the other year yet in 2017.

The Senate-approved bill proposes to increase the tobacco tax up to P60 per pack of cigatrette gradually until P2023 from P35 tax per pack today under the TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act) law. The House version approved only P45 tax per pack until 2022.

If both houses will compromise in the bicam, then it could hit P55 tax per pack.

A pack of cigarette now costs P85 for Winston and similar others, including tax of P35 per pack. With the gradual increase the cost per pack of cigarettes will surely hit over a hundred pesos per pack and those who still want to smoke

expensive cigarettes are surely out of their mind. They are both destroying their pockets and their bodies. It can only be called crazy.

What does increased tobacco taxes do to help society: 1.It will provide funds for universal health care of the Filipinos , a ready budget for health care for the poor sick people; 2. It will avoid the deaths of 12 filipinos daily due to cigarette smoking; 3. When cigarette is expensive, only a few can afford to smoke, thus preserve the health of thousands; healthy people are productive people; the World Health Organization says raising the taxes to P45 per pack will prevent the deaths of 300,000 people due to smoking-related diseases. If nothing was done to raise to tobacco taxes, there would have been an increase of 250,000 new smokers every year.

Thus we believe that by the end of the 17th Congress the new tobacco tax bill shall have been passed into law by President Duterte who is himself an anti smoking advocate , due obviously to his throat disease which has caught him due to heavy smoking and drinking in the past.

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he damaged Filipino culture of today is said to be the product of 400 years of Spain and 50 years of Hollywood.

Spain brought us Christianity that bordered on the ritualistic, sometimes pagan rites and the almost deification of the clergy. The Spanish bureaucrats and the soldiers subjugated the tribes into small fiefdoms and then ruled them.

For 400 years, Filipino generation It was only when the Americans again upon generation were made to believe we liberated the country from the Japanese Imwere near slaves, incapable of governing perial Forces in 1946 were we granted our ourselves and that not embracing the spanish true independence specifically on the 4th of brand of Christianity was a one-way ticket July, Americas own Freedom Day. to hell.

To the credit, then, of former PresiThe Americans made us believe that dent Diosdado Macapagal that he changed

by Bingo we owed our Independence and freedom the Philippine Independence Day celebraP. Dejaresco from them. The Americans felt that they lib- tion from July 4 to June 12 beginning 1962 erated the country from Spain by destroy- which is indeed the more appropriate date. ing the Spanish armada fleet in Manila Bay. Dates aside, how free sometimes inThereafter, after 400 years of Spanish oppression, a jubilant Filipino armed deed are we now as to say we can truly leader Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines independence from across celebrate our Independence Day every June his house balcony in historic Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898.

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But the greedly Americans were not to easily give up this country The first freedom is the freedom to live which became the second most progressive nation in Asia (next to and therefore freedom from want otherwise Japan).We were then an extension of American interests in Asia - a virtual the idea of freedom is merely an abstract fiefdom without its being called so. Regardless.

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Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the public auction of the P704.8 million worth of jewelry seized from the Marcoses in Hawaii in 1986.

But what is good news for the Marcoses is that their family or their dummies can join in the public auction. So if the Marcoses are the highest bidders, then the jewelry go back to them but this time, at a good price of P704 million . But knowing the appreciative values of jewelries today, buy keeping it for another five years, the price could yet double, thus recover the auctioned price. That is the beauty and tragedy of being rich.

“The government feels that, as the President says, the proceeds have to go to the Filipino people who are in urgent need of government aid,” Malacanang said at a press briefing.

The President approved the auction on the request of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).

The PCGG is also planning to auction off the Marcoses’ real estate properties and shares of stock worth P376 million. Still, since the Marcoses are still presumed innocent until final judgement, then they or their assigns can join the public auction.

Direct beneficiaries But an organization of former political prisoners on Monday said martial law victims and their families should To page 20

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Zephyr Love Letter

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FOOTSTEPS AND FINGERPRINTS WHY DO YOU WALK? Walking. I am encouraging myself to walk for at least 30 minutes a day, hopefully to gain more energy and to lose some of the pounds that have accumulated in me since the holidays. My scales when I weigh myself mornings seem to groan and complain whenever they see me coming!

I walk early mornings with Jun, my husband. I do stairs instead of take the elevator. At my office, I try to remember to get out of my comfortable desk chair at least once per hour and walk around for 5 to 10 minutes.

While walking around in a nearby bookstore I picked Nancy Russel Catan up a book entitled “Sole to Soul” by Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. He has some very good thoughts on walking that I would like to share with you.

He begins by remembering that the way Aristotle taught philosophy to his disciples was by walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens. While his disciples’s soles trod on the ground, Aristotle touched their souls by teaching them how to think, understand, and be threw small pebbles like marbles … a venhappy. dor of prayer rugs reverently unfolding her And I thought of philosopher and au- rugs for display … the way the shadows thor Henry David Thoreau (…memories of from the tall ancient buildings shaded the my American Lit class in College…) who pathway … These wonderful little samples spent his happy and healthy life by walking of life would not have been visible or noin the forest and woodlands at least four to ticed if I had been in our tour van driving five hours every day. He believed that legs to and from the tourist sites. were made to walk not to remain unused Fr. Dela Rosa believes “our allergy when sitting down. He regarded walking to walking has made our bodies obese and as an opportunity to think, reflect, examine our minds obtuse. Computers have bethe past, and envision happy possibilities. come our surrogate mind. Our fingers now As a result his writings, both essays and do the walking. Thinking is now fashionpoetry, reflect his deep ruminations and ably replaced by an ape-like operation dreams for the betterment of mankind. called ‘surfing the web’. We would rather Jesus was a walker. Everywhere He tinker (with our fingers) rather than think. went He walked, even on water. His invitation to us was to walk with Him, to follow No wonder, so many people today are in His footsteps, to imitate the pattern of His unhappy.”

Walking is not just a way of traveling life. When I visited Jerusalem many years from place to place. Walking is a time to ago, my desire was to walk where Jesus stretch our legs, yes, but most of all, to alhad walked so that I could in some simple low time to stretch our minds, to think, to way experience His walking in and around ponder, to dream, to imagine. And, of Jerusalem.

As I walked in the old city, I began to course, to exercise our body at the same notice the little things happening along the time as our mind.

Walking is Healthy Living In Action! way…the children’s happy laughter as they

othing can prepare you for such devastating news.

What we thought was a simple infection turned out to be an aggressive malignant tumor.

Lea Sicat-Reyes The Big C. And there was no curative path moving forward.

It is a burden like no other — a gut-wrenching mix of fear, pain, anguish. A young couple like us having to simultaneously grapple with the certainty of death and the uncertainty of how it will all unravel.

That as we stand at the precipice of It is riveting. our very own existence, we are goaded Depressing. to confront our mortality and ask the Defeating. most important questions: And yet, it is in the direst of times Did we do enough? that we see pockets of light bursting Did we love enough? through our nebulous reality.

Did we live enough?

We feel shared prayers going our And for every smile we see, evway. ery hug we are given, every prayer ofWe hear messages of love and fered for us — we realize support from loved ones.

Yes, YOU have, Mama Margie.

We receive help from generous To all who have showered us with hearts and hands. kindness, prayers, and love at such a Lost connections are re-estab- difficult time, we thank you profusely. lished.

And to all who are reading this, I Broken relationships are made cannot underline enough the imporwhole again. tance of relationships, of experiences, In the midst of grief — happiness, of memories. Never take them for wholeness, healing. granted.

Maybe this is the point of it all.

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YOUR WELLNESS

By Calvin Trent

Personality Sports, health, wellness--elements of a types of children lifestyle change hildren often

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hese days, people of all ages are searching for a bet ter quality of life – less traffic, less pollution, less stress. Can we reasonably aim for a happier, healthier lifestyle, with more time to bond with family and friends?

Part of seeking a happier, healthier lifestyle is getting rid of toxic and negative people, bad memories and circumstances.

These spoil our zest for life and wreak havoc on our emotions.

The sooner we do it, the better for us.

Thankfully, there are many ways we can do this: through sports, social dance like Zumba or other Latin Dances, yoga and meditation, spiritual reflection or going for a whole body massage. Over and above these, we can always pray. This is our hotline to God and the line is always open, 24/7.

In Dumaguete, these activities are all there for those who’d like to take part. At the Rizal Boulevard, the City Government national rivals and other fighters in the under the leadership of Mayor Felipe Remollo, “Muaythai Mano-Mano Kickboxing Show” at has recently built a beach volleyball area where the Lamberto Macias Sports Complex. Anpeople can play games. In some areas of the other sports event in the works is a gathering of city, regular Zumba classes are held several times 10,000 school children to participate in differa week. And guess what? They’re free for the ent games. Indeed, the city is starting to prepublic. For a small fee, there are massage thera- pare the residents for a sports-oriented and acpists on hand to soothe tired bodies and ex- tive lifestyle. hausted feet. No wonder, both tourists and For those who are not really into competiresidents feel the relaxed pace of life. tive sports and but who’d like to have an active Recently, the Dragon Boat Race was held lifestyle, they can do their workout at the gym. at the Rizal Boulevard with participants coming There are gyms all over the city at very affordfrom different parts of the country. And on able rates. There is also a dance studio for June 29, the biggest Thai Kickboxing Show in those who are into dance. the Visayas featuring local Muaythai athletes Dumaguete is not just all about beaches, Romnick Pabalate, the undefeated Asian Games waterfalls, dolphin-watching, mountain hikes.

Gold Medalist and challenger and Pamplona’s It’s also a city for sports, health and wellness.

MMA Fighter Arvin “Asintado” Chan. They It offers a simple lifestyle in a place with kind, will be two of the athletes to fight against inter- gentle people. No place like home, indeed.

Agnes Shari Tan -Aliman

HEALTH IS WEALTH EVERYDAY HEROES

How to grow old and not to mind it

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lot of people are so con scious about their age. When they see some streaks of gray hair on their head; when their memory lapses a bit; when they feel weaker, etc.; they readily conclude that they are already getting old.

Authorities have found factors that would make people feel much younger and happier as they grow older. What are these strong elements that would inspire one and to believe that even if he or she is past 30 years of age, the latter are far from being old yet. · Be really affec-

DR. ANGEL V. SOMERA Fellow, Philippine Psychiatric Association

tionate. Love is one of the most powerful stimulants to have longer, happier life. Human warmth is, of course, not limited to to page 7

Education

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was a teacher for many years. I taught at the University of Southern California and the University of Puerto Rico.

While working with the world famous Silliman University , Foundation University and NORSU I had the pleasure of meeting and knowing many high quality "teachers", not just professors but TEACHERS. I am proud to have met and known them. My concern is the slow erosion of this noble profession. My concern is increased by not knowing what I can do to halt this degradation.

I have not conducted an investigation,

James “ Kojak ” Hughs U.S. Army Cpt (ret)

but these are things I experienced living here for twelve years. * The homework was very clear. “2 __ 3 = 5 What number is missing?” ? No “number” is to page 9

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have similar characteristics or patterns depending upon what order they were born. These personality traits are not always true or accurate but they are often true.

For example, the oldest child is often reliable, conscientious, structured and organized. They are sometimes controlling and often achieving.

The middle child is characterized by being very sociable. They are good at mediation and peacemaking. Because they care about other people, and want everybody to be happy , they make a good friend.

I think everybody knows the characteristics of the baby of the family. They are fun loving uncomplicated , and sometimes can be manipulative. After all, how come the baby can't get whatever they want? to page 12

Battling fears, worries, sadness

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t’s really a matter of faith, of how strong our faith is. With faith, we know that whatever be our condition and situation in life, God is always there and will never abandon us. He is there to help us. He actually takes care of everything.

It’s this faith that springs and strengthens our hope and charity, which is the essence, purpose and fullness of our life. With faith, we can manage to be at peace all the time, to experience joy and awe even in the midst of our unavoidable earthly suffering, and to go on and move on despite whatever.

To battle our fears, worries and sadness, we need to strengthen our faith and live it to the hilt. And let us allow it to educate all our human powers and faculties—our intelligence and will, our emotions and passions, our memory and imagination, etc. Let us take time and learn the relevant skills to achieve this ideal.

Let us remember that we are a composite of body and soul. And since our soul is spiritual, it has its life and origin in the Spirit

FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

of God himself. We need to develop our life following the ways that would reinforce the unity of the composite parts of our life in their proper order. We have to realize that our life is mainly spiritual and supernatural, not simply material and natural.

That way, we remove ourselves from being entirely dependent on merely human, earthly and temporal factors. We allow ourselves to be governed by a much powerful agency that can effectively cruise us through our life’s ocean of mysteries. Faith enables us to cope with the reality of to page 7

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I love you as deeply as a father loves his children Psalm 103:13 (WEB) ike a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.

The point of this promise is that God the Father loves us just like a loving father would love and have mercy on his own children. I am continually amazed to see the ongoing analogies throughout the Bible where God wants us to know that He is really a Father to us! Not just a ‘father figure’, but a real Dad! Some of you might be reading this promise and thinking about negative past experiences that you have had with your own father and shudder to think that God would treat you in the same way. I think that is one of the most common roadblocks that many of us experience in our journey to know God as Father.

It is very natural for us to project onto God many of the same life experiences that we have had with our earthly fathers. Over the years, we have even heard some comments where people have said to us... “I have had one father and I don’t want another one!”

The truth is that God is the perfect Father and He loves us completely and infinitely better than even the best earthly dad. Jesus came to show us what His Father was really like and to bring us into a real, authentic relationship with God as Father. If you don’t feel safe relating to God as Father, ask Jesus to show you what He is really like and He will be glad to do to page 12

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ook at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn’t give me a kiss of greeting, but she has kissed my feet again and again from the time I first came in. you neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume. to page 12

BROTHER’S KEEPER

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here is no way of stopping Jesus. There is no way of stopping His Gospel.

He slept while He rode a boat in the midst of the storm. He woke up to calm the storm. He arrived at Gadarene and confronted the devils torturing two men. He entered the boat, crossed to the other side, and was back in Capernaum. But there, a paralytic was brought to Him for healing. He had to rise to the need of the moment. Much needed to be done in so short a time — all in three years of ministry.

-o0o Burnout? Rest and relaxation? Sabbatical leave? These did not seem to be part of Jesus’ vocabulary. He was true, pure energy. He just went on and on. Of course, He had time to pray, to play with children who came to Him, to to page 12

How to...

(Somera)

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romantic love; devotion to your fellowmen serves equally well. The faculty of being genuinely concerned about others enriches anyone’s life. The earlier one acquires it, the better fortified he will be for his later years. · Don’t let emotions rule you. Giving in to anger is one of our unhealthiest habits.

Avoid heated arguments and strong emotional conflicts. Don’t worry.

Worry is just a bad emotional habit; like any habit, it can be broken if you make sufficient effort. · Make friends easily. As you grow older you must accustom yourself to the loss of lifelong friends and be prepared to make others.

To do so, you must have something to offer. You don’t need money; offer whatever is pleasant and useful in you.

Battling...

(Cimagala) from page 6 our life that includes the spiritual and the supernatural.

With faith we will never feel alone. We will always feel accompanied by God, by his angels and saints, all helping and interceding for us. With faith, we know that everything that happens to us, good or bad, has a reason and a purpose, and all of them working for our own good. (cfr.

Rom 8,28) We really have no reason to fear, nor to wallow in worries, anxieties and sadness. Let’s remember that these unfortunate states are fertile ground for the enemies of our soul, espe-

· Have religious faith. Religious councilors agree that the real comfort of faith comes but faintly to elderly persons who have previously neglected it. How much richer life is for those whose faith helps them constantly during the stresses and trials everyday living!

cially the devil, to take advantage of us.

About the only reason to fear, worry and be sad is when we lose our faith, when we lose touch with God. We have to pray and pray so that our doubts and fears would not undermine our faith.

What also helps is to develop a sporting attitude in life, because, to be realistic about it, we will always have frustrations, disappointments, mistakes, failures, sins and defeats in our life. But we just have to learn how to move on, just like a good sportsman.

We should always be cheerful in life, and strive to show it even externally with smiles and happy, warm and encouraging dispositions. Even in our grief and mourning, we should manage to learn how to be serene, knowing that suffering and death have already been redeemed by Christ and are now endowed with redemptive power.

Let’s not waste time and energy by falling into the grips of fears, worries and sadness. When we notice to page 9

JN 20:19-23 n the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ”Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

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Fire victims get cash assistance

Let the public judge

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ontinued from last week: Let human justice find out for us the truth, seeking pardon beforehand from the victim if ever that one might come out; on our part, we are content to expose some facts and make some remarks and let the public be the judge as they wish.

R. ROMAN C. It is a fact that is very REV.SFAGUN , JR. strange that crimes of this kind are happening in this Archipelago and for anyone who knows the peaceful causes of which have to nature of its inhabitants, be sought, of course, not this will be an inexpli- in that wickedness of the to page 11 cable phenomenon, the

Judicial VICAR

What is so good about Natural Family Planning

D

avid Prentis of the Couple to Couple League, Int’l. explains the beauty and the effectivity of the Natural Family Planning Methods: What is NFP? In the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP (STM) the wife observes and records three main symptoms of fertility: her basal MSGR. GAMMY D. (waking) temperature, cervical muTULABING JCD, PC cus and changes in the cervix. The couple learns to interpret these symptoms to determine whether the wife is fertile or infertile at Does it work? any given time. They then A well-instructed and govern their sexual activity motivated couple can pracaccording to whether they tice STM successfully, and are seeking to achieve or it will provide them with the avoid conception. to page 11

(Hughs)

from page 6

missing; a symbol ( + ) is missing. * I carefully monitored my niece’s English homework. When she got it correct, I was pleased. Imagine my shock when she got an “F”. English is my native tongue, I think I know when it is used properly. * A friend’s daughter was working hard in school. She got “A’s” on all her homework and tests, but when the final grade came out she got a “ C “ When my friend asked how this could be?

The teacher said, “You want an ‘ A ‘, 10,000 pe-

The recent fire representatives of the victims came to the Office of the Mayor to receive the financial assistance of the 13 households. The fire victims received P 10, 000.00 for totally damaged house; partially damaged was given P 5, 000 cash assistance; while the tenants were given P 3, 000.00 each.

CHURCH Historian

Education

Battling...

(Cimagala) from page 7

that we are having some languid moments, it can be a sign that our faith is not working, and that we are succumbing to the laws of the flesh and the world, if not, to the tricks of the devil.

We have to extricate ourselves as quickly as possible from that predicament. The ideal to have is to be always cheerful and eager to do things, no matter what the cost involved.

We should be doing a lot of good, constructive work, rather than stuck in the mode of ruing and brooding, sinking in self-pity, etc.

sos !” When I mentioned this to a teacher from the same school, he said, “Oh that is (name )” The other teachers know about this crime and do nothing. They allow this “teacher”(?) to bring shame on their profession ???. *When my teenage niece told me how her high school teacher propositioned her, suggesting they have a "special study session" at a local motel, I was shocked. I was even more shocked when her sister said, “He said that to you too?” Could be just a bad joke, but another teacher got one of to page 11

Damages W

hat are the different kinds of damages that you can claim in a suit?

The different may be recovered if they damages provided under are the proximate cause Art. 2197 of the New of the defendant’s Civil Code of the Phil- wrongful act or omission. (Art. 2217, New ippines are: 1. Moral Damages; Civil Code) What are Exem2. Exemplary or plary Damages?

Corrective Damages; In contracts and 3. Nominal Damquasi-contracts, the ages; 4. Temperate or court may award exemplary damages if the deModerate Damages; 5. Actual or Com- fendant acted in a wanpensatory Damages; and ton, fraudulent, reck6. Liquidated Dam- less, oppressive, or malevolent manner. (Art. ages.

What are Moral 2232) Exemplary Damages are designed to perDamages?

Moral damages in- mit the courts to mold clude physical suffering, behavior that has somental anguish, fright, cially deleterious conserious anxiety, be- sequences, and its imposmirched reputation, sition is required by pubwounded feelings, lic policy to suppress moral shock, social hu- the wanton acts of an ofmiliation, and similar fender. However, it caninjury. Though incapable not be recovered as a of pecuniary computa- matter of right. It is tion, moral damages based entirely on the

Atty. Karissa TolentinoMaxino discretion of the court.

What are Nominal Damages?

Nominal damages are adjudicated in order that a right of the plaintiff, which has been violated or invaded by the to page 11

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June 9, 2019

DCWD to cede septage Dead given dialysis? as compromise to city From page 2 trative claims for non-admitFrom page 2 septage facility in Barangay Camanjac pursuant to their Memorandum of Agreement dated June 25, 2009.

However, the City of Dumaguete sued both DCWD and MWIC for the inclusion of the septage facility, without the consent of the former, in the Joint Venture Agreement entered by the two parties that will establish the proposed Joint Venture Company that will take over 80% of DCWD, thereby privatizing the water service utility in the city.

But upon signing of the compromise agreement, DCWD will also execute a Deed of Donation and Release and Quitclaim transferring the septage facility in favor of the City of Dumaguete at no cost to the latter.

Henceforth, both DCWD and MWIC shall no longer use the septage facility or any portion thereof in undertaking the septage phase of the water distribution project in Dumaguete City as contemplated in their

Service Contract Agreement and Joint Venture Agreement without the written consent of the City of Dumaguete.

And should DCWD and MWIC pursue the Joint Venture Company, both are committed to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements including applicable requirements under the pertinent and lawful ordinances of the City of Dumaguete such as those pertaining to the application for and acquisition of the appropriate authority or permit from the local government of Dumaguete City to operate and the payment of any duly imposed and applicable fees and charges.

Upon the signing of the Compromise Agreement, DCWD, MWIC and the City of Dumaguete will immediately cause the termination of the pending case by filing a Joint Motion for Judgment before the concerned court.

as it undermines t he people’s entitlement to one of their basic rights as human beings — the right for appropriate medical care,” Ferrer said in a press conference.

“In relation to this case, the corporation has filed 28 counts of adminis-

ted treated patients, misrepresentations by furnishing false or incorrect information, and breach of warranties of accreditations performance against the mentioned dialysis center,” he added.

Ferrer added that 12 other cases are also being evaluated for filing( PDI)

Firm denies false claims From page 2 or participate in any ‘ghost dialysis’ or fraudulent scheme as described by Mr. Roberto,” it added.

The law firm then turned the tables against Roberto and Santos, saying that the two were responsible for the fraudulent scheme.

“Mr. Robert o, WellMed’s former Assistant Manager, and overall incharge of WellMed’s clinic, and Ms. Santos, WellMed’s

former PhilHealth Officer and Cashier, connived with each other, took advantage of the trust reposed in them

by WellMed’s owners, and perpetrated the fraudulent scheme, which they are now conveniently attributing to us,” the law firm said.

PhilHealth acting president and CEO Dr. Roy Ferrer said Thursday that they have filed 28 counts of administrative complaint against the dialysis center.(PDI)

Firm denies false claims

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June 9, 2019

Envoy hails Remollo reelection

H

is Excellency Igor A. Khovaev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines extends his warmest greetings to Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo on his victory in the last May 13 elections.

In a letter sent to Dumaguete City and the Mayor Remollo, Ambassa- Russia federation. Khovaev dor Khovaev said that “he recently launched free pubis pleased to congratulate lic viewing in the city of sevMayor Remollo on his re- eral films made in Russia to election.” show not only the high qual“I hope our activities ity of its entertainment industo contribute the further de- try but also highlight the rich velopment of cooperation culture of his nation. between Russia and PhilipEfforts are also underpines for the benefit of our taken so that a possible sistwo nation. I sincerely wish terhood agreement beyou well-being, good health tween Dumaguete City and and every success in all your a Russian city can be forged endeavors,” Khovaev so that a healthy exchange stressed. of ideas and visit can be faBoth Mayor Remollo cilitated to discover and exand Ambassador Khovaev plore their respective culare working on how to de- tures, promote understandto page 12 velop closer ties between

What is...

(Tulabing) from page 9 same 99% level of reliability as the pill.

The best way to learn is by taking a full course of instruction given by a professionally-trained teaching couple who themselves practice the method.

One can compare this to instruction in driving a car. Several instruction sessions are needed and beginners must be especially cautious until they gain experience. However, whereas a mistake in driving can cause a tragic accident, a mistake in NFP can be at the most the occasion of the wonderful gift of a new baby! Millions learn to drive cars.

NFP is a more important skill, indeed a way of life, and well worth the effort to learn!

Is NFP not the same as contraception?

Not at all. Only NFP can help to achieve pregnancy. Even when NFP is used to avoid pregnancy, all

Damages

(Maxino)

from page 9

defendant, may be vindicated or recognized, and not for the purpose of indemnifying the plaintiff for any loss suffered by him. (Art. 2221) Nominal Damages are recoverable where a legal right is technically violated and must be vindicated against an invasion that has produced no actual present loss of any kind or where there has been a breach of contract and no substantial injury or actual damages whatsoever have been or can be shown.

What are Temperate Damages?

Temperate Dam-

that the couple does is to refrain from sexual intercourse in the fertile phase of the cycle. Refraining is not an act and so cannot be wrong in itself. Of course even NFP can be used selfishly by a couple to avoid having children, but whereas inactivity may be good or bad according to circumstances, contraceptive behaviour is always essentially wrong and harmful.

However, when the couple do have intercourse, it is not tainted by contraception - they do not explicitly exclude the possibility of conception - and intercourse is allowed to be the full expression of love it is meant to be, with the result that the couple build up their mutual love, which then overflows in the desire for a child. This is why NFP couples tend to have more children than others.

Is this not irresponsible because of overpopulation?

No. On the contrary, in the industrial nations there

ages mean reasonable damages. They are are more than nominal but less than compensatory, and may be recovered when the court finds that some pecuniary loss has been suffered but its amount cannot be proved with certainty.

What are Actual Damages?

Actual or compensatory damages are those awarded in satisfaction of, or in recompense for, loss or injury sustained.

They proceed from a sense of natural justice and are designed to repair the wrong that has been done, to compensate for the injury inflicted and not to impose to page 12

is a serious shortage of children. There is a vital need for couples willing to have large families.

What are the advantages of NFP? It is safe because it does not involve any interference with the healthy working of the human organism, but only observation.

Not only is it without health-risk, but through her observations a woman is more likely to detect any abnormality, which she can report to her doctor. Her STM observations may also assist the medical diagnosis.

It does no harm to any child conceived during the practice of it.

Having learned the method, a healthy couple are aware of their own fertility and are independent of doctors in questions of family planning.

The mutual interpretation of charts helps communication in a matter of intimacy which can be difficult to page 12

Education (Hughs)

from page 9

his students pregnant. *A high school teacher sold her students materials to complete a project she assigned them and the project had questionable teaching value. She also borrowed money and a camera from her students, never to return t h e m . *A university teacher used students as unpaid labor around her home.

She spent school funds and mysteriously lost the receipts to “hungry rats”. * One university teacher is known to come to class on the first and last day of each to page 12

Let the...

(Sagun)

from page 9

mob that does not exist, nor in that religious conflict that here is not fought fiercely as elsewhere in the Archipelago, but in some place and persons that I do not dare to denounce in the columns of this newspaper (Nuevo Heraldo).

The whole world knows that more or less about a year ago, the same “(criminal) hand” as now destroyed and set into flames the Churches of Valencia and Amblan, despite the fact that the oldest to the youngest (in the community) was pointing his finger at the to page 12

“Election is over”

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inally, the election is over. The winners are officially proclaimed by the Board of Canvassers. So, let us not look for excuses.

In the Philippines, Duterte admits rampant all candidates are win- vote buying, which is ners. Those who are pro- very hard to prove. claimed officially as Vote buying is winners and those who very hard to prove. Usubelieved they won, but ally, they just distribute believed they were the sample ballots and cheated in the election. money to their houses.

Congratulations to those They have a master list of elected, and to those who to give. who lose, you are not It’s time to prevented from serv- move on, but I cannot ing the people in your help but wonder why private capacity. the electorate has It is time to move elected Imee Marcos, on. At least there is an Lito Lapid, Nancy improvement in the Binay, and Bong choice made by the elec- Revilla. The elected torate, where the major- officials are just reflecity of the voters are il- tions of the kind of literate. Even President electorate we have. I cannot help but come

Atty. Francisco D. Yap

to the conclusion that “it is because we allow the illiterates to vote, or it is because the electorate sell their votes, or we are very clannish, we vote for those belonging to our clan.

I just cannot understand, but the voice of the people is the voice of God. VOX POPULI, VOX DEI! SO HELP ME GOD. Wala nay daghang estorya, “Ug pirdi, perdi gyud. Ug daug, paskang dauga gyod!”

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June 9, 2019

DepEd accepts 25K pupils SY 2019-2020

LOVING GOD from page 7 Approximately 26, 000 students are currently enrolled in the 18 elementary and 7 high schools under the City Schools Division of the Department of Education. In her recent State of the Division Address, City Schools Division Supt. Evangel Luminarias (2 nd from right) assures the public that the faculty and staff of the 25 public schools in Dumaguete City are prepared to provide the best quality learning experience they could muster. Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo (center) promises a bigger budget for the public schools next year to improve their facilities and assist the athletes. Also in photo are Deped Supervisor Jose Miraflor, OIC-ASDS Christine Paquibot and Dr. Juditha O. Mapue.

Where do teachers, do whatever you want. I parents and students go to have other things to do” The (Tulabing) from page 11 (Hughs) complain about injustices from page 6 students paid tuition to learn without destroying themnothing. even in marriage. semester. The rest of the *Yet another teacher selves in the process?

Mutual respect and time the tuition paying stu- insulted, hurt and embarWhy has not the “Stuthe practice of periodic ab- dents are left alone in the rassed her students indi- dents Rights” bill been stinence helps build the mar- classroom. vidually and collectively in passed by Congress or vol*Another t eacher public. She made state- untarily adopted by our acariage.

Since the integrity of said, “This subject is not ments, unrelated to the sub- demic community? Two the marriage act is pre- important to your major, so ject being taught, based on major universities in Manila served it is able to fulfil its are in a much stronger po- personal bias and prejudice. have adopted it.

How can good teach* A good school function of building the mar- sition to recommend preers allow their profession to riage through its expression marital chastity to their once known for its excelbe tarnished by a few bad lence in English now tolerof mutual love and, where teen-age children. people ? ( I wont dignify ates and uses local dialects, necessary, reconciliation.

Is not abstinence producing less qualified them by calling them Couples who have too much to expect from graduates. Students ridicule "teachers", they are merely learned sexual self-control normal people? fellow students who use En- "people") Self-control is neces- glish saying “What are you On the list of the sary in all aspects of life in- trying to be American?” The 1,000 best universities in the (Sagun) from page 11 cluding the sexual. students are allowed to be world, the little Philippines The 8 to 14 days per late or not even attend class has three. I would like to see criminal as the authori- cycle usually required for without penalty. This is a our community add two or ties did, yet the investi- the practice of NFP to standard that would never three more universities to gations moved very avoid pregnancy do not be allowed in past years and that list. It will not happen slowly as it was treated present an impossible de- can only harm the university unless you, the teachers, like a revenge on a per- mand. Those who are used and the students. parents and students, do son unto whom they to such periods of absti*One university lost something. (footnote) Need I wished among each nence will be more easily accreditation for an entire mention an increase in acaother to bear the brunt of able to accept longer peri- academic department. This demic standards and perhatred, the crime has re- ods which might occasion- once beloved institution is formance means a better mained shrouded in ally be necessary, e.g., be- being torn apart by accusaquality of life for EVERYsome files, while the cause of illness, childbirth or tions of graft, corruption, BODY in Dumaguete City. nepotism and cronyism. criminals were set free, temporary separation.

How long before the My body is no longer there, unless they might deem Such breaks in sexual erosion of our academic but my heart remains there as appropriate punish- activity are refreshing both standards, both public and with all of you. ment the exile of one of physically and mentally. private, make a diploma / them to another prov- They counter the danger of degree from our schools ince. from page 11 boredom. worthless?

What is...

Education

Let the...

Envoy...

Ex-City PNP chief soon back?

Former Dumaguete City Chief-of-Police now Sr. Supt. Crisaleo Roleda Tolentino was recently promoted and is the current Regional Chief, PNP Aviation Security Unit-7 based in Cebu City. Col. Tolentino is the father of incumbent Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Lei Marie Danielle Tolentino and elder brother of Councilor Karissa TolentinoMaxino.

ing as well as cooperation in tourism and education.

Mayor Remollo said that the city hosts a number of Russian expats and an increasing number of tourists. He is interested to continue hosting the Russian movie festival, send outstanding students to Russia on free scholarships, undertake partnership in sports development, technology, civil engineering and power generation.

There are currently about 8,000 Filipinos in Russia today and none of them committed any crime or became a victim of any.

I tell you, her sins – and they are many – have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love.

But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love. “ Luke 7:44-47 Overflowing love is the natural response to forgiveness and the appropriate consequence of faith. But only those who realize the depth of their sin can appreciate the complete forgiveness God offers them. Jesus has rescued all of his followers, whether they were once extremely wicked or conventionally good, from eternal death. Do you appreciate the wideness of God’s mercy? Are you grateful for his forgiveness?

YOUR WELLNESS Personality...

(Trent)

from page 6

They are usually outgoing and attention seeking. People might say they are spoiled and selfcentered. Even though the above sounds pretty negative, I have met lots of last borns who are hardworking and responsible.

The Only Child is usually mature and a perfectionist. They never give up at any task. They are super responsible. Sometimes they are so responsible and detail-oriented, that although they may be very successful, they are irritating because they don't appreciate easy going people .

But if you want something done right they are the person to hire or work with.

from page 7 it.

A few years ago, I produced a short boasting on the goodness of my Heavenly Dad. It is called... My Dad is the Best Dad in the Universe. If you would like to watch it, click here . You can even copy and paste the script listing all of the verses that I used to produce this video.

BROTHER’S KEEPER

Christian living... from page 7 eat with those considered as “leftovers.”

-o0oThis is the great illness of our generation: We are so spent looking at ourselves. Self-realization.

Self-actualization. A myopic view of self. Hence, we are eaten up by our own preoccupation with our pains, our deficiencies, our needs.

-o0oJesus Himself said it well: He who loves his life will lose it, and he who loses his life will save it.

Meaning, vision and mission do not come from within. They come from seeing, feeling, thinking and doing with an outward view. They energize. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP

June 9, 2019

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LET THE BIBLE SPEAK:

NOTICE

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ew Testament Bible Baptist Church located in Pulantubig Near Mag Say Say Elementary School in the Captain T. Amores Estate. We would like to invite you to our Services each Sunday at 9 a.m. and again at 4:30 p.m. Also, we have a Wednesday Night Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. Isaiah the great prophet in the O.T. gave some verses in 40:29 “He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no might he increaseth strength” I think many people today really want to do their best in life. It seems as we get more busy, in our minds, we think success will come. I am strongly for good hard work and doing your best. We as born again Bible Believers will work and seemingly little prayers answered and very few people to come to our churches. I ask where is the power? Many people will say, ‘get more of the Holy Spirit’. I believe when a person gets saved by humbling himself that the Holy Spirit comes in with His fullness. So, it would seem as we humble ourselves and realize it is not with in us to do God’s work but yield to Him who can do it. Will we allow God more room in our lives to clear out the things that hinder us from having the power? Paul said in I John 3:24 “…And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us” Philippians 2:13 “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” Galatians 2:20 Paul said, “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” The Flesh is powerless. Romans 7:18 “For I know that in me, (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing..” As we confess that we are sinner and come realizing we can make it to heaven on our own, allow the Lord Jesus to save us. Would you let the God who is our maker, come into your life and give you a purpose to live?

NOTICE

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Gaudencio Siplon namely: Lilia D. Siplon; Rosita S. Pinili; Jesus R. Siplon, Jr.; Ronaldo R. Siplon; Noel R. Siplon; Violeta S. Dipaling; Catherine P. Siplon; Antoneth P. Siplon; Estefanie P. Siplon; Bai Norie Jean M. Siplon; Ma. Vanessa M. Siplon; Ulysses M. Siplon; and Jean Aubrey M. Siplon have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Partition over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-850, Lot No. 1050 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, Cadastral Case No. 15, L.R.C. Cadastral Record No. 358, with the improvements thereon, situated in the Barrio of Looc, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE., by Lots Nos. 1047, 1042, 1051 and 1052; on the E., by Lot No. 1052; on the S., by Lots Nos. 1060, 1067 and 1068; on the SW., by Lots Nos. 1069 and 1049; and on the NW., Lots Nos. 1049 and 1047, containing an area of Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Four (21,824) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Samuel D. Dicen, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 178, Page No. 38, Book No. XV, Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the heir of Maricris Bacang RealCarty who is Maxwell Stephen Real Carty, minor herein represented by his father as guardian, Stephen Paul Carty have executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement over a parcel of land to wit: a.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14008, Lot 30 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd83322, Sibulan Cadastre being a portion of Lot 1413 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of One Thousand TwentyNine (1,029) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14510, Lot No. 31A, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-144742 being a portion of Lot 31, described on plan (LRC) Psd-83322, LRC Cad. Record No. of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of Five Hundred Thirty (530) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Nequito Alejandro B. Alcantara, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 63, Page No. 14, Book No. I, Series of 2015.

The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Juan L. Teves namely: Rosario L. Teves, Ma. Bona Teves, Paula T. Villanueva, Gina Lucia T. Vicente, Ramon Teves, Juan Carlos Teves, Juan Teves, Jr., Jose Luis Teves, Jose Emil Teves hereinafter referred to as the Heir-Vendors and Maricris Real Carty hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: a.)

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14008, Lot 30 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-83322 being a portion of Lot 1413 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of One Thousand Twenty-Nine (1,029) Square Meters, more or less; b.)

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14510, Lot No. 31-A, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-144742 being a portion of Lot 31, described on plan (LRC) Psd-83322, LRC Cad. Record No. of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of Five Hundred Thirty (530) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Florence A. Tangente, CPA, per Doc. No. 1, Page No. 2, Book No. III, Series of 2009.

The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

NOTICE Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7 th Judicial Region BRANCH 37 (FAMILY COURT DESIGNATE) Dumaguete City IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY AND/OR CHANGE OF THE CHILD’S NAME FROM “ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE” TO “ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS” AND THE FATHER’S NAME FROM “JOE MARIE VICENTE” TO “JOE MARIE CUEVAS” AND CHANGE OF STATUS FROM ILLEGITIMATE TO LEGITIMATED IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTH OF ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS,

SPEC. PROC. NO. 2019-5507

ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS a.k.a.

ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE, Represented by JOE MARIE CUEVAS and ABELIE ABOY CUEVAS, Petitioners.

-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SIATON, NEGROS ORIENTAL AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, MANILA, Respondents.

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Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses Gaudencio R. Noble and Maria Luz Changco Noble namely: Alice Noble-Reyes, Maria Lourdes Noble-Stackhouse, Miguel C. Noble, Carmel Jean Noble-Berkenkotter, Josephine Patricia Noble-Sampiton, Stephanie C. Noble, Gaudencio C. Noble, Jr., the heirs of Pedro Antonio C. Noble namely; Charmaine Candice Lavilla Noble-Malixi and Peter Anton Lavilla Noble have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate over a parcel of land to wit: 1.) Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-40: Lot No. 6509, before Lot No. 399-D of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete City, Cad. Case No. 1, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 140, with the improvements thereon, situated in the City of Dumaguete. Bounded on the NE by Lot No. 398, by Lot No. 402; on the SW., by Lot No. 6508; and on the W.,

by Piapi Road, containing an area of Nine Hundred Two (902) Square meters, more or less; 2.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1966: Lot No. 6508, before Lot No. 399-C of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete City, Cad. Case No. 1, G.L.R.O Cad. Record No. 140, with the improvements thereon, situated in the City of Dumaguete. Bounded on the NE,

by Lot No. 6509; on the SE, by Lot No. 402; on the SW., by Lot No. 6507; and on the W., by Piapi Road containing an area of Three Hundred (300) square meters, more or less; 3.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. H-T-1918: Lot No. 1133, Pls-146, situated in the Municipality of Bais, bounded on NE., Road, on the SE., by Lot 1124 of Pls-146; on the SW., by Lot 1135 of Pls-146 and on the NW., by Lot 1142 of Pls-143, containing an area of One Hundred one Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen (101,214) square meters, more or less; 4.) Original Certificate of Title No. S-V-48: Lot No. 2408, Pls-146, situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros, Philippines. Bounded on the S., along 1-2 by Lot 2273 of Bais, Pls-146; along lines 2-7 by Road; along lines 7-10 and 10-1 by Lot 1428 of Bais, Pls-146, containing an area of Three Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Six (389,886) square meters, more or less; 5.) Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-203: Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2; a.) Lot No. 1, plan Ps-30027, Cad. No. N-52 G.L.R.O. situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental.

Bounded on the E., by a creek and properties of Teodulo A. Dalumbad, Cirilo B. Luague and Francisco S. Banogon; on the SE., by property of Francisco S. Banogon; on the S. and SW., by the Provincial Road, on the W., by property of Feliciano Collado; and on the NW., by the Mabinay Creek and properties of Feliciano Collago and Jose R. Romero, containing an area of One hundred Sixteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty Seven (116,127) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Lot No. 2, plan Ps30027, Cad. No. 52. G.L.R.O. Record NO. N-5920, situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental.

Bounded on the NE., by the Provincial Road; on the SE., by property of Encarnacion V. Guboyan, a creek and property of Esmeraldo Visitacion; on the SW, by property of Esmeraldo Visitacion; and on the NW., by property of Feliciano Collado, containing an area of Thirty Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Nine (35,839) square meters, more or less; 6.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. F-T-110: Lot No. 1229, Pls-146 situated in the Municipality of Bais, Negros Oriental. Bounded on NE.,

By Lot 1230 Bais, Pls-146, on the SE., by Road; and Lot 1230, Bais, Pls-146; on the S. by Road; on the SW. and NW., by Lot 1325, Bais. Pls146, containing an area of Twenty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventeen (29,917) square meters, more or less; 7.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. HT-1779: Lot No. 2522, Pls-146, situated in the Municipality of Bais, now Mabinay, Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE., by Lot 2521, Bais Pls-146; the SE., by Lot 2511, Bais Pls-146; pon the SW., by Lot 2523, Bais Pls-146; and on the NW., by Road, containing an area of Ninety Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Two (96,972) square meters, more or less; 8.) Tax Declaration No. 99-11001-1971, Lot No. 3097, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Bounded on the N., by Tanquili Street; on the S., by Lot 3092; on the East by Lot 3098; and on the W., by Lot 3096, containing an area of Six Hundred (600) square meters, more or less; 9.) Tax Declaration No. 99-11-001-2422, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines bounded on the N. by Road; on the S., by a creek on the E., by National Road and on the W., by Lot 2962, containing an area of Five Hundred Five (505) square meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Antonio Marlon Eric I. Dejaresco, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 254, Page No. 52, Book No. III, Series of 2018.

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Rosebert Pawnshop Dr. V. Locsin Street Dumaguete City

All unredeemed and unrenewed pawn item will be auctioned on June 24, 2019 at 10:00am 05:00pm at our place business

ORDER Petitioner, a minor and a bonafide resident of Bonawon, Siaton, Negros Oriental for more than three (3) years prior to the filing of this petition, represented by her biological parents, seek correction and/or change of her name from “ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE” to “ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS”.

Petitioner was born on 7 March 2009 in Siaton, Negros Oriental and was registered in the Local Civil Registrar of Siaton, Negros Oriental as ALIZZA KEI ABOY. After she was acknowledged by Joe Marie Vicente as his biological daughter, her name became ALIZZA KEI ABOY VICENTE under registry No. 2013-108.

While the baptismal record of petitioner’s father reflect his name as Joe Marie Cuevas Vicente, he is recorded as JOE MARIE CUEVAS in his Certificate of Live Birth under Registry No. 86-75255. He has always comported himself and is known by the name JOE MARIE CUEVAS as reflected in his Voter Certification with the COMELEC and in his Member Data Record with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.

When the parents of the petitioner subsequently married on January 2014, the name of her father was recorded as JOE MARIE CUEVAS. In light of the foregoing, there is a need to correct the entries in petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth on file with the Office of the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Office and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Siaton, Negros Oriental in relation to her name from Alizza Kei Aboy Vicente to ALIZZA KEI ABOY CUEVAS and the name of the father from Joe Marie Vicente to Joe Marie Cuevas to prevent confusion, straighten her record and to avoid prejudice to her identity in relation to her parents, family and the community.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let it be set for hearing on November 27, 2019 at 2:30 in the afternoon wherein any interested party may appear and oppose the petition.

Let a copy of this order be published before the hearing at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Negros Oriental and its component cities.

In no case should the hearing be within thirty (30) days prior to an election or within four (4) months after the last publication of the notice.

SO ORDERED. Given this day 16th day of May 2019, in the City of Dumaguete, Philippines. (sgd) MARIA ANGELITA A. BANTA-ALCORAN Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle June 2, 9 & 16, 2019

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Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Juan L. Teves namely: Rosario L. Teves, Ma. Bona Teves, Paula T. Villanueva, Gina Lucia T. Vicente, Ramon Teves, Juan Carlos Teves, Juan Teves, Jr., Jose Luis Teves, Jose Emil Teves hereinafter referred to as the Heir-Vendors and Maricris Real Carty hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate and Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: a.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14008, Lot 30 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-83322 being a portion of Lot 1413 of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of One Thousand Twenty-Nine (1,029) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14510, Lot No. 31-A, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd144742 being a portion of Lot 31, described on plan (LRC) Psd83322, LRC Cad. Record No. of the Cadastral Survey of Sibulan, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 346, situated in the Barrio of Maslog, Municipality of Sibulan, Province of Negros Oriental, containing an area of Five Hundred Thirty (530) Square Meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Florence A. Tangente, CPA, per Doc. No. 1, Page No. 2, Book No. III, Series of 2009.

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of the registered owners namely; Feliciano Banico, Pedro Dipaling, Anatalia Dipaling, Francisco Banico, Cristina Banico, Fausta Banico, Rufina Banico, Teodora Banico, Guillermo Banico, Maria Banico, Josefa Eumague, Eugenia Eumague, and Demetria Eumague namely: Venancio Grifon, Alberto Grifon, Gaudencio Grifon, Josefina Dipaling, Catalina Dipaling, Francisco Banico, Rufina Banico, Fausta Banico Barba, Guillermo Banico, Maria Banico Estinopo, Josefa Eumague, Eugenia Eumague Diputado, and Demetria Eumague hereinafter referred to as the Heirs-Vendors and Gaudencio Siplon hereinafter referred to as the Vendee Extrajudicial settlement & Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-850, Lot No. 1050 of the Sibulan Cadastre, Cad. Case No. 15, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 358 with the improvements thereon, situated in Barrio Looc, Sibulan, Negros Oriental.

Bounded on the NE by Lots Nos. 1047, 1051 and 1052; on the E

by Lot No. 1052; on the S by Lots 1060, 1067, and 1068; on the SW

by Lots Nos. 1069 and 1049; and on the NW by Lots 1049 and 1047, containing an area of Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Four (21,824) square meters, more or less, acknowledged before Ricardo D. Abiera, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 105, Page No. 41, Book No. I, Series of 1959.

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NOTICE

JF Belen Pawnshop (Former AGENCIA BELEN) Branch IV Twin Arcade Bldg.

Dumaguete City All unredeemed and unrenewed expired items (gadget only) will be auctioned on June 15, 2019 at 9:00 am at this office.

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the sole heir of Manuel A. Sy who is Felix Andaya Sy have executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication

by Sole Heir over a Deposit Account with Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP), acknowledged before Atty. Joe Kenneth K. Arbas, Notary Public, per Doc No. 94, Page No. 20, Book No. LXVI, Series of 2019.

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Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Spouses Gaudencio R. Noble and Maria Luz Changco Noble namely: Alice Noble-Reyes, Maria Lourdes Noble-Stackhouse, Miguel C. Noble, Carmel Jean Noble-Berkenkotter, Josephine Patricia Noble-Sampiton, Stephanie C. Noble, Gaudencio C. Noble, Jr., the heirs of Pedro Antonio C. Noble namely; Charmaine Candice Lavilla Noble-Malixi and Peter Anton Lavilla Noble have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate over a parcel of land to wit: 1.)

Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-40: Lot No. 6509, before Lot No. 399-D of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete City, Cad. Case No. 1, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 140, with the improvements thereon, situated in the City of Dumaguete. Bounded on the NE by Lot No. 398, by Lot No. 402; on the SW., by Lot No. 6508; and on the W., by Piapi Road, containing an area of Nine Hundred Two (902) Square meters, more or less; 2.)

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-1966: Lot No. 6508, before Lot No. 399-C of the Cadastral Survey of Dumaguete City, Cad. Case No. 1, G.L.R.O Cad. Record No. 140, with the improvements thereon, situated in the City of Dumaguete. Bounded on the NE, by Lot No. 6509; on the SE, by Lot No. 402; on the SW., by Lot No. 6507; and on the W., by Piapi Road containing an area of Three Hundred (300) square meters, more or less; 3.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. H-T-1918: Lot No. 1133, Pls146, situated in the Municipality of Bais, bounded on NE., Road, on the SE., by Lot 1124 of Pls-146; on the SW., by Lot 1135 of Pls-146 and on the NW., by Lot 1142 of Pls-143, containing an area of One Hundred one Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen (101,214) square meters, more or less; 4.) Original Certificate of Title No. S-V-48: Lot No. 2408, Pls-146, situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros, Philippines. Bounded on the S., along 1-2 by Lot 2273 of Bais, Pls-146; along lines 2-7 by Road; along lines 7-10 and 10-1 by Lot 1428 of Bais, Pls-146, containing an area of Three Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Six (389,886) square meters, more or less; 5.) Original Certificate of Title No. O-V-203: Lot No. 1 and Lot No. 2; a.) Lot No. 1, plan Ps-30027, Cad. No. N-52 G.L.R.O. situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental. Bounded on the E., by a creek and properties of Teodulo A. Dalumbad, Cirilo B. Luague and Francisco S. Banogon; on the SE., by property of Francisco S. Banogon; on the S. and SW., by the Provincial Road, on the W., by property of Feliciano Collado; and on the NW., by the Mabinay Creek and properties of Feliciano Collago and Jose R. Romero, containing an area of One hundred Sixteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty Seven (116,127) Square Meters, more or less; b.) Lot No. 2, plan Ps-30027, Cad. No. 52. G.L.R.O. Record NO. N-5920, situated in the Barrio of Bagtic, Municipality of Bais, Province of Negros Oriental. Bounded on the NE., by the Provincial Road; on the SE., by property of Encarnacion V. Guboyan, a creek and property of Esmeraldo Visitacion; on the SW, by property of Esmeraldo Visitacion; and on the NW., by property of Feliciano Collado, containing an area of Thirty Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Nine (35,839) square meters, more or less; 6.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. F-T-110: Lot No. 1229, Pls-146 situated in the Municipality of Bais, Negros Oriental. Bounded on NE., By Lot 1230 Bais, Pls-146, on the SE.,

by Road; and Lot 1230, Bais, Pls-146; on the S. by Road; on the SW. and NW., by Lot 1325, Bais. Pls-146, containing an area of Twenty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventeen (29,917) square meters, more or less; 7.) Transfer Certificate of Title No. HT-1779: Lot No. 2522, Pls146, situated in the Municipality of Bais, now Mabinay, Negros Oriental.

Bounded on the NE., by Lot 2521, Bais Pls-146; the SE., by Lot 2511, Bais Pls-146; pon the SW., by Lot 2523, Bais Pls-146; and on the NW., by Road, containing an area of Ninety Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Two (96,972) square meters, more or less; 8.) Tax Declaration No. 9911-001-1971, Lot No. 3097, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Bounded on the N., by Tanquili Street; on the S., by Lot 3092; on the East by Lot 3098; and on the W.,

by Lot 3096, containing an area of Six Hundred (600) square meters, more or less; 9.) Tax Declaration No. 99-11-001-2422, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines bounded on the N. by Road; on the S., by a creek on the E., by National Road and on the W., by Lot 2962, containing an area of Five Hundred Five (505) square meters, more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Antonio Marlon Eric I. Dejaresco, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 254, Page No. 52, Book No. III, Series of 2018.

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for ranking, he or she is definitely included in the process,” says Department of Education (DepEd) Region 7 assistant regional diBy Roi Lomotan rector Dr. Salustiano Jimenez. publication or he Department of Health (DOH), with the City postingBut of their names will Health Office (CHO) of Dumaguete, started depend on how much points its dengue prevention campaign this year with they have earned and gatha Kontra Dengue Information Caravan held on May ered, he added.

Dr. Jimenez issued the 24 at Barangay Candau-ay Covered Court.

DOH - Negros Oriental Provincial Officer Dr. clarification following comSocrates Villamor and Dumaguete City Health Officer Dr. plaints of Teacher 1 applithat they were being Sarah Talla are seeing a possible increase in the number of cants overtaken by those who dengue cases this year based on the projected trend of the submitted late. disease that is why there is a need to intensify the awareHe stressed applicants ness campaign and take a unified action to prevent den- with at least 70 points asgue. “Sa dengue, naay trend. Sa ikatlo ka tuig gikan sures themselves of teachsa duhang ubos, pataas ang kaso. Karon tuiga ing positions in both elemenkinahanglan maghanda kita kay first quarter pa lang tary and secondary levels insenior high but 69 taas na ang mga kaso,” Dr. Talla told barangay officials cluding points down don’t have. who attended the information caravan.

HIRING GUIDES The DepEd hiring guidelines for school year 2019-2020 provides for an

By Jennifer C. Tilos evaluation and selection procedure and criteria, forehe Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered on May 23 the closure of the Rural Bank of Guihulngan.

In a press statement, BSP said it prohibited Rural Bank of Guihulngan Inc. single-unit rural bank in Negros Oriental, from doing business in the country through a resolution No. 754. The resolution also directed Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) as receiver to proceed with the takeover and liquidation of the rural bank.

PDIC took over the bank on May 24. PDIC assured depositors that all valid deposits and claims shall be paid up to the maximum deposit insurance coverage of P500,000.

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Ink water-deal MOA

By Jennifer C. Tilos

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umaguete City government inks a Memoran dum of Agreement with PrimeWater to pro vide an adequate and stable supply of water for the city for the next 25 years.

According to City Public Information Officer Dems Demecillo, PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation is the newest player in town that will compete with the Dumaguete City Water District to supply water to thousands of households and establishments in the city. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo signed the MOA in behalf of the city government while PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation Managing Director for Business Development Caroline Cadelina signed for the water supplier in a rite witnessed by City Administrator Ricardo Gonzales Jr., Councilor Joe Kenneth Arbas, Romeo Malinis Sabater of PrimWater and the Punong Barangays of the city.

New Grab trike use

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umaguete City has contemplated to adopt a modernized tricycle booking service as pro posed by Grab Trike premium as an alternative means of transportation in the city.

A private company is ready to partner with any financial institution to help interested tricycle drivers and operators own a Grab Trike unit that will serve as an alternative to the traditional means of transportation in Dumaguete City. Recently, Miguelito Jose, senior vicepresident of Autoitalia Philippines Enterprises, discussed the merits of the proposed Grab Trike Premium before an audience composed of officers of tricycle drivers and operators associations, Punong Barangays and City Officials.

The amount can be taken from the 20 percent most of which is an appli- economic development cants academic achieve- fund, hopeful that the Dement. Thus, all subjects with partment of Health (DOH) corresopndeing units must will have a counterpart of be included in the compu- another P100 million or a tation which is 20 percent, total of P200 million as an another 15% coming from initial phase. the results of the LET/PBET Degamo has realized rating, teaching experience the Central Block building is 15 percent, 15 percent from demonstration teach- not enough as he observed ing, 15 percent communica- overflowing of patients evtion skills and 10 percent ery day, especially with the each from specialized train- implementation of the zero ing skills and interview or a total of 100 percent.

The DepEd ARD said ementary, secondary, terthis information can be ex- tiary, higher education, speplained to applicants who cial education, alterantive want to be clarified about learning system, technical his or her status at any divi- vocational and training, sion of schools all over Re- learning institutions offering gion 7 or throughout the culture,-based education programs or indigenous country for that matter. peoples, even prior to the HONOR GRADS Graduating with hon- passing of LET, shall be ors or with good grades as given 1.50 points for every well as good in English has school year but shall not excorresponding point s. ceed 12 points including the Teaching experience in early number of months being childhood, pre-school, el- served.jrg

balance payment and with his desire to improve the services by acquiring sophisticated equipment such as the MRI and the CT scan to be placed in one building.

The governor is optimistic ELA participants will focus and align themselves with the vision of his administration to uplift the quality of life of every Negrense by making strategies and interventions with approval of the new provincial board. The ELA is expected in July after the assumption of newly elected and re-elected provincial officials. jrg

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Diocesan Organization of Renewal Movement and Communication (DORMC)

Diocese of Dumaguete

2019 Pentecost Celebration OPEN HALL, St. Paul University Dumaguete (SPUD) June 9, 2019, Sunday 12:00 Noon - 5 pm

PROGRAMME 12:00 - 1:00PM

Registration

ALNP

1-:00 - 1:15

Rosary

Neo Catechumenate

1:15 - 1:30

Bible enthronement Entrace Community Banners

Msgr. Julius Hercuela All Community leaders

1:30 - 2:30

Holy Mass

Bishop Julito B. Cortes Mass President & Homilist

Msgr. Julius Heruela Co-Celebrant Msgr. Thaddy Quinit Co-Celebrant 2:30 - 3:30

Talk/Teaching Anointing Prayers

Bro. Norma Tudtud

3:30 - 3:45

Response Sharing (Based on How the Talk affects him/her)

3 Sharers assigment for 35mins/each

3:45 - 4:30

Praise and Worship

BCBP SOUTH

4:30 - 4:45

Announcement

Bro. William Ablong President-DORMC Rev. Fr. Julius S. Hercula Spiritual director Most Rev. Julito Cortes, DD Bishop of the Diocese of Dumaguete

Recessional

All glory to God!

20 Akyat-bahay robs rampant in Daro

June 9, 2019 cases against them, as soon as stolen items are recovered.

For their part, the barangay council of Daro headed by village chief Jovencio Tan Jr. admitted incidents of theft in his barangay have reached an alarming proportion, second to Barangay Taclobo.

Tan scheduled a conference with victims today, Monday, June 3, 2019 to address the peace and order concern.

Present were victims’ parents who initimated their desire to cooperate in order to identify the suspects, whom they believe is just lurking in the dark waiting for their next victim.

The village chief has planned of establishing additional tanod outpost within the subdivision area and to call for another conference with the homeowners association to discuss the possibility of contributing certain amount to

fund the hiring of a blue guard or serenos for the subdivision.

Tan explained duty hours of the tanods are limited because many of them are working during the day. He also has plans of increasing the honoraria of the tanods.

Former city councillor Antonio “Tony Rems” Remollo, who happens to be the uncle of the victims, had refused to believe insinuations, thieveries in a certain locality proliferate because the police is part of the sharing scheme.

But he does not buy the standard response, “persons of interest” are being investigated, unless they are arrested and charged in court.

with many of the courts manned by judges derided as hoodlums in robes? Can From page 4 (Bingo P. Dejaresco) a justice system thrive with such a miniscule budget concept for Juan dela Cruz. to those who dont need it. while the Military gets at For indeed a free man It has therefore sometimes least P50 billion per year for must have both economic become unwittingly an in- Modernization (on top of its freedom and political free- strument in the perpetuation gargantuan budget? dom. of the inequality of wealth Are we really free Millions wallow below distribution and opportunity. when some Media men the poverty line and the naOthers look at Educa- themselves sell their press tion lives in an inverted pyra- tion as the goose that lays badge and dignity for thirty mid where 10% of the the golden eggs. But how pieces of very dirty silver? population controls 90% of many can afford Philippine Who will give us that freethe nations wealth. It is a education today? dom of choice or freedom dangerous social volcano.

Only one out of the ten of thought?

For Filipinos to be students who enter Grade Are we free when the economically free, he must One will ever get to finish country is dubbed the secbe either gainfully employed College due to economic ond most dangerous place or runs his own business as and other reasons. So thereentrepreneur. In a capital fore, the expensive Governstarved country like ours, ment program of giving free the savings rate versus the elementary and high school GDP is simply not there for education is laid to waste the simple reason that ev- then. Without a college dierything Juan de la Cruz ploma, at least, who will earns he consumes for his employ him? Is the K-12 the sustenance. Very often, his answer? expenditures exceed his inAnd even with a colcome. Usually, he ends with lege diploma in tow he joins your famous usurer and not the ranks of the 1 million all of them wear turbans, we new graduates every year tell you true. searching for scarce jobs He cannot go into competing among thembusiness because the Bank- selves and the unemployed. ing System does not always It is no wonder that the Degive credit where credit is partment of Foreign Affairs due. For instance, the cri- approves papers of 1 milteria for extending loans to lion Filipinos every year to business often called the get a chance for them to be three C of credit automati- workers in a land not our cally exclude the poor Juan own. dela Cruz from the matrix.

Are we economically For Juan de la Cruz free, therefore? Politically does not have the first col- free? lateral for he often lives in a Are we independent shanty or a dwelling he does country when people who not own; his appliances un- have the money buy peoples der financing terms. He does vote, those who have the not have the (second) ca- guns terrorize the results of pacity to pay and his (third the election and those who C) character requires a co- have the political clout force maker who is often unavail- command votes and coerce able or is over-borrowed people to vote like slaves himself. without will and power?

The Banking system Are we free with the apparently only gives credit snails pace of justice and

for media men outside of war-torn Iraq and Syria?

Are we worse than free, as Vergel Santos famous book is titled?

Our hard earned democracy fought for and defended from Mactan to Balintawak to Bataan and Corregidor, Tirad Pass and EDSA is work in progress.

But we just work on it like laggards. Such a pity.

Let us henceforth value our independence by acting like we are free. Shall we?

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reported the matter to Camp Crame national headquarters.

The latest to be victimized by an akyatbahay gang on May 30, 2019 Thursday is the Jocson Apartment situated at St. Michael Street of Ma. Asuncion Village, Daro where couples Mikel and Nadia Teves were victimized.

Carted away by suspects included a P30,000 worth of gold necklace, two IPhone 6 cellphones and cash money.

As a student of law, Daro village chief Jovencio Tan Jr., said all evidences on the recent robbery are circumstantial, they need concrete evidence beyond reasonable doubt in order to indict the suspects. The police has to probe and

find evidence in order to file a case against those “persons in interest.”

Lt Col Galsim denied accusations of inaction on that particular incident, in saying the theft and robbery section immediately proceeded to the area, conducted follow up investigation with fingerprints being lifted from the crime scenes by SOCO. Aside from the investigation, it is intensifying a patrol system in coordination with barangay officials.

He stressed, peace and order concerns is not the responsibility of the police alone, it needs the cooperation of the community. In fact, records will show, a number of thieveries in Dumaguete were solved but victims would refuse to pursue

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COA’s advise : buy new cars, junk the old ones From page 2 ning to millions of pesos when in fact, it should be the GSIS who is the owner who should be getting the rent.

The PPA should now reimburse the GSIS of the payment PPA Rerceived (hopefully in good faith ) in rental from stakeholders who are using the land for warehouses and pier facilities.

-o0oSillimanian Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is the lone ranger in fighting for the rule of law when the Comelec en banc wanted to close one eye and allow a disqualified Youth Duterte Party List representative to sit in Congress even if the nominee is over-age (34yrs) when the requirement is not above 30yrs old, plus, the late filing of substitution process (530pm) when the cut-off was before 5pm of May 12 Sunday contrary to the rule that such process is to be done on regulasr working days during office hours.

The issue is hot because the one involved is aDuterte follower and an ex-commission of youth before resigning to run in the may 13 elections.

Are the Marcoses joining Jewelries public auction?

From page 4 be the direct beneficiaries of the public auction.

“They come from the poor and underprivileged, from faraway provinces who do not have access to reparation process for rights victims,” said Danny Dela Fuente, vice chair of Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (Selda).

“The martial law victims deserve to benefit from these funds. Not doing so defeats the purpose of recovering all ill-gotten wealth from the Marcoses,” the SELDA GROUP said.

With the Marcoses regaining political influence

under the Duterte administration after the midterm elections, Selda called for vigilance over the proceeds of the planned auction BECAUSE technically, if the Marcoses win the bid or be declared the highest bidder, then the jewelries go back to the Marcos family and so will the real estate areas being withheld by the PCGG in the past.

So what good was the Marcos wealth being sequestered when the same family won the public bidding and got back the properties? At least now they bought it back with clean money however they earned it.—30—

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June 9, 2019 served the information needs of this community.

And now after 46 years, the city has one more weekly paper serving , thanks to Congressman Sagarbarria ing the new society of who owns the Metro Post Marcos, we were good to which has also been serving go. So we applied, and the the local readership (V0L XX now) . We also have rest is history.

We branched out in Bert Bravo’s Island News l980 into the airlines and (Vol. IV) and Geovani’s DYEM FM Bai Radio be- Dumaguete Informer.

Yagyag (Vol.XI) is the came the first FM station in only Cebuano newspaper Negros Oriental. We now which we heard is pursuing have and unbelievable 16 a dream of possibly going FM (frequency modulated) daily soon, God willing. Evand AM (Amplitude moduerything depends on the lated) radio stations in Lord’s plan.

Yagyag is now Negros Oriental. hiring good passionate With all modesty, we now have our own printing Cebuano writers. Send plant, complete desk top your applications and inpublishing facilities, two quiries to this paper, just heavy duty offset printing look for the address and machines with color capa- email of this paper in this bilities, we are on CTP pro- issue….we are their friendly cessing, and circulating ally.

Without any fanfare, province wide, and admitwe will continue our mission tedly a consistent sellout of as purveyors of public inour weekly editions. Withformation with “service as out the Lord, how can this our motive and Truth as our happen? We are nothing. only guide,” as our motto.

For decades we

NC turns 46 From page 1 us. The challenges are countless and the road to truthful and sensible public information is rough and tough with cyber technology seemingly trying to grow faster than traditional media.

Way back then, we could not even afford to ask for it from the Lord. We had no money no capital asset, we had no facilities, nobody would help us except Marlen and the Lord.

Thus, we declare that everything was providential. It was not planned at all.

One day, at the height of Martial Law in 1972 when all media were closed nationwide by Marcos, there was this new decree which allowed the opening of new newspapers in the countryside.

Marcos was a media advocate. So long as media “towed the line” in advocat-

Trio shot dead, 3 injured: 1 week From page 1 Rodelyn Balasabas and Marilyn Amper, wife of the victim.

The suspects opened fire at the hapless victims as they pass by. The survivors were brought to Dumaguete City for further medical care.

Meanwhile, two other men were killed in cold blood in Bayawan City and Bacong on the same day, Tuesday. Victim Kenneth Boloy, 18, of Barangay Malabugas, Bayawan City was shot pointblank in the

head while he was playing inside an internet café. One of the suspects acted as lookout while the other approached the victim and without provocation shot Boloy, who died on the spot, at close range.

The 3rd to be executed was a Christopher Torres Custodio, 42, previously detained for drugs charges, also died inside his dwelling in Barangay Banilad Bacong when still unidentified assailants shot him dead.

Sepsis, cancer top causes of death here From page 2 ber of maternal mortality or mothers who died due to pregnancy and childbirth has fluctuated since 2015 (16 deaths), 2016 (13), 2017 (11) and 2018 (18 deaths).

On the other hand, 114 infants died before reaching the age of one-year old in 2015; 135 infants in 2016; 100 in 2017 and 113 in 2018. Not only that, 626 children (age 1-5 years old) died in the last 4 years: 157 children in 2015; 188 in 2016; 135 in 2017 and 146 in 2018.

From 2015-2016 the 6 other top causes of death aside from sepsis and cancer are the following: cardiac arrest, 976 deaths; Pneumonia, 926; kidney

failure, 708; cerebrovascular disease/stroke 569; vehicular accidents 504 and multi-organ failure, 374.Talla said that in many cases, people need only to live a healthy and stress-free lifestyle to avoid acquiring the diseases in the first place.

She counsels for individuals to avoid smoking, processed food and those with high cholesterol; consume moderate amounts of alcohol, salt and sugar; maintain normal blood pressure and ideal body weight; get enough sleep; maintain a well-balanced diet; indulge in a 30 minute daily exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables.

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Luminarias reports City to buy thirty gains of City Deped mini-ambulances From page 2 fences and setbacks, bigger incentives to student-athletes and coaches, administrators, faculty and staff, including construction of more facilities to help enrich the learning experience of the thousands of students.

Mayor Remollo rallied the 1, 007 teaching and nonteaching staff of the City Deped to support the hosting of the ASEAN School Games here in November 2020 as a means to strengthen the city’s image as an emerging sports destination in the country.

Under Mayor Remollo, a total of P 509, 500 in cash was given incentive to athletes and coaches who won medals in the recent Central Visayas Regional Athletic Associations.

The Dumaguete City Division placed 3rd Overall in CVIRAA and received “Outstanding” rating as Division host by the 18 other division in Region 7. About 63 athletes, coaches and assistant coaches were sent to Davao City as part of CVIRAA delegation that competed in the Palarong Pambansa.

Luminarias lauded the teachers and administrators for significantly reducing the

expenses for water and electricity bills by saving up to P 640, 000 in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

It was learned that in 2018 the division paid P 589, 944 for water consumption, which was reduced to just P 264, 281 in 2019 while power consumption dropped from P 1.19 million in 2018 to just P 816, 470 all in the first quarter of 2019.

Supt. Luminarias also formally inducted into office the newly hired teachers that will serve an expanding and diverse student population now stands at approximately 26, 000 pupils. Luminarias bared that all available teaching positions have been filled up by professionals who were hired for being the most qualified among the applicants.

The City Deped has an annual budget of P 475 million for personal services, MOOE and Capital Outlay.

The Special Education Fund also totaled P 41.8 million in 2018 with some P 20.6 million already utilized for different projects with a balance of P21. 2 million for other undertakings.

Finally, all 18 public elementary schools received

From page 2 million; purchase of full size ambulance, P 3 million; penetrator fire truck, P 4.5 million; mobile base radio, P 342, 000; radio antenna, P 170, 000; signage for evacuation centers and disaster prone-areas, P 200, 000; water purification truck, P 2.5 million; mobile generator set, P 800, 000; mobile kitchen, P 800, 000; fuel, lubricants during operations, P 694, 000; various equipment for rescuers, P 1 million and water trailer, P 900, 000.

Meanwhile, other proposed expenses will also involve the construction of water tower, P 500, 000; conduct of CBMS, P 5 million and the repair of evacuation center P 358, 455.65.

Benatero added that the city also plans to buy the so-called “ambocycle” that will promptly respond to any emergency that will operated by a well-trained first responder capable of maneuvering the unit amid heavy traffic so that first-aid can be administered to victims of accidents or disaster.

Summer...

From page 1 there were no casualties considering that the house was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

In all, throughout summer (March to May) the Dumaguete City Fire Station responded to 22 fire intheir own set of ICT equip- cidents of the following nament (18 units of server ture: 1 residential, 4 electricomputers, 752 units of tab- cal, 11 grass fires, 3 rubbish lets and head sets) provided fires, 1 mercantile and 1 jointly by the Rotary Inter- storage. national and City GovernIn the first two months ment of Dumaguete. of the year 2019 (JanuaryOf the 4 other school February), 25 other fire indivisions she’s had the honor cidents were reported into serve as Schools Division volving 6 residential, 9 elecSuperintendent, Luminarias trical, 6 grass fires and 2 expressed her sincere grati- rubbish fires. tude to be assigned in Question: what were Dumaguete City because of the causes of those summer the industry of the supervi- fires? —so people can be sors and teachers and the more vigilant next time? Fire quality of student learners. Department should explain.