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March 3, 2019 2 Bato: war vs drugs shifts to next level

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ake no mistake about it, once he is elected to a seat in the Philippine Senate former PNP Director General Ronald Bato Dela Rosa (right) will legislate mea-sures that will restore death penalty for convicted drug lords and traf-

fickers.

Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo hosted Gen. Dela Rosa along with Councilors Michael Bandal,Lilani Ramon, Karissa Tolentino-Maxino, Joe Kenneth Arbas, Estanislao Alviola and Liga ng mga Barangay President Dione Amores in a standing room only conference, Friday.

Dela Rosa reiterated his allout support to the re-election of Mayor Remollo and of his allied councilors including Vice-Mayor Franklin EsmeĂąa Jr. St udents, employees and barangay captains converged at the session hall to listen to Dela Rosa

who is running for senator on May 13. He is currently ranked 13 in the surveys.

Dela Rosa stressed that a nation will never prosper as long as law and order is not guaranteed. Nevertheless, he is opposed to extra judicial killings, which is anathema to his advocacy for the rule of law.

He laments the death of so many innocent victims because of rampant criminality although the crime statistics have shown that the volume of crimes have decreased since the launching of the To page 17

200 barrio elders in Davao look-see From page 1 as its emergency number of choice patterned after the United States of America. Its Central Communications and Emergency Response Center serves as a call and dispatch center which is credited for prompt response and excellent coordination among emergency services during fires, accidents, calamities, medical situations and possible bomb threats.

Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo later joined the delegat ion of Barangay Captains, Kagawads, Secretaries, T r e a s u r e r s , SangguniangKabataan Chairpersons and key officials of the City Government to meet with their counterparts in Davao City.

Remollo st ressed that experiential learning such as bench-marking and lakbay-aral are very effective considering that

the officials will have first-hand experience, feedback and access to implementors of replicable practices and systems in Davao City.

As a growing city wit h a large transient population, Dumaguete City is faced with the challenge of welcoming every cit izen not only from around the country while ensuring law and order.

The influx of transients in the city for job opportunities and educational purposes also serves as a challenge for the local authorities with its modest resources.

Davao City has a population of 1.7 million residing in 182 barangays while Dumaguete City has 140, 000 night time populat ion and a day time population of 400, 000 in the 30 barangays.

President Duterte first landed in the national consciousness as a pragmatic and no-nonsense To page 16

PUERSA NG BAYANING ATLETA Party List Representative Jericho Jonas B. Nograles last weekend, hosted Mayor Felipe Remollo who led 200 city officials of Dumaguete, who visited Davao city during the mammoth gathering at the Club Samal starting Wednesday, as he underscored his commitment to promote the welfare and develop a new brand of national and local athletes who are set to excel in the international competitions.

Bets told follow poll rules stirctly

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andidates in both national and local positions should make sure it follows the limitation on campaign spending as any violation could result to disqualification from holding public office.

The Commission on tion Code limits the camElections vow to vigor- paign spending of candiously implement the pro- dates to P 3.00 per regisvision that limts campaign tered voter for those with spending including adver- political parties and P 5.00 tisements in radio, news- per registered voter for paper, television and even those running as indepenin social media. dents. On the other hand, The Omnibus ElecTo page 3

Art month:balak, balitaw, atbp.

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umaguete celebrates the National Arts Month at the Rizal Boulevard through KISAW with BALAK , BALITAW UG UBAN PA SA TEMPURAHAN . It is part of the celebration to celebrate the Local Art and Culture in public places.

Among the performances were Spoken Poetry By Yoyie and Faith Cuenca , Balitaw by a senior citizen from Mabinay, and Balak by Dr. Henry Sojor.

February is National Arts Month which started with the signing of Presidential Proclamation 683 back in 1991. Private and government agencies have been organizing events and activities about the arts, creativity and self expresTo page 3

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Make CELIBACY optional; Church: decide on LGBT THIS IS A CONSTRUCTIVE PIECE.

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f the Catholic Church is serious in solving their centuries-old sex scandals which is said to run by the thousands, all wrapped up and covered up, it must decide on two major options: 1.

M a k e Celebacy optional; and 2. Make a definite stand on priests and nuns who identify themselves as LGBT. Will LGBT be allowed to join the clergy and sisterhood?

Church must make a decision. There must be NO discrimination, only rightful regulation.

-o0oLast Monday, no less than the TREASURER of the VATICAN, the No. 3 man in the Church hierarchy, was convicted for Saddened child molestation. One Pope Francis could say that not only is he a pedophile, he is also a homosexual.

What is the official stand of the Catholic Church on homosexual clergymen/ bishops and lesbian nuns and sisters within the diocese? The 1.6million Catholics of Negros Oriental would like to know the Church policy on homosexual priests and bishops and lesbian nuns. It is not discrimination. It is regulation.

-o0oIf altar boys are molested by priests then they are homosexuals. Let the Church define what the Bible says on Homosexuality and Lesbianism so the Church will either RETAIN or DISMISS THEM IN clergical and religious practices.

-o0oWe are not prejudging them. We Are ASKING THE CHURCH WHAT THEIR OFFICIAL STAND IS on this issues. It has embarrassed the majority who are innocent within the Clergy. It follows that the Church must now make a decision what to do with the minority black sheep. Slaughter them, as many parents of victims would like, or fire them? Sue them?

Jail them? Pope Francis didn’t specify.

-o0oOPTIONAL CELIBACY. It is easier said than done. Where will the priests with wives live? Definitely not in the convent. They have to rent or build a house. Where will the priest get the money to build his house with only P10,000 in monthly stipend.? A married pastor drives a pedicab and earns, while answering sick calls thru a cell phone. Good. Will a priest do that?

If celibacy is optional, priests will be allowed to court and date their girl friends. Or drop them.

Openly? Secretly?

-o0oSuppose the married priest has children and gets sick, do not expect the Church to spend for him because that is a private matter. Maybe they can have a health plan or insurance. This will cost money in the millions.

-o0oTHE FORBIDDEN FRUIT. Celibacy is like the forbidden fruit of Eden.

The more you prohibit, the more some priests are curious and attracted to try it. Like Adam and Eve who in their prefecture, even fell, how much more a priest who is not exempt from sin? And many of To page 3

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AUTOMATION: the fastest to do business Atty. Karissa Tolentino-Maxino City Councilor

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urrently, the Philippines is at the 124th in World Ranking in Ease of Doing Business, way lower than all its ASEAN neighbors.

Government ser- ance and renewal of the Pampanga launched its evices should be efficient business permits and li- Business Permit and Licensing System (e-BPLS). and fast. We should not be censes Kung naay gagmay The e-BPLS is a sysburdened by many signatories, long queues and na negosyante , dili nato tem developed and manlengthy processes in LGUs sila lisodlisoron pa. aged by the Department of We now live in a fast- Tungod na kung maka Information and Commupaced economy. Accord- tukod og negosyo nga nications Technology ingly, we should be able to sayon, mas daghan ang (DICT) to aid the local level up and make our lo- moamot sa pagpalambo sa government units (LGUs) in the processing, implecalities conducive to busi- batong lugar.

If we want to speed mentation and monitoring ness and investment. One way to do this is by auto- up our business permits of its business permitting mating our systems and and licensing syst em and licensing. This is processes and finding in- (BPLS), Automation is the given for free to interested and qualified LGUs. novative ways on how to way to go!

In fact, just last week There are also softfurther speed up the issu-

Make CELIBACY optional; Church: decide on LGBT From page 2 whom live ALONE in some far away lowly convents.

-o0oDefinitely if the priests can opt to marry, they must have some family welfare fund and that will cost the diocese and Church a lot of money. The Church will be poorer if the priests will spend for their families and continue evangelizing. How will a priest send children to expensive college schools?

-o0oSuppose there is a sick call and the children or wife of the priest have dengue and are hospitalized, will he leave the family and answer the sick call or anoint the dead? Which will come first: family or mission?

-o0oHow will the properties of the priests be divided if he has a family? Naturally, he will have to pay income tax if he has a business or a salaried position.

Then estate tax, property tax…professional tax…. His economic status is bound to go down. He will have to sell his Montero or his Fortuner and settle for a cheaper vehicle. No more luxury. Or he can be a philosophy teacher on the side-line. Or a Chaplain…whatever.

Well, St. Peter and company were fishermen.

-o0oSuppose the wife of the priest wants him to quit and find a better income job, how will the poor priest respond? Resign? Leave his parish? Can a priest divorce his wife in case it is legally allowed in the future?

-o0oSee ladies and gentlemen, it is easier to run away from “the girls you loved before” than embracing optional celibacy. It definitely has its costs. It is an attractive option so a wife will watch or guard her husband priest from doing hanky panky… And watta cost!

-o0oHey, I was a seminarian for five years. I was also an altar boy as a kid. I know the life inside the seminary. And I decided to quit and serve God as a civilian, or what they call the LAITY. -o0oNext article: LET LAITY HELP About time to let the LAITY SERVE the administrative duties of the diocese as volunteers and let the priests focus on purely priestly duties like baptize the people, consecrating the host, administer the sacraments, anoint the sick, bury the dead, conduct teachings, counselling, and the like. Isolate them from temptation. Pity them. Please never condemn them. They are also equally loved by God, save those molesters

ware developer companies who offer the same services and they claim that their software is better. In Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, the earliest recorded processing time, that’s from the time of submission of requirements to the time of re-

lease of business permit is 11 minutes.

I found out that Quezon Cit y has this eService Portal as well that reformed its business regist ration. It offers online registration for businesses.

If other LGUs can do

it, why can’t we?

I’m planning to author an ordinance establishing a Business Permit and Licensing Syst em One-Stop-Shop and I’m gonna need your brilliant minds to make this City a better place.

City mullsrules in the use of drones

owned residential real property without the express consent of the owner of such residential real property; No person shall possess or operate a weaponized drone; No person shall use a drone to view, photograph, film or make video or other recordings of another person without the knowledge and consent of such other person under circumstances where such person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; No person shall use a drone to access or collect information stored or transmitted in digital form without authorization; No person shall operate a drone recklessly or in such a manner as to reasonably instill fear or apprehension for the safety of other persons; No person shall

operate a drone so as to interfere with the duties of fire, law enforcement, conservation, and public safety personnel; No person shall operate a large drone or a drone for commercial use without a UAV Certificate from the CAAP and No person shall operate a drone within the restricted areas.

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iting the possibility that drones may intrude into a person’s right to privacy and to guard against voyeurism, SangguniangKabataan Federation President and ex-officio City Councilor Lei Marie Danielle M. Tolentino is proposing the regulation in its use within the city’s territory.

Observers note the 000 who will misuse increasing number of drones in violation of the drones operated to cover prohibited acts as proevents and to conduct sur- vided in the measure. veillance operations in the Large drones and city. There is also a rising those used for commercial concern on the possibility purposes are required to that the drones can cause secure An Unmanned accidents or destruction if Aerial Vehicle certificate it crashes or when it inter- from the Civil Aviation feres airport operations.

Authority of the PhilipThe proposed ordi- pines or CAAP. nance, co-authored by Under the proposed Councilor Karissa Faye ordinance, the following Tolentino-Maxino, will are considered prohibited impose fines as penalties act: No drone shall be for persons of up to P 10, flown over privately-

Art month:balak...

From page 2 sion to highlight the artistry of Filipinos. This is celebrated annually nationwide.

The National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) has lined up a series of events nationwide in celebration of the seven arts: architecture and allied arts, cinema, dance, dramatic arts, literary arts, music and the visual arts.

This year, Dumaguete celebrates the National Arts Month at the Rizal Boulevard through KISAW with “BALAK, BALITAW UG UBAN PA SA TEMPURAHAN” held last Tuesday, February 27.

“HUNI SA PANTAWAN” featuring Belltower Project Bonds was held last Wednesday, February 28 while “PASUNDAYAG” featuring Negros Oriental Cultural groups was held last Thursday, February 29. (of Duterte) of minors, of others.

-o0oFinally make no mistake , Duterte does not hate the Church, he hates only his molesters as a teenager before. He must name them, charge them, jail them, and save the innocent clergy from unnecessary embarrassment.

The ordinance also reiterates that no person may operat e a drone within the following areas, unless prior approval has been granted by the CAAP at 400 ft. Above Ground Level (AGL) or 10 km. radius from the Aerodrome Reference Point (ARP) and that no person may operate a Drone in a controlled or prohibited airspace unless authorized by the CAAP.

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ZD TRIVIA Coincidences, synchronicities

Editorial; Name clergy black sheeps From page 1 molestations to come out with specifics and name their abusers so that the rest of the good clergy will be spared from what Pope Francis described as demonic agents within the clergy., While we see the sincerity of the Pope in admitting the sins of the few that smeared the good name of the innocent majority, we urge the victims of sexual abuses to be men and women enough to name their abusers so that they will be brought to justice.

In the Philippines, we urge the Human Rights movements and the Gabriela, protector of abused women, to lead the way in urging victims to name those priest abusers. Are there sexual abusers among the clergy in Negros oriental.? Loud whispers are heard. The Diocese of Dumaguete thru its chancellor announced that the complainants, if any, should come out so that the innocent will be spared.

Right now it is the church who are naming alleged abusers while the victims are just crying and denouncing their plight to the traditional and social media. The victims should now name their abusers because it is only fair game so that the innocent will be spared.

We saw our Cardinal Tagle shed tears at the summit....and for whom did he shed tears? For the victims or the abusers? If for the victims which we believe he cried for, he should tell the victims to name their abusers so the innocent clergy like him will be spared. We are sure that there are only a few sex abusers among the clergy and the majority are so embar-

rassed.

Secondly, as a long term solution, we dare suggest that the Church must now make celibacy optional. After all, the disciples of Christ were all married starting with the first Pope Peter. Celibate disciples remained only due to their own choice.

This celibacy vow of priests is like the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden.

The more priests are prevented from marriage , the more the priests are tempted.

There’s a big difference when there is a wife who is not only your guardian angel but the real watchdog to keep you from doing the hanky pankies of mahood.

The male-dominated church should stop hiring women to work in convents and church offices. How strong will a town or city priest be against sexual temptations—- if he is a virtual solitary occupant in a big convent?

So, the best action the Church can do to exonerate itself from future sexual abuses is for the victims to name their priest abusers past and present, and for President Duterte to lead the way by naming his own priest abusers whom he claims he was a victim as a teenager and lock up those priests in jail after due process and as an example. This is an offshoot o f Durterte’s very recent statements that his tirade against bad practices of the Church is his personal battle against his molestors and not in behalf of the State.

Caring about city and town street planning

The uncanny coincidence. The unlikely conjunction of events. The startling serendipity. Who hasn’t had it happen in their life?

Synchronicity is an explanatory principle, The world famous psychologist Dr. Carl Jung, who created that word, explains it as “meaningful coincidences,” Six years ago, a charm¬ing Rotarian from Nevada , USA visited Dumaguete City for her Rotary Club’s project with Rotary Club of Dumaguete — East.

During her courtesy call to then Gov. George Arnaiz, the very ac¬tive Diana and husband Ed BurtonRaschen were invited to visit the NOPH Dialysis Center and as their tour guide, I included a short trip to the Talay Mental Rehabilitation Center in their itinerary.

Challenged by the conditions of this government run, Mental Health facility, Diana worked with the Rotary Clubs in her district and the Rotarians at the local Rotary Club of Dumaguete to support the meals, medicines and construction of toilet facilities.

Coincidentally, the preparation of donated meals was given to the Dumaguete Habitat for Humanity mothers as a livelihood project. While the Rotary meal support had stopped five years ago, the meals for the patients at the facility continues to this day, supported by the Philippine Task Force team of the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor who are avid supporters of the Dumaguete Habitat for Humanity programs.

Today, it is a full daily breakfast enjoyed by the patients and lovingly served by the Habitat mothers.

Today, Diana is the Administrative Officer of the Truckee Meadows Habitat for Humanity office in Sparks, Nevada . She is very To page 18

Couple Ed and Diana Burton-Raschen

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THE FIRST THING Tagbilaran city folks asked of Cipriano “Rene” Luspo, the founding advocate of the “Bohol Advocates for Pedestrian Safety “ (BAPS) Is “is he running for public office?”

But that is the farthest thing in the mind of Luspo, retired officer of the AFP (Coast Guard) and the former head of security of ABS CBN for the

12 years before his 2017 retirement. He is one of those Boholanos who merely care about their place of birth and starts doing something practical rather than merely complain.

It is an informal organization with a growing list of adherents and has made a favorable impact in its presentation to the Tagbilaran City Planning To page 5

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Zephyr Presenting M. Butterfly Last Wednesday, I had the singular opportunity to be invited to the Press Reception for the visual spectacle that is M. Butterfly. Held at the Luce Auditorium, we got to meet Frontrow Entertainment Press Relations Officer Toots Tolentino who gave us an idea of what to expect as Dumaguete becomes their next cultural stop as they bring this Tony-award winning play on the road.

M. Butterfly revolves around a French man and his affair with a Chinese opera singer. Mild-mannered Rene Gallimard is a member of the French embassy in China when he meets Chinese opera star Song Liling, a woman whom he considers to be the embodiment of the perfect woman.

Written by renowned American playwright David Henry Hwang, this play is loosely based on the real-life affair between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Peking opera singer, Shi Pei Pu. Debuting on the Broadway stage in 1988, it bagged the Tony Award for Best Play in the same year.

The staging of M. Butterfly on the Philippine stage features RS Francisco who won the Aliw Award for Best Actor for his role as enigmatic Chinese Opera singer Song Liling. He first played the role of Gallimard’s object of affection in May 1990 for Dulaang UP opposite veteran actor and writer Behn Cervantes. His alternate is rising theater star Aira Igarta, an original member of the Kurogo ensemble and a film actor from the Theatre Arts Program of UP Diliman. Igarte is trained by theater bigwigs Tony Fabella and Luther Perez.

Other actors playing key roles are Philippine theater royalty Jenine Desiderio as Helga, Gallimard’s wife; French actor Olivier Borten as empredicated on the primary importance battled French diplomat Rene Gallimard; Scot tish act or Norm of pedestrian welfare.

Even those in big Bohol towns nowthey will shortly grapple with the idiosyncrasies of a busy metropolis- and they must design their streets not thinking of the present but more so of the future. Anyone running for office that does not have a game plan for this does not deserve one’s vote.

After all, the environment is not just related to climate but to streets as well which is our most intimately used place after our homes. They should be user-friendly, especially to pedestrians.

The candidates should be able to converse on this issue with a heightened sense of urgency.

When the City of Tagbilaran plans for the future it should consider its long term goals to approximate more congested metropolitan areas in the world.

There are needs to design signs and More and more safety hazard humps to lower speed of vehicles and signages will have to be erected to raise pedestrian crossing facilities make the stakeholders of street life through overpasses. interact with each other better for their Complete street planning includes safety. bicycle lanes and boulevards and designs In the BAPS presentation, some pedestrian sidewalks to boost the local practicable ideas have been adeconomy. When pedestrian lanes are well, vanced for pedestrian welfare. people leisurely walk through from shop Among them: accessibility ramps to shop and enhances the local businesses. widened pedestrian crossings with This means fines must be imposed signages even for visually impaired on persons who use the pedestrian lanes individuals, seating chairs along for motorized vehicle passage or park- waiting sheds(perhaps); ing, set products to sell and advertise Pedestrian refuge islands, free them with signages and generally dam- water fountains for (the thirsty and the aging the pedestrian lanes with vandal- elderly), adequate areas for protection ism. versus extreme weather conditions

Caring about city and town street planning From page 4 (Bingo) and Development, the Board of Directors of the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and many members of the Bohol Chapter of the United Architects of the Philippines, among others.

The truth is, in the last century globally, the emphasis in street planning was to accommodate the growing needs of motorized vehicles and last for pedestrians. Street widening and traffic rules were amended to suit the exponential needs of a burgeoning metropolis.

Yet, the growing congestion and proliferation of vehicles have resulted in deaths of 1.2 million people in street accidents worldwide in 2017. “People are exposed to risks to personal safety due to lack of adequate, safe and enjoyable infrastructure and facilities for pedestrians.”

Luspo feels, to our total agreement, that voters should demand from their candidates running for mayor, vice mayor, and councilors as to their commitment to “pedestrian safety” and whether they will come up with legislation and search for funding and implementors to execute the pro-pedestrian projects.

Tagbilaran will soon burst through the seams in business and population- that we cannot have “just more of the same.”There has to be street reconstruction and the expansion to the suburbs should be

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McLeod as Manuel Toulon, the French Ambassador to China; American actor Lee O’Brian as Marc, Gallimard’s irreverent and sexually unapologetic best friend; Mayen Estañero as Suzuki, Comrade Chin, and Shu Fang; Maya Encila as the stunning Renee; and Jasmin Salvo as the Opera singer. Membesr of the ensemble playing the role of Kurogo are Pheith Iena Ballug, Ullyses Basa, Sasa Cabalquinto, Franco Ferrer, and John Paul Ortenero.

Bringing the show to life are Tony and Grammy award-winning producer producer Jhett Tolentino; director Kankanan Balintagos; co-producer RS Francisco; set director Ohm David; costume designer Eric Pineda; lightning director John Batalla; sound director Jethro Joaquin; music director Joed Balsamo; and choreographer Carissa Adea.

I will be writing a full review of the play for Zephyr’s next issue. If you have not watched this Aliw Award-winning play (it bagged Best Actor, Best Play, and Best Director) yet, it is not too late. You can still catch it on its last two shows on Sunday, March 3, at 2:00pm and at 7:00pm at the Luce Auditorium.

The M. Butterfly National Tour benefits 10 charitable institutions including Iloilo Prima Galaw, Philippine National Red Cross Iloilo Chapter, The Children of Cebu Foundation, Silliman University Culture and Arts Council, the Arts Council of Cebu Foundation, Halfway Home for the Boy, and St. Louis University Culture and Arts Center.

like strong rains and win and intense heat and “pedestrian countdown signals” when the movements are managed by time-andmotion studies.

Janette Khan said it well:” Last century, streets around the world were made for automobiles. Wider lanes for vehicle traffic and little room for peopledividing cities and creating dangerous congestions.”

In short, we can no longer urban plan our communities with our 21st-century streets based on 20th-century realities of demographics. Let us support the BAPS. For comment s: email to dejarescobingo@yahoo.com or boholrd@mozcom.com

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FOOTSTEPS AND FINGERPRINTS

NANCY RUSSELL CATAN

Lenten fasting and feasting

By Calvin Trent

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arvard Study Of 1000 Men Identified One Exercise That Predicts 96% Lower Cardiovascular Risk C ardiovascular diseases rank as the number one cause of death worldwide.

While it’s well known that even moderate exercise can significantly lower cardiovascular risk, diagnosing that risk has often involved numerous expensive clinical tests.

What if there were a simple test that you could do anywhere, even right now, that would predict your heart disease risk?

Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health report an accu-

his is the time of year that invites us to go into the desert with Jesus for 40 days, to spend time reflecting and pray ing as we unite with Him in the discipline of resisting temptation and sin. This year the Lenten season wherein we are called to prepare ourselves to celebrate Jesus’ victory over sin and death at Eastertime begins this Wednesday, March 6.

This season and its days of fasting and abstinence are times of spiritual strengthening that God lovingly provides for us each year. Many times we tend to take the disciplines of fasting during this season for granted, when in fact the discipline of fasting is not just depriving ourselves of something, of giving up something that we like. It is not enough for us to fast from worthless, evil and distracting things and thoughts that lead us astray from God.

We need to take positive steps to set our lives in order. And we do this through the sacrifice and discipline of doing the right things, of strengthening ourselves spiritually, mentally, emotionally and even physically so as to withstand the temptations of the devil and his minions in the world. The acts of putting our lives in order can be likened to feasting – to feasting on the positive things in life.

The discipline of true fasting should end in feasting.

I have always found this a fascinating aspect of Lent. So

I would like to share with you a list I copied from somewhere many years ago about how we can turn the sacrifice of fasting from the negative into a celebration of feasting on the positive.

Fast from judging others; feast on Christ dwelling in them.

Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of all life.

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HEALTH IS WEALTH EVERYDAY HEROES

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enerally, paranoid personality is a disorder that occurs in a non-psychotic person who shows unreasonable or unfounded suspiciousness or distrust. However, this is not the same as paranoid schizophrenia which is a serious psychotic disorder in which the individual not only has delusions of grandeur and a persecution complex, but also demonstrates deranged thought processes such as hallucinations and other bizarre mental manifestations which characterize a psychotic disorder.

Paranoid personalities display unfounded distrust and constant unreasonable suspicion. Here are some examples: v A man who is extremely jealous of his wife; prohibits his wife from going out of the house alone for fear that she would be victimized in some way. v There are people who have the talent and capability to enter into politics but refuse to do so because of their belief that politicians are candidates for assassination. v There are also some people, because of their status, believe that they are the center of attention

YOUR WELLNESS

DR. ANGEL V. SOMERA Fellow, Philippine Psychiatric Association

and everyone else openly criticize them and so they strenuously defend their fears with reason and logic.

The paranoia (suspiciousness) of the paranoid personality presents itself as unwanted as extreme sexual jealousy.

Psychoanalysts explain that there is an internal conflict between the need for recognition and the compulsion to guard certain aspects of emotional life may be the root of paranoia. Often, unconscious sexual conflict plays a major role in the development of paranoia.

The paranoia in para-

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Home

omeone once said, “ Home is where the hearts is”, if that is true then my home is in Bacong. The house is not a fancy or large house but it embodies so much in such a small space; a true sanctuary. At every turn there is another memory; the echoes of karaoke and children laughing.

Even the narrow road that leads to my doorstep carries special memories. The narrow lane winds through the verdant shadowed countryside to my little house nestled amid bamboo, mangos and roses.

About half way to my home is a bare patch of mud some local kids have converted to a crude basketball court.

Not much to look at, just a hoop attached to a tree.

The boys who play there are just your average Filipino teenagers.

No gang signs or tattoos here, just young boys squeezing some fun out of a muddy patch of ground.

One day as I was walking by their ball

Push ups and health

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rate assessment that can predict a 96% lower risk of a cardiovascular disease event (CDV).

The recently published study shows that men who were “able to complete more than 40 consecutive push-ups had a 96% reduction in the incident of CVD to page 12

Christ is God’s word to us

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

bounced near my feet. I notice the ball had seen better days. The bladder had ruptured and the ball was more egg shaped than round. Yet they managed to enjoy the game and the cheers of the cute Filipinas courtside.

The next day as I made my way home, I gave them a new basketball. It was no big deal. I just threw them the ball and walked on home.

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e need to un derstand that God has fully revealed himself to us in Christ. Christ is the Son of the God, the very Word of God, who became man precisely to show us who God is and how we are related to him.

Our need to know and love God is fully met in Christ. As man, Christ left his words to us so that we can connect ourselves with God. Christ’s words therefore play a very important role in our life.

To the question as to how our attitude should be toward the words of Christ, I would say that basically it should be the same attitude we ought to have toward Christ himself, toward God himself.

And the reason is this—since Christ is God and as God, who is absolute simplicity, his words are fully identified with his being, then reading or listening to the word of Christ is like meeting Christ himself, is like listening to God himself.

Thus, St. Jerome

FR. ROY CIMAGALA Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

once said that “ignorance of the Scripture is ignorance of Jesus.”

May we always have the eagerness to know more about the word of God contained in Sacred Scripture. May we never treat God’s words in the Scripture as another piece of literature that can have great but limited value.

We have to remember that the primary purpose of God’s word is to bring us back to God. And so more than just giving us some helpful earthly knowledge, it to page 7

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Those who overcome will sit with My Son on His throne Revelation 3:21 (WEB)

H The Holy Spirit hen the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.

He will not be presenting his own ideas; he will be telling you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by revealing to you whatever he receives from me.

All that the Father has is mine; this is what I mean when I say that the Spirit will reveal to you whatever he receives from me.” John 16:13-

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BROTHER’S KEEPER

Where faith comes in

LK 6:39-45

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ife may appear as a terrible catastrophe, a sad alignment of diffi culties which may make you question whether there even is a God, but the story has not been finished, the song has not yet ended, and God isn’t through with you. Friend, if you had the vantage of God in the situations confronting you, would you look differently at things? If you knew something of His plan and power to bring order out of chaos, would you be as worried as you are?

That’s where trust has to come into the picture. Before you can really to page 12

Lenten...

Christ...

from page 6

(Cimagala) from page 6

all light.

Fast from thoughts of illness; feast on the healing power of God. Fast from words that pollute; feast on phrases that purify.

Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude.

Fast from anger; feast on patience.

Fast from pessimism; feast on optimism.

Fast from worry; feast on God’s providence.

Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation.

Fast from negatives; feast on affirmatives.

Fast from unrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayer.

Fast from hostility; feast on nonresistance.

Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness.

Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others.

Fast from personal anxiety; feast on eternal truth.

Fast from discouragement; feast on hope.

gives us the ultimate spiritual knowledge we need to return to God. This character of God’s word is described in the following words in the Letter to the Hebrews: “For the word of God is living and effectual, and more piercing than any two edged sword, and reaching unto the division of the soul and the spirit, of the joints also and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (4,12) It would be good if we develop the daily habit of reading and meditating on the gospel. If done with faith and devotion, for sure such practice will give us ever new insights into the things of God and our real duties of the moment.

Being a living word, the gospel will always tell us what we have to do at any given moment while giving us also a global picture of

(Catan)

e who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

The atonement that we have in Christ is absolutely amazing! When Jesus died on the cross, He exchanged His life for our life, so that His Father could become our Father (John 20:17). In today’s promise, we read that Jesus tells the church at Laodicea... That those who overcome will sit with Him on His throne just as He sits with Father on His Father’s throne.

In Ephesians 2:6, the Amplified Bible actually tells us that our God and Father has given us joint seating with Jesus... And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One). (AMP) May the Holy Spirit give us eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying in today’s promise. May we know the height and depth of our glorious inheritance in Jesus Christ and the many promises that are ours because of His sacrifice for us. One day, we will sit with Jesus on His throne. Hallelujah! What a day that will be!

the over-all purpose of our life and how we can pursue it.

Thus, every time we read the Gospel, we have to understand by our faith that we are engaging our Lord in an actual and living way. We are listening to him, and somehow seeing him.

We can use our imagination to make ourselves as one more character in any scene depicted by the Gospel.

For this, we need to look for the appropriate time and place. We have to be wary of our tendency to be dominated by a lifestyle of activism and pragmatism that would blunt our need for recollection and immersion in the life of Christ.

The drama of Christ’s life here on earth has to continue in our own life. Thus, we need to continually conform our mind and heart to the Gospel, an affair that demands everything from us.

Our Catechism tells to page 9

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esus told his disciples a parable, ”Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? How can you say to your brother, ’Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to to page 12

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Dumaguete: 3rd Runner-up in CVIRAA

Dumaguete City was declared 3rd Runner Up, similar to its ranking in 2018, among a field of 19 schools division by grabbing 37 gold, 43 silver and 40 bronze medals. This is a significant improvement from last year’s (2018) result in Tagbilaran City when Dumaguete won 28 Gold; 22 Silver and 28 bronze.

Mayor Remollo also lauded the City DepEd administration, officials of the private schools, teachers and volunteers led by Schools Division Supt. Evangel Luminarias for cultivating excellence in sports among the students and making certain that this year’s CVIRAA will be recognized by the participating divisions as well-organized with host schools displaying signature Dumagueteño hospitality.

CHURCH Historian

Veritable anguish

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ew scholars are aware of letters of petition for the return of Spanish priests after the Spanish colonial period. Written in Spanish, one such petition letter emanating from Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, is dated 16 November 1899.

The letter is signed by the following residents of Dumaguete: Juan Teves – Genaro Periquet – Rufino Osoa – Juan Pucol – Alejandro Catada – Martin Masias – Timoteo Regalado – Catalino Pinili – Alfonso Sendiong – Manuel Teves – Blas Amistad – Emilio Diaz, Jose V. Teves – Bernabe Amor – Mariano Amor – at Cornelio

REV. FR. ROMAN C. SAGUN, JR.

Moncopa’s request – at Pedro Bucad’s request –

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Judicial VICAR

Christ...

(Cimagala) from page 7

us that “We must continue to accomplish in ourselves the stages of Jesus’ life and his mysteries and often to beg him to perfect and realize them in us and in his whole Church” (521) Thus, we should realize that all of us have the duty to spread the gospel to all nations, as Christ himself told his apostles: “Go, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them….

And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.” (Mt 28,19-20) Let’s hope that we get the spirit and the urgency with which Christ spoke those words.

The ruling function of the church

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bishop of a particular Church has all the authority he needs to exercise his pastoral functions. The bishop exercises legislative authority personally, but he can exercise executive and judicial authority either personally or through vicars. Bishops sometimes exercise legislative authority collegially in synods, particular councils and episcopal conferences. Priests and deacons cooperate with bishops in the exercise of this governing function in particular Churches, especially in councils and other offices. Likewise the faithful may be called upon to share in the bishop’s governing function in various offices.

The Church has the right to care for the spiritual governance of the faithful and its own hierarchical order without interference from any other authority. It

MSGR. GAMMY D. TULABING JCD, PC

must be free to select and prepare its ministers, to name and transfer its bishops, and to communicate freely with the Holy See and with the faithful. The Church sponsors and organizes works of charity and

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Caption...

Home (Hughs)

from page 6

a “real” smile that is very special.

During hot days, I would sometimes stop at the nearby Sari-Sari store and buy the sweaty basketball “gang” a round of cold drinks.

They would sometimes crowd around and thank me. Several offered to “pay me back”. I told them not to pay “me” back but if they have the chance to do something nice for someone else they should.

One day one of the older kids asked, “Why do you do you stop and buy us cold drinks?” As I slowly walk home, I answered simply, “Be-

cause when I was your age, nobody stopped”

Paranoid...

(Somera)

from page 6

noid personality can generally be helped with intensive psychotherapy and medication, if necessary.

It is important to remember that almost everyone exhibits some harmless short-lived paranoia from time to time; usually this is the consequence of excessive worry or disappointment. There are individuals who are very sensitive and do not listen to good advice.

They always interpret innocent comments as personal attack or even “tsismis” from ignorant neighbors. This is a projection of their own paranoid thinking which is really unfounded.

Hence, always be aware of paranoid personali-

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hat are the requisites for a marriage to be considered lawful and valid?

These are: (1) Legal capacity of the contracting parties who must be a male and a female; (2) Consent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer; (3) Authority of the solemnizing officer; (4) A valid marriage license except in the cases provided for in Chapter 2 of Title I of the Family Code of the Philippines; and (5) A marriage ceremony which takes place with the appearance of the contracting parties before the solemnizing officer and their personal declaration that they take each other as husband and wife in the presence of not less than two witnesses of legal age (Articles 2 and 3, Family Code of the Philippines).

However, apart from be legitimate or illegitimate: the abovementioned requi- (1) Between ascendants sites, it is vital that the mari- and descendants of any detal union does not fall under gree; and (2) Between any of the void and voidable brothers and sisters, marriages mentioned under whether of the full or half Chapter 3, Title I of the Fam- blood.

The following marily Code.

Is marriage between riages shall be void from the beginning for reasons of cousins valid?

No, based on art 37 and public policy: (1) Between collateral 38 of the Family Code. Marriages between the following blood relatives whether leare incestuous and void from gitimate or illegitimate, up to the beginning, whether rela- the fourth civil degree; (2) tionship between the parties Between step-parents and

Atty. Karissa TolentinoMaxino step-children; (3) Between parents-in-law and childrenin-law; (4) Between the adopting parent and the adopted child; (5) Between the surviving spouse of the adopting parent and the adopted child; (6) Between the surviving spouse of the adopted child and the adopter; (7) Between an

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Habitat housing icon “nadagit” Japanese icon for poor people’s housing Novo Imaizumi after more than three decades of supervising the construction of over a hundred Habitat houses would not want to leave Dumaguete and retire in his homeland Japan because he feels he simply is hooked to this place in view of its culture of respect and literacy. One who speaks perfect English having worked and studied in the U.S. he says he is more comfortable dealing with people here than in Japan because of language problems.

With him at DYEM CROSSTALK show is Ms Lele Martinez who is also director of the local Habitat chapter.

Veritable...

(Sagun)

from page 9

Emilio Diaz – Bernabe Ines – Marcos Tamad – Pastor Valencia – Vicente Amor – Pedro Orbeta – Elpidio Amor – Juan Lasola – Doroteo Teves – Feliciano Noble – Benigno Teves – Magno Generoso – Juliano Sa(la)tan – Ramon Pastor.

This writer is in possession of a copy of such a letter. Here’s the petition as translated by Fr. Jose Arcilla, SJ in a book he edited, entitled Unknown Aspects of the Philippine Revolution (2006): Very Reverend Father Superior: The undersigned, residents of the town of Dumaguete, capital of the island province of Negros Oriental, in their own and in the name of the residents of the same, with deep respect, manifest before Your Rever-

ence: That, with the reestablishment of order and normalization of the situation disturbed by the recent past events, the causes that impelled the departure of the friars from their respective parish now having disappeared, in my judgment, and considering, Very Reverend Father, the veritable anguish of these devout towns finding themselves bereft of spiri-

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The ruling...

(Tulabing) from page 9 mercy for the needy and sick as well as other kinds of mutual assistance. And the Church has the right to acquire and administer temporal property to be used for worship, the support of its ministers, and its charitable and apostolic efforts.

All associations of Christ’s faithful are subject

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Sharing intel-info vs terror For decades the local Muslim community including some expats have been closely coordinating with police authorities to thwart any entry of suspicious characters or would be terrorists that

might destroy the peace in the city. Newly assumed Officer-In-Charge of the Dumaguete City Police Station Supt. Gregorio L. Galsim is in constant communication with Imam AbdulmaulaMuhsin to monitor the entry and exit of Muslim transients in the city and province. (Photo by PNP Dumaguete)

Crazy laws A

law granting 105 days maternity leave with pay is not good for women of child bearing age be cause employers would hire men rather than women who are of child bearing age to lessen the economic burden of the employer. Imagine if they will get pregnant every year. Surprisingly, this is bad for women because they will be discriminated against.

This is the consequence of a bad law.

Another stupid bill is to not consider the ethnic difrevive Reserve Officers ferences between the Training Course (ROTC). Tausugs of Sulu, the This is the most stupid pro- Maguindanaos of Cotabato posal because ROTC never and the Maranaw of Lanao. served its purpose.

The Tausog or Tao Sa Sulog First, to require ROTC feel that they are the supecourse for two years with rior warriors in Mindanao. training every Saturday was They were never conquered graft ridden. Any graduate by the Spanish, and the from ROTC, if sent to Sulu Americans. That is why the to fight, the Moro rebels caliber 45 of the American would make them into mince army was invented to repel meat. the Tausog warriors who can Another reason is it still kill the American Soldiers cause great financial burden because their rifles do not on the parents. Just to buy have the knocking power to those uniforms will entail a stop them from hitting the lot of burden. Another stu- American soldiers with their pid law is the “Bangsamoro Kampilan or big sword even Organic Law,” which does if their body is pierced with

Atty. Francisco D. Yap

bullets because they have tourniquets on their limbs and legs to prevent hemorrhage.

They are called juramentados because they are suicide killers, running amok and killing anybody that had the misfortune to be in crosshairsw with them.

That is why President Duterte has to meet with Nur Misuari who is the leader of the Tausug or the Joloanos. The Tausugs look down on the Maranaw and Maguindanao as lower than them. These are some of the problems of passing stupid laws.

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Learning from Davao City’s 911-Response system The Holy Spirit from page 7

15 The truth into which the Holy Spirit guides us is the truth about Christ. The Spirit also helps us to discern right from wrong through patient practice.

YOUR WELLNESS Close to 200 barangay and city officials underwent seminar workshop on how to replicate the best practices of Mindanao’s premier city in making the communities resilient against calamities and efficient response to emergencies.

Davao City DRRM Officer II Lyndon Leovic Ancajas tells barangay officials to strengthen their respective Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils and intensify training of first emergency responders.

Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo urges the officials to take heed of the lessons and strategize on how these will be applied gradually in their respective barangays and the city as a whole with consideration of the available resources at their disposal.

Veritable...

(Sagun)

from page 11

tual help, they therefore respectfully come before Your Reverence today asking that you be good enough to provide for this town, in need of spiritual help, Jesuit priests who will see to satisfy their spiritual needs. In this same spirit, the petitioners address themselves to His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop of Jaro, to whose diocese these parishes belong, at the same time submitting a petition to the Supreme Authority of the Archipelago that he might restrain his subjects lest they raise an obstacle, that they instead favor as far as it is on their part the coming of the priests to take charge of these parishes, since this decision would be very beneficial to the towns and redound to the good and

Collateral...

(Maxino) from page 9 adopted child and a legitimate child of the adopter; (8) Between adopted children of the same adopter; and (9) Between parties where one, with the intention to marry the other, killed that other person’s spouse, or his or her own spouse.

What degree is considered a valid marriage?

It is believed that if she is related to you by affinity (non-blood related), then there is no legal hindrance for you to proceed with the marriage. However, if she is related to you by progress of their inhabitants.

Be kind enough, then, Your Reverence, to listen to the supplication of the petitioners, in the measure that

consanguinity, you need to determine your civil degree of relationship with her. The degree is considered a valid marriage between collateral blood relatives whether legitimate or illegitimate, up to the fourth civil degree. To be specific, if she is your relative by consanguinity on the 5th civil degree or farther, you can lawfully settle down with her through the contract of marriage as there is no impediment as to your blood relation. But if she is your first cousin, then we regret to inform you that you cannot lawfully marry her as such marriage is void for reasons of public policy pursuant to Article 38 of the Family Code. they hope from the greatness of soul and charitable sentiment of Your Reverence.

The ruling...

(Tulabing) from page 11 to the supervision of the competent ecclesiastical authority. This authority is to ensure that integrity of faith and morals is maintained in them and that abuses in ecclesiastical discipline do not creep in. To be continued

Paranoid...

(Somera) from page 9 ties! Their lives are sources of conflicts: constant quarrels; court litigations; and separation of couples. There is NO PEACE in their lives!

God grant you length of years. Prudencio Mariño, Local President Dumaguete, 16 November 1899

Batang Pinoy Visayas League 2019 Dumaguete’s Swimming Team headed by Coach Giovani Trapila and Coach Rosethan Siroy won the award: 1 Gold, 4 Silvers and 2 Bronze From Batang Pinoy Visayas League held at Iloilo City last February 23, 2019March 02, 2019. Results as of February 26, 2019: SETH VICEF C. SOMOZA,13-15 years old, Silver- 200m IM , Silver- 400m IM. KACIE GABRIELLE M. TIONKO,12 and under, Gold-100M Backstroke , Silver-200m IM , Silver 50m Backstroke .YASMIEN LAVIGNE R. SOJOR, 13-15 years old, Bronze-400m IM and PAULINE MAY D. ALVARICO, 13-15 years old, Bronze. 100m.

Push ups...

By Calvin Trent

from page 6

events compared with those completing fewer than 10 push-ups.

In fact, according to the study, those even being able to “perform 11 or more push-ups had significantly reduced risk of subsequent CVD events.”

This is good news if you are reasonably active and able to do more than 11 consecutive ( at the same time) pushups your CDV risk is already lower than men who can’t. If you do work out regularly, aren’t sedentary, and can do 40+ consecutive pushups then you have a better reduction to your cardiovascular risk.

Being physically fit has proven benefits to long-term health and longevity.

If you’re a male between the ages of 21-66, you know what to do now, right?

That’s right. Drop to the floor and give me 41!

(Before starting any exercise regiment, or considering its benefits, you should consult with your doctor or a qualified health professional.)

from page 7

remove the splinter in your brother’s eye. ”A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.”

BROTHER’S KEEPER

Where faith... from page 7

trust God in times of difficulty, you need to settle several issues: 1.You need to accept what the Bible says, that God is a good God and that as Jeremiah wrote, He has plans for His own children far beyond what we see or even think. 2. You need to realize that He has no respect of persons.

What He has done for individuals whom you read about in the Bible, He will do for you, and 3. You need to take the step of faith whereby you say, “Yes, God, I’ll trust you just for today, so take my hand and walk with me.” Yes, God, just for today.

Resource reading: Jeremiah 33.

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LET THE BIBLE SPEAK

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ew Testament Bible Baptist Church located in Pulantubig near Magsaysay 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. For Information Ring 09059593638. Someone might ask, ‘what is the greatest crime in history?’ I would say that Jesus Christ being crucified in the city of Jerusalem. If people would take the time to study from the scriptures about His death, it would stir hearts to do right. People need to ask, ‘why did He have to die?’ I ask you, ‘was this an accidental Death where they captured Him in the Garden of Gethsamne and forced Him to the Cross. John 10:18 “No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have Power to lay it down of myself, and I have power to take it again” I Peter 2:24 “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, Should live unto righteousness…” The Reason Jesus Christ died on the Cross was for mankind’s sin. Isaiah 53:10 “… when thou shalt make his soul an offering for Sin..” Vs. 12 “… he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors” There was 3 crosses that day when Jesus was crucified. Two thieves were with Jesus. One of them realized they deserved to die but he said, this Man hath done amiss (Meaning Jesus Christ had never sinned).

The thief said in Luke 23:42 “And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy Kingdom” Vs. 43 “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise” Jesus Christ had authority and power to forgive this man that broken the law of the land. This thief was forgiven and went to be with Jesus.

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Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Telesforo E. Tayko namely: Lionel J. Tayko, Edmund J. Tayko, and the heirs of the late Esther T. Arbolado: Estherlita Arbolado Abragan, Victoria Arbolado Santos, Suzette Arbolado Calumpang, Jocelyn Arbolado Kitane, Arturo Tayko Arbolado, Jr., Vincent Emil T. Arbolado, Arnesa A. Hinojos, and Anna Liza Arbolado Macatiguib have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Partition over a parcel of land to wit: Original Certificate of Title No. FV-10866, Lot No. 5283, Pls-659-D, OCT No. FV10866, situated at Barangay Inalad, Siaton, Negros Oriental, beginning at a point marked “1” of Lot 5289, Pls-659-D, being N. 89 deg. 42’ E., 2,773.98 m from BLLM No. 1, Pls-659-D, thence N. 75 deg 15’W., 146.69 m to point 2; N. 01 deg 09’ E., 41.82 m. to point 3; N. 31 deg 50’E., 50.97 m to point 4; N. 37 deg. 02’ E., 51.89 m to point 5; S. 88 deg. 19’ E., 18.10 m to point 6; N. 09 deg 29’ E., 36.60 m to point 7; N. 84 deg. 51’E., 158.71 m to point 8; S. 26 deg. 31’E., 26.39 m to point 9; S. 50 deg 37’ W., 36.47 m to point 10; S. 49 deg 55’ W., 25.08 m to point 11; S. 50 deg. 05’ W., 33.56 m to point 12; S. 49 deg 25’W., 37.13 m to point 13; S. 48 deg. 42’E., 55.06 m to point 14; S. 36 deg 41’W., 39.83 m to point 15; S.30 deg. 58’W., 27.78 m to point 16; S. 45 deg. 08’ W., 18.41 m to point 1; Containing an area of Thirty Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy Eight (30,578) Square Meters, acknowledged before Atty. Maricel B. Asonio, per Doc. No. 100, Page No. 21, Book No. VII, Series of 2018.

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Gervacio G. Miranda Jr., Mariano G. Miranda and Manuel G. Miranda namely: Bernarda M. Miranda, Michael M. Miranda, Maria Teresa M. Miranda, Evalyn R. Miranda, Jashmer Nikita R. Miranda, Tamarah R. Miranda, Sarah Dane R. Miranda, Czarina R. Miranda, Mareva Miranda-Schwass and Manuel G. Miranda hereinafter referred to as the Vendors and Efren N. Padilla hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Sale of a Portion of Real Property over a parcel of land to wit: A portion of Lot No. 2820 covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 32251, containing an area of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Three (7,523) Square meters more or less, being a portion of Lot 2820, Dumaguete Cadastre situated in the Barangay of Taclobo, City of Dumaguete, Island of Negros. Bounded on the NW along lines 1-2 by Lot 2762; on the SE along lines 2-3-4 by Lot 2821, both of the dumaguete cadastre; on the SE and NEa long lines 4-5-6 by Lot 2820-C, of the Subdivision P, on the SE along line 6-7 by Lot 2822, Dumaguete Cadastre; and on the SW along lines 78-1 by Lot 2820-A, of the subdivision plan, beginning at a point marked ‘1" on the plan being S 67 deg. 37’W., 221.45m from BBM No. 20, Dumaguete Cadastre (CAD 96), containing an area of Three Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Three (3,423) square meters more or less, acknowledged before Atty. Camelo D. Pidor, Jr., per Doc. No. 30, Page No. 6, Book No. 53, Series of 2019.

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The Negros Chronicle February 24, March 3 & 10, 2019

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 7th Judicial Region Branch 44 Dumaguete City IN RE: PETITION FOR ISSUANCE OF NEW OWNER’S DUPLLICATE COPY OF OCT NO. 3545-A FOR LOT 5912, IN LIEU OF THE LOST ONE, CAD. PLDG NO. 2019-4772 Lot No. 5912 Dumaguete Cadastre ROSENDO B. AVANZADO, Petitioner X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/ ORDER In a verified 21 January 2019 Petition, petitioner Rosendo B. Avanzado, who claims to be an heir of Maria Bucad, the alleged registered owner of Lot 5912 situated in Cantil-e, Dumaguete City, per OCT No. 3545-A, prays for the issuance of a new owner’s copy of OCT No. 3545-A, alleging that the same was lost while in his possession. He executed an Affidavit of Loss dated 26 April 2017 which was duly annotated in the file copy of OCT No. 3545-A in the Office of the Registry of Deeds for Dumaguete City.

Set the hearing of the petition on April 29, 2019, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the sala of this Court located at the third floor, Hall of Justice Building, Dumaguete City.

All interested persons may appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted. They may file opposition within 15 days from notice or the last date of publication.

The petitioner is ordered to publish this Order at this expense once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental and its component cities, duly chosen by raffle.

He is further ordered to post copies of this Order at the premises of Lot 5912 and submit proof of compliance thereof.

The Sheriff of this Branch is directed to post copies of this Order at the entrance door of this Court and on the respective bulletin boards of the OCC, RTC, HOJ; the Barangay Hall of Cantil-e, the City Hall and the ROD, all of this City.

SO ORDERED. 8 February 2019.

(SGD) NECIFORO C. ENOT Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle February 24, March 3 & 10, 2019

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Negros Oriental City: Dumaguete

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARICOR G. GALLOGO has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from BB. GIRL MARICOR to MARICOR in the birth certificate of Bb. Girl Maricor Saldua Gauran who was born on June 5, 1970 at Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental and whose parents are Teotimo Aragones Gauran and Florentina Polamtinos Saldua.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 11, 2019.

(SGD) CARLO M. CUAL City Civil Registrar The Negros Chronicle February 24 & March 3, 2019

The Negros Chronicle Feb 17, 24 & March 3, 2019

River Front Inn: for Sale or Lease

NOTICE

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

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Feliciano Ablong namely: Sabas A. Salasalan, Arcadia Salasalan-Bacubac represented by his son Roger S. Bacubac, Juana A. Salasalan, Mansueta A. Salasalan, Generoso A. Salasalan, Federita A. Salasalan-Bataller and Macario A. Salasalan hereinafter referred to as the Heirs of Epefania A. Salasalan; Restituto Ablong, Lita Ablong, Marcelina Ablong, Evelyn Ablong, Pacifico Ablong, Jr. hereinafter referred to as the Heirs of Pacifico Ablong, Sr; Lourdes Ablong Gulay hereinafter referred to as the heir of Pio Ablong; and Desideria B. Sanchez hereinafter referred to as the heir of Fortunata Ablong have executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate over a parcel of land to wit: Lot No.4013 under Tax Declaration No. 2017-13-0008-00003 situated in San Jose Negros Oriental, Philippines, North : Lot No. 4012 and 4007 South : Lot No. 4154 East : Lot No. 4006 West : Lot No. 4155, Maningcao Total land area : Twenty five thousand five hundred eighty (25,580) Square meters, more or less, acknowledged before Alexylle Rose Garsula-Concepcion, Notary Public, per Doc. No. 27, Page No. 55, Book No. I, Series of 2019.

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

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March 3, 2019

AGNES SHARI TAN-ALIMAN

The Youth as Champions for the City

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e go through life searching for purpose and significance. Why are we here?

What is our mission, we often wonder.

Surely, there’s got to be more to life than just living, working, achieving success, raising a family, then dying when our time comes.

Our knowledge, tal- tancy program, Bat ch ents, skills, giftedness, for 2009. He currently works instance, are hidden trea- as Senior Financial Anasures that can lift, inspire, lyst at a large and republess and empower others. table company in Manila.

These give us a taste of He exemplified someone fulfilment and signifi- who transcended humble cance. beginnings and adversities Last Feb. 22, t he to go for his dreams.

Negros Oriental State Reginald never knew his University (NORSU) father and lived in a house honoured 982 students or shared with his mother, almost 10% of an esti- aunts, uncles and other mated 10,000 students relatives. He had to make from the main campus and do with very little allowthe Bajumpandan campus ance while studying. during this year’s Recog- Reginald maximized his nition Day rites. The key- time at the NORSU by note speaker was applying himself diliReginald N. Tamsi, a gently to his studies. This, CPA, MSF magna cum combined with the rellaude graduat e of the evant experience he NORSU’s BS Accoun- gained from working, en-

abled him to be a productive member of society.

Reginald shared his story to inspire and motivate students to persevere despite obstacles and challenges.

Medals, awards and honors are affirmations of exemplary performance in certain fields. But we shouldn’t stop at receiving awards. Learning is continuous all through life.

The next step would be to search for purpose and significance. For what would all these awards do if we cannot help others in our community and our city?

When young people look for jobs, they usually go to bigger cities like Cebu and Manila where there are more job openings. But their talents, creativity and skill set could shine and flourish right here in Dumaguete. They can be hired to help solve the issues of the city. They can work in waste management, disaster preparedness, clean and renewable energy and environmental sustainability programs and projects.

They could also be entrepreneurs imbued with corporate social responsibility and respect for the environment. They are the champions of tomorrow who can help make Dumaguete a cleaner, more livable city.

NORSU is in search of:

The Undying Problem of Students in School GEMAR M. DAYAPDAPAN

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any if not all are very much aware about the common issues of students in School. Its been said that some of the issues may include but are not limited to: Disorganization; Eating right and staying healthy; Failing to manage money; Failing to network; Homesickness; Not resolving relationship issues; Poor grades; Poor sleep habits; Skipping classes; Wasting time; and difficulty in reading.

The difficulty in reading is what I’d like to consider as the most alarming problem that students are facing in School whether it’s in the Elementary, Secondary or even in College.

Why? Read again the lists above about the common problems, most of it is very manageable.

It can be managed by living a balanced life, mature and right decision making regardless of the students status in life. However, the problem regarding the difficulty in reading needs a strong determination to learn and succeed. How can we help ease this problem? First, we have to understand what it means to be called a “Nonreader”.

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Non-reader is the one who does or cannot read or a child who is slow in learning to read. Now let’s go dig deeper and understand the means of being a non-reader. A non-reader lacks the skills and ability of a fluent reader.

They have limited language and vocabulary.

They read very little and they just don’t like to read. They read below grade level and struggles with vocabulary specially comprehension. Their fears of defeat have turned off their desire and exhibits inappropriate behaviors to hide their inability to read and comprehend.

Non-readers often think that reading is boring and frustrating. They’re always making excuses like misbehaving so they don’t have to read and they think that they will never learn to read for the rest of their lives. They feel so hopeless and it will get worst every time they are experiencing bullying in School. The thing about Non-readers is that they almost always feel slower than everyone else and vice versa. It’s easy to get caught in self-doubt and anxiety.

The worst struggle of being a non-reader is that it can be hard not to feel stupid or less intelligent than others.

There are also factors that cause the increasing numbers of non-readers all over the world.

Some factors include less parental involvement in their child’s learning, the unpreparedness for the students to learn, Time management and the influence of gadgets. Almost every student are spending time and having fun using their high technology cell phones, laptops and many more. Instead of taking some time reading books, they’re making themselves very busy posting, checking and updating their social media accounts. Instead of learning they’re playing and not even their own parents can stop them from doing such things.

They’re very confident that everything can be easily found in google compared to reading in the library at many different books. They become very lazy in terms of reading and became very dependent in the internet. Their misuse of gadgets became one of the great factors why there are a lot of non-readers nowadays. Another one is because of money. Here in the Philippines, because of extreme poverty, children are forced to work rather than to choose schooling. They prefer to feed their hungry stomach than to learn. Because of this reason, the child is not developmentally and emotionally ready to learn.

There are many reasons/causes of the said problem here in the Philippines. For me, it is not just the teachers problem but also the problem of everybody especially the parents, government and YOU. It’s a challenge for us to help not just the young ones but everyone to love reading.

Reading is one of the most important ways of knowing the world around us, it fires up our brain, increase our self-confidence, increases our writing, speaking and interpersonal skills. It helps us understand the world. So let us help solve the problems of the non-readers, and let us not stop encouraging one another to continue striving to learn how to read gradually.

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Asuncion B. Umbac namely: Wilfredo B. Umbac, Wilberto B. Umbac, Belenda U. Cañas a.k.a.

Belinda U. Cañas, Wilson B. Umbac, Maria Briguita U. Buella a.k.a. Ma. Briguita U. Buella, William B. Umbac, Bernarda B. Umbac, Brenda U. Custodio, Welardo B. Umbac a.k.a. Wilardo B. Umbac hereinafter referred to as the Heir-Vendors and Felipe T. Torres, Philip Lionel T. Torres and Jose Felipe T. Torres, Jr. hereinafter referred to as the Vendee have executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Sale over a parcel of land to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 38728, Lot 3350-D-2-A, of Lot 335-D-2-A, of the subdivision plan, Psd-07-02011675, being a portion of Lot 3350D-2, Psd-07-02-010740, situated in the Barrio (Barangay) of Bagacay, City of Dumaguete, Island of Negros.

Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2

by Lot 3350-E, (LRC) Psd-154317; on the SW., along lines 2-3 by Lot 3879, along line 3-4 by Lot 3880, both of Dumaguete Cadastre; on the NW., along line 4-5 by Lot 3350-C (LRC) Psd-154317, on the NE., along line 5-1 by Lot 3350-D-2 of the subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan S. 87 deg.

56’E., 560.44m. from BBM No. 40, Dumaguete Cadastre; thence S. 11 deg. 41’ W. 4.30 m to point 2; thence N. 78 deg. 39’W., 8.24 m to point 3; thence N. 83 deg. 41’W., 7.12 m. to point 4; thence N. 11 deg. 09’E., 40.32 m to point 5; thence S. 80 deg.

54’E., 15.74m to the point of beginning, containing an area of 312 square meters more or less, acknowledged before Mark Christoffel L. Banquerigo, per Doc. No. 451, Page No. 92, Book No. X, Series of 2019.

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March 3, 2019 AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Real St., Independence St., Dumaguete City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Lupega Bldg., Dr. V. Locsin St.,

Dumaguete City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office —-------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Dumaguete V Branch Ang Tay Bldg., Dumaguete City

All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Aldea Bldg., San Juan cor.

Perdices St., Dumaguete City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Magallanes St., Tanjay City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office —---------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Quezon Street, Bais City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office

AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS H. Villanueva St., Siaton, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Guihulngan Branch Quezon St., Pob. Guihulngan, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Sta. Catalina Branch P. Villanueva St., Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office —----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Canlaon Branch Blk. 3 New Bus Terminal Canlaon City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office —---------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Corner Pinili & Mabini Sts., Dumaguete City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS North Poblacion, Jimalalud, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office

AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Tanjay Branch 2 Nono, Limbaga Drive, Tanjay City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Sibulan National Highway, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office --------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Manjuyod Branch Nat’l. Hi-Way Poblacion, Manjuyod All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Nat’l. Hi-Way Poblacion, Zamboanguita All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Poblacion, Mabinay, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Bais II Branch, National Highway Barangay Hangyad, Bais City, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office

AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Bayawan, Branch II Tangente Building, JP Rizal St., Barangay Boyco, Bayawan City, Neg.Or. All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Canlaon 2 Branch FATC Bldg., Mabini St., Brgy. Mabigo, Canlaon City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Poblacion Pamplona, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ---------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Tayasan Branch Fabugais St. Pob., Tayasan All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Basay Branch Valencia Drive Pob. Basay All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ------------------------------AUCTION SAL E M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Robinson Branch South Road, Calindagan All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office

Agencia De Exquisite of Dumaguete,Inc. Cor. Ma. Cristina & San Jose Sts., Dumaguete City Tel. No. 422-1062 All unredeemed and unrenewed pawn item for the month of September 2018 will be disposed by way of auction sale on March 18, 2019 at 10am5pm at our business office.

Exquisite Pawnshop & Jewelry Inc.Tanjay Branch Magallanes St., Tanjay City Tel. No. 415-3070 All unredeemed and unrenewed pawn item for the month of September 2018 will be disposed by way of auction sale on March 18, 2019 at 10am5pm at our business office.

AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Valencia Branch South Pob., Valencia Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ------------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Siquijor Branch Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office -----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Larena Branch Magsaysay St., Larena, Siquijor All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Lazi Branch Tigbawan, Lazi Siquijor, Siquijor All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Amlan Branch Poblacion, Amlan, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office

AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS Lumbangan Branch Lumbangan, Mabinay, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ----------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS La Libertad Branch Poblacion, La Libertad, Negros Oriental All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office --------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER 6 Branch Yala @ Robinson Unit II South Road, Calindagan, Dgte. City All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ---------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER National Hi-way, Poblacion Ayungon, Neg. Or. All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office ---------------------------AUCTION SALE M. LHUILLIER Pob. San Juan Siquijor, Siquijor All unredeemed pledges from Oct.1-31, 2018 will be sold to public auction on March 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. at this office

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court Branch 39 Dumaguete City In the Matter of Correction of Entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Herculano T. Inoferio SPECIAL PROCEEDING NO. 5490 HERCULANO TINIQUIS INOFERIO, Petitioner The Local Civil Registrar of the Municipality of Bacong, Neg. Or. The Hon. Administrator and Civil Registrar General of the NSO and all Persons/ Entities who/which may be affected Thereby, Public Respondents.

X-------------------------/ ORDER A verified Petition has been filed before this Court by petitioner Herculano Tiniquis Inoferio, through counsel, Atty. Wilson C. Abrasaldo, praying that after publication, notice of hearing, judgment be rendered directing the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Bacong, Negros Oriental and the National Statistics Office, Manila, thru the Hon. Administrator and Civil Registrar General to immediately cause or effect the corresponding correction of entries, to wit: 1. The first name shall be corrected from “HERCULADO” to “HERCULANO”; 2. The date of birth shall be corrected from “SEPTEMBER 6, 1977” to “SEPTEMBER 5, 1977”; 3. Mother’s name shall be corrected from “EPEFANIA T. INOFERIO” to “EPEFANIA TINIQUIS”, and 4. The middle name “TINIQUIS” be indicated in the space provided.

WHEREFORE, finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on April 2, 2019 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning at the sala of this Court located at the Hall of Justice, E. J. Blanco Drive, Piapi, Dumaguete City.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Negros Oriental for three (3) consecutive weeks.

SO ORDERED. January 15, 2019, Dumaguete City, Philippines.

(SGD) ARLENE CATHERINE A. DATO-VILLEGAS Presiding Judges The Negros Chronicle March 3, 10 & 17, 2019

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GIKAWATAN na! GI SUNOG pa!

Ah Grabeha, sobra na!

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en. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee, had said in a report that the Philippines loses billions of pesos in revenues a year due to entrenched corruption at the Bureau of Customs!

In 2017 alone, an es- ing within it are now gone Customs-related controtimated P98.5 billion was for good because of the versy so far — the P6.8 billion worth of “shabu” lost due to the notorious fire?

A proper accounting that mysteriously slipped “tara” system, money that could have funded the should be able to provide through its doors inside military, social security, government officials and magnetic lifters that were housing for the poor and the public a good idea of later found abandoned in the extent of the records Cavite — were gutted as the education system. well.

How many of the loss.

A more urgent line of Such a loss would BOC’s records that could shed light on the transac- inquiry is whether the pa- unavoidably raise suspitions and systems operat- pers related to the biggest cion and speculation,

given the graft charges against former Customs lodged by the National commissioner Isidro Bureau of Investigation Lapeña and a number of

others over the smuggling incident.

VP Leni launches Otso Diretso bets

kiolometers daily to reach their school.located at Sitio Kalanggaman bgy M a y a b o n , Zamboanguita.

Ribbon-cutting was From page 1 officiated by . Jaime Gumizad, School PrinciLeni said the people also vincial planning session pal; Engr Geg Uymatiao, deserve to know where of the Ahon Laylayan Local Representative of they stand on policies and Koalisyon represented by Filipino Chinese Chamber 14 basic of Commerce and Indusissues affecting Filipinos. the Vice President Leni sectors:women, transport, try Incorporat ed Robredo also visited the labor, farmers, fisherfold, (FFCCCII); Mayor 21 beneficiaries of the 4Ps, solo parents, PWD, Glenson Alanano;. Sitoy cattle funded by the Office cooperatives, formal and Panoy, President, Parentof the Vice President’s informal sectors, youth, Teachers Association.

(OVP) Locally Funded senior citizens, and urban In May 2017, Mr. Project budget through the poor.

Jeffrey Ng of Cathay The planning ses- Land, Inc. was looking for Angat Buhay program.

She also met with local sion had its discussions an Angat Buhay area in government officials of aimed towards helping the need of classrooms, the various CSOs in atten- OVP Zamboanguita. proposed The cattles were dance t o formulate Kalanggaman Elementary turned over to the benefi- People’s agenda and ac- School in Zamboanguita, ciaries last 30 January tivities for their respective Negros Oriental was one 2019 at the Zamboanguita sectors. The session will of the identified commuMunicipal Hall. She en- also serve as preparation nities. gaged the beneficiaries for the upcoming provinThrough the Federawith stories about their ex- cial launch of Laylayan tion of Filipino-Chinese periences under the pro- Koalisyon in Negros Ori- Chamber of Commerce gram and listened to sug- ental and Industry Inc. Vice Press Robredo (FFCCCII), the Moises gestions from them on how to improve the pro- also turend over another Bangay Alano Elementary two-classrom building to School has been approved gram.

In the afternoon, the Moises Bangay to be one of the several Elementary recipients of classrooms .

Vice President Leni Alano Robredo participated in school where children 12 the Negros Oriental pro- used to walk

200 barrio elders in Davao look-see From page 1 mayor of Davao City. He was able to suppress lawlessness in the 80’s and 90’s neutralizing large syndicates and rebel groups. This paved the way for its unprecedented economic growth attracting billionaires to invest in various industries.

With more revenues, estimated to be at around P 7 billion, Davao City was able to provide more generous basic social services including keeping their communities safe

from all forms of criminalities and resilient to disasters.

Specifically, t he barangay officials from the Dumaguete City will undergo lectures and conduct on-site visits of its Central Communications and Emergency Response Center and its command center for the 300 CCTVs installed in key areas of the city.

Mayor Remollo has said that by middle of this year, the city’s own CCTV

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The Negros Chronicle February 24, March 3 & 10, 2019

system with more than 330 modern cameras in place will begin to operate similar to Davao City thus making this even more relevant.

Bets told follow poll rules stirctly From page 2 political parties and partylist groups can spend up to P 5.00 per registered voter.

Meanwhile, pursuant to the Fair Elections Act, the law has also imposed limitations in the TV and radio advertisements. For national candidates and parties: TV advertisements maximum of 120 minutes per station and radio advertisements maximum of 180 minutes.

For local candidates: TV advertisements maximum

of 60 minutes per station and maximum of 90 minutes per radio station.

After each election, all winning or losing candidates, political parties and party-list groups are required to submit a Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). Winning candidates may not be allowed to assume t heir posts should they fail to file their SOCEs. But losing candidates are also not exempted considering that a penalty of perpetual dis-

qualification of holding any public office can be imposed to those who will not file their SOCE. It was also mandatory for so-called social media influencers tapped by candidates to report to the COMELEC the payments received from clients to either campaign for or against a particular candidate as they are already deemed as “contractors.”

There is also that requirement for candidates and parties to register their website name and social media accounts or page that “direct ly or indirectly” maintained by the candidate, his political party or allies.

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March 3, 2019

COMMUTING? Compare Manila’s transport our tricycle is a luxury!

By PJ CANA PDI Feb 27

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JUST READ THIS!

ver 10.4 million cars were registered with Office in the Philippines in 2017.

About 90 percent trains before they even get of that number (about 9.3 to their destination. million) are private veAnd that’s just the hicles, with about 25 per- morning commute; they cent (about 2.6 million) have to do it all over again were registered in the Na- in reverse to get home. tional Capital Region.

I guess I can count That sounds like a myself one of the lucky lot, until you consider that ones for having a car that Metro Manila has ap- I can use regularly to get proximately 12 million to my office every day, i n h a b i t a n t s — w h i c h and then to other places means that even though it after work or during the seems like the city is in- weekends. undated with vehicles, a However, at least vast majority of people once or twice a week, I still have to rely on pub- leave my car at home and lic transportation to get to become part of the teeming wherever they need to go. masses that have to rely on If you have a car and buses, trains and other you drive it regularly to means to get around.

(Yes, on one of those school or work, or to go the mall or wherever, it’s days, I can’t take my car remarkably easy to forget out because of coding, but the hardship other people I try to add a second day of have to go through every commuting partly to do my day to get from point A to share to lessen vehicle congestion on Metro Manila’s point B. Car owners’ main is- roads, and partly to save on sues are traffic and park- gas.)

My public transport ing (and maybe coding once a week), but com- of choice is the MRT—I’m muters have to contend fortunate to live within a with things like limited 10-minute walk from one options, pollution, ve- station, and my office is hicles breaking down, similarly just a short walk sun, rain, and fighting for away from another.

If I’m really lucky, I space with other people only need to get in line on on cramped buses and

the Land Transportation the platform and wait a few minutes to get on the next train.

But on most days, there’s a queue for the “security” check, before you even swipe your card on the turnstile.

And when it’s a particularly heavy morning, the line can snake through the ticketing platform, past the stairs, and all the way down to the street.

I’ve experienced some days when I’m standing in line for the MRT beside people on Edsa waiting to catch a bus. It takes at least an hour before I get to see the inside of the train.

There’s another story: sardines-in-a-can would be an apt description if it can fit 100—even 200— people, and you’re smushed against another guy nose-to-armpit, fighting for every breath until the door opens to your station, and the train belches you out like some kind of choking hazard.

In the late afternoon or early evening, if I find myself in the south waiting

to catch the train to go back up north where I live, it’s even worse.

If you’ve ever dared to take the MRT from Taft, Magallanes or Ayala during the afternoon rush, you know what I’m talking about.

My next option is to take the bus. I’m no stranger to taking the bus on Edsa: I did it every day for four years while I was studying in UP Diliman.

A lucky day would be if you get to sit down, the aircon is on full blast, and you get to where you’re headed in no time.

That, of course, happens almost never. The reality is you jostle other people to get inside a bus, which is likely already packed, so you’re pretty much standing the whole

way.

Of course, traffic is a nightmare so it’ll take you over twice as long to get to wherever you need to be.

But most buses now have video entertainment, so you’re at least watching the latest teleserye or an illegally downloaded blockbuster while you stew in traffic standing up.

Jeepneys are another alternative, I guess, but there’s no direct route, which means I would have to change once or twice to get home or to the office.

And of course, the al fresco situation means I get the full air pollution experience.

The final option is a transport network vehicle service (TNVS), which today most likely also means Grab.

Sure, it’s safe, com-

fortable and relatively fast (although you’re still at the mercy of current traffic conditions), but it’s also incredibly expensive and will eat away your savings if you’re not careful.

I do it when I’m in a hurry, or when I need to go somewhere the MRT or bus can’t reach.

That’s my commuter experience in Manila. It’s exhausting when I do it once or twice a week, but then I remember most people have no other choice and have to do it every single day of their lives.

It heartens me to know that the government is doing what it can to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the city (new train routes, a subway, new and better roads, etc.), but until then, I guess we all just have to grin and bear it.

Bato: war vs drugs shifts to next level From page 2 war on illegal drugs by President Rordigo Duterte in nearly three years ago.

In order to ensure that the anti-drugs campaign will begin at the earliest stage of a child’s development, Dela Rosa would author a law that will include anti-drugs education in the curriculum as well as sup-

port the passage of the law that will lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to 9 years old.

He noted that a lot of criminal syndicates and juveniles exploited the Juvenile Justice Act authored by Senator Francis Pangilinan for it allows offenders to be released if they are 15 years old or below

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